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On the Wings of the Wind

Here now is the third and final installment of the Wind series that began with Where the Wind Begins.  In that volume character and narrative were used to describe and contrast the two approaches to life depicted in Ecclesiastes and Philippians.  This was accomplished mainly in the persons of one multi millionaire-- Malcolm Richardson--and one religious refugee from Iran—Dr. Morv Areed (Moreen) Hassani.

  In the series we witness the dark, cynical epitome of the worldly and wealthy aristocrat of Ecclesiastes (Mr. Richardson) meet up with the joy and hope of the Epistle to the Philippians (Mrs. Hassani).  And in a process that travels through all three books and beyond, Malcolm is transformed from an apathetic, agnostic, and detached father to a more relational position in both the spiritual and the familial aspects of his life…all this resulting from Moreen’s joy and hope assisted by Malcolm’s discovery of great works of literature.  Three of these works (King Lear, Paradise Lost, and The Confessions) are dealt with at length in each volume respectively. 

 Wings of the Wind will continue to explore the ongoing relational conflicts inherent in a large family.    Malcolm is thrice divorced with kids and grandkids from all three marriages.  He and His ex-wife Sybil’s relationship closed with a kiss in the second installment, Where the Wind Will, and continues to gel in this volume as does his previously strained relationship with Todd, his youngest son.   The relationship between Malcolm’s stepdaughter, Dana, and Moreen’s  only surviving son, Omid will move forward.  And the marital strain between Malcolm and Sybil’s oldest daughter, Alicia, and her husband, Tom, will continue to plague as those two deal with their financial success inadvertently following in her father’s footsteps.

Another exploration continuing from the first volume is the liturgical journey upon which the characters continue to embark as they experience God through the traditional and ancient patterns of worship initiated by God through Moses, adapted by the synagogue, carried over into the first century church gatherings, and preserved for centuries in the high church traditions.

Suffering in general and the persecuted church specifically is also an area that the Wind series looks into.   The second book closed with a harrowing hostage development in Columbia, which, in the third book (the volume before you) will affect the entire cast of characters,  deeply challenging their ideas of security, comfort, and even God’s goodness.