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I have my adaptation of this recipe from "Mum" in the oven right now. We'll see how they turn out. They look like they'll be really yummy.
Later I will need to upload pictures of Spot in his first real walk in the snow. He was quite good, in fact, and didn't seem particularly phased by the snow. He was stubborn in the same way he's stubborn every day, snow or not.
Today seems to be his day for getting on the table despite constant reprimands and squirts of water.
Vacuum time... except a very affectionate kitten demands love in the form of lap sitting.
Also, a few flakes are dropping from the sky. Just a few. Donna says they got like five more inches... Dan is thinking of going over there tomorrow after church so we can enjoy some real snow. That would be fun. It would save me having to make food for tomorrow, beyond the muffins.
How do you shoo a warm, furry friend off your lap?
Furthermore, how do warm, furry friends know when you're busiest so they can choose THAT time to be cuddly??
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On a side note, I really like songs that can be taken to mean either advent of Christ. "Joy to the World" is one of them. It seems to be fitting for either his birth or his second coming. "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus" is another. Happy making.
Well, since Spot is being so cuddly, I think I'll expound a little more on Narnia and my observations thereof...
There are several points which stand out to me because they are fascinatingly in harmony with Adventist doctrine.
1. We do believe there are other worlds.
2. We do believe Christ was the specific member of the Godhead who created the worlds.
Hence, the idea of other worlds and Aslan being the creator and ruler of those worlds is a familiar, friendly thought. The difference would be that in reality we are the only world who fell, so the idea of conflict between worlds isn't fitting... but that's neither here nor there.
I still am not comfortable with the theme of "magic" where Aslan is concerned. However, I will say that I did appreciate the fact that there did seem a definite distinction between the so-called "magic" of Aslan and that used by the witches and villains. CS Lewis was a Christian, so the witches and villains were portrayed as such - bad - and they got what they justly deserved, which was nice. No sympathy given to the wicked, which I think is a point that we've become too soft on as a society and even among Christians. Sin is sin. We need to hate sin. Just not the sinner.
Is it a series I would read to my children? Maybe, when they're a little older and able to understand to discern between good and bad and what God says about witchcraft and the occult. But at the same time, there are so many other books that I feel would be more ultimately beneficial and still foster their imaginations.
My biggest concern is that I don't want to open a door for them to accept further degrees of fantasy that would be increasingly objectionable in the sight of God, fantasy that departs from simplicity and heads in a more occultish direction, diguised as it may be, or finally to stories of vampires, witchcraft, or other evil and ungodly practises.
Narnia in itself I would not say is really bad or inappropriate. I just think that caution is in order - caution to not take the books as a literal allegory, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ruthette pointed out, to discern between what aspects are typical of Christ and Christianity, and to remember that whatever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy are the things we as Christians need to be putting in our minds, and choose our reading material accordingly.
Just for the record, I'm not condemning those who choose to read Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or other such books. I do think that the Christian world has accepted a lot of things that are of the world, though, and for me personally I'd rather forego anything that smacks of Satan Trying to Undermine Our Faith. He's a subtle one.
Later I will need to upload pictures of Spot in his first real walk in the snow. He was quite good, in fact, and didn't seem particularly phased by the snow. He was stubborn in the same way he's stubborn every day, snow or not.
Today seems to be his day for getting on the table despite constant reprimands and squirts of water.
Vacuum time... except a very affectionate kitten demands love in the form of lap sitting.
Also, a few flakes are dropping from the sky. Just a few. Donna says they got like five more inches... Dan is thinking of going over there tomorrow after church so we can enjoy some real snow. That would be fun. It would save me having to make food for tomorrow, beyond the muffins.
How do you shoo a warm, furry friend off your lap?
Furthermore, how do warm, furry friends know when you're busiest so they can choose THAT time to be cuddly??
***
On a side note, I really like songs that can be taken to mean either advent of Christ. "Joy to the World" is one of them. It seems to be fitting for either his birth or his second coming. "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus" is another. Happy making.
Well, since Spot is being so cuddly, I think I'll expound a little more on Narnia and my observations thereof...
There are several points which stand out to me because they are fascinatingly in harmony with Adventist doctrine.
1. We do believe there are other worlds.
2. We do believe Christ was the specific member of the Godhead who created the worlds.
Hence, the idea of other worlds and Aslan being the creator and ruler of those worlds is a familiar, friendly thought. The difference would be that in reality we are the only world who fell, so the idea of conflict between worlds isn't fitting... but that's neither here nor there.
I still am not comfortable with the theme of "magic" where Aslan is concerned. However, I will say that I did appreciate the fact that there did seem a definite distinction between the so-called "magic" of Aslan and that used by the witches and villains. CS Lewis was a Christian, so the witches and villains were portrayed as such - bad - and they got what they justly deserved, which was nice. No sympathy given to the wicked, which I think is a point that we've become too soft on as a society and even among Christians. Sin is sin. We need to hate sin. Just not the sinner.
Is it a series I would read to my children? Maybe, when they're a little older and able to understand to discern between good and bad and what God says about witchcraft and the occult. But at the same time, there are so many other books that I feel would be more ultimately beneficial and still foster their imaginations.
My biggest concern is that I don't want to open a door for them to accept further degrees of fantasy that would be increasingly objectionable in the sight of God, fantasy that departs from simplicity and heads in a more occultish direction, diguised as it may be, or finally to stories of vampires, witchcraft, or other evil and ungodly practises.
Narnia in itself I would not say is really bad or inappropriate. I just think that caution is in order - caution to not take the books as a literal allegory, as
ruthette pointed out, to discern between what aspects are typical of Christ and Christianity, and to remember that whatever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy are the things we as Christians need to be putting in our minds, and choose our reading material accordingly.Just for the record, I'm not condemning those who choose to read Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or other such books. I do think that the Christian world has accepted a lot of things that are of the world, though, and for me personally I'd rather forego anything that smacks of Satan Trying to Undermine Our Faith. He's a subtle one.