{"id":1343,"date":"2016-02-29T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2016-02-21T17:34:01","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T22:34:01","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-43-redeeming-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-43-redeeming-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 43 &#8211; Redeeming Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading\u00a0<em>Redeeming Love<\/em> by Francine Rivers. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-43-redeeming-love\/\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1122\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bitch.jpg\" alt=\"Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick &amp; Valentine DeLandro\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1344 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/certainwomen-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"Certain Women by Madeleine L'Engle \" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/certainwomen-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/certainwomen-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/certainwomen.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1345 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/damaged-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Damaged Goods by Dianna Anderson\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/damaged-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/damaged-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/damaged.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WzEHAC\"><em>Bitch Planet <\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WzEHAC\">by Kelly Sue DeConnick &amp; Valentine De Landro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WzESfx\"><em>Certain Women<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WzESfx\"> by Madeleine L&#8217;Engle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WzF8Lt\"><em>Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WzF8Lt\"> by Dianna Anderson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1346\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/doesjesus-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Does Jesus Really Love Me? by Jeff Chu\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/doesjesus-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/doesjesus-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/doesjesus.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/east-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"East of Eden by John Steinbeck\" width=\"131\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/east-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/east-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/east.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1039\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ao31-300x205.png\" alt=\"Archive of Our Own\" width=\"219\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ao31-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ao31.png 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1L1VtYl\"><em>Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian&#8217;s Pilgrimage in Search of God in America <\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1L1VtYl\">by Jeff Chu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OmNY9s\"><em>East of Eden <\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OmNY9s\">by John Steinbeck<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/fanfiction-101\/\">Fanfiction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1348\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heroines.jpg\" alt=\"Heroines of the Old Testament Coloring Book by Betsy Karounos\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heroines.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/heroines-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jesusfeminist-141x220.jpg\" alt=\"Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey\" width=\"129\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jesusfeminist-141x220.jpg 141w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jesusfeminist-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jesusfeminist.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1350\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mynotorious-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"My Notorious Life by Kate Manning\" width=\"131\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mynotorious-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mynotorious-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mynotorious.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OmOi85\"><em>Heroines of the Old Testament Coloring Book<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OmOi85\"> by Betsy Karounos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QrIlrG\"><em>Jesus Feminist: God&#8217;s Radical Notion That Women Are People Too<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QrIlrG\"> by Sarah Bessey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215SpSy\"><em>My Notorious Life<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215SpSy\"> by Kate Manning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-428\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/rapture-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/rapture-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/rapture.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1351 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rapture-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Rapture Ready! by Daniel Radosh\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rapture-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rapture-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rapture.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1352\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/solace-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Solace of Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/solace-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/solace-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/solace.jpg 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215SzJy\"><em>Rapture Practice: My One-Way Ticket to Salvation<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215SzJy\"> by Aaron Hartzler<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215SGFb\"><em>Rapture Ready! Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215SGFb\"> by Daniel Radosh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215SR3g\"><em>The Solace of Leaving Early<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215SR3g\"> by Haven Kimmel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1353\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/whatwesaw-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/whatwesaw-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/whatwesaw-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/whatwesaw.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1354\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/whenwewereonfire-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"When We Were On Fire by Addie Zierman\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/whenwewereonfire-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/whenwewereonfire-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/whenwewereonfire.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wicdiv-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen &amp; Jamie McKelvie\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wicdiv-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wicdiv.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215SYvD\"><em>What We Saw<\/em> by Aaron Hartzler<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TxkDB2\"><em>When We Were On Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TxkDB2\"> by Addie Zierman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TxkP35\"><em>The Wicked\u00a0 + The Divine<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TxkP35\"> by Kieron Gillen &amp; Jamie McKelvie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1355\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/australia-150x209.jpg\" alt=\"Australia\" width=\"143\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/australia-150x209.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/australia.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-954\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ham-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hamilton\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ham-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ham.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1356\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moulin-150x211.jpg\" alt=\"Moulin Rouge\" width=\"142\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moulin-150x211.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/moulin.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215TxFG\"><em>Australia<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/215TxFG\"> (movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Txl7qP\"><em>Hamilton<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Txl7qP\"> (Original Broadway Cast Recording)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Txl8uM\"><em>Moulin Rouge <\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Txl8uM\">(movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading\u00a0Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[214,676,678,670,674,667,184,663,442,675,671,533,668,669,673,176,677,666,679,48,30,664,672,665],"class_list":["post-1343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-aaron-hartzler","tag-addie-zierman","tag-australia","tag-betsy-karounos","tag-daniel-radosh","tag-dianna-anderson","tag-fanfiction","tag-francine-rivers","tag-hamilton","tag-haven-kimmel","tag-heroines-of-the-old-testament","tag-jamie-mckelvie","tag-jeff-chu","tag-john-steinbeck","tag-kate-manning","tag-kelly-sue-deconnick","tag-kieron-gillen","tag-madeleine-lengle","tag-moulin-rouge","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-redeeming-love","tag-sarah-bessey","tag-valentine-de-landro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1343"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1367,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343\/revisions\/1367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}