When I was seven years old the nun teaching my Catechism class told us that Mary immaculately conceived Jesus. My mother immediately disabused me of this idea, stating, unequivocally, that Mary was...więcej »
Illumen is a quarterly digest of poetry in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative. It is published in conjunction with the seasons. Featured in this issue, the Spring 2021, ar...więcej »
Illumen presents science fiction, fantasy, and speculative poetry in various forms. In this issue, the Featured Poet is Avra Margariti. There are, of course, many other voices here. This issu...więcej »
With clear purpose and remarkable style, David Baily Harned writes about our identity as an imaginative act of mind and spirit. In this important theological work, Harned shows that the ""master im...więcej »
An ever-growing number of Christians are becoming more and more uncomfortable with the tenets of the church, the stories of the Bible, and the church’s worldview. Statistics show that thes...więcej »
The question ""What is human nature?"" is in vogue today. Like everything else, this concept is being deconstructed in the context of the reigning ideology of individualistic materialism. Is there ...więcej »
Ken Rex McElroy was an illiterate hog farmer who lived on the outskirts of a small town in Northwest Missouri. For over twenty years he raped, robbed and burned almost at will. Cops were scared ...więcej »
The following book is comprised of a series of essays and reviews that have been produced over the past several years, all related, in one way or the other, to the New Perspective on Paul (NPP). Th...więcej »
The punches of life can be unrelenting and unconscionable. But what do you do when life throws you punches that are designed to annihilate you? What do you do when the punches come in bunches, a...więcej »
This book details how the various traumas of life fade in comparison to the triumph of self-care, healing and forgiveness of self. This captivating memoir recounts a young woman's journey throug...więcej »
A decision in regards to marriage is not something one takes lightly, which means that ultimately it should not be considered from one's own perspective. Not only is the choice of an object par...więcej »
The theological and philosophical works of C. S. Lewis were grounded in the argument from reason. As such reason is a form of revelation that predates nature and relates to the divine: the Word of ...więcej »
"Beauty was a deep river that flowed not only through Sunday services and prayer and scripture--all those things I had deemed 'spiritual'--but coursed evermore through spaces I least expected: p...więcej »
Whatever happened to happily-ever-after?
For the woman physically abused by her husband, home is a nest of nightmares.
She's too afraid to stay. It only gets worse . . . One day he'll kill me . ...więcej »
When you think of God, what images come to mind? Do you see God in others? Do you acknowledge God's presence in each circumstance and situation of your everyday life, no matter how trivial? How you...więcej »
""Inevitably there comes a crisis, sooner or later . . .
in which we are brought to the appalling sense of our own . . . weakness. That is a great hour.""
-- G. Campbell Morgan
G. Camp...więcej »
The landscape photographed and the reflections on the sites of the Sunday Gospels paint a geography little changed since the time of Jesus and his followers. To see the Judean Wilderness or the Riv...więcej »
Influence is power. What does a woman need to lead well in today's competitive work environment? If you think it's a coercive, 'power over' style of leadership, ...więcej »