2012- 12 Days of Fiction: DAY 12!

Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar

I enjoyed Tessa Afshar's rendering of the story of Rahab immensely. Threads of forgiveness, redemption, and God's love are woven seamlessly through struggles we all face- pride, fear, and our own unworthiness when faced with the amazing love of God. In the season when we focus on the birth of Christ, I recommend a journey through this captivating story of one of the women in His lineage.


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Can a Canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood by looking desirable to men make a fitting wife for one of the leaders of Israel? Shockingly, the Bible's answer is yes.  
Pearl in the Sand tells Rahab's untold story. Rahab lives in a wall; her house is built into the defensive walls of the City of Jericho. Other walls surround her as well--walls of fear, rejection, and unworthiness.

A woman with a wrecked past; a man of success, of faith...of pride. A marriage only God would conceive! Through the heartaches of a stormy relationship, Rahab and Salmone learn the true source of one another's worth and find healing in God.