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Category: Biblical Fiction

Forgotten Followers – Elaine Ricker Kelly

The focus of this book is to paint a picture of Biblical times through the eyes of a few of the key women around…

And Their Numbers Grew – Naomi Craig and Donna E Lane

This is a series of four intertwined short novels about the early Church, creating an effective way to build a deeper understanding of what…

Rain – Dana McNeely

The story of Elijah is one of my favourites. Full of high drama, incredible faithfulness, the highs and lows of a ministry. Although this…

Dawn – Mark Miller

This is a detailed, hour by hour account, of all that happened from Jesus’s death on the cross to his Resurrection, taking its cues…

Daughter of Eden – Jill Eileen Smith

Closely following the course of the Biblical text, the early part of the narrative creatively expands and explains the story of creation, the Fall…

The Wanderer Reborn – Natasha Woodcraft

The first book in this series, The Wanderer Scorned, expands on what the life of Cain may have been like, immediately post the Fall,…

God Isn’t Finished With You Yet – Catherine Campbell

If you read my book reviews you will know that I do like a book that that I can learn something from, especially stories,…

Keeping Christmas (Volume One) – Various Authors

Keeping Christmas is a collection of six short novellas each loosely written around the theme of castles at Christmas time. In some ways short…

Redeeming Dust – Jacq Marlow

Redeeming Dust is a retelling of the story of Christ’s ministry, told very much with a political slant, mixed up with the religious fanaticism…

Ezekiel’s Song – Naomi Craig

Ezekiel’s Song tells the story of the prophet Ezekiel, and his wife, as they walk a perilous path of faith, following God when those…

Becoming Queen Bathsheba – Amanda Bedzrah

This novel takes a key story from the Bible, so often discussed and presented from King David’s point of view, but told here from…

Jesus : A Novel – Walter Wangerin

“Jesus” is a novel by the much acclaimed Christian writer, Walter Wangerin, who passed away last year, leaving behind a legacy of Christian writing…

Ramah – Rob Munday

Biblical fiction, as a genre, creates stories around what we do know of the Bible, filling in gaps, not as an alternative to scripture…

The Robe – Lloyd C Douglas

I felt like it was time to revisit a classic, by having another read of The Robe by Lloyd C Douglas. It stands the…

The Red Tent – Anita Diamant

Reading part one of this book, my instinct was that I shouldn’t be. I felt uncomfortable. I had the feeling of being an intruder…

Phoebe : A Story – Paula Gooder

This book ended very suddenly for me. I got to the end, thinking I still had about a third of the book to go,…

Recent Reads

  • Shooting Up – Jonathan Tepper
  • Buddy the Goat Makes a Friend and Teaches How to Share – Logan and Hayley Hall
  • Sensible Shoes – Sharon Garlough Brown
  • Mrs Legume’s Story – Heather Ross
  • Dear Judas – James Finke
  • Tell Them I’m Real – Arnold V Page
  • Pilgrim’s Progress Re-Walked – Shawn P. Robinson
  • Untaken For Now – C O Wyler
  • The Gospel Gallery – Benjamin Stephan
  • Releasing Janet – Alex Banwell

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Author of Beneath the Tamarisk Tree, a fictional take on the miraculous story of the Penitent Thief. Christian book reviews.

BOOK REVIEW - Shooting Up by Jonathan Tepper This BOOK REVIEW - Shooting Up by Jonathan Tepper

This is an important book. A memoir of Jonathan’s unusual childhood, his parents having been called to serve the drug addicts in Madrid in the 1980’s as Christian missionaries. His home life was soon shared with addicts, exposed to their chaotic lifestyles, criminality and pain, more so when the community was then consumed by the AIDS epidemic. The hope that he and his family brought into a dark world has been immeasurable. But at a cost.

The service that Jonathan’s parents have given to the vision and development of what is now Betel International is truly commendable, and in fact I would love to read their stories too...

… As a young child, Jonathan had to grow up very fast. Exposed to the lifestyle that surrounds the desperation of drug addiction, he quickly saw past the facade that often challenges our 'nice' Christian lifestyles, seeing souls as Jesus saw them, desperate people fighting the demons of addiction. Together they walked through the painful process of coming off drugs, into a place of freedom and restoration, physically and spiritually, that brought them together in deep friendships.

But in the height of the AIDS epidemic, as they begin to pass away ...

Read the full review at www.robseabrook.com (link in Bio).

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author, but was under no pressure to provide a favourable review.

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BOOK REVIEW - Buddy the Goat Makes a Friend and Te BOOK REVIEW - Buddy the Goat Makes a Friend and Teaches How to Share by Logan and Hayley Hall

Introducing children to books and reading, from a very early age, is profoundly beneficial for developing their language skills, for raising their curiosity and an opportunity to introduce them to foundational themes.

Well written books also offer the opportunity for listening children and reading adults to enjoy words, and this book excels at this – the rhythm and rhymes are delightful and will add to the shared reading experience.

Yes, this is a Christian book, but the underlying themes of making friends well and sharing nicely, are those that the whole world values, not just Christian parents and carers. This story will help to introduce the themes and will facilitate helpful conversations round the topics.

A key part to encourage engagement in children’s books is the illustrations – in this case they are quite charming and will allow the reader to talk around the story and initiate conversations about what is going on.

It is a good length too, certainly right for a bedtime read.

My guess is that there are more Buddy books on the way – ones to look forward to.

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher, but was under no pressure to provide a favourable review.
BOOK REVIEW - Sensible Shoes by Sharon Garlough Br BOOK REVIEW - Sensible Shoes by Sharon Garlough Brown

Some books are easy to dip in and out of, to pick up and read to fill a few moments here and there. Sensible Shoes is not one of them – it deserves to be read in longer sittings, away from any other distractions, allowing the reader to immerse and let the story, the characters and the fruit of their spiritual journeys to fully permeate. To minister to your soul. And so it is written at a pace to allow this to occur.

It is a novel about spiritual formation that reads like real life. There are no grand conversions. No thunderclaps from heaven. Just four women, each with their own story that has brought them together at a retreat centre, and the slow, awkward, beautiful work of dealing with those stories and seeing God’s hand on their lives...

Read the full review at www.robseabrook.com (link in Bio).

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BOOK REVIEW - Mrs Legume's Story by @heather_ross_ BOOK REVIEW - Mrs Legume's Story by @heather_ross_writes 

This is a charming story, written with a clear message to honour God in all that we do, especially in our work. Mrs Legume is a motherly character, who tells the story of Annie Ant at an unhurried pace. This will allow parents to sit alongside their children and enjoy Mrs Legume in her storytelling - her being a "wise old pea plant with a gentle Southern-flavoured dialect".

Ideal for 5 to 8 year olds, the story is of Annie Ant, told to a young boy tending his family's garden, which is unravelled to him as he rests under a giant oak tree.

Children will learn the importance of working carefully and honestly as though they are being overseen, even if alone. That God is with them, and it is honouring to Him to serve diligently. That it is important to try your best in all endeavours.

Illustrations are so important in children's books, and in this case they perform the role very effectively in bringing the narrative to life, offering secondary opportunities for readers to talk more about the story, through the pictures.

This is a lovely gentle book with a quietly powerful message.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author, but was under no pressure to provide a favourable review.
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BOOK REVIEW - Dear Judas by @authorjamesfinke I BOOK REVIEW - Dear Judas by @authorjamesfinke 

I found myself researching Near Death Experiences (NDE) quite deeply when writing my novel, Beneath the Tamarisk Tree. It seemed to me that an NDE seems to give Christian believers, and sometimes non-believers, an insight into heaven that was useful to consider. The many well-documented occurrences are fascinating to study, often in line with Biblical references.

An NDE for a believer may be comforting, confirming and encouraging. But for an atheist it is going to be wholly disturbing, challenging often long-held firm beliefs, making them realise that it has to lead to fundamental change in thinking and possibly lifestyle. That if the spiritual realm is real then it changes everything, to the very core.

And so in this novel, we find the story of an atheistic medical equipment salesman saved from death by the same equipment he sold to the hospital, experiencing an NDE that shatters his unbelief, taking him down a path of searching and questioning...

Read the full review at www.robseabrook.com (link in Bio).

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BOOK REVIEW - Tell Them I'm Real by Arnold V Page BOOK REVIEW - Tell Them I'm Real by Arnold V Page

This is a delightful account of how God walks side by side with us through the ups and downs, through the every-day and the exceptional times during our lifetime.

With a life that takes Arnold and his family from the hills of northern England to the snow-capped mountains of southern Chile, by way of a series of divine visions which called him and his family. In obedience they uprooted their lives and headed to South America on missional work.

Arnold recollects some lovely anecdotes ...

Read the full review at www.robseaberook.com (link in Bio).

Thank you to the author for a gifted copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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BOOK REVIEW - Untaken For Now by C O Wyler This f BOOK REVIEW - Untaken For Now by C O Wyler

This fourth and final instalment in the “Untaken” series covers the 12 months after the Rapture.

The now well-known characters endure the first year after the Rapture, the start of the seven-year Tribulation. The organisation known as the “One World League”, headed up by an anti-Christ figure, tries to hunt them down, whilst they put plans in place to become untraceable and to survive.

The book starts cleverly, offering enough background for the reader if you were jumping straight in to this fourth episode, but also refreshing information for those coming back to the characters and plotlines, with additional background that fills in a few gaps.

Increasingly the story has more Christian content, primarily as the characters are starting to ponder what is happening to the world, and why. At first some are blaming God, a response we often see, asking why He doesn't give the answers ... without realising that He gave the answer over 2000 years ago through Jesus, plus the explanations that can be found in His written word.

The story continues through the first year after the Rapture, with perspective given from three protagonists... 

Read the full review at www.robseabrook.com (link in Bio).

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Thanks to the author for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.
BOOK REVIEW - The Gospel Gallery by Benjamin Steph BOOK REVIEW - The Gospel Gallery by Benjamin Stephan

The Gospel Gallery explores the divine narrative of redemption that is woven throughout the Old Testament, from Genesis to Malachi. Through this collection of biblically inspired poems, it highlights the prophetic glimpses and symbols that point to the coming Messiah.

The poems reflect on the lives of patriarchs, prophets, and kings whose stories foreshadow Christ’s ultimate fulfilment of Scripture, offering a deeper understanding of God’s unchanging plan of salvation. Whether new to the faith or longtime believers, the collection deepens the reader's connection to God’s eternal love and promises.

Each poem is insightful, reaching into the heart of each book of the Old Testament, using well crafted language. It is revealing how each poem points to Christ, through every book of the Old Testament, showing that the Old Testament, at its heart, tells of the very nature of God. It’s prophesies show the coming of His kingdom, through the life and death of Jesus.

If I had to pick a favourite, it might be …

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author, but was under no pressure to provide a favourable review.

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