Many of you may think I am being hard on Lona.  I figure she is tough enough to have a debate where she and I both have some passion without letting that debate sour into true animosity for one another.  I have no such ill will toward Lona (@lonathecat), even though I may make her uncomfortable in my probing into her b…[Read more]

here’s your verse example:

“I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae.  I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.” Romans 16: 1-2, NIV.

Ah, I figured this would be the cas…[Read more]

I’ll just give a couple quick thoughts.

Lona, basing woman’s roles of a single word is not usually a wise thing. Words are defined in context, not by a single use. As I mentioned before, God is the head of the Son (Christ), as Man is the head of the Woman. Each are equally important and strong…[Read more]

Here’s what makes me wonder about these things:

Typically one who considers themselves to be “woke” or a political “progressive” has a victim mentality worldview where they believe anyone who disagrees with them is “persecuting” them.  This seems to be manifesting in you, so I wonder about the lens through which you view the…[Read more]

I deliberately wait several days between responding to this thread to ensure that I don’t just respond in the heat of an argument, but that I think through what I say and how to approach this topic.  It is planned pacing and there have been some very deliberate statements that I have made because I sensed where this…[Read more]

Ezer refers to the woman as a ‘helper’ to the man, I believe. Helper meaning an essential hero and preserver of the man, not a servant.

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

You, my good man, don’t say things in halves. xD I’ll make a few comments, starting at the end of your post.

I believe you are conflating compromising/putting feelings…[Read more]

*highfives back* Yes, thank you! You covered a lot of things that my poor brain wasn’t able to put into words. Like, I literally had to copy and paste most of the conversation into a google doc so I could highlight and comment just so I could form some basis to put my thoughts together and it was still confusing 😂…[Read more]

This is what I come back to…? Like I just came to reply to Noah…😁✌️

*So, seeing as I started this debate up again it is possible I may have started something*

*again.*

Ok ok, guys, a lot of arguments just spark from misunderstanding what the other people say. Lets look unpack this!

Once I reply to Camirvablahblah…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world  @lonathecat   Um, so, I was just a passive observer of this thread until this conversation became pretty heated so if I may be allowed to offer my thoughts? Because sometimes it helps to hear a third perspective?

First off, Mr. Stansell, I have to agree with Lona th…[Read more]

I think you are still misunderstanding the word strength.  A man can be disabled, yet still defend his household.  Some retired military men who may be disabled by their military service still know how to secure and protect a perimeter.  Singel moms do a good job, but they are still inadequate in teaching a young boy ev…[Read more]

Brian, while I understand your point, Lona ( @lonathecat )is correct. Those verses have nothing to do with men protecting households. I didn’t comment on it before because I agree with your point–I just don’t think those verse apply. There are many other verses in the bible that are much more suitable. Lona’s…[Read more]

Actually, I disagree with you.

Jesus often used one rational truth to illuminate another point in context.  Doing so does not invalidate the point but uses two contexts to make clear what issue He was addressing.

In Matthew 12, in the same way, Jesus, when charged with casting out devils by the power of Beelzebub, Jesus…[Read more]

“I have no doubt that magic of a sort was used to bring us here, but power of this magnitude is beyond any on my world. Unless the nature of magic itself is different on your worlds – which it might very well be – I suspect it to be beyond any there as well. Though…” an inquisitive grin arose on Glenesh’s face,…[Read more]

“That’s understandable,” Nadia muttered, probably loud enough to be heard.  Louder, she said “We should probably figure out what brought us all here.  Some magic is my guess, but what purpose or inten…[Read more]

Uhhhhhh hello??

@lonathecat Awesome! I’ll add it to my list.

@seekjustice Oh, nice! What time periods do you usually set your historical fantasy stories to? And your other fantasy niche sounds quite intriguing! I’d love to hear more about it.

@lonathecat Oh, nice! Sounds like LoTR was made just for you, then! The Silmarillion was so heavy for me, but I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ve yet to read The Wingfeather Saga yet, but I’ve heard great things about it.

Linyang, I will reply on a subsequent post from this one.  Hope you are having a blessed day and I am so glad you are joining us. Each of us are passionate about what we do and there may be times we don’t see eye to eye, but Christ makes us f…[Read more]

Hahaha, thanks for following me!

@elisha-starquill

Yes I am! 😀

@irishcelticredflowercrown @elisha-starquill @lonathecat (lol, I guess I didn’t necessarily have to tag you…) @sparrowhawke

I’m just curious, has that board helped anyone?? I know I’ve only been adding names lately, but I did go through and add more…[Read more]

Hey all, I am wondering if my posts are going through/you can see them. The site has been going crazy the last little while and I don’t know what works and what doesn’t.

Hi Lona,

I would like to clarify something that I did not unpack.

Many people miss the full import of what Adam’s curse actually was.

17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for…[Read more]

Hi Lona,

I never advocate for violence against women, except in the rare cases of armed conflict in a war with a moral goal.

There are some points upon which we will have to disagree. I could never embrace full pacifism because I do believe there are some things worth fighting for.  God, Himself is not a pacifist.  There were t…[Read more]

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.

No worries! Have fun! Thanks for telling me!

Liorah

We’d just reached the other side of the painful chessboard of nightmares. I had flopped down in a corner and scowled at the castle in general. B…[Read more]

@irishcelticredflowercrown

Lona and Neasa,

Here also is another video on Masculinity and Chivalry:
Make Men Masculine Again – https://youtu.be/U-kxdyJs6y8

Please tell me what you think. Don’t worry. I’m tough enough to hear it. 🙂

Lona and Neasa,

May I respectfully and in a kind gentlemanly way intrude upon thy tête-à-tête?

Lona wrote:

Neasa wrote:

There is another side to the behavioral patterns of modern men that I humbly offer, if I may since I am very proudly a member of that often vilified gender.

In this modern age, mo…[Read more]

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

Yes it is, though it originated in Britain during Medieval times I think. I wouldn’t know much about that particular legend.

Oh, I hope it doesn’t get thrown out, too! And lol I like making guys classic gentleman. It’s ki…

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I’m pretty sure both Daeus and Josiah knew his works as well. 😉
I have two of his books.

@rusted-knight

@jasmine

@mischievous-thwapling

Heya, y’all! We’re running out of people, especially since everyone seems to be busy right about now. I’m going to tag a couple of people who might be interested: (Read as: I’m tagging people randomly XD)

@irishcelticredflowercrown  @writergirl101 (I don’t remember, but I…[Read more]

Woaaaaaaaaah. A) Basing it on a Celtic myth is super interesting.

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

B) Making them foster brothers would create so much room for building that feeling of needing revenge. I love it. XD

Hehe I’m glad you think s…[Read more]

Hi Noah and Lona,

I believe Lona is referring to George MacDonald the author of “Phantastes”, “Lilith”, “The Princess and The Goblin”, “At The Back of The North Wind”, etc.
So many good ones by him.

Yesssss music is great. Although most of the time when I’m trying to work on something while listening to music, I get to into the song and forget to get anything done. XD

Unfortunately that happens to me far too often XD

What’s the idea for your villain?

It’s very complicated, but I’ll try to explain it as best as I can lol. So my vil…[Read more]

Wow, that is…intense. 0.0 Still sounds like a cool plot though!

Haha it is really intense, I have no idea why I get such freaky dreams. Thanks, I’m glad you think so 🙂

Just a major idea about one of my MC’s backstories. It was super windy by the highway and I was randomly like , ‘there should be voices…in the wind.’ So yeah, she grew…

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Hi y’all!  I know I haven’t been active recently, but I just got on and I was like “oh my gosh, this is amazing!”  Can I join in, or is it too late?

Favorite historical time period? Yikes! That’s hard. Perhaps Reformation times and the World Wars. Really all of history. I…[Read more]

Because I am writing Glenesh in 3rd person, ya’ll will see certain things without context. But if you have any questions about it, feel free to ask 🙂

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Providence has a sense of humor. In comedic timing, as the last words were leaving Glenesh’s mouth, an aggressive “Who are you?” sounded to his rig…[Read more]

Oh my goodness, you guys are awesome. You had me laughing so hard 😂

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

OHHHH OK I had no clue who Koala was lol. Thanks for following me! And @irishcelticredflowercrown I’m pretty sure it’s you who also took my tarantula threat literally.

Hello! Yes a lot of my posts disappeared including my reply to you, so I will write out my reply again, its no problem at all 🙂

Ooh what’s the idea you had? (If you don’t mind sharing?

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 whi…[Read more]

 (Erynne) had the great idea to start this game (see 1st Post).  She titled it including the word “Useless”, but it is anything but that.  I think it is a brilliant idea and gets the creative juices flowing, both for the guessers and for the originators.

Well thank you Brian! That is very kind!…[Read more]

I am adding Bronte to our fun here!

@rose-colored-fancy (Rose)

@irishcelticredflowercrown (Neasa)

@erynne (Erynne)

@lonathecat (Lona)

@emma-walker (Emma)

@sparrowhawke (Sparrowhawke)

@arindown (Gracie)

Bronte has some amazing art for her characters that I am sure you all will love!

Her WIP is fascinating and she has…[Read more]

No worries 🙂 my week has been rather busy, and after all the posts got deleted last week, I wasn’t eager to post more anyway.

@lonathecat @rebekah12

Also, I’m not really sure what the ground rules are here. I don’t want to direct other’s characters, even if it is as little as having them arrive in a particular room (or who if anyone…[Read more]

@erynne

@lonathecat

@emma-walker

@sparrowhawke

(Tagging everyone since the posts only seem to show up in emails)

Hi Rose, I thought I was the only one missing some posts. That perhaps I did something wrong or offended the reviewers with something I said/wrote. (I tend to usually think, “Maybe it’s me.”) I hope…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

@erynne

@lonathecat

@emma-walker

@sparrowhawke

(Tagging everyone since the posts only seem to show up in emails)

Heya, y’all, experiencing some technical difficulties, I’ll try to reply soon!

Haha, yep. I got a major idea for one of my plots when I was just walking along a highway one afternoon. (It had nothing to do with highways, but ya know, inspiration is weird sometimes

Wow walks can be so beneficial sometimes! I’ve found that it helps to clear my head sometimes and helps me to figure out stories too 🙂 Dreams too are…[Read more]

Ha! First one here, I’m gonna finally answer one.

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

Age: 16-20

Career/Role in Story: she looks like she works/ lives in a village doing chores…[Read more]

I see, that sounds quite difficult. You know, if anything, it makes your gift for writing even more amazing, because you are able to overcome your obstacles and create stories! That’s something to be proud of 😉

Oh jeepers my guesses were so close, not so bad at all for my first try lol. She does look a lot like a teacher actually,…[Read more]

OK, you did super well!

Name: Right now it’s Sierra, but I think I was strongly considering Amber!

Age: Yup, she’s 20.

Role in story: Actually she’s that character’s brother’s girlfriend (what a mouthful). So they’re friends, but right now they’re working on getting to know each other better.

Personality: You got it spot-on! She’s…[Read more]

Wow your guesses were almost spot on! Impressive 🙂

Name: Emily? Maylie? Mandie? Idk, something feminine, but a bit modern-sounding, if that makes sense

Hehe you were very close! It’s Mayra, which I actually think is also pretty feminine and modern lol

Teen, 14-15 (I’m leaning more toward 15)

She was originally 15 in the first d…[Read more]

Because, I mean, she’s got a flower crown and looks a little like she’s spacing out. I can resonate with that. XD

LOL, me too XD 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…[Read more]

@emma-walker

Ooh, I was close! I had so much fun doing that! I think she’s a fabulous character, she sounds so interesting! I love her family scenario, it sounds so intriguing!

@lonathecat @arindown

Aww, thank you guys so much! Faye is the literal definition of a cinnamon roll and I love her so much XD And I’m so glad my design works!…[Read more]