A Post In German Für Praxis and for Fun

Ich war krank am Dienstag und Mittwoch mit die Grippe. Es war nicht so gut. Ich war im das Bad alle fünf minuten. Gestern Abend hatte ich meiner deutsche Klasse, und ich ging nach Hause früh. Ich denke, daß ich zu viel meines Abendessens aß. Nach jeder mahlzeit ich fühle zu voll. Ich glaube dass ich werde erbrechen. Ich sprach mit meiner Schwester Leah und sie sagte, daß sie hat demselben gefühlt. Das war schlimm.

Ich beschloß, auf Deutsch zu schreiben weil ich Praxis benötige. Genießen Sie!

If you can't read German, go here, paste, and translate. It may not be a perfect translation, but you'll get the idea.

Luther

I just finished watching Luther and I was impressed. Generally speaking, when a movie that hits so close to the truth of God is made, it usually doesn't stack up for quality. The Left Behind movie for example: poor acting that makes you feel a little bit sorry for the struggling movie makers and the actors trying to act. It was embarrassing.

The movie, however powerful, was not meant as a vessel for the gospel. Rather, it was meant to tell a story that changed the world forever. It just so happens that the gospel is brilliantly displayed through the recounting of these historical events.

You probably already know the story of Martin Luther and the inspiration created by him that spurred the Protestant Reformation. His 95 Thesis sparked a fire that led to radical change. It not only worked out and into the reformation, but also led Luther to undergo a translation of the Bible into the language of the common man: German. This breakthrough allowed each individual the ability to read God's word and also set the standard for German language.

The movie's sets, costumes, and acting were beautifully done. The entire movie keeps you focused on the story and characters, without embarrassing you while watching. It remains captivating and intriguing throughout.

I highly recommend this movie to anyone appreciative of history, a great story, and the Christian faith. I'd also recommend it to Catholics, who, unfortunately, sometimes fall prey to a lack of knowledge about their church history.

Infirmity

A soar throat and a clogged head. I stayed in my chair under a blanket nearly all day. I didn't write, but that's okay. I'm afraid that if I had, it would have suffered from the disconnected head feeling I have. During my day I watched Tommy Boy, Underworld, and Transporter 2. I hope taking all this down time will get me feeling better more quickly. Maggie mentioned that her throat was hurting...I really hope she doesn't come down with it too.

Written Words

It is a good feeling when you finally get past a hang up in your writing. I was stumped when I came to how my main character would discover the remnants of antediluvian colonists, and then once he discovered them, why were they the way they were.

I'm actually bringing back pieces of my first large writing of the Nefroidak story, which I trashed long long ago. Unfortunately, Maggie had read the entire thing, and marked all kinds of corrections and made suggestions. She was a little annoyed when I decided against that whole story line.

It's interesting that I'm coming full circle. In that storyline I had originally had the character become stranded on a planet, doomed to be invaded, with a people that had no concept of war and were lacking in technology. He was charged with teaching these people, very quickly, how to fight for themselves. That story line changed and morphed until I changed everything for the sake of flow. It became a detour and detracted from the rest of the story and warranted being dropped--a difficult decision for a writer.

However, I've expanded on my ideas and have given the overall concept serious thought. It's taken months of mulling over ideas and scenarios, and has actually been approximately five years since I wrote the original stranded on the planet storyline, but I think I'm decided on returning to that concept with some better directed alterations. I've also made the decision to write a series of books instead of just one large one. This will make it much simpler to convey every aspect of the storyline.

It's funny, because originally, I wrote this in first person, but have since, based off the recommendation of Aaron, changed to third person. I don't write from the perspective of omniscient third person however. I like the reader to wonder the same things as the main character and discover through his eyes. So, I've kept the personal structure that I had, but at least I'm not as limited when it comes to details.

I realize that I've shared some things here that are pretty major portions of the first book, but I don't think I've revealed enough to spoil it. I think it may take a trip to the dictionary to look up antediluvian. Even then, I don't think that knowledge will spoil it for you. Let's just say that I'm planning to write about Christianity and it's place in a society that's forgotten about it way off in the future.

Pray for me that the writing continues to flow. For now, I'm off to bed.