We Feared My Mother-in-Law Was in a Cult

Then we figured out she was running one

Book Jacket — The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey

It all started with the ideas she brought back from the churches she was exploring. Aided and abetted by her friend, Gail, she seemed to be drifting toward the black hole of extremism.

We heard about prayer described as tactical magic gauged by impact (okay, typical), but it evolved into talk about the…