When faith meets fiction; Good Girl[TM] Book Club. (books N clubs).Anyone who has a relationship with Christ is not only special, but extra special," says Monica Lloyd. "Peter 2:9 tells us that. But church shouldn't consume all of you, or all of your time. God even rested on the seventh day." When Lloyd discovered that many of her friends rarely engaged in activities outside of those related to their church, her personal mission became finding another type of good, clean entertainment that also offered stimulating conversation. She called on church affiliates, gathered her personal friends and relied on word of mouth to establish Extra Special Women Book Club, a reading group of Christian women based in Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. . "You go to church to get God's word to carry you on and help you grow. You join a Christian book club to help you grow in knowing your sisters and brothers on a personal level. Christians are finding that it is okay to read material other than the Bible Bible [Gr.,=the books], term used since the 4th cent. to denote the Christian Scriptures and later, by extension, those of various religious traditions. This article discusses the nature of religious scripture generally and the Christian Scriptures specifically, as without messing up their mind-set." The group's first title, Naked and Not Ashamed by Bishop T.D. Jakes, was followed by an assortment assortment /as·sort·ment/ (ah-sort´ment) the random distribution of nonhomologous chromosomes to daughter cells in metaphase of the first meiotic division. as·sort·ment n. of motivational books on how to be virtuous. Club members found these books interesting but repetitive. Then Lloyd came across a Christian novel A Christian novel is any novel that expounds and illustrates a Christian world view in its plot, its characters, or both. Any novel that deals with Christian themes in a positive way could also be Christian novel. Twentieth century proponents of the form would include G.K. . "I didn't even know they existed," she confesses. "We found that there were fiction books out there that we could read and relate to, and they put life back into our reading group." Most Christian fiction deals with real-life problems that families cope with in their daily lives. When discussing Victoria Christopher Murray's Temptation Temptation Terror (See HORROR.) apple as fruit of the tree of knowledge in Eden, has come to epitomize temptation. [O.T.: Genesis 3:1–7; Br. Lit. , the group touched on infidelity and the power of forgiveness Forgiveness Angelica, Suor is forgiven by the Virgin Mary for ill-considered suicide. [Ital. Opera: Puccini, Suor Angelica, Westerman, 364] Bishop of Digne . With Nobody's Perfect by Patricia Haley-Brown, they examined premarital sex and issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc finding Mr. Right Mr. Right n. Slang The man who would make an ideal mate: "self-help guides for women in search of Mr. Right" Los Angeles Times. . "When the husband cheated in Temptation, we could visualize the scene. But it didn't bother us," says Lloyd. "One can relate to a cheating husband and a girlfriend sleeping with your man and not wanting to trust God completely. These situations are real whether you are in church or not." Not all of Lloyd's friends and associates are Christians, and their conversations aren't always holy, much like the characters she encounters in some novels where not everyone embraces Christian values The term Christian values usually refers to the values the speaker feels represent those found in the teachings of Christ as described in parts of the United States. The biblical teachings of Christ include The use of certain profane or obscene language on the radio or television is a federal offense, but in other situations, profanity , therefore, is a very real issue. "It is important that readers know themselves and know what they can handle" Lloyd points out. "The reason for reading Christian fiction is to get "clean" reading. Sex and profanity are everywhere. But if I want that kind of reading, I would buy those kinds of books. We need more Christian writers and novelists," she continues. "There are groups of readers out here waiting to show their support." Lloyd will soon publish her own spiritual book entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: It All Begins With You: Seven Things Women Need to Know. "If women could realize how extra special they are, men would come to them instead of us searching them out. I want to encourage my sisters that they deserve better than what they are settling for." The Makings of A Good Girl In search of spiritual growth and development, Marina Marina “a piece of virtue.” [Br. Lit.: Pericles] See : Virtuousness Woods started the Good Girl Book Club (www.GoodGirlBookClubOnline.com), an online reading group with over 1,000 members. "As a Christian, I was striving daily to refrain from the things that were not positive and be obedient to God," says Woods. "The fiction books that I was reading did not reinforce the lifestyle I was living and striving to maintain. Many books that I read contained vulgar language and explicit sex." When Woods came across Christian books that were page-turners and led her back to the word of God, she wanted other women to read and discuss Christian books together, glean glean v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans v.intr. To gather grain left behind by reapers. v.tr. 1. To gather (grain) left behind by reapers. 2. their message, and apply it to their own lives. "I realized there had to be thousands of other women who were seeking truth in fiction and who loved to read and discuss books," she says. "I wanted to reach them, and the Internet was one of the most efficient and effective ways to do this." As more people turn to God for strength, members of Christian book clubs like Good Girl read and respond to books where characters see obvious answers to their prayers, make decisions based on scripture, and witness the power of God working under difficult circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or . "These books deliver a clear message of God's hope and offer a perspective of a world that includes spiritual vision, order and moral resolution," says Woods. "They help readers who may have given up hope, or who feel really lost or alone. "When a book club member who has been feeling lonely or empty or troubled reads a Christian book with characters that may be experiencing something similar, hope is restored and the reader is led back to the word of God through the text and also through the book discussion." Want your club mentioned? E-mail pathouser@aol.com. Book Club Event Join the Extra Special Women Book Club for its annual literary event from 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 24, 2002, at the Hilton Oak Law Hotel, 9333 S. Cicero Avenue, Oak Lawn, Illinois Oak Lawn is a village in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 55,245. Oak Lawn is a suburb of the city of Chicago, located southwest of the city. . Special guest author: Victoria Christopher Murray, author of Temptation and Joy. Groups of ten people or more receive a $5.00 discount off of the $30 admittance Admittance The ratio of the current to the voltage in an alternating-current circuit. In terms of complex current I and voltage V, the admittance of a circuit is given by Eq. (1), and is related to the impedance of the circuit Z by Eq. (2). price. Email Monica Lloyd at esowomen@yahoo.com for further information. A Sample of fiction for Christian Book Clubs Ain't No River by Sharon Ewell Foster Multnomah Publishers February 2001, $11.99 ISBN 1-576-73628-8 Awakening Mercy by Angela Benson Tyndale House August 2000, $9.99 ISBN 0-842-31939-5 Church Folk by Michele Andrea Bowen Warner Books June 2001, $21.95 ISBN 0-446-52799-8 Joy by Victoria Christopher Murray Walk Worthy Press November 2001, $23.95 ISBN 0-446-52875-7 Nobody's Perfect by Patricia Haley-Brown Anointed Vision July 1998 ISBN 0-966-31741-6 Passing by Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster Multnomah Publishers January 2000, $11.99 ISBN 1-576-73615-6 Promises to Keep by Aisha Ford, Cecilia Dowdy and Lillian Meredith Guild America Book November 2001, $12.99 ISBN 0-7394-2236-7 Singsation by Jacquelin Thomas Walk Worthy Press, April 2001 $21.95, ISBN 0-446-52798-X Temptation by Victoria Christopher Murray Walk Worthy Press September 2000, $19.95 ISBN 0-446-52792-0 That Faith, That Trust, That Love by Jamellah Ellis All the While Reconcile Publishing, June 2001, $12.95 ISBN 0-970-91500-4 The Prodigal Husband by Jacquelin Thomas New Spirit/BET Books April 2002, $15.00 ISBN 1-583-14254-1 To Whom Much is Given by Maurice M. Gray Jr. Write the Vision Publishing $12.95, ISBN 0-970-05140-9 |
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