Good Books

I have become a fan of Biblical Fiction books.

I mean, I have been for a while, but now, I really really really am.

These books open your mind and heart to stories you've known for your whole life. You start to see and feel the events of the Bible in ways that you don't by just reading the story about Mary Magdalene, or Moses. These books make you think on the Bible more, not less. They make you understand God better, or realize that you really don't understand Him at all, and that He is unbelievably gracious to you in the first place.

Our television has been in the closet since the middle of December. (except for 1 hockey game during the Olympics.) Those close to us know that we greatly enjoy television entertainment, whether it be a close baseball game or our revered West Wing or Star Trek dvds. In December when the tv started living in the closet, we found we really enjoyed the "freedom" that came from not having it sitting there looking at us all the time. The Sunday afternoon lure and evening desire for it faded, and we have found ourselves thankful for plenty of other things to do, or the sleep that comes just a bit easier when not tempted to stay up to "find out what happens next."

Anyway, this relates because I have found myself reading a good deal more than before (which isn't a ton between the kids, OneWay, a growing love for "domesticity", and various other personal goals), and I remember why I used to read for hours at a time.

So for anyone out there who is looking for some great books to read, here's a list of my favorites. Just google them and you can find a synopsis if you want more.

Biblical Fiction:

By Francine Rivers:

5 quick and easy novellas about women of the Bible, now all in The Lineage of Grace, separately as

Unafraid, Unashamed, Unshaken, Unspoken, Unveiled

5 quick and easy novellas about men of the Bible:

The Priest, The Prince, The Prophet, The Scribe, The Warrior

The Chronicles of the Kings series by Lynn Austin:

Gods & Kings

Song of Redemption

The Strength of His Hand

Faith of My Fathers

Among the Gods

The Shadow Women by Angela Hunt

Magdalene by Angela Hunt

Michal by Jill Eileen Smith

Christian Fiction:

Riven by Jerry B. Jenkins (amazing! amazing!)

Safely Home by Randy Alcorn

Hidden Places by Lynn Austin

Wings of Refuge by Lynn Austin