Grace has a way of showing up when no one is looking for it. In the restless afterglow of the 1970s, Bill Blomquist set out with a thumb pointed toward the open road and a longing he couldn’t yet name. His winding journey through surf breaks, friendships, and missteps led to moments of unexpected grace.

 

The 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. This 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.