#Others sermons

[wolfythewitch]

isaac

[moved-to-new-blog]

A pastor with a horrible cold, having to preach through three services.

The first one wasn't so bad. It was Saturday night, and he was just a little sniffly. Other than a few nose blows throughout the sermon, he was feeling fine. Those listening didn't seem to notice much.

then came Sunday morning. He drags himself out of bed, head heavy with thick congestion that makes it impossible to breathe through his nose without a bubbling, snotty sound effect. He's tired, the early morning feeling ten times worse than normal, but he wasn't going to call in sick and make the small number of church staff scramble to find someone who can step in.

throughout the entire second service, he was pausing to cough, or let out a series of loud, stuffy sneezes. the chorus of 'bless you's' by the congregation becomes almost regular.

but the third and final service, he's sweated through his preaching jacket, having developed a fever. His voice is gone, only a gravely, strained rasp as he delivers the message, words not even understandable as he snorts and sniffles. The Bible stand ends up being dusted with mucus as he starts sneezing without time to cover. The entire first row was a casualty, but they didn't comment since the man looked ready to die with his chapped red nose and red rimmed eyes

nobody understood what the message was about that day, the only take away being to wash their hands

[disease]

“For in spite of language, in spite of intelligence and intuition and sympathy, one can never really communicate anything to anybody.”

—ALDOUS HUXLEY | “SERMONS IN CATS” >> MUSIC AT NIGHT AND OTHER ESSAYS [1931]

[mleprae]

I brought this up a few times, but one of my leprosy tidbits that fascinates me is how it affects mood and libido. Good chunk of some christian faiths didn't take kindly to leprosy, which may be rooted how many skin diseases were associated with terrible sins at the time, mostly sexual, a lot of texts we have of those specific parts were painting victims in a terrible light.

Especifically how leprosy turned people into monstrous violent rapists, those descriptions where mostly ignored by modern medicine researchers, because it obviously came from a group who didn't have the best intentions in mind.

Except that, the same description kept showing up in several texts, from different times, cultures, places, my favorite one has to be from a byzantinum physician who put it "A raging desire of Aphrodite, and a spontaneous periods of weakness." // "Lepers are especially desirous and burn for intercourse, then feel themselves weaker than normal." And at what point do you get so many descriptions of the same thing and go "Maybe we should investigate?" Because no one did, for hundreds of years!!!

And turns out... turns out... they were right!!! All along!!! Because you see, because leprosy is a dynamic disease, symptoms can get worse or better really quickly. One of the sites of predilection for leprosy is the testicles, so SURELY. SURELY. *grabs you by the shoulders* it affected testosterone production?!? *starts violently shaking you* the hormone that increases your libido and gives you mood swings??!? WHY DID NO ONE CHECK SOONER

Leprosy can "block" the production of testosterone, and because the body is a Beautiful Machine, it starts producing more LH, which stimulates the production of sex hormones, but because the way is blocked, the LH accumulates. When leprosy "relapses" all of these LH that have been building up, rapidly turn into T, causing mood swings, increased sexual desire, this peaks way more than normal T levels for the average person. I'm not sure why it causes people to be tired after that peak, maybe it takes a toll on the body, or that the hormonal levels stabilize right after which is lower than the peak. Either way, Messed. Up.

[amygdalae]

thinking back on it midnight mass was visually and conceptually very cool and that priest guy was very fun in his role but all in all I found the show overall incredibly tedious. to be honest

[axewchao]

I'll never stop turning Dalex & Dallie into things, will I? =w=""

Blame some comic dubs I suddenly felt like watching and fanfics I suddenly felt like reading. Now there's Dal as a goat while Dallie remains a lamb. Except this time she's the lamb... you get the idea-

[just-null]

I hope we can get more yandere hantengu clones art with their loved one. Just here to remind you that I will (or we will) always support you null!! Take your time drawing and having a break, we may send you a little too much requests 🙏

uwagg you must be like a mind reader or something.... your leader is still new to this whole thing, and trying to rotate between drawing and rambling so as not to burn out. I'm so very grateful for your patience and understanding!

there are other kind words and compliments in my inbox, but your leader is a shy man who can't answer them without getting embarrassed. to those cult members, I thank you as well! I read everything you all say in this cult and keep them dear to my heart.

as you may know, your leader is slow, but also scatter brained! there are times when I think of something but get distracted with a new question in my inbox that can't really be answered with a drawing. this is nowhere near any of your faults, but may explain the slow answers. for that, I'm extremely sorry!

I continue to ask you to be patient with your leader and his blender shake of a brain. Thank you so very much for liking my art and being here with me. It makes me very happy!

OH, and I do have some more art in the works, yes!! Just need to pick away at it.

[lilgreeneyes71]

Do not allow other people's actions to determine your happiness

Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Matthew 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

John 17:13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

Let the joy of the Lord be your strength

Nemamiah 8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; (for the joy of the LORD is your strength).

Our Joy comes from the Lord

Psalm 126:3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

Psalm 100:1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.100:2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.100:5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

John 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

[crimsonpeak-d]

just watched conclave ohhhhh my godd what a movie

[lizmitches]

‘suddenly every love song was about you’ but barbara-fied to be ‘suddenly every bible verse was about you’ shshdhhsdhk

[appallinnballin]

U ever think abt how much ruv loves his wife? Bc I do, I do all the time

I DOOO I DOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DO WAY TOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK

[deservedgrace]

i took sermons of self-sacrifice and putting god and others above yourself and not being "selfish" really seriously and when that burned me out and i learned it's not sustainable to pour from an empty cup all the time i brought it up to this highly respected xtian couple in the church and the first (and pretty much only) response i got was "the verse is 'love your neighbor AS YOURSELF'" as if it was my fault for not "reading the verse properly" when the reason i was like this in the first place is because the church puts so much fucking emphasis on not being "selfish" and viewing others as above you and taking care of others above yourself and glorification of self-sacrifice while never having a single sermon that even says "it's okay to take care of yourself too" and the people who told me that don't know it but their response (and noticing how others respond the same) helped me realize how much this is all just bullshit and is one of the reasons i left

[spacestation-l7]

Canon worsties!! 🙏

Guess who just got into Midnight Mass :D

[hadesoftheladies]

hate going for christian weddings sometimes because i always see the prettiest women with the ugliest men, the sermon is always some shit about wives being slaves (but not like bad slavery, mutual slavery except the husband is a benevolent master which makes it okay) and making babies for their husband, the music is always lame, the mc is always weird and obnoxious, and older women keep fucking asking me when it's gonna be my turn and never take no for an answer.

[adelaidedrubman]

“does eden’s gate do anything to recognize pride month” has been stumping me all day btw

[tiffanyachings]

PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEEEE DROP THE LINK TO THE PAL N DULCIE MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE ARO4ARO PLAYSCRIPT FIC I WOULD LOVE TO READ IT

THANK YOU it's cam and dulcie and tragically only exists as a wip in my notes app where it keeps getting deprioritised because i didn't think anyone else would be interested in my niche sandbox project but it seems like i was wrong!! i'm trying not to make too many 'Hand in marriage' jokes