Confessions of a Religious Catholic

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I have spent most of my life saying, “I’m spiritual, not religious.” As far back as I can remember, I’ve decried the evils of religion, saying it was dead or diseased, and stood in solidarity with others who felt the same. I’ve called religion evil, corrupt, and systems of man that poison the systems of God. I’m beginning to think …

Kickstarting Jonah

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Hey everybody! Today I wanted to talk to you about something that I’ve been working on over the past 31 days.  (Wow.  Time flies.)  Probably many of you have heard already, but for those who haven’t I have undertaken the task of Kickstarting Jonah. The Fish in Jonah’s Puddle (To Say Nothing of the Demon) is live for the next 9 …

The Fish in Jonah’s Puddle – Part Nine

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THE STORY SO FAR: Jonah’s parents were eaten by a demon.  He wants to get them back.  So, together with his friends Stuart, a talking salmon, Humphrey, a bowtie and bowler-bedecked troll, and Calisto, a testy harpy, he’s out to do just that.  He and his friends have been puddle-jumping between dimensions (literally) to find a means of defeating the …

God’s Glory in a Seashell

Byron LeavittLight, Love, Science, Seeker, Wonder, Worldview Leave a Comment

Deep in the twilight realms of the ocean glides a mysterious, marvelous monstrosity. Up to 43 feet long (though lengths of up to 59 feet have been reported) with eyes the size of dinner plates, its bouquet of pulsing, writhing tentacles contains hundreds of suction cup suckers through which it tastes its prey. Its only known enemy is the sperm whale, …