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A powerful retelling of the story of Gomer and Hosea, Redeeming Love is a life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love. What are Popular Highlights? “Just because you don’t believe in the Lord doesn’t mean his power isn’t working for you.” “Because, for some of us, one mile can be farther to walk than thirty.”
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- Francine Rivers
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Apr 17, 2011 · In a nutshell, the story is about a prostitute named Angel who is relentlessly wooed by a god-fearing man named Michael. Touted as a retelling of the biblical story of Hosea and Gomer, it’s pretty obvious from the outset where this is headed. I felt that knowing this took some punch out of the story.
Jan 13, 2022 · Redeeming Love is a classic in the Christian market and straddles the genres of romance and Christian fiction. The story, first published in 1991, is based on selected chapters from Hosea, a biblical book from a minor prophet, in which God asks the prophet to marry a prostitute, a marriage that symbolizes God’s steadfast love for His people.
Apr 8, 2024 · Arguably Francine River’s greatest novel, Redeeming Love is an allegory of an allegory of the gospel story. This historical fiction takes place during the California gold rush and uses story to paint a picture of healing from abuse and finding our true value and purpose in our creator.
Jan 18, 2022 · As someone who has never read the original book by Francine Rivers, I was uncertain what to expect going into Redeeming Love. The poster seems to sell you on a Nicholas Sparks romance story while the trailers tell this story of a girl down on her luck saved by a guy who she’ll fall in love with.
Redeeming Love is the retelling of the biblical story of Gomer and Hosea set during the time of the California Gold Rush, and is now considered a classic work of Christian fiction and continues to be one of the Christian Booksellers Association's top-selling titles; it has held a spot on the Christian bestseller list for nearly a decade.
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Jan 1, 2001 · Back to the darkness, away from her husband’s pursuing love, terrified of the truth she can no longer deny: Her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael Hosea does…the One who will never let her go. A life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love. 479 pages, Paperback.
