Anthony Delgado 10/28/25 Anthony Delgado 10/28/25

Becoming God's Family by Carmen Joy Imes [REVIEW]

Carmen Joy Imes’s Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church Still Matters (IVP Academic, October 28, 2025) addresses contemporary disillusionment with the church by presenting a biblical theology of God’s presence among His people. Completing a trilogy that began with Bearing God’s Name (covenant and law) and Being God’s Image (creation and identity), this volume explores the church as God’s chosen family, intergenerational and global, called to embody His mission despite scandals, polarization, and deconstruction. With endorsements from leading scholars and pastors, a foreword by Esau McCaulley, and resources like discussion questions and BibleProject links, Imes provides scholarly depth and pastoral care. Drawing from the full sweep of Scripture—from Abraham’s household to the church as the Spirit’s temple—she argues that God’s presence has always been tied to a gathered community, not isolated individuals, and that remaining in the church is central to Christian life and God’s redemptive plan.

Anthony Delgado 3/21/25 Anthony Delgado 3/21/25

Are demons real? (Where do they come from? And what do they do?)

Demons are real, and their origin traces back to the Nephilim—the giant offspring of rebellious divine beings and human women—whose disembodied spirits now roam the earth in defiance of God. These unclean spirits emerge from ancient cosmic rebellion and continue to corrupt, deceive, and oppose God’s purposes in the world. They promote false teachings, exploit human institutions, and wage spiritual war against humanity. Yet their influence is not ultimate; through Jesus, the Kingdom of God has broken in to confront and overcome their power.

Anthony Delgado 6/3/23 Anthony Delgado 6/3/23

The Unseen Battle: Spiritual Warfare, the Three Rebellions, and Christ’s Victory Over Dark Powers (by Joel Muddamalle)

Weaving through the Old and New Testaments, Joel Muddamalle uses Paul's supernatural household framework—the idea that God has both a supernatural and a human family—to explain the cosmic worldview of the Bible. Cutting through the noise of conspiracy theories and fanaticism, the theological framework in The Unseen Battle will give readers a biblical and balanced understanding of spiritual warfare.

Anthony Delgado 12/1/22 Anthony Delgado 12/1/22

Where is the Garden of Eden?

Before the darkness of sin descended onto our world, there was a time when God walked with mankind beneath the branches of a garden, and all was right with the world. It is hard now to imagine it, for we live in a world shaped by deceit and violence, but even in the darkness there is light. God is yet at work in his creation, and this book is a calling to remember what once was and what will be again. It is a calling to not lose hope, but to resist the darkness, not through violence or hatred, but by cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. A calling to remember that though we stand outside the garden, God is yet with us.