Harmony (Gulley)

Philip Gulley is a Quaker minister, a best-selling author, and a master storyteller who is often compared to Garrison Keillor and Mark Twain. In this gentle book, Harmony, Indiana takes its place alongside Jan Karon's Mitford as a town that many readers would move to if it were really on the map. Home of hefty noodle casseroles and the world's shortest evangelist, Harmony also boasts the Coffee Cup cafe, where a painting of The Last Supper hangs over the salad bar. As his first year in this small, sheltered town unfolds, Pastor Sam Gardner shares his wry observations and humorous stories about its colorful residents. Home to Harmony won the Christy Award for Best Contemporary Fiction in 2001. Funny, refreshing, and uplifting, it is the perfect antidote to the heavy volumes lurking on many bookstore shelves today. After spending a few hours in this special place, your step will be lighter, and so will your spirit.

Philip Gulley's critically acclaimed Harmony series has invited comparisons to Jan Karon's best-selling Mitford series. Taking readers into the life of a small midwestern town, Gulley fills this book with quirky and eccentric residents and an extra helping of kindly spirit. Just Shy of Harmony is a beautiful novel of mysteries and miracles. With an entertaining narration by Norman Dietz, both Gulley fans and first-time listeners are in for a real treat.

Listeners love best-selling inspirational author and Quaker minister Philip Gulley for his thoughtful, life affirming stories. A welcome addition to the Harmony series, Life Goes On is a tale of hope and redemption set in the small Quaker community of Harmony, Indiana. Now in his fourth year preaching the gospel, Pastor Sam Gardner of the Harmony Friends Meeting has come under siege from a few self-righteous parishioners for no good reason. On top of that, Sam must assist his flock with their growing laundry list of personal problems.

Best-selling author Philip Gulley again touches hearts with a generous helping of life in small-town Harmony. Although it could prolong Dale's cantankerous life, Pastor Sam Gardiner wonders how a liberal ACLU member's heart will respond to an old conservative's body. When Deena marries the town doctor, all is perfect-until his mother moves in. After raising his brother's daughter for a decade, Ellis refuses to believe this alcoholic sibling has returned a changed man. But God may soon use tragic events to melt Ellis' hardened heart.

In this installment of the popular Harmony series, Sam Gardner of the Harmony Friends Meeting has to take a leave of absence to care for his sick father, so young pastor Krista Riley steps in. But when Dale Hinshaw and Fern Hampton accuse Krista of being gay, Sam initially fails to step in, fearing he could lose his job.