A fun day of writing something boring

Yesterday was rather interesting. My son was home sick with the same thing that knocked me out for most of last week. He’s not as wiped out as I was 1, but we’re giving some medicine so I decided I work at home and stick with him. This gave me enough quiet space to sit…

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Mighty Morphing Power Idioms

I woke up this morning, sans alarm thanks to the “blizzard” [^ donot], and fired up my Hulu queue to catch The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. As I prepared my breakfast I suddenly became aware that our culture had hit a tipping point. Idioms which have been around for decades, and so popular that…

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The Narrator Speaks – Part I on the History of the Injunction War

The narrative below is taken from the lectures of Dr. Merry Andrew Dempsy, lecturer in Fictoverse History at Empty Throne University. It was given six weeks before the onset of the Injunction War. What you have to understand is this my good Elves, Wizards 1, Dwarves, and Gnomes – while we all take our position…

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Returned to Gifter

This is a converted manuscript of my sermon for January 25, 2015. It’s based on Luke 17:11-19. In Luke 17:11-19 we encounter Jesus as he continued on to Jerusalem. It’s been a bit of a theme in the readings this month, by the way. Now, in this passage, Jesus passed through a village. Then, near…

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Defiance – a bonus blog

I’m entitling this image “Defiance,” but you have to be from the Philly area 1 to really understand why 2. And know the weather report… ↩ That’s not milk, by the way. ↩

World Building

I typically write on “pastor stuff” for my Sunday posts, but I’ve been out sick all week so I’m writing on what first came to mind. I’m a great lover of Science Fiction and Fantasy. These genres, more than any other, offer readers portals into an entirely different world. Tolkien is, of course, the greatest…

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