It’s time for Day 3 of Five Fall Favorites (hosted by Once Upon an Ordinary and Read Another Page)!
Today is about nonfiction.
I do not like or read nonfiction.
While other Christians debate whether fiction is worthwhile, I debate why nonfiction is a thing.
I never read devotionals or help books. Google is there for a reason! If I read a nonfiction book, I skim it. I rarely have read a nonfiction book I’ve enjoyed except for those really cool historical books with the illustrations. To me, nonfiction should stay in school, where it belongs. People who read nonfiction for fun really befuddle me. (My husband is one of them, so I get it.) Like … can you not pick that knowledge up any other way, ya weirdo?
That said, it was fairly easy for me to put together this list, because the books I have enjoyed have stuck with me! Let’s talk about it.
Nonfiction Books
More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell
This book was such a great discussion of Jesus’s existence and who He was. I don’t know that I enjoyed with everything that was said, but it’s such a simple, logical breakdown, and I definitely recommend it.
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
This is a messy piece of nonfiction, more a private journal than a book. But it was deeply impactful for me and changed the way I view grief and suffering as a Christian.
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
I mean, I have to mention this one! This is THE Christian apologetics book.
Adam and His Kin by Ruth Beechick
Though I’m not saying this is an accurate book, it is a very powerful “suppose.” It supposes what may have happened at the beginning of the world and what Genesis may have meant by some of the vaguer, or simply less detailed, parts of the story, from Creation to the beginning of society as we know it.
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
This is kind of an odd read, but I found it another deeply impactful “supposition” piece of fiction. If you’ve ever wondered how demons might talk about us, well, this is a good exploration of that.
My Team
This year, we’re divided into teams! Allow me to share about my team for this year!
Hannah: hereynolds.com
Katja: littleblossomsforjesus.wordpress.com
Sylvie: sylvieohara106.wixsite.com/my-site-2
Olivia: withloveolivia23.wordpress.com/my-blog
Riley: rileygwriterartist.wordpress.com
Rose: rewriteswithafaeriepen.wordpress.com
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TTFN!
~Kell~
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9 Responses
Oh, I am so heartened to know that I’m not the only Christian who struggles to read nonfiction! I also had only a handful of nonfiction titles to choose from. I agree that Mere Christianity is a great read.
I’ve never read C.S. Lewis, mostly because I have a VERY skeptical eye on his theology, but maybe I should try one of them…
I think I read Adam and His Kin a long time ago for school, but I have absolutely no idea if I liked it. 😀
I read Mere Christianity years ago (as in like ten years ago) as part of a study…mayhap I should re-read it.
I need to read Mere Christianity. Have read (at least part of) Screwtape Letters; quite well-done and thoughtful. Have found myself actually noticing a few thought patterns that are sinful because of the commentary in there– (There’s this one letter where, instead of the subject thinking about God when he’s at worship, his gaze is directed at the people around him in scorn or frustration… and that one is one I’ve gotta fight when the woman who wears waaaaay too much perfume at church gives me a headache.)
The Screwtape Letters is one of my favorites by C. S. Lewis, but I’m so intrigued by A Grief Observed (never read that one). Thank you so much for these recommendations!