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Recent content by Rob_Skellington

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    Questions for Epicopalians (Especially Irish Episcopalians)

    Absolutely, I agree. He needs to come across as an authentic Anglican, and therefore I need to know what an authentic Anglican looks like. Also, I'd like to offer a clarification: it's not just Anglicanism that he's embittered toward; he's put off all denominations and anything else he sees as...
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    Questions for Epicopalians (Especially Irish Episcopalians)

    Thank you all for the responses. My character does need tweaking, though his attitude is that he's somewhat embittered toward the way "Church is done" in the United States. Because of that, I think I could get away with his forsaking the Episcopal denomination and starting a house church before...
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    Do all short stories require dialogue?

    A short story doesn't have any requirements. A published short story almost always requires dialogue. In keeping with the concept of "show, don't tell," dialogue allows any characters in your story to come alive. It expresses the history, personality, and actions of your characters in a way...
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    Questions for Epicopalians (Especially Irish Episcopalians)

    Thank you. I'd be open to any insight. My character is a man who is in his mid-to-late fifties. He spent the first thirty years of his life "playing the Prodigal" as he puts it (and most of that was spent in the Irish Army Rangers). He then left the military, immigrated to the United States, and...
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    Questions for Epicopalians (Especially Irish Episcopalians)

    I have a few questions I'd like to ask about Episcopal beliefs in Ireland, but I feel I should be upfront about my intentions: not only am I interested in researching it for my own personal benefit, but I'm doing research for a character in a novel I'm writing. With that having been said, would...
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    Sexual Compatibility

    I think part of the problem is that the church has a tendency to teach that "sex is dirty, nasty, and wrong. Also, you only do it with the person you love." With that mentality, people are less likely to be open about sex. People shouldn't be afraid to talk about it. Of course, you also have to...
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    Cape Found in Phone Booth

    I'd prefer to have something like ultimate wisdom, which is something I can pray for when I need it. Sometimes super powers aren't beyond our reach.
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    Sexual Compatibility

    From what I've been told by divorcees and married couples, those marriages didn't fall apart due to sexual incompatibility. They fell apart because the couple placed too much of an emphasis on sex.
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    Sexual Compatibility

    When I hear that kind of thing, I typically understand it as, "I want to have sex." As far as sexual compatibility, I think it's important. However, I also think God will work it out with a couple who chooses to wait for one another. Regardless of the all the debate over definitions about...
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    When theology and reason collide.

    It's a matter of fact that there are certain things that we will not understand (possibly ever). That's not a cop-out. It's truth. That doesn't mean I don't seek an answer as to why God allows Satan to rule over the Earth. However, I'm not going to hold my breath for an answer, and my faith...
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    When theology and reason collide.

    I rarely trust "theology" because it's often formed by men who have limited knowledge of God. I do however trust my experience. When reason does not reconcile cleanly with what I believe I know about God, I adjust what I believe I know about God. This is how I arrived at the conclusion that God...
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    What do you daydream about?

    Attending writers' conferences as a teacher and successful, published author.
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    Sin in the world?

    Sin and sleep are overrated.
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    My Roommate Needs To Go...But How?

    Surprise, surprise. He flipped his script...again. I went ahead and told him that he and I need to sit down and settle on a "you're moving no matter what" date. He said that we'll "get around to it." I have a feeling we'll get around to it on Wednesday, whether he wants to or not.
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    Made me think about you.

    I usually think of CFers when I see them on Facebook.
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