{"product_id":"terry-kath-derek-hone-9798241747624","title":"Terry Kath: Tell Me: The Flame That Should Not Be Forgotten: A Covenant Testimony of Music, Memory, and Redemption","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if a song could become a prayer?\u003cbr\u003eWhat if the voice of a man long gone could reach across time and keep another man alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the last night of Christmas break, Derek Hone tucked his son Gracen into bed, knowing the morning would bring the familiar ache of separation. The week had been filled with laughter and ordinary father-and-son moments-but as night fell, the weight of distance returned. Tears came. Grief surfaced. Love told the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when the house finally went quiet, Derek did what many men do when emotion becomes too heavy for words: he turned to music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's when it happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe played \"Tell Me\"-the haunting, soul-baring song performed by Terry Kath, the original guitarist and voice of Chicago. Derek had heard it before, but that night he didn't simply listen. He \u003ci\u003eentered it.\u003c\/i\u003e The lyrics landed like Scripture-not because they were perfect, but because they were honest. Childlike questions. Uncertainty. A plea to heaven. A conscience still alive. A man begging God to make the world better \"for me and you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began as music became an altar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Terry sang, the song cracked Derek's heart open and turned grief into prayer. In seven and a half minutes, an ordinary living room became holy ground. The enemy's accusations-\"it's too late\"-were confronted by a single line that felt like a lifeline: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Everybody pray... it's not too late.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not a biography of Terry Kath.\u003cbr\u003eIt is not music trivia.\u003cbr\u003eIt is not nostalgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a covenant testimony-a story of how God uses unexpected vessels, unexpected moments, and unexpected songs to rescue a man from despair and call him back to truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough fatherhood, memory, and spiritual reflection, \u003ci\u003eTERRY KATH: TELL ME\u003c\/i\u003e honors the sincerity and fire Terry carried, while also revealing the deeper warning inside the flame: gift must be governed, fire must be covered, and relief must never replace rest in Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, this is a book about one thing: redemption.\u003cbr\u003eRedemption of memory. Redemption of meaning. Redemption of the man who refuses to stop turning toward God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd beneath every page is one steady heartbeat: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGracen.\u003cbr\u003eA father's love.\u003cbr\u003eA father's prayer.\u003cbr\u003eA father's vow to become clean, steady, and safe-so his son will inherit faith instead of fracture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever felt grief you couldn't explain...\u003cbr\u003eIf you've ever feared it was too late...\u003cbr\u003eIf you've ever needed a voice to remind you that prayer still matters...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis testimony is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the flame should not be forgotten.\u003cbr\u003eAnd it's not too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Hone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241747624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Derek Hone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48242101223679,"sku":"9798241747624","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4000707-5d97-423e-9635-cb1fe9e39e7e.jpg?v=1772657533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/terry-kath-derek-hone-9798241747624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}