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God Behaving Badly

An Insightful Beginner's Text Author: David T. Lamb I’ve recently started to indulge in apologetic texts, specifically focusing on the Old Testament. Many of us (Christian or otherwise) have been inundated with the New Testament and are familiar with its themes, but the Old Testament remains a bit of a Wild West. It often gets forgotten, even though Jesus’ teachings are directly based on the foundation set in the Old Testament. The authenticity of his being the Christ directly corresponds and is verified by the prophesies of Isaiah, among others. Because the Old Testament gets forgotten so much, we often [...]

2021-10-27T09:37:46-07:00October 23rd, 2021|Tags: |

Colony

Trigger Happy Paramilitary Dudes, Stranded Scientists, and Dinosaurs Author: Benjamin Cross In the depths of the Arctic there is an ice mummy, a secret, and a desperate plot. A group of isolated scientists are inspecting Harmsworth Island in the Arctic Circle for a Russian company that wants to mine for natural gas resources. It’s a semi-political, semi-scientific expedition, one that Dr. Callum Ross joined at the last second. It could be his big breakthrough, and even though he was forced to leave his young son, Callum hopes his work here will be worth the trauma of separation. Little does he know [...]

2021-10-27T09:43:29-07:00October 18th, 2021|Tags: |

Semiosis

A Sweeping Sci-Fi Drama of Society, Idealism, & Sentient Plants Author: Sue Burke I was dubious starting Semiosis, but it was the March read for my new addiction, a GoodReads group called Creatures, Creatures Everywhere! My creature loving tendencies are usually more horror oriented, and sci-fi rarely captivates me, but the write-up hinting at forbidding planets and sentient plants was intriguing, so I dove in. I am so glad I did. The story starts with a group of brilliant people, each with a different specialty, fleeing a doomed Earth in a fancy automated spaceship. While they’re frozen, the ship will track [...]

2021-11-19T16:49:22-07:00September 5th, 2021|Tags: |
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