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stjohncapistrano67 · 1 year

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A renaissance era Catholic religious art image of the martyrdom of St. Stephen. I don't know who the artist is.

#traditional catholicism #traditional catholic images #traditional catholic renaissance religious art #traditional catholic bible images #the catholic bible #the new testament #the book of acts #the martyrdom of st. stephen #traditional catholic saints #traditional catholic saints images #st. stephen #the first catholic martyr

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friendrat · 1 year

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I am reminded today that there are good people in all walks of life. There are good people who are Christians, good people who are Muslims, good people who are Wiccans, and good people who are atheists. There are good people everywhere, in all walks of life... but it makes me sad. It makes me sad because being a good person doesn't save you. No amount of good deeds can balance the scales in your favor because sin is permanent, and it weighs more than we can ever carry on our own. Only the grace of God and a relationship with Jesus can save us. Because Jesus took that weight on himself to free us from it.

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which you can be saved. Acts 4:12

#i add christians to the list because there are people who claim to be christians who were never saved #people who think they're christians because their parents were #or for aesthetic or claim christianity ironically #unironically christian #salvation #scriptures #bible verses #the book of acts

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2olivetrees · 4 months

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Guidance for the End Times: A Study of the Book of Acts (Part 8)

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2:36-37) Picking up where we left off in Part 7 of this series, we come to the response of the crowd of…

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mindfulnessministry · 5 months

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#God's Personal Will #the book of acts #God's plan

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holdoncallfailed · 10 months

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SPILLED.

#barbie #they got you good miss greta #ive been thinking about the point in the 2nd paragraph about the semiotic value of products vs. the act of buying them #particularly in regards to booktok/the increasing number of people who call themselves book collectors but not readers cos they don't even #intend to read the books they compulsively buy and post about

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revpauljbern · 9 months

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Paul the Apostle is Spirited Out of Caesaria Under Cover of Darkness

The Apostle Paul Is Transferred to Caesarea (Acts chapter 23, verses 23-35) What’s the Social Gospel? Why does it matter? Find out at https://business.google.com/site/l/01832834538876848585 Last week as we left off at verse 22 of chapter 23, the Roman commander of the squadron in charge of making sure Paul remained in their custody has just received some new intelligence. Paul’s nephew had…

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#Christian blogs #discipleship #God #Jesus Christ #Progressive Christianity #protection #real Christianity #religion #the Book of Acts #truth

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joytri · 9 months

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Neil said, "I was good. I was really good."

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toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account · 6 months

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pride and prejudice enjoyers when the main characters make choices based on both their pride and their prejudice

#me when mr. darcy (a very prideful character) complicates the story by acting on his prejudice: HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS IS WHAT I CAME FOR #mine #pride and prejudice #jane austen #classic literature #literature #books #reading

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burins · 5 months

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I know this is the Take Personal Responsibility for Systemic Issues website, but I keep seeing weirdly guilt trippy posts about libraries and ebook licenses, which are a labyrinth from hell and not actually something you personally need to feel guilty about. here are a few facts about ebook licenses you may not know:

in Libby/Overdrive, which currently operates in most US public libraries, ebook licenses vary widely in how much they cost and what their terms are. some ebooks get charged per use, some have a set number of uses before the license runs out, and others have a period of time they're good for (usually 1-2 years) with unlimited checkouts during that period before they expire. these terms are set by the publisher and can also vary from book to book (for instance, a publisher might offer two types of licenses for a book, and we might buy one copy of a book with a set number of uses we want to have but know won't move as much, and another copy with a one year unlimited license for a new bestseller we know will be really moving this year.)

you as a patron have NO way of knowing which is which.

ebook licenses are very expensive compared to physical books! on average they run about 60 bucks a pop, where the same physical book would cost us $10-15 and last us five to ten years (or much longer, if it's a hardcover that doesn't get read a lot.)

if your library uses Hoopla instead, those are all pay per use, which is why many libraries cap checkouts at anywhere between 2-10 per month.

however.

this doesn't mean you shouldn't use ebooks. this doesn't mean you should feel guilty about checking things out! we buy ebook licenses for people to use them, because we know that ebook formats are easier for a lot of people (more accessible, more convenient, easier for people with schedules that don't let them get into the library.) these are resources the library buys for you. this is why we exist. you don't need to feel guilty about using them!

things that are responsible for libraries being underfunded and having to stretch their resources:

government priorities and systemic underfunding of social services that don't turn a profit and aren't easily quantified

our society's failure to value learning and pleasure reading for their own sake

predatory ebook licensing models

things that are not responsible for libraries being underfunded:

individual patron behavior

I promise promise promise that your personal library use is not making or breaking your library's budget. your local politicians are doing that. capitalism is doing that. you are fine.

(if you want to help your local library, the number one thing you can do is to advocate for us! talk to your city or county government about how much you like the library. or call or write emails or letters. advocate for us locally. make sure your state reps know how important the library is to you. there are local advocacy groups in pretty much every state pushing for library priorities. or just ask your local librarian. we like to answer questions!

also, if you're in Massachusetts, bill h3239 would make a huge difference in letting us negotiate ebook prices more fairly. tell your rep to vote for it!)

#like. the nypl budget is getting cut bc Adams doesnt think the library matters!#your checking out a book a few times bc you didn't get to it in time is not actually affecting Mr. Cops Not Books #library haint #if you like the library and you like free stuff come use the library. you might be surprised about what we have!#but it's not a moral act either way.#libraries are a public good! i love the library! but so is the post office. we don't moralize about the post office.#ANYWAY.#local librarian with tendencies towards scrupulosity gets frustrated online more news at 10

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stjohncapistrano67 · 1 year

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A renaissance era Catholic religious art image of the Descent of the Holy Ghost. The third Glorious Mystery of the Most Holy Rosary. I don't know who the artist is.

#traditional catholicism #traditional catholic images #traditional catholic renaissance religious art #the catholic bible #the new testament #the book of acts #the most holy rosary devotion and sacramental #the third glorious mystery of the most holy rosary #the descent of the holy ghost

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hoegender · 7 months

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YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CRY.

#the voice acting in this scene hit so hard i'm going insane #guys. it turns out i love silver a lot #twst #disney twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers #twst fanart #silver twst #twst silver #silver twisted wonderland #silver #silver vanrouge #SILVER. SILVER WHY #DID I MISS ANY SILVER TAGS #thihasomnia #thihart

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2olivetrees · 4 months

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Guidance for the End Times: A Study of the Book of Acts (Part 7)

In this installment, we continue studying Acts chapter two. At the beginning of this chapter, we see 120 of Jesus’ disciples gathered to celebrate Pentecost and waiting for the promise of receiving the Holy Spirit. This holy day is discussed thoroughly in Guidance for the End Times Part 6. Be sure to read that study to understand the significance of this magnificent day. In verses 14-36, Peter…

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#christian #christianity #end time prophecy #end times #false prophets #featured #God #God&039;s law #guidance for the end times #Jesus #Jesus Christ #kingdom of God #prophecy update #religion #the Book of Acts #the ten commandments

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ravelqueen · 8 months

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People saying that Aziraphale is into bad boys and Crowley is into good boys actually have it the wrong way around! You guys are just getting distracted by the Aesthetic!

Proof: Crowley got interested in Aziraphale when he started acting a bit bad aka unangelically while Aziraphale meanwhile has heart eyes every time Crowley does something Kind (tm).

Q.e.d.

#Good omens #ineffable husbands #crowley #aziraphale #Good omens 2 #now someone write the Bad Boi! Aziraphale and cute nerd! Crowley HS AU we all deserve #like even Angel Crowley could not be arsed to care about Aziraphale in their one meeting we've seen bc he was acting like a text book Angel

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bklily · 1 month

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Book 4 in a nutshell.

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nonasbirthday · 1 month

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i still can't believe there are folks who say "well GTN is annoying but you just have to get through it and then the other books aren't like that so you'll be fine."

personally i have been chasing the high of GTN ever since i first closed the book

#yes i love HTN but to me it was a slog! honestly pacing is not strong in any of these books #they're chock-full of reread value but unless you are looking deeper like that tbh not much happens plot-wise in each book #and HTN is the worst culprit because you get basically harrow just being miserable on the mithraeum for four acts #interspersed with chapters that are a different version of something you already read #the way i love each book is very different but GTN was FUN #you know??#i miss it #(i miss her. gideon my dumb baby come back to me)#the locked tomb #gideon the ninth #nonasbirthday

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charmwasjess · 6 months

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Lightsaber Theory: Obi-Wan "Sith Lords are Our Specialty" Kenobi consistently loses duels to Dooku not for any reason of technical form mismatch or lack of ability, but because Dooku is not even pretending to try to kill him. Resultantly, Obi-Wan can’t figure out what the fuck is going on when they fight.

Obi-Wan: (preparing to defend an expected lethal strike) You’ll answer for your enormities, Count!

Dooku: (giving him the lightest love tap on the leg) Don’t be so sure, my special good lineage baby boy, so perfect in my eyes.

Obi-Wan: …What?

Dooku: What?

Which Dooku and Obi-Wan proud lineage moment is even the most unhinged? There are so many to choose from! Is it Dooku’s frequent inability, both in AotC and TCW, to keep from spontaneously gushing about Sidious’s plans and even his own dark secrets to Obi-Wan?? Is it the time in Labyrinth of Evil where Dooku drags a long-suffering, bored Grievous over to watch a holorecording of Anakin and Obi-Wan thwarting his plans yet again, to point out how beautifully they’re working together as a team and how much he likes watching their lightsaber work evolve? Is it in the recent Brotherhood novel, where Obi-Wan just has to casually namedrop Qui-Gon to get Dooku to do exactly what he wants?

Obi-Wan is a big problem for Sidious in his mission to destabilize and corrupt Anakin, and Sidious knows it. He needs him out of the picture to do the same isolating, evil bullshit that worked so well when ensnaring Dooku himself. But the war has been going on for years now, and guess who remains inconveniently alive? And whose job was that to take care of? Oh yeah. I remember. His useless, Padawan assassin-collecting apprentice: fucking Count Dooku. By the time of RotS, Sidious has specifically ordered Dooku to make fucking sure Obi-Wan is dead only for him to completely ignore the command about a half-dozen times.

Going by the Stover RotS novelization, in the same scene where Dooku also literally refers to Obi-Wan as his fucking grandson actually, add that to our earlier list, Sidious reiterates that KILL OBI-WAN is the plan (over the sound of Dooku’s loud complaining) moments before that final duel. I kind of wish we’d gotten a shot of Sidious's incredulous, enraged expression as Dooku knocks Obi-Wan unconscious and pins him safely out of the way. He is, once again, going out of his way to not kill Obi-Wan in that duel, and this time directly disobeying his Master to his face after they just had a conversation about it. You just know exactly what Sidious must be thinking at that moment. Oh, Dooku. You are so fucking fired.

#count dooku #obi wan kenobi #darth sidious #disaster lineage #lightsaber nerd stuff #the clone wars #revenge of the sith #star wars books #Sidious is so done #you know he had to wake up every morning of Dooku's apprenticeship and just repeat a calming mantra about not killing him yet #oh no the notoriously defiant rule breaker Jedi I corrupted is acting like a notoriously defiant rule breaker #but really #I love that Dooku was secretly (not so secretly) proud of Obi-Wan

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