A year or two ago, I got into a blog "discussion" with an author who claimed that Christians do not sin. Ever. I enjoy reading this author's work, but I can't help but believe he's just plain wrong. Does he never have a single bad thought? Does he never mess up? I tried pointing out Romans 7 to him, but he refuted it, and, after some mild back-and-forth, I gave up on him.
Today, while on Facebook, I found a post by another Christian author, Randy Alcorn. I trust this one a little more, and have his blog listed on my blog. He addressed the subject using Romans 7 as his text. There's a video, too, but I haven't been able to watch it yet.
Any way, here's the URL to the post: www.epm.org/blog/2010/Jun/30/sinless-perfectionism-are-we-capable
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Clan Bonding
As I mentioned before, I play an entertaining, strategic, intricate game called Realm of Empires.
In this game, you attack and conquer other players' villages, and build up and defend your own villages. Currently, I hold the title "Crown Princess" and have 41 villages at last count (in the beginning, I was a serf with 1 village).
To become strong and keep the game interesting, you can form or join clans. You can communicate with eachother through private messaging (like email) or in the clan forum. My clan in Realm 4 is called ~The Roman Empire~.
We have fun together in both war and peace. One of our forum threads, "My Hill," is under our "Games" section. We "fight" over a hill and come up with absurb and imaginative "attacks." Here is my latest post in the forum:
The UN turns down your request, seeing as you just slaughtered such a multitude and are just as much a part of the violence as the rest of us. Any other support you may have had sees the foolishness of following you and leaves, taking any weapons and defense with them to sell on e-bay.
You, Elitedragoon, are left in solitude on the hill without so much as a scrap of metal to defend yourself with, nor a crumb of bread to eat. I see this pitiful state and have mercy, giving you a quick death and a peaceful grave covered with flowers.
My loyal troops (including the graceful yet viciously strong faries) set up a beautiful garden for guests alongside strong fortifications.
My hill
Stating "My hill" at the end of a post is an integral part of the process. Anyway, I enjoy it. I wonder how the other members of the clan will respond...?
In this game, you attack and conquer other players' villages, and build up and defend your own villages. Currently, I hold the title "Crown Princess" and have 41 villages at last count (in the beginning, I was a serf with 1 village).
To become strong and keep the game interesting, you can form or join clans. You can communicate with eachother through private messaging (like email) or in the clan forum. My clan in Realm 4 is called ~The Roman Empire~.
We have fun together in both war and peace. One of our forum threads, "My Hill," is under our "Games" section. We "fight" over a hill and come up with absurb and imaginative "attacks." Here is my latest post in the forum:
The UN turns down your request, seeing as you just slaughtered such a multitude and are just as much a part of the violence as the rest of us. Any other support you may have had sees the foolishness of following you and leaves, taking any weapons and defense with them to sell on e-bay.
You, Elitedragoon, are left in solitude on the hill without so much as a scrap of metal to defend yourself with, nor a crumb of bread to eat. I see this pitiful state and have mercy, giving you a quick death and a peaceful grave covered with flowers.
My loyal troops (including the graceful yet viciously strong faries) set up a beautiful garden for guests alongside strong fortifications.
My hill
Stating "My hill" at the end of a post is an integral part of the process. Anyway, I enjoy it. I wonder how the other members of the clan will respond...?
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Well Developed Conflict
In the past few months, the quantity of my reading plummeted. This summer, I hope to rectify that and pick out some free book from the library in the process.
I wanted to share a few lines from a book I borrowed from Dad, as well as my response to them. I quote them from the 527th page of Robert Jordan's The Eyes of the World:
- "Well, we're there." He swept a hand out in front of them in a grand gesture. "Caemlyn, the grandest city in the world." -
With those words, I think I felt some fraction of what two of the characters, Mat and Rand, felt. First came relief. After several confrontations, pains, and exhausting journeys, they finally reached their stop. But apprehension quickly joins this relief. Wait awaits them here? Will they find their friends? Or will darkfriends or the deceitfully-named Children of the Light find them first?
Either way, I have to stop laying around and get ready for the day.
I wanted to share a few lines from a book I borrowed from Dad, as well as my response to them. I quote them from the 527th page of Robert Jordan's The Eyes of the World:
- "Well, we're there." He swept a hand out in front of them in a grand gesture. "Caemlyn, the grandest city in the world." -
With those words, I think I felt some fraction of what two of the characters, Mat and Rand, felt. First came relief. After several confrontations, pains, and exhausting journeys, they finally reached their stop. But apprehension quickly joins this relief. Wait awaits them here? Will they find their friends? Or will darkfriends or the deceitfully-named Children of the Light find them first?
Either way, I have to stop laying around and get ready for the day.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
I'm back... sort of.
It's been over a year since I last posted, but I think it's time to blog again. I don't think anyone's actually reading it, but I'll write anway. Later. Unfortunately, I have to clean my room and play Realm of Empires at the moment.
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