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Saint Paul Was Not Virgin Born
Saint Paul was Not Virgin Born is compelling as it argues for putting Jesus back at the center of Christian life. Military chaplain Ronald Lee Cobb’s Saint Paul was Not Virgin Born is a theological argument for placing less emphasis on...
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By the Hand of God
The memoir "By the Hand of God" graduates from health crises to spiritual realizations in a moving way. Wendi Landis-Talkington’s inspiring memoir "By the Hand of God" is about battling illness and pain through faith. Just before...
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From the Moon I Watched Her
Emily English Medley’s heartbreaking novel "From the Moon I Watched Her" is filled with secrets and lies both about family and God. In 1977, though Daddy Black thunders from his Church of Christ pulpit about the evils of abortion,...
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Peter Faber
The story of how the Jesuits began usually focuses on Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, but Jon Sweeney’s fascinating biography adds a third name: Peter Faber. Faber was born in 1506 and grew up in a French hamlet as the child of...
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A Place to Hang the Moon
In Kate Albus’s wonderful novel "A Place to Hang the Moon", terrible times lead to gutsy solutions for three orphaned children who take a chance to find a new home. William, Edmund, and Anna live with their atrocious grandmother in...
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The Last Eternal Sun
With its complex blend of mythological elements and advanced tech, the science fiction novel "The Last Eternal Sun" wonders about the origins of the universe, and about humanity’s place inside of it. In Merlin Turtle’s labyrinthian...
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The Prophet and the Warrior
"The Prophet and the Warrior" is a religious novel that is fascinating for its view of what the biblical story of Moses means. Richard H. Grabmeier’s novel "The Prophet and the Warrior" is an epic retelling of the story of Moses and...
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Enok and the Womb of Gods
The complex fantasy novel "Enok and the Womb of Gods" is set in an early world wherein serpents roam the earth and humanity is in its infancy. A. SkoroBogaty’s religious fantasy novel "Enok and the Womb of Gods" imagines a primordial...