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

Off Topic (Off-Topic)

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

September 2020

September 28, 2020

UYC: Single Christian Man Tells ‘Christian Girls’ Never to Settle (LSP #159)

He's one of many, many thousands of men and women in his end of Christianity...

September 21, 2020

‘Christian Rock’ During the Satanic Panic (LSP #158)

Hi and welcome back! I've wanted to feature this topic for a while now, and...

September 14, 2020

Deconversion: Christian Parents Did NOTHING Wrong! (LSP #157)

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Lord Snow Presides! Lately, we've been...

September 07, 2020

Batman vs. Germ Theory (LSP #156)

Hello and welcome back to Lord Snow Presides (LSP)! We're all done with Frank Peretti's grueling slog of...

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...

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 27, 2020

FINALLY, the Heroes Meet in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #151, Ch. 31-32)

Finally, the finale seems to have begun. And it starts with the two heroes meeting...

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 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 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 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...

June 10, 2020

The VelociPastor: Pre-Chat Review Extravaganza!

Here, we'll apparently discover missionary priests turning into dinosaurs, fighting crime, and befriending sympathetic sex...

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...

June 01, 2020

How Villains Send a Message (LSP #144, Ch. 25)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been reading and reviewing Frank Peretti's 1986 novel This Present...

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 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 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...

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 20, 2020

Jim Bakker’s At It Again With Medical Woo (Chat Post #2)

Hi and welcome back to our chat series! I couldn't help myself -- I had...

March 18, 2020

The 1973 Toilet Paper Panic of Honolulu (Chat Post #1)

I was just a wee little toddler back in 1973. And I remember going through...

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...