These 5 Christian Fiction Books Stirred My Soul Like No Sermon Ever Did
These books are so theologically deep and so. well. written that my only response was to holla’ “yaaasss, Lord!”
For this blog post, I’ll save you my incessant ramblings about everything that’s wrong, could go wrong, it’s-good-but-could-be-better, and the “as good as it gets” about the world, and just let the books speak.
Onward.
No. 5
A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White
This is my favorite book of all time. Nothing else even comes close. It tops every list I’ve ever made, and honestly, Roseanna should be a millionaire just for writing it.
And then there’s this quote. My absolute favorite. It still cuts so deep into my soul that I weep every time I read it.
“And he ached.
It wasn’t a fear that had ever possessed him, though heaven knew he had plenty of others. He had never doubted that God heard him.
The rest of the world—they were the ones who couldn’t make out his intent through his stammering tongue. But what must if feel like to doubt that basic truth? That God heard. God answered. God could be trusted.”
Yahweh can be trusted.
No. 4
A Song Unheard by Roseanna M. White
You might as well just go ahead and get the entire Shadows Over England series. Buy it, borrow it, check it out from the library—I don’t care. This one is INCREDIBLY, unbelievably, absolutely, doubtlessly, really, really good.
Just read these words.
“It wasn’t the being alone that had really bothered her, was it? It was the being left. That feeling of nothingness. Of not mattering.
Of never being the one someone chose.”
Some deep stuff.
No. 3
Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar
I have TONS of quotes from this book. TONS. Honestly, I might as well have just highlighted the entire thing—first paragraph to last. So here, come. Eat. Drink. Be merry. This book is a fountain of exquisite treasure.
“God had provided, though I, in my pride, did not like the means of his provision.”
“How great an anguish is hope! For when it dissapoints, it ruptures old wounds and gouges new ones, so that you are left worse off than when you began.”
“Know Him deep in your soul as the One who has plans for you—plans for your welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. This is not a lesson that can truly be grasped in our seasons on happiness. You must learn these truths about God in the captivity of suffering and sickness, just as the captives in Babylon had to learn them while under the yoke of their conquerors. You must learn to trust Him when there is no earthly evidence why you should.”
Somebody pass the offering plate.
No. 2
To Dwell Among Cedars by Connilyn Cossette
“Stung, I backed up a step. ‘I have no motive other than love for my family and love for the people on this mountain.’ ‘No,’ he said, meeting my retreat with his own step forward. ‘You misunderstand me. I do not mean to insinuate that your reasons for such self-sacrifice are anything but honorable, only that you do not allow yourself to relax and enjoy what you have, because you are working so hard to earn something you’ve already been given.’”
I have more to say, but you can’t bear it now.
No. 1
The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers
You’ll see this book pop up on MANY of my lists, and for good reason—it’s a masterpiece. Just read these words.
“Gutter talk kept one in the gutter.”
“Roman wanted to go on making excuses, but he knew he wasn’t going to find any peace in disobedience.”
“Don’t talk. Don’t trust. Don’t feel. That’s the mantra of children that have suffered at the hands of their parents.”
If you need me, I’ll be here, crying—and reading The Masterpiece for the fifth time.
