"The rhetoric of a sermon was one thing; his wife's grim reality was another. Civilizations did not vanish smoothly and easefully; empires did not set like suns: empires collapsed in chaos and violence. Real people got pushed around, beaten up, robbed, made destitute....
Book Review 50: Why Jesus? by Ravi Zacharias
by MHill | Feb 22, 2014 | 2014 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Nonfiction
I must admit I did not think my first review for 2014 would be a non-fiction book. Since I tend to read more fiction than non-fiction and all my reviews reflect that truth. Anyway, there is always a book that jumps out at you and asks to be read and reviewed. Why...
Introduction to the Book of Titus
by MHill | Feb 22, 2014 | Books of the Bible, Study of Titus
A few years ago, I decided that I would I do online bible studies for the lesser known books of the Bible. It seems even amongst Christians, we have our favorite books of the Bible. From the Gospels to Paul's most popular letters (Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, 1...
Book Review 35: The Unspeakable by Tessa Stockton
by MHill | Feb 4, 2013 | 2013 Book Reviews, Book Reviews
My first review of the new year is from a new novelist I had not read before. I enjoy discovering new authors and trying out someone outside of the mainstream of contemporary fiction is one of the great pleasures of reading fiction. The Unspeakable by Tessa Stockton...
Habakkuk 3:1-19 (Habakkuk’s Prayer)
by MHill | Dec 8, 2012 | Books of the Bible, Study of Habakkuk
O Lord, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O Lord, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy. God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. His splendor covered the heavens,...
Habakkuk: An Introduction
by MHill | Nov 18, 2012 | Books of the Bible, Study of Habakkuk
Last summer, I did an online Bible Study on the Book of Ecclesiastes(my favorite book) and now I'm going to write and post a study on the Book of Habakkuk. Let's face it, many Christians when they open their bibles don't go looking for the Book of Habakkuk for their...