Why Christians Should Play D&D Some of you may look at this title and immediately agree with me, no questions asked. Some of you may agree but wonder why. And some of you may be clutching the pearls at the suggestion (especially if you've heard about and/or got caught up in the satanic panic). Fear not, for, as always, I shall explain. Quick disclaimer: no AI was used in the creation of this blog post.

Not Mighty Nein-specific, but this is another D&D-related post. What can I say? As you'll soon find out, D&D has a lot to teach us spiritually.

A four-panel comic of a small black fluffy cat resting on the ground. The background has soft gradient colors with a green-yellow ground and a blue to reddish sky. In the first three panels, the cat has a slightly grumpy, sleepy expression while text appears gradually: “I hope…”, “today…”, “is really…”. In the final panel, the cat suddenly looks up with very large, round eyes, and the full message reads: “really nice to you.”

Faith as a Fallback I wasn't really sure what to do for a post this week; I even thought about taking off this week because life is still life-ing. But as I was making brunch (because it feels weird calling it breakfast with how late I ate) the morning I started drafting this post, God reminded me of something I came to a realization of a while ago.

Not doing a nerdy or themed devo today; just bringing you my thoughts about life and faith. This blog contains a moment of reflection and realization that, sometimes, we need to give ourselves more credit for how far we've come in our faith journey. Keep reading to see what I mean.

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We need your help! No amount too big, or too small! #welcomeinthisplace

Haven’t posted on here in a bit (blame life cuz it’s, well, life-ing), but resurfacing to announce that Sanctuary’s having a special Palm Sunday service! We’ll be discussing how the days of Holy Week reflect creation (and were an act of rebellion, fun fact). DM me if you have any questions.

Biblical Warriors of the Mind Yup, that was an EPIC: The Musical reference for those who caught it. Oh, you thought I was done with this series? Fam, I don't even know when I'll be done with this series. Anyway, the title of this series references the song "Warrior of the Mind," the final song of the Troy Saga. Athena debuts here, and you find out about her relationship with Odysseus as well as their backstory together.

It's a week and a day late, but I bring to you my final installment for my Women's History Month series. As with my other series, I'm glad I got to do this one. And yes, the title is an EPIC: The Musical reference. Keep reading to see how else I could possibly connect EPIC and the Bible.

Sanctuary’s calendar for March 2026. DM me with any questions!

Apologies for getting the calendar out so late again; we had to finalize some events and locations. Dm me if you have any questions!

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To all my ladies out there, keep shining and thriving 🩵

Guest Interview: Sophia Edition Hey, fam. Changing things up on y'all again this week. This post, I interviewed Apostle Dr. Lee Ann B. Marino on the topic of sophia, or wisdom. We don't really talk about how that word is feminine in form, let alone what that means for the church as a whole. So, I went to someone I knew had looked into this topic extensively to get her take on this.

Wisdom. It's something we all need, and it's something the Bible tells us to seek after. However, did you know that the word is feminine in both Hebrew and Greek? Check out this interview I did with Apostle Dr. Lee Ann B. Marino to see why this is important and what it means for us.

JOIN ME next Tuesday and Thursday as I minister the word for two ministries online. On-time and amazing, I'm looking forward to seeing you there!

Author Spotlight: Dr. Lee Ann B. Marino March, among other things, is Women's History Month. Instead of a devo, however, I thought I'd switch things up and start this series with an author spotlight for Sanctuary's own Apostle Dr. Lee Ann B. Marino. She's written 40+ books so far (with more in the works...I know; she's built different), but I'd like to promote her book Surrounded By So Great A Cloud Of Witnesses: Women Of Faith Who Revolutionized History…

Switching things up for this post. I'm doing a series for Women's History Month, and I'd thought I'd start off with a book recommendation. If you're looking for a good read this month, you'll want to check out this recommendation.

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Sermon starting soon!

Friendly reminder about our monthly service today! Sunday school starts at 1 PM EST. Ty to @beloved-not-broken.bsky.social for being willing to be featured

Why We Should Continue to “Lift Every Voice and Sing” What better way to wrap up my Black History Month series than with talking about the black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing"? This'll be another—you guessed it—lyric breakdown, so buckle up. I'll be giving some historical and cultural background on this song, but I'll also be looking at how it can apply in a broader sense today. I also won't be covering every part because I wanted to focus on others.

Sorry this post is a day late and being published so late, but I wanted to get this last post out before the month's over. Thank you to everyone who's tuned into this series. Read on to see how this poem inspired this post (and see a Sanctuary announcement at the end).

A graphic for Aromantic Awareness Week (February 16-22). It has 3 pictures: the too of a group of people side hugging each other with the text “Just as Valid” at the top, a picture of the Sanctuary ministers in the middle with the text “Just as Loving” at the top, and a bottom picture of two males with the text “Just as real” at the bottom. The colors are all aro-themed, and the Sanctuary logo’s in the bottom right corner

So i realize this is very late, but i still wanted to post this for Aro Awareness Week because we don’t talk about aromanticism enough 💚🤍🩶🖤

Let’s Talk About Nationalism Yes, I'm using Black Panther to talk about nationalism. Yes, I'm doing this for Black History Month. As usual, stay with me for this one. It's gonna be a ride. Black Panther is one of my favorite Marvel movies. After rewatching it a few months ago, I re-fell in love with it and remembered how well done it was. I also noticed a few things, one that I wasn't completely comfortable with given the country I live in and everything happening in it.

Sorry this post is a day late; had to sit on some of my thoughts with this one. This is probably one of my most controversial posts to date, but just hear me out, okay? I promise it's worth it.

Why Sinners Do It Better Didn’t formally make an announcement about doing a themed series for Black History Month, so consider this it. And to start things off, I wanna talk about the movie Sinners. I saw it for the first time this past Friday. I noticed that it was free on Prime (suspiciously during BHM, but…hey, movie I didn’t have to pay to see on a streaming service I’m already paying to watch movies and shows on), so I checked it out.

So I have another new obsession, and it's the movie Sinners. But like my Hazbin posts, there's a lesson that saints can learn from these sinners. Read on to see what I mean.

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Sunday update! Sorry it’s kinda late

Sanctuary’s calendar of events for February. Please dm if you have any questions!

February’s schedule is here! There’s a strong chance we won’t have our monthly service tomorrow, but I’ll keep you posted!

a man is holding a skeleton in front of his face and says `` why must you fail me so often '' ALT: a man is holding a skeleton in front of his face and says `` why must you fail me so often ''

Me @ my memory rn

Did you tell me about this one, too??

“This Man Plans for Every Fight” "Hey, Nik, where's that quote from?" Well, you see, dear reader, EPIC: The Muscial still has a firm grip on my psyche, so you're getting another post based off that. For context, this line comes from the song "Odysseus" in the final saga. Odysseus is finally home, but his palace is filled with suitors who want to harm his wife and child (and that's putting it very mildly).

Today, I bring you your weekly devotional based off EPIC: The Musical. Again. (Look I can't help that Jorge altered my brain chemistry with this, or that God keeps revealing stuff to me through it). Anyway, this post is a sequel to last week's, so read that one first to understand this one.

God Can’t Be Held Down Yup, the EPIC: The Musical train continues (full speed ahead…sorry; I had to). Now, onto the post. This is inspired by the song “Hold Them Down” in the Ithaca Saga. In it, the suitors are trying to complete the challenge Queen Penelope gave them to see who can ascend the throne, but they’re quickly realizing none of them can do it.

Bringing back EPIC for this post. It's a little long, so grab some water and a snack or something while you read about how God revealed Themselves to me through the actions of the suitors in "Hold Them Down."