The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Title: The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch

Rating/Review:
Language (1 being clean, 10 being cuss-a-thon) - 1, I don't recall there being any cussing

Morality (1 being righteous, 10 being hethanistic) - 1, there was no "weirdness" in this respect.

Violence (1 being clean, 10 being a blood bath) - 11, this was probably the equivalent of an R-rated horror movie put to paper. There were scenes of a witch eating cakes made out of blood, and a scene where all of a child's blood was graphically sucked out through his finger.

Theme (1 being righteous, 10 being satanic) - 9, although the main character and his teacher show witchcraft to be a bad thing, they still use some magic, and don't see ALL witchcraft to be evil. There are several witches performing rituals, and a witch (instead of a demon) possession scene -- all of which are VERY graphic!

Over-all interest and read-ability (1 being terrible, 10 being amazing) - 4, the actual story was interesting, but the sheer graphicness, and abounding witchcraft and magic absolutely ruined it for me. I had to practically force myself to finish, and promised myself to never read anything like that again!

Plot Summary: The seventh son of a seventh son decides to become the apprentice of a Spook (someone who deals with magical creatures). He meets a girl who tricks him into freeing a witch, and must save his family (and the town) from being slaughtered by her.

Philippians 4:8
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things."

Tsubasa (Vol. 1-5)

In our media saturated culture, we think little of reading books or, even more, watching TV and movies. I'd like to do some more reviews so that you know what you are really putting into your head. What we see and read eventually becomes a part of us, so please take care in what you put inside your head...

Title: Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles (Vol. 1-5)

Rating/Review:
Language (1 being clean, 10 being cuss-a-thon) - 6, they occasionally use hell, d**n, and even b***h

Morality (1 being clean, 10 being hethanistic) - 5, the only morality problem I have with it is that some of the girls are dressed provocatively.

Violence (1 being clean, 10 being a blood bath) - 7, the characters do a lot of fighting, and quite often people are killed. There is a lot of bloodiness.

Theme (1 being righteous, 10 being satanic) - 7, although the strong display of selfless love is prevalent between the main characters, there is a powerful witch who controls the show. There are also several side characters that use powerful witchcraft.

Over-all interest and read-ability (1 being terrible, 10 being amazing) - 7, this series is very interesting, and keeps you turning pages. You feel the pain and joy of the characters as they go through their adventures. However, I have a lot of difficulty getting past the witchcraft and swearing.

Plot Summary: Syaoran must travel through dimensions and worlds to recover the lost memories of his childhood friend, Princess Sakura. Using the power of the Space and Time Witch, Syaoran and Sakura along with Kurogane (an outcast bodyguard) and Fay D. Flourite (a wizard hiding from his native land) travel through space and time searching for the lost memories.

Philippians 4:8
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things."

Funny Clothes

Sometimes we just need to buckle down, take a gook look in the mirror, and laugh!











Love your shoes!























Can YOU do the Cancan?



















Pumpkin, Zucchini, and Marshmallow cream. ALL IN ONE PLACE!























Hm, I can't seem to get any reception...





















Last I checked, the little drummer boy didn't wear red.

















How did you know I wanted salad?
















"He will yet fill your mouth with laughter And your lips with shouting." Job 8:21

Truth vs. Certainty

What should we pursue? Truth or Certainty? What's the difference? And how will it affect my view point?

"Truth: what is true, what is correct, what is known to be right with or without physical evidence or actual proof.

"Certainty: the ability to say with 100% accuracy, evidence, and proof that something exists."

Did you catch it too? As Christians what do we need to pursue? Truth or Certainty? Answer: Truth. We cannot produce scientific evidence that God exists, but we KNOW that God in fact does exist. This is a Truth. We cannot persure certainty with something we cannot witness, but that doesn't meant that it isn't true.

Were you there when Washington crossed the Delaware? How do you know it happened? Do we have live video? Or photos? Nope, but we do have documents, eye witness accounts, and history.

What about the bible? Documents? Check. Eye witness accounts? Check. History? You betcha!

Did you know we only have a few documents that prove Plato's existence? (I believe it was either less than a dozen, or less than a hundred.) When was the last time you doubted that Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, or Confucius were indeed real people. The number of historical documents on these people is surprisingly small -- I'm talking TINY! But what about Jesus?

Did you know that when an archeologist find a historical document, he has to believe what ever it says UNTIL it is proven false? It's the old, "innocent until proven guilty" theory. Makes sense, right?

Number of Historically Accurate Documents Referring to Jesus: well into the hundreds of thousands -- literally so many that we cannot put a number on them!

A Note to Goofballs

Here is a letter my best friend's dad posted on facebook. I thought it was hysterical -- being a daughter -- but I also thought it brought up some good points (my dad can be quite terrifying at times too).

"A Note to Goofballs Who Are Interested In My Daughters....


My daughters have reached the age where they are attracting goof balls .... boys. What's worse, my daughters are thrilled by the attention.

I'm not allowing my daughters to date. Until my daughters reach an age where they can abandon their life and decide to merge all their desires, hopes and dreams with this goof ball's they have no business dating. In the words of a famous philosopher, Emily Fisher, all dating relationships will end in one of two ways. They will either get married or break up. I wish to spare my daughters the pain, suffering, and junk that goes with so many high school sweet heart relationships.

If you are a goof ball reading this, I have some advice. Be my daughter's friend. This will keep you and my daughter out of trouble with me, and it is also a sign of maturity. A relationship built on friendship has a much better chance of being long term, than any relationship built on butterflies. If a friendship does not develop, move on and count yourself fortunate. You have not spent money on dates, nor have you spent the emotional energy that goes into a dating relationship.

As a father, I can so relate to Roxanne's dad in the "Goofy Movie." See the following video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0XhGCz1dU

I don't want to talk to these goof balls, I don't want to associate with them, and I wish they would all just go away! But since I don't see that happening, the following is list of characteristics that I hope my daughters find in a man.

1. Christian. A saving faith in Jesus Christ will carry a relationship through the challenges of life, both good and bad.

2. Friendship. Again, a relationship built on friendship has a much better chance of being long term, than any relationship built on butterflies.

3. Respect for other people; respect for my daughter; respect for authority.

4. Healthy relationship with his parents.

5. A clue about what he is going to do with the rest of your life. If he is in college, then he needs to be a significant way through with his studies; for example a junior in a field where he can conceivably get a job. If college is not part of his plans, then a significant job for the last 2+ years.

6. Involvement in a church."

If you are a girl who does not have a godly man for a father, please take note, and remember what's been said when you are considering a guy.

If you are a guy, this will certainly make things easier when you are dealing with the father of a girl you are interested in. He was a guy once too and knows everything that you're going through -- EVERYTHING! So when he towers over you and intimidates you, he only wants to make absolutely sure that you're gong to take care of his girl, and that you're not just "in it for the ride" like so many are.