Playing God

Jack and Sherrie gave their new church home a much-needed face-lift inside and out. Prayer meeting attendance increased, a women's prayer breakfast was started, and the new couple took steps to help the members toward spiritual renewal.

But underneath the veneer of a revitalized church, hard-edged judgmentalism was slowly severing the tie between the Raineses and their friends. All was not well at home, either, where mandatory Bible study and countless rules were alienating family members.

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