a chantry priestess cornered the ragged elven warden (who had just returned from the wilds teeming with darkspawn after most of camp had lied down for rest) with dark bags under his eyes who was just trying to mind his own business and got so aggro when he was a little cranky about it, but if she had approached any other time (or better yet not at all), he would've ended it with a polite "i'm busy no thank you" instead
but how pleasant for you that you can slot away the issues of the body you represent as "politics", sister. novhen grew up in a ghetto in diaspora as a direct and intended result of them, jumping over rivers of human sewage and penny pinching for sawdust bread. pardon him if he comes off as ungrateful for it
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oh this was the beeest bit of promo-interview actually. oh my heart overflows with how much they each LIKE their characters and the story/world and each other oh...... what a delight. what joy.
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fun fact: if you want a nice, bible-based, bite-sized sermon to watch - try the YouTube channel "Impact Video Ministries." you won't regret it!
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I've just watched this video about choices by Billy Graham for the second time. It's such a great sermon that I wanted to share it with you. Friend, I pray these words by Billy Graham bless you too. Amen! 🙏🕊️🙌
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Getting Uncomfortable With Staying Comfortable
God has gifted us to soar, but we have mostly limited ourselves to our comfort zone. God is calling us to get uncomfortable with staying comfortable by confronting the lies that have kept us trapped.
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We as a Church are underperforming. How do I know this? Look at the way the world treats Christians; specifically, look at what’s NOT happening.
“By this all will know…
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i wasn’t feeling great but then i got smoothies with my dear ones & then we did face masks ૮ ⑅ ´ ˘ ` ა ♡ and now im happy as can be
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Putin vs. the Priest: A Big Story About a Small Sermon | NYT Opinion
Featuring Gary Shteyngart
Video by Kirk Semple, Alexander Stockton and Jonah M. Kessel
Dec. 7, 2022
The Opinion video above tells the story of Father Ioann Burdin, a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church who ran afoul of his government soon after Russia invaded Ukraine.
His crime? Well, we don’t want to spoil the plot for you. Suffice it to say, Father Ioann’s tale shows the hazards of following your moral compass in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. (He’s still paying the price.)
The story also explores the often tragic absurdity of the modern Russian state, something that Father Ioann, in our conversations with him, described with a wryness and wit that informed our telling of his story.
To help capture this sensibility, we invited Gary Shteyngart, a Soviet-born American satirist and best-selling author, to serve as the video’s narrator. Born in Leningrad in 1972, Mr. Shteyngart immigrated to the United States when he was a child and grew up in Queens, New York. A critic reviewing his latest book for The New York Times described him as “a writer comparably superb at demonstrating absurdity and generating pathos.” That’s a fair summary of our intention with this video.
This video is well worth watching. What is sad is that Father Burdin appears to be the only Russian Orthodox priest (that we know of) who publicly spoke out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Can I Get A Sample?!
The Sample
Marvin Gaye- Turn on Some Music (1982)
The Sampler
Erick Sermon [ft. Marvin Gaye]- Music (2001)
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How Not to Think About Heaven - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
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Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem on a donkey was not a casual ride to town, but an incredible fulfillment of ancient prophecy. In this sermon, R.C. Sproul continues his exposition of the gospel of Mark to unfold the rich layers of meaning behind Christ’s triumphal entry.
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The Serenity Prayer
Is the Serenity Prayer in the Bible? If it’s not, is it acceptable for Christians to pray man-made prayers?
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I am a big fan of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). They are founded on biblical principles. I would paraphrase two of the most important ones as: (1) We need a Savior to set us free and (2) We need…
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