Warcraft Wednesday - Eternity Matters

It is Wednesday, and that means it is about Warcraft. I wanted to write about a great guild I am part of, Eternity Matters. What makes Eternity Matters unique is two things. We love the game and we love Jesus. It is fun being part of a Christian Guild, where you work together with your brothers and sisters in Christ to accomplish the goals in the game. I would say, Eternity Matters is the reason I still play World of Warcraft. If it was not for those people that have so enriched and supported my wife and I, we would not be playing any more. Next Wednesday, I hope to have a treat for you all, so play, have fun, love Jesus and each other.

Anime Monday - Music

One of the things I love about anime is the great music they have.

From full symphonic sound, hip hop, rock, metal.

There introduction and credits have wonderful scores.

Some of my favorites I have as mp3 on my iPad.

Well out of time at lunch, so next week we will hit a few of my other favorite anime songs.

Inspirational Friday - It is finished

Happy Good Friday.

What makes this day good?

In some aspects it is very sad as we remember that Jesus died on the cross today.

The good is that "It is finished"
What is it?

It is the redeeming work of Christ. He paid it all.

Reminds me of the hymn's words....
Jesus paid it all, all to him I owe.
Sin had left a crimson stain, he washed it white as snow.

It is a good Friday because, while I was a sinner, God loved me and sent his son Jesus to take that penalty.

Warcraft Wednesday - Inspirational Gaming

Here we are and it is Wednesday!
Bad thing is work was crazy so I'm getting to blogging at home right now instead of at lunch.
They were talking about world of Warcraft and universal truths that we can find in the game.
First we find the same truths that we did in anime.

Good versus evil
The choices make the man.

I want to focus on the choices makes the man.
In World of Warcraft, many of the villains are originally good guys.
It is their choices in life that lead them to becoming some of the best villains the game that we have to conquer.

Other areas we see reflected in the art of the game.

The world is beautiful and rich. The music is awe inspiring.

All that reflects that the creators of the game are created in God's image.

Well more later on this topic.

Happy Wednesday

Anime Monday - universal themes

Today I'm continuing the theme from this past Friday's Inspirational Friday.
The basic premise is this you can find things that God has made universally known throughout man's works of art, because man being made in the image of God creates things that represent some universal truths.

And in many of the anime works you find theses truths:
It is choices not circumstances that makes the individual.
Themes of love and self-sacrifice despite all odds overcoming the evil in the world.
And then there is this verse that you see in a lot of works:
Romans 12:21
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

One of the most recent animes really reflective this idea. It is called Heroman and the theme was about what it is to be a hero overcoming evil that have invaded the world.

This is not to say that there are bad themes throughout anime. There are ideas of reincarnation, witchcraft, sexual themes... Just to name a few.

So one needs to be careful and run from the bad to the good.

Join me wednesday when we finish this series in the World of Warcraft.

Inspirational Friday - God in art

Welcome to Inspirational Friday.

Fridays are about my journey with God and the things He has impressed on me to share.

Today's topic will actually go over the next few blog posts going into Anime Monday and Warcraft Wednesday topics.

To begin with, I believe God created all things, in a perfect state in the beginning.

He gave us freedom to choose, because he did not want robots. Our ancestors were tricked and chose poorly to sin.

God setup redemption through Jesus Christ.

Now we being in the image of God have the ability to creates wonderful things in art, culture, literature, music, etc. We also use themes consistent with self sacrifice and redemption.

The scriptures say that God is evident in nature, the universe declares his Glory.

I find it amazing that even in pagan cultures, you can find universal truths God has revealed to all mankind.

Monday we will explore this in the anime culture, while Wednesday we will look at it in the Warcraft game world.

Have a great weekend!

Warcraft Wednesday - Panda Monks

Welcome to Warcraft Wednesday where I blog about World of Warcraft stuff.

Today I write about panda monks from the beta.

I love them so far and it will be a debate if therigwin stays my main.

First the did not take out auto attack, but e flow of combat is good. It is a mix of rogue and death knight play style.

Still need to level up further, but I expect good things from these pandas.

More on it next Wednesday