Worth’s family is poor. His dad has skin cancer and drinks whiskey to deal with the pain. Scared of hell during revival, Worth joins the church at 12 but doesn’t know Christ. He drops out of school to work, then drops back in. But the Depression forces him to work. He falls in love with Dot, but gambling controls him after they marry. He mocks his sister’s faith. After his brother is killed in World War II, he becomes bitter at God. His sister reminds him that if he had been killed, he’d be in hell. He finally yields to God and eventually becomes an evangelist.