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Dirty Money: The Memoirs of a Stripper

A Woman's Story Author: Erin Louis Dirty Money: Memoirs of a Stripper sounds like a salacious read, but in truth, it’s more of a life story than a sex filled, dingy club romp. Erin comes forward with her story for a purpose: to disprove the stereotype that all strippers are maladjusted, drug addled, and used by the men whom they entertain. It’s not entirely successful, since Erin constantly refers to herself as the exception and talks of distrusting and disliking other strippers due to their behavior, drug dependencies, and lifestyle. But let’s take a step back for the moment. I came [...]

Frances Carden2024-04-22T18:32:07-07:00April 22nd, 2024|Tags: book review, dancing, memoir, non-fiction, read, reading, stripper|

Holy Spirit: Activating God’s Power in Your Life, The

A Good Introductory Guide to the Holy Spirit Author: Billy Graham As part of the C.S. Lewis Fellows Program, we were tasked to read Billy Graham’s The Holy Spirit: Activating God’s Power In Your Life as part of the September study on the Holy Spirit. I was very excited for this study, since I think Christians often ignore or sideline the Holy Spirit. Most Christians certainly don’t have a good understanding of His role, and despite what we say, we often don’t see Him as being equal with the other two members of the Trinity: God and Jesus. This was [...]

Frances Carden2023-12-22T21:03:07-07:00December 22nd, 2023|Tags: Billy Graham, book review, Christian, Holy Spirit, non-fiction, read, reading|

The Right to Be Christian in a Gay Rights America

A Refreshing Look at All The Arguments Author: Elreta Dodds Modern Christians are routinely questioned about issues relating to sexuality – sexual choices, gender identify, what defines marriage, etc. There are only two answers, and only one of which is acceptable in society. You either accept another person’s chosen lifestyle wholeheartedly, meaning not that you tolerate it, but that you approve it and sanctify it, or you’re a complete bigot – filled with hate, incapable of love, and sticking your judgmental nose in where it doesn’t belong. As a Christian, if you feel that the Bible doesn’t support gay marriage or, [...]

Frances Carden2023-11-18T17:28:08-07:00November 18th, 2023|Tags: book review, Christian, gay rights, non-fiction, reading|