Luke 18:10-14 and True Thanksgiving
10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like...
Who Review: Flux Chapter Three: Once, Upon Time
Sometime in the future, Flux-ravaged planets are facing invasion from a variety of claimants including Daleks and Cybermen. One survivor, Bel, records a message while on the run, dodging Daleks and bright blue bugs...
Who Review: Flux Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans
The Doctor, Yaz, and Dan find themselves transported away from the Flux and to a battlefield on Earth. From the soldiers’ attire and the fact that Mary Seacole appears, telling them they’re in Sevastopol,...
Who Review: Flux Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse
It’s October 31, but while people are trick-or-treating, there’s trouble in the skies. On the edge of the universe, a strange cloud appears to be consuming everything it encounters: planets, stars, ships. Meanwhile, the...
The Six Points of Calvinism: A Response to Objections (Part 2)
Happy Reformation Day! Today I’m continuing our Reformation weekend response to objections I received from a commenter on one of my “Six Points of Calvinism” posts. Here’s a quick link to yesterday’s post if...
The Six Points of Calvinism: A Response to Objections (Part 1)
A little while ago, a commenter posted some lengthy objections to one of my “Six Points of Calvinism” articles. The objections were directed against things in the article, but also against Reformed Theology as...
Book Review: SAVE THE CAT! WRITES A NOVEL by Jessica Brody
Based on Blake Snyder’s famous (and very useful) SAVE THE CAT! books, Jessica Brody does for novelists what Snyder did for screenwriters. Just as Snyder identified a number of “beats” that every good movie...
Return to Twitter
Back in January of this year (2021), I announced my departure from Twitter. Here’s that article: https://www.colindsmith.com/blog/2021/01/29/confession/. This means I have spent most of this year with just Gab and YouTube (and, perhaps, this...
Get Back: Documentaries, Non-Fiction, and Stories
You may or may not be aware that next month, director Peter Jackson’s (of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” movies fame) re-edit of The Beatles’ last movie, “Let It Be,” hits...
Who News: He’s Back! And It’s About Time…
The BBC announced yesterday that Russell T. Davies, the man who brought Doctor Who back in 2005, is returning to the helm in 2023. If you’ve read my Who reviews, especially the reviews of...
