#prayer for the nations

[tom4jc]

Pray For United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Continent: AsiaCapital: Abu DhabiPopulation: 9,591853% Urban: 87.3%Population Under 15: 14.7%Official language: ArabicLanguages: 36Literacy Rate: 90%% Christian: 8.6%% Evangelical: 1.3%% Largest Religion: 67.7%People Groups: 36Least Reached People Groups: 31% Unevangelized: 45% The United Arab Emirates is a nation that was made very wealthy by its production of oil. While…

[zegalba]

"In Focus: World of Islam" in National Geographic Magazine (2002) Photography: Don Belt

[kan-be]

a bit late but would you consider drawing Barbie Francis sobbing about being called a fascist?

i’m late too and not even a bit but here he is, ugly crying i would say

[brawngp2009]

[remember me for centuries]

[productionsbyfaith]

URGENT PRAYERS for Eugene Fowler.

A tree fell on his lift and knocked him out at about 20-25 feet up. He is in the hospital. He is conscious and in a lot of pain. He has 12 broken ribs, broken right clavicle and a punctured right lung.

[sonic-adventure3]

How awesome would it be if Shadow killed Tom I'm so serious. What better way to establish Shadow as the threat and put Shadow and Sonic on equal footing both at once. Sonic isn't a stranger to loss, Longclaw's death is the first thing we see in the movie one, but that happened years ago. Not to mention all of these "you've found your family" lines in the trailers does seem to lean more towards the idea that Sonic has moved on from Longclaw's death, plus he already had his "we're the same" moment with Knuckles last movie. Maria's death feels a lot more recent for Shadow, and wouldn't it just hit a lot harder for both Sonic and the audience for that loss to parallel Shadow's to be a character we've been getting to know for two movies, who has been a huge part in Sonic's development, especially as the first person he got close to after Longclaw's death?

Sonic in the movies is so distinctly different from his game counterpart, as well. Game Sonic has been pushed to his limits time and time again and his ideals have never wavered. Movie Sonic is relatively new to the whole hero gig. Obviously Sonic wants to stop Shadow and save the world, Sonic loved Green Hills even before Tom shot him with a tranquilizer. How far exactly does stopping Shadow go, though, for an unexperienced Sonic grappling with that kind of loss with the rest of his family on the line? When does it stop being about protecting the people he loves and about hurting the people who hurt him? Is this Sonic, in his darkest moment, any better than Shadow?

If the theory about Tom's father or grandfather once being in GUN is true, that opens an entirely new can of worms for Shadow. This is his revenge at the tamest level. Shadow did to Sonic what GUN did to him. Amy isn't here to knock some sense into him, so something has got to get through his skull that maybe mass murder is wrong. It would be interesting to see Shadow parse through something like that, at least.

[bitethedevil]

every day I open my laptop, cry a little bit, look at the word count, and cry a little bit more.

[i-mybrunettelady]

it is an ancient ascalonian belief that lighting candles invites the favor of the gods. in every proper home of the ascalonian rites, one is lit for each of the six; as long as it burns, there is hope for that home and for ascalon. candles also invite the spirits of long gone warriors to protect and inspire ; for world is loss and grief, and faith and hope, as balthazar's scriptures teach us. so take heart, o' heretical daughter of ascalon, o' vain godkiller, and rejoin the war eternal. light a candle for those you've lost; say your prayers to the gods you still believe in. and say a prayer to yourself, as you know that death is not the end, but the end of the beginning. did your little adventure to the domain of the lost teach you nothing, after all?

[littlelightfish]

The tiniest Holm.

He eeping.

[vv-ispy]

Mondstadters being extremely religious with the unshakable believe that Barbatos is always looking out for them, greeting people with "Barbatos bless you", praying to Barbatos to keep their children safe

vs

Barbatos is literally asleep

[tom4jc]

Pray For Turkey

Turkey Continent: AsiaCapital: AnkaraPopulation: 86,260,417% Urban: 76.6%Population Under 15: 24.3%Official Language: TurkishLanguages: 45Literacy Rate: 96%Life Expectancy: 76 years% Christian: 0.2%% Evangelical: 0%Largest Religion: IslamPeople Groups: 85Least Reached People Groups: 57% Unevangelized: 52% Turkey is a nation that actually is found in two different continents, Asia and Europe.…

[bloom-with-grace-and-faith]

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom

1 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt; he took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. 2 The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the Lord.

3 Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father; only, he sacrificed and burnt incense at the high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place; Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings upon that altar. 5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” 6 And Solomon said, “Thou hast shown great and steadfast love to thy servant David my father, because he walked before thee in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward thee; and thou hast kept for him this great and steadfast love, and hast given him a son to sit on his throne this day. 7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people whom thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude. 9 Give thy servant therefore an understanding mind to govern thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to govern this thy great people?”

10 It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. 11 And God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, 12 behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you. 13 I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days. 14 And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”

15 And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. — 1 Kings 3:1-15 | Revised Standard Version (RSV) Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 28:16; Genesis 41:7; Leviticus 17:3; Numbers 27:17; Deuteronomy 6:5; Deuteronomy 12:2; Deuteronomy 31:2; Joshua 18:21; 1 Samuel 13:9; 2 Samuel 7:8; 1 Kings 1:48; 1 Kings 2:10; 1 Kings 4:31; 1 Kings 7:1; 2 Chronicles 1:11; Psalm 91:16; Proverbs 3:2; Daniel 2:21; Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:13; Matthew 6:33; 1 Corinthians 8:3; Ephesians 3:20; Hebrews 5:14; James 1:5; James 4:3; 1 John 5:14-15

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Hymns for 1 Kings 3

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

that Arab Christian post reminded me:

my dad is living a year in Saudi Arabia for work and we’re requesting prayer that he’ll be able to get in touch with our denomination’s missionaries over there (whose locations/identities are secret for obvious reasons)

[hopecomesbacktolife]

Star Trek: 765874 Unification (2024) / The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) / The Good Place (2016-2020) / Into The West by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore (2003) / The Lord of the Rings appendices by J. R. R. Tolkien (1955) / Starling by Sarah Kinsley (2024) / The Wild Swans On The Lake by Foy Vance (2016) / The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis (1952) / Like A Prayer by Madonna - Choir version (2024)

[piebank]

call of duty : stand alone complex insp X