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July 2022

July 26, 2022

On Witches and Worship

I saw one of those scary comments about "witchcraft" today. If you were raised...

July 23, 2022

The Devil is a Boy Named Corey

There was a boy in my neighborhood, whose name was Corey. Corey was a brat. He...

April 2022

April 13, 2022

An Awkward Mistake and a Moral Panic

Rose and I went into the locker room at the rec center, the next...

March 2022

March 22, 2022

Touch, Spiritual Abuse, and the Charismatic Renewal

I want to say a couple of things to people who have been spiritually...

March 14, 2022

Holy Spirit Purify Thy Name

I don't know were to begin. My head is still spinning with the events of...

March 11, 2022

Franciscan University’s David Morrier Pleads Guilty

In case you have not heard, David Morrier, whom I will not call "Father"...

February 2022

February 04, 2022

To Open the Door in Darkness

We had a bit of weather in Steubenville. It started Wednesday night with rain that...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

How Playing A Game Can Protect Against Cults

Yesterday, I was talking with my facebook friends about the things I was learning about...

January 27, 2022

What Are Some Differences Between a Cult and a Healthy Religious Practice?

I want to talk a little about the difference between a cult and a...

November 2021

November 06, 2021

The Beginning of Wisdom is the End of Fear

Last week was Halloween. As anyone familiar with my work knows by now, my...

November 06, 2021

A Word on Cults

The other day, my friends and I were bantering about a ludicrous article published in...

July 2021

July 13, 2021

Instruct the Ignorant: An Excerpt from Stumbling into Grace

The following is a sample chapter from my book, Stumbling into Grace: How We...

April 2021

April 19, 2021

Deer in the Basement: Emmanuel and the Mystery of Spiritual Abuse

I dreamed that God was being kept prisoner in the basement. I don't think...

April 15, 2021

The Courtroom and the Mask

I had never been in court before, not for a proceeding like this. I...

March 2021

March 05, 2021

Hypocrisy, Dr. Seuss, and the Red Herring of Cancel Culture

In case you've been living under a rock for the past few days, perhaps...

February 2021

February 22, 2021

Charismatics, Superstition, and the Real Origin of the Peace Sign

I found out today that the peace sign is semaphore. I'd grown up thinking...

December 2020

December 13, 2020

The Jericho March is a Sad Testimony to the State of American Christianity

I didn't watch the entire "Jericho March" that took place in Washington yesterday. I read...

November 2020

November 20, 2020

The Death Penalty is Wrong Because Killing is Wrong

Last night, the United States committed another federal execution. Orlando Hall, a rapist and murderer,...

November 08, 2020

A Time To Heal, A Time To Build

Today is the day we've waited for. I woke up to find that, after an...

October 2020

October 26, 2020

Zinnias in the Plague Time

Rosie and I went for a walk. Michael was out walking too, but he was...

October 01, 2020

The Question of “Spirit-Filled” Christians

I met a gentleman in the combox the other day, a Charismatic. He was angry...

September 2020

September 26, 2020

A Word on the Charismatic Renewal

I apologize for the long gap between posts lately. The "a" key on my keyboard...

September 14, 2020

Under a Charcoal Sky

I saw a photo on Twitter today, of migrant workers picking cucumbers with N-95 masks...

August 2020

August 03, 2020

Saint Therese, Stella Immanuel and the Charismatic Renewal

You've surely all heard by now of Doctor Stella Immanuel, who was praised by certain...

July 2020

July 15, 2020

In the State of Grace

I got to go to Mass. In case you're just joining me, I've been...

May 2020

May 01, 2020

Faith Is A Thing That Holds

It's the first day of May. The narcissus have bloomed, fallen over and died, as...

March 2020

March 25, 2020

Not Everyone Who Says To Me, Lord, Lord…

The homeless are still attempting to shelter-in-place on Skid Row. They cannot practice social...

February 2020

February 08, 2020

Ancient History and a Modern Homeschool Parent

We're learning about ancient history in homeschooling this year. We don't have a textbook;...

January 2020

January 26, 2020

Imagine a Flock of Tongue-Cut Sparrows

At my grandparent's house in Maryland, there was a three-volume clothbound set of sparsely illustrated...

January 09, 2020

I Voted Democrat Because I Am Pro-Life

They told me I had to vote Republican, because Republicans were pro-life. For awhile,...