I put in the line about the early Christians because I recall one of my priests mentioning it, once upon a time - of course, he was more than a little bit renegade. (But I changed the line a bit.)
And yes, I wrote Midsummer's Eve and I'm glad you liked it.
I think it's about time for Lois to put the pieces together - of course it's a moot point if his loss of powers isn't simply psychological.