Twelve years ago I published my first novel, Father John vs the Zombies. In 2015, I published the sequel, Bishop John vs the Antichrist. Today I’m very pleased to announce that the final novel of the trilogy, St. John vs Death, is written, edited, and will be published on December […]
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![Icon of St. John and St. Prochorus. By NN (Russische Ikone) (Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon (public domain)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.ootersplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Sts.JohnAndProchorus.jpg)
I recently finished reading Bart Ehrman’s book Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth. There are things to like about the book and things I disagree with (one will want to inject oneself with a healthy dose of elitism vaccine before wading into the book, for example). […]
A Devil’s Gospel is now available for instant purchase at the following retailers in ebook format: Amazon: US | CAN | UK Kobo Barnes & Noble Apple iTunes And the paperback is available for purchase from Amazon (check with your local bookstore for special ordering if you prefer. The ISBN […]
In my post on March 10, I promised to share with you what I thought was the most surprising thing about the Bible through a lengthy excerpt from A Devil’s Gospel. Throughout my life I’ve read the Bible many times over, often starting at Genesis and reading straight through to Revelation […]
In last Friday‘s post, I mentioned that many years ago there was a publisher who was seriously considering buying the rights to A Devil’s Gospel. A member of their selection committee wasn’t comfortable with one of the themes of the novel, so I wrote an “afterword” to explain why I structured […]
On March 17, I shared the cover I did for the draft of A Devil’s Gospel. The cover image is of Rublev’s trinity icon, which I felt perfectly encapsulated one of the themes of my novel. The “surface” depiction is of the story told in Genesis 18: Abraham is sitting […]