Tom Foster has his life planned out, and he's systematically pursuing his goals. At twenty-two, he's been organist and choirmaster at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd for three years, he's working on his doctoral thesis, and he's beginning a secondary career performing in concert. There is no room in his schedule for romance ... until Noah Webster, a gorgeous green-eyed blond, walks into the church one evening to audition for the choir.<br><br>What starts as an arrangement of convenience -- Tom's usual page turner is unavailable, and Noah agrees to do the job-soon turns into a fast friendship. Then Noah, who is saddled with an obnoxious roommate, rents the spare bedroom in Tom's house, and ultimately the two men become lovers and partners in life.<br><br>But before they can ride off into the sunset together, they must face one major obstacle: Noah's violent, homophobic Southern Baptist father.

Love Turns the Page

“‘Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy onus and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.’


“THE REVISED BCP did what even the Civil War couldn’t do. The Episcopal church was the only major Protestant denomination that didn’t split in two during that period. Since the 1979 Book of Common Prayer was made official, however, there have been many splits, and I find that sad and disheartening.”


“You must have grown up in the Episcopal church,” she said.


“Yes, Ma’am, I did, and although the new prayer book was in use when I was very young, my home church was what we refer to as ‘high church’ and stuck to the old prayer book. I miss it.”


Chapter 24