Kevin L. Thomas Bücher

The church has hurt too many people in the name of God. We've accused others of watering down the Gospel when they're more graceful and accepting than we are. Watered Down or Washed Clean turns the tables and illustrates ways that the church waters down the Gospel when it judges, criticizes and pushes people away from Christ. It examines the remarkable promises we make at baptism and invites us to a life of love toward God and one another.

SELMA, by Val L. McGee, a WWII veteran and former Alabama trial judge, is an epic tale of the Civil War. Written with compassion and spirit, SELMA depicts the cruelties of slavery and Alabama's role in the Confederacy. It tells the story of Burt, a slave who kills his master and is defended at his trial by two white lawyers who put their lives and careers on the line. In SELMA, hope is born of tragedy.