See No Evil (23 page)
Authors: Gayle Roper
Tags: #Fiction, #General, #Romance, #Suspense, #Christian Fiction, #Man-Woman Relationships, #Christian, #Murder - Investigation, #Real Estate Developers, #Romantic Suspense Fiction, #Large Type Books, #Women Interior Decorators, #Religious, #Businesswomen
- When Anna sees the murderer, her life takes an unexpected turn. Have you ever had surprising things happen to you that have taken you places you didn't expect to go?
- Anna has the misfortune of being hurt deeply by her former fiancé, and consequently she finds trusting another man difficult. Has someone (not necessarily a man) hurt you badly? Does that situation affect you still? How do you deal with the hurt? How do you think God would have you deal with it?
- Gray struggles with workaholism, and the perks of modern communication help him fall ever deeper into that pit. Colossians 3:23â24 reads, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” What do you think these verses imply about our work ethic?
- Dar Jones has the interesting affectation of making all his aliases almost famous names, e.g., Dar Jones=Dow Jones. What does this show about him as an individual? Is he yearning to be famous like his namesakes? Is he thumbing his nose at them? What are your thoughts on fame, especially from a Christian perspective?
- Anna promises her dying mother that she will always remember that she is an artist. She finds this promise as she interprets it difficult to keep. What is our responsibility when we make promises?
- How does God treat his promises? Jeremiah 29:11â12, the verses found at the beginning of this book, make promises. Is God breaking his word when we have difficulties and pain in our lives? What do you think is God's ultimate goal for us?
- How do we find God's specific will for us? One clue: when Anna realizes her fabric mosaics are God's plan for her, what emotion does she feel? When she makes the mosaics, what does she feel?
- Josie Reddick begins her slide with a combination of ambition and love for her husband. Are either of these emotions wrong? If not, how do they get warped? What marks the difference between her ambition and Gray's?
- Why does Ken Ryder's duplicity seem less terrible than Josie's? What are your thoughts on degrees of sin? Are there always consequences to wrongdoing? What happens to consequences when we go to God in confession and accept his forgiveness?
- If any of these characters could come to life, which one would you pick and why?
ISBN: 978-1-4268-4715-8
SEE NO EVIL
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