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Love That Leviathan

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Nathan

I’d been meaning to discuss Leviathan a little more, which I think was inspired by the name being used for the base of the rebel organization Astrea in Cosmic Star Heroine. Considering all the other references to classic games, I had thought … Continue reading →

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Oh, What a Jubilee There Will Be

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Nathan

I had started reading the Book of Jubilees some years ago, but I don’t think I ever finished, so I returned to it recently. It’s a pseudepigraphic work, attributed to Moses based on dictation straight from God, but it’s generally … Continue reading →

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Bearing Gifts We Traverse Afar

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Nathan

Today is Epiphany or Three Kings Day (although it might not be anymore by the time I’ve finished this post, at least not in this time zone), the celebration of the wise men bringing gifts to the baby Jesus. Well, … Continue reading →

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Tell My Wife I Am Trolling Atlantis

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Nathan

Atlantis: The Lost Empire – This 2001 Disney release seems to be largely forgotten, perhaps due partially to the lack of songs (it’s actually the third of these animated films in a row not to be a musical) and cute … Continue reading →

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Who Invited You, God?

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Nathan

Yes, according to some people, God didn’t save the children killed in the recent school shootings because He’s just not allowed in the public schools. Mike Huckabee said it, as did Brian Fischer and a lot of people on social … Continue reading →

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Babylon Bound

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Nathan

A book I recently read, Diana Wynne Jones’s Deep Secret, makes heavy use of a nursery rhyme that’s apparently quite common in the United Kingdom, and dates back to at least the nineteenth century. The rhyme is as follows: How … Continue reading →

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Putting the Chemosh On

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Nathan

A little research into Biblical history reveals that, before becoming monotheistic, the worship of Yahweh that would eventually develop into Judaism was henotheistic. That is, while Yahweh was viewed as the main god and the national deity of Israel and … Continue reading →

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