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April 2020

April 15, 2020

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

"The Horns of Nimon" is a Doctor Who episode that is of particular interest to...

March 2020

March 02, 2020

Doctor Who: The Timeless Children

I’ve already seen people using the term “retcon” in reference to “The Timeless Children.” However,...

November 2018

November 30, 2018

Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood

The Doctor Who episode The Stones of Blood is part of the Key to Time...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Old Jaffa

Almost everyone made it to Israel and one last straggler will be here soon. We...

March 2016

March 19, 2016

Myth and Science Fiction

The quote comes from Douglas Cowan's excellent book Sacred Space, which I reviewed on the...

November 2015

November 29, 2015

Doctor Who: Heaven Sent

This episode begins with a monologue about the sense of life being lived in constant...

October 2015

October 01, 2015

Batman More Scholarly Than Zeitgeist?

Richard Carrier could be a comedian. He recently said on his blog that he wants...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

Image of the Fendahl is a great episode for those interested in the show's exploration...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

Jason and the Jedi

Some have tried to separate the serious from the frivolous on their blogs, but I have...

May 2015

May 14, 2015

Jesus: Out Of This World

This cartoon by Spike Davis seems perfect for Ascension Day. It raises lots of interesting...

February 2015

February 24, 2015

Myth and Memory

On his blog Genealogy of Religion, Cris Campbell talks about reading Colin Calloway's book One Vast Winter...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

What Star Wars Means

George Lucas talks briefly about what Star Wars means - its roots in mythology, religion, psychology, compassion,...

October 11, 2014

Doctor Who: Mummy on the Orient Express

"Mummy on the Orient Express"brings together all the things that Doctor Who has done well...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

Heavenly Hierarchy

This past Sunday in my Sunday school class, we dived back into the Letter of...

October 2013

October 21, 2013

Horus Trolls the Atheists Again

A colleague of mine shared this bit of internet nonsense on Facebook: I am disappointed...

October 18, 2013

Star Wars Monsters and Biblical Mythology

Yesterday I posted about theology and epic fantasy. Today we cross over (at least partly)...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

This classic episode of Doctor Who, "The Time Monster," is arguably one of the best...

October 2012

October 01, 2012

Han Shot First (An Analogy for Creationism)

Bob Cargill has posted a wonderful analogy between reception history of the Bible and Star...

September 2012

September 08, 2012

Admiral Ackbar on Genesis 3

Joel Watts shared the above photo on Facebook. I remember some people not getting the...

July 2012

July 06, 2012

An Odd Diatribe from Thomas L. Thompson

In the latest issue of The Bible and Interpretation, Thomas L. Thompson offers a very...

June 2012

June 23, 2012

Is Jesus Satan?

Now that I have your attention, I should presumably next reassure you by saying "NO!"...

April 2012

April 27, 2012

Doctor Who: Underworld

The very title of the Doctor Who episode "Underworld" hints at its intersection with religion....

April 12, 2012

Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep

The episode of Doctor Who "Fury from the Deep" says goodbye to Victoria Waterfield as...

February 2012

February 24, 2012

Fringe: Visitors from an Amazing Future

Tonight's episode of FRINGE, "The End of All Things," provided answers - real, genuine answers -...

February 14, 2012

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

The Doctor Who episode "The Faceless Ones" from the Patrick Troughton era is a gripping...

February 12, 2012

Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma

When Colin Baker took on the role of the Doctor, something marvellous occurred. More than...

February 06, 2012

Fringe: Making Angels (Observers ex Machina)

The episode of Fringe which aired this past Friday, "Making Angels," explores religious themes in...

January 2012

January 21, 2012

Religion in Captain America: The First Avenger

I just watched Captain America: The First Avenger and found it interesting to see how they...

January 16, 2012

Doctor Who: The War Machines (and the computer that knew the Doctor’s name)

The episode of Doctor Who, "The War Machines," may seem to explore familiar terrain to...

January 10, 2012

Doctor Who: Enlightenment

"Enlightenment" is the third and final episode in the Black Guardian trilogy, and another of...

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