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Summary: A book and a ministry experience
Review: While the underlying purpose of most Christian fiction is to get a positive message to people, few actually allow the reader to walk away having truly been taught something. "The Lights on Tenth Street" is the exception. This book is not only a story, but a teaching/warning to most everyone who has a problem with their thought life. While the focus of this book is primarily the battle in the mind against lust, the message can be applied to any bad thoughts or addictions of any kind (yes, lust and pornography can be addictions). If you allow something to begin in your mind, it will only grow worse and cause problems.This book shows the life of two main characters. Doug is a father and husband who finds himself battling with his thought life and losing. Ronnie is a girl whose dreams of college seem impossible...until the opportunity to use her body for money opens the door. Both have people praying for them, and both are pawns in a much bigger scheme. Shaunti's writing is stark and real, and she pulls no punches with the reality of pain surrounding the battles of the flesh. The most amazing thing is the fact that she can cover such a subject in a novel so thoroughly and yet never stray into making the book explicit in any way. All of the scenes are implied, while the consequences are plain. I haven't seen such truthful writing in a long time. I highly recommend this novel!
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