Recently I re-read most of the Harry Potter books for the release of the newest movie. I wondered as I was reading what people in the religious world thought of the books. I remember the uproar in the churches when these books were first released. I remember hearing from the pulpit how evil these books were and to stay away from them. At the time I hadn’t read them and I thought that every preacher that was preaching against them had…so…I wanted to read them and see what was so bad about this particular series.

Well, I read them and I have to say that I don’t think many preachers have read the whole series. I do believe that if you’re going to preach against a book, you need to have read it so you can defend your views to those who have read it. As for evil, there are all sorts of evils in the book, but they are usually cast in that exact light. Harry, the main character, is a pre-teen who strives to be a good friend, and have loyalty to those whom he cares for. If anything, this is a great example, for pre-teens especially because today the mentality is “me first”. Harry puts his friends and “family” (staff of Hogwarts) first. I think this sends a great message.

I know that the church’s main concern with the Harry Potter series is the magic that is a central part of the books. The bible does speak against sorcerers, but the majority who read these books aren’t looking to become “dark lords”.  As a parent, or a reader, you have to be careful that you’re mature enough to resist any pull into the world of the “dark arts”. These books are written as fiction and for entertainment. I really enjoyed them, but I wasn’t tempted to become a sorceress.

I really enjoy these books because they give you a glimpse into another world. A world that we can only enter into through these books. I do not consider these books evil, but I do want to warn you to read them as fiction. Enjoy them and let me know what you think!

Welcome to the Christian Romance Novels blog!  Here you will find information on Christian romance authors and reviews of Christian romance novels.  We are trying to keep a list of every Christian romance writer, so if you want to discover inspirational fiction authors, you have one place to come to find them all.  We now have recommendations so if you are just looking for a tip on a book to read (or listen to), here you go:

Our current recommendation is a book by Julie Eller.  Julie was kind enough to send us a copy of her book to review and we really enjoyed it.  To get all of our thoughts check out our review of A New Promise.  You can get the paper copy at Amazon.

We also give a recommendation for an audio book that you can get from Audible.com and listen to.  Our audio recommendation is Dee Henderson’s  The Negotiator.  We haven’t reviewed The Negotiator yet, but we have read it and we did love it.  The best thing about the audio version is that you can get it for free.  In fact you can get two audio books for free by using the audible link below:

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Review of “Scent From Heaven: A Journey For Love” by Crysta Fox

I just finished reading this book and I really enjoyed it… it was so well written! Once I started, I couldn’t (didn’t want to) put the book down. By the time I finished laughing at, empathizing with, and talking back to the book’s main characters, my husband was asking if he could read it next! I ordered my copy from the publisher’s website to take advantage of a free shipping offer I received(www.savvyworldonline.com), but I know it is also available at amazon.com. Enjoy!\

- D. Bragg

Scent From Heaven: A Journey For Love

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