They say some of the greatest influences in your life are the books you read. Being a working mom, reading has become a viaduct for sleep. I am trying desperately to break that, while balancing my need for sleep.
Because Romans tells us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, to know the good and perfect will of our Heavenly Father, most of my reading will be of a Christian nature. But there will be the occasional quick fiction read. I am open to any suggestions of any good Christian fiction, which seems to be sparse.
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- Leslie Bradley
My Reading Archive
- Winter 2007
- Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
- High Five by Janet Evanovich
- Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
- Three to get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
- Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabban by JK Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
- Fall 2007
- Original Sin by P.D. James
- A Mind to Murder by P.D. James
- The Norths Meet Murder by Frances and Richard Lockridge
- Unnatural Selection by Aaron Elkins
- Good Blood by Aaron Elkins
- Death in Holy Orders by PD James
- Trial By Fire by Terri Blackstock
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- Word of Honor by Terri Blackstock
- Summer 2007
- Shadow of Doubt by Terri Blackstock
- Private Justice by Terri Blackstock
- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
- Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
- The Book of Hours by T. Davis Bunn
- Deadline by Randy Alcorn
- Summer 2006
- The Contemplative Pastor by Eugene Peterson
- Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby
- Breaking the Da Vinci Code by Dr. Darrell Bock
- The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
- Marriage to a Difficult Man by Elizabeth Dodds
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by CS Lewis
- Prince Caspian by CS Lewis
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis
- One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
2 comments:
Just found your blog! I'd love to re-instate a weekly phone call with you - don't know when will work time wise -- I'm picking up Kara shortly after 3pm starting tomorrow -- please pray for her -- it's her first day of 1st Grade!! Long story/long summer leading up to this. Meanwhile, I wanted to comment on your blog re: Romans 12. While I totally agree on your reading list -- some of those are on my list as well -- I ran across something really interesting last year regarding Rom. 12 that you might find interesting. I love the passage at the beginning, but I was in one of those moods to keep reading and I read clear through from Romans 12 to Romans 15 and I discovered a cool thing. Somewhere in either Romans 12 or the first part of Romans 13 Paul begins a list and the list sounds a lot like it's a continuation on the theme of God's will. It is a long series of short sentences that describe how God desires for us to act. It occurred to me as I was reading that it seems that Paul is actually unpacking the question of what is the will of God. If, therefore, the will of God is outlined in descriptive language of how a believer should act, in such passages of Romans 12-15 and other places (sermon on the mount, etc. etc.) than it relieves some of the pressure of determining the will of God as it suggests in Romans 12:1-3. I found this to be very encouraging and freeing from some of the loser interpretations of how to hear from God. When I was reading this it came at a time I was watching a couple of friends seriously struggle with the question of how to hear from God and it just hit me as so obvious that the answers from God are already there in scripture. It really struck me that God has ALREADY TOLD US what His will is for us and it is not necessary for us to decifer it from circumstances, as my friends were trying to do. Anyway, just thought I'd throw this in the mix. Meanwhile, how's the reading going?? I'm hoping to get my hands on a copy of the Da Vinci code soon and likewise, the responses. Admittedly, I go into this already biased against the book -- slander and libel are pretty big issues against GOD!! But, I'd like to read it to be able to speak intelligently to my brother and sister-in-law as they question what is the truth. OK -- this little post is becoming a book itself! OK, so when does school start for your big guy and how are you and drop me a line and give me a call and come visit and generally, I miss you!
P.S. -- other big things going on -- too much to say -- too little time!
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