Category Archives: Female Christian Literature
Look Back at 2011
I haven’t blogged or read as much this year because in September 2010 I started a full time job so I haven’t had as much time to read and spend on the blog. In 2010 I read 126 books and in 2009 I read 145. A list of my past reading can be found here. [...]
Share on FacebookA Few Favourite Things…
I saw these questions over at The Diary of a Domestic Goddess, and thought I would answer them too! 1. Who is your all-time favourite author, and why? My favourite all time author is Roald Dahl. I love his books. They gave me hours of entertainment when I was small, and now keep me entertained [...]
Share on FacebookRecommended Authors: Wendy Virgo
This is a new feature I will regularly do on my blog. The author I am recommending is: Wendy Virgo Wendy is a gifted writer, a great theologian and a wonderful teacher. She has written many books over the years, most of which I have had the pleasure of reading. And yes, even though her [...]
Share on FacebookRedeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Synopsis: In this splendid retelling of the biblical story of Hosea, bestselling author Francine Rivers pens a heartbreaking romance between a prostitute and the upright and kind farmer who marries her; the story also functions as a reminder of God’s unconditional love for his people. Redeeming Love opens with the Gold Rush of 1850 and [...]
Share on FacebookThe Prophetess by Wendy Virgo
This novel is the re-telling of the prophetess Deborah, who is the fourth prophet in the book of Judges in the Bible. She features in from chapter 4 to chapter 6 of Judges. Deborah is a Jew who is living in a time where God is forgotten. She hasn’t forgotten Him though and often sits [...]
Share on FacebookInfluential Women by Wendy Virgo
Waterstones synopsis: Wendy offers studies of key women in the New Testament as a starting point for a series of reflections on women’s roles in the church today. Some of these women were saints, full of good works; some were frankly poisonous and did considerable harm. From her long experience within New frontiers, Wendy offers [...]
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