I’ll be working through Fleming Rutledge’s just released collection of materials gathered together in book form and titled Advent. From her introductory essay: Because the church in modern times has turned away from the proclamation of the second coming, which Jesus repeatedly says will come by God’s decision at an hour we do not expect, …
Trapped in Sydney Airport I saw The House, Helen Pitt’s history of the construction of the Sydney Opera House. It seemed an irresistible subject having seen the structure most of the days I’d been in Sydney. It’s a very engaging read weaving a narrative of the numerous larger than life characters responsible for the creation …
Getting into a holiday mindset takes a simple read or two. Rhino by Ryan Harris is a perfect example: very readable and undemanding. This sporting biography features not one, but two co-writers, but Harris’ story is interesting because of the mid-career recreation that he effected going from journeyman to spearhead in the midst of continuing …
Simonetta Carr introduces the forgotten people of Christian history, this time Pierre Durand: Pierre Durand was not simply an isolated martyr in the history of the church. He was one of the main architects in a concerted effort to bring the Huguenot churches to unity, order, and theological orthodoxy. read about Durand here.
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