The Life of His Princess

Now, I'll tell you off the bat, I am not an excellent writer, I don't excel in this area or anything. But, I have this pet peeve, and as readers it should be everyone's pet peeve. When I think of an amazing piece of literature, I think of Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis, Jane Austen (getting my drift?). These are all writers which knew and understood the language they wrote in, the could give explanations of the worst parts to the best parts of the book in a way that showed their understanding of the English language they worked with. I have recently dropped from an English class which so quickly taught me why I have often stayed away from modern literature. I know Stephen King is a highly praised author and all, and he is a decent writer, but the first thing I noticed in his book On Writing  was that he seemed to have this intense desire to express himself by swearing in his writing.  In my mind, if y...

I work at a camp up north basically every summer. This camp holds a dear spot in my heart as I've spent one week there every summer since 3rd Grade. Each week they invite pastors and youth pastors from different churches across the state to do the speaking for that week. I always love the speakers, but this year I quickly noticed I had a theological issue with his theology. The theme for the summer was from Deuteronomy 6:13 - " Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name." (NIV) He starts with talking about how the fear we should have for the LORD our God, is the same kind of fear that we have for a tornado, or a killer. I'm sorry, but this is where I'll step in. Yes, we need to fear our Lord, but not the same way you fear a killer.  There are many meanings behind the word fear, the two I will talk about here are these- Fear (noun): 1.   A feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. 2.  Ex...