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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/22/2010 1:09:21 AM
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Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy -- The God Who Is There, Escape from Reason, He Is There and He Is Not Silent
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/22/2010 8:46:32 AM
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I am currently reading A Theological Interpretation of the Old Testament edited by Kevin Vanhoozer
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/22/2010 9:38:27 AM
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My copy of The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva is now ready at the library, and I can't wait to start it. This continues his series on Gabriel Allon who is a Mossad agent that has a cover of an art restorer. This is his 10th book featuring Gabriel. I compare Daniel's books to Robert Ludlum.
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/22/2010 9:47:46 AM
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My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/22/2010 11:07:51 AM
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Just finished "In Christ Alone" by Sinclair Ferguson
Just started "the Expository Genius of John Calvin" by Steven Lawson
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/22/2010 10:12:43 PM
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The Kings Legacy by Jim Stovall
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/22/2010 10:48:55 PM
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Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/23/2010 12:52:05 AM
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I am reading a new book but realized I missed a book or 2 in-between just from reading this one. I need to get the other ones. 92 Pacific Boulevard, A Cedar Cove Novel by Debbie Macomber. I love her style of writing!
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/23/2010 1:39:32 AM
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I finished the Ted Dekker series: Black, Red, and White. I think there is a prequel.
I'm reading his book Three right now.
I'm also reading this book by Joyce Carol Oats called the Gravedigger's Daughter. I can't finish it though - so much profanity, very shocking extreme, disturbing situations. The way in which she weaves characters is fascinating - I can learn so much from her - I've never read anyone develop character with quite that much skill. But the book is really disturbing my spirit, so I'm going to return it to the library. I might try something else that she's written - she is quite gifted.
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/23/2010 7:53:49 AM
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Just started "the Expository Genius of John Calvin" by Steven Lawson
Ooh! I am interested in this!
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/23/2010 4:17:41 PM
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I just started reading Blood Ransom by Lisa Harris.
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/24/2010 1:46:00 PM
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"Weevils in the Wheat: Interviews with Virginia Ex-Slaves" by Charles L Perdue Jr.
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/24/2010 10:30:27 PM
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Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione by Chuck Black
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/25/2010 3:44:14 AM
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My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
I thought that book was great, cherish :)
I have just started another one of hers called Plain Truth, it's really hard to put down!
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/25/2010 9:19:27 AM
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I'm reading freakonomics. It's ok.
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/25/2010 9:26:38 AM
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The Bridegrooms - Allison Pittman
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/25/2010 6:53:15 PM
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Wonder Tales from Baltic Wizards by Frances Jenkins Olcott. Folk tales from Lappland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. It's a children's book, but kinda fun, so far.
The Peshawar Lancers by SM Sterling. I've been curious about steampunk for a while, and this is the first such novel to come into my hands.
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/25/2010 9:02:11 PM
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Dark Tide 1-Onslaught by Michael A. Stackpole
Is the Wheel of Time series any good? I read about it on Wikipedia, but I'd love to know whether it conflicts with Christianity and the Bible. If anyone could provide insight, it would be much appreciated!
Sorry it took so long to reply. Life has been busy.
In my opinion, The Wheel of Time is the best fantasy series since Lord of the Rings. In particular, Jordan's use of the third person limited viewpoint is masterful, his worldbuilding is rich, his characters and story arc are superb. The series does drag a little in the middle books, but that is a consequence of the complexity of the work. The beginning was very strong and the ending promises to be better.
Does it conflict with Christianity? That's a more complicated question.
Likely the biggest issue in the series is the sexuality of some of the characters. Half of the six main characters remain chaste until marriage, and two more have sex only with people they intend to marry. The actual sex is kept offscreen. There is a fair bit of non-sexual nudity in the series.
Jordan's attitude to faith isn't always clear. I suspect that when he planned and started the series he was a nominal Christian, but became much stronger in his faith toward the end of his life. But by then he was stuck with some of the characters and situations as he had plotted them earlier.
Hope this helps.
Addendum: The major issue would be reincarnation. That just slipped my mind. At least some people in WoT are reborn. It isn't clear how many or why, but at least the heroes live again.
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/25/2010 10:54:33 PM
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I'm reading Johnny Tremayne by Esther Forbes. It's much, much, MUCH better than the Disney movie.
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/26/2010 9:47:43 AM
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Reading "Necropolis" from the Gatekeepers series by Anthony Horowitz and "Lies" from the Gone series by Michael Grant.
Both are teen books. I prefer my daughter's books over adult books
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/26/2010 10:01:47 AM
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I tried getting into the last two books over the last couple of days, but just couldn't. Thought I'd try an Amish story, seeing as I haven't read one in such a long time.
A Widow's Hope - Mary Ellis
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/26/2010 12:23:57 PM
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While I have yet to start reading it, I recently picked up Randy Alcorn's If God Is Good...
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/27/2010 12:49:00 AM
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Spechulle
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Finished Plain Truth - Jodi Picoult - started another of hers can't remember the title offhand, it has heart in it, seems a little like Green Mile, it's even mentioned in there.
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RE: What book are you reading now? - 7/27/2010 4:55:10 AM
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Praise The Lord to all,
at present i am reading "IS THE AGE OF THE ANTICHRIST,MARTYRDOM,RAPTURE AND THE MILLENNIAL KINGDOM COMING(1)
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
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