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September 2019

September 23, 2019

A White Knight Appears in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #109, Ch. 8-9)

In today's installment, a young man shows up and talks like a kidnapper to Sandy...

September 16, 2019

The Stolen Evangelism Strategy in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #108, Ch. 8)

Hi and welcome to our off-topic chat series, Lord Snow Presides! In this series, we've...

September 09, 2019

Evangelicals’ Projection in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #107, Ch. 7)

In this installment, we get a pointless meeting to tell us stuff we literally already...

September 02, 2019

Pretending They Won Anyway in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #106, Ch.7)

We're still on Chapter 7. Here, we look at a very common modern-day evangelical practice:...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

Roll to Disbelieve Back to School Super Special! (#11)

Just in case the back-to-school doldrums are leaving you at loose ends, here are some...

August 19, 2019

The Accidental Pastor of ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #104, Ch.7)

In the first half of the chapter, two Christians play a rousing hand of Happy...

August 12, 2019

Legends In Their Own Minds in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #103, Ch.6)

In this installment of our mega-mega-review, the author lovingly describes in Chapter 6 the weakest...

August 05, 2019

Training Spiritual Warriors in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #102, Ch.6)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over the overwhelming arrogance of spiritual warfare--and its surprisingly earthly origins.

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 22, 2019

The Time We Have Is Now (LSP #100!)

I find my thoughts turning to another subject: one of love, grief, and ultimately hope. Today,...

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...

July 08, 2019

A Muddling of Angels in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #98; Ch.5)

Here, we continue our examination of Frank Peretti's somehow-bestselling fantasy novel This Present Darkness. In Chapter...

July 04, 2019

Roll to Disbelieve Summer Fun Super Special! (#10)

Hi! Today, I thought it'd be fun to take a day to look back at...

July 01, 2019

The Sad Decline of Ashton in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #97)

We've talked about all kinds of stuff about the novel and its historical context. Today,...

June 2019

June 24, 2019

Cat Pics And Big New Projects Ahead! (LSP #96)

Today I wanted to catch everyone up on the State of the Blog--and hints about...

June 17, 2019

The Not-So-Casual Sexism in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #95, Ch. 1-5)

Written at the height of the Satanic Panic back in the 1980s, this novel provides...

June 03, 2019

The Magical Christian Jesus Powers in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #93, Ch.3)

In this installment, we discover Magical Christian Jesus Powers that only TRUE CHRISTIANS™ can possess--and...

May 2019

May 27, 2019

The Persecution Fantasies in ‘This Present Darkness’ (LSP #92)

This poorly-written book helped elevate the Satanic Panic in Christian imaginations--and shaped their conceptualization of spiritual...

May 20, 2019

The Hated Stereotypes in “This Present Darkness” (LSP #91)

Last time, we touched on how this book both derived from and defined those wild and woolly...

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...

May 11, 2019

Roll to Disbelieve May-Flowers Super Special! (#9)

In honor of the first bout of actually-nice weather in my town, I offer up...

May 06, 2019

This Week in Christian Church Marketing (LSP #89)

I normally get one or two door hangers or postcards inviting me to local churches...

April 2019

April 29, 2019

Oops! Sargon of Akkad Might Be in Big Trouble (LSP #88)

It turns out that one of the worst-of-the-worst alt-right "good little skeptic" personalities, Sargon of...

April 22, 2019

Notes from the Road to Emmaus (LSP #87)

Come join me on the Road to Emmaus, because today, Lord Snow Presides over a...

April 20, 2019

Roll to Disbelieve EGG-Stravaganza Easter Super Special! (#8)

This weekend, much of the world celebrates Easter. This holiday represents a celebration of renewal...

April 15, 2019

Facing the Giants Mega-Review, Part 2/2! (LSP #86)

We have a treat for you: Lisu has graciously written up part 2 of their...

April 08, 2019

D&D Gains Popularity–Again (LSP #85)

As it turns out, folks might be gravitating to this old-school pursuit for some remarkably...

March 2019

March 21, 2019

Roll to Disbelieve Science Super Special! (#7)

As you gaze out across this wonderful planet of ours today, please enjoy these science-related...

March 18, 2019

Lights, Camera, Crucifixion! (Godsmacked, Part 4/4)

Welcome to the final installment of Godsmacked, in which Jesus tells a spanking-new parable, popularizes a...

March 11, 2019

Speaking of Promises of Major Changes, LuLaRoe (LSP #82)

As we saw a while ago, these Christians share quite a lot of characteristics with multi-level...