Which Christian branch do you think has the best answers and why?
Protestants, state your denominational affiliation (or preferred denomination) in the comments.
Protestants, state your denominational affiliation (or preferred denomination) in the comments.
Anonymous Poll
44%
Catholicism
35%
Orthodoxy
22%
Protestant
Because this post I made on Twitter has been getting so much engagement, I think I'll post it here too.
Had the opportunity to make a thumbnail for World War Now. Pretty cool!
Also, here are a handful of other thumbnails I've created.
Also, here are a handful of other thumbnails I've created.
I went to a Mass yesterday night in honor of Saint Patrick's day. It was amazing. So the liturgy was based on the Lorica, also known as Saint Patrick's breastplate, which are a set of prayers that were made by him. This brings back good memories for me, I come from a Presbyterian faith tradition which originates from the Scottish, I used to sing these prayers from the hymnals we had in church. When I went to summer camp as a teenager, we sung these prayers every single day for a week.
The procession of Friars, Priests and Alter boys came and around the building and carried a statue of Saint Patrick into the nave. During which we sung the Lorica. Then we had the readings, then got to the Homily. Which the Priest talked about the story of Peter and Jesus, where Peter was fishing, could catch nothing from the depths and then Jesus told him to do it and he caught many fish from the abyss. He likened that to Saint Patrick's story, where Patrick was raised with the faith but did not cherish it, did not know it, till after he was kidnapped and enslaved, and surrounded by pagans, there he discovered God, in the depths, the darkness of the world around him. He prayed to God for days, found a ship and escaped. But after being in Rome for a time, he was called back to the people of Ireland to bring the light of the gospel to them. He said that Patrick became a Saint there and united the Irish people to the family of the church in Christ. In which Jesus Christ Himself became a cherished member of the Irish family for 16 centuries since the conversion of Ireland. The Priest then called on the Irish descendent people in the congregation to love their people as God does and to cherish not only the faith but the common heritage of the Irish people.
That was pro-White homily I've heard honestly.
Then there was the Eucharist and then finally, with the clergy in front and carrying the statue, while the people were also asking the prayers of various Saints and each other, they began the procession outside of the church. Everyone streamed from the front of the building out onto the sidewalk and walked around the church and parking lot. Playing bagpipes in front, torches carried and lit by a few volunteers. Beautiful White families following the clergy, very beautiful.
The procession of Friars, Priests and Alter boys came and around the building and carried a statue of Saint Patrick into the nave. During which we sung the Lorica. Then we had the readings, then got to the Homily. Which the Priest talked about the story of Peter and Jesus, where Peter was fishing, could catch nothing from the depths and then Jesus told him to do it and he caught many fish from the abyss. He likened that to Saint Patrick's story, where Patrick was raised with the faith but did not cherish it, did not know it, till after he was kidnapped and enslaved, and surrounded by pagans, there he discovered God, in the depths, the darkness of the world around him. He prayed to God for days, found a ship and escaped. But after being in Rome for a time, he was called back to the people of Ireland to bring the light of the gospel to them. He said that Patrick became a Saint there and united the Irish people to the family of the church in Christ. In which Jesus Christ Himself became a cherished member of the Irish family for 16 centuries since the conversion of Ireland. The Priest then called on the Irish descendent people in the congregation to love their people as God does and to cherish not only the faith but the common heritage of the Irish people.
That was pro-White homily I've heard honestly.
Then there was the Eucharist and then finally, with the clergy in front and carrying the statue, while the people were also asking the prayers of various Saints and each other, they began the procession outside of the church. Everyone streamed from the front of the building out onto the sidewalk and walked around the church and parking lot. Playing bagpipes in front, torches carried and lit by a few volunteers. Beautiful White families following the clergy, very beautiful.
But if she knew who I really was, then she'd hate me!
This is a lingering thought I've had about people I know in my life. In our every day life, it is impossible to reveal who we are completely, nor is it a profitable thing to do. If we do desire to cultivate real relationships with people though, then we must be willing to reveal aspects of ourselves that can potentially hurt us in some way. Honesty and trust are the bedrock of relationships. Most people do not care about these things, they are just parlaying interactions into emotional or social benefits. That being the case, any relationship formed under false or less than truthful circumstances, cannot last. After all, there is a reason that you haven't revealed your true self yet.
Despite the appearances of the relationships you hold with other people who don't know you very well, they are not your friends. If they would hate you because of what you think or how you feel, then they are not your friends. You can play charades all day long with people like that, but remember; they are not your friends.
This is a lingering thought I've had about people I know in my life. In our every day life, it is impossible to reveal who we are completely, nor is it a profitable thing to do. If we do desire to cultivate real relationships with people though, then we must be willing to reveal aspects of ourselves that can potentially hurt us in some way. Honesty and trust are the bedrock of relationships. Most people do not care about these things, they are just parlaying interactions into emotional or social benefits. That being the case, any relationship formed under false or less than truthful circumstances, cannot last. After all, there is a reason that you haven't revealed your true self yet.
Despite the appearances of the relationships you hold with other people who don't know you very well, they are not your friends. If they would hate you because of what you think or how you feel, then they are not your friends. You can play charades all day long with people like that, but remember; they are not your friends.
"And having come to her (Mary), he said, "Greetings, you favored with grace! The Lord is with you.""
- Luke 1:28
- Luke 1:28
Here are some of the curses of disobedience according to the book of Deuteronomy:
"You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country."
- 28:16
"The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land,"
- 28:18
"The LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him."
- 28:20
"The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth."
- 28:25
"The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind, and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you."
- 28:28-29
"You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit."
- 28:30
"Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand. A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed. You will be driven mad by the sights you see."
- 28:32-34
"You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity."
- 28:41
"The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower. He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail."
- 28:43-44
"All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the LORD your God and keep the commandments and statutes He gave you. These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever."
- 28:45-46
"Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you..."
- 28:63
God have mercy on us.
"You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country."
- 28:16
"The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land,"
- 28:18
"The LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him."
- 28:20
"The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth."
- 28:25
"The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind, and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you."
- 28:28-29
"You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit."
- 28:30
"Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand. A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed. You will be driven mad by the sights you see."
- 28:32-34
"You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity."
- 28:41
"The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower. He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail."
- 28:43-44
"All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the LORD your God and keep the commandments and statutes He gave you. These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever."
- 28:45-46
"Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you..."
- 28:63
God have mercy on us.