There is this myth pervading tabletop role playing that characters have all the power and should be able to do whatever they want. This is false. It is false in the game, and it is false in real life. Instead, I would propose that D&D and life follow a diamond-shaped pattern. Think of a diamond, … Continue reading The Noob Dungeon Master: The Freedom Diamond
Month: December 2019
My Second Conversion: What is the Resurrection? (Part 1)
Resurrection. It is one of the few things surprisingly that Jesus and the Pharisees agreed on. The Apostle Paul would later use it in a trial before the Sanhedrin saying he was brought there because of his belief in the resurrection. This weirdly caused the Pharisees to temporarily forget that Paul was a traitor to … Continue reading My Second Conversion: What is the Resurrection? (Part 1)
The Death of the Fourth Wall: Why YouTube and Twitch Present Opportunities and Challenges (Part 1)
I have used Twitch and YouTube to stream and record videos. I am by no means a regular content creator...yet. I like to watch a lot of YouTube and Twitch as do most people who are my age and younger (don't ask my age its rude). Its not all stupid videos that I consume, in … Continue reading The Death of the Fourth Wall: Why YouTube and Twitch Present Opportunities and Challenges (Part 1)
My Second Conversion: Facing Jesus (Part V)
In my last post, (sorry it has been so long) I wrote about how I believe that loving God by loving our neighbors was modeled through the life of Jesus who is our link to God. This week, I am going to try and wrap this up by showing you what that looks like. I … Continue reading My Second Conversion: Facing Jesus (Part V)
Songs of Worship: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Holiday Edition)
I going to preface this post with an admission: I love this Christmas poem. It was written by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in response to the Civil War ripping apart the United States in the 1860s. It feels so much like a psalm to me, moments of joy, sorrow, anger, despair, and hope … Continue reading Songs of Worship: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Holiday Edition)
To Rate a Series: The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (Part 2)
In my last post, I gave an introduction and synopsis of WoT, and I began to discuss what I like about WoT. That discussion continues below. What I Liked About the Wheel of Time (Cont.) Jordan's Characters Are Well Fleshed Out You may not like all of Jordan's characters; I don't. It is hard to … Continue reading To Rate a Series: The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (Part 2)
Gazing through Opaque Windows 