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Transforming Grace

A Devotional on Grace Author: Jerry Bridges The reading and listening challenge for the C.S. Lewis Fellows Program for the month of June revolved around grace. Specifically, what is grace, where does it come from, how do we live by it, and how do we live in it daily. Most of the grace related reading was from Jerry Bridge’s book, Transforming Grace. Because we were reading so many chapters, and because I am such a bookworm, I just read the entire thing. The concept of grace is simple. God gifts us that which we have not earned and which we inherently [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-06T14:38:56-07:00October 1st, 2023|Tags: book review, Christian, non-fiction, reading, reviews|

Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love: How a Violent Klansman Became a Champion of Racial Reconciliation

A Modern-Day Saul Story Author: Thomas A. Tarrants I first discovered Tom Tarrants’ story through a C.S. Lewis Institute event. I’ve recently been accepted into the Fellows Program, which is a yearlong intensive course of reading, studying, and working in groups to fully commit to and live for Jesus Christ. To get ready for the program, I’ve been exploring the events in addition to looking for more reading material. Tarrants’ shocking story, which starts with intensive hate and extremism, is a radical account of miracles and the patience of God to lead one man away from hate and into a life [...]

Frances Carden2023-07-29T14:42:44-07:00July 29th, 2023|Tags: Christian, history, memoir, non-fiction, sociology|

Biblical Theology, Volume 1: The Common Grace Covenants

A Look at Covenants in the Bible: the Adamic and Noahic Author: Jeffrey J. Niehaus For the last several months, I’ve been trying to mature as a Christian. I started with a few of the more beginner level books, such as Created Equal: How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought and God Is a Man of War I enjoyed them, and they made me want more, something a little heavier, something to get my theological teeth into and challenge myself. Enter Jeffrey J. Niehaus’ three volume deep-dive on covenants in the Bible. I have always known that the Bible is [...]

Frances Carden2023-06-06T17:39:26-07:00June 6th, 2023|Tags: Biblical, Biblical theology, book review, Christian, non-fiction, nonfiction, read, reading, theology|