Atonement Child

Francine Rivers wants to teach the Body of Christ in-your-face lessons with her books and she does a superb job in this novel about rape, pregnancy, rejection and God's grace. This is a story of a very young, godly Christian woman who has chosen to carry and raise a child that was thrust upon her through sexual abuse. The repeated rejections she faced from Christians and even...more

Francine Rivers wants to teach the Body of Christ in-your-face lessons with her books and she does a superb job in this novel about rape, pregnancy, rejection and God's grace. This is a story of a very young, godly Christian woman who has chosen to carry and raise a child that was thrust upon her through sexual abuse. The repeated rejections she faced from Christians and even family only caused her to rely on Jesus all the more. The things she learned through her obediance, and the character that was built in her life changed the lives of many people, including relatives in her family, some of whom needed healing from the abortions they had gotten over 40 years before. This is the first book I read of Francine's and I was truly inspired by it.   hide