Letters. Whether bound by string and yellowed by age or e-mailed across cyberspace, there is something romantic, even magical, about the intimate thoughts and treasured words of those who care for us. Leave it to gifted storyteller Jack Cavanaugh to bring us the most wonderful correspondence of all: letters from heaven, our true home. With the warmth and brevity of a short story collection, yet the piercing conviction of C. S. Lewis\u2019s Screwtape Letters, Cavanaugh brings to vivid life four celestial residents who represent the great cloud of heavenly witnesses: Dr. Everett Parker, a fatherly doctor from the Civil War; Jared O'Connor, a yuppie screenwriter, killed in his prime; Theodora, a courageous young martyr from ancient Antioch; and Shankala, a witch doctor\u2019s daughter from an Ethiopian village. As the four characters' lives on earth unfold in these letters, readers will be caught up in their stories even as they are struck by glimmering spiritual truths. This collection of letters will encourage those who struggle to live by faith, those who yearn

Jack Cavanaugh is the author of the award-winning historical fiction series, An American Family Portrait. A preacher and popular inspirational speaker, he lives in Southern California