A recent article from the science world reminds me of one of the strangest ways that the Bible doesn’t line up with reality: its descriptions of wolves. Today, Lord Snow Presides over the collision of Bible-wolves with reality-wolves.
Last night, I was just thinking about how social media has made it so much easier and simpler for those with passions to connect with each other and share what they’re doing. It wasn’t like that when I was younger, that’s for sure. Today, Lord Snow Presides over one of the very best aspects of modern life: how the internet allows a labor of love to be shared so much more easily and widely than ever before.
In a few days, Roll to Disbelieve will be 8 years old. What a rush, to realize that! To celebrate, I want to show you why I began blogging — and why I began blogging about deconversion in particular. Today, Lord Snow Presides over a very welcome birthday indeed.
As narratives go, Cinderella has alternated between capturing American women’s imaginations to repelling them, then back again to charming them. Today, Lord Snow Presides over a fairy tale that speaks to how we feel, ultimately, about relationships — and people are examining this age-old love narrative from a modern perspective.
I ran into this story this past week and it made me smile. I hope it has the same effect on you! It’s just one more example of how people try to announce to the world, I was here! This was me! Today, Lord Snow Presides over the land of lords and ladies, and what they say about the human condition.
Today, I was enjoying an interesting news story: someone found a 121-year-old chocolate bar in someone’s attic. It was a gift to someone’s soldier ancestor from Queen Victoria herself. These finds are incredibly rare — and very important as well. Today, Lord Snow Presides over these rare glimpses into one of the most human parts of our past.
Hi and welcome back! Slowly, slowly humanity stumbles toward a brighter future. Legislators on the Isle of Man have proposed a new bill that recognizes five basic rights for animals. Today, Lord Snow Presides over some good news: another corner of our world has recognized the pressing need to grant Read more
Hi and welcome back! Lately, biologists have discovered some interesting adaptations in snail life that show us that life — in the cosmic, general sense — often really does find a way. Today, Lord Snow Presides over yet another slap in the face to Creationists. Snails in General. Snails belong to Read more
Today, Lord Snow Presides over a new discovery out of Pompeii, one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in the world.
And something has had me smiling all day today: the shake in the voice of the NASA announcer who narrated the landing. That shake speaks to the human condition like almost nothing else could, and in the doing it destroys so many claims made by Christians. Today, Lord Snow Presides over the glories of reality, and how that is more than enough for growing numbers of us.