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Welcome!

...I missed the Wedding T.T unless of course you didn't have a stream going. Congrats, Direlda! n.n

あっ・・・あれ？！コッロって？！どこからきたのか！ おひさしぶり、コッロ。 *Coughs himself back into english mode* W-what?! Is it really Korro?! Where the heck did you come from!? Long time no see, Korro. (Sorry, I was watching subbed anime again... XD)

Amen indeed...

The Holy Spirit touched my heart through that prayer... thank you Jesus... and thank you, Yuumichi, for being obedient :3

Watch it, Wisconsin. :| Foxbunny has a strong point. Foxbunny was being very blunt, but he has a point. Us saying that we all fall short, denoting that we know what we're doing is sinful, but doing it anyway is a slap in God's face. Sometimes I feel like you lack tact, Foxbunny, and seem sometimes to lord what you know over other people, and demean them to some degree... hence Wisconsin's snide remark. However, there's some things we can't sugarcoat, and this is one of those things. We're all learning and growing Christians--we don't have it all together and it is NOT our job to be the Holy Spirit for everyone else. We're here to love and support each other in our walk, not embitter each other with snide remarks or condescending tones.

I myself am a huge gamer, but even fantasy can take things too far. I can deal with fantasy settings that are secular, because well, it's not real. However, regardless of what a game is based on, or what's in it, if there's something in it that causes us to sin, we have to separate ourselves from it. In any game, there's things we have to consider: 1.) Is this going to hurt my relationship with God? 2.) Is this going to hurt my witness? 3.) Can I glorify God by playing this game? - If so, what elements in the game can help me focus more on God? 4.) Do I play this game because it's leisurely and fun, or do I play it in order to gratify my flesh? For me, I hate to say it, but even some aspects of Final Fantasy games are crude (suggestive themes). It doesn't cause me to stumble, but it is irritating to see in a game that would otherwise be just fine. Is that going to cause me to stop playing it? It hasn't before, but the question is, should it have made me want to? *ADD ON: Some things depend on the context we take it in, but we have to make sure that in all we do, we're glorifying God and not shaming His name. :| There's sin everywhere we go in life that we see on TV, in public, everywhere. Seeing a sin being committed in a fantasy setting is tricky, because we can't necessarily go into the TV and say "that's sinful, stop that!" We have disdain for what we see, but typically we overlook the sin and focus on the main messages / plot lines of what we enjoy. Is that Biblical--to overlook sin in fictional settings if it doesn't cause us to stumble? I don't know. Should I try harder to figure that out? More than likely. One thing I have to realize in my own gaming life is that if there's a game that God would have me not play because of its content, and I don't want to stop playing it, then I really have to do some soul-searching and praying that God would change my heart, and I'd have to really be willing to give it up for Him. I'm curious to hear what other people think about the topic of sin in fictional settings, especially the interactive variety. This new Duke Nukem game though sounds like it has a lot of sinful stuff in it, stuff that could arouse lust and sin in real life. If that's the case, then it probably wouldn't be smart to subject oneself to it.

Rofl, this thing is so tl;dr. It sucks that that trailer spoils the ending for FFXIII! I haven't beat it yet! D: I can't wait to play XIII-2 though. Granted, FFXIII is designed to have hours upon hours of extra gameplay (I saw someone on YouTube with over 120 hours o.x), despite maybe not having as much content as Dragon Quest IX (about the same amount of extra playtime if not way more due to the legacy bosses and DLC quests) Also, random:

@Julia: Rofl. I've been playing Kingdom Hearts II recently myself... so addicting o3o Have you beat Sephy yet, Julia? :U And if so, at what LV

I laid my head down again for the night. I wanted to go back to that place... I had to see Thaddeus again. I wanted to know where he came from, and why he came to my home... and why all those other beings were surrounding my house. I began to dose off, but then, as I was, I remember hearing a loud noise outside, and I jumped out of bed and looked out the window. It was just like that night--there were creatures outside. I ran back to the room where I encountered Thaddeus, and there he was. "Thaddeus! Why are all these monsters here?" I asked. He walked up to me, seeming somewhat grim. "We need a hero, son..." Thaddeus beckoned me to the front door, and told me to open it. I opened it, and I saw a completely different world--a vast field of green with large mountains resting on the horizon. As I gazed in amazement, I suddenly found myself in shock. The sky grew dark, and the grass of the field began to lose its color and die. Pillars of fire began to erect from the ground, and on the horizon I saw horrifying beings approach in the distance. "Why me... why did you choose me?" I asked Thaddeus, noticing he had come to my side. "You're the only one... your Master holds the keys to Heaven and Hell, and goes before you to crush these evils under his heel. So to does that authority rest with you!" Thaddeus suddenly disappeared, and a flaming, luminous sword fell from the sky and landed a few feet from me. "'So to does that authority rest with...' ...me?" I quoted Thaddeus, realizing the truth in his words. I went forward to pick up the flaming sword, and as I gripped it, I was equipped with a full set of golden, radiant armor in a blinding flash. The enemies were approaching fast... and in this moment, as fire was rising from the ground and Hell itself seemed to be sweeping the horizon, I began to charge forward with the sword in my right hand, and a shining gold shield gripped around my left arm. I felt a fire in my eyes, a determination to crush what was before me. I felt myself speeding up and taking flight off the ground, gliding across the dying field surrounded by light. "I was sent..." I lifted my face to stare into the eyes of my enemies, and rose a shout, "...with the authority to crush you!" I rose my sword and threw myself into the swing, obliterating a whole wave of monsters. I landed on the ground, and turned to my right, cut one down, span around and cut down five. I lashed, span, jumped, crying out victoriously under this newly-realized authority. I felt I had cut them all down, seeing that there were none left... but the sky grew ever darker, and the pillars of fire continued to rise across the barren landscape. "Will you relent... or will you endure to the end?" I heard a voice echo across the land. The heat of the rising fire became nigh unbearable, and the radiance on be started to dim. My faith was fading, and the new-found strength I had seemed to be slipping from my fingers. The sword fell from my hands, and I collapsed on the ground, with hushed cries for help from above. The fire began to rise more still, and the heat became so horrible that I began to scream in pain. "There is yet more to endure..." The voice echoed again. "M-more?! I can't do this! It burns so much! I can't... I can't take it!!!" I continued to cry and scream for help, and as I did, I saw one final monster approaching from the horizon. This was bigger than the others, and was holding large, fearsome weapons. I shook in fear, feeling too overcome to even stand, let alone fight. The monster stood over me, snarling and glaring with eyes that invoked an unshakable fear. It lifted one of its weapons, and thrust it at me. I rolled away and dodged the blow, but it proceeded to continue trying to crush me. The beast was huge, and intimidating. My strength that seemed to be completely gone, and my eyes began to close. I felt the stab of the weapon pierce through my stomach, and I had become so weak that I felt no physical pain, just overwhelming despair and failure. "Rise up, my anointed one. You can still yet rise up!" The voice boomed across the field and the beast jerked back and covered its ears. My wound began to heal and the sword slid over to me, beginning to get its fire back. It didn't seem strong enough to even dent the beast's hide, but despite my doubt, I gripped the blade in my weakness and swung it. A large wave of fire leapt from the sword, and slammed into the beast. Its armor broke, and I felt my strength and authority come rushing back. "In your ignorance..." I said, "you thought you could kill me while I seemed to have nothing left." The fire pillars grew wider and burned blue, but I was no longer burning. The beast writhed in pain from the heat, and cringed as I drew closer. "In your ignorance... you thought that you could end my progress here and stop me." I rose the sword and gripped it tight. "You... you thought WRONG!" I jumped up over the beast and slammed my sword through its head, slicing it in half. The beast's remains burst into flame and disappeared, and the fire around me burned white and blinded me. "Well done... good and faithful servant." The voice echoed one final time, and I awoke in my bed.

This is more directed at my best friend (and girlfriend), but I figured that other friends could be plugged in here. What do you guys think? I saw Jesus when I met you Blue fire in your eyes A warmth that held my heart With a comfort divine And I knew I had a best friend to catch me when I fell Not simply just a man, but a God who saved me from Hell And I saw Him there, with you when you wiped my tears away Saw Him there with you When I began to go astray When His righteous right hand reached down from on high and brought me close to you I wasn't scared anymore Because I saw Jesus when I met you

That's awesome ^o^

Wow, cool! :3

Nice!

Hey Wingy! Welcome to the forums. If you ever need accountability partners, this is a place to get 'em ^^ That and everyone here is generally really nice

Hey Ian *hugs*

Barok, I don't even know you but you're about to die. HOW DARE THE KING BE A SPY. ONLY LINK CAN DEFEAT DINNER! ...Oh. Right. New guy. Hallo!

I'm on disc 3!!! 25 hours of playtime... hopefully there's at least another 20. XD

Not bad.

@JuliaWolf Whether or not that would've been an easy guess for your fav. character is unsure, you all being furry and such It'd either be Red XIII, or Kihmari... XD or Cait Sith. Or... what other furry FF characters are there?

I've been playing Final Fantasy XIII (13) lately. I'm on disc 2--and it's been great! Anyone else here played it? Just for the sake of conversation, tell me your favorite Final Fantasy character (not just from 13)! Mine, I'd have to say... well, my favorites are Bartz from Final Fantasy V, Squall from Final Fantasy VIII, Zidane from Final Fantasy IX, Tidus from Final Fantasy X, and... I think Hope from Final Fantasy XIII. Oh, and Vaan from Final Fantasy XII. I'm a sucker for the main hero.

Hi there.

Seems like we're getting flooded with new people. ain't that nice? XD はじめまして、anisaさん。よろしくおねがいします～！ In other words, harro XD

As a child, I professed Your name Cried out and said I loved You with all that I had For a time, things seemed like they weren't the same And in You I became exceedingly glad. But the clouds are shrouding in my life again, I'm reminded of hate, reminded of sin Now you said that in You I was truly alive, So why is it right now, that I feel like I'm dead? Everyday is the same, and pain runs deep Your voice seems so distant that I can't even sleep I have no desire, no passion, nor love and when life starts to push, I just let it shove You say You are close to the brokenhearted, a Psalm I won't soon forget But where was the mistake that I made, The one I knew I would regret I'm praying that I'll see the light, that I might hear You again that I could muster the passion to read Your word again... Break me down, Lord, I know that I'm not dead This journey isn't over, for many times You've said that I don't have a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power so I could stand upon Your word, and take heart within this hour So hold me close, and hear my plea that I might finally come to see these things that I do, that are not of you will never truly see me through.

o.o... Do I know you? o.o