What are you reading now?

Constantines Sword by James Caroll.

 

Just finished "King of Torts" by John Grisham. It was a great book about the intricacies of class action lawsuits and the greed that drives lawyers to find them.

Every once in a while, I like to read just plain old fiction! And I really like John Grisham. It's secular fiction, but not vulgar.

Next on my list is "If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat" by John Ortberg. Also in the process of reading "Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank.

 

Terri that is a great book! I've read it like three times already!
Anyways right now a friend of mine lent me one of his Bible college text books.
It's huge, but I'm a fourth of the way through it, and he gave it to me Saturday. It's called Landmarks of Church History Volume Two LOL, never read volume one! It starts out in the refromation of the church {specificaly outlining Baptist history, it seems.} and goes all the way down to today.
It's really interesing, and my frien put enough notes in the margin that anything I don't understand is explained there!
I'm nearing the end of Revelation. I've learned some interesting things, and understand it better!
~Miss Abby
Proverbs 31:30

 

Has anyone read "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers? I have heard nothing but RAVE reviews of it. We have it in our church library, but it is always checked out. I am thinking about ordering it from Amazon.

 

There are two books I just read that I really can recommend.

One is "Mission: Africa" by Kate Etue. It has always been a goal of mine to participate in a mission in Africa, where there is so much suffering and a need for help. The book has brought me a lot closer to making my dream come true. This book gave me great practical advice on how to get started, and even provided ideas for things to do here at home. If you’ve ever thought about an African mission, this book will really fire you up.

The other is “The Rules: Ten To Live By” by Mark Nicholas. For the first time in my life, I am beginning to understand what the Ten Commandments mean in every day life for a young adult like me. The author makes God’s plan for good living very relevant by showing how keeping the Commandments can help me deal with the problems I face in today’s troubled world. He doesn’t get preachy and he doesn’t get bogged down in technicalities. The book is straight talk and it hit home with me.

 

There are two more I can recommend, too.

“Diary of an Anorexic Girl” by Morgan Menzie is a novel, but it is based on the author’s own life and the journal she kept as she struggled and finally succeeded in beating the addiction. I know the intended audience is young adults, but I think adults will gain a lot of understanding from hearing what anorexia is like from someone who has it. The best part of the story is the strength that Blythe draws from her faith in God and how that faith ultimately leads to her triumph.

If you are anorexic, or have a family member or friend who is, or simply want to know more about what it is like to have this disorder, this is the book for you.

The other book is "Witnessing 101." If you are like me, one of the toughest parts of being a Christian was being unable to share with others the joy and peace my faith has brought me. I’m kind of quiet to begin with, and feel like I don’t always know the best way to say things. I know I am not alone in feeling this way, but I was surprised to find out that a couple of my more outgoing confident friends even had the same problems.

I need to tell you that “Witnessing 101,” a book by Tim Baker has made it a whole lot easier for me to spread the Gospel. Mr. Baker really knows what I was up against, and the book made it easy for me to get over, around and through my roadblocks. I think the best part is where he explains what NOT to say. That has made me a lot more confident, and I think it could help any teen or young adult to follow his suggestions.

 

Just finished, The Sacrifice
by Robert Whitlow.

 

Computer Junkie:

"Redeeming Love" is one of the best Christian novels I have ever read. It is well worth buying for yourself. After I read it, I passed it on to others; and everyone loved it!

Read it and enjoy!

Priscilla Ann

 

I have been trying to read a book I have had for a very long time. But every time I try to read it, I am interupted. So At night now, I have been reading it, along with my bible before bed.

Our UNMET Needs by Charles Stanely

Sherrie

 

Pat Dye - "I Believe in Auburn and I Love It"

 

I generally always have three books in various stages of completion.

I've been reading/digesting Confident in Christ by Robert Wilkin. This is deep stuff... "The Christian life begins and ends with faith. No one can become a Christian or please God in daily life except by faith. Unfortunately, some pastors and teachers have redefined faith to include works. In this book we will examine 16 "tough texts" from the New Testament through which we can better understand our true destination--the Christ-centered life."


I'm currently about in the middle of The Problem of Life with God by Tommy Nelson. "In the quest to make sense of the world and our existence, three great sirens have lured men and women with the promise of making their lives meaningful. The pursuit of knowledge, pleasure, and wealth have consumed generations, leaving a wake of disappointment, meaninglessness, despair, and disillusionment. The great king of Israel, Solomon, thought eh wisest man to live, wsa not immune to their song. But at the end of his life, Solomon, in all of his God-given wisdom, stopped to contemplate on all that had competed for his attention. He wrote his conclusions in the Book of Ecclesiastes."


And I just started The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis. "A masterpiece of satire, this classic has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below." At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C. S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly-wise old devil to his nephew Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man. The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging account of temptation--and triumph over it--ever written."

 

I am currently reading Nomad: Journeys from Samburu by Mary Anne Fitzgerald, published by Viking in 1992. The dust cover subtitles the book "One Woman's Journey into the Heart of Africa." I am gaining a great deal of useful information about African society that I hope will prove helpful as I lead a mission trip to Kenya/Tanzania in 2004. This will be my third mission trip to East Africa. This time we will be going to work amongst an unreached people group (they have not heard the gospel) that are caught up in the world of Islam. Please pray for us as we prepare over the coming months.

 

Currently reading "The Theory and Practice of Hell" by Eugon Kogon. It is a book that was first written in 1950. Eugen Kogon, was a prisoner at Buchenwald. This book was used as the basis for the Nuremburg Investigations.

 

Just finished Life Support by Robert Whitlow. Excellent book!

I am now going to "take the plunge" and start Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. I understand from a couple of friends who have read it that once I start it, I will not do anything else until I finish it!!!

 

Seabiscuit

 

Abide In Christ By Andrew Murray D.D.
Christian Literature Crusade
Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania 19034

It originally came out in England in 1968, and in America in 1974.

Very powerful book. I have had it on my shelf for several years. Just the other day I picked it up and read it! What an impact.

Sherrie

 

Sherrie, I have that book also. Have had it for many years and LOVE it! I remember when I first got it and read it, I went and bought another copy and took it to a friend of mine. I told her, "You MUST read this book!"

 

CJ it is a wonderful book. I recommend it to everyone!

READ IT! LOL....I will probably read it again!

Sherrie

 

Fundamentalism and the Word of God by J.I. Packer.

Jason