Discipleship & Dragons
A Non-Preachy Handbook for Christian D&D Players
A short, practical guide to reclaiming Dungeons and Dragons as a redemptive tool for personal growth.
Christian Fiction Teaching Faith
This is Who I Am
I’m a Christian fiction writer and artist from Texas (no southern accent, unfortunately). I suffer from an incurable passion to invent new worlds and an incessant discontent with our dim-mirror ordinary life. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and George MacDonald are the glorious triumvirate of my favorite fiction writers. I have a soft spot in my heart for the ancient heroes of the faith in Church History and their mission to communicate the good news of Jesus to people in their time. I’m fascinated by writing that can harness the imagination to go theologically deeper than classroom lectures could.
This Is Why I Write
I have a passion for transformative Bible teaching and want to challenge present-day Christians to train their imaginations toward mirroring God’s own thoughts and desires. Sounds like a pretty ambitious goal, right? But remember, Jesus didn’t come with PowerPoint slides and lecture notes. He came telling stories about the Kingdom of God. I believe the surest way to a mind transformed into Christ-likeness is an imagination saturated with the truth of Scripture.
Marduke Burning
A Suspenseful Christian Dystopia Short-Story
The floating city of Marduke hovers on the brink of a fiery cataclysm—and the town doctor must tip it over the edge.
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“What? Play Dungeons and Dragons… at Bible college? Isn’t that game evil?” I thought after my friend asked me to join his campaign in the lunch line. I had heard growing up that D&D was spiritually dangerous, immoral, and opposed to the Christian faith. But as we met to play every Monday night, I realized …
7 Christian Fantasy Authors You’ve Overlooked (And Why You Should Read Them)
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Is Dungeons and Dragons Evil? DnD Through a Christian Lens
An Infamous Controversy: Is Dungeons and Dragons Evil? I remember the first time I was asked to play Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) by a friend on my dorm floor in college. It took me by surprise and kind of freaked me out. I grew up in an evangelical Christian home where things like Harry Potter, …
Christianity as Dystopia
The Secular Dystopian Myth There’s a chronic misconception in most people’s imagination about Christianity and the Bible today. It’s the misconception that Christianity is dull, rote, and oppressive. Compared with the digital flash, noise, and surface-level life of ‘liberated’ secularism, the black and white of the Bible and Christian tradition can feel like a splash …
A Lament for Christian Community: Crippling Our Witness to Jesus
A Roof and a Foundation are Essential, But Not Interchangeable. It’s no new thing to hear secondary things preached as primary things in church. The history of the Church bears witness to that pattern. While our confession and understanding of the Christian life has changed little on a foundational level, what we emphasize changes …
Overcoming Financial Fear: Living Out of God’s Hand
“Black Thursday” It was a dark day on the streets of New York City. So dark, in fact, it infamously became known as “Black Thursday”, the day ruined Wall Street stockbrokers leaped from tall buildings to their deaths during the market crash of 1929. Despite the sensationalist reports by newspapers and tabloids of the time, …