There is a lot of preachy sections and though I think all of it is true and worthwhile I don't think a novel is the place for it. Shelving books was a bore.”. In truth, she wanted to believe him. “No, but it doesn’t feel right. “Will you be all right by yourself for a few minutes? Her family is being torn apart, her faith stretched to the limits, and time is running out. He said he could send a squad car to pick her up, but Dynah said she would get there on her own. He saw evidence of a struggle in the snow near the sidewalk that ran the length of Henderson to the NLC campus. And Janet can bring you your meals. Details . It also broke my heart to read that she was shunned by the College. He wasn’t whining. But the choices she made was good and I liked how she stuck by them. Compare Dr. Wyatt and Dean Abernathy in light of Galatians 6:2-3. You didn’t do anything wrong. It’s a block past the city park.” She couldn’t see the man’s face. Greg shook his head and looked past him to the young girl huddled in the covering of bushes. Why are there wars? This book has been sitting by my bedside for probably a year. I'm glad she shone a light on the hypocrisy that's rampant in Christianity. She tried to think how she had displeased the Lord. A man. Her characters could be based on real people. She went home with a splitting headache that kept her vomiting half the night. Sergeant Don Ferguson had reported a few minutes earlier that it was nothing more than a bunch of baby boomers feeling nostalgic and singing to Elvis records. It’s not enough by half!” Ethan’s voice cracked. “You said you were going to study at the library tonight.”, “I didn’t go. After many show resentment and anger towards her, she begins to feel doubts about living with the child inside her. No cars parked along this street or on the other side. “I’m not surprised,” Dynah had said, remembering how embarrassed she had been for daydreaming about just that during the drive from the airport. “To the student employment office,” she said, backing away, her books clutched against her chest like a shield. She wanted desperately to wash. She yearned to stand beneath a scalding spray, so she could soap and scrub every inch of her body and wash away what had happened. Shivering, she walked on. The glass door rattled loudly as she fought to open it. Besides, it wasn’t that far to the bus stop, and there were plenty of streetlights along the way. Dean Abernathy is so typical of many I know, primarily men, who love the fetus but not the child--and certainly not the mother. The other took the driver’s seat. She didn’t say anything on the drive back to campus. How was God a place of safety for her? As far back as she could remember, Jesus had been real to her. But the story was so, so, well told. Contrast Ethan with Joe. So I'm basically just walking around like a raw nerve and I'm not sure that I... A beautiful repackaged edition of Francine Rivers's classic novel that breaks through the many taboos surrounding abortion. I think they’re talking to all the neighbors, trying to find someone who might have seen something.”, “It was in the paper yesterday that they’re looking for information about the driver of a white station wagon with Massachusetts plates.”, “My boyfriend doesn’t think they’ll catch the guy. Time was you could walk from one end of town to the other without worrying.” He shook his head sadly. I knew the minute I saw you.”. He asked her if she was experiencing any dizziness. . Would she ever be cleansed of it? He grinned at her as he hit the button to close the door. “I’ll have admissions get all the paperwork going,” Dr. Kennon said, turning toward the door. We won’t talk about it anymore. He reached out then and drew her close, but she felt the difference. Written with balance and compassion, The Atonement Child brings a new perspective to the most controversial topic of our times. I don't know what it had to do with anything and it seriously took away from the book. She looked toward the bus stop where a woman was sitting and found an excuse. The main character, Dinah, a godly young lady, who is serving the Lord has the unexpected happen to her. She had enjoyed herself so much at the service, she pleaded with Ethan to go back with her. I realize not all doctors have the same reason but I appreciated this part of the story the most. Is that what you wanted to hear, Dynah? :(, I liked this book very very very very much :D actually I found this in my university library accidentally while I was utterly bored waiting for a friend of mine to come. “What’d he look like, Dynah?”, “I don’t know.” She felt her mouth trembling, but she couldn’t stop it. “Sure. “She’ll be all right now, gentlemen. But I can’t. A senior graduating in June, she had already made plans to go with a mission group to Mexico and present the gospel in music and drama. “Let’s get out of here. “When he gets a church, he’ll get his Cad. “You act like it’s her fault she got raped!”, As soon as Joe parked in front of the dormitory, Dynah pulled away from Janet and fumbled for the door handle. I want to forget it happened.”, “We’ll talk in the morning. When they got inside the terminal, he stood with her in line as she got her boarding pass. What does God think about each new life? She wondered if he realized how dispassionate he sounded, how uninvolved. 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