Book Break  

Book break is a church-based book club that meets in small groups approximately every six weeks. The group meeting times are flexible, meeting at different times of the day and week. Each group reads a total of  six books throughout the year (including fiction and non-fiction titles) and each member receives two books to keep at the end of the season.  Come check out the ministry fair and register for the 2007-2008 season or check out the brochure racks.

Book List for the 2007-2008 Book Break Season

Novels

Crime Scene Jerusalem - Alton Gansky
A present day investigator who has become very cynical and hardened by his job is transported back in time on a visit to Jerusalem.  He has arrived in the days just following the crucifixion of Jesus.  Why is he there and who is his mysterious guide?

Before I Wake - Dee Henderson
Tourists in nice hotels are going to sleep in the town of Justice and not waking up in the morning.  Sheriff Nathan Justice and investigator Rae Gabrielle are both trying to solve this mystery which will become more personal and test each one's faith before it's done.

The Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan (Edward Hazelbaker)
The classic Christian story updated in modern English for the 21st century reader.  Progress is the story of every Christian from the first stirrings of the Holy Spirit to our final arrival in the Celestial City of God.

Voice in the Wind (#1 Mark of the Lion) - Francine Rivers
Torn by her love for a handsome aristocrat, a young slave clings to her faith in the Living God for her deliverance from the forces of decadent Rome.

 

Non-Fiction

The BookSeller of Kabul - Asne Seierstad
For more than 20 years Sultan Khan defied the authorities to supply books to the people of Kabul.  He was arrested and interrogated and made to watch piles of his books burn in the street.  The author has recorded the Khan's stories in a unique portrait of a family and a country.

Facing Your Giants - Max Lucado
You know your Goliath:  bills you can't pay,  people you can't please, habits you can't break, but just like David you can face your giant.  David reminds us "Focus on Giants - You Stumble, Focus on God - Your Giants Tumble".

Dancing Under the Red Star - Karl Tobien
The extraordinary story of Margaret Werner, the only American woman to survive Stalin's Gulag.  450 of Henry Ford's employees and their families went to Russia in the 1930's.  This is the true story of one family and their terrifying life under Joseph Stalin.

Prayer - Philip Yancy
Does it make a difference?  This powerful book probes the very heartbeat  - the most fundamental, challenging, perplexing and deeply rewarding aspect of our relationship with God.

Singing through the Night - Anneke Companjen
Courageious stories of faith from women in the persecuted Church.  The book reveals the lives of 11 women in nine different countries around the world.  They have lost much and yet continue to praise and serve their God.

Left to Tell - Immacculee Ilibagiza
Imagine spending 91 days in a small bathroom with 7 other people as your entire country becomes a living nightmare.  During the Rwandan genocide one young woman manages to hang onto her faith as she struggles to survive.