@scoutfinch190 There’s actually a fairly short answer here: no. Not really, no.

Our bodies really like to be around 98.6 degrees in Fahrenheit. Water freezes below 32F and melts at temperatures above that. If you were to be in an absolutely frozen wasteland and got a massive bloody gash, some of the blood outside your body could freeze. The blood…[Read more]

Oh boy, there’s a lot to go over here. Let’s dive in, shall we?

If you want a character to lose a lot of blood, not die, and have a decent chance for survival, go for gut/stomach wounds. That area will bleed a lot but not enough for someone to bleed out (usually.) If you want them to be shot several times, you can go with either upper arm or…[Read more]

@miller Stomach/abdomen stabs are tricky. In order to be a fairly quick death, you need a couple things to happen. Massive loss of blood, direct damage to heart/lungs, or damage to the brain. Basically anything that will very quickly prevent oxygen from reaching the brain and other vital organs.

A wound to the stomach area (what we think of as…[Read more]

@erynne You’re welcome, it’s certainly something that not everyone really knows what it’s like. Even for experienced drinkers it can be tough to divide up into understandable steps.

@the-inkspiller I agree, talking about difficulties in life can be as strong as the initial step taken to work past said difficulties. I do the same with mental…[Read more]

@erynne Hey, in answer to the “is there a process” question here. I guess the answer, unfortunately, is “it depends.” Generally speaking, there are a couple levels to inebriation between sober and super drunk.

1. Warmed Up- After maybe one drink (assuming tolerance is decent) not a lot of difference will be felt, maybe a little more talkative.…[Read more]

@crazywriter Yep if you’re trying to say something about God, make Him like Christians see him. Pretty straightforward, and like you said, can’t go wrong.

I’m always open to talk about my faith, whether with a Christian or someone unsaved. Here it just happens to be a pretty specific and deep theological point that isn’t always the easiest to…[Read more]

@crazywriter Thanks for writing out your views here, I think I’ll need to sleep on it and think about it a little before getting back into the heavy parts of this discussion. It’s awesome to hear what you have to say and think.

Just a thought, what do you think of having predestination in your literature work? Do you think that it’s only for a…[Read more]

As for the church hopping question.

The evangelical church was one of the first I can remember, and at the time it seemed just like how church was. Sunday school tended to have candy rewards for sword drills at least (:

The baptist church I attended for many years until I was about nineteen. I enjoyed it for most of it, the head pastor was very…[Read more]

@crazywriter Thanks for clarifying, certainly didn’t want to misunderstand. I agree that salvation is fully based on God’s grace and His Will. It says in Romans 10,

– If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are…[Read more]

@emily-waldorf

I come from an evangelical, then baptist, then non-denomination background (very weird progression but we tried a few different churches growing up and then I moved for work). I personally believe that salvation is granted by God to those who choose to accept Christ as their savior. It’s a bit tough for me to figure how…[Read more]

@crazywriter

Predestination can be a tricky thing to discuss, even just between different “flavors” of Christianity. I’ll look forward to what you say about it if we get into it as an actual discussion about our beliefs.

I agree, the Tree in Eden is a great example of (as far as the Bible says) the first and last time humanity had true innocence…[Read more]

@denali-christianson

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Alrighty I’ll be the first to throw down on this Friendly Debate Clearwater Revival (It’s a lazy joke, don’t think too hard about it.)

Violence in Christian Work?

I think it depends on the genre. Christian-written Adult/sci-fi/fantasy/other mature styles? Let it all in! The Bible has a…[Read more]

@ashley-tegart Sorry for the late post engagement. You certainly don’t need to finish Mistborn to read any of Sanderson’s other works. Stormlight is much more grand and epic in terms of scale and character than Mistborn, I highly recommend checking out at least The Way of Kings. Plus there are giant swords and giant crabs. What else could you wa…[Read more]

@emily-waldorf

I think a certain level of what you said about if something has enough “dirty” content (sex, language, violence) to merit an R movie, you don’t believe it should be avoided is a personal conviction. If you believe that you are called to hold up to a higher standard, then I will certainly pray for the strength for you to live accor…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Would I consider a news coverage of a triple rape-dismemberment worthy of being R rated? Probably, yes.

I am not trying to say that the Bible is only fit to be read by 18 year olds and above. But there’s a reason why we teach kids lighter and easier stories from the Bible. We start off with pretty colors and happy e…[Read more]