Pastor Stephen Grant: Touchstone Loves Lionhearts

Pastor Stephen Grant?

Stephen Grant is the pastor at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church on eastern Long Island. Grant is one of the more unique second-career clergy around, as he once worked for the CIA. Besides theology, his interests include archery, golf, writing, classic films, the beach, poker, baseball, and history. Grant also knows his wines, champagnes and brews. Oh yes, he generally dislikes politicians, and happens to be an expert marksman with a handgun and a rifle, while being pretty handy with a combat knife as well.

Monday, June 18, 2018

Touchstone Loves Lionhearts

Nice review of LIONHEARTS: A PASTOR STEPHEN GRANT NOVEL coming in the July/August issue of Touchstone magazine. In part, it says:

"Keating's novels are akin to John Ford's Stock Company in that some of the same characters—ordained churchmen, parishioners, CIA and FBI agents, and private citizens—repeatedly appear in the series and accomplish feats of derring-do against evil. There are always several moral and Christological themes, both personal and communal, informing each tale, along with some historical and political tutorials...
"New in Lionhearts is that we learn something of Grant's past with the SEALs. We are also introduced to a new character in this book: the son of a former shipmate of Grant's who is now a fellow pastor. We expect to encounter this character again in a future book in the series, as we do a lady reporter whose professional engagements with the young and intellectual shepherd occasion shared danger and portend romance. This is a good read."

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