Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

April - June 2023

The Kendrick Brothers (Alex and Stephen Kendrick) have produced a nice collection of faith-based movies. Let’s spell out the titles of the movies in their collection.

You may choose as many titles as you like to spell out.

The rules for how books work:
* First letter of the title (A, An, and The do not count)
* First letter of author’s first or last name (middle name or middle initial do not count)

Note: Each book may only be used once in this challenge, so for author or title but not both.

Additional Rules:
* Rereads okay.
* No page minimum


Movie Titles
Flywheel
Facing the Giants
Fireproof
Courageous
War Room
Overcomer
Lifemark

Andrea
Crystal
Jenn
Karen
Lauri
Loraine
Lynnette
Sarita

Shooting for the movies I've actually seen.

F
I
Ron Marasco, The Dog Who Was There
EEvery Good Gift
P
Robin Lee Hatcher, Like the Wind
O
O
F

Candle In the Darkness Candle in the Darkness
O
U
Rubart, James Book of Days
A Tapestry of Grace The Tapestry of Grace: A Novel
Girl Called Samson A Girl Called Samson
E
O
U
S Southern Storm


W
Afshar, Tessa Daughter of Rome
R

R
O
O
MMiss Newbury's List (Proper Romance) A Historical Regency Romance Book

Can we use one book for both a title and author? So two entries for one book? Just checking before I commit to so many letters!

Oh my, that is a lot of books. I'm in...
11/5 -- Just two books with E to fill in. Hope I can fit them in before the end of the year.

Although this was for just April - June I want to keep filling in until the end of the year.

F Ferguson, Janet W. Leaving Oxford (9/15)
L Lisa Wingate A Month of Summer (5/25)
Y Yttrup, Ginny Flames (7/31)
W Word Gets Around by Lisa Wingate (7/1)
H Harris, Lisa A Secret to Die for (6/21)
E
E
L Lisa Harris Port of Origin (6/5)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~completed 8/7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F Forgiving Paris by Karen Kingsbury (7/29)
A Afshar, Tessa The Hidden Prince (5/28)
C Chris Fabry The Song
I Irene Hannon Sea Glass Cottage (4/14)
N No Man's Daughter by Kathleen Maher (7/10)
G Grace Across the Miles by Christine Dillon (7/16)

T There, But for the Grace of God by R Marshall Wright
H Howard, Valerie Picking Daisy
E Eason, Lynette Acceptable Risk (8/7)

G Grace Livingston Hill Cloudy Jewel (6/30)
I Illusion by Ginny Yttrup (7/3)
A After the Thaw by Therese Heckenkamp (4/30)
N Not a Sparrow Falls by Linda Nichols (4/23)
T Together is All We Need by Michael Phillips (4/21)
S Sarah Loudin Thomas The Finder of Forgotten Things (4/12)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F Fairest of Heart by Karen Witmeyer (9/29)
I Irma Joubert The Crooked Path (8/18)
R Rivers, Francine The Lady's Mine (9/26)
E Everything is Just Beginning by Erin Bartles (10/25)
P Politano, Joanna The Lost Melody (5/13)
R Rodewald, Jennifer Always You (11/5)
O Only by Death by Kathy Herman (10/17)
O Ohm, Ashlyn McKayla When the Ice Melts (10/23)
F Firefly Diaries by C.C. Warrens (10/14)
~~~~~~~~~completed 8/27~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C Charles Martin Thunder and Rain
O Oke, Janette Love's Long Journey (8/2)
U Urcelia Teixeria Jacobs Well (8/25)
R Rachel Hauck The Best Summer of Our Lives (8/21)
A Ann Tatlock Promises to Keep (8/8)
G Gohlke, Cathy Ladies of the Lake (8/12)
E Exit Betty by Grace Livingston Hill (8/25)
O Once Upon Nantucket by Irene Hannon (8/23)
U Unplanned by Alana Terry (8/27)
S Sandra Byrd Heirlooms
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Complete~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W Windswept Way by Irene Hannon (5/17)
A After the Thaw by Therese Heckenkamp (4/29)
R Rainy, Deborah Bridges (6/8)

R Rosanna M. White The Nature of a Lady (6/17)
O Oceans of Mercy by Malory Ford (6/19)
O Only Her Heart by Lyn Cote (6/20)
M Michael Phillips A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton (4/19)
~~~~~~~~~~~Completed 10/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
O Oke, Janette Love Comes Softly (8/1)
V Valerie Howard Picking Daisy (5/19)
E Eaves, Tylie Vaughan Hangdog III The Absolution (9/9)
R Rushmeyer, Mollie Bookshop of Secrets (6/28)
C Carmen Schobar Pretty Little Pieces (5/8)
O Oke, Janette Love's Enduring Promise (8/2)
M Michael Phillips The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart (4/20)
E Eason, Lynette Chasing Secrets (10/12)
R Riverbend Gap by Denise Hunter (7/18)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~completed 8/4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
L Love Amid the Ashes by Tessa Afshar (5/6)
I Irene Hannon Sea Rose Lane (5/25)
F Frank Peretti Piercing the Darkness (7/28)
E Eason, Lynette Collateral Damage (8/4)

M My Grace is Sufficient My Grace Is Sufficient by R Marshall Wright (4/8)
A Angels Watching Over Me by Michael Phillips (4/18)
R Riven by Jerry B Jenkins (4/17)
K Katie Powner Where the Blue Sky Begins (5/15)

I'm in! Not sure how far I can get.
Movie Title Spell Out | April - June 2023

Flywheel
F From Russia With Love by Colleen Coble
L The Last Day by Lisa Harris
Y Yesterday's Tides by Roseanna M. White
W When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin
H The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom
E Elizabeth Goddard Thread of Revenge by Elizabeth Goddard
E Ellis, Mary The Quaker and the Rebel by Mary Ellis
L The Last Chance Cowboy by Jody Hedlund

Facing the Giants
F Frantz, Laura Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz
A At Your Request by Jen Turano
C Clear as Ice by Penelope Marzec
I In Sheep's Clothing by Pegg Thomas
N Nadine Brandes Wishtress by Nadine Brandes
G George MacDonald The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
T Turano, Jen A Match in the Making by Jen Turano
H Heart's Ransom by Dora Hiers
E Elizabeth Yates Sarah Whitcher's Story by Elizabeth Yates
G Gallimore by Michelle Griep
I In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn
A An Alaskan Wedding by Belle Calhoune
N The Negotiator by Dee Henderson
T To Win a Prince by Toni Shiloh
S Sold on Love by Kathleen Fuller

Fireproof

Courageous

War Room
W The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese
A At Lighthouse Point by Suzanne Woods Fisher
R Renee Yancy The Battlefield Bride by Renee Yancy
R Robin Lee Hatcher A Matter of Character by Robin Lee Hatcher
O Out of the Storm by Jody Hedlund
O On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
M Mentink, Dana Seek and Find by Dana Mentink

Overcomer

Lifemark
L Lewis, Beverly The Confession by Beverly Lewis
I Irene Hannon Dangerous Illusions by Irene Hannon
F Fit to Be Tied by Robin Lee Hatcher
E An Ever After Summer by Toni Shiloh
M Millie Maven and the White Sword by Ted Dekker
A All Shook Up by Annalisa Daughety
R Romance on the River by Mary Ellis
K Keep Holding On by Melissa Tagg

Welcome, Crystal, Lauri, and Jenn!

Crystal wrote: "Can we use one book for both a title and author? So two entries for one book? Just checking before I commit to so many letters!"

Each book may only be used once in the challenge, so for either author or title but not both.

I'll add that to the rules section. I knew I was forgetting something.

Can an author’s name be used more than once if we read multiple books by the same author?

I’m going to give this a try!

F - Fear Has a Name
L - Lawana Blackwell The Widow of Larkspur Inn
Y - Jennifer Youngblood Burned
W - Dan Walsh Rescuing Finley
H - Irene Hannon From This Day Forward
E - Lynette Eason Too Close to Home
E - Luana Ehrlich One Night in Tehran
L - Love's Sacred Song

L - Lisa Harris Dangerous Passage
I - Irene Hannon Dangerous Illusions
F - Ferguson, Sarah, The Duchess of YorkHer Heart for a Compass
E - The Escape
M - Murder in the Winter
A - Amanda Lauer A World Such as Heaven Intended
R - Brooke Ramsey Eden: A Christian Romantic Suspense Listed as Christian Fiction, but has profanity..so disappointing
K - Kellie Coates Gilbert Sisters

Andrea wrote: "Crystal wrote: "Can we use one book for both a title and author? So two entries for one book? Just checking before I commit to so many letters!"

Each book may only be used once in the challenge, s..."

Ok thanks! I'm going to only use the movies I've actually seen then to bring it down a bit!

I haven't seen any of these movies. I will go for one title:

LIFEMARK
L - Life Support
IRENE HANNON - An Eye for an Eye
Fairchild's Lady - Fairchild's Lady
ELLIOT, CAMILLE - Martyr
M- A Marriage of Convenience
Alyssa Maxwell - Murder at the Breakers
R - Run Rose Run
K -Kate's Kisses

Wow! This looks like an interesting challenge - I'll give it a try! I also haven't seen any of the movies. I'll go for 3 titles:

FIREPROOF

F - Finding Love in Montana by Jenna Hendricks (6/29/23)
I - Identity by Ted Dekker (4/16/23)
R - Running Blind by Shirlee McCoy (5/18/23)
E - Lynette Eason - Retribution (5/23/23)
P - Planted By The Water #1 by Christina Kirsch (6/25/23)
R - Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospel: A Message for Christians by David H. Stern (5/3/23)
O - One Little Lie by Colleen Coble (6/28/23)
O - Once Upon a Buggy by Shelley Shephard Gray (6/25/23)
F - Follow Me by John F. MacArthur Jr. (5/1/23)

COURAGEOUS

C - Colleen Coble - Leaving Lavender Tides (5/15/23)
O - Outrun The Night 1 by Christina Kirsch
U - Under Cover of Darkness by Elizabeth White
R - Ruth: Becoming a Girl of Loyalty -- True Girl Bible Study by Dannah Gresh
A - Mary Alford - Grave Peril (6/7/23)
G - The Glassblower by Laurie Alice Eakes (6/19/23)
E - Elixir by Davis Bunn (5/1/23)
O - October Kiss by Kristen Ethridge (clean secular chick-lit) (5/20/23)
U - Up & Down: The Adventures of John Jeffries, First American to Fly by Don Brown (clean secular children's NF) (5/23/23)
S - Silverhill by Phyllis Whitney (clean secular gothic) (4/13/23)

LIFEMARK (TITLES)

L - Love Between the Lines by Colleen Coble (4/14/23)
I - In Grandmas Attic by Arleta Richardson (5/28/23)
F - Found: God's Will by John F. MacArthur Jr. (4/24/23)
E - Escape by Night: A Civil War Adventure by Laurie Myers (4/24/23)
M - Mountain Hideaway by Christy Barritt (7/10/23)
A - All Dressed Up in Love: A March Wedding Story by Ruth Logan Herne (6/19/23)
R - Rockets' Dead Glare by Lynn Cahoon (clean secular cozy mystery) (6/1/23)
K - The Kidnapped Prime Minister by Agatha Christie (clean secular classic mystery) (5/19/23)

LIFEMARK (AUTHORS)

L - Lenora Worth - Code of Honor
I - Irene Hannon - A Dream to Share (6/4/23)
F - Francine Rivers - Unveiled: Tamar (5/24/23)
E - Emma Miller - A Match for Addy (6/20/23)
M - Max Lucado - Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe
A - Carolyne Aarsen - The Cowboy's Bride (5/31/23)
R - Robin Lee Hatcher - I Hope You Dance: A July Wedding Story (7/5/23)
K - Karen Kingsbury - Gideon's Gift (5/22/23)

Lynnette Cantrell wrote: "Can an author’s name be used more than once if we read multiple books by the same author?"

Yes, absolutely.

Crystal wrote: "Ok thanks! I'm going to only use the movies I've actually seen then to bring it down a bit!"

Sounds great!

Andrea wrote: "Lynnette Cantrell wrote: "Can an author’s name be used more than once if we read multiple books by the same author?"

Yes, absolutely."

Thank you!

I've seen all but Lifemark. It's hard for me to name a favorite, because I find much encouragement in all of them.

Movie Title Spell-Out
April - June 2023

Flywheel
Fields of Bounty by Lauraine Snelling and Kiersti Giron 6/9/23
The Least of These by Kate Willis 4/13/23
Don Yaeger and Brian Kilmeade - Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History 4/28/23
The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy 4/5/23
Hidden in a Whisper by Tracie Peterson 4/12/23
Erika Mathews - Happiness Below 4/14/23
Enjoy the Poodle Skirt by Kate Willis 4/18/23
Laura Spence-Ash - Beyond That, the Sea (GM) 5/15/23

I'll try - I will see how many I get but will start with Lifemark which is the only one I have not seen:


F
A - Ashley Clark
C - Camille Elliot
I - In Feast or Famine
N - Ned
G - The Gentleman Spy

T - Tamera Alexander
H - Heir to Edenbrooke
E - Expired Hope: A Last Chance County Novel

G - John Grisham
I - Irene Hannon
A - After a Fashion
N - No Unturned Stone
T -
S - Sticks and Stone

F
I
R
E
P
R - The Record Keeper
O
O
F

C - Brandilyn Collins
O
U
R
A
G
E
O
U
S - The Shifting Current

W - Windswept Way
A
R

R
O
O
M

O
V
E
R
C - Amanda Cabot
O
M - Stephenia H. McGee
E
R

Welcome, Sarita!

In addition to the other two titles I chose, I'm doing LIFEMARK twice - once with titles and the other authors.

Fantastic!

I have finished mine:

I haven't seen any of these movies. I will go for one title:

LIFEMARK
L - Life Support
IRENE HANNON - An Eye for an Eye
Fairchild's Lady - Fairchild's Lady
ELLIOT, CAMILLE - Martyr
M- A Marriage of Convenience
Alyssa Maxwell - Murder at the Breakers
R - Run Rose Run
K -Kate's Kisses

Great work!

I've really enjoyed this challenge and finding books for the titles chosen. Unfortunately, looks like I will only manage to finish all the books for one of the titles by the end of the month.

Good work, Karen!

I just finished one of my titles. Hoping to finish one more by midnight tomorrow. Regardless if I make the deadline, I will be finishing all the rest of my selections - hopefully within a week or two.


FIREPROOF

F - Finding Love in Montana by Jenna Hendricks (6/29/23)
I - Identity by Ted Dekker (4/16/23)
R - Running Blind by Shirlee McCoy (5/18/23)
E - Lynette Eason - Retribution (5/23/23)
P - Planted By The Water #1 by Christina Kirsch (6/25/23)
R - Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospel: A Message for Christians by David H. Stern (5/3/23)
O - One Little Lie by Colleen Coble (6/28/23)
O - Once Upon a Buggy by Shelley Shephard Gray (6/25/23)
F - Follow Me by John F. MacArthur Jr. (5/1/23)

Great work, Karen! And a great plan.

Thanks, Andrea!

LIFEMARK complete

L - The Letter Keeper
I - The Incredible Theft - a Hercule Poirot Short Story
F - Suzanne Woods Fisher
E - Edenbrooke
M - Catherine Marshall
A - Tessa Afshar
R - Rachel Hauck
K - Kim Vogel Sawyer

FLYWHEEL completed

F - Far Side of the Sea
L - Lisa Harris
Y - Kathleen Y'Barbo
W - Walters Natalie Walters
H - Irene Hannon
E - Expired Promise
E - Edge of Dusk
L - Tim LaHaye Apollyon

Great job!

Yikes! Only 10 out of 26. I thought it'd be easier because there were so many letters but I think I needed to be more intentional with titles and authors for the letter.

That's still a good number, Crystal!

Crystal wrote: "Yikes! Only 10 out of 26. I thought it'd be easier because there were so many letters but I think I needed to be more intentional with titles and authors for the letter."

Thanks Crystal, I hadn't thought about looking at it that way - I was only focused on how many titles I completed (1 out of 4). Looking at it this way I got 28 out of 35. Thanks again!

Great work, Karen!

I know it's July and past the timeline for this but I just finished a second title of mine (I hope to finish the other two by the end if this month).

LIFEMARK (TITLES)

L - Love Between the Lines by Colleen Coble (4/14/23)
I - In Grandmas Attic by Arleta Richardson (5/28/23)
F - Found: God's Will by John F. MacArthur Jr. (4/24/23)
E - Escape by Night: A Civil War Adventure by Laurie Myers (4/24/23)
M - Mountain Hideaway by Christy Barritt (7/10/23)
A - All Dressed Up in Love: A March Wedding Story by Ruth Logan Herne (6/19/23)
R - Rockets' Dead Glare by Lynn Cahoon (clean secular cozy mystery) (6/1/23)
K - The Kidnapped Prime Minister by Agatha Christie (clean secular classic mystery) (5/19/23)

Fantastic work, Karen! Keep playing as long as you like.

Thanks, Andrea!

Finished one title. Got a lot of books in the others, but not enough to finish.

Movie Title Spell-Out
April - June 2023

Flywheel
Fields of Bounty by Lauraine Snelling and Kiersti Giron 6/9/23
The Least of These by Kate Willis 4/13/23
Don Yaeger and Brian Kilmeade - Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History 4/28/23
The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy 4/5/23
Hidden in a Whisper by Tracie Peterson 4/12/23
Erika Mathews - Happiness Below 4/14/23
Enjoy the Poodle Skirt by Kate Willis 4/18/23
Laura Spence-Ash - Beyond That, the Sea (GM) 5/15/23