Grace Upon Grace

With seven inspirational titles and one novel in print, author/journalist Derek Maul takes pause to look at how grace has shaped the path of his own life. After a childhood defined by unrealized potential, five factors change everything: First, international travel. Then, a second chance at an education. Third, falling in love with Rebekah. Fourth, two decades as a classroom teacher. Finally, forty-six plus amazing years as a Presbyterian preacher's spouse.

The thread that runs through everything is grace. Life is not easy but the key, as Rebekah says, "is not so much what happens as how we respond." Readers will find themselves drawn into the engaging narrative and the author's ongoing commitment to tell his story with honesty, humor, humility and purpose.

"There are no heroes in this story," Maul says, "neither are there villains. Just a cast of characters all trying to find their way. People who struggle and succeed and triumph and fail, all the while loving one another and learning as they go."

The title scripture from John 1:16 says it best: "From God's fullness we have all received, grace upon grace."