Ysdraal: I can freeze an entire planet in the blink of an eye.
Rowan: I can travel through time and I'll never grow old.
Ysdraal: I can turn into a giant wolf.
Rowan: I have one more tail.
Ysdraal: I have bigger boobs.
Rowan: I have two dicks.
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the chosen, "ears to hear" + beloved
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2024 MAY 09 Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Thursday
"It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority. But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses."
~ Acts 1:7-8a
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like most Christian movies risen is cheesy and biblically dubious at times and gets loads of cultural stuff wrong for the sake of being recognizable to a primarily American audience but I'll readily admit the poor roman tribune's absolute bafflement at these religious weirdos who keep talking about love and stuff has me cackling unhingedly
Like, is it sound biblical doctrine and is it historical believable? No? Is it hilarious and do I enjoy seeing this random shmuck lose his mind going through what's essentially a very disturbing psychological thriller from his pov while the disciples are overflowing with joy? You bet??
The guy is dealing with horrifyingly decomposed dead bodies trying to find the right cadaver and previously sane soldiers going crazy and dead men being spotted alive and strange supernatural phenomena and angry gods and unexplained madness and religious fanatism spreading like a contagion, and meanwhile the disciples (and Jesus) are all like HELLO BROTHER WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT THE BEST NEWS EVER :D :D :D
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Takin’ Him To Rodeo Drive
The people who frequent Rodeo Drive in California tend to be self-sufficient and self-assured. How do Christian take the message of Jesus to the people on that street? We can learn a valuable lesson from Paul’s visit to Athens.
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Jesus has sent us on-mission (which means we are missionaries) to every street. We don’t go in our power, but we are empowered by the baptism of the Holy Spirit (see Luke 24:46-49).
Jesus said…
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Kisha Para Rasul 17:24
Maka Allah, yang menjadikan dunia dengan segala isinya, Ialah, yang menjadi Tuhan langit dan bumi, tiada mendiami rumah-rumah berhala yang diperbuat dengan tangan,
The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;
— Acts 17:24 | Indonesian Terjemahan Lama (LAI-TL) and Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)
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Cross References: Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 10:14; 1 Kings 8:27; Psalm 115:16; Isaiah 42:5; Malachi 2:10; Matthew 11:25
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I should add the clarification that when I was praying the rosary at the dentist's, I was praying what I REMEMBERED of the rosary
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What else, other than his encounter with the Risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, could possibly explain Paul’s dramatic conversion? This conclusion is further reinforced by the telling references in one of Paul’s pastoral letters to the many different witnesses to whom Jesus appeared after His resurrection, most of whom, Paul declared, were still alive at the time he was writing (see 1 Corinthians 15:3–10). Would he have dared to say all this, implicitly challenging skeptics to interrogate these living witnesses, if Jesus had not risen from the dead? And would he, like the other apostles, have endured beatings, imprisonment, stoning by hostile crowds and eventual beheading, for a message he knew to be false?
Philip Vander Elst
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There are those who, [when asked about Our Lord,] like to concentrate upon a Jesus which their own minds construct, [based on personal memories and emotions;] but they [fail to] notice that the [complete] story of Jesus includes those whom He sent forth to preach in His name, both before and after His death. Of course, the emissaries of Jesus are included in the tale! How would we know the story without them? Our written Gospels are but crystallizations of their very human voices, calling to us, speaking to us in His Name. If you have found Christ in the Gospel, you have found Him through the Church, through the men and women who followed Him and were willingly sent forth by Him. [Two thousand years later,] you still find Christ in those who continue to proclaim Him in word and action.
Terrance Klein
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Apostles of the Witness AU but they are Fatui Harbingers
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Daily Mass: We proclaim Good News to all the world. Catholic Inspiration
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On this feast of the apostles Philip and James, we recognize that the Lord continues to call us by name, empower us with grace, and send us out in the context of our daily lives to proclaim Good News to the people we meet.
Mass Readings – Feast of St. Philip and St. James, Apostles (#561)
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St. Philip and…
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Live Stream Sunday School - April 14, 2024
Acts 5:33-42 #acts #peter #john #prison #release #jealousy #holyspirit #God #Jesus #apostle #witness #Christian #furious #preach #messiah #spirit #obeyGod #house #praise #worthy #counted
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Jesus Shows Up (John 20:19-31)
When Jesus shows up, there is peace.
The Doubt of St. Thomas, by He Qi
It was still the first day of the week. That evening, while the disciples were behind closed doors because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities, Jesus came and stood among them. He said, “Peace be with you.”After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. When the disciples saw the Lord, they were filled with joy.Jesus said to them again, “Peace…
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Responding To The Invitations
The apostle Paul shows us how simply sharing the good news about Jesus opened a door for him to speak to a very influential group in Athens. I experienced something similar that I think will be helpful for you to hear.
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The apostle Paul shows us how simply sharing the good news about Jesus opened a door for him to speak to a very influential group in Athens. I experienced something similar that I think will…
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Bearing the Marks of Truth:
Living the Gospel in the Footsteps of Paul
Brent Pollard
Paul made a statement in Galatians 6.17 that is worth considering. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, he declared, “From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus” (ESV). This statement raises the question: was he speaking literally? Did his fearless preaching of Jesus Christ result in physical marks?…
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In the book of Acts Jesus goes to prepare a place for us. He told us God would send a comforter and the Holy Ghost came upon them and they went out afterward to spread the good news of Jesus.
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