Looking for some page-turning reading? Sink
your eyeballs into some well-written historical fiction with a God theme.
My summer reading included two books from renowned Christian author Liz Curtis Higgs.
Here Burns My Candle begins the story
of a Scottish family in Edinburgh in the 1700s amid the battles between the
English crown and Bonnie Prince Charlie. It’s a tale of love and
loss and divided family loyalties. The story continues with
Mine is the Night, which follows the widowed mother and daughter-in-law
through their struggles to find a new life. Okay…you guessed
it. The theme follows the biblical Book of Ruth.
I was thrilled to get acquainted with Liz
just after I had finished the second book. She was the speaker at
the She Speaks Conference sponsored by Proverbs 31 Ministries in July.
Not only did I hear her speak, I had the chance to chat with her
privately. I can tell you that besides being a very funny and
compelling messenger for Jesus on the platform, she is just as endearing and as
much a hoot one on one. You can follow her on Facebook as well as
on her website. Her Righteous Ruth rap on You Tube is worth a
visit!
Look for her new book, The Girl’s Still Got
It. It’s about – who else? – that girl named Ruth.