Walking on Broken Glass: The Edge of Grace [Kindle Edition]

By : Christa Allan
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The Edge of Grace [Kindle Edition]

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Currently trying to juggle getting a single parent with paying the bills and constructing up her catering business, Caryn Becker's world is additional sent off-kilter just after her brother David phones to tell her he is gay. Not realizing how to cope with this news, Caryn chooses to keep away from her brother and the close relationship they when had. A sudden phone contact reporting her brother was the victim of a hate crime and severely injured propels her back into his life, and forces her to confront her own beliefs and make some challenging alternatives.
Christa Allen has created a novel that will leave you thinking for days afterwards. Her characters are fascinating and realistic, and put a human face on an matter that countless are struggling with in the church today - can you be gay and be a Christian? The 1st few chapters promptly gripped my interest with the drama that was unfolding. Regrettably, I found the middle of the book to be somewhat slow and plodding, and it wasn't till her brother was attacked that I found the story picked up once again in pace, and then held my interest till the finish.
Christian readers will appreciate Allen's sensitive handling of the subject matter, and give consideration to for themselves the balance among adore and grace and God's truth. Regardless of one's view of homosexuality, this novel is a advised read to spark thoughtful discussion as we give some thought to our personal response to these who identify as David does. A strong recommendation of four out of five stars.
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Not one particular to dance around tough concerns, Christa Allan's sophomore novel dives into the debris of the homosexuality-Christianity train wreck with grit and humor. Heart fills the conspicuous hole painless answers might have plugged. Allan awakens compassion for the gay Christian as properly as his loved ones whose paradigm he wrenches. She draws characters who feel alot more like family than fiction with her effortless prose. A book nicely worth reading.