Author Valerie Massey Goree shares about her hero in Shadows of Time
Cullen hosts a Bible study on God’s grace. Dealing with guilt-inducing issues from his past, Cullen has a hard time accepting grace, so his lesson is as much for himself as for his audience.
My heroine is in the audience, but while Cullen is making the presentation, he doesn’t know Anna is ready to explore accepting Jesus as her savior. She has always believed she isn’t worthy of God’s forgiveness, and with an atheist mother, she’s had no foundation upon which to build her faith.
The illustration Cullen uses to describe God’s grace convinces Anna that she is worthy of forgiveness. He describes grace as a free gift available to all who believe. But as with any gift, it must be accepted, opened, and used.
“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Cullen concludes his lesson by reminding us we must live in grace, get back on track when we fall, and tell other people about the amazing gift.
I don’t know about you, but I struggle with the reality of God’s grace, freely given and available to me all the time. Why would God care about a wretch such as me? The first verse of the wonderful hymn “Amazing Grace” says it all. ‘Amazing grace—how sweet the sound—That saved a wretch like me!’ God’s grace is limitless. He has more than enough for every one of his children. Oh, how precious life is when we live within God’s grace.
Shadows of Time is a romantic suspense under the umbrella topic of My Mother’s Secret. And what a secret Anna’s mother kept for decades.
Long estranged from her genetic scientist mother, artist Anna Knight is stunned by the contents of her mother’s will. Determined to ascertain the source of her wealth, Anna hires tech guru Cullen Kincaid to investigate.
Details the guitar-playing Bible-teaching computer expert discovers could drastically alter Anna’s future.
When mutual attraction blossoms, can she overcome her feelings of worthlessness? Will Cullen follow his heart without knowing the truth of Anna’s birth?
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