#this is gods truth hear

[garden-of-thoughts-fruit-of-lips]

" Out of Line"

It's the person who's "out of line" who is always told to, "Get back in line!"

I'm "out of line," and the students tell me to, "Get back in line!" But I say, "No, " and I saw a smaller line, and they all seemed happy and stood out as different. They were dressed in school uniform. So I started making my way over there. And the teacher of the line I left came and asked me to, "Get back in line" and when I replied, "No", immediately that teacher took it to the principal and now the principal and teachers from my original class started threatening me in front of the students. Who were trying to scare me to get back in place. When I started to break down and cry, my original classmates and other students of that class said, "If you would have stayed in line, this wouldn't have happened to you!" Even with that being done, I kept making my way to the other line. Now, the teachers became furious, and bullies from that school approach me, telling me to turn around. Once again, I refused, so the principal gave a "signal" to the bullies, and they said, "Fine, you could go." As I turned and walked a couple steps further, they added by yelling, "This school dressed you! So we're taking your clothes from off your back!" They started ripping the clothes off of me in front of my classmates and other students. "Hahahaha," they would all laugh as I became naked. Once, I was stripped, and the students of that class noticed the scars and bruises on my naked body. The bullies moved aside so all could see, and I saw pointing, I heard whispering and laughing, and from the laughing crowd, words came out, "How long you had that there!" followed by more laughter. I even heard the ones that had pitty for me say, "If he would have only stayed." At that exact time, I got up from off the ground and turned my back against them

#short story #short poem #2min #spilled truth #truth #illustration #illustrator #story #inspiration #inspiring quotes #inspiringstories #eye opening #stories #poetry #praisethelord #my post #can you see it #can you hear me #can you imagine #can you feel my heart #can you feel it #testimony #fruit of the spirit #glorify god #poor guy #poor old man #student #holy bible #holy spirit #integrity

[bookshelfdreams]

That is certainly - a statement.

What about Jim, who both metaphorically and literally discovers a path for themself beyond what they were raised to be? What about Pete, who learns to overcome his toxic masculinity, his posturing and self-importance? What about Ed, whose entire story is about deconstructing the performance that is expected of him?

What about, oh, idk, our main fucking character Stede Bonnet, whose arc starts with him literally breaking out from the hetero marriage he was forced into despite never fitting in? Who tries (and initially fails) to build a community where he can be himself? Whose entire story is about discovering his own queerness! He starts out not even able to put a finger on WHY his marriage made him feel so suffocated, and then journeys through s1 until he reaches the emotional climax - "His name is Ed"!

Contrast that with Izzy, who has to be dragged into a supportive community kicking and screaming. Who rejects care and compassion, even at his worst, who has to be forced to accept help. He receives the leg and calls the crew a homophobic slur for it, ffs. Only after that, only when people refuse to let him push them away, is he able to poke his nose into something approaching positive human connections. And that's a powerful narrative, sure, in it's own way; but it's hardly the Ultimate Queer Experience, and it's definitely not the "only queer arc".

And Izzy never lets go of the old ways. He never abandons the Blackbeard-era pirate lifestyle for something more positive, not fully. And that's okay, because ultimately, his arc isn't even about himself.

It's about Ed.

Ed keeps repeating toxic relationship patterns, and Izzy is a part of that. He's linked (on purpose, and I wish it had been done more explicitly) to Ed's father; because Izzy represents the poison that was instilled in Ed from a young age, and that has become so entrenched in his system that he can't imagine a life without it. He keeps Izzy around despite being hurt by him because Izzy is predictable, and in that, is safe, even though he hurts Ed; at least it's a hurt Ed is familiar with and can rely on.

When Izzy slowly changes it's to show that Ed is growing beyond the little voice in his head telling him to reject softness, that he can never be loved, that We're just not these kinds of people. If Izzy can evolve from someone spitting boyfriend at Ed like it's a slur to someone congratulating him on getting laid by that same person, Ed can overcome his inner demons telling him the same thing.

That's the point of Izzy's arc. And this is why he has to die, because Ed can never be truly free as long as Izzy is around. So Izzy goes, quietly, peacefully, and releases Ed of the poison; apologizes to him, tells him I was so wrong, and I am so sorry, because that's what Ed needs to hear to move forward.

And that's such a kind, positive way to end the story of Izzy Hands.

#'izzy has the only queer arc' get the fuck out of here #this is such a baffling take what fucking show did you watch #izzys is not never has been and never was going to be the protagonist. he was only ever a device to tell the story of ed. #sorry ik yall dont like to hear this but its the truth. #god forbid a fictional white man die in a television series #our flag means death #ofmd s2 spoilers #thoughts #izzy hands #if you want to pick a fight w me over this I am simply not going to respond to that <3

[deathsbestgirl]

amor fati is not some fantasy of mulder's. it's a dystopia if he didn't dedicate his life to the truth and followed the path of ignorance. becoming like his father (whoever you believe it is) in terrible ways, doing what csm wanted him to (believe his lies).

and as soon as scully is near again, he can see through fog & lies his brain is telling him. because he bears north, scully is his true north who tells him the truth and fights with & for him. she would never tell him pretty lies over a hard truth, no matter how hard it is.

#oh god the way he screams #we didn't hear his thoughts really the other times she saw him #we heard him scream for his mother #but this time he's screaming for the truth #for her #dana scully #amor fati #mulder and scully #fox mulder #tbh ignore me #i'm just having feelings

[undeadmagick]

*reading modern english version of myths* "oh, alright, cool. i should probably read the originals now to know the original intents" *finds online pdf* "oh, sick. only a hundred something pages. not bad." *proceeds to spend twenty minutes rereading the same three sentences of dialogue because i still haven't registered what they're actually saying* *pulls up sparknotes on the side in shame*

#the true hellenic aesthetic is pronouncing Agamemnon like nemo pronounces anemone and hearing apollo laughing at me for it #like yes amememmmon speak ur truth #greek mythology #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheism #greek gods #ancient greek

[tatsumi-rin]

Moral Orel doesn't seem 100% like a show I'd feel seen in if you don't know me but then I remember the episode with the special ed kids and underneath the usual satire on extremist bible belt religion it reminds me WAY too much of how actual special ed departments treated me and other kids growing up.

Like the writers must HAVE BEEN THERE IN LIFE, man. I'd kill to sit down with Dino Stamatopoulos and find out what the fuck inspired him and the other writing staff that day.

#husbandothings #moral orel #bonus fun tag rant? bonus fun tag rant...apparently #in those departments you are immediately written off as a tragic forever toddler by at least 50% of the staff regardless of your disability #there's good ones but the bad ones bring the fun spicy trauma #it doesn't matter how smart you actually are you gotta draw the sad face on that boy on the comic sans worksheet at the age of 15 #in your free lesson spaces that you got because of reasons #if someone tells me they're a teaching assistant or have “qualifications” in autism and special needs development i immediately distrust #because I have never met a neurotypical person with those qualifications who knows how to treat kids like humans especially autistic kids #funniest part? I was mostly in the special ed department because of my hearing and not totally my undiagnosed autism #and a little because of wonky emotional development from get this...a freaking religious school #like i see adults in the show and i see the headteacher who tried to tell my parents i should forgive the bullies because jesus would #even though the truth is way more nuanced but he just wanted to wash his hands of it #it's funnier than it should be because that teacher would fit right in to this show for that and additional reasons I won't state here #my family were atheists but thought the school would be good #the weird thing is at that time as a little kid I liked the idea of believing in god but nothing that happened proved Him to me #and moral orel hits because it resonates with the fact i genuinely believe religion can do good and it's all about the people #the ones who want to use that faith for good in the world and surviving rough crap and not to do things that would make jesus flip tables #that has stuck with me for over a decade as has the people who felt the show reinforced their christianity #but anyway

[mysimpleservant]

#god #jesus #love #truth #motivation #god’s truth #faith #insperation #strength #thank god #calling #hear #holy spirit #grace #prayer

[ozlices]

oz vessalius.

#mine #everybody clapped #pandora hearts #bruh i swear to shit if i actually wake up to a ph reboot this year ill actually throw up and cry. ALL IN GOOD WAYS BUT GOD #STOP TEASING ME AM I JOKE TO YOU TELL ME UR GIVING ME BACK MY SON I NEED HIM BACK PLEASE #oz vessalius #i need him i need him back no matter what happens ill be ok if i get to see and HEAR him again #GOD. THERES SO MANY SCENES THAT WOULD RIP ME APART WITH JUNKO MINGAWA'S BEAUTIFUL PERFECT VOICE #AND U KNOW WHAT!!!! ITS HOW I WANNA GO. TEAR ME UP JUNKO. RIP ME UP WITH THE TRUTH ARC I CAN TAKE IT #ANYTHING TO SEE MY SON AGAIN IT WOULD ACTUALLY FIX ME PLEASE

[glittter-skeleton]

The fic demon that possessed me to draw more benslie illustrations that exist on this entire website is called Chasing the sun by @mouseratstan

READ IT!

#the kiss is the truth or dare one!!! #literally stood up from my reading to draw that I’ll stay moment because AGHHHHH it’s the best thing ever!!! #I don’t like the bj scene but the omega of Ben just standing there is so adorable I couldn’t not #oh and the one with Ann isn’t a read scene we just hear OF if but I wanted to draw that too! #look at me the fic author pleaser god #parks and rec #benslie #leslie and ben #leslie knope #ben wyatt #fic rec #ann perkins

[heartslobbf]

loving your brother sososososososo much saying if anything happened to you i’d…… what? what would you do? in what way would you fall apart? how would you put yourself back together afterwards? would you swallow the notion that there was nothing at all whole? would you grow bitter and jaded, would your body finally cease to reject that splinter of cynicism? godddddd. nanami. nanami. i know where those feelings lead. being a child being a baby having done nothing other than be born. thinking youve grown up thinking youve come to understand the world, only understanding a one-dimensional fragment of it. you truly don’t understand screaming sobbing crying until youve witnessed nanami’s world collapse around her in real time in the most cruel and horrific manner imaginable. dont even get me started on how anthy and touga feel about it

#sorry for sad nanamiposting (lie) #i think so much about her memory of touga’s birthday and how it’s like the single most significant moment in her life #and how she feels she forever ruined it by killing the cat which granted her that embrace #and it’s like !!!!!!!!!! god!!!!!!!! #thinking something has always been wrong this is what’s been wrong i am wrong i am wrong #and yes then thinking im going to escape this i don’t want this etc etc #but that bejng so devastating and that lacking any real TRUTH #like who is that boy in nanami’s memory and why does he mean so much to her #if there was nothing at all………. if she knows where those feelings lead #like sorry i have to go lie down in a hole now #AGAIN. don’t get me STARTED on anthy and touga in ep 32 you won’t hear the end of it #revolutionary girl utena #rgu #shut up daisy

[garden-of-thoughts-fruit-of-lips]

#fruit of the spirit #glorify god #praisethelord #spoken poetry #short poem #life #literature #garden #fruit #deep thoughts #thoughts #my persona #persona 3 #persona 5 #persona 4 #poetry #humanity #humanization #illustration #i love you #spoken word #spilled truth #truth #truth reading #warm and cozy #warmth #can you feel my heart #can you hear me #heartbeat #relatable

[askthechronoverse]

Just dumping my new tags!

#⌈i'll still keep the party going⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the princess⌋ #⌈tied to so many things⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the advisor⌋ #⌈a kid with a butterfly in my paw⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the prince⌋ #⌈the love of a hero⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the bodyguard⌋ #⌈questions of science and progress⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the scientist⌋ #⌈oh! the misery!⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the frown prince⌋ #⌈not a game but an adult thing⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the roommate⌋ #⌈swingin' to my own sound⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the wildcard⌋ #⌈break it down!⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the warrior⌋ #⌈you may say i'm a dreamer⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the special⌋ #⌈know when to walk away and when to run⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the lawman⌋ #⌈think with my heart not with my head⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the truthseeker⌋ #⌈here to fight despite the odds⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the protege⌋ #⌈younger than you realize⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the peacekeeper⌋ #⌈... but why am I here?⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the adventurer⌋ #⌈on the border of starting over⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the hunter⌋ #⌈where I want to be⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈the royal⌋ #⌈sing with us⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈music⌋ #⌈think before you speak⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈canon quote⌋ #⌈did i hear you right?⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈incorrect quote⌋ #⌈the truths in my head⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈headcanon⌋ #⌈tell us all your thoughts on god⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈answered ask ⌋ #⌈all dots and lines ⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈art⌋ #⌈the newspaper isn't antiquated⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈writings⌋ #⌈pictures tell a story⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈comics⌋ #⌈touring the world around us⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈lore⌋ #⌈hear the words of those upstairs ⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈admin post⌋ #⌈a word from... myself⌋ ⋆❈⋆ ⌈self promo⌋

[neotaissong]

Via @fanoniscanon @our.moral.imperative

#accusing internet weasels ignorant strays and twitter fingers of anti blackness is one thing.... #but bisan and motaz?!?!? #some of the ig personalities in the diaspora #yes #I’ve seen it for sure and saw it evolve once SA entered the chat with the ICJ... #but to accuse those being eradicated those who we’ve parasocial'd and celebrated and channeled our own fear powerlessness and #inaction thru #that’s a madness #fanoniscanon spits 💯 real talk its difficult to hear but TRUE as my grandmoma says the truth hurts #and that’s not to take away from the anti blackness that I’ve witnessed amongst others - viewing the real time genocide #but genocide is genocide and right is right and that is at the forefront of everything for me and we should be doing more #I was saying this morning I wanna come off apps and take a break due to anti blackness i was witnessing and this post brought me back #i hate the internet but i realised it was bringing back stuff from my first girlfriend first love #she was lebanese jordanian and there was much #antiblackness hovering on the edges of my experience not from her or her fam but the wider community an it still irks me just as it hurts t #think on the hate she got from my community...so yeah #its triggering but love is love is love and i thank god for meeting her #and her educating me on palestine and speaking the fire of first love and seeds of what resistance can be #but going back to this post #fanon is right we are children of the empire and i dont believe motaz or bisan are antiblack #and i do believe we have used them in the same way we use each other on these apps and i know its wrong and i know i have to do better #spreading awareness #protesting etc -- i do not require perfect victims and i also believe oppressed people have the right to resistance #i pray for the liberation of palestine everyday and i pray for those doing everything in their power to attain that liberation #cos theyre not gonna get it thru us attached to our phones but us working together #collectively #us calling out the ops and racists zionists and sexists and actually putting in work that can change something and us also pouring into #our own communities like i really need to doubledown on reading about sudan and congo and use my skillset to educate and liberate #thats something i need to do as i finish my projects #but yeah long story short - we need to check ourselves and our privilege and our parasocial vibes and check anti blackness but not

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

The Hour is Coming

Yes, I assure you that a time is coming, in fact has already come, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and when they have heard it they will live! — John 5:25 | J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) The New Testament in Modern English by J.B Phillips copyright © 1960, 1972 J. B. Phillips. Cross References: Luke 15:24; John 4:21; John 4:23; John 5:28; John 6:60; John 8:43; John 8:47

#God #time #truth #Son of God #Jesus #dead #hear #Jesus' voice #life #John 5:25 #Gospel of John #New Testament #PHILLIPS #J.B. Phillips New Testament Bible

[flowerprintundies]

Chaz and Luger hurt-comfort♡

#myart #fanart #chaz #luger #dead man walking 1988 #chibi #sketches #im insane for real #but this movie gives us such good canon hurt/comfort scenes like WHY MOVIE what are trying to say???? #i need to rant for a sec: #I love the parallels between the pile of bodies scene and the scene where chaz thinks he's going to die #Chaz wants Luger to knwo that he himself is not gonna be afraid and that he can be strong FOR Luger by hearing the #hard truth... #except he's gonna be fine and is just being a drama queen haha #ALSO #The way Luger holds Chaz #he acts so macho but Luger is just a big sweetie. I was not expecting that from this genre of movie tbh #god i love them and god do i need help haha #jeffrey combs

[potatoqueenpal]

A lot of people were whining in my reblogs over how I was "harsh" in my Palestine posts.

I was not harsh I was blunt. If it hurt your feelings. You are the problem.

If you want I could be really harsh and tell you to suck it up and shut the fuck up. That this is a real situation with real innocent deaths. That there are better things to do then piss and whine over the wording over a post being too harsh. That you don't get sweet words and a shoulder rub. That you need to go outside and get off the internet if you only make a genocide about you and your fewwings.

That better?

#suck it up #oh my fucking god #some of yall are so fucking whiny #got nothing to do but complain complain complain #THIS ISNT ABOUT YOU #free palestine #isnotreal #if yall want i can be really fucking mean #tell yall some truths your not ready to hear

[queenlucythevaliant]

When evolutionary theory is framed as a paradigm for understanding the human person in the light of Jesus Christ, we are free to follow the scientific evidence where it leads. The importance of this freedom is the recognition that evolutionary theory opens up the possibility of a certain type of world and a particular way in which human beings inhabit this world. It pushes us to think about our embodiment, our particular human identity, as it is deeply interconnected with the created world and about a type of embodied spirituality that is opened up to suffering and death in new ways. This way of thinking about evolutionary theory in relation to Jesus Christ provides new ways of thinking about the creation, about the nature of sin, about human finitude, and about the power of death and resurrection.

Denis O. Lamoureux, emphasis mine

#I've had a bunch of quotes in my drafts for a while now. emptying them out #anyway. i really love this point #we often place so much emphasis on Genesis when we discuss the implications of evolution on our faith #and we neglect other equally fruitful areas #theology of the body. theodicy. etc #resurrection in the context of evolution and the natural world will blow your mind all over again #it's like hearing the gospel for the first time #all truth is God's truth #pontifications and creations