Don’t ask “What if Jesus was aborted?”

Feb 6, 2015 | Declarations, Thoughts

Matthew P. Schmidt My Blog Books About FAQs Blog Don’t ask “What if Jesus was aborted?” It is unlikely enough that your interlocutor is a Christian in the first place if he supports abortion. The moment the word “Jesus” leaves your mouth,...

On treating persons as objects

May 12, 2014 | Thoughts

Matthew P. Schmidt My Blog Books About FAQs Blog On treating persons as objects Normally, I’m not one for making this kind of post, but I’m making an exception, a first exception, for this. Today’s culture treats persons as objects. Not...

Spaceships in Fantasy fiction.

Oct 19, 2013 | Thoughts, Writings

Matthew P. Schmidt My Blog Books About FAQs Blog Spaceships in Fantasy fiction. The War Against the Gods is a fantasy series. It also has spaceships. Several drafts ago, the world of tWAtG was a set in a world of shards suspended in the ether. Special etherships would...

Assassinations, Just War Theory, and lower-case gods.

Sep 24, 2013 | Thoughts, Writings

Matthew P. Schmidt My Blog Books About FAQs Blog Assassinations, Just War Theory, and lower-case gods. Their mission was simple: the capture or destruction of the false god known as the Regent of Breezes. This was my first first line of my new novel. As the line...