The Road to God

"I am not a messiah," Daniel Bolton proclaims in the first few lines of The Road to God, as he waits to preach to a stadium of tens of thousands. But as his story unfolds, we aren't quite so certain. When a dear friend of two decades suddenly dies of a heart attack, Bolton is forced to accept the mysterious talent he has, to share it with the world, and to bring it to terms with his life in the church. The Road to God tells the journey of a man who grew up with a gift, inherited from his mother, which allows him to speak to the spirits of those who have died. As he tells of his youth, his communications with spirits, and his education in the seminary, he takes us on a path that winds past an abusive mentor, an alluring but distant secret passion, and the girl who steals his heart and ultimately betrays him. It is Bolton's fascinating journey that draws him deep into his understanding of religion, why it exists, and how it is informed by those spirits who share with him the deepest secrets of the afterlife.