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  QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

  Have you ever lived in a small town like High Plains? If so, was it similar in the way the people related to each other? Why or why not?

  Have you ever experienced being caught in a natural disaster? What was it? How did you cope?

  Do you think it’s normal for some people to react in totally opposite ways to losing possessions, or should they all be unhappy? Why might they not be?

  If a Christian is trusting God, might he or she still question the results of the disaster? Do you think God gets angry if that happens?

  Does it seem unfair that some residents had very little damage while others lost almost everything? Who is wise enough to decide? Are we?

  When Maya and her daughter are reunited, Maya is joyous in spite of the destruction all around her. Why is that logical? Should she try to be more solemn or rejoice as her heart tells her to?

  Greg steps up and offers help as best he can. Since he is more able to do so, isn’t God expecting him to use his gifts for others?

  What about the folks who lost almost everything? Do you think they still gave of whatever they had left? Would you be able to give to others if you’d lost everything? Why or why not?

  High Plains Community Church treated everyone equally, whether they were church members or not. Is that biblical? When did Jesus do the same kind of thing?

  Why do you think so many material possessions were unclaimed after the storm?

  Tradition was important to the people of High Plains. As our cities have grown, we have lost some of that feeling of close community. Is there any way you and I can help restore it no matter where we live?

  The committee to rebuild the old town hall is made up of volunteers, some of whom work harder than others. Is that bad? Suppose everyone didn’t agree and nothing got done because of it?

  Greg eventually comes to understand his taciturn father. Was Maya out of line by speaking so bluntly to the older man? Is “tough love” sometimes best? When would it be wrong? Why?

  Maya is quick to fall in love with Greg. She does plan to get premarital counseling, but is it possible that she was still too influenced by the trauma of the tornado to be positive she’s really in love? Have you ever been sure of love, only to find that you were fooling yourself?

  Only one love is guaranteed—God’s love. Have you ever asked for and received it? If not, why not do so right now? It’s not hard. All you have to do is open your heart to Jesus, ask to become one of God’s children and He will bless you just as he has me.

  ISBN: 978-1-4268-3625-1

  HEALING THE BOSS’S HEART

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