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Reading List I  1.
The Hiding Place
, by Corrie TenBoom (This is a story about Corrie and her sister Betsie who are both sent to the concentration camps for helping the Jews. It is about the glory of
God and the courage of a quiet Christian spinster whose life was transformed. Themes include forgiveness, how God can use weakness, how to love your enemies, dealing with difficult people, and what to do when evil wins.)
 2. Hind's Feet on High Places, by Hannah Hurnard (This is the allegorical story of
Much-Afraid and her spiritual journey through difficult places with her two companions, Sorrow and Suffering, as she overcomes her fears and passes through many dangers
until she mounts at last to the High Places. There she gains a new name and returns to her valley of service, transformed by her union with the loving Shepherd.)
 3. The Screwtape Letters
, by C. S. Lewis (This is a collection of fiendish letters from
Screwtape to his nephew, the young Tempter Wormwood, giving devilish advise on capturing the soul of his "patient" so that he will not be won over by "the Enemy," or God.
This book offers great insight into the nature of mankind.)
 4. In His Steps
, by Charles Sheldon (This is the original WWJD story, which was published in 1897 as a sermon series. Church members are challenged by their minister, Rev. Henry
Maxwell, to join him in a pledge that for one year they will make no major decisions without first asking, "What would Jesus do?")
 5. A Requiem for Love, by Calvin Miller (The first release in the "Symphony Trilogy", this
poetic story tells the tale of the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, displaying the power of love as the Creator offers the gift of choice to the created.)
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At Home in Mitford,
by Jan Karon (This first book in the five part Mitford Series introduces us to the charming village of Mitford, North Carolina and the lovable people who
live there, including Father Tim, the bachelor rector, a boisterous dog, a boy who needs adopting, an attractive unmarried neighbor who writes children stories about her cat, and some great older citizens too!)
 7. A Skeleton in God's Closet,
by Paul Maier (Dr. Jonathon Weber, professor and Biblical scholar, is spending his sabbatical leave on an archaeological dig in Israel. But a spectacular
find becomes a nightmare that could be the death of Christianity. Will a skeleton almost 2,000 years old shed new light on the life of Jesus, or plunge the world into darkness and chaos?)
8. The Scarlet Letter
, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (This American classic story, set in an early
New England colony, shows the terrible impact one single act of passion has on the lives of three members of the community: Hester Prynne, who has been branded an adulteress and
must forever wear the scarlet "A", the tortured Reverend Dimmesdale, who keeps his secret until the bitter end, and the vengeful Roger Chillingworth, who drives Dimmesdale to
madness. Themes are of adultery and hypocrisy.)
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The Christmas Cross,
by Max Lucado (A book with interactive features that help to illustrate how one man finds his way home for the holidays. After a fight with his wife Meg, a Chicago journalist finds himself in a small Texas
town on Christmas eve, lonely and alone, until he takes a trip into his past that holds the key to his future.)
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