Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Week 3: The Farm — Stripped Down and Undone
Read Part Two, Chapters 8–11 of Redeeming Love. Primary Scripture: Hosea 2:14 ('I will allure her; I will bring her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her').
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The farm becomes the wilderness of Hosea 2 — a place where Angel's usual strategies for survival stop working, and something new and frightening begins to stir.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.When Angel arrives at Michael's farm, she is completely outside her element. The skills that kept her alive in Pair-a-Dice are useless here. How does the farm function as a stripping-away? What does she lose, and why might that loss be necessary for her healing?
2.Angel initially refuses to use her given name, Sarah — the name that belongs to the person she was before the abuse. Names carry enormous weight in this novel. What does it mean for a person's healing to reclaim a name — or to be given a new one? Connect this to Isaiah 62:4 ('You will no longer be called Deserted…').
3.Michael's neighbors — particularly the women in his community — have varying reactions to Angel. Some judge, some pity, some extend grace. Which response do you think is most common when churches or communities encounter someone with Angel's background? Which response does the novel seem to endorse?
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