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singeratlarge · 4 months

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CELEBRATE DAVID BOWIE WEEK + SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Starman” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkT9RIujApg We've all been distracted by Messianic figures who start off one way and end up as another, like dress rehearsals for the Second Coming of Christ but gone haywire. Cases in point are the characters of Ziggy Stardust and The Wizard of Oz, hearkened in one of David Bowie’s greatest songs, the power pop anthem “Starman.” The song was the last to be added to Bowie’s landmark 1972 album, ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS. The album needed a single and, almost as an afterthought, Bowie came up with “Starman”, refashioning the chorus of “Over the Rainbow” with motifs borrowed from Blue Mink’s “Melting Pot,” The Supremes “You Keep Me Hanging On,” and T. Rex’s “Hot Love” and “Telegram Sam.” “Starman” unified the album concept and gave Ziggy a proper introduction—an androgynous alien sent as a savior to a dystopian Earth.

The Ziggy persona was a composite of Marc Bolan, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, and Vince Taylor, the English singer who’d had a mental breakdown and thought he was half-alien and half-Christ. Bowie identified Ziggy with Jung-ian neologisms and Gnostic syzygy. Add glitter and outrageous fashions and Ziggy, “a character like someone from Mars,” was born. He was an extension of characters and personas Bowie had been creating since “Space Oddity” in 1969. On June 15th, 1972, Bowie & The Spiders From Mars performed “Starman” on a Granada TV’s British children’s music program, underlining “Starman’s” kid appeal (no wonder “Starman” resurfaced in 2022’s movie trailer for “Buzz Lightyear”). Then on July 5th, 1972, Bowie & band performed “Starman” on BBC’s Top of the Pops. It became one of the most influential TV broadcasts in rock history. Scores of young Brits saw it and cite it as a turning point in their lives. Revisiting it today reminds me of the feelings of emotional certainty and direction Bowie’s music gave to me when I was troubled young person.

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officialyourdailyinspiration · 21 days

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Jesus Brought before Pilate

1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus in order to bring about his death. 2 They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

The Suicide of Judas

3 When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. 4 He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.” 5 Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are blood money.” 7 After conferring together, they used them to buy the potter’s field as a place to bury foreigners. 8 For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one on whom a price had been set, on whom some of the people of Israel had set a price, 10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”

Pilate Questions Jesus

11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.” 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he did not answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many accusations they make against you?” 14 But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

Barabbas or Jesus?

15 Now at the festival the governor was accustomed to release a prisoner for the crowd, anyone whom they wanted. 16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Jesus Barabbas. 17 So after they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” 18 For he realized that it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over. 19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him.” 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. 21 The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” All of them said, “Let him be crucified!” 23 Then he asked, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”

Pilate Hands Jesus Over to Be Crucified

24 So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” 25 Then the people as a whole answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” 26 So he released Barabbas for them, and after flogging Jesus he handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus

27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole cohort around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and after twisting some thorns into a crown they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 They spat on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 After mocking him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion of Jesus

32 As they went out, they came upon a man from Cyrene named Simon; they compelled this man to carry his cross. 33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), 34 they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. 35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots; 36 then they sat down there and kept watch over him. 37 Over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”

38 Then two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads 40 and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying, 42 “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to, for he said, ‘I am God’s Son.’ ” 44 The rebels who were crucified with him also taunted him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

45 From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 46 And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 48 At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. 49 But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” 50 Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. 54 Now when the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were terrified and said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”

55 Many women were also there, looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

The Burial of Jesus

57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who also was himself a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59 So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth 60 and laid it in his new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock. He then rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, “Sir, we remember what that impostor said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64 Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the third day; otherwise, his disciples may go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception would be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can.” 66 So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone. — Matthew 27 | New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE) New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved worldwide. Cross References: Genesis 20:6; Genesis 31:11; Genesis 50:5; Exodus 21:32; Exodus 26:31; Numbers 4:5; Deuteronomy 21:6; Joshua 2:19; 1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Samuel 20:32; 2 Samuel 17:23; 2 Kings 13:21; 2 Kings 19:21; Psalm 22:8; Psalm 22:16; Psalm 31:13; Psalm 69:21; Psalm 71:10; Psalm 94:21; Isaiah 22:16; Isaiah 25:7; Isaiah 50:6; Isaiah 53:7; Isaiah 53:9; Jeremiah 1:1; Jeremiah 26:8; Daniel 6:17; Zechariah 11:12-13; Matthew 1:16; Matthew 2:2; Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:23; Matthew 20:19; Matthew 26:61; Matthew 26:63; Matthew 28:1; Matthew 28:11; Matthew 28:14-5; Mark 7:11; Mark 15:2; Mark 15:5-6; Mark 15:15; 15:42-43; Luke 23:5; Luke 23:9; Luke 23:53-54; John 19:9; John 19:14; John 20:1; Acts 1:19; Acts 3:14; Acts 5:28; Acts 13:28; Romans 16:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:3; James 1:5; Hebrews 5:7

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violetrose-art · 5 months

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Meet Messiah Brannon, Benedict Kincaid, and Philemon Reed, the Dark Huntsmen, the villains of Thanksgiving, and the enemies of Chief Squanto and Grace Crocket, and Quanatoga, the Huntsmen's pet Wendigo

#OC #Pilgrims #Wendigo #Demon #Thanksgiving #The Nightmare Before Christmas #Tim Burton #My Art

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canyouhearthelight · 11 months

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Future Project

Prologue: Discovery

Year: 2157 CE (Standard Terran Calendar) Location: Von Colony

Derek had been agitated from some discovery in the “global archives” buried deep. Whatever it was must have been awful - or better have been to be worth getting out of bed this early.

But no one, nothing, could have prepared Sophia for what she saw. Arthur was already there. So was Alice. “I thought it was a myth.”

“No. He was…that kind of person definitely leaves a memoir. I believed it when I heard about it. But…this…I never thought I’d be looking at it.”

“What am I looking at?”

“The Nihilus Testament. The manifesto of Nils Andover and his Inner Circle.”

Year: 328 AC (Gaianist Calendar) During the Surge (Almost 200 years later)

Location: Nihilon Camp Ruin, Frostreach, 27 Kilometers from Seattle.

Pike could barely believe the artifact he held. Bound in laminated pages, still effective, legible after all these years. Vile, the lamination. Poisonous. But it had maintained an artifact from the old world, one he had scarcely believed existed. One that…

Year: 352 AC

Location: Arcata, Archives

Tyler looked at the item they had been handed by River. “This is…”

“Recovered by Pike during the mop up after the surge. It’s…the only known copy.”

Tyler looked at it, and then identified the seal on it, and felt sick, as though the pages had been made of human skin rather than laminated paper. “This is…his. Nils Andover’s.” “Or from his first Disciples, yeah. We could read it. Learn what…makes someone like that. We’re supposed to learn, not just bury.”

Reed took a breath.

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The first chapter had revealed the worst horror they could have imagined.

Nils Andover, the False Messiah, Accelerationist Demon of the Old World, Nihilus Rex…

As a young man, he hadn’t been that different from any of them. Just in a world that bred monsters.

Knowing what he’d become just made it that much worse.

Nihilus Rex

From the beginning, you know the End.

#nihilus rex #the miys #arcadian inquisition #pre apocalypse.

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thepoetsvortex · 1 year

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Tennyson 🦢

I remember everything that has been said against me and forget all the rest Tranquil strolls under breathtaking boughs Help fortify my now-serene mind

Though love clasp grief, it is but for a time Mixed, intertwined through the flowing river The song of woe is after all an earthly song Even the doleful meadow cannot bear grief long Though willows weep for the dying swan

Doubt imbues the essence of languishing earth Melancholy consumes all that I am Yet the still-small voice of faith Prevents our drowning in a single murmur

The dead still rise to higher things….

My Emily, he still speaks to me Through sigh of bird and fluttering wing The sea all filled with loss that now wells up in my heart How much worse that I stay unmoved than that he be made to go

Doubt imbues the essence of languishing earth Melancholy consumes all that I am Yet the still-small voice of faith Prevents our drowning in a single murmur

Words wrap me o’er like weeds Forgive our tumultuous grief, as one overcome Though they now live with You Forgive us, if they river bears their song and we remember them on the reeds

Doubt imbues the essence of languishing earth Melancholy consumes all that I am Yet the still-small voice of faith Prevents our drowning in a single murmur

Rainstorms now wash over Thunder howls with all the earth We will soon join the valley of death Though we now consort with sorrow We find in loss a gain to match

I hope you all enjoyed the lyrics of this song I wrote, inspired by Alfred Lord Tennyson. I quite like it so I hope you do as well ❤️ Happy Easter and God bless all of you as we celebrate the risen Messiah!

#alfred tennyson #tennyson #alfred lord tennyson #the dying swan #in memoriam

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nntheblog · 2 years

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The Chosen CHARACTERS And Cast List Season 1 & 2

I admit it, I've been turning my nose up at the Christian series The Chosen for over a year. And now, I confess, I'm hooked and I #bingeJesus1 regularly. I thought it would be a neat little series with a nice Christian moral, but no. The cast is incredible, the actors excellent. Jesus (Jonathan Roumi) is believable, endearing, profound: he laughs, he dances, he makes jokes, he is unpredictable and never says what tomorrow will be like (a running gag in the series), he calls to order his overprotective and proud disciples who don't understand anything and bicker all the time, he runs into his mother's arms, he plays with children, and whoever lets himself be looked at by him is pierced to the very depths of his entrails. Here Are The Chosen Characters & Cast List Appeared in Season 1 & 2 Who Are The Chosen Main Characters ? - Jonathan Roumie as Jesus: a craftsman from Nazareth and the son of Mary and Joseph, who is the awaited Messiah and the Son of God.- Shayan Fazli as child Jesus (season 1, episode 5) - Shahar Isaac as Simon Peter: a former fisherman in Capernaum, one of the sons of Jonah, the brother of Andrew, the husband of Eden, the son-in-law of Dasha, a former fishing partner of Zebedee and his sons, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. - Elizabeth Tabish as Mary Magdalene: a redeemed woman from Magdala and one of the women helping Jesus' ministry.- Camila Carreon portrays Mary Magdalene as child (season 1, Episode 1) - Paras Patel as Matthew: a former publican or tax collector in Capernaum, the son of Alphaeus, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. - Noah James as Andrew: a former fisherman in Capernaum, one of the sons of Jonah, the brother of Simon Peter, a former disciple of John the Baptizer, a friend of Philip in his hometown Bethsaida, a former fishing partner of Zebedee and his sons, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. - George Xanthis as John: a former fisherman in Capernaum, one of the sons of Zebedee and Salome, the younger brother of Big James, a former fishing partner of Simon and Andrew, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. - Abe Martell as Big James (season 2): a former fisherman in Capernaum, one of the sons of Zebedee and Salome, the older brother of John, a former fishing partner of Simon and Andrew, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. Martell is the second actor to portray Big James.- Kian Kavousi portrays Big James in Season 1, Episodes 5-8: Kavousi was the second actor to portray Big James. - Shayan Sobhian portrays Big James (season 1, episodes 1 - 4). Sobhian is the original actor to play Big James. - Giavani Cairo as Thaddeus: a former stonemason in Bethsaida, the son of James, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. - Jordan Walker Ross as Little James: a singer who was supposed to be a member of the 288 Jerusalem Temple Choir, the son of another Alphaeus and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. - Joey Vahedi as Thomas: a former caterer, the business partner of Ramah, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. - Yoshi Barrigas as Philip: a friend of Andrew in his hometown Bethsaida, a former disciple of John the Baptizer, an old friend of Nathanael, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. - Austin Reed Alleman as Nathanael: a former architect in Caesarea Philippi, an old friend of Philip, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. - Alaa Safi as Simon Z.: a former Zealot, the brother of Jesse who was the paralytic at Bethesda, and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.- TBA as young Simon Z. (season 2, episode 4). - Yasmine Al-Bustami as Ramah: a former vintner from the plains of Sharon, the business partner of Thomas, and one of the women helping Jesus' ministry. - Vanessa Benavente as Mary: the wife of Joseph, a carpenter, from Nazareth and the earthly mother of Jesus.- Sara Anne portraying young Mary (pilot episode, special episode). - Luke Dimyan as Judas Iscariot: a former business apprentice and one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. - David Amito as John the Baptizer: a wandering preacher in the wilderness baptizing on the Jordan River, the cousin of Jesus, and the former rabbi of Andrew and Philip. - Shaan Sharma as Shmuel: a Pharisee in Capernaum who studied under the tutelage of Nicodemus. - Amber Shana Williams as Tamar: an Ethiopian friend of the paralytic at Capernaum and one of the women helping Jesus' ministry. Who Are The Chosen Recurring Characters ? - Erick Avari as Nicodemus: a Pharisee, one of the religious leaders, and a prominent member of Sanhedrin who came to Jesus by night. - Lara Silva as Eden: the wife of Simon Peter and the daughter of Dasha. - Nick Shakoour as Zebedee: a fisherman in Capernaum, the father of Big James and John, the husband of Salome, and a former fishing partner of Simon Peter and Andrew. - Nina Leon as Salome: the wife of Zebedee and the mother of Big James and John. - Demetrios Troy as Lazarus: a friend of Jesus, Mary, and His followers. - Kirk B.R. Woller as Gaius: a Roman centurion and a former associate of Matthew. - Brandon Potter as Quintus: a Roman magistrate in Capernaum and the Praetor of Galilee. - Ivan Jasso as Yussif: a Pharisee in Capernaum and a colleague of Shmuel. - Elijah Alexander as Atticus Aemilius: one of the Roman cohortes urbanae sent from Rome to investigate on the Zealots. - Wasim No'mani as Yanni: a Pharisee in Jerusalem and a colleague of Shmuel. - Tony Sears as Madai: a Pharisee and a Rabbi in Wadi Kelt. - Sergio Lanza as Lamech: a Pharisee and the student of Madai. Special Participation Characters in THe Chosen Piloted - Raj Bond as Joseph: the husband of Mary and the earthly father of Jesus. - Aaron Himelstein as Simon: a shepherd on Bethlehem who witnessed the birth of Jesus. Introduced in Season 1. - Leticia Magaña as Dasha: the mother-in-law of Simon Peter and the mother of Eden. - Stephen Hailo as The Leper on the Road: a man who was healed of leprosy by Jesus. - Noé de la Garza as Ethan: the paralytic friend of Tamar who was healed by Jesus. - Vanessa De Silvio as Photina: the suffering Samaritan woman who met Jesus at Jacob's well. - Troy Caylak as Alphaeus: the father of Matthew. Season 2: Introduced - Dennis Apergis as Jesse: the brother of Simon Z. who was the paralytic at Bethesda.- TBA (season 2, episode 4). - Shaun Bedgood as Elam: the man with a withered hand in a synagogue. Christmas Special 2021 - Alican Barlas as Tychicus: an early follower of the Way, who is a companion of Paul. - Alex Veadov as Luke: a physician and a companion of Paul, who records an account of the life of Jesus by collecting historical accounts and eyewitnesses stories. Guests Characters in The Chosen Introduced in Season 1. - Stelio Savante as Moses (season 1, episode 7): the leader of the Israelites who delivered them out of Egypt. - Advait Ghuge as Joshua (season 1, episode 7): the assistant and protégé of Moses. - Amato D'Apolito as Jacob (season 1, episode 8): one of the patriarchs and the ancestor of Israel. Introduced in Season 2. - Jorge Franco IV as David (season 2, episode 6): a fugitive who is on the run from King Saul, and the soon-to-be king of Israel. - Marty Lindsey as Ahimelech (season 2, episode 6): the high priest at Nob during David's time. - Major Dodge Jr. as Abiathar (season 2, episode 6): the young son of Ahimelech. Read the full article

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crazydreamercycle · 2 years

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A catalogue of names that are just straight up normal words

Female

Acacia

Amber

Amethyst

Amity

Anemone

Anise

April

Aria

Aspen

Aster

Aura

Aurora

Autumn

Avalon

Avril (April, French)

Azalea

Azure

Bee

Beryl

Blanche (White, French)

Blondie

Blossom

Brandy

Bunny

Burgundy

Cadence

Calanthe

Calla

Camellia

Candy

Caprice

Chalice

Charisma

Charity

Chastity

Cherish

Cherry

Clarity

Clematis

Clemency

Columbine

Comfort

Coral

Coriander

Crystal

Daffodil

Dahlia

Daisy

Dawn

Delight

Delta

Destiny

Diamond

Dot

Dove

Dream

Easter

Ebony

Eglantine

Emerald

Epiphany

Essence

Fae

Faith

Fancy

Fawn

Felicity

Fern

Flower

Gay

Genesis

Genie

Gill

Ginger

Glory

Grace

Harmony

Hazel

Heather

Heaven

Holly

Honey

Honour

Hope

Hyacinth

Iris

Ivy

Jacinth

Jasmine

Jonquil

Journey

Joy

July

June

Kay

Kitty

Lacy

Lark

Laurel

Lavender

Liberty

Lilac

Lily

Lotus

Love

Magnolia

Maple

Marigold

May

Meadow

Melody

Mercy

Merry

Minty

Miracle

Missy

Misty

Modesty

Monday

Myrtle

Nan

Nanny

Olive

Opal

Paisley

Pansy

Patience

Peace

Pearl

Pen

Penny

Peony

Petal

Petunia

Piety

Piper

Pleasance

Poppy

Porsche

Posy

Precious

Primrose

Princess

Prissy

Queen

Rainbow

Rose

Rosemary

Rosy

Royalty

Ruby

Rue

Sapphire

Scarlet

Scout

Serenity

Shell

Sherry

Sienna

Spirit

Spring

Star

Sue

Summer

Sunshine

Symphony

Tansy

Tawny

Teal

Temperance

Tempest

Tiara

Topaz

Treasure

Trinity

Unique

Unity

Velvet

Verity

Violet

Willow

Winter

Male

Ace

Archer

Art

August

Baker

Bishop

Blaze

Brand

Brock

Bud

Buddy

Buster

Case

Cash

Chance

Chip

Chuck

Clair (Light/clear, French)

Clay

Clement

Cliff

Colt

Constant

Coy

Crew

Curt

Dane

Deacon

Dean

Den

Drake

Duke

Dutch

Earl

Earnest

Fisher

Fletcher

Flint

Ford

Forest

Foster

Fox

Frank

Garland

Gene

Gore

Grant

Gray

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Griffin

Gunner

Guy

Hale

Hall

Hardy

Heath

Herb

Jack

Junior

Kelvin

King

Kip

Lane

Legend

Leo

Major

Mark

Marshal

Mason

Mat

Merit

Messiah

Miles

Moss

Newt

Noble

Norm

Pace

Peers

Peregrine

Pierce

Piers

Placid

Porter

Prince

Prosper

Ray

Read

Red

Reed

Rich

Ridge

Rob

Rocky

Rod

Roman

Rusty

Satchel

Scott

Shaw

Shepherd

Sly

Smith

Sonny

Spike

Stan

Sterling

Stew

Stone

Tad

Talon

Tanner

Teddy

Tiger

Trace

Van

Walker

Ward

Webster

Will

Wilt

Wolf

Woody

Wright

Unisex

Alpha

Angel

Ash

Berry

Blessing

Briar

Brook

Carol

Cat

Cedar

Christmas

Cyan

Dell

Derby

Dusty

Flick

Fortune

Gale

Garnet

Happy

Harper

Haven

Haze

Honor

Hunter

Indigo

Jade

Jewel

Justice

Kit

Lake

Lucky

Max

Merle

Noel

Ocean

Page

Patsy

Phoenix

Praise

Prudence

Rain

Raven

Reign

River

Rowan

Royal

Sage

Sandy

September

Sequoia

Silver

Sky

Sparrow

Storm

Sunday

Sunny

Temple

Wisdom

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frmartinshomiliesandreflections · 2 years

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14th July >> Fr. Martin’s Gospel Reflections / Homilies on Matthew 11:28-30 for Thursday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time: ‘My yoke is easy and my burden light’.

Thursday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Gospel (Except USA)

Matthew 11:28-30

My yoke is easy and my burden light.

Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’

Gospel (USA)

Matthew 11:28-30

I am meek and humble of heart.

Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”

Reflections (6)

(i) Thursday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

This short gospel reading is one that has spoken powerfully to believers over the centuries. The personal nature of Jesus’ invitation is very striking. He does not say, ‘Come to my teaching’ or ‘learn from all I say and do’, but, rather, ‘Come to me’ and ‘learn from me’. He calls us into an intimate and personal relationship with himself as one who is ‘gentle and humble in heart’. In the next chapter of his gospel, Matthew identifies Jesus with the servant of God who ‘will not break a bruised reed or quench a smouldering wick’. He is gentle and humble in the sense of knowing how to receive people in their weakness and vulnerability. He encourages us to turn towards him when we feel crushed or overburdened by life’s demands. When Jesus issues an invitation in the gospels, it is often accompanied by a promise. His invitation to come to him is accompanied by a promise of rest. ‘Rest’ is not simply the absence of activity or work. It suggests the ‘restful waters’ of Psalm 23, to which the Lord leads us to revive our drooping spirits. The Sabbath rest was a time when people were given the opportunity to be renewed in body, mind and spirit. It was a time of refreshment and restoration at all levels of one’s being. When the Jews looked forward to the age of the Messiah, they thought of it as a time of rest in that Sabbath sense. The rest Jesus offers is a fullness of life which is associated with life in God’s kingdom. Although fully experienced beyond this earthly life, Jesus offers an anticipation of this rest in the here and now. He promises that those who come to him and learn from him and walk in his way will find what the fourth gospel calls a joy the world cannot give, a deeply satisfying sense of refreshment.

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(ii) Thursday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

On one occasion in the gospels Jesus criticized the religious leaders of his day for burdening people by imposing unnecessary demands on them. They made the Jewish Law more demanding than it needed to be. In this morning’s gospel reading, in contrast, Jesus calls out to those who feel burdened by all sorts of demands that have been made on them and he promises them rest. Jesus calls them into a personal relationship with himself, ‘Come to me... learn from me’, he says. Rather than giving them a new set of laws, he offers them a life-giving relationship with himself. At the heart of the Christian faith is not so much a moral code or a set of religious laws but, rather, a person, the person of Jesus Christ who is Emmanuel, God-with-us. We are called to come to him, as he has come to us, to relate to him in love, as he has given himself for us in love. In coming to him we discover him to be, not an impersonal taskmaster, but, rather, someone who is gentle and humble in heart. The living out of our relationship with him will be demanding; walking in his way often requires saying ‘no’ to other, seemingly more attractive, ways. However, his demands are the demands of love; the path he puts before us is life-giving rather than oppressive and overburdening. His loving relationship with us and ours with him empowers us to take that path, to walk in his way.

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(iii) Thursday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

In the gospel reading, Jesus addresses himself to those who were burdened. We can all find ourselves burdened for many reasons. We may feel overworked; some relationship in our lives may have become a burden over time; we may struggle with ill health occasionally. We can be left feeling burdened for all kinds of reasons. In the gospel reading, Jesus addresses his words to those who felt burdened by the demands of the Jewish Law. These were demands they struggled to meet, and in failing to meet them they felt themselves to be religious outcasts. To such people, Jesus does not offer a new law. Rather, he offers them himself; he calls them and all of us into a personal relationship with himself. ‘Come to me’, he says, ‘learn from me’. We are to come to him and learn from him; he is a teacher whose teaching is visible in his person, in who he is and how he lives. To learn from someone, we need to be around them over time. In saying, ‘Come’, Jesus is really saying, ‘Come and remain’. We are called into an ongoing relationship with the Lord. It is in and through that relationship that we learn to live as he calls us to live, as he wants us to live. We live out of our relationship with him, or more fundamentally, out of his relationship with us, because it is he who initiates that relationship, it is he who keeps on saying to us ‘Come’. He promises us that if we come to him and remain with him, we will discover that his yoke is easy and his burden is light. Yes, his way of life is demanding, but his relationship with us and ours with him makes it much less demanding than it would otherwise be. As Saint Paul says in one of his letters, ‘his power at work within us is able to accomplish immeasurably far more than all we can ask or imagine’. It is by remaining in Jesus, as branches in the vine that our lives will bear much fruit.

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(iv) Thursday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

When Jesus declares in today’s gospel reading, ‘my yoke is easy and my burden light’, he is saying that his teaching, his understanding of God’s will, is not something burdensome. Rather, his teaching is liberating and life-enhancing. If his teaching is received and lived, it lightens the burden of oppression; it brings joy. That is not to say that Jesus’ teaching is not demanding. We only have to listen to the Sermon on the Mount to realize that Jesus’ teaching is in many ways more demanding than the teaching of the Jewish Law. If the Law prohibits murder, Jesus prohibits the kind of anger that can lead to murder. If the Law says, ‘an eye for an eye’, Jesus says ‘love your enemy’. His teaching is demanding but not burdensome. That is because Jesus does not ask us to live his teaching out our own strength alone. He empowers us to live out his teaching. In today’s gospel reading, Jesus does not say, ‘Come to my teaching’, but ‘Come to me’. He does not say, ‘learn my teaching’, but ‘learn from me’. He calls us into a personal relationship with himself. It is in coming to him that we receive his Spirit, the Holy Spirit, and so are empowered to live his teaching and, thereby, to become fully alive as human beings. Jesus promises that here and now we will experience something of that rest that awaits us in eternity if we come to him and allow him to empower us to live his teaching in our daily lives.

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(v) Thursday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Today’s gospel reading has spoken very personally to believers of every generation. There is something about that invitation of Jesus, ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened’, that makes us feel it is addressed to each one of us personally. In its original setting, Jesus was addressing himself to those who had come to feel overburdened by the very strict interpretation of the Jewish Law that the religious authorities were attempting to impose on them. However, that invitation of Jesus speaks to us all whenever we feel burdened for whatever reason. As we hear Jesus’ invitation, ‘Come to me’, and respond to it, we also hear the promise that he makes to us, ‘I will give you rest’. When we hear the word ‘rest’ the experience of sleep might come to mind, or, at least, inactivity. However, on the lips of Jesus, the word ‘rest’ would suggest the experience of suddenly coming upon an oasis of refreshment, having travelled through a desert terrain. It is the experience that is referred to in the Psalm, ‘the Lord is my Shepherd’, ‘near restful waters he leads me to revive my drooping spirit’. The Lord is promising that if we come to him, we will experience a renewal of our spirits, a greater fullness of life, which is a foretaste of that fullness of life, that eternal rest, that awaits us beyond this earthly life. Jesus speaks of himself as gentle and humble in heart, qualities that will prove truly refreshing and life-giving for those who labour and are overburdened. Of course, Jesus’ way of life is demanding, but Jesus is suggesting that it is not burdensome because he travels this way with us. He calls us to walk in his way out of the strength we receive from the deeply personal relationship he desires to have with each one of us.

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(vi) Thursday, Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

In today’s first reading, Moses asks God for his name. It is a bold request. In the biblical tradition, someone’s name reveals their core identity. In his reply to Moses’ request, God reveals his name to be ‘I am’ – ‘This is what you must say to the sons of Israel: “I am” has sent me to you’. The name ‘I am’ suggests God’s presence to his people, and the larger context of the passage indicates that it is God’s saving and liberating presence that is to the fore, ‘I have resolved to bring you out of Egypt’. Jesus is the fullest revelation of God in human form and in John’s gospel, in particular, he often speaks of himself as ‘I am’, as in ‘before Abraham was, I am’. In today’s gospel reading, Jesus speaks as one who has a uniquely intimate relationship with God, ‘no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son’. Yet, his closeness to God is matched by his closeness to men and women, especially to those who labour and are overburdened because of an oppressive interpretation of the Jewish Law by those considered ‘learned’ and ‘clever’. Jesus issues a very personal invitation to the burdened, ‘come to me… learn from me’. Jesus does not invite people to a new code but to an intimate relationship with himself, comparable to his intimate relationship with God. It is in allowing Jesus to draw us to himself that we will come to share in his ‘rest’. ‘Rest’ here is not the absence of activity. It suggests the ‘restful waters’ of Psalm 23, to which the Lord leads us to revive our drooping spirits. As we draw close to the Lord, our spirits are revived and we are empowered to live by his teaching, which, while demanding, will be experienced as ‘light’.

Fr. Martin Hogan.

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Christ Crucified

22 They brought him to the place called Gulgolta, which is, being interpreted, "The place of a skull." 23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn't take it. 24 Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take. 25 It was the third hour, and they crucified him. 26 The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE YEHUDIM." 27 With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left. 28 The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was numbered with transgressors." 29 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!" 31 Likewise, also the chief Kohanim mocking among themselves with the Sofrim said, "He saved others. He can't save himself. 32 Let the Messiah, the King of Yisra'el, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him reproached him. 33 When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 At the ninth hour Yeshua cried with a loud voice, saying, "Elohi, Elohi, lama shavakhtani?" which is, being interpreted, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, "Behold, he calls Eliyah." 36 One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Let him be. Let's see whether Eliyah comes to take him down." 37 Yeshua cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit. 38 The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. 39 When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" — Mark 15:22-39 | Hebrew Names Version (HNV) The Hebrew Names Version Bible is in the public domain. Cross References: Exodus 26:31; Psalm 22:1; Psalm 22:7; Psalm 22:18; Psalm 69:21; Psalm 109:25; Isaiah 53:12; Matthew 1:23; Matthew 20:5; Matthew 27:33-34; Matthew 27:37; Matthew 27:42; Matthew 27:44-45; Matthew 27:48; Matthew 27:50-51; Matthew 27:54; Mark 15:26,27,28 and 29; Mark 15:31,32,33 and 34; Mark 15:36; Luke 22:37; Luke 23:29; Luke 23:32; Luke 23:35; Luke 23:47; John 19:14; John 19:23-24; John 19:29-30; Hebrews 5:7

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Billie Eilish and Finneas, who won an Oscar in March for co-writing “No Time to Die” from the James Bond film of the same name, were invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Tuesday (June 28) They were among 12 people invited to join the music branch and among 397 people invited to join the Academy across all branches.

An invitation to join the Academy is generally a perk of winning an Oscar. Ariana DeBose, who won best supporting actress for West Side Story, and Troy Kotsur, who won best supporting actor for CODA, were invited to join the actors branch.

Other notables who were invited to join are Jamie Dornan, Kodi Smith-McPhee and Sheryl Lee Ralph (acting), and film critic Leonard Maltin and music supervisor Julia Michels (members at large).

Invitations to membership extended this year: short films and feature animation (41), documentary (38), sound (32), actors (30), producers (30), visual effects (28), executives (26), marketing and public relations (25), members at large (25), writers (22), directors (21), production design (16), makeup artists and hairstylists (13), film editors (12), music (12), costume designers (11), cinematographers (10) and casting directors (9).

Actors

Funke Akindele – “Omo Ghetto: The Saga,” “Jenifa”

Caitríona Balfe – “Belfast,” “Ford v Ferrari”

Reed Birney – “Mass,” “Changeling”

Jessie Buckley – “The Lost Daughter,” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”

Lori Tan Chinn – “Turning Red,” “Glengarry Glen Ross”

Daniel K. Daniel – “The Fugitive,” “A Soldier’s Story”

Ariana DeBose – “West Side Story,” “The Prom”

Robin de Jesús – “tick, tick…BOOM!,” “The Boys in the Band”

Jamie Dornan – “Belfast,” “Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar”

Michael Greyeyes – “Wild Indian,” “Woman Walks Ahead”

Gaby Hoffmann – “C’mon C’mon,” “Wild”

Amir Jadidi – “A Hero,” “Cold Sweat”

Kajol – “My Name Is Khan,” “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…”

Troy Kotsur – “CODA,” “The Number 23”

Vincent Lindon – “Titane,” “The Measure of a Man”

BarBara Luna – “The Concrete Jungle,” “Five Weeks in a Balloon”

Aïssa Maïga – “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” “Mood Indigo”

Selton Mello – “My Hindu Friend,” “Trash”

Olga Merediz – “In the Heights,” “Adrift”

Sandra Kwan Yue Ng – “Echoes of the Rainbow,” “Portland Street Blues”

Hidetoshi Nishijima – “Drive My Car,” “Cut”

Rena Owen – “The Last Witch Hunter,” “The Dead Lands”

Jesse Plemons – “The Power of the Dog,” “Judas and the Black Messiah”

Sheryl Lee Ralph – “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit,” “The Distinguished Gentleman”

Renate Reinsve – “The Worst Person in the World,” “Welcome to Norway”

Marco Rodriguez – “El Chicano,” “Unspeakable”

Joanna Scanlan – “After Love,” “Notes on a Scandal”

Kodi Smit-McPhee – “The Power of the Dog,” “Let Me In”

Suriya – “Jai Bhim,” “Soorarai Pottru”

Anya Taylor-Joy – “The Northman,” “Last Night in Soho”

Music

Billie Eilish Baird O’Connell – “No Time to Die”

Amie Doherty – “Spirit Untamed,” “The High Note”

Lili Haydn – “Strip Down, Rise Up,” “Broken Kingdom”

Leo Heiblum – “Maria Full of Grace,” “Frida”

Natalie Holt – “Fever Dream,” “Journey’s End”

Nathan Johnson – “Nightmare Alley,” “Knives Out”

Jacobo Lieberman – “Maria Full of Grace,” “Frida”

Ariel Rose Marx – “Shiva Baby,” “Rebel Hearts”

Hesham Nazih – “The Guest,” “Born a King”

Finneas O’Connell – “No Time to Die”

Dan Romer – “Luca,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Nerida Tyson-Chew – “H Is for Happiness,” “Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid”

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Name Predictions for Caldwell-Duggar #4 - Boy

In case you missed it, Joe and Kendra were spotted out to dinner last week with a brand new baby in tow. This baby was wrapped in a green blanket and didn’t have a bow on its head so it is suspected to be a boy, but that is not confirmed. While they have yet to publicly confirm this new addition to the family, it doesn’t really make sense to belong to anyone else. Jed and Katey were not present so it likely isn’t Truett, and the baby appeared too young to be Josiah and Lauren’s, who are rumored to have welcomed a new addition in March 2022. As of the time of writing this, Joe and Kendra have remained radio silent, so I figure I should go ahead and make my predictions now in case they announce soon. This post will contain only boys’ names, but I may make a follow up with girls’ names soon.

Previous Naming Information

Joe and Kendra have three known children, not including this rumored baby: a son, Garrett David (b. 2018), and two daughters, Addison Renee (b. 2019) and Brooklyn Praise (b. 2021). Their oldest two children share one name with their parents. Garrett’s first name is his father’s middle name, and Addison’s middle name of Renee is the same as Kendra’s middle name. Brooklyn shares her name with the middle name of Joe’s youngest sister Josie, but I think that is only a coincidence.

Joe and Kendra seem to have different naming styles for their boys vs. their girls. Their son has a mix of a family name with a classic Biblical name, while their daughters have what I am not-so-affectionately referring to as “trendy in 2013″ names. And in fact, Addison peaked in popularity in 2010, and Brooklyn similarly peaked in 2014. There has also been speculation that Joe and Kendra have a double-letter name theme, but I'm not sure if I believe that. To me, it just seems that they picked a family name for their son and two girls names that paired well together (Addison and Brooklyn are about the most similar style they possibly could have picked IMO). Since Brooklyn did not have a family middle name, I am not going to predict that they use any more for girls, but it is possible that they still will for boys.

Preliminary Predictions

I will begin as I usually do picking out names in the Social Security Administration’s top 500 baby names that contain double letters, excluding names they have already used and names of other GrandDuggars (and Muhammad, can safely say that’s out). This will be long list, so feel free to skim or scroll past if you wish.

Boys

William (#6)

Wyatt (#29)

Matthew (#36) / Matteo (#166) (not Italian) / Matthias (#450)

Isaac (#40)

Aaron (#65)

Cooper (#68)

Brooks (#77)

Everett (#82)

Bennett (#90)

Connor (#97)

Emmett (#103)

Harrison (#120)

Giovanni (#124) / Gianni (#390) (not Italian)

Rhett (#148)

Maxwell (#163)

Messiah (#172)

Maddox (#174)

Finn (#184) / Finnegan (#376)

Emmanuel (#191)

Barrett (#192) (too close to Garrett)

Beckett (#198)

Jesse (#203)

Jett (#244)

Lennox (#254)

Kenneth (#258)

Atticus (#266)

Dallas (#270)

Callum (#273)

Ellis (#321)

Gunner (#324)

Otto (#336)

Warren (#345)

Killian (#347)

Russell (#352)

Tanner (#358)

Briggs (#372)

Sullivan (#373)

Callan (#375) / Callen (#458)

Marshall (#379)

Apollo (#400) (Greek god? Too pagan)

Quinn (#405)

Forrest (#414)

Reed (#416)

Collin (#421)

Jeffrey (#425)

Johnny (#436)

Tripp (#445)

Wells (#479)

Cassius (#485)

Keegan (#494)

Sonny (#497)

Of these, a few stand out that I think could fit really well for Joe and Kendra. My favorites for them include William, Wyatt, Isaac, Cooper, Everett, Bennett, Connor, Harrison, Beckett, Gunner and Reed. And another double letter first name pick I'll throw in is Caldwell, Kendra’s maiden name.

And what if they’re not doing a double letter theme for this baby? Some names I think fit with Garrett, Addison, and Brooklyn in popularity pattern, length (sometimes), and overall vibe are Christian, Dylan, Caleb, Ryan, Wesley, Tucker, Timothy, Preston, Caiden, and Nicholas.

Since Garrett’s middle name is from Joe’s side of the family, I am expecting this baby’s middle name to be after Kendra’s father: either Paul or Gene, probably Paul. James or Robert are always dark horses in this family though.

My Final Predictions

I don’t know if they’ll ever confirm this baby publicly, so who knows if we’ll find out if my guesses are right or wrong. Oh well, this is just for fun (and mostly for me anyway). I don’t know if they would ever use this name, but I really love Bennett for Joe and Kendra. Both of the girls have names ending in “-n,” so perhaps they’d pick a boy name ending in “-t” to match Garrett. Everett and Beckett could also be close contenders.

If the name doesn’t contain double letters, I have to go with Tucker or Wesley. I couldn’t really tell you why other than that I think they fit well with Garrett, Addison, and Brooklyn. Or maybe it’s because Garrett reminds me of a Tucker and Wesley I know in real life. (Nevermind, just said Tucker Duggar out loud and I hate it. Quick substitution for Christian).

My top choice for middle name is Paul over Gene, just because that is the name that Paul Caldwell goes by in real life. If the middle name is for Joe’s side of the family rather than Kendra’s it’ll be James.

And to finish off this novel of a post, here are my top ten predictions.

Bennett Paul

Everett Paul

Beckett James

Christian Gene

Wesley Paul

William James

Cooper Paul

Wyatt James

Dylan Paul

Nicholas Paul

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