by DRichardFerguson | Aug 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Chapter 12 Meanings Judas Desires Judas desires represent what the New Testament calls “the flesh” (translated “sinful nature” in the NIV). It is the part of a believer that keeps sinning because of its attachment to this world (See Romans 7 as an example). EXCERPT...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 29, 2021 | Book Reviews Fiction
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Screwtape is a senior demon writing letters of advice to a jr. demon on how to tempt his human subject. This is a book I need to read more often. My only complaint is that the insights go by so fast, I fear most of them don’t really sink...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 23, 2021 | Book Reviews Fiction
My rating: 3 of 5 stars Strengths When I reached the final chapter, I was fully intending on giving this book a 5-star rating. It is a retelling of the story of the creation and redemptive history through the mouth of a demon. I liked the fact that the Biblical story...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 19, 2021 | Book Reviews Fiction
My rating: 2 of 5 stars Iscariot is a popular book because it presents Judas from a surprising new angle and people always love a new angle. The problem is, it’s an angle that flatly contradicts what the Bible says. The story is very well-written. Tosca Lee is a...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 13, 2021 | Christian Living
I have a bone to pick with young me. The teenage version of me had a lot of fun playing the trumpet in jazz band, but now middle-aged me has to wear hearing aids. On the other hand, I do appreciate younger me’s choice in a wife and career. Thank you for that,...
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