What's your favorite book and why>?

I need to find something new to read.

here are a few of my favourite books

Every Storm by Lori Wick-christian romance
More than a skeleton and A skeleton in God's closet by Paul. L. Maier- christian fiction
In a heartbeat by Sally John-christian romance
Faithful traitor by Jill Stengl-romance
Eyes of Elijah by... hmmm... I've forgotten the author's name
Dear me by Gaylynne Sword
Flowers for Victoria by Sunni Jeffers
these are just e few... most of them are love stories because i like romance... but who doesnt right?

hope you enjoy them as I did! God bless

Favorite? Bah, that's like choosing between children.

To name a few:

Prey by Michael Crichton
Next by Michael Crichton
The Servants of Twilight by Dean Koontz
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

I really do need to read more... :/

A friend gave me a book called Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus.
In it, Pastor Kyle Idleman, the author, challenges each reader to consider the type of relationship one has with God.
And he tells his readers to get real with Jesus.
It may not be my favorite book ever, but Not Fan got me being more intentional in my faith.

--IDEA

Whoops, you asked "and why>?". The two Crichton books are entertaining, if nothing else. The Koontz book has an interesting religious undertone (not sure if there's a vendetta to that or not on the writer's end) and is fairly fast paced. I finished it during summer vacationing out of state, so I have some fond memories associated around the time I read it.

And Pilgrim's Progress is simply one of those "pinnacle" books in regards to exploring and defining the Christian faith. Tougher read due to the grammar, but well worth it.

Check out author Tosca Lee. She's a Christian author, and i've read one of her books, Demon: A Memoir. It was inspired, in general concept, by The Screwtape Letters, but gone about in a more story type manner. She has some others i'd like to read. She has a slightly dark/poetic way in writing.

Battlefield of the mind by Joyce Meyers.... Shes one of the best writters in my opinion

A few of my favorite books throughout my life would be "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret" by Judy Bloom, I read this one in middle school. It helped me through my awkward years of puberty and growing into a young woman. Another one would be "Heaven is for Real", unfortunately I can't recall the author, "Homer's Odyssey" by Gwen Cooper and the SEVERAL "Chicken Soup books, by Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen, Jennifer Hawthorne and Marci Shimoff. All of these books have touched my life at the exact time I needed them to. Just some thoughts on good books.

Slave - John MacArthur
Redeeming Love - Francine Rivers
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
Pilgrims Progress - John Bunyan

To start...there are so many good books

Thanks! Do you ->all<- read only ch books?

I'm interested in interesting autobiographies. That is something that I like to read from time to time.

I guess that is why you like her books. But I must admit-I don't like The Screwtape Letters. Just like I don't like The Shack (all people that I know-love it). I'm very picky about books that I read.

Descent into Hell by Charles Williams. It is very beautifully and poetically written, and Williams is one of my greatest inspirations. He was also a member of the same group as CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien.

Greetings Error.

I have only read one autobiography, which was "Grace Abounding To The Chief of Sinners" by the 17th century Puritan John Bunyan (which I highly recommend). But I have read multiple biographies which I've also greatly enjoyed. The thing I appreciate most about biographies is that they usually include the faults and failures of the people's lives being covered, which helps make many of these people much more "human" to us and down to earth, and not on some other level or dimension separated from our own lives.

Here are five biographies I've read and would recommend:

1. "A Passion for God", The Spiritual Journey of A.W. Tozer - by Lyle Dorsett

2. "The Most Reluctant Convert", C.S. Lewis' Journey To Faith - by David Downing

3. "Spurgeon", Prince of Preachers - by Lewis Drummond

4. "William Tyndale", A Biography - by David Daniell

5. "The Life and Times of Martin Luther" - by J.H. Merle D'Aubigne

Hinds Feet on High Places: by Hannah Hunnard
Piercing the Darkness: by Frank Peritti
Psalms
The Heavenly Man: by Brother Yun
The Hiding Place: by Corrie Ten Boon
The Secret of His Power: by Smith Wigglesworth
The Cross and the Switchblade: by David Wilkerson

Kiss of Night by Debbie Vigue...

An entertaining and interesting spin of Christian warriors and vampires.
If that's you cup of tea. It's a bit slow at start, but very good once it picks up.

Christian warriors and vampires? hm...

Yeah, the undead are totally in right now here in the Western world, error. You should join us...

Non-Fiction: Heaven by Randy Alcorn (an excellent, biblically-sound but comprehensive look at Heaven. The real Heaven as described in the Bible, not the one prescribed by pop-culture and medieval sources).


Fiction: The Stand by Stephen King, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.

Genre: Fantasy
Author: C.S. Lewis
Series: The Chronicles of Narnia

A series of stories taking place in our world, Narnia and beyond. Narnia is a land of talking beasts and other creatures. Aslan, the Great Lion is king there. He creates Narnia and destroys it. A classic series of good versus evil. These books helped greatly in developing my faith and unlocking my imagination. They may seem to be simple stories and may be short in length but they're multi-layered. A great world built around real living people, their culture, the problems they face, put together in such a way that they grab and hold you until you've read them all.


Genre: Post-apocalyptic Horror/Fantasy
Author: Stephen King
Book: The Stand

One of my most favourite books ever. It's a brilliant, thought-provoking "tale of dark Christianity".
The basic premise is rather simple and has been repeated ad nauseam - a massive plague threatens the existence of mankind and there are two warring sides - good and evil. Characters within the story have to choose where they stand. This type of story is nothing new but rarely has it been done so well. Character development is so rich that the reader feels they personally know the characters, which is the aim of all good fiction but rarely achieved. King's magnum opus is largely character-driven.The novel is over 1,300 pages in length, but for the most part, it moves at a brisk pace. There is strong adult content but most of it's necessary. Still, it's King, the reader's not exactly going into the story expecting Janette Oake content. A fantastic read for adults who enjoy dystopian fiction or just great, honest storytelling.

I have a lot of favorite books and authors and it would be hard to explain why. I will try my best though.

Spin by Robert Charles Wilson- a scif, apocalyptic thriller, though one part might not be for the faint of heart.

The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan- a good allegory of the Christian life and I have read the one that talks about Christian's wife.

The Case for Christ- good for Christian apologetics, defending the Christian faith.

The Redwall series by Brian Jacques- pretty much young-adult, I have not read all there are a lot of books, with animals in an Abbey, battles, warriors, etc similar but not the same as Chronicles of Narnia.

Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand- a testimony of what a Jew who came to Christ went through in communist Romania.

The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson- story of his involvement with the youth, I believe there was sequel written to it.

There are too many books that are my favorites. God bless.