author's note

Before anybody starts leaving comments about any doctrinal problems with "Stikora"... No allegory is ever one hundred percent perfect. That's why Jesus told so many parables. If he could have explained the entire "Kingdom of God" in one short story, he would have. Like the other dragon slayer story, this one deals with sin. Instead of denying that sin is there, like the villagers in "There is no Dragon," the man in "Stikora" admits it's there and wants to get rid of it. Like so many of us (all of us actually, if you look at it completely honestly), he actually invited the sin into his life thinking that he could handle it. He knew what he was dealing with, but thought that somehow, this little monster would be different, or that he could control it, but he became its slave. And, like many of us, he loved it. It's not easy to be freed from sin, no matter how much we hate it or are afraid of what it'll make us do. I touched on this in "The Old Man" asking the question, "How can I be free from a prison I love?" Well, Jesus can free us. We may still desire our sinful lives, which is perfectly normal (read Romans 6-8 if you don't believe me), but as long as we are willing to let go of it, give it and the rest of our lives to God, and never go back, we can be free.
No one can really control evil, no matter how strong you think you are or how minor you think the sin is. Sooner or later, you will find that your sin is controlling you. The Deliverer can and will save you, though. All you have to do is ask...
God bless, Arthur B Roberts