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Most
of these reviews are for Christian books, movies and music might
come later. These books are great for anyone to read, and I've
included a "rating" next to each of them along with a summary.
Please e-mail me if you have a book you'd like to be included
on the list or if you have any questions.
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- Not the greatest...
* * - Borrow from a friend
* * * - A good read
* * * * - Great book!
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Title:
The
Holy Bible
Author: God
Summary: The
inspired & inerrant word of God! A must read for everyone.
Rating: * * * *
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Title:
Left Behind
Author: Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins
Summary: A novel of the earth's last days. The rapture
occurs and four characters that are left behind try to find
out what really happened. The first book in a series of
eight. (Twelve total books to be published) Read
more
Rating: * * * * |
Title:
Are We Living In The End Times?
Author: Tim LaHaye
Summary: The co-author of Left Behind provides great
information about the end time prophecies of the Bible.
A non-fiction book that explains many mysteries of Revelation.
Rating: * * * 1/2 |
Title:
Piercing The Darkness
Author: Frank E. Peretti
Summary: (from the back cover) It all begins in Bacon's
Corner, a tiny farming community far from the interstate...An
attempted murder, a case of mistaken--or is it covered up?--identity,
and a ruthless lawsuit against a struggling Christian school.
Sally Beth Roe, a young loner, a burn-out, a kind of "leftover
hippie," finds herself caught in the middle of these bizarre
events, fleeing for her life while trying to recall her
dark past. Across a vast panorama of heart-stopping action,
Sally Roe's journey is a penetrating portrayel of our times,
a reflection of our wanderings, and a vivid reminder of
the redemptive power of the Cross.
Rating: * * * * |
Title:
Eli
Author: Bill Myers
Summary: (from the back cover) A fiery crash hurls
TV journalist Conrad Davis into another world exactly like
ours except for one detail--Jesus Christ did not come 2,000
years ago, but today. Starting with angels heralding the
birth in the back of a motel laundry room, the skeptical
Davis watches the gospel unfold in today's society as a
Messiah in T-shirt and blue jeans heals, raises people from
the dead, and speaks such startling truths that he captures
the heart of a nation. But the young man's actions and his
criticism of the religious establishment earn him enemies
as ruthless as they are powerful. An intense and thought-provoking
novel, Eli strips away religious tradition to present Jesus
fresh and unvarnished. With gripping immediacy, Bill Myers
weaves a story whose truth will refresh your faith.
Rating: * * * |
Title:
This Present Darkness
Author: Frank E. Peretti
Summary: (from the back cover) Ashton is just a typical
small town. But when a skeptical reporter and a prayerful
pastor begin to compare notes, they suddenly find themselves
fighting a hideous New Age plot to subjugate the townspeople,
and eventually the entire human race. Not since The Screwtape
Letters has there been a novel with as much insight into
spiritual warfare and the necessity of prayer. Fast-moving,
riveting reading ranking with the best thrillers on the
bookshelf.
Rating: * * * * |
Title:
Prophet
Author: Frank E. Peretti
Summary: (from the back cover) John Barrett, an anchorman
for "NewsSix at Five," the city's most watched newscast,
has a problem. His comfortable, successful world is being
jarred to the breaking point. He's caught his producer skewing
a story to fit her own prejudices, then lying to cover her
trackes -- and she appears to be hiding something much bigger.
His father's "accidental" death suddenly isn't looking so
accidental. Carl, his estranged son, has returned to challenge
his integrity and probe to find the man behind the TV image.
The supposedly professional and objective newsroom is now
divided and fighting over Truth. And what are these mysterious
"voices" Barrett is hearing... Once again, master storyteller
Frank Peretti has woven a prophetic tale for our times.
Prophet carries all the hallmarks of Frank's blockbusting
fiction -- plenty of edge-of-your-seat action, nail-biting
suspense, breakneck pacing, and blow-you-out-of-the-water
spiritual impact. But more than this, it penetrates to the
very heart of a vast struggle that threatens to tear our
society to pieces, the struggle over which vision of moral
authority will define our nation.
Rating: * * * * |
Title:
The Oath
Author: Frank E. Peretti
Summary: (from the back cover) Something sinister
is at work in Hyde River, an isolated old mining town in
the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Something evil.
Under the cover of darkness, it strikes without warning,
taking life in the most chilling and savage fashion. The
latest victim, nature photographer Cliff Benson, was brutally
killed while camping in the mountains. With little hard
evidence to go on, Sheriff Les Collins closes the case,
chalking it up to the work of a rogue bear--just like so
many other unsolvable deaths and disappearences that have
plagued Hyde River over the years. But wildlife biologist
Steve Benson refuses to let the cause of his brothers's
death remain a mystery. He is joined in his investigation
by attractive, auburn-haired Sherrif's Deputy Tracy Ellis.
She has grown up in Hyde River. She's seen enough things
swept under the rug by local law enforcement to know that
something's amiss. The harder townsfolk are pressed for
information, the more they close ranks, as if sworn to secrecy.
It is only when Steve gains access to old letters and diaries
of the town's forefathers that he begins to peel away the
layers of mystery surrounding Hyde River. Steve and Tracy
are drawn closer to each other and to the town's terrible
secret. What they discover is a predator more terrifying
than anything they had imagined and a town in the grip of
unspeakable evil.
Rating: * * * * |
Title:
The
Son
Author: E. L. Towns
Summary: (from the back cover) On a quiet night, a baby
boy is born in a stable--without much dignity, without any
fanfare. But soon his parents begin to receive unexpected
visitors. Shepherds who say an angel told them to visit
this child...men from far away who received word that a
special child had been born. The parents look with a strange
wonder at the child they hold in their arms. Could this
really be the one? Could this be the promised one that will
save the world? Travel back to the days of Christ--and relive
is life as if you were standing beside him. The birth, life,
death, and resurrection of Jesus are painted against a vibrant
backdrop of rich details and accurate settings. You will
even experience the emotional impact of the times and events...feelings
unknown or unsensed by most modern Bible readers! Prepare
to walk in his shoes, down roads you never traveled before.
Rating: * * * * |
Title:
The Rapture of Canaan
Author: Sheri Reynolds
Summary: (back cover) At the Church of Fire and Brimstone
and God's Almighty Baptizing Wind, Grandpa Herman makes
the rules for everyone, and everyone obeys, or else. But
even in this isolated community where it seems nearly everything
is forbidden, temptation occasionally touches the congregation...and
for Ninah, temptation comes in the form of her prayer partner,
James. Ninah is determined not to sin with James--so determined
that she's willing to fill her shoes with shells to keep
her mind on Jesus' pain. Nevertheless, she soon finds herself
pregnant. She fears the wrath of Grandpa Herman, the church
members, and God Himself. But the events that follow show
Ninah that God's ways are more mysterious than even Grandpa
Herman can understand...
Rating: * * 1/2 |
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