{"product_id":"the-watermelon-gospel-a-young-hippies-ride-to-the-shores-of-surrender-9798898386443","title":"The Watermelon Gospel: A Young Hippie's Ride to the Shores of Surrender","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrace has a way of showing up when no one is looking for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the restless afterglow of the 1970s, Bill Blomquist set out with little more than questions, a thumb pointed toward the open road, and a longing he couldn't yet name. What followed was not a straight path to faith, but a winding journey through surf breaks, friendships, missteps, and moments of unexpected grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Watermelon Gospel is a memoir of surrender discovered slowly - not in certainty, but in lived experience. With warmth, humor, and unguarded honesty, Blomquist traces a young hippie's search for meaning that leads him, often sideways and surprised, toward God's quiet persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story for seekers, doubters, and anyone who has sensed that holiness sometimes appears in the most ordinary places - just waiting to be received.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Faith Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798898386443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Bill Blomquist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801372094645,"sku":"9798898386443","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-watermelon-gospel-a-young-hippies-ride-to-the-shores-of-surrender-9798898386443","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}