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A Brief Evaluation of Spiritual Themes in the book by Paul Coelho By Marcia Montenegro, October 2016   “…we are returning to the cult of the Great Mother. The Greeks […]

(First published in Midwest Christian Outreach Journal)   Continuing his string of bestsellers after Conversations with God, book one, two, and three, author Neale Donald Walsch has co-authored another book […]

First published in Midwest Christian Outreach Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2003   [Quotes and page references are from Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations with God for Teens (NY: Scholastic, […]

Are you a teen who has read the book by Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations with God for Teens? If so, this essay is especially for you.   Conversations with God […]

[First published in Midwest Christian Outreach Journal]   The title of this best-selling book means what it says: the author has recorded in words conversations held between him and a […]

First published in Midwest Christian Outreach Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2010; it has been slightly altered for the website.   The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer has sold over 85 million […]

“It was not just a scream, it was a blood-curdling shriek of agony. The horrifying sound cut off with a gurgle, and her eyes rolled back into her head. Her […]

“I wanted his venom to poison my system.” Bella, speaking of her desire to have Edward turn her into a vampire “Quil . . . imprinted . . . with a two-year-old?” Bella, […]

“I’d rather he killed me now than move one inch from where I was.” Bella, speaking of her desire to be with Edward, even if he kills her.   “They […]

“You only have to risk your life every second you spend with me,” Edward to Bella, in Twilight.   “We’re also like sharks in a way. Once we taste the blood, or […]