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Daughter of Rome

A Look Into the Secrets of Priscilla and Aquila Author: Tessa Afshar Priscilla has a secret and a deep regret. She also knows someone else’s secret, and that could be deadly. As the years have passed, she has found peace, even acceptance in a synagogue. It’s not the religion of her people, but somehow it seems right, it draws her. And so, she remains, an outsider, but still an integral and beloved member of the community. Meanwhile, Aquila has his own sorrows and a devastating past, but the work of a follower of Jesus is never done, and so he continues [...]

2023-07-04T15:33:57-07:00July 4th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

Prodigal God, The

A New Look at a Beloved Parable Author: Timothy Keller We’re all familiar with the story of the prodigal son. It’s a Biblical parable that gets repeated often, but we rarely spend time on the elder brother – the one who is left, distanced and angry at the rampant forgiveness of his errant, spendthrift brother. The parable is about unconditional grace, about flagrant forgiveness, after all, and the aside about the elder brother is just that – a reminder that a good person forgives his brother. Author Timothy Keller, however, has a completely different view of the parable, not the “forgiveness [...]

2023-06-11T13:13:48-07:00June 11th, 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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