If you think, “Uggh, the weeping prophet. How depressing,” think again. Jeremiah is fascinating. He’s so much more than a man who needs a box of Kleenex. This blog post is part of a series on the inspiration for my inspirational fantasy series, The Prophet Chronicles. We’ve talked about Josiah – how he was crowned at…
In preparation for the release of Daughter of Stone this summer, I’ll be doing a series of blog posts about some of the characters and events that inspired the story. The Prophet Chronicles is a fantastical retelling of the events before and during the Babylonian Exile. In studying the books of 1 and 2 Kings,…
Sean McDowell recently hosted a Jewish guest on his podcast who vehemently denied that Jesus is the Messiah. It’s a great discussion. If you’re a fan of apologetics like me, you’ll enjoy this exercise. Listen to it and pause when he raises an objection. How would you answer these objections? In the words of Benedick…
As I mentioned in my last blog post, my review of The Mark of the Raven, our Bible study group is studying the spiritual gifts right now. Of course, discovering what our gifts are is of interest, but I’ve been focusing more on the Giver and the reason for the gifts. Not because I’m super spiritual…
Boy, was I wrong. I’ve been intending to read Morgan L. Busse’s Mark of the Raven for years. But there was just something about the cover. It said, “futuristic dystopian,” to me, and I find that depressing. Between AI taking over, the ever present threat of another pandemic, and the mystery surrounding 3I/Atlas, who needs fictional…