Book referrals?!

[kdubs]

So I have this slight obsession.. reading romance novels. But only recently have I seen the negative affect they can have. I mean I don't think it is wrong to read books with a different view on things than a Christian... but lately I've noticed a change in my thinking for the worst. I love a good story as much as the next guy but a recent book I found on my host-mom's shelf had some pretty over the top steamy 'scenes'.
And just sitting in bed after reading it I could feel my brain start to turn and almost believe it was okay for certain things like those wild fantasies in the book to happen. I mean, this is just a story on the beginning of Australia as a penal colony.. But hidden in those worn pages are some pretty steamy romances and encounters. Now I never put down a book but I felt so.. ashamed..bashful..scared.. to think my mind was starting to argue with biblical concepts on true, accepting, (and what should be MARITAL) love.

That is where my research came in this morning of How far is too far? (read post in Dating)

so anyways i gave my story of why.. now I'll tie it back. I don't want to ruin my view on love or spoil what God has in store for me with my future husband by reading some filth and erotic fantasies of some author.. I feel for women it is almost as bad as guys reading playboy! It's a worldly degradation of the image love should take on. Anyways I sound like a horrible person for reading such junk and just realized how bad it was so suddenly..

My point is, I would like to have some good clean wholesome book referrals so i can read some Christian - (Authored or other) books. For reading so plays a large role in my life that I need good books!!


cheers!

[Richard G]

I'm not too au fait with the genre but I think the RSCC library has a wide selection of G-rated fiction. If you're in the mood for some non-fiction, I have a tonne of books to recommend to you (including one you asked to borrow off me a while ago, Jesus Wants to Save Christians - hit me up about it some time).

But, yeah, there are too many good books out there to bother with pulp fiction, eh?

[kdubs]

Sweet i never knew RSCC had a library! I would love to take a gander.
If you still have that book I would love to grab it off you sometime!
Jesus wants to save Christians.... the title just makes me want to read it like now! totally what i need!

[zoë-life]

Dude so know what you mean! Nothing like a good romance! I have to be careful when I read romance books as I have the tendency to become a neglectful mother! Francine Rivers is a sweet Christian author - Redeeming love is one of my fav romance novels, her 'Mark of the lion' series is also good - in fact most of her books are good, not all romance but still very cool. Karen Kingsbury is another good romance author. And for something a little different Dee Henderson - she's a bit more action. They're all in the church library - which is inside the audi by the big nursery window.
Happy Reading!!

[kdubs]

thanks Zoe!!
hey great job last night at Dojo, way to take over!!
And richard, hope you don't mind, Christina found a great book in your office when we were talking in small group its "every young woman's battle" I wrote it down on your whiteboard with my name.

[Jeremy S]

Swing by church sometime Krystle - I'll show ya the church library, plus you can have a gander at some of the books the Youth Community has as well.

[kdubs]

yeah thanks for showing me around the library Jeremy! I wish I had more time here so I could read them all!

[Jeremy S]

To anyone who's interested - I'm just finishing off a book called "Heaven" by Randy Alcorn - all about New Heavens and Earth. It's a massive read, and kinda heavy in places - but flip, it's a pretty amazing book! I think church has a copy - really recommend it.