The Armageddon Code / Billy Hallowell / 224 pgs

I really enjoyed this book so much. I have read a lot on end times prophecy over the years, to the point where I became oversaturated, and had to cut back, so it has been quite a few years since I've delved back in again. I'm so glad I did with Mr. Hallowell's book.

Unlike most books that concern the Tribulation, the Rapture, Revelation, Daniel, Ezekiel, et cetera, Mr. Hallowell's book is not one man's best educated guesses on the subject. Rather, Mr. Hallowell interviewed multiple Christian theologians and compared and contrasted their views. Except for a couple of short pages at the end of the book, Mr. Hallowell is careful not to reveal his own opinion on whether the Tribulation is going to be a real event, or it is only allegory, or whether there will be a Rapture; and, if so, when.

Bad Girls of the Bible / Liz Curtis Higgs 244 p.

Bad Girls of the Bible / Liz Curtis Higgs 244 p.

Higgs features several 'bad' women of the Bible, e.g., Rahab, Delilah, Lot's wife, Jezebel.  She seeks to teach us lessons from these women.  Women she has categorized as bad to the bone, bad for a moment, and bad for a season, but not forever.  Their story opens with a modern retelling of their life.  Higgs introduces personal notes into the telling like with Jezebel, she says

I understood her personality, I empathized  with her need for control, I tuned into her angry outbursts ... but boy did she teach me what not to do in my marriage.

 Each chapter closes with some lessons to be learned from the life of the bad girl and thoughts for the reader to consider.  Higgs tells these biblical stories in her own style filled with insight and humor.