Getting this out way late, I’ve been under the weather so my writing is taking a bit of a hit. Still, this was a fun scene to write and deserves to have some unpacking. Let’s get to it! The effects of Satire I adore satire as an art form. The works of Terry Pratchett, Douglas…
Author: Wes Allen
Wes got back in to Role Playing Games during the pandemic and it’s blown up into a wonderful mid-life crisis. He runs the DM Tales YouTube channel and website, GMs two campaigns, and plays online in another with some old friends. His “day job” is a Baptist Pastor in Philadelphia’s Jersey suburbs.
Fiction Tuesday – The Satire Shield
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes “OK kid, heads up,” Bug said as he poked Will’s arm. Jarred out of his silent revery, the teen looked over toward the gnome and saw something odd. He was shimmering. It wasn’t just a halo surrounding his shape, his entire…
The Nicest Thing
Someone said just about the nicest thing they could say to me this week when I was out on a pastoral visit . “I love having you over because we’re just talking, it’s not like you’re ‘company.’” While I am quite comfortable with my calling as a pastor, I’ve never been comfortable with being The…
What’s the Point?
I have to confess, I’m tired. I’m tired of conversations about worship being little more than marketing pow-wows. I’m tired of discussions in which the acts of singing, preaching, prayer, and offering are projected through the lens of, “What makes us look good?” Now, the people who reduce worship discussions to audience demographics are not…
Why I Love Lent
Of all the seasons in the Church year, Lent is the one to which I’m most drawn. It’s a season of spiritual reset and reorientation, a deliberate move to be joined to the story of Jesus. While I appreciate the other seasons of the Church year, Lent is the one which absolutely refuses to make…
A Little Place Called Allentown
Last Saturday my wife and I travelled to one of our ABCNJ churches to support their fund raising efforts on behalf of our region’s camp. The church is located in Allentown, NJ, which is a locale to which I’ve never travelled 1. I am grateful to have this omission rectified! Allentown is an absolutely stunning…
