Embracing Hope

By Janell Butler Wojtowicz

Description:

Christian college dean Drew McKinley mourns his dead wife and still wears his wedding ring. He stumbles on a desperate journey to understand God’s motives for her tragic death. Crossing his perilous path is Allison, a graduate student and new employee in the dean’s office. Even as she deals with financial hardships, she recognizes Drew’s unresolved grief from her own loss. Putting up a roadblock is Chris Whitney, the handsome but egotistical student senate president. He carries the secret burden of a dysfunctional family and a below-the-surface temper. The road Drew must navigate is fraught with career upheaval, a reawakening heart, substance and domestic abuse, a violent assault, and the struggle for forgiveness and restoration. Will Drew finish his journey to embrace the hope God offers, the love Allison shares, and the guidance Chris needs, or will he turn his back on all three with catastrophic consequences?

Book Takeaway:

Hope is one of the Big 3 of First Corinthians 13 (faith, hope, love), but it gets overlooked—sometimes it’s virtually ignored. Yet it’s vital in our walk with the Lord. Hope is more than wishful thinking, a feeling of optimism, or a desire that something good will happen. Hope is a decision; it’s action; it's setting and reaching goals. Through the compassion of a woman who exemplified hope despite her own loss, Drew found hope, a new love, and renewed faith in God.