So a few weeks back, I saw a comic from a Christian cartoonist who goes by Adam4D that caused me to chuckle just a little. Then cringe. Then nod sagely. What caused such a range of reactions from me? This right here: Okay, so it’s a bit extreme. I’m assuming…
The last two times I’ve been in the Confessional, I’ve talked about my short-lived career as a screenplay writer. The first was a cult thriller about clones. My second was a sci-fi/romance mash-up. So what did I do for my third (and most likely final) screenplay? Straight romantic comedy. Entitled…
Martin Luther probably would have been fine with just teaching and preaching God’s Word, continuing to explain the Gospel as he understood it, but he couldn’t really rest. And the reason why is because trouble was brewing for the Holy Roman Empire. A threat was looming on the horizon, and…
Before we get started, I need to get this out of the way: In this post, I’m going to be dropping lots of spoilers about movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you haven’t seen these movies and don’t want them ruined, stop reading now. You have been fairly warned.…
And I’m back in the saddle again… Those of you who have been following my writing posts lately know that I had sort of a false start recently. Since I’m kind of between projects and waiting to hear from my publisher on one in particular, I decided to resurrect a…
When last we left Martin Luther, he was leaving the city of Worms in an attempt to get home before Emperor Charles V could have him arrested or worse. But on the way back to Wittenberg, Luther was accosted in the middle of the night and carried off. His friends…
Last time I was in the confessional, I admitted that there was a period of time where I tried my hand at writing screenplays. Like most of my writing projects, I fully intended for this to someday be consumed by the general public. In the case of my movie scripts,…
Last week, we talked about Luther’s 95 Theses, and how they were intended only to start a scholarly debate over the efficacy of indulgences. I shared my belief that Luther wasn’t trying to start any trouble. He simply wanted to have a scholarly discussion about a theological point. Regardless of…
Last week, we talked about how Martin Luther had his “light bulb moment,” so to speak, when he was able to rediscover the Gospel. But that just begs a question: how did this translate into a moment and movement that created shockwaves through so much of the world? Well, it…
Gather ’round, folks, it’s time for me to tell you a story. A few years ago, I noticed that some friends of mine were posting pictures from something called OYAN. This included folks like my intrepid agent, my original publisher/editor, and numerous writer friends. They were all giving speeches on…