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officialyourdailyinspiration · 1 month

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The Wise Woman

1 Every wise woman buildeth her house, but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. 2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD, but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth Him. 3 The mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve him. 4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase comes by the strength of the ox. 5 A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will utter lies. 6 A scorner seeketh wisdom and findeth it not, but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is to be deceived. 9 Fools mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor. 10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown, but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that mirth is heaviness. 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. 15 The simple believeth every word, but the prudent man looketh well to his going. 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil, but the fool rageth and is confident. 17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of wicked devices is hated. 18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19 The evil bow before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich hath many friends.

21 He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth, but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. 22 Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. 23 In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. 24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly. 25 A truthful witness delivereth souls, but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. 26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence, and His children shall have a place of refuge. 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life to depart from the snares of death. 28 In a multitude of people is the honor of the king, but the lack of people is the destruction of the prince. 29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker, but he that honoreth Him hath mercy on the poor. 32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, but the righteous hath hope in his death. 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding, but that which is innermost in fools is made known. 34 Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. 35 The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. — Proverbs 14 | Third Millennium Bible (TMB) Third Millennium Bible, New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Cross References: Leviticus 5:7; Ruth 4:11; 1 Samuel 2:36; 2 Samuel 19:7; Job 8:15; Job 21:25; Job 28:28; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 36:4; Psalm 41:1; Psalm 109:17; Psalm 144:14; Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 2:15; Proverbs 10:22; Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 12:6; Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 19:23; Proverbs 23:9; Proverbs 29:11; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Isaiah 33:6; Habakkuk 3:16; Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:40; Romans 6:21; 1 Corinthians 3:19; James 1:19; James 4:9; Revelation 1:5

#wisdom #folly #sin #consequences #faithful witness #laughter #righteousness #sorrow #backsliding #Proverbs 14 #Book of Proverbs #Old Testament #TMB #Third Millennium Bible #Deuel Enterprises Inc.

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awkward-yet-kind · 5 months

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I hate, LOATHE that Levi gets grouped in with characters that don't 'get' emotions. It's so wrong, so counter to what is easily observed about him as a character. He gets emotions, he has a mountain of empathy and is great at reading and understanding people. What he actually suffers from is not a lack of emotion, but trauma. Trauma that forced him to become rough around the edges to survive. Trauma that stunted his social skills and ability to fully express himself. Trauma that led him to build a near-impenetrable fortress around his heart and keeping his own emotions under tight lock and key. I could go on. But GOD is Levi criminally misinterpreted. He is a deeply emotional character, but the constant wave of harsh experiences in his life make outwardly showing it difficult, if not impossible at times.

Levi is a hardened character, not an emotionally lacking one.

#levi ackerman #aot #snk #attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #levi:meta #i know I'm beating a dead horse #but i still witness bad faith readings here in the year of our lord 2023 #(almost 2024)

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 10 months

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Broken Roofs and Fixed Perspectives

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #xue yang #xiao xingchen #Lots of cut content notes on this one. Lets all have a moment of silence for all the cut A-Qing's in each perspective.#particularly ripped and buff 'Daozhang Defender 'A-Qing (her perspective)#funny but poor layout #XY also had a red arrow pointed at him in his own POV that said 'just troubled' but it made the panel too cluttered.#He does see himself as troubled and uses that to justify his actions #but I also think there is room for him to not really know exactly how to feel about himself in this situation #Yi-city is such a fantastic tragedy for so many reasons and you will bear witness to me rambling about it in the tags as this arc continues #Helping a blind man fix a roof? A manipulative act of building trust or genuine display of wanting to collaberate?#XY and A-qing have experience of the cruelty of the world where as xxc has blind (haha) faith that kindness prevails #These three simultaneous know each other more than the other's think and *yet* completely miss the mark.#the stories they tell in the blizzard (and the reactions they have) so perfectly display who these characters are #Both xxc and xy tell stories about unfair cruelty. To xxc it is others who's suffering is highlighted. XY highlight's his own.#A-qing understands xue yang more that she wants to admit. She predicts the twists in xy's story and empathizes with the hurt and anger #A-qing is also taking advantage of xxc! She is also lying to survive!#Though shes mostly benign in her intentions. She really did vibe check the rank stank on XY's soul on the spot #Alas...no one listens to teen girls....

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issue-paper · 4 months

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Mama lamb concept

(Sorry for lack of art I’ve been playing the update HEHEHE)

#digital art #my art #cotl #cult of the lamb #cotl fanart #cult of the lamb fanart #cotl lambert #cult of the lamb lambert #cult of the lamb au #cotl au #cotl narinder #cotl doodle #messy sketch #cult of the lamb narinder #cotl oc?#art #WOTNF au #witnesses of the new faith au

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mea-trinitas-profana · 2 months

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someone should hunt me for sport i think

based on that infamous image of jerma's thanksgiving video

#faith the unholy trinity #faith game #ftut #john ward #<- Fuck you. Witness it #my stuff

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franziskus0 · 2 months

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#witness #faith #bible #god #jesus #bibleverses

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shikisei · 3 months

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im doing a lot better now!

#ace attorney #i love adrian :) i think abt her a lot #she's like 'you guys saved me and i feel a lot better now bc of you' like we didnt try accuse her of murder girl IM SO SORRYYYYYY #one thing i did rlly like abt her in 2-4 #was like. phoenix's savior complex in putting all his faith and trust in his clients yea?#and well engarde betrayed that so it was like #this little sink of despair. but adrian ohh adrian she asks phoenix for help when everyone is at rock bottom and when it seems lost #and phoenix does. she becomes his new 'client' to redirect that faith towards #she's been through so much and was so so important to turning 2-4 on its head #IM GONNA GET YOU OUTTA HEEEEERRREEE #i was delighted to see her again when starting aa3 and so soon! im so happy for her. love her so much #definitely top 5 witnesses for me #she got her riza hawkeye fit on ...

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lgbtreligionstudy · 7 months

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After a period of delay, the study has finally been re-activated!!

I hate to spam tags, but I need about 50-75 more participants for my dissertation study looking at the impact of non-affirming Christianity on LGBT sexuality. Participants may be former or current Christians, from either affirming or non-affirming backgrounds/faiths. You must be at least 18 and have been sexually active to participate. You do not need to be from the United States. The study should take approximately 20-40 minutes and there is a $50 Amazon gift card raffle you can enter upon completion.

I'd really, really appreciate your participation, and it would really help forward understanding of how religion can impact people, especially queer people! Feel free to forward this to people you may know who might be interested.

(The survey is now closed as data collection is complete. Thanks to everyone who participated!)

You can contact me here or at [email protected] with any questions.

#lgbt research #lgbt christian #exvangelical #religious trauma #ex christian #ex catholic #ex mormon #ex jehovah's witness #lgbt community #lgbt christians #lgbt catholic #lgbt people of faith

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momentsbeforemass · 5 months

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The best argument against Christianity

One of the saddest things in ministry is finding out why someone left.

Why someone turned away from your church. Or worse, turned away from God.

It’s humbling and heartbreaking. All in the same moment.

Because it usually comes down to one of two things.

One, as they see it, God didn’t do something. Or God allowed something terrible to happen.

Which means that we (official church people, parents, other teachers of the faith, etc.) have failed them. By leaving them with a defective understanding of God and God’s love for them. Setting them up to have exactly this happen, when they hit the hard things in life.

Or two, someone they understood to be a Christian said or did something that so completely repulsed them that they (understandably) want nothing to do with the Faith.

This is the more subtle one. And it’s because of something that Jesus points out in today’s Gospel, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.”

Translation – as followers of Christ, you and I are always visible. There is no time when what we say or do does not reflect back on God. There is no time when what we say or do does not impact someone’s understanding of God.

You and I may not intend to teach the Faith. But rest assured that every waking moment, you and I are teaching the Faith to someone.

Whether we know it or not, someone is looking at what we say, what we do, what we post online, and saying to themselves, “that’s what Christians do.”

That time that you treated the clerk like a thing, and not like a person? Someone saw that and said, “that’s what Christians do.”

That “just for fun” repost of nasty stuff about the people whose politics you disagree with? Someone saw that and said, “that’s what Christians do.”

When you and I let that be our witness? It should be no surprise that they want nothing to do with us or our Faith.

“The best argument against Christianity is Christians.” – G.K. Chesterton

Today’s Readings

#Witness #Faith #Lived Faith #Against Christianity #G.K. Chesterton #God #Jesus #Catholic #Christian #Church #Moments Before Mass

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stagefoureddiediaz · 30 days

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Thinking thoughts about Abuela being back and with this backstory about her being taken in by charlatans and Eddies whole catholic guilt thing and how the two things kind of play into one another as an exploration of faith and being taken in by something.

Abuela giving all her money to the tarot card readers etc because she was searching for something - for connection (with Abuelo) - trying to recapture what she had lost, and How Eddie has spoken about trying to re-find the magic he had with Shannon - how Eddie hasn't actually fully reconciled the Shannon of it all when it comes to relationships and how his Catholic guilt connects into that.

How Marisol as a physical representation of Catholicism is part of that narrative - how Eddie is entering a place where he has to chose his path - in order to move on from Shannon he needs to fully square the hole - catholic or non catholic. And how that needs to happen first - before he can begin his queer journey!

#this is so incoherant #I'm also thinking about how Marisol fits into this narrative and how this idea of being taken in or fooled by a person plays into what we #know of her - how she wasn't upfront with Eddie (not saying she had to be right from the off but before moving in!!!) - how she is kind of #representative of secrets - especially around faith and ones connection with faith because she is essentially a stand in for catholicism #which (sorry to all the catholics out there) peddles in magic and secrets in order to keep the mystery of faith alive and therefore keep #people believing. How Eddie's reckoning with himself and the ghost of Shannon ultimately means choosing either to follow the path of #catholicism or non catholicism #How Marisol is a tie to religion and therefore his reasons for not having successful relationships after her (or even with her) and how #Eddie letting go will ultimately mean letting go of Marisol - how he can never fully move forward while catholicism still lingers #how I don't' think we'll be seeing the queer aspect of this narrative this season - that dealing with this first part is key and only once #he has figured it out can he then be free to know himself - is true self better - and accept and move into his full self as a queer man #so yeah - catholic guilt arc 7b and 8a - as its really a two parter - finally dealing with the remnants of Shannon - and its connection wit #his faith and then when truly free of that exploring his queerness!#So yeah - Marisol will possibly be here until towards the end of the season because she is meant to be the trigger point for Eddie in #relation to Shannon - its why they made the difference (and similarities) between S and M very obvious in 7x01 #they have the time to build this story arc more fully now with the s8 renewal - to do it justice and unfortunately as part of that it means #she'll probably be around longer than any of us would like!#I don't know if I even make sense at this point #but I do want to reitterate that the show is goig out of its way to contrast her with Buck as well #to really show how close and right for each other Buck and Eddie are so no one needs to panic - she's here for the narrative not forever!#911 abc #911 spoilers #eddie diaz

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thehappiestgolucky · 1 year

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Do you understand? Do you understand the brutal grip they have on my brain?

Am I biased towards certain characters? yes absolutely 100%

#cult of the lamb #cult of the lamb spoilers #relics of the old faith #doodles #narinder #narithor #heket #leshy #shamura #kallamar #pupdessa #cotl follower #holding my face in hands girl help. dear god help #spoiler warning image my beloved #i haven’t even FINISHED teh dlc yet and i’m just sksksksksksks #ex bishops got wifed by followers (except heket but for how long) and it’s WONDERFUL #thorjulbre and narinder i wish you nothing but the best #also featuring the tiny doodle of the most married follower couple. witness agreas and hanothy i wish i could wed you both together-#-BUT I CANNOT WEH

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officialyourdailyinspiration · 11 months

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Every Wise Woman Builds Her House

1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understandeth.

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor.

10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

12 There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it are the ways of death.

13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbor: but the rich hath many friends.

21 He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

23 In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

28 In the multitude of people is the king’s honor: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor.

32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

35 The king’s favor is towards a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. — Proverbs 14 | Webster’s Bible Translation (WBT) The Holy Bible; Webster’s Bible Translation by Noah Webster, a revision of the King James Bible, Published in 1833 is in the public domain. Cross References: Leviticus 5:7; Ruth 4:11; 1 Samuel 2:36; 2 Samuel 19:7; Job 8:15; Job 21:25; Job 28:28; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 36:4; Psalm 41:1; Psalm 109:17; Psalm 144:14; Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 2:15; Proverbs 10:22; Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 12:6; Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 19:23; Proverbs 23:9; Proverbs 29:11; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Isaiah 33:6; Habakkuk 3:16; Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:40; Romans 6:21; 1 Corinthians 3:19; James 1:19; James 4:9; Revelation 1:5

#wisdom #folly #sin #consequences #righteousness #woman #faithful witness #laughter #sorrow #backsliding #Proverbs 14 #Book of Proverbs #Old Testament #WBT #Webster's Bible Translation

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linktoo-doodles · 2 years

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