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Encanto: Good but not Great

A movie review I read today helped me put my finger on why exactly I felt that Disney’s Encanto was good, but not great. First, John C. Wright’s review identified Encanto as an allegory. Let’s delve into that a bit. If you look up a definition of

The Good of the Many

End Road Work

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Sam Youd's Birthday (AKA John Christopher)

Thanks to Twitter, I found out that A hundred years ago today, writer Sam Youd - aka John Christopher - was born in an unseasonable Easter Day snowstorm. The Tripods novels were one of my first youthful forays into science fiction. At the time, I had no idea about the

The Harrowing of Hell

[He] was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into Hell. On the third day, he rose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

Darkness and Stone out on Amazon today

The third book in Peter Nealen’s series The Lost is out today [April 15, 2022] on Amazon. I really enjoy this series, it is eerie and dark, yet at the same time has a core of Christian hope that shines through. I’ve got a review copy, and I