Summary Of Brownell's Grace And Mercy Are Free, And Hope Is Eternal

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Sunday School Teacher Helps Fellow Christians Find Hope in Christ
Bible teacher and Christian writer Diane Herbert Brownell explains what hope is in her book.

What is there – or is there anything – to look for in this troubled world? For long-time Bible school teacher Diane Herbert Brownell, it is the hope of eternal life in Jesus Christ. Such is the central theme of Brownell’s book titled Grace and Mercy Are Free, and Hope Is Eternal (WestBow Press, 2016).

As expected from a Christian author, the book is scripturally based. Grace and Mercy Are Free, and Hope Is Eternal presents a simple yet insightful to the concepts of grace, mercy, and hope (Christian hope, that is). Brownell explains, and the Scripture affirms, that hope is rooted in

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