My views on the coming Presidential Election

It is my hope in writing this not to say which candidate is better suitable to the office of the President of the United States, but it IS my hope that I will help you, my dear reader, to find out whom YOUthink is best suited to serve.

The hardest part to me, comes with having to know who you are. Not just what your name is, or where you live, or who your parents are, but what values are most important in your life. This is a value judgment that you will find will change as you grow, not only physically (for those of you who might still be shorter than your potential size) but emotionally as well.

I for one, feel that I have done much more emotional maturing in my life than I have done physical growing, and at 5'11", I'm fairly close to the average size of anyone in my family. But for the longest time, emotionally, I think I could say that I was pretty much an infant. Even now, I know there are things I can be very immature about. Paying bills, doing chores, but I digress. My faith, which while I've had it in some degree for the majority of my life, I feel I have gained more spiritual maturity in the past 20 years than I have in the whole 45+ years of my life.

In my youth, I would have been willing to vote for whoever seemed the most popular. Not because I thought they would best serve in the office, but it seemed more important to me to vote for the person who would eventually win the election, as if my personal vote was the deciding factor.

These days, what is important isn't necessarily whom I think will win the office, but instead, whom I think is best suited to run the office with the values that I feel are most important for leading our nation. I feel it is of highest importance that as a Christian, that we vote into office those who most fully support our views and beliefs. Many who would run for office will try to make you THINK that they feel as you do, but if you look at their past actions, how they have lived their life and run their business in whatever office they are holding before this, you will see where their heart really is.

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I will give you an example from my own family. I have two sisters, both of whom I love dearly. My eldest sister I am very proud to say has done exceedingly well for herself. She and her husband own an advertising agency in Indianapolis, and they are in the process of moving into a fairly affluent neighborhood on the north side. I hold nothing against her, indeed she is a really HUGE example of how someone with drive and ambition can take a dream for themselves and see it not only fulfilled, but exceeded! My only problem with my sister seems to be the fact that while we both grew up in the same "blue collar" middle class neighborhood, my sister seems clueless to remember what it was really like not having any money.

My brother, my other sister and I all know fully well what its like to deal with tough financial times. This is very much the situation with one of the presidential candidates. For all his efforts to make himself seem like the 'everyman', he's not. And I bet you, some reading this think I'm talking about the conservative. I'm speaking of the liberal! Yes, he may have grown up poor -- goodness knows he mentions it in about all his political advertising -- but it doesn't show in his life NOW. True, in some regards the conservative seems clueless of what its like to not have money, but at least he's honest about himself. He speaks honestly from his view and is willing to listen to others. The liberal seems to be saying, "I know what your life is like, and I know what is best for us to do to fix it!" There are some of us out here who don't WANT your help to fix it. There are some of us who want JOBS where we can afford to take care of our own families. There are some of us out here who want the government to keep our employers from (pardon my language here a moment) screwing us over and expecting us to smile while they're doing it!

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So I would hope that you spend time in prayer, asking God to help you see the truth about the candidates. About whom you should vote for and whom you feel would best be able to run the country as you feel it needs to be run. Here's a hint though: You don't even have to agree with me! I won't be hurt if you don't! But no matter what, rain, snow, wind or massive swarms of duckbill platypuses ...GET OUT THERE AND VOTE! If you don't, you have no right to complain about who gets into office.

*sings* So high, you can't get over it ...

Ok I admit, I'm borrowing very heavily from my Pastor's message this past Sunday, as my niece used to say, "Get over it!"

I'm reminded recently of the children's church song, I admit I don't remember all the words, but it speaks of how HUGE sin can be, So high you can't get over it/so low you can't get under it/so wide you can't go around it..." The only way past the sin in your life is through the door, which is Jesus. Jesus taught Matthew this. In the hierarchy of their time, Matthew was the lowest of the low. He was a tax collector. In their day, working as a tax collector wasn't the same as working for the "Internal Revenue Service". The Roman government imposed taxes, and hired tax collectors to gather them. Part of the idea was that they would hire local individuals, so that "Good Roman Citizens" wouldn't have to travel from their homes. These local collectors, since they pretty much didn't have any other means of income would charge fees over and above the taxes they were supposed to collect. Some did it because they needed money for their own needs, others, well, others just did it because they were greedy and didn't care who they hurt.

I'm not sure which of these schools Matthew fell into, but in Matthew's Gospel we read: As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. Matthew 9:9 (NIV)

Jesus didn't tell Matthew that he needed to clense himself. He didn't tell him that he needed to give all he had to the poor, He simply said, "Follow me." Here was a man that other people would avoid for any number of reasons, but Jesus showed that it wasn't important for your life to be perfect, or anywhere close to it. Jesus even went and ate with them! Sinners, adulterers, tax collectors, and you and me!

There are times in our lives we seem to think, "Well, I'm not perfect, but I'm doing better than THAT GUY." The problem with this sort of thinking is, God does not grade us "On the Curve" as our teachers did in school. You cannot make your grade any better by finding someone who is doing worse than you are, it just doesn't work that way.

Our sin in our lives is like a wall between us and God. Whether it is as thin as rice paper or as thick as a brick wall, there is only one way through that wall, and it is the door. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.Revelation 3:20 (NIV)

We try and try to work out our salvation for ourselves. We think to ourselves, "If only I could do enough, I know I'd make God happy!" The problem is, there is no amount of works we can do for God to love us. There are no number of prayers, no number of "Hail Marys" or "Our Fathers" that will bring us into heaven. We are called to do one thing; follow Jesus. But in following Jesus, we need to remember to help bring others in through that door as well.

I wish you all a blessed day!
-Hat

Is it live, or is it kugel?

There's another blogger who posts here on blogger.com that I've been reading some interesting things from. If you get a chance, check out Stuff Christians Like. I admit that a few of his posts kind of border on disrespectful, but there are several that really make me think. And that is after all what blogs are for (impo) to get you using your noodle for something other than kugel.

As Christians, one of the things I feel we most need to realize is that there will come times when people are going to look at us and say "Why?" Why do we believe as we do? Why do we believe that Jesus is the one and only way to find Heaven, and why is Heaven such a thing worth seeking? I admit it. I'm not the world's foremost apologist. But I try! There is something about telling people about the Love of my Lord Jesus that defies explaining.

From my observation, I have a few things I have trouble understanding. I grew up in the Episcopal church (Britain's Anglican Church in the United States) and for the most part, I had assumed that I would grow old and die an Episcopalian. There is nothing wrong with that for those that accept the tenets of that faith, but I feel that I have come to understand some different things that either the church didn't teach, or that taught a different view than I now have. For example:
The need for a personal relationship with Jesus The Episcopal church puts less emphasis on the personal, and more on the communal. As I understood it, it was more important that you believed that Jesus died for humanity as a whole, and not quite so much that He died for YOU individually. I recall as a kid when someone would ask if I'd been 'saved' I would give a flippant response of, "Yes, but Jesus did that 2000 years ago. I don't have to do that NOW..." I have come to understand that my Salvation is not just about what Jesus did then, it is about MY accepting that He did it, and about living my life so that others will see Him in my life. Many in my family are still in the Episcopal church. They don't understand me in the least. I wish they did.

You see, one of the things I don't think my family really gets is what we're all talking about when we speak of our faith. When I tell you about my faith, I am not just telling you about what I believe, I am telling you about who I am. I can tell you about my faith. It is sort of like I am giving you a present wrapped up in a box with a frilly bow on top. I can tell you all about what is inside of it, what it means to me. But until you open the present and see it for yourself and accept it as your own, you cannot understand it.

Yes, I am still here. ;)

For those that know me from AotC, it is not news for me to tell you that this has been an eventful year for my wife and I. So much so that I've set aside the projects previously discussed in this blog in order to focus my attentions elsewhere.

Some life lessons have been impacting me, much as a meteor might leave craters on the moon. Beautiful in the end, but sometimes very violent in how they are achieved. While I do still struggle with life as a whole (not emotionally, just getting through day-to-day drek rather than doing something I'd much rather do ... like sleeping! ) I've come to the conclusion that there are much worse things to have happening in your life.

For example, my wife and I live in northern Indiana. These last two weeks, Southern Indiana has been dealing with some of the worst flooding in the state in just shy of 100 years. I guess that just comes to be expected when during these past couple of weeks, that area has been pounded by roughly 4-8 major thunderstorms dumping anywhere from a total of 10-14 inches of rain. (Very tiny upside, had this been mid winder rather than early summer, 1" of rain equals something like 10-12" of snow. Or, they would have been buried under 8-14 feet of snow)

So, all in all, I'd say I'm surviving quite nicely. If you happen to be anywhere in the state, have a heart and find a way to help out those in need down there right now. I'd consider donating to the relief efforts of the local station of the Moody Broadcasting Network, WGNR Radio, 97.9 FM.

On the issues of what my "Fellowship Hall" will be about, while MUDDING (see almost every post before this) will still be a very strong presence, I will start looking into the sorts of issues that make me "tick". Issues of my faith, issues of living a Christian life in a clearly non-Christian world and ... whateverelse I think to speak about.

Greetings friends!

As promised, I am working on a list of muds that I've visited (criteria being I have to have spent at least 10 hours on them, to assure that I have given them a fair chance). While I do have several that will eventually start the list when I officially post it, thus far I only have two entries. These two are for Ark of the Covenant and Emperia, a secular Rom mud with many of the same stock areas that AotC has!

Both muds have very helpful staff and players, in fact in all aspects I have listed as criteria, they scored nearly identically, with one exception: Emperia, being a secular mud, does not attempt to curtail players use of profanity unless it goes to an extreme. The staff will enforce rules asking player to respect each other, but the sorts of "lesser" profanity that makes it into everyday conversation and in the media is not restricted. For this reason only, while AotC has a "G" rating on their language, Emperia got a "PG" rating. (worst I'll give is an "R", and I think I might have to give at least one of those in time)

But for now, just know that the project is still in the works. I thank any who have stopped by!

In His blessings,
-Ron

Secular muds I've visited (some good, some not)

I have also visited a number of secular mud games. These games are not necessarily bad, but they don't offer any sort of ministry. They are simply games for the sake of gaming.

In my experience, the flavor of a mud relates strongly to the beliefs of the Wizards, Immortals or Staff that run the game. If the staff have strong Christian values, their values will reflect in the game whether the game itself is intended as a Christian ministry or not. At the very least, they will more readily enforce rules that require players to treat other players in a respectful manner.

To this end, I intend (when I figure out HOW...) to set up a listing of muds that I have spent at least 10 hours on. These muds will be graded on:

1. Staff friendliness: Do the people in charge actually interact with the players or do they tend to be standoff-ish?
2. Player helpfulness: Do the non-staff players make any effort to assist other players, or do they watch and laugh as you fail?
3. Ease of gameplay: Are the instructions and helpfiles easily understood? Is it easy to find your way around from one area to another? Are mobs set appropriately for the levels they are in?

Each of these criteria will be graded on a 10 point scale, with of course 10 being the best score and 1 being worst. The three scores for each mud will be averaged to give an overall score for the mud. While I will make note if a mud considers itself to be Christian or not, ALL muds will be graded on these same criteria. I will make notes as to Christian or non-Christian, and will give warnings about things like the types of language allowed.

So, if a mud has a C-7-G rating, that will indicate a Christian, score 7, language rated G mud.

I will post these ratings, likely in a linked page. These grades are entirely subjective on my part and thus are only my opinion. I will offer opportunity to rebutt any scores I give. Check back and I'll post when I've compiled my information.

MUD's wanted ...

As I stated when I first started this blog, part of what I'm wanting is a place for people from multiple muds to meet to share aspects of their game. My only requirement for listing here is simple, asside from the general aspects of mudding, the game must be a place where Christian principles are taught and are part of the guidelines of gameplay.

At the present time, to my knowledge, the only MUD that fits this description is Ark of the Covenant (link provided for those viewing this from my link at Crosswalk/Christianity.com). Email me if you are aware of another Christian mud. I will check it out, and if I like what I see, I will provide a link to it here.

I was going to post this on the game ...

But instead I decided to post it here. Any who read this are welcomed and encouraged to respond, either for or against, but, while I will not edit posts for opinions that disagree with mine, I do reserve the right to edit posts that are abusive or which flame other people in the AotC community or their families.

Hatfield: My only response to this issue (at least in open forum)
To: all
Long and short of it, if we are not the ones directly involved, its NOYDBB (none of your dad-blamed business). So far, all I have is "this person said this" or "that person did thus-and-so." I'm not going to get into the details of what I may or may not know, because depending on who you're talking to, not all of it is relevant anyway!

My brother-in-Christ, Cyto expressed the opinion that Paul was admonishing the church to deal collectively with the sins of the body, and he made reference to 2nd Corinthians chapters 12 and 13. Having taken some time to prayerfully consider Paul's words there, I don't think this quite fits our present situation.
In those chapters, Paul is writing to the church at Corinth. Near the end of chapter 12 (at verse 21) Paul states "I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged." Paul continues (chapter 13)"This will be my third visit to you. 'Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.' 2 I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent: On my return I will not spare those who sinned earlier or any of the others, ... 5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you--unless, of course, you fail the test? ... 10 "This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority--the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down."

Here I think Paul is speaking to the body collectively, what we are dealing with is an issue between individuals. If Cyto felt that AotC as a whole was in a sinful nature, these verses might prove relevant, but I don't think it is.
(and yes, I prefer the clarity if the NIV, you are welcomed to read 2Cor 12:21, 2cor 13:1-2, 5 and 10 here)

In the Gospel of Matthew 18:15-17, we read:

15 If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.' 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

If we have a problem with our brother or sister, to go to them privately, and seek an end to your conflict. If you are able to resolve your issue this way, you have gained a soul for the Kingdom!
But, if you cannot resolve it this way, bring along a witness or two, someone to not only assist, but to be able to attest that you have indeed tried. Just my opinion THIS is about where Kal and the parties involved had been when others started creating the larger mess.

This is just my personal observation, but I feel that anyone OTHER than Kal, Gen, Quiran (and others directly involved ... meaning not ME) should let them work this whole thing out for themselves, because we are NOT involved.

We, being imperfect humans, are not qualified to pass judgement on the actions of others. And that is what is being done here. People are judging the actions of others without having the entire story of everything involved. Even if you had all the relevant information, if it is not happening to YOU, you still don't have the right to judge others.

Why is this bothering me so? I'll tell you why.
The witness that we are supposed to give those outside of the church is more than just coming up to them to tell them about Jesus. You can gladhand people all day and tell them about God's great and wonderful love and the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross ... But if you then turn around and start squabbling with your 'brothers' and 'sisters' and backbiting them about this or that matter, those outside the church who see this will think to themselves, "Who do those Christians think they are? They're no different than we are!"

You want proof of what I say? (sorry for using you as an example Molly) Molly has been around here in one form or another all the way back to when my wife and I first started playing here. "Miri" as she was known then, would take the two of us through Underdark leveling. Molly has not kept any secrets about her beliefs. She is not a Christian. Plainly, our actions of late haven't given her any reason to consider our message to be any better or different than any secular belief others may have. The result? A woman that I consider a close friend (as does my wife "Scarlett"), is deciding that maybe she doesn't need to be spending as much time here. How's that for a witness?

I close asking everyone who's not involved to BUTT OUT, and let Kal and the others work this issue out for themselves.

I support the decision Kal has made, because I don't know all that's involved and it is not my place to gainsay the choices that he has made. I do however also love my sister-in-Christ, Geneva and her family and it is my hope that she and Kal are able to work through their differences.

In Christ's blessing,
Ron

Mass exodus from AotC's staff

I still as yet have found the cause of dispute, but recently there has been a disagreement between members of AotC's staff. Whatever the disagreement was about, it was so strongly felt by some as to stop being members of the game's staff.

Saddened does not even begin to cover how I'm feeling about this. These are people who have been putting good portions of their lives into this ministry, and for all intents and purposes are now just throwing it away. I've tried to find out, to at least have some idea what to pray about, but the most anyone is saying about any of it is just that there was an argument between the founder of the game and one of the top admins. The admin was released from their post, and a number of other staff have left supporting their side of the issue.

I'd write more, but now I'm just rambling and there's not much else to write.

Tell me more about this "MUD" thing ...

Here's how the typical mud opening screen might look:

Welcome to:
                     --"Ark of the Covenant" Beta 2.6l -

                      Based on ROM Version 2.4b4a Beta
           Original DikuMUD by Hans Staerfeldt, Katja Nyboe,
.========. Tom Madsen, Michael Seifert, and Sebastian Hammer. .========.
//  ,".`'  \       Based on MERC 2.1 code by Hatchet,         //  '.`".  \
||         |                Furey, and Kahn                   ||         |
|| I .'..' |        Quest Code (c) 1996 Ryan Addams           || VI.'.,".|
|| II .'..'|     Quest Code (c)  re-written by Intense        || VII..'..|
|| III`.'."|   ROM 2.4 copyright (c) 1993-1996 Russ Taylor    || VIII,'.'|
|| IV ,','.|      AotC MUD (c) 1998-2006 AotC Ministries.     || IX.'".'.|
|| V '..'.'|   AotC is a creative co-operative ministry of    || X .'..',|
.\_________/             Intense, Kal, and Nyxll.             .\_________/

By what name do you wish to be known?

(had to do a little html edit and use preformating tags so that would look right...)

This is the screen that you would sign in on from AotC. The two drawings of the tablets of the 10 Commandments is what is called an ascii drawing. The gobbledy-gook in the middle is information on what particular kind of mud AotC is and credits for the people who worked toward making it what it is today, including AotC's founders, Intense, Kal, and Nyxll.

Once you create a character (pretty much like logging in for the first time onto a chat site, except you get to choose things like a weapon and what race you are.

Here's an example of a "room" you would find on AotC:

A Beautiful Sanctuary
  There are no windows inside, but a lamp on a table on the eastern wall
lights the temple. A strong aura of protective power and holiness permeates
the air of this holy place.  The flames from a roaring fire send shadows
flickering over the priest and the golden carvings in the walls.  The quiet
movements of the priest echo around the space, mingling with the low murmur
of his constant prayer.  In the middle of the room there is a donation pit
for the needy, and halfway along the length of the temple is a golden
curtain rail with a rich, purple curtain hanging from each side.  It looks
as if the two curtains were once one, and were ripped apart. At the far end
of the room, there is an altar made of twelve stones.

[Exits: north south west up]

   A pit for donations is in front of the altar.
(Golden Aura) (White Aura) A priest stands here praying for the recovery of Old Zion.

If you type LOOK CURTAIN, you will see a seperate description of what the "curtain" in the room looks like. The screen also shows your directions you can move in the bracketed box labeled "Exits". The priest that you see is what is called a mob, it is a program representing a part of the game that you can interact with. In this case, if you've been running around fighting nasty critters (other mobs), the priest will heal your wounds. Sadly, there are no "HMOs"...so you'll have to pay him for his services.

I could fill pages with what you could do with even just a few flicks of your fingers, but I would much rather just invite you to come join me some time and let you experience it for yourself.

Who is Hatfield?

For those that know me from MUDding, the primary name I use for my character is Hatfield.

Hatfield is a character from a short story by Fr. Martin Bell, an Episcopal priest and friend of our family. Fr. Bell's first collection of short stories, The Way of the Wolf is available at his personal webpage, www.barringtonbunny.com. Hatfield was taken from his third collection, Return of the Wolf, which is out of print, but can still be found through sources such as used book stores or Amazon or Books-a-million.

Reader's digest version of the story: Hatfield is a metaphor for every man's journey in search of God. He is a blind dhariki master (sort of a martial arts thing) in search of the lair of the Wolf. In his journey, his arch nemisis Jennings (along with his henchmen Nefid, Drow and Tolak), attempts on several occasions to turn Hatfield asside from his path. By the end of the story, Hatfield realizes that the end destination is not what's important, it is the journey. He won't find the Wolf's lair, the Wolf will find him.

If you don't know my by the name Hatfield, you might know me as either Jamie or Murta(u)gh. These are characters taken from a series of novels by author Diana Gabaldon called the Outlander Series; including Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Drums of Autumn, Fiery Cross, and A Breath of Snow and Ashes. Fair warning, some points in the stories in these books are a bit more mature in subject matter. There is moderately explicit descriptions of relationships between the two main characters, but as the characters are married, I only offer warning because it might be a bit shocking if you're not expecting it.

What exactly is a MUD anyway?

Many of you whom I will invite here already know the answer to this question. But for those of you maybe that do not, a "MUD" is a Multiple User Device, or a Multiple User Dungeon. In a nutshell, its a Role Playing Game (RPG), played online.

Many of you might be familiar with online games like World of Warcraft or Doom. MUDs are similar, except they don't have all the gee-wizzy graphics. You are reading text on a screen and interacting with other people online and mobile programs (commonly called mobs). You are fighting dragons, solving puzzles, doing what are often called "quests" or "adventures".

For the most part, MUDs have a bad reputation in the Christian community, and for the most part, I hate to admit it, but that reputation is pretty much earned. The website The Mud Connector lists several thousand of these games in their database, and of these, an extremely dismal one claims to be a Christian game. (see previous post about Ark of the Covenant)


At the time I started the Fellowship Hall here, there had actually been four Christian MUDs. Ark of the Covenant was in the company of Lion of Judah, Jacob's Ladder, and Judgement MUD. It is my hope that in the future, I shall have the chance to tell you about other Christian MUDs. But until then, I shall share more of what I know about this slightly quirky game that I have come to know and really enjoy.

Long time no post ...

Well friends, it has been a while since I've been able to log onto here. Partly it was life doing what life does, partly it was the fact that well ... I'd forgotten that I even had this account set up! But now I find out that blogspot (now blogger.com) is affiliated with Gmail, and I can access my account through my email (cool beans for me!).

Sadly during my abscence, I've discovered that just restricting posts to registered members hasn't really helped the issue of eliminating unwanted comment posts. Because of this, I have needed to enable comment moderation as well as word verification. This means that not only will I have to approve comments, but the poster will need to enter a word they see on their screen onto a line. For those whom are my friends, I will ask your forgiveness. However, for the spammers and automated random posters ... too bad.

I started this blog, not only to have a place to discuss mud gaming (a fun hobby of mine) but as a ministry resource for those who mud.

Sad news to report since last I posted. Lion of Judah is now defunct. Lance, the host, tried to convert the game over to a MUSH based gaming system, but after attendance dropped to ~0~ for several months, the game was allowed to die a quiet death. So, to my knowledge, at the present time Ark of the Covenant (AotC) is the only Christian MUD game.

On other bad news, several members of AotC's staff have decided to retire their positions with that game, some at least in part because of disagreements with the host of the game, Kal. While I have been made aware of some of the issues, in respect for those involved I will only state that it is a disagreement in part over theological differences (and how one views others in light of those differences).

I am given to understand by one of the recent "retirees" that there is possibly another MUD in the planning stages, more on that as I find out information!

SAVE THE DO NOT CALL LIST

SAVE THE DO NOT CALL LIST
I am in full agreement with the Indiana no-call list! It absolutely boils my blood when I used to get calls from telemarketers at any and all hours for **** that I didn't need or want! Let the list stand. You don't like it, tough!

MUDs, recruiting and MINISTRY

The following is an editorial, I and only I am responsible for the comments and opinions put forth. You are welcome to agree or disagree with me, but remember that you're in MY house now.

While I understand the need for secular muds to require players not to promote other muds, I feel that at least between Christian muds (all TWO of us!) there should not be an issue of speaking openly about them.

It has been expressed to me that there could be issues of differences in ideologies, things that might be accepted on ONE mud, might not be acceptable on the other (and vice~versa!) As a staff member on Lion of Judah I have had players ask me if there were other Christian muds, and I have told them about Ark of the Covenant. However, when as a player on Ark, I have tried to tell others about LoJ, I have been called on the carpet for trying to recruit to another mud.

I honestly feel that we can work more effectively as ministries if we try to work together rather than working against each other.

Greetings and Welcome!

Welcome my friends.
Part of the reason I've set up this blog space is much the same as my old Fellowship Hall website. A common interest in MUD games, AND a shared faith in Jesus, the Son of the Living God.

This is also my second attempt at starting this page. Previously, I had allowed non-member posters to submit comments. Sadly, I can no longer do that, because someone thought it would be fun to post profanity defaming me and my wife. I will not allow that here. I will only be able to allow those with registered memberships on this site to post. I would really prefer not to restrict it to a members-only forum. But I require posts to be respectful of others.

So, in the Name Above All Names, Welcome!

In Him,
Hatfield