Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Roll to Disbelieve

Home
Nonreligious

Demons

Select a Category Animals AntiMLM Biography Christianity's Decline Current Events Feminism Gaming Guides History Hypocrisy LGBTQIA Lord Snow Presides Meta Off-Topic Politics Religion Reviews Scandals Science Series Super Specials The Games We Play Theology This Present Darkness Uncategorized

Select a Month December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013

July 2021

July 13, 2021

How John Milton Changed Hell — Again (Journey Into Hell #13)

Hi and welcome back! During our Journey Into Hell series, we've sure seen the Christian...

June 2021

June 17, 2021

Hell in the 4th Century: Things Get Unreal (Journey Into Hell #9)

Hi and welcome back! Last time we visited Hell, we checked out what the second...

February 2021

February 10, 2021

How NOT to Deal With Cognitive Dissonance

Recently, we talked about cognitive dissonance. That's the unpleasant emotional state we get into when we...

August 2020

August 24, 2020

The Grand Finale of ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #155, Ch. 38-42)

In this installment, we finally witness the great battle between the forces of Good and...

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 10, 2020

The Fate of Pat Krueger in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #153, Ch. 35)

Hi and welcome back! The showdown at Ashton continues today in Frank Peretti's novel This Present...

July 2020

July 20, 2020

False Accusations in Jesus-Land in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #150, Ch. 30)

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

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 22, 2020

Bobby Corsi’s Exorcism Fits and Creates A Pattern (LSP #147, Ch. 26)

In this installment, we briefly consider how the exorcism of Bobby Corsi perfectly fits the...

June 08, 2020

The Exorcism of the Man in Black (LSP #145, TPD Ch. 25)

Hi and welcome back! We return now to our longform examination of Frank Peretti's literary...

May 2020

May 25, 2020

The Destruction of Ted Harmel in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #143, Ch. 24)

In this installment, Marshall Hogan rushes off to rescue Ted Harmel, the previous owner of...

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...

May 04, 2020

Angels Betting on Zero in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #140, Ch. 21)

In this installment, angels openly shrug about the potential of humans going to hell, while...

April 2020

April 20, 2020

A Wingnut Meeting Gets Completely Out of Hand in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #138, Ch. 21)

In Chapter 21, Frank Peretti skipped merrily across a whole bunch of plots, giving us a little...

January 2020

January 27, 2020

Jesus Power in the Arcade in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #127, Ch. 15)

In this installment, a TRUE CHRISTIAN™ invades an evil, Satanic video game arcade. Today, Lord Snow...

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...

December 2019

December 30, 2019

The Anger of Evil in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #123, Ch. 13ish)

Hello and welcome back to our off-topic chat series, Lord Snow Presides! We return to our review...

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 09, 2019

Meet the Remnant in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #120, Ch. 12)

In this installment, we encounter the term remnant, meet a Lucky Charms angel, and explore some...

November 2019

November 25, 2019

The Power of Prayer in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #118, Ch. 11)

In this installment, we examine the Yoda-like superpowers of ancient widow Edith Duster. Along the...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

The Tempting of Pastor Hank in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #113, Ch. 10)

I find this book fascinating still, even after all these weeks of reading and reviewing...

October 14, 2019

Evangelicals’ Hatred of Psychology in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #112, Ch. 8)

For a while now, we've been talking about Frank Peretti's cringeworthy 1986 book, This Present Darkness....

August 2019

August 26, 2019

Evil Ecumenism in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #105, Ch.7)

In this installment, we get our first real look at one of the other villains...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

Spiritual Warfare in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #101, Ch.6)

Chapter Six contains a pair of vignettes about demonic attacks on people--and how those attacks...

July 15, 2019

Culture Warriors Love Stupid Demons Best in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #99; Ch.5)

Today, we examine the second meeting--and see some important truths about the culture warriors who...

June 2019

June 10, 2019

The Magical Evil Demon Powers in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #94, Ch. 4-5)

We meet an honest-to-goodness demon, learn about the dangers of higher education, see fundagelical parenting...

May 2019

May 13, 2019

This Present Darkness: Marking–and Making–an Era (LSP #90)

I finally re-bought a copy of This Present Darkness. Almost immediately, I realized I'd made both...

November 2018

November 01, 2018

Why Christians Need Satan to Be An Idiot

When I was a Christian, every single Christian I knew had two completely contradictory opinions...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Roll to Disbelieve Super Special #1: Halloween!

Need some extra reading material? Stuck waiting at home for the trick-or-treaters to ring the doorbell?...