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Shadows of Chivalry
Not every knight is what he seems.
Will Kelly lose heart in the face of betrayal or cling to the hope that someone will step out of the shadows and into a life of courageous faith?
Best friends Kelly and Kali have worked passionately at the Trevor Street Crisis Center for years. But when the center faces staggering loss, they are left to pick up the pieces alone. In a crisis of heartache and need, even those who proclaim themselves valiant seem to hide scorn and opportunism beneath the cloak of chivalry. Is true chivalry dead?
Matt, a big-hearted businessman, finds joy in anonymously meeting the needs around him. But when Kelly steps onto his bus, the story of the crisis center shakes his world. As the girls struggle to keep the center alive, Matt must choose between anonymity, the security he has known, and helping his new friends. Will he be their knight in shining armor, or will his chivalry be just another shadow?
Straight from the trenches of ministry, comes a story of courage, perseverance, and faith.
Will Kelly lose heart in the face of betrayal or cling to the hope that someone will step out of the shadows and into a life of courageous faith?
Best friends Kelly and Kali have worked passionately at the Trevor Street Crisis Center for years. But when the center faces staggering loss, they are left to pick up the pieces alone. In a crisis of heartache and need, even those who proclaim themselves valiant seem to hide scorn and opportunism beneath the cloak of chivalry. Is true chivalry dead?
Matt, a big-hearted businessman, finds joy in anonymously meeting the needs around him. But when Kelly steps onto his bus, the story of the crisis center shakes his world. As the girls struggle to keep the center alive, Matt must choose between anonymity, the security he has known, and helping his new friends. Will he be their knight in shining armor, or will his chivalry be just another shadow?
Straight from the trenches of ministry, comes a story of courage, perseverance, and faith.
- GenresFiction
350 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 8, 2020
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About the author
Rachel Miller
8 books10 followersRachel Miller has been involved in children's and women's ministries for more than 25 years. She has had the joy of serving both in her hometown as well as in various countries around the world. While, as the founder of Forbid Them Not Ministries, her ministry has primarily focused on work among orphans, she has also led individual and group women's Bible studies, spoken at women's retreats and conferences, participated in women's prison ministries, and overall enjoyed the blessings of serving Christ.
She is the author of ten books and the editor on several other projects.
When not involved in ministry or writing, Rachel can be found spending time with family and friends or adventuring in her home state of Montana. And, she is likely to do all of it with a cup of tea in hand.
She is the author of ten books and the editor on several other projects.
When not involved in ministry or writing, Rachel can be found spending time with family and friends or adventuring in her home state of Montana. And, she is likely to do all of it with a cup of tea in hand.
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April 28, 2021
How does she do it? The plot is quite simple, and would seem on the surface uninteresting, and yet Rachel Miller managed to write a book that had me captivated from the first page until the last.
The plot: find a new director for a ministry that helps the community immensely before the ministry crumbles into the ground. The whole process felt so realistic, and challenging, and discouraging, and hopeful, and genuine that it was easy to care about the outcome. Kali and Kelly were great, and so were Matt, and Micah, and Matt's father, and everybody else. The men in the book that are good men are really good men. Men we need more of, men that do exist. Same with the women. There were enough lighthearted moments and encouraging passages to keep the book from being too heavy. And a slight dash of romantic interest that was totally natural and clap-worthy (they were attracted to each other because of who they were and what they did, not because of their eye color or the waves in their hair *pet peeve rant over*). All in all, it was a very good, encouraging book that not only entertained but challenged. =)
The plot: find a new director for a ministry that helps the community immensely before the ministry crumbles into the ground. The whole process felt so realistic, and challenging, and discouraging, and hopeful, and genuine that it was easy to care about the outcome. Kali and Kelly were great, and so were Matt, and Micah, and Matt's father, and everybody else. The men in the book that are good men are really good men. Men we need more of, men that do exist. Same with the women. There were enough lighthearted moments and encouraging passages to keep the book from being too heavy. And a slight dash of romantic interest that was totally natural and clap-worthy (they were attracted to each other because of who they were and what they did, not because of their eye color or the waves in their hair *pet peeve rant over*). All in all, it was a very good, encouraging book that not only entertained but challenged. =)
February 7, 2020
Modern. Relatable. Engaging.
Ms. Miller's latest novel plunges into a 21st-century moment of classic crisis. Its characters are a pleasant harmony of real and role-model. Its difficulties are plausible and, sadly, all-too-familiar to those in ministry. Its plot is deftly woven with unexpected twists.
The book is immediately engaging and easy to follow. Early physical descriptions help to distinguish between similarly named Kelly and Kali, although the reader must still pay attention as the plot frequently shifts between them.
Christ-centered dialogue lifts an otherwise predictable, Hallmark-style conclusion above the usual mediocrity in Christian romance. The reader is challenged to live for a higher calling in love as well as ministry.
Crafting realistic, rubber-meets-the-road Christian fiction that simultaneously inspires is no easy task, but Ms. Miller has done an excellent job. Her next installment is eagerly anticipated.
Ms. Miller's latest novel plunges into a 21st-century moment of classic crisis. Its characters are a pleasant harmony of real and role-model. Its difficulties are plausible and, sadly, all-too-familiar to those in ministry. Its plot is deftly woven with unexpected twists.
The book is immediately engaging and easy to follow. Early physical descriptions help to distinguish between similarly named Kelly and Kali, although the reader must still pay attention as the plot frequently shifts between them.
Christ-centered dialogue lifts an otherwise predictable, Hallmark-style conclusion above the usual mediocrity in Christian romance. The reader is challenged to live for a higher calling in love as well as ministry.
Crafting realistic, rubber-meets-the-road Christian fiction that simultaneously inspires is no easy task, but Ms. Miller has done an excellent job. Her next installment is eagerly anticipated.
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