15 Minutes 15 Minutes with... JewishHobbit

[Colossal Spoons]

Spiritual Warfare can be freaky, but it's cool as can be once you realize that it's not as scary when they have to listen to you.

I do only to actually see how it plays out... but then again, I don't because I don't want to encounter any of that stuff. If you can't tell, I'm one of those guys that, when the tornado sirens go off, I run outside to see it instead of going to the basement.

I remember this one time my wife and my friend's wife who was over was yelling at my friend and I because the sirens were going off and we were out in the street watching the clouds. It's funny because all the other wives of the street were yelling at their husbands as well. We were all in the street pointing out clouds moving and odd spins and all that.

Men are so stupid. How have we lived this long?

I believe it all.. but the way I see it is this... if it really happened then awesome. If it didn't then it's some good analogies on God and his works and there's still something to be learned from it.

I want to say that he's just a creature that fell like we fall... but then again, it's all supernatural beyond our understanding, so I don't know. His demons feel pretty evil though, so I'd imagine he'd be the same or worse.

What the heck is FTMFW?!

But yeah, I liked George a lot. He was a cool late comer. Funny how you liked the big muscle bound guy and I liked the little nerdy kid. What do you think that's saying about me?

It's in my nature. I've preached before and I've debated with athiests more times than I can count. And I'm not afraid of death or the afterlife or anything like that. The only thing about death that worries me is what my passing will mean to my loved ones... but for a cause like that I have no problems.

For The Mother F'n Win!

I find natural disasters fascinating as well so I'm be right outside with ya if a tornado siren went off.

 

[JewishHobbit]

And by the way, my wife looked over my shoulder last night while I was on lunchbreak and read one of your posts. That night I got home and she was humming Final Countdown and I couldnt help but to laugh. According to her... you are a genious.

 

[JewishHobbit]

If God is omniscient meaning he knows everything that is, that was and will be then did he create the Devil?

My opinion....

He is a fair God and he doesn't take away one's free will. He is a God of life, not Death... though he does allow death, and brought it at times when necessary and deserved. He gave life to Lucifer as an angel (Lucifer being the angelic name) and allowed Lucifer the choice to fall. He wasn't going to deny him life and he wasn't going to force him to serve. At the point of Lucifer's creation he wasn' evil or filled with jealousy, he was a loyal and loving angel. I don't think it's in God's nature to deny that because of what he would later choose to be.

While, yes, it's easy for us to say 'why not just not create him' it's because we are human with sin in our demeaner. To kill someone or deny life isn't a big deal for us... God's differant.

I guess it's kinda like the whole "if you could go back and kill Hitler as a baby would you?" Yes, you'd prevent the deaths of all those in World War II... but at the time you'd be killing him he'd have been just an innoscent little kid being a kid. Apparently, in such situations, God chose not to do that.

Remember, the Devil wasn't always corrupted like his is. At one point he was a true Angel that worshipped God and was filled with Love. THAT is what God created, it was Lucifer who chose to change. The fault should be placed on him, not God.

That's my opinion.

 

[Ipodman]

Why is chess a deadly sport?

 

[Ahura Mazda]

My opinion....

He is a fair God and he doesn't take away one's free will. He is a God of life, not Death... though he does allow death, and brought it at times when necessary and deserved. He gave life to Lucifer as an angel (Lucifer being the angelic name) and allowed Lucifer the choice to fall. He wasn't going to deny him life and he wasn't going to force him to serve. At the point of Lucifer's creation he wasn' evil or filled with jealousy, he was a loyal and loving angel. I don't think it's in God's nature to deny that because of what he would later choose to be.

While, yes, it's easy for us to say 'why not just not create him' it's because we are human with sin in our demeaner. To kill someone or deny life isn't a big deal for us... God's differant.

I guess it's kinda like the whole "if you could go back and kill Hitler as a baby would you?" Yes, you'd prevent the deaths of all those in World War II... but at the time you'd be killing him he'd have been just an innoscent little kid being a kid. Apparently, in such situations, God chose not to do that.

Remember, the Devil wasn't always corrupted like his is. At one point he was a true Angel that worshipped God and was filled with Love. THAT is what God created, it was Lucifer who chose to change. The fault should be placed on him, not God.

That's my opinion.

I see, would you be ok with going back in time and asking Hitler's father to wear a condom when he makes love to his mother?

 

[ComicChick]

What's a question you'd like to be asked?

Name a hypester (or a few) that you'd like to see drop in and ask you some ?'S.

If you were a DJ what kind of music would you play?

Guitar hero or Rock Band?

Last big purchase you made?

Have you ever been to Comic Con? If not, would you?

 

[Colossal Spoons]

And by the way, my wife looked over my shoulder last night while I was on lunchbreak and read one of your posts. That night I got home and she was humming Final Countdown and I couldnt help but to laugh. According to her... you are a genious.

Haha, Mrs. Hobbit FTMFW

 

[AndThePickles]

What's your favorite book?

JewHob :heart:

 

[JewishHobbit]

Why is chess a deadly sport?

Anytime you have knights, kings, and pawns battling it out... it's a deadly sport!

I see, would you be ok with going back in time and asking Hitler's father to wear a condom when he makes love to his mother?

Glass half full. Why not rather go back in time and try to alter the things that made Hitler how he was... rather than just killing him? Give the guy a decent shot at being a good human being.

You know, that's pretty good coming from a self proclaimed pecimist

What's a question you'd like to be asked?

Wow... I'll have to think on this one.

Name a hypester (or a few) that you'd like to see drop in and ask you some ?'S.

Any of my Contest of Marvels buddies (save Ahura... who's already here)

So Phaedrus45, Powder-man, Harlekin, wiegeabo, Franklin Richards.

If you were a DJ what kind of music would you play?

Slow crappy music. I like some upbeat stuff, but mostly I like things that make me want to sway and cry

Guitar hero or Rock Band?

Rock Band!

Last big purchase you made?

For myself? I had 6 volumes of comics bound into hardback volumes for around $150. That's big for me. But this coming income tax.... I'm looking at between 25-30 volumes!

Have you ever been to Comic Con? If not, would you?

I never have and I don't know if I'd go. It's hard to get work off, and even then it's hard to get friends to go because most of them aren't into comics. And to go either by myself or with people who aren't that interested would be bleh.

But I do have the oppertunity to go along with people from the Comicbook Artist Guild since I'm a member, and it'd help me promote myself due to one of my stories being in their upcoming anthology. Sadly, I most likely can't get off work and won't have money at the time.

What's your favorite book?

Hmm... It was always the Hobbit... but I've read a lot of good books lately.

For now I'm going to stick with the Hobbit, as I can't really think of any that's replaced it in my heart... but some close runner-ups...

The Manual Of Detection by Jedediah Berry
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

 

[knowsbleed]

What are your primary interests besides comics? You stated before that you are not a big tv/movie buff.

 

[Sebastos]

It changes fairly regularly, but I keep going back and forth between 3 people. So I'll just call it a 3 way tie.

1) Iron Fist... I never cared a lick about the character until his Immortal Iron Fist series, and then I fell in love with the character. That entire series was just phenominal and I can't wait to see what, if anything, comes next.

Same here, hope we get some news soon.

Hmm... well Iron Fist obviously, but discounting him.... Prince of Orphans. I just think the guy is awesome, and the last issue of the Immortal Weapons mini sold me even further on that. He's got a great look, a great character, and his powers outshine anyone else on the page every time. I'd totally buy a Prince of Orphans ongoing.

For sure Prince of Orphans for me too, with Fat Cobra as a close second.

I'd say my favorite is Bei Bang-Wen. The Iron Fist with the perfect strategy mind really intrigues me. And his issue was really good. And I really liked the Brahman in that story... just as interesting as Iron Fist or any of the Immortal Weapons. I wouldn't mind seeing more of him or his descendants.

Next to Orson (my favorite) Bei was for sure great. It would be cool to see more of there stories, I agree.

 

[AndThePickles]

Tell me some interesting stories about your life. I just finished reading through this thread all the way and it's really good lol. I don't even know what to ask, but...moar!

 

[JewishHobbit]

What are your primary interests besides comics? You stated before that you are not a big tv/movie buff.

Well, I do have SOME interest in tv. When comes the time, I am totally addicted to Lost, So You Think You Can Dance, and Big Brother. But that's it really.

Other than that I love reading and writing my own books. I'm currently going through my 4th round of edits on the last book I finished and will be turning it into a major publishing company for a young adult contest they're having.

When not writing or reading I typically just play with my kids. I can do that all day.

I also love card and board games. My favorite card game is Pitch (which most people outside of Hamilton, Ohio don't know... it's kinda like Hearts... but not.) and my favorite board game is Clue.

 

[AndThePickles]

Ok, I've got a question actually. You mentioned that you essentially stopped believing, and then went back to church. I'm someone who used to be very religious...grew up in the church, was a very active member, was the lead singer for worship services for 3 years in high school, went to a few different Bible studies a week, etc. And I really, truly believed very sincerely, too. What do you do when you feel like you've got too many questions about your former beliefs to just start going back to church? I don't know that I can just believe everything the Bible says the way I used to, because I end up disagreeing with too much. If I went to church now, I'd be a total hypocrite. I tried the whole praying about it months ago, and it was hard to feel sincere when I was praying. Nothing really came of it.

 

[JewishHobbit]

Tell me some interesting stories about your life. I just finished reading through this thread all the way and it's really good lol. I don't even know what to ask, but...moar!

Okay... how about this one.

One day while leaving a restraunt with my church crowd... my girlfriend was driving and I was putting my bible on the floor, about to reach up to put on my seat belt. I looked up over the dashboard just as my wife hit a light poll (it was dark and raining and the poll was unlit) and the airbag came out maybe an inch and a half from my opened eyes. THey were scratched as can be, my face was cut and split from the center of my forehead down to my mouth and around both eyes... and I was blinded.

My doctor looked me over and put me on bed leave... which was horrible. When you think of a person blinded you just imagine them not seeing, but my eyelids were cut and swallen, so they would scab shut... and then I had to rip them open every 4 hours and drop medicine into my eyes... which were also cut... so that hurt horribly. I had neck and back pains and constant headaches. Anything more than a whisper was like a jackhammer and I couldn't tell night from day. I'd wake up and not know if it was day or the middle of the night and would at times just lie there waiting to hear something... not wanting to call out in fear of worrying my sleeping family. I had to crawl to the bathroom when I went, but when you lay so long you lose strength so it was difficult and would wear me out. My face was burnt and sensative, and my mouth was swallen so that everything was hard to eat or drink. It was rough.

Anyhow, my girlfriend stayed with me and took care of me when she was able and felt horribly guilty. But I was encouraging to her and kept telling her she looked just as bad as I felt (remember, I was blind). Surprisingly, my father... who lives 4 states away and who I hadn't seen in maybe 5 or6 years, suddenly showed up to check on me. He was only there for maybe 15 minutes with my now stepmom... but it was the first time he did anything that made me think he cared a lick about me.

I went to the doctor daily and my eyes started getting better eventually. I took my bible with me every time and finally, 2 weeks after the accident I was able to see enough to get around. The next visit the doctor (heh... Doctor Love actually) asked my mom to leave the room and then he asked me if I was praying. I said yes. He then told me that that was the only way I was seeing the way I was. He told me it was the worst case he'd ever seen and that he had to call other offices to get opinions and such. He didn't really expect me to recover and expected, at best, black and white vision and/or big thick bottle glasses. But I recovered back to 20/20... no glasses... no problem. He couldn't explain it.

After a few more days I was fine and I started thinking about how my girlfriend was there for me and it made me realize how much she really meant to me. So we took some time to pray and fast and during this time I felt God's conformation in what I was praying for and I asked her to be my wife... and we've been happy for 7 1/2 years and counting.

So the moral of the story is.... if your girlfriend/boyfriend ever comes up with a 'Marry Me or Die' scenerio... just marry them... it'll hurt less.

 

[JewishHobbit]

Ok, I've got a question actually. You mentioned that you essentially stopped believing, and then went back to church. I'm someone who used to be very religious...grew up in the church, was a very active member, was the lead singer for worship services for 3 years in high school, went to a few different Bible studies a week, etc. And I really, truly believed very sincerely, too. What do you do when you feel like you've got too many questions about your former beliefs to just start going back to church? I don't know that I can just believe everything the Bible says the way I used to, because I end up disagreeing with too much. If I went to church now, I'd be a total hypocrite. I tried the whole praying about it months ago, and it was hard to feel sincere when I was praying. Nothing really came of it.

I'll tell you what. I have to get back to work but I'm going to think about this and give you a sincere answer as soon as I get home tonight.