In This Moment by Karen Kingsbury

In This Moment: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a brand-new Baxter Family novel about a beloved high school principal who starts a Bible Study to improve the lives of his struggling students, only to become the national focus of a controversial lawsuit.

Hamilton High Principal Wendell Quinn is tired of the violence, drug abuse, teen pregnancies, and low expectations at his Indianapolis school. A single father of four, Quinn is a Christian and a family man. He wants to see change in his community, so he starts a voluntary after-school Bible Study and prayer program. He knows he is risking his job by leading the program, but the high turnout at every meeting encourages him.

A year later, violence and gang activity are down, test scores are up, and drug use and teen pregnancy have plummeted. The program is clearly working—until one parent calls the press. Now Quinn faces a lawsuit that could ruin everything.

With a storm of national attention and criticism, Quinn is at a crossroads—he must choose whether to cave in and shut down the program or stand up for himself and his students. The battle comes with a high cost, and Quinn wants just one attorney on his side for this fight: Luke Baxter. In This Moment is an inspiring, relevant story about the nuances of religious freedom and how a group of determined people just might restore the meaning of faith in today’s culture.

Heidi here. Oh, this was good. I loved how the principle, Wendell Quinn, stood up for his beliefs in the world that we live in today and was willing to suffer the consequences. I enjoyed that we see a non-believer, Cami Nelson, begin to attend these Bible Studies and her life turns around ~ that was a nice "show" for how Wendell's plan actually took foot to action.

Wendell started the Bible Study because of a quote from Alexander Hamilton "Those who stand for nothing ...  fall for anything," referring to his student body. And then asks himself, "If not me, then who?" That question is a good question for every believer to ask ~ how can they share the gospel in their neighborhood, workplace, family?

The subject matter is so timely. It was a blessing to see Luke Baxter back on the page, love the Baxter's. Nice plot and well-rounded characters. Highly recommend In This Moment by Karen Kingsbury.