Status
Available
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Series
Publication
Thomas Nelson (2012), 391 pages
Original publication date
2008-01-01
Description
When Demetria Costanas finally confronts a fellow professor to tell him that their affair is over, it's more than the relationship that's finished. After a photo is delivered to the university president and her husband, she may lose her career and marriage, too! Will sorting things out with Christian counselor Sullivan Crisp help?
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
391 p.; 8.38 inches
ISBN
0849918901 / 9780849918902
User reviews
LibraryThing member CoraJoanBurgett
Christian college professor Demitria Costanas had vowed to end her affair with a colleague. But she give into temptation one last time and is quite literally caught in adultery. And almost everyone, herself included, has a stone to throw. At turns funny and touching, this story explores the ways
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humans hurt each other and deceive themselves. It shows the endlessly creative means God uses to turn stones of accusation and shame into works of beauty that lead us onto the path of healing. Show Less
LibraryThing member olegalCA
I'm generally not a fan of books that are co-written by a therapist (see the "R" series by Karen Kingsbury - blaugh). I'm also typically not a fan of books that flip between first person and third person - I consider it cheating. But by the time I had finished this book, I'd forgiven Nancy Rue both
Rue is not your typical Christian author. She errs on the side of grace, not judgement and she is truly taking her life in her hands when she tangles with the touchy subject of adultery on a Christian campus. While not condoning the actions of her characters, she does show us the emotional toll their actions take and ultimately, there is redemption. I wish more movers and shakers in Christendom would take up that message.
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and am glad to see that Sullivan Crisp will be resurrected again.Rue is not your typical Christian author. She errs on the side of grace, not judgement and she is truly taking her life in her hands when she tangles with the touchy subject of adultery on a Christian campus. While not condoning the actions of her characters, she does show us the emotional toll their actions take and ultimately, there is redemption. I wish more movers and shakers in Christendom would take up that message.
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