Mark Kamibaya

@Daeus Okey-doke. There goes that. 😛 Sometimes I have a thought that seems really legitimate but when I look back on it seems simply grasping at straws.

“but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.” Now, as I see this, this means you should only include clean stuff in your wri…

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And there’s three great things about the NET (New English Translation). First of all, it’s a solid translation. I’ve read through their rules and philosophy of translation and it’s all very good stuff. Second, although it’s a literal translation which means they try to translate the actual words of the text, rather than what they think the meaning…[Read more]

@emma-flournoy Er, well, I don’t know of any word that’s wrong simply because of form. Damn, for instance, is a perfectly legitimate word, it’s only wrong when it is used with the wrong intent that it’s bad.

Now, I guess I should go ahead and explain my thoughts on the second half of the verse. I actually don’t like the NKJV rendering of it…[Read more]

Here’s the verse, everyone, for convenience. NKJV.

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. Ephesians 4:29

@Daeus wow. That was some post. It’s so good how deep you’re going to really try and find the answer.

Yep, I know Ephesians 4:29 (memorizing verses is dangerous, but only if you’re afraid of your conscience. 😛 Which is totally natural to be, I know. Human nature.). We use NKJV too. What’s awesome about NET (and what does that stand for)?

With…[Read more]

@Daeus wow. That was some post. It’s so good how deep you’re going to really try and find the answer.

Yep, I know Ephesians 4:29 (memorizing verses is dangerous, but only if you’re afraid of your conscience. 😛 Which is totally natural to be, I know. Human nature.). We use NKJV too. What’s awesome about NET (and what does that stand for)?

With…[Read more]

There’s no rule against posting a whole story on here, but there are reasons not to do so. First, if it’s just for entertainment, this isn’t the most convenient place to read a story. If you want editing help though, there are much better ways to get edits (email the document to those interested or use google docs). However, I should mention that…[Read more]

@Leumeister Sounds like some interesting stuffs. I…do see a pattern. 😛
I’m not sure if whole stories are allowed to be posted on the forum; @Daeus probably does. You could post an excerpt though, just for us to read a bit.
I know, reading immature writing (especially if it’s your own 😛 ) can be so funny.

@dragon-snapper Exactly. XD

@writefury Blazing Barnacles!!!

@daeus You asked me earlier…
“My qeustion is–is it the same thing to have a character swear as to do it yourself? Then, if so, is it also wrong to have an innocent person die in your story?”

No, I don’t think it’s the same thing, but people who aren’t Christians might see it another way. We are to…[Read more]

@writefury Blazing Barnacles!!!

@dragon-snapper Eeeexactly. It’s so much more fun to give everyone exclamations that closer fit their personality than just ‘well he would have sworn there and that’s bad so I’ll just gloss over’.

Another wonderfully creative substitute that I absolutely love…
Anybody read Tintin?

@daeus On concern of replacement words, just use things that people might say that fits their personality. So, if a villain were saying it, he’d probably use something closer to ‘rats’ or something like that. If a hero were saying it, he’d probably end up saying ‘Grumpy giraffes.’

Sure thing, @daeus. 😀

@warrioroftherealm Don’t worry, I know…[Read more]

@daeus On concern of replacement words, just use things that people might say that fits their personality. So, if a villain were saying it, he’d probably use something closer to ‘rats’ or something like that. If a hero were saying it, he’d probably end up saying ‘Grumpy giraffes.’

Sure thing, @daeus. 😀

@mark-kamibaya Sorry. Nothing to attack. Well, at least, I don’t disagree with what you said. If you read through all the comments though, you’ll find my reasons for why I don’t think it is not necessarily wrong to write something that might cause a particularly sensitive person to stumble. The reason is it’s practically impossible to avoid…[Read more]

@ethryndal

XD Good one! 😛

@emma-flournoy

Oh…um… Since…Probably 2011, but it was sporadic, short, and limited to a certain forum. I wrote and finished my first serious story (fan fiction) in 2012, and I’ve continued with a passion since then. Aside from abandoned attempt at writing my own fiction in mid 2012, I stuck to fan fiction for most of my writing life, trying…[Read more]

Ok, folks. How about I complicate things more for ya?

So I was thinking about the whole audiobook dilemma and suddenly this verse popped into my mind (memorizing verses is dangerous). It was Ephesians 4:29. You’ll probably recognize this verse. It’s the one that talks about not saying corrupt stuff, but being edifying. Now, without going all…[Read more]