Religion & Fiction Podcast

The end of the year and entrance into another is the perfect time to consider our spiritual journey. So I thought I would offer a space to do that here with Book 2 of my spiritual coming-of-age series, Faith Reimagined . A Rediscovered Faith follows the spiritual journey of Peter Daniel Young as he considers deep questions of faith, life, and everything in between. Whether you are facing your own...

The end of the year and entrance into another is the perfect time to consider our spiritual journey. So I thought I would offer a space to do that here with Book 2 of my spiritual coming-of-age series, Faith Reimagined . A Rediscovered Faith follows the spiritual journey of Peter Daniel Young as he considers deep questions of faith, life, and everything in between. Whether you are facing your own...

The end of the year and entrance into another is the perfect time to consider our spiritual journey. So I thought I would offer a space to do that here with Book 2 of my spiritual coming-of-age series, Faith Reimagined . A Rediscovered Faith follows the spiritual journey of Peter Daniel Young as he considers deep questions of faith, life, and everything in between. Whether you are facing your own...

The end of the year and entrance into another is the perfect time to consider our spiritual journey. So I thought I would offer a space to do that here with Book 2 of my spiritual coming-of-age series, Faith Reimagined . A Rediscovered Faith follows the spiritual journey of Peter Daniel Young as he considers deep questions of faith, life, and everything in between. Whether you are facing your own...

The end of the year and entrance into another is the perfect time to consider our spiritual journey. So I thought I would offer a space to do that here with Book 2 of my spiritual coming-of-age series, Faith Reimagined . A Rediscovered Faith follows the spiritual journey of Peter Daniel Young as he considers deep questions of faith, life, and everything in between. Whether you are facing your own...

New Years has to be one of my fave times of the year. The end of the year and entrance into another — with its celebration of Christ’s birth and the promise of new life — offers the perfect chance to take stock and set goals for the road ahead. One area I always consider is my spiritual walk, which brings up all sorts of questions: Am I closer to God at the end of the year than I was at the start?...

It may seem like an odd addition to the library of a former pastor, but it’s precisely because I’m a former pastor that I appreciate his stories and his perspective, or at least one aspect of it: humans have a unplumable capacity for evil, with an equal measure of longing for justice. Intuitively, we know that things aren’t the way they are supposed to be, and we aren’t either; we’re bent as much...

Finally, the days are colder here in West Michigan after several 80 degreers. Not that I'm complaining. The weather people say we're in for a polar vortex kind of winter. So the extra days with shorts and T-shirts and flip-flops was a nice gift. Fall is definitely my fave season, though, so I'm enjoying cider and donuts as I finish a surprise book and gear up for a cool challenge. I’m also getting...

Today’s episode was meant to set this space on surer footing the next few months with some deeper dives into religious fiction — but the past few weeks have been crazy! With falling under the weather and finishing an 8-month multi-book project, then starting my next thriller…I fell behind and am still climbing up to the surface. So I’m giving you another AI-narrated short story from my Order of Th...

Because my Kickstarter launching the last part to my End Times Chronicles sci-fi series ENDS TOMORROW, I thought I would drop one final Religion + Fiction Podcast episode exploring the theology behind my own apocalyptic series. Because this modern end times series is not yo mama’s end times series :) While major blockbusters suppose Christians will be taken from Earth in a secret snatching just be...

Last week my Kickstarter dropped launching the last part to my End Times Chronicles sci-fi series . And a few days later it funded! So everyone who backs will get their rewards — along with a little giveaway I’ve got going on you’ll want in on. Here's the deal: Back one of the rewards at $5 or more to be entered into a raffle for one new Kindle Fire HD 8. This flash funding goal ends on Saturday,...

Yesterday my Kickstarter dropped launching my End Times Chronicles sci-fi series . I’ve been pleased with the response so far and look forward to introducing new readers to a modern end times series that makes sense of our world while also bringing the saga to a close for fans with Season 3 Antichrist Rising. Lots of early discounts that end TOMORROW — from ebooks and audiobooks to signed paperbac...

The Left Behind series has sold 80 million books across the 16-book epic end-times sage. Which I’ve finally been reading the past few weeks. I wasn’t a reader when it original came out 25 years ago, but I also didn’t want reading it to influence the writing of my own end times adventure series . Now that I’m finished with that 12th and final episode, I thought I would read book 1 in the run-up to...

The Left Behind series has sold 80 million books across the 16-book epic end-times sage. Which I’m now just reading :) Mostly because I wasn’t a reader when it original came out 25 years ago, but also because I didn’t want it to influence the writing of my own end times adventure series . Now that I’m finished with that 12th and final episode, I thought I would read book 1 in the run-up to the lau...

We’re taking a break from my commentary on the intersection of the sacred and story with a special narration of the first few chapters in Apostasy Rising , Episode 1 of Season 1 . It is the first book in my epic science fiction saga, End Times Chronicles that will finally wrap up with the last story season 3. Very soon I am launching Antichrist Rising with a fun Kickstarter campaign that will get...

We’re back with week 5 of the second Religion + Fiction Book Club, the final week! Thanks for your interest and for joining in the religious fiction fun. I’ve enjoyed it, and hopefully it has benefited your own spiritual journey. If you missed the introduction episode to more of the background behind the book, including my own spiritual journey that led to me writing it, you can listen to that epi...

We’re back with week 4 of the second Religion + Fiction Book Club! Thanks for your interest and for joining in the religious fiction fun. And apologies for the one-day delay. Things happen like snow days in Michigan with the kiddos home :) If you missed the introduction episode to more of the background behind the book, including my own spiritual journey that led to me writing it, you can listen t...

We’re back with week 3 of the second Religion + Fiction Book Club! Thanks for your interest and for joining in the religious fiction fun. If you missed the introduction episode to more of the background behind the book, including my own spiritual journey that led to me writing it, you can listen to that episode HERE . Catch up with the first week and feel free to join in anytime. The schedule will...

We’re back with week 2 of the second Religion + Fiction Book Club! Thanks for your interest and for joining in the fun. If you missed the introduction episode to more of the background behind the book, including my own spiritual journey that led to me writing it, you can listen to that episode HERE . Catch up with the first week and feel free to join in anytime. The schedule will run as follows wi...

Today’s episode was meant to be the second week of the Religion & Fiction Book Club exploring the spiritual journey of Peter Daniel Young in A Reimagined Faith . I’ve caught a dreadful cold and am a bit under the weather, so I thought I would wait a week to give you the best experience rather than soldiering onward. Instead, I’m giving you an AI-narrated short story from my Order of Thaddeus actio...

Thrilled to launch week 1 of the second Religion + Fiction Book Club! Thanks for your interest and for joining in the fun. If you missed the introduction episode to more of the background behind the book, including my own spiritual journey that led to me writing it, you can listen to that episode HERE . The schedule will run as follows with links to past episodes: * Week 1 – Chapters 1-7 * Week 2...

In this episode, I offer a bit of an introduction to the next Religion + Fiction Book Club: A Reimagined Faith , the first book in my spiritual coming-of-age series . It’s sort of a fictional account of my own spiritual journey told through the eyes of Peter Danial Young, and I thought it would make for a good new year read, a way to encourage your own religious life and spiritual journey at the s...

Today’s episode is a self-narrated short story from my Order of Thaddeus action-adventure thriller series. Martyrs Bones is a collection of five original short stories, giving readers page-turning, thrilling rides with mysterious turns. Grab it direct for a few bucks for the next week. This story features one of my fave characters: Matt Gapinski. He’s a former Marine, and a big, bumbly tedd-bear-o...

After a few weeks engaging C. S. Lewis’s first book in The Chronicles of Narnia with our Religion + Fiction Book Club, we’re taking a step back by engaging my own storytelling “why.” The episode explores some of my spiritual and professional background , along with two clear illustrations that paved the way for my own personal storytelling mission. Both Dan Brown and Ellen DeGeneres taught in diff...

Welcome to the final week five of the Religion + Fiction Book Club! We’re exploring chapters 15–17 this week in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe . I won’t rehash here what I’ve explored above, but here is a bit about what we’ll cover, and some questions to consider for the book club. * Week 0 — An introduction * Week 1 — “Once there were four children…” * Week 2 — “Peter! Susan! It’s all true...