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Communion

Alien Chats and Fevered Dreams Author: Whitley Strieber Whitley Strieber, popular horror/thriller author, claims that he has been abducted by aliens several times. He has been experimented on; he has conversed with his captors. Now that he starts to untangle the threads of the supernatural in his life – and in his wife and son’s lives – he is beginning to arrive at a conclusion. Some kind of discourse, some communion, for some unknown purpose, is taking place. But why? And what does it mean? Is it a weird breakdown in the brain? An unknown disease, a cultural fear, or a [...]

Frances Carden2022-08-28T19:26:20-07:00August 28th, 2022|Tags: abduction, alien, nonfiction, read, reading, UFO|

None of These Diseases

A Look Behind God's Ancient Laws Authors: S.I. McMillen & David E. Stern Anyone who has spent any amount of time with the Old Testament is familiar with the seemingly endless laws, the daily thou shalts that get down to the level of when and where to relieve oneself, what foods can and cannot be eaten, when to rest, and even when to wash and when to quarantine. As children, these sections seemed tedious, but as adults we start to wonder about these ancient laws that seem to have more to do with the health and wellness of God’s people than [...]

Frances Carden2025-07-08T09:53:41-07:00August 20th, 2022|Tags: book review, Christian, nonfiction, read, reading, religious|

Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus

A Virus: History, Horror, & Hope Authors: Bill Wasik & Monica Murphy It goes without saying that humankind has always lived in the shadow of fear, and one of our greatest fears is the inexplicable and terrifying specter of disease. Even know, we don’t fully understand the viruses that surround us or the seemingly new ones that are constantly rearing their ugly heads. The past was no exception. The term rabies and rabid has become part of our culture, both in obvious ways (have a little Stephen King and his good boy turned emissary of death, Cujo) and more subtle maneuvers [...]

Frances Carden2022-08-13T09:30:13-07:00August 13th, 2022|Tags: book review, nonfiction, rabid, rabies, read, reading, virus|