A multitude of players came to The Temple of Notch and offered diamond swords with knockback 2, punch 2, smite 5, bane of arthropods 5, and even fire aspect 2. Some offered whole blocks of diamond, gold, and even emeralds. Whoever gave the most valuable gift would be declared Notch's most beloved player. Suddenly, a newbie came up and offered two iron ingots. The other players were appalled. Did she not know that she was to offer something valuable? Notch came in all of his creator of Minecraft glory and said:
"This newbie is my most beloved player. She gave her only iron ingots and now I give her the bedrock sword with Fire Aspect 3, Bane of Arthropods 10, and Punch 5!"
What would I learn from this?
This is a Biblical parable told in a different way. It means to give your best. Newbies may not have as many things as you, but they still love Minecraft.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
A Child of Dishonor
Caitlin told Steve that she will have a child soon. Steve, shocked by the news, asked how it could be. After a long day of making diamond items, he was certain that his ears were weary. After sleeping, he knew that it was true. Caitlin ate only porkchops one day and the next apples. This continued for nine in game months.
Caitlin named her twin sons Notch after the creator of Minecraft and Herobrine, the origin of this name unknown. Steve favored Notch and Caitlin favored Herobrine. As Notch and Herobrine grew, the more they hated each other. Notch created wonderful things and Herobrine scared the people that came to admire them. Caitlin, all too aware of this, asked Herobrine why he did this.
"Why do you scare the people that admire Notch's inventions and art?"
"I don't know. They just look at my eyes and run away."
Concerned about this, Caitlin examined Herobrine's eyes and discovered that they were not indigo or black. They were completely white! She informed Steve of Herobrine's eyes and Steve looked at his child's eyes. He too, saw only white.
Later that day, there was a flash of light and a knock at the door.
"Come in," Caitlin said meekly.
"Caitlin, former hostage of the Ender Dragon, mother of Notch and Herobrine, wife of Steve, I am here because one of your offspring has won my favor," boomed the voice. "Notch's ingenuity and desire to learn is what I need for I, as Notch, creator of Minecraft, need these qualities."
"I'm here," Notch announced and the Creator of Minecraft tooh him up and left. Caitlin cried and gathered excessive amounts of wheat and cocoa beans. She gave Herobrine cookies and milk for a snack. She cried over the crafting table as she made the cookies. Steve ate one and failed to comfort his lamenting wife. Herobrine went outside to pick flowers for his mother.
Meanwhile, Herobrine ventured into the fields looking for the very best flowers, vibrant golden dandelions and roses as red as apples. He stumbled upon a NPC village and asked the villagers for flowers, but they ran away in fear. The Creator of Minecraft returned, saying this:
"Caitlin, former hostage of the Ender Dragon, wife of Steve, mother of Notch and Herobrine, Herobrine has been declared a child of dishonor for scaring villagers!"
"It's his eye color! He can't help it!"
"Now he shall cease to exist!"
"Wait! I love him too!" yelled Steve "I believe that as Herobrine's father that I have a voice in the matter."
"Speak, husband of Caitlin, master of the diamond pickaxe, father of Notch and the accused."
"Let him live! He did not want to scare villagers!"
"I will not change my mind."
"Let Herobrine live, but like Caitlin did before I met her, as a sojourner, a fugitive, undesired until the next update. Then lock him in a hidden, inescapable prison."
Steve and Caitlin had other offspring, about 20 million total, before and after Notch and Herobrine and all of them are players of Minecraft.
Caitlin named her twin sons Notch after the creator of Minecraft and Herobrine, the origin of this name unknown. Steve favored Notch and Caitlin favored Herobrine. As Notch and Herobrine grew, the more they hated each other. Notch created wonderful things and Herobrine scared the people that came to admire them. Caitlin, all too aware of this, asked Herobrine why he did this.
"Why do you scare the people that admire Notch's inventions and art?"
"I don't know. They just look at my eyes and run away."
Concerned about this, Caitlin examined Herobrine's eyes and discovered that they were not indigo or black. They were completely white! She informed Steve of Herobrine's eyes and Steve looked at his child's eyes. He too, saw only white.
Later that day, there was a flash of light and a knock at the door.
"Come in," Caitlin said meekly.
"Caitlin, former hostage of the Ender Dragon, mother of Notch and Herobrine, wife of Steve, I am here because one of your offspring has won my favor," boomed the voice. "Notch's ingenuity and desire to learn is what I need for I, as Notch, creator of Minecraft, need these qualities."
"I'm here," Notch announced and the Creator of Minecraft tooh him up and left. Caitlin cried and gathered excessive amounts of wheat and cocoa beans. She gave Herobrine cookies and milk for a snack. She cried over the crafting table as she made the cookies. Steve ate one and failed to comfort his lamenting wife. Herobrine went outside to pick flowers for his mother.
Meanwhile, Herobrine ventured into the fields looking for the very best flowers, vibrant golden dandelions and roses as red as apples. He stumbled upon a NPC village and asked the villagers for flowers, but they ran away in fear. The Creator of Minecraft returned, saying this:
"Caitlin, former hostage of the Ender Dragon, wife of Steve, mother of Notch and Herobrine, Herobrine has been declared a child of dishonor for scaring villagers!"
"It's his eye color! He can't help it!"
"Now he shall cease to exist!"
"Wait! I love him too!" yelled Steve "I believe that as Herobrine's father that I have a voice in the matter."
"Speak, husband of Caitlin, master of the diamond pickaxe, father of Notch and the accused."
"Let him live! He did not want to scare villagers!"
"I will not change my mind."
"Let Herobrine live, but like Caitlin did before I met her, as a sojourner, a fugitive, undesired until the next update. Then lock him in a hidden, inescapable prison."
Steve and Caitlin had other offspring, about 20 million total, before and after Notch and Herobrine and all of them are players of Minecraft.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The First Minecraft Wedding: The Play
Parts:
Caitlin
Steve
Ender Dragon
Endermen
Creeper choir
Other Steves
NPC villager
Narrator 1
Narrator 2
Cats and dogs
Scene 1
Caitlin: Why am I trapped in this dreary wasteland? Whatever have I done to deserve this?
Ender Dragon: You sit there so innocently, like a torch, tainting the beautiful darkness with light.
Narrator 1: While Caitlin stared at her green dress and at the End Portal, she contemplated her life.
Caitlin: Will be stuck here forever? What is my purpose, if I have any? Am I merely a child of dishonor, a disgrace to the Block World? Will no one deliver me from this dreary land?
*endermen walking by with blocks*
Scene 2
Steve: I found some DIAMONDS!!!
Narrator 2: The excitement faded quickly as Steve had a missing feeling in his heart, so he built a portal to The End.
Steve: I'll battle the Ender Dragon because the glamour of diamonds has faded. If I collect its egg, maybe this feeling will go away.
Narrator 1: But little did he know
Narrator 2: He would find something special, but not what he was looking for.
Scene 3
Steve: *attacking Ender Dragon with sword*
Ender Dragon: Hack and slash with your stick as you please, but I can still defeat you with ease.
Steve: Prove it!
Ender Dragon: Time for you to meet Notch!*knocks Steve off spire*
Caitlin: What was that? Maybe a bundle of hope fell through the portal! *runs over* I hope my healing stew works...
Steve: *slurp* Where am I? Did I kill the Ender Dragon yet?
Caitlin: Hello there. Are you here to rescue me?
Steve: I'm Steve and I came to slay the Ender Dragon, but now it's so clear. I was destined to be a white knight. However, you saved me from dying alone in the cold. How can I thank you?
Caitlin: Well, I want to see the overworld.
Steve: Wait... You LIVE here?
Caitlin: Yes. I hate it.
Steve: Those obsisian eyes have never looked at the sun?
Caitlin: It's true.
Steve: I cannot look at your eyes, yet, somehow, I think you were made for me.
Caitlin: I never knew true love, only servants to do my bidding. *make gesture towards endermen*
Steve: Wow. The things I've taken for granted, the sun, grass, pigs, sheep, and torch light. She's never seen any of it, but I'll make a fool of myself if I ask her to stay with me forever. I'll ask her with a diamond. *take cleansing breath, get down on knees* I have only known you for a couple minutes, but in those minutes you showed me that the beauty of diamonds is fleeting and the charm of glowstone is deceiving. Caitlin, will you leave the End with me?
Caitlin: Of course! How could I say no to that face?
Steve: My face? What's so special...
Caitlin: It makes me feel secure. I never feel this way with endermen.
Steve: Problem. We have to kill the Ender Dragon.
Ender Dragon: You shall not pass!
Steve: I have an enchanted diamond sword!
Ender Dragon: Your little knife will never work!
Caitlin: A sword won't work, but righteous anger will.
Steve: *panting* Help...me!
Caitlin: Behold!
Steve: Whoa...
Caitlin: Our love for each other was so strong it killed the Ender Dragon.
Endermen: Go your way.
Scene 4
Caitlin: The overworld is so beautiful.
Steve: You haven't seen anything yet.
*cats and dogs come up*
Caitlin: Oh! They're so sweet--like you!
Steve: I'll be crafting some stuff, so excuse the noise while you sleep.
Caitlin: I will. No worries.
Other Steves: Will she like this? *holds wedding dress design*
Steve: No. It's too plain.
Other Steves: This one is what you were asking for.
Steve: What is that even supposed to be?
*seven hours later*
Other Steves: *holding up other design*
Steve: Perfect!
Scene 5
Steve: Your chariot awaits.
Saddled pig at door
Scene 6
NPC Villager: Do you, Steve, take Caitlin to be yours to cherish, to defend, and to love more than all the diamond blocks in the world?
Steve: *voice breaking* I do
NPC Villager: Do you, Caitlin, take Steve as yours to cherish, to comfort, to defend, and to love more than sunlight?
Caitlin: *voice breaking* I do
NPC Villager: True love is one thing more beautiful than emeralds.
Steve: Thank you for saving me.
Caitlin: It wasn't a bundle of hope
Steve: or a dragon egg that we needed.
Steve and Caitlin: It was you. *hug*
Caitlin: I never expected love to set me free.
Steve: I never thought I could love someone more than diamonds.
Caitlin and Steve: But it was possible with you.
Caitlin
Steve
Ender Dragon
Endermen
Creeper choir
Other Steves
NPC villager
Narrator 1
Narrator 2
Cats and dogs
Scene 1
Caitlin: Why am I trapped in this dreary wasteland? Whatever have I done to deserve this?
Ender Dragon: You sit there so innocently, like a torch, tainting the beautiful darkness with light.
Narrator 1: While Caitlin stared at her green dress and at the End Portal, she contemplated her life.
Caitlin: Will be stuck here forever? What is my purpose, if I have any? Am I merely a child of dishonor, a disgrace to the Block World? Will no one deliver me from this dreary land?
*endermen walking by with blocks*
Scene 2
Steve: I found some DIAMONDS!!!
Narrator 2: The excitement faded quickly as Steve had a missing feeling in his heart, so he built a portal to The End.
Steve: I'll battle the Ender Dragon because the glamour of diamonds has faded. If I collect its egg, maybe this feeling will go away.
Narrator 1: But little did he know
Narrator 2: He would find something special, but not what he was looking for.
Scene 3
Steve: *attacking Ender Dragon with sword*
Ender Dragon: Hack and slash with your stick as you please, but I can still defeat you with ease.
Steve: Prove it!
Ender Dragon: Time for you to meet Notch!*knocks Steve off spire*
Caitlin: What was that? Maybe a bundle of hope fell through the portal! *runs over* I hope my healing stew works...
Steve: *slurp* Where am I? Did I kill the Ender Dragon yet?
Caitlin: Hello there. Are you here to rescue me?
Steve: I'm Steve and I came to slay the Ender Dragon, but now it's so clear. I was destined to be a white knight. However, you saved me from dying alone in the cold. How can I thank you?
Caitlin: Well, I want to see the overworld.
Steve: Wait... You LIVE here?
Caitlin: Yes. I hate it.
Steve: Those obsisian eyes have never looked at the sun?
Caitlin: It's true.
Steve: I cannot look at your eyes, yet, somehow, I think you were made for me.
Caitlin: I never knew true love, only servants to do my bidding. *make gesture towards endermen*
Steve: Wow. The things I've taken for granted, the sun, grass, pigs, sheep, and torch light. She's never seen any of it, but I'll make a fool of myself if I ask her to stay with me forever. I'll ask her with a diamond. *take cleansing breath, get down on knees* I have only known you for a couple minutes, but in those minutes you showed me that the beauty of diamonds is fleeting and the charm of glowstone is deceiving. Caitlin, will you leave the End with me?
Caitlin: Of course! How could I say no to that face?
Steve: My face? What's so special...
Caitlin: It makes me feel secure. I never feel this way with endermen.
Steve: Problem. We have to kill the Ender Dragon.
Ender Dragon: You shall not pass!
Steve: I have an enchanted diamond sword!
Ender Dragon: Your little knife will never work!
Caitlin: A sword won't work, but righteous anger will.
Steve: *panting* Help...me!
Caitlin: Behold!
Steve: Whoa...
Caitlin: Our love for each other was so strong it killed the Ender Dragon.
Endermen: Go your way.
Scene 4
Caitlin: The overworld is so beautiful.
Steve: You haven't seen anything yet.
*cats and dogs come up*
Caitlin: Oh! They're so sweet--like you!
Steve: I'll be crafting some stuff, so excuse the noise while you sleep.
Caitlin: I will. No worries.
Other Steves: Will she like this? *holds wedding dress design*
Steve: No. It's too plain.
Other Steves: This one is what you were asking for.
Steve: What is that even supposed to be?
*seven hours later*
Other Steves: *holding up other design*
Steve: Perfect!
Scene 5
Steve: Your chariot awaits.
Saddled pig at door
Scene 6
NPC Villager: Do you, Steve, take Caitlin to be yours to cherish, to defend, and to love more than all the diamond blocks in the world?
Steve: *voice breaking* I do
NPC Villager: Do you, Caitlin, take Steve as yours to cherish, to comfort, to defend, and to love more than sunlight?
Caitlin: *voice breaking* I do
NPC Villager: True love is one thing more beautiful than emeralds.
Steve: Thank you for saving me.
Caitlin: It wasn't a bundle of hope
Steve: or a dragon egg that we needed.
Steve and Caitlin: It was you. *hug*
Caitlin: I never expected love to set me free.
Steve: I never thought I could love someone more than diamonds.
Caitlin and Steve: But it was possible with you.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Christmas in Blocks
Steve used a pickaxe to shape stars, orbs, and sheep out of glowstone. His buddies were making a diamond and emerald star to put on top of the Christmas tree outside as a torrential downpour insisted that they should take shelter.
"Would you like some fresh baked cookies or some pie?" asked Caitlin after seeing Steve and his disgruntled crew entered.
"I sure could use some. Thank you, my beloved," replied Steve as he picked up a pumpkin pie and several cookies. As they ate gratefully, Caitlin returned to her baking, filling entire chests with sweets. Meanwhile, the Steves filled chests with gifts like diamond armor and enchanted golden apples. They put signs up with screen names and Caitlin's chest was full of stacks of diamond blocks, wheat, and sugar cane. Suddenly, Steve took one wrong step and the chests and items burned.
"Noooooooooooooo!" cried Steve as he watched the fine wheat disintegrate, afraid of what Caitlin would think. He fell on his face and sobbed into a wool block, ashamed to show his face. Just then, he felt a warm embrace and those painfully sweet eyes were there again.
"Stevie? Are you okay? Do you need some torch light and cake?" the voice of an angel asked.
"Wait how do you know my..."
"You told me in The End when I saved you and how could I forget that face?"
"I stepped somewhere and all the gifts burned," Steve whimpered.
"You know that you are my gift, Stevie," Caitlin caressed Steve like she did in The End.
"Would you like some fresh baked cookies or some pie?" asked Caitlin after seeing Steve and his disgruntled crew entered.
"I sure could use some. Thank you, my beloved," replied Steve as he picked up a pumpkin pie and several cookies. As they ate gratefully, Caitlin returned to her baking, filling entire chests with sweets. Meanwhile, the Steves filled chests with gifts like diamond armor and enchanted golden apples. They put signs up with screen names and Caitlin's chest was full of stacks of diamond blocks, wheat, and sugar cane. Suddenly, Steve took one wrong step and the chests and items burned.
"Noooooooooooooo!" cried Steve as he watched the fine wheat disintegrate, afraid of what Caitlin would think. He fell on his face and sobbed into a wool block, ashamed to show his face. Just then, he felt a warm embrace and those painfully sweet eyes were there again.
"Stevie? Are you okay? Do you need some torch light and cake?" the voice of an angel asked.
"Wait how do you know my..."
"You told me in The End when I saved you and how could I forget that face?"
"I stepped somewhere and all the gifts burned," Steve whimpered.
"You know that you are my gift, Stevie," Caitlin caressed Steve like she did in The End.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
12 Days of Minecraft Christmas
A sheep wandering in a tree
2 blaze powders
3 slimeballs
4 netherracks
5 diamond swords
6 zombies lurking
7 wolves a-hunting
8 golems working
9 stacks of porkchops
10 strongholds holding
11 creepers creeping
12 endermen staring
2 blaze powders
3 slimeballs
4 netherracks
5 diamond swords
6 zombies lurking
7 wolves a-hunting
8 golems working
9 stacks of porkchops
10 strongholds holding
11 creepers creeping
12 endermen staring
Wedding Day by Casting Crowns
The Minecraft Wedding Theme Song
Steve thinks Caitlin is more beautiful than diamonds, but Caitlin doesn't know whether Steve means it or not. The endermen provide Caitlin with fine clothing and food, but never compliment her.
The meaning Behind The Lyrics:
"And all creation holds its breath" The other Steves do not know about Caitlin.
"But this worn and weary maiden is not the bride that he sees" Steve did not see a hostage of the Ender Dragon when he saw Caitlin. He saw someone more beautiful than all the diamond blocks in the Minecraft World.
"She has danced in golden castles. She has crawled in beggars' dust." Caitlin is provided with fine clothes and items, but knows she is merely a hostage.
"When someone dries your tears, when someone wins your heart and says you're beautiful when you don't know you are." Caitlin has never heard sincere compliments until Steve came, but Steve adores Caitlin for who she is.
"Love has come and finally set you free." Steve set Caitlin free because of his love for her.
Steve thinks Caitlin is more beautiful than diamonds, but Caitlin doesn't know whether Steve means it or not. The endermen provide Caitlin with fine clothing and food, but never compliment her.
The meaning Behind The Lyrics:
"And all creation holds its breath" The other Steves do not know about Caitlin.
"But this worn and weary maiden is not the bride that he sees" Steve did not see a hostage of the Ender Dragon when he saw Caitlin. He saw someone more beautiful than all the diamond blocks in the Minecraft World.
"She has danced in golden castles. She has crawled in beggars' dust." Caitlin is provided with fine clothes and items, but knows she is merely a hostage.
"When someone dries your tears, when someone wins your heart and says you're beautiful when you don't know you are." Caitlin has never heard sincere compliments until Steve came, but Steve adores Caitlin for who she is.
"Love has come and finally set you free." Steve set Caitlin free because of his love for her.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Complete the Story
A Very Minecraft Christmas
Steve and the others were preparing for Christmas, a time when all was well. Even hostile mobs got in the holiday spirit by not attacking as much. Porkchops, cake, mushroom stew, steak, pumpkin pie, and cookies quickly filled chests and inventories. Songs about Jeb, Notch, and Dock played in jukeboxes. Suddenly, disaster struck. There was a shaking in the ground and...
Complete the story. However, there are rules.
It must have something to do with the beginning.
Keep it appropriate.
No sacrelige
Good must triumph over evil.
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