Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Gentlemen, and ladies, I am very excited, (and nervous), to be heading up this new section, "Men of Faith," a new addition to "Christian Fiction Devourers."

A small bit about myself:
I am new to Christian Fiction. I have recently felt the Lord prompting me to re-evaluate the books I choose to read. I have been on quite a journey to find that one "book" that could get me back into reading, and I have left many unfinished books in my wake.

I am very excited to have found this group, and I hope that this section geared towards male readers, will indeed be successful, and grow into something special that not only glorifies our one true God, but also helps further enrich our lives and our faith.

As mentioned before, I am looking to make books a bigger part of my life, and I hope being a part of this group can help me achieve this. I would like to thank Jodie, and all of the Christian Fiction Devourers moderators for giving me this opportunity, and I sincerely hope that I can meet, and even exceed, your expectations. If you have any questions for me, please feel free to send me a private message, or post it in the appropriate forum. God bless you all, and may the reading begin!

I have that book and love it! I can definitely read it again!! :-)

Awesome Rebekah. Please contribute as much as you like!

Best wishes to you Bryan on generating a section to draw our male readers into our group more deeply.

Thank you so much Loraine. I really would like to see this effort succeed.

Amazon currently has the Kindle edition of Showdown available for $3.99

[waves] Hi, Bryan! I'm not a dude but it's good to see more dudes here.

And I absolutely loved Showdown.

Hey, we're happy to have you!

Interesting read so far. Marsuvees Black seems to be an allegorical character referencing satan. Has anyone else started the book? Any suggestions for getting this part of the group up and going?

I've actually had this on my to read list for a while. I am hoping to get it from the library this weekend!

Lost car in flood guys. Second flood in three years. Thankfully didn't get in house this time. Having a rough time. Sorry I have not been on. Feeling tired and pretty beat down right now. I'm sorry.

Bryan wrote: "Interesting read so far. Marsuvees Black seems to be an allegorical character referencing satan."

That's good insight.
I was thinking that he's some kind of agent of judgement, judgement to visit on the town of Paradise. And he seems to have the ability to mete it out. Just who sent him? Don't know yet. But David Abraham said to Marsuvees early on that God may need him.
However, Marsuvees' style seems rather devious ...

BTW, so sorry to hear about the flood and your car. I'm not sure what to say. I pray that God restores things for you swiftly.

Bryan wrote: "Lost car in flood guys. Second flood in three years. Thankfully didn't get in house this time. Having a rough time. Sorry I have not been on. Feeling tired and pretty beat down right now. I'm sorry."

Bryan, I'm so sorry to hear that. Please don't apologize to us! Do what you need to do. Praying for better times ahead!

I'm on chapter 12. It's been interesting. I'm seeing references to the Garden of Eden, original sin, the tempter, tree of knowledge of good and evil ...
And so far, most of the book has been written from the point of view of young teenagers. So, it's beginning to take on a young adult novel feel.
Not that it's a bad thing, just making an observation.
It's my first Ted Dekker book, so I'm not sure what to expect.
I'm not sure yet if I'd prefer that to change.
Thoughts anyone? Is the YA feel (so far) a good, bad, or neutral thing for ya? Just curious ...

I have got to get caught up. I have been so distracted by other things. I'm sorry everyone.

The book is not listed under YA so I'm not totally sure. It's supposed to be an extension of the Circle Trilogy books. We can abandon the series next month if we need to.

Fredrick wrote: "I'm on chapter 12. It's been interesting. I'm seeing references to the Garden of Eden, original sin, the tempter, tree of knowledge of good and evil ...
And so far, most of the book has been writte..."

I don't think it's categorized as a YA book, but rather an adult novel. The writing from the kids POV will make sense in the end as will the various little spiritual references he drops along the way.

It's somewhat of an extension to the Circle Books, but the overlap is negligible. The Paradise series can be read as standalone. However, having read the Circle books first, I think the tie-ins are quite fun to discover.

I don't think it's categorized as a YA book, but rather an adult novel. The writing from the kids POV will make sense in the end as will the various little spiritual references he drops along the way..."

Ah, good. Thank you. :)
The philosophical discussions, Andrew's and David's argument, and Billy's rationalizations certainly point the book out of the YA category. I enjoyed those.

I read this one a while back so I need to pick it up again and remind myself about it! Melissa is absolutely right though about the little bit of overlap. I think he has those little subtle details that allude to his other books. It's quite fun for avid Dekker fans to catch them and see how it all links together.

I read this way back and actually it would probably be my favorite. I at least finished it. Some of his, I do not.

Bryan wrote: "Gentlemen, and ladies, I am very excited, (and nervous), to be heading up this new section, "Men of Faith," a new addition to "Christian Fiction Devourers."

A small bit about myself:
I am new to C..."

You seem humble and that is a great thing to be.

I've been away from Goodreads most of August, so I'm too late to read this one, but as a female reader of every genre BUT romance, I'm excited about this new group! Will definitely be keeping an eye on the reading selections here and hopefully join in some of them.

I love that book :)

Amanda G. wrote: "I've been away from Goodreads most of August, so I'm too late to read this one, but as a female reader of every genre BUT romance, I'm excited about this new group! Will definitely be keeping an ey..."

Me also. Poor guys, some of us ladies want to read this kind of stuff also.

Hi everyone. I would first like to say that I am so sorry for not checking in in so long. I am going through a very difficult time in my life right now, and I ask all of you for your prayers. Thank you for all of your support.

Bryan wrote: "Hi everyone. I would first like to say that I am so sorry for not checking in in so long. I am going through a very difficult time in my life right now, and I ask all of you for your prayers. Thank..."

No worries, Bryan.
Praying for the Lord to get you through this and to increase your faith and confidence in Him along the way. Draw near to Him and He will prove faithful.

Praying for you Bryan. I'm so sorry for your tough road right now. Praying for God's peace and provision for you.