I was raised a homeschooled, conservative Christian, and these reviews focus on stories I was brought up on; ones intended to shape me as a Christian and a person. I dissect them, in part to help Christians and non-Christians understand each other better, and in part to explore why I turned out the way I did, instead of how my parents wanted me to be.
These reviews aren’t intended to convert or deconvert anyone. I think that religion is a private matter, and I respect people of all faiths. But I do want to encourage people to question how their beliefs interact with a world that, even for the most mainstream religions, mostly disagrees with them. How does religion inform personal ethics, politics, and ideas about how the world works? Do you think your faith is objectively, obviously true, and people who disagree are just foolish? If a study were to contradict some aspect of your faith, how would you react? Growing up, I wasn’t encouraged to ask those questions; at least, not in a way that would let my beliefs evolve.
My beliefs have evolved significantly over the years, and hopefully will continue to do so. Writing these reviews has been a powerful element of that evolution. I hope they will be interesting and constructive to you as well.
Thank you for reading, and if you have thoughts I would love to hear them, so leave a comment!
Adventures in Odyssey (Current Series)
- Connie Comes to Town
- Recollections
- Promises, Promises
- Nothing To Fear
- A Tangled Web
- A Matter of Obedience
- By Faith, Noah
- Emotional Baggage
- The Greatest of These
- Bad Company
- The Boy Who Didn’t Go to Church
- The Day After Christmas
- Mental Health Theme
- Meta Morals #1: Let This Mind Be In You
- Stewardship Theme
- Meta Morals #2: An Act of Nobility
- Politics Theme
- Meta Morals #3: Blind Justice
- Self-Improvement Theme
Works by C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three
- Part Four
- Part Five
- Part Five and a Half
- Part Six
- Part Seven
- Part Eight
- Part Nine
- Part Ten
- Part Eleven
- Part Twelve
- Part Thirteen
- Part Thirteen and a Half
- Part Fourteen
- Part Fifteen
- Part Sixteen
- Part Seventeen
- Part Eighteen
- Part Nineteen
- Part Twenty
- Part Twenty-One
- Part Twenty-Two
- Part Twenty-Three
Veggie Tales
- Where’s God When I’m S-s-scared?
- Are You My Neighbor?
- God Wants Me to Forgive Them?
- Rack, Shack and Benny
- Dave and the Giant Pickle
- The Toy That Saved Christmas
- Larry Boy and the Fib From Outer Space
- Josh and the Big Wall Part 1
- Josh and the Big Wall Part 2
- Madame Blueberry
- Larry Boy and the Rumor Weed
- King George and the Ducky
- Esther… the Girl Who Became Queen
- Lyle the Kindly Viking
- Jonah Part 1
- Jonah Part 2
- Silly Songs with Larry (April Fool’s bonus review)
