By Robert L. Short. A wonderful book utilizing Charles M. Shulz' Peanuts characters to explain the doctrine of universal salvation found in the bible. Most people do not know that Charles M. Schulz believed Jesus would ultimately save all mankind. The author, Robert L. Short, formerly a Presbyterian minister also believes in universalism. The last words in the book read:

"So all in all, the Bible tells us we know through faith in Christ that God will finally be all in all. The Bible's last word is "all." Sin, evil, suffering, death, and literally hell are finally conquered by this literal "all": ''The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.' (Rev. 22:21, REB). That's the Bible's punch line. Or, as another translation has it, 'May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with everyone.' And surely we can expect at least as much from God as God expects from us. Again, the words of Jesus:

"But what I tell you is this: Love your enemies and pray for your persecutors; only so can you be children of your heavenly Father, who causes the sun to rise on the good and bad alike, and sends the rain on the innocent and the wicked ... There must be no limit to your goodness, as your heavenly Father's goodness knows no bounds. (Matthew 5:44-45, REB)

The book also has a unique take on the reason for evil in the world. 143 pages. An excellent gift idea.