Life After Grace

by Bechtel, Carol M.

• ISBN13: 9780664223113
• ISBN10: 0664223117
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

InLife After Grace, the sequel to her best-sellingGlimpses of Glory, much respected Christian writer Carol Bechtel offers a collection of thirty reflections based on her monthly column inPresbyterians Today. Each entry includes a scripture passage and questions for reflection, makingLife After Graceideal for private devotion, group or individual study, and sermon preparation.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
List of Hymnals and Abbreviations	xiii
LIFE AFTER GRACE
The Faith to Go Forward	3	(3)
Law As Grace	6	(3)
Guilt, Grace, and Golden Calves	9	(3)
I Once Was Blind	12	(3)
Blessed Mourners	15	(3)
Stop, Look, and Listen	18	(3)
Deliver Us from Evil	21	(3)
Once More with Feeling	24	(4)
A Labor of Love	28	(3)
Grow Up in Grace	31	(6)
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
Winner Take All	37	(4)
Call Waiting	41	(4)
A View from the Balcony	45	(4)
In Your Dreams	49	(3)
When God Steps Off the Screen	52	(4)
The Thing with Feathers	56	(4)
When Believers Disagree	60	(4)
The Calm after the Storm	64	(4)
God at the Door	68	(3)
Surprised by Joy	71	(6)
PRACTICING THE FAITH
An Undivided Heart	77	(3)
The Problem with Pooh	80	(4)
The Courage to Be	84	(4)
Peeking at the Last Page	88	(4)
Distressed Christians	92	(3)
Portrait of a Dysfunctional Family	95	(4)
Hostages of Hate	99	(3)
What Pirates and Christians Have in Common	102	(3)
Misery Needs Company	105	(4)
We're Being Followed	109	(4)
Index of Primary Scripture Passages	113