The man, Jack Manning, enters the First Church of Raymond and takes the floor in the midst of the sermon. Maxwell is interrupted the following Sunday by the same man. It is not the last time that he will see the man, however, as Rev. He is interrupted by a stranger looking for work, and while the reverend is kind, he turns the man away. In His Steps opens in the study of Reverend Henry Maxwell as he attempts to compose his regular Sunday sermon. This study guide references the 2012 Kindle Edition reprint by Baker Publishing Group. Maxwell, and the town of Raymond is forever transformed by the love and sacrifice offered by the Christian disciples inspired by grace. Each character’s life is radically changed by the challenge issued by Rev. The novel traces the inner lives and relationships of many who take the pledge, from the precocious young Rachel Winslow to the wealthy heiress Virginia, to the worldly newspaper editor Edward Norman, to the minister of a notable Chicago parish, Dr. Maxwell challenges his congregation to ask themselves “What Would Jesus Do?” for an entire year and act only as they believe Jesus would have them act. Narrated from the perspective of an omniscient, third-person narrator, the novel follows the lives of Reverend Henry Maxwell and the members of his congregation in the town of Raymond.
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