Scoefield Series, Book #3
Blume
With World War II at an end, the possibility of Scoefield becoming a missionary to Germany is more of a reality. However, he persists that Sarah go with him, despite her refusals. As far as Sarah is concerned, she has all the reason to stay in New York. She has three children to look after and two jobs to work, just as a start. But as more and more things start getting seamlessly taken care of, Sarah has to consider in her mind…does God really want her to go to Germany?
I was getting extremely nervous. This sermon was really taking a turn that I was not comfortable with. And it already shot down my money excuse. So I did what every Christian is tempted to do in this kind of situation: Reason with God.
"God, I know You're talking directly to me." I prayed silently. "You want me to go to Germany with Bradley. For whatever reason...But even if I left for the airport right now, it's too late. It's 11:47am. I'll never make it."
"He deserves no less." Pastor Benson repeated. "He saved you. He blesses you. He loves you. Surrender yourself to Him. That's how you move into the place of worship. And I'm not talking about the auditorium now. I'm talking about you worshipping God wherever."
"God, please!" I was begging now. "Please don't make me go to Germany! I really don't want to go! Bradley will be completely fine by himself! I-I...I haven't spoken German in a while! I won't know how to talk to people! I'll mess everything up!"
"Are you in a place of worship?" Pastor Benson asked very simply. And, it just had to be God. Because, as he said it, Pastor's eyes looked right at me. Of all the people in the gym, Pastor Wayne Benson just happened to make eye contact with Sarah Engel at that precise moment. And I broke.
I burst through the church gym doors, sprinting full-force to the car.
"BRADLEY, WAIT!!" I shouted.
-Passage from Blume, pages 51-52
(Passages may be paraphrased or omit certain portions for effect and/or to not spoil parts of the book)
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Fun Facts
- Blume has, so far, been the hardest fiction novel for me to write. This is due to writing completely from a woman's perspective and certain other aspects of the story.
- The Berlin Blockade and the Berlin Airlift (1948 to 1949), two events that take place in this novel, are historical events that were quite difficult for me to find information on. This seems to be due to much historical focus honing in on the Berlin Wall (1961 to 1989), overshadowing the other two events. I was forced to do much more extensive research for Blume than for the other two Scoefield books combined.
- Certain aspects of post-World War II Germany were left out for various reasons, such as the fact that rape of German women by soldiers was horrifically common, or the fact that it would have been very difficult for a Russian officer to be openly religious during the time of the Soviet Union.
- The core motive behind Blume's story was to show the difference between being a compassionate Christian and being a judgmental Christian to the lost. Christians ought never say sin is okay, but we should always treat everyone with compassion.
- Though I am not fluent in either German or Russian, I did my best to be accurate in the portrayal of the languages throughout the book. I apologize if there are any errors.
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Kindle Direct Publishing
- Publish Date
- December 12, 2023
- ISBN-13
- 979-8393200992
- Available Rights
- Nicholas M. Krohn
- Book Dimensions
- 5 x 0.72 x 8 inches
- Pages
- 286 (paperback)
- Language
- English
- Selling Territory
- Worldwide