by Steve-Kroening | Mar 10, 2026 | Book 2: Evil Corrupts the Visible
When the Lord God begins to reveal his sentence in the Garden, He does not start with Adam or Eve, though they stand trembling before Him. He turns first to the serpent. That order matters. Blame had moved downward—Adam to Eve, Eve to the serpent—as though...
by Steve-Kroening | Mar 10, 2026 | Book 2: Evil Corrupts the Visible
Genesis 3 does not end with hiding. It moves into a courtroom. The man blames the woman. The woman blames the serpent. Responsibility slides downward, each voice reaching for distance from the act that has shattered the garden. The rupture has already occurred....
by Steve-Kroening | Mar 9, 2026 | Book 2: Evil Corrupts the Visible
Genesis 3 unfolds without spectacle, yet it carries the weight of a collapsing world. There is no thunderclap when the woman sees that the tree is good for food, delightful to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom. There is no visible tremor in the ground when...
by Steve-Kroening | Mar 9, 2026 | Book 2: Evil Corrupts the Visible
Marriage was the first structure the serpent attacked, but it was not the last thing in his sights. Beneath the question about God’s Word and beneath the fracture of husband and wife, there was something even deeper at stake. The serpent was not only challenging...
by Steve-Kroening | Mar 9, 2026 | Book 2: Evil Corrupts the Visible
From the beginning, the visible world was meant to reveal the Invisible God. That is the heart of True Fantasy. It’s not an escape from reality, but the revelation within it. The unseen made known through what can be seen. Creation was not decoration—it was...
by Steve-Kroening | Feb 27, 2026 | Book 2: Evil Corrupts the Visible
In many great fantasy stories, the real battle is not fought with swords, but with ideas. In The Lord of the Rings, the Ring whispers power and bends the mind before it ever controls the hand. In Harry Potter, dark forces twist truth and rewrite history to gain...
