Keeping Faith — Deborah Heal

Love Blooms at Bethel (the conclusion)—a sweet romance about truth, faith, and spiritual freedom. All is well at Bethel Church and Pastor Garrett Stone continues leading his congregation toward a fuller understanding of God's grace and love. But then a woman with radical ideas upsets everything, and the two legalistic deacons on the board pressure him to oust her. Garrett fears her ideas will split the church but knows he has an obligation to minister to her—and to all the women of the church. Even pretty, young ones like Megan Richards, who is so shy she's nearly invisible—until Garrett bumps into her and finally sees her for the wonderful woman she is. Despite her father's emotional and spiritual abuse, Megan has faithfully and humbly served the Lord behind the scenes her whole life. But Garrett's preaching and her reading have opened her eyes to new possibilities for women. Garrett is everything good and true. And so when he caves to the legalistic faction at Bethel, her heart breaks. What hope is there for Bethel now? And as for her, she may be a lonely single, but she's not so desperate that she'll marry a man who doesn't stand up for women. Then a miracle happens, and love blooms at Bethel.