#theophan

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[missnekonyan]

In honor of Theophan’s birthday, I’ve decided to post this doodle of her from the Ride the Cyclone AU I have with @vivaresmala~ He’s in the role of Jane Doe, depicted here in her outfit for The New Birthday Song!

The Furby head idea was from this post. But instead of a generic Furby, his head is from his own Furby - Taffy.

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Today in Christian History

Today is Tuesday, July 24, the 205th day of 2018. There are 160 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

1768: Death in Hawkhurst, Kent, of Nathaniel Lardner, author of Credibility of the Gospel History, notable for compiling every known scrap of ancient historical evidence that confirmed the biblical account of Christ and the apostles.

1825: Death in Philadelphia of Joseph Pilmore. He had been one of the first two Methodist lay missionaries sent to America by John Wesley, but left the Methodists when John Wesley separated from the Church of England. Pilmore then had become a priest in the Episcopal Church.

1865: Death of Fitch Waterman Taylor. A clergyman, he had sailed as a chaplain and written several books recounting his naval experiences, including The Flag Ship and The Broad Pennant.

1866: Orthodox bishop Theophan the Recluse bids his diocese at Vladimir, Russia, farewell and enters a life of seclusion at Vysha Monastery, to devote himself to prayer, writing spiritual books, and answering the letters of spiritual inquirers.

1905: The Philippine Commission, appointed by the President of the United States, passes ACT #1376 for the speedy disposition of controversies related to church property, convents, etc. When the United States took over the Philippines from Spain, property problems had devolved upon it.

1921: Death of Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, American theologian, pastor, and author of a popular reference Bible.

1925: The Rhineland women’s auxiliary joins the Westphalian auxiliary in backing the Barmen declaration of the confessing church which resisted the Nazis.

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Invisibly, the Lord enters within us. Enter, therefore, into yourselves and set everything there in order: wipe away through sighs all the dust of vain and idle thoughts that has gathered, guard yourselves through meditation on things Divine; wash with tears all the impurity of sinful thoughts and soul dispositions, station holy sobriety to stand guard; straighten and restore through unfeigned repentance everything that was broken and crushed through falls into sin, enclose yourselves with holy zeal toward the fulfillment of the commandments. Let more light enter through the windows of sincere and undoubting faith, toward the contemplation of the mysteries of the economy of our salvation. Fragrance the house of the heart with the scents of prayers and the fervent reaching of the senses toward God, and especially prepare for Him the resting place dear and pleasing to Him in unfeigned love, which has given itself to Him fully and entirely.

-Saint Theophan the Recluse)

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Let us be ashamed of ourselves, accepting the feeling of shame and the degradation of sin; let us condemn ourselves, letting the voice of conscience—or of the impartial justice of God, which speaks through the conscience—resound with all its might; but besides this, let us hasten to follow the tax collector in bringing forth in our soul the same mourning cry: "God, be merciful to me, a sinner!"

-St. Theophan the Recluse

[missnekonyan]

As promised, here's another picture from the Lokal AU~ I made this on a whim last week after thinking about coconut drinks because they seemed refreshing. I ended up imagining an OC drinking it, and it made me think about having a warung as the location for the piece - it escalated from there!

I didn't draw that specific scenario, as you can see. I couldn't figure out the composition well enough. So, I reworked my idea and used an online 3D room maker to help figure out the perspective. I focused on my NRC quintet and kept the background characters abstract to simplify things. I wanted to get it done before the 17th~

[missnekonyan]

So... guess who got into Ride the Cyclone last month! Yes, I’ve been indulging in it and it’s been a fun ride~ But through the entire thing, I couldn’t help but get reminded of my OC, Theophan, whenever Jane is in focus. Her energy translates well to Theo!

I ended up drawing this in English class yesterday after fantasizing for so long because of it. I tried adding a bit of color from pencils too~

[missnekonyan]

Since it’s Theo’s birthday, have this bunny doodle of her from some time ago!