Monthly Archives: March 2018

Review: A Force So Swift

Originally posted on Bob on Books:
A Force So Swift, Kevin Peraino. New York: Crown, 2017. Summary: A study of how the Truman adminstration, under Secretary of State Dean Acheson, framed America’s response to the rise of Mao as the Nationalist…

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Book Write-Up: A Chance at Forever, by Melissa Jagears

Melissa Jagears.  A Chance at Forever.  Bethany House, 2018.  See here to buy the book. A Chance at Forever is the third book in Melissa Jagear’s “Teaville Moral Society” series.  The series is about a moral society in Teaville, Kansas.  … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Rule Of St. Benedict In English

Originally posted on Edge Induced Cohesion:
The Rule Of St. Benedict In English, edited by Timothy Fry As a reader, I must admit that aside from my passionate interest in the Brother Cadfael series of history novels [1], and the…

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Book Review: The Philokalia: Volume One

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The Philokalia:  The Complete Text:  Volume One, compiled by St. Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St. Makarios of Corinth, translated from the Greek and edited by G.E.H. Palmer, Philip Sherrard, and Kallistos Ware…

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“Mary Magdalene”: The Film

Originally posted on Larry Hurtado's Blog:
Viewing the recently released film, “Mary Magdalene,” wasn’t quite as boring as watching paint dry, but the comparison did come to mind.  I did wonder at various points how much longer it would…

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Book Review: On The Incarnation

Originally posted on Edge Induced Cohesion:
On The Incarnation, by Athanasius of Alexandria If you know something about 4th century Post-Nicene Christian history, the odds are you know something of Athanasius [1].  He wrote a collection of canonical books that,…

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Reflections on “The Early History of God” (2nd Edition) by Mark Smith

Originally posted on The Biblical Review:
The Early History of God  was a seminal work first published in 1990, wherein Mark Smith attempts to construct a history of god. Published in 2002, the second edition provides references to additional work…

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Octavia Butler’s and Robert Heinlein’s Rules of Writing

Originally posted on A Pilgrim in Narnia:
My most significant alien encounter this year has been in the science fiction of Octavia E. Butler. I have only dipped into her work, enjoying her Xenogenesis Trilogy (1987-89) and a collection of…

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Church Write-Up: Off (or On) Track; Last Day of Patristics Class; a Present Love

Here is my write-up about my church experience last Sunday. A.  The pastor at the Missouri Synod Lutheran church told a funny opening anecdote.  It was a story that a funeral director told him when the two were riding together … Continue reading

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Answering Sixteen Objections to the Resurrection of Jesus — THINKAPOLOGETICS.COM

Reblogging for future reference. There are several approaches to defending the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus. Skeptics have offered a wide range of natural explanations throughout history to explain away the bodily resurrection of Jesus. In this post, I … Continue reading

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