High Ground: A Reformed Study Guide

A six-session companion for readers who want to spend more time with the biblical and moral questions behind High Ground.

Keep the conversation going

High Ground puts Daniel Mercer and the people around him under pressure. They must protect their families, weigh the needs of strangers, and make decisions with incomplete information. Readers may understand a character’s fear and still question what he does with it. Those disagreements deserve a closer look.

This companion gives individual readers and groups a way to explore the novel’s questions through a Reformed Christian perspective. Its six-session format provides a framework for reflection and discussion alongside the story.

For individual readers and groups

You can use the guide on your own, read it with a friend, or bring it to a church small group or book discussion. Keep the novel nearby so you can return to the circumstances surrounding a decision. Consider what the characters knew at the time, what responsibilities they carried, and where their judgment failed.

The guide welcomes Presbyterian, Reformed Baptist, and other Christian readers interested in examining the story carefully. Participants can bring their questions and disagreements to the conversation while considering the biblical convictions behind the series.

Faith, responsibility, and the cost of a decision

The novel raises questions about human sin, restraint, authority, mercy, and the duties people owe one another. What does protecting a family require? How should fear affect judgment? What obligations remain when the institutions people rely on stop functioning? These questions connect the survival story to concerns Christians face in ordinary life.

Read with High Ground

The study guide accompanies Book One of The Unrestrained. Begin with the novel, or use the guide as you work through it. If you lead a group, agree on a reading pace and how you will handle spoilers before your first discussion.

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Reformed theology resources

Explore CREC resources, historic confessions, catechisms, and postmillennial reading for more on the theology behind the novels and study guide.