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Confronting Christianity

How Can You Believe; How Can You Not? Author: Rebecca McLaughlin Have you ever wondered if the world would be better off – more peaceful, more accepting – without the specter of religion? Have you ever wondered why God seems so interested in what goes on in the sanctity of our bedrooms, why He allows good people to suffer, and why a loving God created an eternal Hell? If so, then this book is for you. I came to Confronting Christianity through my studies with the C.S. Lewis Institute as part of the Year 1 Fellowship study, which is essentially an [...]

Frances Carden2024-06-09T11:48:12-07:00June 9th, 2024|Tags: apologetic, apologetics, book review, Christian, Christianity, read, reading, religion|

By the Light of Dead Stars

Dead Stars, Dead Plot Author: Andrew Van Wey Something is going on, something unnatural, cosmic, fetid. It started with a car wreck, a burning vision of a dead woman in a bathtub, and a warning. Where and how will it end? Mark is used to being alone, living his bachelor life with his sometimes girlfriend in Madrid. But after his sister’s death, he’s back in the States, taking care of his thirteen-year-old niece, Zelda, and trying to balance his sister’s last warning against his own knowledge that he is in way over his head. Add in some greedy relatives who want [...]

Frances Carden2024-06-07T13:53:52-07:00June 7th, 2024|Tags: book review, horror, read, reading|

God Who Loves You, The

The Nature of Sacrificial Love Author: Peter Kreeft Love is a word that we throw around a lot, both in Christianity and in our culture. We love our children, our spouses, our car, our days-off, and that one particular burner on the stove that is the best. With all this love . . . it’s hard to say if it really means anything beyond a generalized affection that ultimately costs nothing and gives even less. Peter Kreeft takes us back to the basics. When God says that He loves us – what does that Love mean? How does it cost Him [...]

Frances Carden2024-06-03T09:52:44-07:00June 3rd, 2024|Tags: book review, Christian, Christianity, love, read, reading|