Last month, I was listening to the radio in my husband's car. It was on a Christian radio station that has more talking shows. It happened to be about 1:00, and the show "Chris Fabry Live" was on the radio. I've heard his show before, but this one affected me more than others. On the show, Chris Fabry had a professor named "Dr. Rosie" from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, she's a professor of Literature, English and Homiletics. She was talking about a book list that she had made in 2016 (two years ago). She mentioned that the books on the list were books that everyone should read in their lifetime. Of course I was curious about the books on the list, and how many I have read before.
She had two different callers, one was a woman talking about Bram Stoker's "Dracula" being on the list and wondering why. The professor explained that it talked a lot about how one was pulled away from righteousness into evil. Another book that they spoke about with a caller was called, "Romy's Place" by James Schaap. Since I was in the car, I could hardly wait to get back home and find the list on Chris Fabry's website.
The list contains a variety of books, including American Classics, English Classics, Foreign Classics, Classic Christian Fiction, Christian Contemporary Literary Fiction, Classic Christian Drama, Classic Christian Poetry, Good Quality Christian Non-Fiction, and Good Quality Non-Fiction. After I looked on the list, I realized that we owned some of the books, and I had only read maybe 15 books, out of several hundred on the list! I read a few books in school. My kids have read a few books in school that I've never read (such as "Silas Marner" and "Animal Farm".) A lot of the books I've never even heard of! I'm liking the variety so far, and have read 2-3 new books from the list since I heard about it last month! I like knowing that they are recommended books too.
I've found several of the books for sale online, and at the library book sale. I'm sure that many of them are available for check out at the library too. I like that there are some newer books and some older books. I've begun reading "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" recently and have been enjoying it!
So if you find yourself needing a tried and true good read, be sure to check out and print the list. I hope you'll enjoy the books as much as I have so far!
Here is the link:
https://www.moodyradio.org/siteassets/programs/chris-fabry-live/2016-reading-list.pdf
Let me know what you think!
Joshua 1:8
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Galatians 3:10
For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
Philippians 4:3
Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.
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