I'm new to AFF, so I hope I'm not repeating anyone's posts at any time.
Well, "Redeeming Love" is one of my absolute favorite books in this entire world. Written by Francine Rivers, it's a beautiful story of, well...
redeeming love! It expounds on the book of Hosea. Honestly, I had no idea that kind of stuff was in the Bible until I read this book. (Of course, for story-telling sake, it is really alot more than what God revealed about all Hosea went through.) It really opened my eyes, though, to how incredibly relevent the Bible is to our lives! The OT can get a little rough, too!
Ya'll probably know all of this. I just thought I'd give my insight here.
Oh, and if you do get the chance to read it, have some of these handy!