I'm leaving tumblr again. You need nothing from me that God cannot provide. Don't kill yourself. God be with you.
post below convicted me once again. I'm going. apologies to the people who I replied to during Real Christposting Hours (tm) but I probably won't be replying further.
🕯 It's on my heart: remove anything from your home, life, gaze, social media use, cupboards, pantry, place you go, etc. that is a stumbling block of sin for you. Whatever it may be- you know. We each know the things we dance on the edges on. It is not worth it, there is better and more for you. Remove those things and pray to the Lord for forgiveness and wisdom moving forward.
To not cause another to stumble either. Be so careful. Also, I apologize if I have ever posted anything that has been a stumbling block even if ever so subtle. God's ways are better and what he has for us is better. I want that, not the base things. To truly rise above in Spirit and in truth. Created for more and it calls out to us in our souls, doesn't it? We know it does. "Created for more", "this isn't it", "to start again"- and it begins with repentance and removal of what is a conduit of sin for us.
I speak from a deep conviction.
CAN'T LEAVE THE COUNSELOR'S OFFICE BECAUSE THE JANITOR WON'T STOP FUCKING SNOOPING AROUND I'M STUCK HERE‼️
heard a door open and close and it was NOT me... girl help
was so fucking close to the stairwell but I think the janitor heard me open the door so I calmly (lie) and quickly walked back to the counselor's office and hid behind the chair which is really funny because even with the lights off he SHOULD see me. but he never catches me
hate this fucker and his jangly keys!!!!!!! chased me back to the fucking nurse's office and hid and waited for him to leave AGAIN. anyway he did and I got the key to the student department room so now I can use this lighter on the chalkboard and see the message written in UV chalk?? or some shit????? idk I found a note and it mentioned it so now I'm seeing if anything works
WHY ISN'T THE LIGHTER WORKING‼️
ok notes informs me this is a game but. this is very analogous to my actual behaviour at school etc.
All my How To Train Your Dragon themed wips from this semester so far 🐏
Christianity and illness
Being someone with two autoimmune chronic illnesses that I’ve had since the age of 7 (and a myriad of other health problems and hospital visits) I always struggled with the idea that god created me in his likeness. I had such a hard time wrapping my head around why god would allow this. Why god would allow kids to be even sicker than I was. I was always told everything happens for a reason, and I was going to be made stronger because of my illness that would continue to be with me every day of my life. And people had the audacity to say thankfully it wasn’t terminal. Thankfully it’s manageable. Thankfully I wasn’t dead, because GOD was on my side. Because I was faithful. Because I was faithful I was rewarded with not being struck down, rather given a life changing diagnosis at the age of 7 years old. A diagnosis with a lot of stigma. Imagine telling a child that they’re LUCKY to be diagnosed with a complex autoimmune disorder. I didn’t understand why it happened. People said they would pray for my healing….why?? God. Did. This. You’re going to pray for me to be healed by the being that could have stopped this in the first place? God could have stopped this. If he couldn’t then is he not all powerful? Are we not just his play-things? I refuse to thank god for giving me a “manageable” disease. Fuck that. And fuck everyone who says I should.
Here is something. Something which may make you more mad, but something. I believe that hearing Scripture won't do you wrong in the end, so I will say it and you will take it as you will.
"As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world." Having said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes. "Go," he told him, "wash in the Pool of Siloam" (this word means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing."
Does this make you mad at God? Then be mad at God. I am not you, to decide how you feel, nor am I God to decide how you ought to feel.
“Remember change is possible, repentance is a process, and worthiness is not flawlessness. Most important, remember that God and Christ are willing to help us right here and now.”
— Bradley R. Wilcox
Jesus is just every christians blorbo.
Discuss.
Christian here, it is true he is a blorbo. but he is not *just* a blorbo. He's my older brother <3
irreverence(?) and powerful cringe under the cut
But really the issue is moderns thinking that Christianity is some fractured, choose your own thing. as if I, as a modern person, possessing the arguments which make nicene Christianity appear to be truth, could just say that the cathars are right because I like them. as though Christianity weren't an almost scientific process of truth discovery. If you wanna say that phlogiston is real, you're gonna need some evidence for it beyond just "some scientists once thought it was real". And yea there's modern sectarian divisions but those are more like "which string theory is correct if any" rather than "does gravity decrease with radius squared". Like the things serious Christians have disagreements on now are like "should we give dulia to the saints" "what are the mechanics of baptism" etc. not "is witchcraft or paganry alright". The vastly ecumenical (across time and space) answer is "No".
is there any humiliation greater than going out to the mailbox & there's nothing inside so now you've got to make the hero's journey back with no spoils
A big, huge, honkin' problem with saying "Christianity forbids witchcraft!" as if that's a statement that actually means anything is- 1. How are you defining "Christianity"? 2. How are you defining "witchcraft"? Most people who state that "Christianity forbids witchcraft" are probably imagining their own sect of Christianity, which they probably assume is valid because they have an extremely skewed comprehension of its history, and of Christian history in general. The thing is, if you think it's "obvious" that any specific sect of Christianity is the One True Christianity, or even the Most Valid Christianity, you don't know the history of Christianity. You've been taught propaganda. People who state this also aren't aware that the words translated as "witch," "witchcraft," "sorcery," etc. don't always refer to the same things we picture today. They could have much broader or more narrow definitions than the ones we're using, and trying to impose our modern notions onto these texts will only distort and obscure whatever the writers were actually trying to say. You cannot possibly claim to definitively know what an author meant unless you find the original word used in the original text and find out how that word was used in the specific time and place the author lived. It's as simple as that. Many modern people will immediately class a spirit board as witchcraft - and yet, we cannot assume that early Christians would have done the same. While it's a safe bet that they wouldn't have thought it proper to contact pagan gods or the spirits of the dead, it's entirely possible that they could've seen it as a perfectly fine way to communicate with the Holy Spirit. According to The Acts of the Apostles, lots were cast to decide who would replace Judas as one of the twelve. That's right - the author of Luke records that the apostles used divination to determine God's will in a pretty serious matter. Again - if you think you know what the Bible's referring to when you see words like "witch," "witchcraft," "sorcery," and so forth - unless you've studied the languages and cultures of the authors, you don't.
You have yourself said: the early Christians would not have thought it proper to contact pagan gods or the spirits of the dead. Every Christian who held to the creeds throughout history would agree. No specific sect do I reference here, but the whole Christian body. You may say, "we have found evidence of charms as traditional to this Christian culture", but since when are the deeds of men the dictators of the laws of God? Shall we similarly say that, because Christians (if they may be called such) in some places practiced adultery, adultery is permissible? Certainly not!
It may be true (I only say "may be" because I am not knowledgeable enough in greek or greek culture to confirm one way or the other) that the apostles cast lots as a divinatory practice. But that does not mean necessarily that it is permissible. You will notice, this passage occurs before Pentecost. Christ is no longer with them, but neither has the Holy Spirit arrived to instruct them. Their state, in terms of Divine Communication, was similar to the Hebrews in the Old Testament.
For the Hebrews, lots were apparently permissible, and the same here. But the descent of the Holy Spirit is a distinct theological division. As it may be true that they were permitted lots in Acts 1, so might it be true that we are no longer permitted (perhaps because of the more intimate connection to the Spirit found within us)
Ideas about witchcraft and sorcery surely have developed as the theology of the church has developed, but opposition to it (whatever "it" is) is pretty universal. But here is the rub: christian Witches are not practicing some nebulous things that sometimes are considered magic and sometimes aren't. They are practicing Witchcraft, as they themselves label it. They have decided to rebel against the Church as a whole, by purposefully choosing the title of Witches.
To return to the adultery example, perhaps a heterodox group decides to do polygamy. Is this acceptable? maybe, maybe not. But then they decide to style themselves "Christian Adulterers". It is a different matter! They have set themselves against the Church, because whatever the Church believes on polygamy, it cannot approve of adultery!
It is the same way with christian Witches. Perhaps you believe in casting lots or tarot, or compelling the Spirit by use of incantation. I'd think you're wrong to believe in that (very wrong, in fact), but maybe I am wrong. But to call yourself christian Witches is a knowing act of rebellion.
Having thoughts about how Toph found people at the Earth Rumble who treated her as an equal and respected her for her skill and listened to her. How she became the Blind Bandit there and the first people to ever take her seriously were The Gecko and Fire Nation Man and the others.
And then she joins the Gaang, people who also treat her as an equal and respect her skill and listen to her, and she starts calling them Twinkle Toes and Snoozles and Sugar Queen and Captain Boomerang.
She's giving them stage names. Because gaining her stage name was the most empowering thing that happened to her up to that point. Because stage names are earned. Because the people who were kindest to her in her life (by treating her how she wanted to be treated) were people who went by things like The Boulder.
There are manmade joys beyond my comprehension, too. The horrors aren’t special.
Marmalade horrors beyond my comprehension
Trying to get a Chai Latte from my Campus Coffee Machine at 2:30 AM
Genre: point and click puzzle roguelite
do you think demons can be redeemed?
Only if you're making up a story in which demons can be redeemed. In any stories you make up in which demons are unredeemable they can't.
Need to give answers like this to questions like "does -1 have a square root"
Depends on the setting : writing :: depends on the axioms : math
hey. don't cry. 1 million anime girls okay?
99% are from touhou
Hey just a reminder that thought crime doesn’t exist and pretending to have empathy is just as good as having it! You can be the world’s biggest dickhead in the privacy of your own mind and as long as you’re outwardly kind it literally Does Not Matter
i actually really needed to hear this. love this outlook, thank you.
Out of the outflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. Its foolish to think you can be hateful in your heart and truly loving in your words.
Yet, the reverse is also true. Whatever goodness we have in our words and deeds, it is likely that such truly exists in our heart as well, whatever our errant thoughts tell us. If you pretend as best you can to have empathy, you truly have compassion. The pretense itself is evidence that you love compassion! You want to be loving, and you want to do good! Such a love shows false the lies that our brains tell us.
Love what is good, in thought and word and deed.



















