Walt Brown's IN THE BEGINNING Ordering Information

The book for July, IN THE BEGINNING by Walt Brown can be obtained for $24.95 at creationscience.com. (Click on the title field above to follow the link) Wherever you get it be sure it is the latest edition (7th). The web site also has a five minute Quicktime video demonstrating the hydroplate theory.

(Deus Vult)

DEEP SPACE RUMBLE: Sith Happens

Several people at work have squandered their time sitting through the latest installment of George Lucas' marketing tie-in movie series Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Here is a sampling of the recommendations the fans have given this movie: 'Great special effects.' 'It wasn't as bad as the last two.' 'I didn't see all of because I fell asleep.' There you have it, the fans say keep donating your money to Industrial Light and Magic so they can keep filling the prime summer blockbuster slots with such stellar examples of film-making as this latest installment. And don't forget to pick up your Darth Tater Mr. Potato Head action figure with detachable limbs on your way out. (Rated PG-13. May be too dark for five year olds, but fine for six year olds.)

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Wolfe Grammar in THE KNIGHT

An inside joke of THE KNIGHT, is that of Sir Ravd correcting Sir Able's grammar when Able uses 'can' when he should have used 'may.' This unwilingness of Sir Ravd to let slip even the slightest impropriety rubs off on Sir Able, and Able becomes a stickler about any point of order or honor. That Able is corrected as often as he corrects others indicates that Able has picked up on something very indicative about the character of the finest knights. Knights remain true to their principles even when it is inconvienient. And that is one of the elements that elevate THE KNIGHT to greatness, the pervasive sense of honor that guides and even buffets Able is a theme of classic tradition given a protagonist in Sir Able who is able to execute his principles of honor so consistently that it is completly foreign and exotic.

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Link to Hot Anvil Theology Discussion Blog

The curent book is Renald Showers' MARANATHA.See the sister blog: hotanvil@blogspot.com for comments on eschatology and theology in general. The next book will be Walt Brown's IN THE BEGINNING, a book on creation science.

(Deus Vult)

Agenda for May 21 Meeting

Meeting on Wolfe's THE KNIGHT is to be held this evening at Rick's house. Agenda:

(1) THE KNIGHT and what makes such a simple tale seem so rich. The need to propose a new law. Doug's law on Gene Wolfe: "Wolfe can tell you more than a close analysis of the words on the page contain."

(2) Eschatology curiculum possibilities. Pre-Trib, Pre-Wrath.

(3) Other Redeem the Time topics to study: Creation, History of WWII, Conspiratorial view of History, Airships, The Shroud of Turin, Great Biographys, the Clasics of Literature.

(4) Deathclock. My personal day of death is Monday, January 13, 2031. Where do you want to be in 25 years? What will you have read?

(Deus Vult)

Plot Synopsis Rant: Varley's WIZARD

I managed to post a plot synopsis of John Varley's Gaea novel WIZARD on the Varley Vade mecum site.

Now the disclaimer:
I find that discussions of books often deteriorate into recapitulations of the plot. the phrase, "What's it about?" is too often used in the place of thoughtful commentary of what makes the book under consideration good or bad. It is my mission in life to force people to examine their feelings and discover what qualities they like in a book; only then can their opinion be useful in determining if I too will like the book, because I know what I like and can compare with the experiences of others.
A book is more than a plot outline, as validated by the plot synopses I have posted on John Varley's work. They are not a substitute for reading them yourself. Cliff's Notes be damned. These story summaries are intended to prod the memory to recall the nuances of the story, the style and names of forgotten characters that may evoke whole sets of thoughts you may have thought long forgotten until they resurface upon re-familiarization with a story through reading the plot. I have also found them useful in locating details not found in my notes, because memory is organized in categories that have no logical similarity. For instance my memory of the color of Titanide's hooves is filed under the Golden Gate Bridge since it was in that scene that Chris observed a ruby hoofed Titanide being chased by fifty humans in San Francisco near the bridge.
I encourage those whose reading of the novel WIZARD may have not been recent to skim through the synopsis and see what memories spring to mind. And refrain from limiting your assessment of a book merely to "What happens." Broaden your horizons and ask, "Which character did you like best?" or "Were there any descriptions that put pictures in your head?" Then you can compare pictures and send the discussion into new territory. Who knows, you may discover why you like the book for the first time.

=Doug Eigsti= May 21, 2005

Gene Wolfe's THE KNIGHT

Just finished Gene Wolfe's THE KNIGHT. It is a very accessible simple tale, complexly told. Wolfe manages to capture a sense of the fantastic without exotic vocabulary. This story of knight in training, Sir Able of the High Heart, is bold in its depiction of what uncompromising living by a code of honor might look like. Highly recommended for those who don't like fantasy or those who think themselves well read in the genre. This book is another notch in Wolfe's fantasy septre. He is the King. Accept no substitute.

(Deus Vult)