The other day I gave you an inside look
at my story creation process, from idea seed to published novel.
Not exact matches
Secondly Christine, you said «there is no discussion of sex
at all in the
creation story (not till after the fall), only companionship.»
because there is no discussion of sex
at all in the
creation story (not till after the fall), only companionship.
I find this an odd thing to say (although I certainly agree with the idea), because there is no discussion of sex
at all in the
creation story (not till after the fall), only companionship.
At that time there were many
stories of
creation current among the Israelites and their neighbours, relics of a ruder age.
It starts
at the Beginning... two
stories of
creation, and each one different, and contradictory.
But this is an intolerable idea — unless we are no longer the children of one Father, unless the
creation story is a mere myth, unless the «vertical relationship» (
at once unique, personal and universal) no longer exists.
It begins
at creation and tells the
story of Jesus through the patriarchs, the prophets, the nativity and the resurrection.
And,
at the same time, to be fair, what you may perceive as a «Love
Story by God» and take it «literally» others perceive it
at best, a book of fiction, with some good words of wisdom now and then, to
at worst, a book of an insane deity who demands obedience, among other ridiculous things, and... sent «himself» to die for «us» as we are «broken» and «flawed» / sinful»
creations, and by sending his - self... if... we just «believe» we go to eternal paradise with him.
And though it may seem abstract, even small, I think this single thread of wonder — this thread of tireless thankfulness and awe
at what he'd been undeservedly given,
at what he saw in the beauty of
creation and in the
story of the Gospel — is what binds all of Lewis» work together.
It is an astounding detail when you think about it: The God of all
creation, the One who knows every corner of the cosmos and fathoms every mystery, the One who could answer every theological riddle and who, I suspect, chuckles
at our volumes of guesses, our centuries of pompous philosophical tomes debating His nature, when present in the person of Jesus Christ, told
stories.
Look, first of all,
at the
creation story as told by various peoples.
The whole
story is, as it were, a love -
story with God as the principal actor and the human
creation called to participate in that adventure of Love
at work.
That is not the whole
story, however, for
at the end of the world, when God (so to speak) makes a complete evaluation of the
creation, there will be a general judgment.
On the other hand, the bible makes no mention of them
at all and shows no awareness of prehistory in the slightest (hence the magical
creation stories).
So - called American Catholics use birth control; mis - quote the bible to the point that Protestants laugh
at them; dismiss most of the
creation, garden, flood and babel
stories as myth; and attend mass 8 weeks out of the year, if that.
As for
creation stories being set out in stages, people
at that time understood that you build something in stages.
On International Women's Day, Chimaechi Allan suggests we take a closer look
at the
creation story More
In the short
story «Orovilca,» because the unnamed adolescent protagonist has drunk deep of
creation in the highlands, he is wise among his classmates
at a coastal boarding school.
I don't want to give my whole
creation / evolution backstory here (although I may do that in another post), but I can't imagine that the Creation Museum could have a more receptive «unbeliever» (in their particular story, at least)
creation / evolution backstory here (although I may do that in another post), but I can't imagine that the
Creation Museum could have a more receptive «unbeliever» (in their particular story, at least)
Creation Museum could have a more receptive «unbeliever» (in their particular
story,
at least) than me.
In the
creation story, in the promise to Noah, in Yahweh's pledge to Moses
at Sinai, in Jeremiah's prospects for a new covenant written on the heart, and in accounts of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God is always portrayed as promising everlasting loyalty.
Thus I should say that if the
story of Jesus» life had been told just as it seemed — and in a sense was —
at the time it was occurring, that
story would not have been adequately or truly told or that life was a part of a supremely significant, a divine event, the event through which God, the Creator and the Ruler of all nature as well as the Lord of history, was entering into man's life with new redemptive power; but that fact was not grasped clearly, if
at all, till the event had reached its culmination in the resurrection, the coming of the Spirit, and the
creation of the community.
A second, linked rumour was that Aronofsky would replace the sin and judgement message of the
story with an environmental tract, and while his pre-flood humanity's mistreatment of
creation is a pointed nod
at modern climate change deniers, it doesn't go further than that.
40 - 66), when also,
at the earliest, the
creation story of Genesis 1 became a part of the accepted cultic instructional idiom.
But perhaps the most fundamental contrast is also here apparent: the J
story proceeds
at once to the
creation of man (literally, «formation» for this
story does not use the word «create»).
The seven - day
creation story was written
at that very late date to undergird this new emphasis.
The god I know from the Bible is an abusive jerk who rules through fear and intimidation, and I am glad that I have nothing more to do with him — and I'm even happier that I've decided to return to the old ways of my ancestors, because
at least we Heathens aren't afraid of science (and unlike the Talibangelicals, we freely admit that our
story of
creation is a myth).
The Genesis
creation stories can support the notion that sexual intercourse is designed to reunite male and female into one body, but they can also suggest that God's blessing was first placed on an undifferentiated body that didn't have sex
at all.
It describes a drama that moves from
creation to consummation,
At the center of the
story is a Sovereign Person who strives to bring the world to a perfect end.
Paul refers what is said of «man» in the first
creation story in Genesis to Christ, who is
at once the Wisdom - image of God through which
creation was made and the created image of God mentioned in Genesis 1:26.
To raise awareness of the value of culinary apprenticeships, ACF is providing resources and success
stories to encourage employers to explore the
creation of new apprenticeship programs and prospective apprentices to enroll in local opportunities
at http://www.acfchefs.org/Apprenticeship.
Creation - Evolution Headlines, News and Commentary on Origins Appreciate Your Gifts 05/29/2011 Tweet May 29, 2011 — We like to showcase
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And now, director / star James Franco has brought the equally bizarre real - life
story behind the movie's
creation to the big screen with «The Disaster Artist» - proving that,
at the very least, good films can definitely be made about bad movies.
«Bonnie's Playtime: A
Story Roundtable» (6 mins., HD) Unkrich and Katz join story artists Adrian Molina, Matt Luhn, and Erik Benson for this window into the creation of Bonnie — how they laboured to differentiate her style of play from Andy's and how they had to rein in her boisterousness before it crossed over into roughhousing, lest Woody and the gang appear to be in no less jeopardy at her house than they were at Sunny
Story Roundtable» (6 mins., HD) Unkrich and Katz join
story artists Adrian Molina, Matt Luhn, and Erik Benson for this window into the creation of Bonnie — how they laboured to differentiate her style of play from Andy's and how they had to rein in her boisterousness before it crossed over into roughhousing, lest Woody and the gang appear to be in no less jeopardy at her house than they were at Sunny
story artists Adrian Molina, Matt Luhn, and Erik Benson for this window into the
creation of Bonnie — how they laboured to differentiate her style of play from Andy's and how they had to rein in her boisterousness before it crossed over into roughhousing, lest Woody and the gang appear to be in no less jeopardy
at her house than they were
at Sunnyside.
In celebration of Hans Christian Andersen, author of the original fairytale of The Little Mermaid, there is a short look
at The
Story Behind The
Story and a short animated film of another of his
creations, The Little Match Girl.
In telling three parallel
stories, Jonze and Kaufman encompass each of Kaufman's (and subsequently our) «eureka» moments, plus the entire scope of life on the planet, of Darwin's revelations about species (including a not - very - subtle glimpse of the food chain), and of the necessity for two voices to reconstruct a dial tone — each apparent discursion resolving itself in the primacy of passion in its multifoliate expressions: sex, ambition, obsession, and
at the root of it all,
creation.
Goodbye Christopher Robin: A behind - the - scenes look
at the life of author A.A. Milne and the
creation of the Winnie the Pooh
stories inspired by his son Christopher Robin Milne.
Well, in the case of one of its stars, Greg Sestero, he started
at the beginning and told the
story of the film's
creation, as well as the start of his friendship with Wiseau, in his memoir The Disaster Artist.
Although they have frequently employed Western styles, True Grit is the Coen Brothers» (A Serious Man, Burn After Reading) first attempt
at the true Western genre, quite traditional in its adaptation of the classic Charles Portis
story, a novel originally published in the «Saturday Evening Post» in 1968, more in the vein of its
creation than the comedy, thrills, and snark we've come to associate with their style.
Elmer Bernstein (1980) **** Airport Alfred Newman (1970) **** 1/2 Aladdin Alan Menken (1992) **** Albion: The Enchanted Stallion George Kallis (2016) *** 1/2 Alexander Vangelis (2004) *** Alias Michael Giacchino (2001) *** Alias: Season Two Michael Giacchino (2002) *** 1/2 L'Alibi Ennio Morricone (1969) *** Alice in Wonderland Richard Hartley (1998) *** 1/2 Alice in Wonderland Danny Elfman (2010) **** Alice Through the Looking Glass Danny Elfman (2016) *** 1/2 Alien Jerry Goldsmith (1979) ***** Aliens James Horner (1986) *** Alien 3 Elliot Goldenthal (1992) **** Alien: Covenant Jed Kurzel (2017) *** 1/2 Alien vs Predator Harald Kloser (2004) *** Aliens vs Predator: Requiem Brian Tyler (2007) *** 1/2 Aliens in the Attic John Debney (2009) ** Alien Nation Jerry Goldsmith (1988 rejected score) ** Alive James Newton Howard (1993) **** All About Eve and Leave Her to Heaven Alfred Newman (1950/45) **** All Fall Down Alex North (1962) *** All Good Things Rob Simonsen (2010) **** All Is Lost Alex Ebert (2013) ** All the King's Men James Horner (2006) **** All the Rivers Run Bruce Rowland (1983) *** All the Way James Newton Howard (2016) *** Allen Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Michael Linn (1986) ** Allied Alan Silvestri (2016) * 1/2 Allonsanfan Ennio Morricone (1974) ***** Alone in the Dark Olivier Deriviere (2008) *** 1/2 Alvin and the Chipmunks Christopher Lennertz (2007) *** An Almost Perfect Affair Georges Delerue (1979) **** Along Came a Spider Jerry Goldsmith (2001) *** Alzati Spia Ennio Morricone (1981) *** Amalia Nuno Malo (2008) ***** Amazing Grace David Arnold (2007) ** Amazing Grace and Chuck Elmer Bernstein (1987) **** The Amazing Spider - Man James Horner (2012) **** The Amazing Spider - Man 2 Hans Zimmer (2014) **** Amazing
Stories: Anthology One Various (2006 compilation) **** Amazing
Stories: Anthology Two Various (2006 compilation) *** 1/2 American Assassin Steven Price (2017) ** American Beauty Thomas Newman (1999) **** American Friends Georges Delerue (1991) **** American Journey John Williams (2002 compilation) **** American Outlaws Trevor Rabin (2001) * American Pastoral Alexandre Desplat (2016) *** 1/2 The American President Marc Shaiman (1995) **** An American Tail James Horner (1986) **** 1/2 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West James Horner (1991) **** 1/2 Amerika Basil Poledouris (1987) **** 1/2 Amistad John Williams (1997) *** The Amityville Horror Lalo Schifrin (1979) *** 1/2 Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Nerida Tyson - Chew (2004) *** Anastasia David Newman (1997) *** Andromeda Matthew McCauley (2002) ** Angela's Ashes John Williams (1999) ***** Angels and Demons Hans Zimmer (2009) *** Angels in America Thomas Newman (2003) ***** The Angels» Share George Fenton (2012) ** Angie Jerry Goldsmith (1994) **** Anna and the King George Fenton (1999) ***** Anna and the King of Siam Bernard Herrmann (1946) ** 1/2 Annabelle:
Creation Benjamin Wallfisch (2017) * Annapolis Brian Tyler (2006) *** Anne of the Indies Franz Waxman (1951) *** The Ant Bully John Debney (2006) *** Ant - Man Christophe Beck (2015) **** 1/2 Apocalypto James Horner (2006) *** Apollo 13 James Horner (1995) ***** Aquamarine David Hirschfelder (2006) *** Arena Concerto Ennio Morricone (2003 compilation) ***** Argo Alexandre Desplat (2012) **** Armoured John Murphy (2009) ** Around the World in 80 Days Victor Young (1956) *** Around the World in 80 Days Trevor Jones (2004) *** Arthur Christmas Harry Gregson - Williams (2011) **** As You Like It Patrick Doyle (2006) **** Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Brian Tyler (2013) ** 1/2 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag — Freedom Cry Olivier Derivière (2013) ***** Assassin's Creed Unity — Volume 1 Chris Tilton (2014) *** 1/2 Assassin's Creed Jed Kurzel (2016) * Assault on Precinct 13 Graeme Revell (2005) *** Astro Boy John Ottman (2009) *** The Astronaut Farmer Stuart Matthewman (2007) *** 1/2
At the Movies David Shire (2007 compilation) ***** Atonement Dario Marianelli (2007) **** Attack of the Clones John Williams (2002) ***** Automata Zacarias M. de la Riva (2014) **** 1/2 Avalon Randy Newman (1990) ***** Avatar James Horner (2009) ***** The Avengers Alan Silvestri (2012) *** 1/2 Avengers: Age of Ultron Brian Tyler and Danny Elfman (2015) *** Avengers: Infinity War Alan Silvestri (2018) **** The Aviator Howard Shore (2004) **** 1/2 L'Avion Gabriel Yared (2005) *** 1/2 The Awakening Daniel Pemberton (2011) ****
Shooting Clerks is a partial biopic of director Kevin Smith, telling the
story of his early years and his inspirations as a filmmaker, leading to the
creation of his cult comedy Clerks and its premiere
at the Sundance Film Festival.
DreamWorks Spooky
Stories, released
at the end of August and recently made available for review, promises three
creations and delivers twice that for 75 minutes of animation and an additional 15 minutes of end credits.
The film, which is a behind - the - scenes look
at the life of author A.A. Milne and the
creation of the Winnie the Pooh
stories inspired by his son C.R. Milne, will be released in the US on October 13.
- A Place for Us: West Side
Story's Legacy a look back
at the iconic film's impact (
Creation and Innovation, and A Timeless Vision).
SYNOPSIS: A behind - the - scenes look
at the life of author A.A. Milne and the
creation of the Winnie the Pooh
stories inspired by his son C.R. Milne.
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At the same time, there is a strong evidence - base indicating that the use of dramatic enquiry — a drama - based practice where the teacher and pupils work in roles within a fiction to explore a
story in a particular setting with developing characters — as well as the
creation of a «community of writers», where the teacher writes alongside the children as a role model, can make the process of writing more meaningful for children.»
It has a look
at creation stories including evolution.
A look
at the different days of
creation, Adam and Eve and some problems that Christians face if they take this
story literally.
The study included a professional development session for the teachers
at the summer enrichment program, 2 weeks of digital
story creation activities for the student learners and teacher candidates, and one workshop day
at the university for collaborative work by the Teams of Three.
At Entropy, fiction writers Kathy Fish and Robert Vaughan discuss the
creation of their collaborative
story collection, Rift, as well as their affinity for flash fiction.