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Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafa

Pirates, Peris, Krakens, and Ancient Magic Author: S.A. Chakraborty  Amina al-Sirafi has led a life of power and adventure, delicious scandal, stolen treasures, last minute escapes, and all the pleasures and tortures of the lawless high seas. But now she is beyond that. She is retired, hiding from enemies, separated from her crew, a good, quite Muslim woman, saddened but ultimately content raising her daughter, restoring her mother’s broken farm, living a normal, slow life. When an unlikely stranger arrives at her hidden home with a proposition and a threat, however, Amina is forced back into her old life one [...]

2023-06-19T14:42:18-07:00June 19th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

All Hallows

The Last Halloween Author: Christopher Golden A small, seemingly innocuous neighborhood in Coventry Massachusetts is preparing for a night of delightful frights and chills – a haunted forest, some creepy outfits, and lots of suburban parents handing out candy and telling their kids to say “please” and “thank you.” But beneath the bustling preparations, old and new tensons live. Families harbor dark secrets, children are growing up and discovering the flaws in their parents and their friends, and for many this is the last night to trick-or-treat, the last night to be a kid. It is a night for goodbyes, for [...]

2023-06-13T18:08:38-07:00June 13th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Biblical Theology, Volume 1: The Common Grace Covenants

A Look at Covenants in the Bible: the Adamic and Noahic Author: Jeffrey J. Niehaus For the last several months, I’ve been trying to mature as a Christian. I started with a few of the more beginner level books, such as Created Equal: How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought and God Is a Man of War I enjoyed them, and they made me want more, something a little heavier, something to get my theological teeth into and challenge myself. Enter Jeffrey J. Niehaus’ three volume deep-dive on covenants in the Bible. I have always known that the Bible is [...]

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