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trailing wisps of glory: art
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Just realized that someone born in the 1990s might have met someone born in the 1890s, who might have met someone born in the 1790s.
Pros of reading the source material before watching an adaptation: You will get to imagine everything from the setting to the characters with little to no outside influence, essentially forming your own version of the story in your mind.
Cons of reading the source material before watching an adaptation: You will rarely, if ever, be satisfied with any filmed adaptation because it won't quite match what you pictured in your mind and most changes, whether big or small, will feel off.
Pros of watching an adaptation before reading the source material: You will have an easier time enjoying the adaptation for what it is, having nothing to compare it to. When you do read the source material, you will usually be pleased with your deeper understanding of the story and characters.
Cons of watching an adaptation before reading the source material: You will lose the ability to imagine your own version of the story without outside influences. You will likely imagine a particular set design or a particular cast whenever you read the story.
I think I've voiced this opinion here before, but there is a benefit unique to watching a filmed adaptation of a book before reading said book, and that is that rather than being disappointed with the source material, you are glad that you get to expand your knowledge of the story and characters. This also allows you to appreciate both the source and adaptation for what they are respectively.
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Norwegian Bunad Mermaid!
I received a ton of recommendations on mermaids to illustrate with historical fashion inspiration and I'm excited about it. A few of the requests were for a Scandinavian/Norwegian/Bunad mermaid and off I went. I found a really cute little article about bunads with some great reference specific to a coastal Norwegian area. I combined said reference with even more shell and sea details... and a fork for reasons... It was really fun and I think she turned out really cute!
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These mermaids all made it into a mermaid colouring book!
There are also PDF copies available!
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Pentecost at the Pantheon.
(by mmonk & tony.milner)
Acts 2:1-12
"When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
"Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”
"22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."
Epistle to the Romans, 8:22-27, ESV
“At first glance there doesn’t seem to be much in the Pentecost description relating back to the incident at Babel which had such cosmic-geographical and theological importance in the Old Testament. That first glance would be mistaken.
“There are two key terms in the passage that connect it back to Babel in an unmistakable way. The flaming tongues are described as 'divided' (Greek: diamerizo), and the crowd, composed of Jews from all the nations, is said to have been 'confused' (Greek: suncheo).
“The second term, suncheo (v. 6), is the same word used in the Septuagint version of the Babel story in Genesis 11:7: 'Come, let us go down and confuse [Septuagint: suncheo] their language there.'
“The multiplicity of nations represented at Pentecost is another link to Babel. Each nation had a national language. More importantly, all those nations referred to in Acts 2:9–11 had been disinherited by Yahweh when they were divided.
“The other word of importance (diamerizo; v. 3) is also used in the Septuagint, but not in Genesis 11. It is found exactly where one would expect it if one were thinking in cosmic-geographical terms—Deuteronomy 32:8 (Septuagint: 'When the Most High divided [diamerizo] the nations, when he scattered humankind, he fixed the boundaries of the nations'). This is a strong indication that Luke is drawing on the Septuagint, and specifically the Tower of Babel story in Genesis 11 and Deuteronomy 32:8–9, to describe the events on Pentecost. What happened there has some relationship to what happened at Babel—but what is it?
“At Pentecost the tongues are 'divided' (diamerizo) or, perhaps more coherently, 'distributed' among the disciples as they are commissioned to preach the good news to the throngs at Pentecost.
“As Jews gathered in Jerusalem for the celebration heard and embraced the news of Jesus and his resurrection, Jews who embraced Jesus as messiah would carry that message back to their home countries—the nations. Babel’s disinheritance was going to be rectified by the message of Jesus, the second Yahweh incarnate, and his Spirit. The nations would again be his.”
What Really Happened at the Tower of Babel? - Michael S. Heiser
117 Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
Pentecost: Acts 1-7
"The book of Acts shows how God fulfilled His ancient promises to restore His blessing to all the nations through the offspring of Abraham: Jesus of Nazareth. In this video, we'll explore how Jesus and the Spirit renew the people of Israel and prepare them to announce good news to the nations."
I wanted to draw something for Pentecost. Interestingly, it seems to be an exclusively European holiday? Still, it’s one of my favourite parts about the New Testament. It makes me remember how close and powerful God is, not only to the apostles, but also in this life, today, to me.
“Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.” -Acts. 2:2 #Pentecost
I was reading an article called "Christianity & Language" by Dr. Todd M. Johnson, which I recommend. The article discusses the diversity of languages in the Christian world, how the center of gravity of the Christian languages is shifting to the global south, how Christian scholars who speak European languages should start taking into consideration Christian scholarship written in non-European languages, and the importance of translating these works into European languages.
What stood out to me the most was the concluding sentence which said "Language lies at the heart of the Christian message and is the key to the continued vitality of truly cross-cultural Christian experiences."
And this made me think of Pentecost. How the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles and other followers of Christ, and how they began to preach in countless human languages. How travelers from all over the diaspora were traveling to Jerusalem for the feast of weeks, and how they were surprised to hear the gospel in their own languages. How many of those travelers eventually went back home and spread the gospel.
And then that got me thinking of how Pentecost was meant to be the inversion of the dispersion of the nations (and languages) at the tower of babel. How it was not just about God bringing back the dispersed children of Abraham, but about bringing the gentiles back into the fold. About blessing all the nations of the earth through the children of Abraham.
Language lies at the heart of the Christian message.
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#God really likes words I guess #from the Word to creating through words to revealing himself in spoken and written words and on and on #miscommunication (as with Babel) goes with disunity #communication and unity go together #say I bet this is one reason it was such a big problem that the Corinthian church was so focused on speaking in tongues! #they were already disunited and unloving and not communicating well #having a bunch of them using the gift of tongues specifically to hamper communication was really not helping (via @iseult-blanchemains)
The Holy Spirit.
06/03/2022
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