Podcasts
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- AYJW016: I, Robot, Part 1 [Are You Just Watching?]
- Initial Reactions 12: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Inception [Are You Just Watching?]
- Initial Reactions 11: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse [Are You Just Watching?]
- Initial Reactions 10: Toy Story 3 [Are You Just Watching?]
- Initial Reactions 9: The Karate Kid [Are You Just Watching?]
The Audacity to Podcast
- TAP012: How to Remove Noise with Audacity [The Audacity to Podcast]
- TAP011: Podcasting with Software Compressors vs. Hardware Compressors [The Audacity to Podcast]
- TAP010: Audacity and iTunes—Making Not-LAME MP3s [The Audacity to Podcast]
- TAP009: Four Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Audacity? [The Audacity to Podcast]
- TAP008: Website Stats and Feedburner’s RSS Subscriber Stats [The Audacity to Podcast]
the Ramen Noodle
Blog Archives
Initial Reactions 11: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse [Are You Just Watching?]
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Our roving cohost, Chris Jones, joins Eve Franklin in the studio, without Daniel Lewis, to discuss the highly anticipated (at least by a high percentage of the female population) sequel to Twilight and New Moon: Eclipse. We’re both sleep deprived … Continue reading
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Tagged abstinence, Christian, courage, dual nature, Eclipse, Howard Shore, marriage, New Moon, Podcast, Stephanie Meyer, twilight, worldview
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The Twilight Saga: Spiritual Truths, Part 2 [Are You Just Watching?]
Perhaps the easiest spiritual analogy to draw from the The Twilight Saga is the concept of eternal love. Throughout the four-book story from Bella’s almost continuous perspective, Bella shows how completely unworthy she feels of Edward’s love. Continue reading
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Tagged book, Breaking Dawn, christ, Christian, control, Eclipse, family, hate, love, meaning, New Moon, perspective, purpose, Reading, Stephenie Meyer, twilight, vampires
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Initial Reactions 9: The Karate Kid [Are You Just Watching?]
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The Karate Kid remake was entertaining and clean. We still have some initial reactions along with some critical thinking to help you when you view it. Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, children obey your parents, christ, Christian, Corinthians, critical thinking, Daniel, defense, Ecclesiastes, enthusiasm, Ephesians, Eve, family, father and mother, Galatians, Genesis, honor, jackie chan, jaden smith, james horner, Jesus, John, john wilkerson, karate, knowledge, kung fu, love, Martha, martial arts, Matthew, movie, obedience, parents, Peter, Podcast, prize, relationship, respect, revenge, Scripture, self-control, socialist, The Karate Kid, theater, tragedy, violence, will smith
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AYJW011: Dollhouse, Part 2 [Are You Just Watching?]
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In this, our second half of the discussion on Dollhouse, we discuss if a Christian can be an active, and if an active could be saved and become a Christian. You don’t want to miss this controversial topic! Continue reading
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Tagged active, belief, choice, Christian, confession, controversy, deeds, dollhouse, free will, heart, holiness, joss whedon, mouth, personalities, Podcast, righteousness, salvation, sanctification, spirit, works
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AYJW008: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Part 2 [Are You Just Watching?]
Continued conversation on the randomness of Douglas Adams. We discuss The Guide itself, panic, pleasure-seeking, emotions, government, paranoia, and Earth. Continue reading
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Tagged agenda, belief, bible, christ, Christian, Christianity, comedy, critical thinking, earth, emotions, evolution, fossils, government, hedonism, humor, knowledge, logic, meaning, movie, paranoia, pleasure, Podcast, purpose, randomness, revenge, review, space, wisdom, world, worldview
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AYJW007: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Part 1 [Are You Just Watching?]
Douglas Adams’ randomly hilarious book not only makes a great movie, but also good discussion about life, the universe, and everything. Continue reading
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Tagged agenda, belief, bible, christ, Christian, Christianity, comedy, critical thinking, evolution, humor, logic, meaning, movie, Podcast, purpose, randomness, revenge, review, space, world, worldview
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The Twilight Saga: Spiritual Truths, Part 1
There are some brief spiritual gems in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga that caught my eye. One of them was a quick statement in Breaking Dawn that opened up a spiritual parallel that has a subtle strength throughout the series—that of members making up a body that needs a definite head. There are good examples of spiritual leaders throughout this saga both on the werewolf side of things and on the vampire side.
Another spiritual gem that is quite obvious is the parallel of the vampire with spiritually dead man. Meyer presents vampires as walking, talking corpses, which makes an interesting picture of the spiritual condition of unregenerate man. Continue reading
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Tagged book, Breaking Dawn, christ, Christian, control, Eclipse, family, hate, love, meaning, New Moon, perspective, purpose, Reading, Stephenie Meyer, twilight, vampires
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AYJW005: Serenity (and Firefly), Part 2 [Are You Just Watching?]
Our continuing discussion of Serenity and Firefly. Topics include River Tam, the “Companions,” a world without sin (utopia), the Reavers, and more. Continue reading
The Twilight Saga: Marriage, the Sanctity of Life, and Religion
There are a couple things that I really appreciate about the underlying worldview that Meyer’s reveals in her storytelling. First off, through her character Edward, she demonstrates marriage as a lasting and true commitment. Continue reading
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Tagged book, Breaking Dawn, christ, Christian, critique, Eclipse, faith, fantasy, hate, love, marriage, New Moon, perspective, Reading, sanctity of life, Stephenie Meyer, twilight, vampires, worldview
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The Twilight Saga: Origins and Ultimate Destinations
In my last post I talked briefly about how Meyer used the vampire myth in her popular series, but with the undead as main characters, it’s a given that death and eternity are going to be discussed, as well. I also found out after reading the saga that Meyer is a Morman, and so I’m sure her faith does influence her worldview, which is bound to have some influence on her stories. So it was no surprise to me that Meyers has her characters speculate a lot on spiritual matters—especially those having to do with death and eternity. Continue reading
