FaithfulReader.com

February 2004

What books are on your nightstand right now?

simj26@yahoo.ca
Irreparable Harm by Randy Singer (so far, 4 out of 5 stars!)
Surfacing by Margaret Atwood (haven't started this yet)
Hadassah: One Night With the King by Tommy Tenney (haven't started this yet either, but am anxious to! It looks fantastic!)

pclements@thomasnelson.com
The Maiden's Tale by Margaret Frazer, Double-Digit Growth by Michael Treacy, The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews, Waking the Dead by John Eldredge, and Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster.

deannawking@yahoo.com
Joy and Strength by Mary Wilder Tileston
In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen

loisdoyle@aol.com
The Bible

boyd389@bellsouth.net
And the Shofar Blew by Francine Rivers
Soon by Jerry B. Jenkins
Jordan's Star by Gilbert Morris

childofgrace@verizon.net
Garden of Dreams by Leslie Gould
Breach of Promise by James Scott Bell
If I Gained the World by Linda Nichols
For the Rest of My Life by Harry Kraus
River Jordan by Augusta Trobaugh

CandyM49@aol.com
The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey, The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, and Women of Faith Bible.

GRACES@aol.com
The Prayer Diet by Matthew Anderson
I'd Kill for a Cookie by Susan Mitchell and Catherine Christie

penem329@optonline.net
Room of Marvels by James Bryan Smith
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

clundy@scb.gov.bs
The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
The Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie Omartian
The Return by Gene Edwards
And the Shofar Blew by Francine Rivers

grace4truth@emailuser.net
Well, they're not actually ON my nightstand, but current reads include:
Remember by Karen Kingsbury, with Gary Smalley
Flabbergasted by Ray Blackston
The Healing Path by Dan Allender
Soon by Jerry B. Jenkins
God's Power at Work in You by Neil Anderson

red_caitydid@msn.com
A Can of Peas by Traci DePree
I just finished reading A Can of Peas a few moments ago and I had to get online and find out about the author. This was such a rich book. Rich in a wonderful heritage of characters that just simply transcended me into their lives for an hour at a time. It was just beautiful.

risser975@att.net
Rumors of Another World by Philip Yancey
Shoofly Pie by Tim Downs
The Valley of Vision by Arthur Bennett
Who I Am in Christ by Neil T. Anderson
Malchus by W. G. Griffiths

lanya9@aol.com
You know me well ... my nightstand is always piled with books I'm reading. The one book that never leaves my night stand is 10 Principles for Spiritual Parenting by Mimi Doe, with Marsha Walch, Ph.D. I'm the mother of four and refer to this often for guidance. I'm also reading Beyond Belief by Elaine Pagels and Faith Stories edited by C. Michael Curtis. The book I have on my nightstand but haven't begun is The Gospel of Mary of Magdala by Karen L. King. And for fiction, I just finished The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.

bookklove488@yahoo.com
Occasions of Sin: A Memoir by Sandra Scofield. Raised Catholic by her convert mother in 1950s Texas and "abandoned" by her mother's death when she was 15, Scofield really gets into the way her religion mixed up sensuality and sin and spirituality, leaving her so confused after her mother's death that she was without guidelines to keep her from sad, even tragic events. You do get the idea that, 40 years later, she's "grown up" and maybe even is working her way back to God.

The Passion of Reverend Nash by Rachel Basch is about a Church of Christ woman minister whose grief over losing two babies is keeping her from being able to deal with the demands of her ministry. What I loved is the way her day to day life is interpreted through the Bible and through other religious reading; she truly lives her faith and eventually is able to find balance, even when her husband deserts her. It's not evangelical thinking; it's deeply spiritual, serious, wrenching faith.

Doubts and Loves by Richard Holloway reaches out to those people who think that Christianity has somehow "left them behind." It's contemporary without being flaky or false. I can think of friends who need a copy.

mlapp@aracnet.com
I am currently reading:
More Mystery Cats, a book of short stories
Spider's Web, a play by Agatha Christie
I will be starting And the Shofar Blew by Francine Rivers, followed by A Season of Grace by Bette Nordberg, a free book that the author sent me the other day.

shelby3432@yahoo.com
On Tour: The Perfect Girl by Barb Huff
On Tour: The Backup Singer by Barb Huff