#glorious hope

[thewordfortheday]

For the grace of God has appeared; bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age. (Titus 2:11-12)

How grateful to God we need to be, that in the midst of our helplessness, in the midst of our chaos and confusion, He reached down to us. How we need to thank Jesus for the grace by which we have been saved through faith; and that not as a result of our works, that salvation is the gift of God; What a great reminder! When we were walking in the wrong direction, in His great love He disciplined us and brought us to the right path. Now He is preparing a place for us, His children, free from pain and sorrow. We will be with our Saviour forever!!! What glorious hope!

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

getting older can be so amazing? you get more familiar with yourself. learn tips & tricks for troubleshooting your own brain. trial & error helps you build routines that minimize discomfort, maximize reward. your preferences/interests don't get set in stone, but you do find out which ones are going to stay with you in the long-term, and which ones are fun but transient joys to appreciate in the moment.

you learn that the world is so much more complex than you were taught, and that that's okay, and that there's an endless supply of things you can learn or watch or experience or think about if you want to. if you're lucky, you loosen up, stop putting so much pressure on yourself. if you're lucky, you learn to recognize that negative inner voice, and whack it with a baseball bat until it hushes up. if you're lucky, you learn to treat yourself gently, not because you are fragile but because you are worthy of gentleness. (i hope you are lucky.)

and some things will change. some things will get better. some things will get good. and maybe you start to recover from the dehumanizing stress of childhood/education. maybe you learn the power of your own autonomy. maybe you learn how to walk away from bad situations (which is a superpower even if you don't realize it yet). and you get to choose your own clothes. and your own food. and which relationships to pursue! and what you do with your free time. and with your life (but don't worry you get to choose that gradually). and that's crazy! and sometimes scary. and extraordinarily, indescribably precious.

[mochibiscuit]

Another Pangur piece :3 @pangur-and-grim

[citrus-c0la]

doodle page from my recent tiktok bcs i havent drawn the babygirl in a while

[cccdynapro]

Excellent Resurrection Quotes

Doing my studying for the Easter Sunday morning message. I read a lot of materials. I came across quite a few very good resurrection quotes. I will give you the best of them right here.Jesus promises us “Abundant Life.” Freedom to Live grants us Entrance to live in The Spirit. And living in The Spirit grants us freedom to live Abundantly. Christ’s Resurrection alone makes this possible. –…

[casualavocados]

Negative, do not attack the star destroyers. Fire at the Nebula!

STAR WARS: REBELS 3.18 • Secret Cargo

[goodyeartheshippycat]

My partner and I have an annual Christmas tradition of creating a blasphemous nativity scene with our assorted action figures, funko pops, and other random toys joining in on or replacing elements of the traditional version.

This year it commemorates Star Trek: Lower Decks S5E9, with Garak and Bashir taking centre stage.

[strummerjoe]

Okay okay, listen, Night Watch is an absolute masterpiece of storytelling. It’s done so well I want to scream. Not only do we, the readers, know that the revolution will end in tears, the protagonist of the story knows it too! Vimes goes into this with the exact same expectations as the reader of here we go, we know we’re in a tragedy, we’re know we’re doomed by the narrative. AND YET, AND YET as the story goes on, you start to hope that maybe, just maybe, something will be different this time.  Even Vimes starts to entertain the idea, but every time this happens, you get reminded (by the History Monks) that No. This is only going to go one way. This. is. a. Tragedy.  BUT STILL. These are good people and look, some things have gone better this time, maybe it’s enough? Vimes always wins in the end, doesn’t he? And so you HOPE and by hoping, you wilfully forget what you’ve been told again and again, that this is a tragedy.  AND THEN THEY GET SO CLOSE. SO FREAKING CLOSE that when it all goes wrong you feel surprised, even though you were told from the very beginning how it was going to go. It’s insane. It’s Terry Pratchett at his finest. Its’s a goddammed masterpiece.

[egophiliac]

From what I’ve gathered, you play on Japan’s server, and have had this probably before but AAAAAAAAAAAA THE GLORIOUS MASQUERADE IS COMING FOR US AMERICA SERVER PLAYERS, IT ALL LOOKS AMAZING

YES get ready for a fun delightful romp through magical fantasy-Paris where everyone has a great time and nothing bad happens at all. enjoy the flowers! :)

(and be careful not to put an eye out on the hats)

[banditblvd]

Uh happy holidays and whatnot take the bandit equivalent to a lump of coal

[binghe-malewife-goals]

I know a lot of people use these two images to show Viktor's character development into a (what we have yet to seen) antagonist, but I think it shows a more resolute—hardened Viktor.

In this shot, Viktor is stagnant. He looks lost, sad, even surprised. He only watches on as Jayce speaks for them, and Hextech, as a whole.

In this scene, he feels and looks utterly powerless.

But this Viktor?

He looks determined. Resolute and unrelenting. Shaped, now, by his own regrets. Instead of Jayce doing the talking, Viktor does.

This is a Viktor who looks like he's daring the council to fuck with him, frankly. A Viktor that is determined to set things right, to not lose their dream again, no matter what.

(And whether Jayce and Viktor succeed in this, we'll see)

[burningfunobject]

S2 arcane spoilers!!

Anyone else notice how dim viktors eyes look in the new season like

And it's like this for nearly every other shot

Compared to his eyes in s1

And he's rlly out of character too

And sure that could be the trauma of EVERYTHING that's happened

But I feel like it's more than that

The hexcore is controlling him obviously so maybe we'll see him try to fight against it??

I really hope he does bc I don't think the whole magic arcane Jesus thing is really working for me tbh

OR if he doesn't manage to get free of the hexcore maybe he decides to lean into it by baking himself even more robotic buy powered by hextech or whatever the new equivalent would be

I've also been thinking maybe he'll start upsetting the chem barrens?? But it seems kinda unlikely

[haveihitanerve]

I have an idea:

Tim is Damian's fave brother. He shows it by stabbing him, because in his world aka the loa, if someone is a threat it's a great compliment, and they are treated as such.

The batfam is freaking out bc Damian is trying to kill Tim but he's really just trying to show that he thinks Tim's a really competent person and totally worthy of being his brother.

ooooh this tis so crucnhy gimme a sec-

Timothy was being cruel to himself again. It wasn't uncommon, really, that the third youngest was overly critical of himself, especially concerning work related things, but every time set Damian's teeth on edge.

"Its such a stupid mistake! What am I?? Five!!?!?!" Tim ranted, waving the misprinted sheet around in the air. "Someone could've gotten hurt because of this!"

"Tim, it's not that big of a deal." Dick tried placatingly. "Not a big deal?" Tim shouted back. "What do you mean its not a big deal??? If Jason hadn't caught my dumb mistake one of you could've gotten hurt!" He shook his head in disgust at himself, dropping into a chair.

"Honestly Bruce should've fired me all those years ago. I am a horrible partner."

"Hey!" Dick protested, but Damian knew his eldest brothers arguing wouldn't get anywhere. Tim didn't believe any of the support Dick tried to give him, and was doubtful of even Bruce's praise, which was hard for any of them to brush off.

Damian tuned out his brothers angry argument, weighing the small dagger in his hand. Tim had gifted it to him, on a patrol they had run together oh so long ago.

"A gift." Tim had said. "From one Robin to the next." He hand winked then, grappling away. "Try not to stick it in my back, yeah?" He'd hollered into the wind, and Damian had smiled, in spite of himself.

And he had kept the promise. While Jason and even Dick had gotten plenty of blades lodged in certain places over the years, Damian had never truly attempted to harm Tim. Not in that way. Not anymore. But now...

Tim would never believe he was good enough if Damian didn't see him as worthy competition. He lifted the small dagger up and down a bit, testing how it moved. It was fine craftsmanship, he had to admit, and, though he hated to say it, if he wasn't so attached to it he might even use it more in battle. But, that was no matter. Timothy was distracted anyway.

Damian walked over casually, fighting the urge to creep, to sneak up, because that would only draw attention. Tim even leaned towards him, arm lifting to hug him, even as he continued arguing, eyes not even looking his way. The easy show of trust had Damian hesitate for a second, but he didn't dwell on it long.

Tim looked surprised when he spotted the knife sticking out of his side. "What's wrong?" Dick asked, puzzled as to why he had suddenly stopped speaking. Tim looked at the blade, then lifted his eyes to Damian's in confusion.

"I find you a worthy opponent Drake." Damian said softly. Tim's eyes widened in surprise a moment before Dick was on them, dragging Tim to the med bay while angrily shouting at Damian. But Tim's eyes never strayed from his little brothers face, gratitude shining in his eyes.

[the-glorious-evolution-fanart]

Since it's finals week for me i wanted to ask how viktor prepped for finals at the college of techmaturgy and would he pass with flying colors or cram depending on the subject he was studying for

Oh boy, did he cram! Viktor was not one of the exemplary students who diligently did all homework on time, passed every exam with great grades and had their pictures with smug expressions hanged on the walls. He was always hyper-focused on his areas of interest, often spending too much time on hobby projects or taking supplementary classes which left him with not enough time for obligatory ones. College of Techmaturgy is a very particular type of faculty, providing education some would consider too wide for any particular job. This means that Viktor also had mandatory Chemistry class in first year, Common and Astronomy on top of all math, physics, engineering and programming classes. The programme of College of Techmaturgy is notoriously extensive, and only students who are hyper-focused on their role as a student, rather than on the knowledge itself, pass through it without some significant bumps.

There's a saying among the students there, that "nobody truly interested in actually learning something, completes their elementary studies in 4 years".

College of Techmaturgy was a huge part of Viktor's life for 10 years.

[cl-0v3r]

HER SILLY SMILES ARE EVERYTHING TO ME

":3" lookin ahh

[astraeajackson]

xander: we're hawthornes, of course we're ridiculously attractive!

nash: we're hawthornes, daddy issues? please. more like grandaddy issues.

jameson: we're hawthornes, of course we don't mind dangerously risking our lives to have a little fun!

grayson: we're hawthornes, of course we're constantly weighed down by our worst mistakes and are forced live with the condemning knowledge that whatever we do will never be enough

nash, jameson, and xander: ...

jameson: dude, are you okay???

grayson, tears streaming down his face: *chokes back sob* NO