David Given Schwarm

The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman’s Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine by Sue Monk Kidd My rating: 3 of 5 stars Kidd is a great writer, but this book spends way to much time on the trivial and the travels to be useful. Clearly her calling is for fiction and…

Only recently, Brother Lawrence was asked to go into Burgundy to get supplies for the monastery. This chore was difficult for him because, first, he had no head for business and, second, he was lame in one leg and could not walk on the boat without falling against the cargo of barrels. Nevertheless, neither his…

emo. saves. lives.

After that, he did not dwell on thoughts of heaven or hell. His life was filled with freedom and rejoicing. Lifting all his sins up to God, he tried to show Him how undeserving of His grace he was, but the Lord continued to bless him. Sometimes God even took our brother by the hand…

Brother Lawrence said that he was always guided by love. He was never influenced by any other interest, including whether or not he was saved. He was content doing the smallest chore if he could do it purely for the love of God. He even found himself quite well off, which he attributed to the…

Elric of Melniboné and Other Stories by Michael Moorcock My rating: 5 of 5 stars A classic fantasy epic that sparked a revolution. I first read this in seventh grade in the university park library in Irvine, CA. I just reread it during the COVID-19 quarantine with the D&D Book Club & it was as…

Death’s Heretic by James L. Sutter My rating: 3 of 5 stars Solid book–way more planer travel then I was expecting. Good characters. Solid structure. Exciting combat. But overall mostly forgettable–the Pathfinder Tales just never seem to capture some of the real magic of D&D for me for some reason. I will keep trying but…

Another fun Brew & Ire Roll20 session. We got destroyed by a Tendriculos which remains one of D&D’s most ridiculous creatures.