Category Archives: Fiction – Christian

Operation Screwtape by Andrew Farley (2012)

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The Art of Spiritual War When was the first time you read The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis? For me, it was in high school, then again in college, and then again more recently just a few years ago. That unique Christian … Continue reading

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Fear Has a Name by Creston Mapes (2013)

It’s been so long since I last read a thriller. Normally I’m down for action-adventure, the occasional mystery or spy novel, or whatever classic melodrama my family convinces me to try. I came across Fear Has a Name (the first book … Continue reading

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Deadline by Randy Alcorn (1994)

I have been reading so many Clive Cussler novels lately that I think I’ve been numbed to the idea of real mystery in a novel. For whatever reason, I enjoy the simplicity of a Cussler, which allows me to veg … Continue reading

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Babylon Rising by Tim Lahaye and Greg Dinallo (2003)

This one’s a bit hard for me to write, because I had a lot of hope for this series. I have really enjoyed the treasure-hunting, code-cracking mysteries of Dan Brown, though I certainly don’t agree with his theology, so I … Continue reading

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O Little Town by Don Reid (2008)

As December rolls on this year, I’m trying to work my way through all those random Christmas books I see laying around people’s houses. Thank God for friends willing to share with this old bibliophile! I want this year to … Continue reading

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Assassins by Oliver North and Joe Musser (2005)

Assassins is the third book in the Oliver North series about USMC officer Peter Newman, following both Mission Compromised and The Jericho Sanction. This final installment takes now-Brig. General Newman from his cushy job at Homeland Security into the fray … Continue reading

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This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti (1986)

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This Present Darkness is Book One in what was perhaps the first series I ever read as a young adult—and one that has stuck with my for years. It had taken me years ever to get really interested in reading, … Continue reading

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The Mark by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (2000)

The Mark, Book Eight in the Left Behind series by authors Tim Lahaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, deals with the continuing struggles of born-again Christians as they live in the latter half of the seven-year Tribulation. In the rubble of … Continue reading

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Mark’s Story by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye (2007)

I chose to read this novel as I also worked my way slowly through the Gospel of Mark. My method of late has been to try to pray through a paragraph of the Gospel or so, placing myself on those … Continue reading

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The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton (1908)

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Considered “a nightmare by G.K. Chesterton,” the short novel, The Man Who Was Thursday, feels more like a mystery than anything, though it ends up proving itself to be a spiritual allegory, albeit an entirely convoluted one. The story is the … Continue reading

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