Life After Grace

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.

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

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