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Having always been an avid reader, since becoming a Christian I have found a wealth of reading material in Christian bookshops and in various second hand bookshops. I have found that in Christian novels one often finds truths that help in one’s Christian walk. I enjoy reading about how the various characters deal with life, and I also find I am the richer for reading a really good Christian novel. Certain authors, through their books, give you a real insight into their joys and struggles, which I find very interesting. The books which I am going to review are those which I have really enjoyed, and have read at least twice – some books, for example the “Mark of the Lion “ series by Francine Rivers, I have read at least five times each. The first books that I am going to talk about are the latest two novels by Francine Rivers,


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Sunday 24 August 2014

WORDS OF CONVICTION by LINDA J. WHITE

In WORDS OF CONVICTION Linda White shows the importance of words in analyzing a person's character and state of mind. It is an exciting thriller and I can highly recommend it. The characters and their struggles are very real and are well portrayed.
F. B. I. agent Kenzie (Mackenzie) Graham is a psycholinguistics specialist who is in Washington to help uncover the underhand dealings of senator Bruce Grable, when the senator's five year old daughter, Zoe, is kidnapped. She is asked to stay on and help with the case using her special skill, namely uncovering what people may be hiding by analyzing their words and behaviour.
We see how the senator, and eventually his wife, change from being rude and demanding to being grateful for all that the agents are doing to help find their little girl. Their priorities change and the things that used to be important to them fade into insignificance. In the end we even see how their marriage relationship improves when they begin to understand one another.
Kenzie, whose mother is cold and critical, unlike her father who she loved dearly, comes to understand how Beth Grable feels left out of her daughter's life, due to Zoe's devotion to her father.
Kenzie finds herself in dangerous situations and overcomes her fear of enclosed spaces and spiders, amongst other things, with the help of the God who she has been ignoring since her father's death when she was twelve. Scott, the agent in charge of the operation who is an old friend of hers and a committed Christian, encourages her with the Word of God at just the right time. The novel clearly shows how people are convicted by God's Word and how He draws us to Him through His truth and the witness of those who live out their faith.
Both Kenzie and John Crowfeather are afraid of loving because of each losing the most important person in their lives, and need to let go of their negative feelings towards God before they can love again. What they go through in trying to find Zoe before it is too late helps them to do this and draws them to one another.
We are kept guessing right to the end of this nail biting drama!




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Saturday 16 August 2014

IN PERFECT TIME by SARAH SUNDIN

IN PERFECT TIME Is the third book in SARAH SUNDIN's WINGS OF THE NIGHTINGALE series and is just as well worth reading as the first two. Although I always like to read books in sequence, the novel can be read on its own. The story takes place towards the end of the Second World War. The author paints a picture of the joys and struggles of the characters against a backdrop of horror, fear and pain.
When flight nurse Kay Jobson first takes an interest in Roger Cooper, the good looking pilot, she sees him as a challenge. She has just dropped one of her many boyfriends and doesn't see any reason why she can't put Roger into the empty slot! She is mortified by the fact that her flirting doesn't have the desired effect on this clean living Christian man.
In the beginning neither of them know the reasons behind the other's behaviour. Roger is attracted by Kay but is afraid of losing control of his emotions, having been pretty wild as a young man, even getting a girlfriend pregnant, with disastrous results. Kay, for all her flirting, doesn't let any man get past first base. She has been brought up by a strict preacher father, who never went further than the book of Job, which he interpreted in quite the wrong way. This has left Kay with a feeling of unworthiness. With her it is all about controlling the men who lust after her. Because she was never good enough for her father she feels that she can never be good enough for God. Roger's family, particularly his father, tend to ridicule him and keep telling him he will never amount to anything. Roger is led by the Lord to give his precious bible to Kay and he gently leads her into the truth of God's word as his friend Lou did for him.
Kay and Roger go through a lot together and their relationship is full of ups and downs. Roger is afraid of hurting Kay as he did his high school girlfriend and Kay feels he sees her as a tramp. Underneath it all they are very similar, both having a poor self image. It is interesting to see how they relate to one another as they allow the Lord to lead them. They each have a burning ambition - Roger to be a drummer and Kay to be chief nurse - and they try very hard to impress those they know can help them in these areas. Eventually they see the importance of letting go of the past and letting God have His perfect way in their lives and of accepting His forgiveness for all they have done wrong, whether real or imagined.
In this novel we are reminded of the Father's loving presence in His children's lives and of His redemptive power. We also see how He can turn things around for good and how His timing is always perfect. I can highly recommend this book. It is not only very exciting but it is full of biblical truth.


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