New Look, Book Series, Enjoying Life and Coffee!

Happy second day of Summer! Yes, the title for that post was a bit of a mouthful. The new look is my blog. I finally did it. I got rid of dynamic views. Blogger came out with Dynamic Views theme a few years ago that looks good from the outside (like just about everything in life, right?), but once you get into it, you realize there are some widgets you can't use, like the ever-important "Follow by Email" widget. I tried to live with that, but then I realized that at points I loaded my blog it didn't give all the features. So I realize that the simple themes really are the best, and this theme is absolutely awesome. So I'm happy with it. I'm also having the ever-continuing battle over Blogger Vs. Wordpress. I admit, Wordpress is way better, but for my basic needs I can stick with Blogger....for now.

Reading Apollyon

The book series I'm reading is the Left Behind series. I'm trying to look at it from a theological viewpoint, but the fiction loving, writing side of me gets the best of me. Many reviewers say the series is very violent. Yes, the series is extremely violent, but you can't really blame the writers for most of it. These are man's adaptions of God's judgements upon this polluted world, and the judgments are very violent. Reading the Bible is the same way in a lot of instances. However, it is starting to irritate me (well, not starting, it has been) that the members of the Tribulation Force are hoping the get the "pleasure" of murdering the Antichrist. I forget if Rayford prayed to be able to or not. Besides that, nothing thus far has been completely theologically off. I imagined some of the judgements different, like the hail and fire mingled with blood was a bit mellow (Haha, good thing I didn't write it). The picture of the two witnesses bugs me for trivial issues, also. I've heard some stuff in later books is completely theologically off, but we'll have to see when we get there. Some people say the books are anti-Catholic. I don't think they are, but if you have any thoughts please, please comment. In conclusion, I have 5 more pages of complaints to the authors. Haha, almost funny. No, in conclusion I am enjoying the books. We will see about the next few.

Enjoying life and coffee. I have an annoying cold right now, but I'm still enjoying life, and the coffee at the end of my table. So, hope you are doing well, and God bless! ~Elijah