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So,I’ve been writing a serialised fantasy novel that I like to think of as Narnia meets Naruto. You can read the first two chapters of it below! #youngadultfiction #youngadultfantasy
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I have come to the conclusion that “Show, don’t tell” is one of the worst pieces of advice ever in fiction writing.
We’re storyTELLERS. It’s literally in the name. We can’t help but TELL because we can’t SHOW. It isn’t a visual medium.
For film, video & TV, sure. It makes sense. But not for fiction.
Imagine your argument against Christianity being “Your God was incarnate!!!”
Yeah…we know 😭
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Who said God has to speak the same way we do in order to speak. Am I speaking to you right now? Are my words addressing you? Are you able to read and understand them? Is this a form of communication?
Is that what I said? Deal with the claim I actually made, not the one you’ve invented. That’s called a strawman.
Here’s something to consider.
The New Testament doesn’t institute an annual Easter event because the reality it celebrates (the death and resurrection of Jesus) is already proclaimed and participated in every time we partake in the Lord’s Supper and the gathered life of the church.
In effect, any dispute over the date and / or practice of Easter is unnecessary.
“One of the mistakes followers of God often make regarding venerating other gods is the belief that elevating them somehow lessens the glory, devotion, or reverence given to Christ.
However, God is not in competition with His creation. Love is not a limited resource. Loving one god more does not mean loving another god less. Surely loving my mother more does not mean I love my father less. And when Christ loves me, that does not mean He loves you less. God is endless love.
And scripturally speaking, we are designed to share in His glory. This does not exclude the other gods in the Heavens.”
among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
— Matthew 27:56
There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
— Mark 15:40
but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
— John 19:25
I don’t see no Simon and Judas here. Nor any connection to Alphaeus.
Whereas:
Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
— Matthew 13:55-56
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
— Mark 6:3
“Is means is” but “brother doesn’t mean brother” somehow 🤷🏾♂️
“Jewish book counts are irrelevant…”
Then so are Catholic book counts, because what you claim about scripture is what scripture says about the Jews:
To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.
— Romans 3:2
But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”
— Acts 2:13
Ppl thought the apostles were drunk on new wine.
Ergo, wine could get you drink.
Jesus used unfermented grape juice, not intoxicating wine, at key moments in His life.
What “Wine” Meant in the Bible.
In Bible times, the word wine did not always mean alcohol. The Hebrew yayin and Greek oinos could mean:
• fermented drink
• fresh grape juice
Proverbs 20:1 warns:
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler…”
Jesus lived perfect wisdom. He would not take part in something Scripture warns against.
The Wedding at Cana.
John 2:1 to 11 says Jesus turned water into wine.
Some say it had to be alcoholic. But, they are not considering the context.
The host said the best wine was saved for last (John 2:10).
Fresh juice was prized in ancient times. Old wine could sour.
Isaiah 65:8 even calls juice still inside grapes “new wine.”
And Jesus came to uphold God’s law, not blur moral lines (Matthew 5:17).
The Last Supper.
When Jesus started Communion, He called the drink:
“the fruit of the vine” Matthew 26:29.
That phrase points to grape juice, not alcohol.
Fermentation is decay. Christ’s blood symbolized purity, not corruption
1 Peter 1:19.
Also, Passover banned leaven (Exodus 12:15). Fermentation works like leaven, which means the drink would have been unfermented.
At the Cross.
Matthew 27:34 says soldiers offered Jesus wine mixed with gall.
Mark 15:23 says myrrh.
This was a pain dulling narcotic.
Jesus tasted it and refused.
Why.
He stayed fully alert while finishing His mission.
That lines up with Proverbs 31:4 to 5 warning rulers not to drink intoxicants that cloud judgment.
Jesus and Sobriety.
Jesus called for clear minds and holy living.
Paul said the same thing later in:
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6 to 8
• Ephesians 5:18
Jesus was sinless (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Old Testament priests could not drink alcohol while serving God (Leviticus 10:9).
Jesus is our High Priest (Hebrews 4:14).
BibleAsk says He would not violate that principle.
What About “Winebibber?”
Luke 7:34 says Jesus was accused of being a wine drinker.
His enemies also called Him a glutton. False accusations prove nothing.
Others say everyone drank alcohol back then. History shows fresh juice was preserved too. Not all Bible wine was fermented.
Bottomline: Jesus:
• made fresh juice at Cana.
• used unfermented drink at Communion.
• refused narcotics at the cross.
The Bible consistently shows Him choosing clarity, holiness, and wisdom.
The safest way to follow Christ’s example today is to avoid fermented wine and live sober minded.
Straight Scripture.
Given that the Mind Flayer needed organic material to create a physical body, I’m surprised nobody’s considered that part of the reason why there aren’t many demos left in the Abyss is Vecna had to use them to construct this giant body.
Saying the Catholic or Orthodox church “gave us” the Bible is like saying Tolkien’s readers gave us the Legendarium of Middle-Earth. A work becomes canon when written by the author, not read by the audience.
There are a number of problems with claiming that the Catholics or Orthodox “gave us our Bible.”
This is one.
Each book was added to the actual canon of Scripture the moment they were written. They were not added later. Later they were more widely recognized but nobody ever made them Scripture. The Holy Spirit made them Scripture as they were written.
Even though there are a variety of lists through Church history of what people thought the canon was, none of those lists successfully add or take away from the actual number of truly inspired books. They are just fallible human attempts to find and number the books already part of God’s canon.
Kruger makes this point well in his work by trying to explain two different definitions of “canon.” One being the actual list of inspired books and the other being man’s attempts to identify that list.
I enjoyed Superman, but I loved Fantastic Four. Solid. Absolutely solid.
That’s 2 for 2 for Marvel.
They still got it.
You ever imagine your Christian #YAFantasy novel as movie before you’ve even finished it?
I did.
An overconfident bookworm from East London finds himself stuck in world where words are weapons, ideologies form fortresses, and intelligence without integrity may just cost you everything.
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