Silence and Starsong

Redeemable Demons on Silence and Starsong

Quite unexpectedly, my recent writings on the redeemable demons trope ruffled a lot of feathers. It also occasioned some rigorous discussion. Everyone seems to have an opinion on the sympathetic devil meme and the rationale behind it. At the height of the controversy, the gracious hosts of Silence and Starsong…
December 1, 20231 Comment
Witch in Bali

Witches in Bali

Just 3 days left to back my dark fantasy novel The Burned Book. We’ve just added exciting mech-related perks not even Combat Frame XSeed backers could get. Bonus: you can now add the Classified Intel collection and Illustrated Tech Guides 1 & 2 on to any other perk. Pledge now.…
November 30, 20232 Comments
Scorpion Frog Morality

Parasitic Morality

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you're probably aware of what I call the Witch Test. Social media these days is rife with concern trolls who shill for Death Cult shibboleths while using Christian doctrines as handy clubs to browbeat Christians. Sometimes they claim to be Christian…
November 29, 20237 Comments
simpathetic devil

Simpathy for the Devil?

The sympathetic devil trope has become such a mainstay of popular fiction as to be a Pop Cult zombie meme. Audiences - even pro writers  - now take for granted that a demon could choose to do good or even repent and gain salvation. Few people see anything weird about…
November 28, 202320 Comments
Thanksgiving Eucharist

The Real First Thanksgiving

Most historians will tell you that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621. But the real first Thanksgiving, or Eucharistia, was instituted over 1580 years earlier by Jesus Christ. This Thanksgiving, remember to thank God for all the blessings you've received. Even if it's been a tough year, you should…
November 23, 2023
Henry IV at Canossa

Politics Is Downstream From Religion

The epic prelude to my acclaimed Soul Cycle is funding now. Get the book early, choose from a wide assortment of exclusive rewards, and help us hit the Interior Map Art stretch goal. Pledge now. A wise man once said that when the same idea is attacked from opposite sides…
November 13, 20234 Comments
Young Priests

Antibodies of Christ

Heads up: The Burned Book is on the cusp of reaching Stretch Goal 4. Get a bunch of cool perks, and get your backers-only invite to the author reading livestream when we hit $5000. Don't miss out! Pledge now. One fact that is as true of spiritual maladies as physical…
November 8, 20235 Comments
niceness

The Church of Nice

It's no secret that many Christians have lapsed from our ancient, masculine faith into the modern Church of Nice. To defeat the Death Cult, the Church will have to tie on the head band, spit on her hands, and make some messes. TTRPG enthusiast and fellow Catholic theologian Rick Stump…
November 7, 202325 Comments
All Saints

All Saints

After this I saw a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and in sight of the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands: And they cried with a loud voice, saying: Salvation to…
November 1, 2023
God's Word

Heathens Know Best

Or so they still keep insisting to Christians when it comes to the Bible. The character of the smug atheist who can quote Scripture chapter and verse better than Christian rubes from central casting is a shopworn oldpub cliché. Neither the fact that it's a dead meme nor that it's…
October 27, 20239 Comments