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Spiritual Warfare: A Biblical and Balanced Perspective

Putting on the Full Armor of God Authors: Brian Borgman & Rob Ventura In Ephesians 6:10-18, the Apostle Paul describes the metaphorical full armor of God. It’s a famous passage, and despite the title of Brian Borgman and Rob Ventura’s book, Spiritual Warfare, the true focus here is on a step-by-step exegesis turned devotional hyper-focused on this classic bit of scripture. Authors Borgman and Ventura explain that the armor of God is essential for surviving and remaining “standing” throughout spiritual warfare. They briefly examine spiritual warfare, with a focus on not dismissing it, but also on not becoming unnaturally focused on [...]

Frances Carden2025-05-27T16:53:46-07:00May 27th, 2025|Tags: book review, Christian, Ephesians, exegesis, full armor of God, read, reading|

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Growing in Christlikeness

Growing the Fruit of the Spirit Author: Christopher J.H. Wright If you are living in God and God is living in you that relationship should be tangible in your life: in how you act and react, in what you do and in what you say, in how you treat others and how you respond to the world. The Christian lifestyle is supposed to be one set apart, one dedicated to God’s will, showcasing love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Paul lays out all this evidence of a life in Christ in Galatians 5:22-23, calling Christ-like actions the [...]

Frances Carden2025-05-19T13:26:03-07:00May 19th, 2025|Tags: book review, Christian, fruit of the spirit, Galations, read, reading|

Rose Madder

“It ain't the blows we're dealt that matter, but the ones we survive.” Author: Stephen King After 14 years of marriage – of beatings, of blood, of miscarriages and abuse – Rose Daniels finally comes to her senses and walks out of her house, never to return. It isn’t planned, this moment of bravery. She leaves only with the clothes on her back and her husband’s bank card, which she uses to get a ticket out of town and then throws away. Rose is done with Norman Daniels, with his escalating rages, his biting, his fists, and the promise of death [...]

Frances Carden2025-05-10T09:25:58-07:00May 10th, 2025|Tags: book review, horror, read, reading, stephen king|