Brain, it’s clear you think I’m drowning when I’m standing completely dry on the shore. You keep trying to save me and I keep trying to tell you that I don’t need saving. We are getting nowhere.

For everyone else who chimed in, thanks for your input.

Have a nice life, y’all. 🙂

I’m aware that the Greek literally means “servant”. I guess what I’d like to ask is why do we automatically assume that Phoebe was just a servant of the church? From what I’ve read surrounding this verse (and other verses discussing deacons), the evidence points to Phoebe being a deacon. This mini study does more justice…[Read more]

For some reason, the site isn’t letting me post my reply about deaconesses and textus receptus to you. Bear with me while I figure out what’s going wrong. XD

Brian. Do you even read my posts?

First off, I am completely confident in my beliefs, and it doesn’t really bother me if you think I’m a lost soul. I was raised by two linguists who taught me good exegetical skills. My father supports egalitarianism and encourages me to stand up for myself when I am “put in my proper place” by a man. My…[Read more]

*Slow breath*.

Let me get this straight. So far, you’ve:

1.       Assumed I’ve been traumatized by a man.

2.       Explained how my “trauma” has shaped my worldview.

3.       Told me how to handle my “trauma”.

4.       Accused me of secretly believing things that I explicitly said I did not.

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Right! And every single time Ezer appears in the Bible (outside of Genesis) it is used to describe either YHWH himself (17x), Isreal’s allies (1x), or Isreal as an ally (1x).

God uses the same term that he gave to women (from the very start, in Eden) as a term for himself. If we are going to say women can be helpers/rescuers of…[Read more]

Not sure why the tags weren’t working in the other post.

I’ll preface this by saying that I worked on this response with a really close friend of mine, Al Zapor. When I asked his thoughts on some things that were mentioned above, he said he had some opinions that he wanted to share. However, he’s waiting for forum account approval rig…[Read more]

Hello! Thanks for joining the discussion!

Also, gotta admit, when you went into the whole “skeletal design of a woman accommodates carrying a child in their womb, etc., etc.” thing, it felt kinda condescending. True for the most part, but unnecessary and condescending.  Which Lona also expresses, though somewhat snarkily😉

I thought the…[Read more]

While it was interesting to read your opinion, I still disagree. This is probably because we have different viewpoints on women’s subordination to men. I for one, see men and women created as equals and believe they should be treated as such. Accordingly, I have issues with the majority of what you said. …[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

God expects the male to be the physical protector in the home and occupy the defense role for those under his care.  Jesus clearly refers to this role when He refers to the “strong man” in the…

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Elina raised an eyebrow. “Magic?”

Magic was used to heal, and in rare cases, to create. So, she supposed that the castle could have been created through magic, although it would have taken ten people at least, all with an immense amount of experience. However, that still didn’t explain how their little group had been…[Read more]

Hi, Carlos! Welcome to SE! Glad to have you here with us. 🙂

In that case, I’d say The Wingfeather Saga is definitely worth your time if you get a chance to read it. 🙂

Ooh cool topic!

So, personally, I really like fantasies that have underlying messages that are left for the reader to do with as they interpret it. For example, LoTR does a good job with this. (Although I admit, you do have to do a lot of slogging through pages of Hobbits just wandering around to get to those underlying…[Read more]

When I do remember to check Pintrest, I find your board very interesting to look through. So, thank you! 🙂

I can also see your posts. But I felt since I had just posted, better to let someone else go first. 🙂

Thanks for clarifying your meaning, Brian. I think I understand your perspective a little better now. 🙂

Hi Brian,

Thanks again for your thoughts! However, I think we’ll just have to agree to disagree.

Hope you have a nice evening. 🙂

Hi, Brain! Thanks for your comments! They were very interesting to me. 🙂

Before I respond to your comments, however, I would like to make clear what I meant by a gentleman. I did not mean a man who comes in to save a woman because she “cannot” fend for herself. I did not mean a man who uses physical violence to meet…[Read more]

Yes! That’s the one! 😀

I think you are the first person I’ve met of SE that’s heard of him.

Thanks! I love Celtic mythology, its absolutely criminal that its not adapted enough to the screen or literature that often

I would agree, considering I can’t think of any Celtic myths I’ve read. (Aside from King Arthur. Is that Celtic?)

I hope its not one of those plot points that gets thrown out in the end because its…

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Thanks for the tag, Rose! However, my family is going to be traveling for the next couple of weeks, so I think I’ll pass on this. Sorry. 🙁

The George MacDonald who write the Flashman series?

No, actually. This is the George MacDonald who influenced a lot of C. S. Lewis’s writings.

My favorite Christie book would have to be either Murder on the Orient Express, or The Murder of Sir Roger Ackroyd, but there are many other fantastic Hercule Poirot books.

Nice! I will have…[Read more]

In Medieval Ireland, noble families used to send their sons and daughters to other noble families very young so that they would be fostered by them. It was supposed to strengthen relations between the two families, and the children would probably grow up to become more familiar with their foster family rather than their…

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Oh wow thats interesting. I can see why that would inspire you. That would add more tension, because I’ll bet half of the other characters think she’s deluded or schizophrenic.

Yep. She is the town’s “madgirl”.

 It totally works with me. I was listening to ‘Toss a Coin to Your Witcher’ today AAAND I got a great idea for…

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I go by Lona around here. And, no, I do not have a white cat named Lona (seems like just about everyone has asks me that). Lona is simply a cat from a book written by one of my favorite authors. Have you heard of George MacDonald?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie are also impressive authors! I spent last…[Read more]

Favorite historical time period? Yikes! That’s hard. Perhaps Reformation times and the World Wars. Really all of history. I love finding out little bits of God’s amazing providence in stories that are not well known. History is so fascinating!

Ooh, yes the Reformation is very interesting! The World Wars are bit too intense for me, tho…[Read more]

Of course I’d love to share it! It’s a strange one… But I had a dream about a deadly machine where you put two people in and the machine decides which person deserves to live the most, depending on skills, strength and worth. Kind of like survival of the fittest.

Wow, that is…intense. 0.0 Still sounds like a cool plot…[Read more]

OHHHH OK I had no clue who Koala was lol. Thanks for following me!

Yeah, you’re welcome! Sorry if I freaked you out for a lil’ bit. lol

And Lona, in honor of your spaghetti party, I ate spaghettios for lunch.

Ahhhh that’s great. XD

My tag on Pintrest is @alliheyschula, but my username is Koala, and my profile pic is a penguin….long story lol.

Hello! Welcome back! 🙂

I have read The Importance of Being Earnest, but it was awhile ago. However, I remember really enjoying it, and would like to read it ago. Or, even better, see it performed.

From what you mentioned you’re busy with, I take it you’re studying theatre. Have you played in The Importance of being…[Read more]

Thank you for your prayer. It was a wonderful thing to wake up to, and I really appreciate it.

I hope you have an amazing day and that you are able to see God in all the little things of life – from the simple falling of a leaf to the kindness of a stranger at a WalMart. 🙂

@erynne

Yeah so you did post that and I…

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You guys can feel free to make Elina do little things like follow a person or nod agreement if it’s needed to continue your charrie’s part.  However, I’d rather you not do more major actions/verbal things if that’s possible (just to avoid Elina acting out of character).…[Read more]

I noticed you mentioned certain posts were not showing up, so forgive me if I had already replied to this, or if you had said a new different thing I’m not seeing. (Because I was almost certain that I had replied to this, but I guess not lol)

Wow walks can be so beneficial sometimes! I’ve found that it helps to clear m…

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@erynne

Name: So, I think I see ‘Jen’ in the bottom corner and even if I don’t, I still say she looks like a Jenny. Before I thought I saw Jen, I was thinking Nia or something that starts with a N

That scribble at the bottom is my signature. You can ignore that. :…[Read more]

Googledrive link cuz’ the file’s to big supposedly: https://drive.google.com/file/d/156NbFx7EopGm5-8V_paMGFrLekhEYfqp/view?usp=sharing

Also, you guys are doing super well with guessing based on the pictures, so I thought I’d make things a little harder…[Read more]

I was looking everywhere except at my own life, it’s so funny where we get inspiration sometimes

Haha, yep. I got a major idea for one of my plots when I was just walking along a highway one afternoon. 😛

Yeah she would probably break your wrist and then threaten you with a knife. That’s what you get when you deprive a g…

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Well done! Yours is pretty accurate, almost eerily so haha

Yay! 😛

And you’re right she is quite anti-social to some people, she actually mildly suffers from a condition called aphasia which she was never really treated for. It basically means that she has trouble coming up with vocabulary, so she either does sign l…

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@sparrowhawke

Name: Amber Carlson

Age: College-aged. Maybe 21ish 22ish.

Career, role in story: Best friend of the other character you posted.

Personality: Bubbly, optimistic, energetic, always trying to get her friends to go and do something together, like a…[Read more]

She (And the next character) are actually part of a series I made of all my female characters with flowers. I tried to pick flowers that suited their personalities, and Faye just seems like a daisy person to me XD

Ooooh that gives me a hint about the other one, I see. But first, I’m going to take a guess at Neasa’s. 🙂

 It’s so…

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Mmmmm cinnamon rolls. *gives Faye virtual bear hug*  🙂

LOL, IKR!? I’m actually an INFJ too, so that makes Faye a bit easier to write XD

Lol same. I’m somewhere between INFP and INFJ, so I think a lot of my guesses for Faye were subconsciously based off of my own characteristics. Because, I mean, she’s got a flower crown an…[Read more]

What??? An INFJ/P without trauma?? What black magic is this? XD

No, really though, I agree with Gracie. The fact that we could get so much out of a picture shows what crazy skills you have. Faye seems like an awesome character. 🙂

And @arindown, we definitely should convince Rose to make it  her middle name lol.