One of Us
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One of Us

  1. 236 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

One of Us

About this book

Many towns have their murderers, but are they also members of a church, a Boy Scout leader, or president of the congregation? Could they be trusted to bring a covered dish faithfully to church suppers? This novel takes the BTK murders in Wichita, Kansas, as inspiration to question issues of evil. How could a man commit murder and yet sit in church all those years until he was caught? What is a Christian? What is Christianity? Can a Christian murderer go to heaven? Mark Cabot and Ralph Gheary, minister and assistant minister of the church to which murderer Thomas Fout belonged, disagree as they face the shame, quandary, and confusion Fout leaves in his wake. How could they not have known? How can they face their congregation, the news reporters, fellow pastors, and the public? How long does it take to recover from the shock? Both men's wives, Grace Cabot and Zelda Gheary, are also left reeling in the upheaval. The questions remain: Can a man be good without God? Can a man be good with God?

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 1: Mark Cabot: Senior Pastor, Christ Church
  4. Chapter 2: Ralph Gheary: Assistant Pastor
  5. Chapter 3: Zelda Gheary: The Interruption
  6. Chapter 4: Ralph Gheary: It Ran Together
  7. Chapter 5: Zelda Gheary: Alone
  8. Chapter 6: Mark Cabot: A Christian Manual of War
  9. Chapter 7: Zelda Gheary: Flannel Graph
  10. Chapter 8: Ralph Gheary: Unbelievable
  11. Chapter 9: Zelda Gheary: The Yellow Christ
  12. Chapter 10: Mark Cabot: A Call
  13. Chapter 11: Ralph Gheary: The Day We Sat Stunned
  14. Chapter 12: Mark Cabot: A Meeting with Thomas Fout
  15. Chapter 13: Zelda Gheary: Flannel Graph Again
  16. Chapter 14: Thomas Fout: Requiem
  17. Chapter 15: Zelda Gheary: The Hearing
  18. Chapter 16: Mark Cabot: The Saiths’ Cabin
  19. Chapter 17: Ralph Gheary: Confrontation
  20. Chapter 18: Mark Cabot: The Sermon
  21. Chapter 19: Zelda Gheary: The Drawing
  22. Chapter 20: Mark Cabot: In Those Desperate Days
  23. Chapter 21: Zelda Gheary: Subworld
  24. Chapter 22: Ralph Gheary: Holding Back the Flood
  25. Chapter 23: Zelda Gheary: I Had to Have Something to Do
  26. Chapter 24: The Demons: The Gloat
  27. Chapter 25: Zelda Gheary: Another Hearing
  28. Chapter 26: Ralph Gheary: The Tin Man
  29. Chapter 27: Zelda Gheary: History of Art
  30. Chapter 28: Ralph Gheary: So Much for the Poverty in the World
  31. Chapter 29: Zelda Gheary: The Stunned Christ
  32. Chapter 30: Mark Cabot: There Would Be No Escape
  33. Chapter 31: Zelda Gheary: Where Do You Go When the Vultures Fly?
  34. Chapter 32: Mark Cabot: Mephistopheles Himself
  35. Chapter 33: Zelda Gheary: A Prayer for Ruth Fout
  36. Chapter 34: Mark Cabot: Rhododendrons
  37. Chapter 35: Zelda Gheary: The Ceiling
  38. Chapter 36: Mark Cabot: The Ministry
  39. Chapter 37: Ralph Gheary: A Visit with Thomas Fout
  40. Chapter 38: Zelda Gheary: Upper Room
  41. Chapter 39: Grace Cabot: The Pastor’s Wife
  42. Chapter 40: Zelda Gheary: Zelda Leads Women’s Prayer
  43. Chapter 41: Mark Cabot: A Snake at the Saiths’ Cabin
  44. Chapter 42: Ralph Gheary: Anger
  45. Chapter 43: Zelda Gheary: The E-mails
  46. Chapter 44: Ralph Gheary: Another Trip to Jail
  47. Chapter 45: Zelda Gheary: Forth Worth Museum
  48. Chapter 46: Grace Cabot: Church Supper
  49. Chapter 47: Mark Cabot: Concern
  50. Chapter 48: Ralph Gheary: Free Will
  51. Chapter 49: Mark Cabot: Several Visits
  52. Chapter 50: Ralph Gheary: The Sentencing
  53. Chapter 51: Mark Cabot: A Prayer to Wash the Church
  54. Chapter 52: Zelda Gheary: Swallow a Camel
  55. Chapter 53: Mark Cabot: District Meeting of Ministers
  56. Chapter 54: Zelda Gheary: A Recurring Dream
  57. Chapter 55: Grace Cabot: Daughters
  58. Chapter 56: Mark Cabot: The Saiths’
  59. Chapter 57: Ralph Gheary: Get Him off My Mind
  60. Chapter 58: Mark Cabot: The Church Election
  61. Chapter 59: Grace Cabot: A Consideration
  62. Chapter 60: Mark Cabot: Grace Cabot’s Breakdown
  63. Chapter 61: Grace Cabot: McPherson
  64. Chapter 62: Mark Cabot: Separation
  65. Chapter 63: Zelda Gheary: Now the Drawings Have Voices
  66. Chapter 64: Zelda Gheary: Covered Dishes
  67. Chapter 65: Grace Cabot: Tessa
  68. Chapter 66: Mark Cabot: I Woke Trembling One Morning
  69. Chapter 67: Zelda Gheary: Soot
  70. Chapter 68: Mark Cabot: Mark Retrieves His Wife and Daughter
  71. Chapter 69: Ralph Gheary: His Sermon
  72. Chapter 70: Mark Cabot: Trouble Within
  73. Chapter 71: Ralph Gheary: A Call
  74. Chapter 72: Mark Cabot: Exorcism
  75. Chapter 73: Ralph Gheary: The Unpardonable Sin
  76. Chapter 74: Zelda Gheary: The Installation
  77. Chapter 75: Mark Cabot: There Were Other Murders in Kansas
  78. Chapter 76: Grace Cabot: A Visit with Ruth Fout
  79. Chapter 77: Mark Cabot: The Saiths’ Cabin by Themselves
  80. Chapter 78: Zelda Gheary: What a Little Box
  81. Chapter 79: Mark Cabot: Fout
  82. Chapter 80: Zelda Gheary: The Lock
  83. Chapter 81: Mark Cabot: The Bookshelf
  84. Chapter 82: Ralph Gheary: Bicycle
  85. Chapter 83: Mark Cabot: The Struggle with Sin
  86. Chapter 84: Grace Cabot: A Reminder
  87. Chapter 85: Mark Cabot: A Little Wind Blows in Kansas
  88. Chapter 86: Ralph Gheary: What’s in the Locked Room?
  89. Chapter 87: Zelda Gheary: Aftermath
  90. Chapter 88: Mark Cabot: The Core of Evil
  91. Chapter 89: Zelda Gheary: Places We Should Not Go
  92. Chapter 90: Ralph Gheary: Calculation
  93. Chapter 91: Mark Cabot: Reconciliation
  94. Chapter 92: Thomas Fout: Save Me, O God
  95. Chapter 93: Mark Cabot: Tessa Again
  96. Chapter 94: Zelda Gheary: City of Refuge
  97. Chapter 95: Mark Cabot: But for the Accident