Non-attachment is an idea born out of Eastern religion based on the idea life is suffering and therefore peace/Nirvana/heaven/enlightenment is non-attachment and/or a quiet mind. While the idea itself is flawed (having a skewed view of love and desire), it can also be immensely valuable if understood correctly. If I want to learn how to…

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This is one of a two-part series I’m doing to introduce my viewpoint on two key aspects of life for any geek, our personal walk with Christ, and our consumption of various media (movies, TV shows, books, video games, etc). This is the one about consuming media; for the one on our personal walk with…

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Political tension. Tragic and unexpected deaths. Personal struggles. I’ve seen plenty of 2016 hate all through this year. It didn’t treat me so well, either, what with nine months of it spent overcoming an ugly infection, paired with the day in, day out disappointments of life. I even spent Christmas Eve and Day sick as…

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Two of the first, and most influential, anime series that I watched growing up were Trigun and Rurouni Kenshin. I loved watching Vash the Stampede and Kenshin using their finely honed, world-class skills to help and protect others–Kenshin being a master swordsman and Vash being a master gunsman. Whenever a bad guy would come on-scene…

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Psalm 4, Answer Me When I Call 1, Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!  You have given me relief when I was in distress.  Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! 2, O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame?  How long will you love vain words…

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