The Bone House By Stephen R. Lawhead Published by Thomas Nelson The Bone House, the second book in “The Bright Empires Series” by established Christian author Stephen Lawhead, picks up where it’s predecessor The Skin Map left off. Set in various time periods as well as locations due to the nature of the storyline involving ley travel, The Bone House continues the search by Kit Livingstone for the key to understanding ley travel contained in the Skin Map itself. While other characters are also searching for pieces to this puzzle, their motives and intentions are not necessarily pure. The battle between good and evil continues. I found the storyline shallow and…
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The Seraph Seal
The Seraph Seal By Leonard Sweet, Lori Wagner Published by Thomas Nelson I have to admit, I had a hard time putting this one down. The Seraph Seal takes Biblical end-times prophecy and portrays the author’s idea of what that could look like in a fictional story format. Many of the ideas presented are wonderful examples of how God reveals himself, and His Son Jesus, throughout elements in His creation. There are many references to ancient spiritual, as well as mystical, ideas. Though the Biblical Truths of the Gospel (i.e., Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and the only Way to salvation of man) are presented as the Truths…
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The Skin Map
The Skin Map By Stephen Lawhead Published by Thomas Nelson The Skin Map is the first book I have read by Stephen Lawhead. I am a fan of author Ted Dekker and I expected The Skin Map to be similar to books by Dekker or Randy Alcorn, but I was disappointed. The story consists of a young man, Kit Livingstone, being visited unexpectedly by his great-grandfather, Cosimo Livingstone. Cosimo then engages Kit, though somewhat unwillingly, in a sort if time travel by means of what Lawhead calls “leys”. These leys are “pathways” said to be scattered throughout the earth and allow “travelers” to physically leap between realms. The storyline, though somewhat…