Wonder And Fear (The Contemporary Christian) (Volume 2)

Truly alone, his head hanging low, tears are dropping onto his lap. Already disgraced, this pastor feels no need to defend himself. There have been many arrests of the clergy in recent times, the institutional church is weak, and the public is hungry for revenge. The police are ordered by the District Attorney to bring him in, to answer his accuser for the crime she alleges. Robert Love, the clergyman accused of sexually assaulting a minor female, searches his memory for a clue. Had he mistaken the events of his life, the way he saw God working and leading him into the ministry? His divorce and aggressive response to the false allegation of infidelity brought by legalistic Christians is in his past. More recently there was the baby's funeral and the unexplained reason for its death, as well as the demise of the mother, to cancer. She had refused radiation treatments, sacrificing her life for another, the unborn child that didn't survive. Thrisa is the only bright spot in this pastor's otherwise dreary work at the parish and she is found in a dumpster, left for dead. Then, answers to the mystery are suddenly revealed at the bedside of a man even as he exhales his last breath. The final verdict: "not guilty!" Doubt plagued Robert Love with the simple, haunting question: "why?" But in the midst of all his trouble, wisdom rescues with everlasting peace.

• • Author: Alan Updyke
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Jun 30, 2017
• • Number of Pages: 148 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1548463930
• • ISBN-13: 9781548463939