"Safety Harbor: Keepers of the Light," is a mystical novel, set in a small town on the central coast of Oregon.
Joe is Safety Harbor’s most beloved citizen. Through his gift of simple hospitality for all and the quiet sharing of his wisdom with those who frequent his diner, he has influenced the lives of many for good. Now, Joe is missing, leaving behind only a cryptic note that simply says, “Carry on.”
What does it mean to “carry on” as Joe intended? Did he leave of his own accord or is his absence a sign of something more sinister?
Through the struggle with these questions and the ensuing search for Joe, Safety Harbor discovers that it is in the middle of a cosmic struggle between light and darkness that takes some of them to the very edge of time and eternity. They find that heaven is not far from earth and our ordinary, flawed lives, are, indeed, both miraculous and extraordinary.
The book is published by Resource Publications, a division of Wipf and Stock in Eugene, Oregon. It is available online at Wifp and Stock Publishers Amazon (new and used available), Barnes & Noble, Christian Publishers, Cokesbury, and Walmart.
The author, Chuck Cooper, was in active ministry in three Christian traditions, and is working on his second novel. He lives in Wilsonville, OR with his wife, Dr. Patricia Pickett-Cooper and their two dogs, Bugsie and Murphy.
The water color painting above is Depoe Bay, OR, by Chris Haight Pagani.