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Biblical Theology: Volume 2: Special Grace Covenants (Old Testament)

The Second in a Powerful, Covenantal Deep Dive  Author: Jeffery Niehaus After many months I carefully and completely made my way through the second deep dive into Jeffery Niehaus’ Biblical Theology covenants series. The first book, Biblical Theology, Volume 1: The Common Grace Covenants, laid the groundwork for truly understanding covenants. These ancient covenants were more than just the modern-day promises we’ve equated them too. Instead, they were binding legal agreements, serious moments between kings and their subjects with historical connotations, stipulations, witnesses, blessings, curses, and conditional and unconditional elements. The first book in the series establishes the common covenants, [...]

2024-02-18T12:44:59-07:00February 18th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

A Disconnected, Yet Still Sublime C.S. Lewis Addition Author: C.S. Lewis Letters to Malcom: Chiefly on Prayer is a posthumously published collection of Lewis’s letters to a fictional friend. It is written not as an instruction, but more as a meditation, a collection of private notes and asides. Lewis thoughtfully discusses prayer with his fabled friend, Malcom, taking prayer out of the rote asking, while admitting to our imperfections and desire to be better than we are. Lewis shines a light on the relationship prayer invites between ourselves and God, like talking to a friend, and notes some basic dos and [...]

2024-02-14T17:49:37-07:00February 14th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

Riverwind the Plainsman

Return to Xak Tsaroth Author: Paul B. Thompson & Tonya C. Cook In the original Chronicles series, Riverwind is the lesser-known companion – the gruff plainsman who barely talks and is distinguished only for his brawn and devotion to the Chieftain’s daughter, Goldmoon. All we know is that he had some prior adventure, some quest that led him to find the staff of Mishakal in the ancient, evil city of Xak Tsaroth. The very staff he gave Goldmoon; the glowing blue staff that started the companions’ sometimes ill-fated adventure and epic war against the evil to come. Goldmoon used the sacred [...]

2024-02-11T15:14:46-07:00February 11th, 2024|Tags: , , , , |
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