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Is God a Moral Monster

The Old Testament & Our Questions Author: Paul Copan In Is God a Moral Monster? author Paul Copan dissects those verses and chapters in the Old Testament that everyone from the veteran believer to the adamant atheist finds inexplicable and disturbing. If our God is one of mercy and love – why did He tell the Israelites to commit genocide against the Canaanites? Why is slavery accepted in the Bible? Why is the Old Testament populated by weird laws and rituals? Why was Abraham asked to sacrifice his only son? Why are women treated as possessions for sale? Why are foreigners [...]

2021-08-08T14:36:40-07:00August 8th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , |

Once More Upon a Time

Honey Badgers and Happily Ever Afters Author: Roshani Chokshi In a land far, far away and once upon a time, there lived a prince and a princess. Their legendary romance resulted in them ruling over Love’s Keep, a magical kingdom that was paradise on earth, so long as the love of its rulers lasted. Unfortunately, the princess became ill, and the only way to save her was through a witch. The price was the couple’s love. A year and a day later, the unhappy pair is getting ready to call their marriage quits and move from Love’s Keep, which no longer [...]

2021-07-31T13:48:40-07:00July 31st, 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

Silent Patient, The

Fun, but Ultimately Just Another Thriller Author: Alex Michaelides Alicia Berenson was an up-and-coming artist. Now, she’s a silent patient at The Grove where a team of psychotherapists have worked for many years to find out why she shot her husband and why she hasn’t spoken since. Her only testament is a creepy, surrealistic picture that Theo Faber, the new psychotherapist, is convinced holds the clue to both the brutal murder and Alicia’s silence. Theo is betting his career on making a breakthrough with Alicia, and as his own personal life devolves, his silent patient beckons with the hint of a [...]

2021-07-27T17:01:06-07:00July 27th, 2021|Tags: , , , |
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