Posted in Basic Ideology on Jan 17th, 2010
… in purgatory you knew that you were going either to hell or to heaven, and it was up to you where you went. With the joys and freedom of heaven as a carrot, you strove like hell in purgatory. You knew the theory of how to get the ticket to heaven. [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Mar 5th, 2009
This is the 23d section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 22, you might want to start here.
The Marks of a God
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When he awoke again, he was not sure how long he’d been out. He went through all of the realms of paranoia, anxiety, depression, elation, mania, and so much more. [...]
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Posted in Jack Tales, fiction on Jul 3rd, 2007
Here’s a Jack Tale. It’s less than famous, even for Jack Tales.
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Jack was a mean old blacksmith in this small town, in the Smokie Mountains. This was a different time, mind you, when people still rode horses mostly, and blacksmiths were really important.
Jack was the meanest man anyone had every met. He hated the men, [...]
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Posted in Developmental Theology on Jun 20th, 2007
Finally, as requested(by my imaginary audience), something from the Protestant Bible.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land.
Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
Blessed [...]
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Posted in fiction on Jun 10th, 2007
I am Odin One-Eye, keeper of the sacred letters, keeper of the magic of the land. I have hung myself from Yggdrasil and proven to the gods that I am God, the one God above gods.
My sons and daughters shall be my court, and I shall remake the world in my image, a world where [...]
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