Coaltown Jesus

Walker shouldn't have been so surprised to find Jesus standing in the middle of his bedroom. After all, he'd prayed for whoever was up there to help him, and to help his mom, who hadn't stopped crying since Noah died two months ago. But since when have prayers actually been answered? And since when has Jesus been so . . . irreverent?

In a spare and often humorous text, renowned poet Ron Koertge tackles some of life's biggest questions -- and humanizes the divine savior in a way that highlights the divinity in all of us.