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[wolfsteax]

The hill I will die on.

[1withthem-deactivated20210404]

Last month, Christian businessman Lai Jinqiang appeared in court in China, on charges of selling audio Bibles.

China continues to crack down on Christians and acts of Christianity, as their gaze seems to now be focusing on distributors of audio Bibles.

The electronic devices are popular among Christians because they are easy to use and, unlike printed Bibles, are widely available for purchase on the internet. In 2018, the government implemented a ban on online Bible sales with only the state-approved churches allowed to sell the in their bookshops.

Two days after Lai’s trial, four other Christians who worked for another business selling audio Bible players, appeared before the same court on charges of “illegal business operations.”

Pray that Chinese Christians would have access to the Bible and that nothing would stop them from being access God’s Word.

[1withthem-deactivated20210404]

Please pray for our brother, Nabil Habashy Salama. He’s a Christian from Egypt abducted November 8th. He owns a jewelry shop and has funded the building of the only church in his city.

Nabil went out at 8 pm to a shop, when three armed men forcibly grabbed him. A passing truck was stopped and the driver forced out at gunpoint. Nabil was shoved into the truck and driven away.

Local Christians see it as an act of intimidation towards them all. Three families have fled the city.

It is the second abduction in the city this year. In August, Bakhit, a 65-year-old man was abducted and is still missing. Bakhit’s son, abducted in 2016, is missing.

Please pray for the safety and release of all three men, and for intimidation against Christians in the city to cease.

[dollsonmain]

Reminder that I will NOT reblog a post that demands reblogs for any reason, even if I agree with it. It’s manipulative and dirty and I don’t want any of my followers to feel obligated to reblog something whether they agree with it or not.

[seananmcguire]

This is a valid stance that I honestly share, I’m just not always good at reading all the follow-on notes at 8am in the morning.

[dollsonmain]

I know! And I’m not saying people that reblog them are being manipulative. It’s the people that add those comments being manipulative.

Having a guilt-based personality, when I see a “Reblog this or you are a horrible person.” or “If you don’t reblog this then just unfollow me.” kind of comment I get that guilty pang and start to think “Oh no, I have to reblog this or…..), BUT I am able to say “Wait, that’s not how it works”.

Since I am able to do that, I try to stop the buck for any followers that can’t.

[roombagreyjoy]

Reverse Jekyll and Hyde where an absolutely bastardous piece of shit drinks a potion to become someone else and goes off to university lectures and to do charity work and live a completely ordinary life

[jekyll-hyde-transformation]

There is a fanfic like this

[roombagreyjoy]

Now, now. You can’t just say that to me without actually telling me the name of the fanfic. That’s just cruel.

[jekyll-hyde-transformation]

@roombagreyjoy the strange swap of dr hyde and mr jekyll

[b1rdonawire]

you do know that when jewish and romani people say “never forget” we mean “learn about the holocaust so you can recognize the warning signs of facism and genocide” not “repeatedly bring up the holocaust whenever anything bad happens and exploit our pain and trauma to make people care about your cause” and when we say “never again” we mean “take action to prevent any stage of genocide on any scale by any means, hold collaborators responsible and don’t be complicit” not “only care about genocide when it’s too late”, right? or did you think it was just a fun catchphrase?

[b1rdonawire]

anyways genocide watch has upgraded the situation in armenia to the 9th stage of genocide — extermination. if you reblogged this post, this is your chance to do something. make true to the promise of never again. 

links to explanations of what’s going on and how to help: 1, 2, 3

[31women]

Look, I get it.

I get why you don’t want to believe in God. I get it. You’ve seen the Christians on street corners who are screaming about going to hell.  You’ve seen Christians turn a blind eye. You’ve seen Christians give really crappy answers when you’re hurting. You’ve seen Christians in church ignore the new people. You’ve seen Christians avoid you in the store. You’ve seen Christians be downright hurtful. You’ve seen Christians be just plain mean.

Here’s the thing.

Christians aren’t Christ. I get it. Christians give Christ a bad reputation. I do it. I swear and listen to music and mutter words that would make my grandma and my Jesus blush. I’m mean. I avoid people. I get it. 

I get it. We base our beliefs on what we see. We build our perceptions on our experiences. We base our opinions on what we’ve learned.

If you’ve had a bad experience or 47 bad experiences with Christians, I’m sorry.

This isn’t one of those posts that is going to end with the typical, “we’re all sinners and that’s why Jesus died for us”. although that is true - that’s not the point of this. What I’m saying is that Christians are going to disappoint you. Christians are not always going to represent Christ. Christians are going to hurt you. Christians are going to not look like Christians all of the time.  But are you following a Christian or are you longing to follow Christ?

Are you getting to know Christians and doing things how they do them or are you getting to know who God is and why exactly He sent Jesus? Are you spending your time pouring over Instagram and trying to match your journaling bible designs to the ones you see there? Or are you spending your time pouring over the Bible and trying to match your life to the ones detailed in the stories told there?

What I’m trying to get at is this: Christians will misrepresent God. Christians will mess up, we’ll make mistakes. We’ll say the wrong things. Because we’re not God. We’re not good at being God. We’re good at being humans. We were created as humans, and God is God. God is good at being God. God won’t misrepresent himself. God doesn’t mess up. He doesn’t make mistakes. He doesn’t say the wrong thing. He doesn’t leave. He doesn’t break his promises. He doesn’t let you down. Christians are meant to follow God. Christians are meant to become more like Jesus, not other Christians. 

If you’re skeptical about this whole thing, I get it. But if you’re willing, please seek to learn who God is and not who Christians can make him out to be.

-31Women (Emma)

[muddgoat40]

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7, KJV (via the-five-solas)

[saintjoan]

sweet edition

are you a honey or jam person… are you a mango or strawberry person…  are you a milk chocolate or dark chocolate person…?

[worshipgifs]

[worshipgifs]

Paul Washer

[prolifeproliberty]

'Greater level of desperation': As COVID-19 rages, pregnancy centers see surge in demand

As anxieties rise and support networks are less readily available, pregnancy centers are more necessary and valuable than ever.

Pregnancy centers are more vital than ever, and the demand for their support has never been higher!

If you are able, PLEASE donate to your local pregnancy center. If you don’t know your oval pregnancy center, message me or go to:

OptionLine.org (Heartbeat International pregnancy centers)

PregnancyDecisionLine.org (Care-Net pregnancy centers)

[daily-bible-quotes]

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Bible (Romans 15:13)

[daily-bible-quotes]

For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Bible (Romans 14:17)

[cheerupgoth]

[sadwhiteguy]

Truth about the official BLM movement:

You can donate to the official Black Lives Matter movement on their website.

Their donate page is ran by ActBlue "charities."

ActBlue's primary expenditures are donations to democratic candidates... As in their TOP 10 2020 expenditures, far exceeding anything else they use donation money for.

[quiet-spirittt-deactivated20221]

But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8 (via quiet-spirittt)

[upliftourday]