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July 2021

July 22, 2021

Beach Reach Training: How to Craft a Testimony (And Why)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Beach Reach. That's a short-term mission...

July 15, 2021

George Barna Has a New Fear-Based Marketing Attempt

Yesterday, we checked out the illustrious career of George Barna. He makes a good living...

February 2021

February 14, 2021

‘Millions of Souls’: the Manipulation Tactic Christian Predators Love

Hi and welcome back! Happy Chocolate Day! We are still snowbound here at Casa Cas....

January 2021

January 20, 2021

QAnon: The REAL Cabal Was the Friends They Made Along the Way

In organizing like they did, in the violence they constantly created, the hatred they spewed,...

October 2020

October 25, 2020

John Ramirez: A Star Might Be Fading

He's carved out a small career for himself by trying to resurrect the old Satanic...

August 2020

August 17, 2020

The Conversion of Bernice Krueger in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #154, Ch. 36-37)

Hi and welcome back! We turn our attention now to Frank Peretti's 1986 novel, This Present...

August 04, 2020

The Big Coincidences Build in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #152, Ch. 33-34)

Hi and welcome back! Now, let's turn our attention to the finale gaining steam in...

July 2020

July 16, 2020

That Time Someone Tried to Revitalize an Online Game I Staffed

Revitalization efforts tend to fail because once a group is solidly entrenched in a particular...

July 13, 2020

The Dramatic Sorta-Rescue of Susan Jacobson in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #149, Ch. 28-29)

In this installment, we witness a super-dramatic rescue! Moreover, it's one that could have come...

June 2020

June 29, 2020

Frank Peretti’s Prayer Makeover (LSP #148, Ch. 27-28)

Hi and welcome back! It being Monday, we turn our attention now to Frank Peretti's...

June 16, 2020

Accusations of Abuse That Didn’t Age Well (LSP #146, TPD Ch. 26)

Hi and welcome back! I got so excited about writing about SCOTUS yesterday that I...

May 2020

May 18, 2020

Ending the Lull Before the Storm in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #142, Ch. 23)

In this installment, we finally get some action (sort of) after a long lull in...

May 11, 2020

The Wrong Kind of Christian in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #141, Ch. 22)

In this installment, we discover what happens when someone chooses the wrong flavor of Christianity...

April 2020

April 27, 2020

Why the Hogans’ Marriage Seems So Evangelical in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #139, Ch. 21)

In this installment, we check out the deteriorating marriage of Kate and Marshall Hogan. In...

April 13, 2020

The Midpoint Slog in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #137, Ch. 21)

In this installment, we trudge through the midpoint plots one by one, without regard for...

April 06, 2020

Ascended Masters and a Possible Inspiration for ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #136, Ch. 20)

In this installment, we learn more about the inner workings of the bad guys in...

March 2020

March 30, 2020

The Central Scam in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #135, Ch. 20)

In this installment, we discover yet more evangelical weaknesses that have somehow been projected onto...

March 23, 2020

The Seduction of Susan Jacobson in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #134, Ch. 19)

In this installment, we examine how one side character ended up joining the bad guys....

March 16, 2020

A Journalistic Exposition Dump in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #133, Ch. 19)

In this installment, we witness an extended exposition dump in two scenes. Today, Lord Snow...

February 2020

February 24, 2020

Confirmation Bias and Angelic Meddling in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #130, Ch. 17)

In this installment, we discover how Frank Peretti's tribe thinks angels create coincidences--and how they...

February 17, 2020

The Boss From Hell in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #129, Ch. 17)

In Frank Peretti's motherlode of bad writing, This Present Darkness, the author frequently reveals his lack...

February 10, 2020

Way Too Much Projection in the Conspiracy in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #128, Ch. 16)

In this installment, we get to the heart of the earthly plot to take over...

January 2020

January 20, 2020

More Dumb Demons in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #126, Ch. 15)

In this installment, we find more characters who aren't nearly as smart as their creator...

January 06, 2020

Weaksauce Substitutes and Daddy Issues in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #124, Ch. 14)

In Chapter 14, we'll discover how dangerous it is for Christians to seek out real...

December 2019

December 23, 2019

An Evil Ecumenical Church Service in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #122, Ch. 13)

Hi and welcome back to our off-topic Monday chat series, Lord Snow Presides (LSP)! Lately, we've been reviewing...

December 16, 2019

The Angel in the Back Pew in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #121, Ch. 13)

In today's installment, we discover a popular Christian urban legend when a literal angel shows...

December 03, 2019

The Crybullies of Christianity (Don’t Understand Themselves)

Last time we met up, I showed you a survey that revealed what evangelicals believe...

December 02, 2019

The Stuff NOBODY Talks About in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #119, Ch. 12)

In this installment, Sandy Hogan endures a conversation that literally nobody has ever had in...

November 2019

November 14, 2019

How the Satanic Panic Hurt My Friend in the 1980s

Big David was larger than life. He had beautiful crystal-blue aquamarine eyes that seemed to...

October 2019

October 07, 2019

The Jezebel Spirit Manifests in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #111, Ch. 8)

If you couldn't tell, this book just fascinates me--not because of its writing or story,...