Repenting with a Divided Heart What does sincere repentance look like when I still feel divided within myself? Sincere repentance does not always look like inner clarity. ...

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What does sincere repentance look like when I still feel divided within myself?

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John Cage: 4'33'' / Petrenko · Berliner Philharmoniker YouTube video by Berliner Philharmoniker

I had to look it up - very moving!

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A small sparrow with brown and white feathers perched on a thin branch of a flowering tree. Vibrant green leaves and clusters of small white blossoms frame the bird against a deep, teal-blue sky. The lighting is bright and warm, creating a cinematic feel with soft shadows and rich colors.

Anyone who follows my work knows I’ve always been drawn to the dark, the moody, and the high-contrast. Stepping out of my usual aesthetic and into this vibrant, sun-drenched scene was a far cry from my typical style, yet it felt right today.

#photography #nature #sunshine #vibrant #birb

Donate to Help Samantha Beat Cancer and Return to the Stage, organized by Scott Helland Hello friends, We have some heavy news from Frenchy and the Punk HQ. … Scott Helland needs your support for Help Samantha Beat Cancer and Return to the Stage

Please help and spread the word. Samantha is amazing and this can happen to any of us who are self employed creatives without a true safety net in our crazy world.
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From Manna to the Bread of Life Christian essays, poems, discourses, dialogues, sermons, and prayers. Faithful writing inspiring hope. A small lamp shining the light of Christ.

#Essay: Why does a demand for proof end in a person, not a miracle? This essay follows John 6 from manna memory to a stunning reversal: the crowd wants bread, Jesus redirects desire itself.
#BibleStudy #John6 #NewTestament #ChristianTheology #Faith

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Jesus, Bread of Life, feed my weary heart with Your mercy today. Satisfy my hunger for You, and make me strong to love, trust, and follow You in peace.

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I rest in the unseen goodness of God. Even when the path is dim, my heart remains steady, my spirit remains open, and my faith grows deeper than fear. I am guided, held, and renewed by a love greater than what I can see.

Little thing of beauty 🤩
Anyone know the species? Found near San Jose in Costa Rica.
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Poem Against the Lesser Lights Tonight the sky is crowded past mercy. Silver upon silver, cold seed after cold seed strewn through the black field above me. I lift my face...

The sky glitters, but not every light can keep you alive. This poem moves from wonder to holy hunger, stripping beauty down to what actually feeds the soul. Read the full piece if you’ve ever felt dazzled and still empty.
#Poem #Poetry #MysticPoem

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On this Monday, I begin again in the mercy of Jesus Christ. I do not fear the work before me. Grace will steady my mind, govern my words, and strengthen my hands. I will walk in patience, clarity, and quiet courage, and I will do today’s good faithfully.

A photo of a rosy veincap growing from a mossy log. The mushroom’s cap is pink with a wrinkled texture. It has a drop of blood red liquid at its base.

Behold the rosy veincap! This species, which is considered inedible, is the only fungus in its taxon. It has a wide range & can be spotted worldwide, including in parts of N. America, Africa, Europe, & Asia. Have you ever seen one?
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Known in the Broken Loaf The Risen Christ, the Cross, and the Paschal Life of Given Love: Beloved, let us come quietly to the road at evening. Luke 24:13-35 . This p...

#Sermon: Have you ever drifted from God not in rebellion, but in heartbreak? This sermon is for disappointed faith. It shows why resurrection does not bypass suffering but redeems it. If hope feels thin, click through and read.
#Faith #Mercy #Emmaus

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The Branch and the Theater On Fruitfulness, Pruning, and the End of Religious Self-Confirmation It is possible to be industrious in the things of God and yet never tru...

#SpiritualDialogue: This dialogue cuts through religious self-performance to ask what your service is really feeding. If you're hungry for truth, pruning, and deeper abiding, read the full dialogue.
#ChristianDiscipleship #HeartCheck #Dialogue #Faith

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Risen Lord, keep our Easter mission low at heart and clean in motive. Let us serve, not seek applause; obey, not boast. As you send us, make our labor fruitful through humility, so your life is seen in us and not our pride. Amen.

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Love’s Shelter Love’s Shelter Do not call every stirring of pity charity. A soft heart may open for an hour, and blessed is that hour. A coat may be given,...

Spiritual Discourse: Anyone can be moved for a moment. Love’s Shelter asks the harder question: can your mercy return tomorrow? Read the full discourse on how love becomes steady, embodied, and communal.
#FaithInAction #CommunityCare #HabitOfMercy

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Lord Jesus, Your holiness is not disorder but peace, truth, and obedient love. Gather my scattered heart, quiet what is restless, and make my life clean, steady, and fit for You. Amen.

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Let all that is false be thinned to ash.
Let all that is true be made luminous in You.

Let it be written in mercy.
Let it be lived in love.
Let it be sealed in peace.

Do not demand the fire remain visible. Grace often works deepest in the dry wood of ordinary endurance. When exhaustion claims the work is barren, refuse the lie. You are not asked to feel holy; you are asked to be faithful. Let the next small, honest act of obedience become your true prayer.

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This hand-knotted Catholic rosary features sky blue jade and deep blue tiger's eye with a Divine Mercy centerpiece on navy cord.

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The Little-Known Law Congress is Abusing to Sell Out Our Public Lands How lawmakers are clearing the way for mining and fossil fuel development across the western U.S. and Alaska.

The Senate just weaponized an arcane law called the Congressional Review Act to strip protections away from Minnesota's Boundary Waters.

The move puts one of the country’s most visited Wilderness Areas in danger of permanent pollution from a proposed sulfide-ore copper-nickel mine.​

Flint Psalm at the Ruined Gate Amid civic ruin I am forced to name goodness without lying for it. You will not let me praise from a distance, Christ, while sirens stitch t...

This poem turns public grief into a fierce prayer; where praise refuses denial and compassion survives collapse. If you’ve ever searched for faith, protest, and mercy in the same breath, read the full poem.
#Poem #Poetry #PrayerPoem #WritingCommunity

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I am a fearless witness to truth. I stand in love, speak with clarity, and do not shrink before shadow. My voice is steady, my heart is calm, and my soul remembers its holy courage.

The Sorrow That Leads You Home How do I distinguish the conviction of the Holy Spirit from shame that only drives me inward and away from God? Not every pain in the soul c...

Spiritual Reflection: How do I distinguish the conviction of the Holy Spirit from shame that only drives me inward and away from God?
#SpiritualDiscernment #ChristianLiving #GraceOfGod #ChristianHealing #FaithQuestions #SoulCare #WalkWithJesus

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10 Audio Stories of Women Who Reshaped Outdoor History That You Can Listen to Right Now From surviving 700 days in the Arctic to the first woman to brave the English Channel, these audio stories profile the trailblazers who defied the odds to shape the world.

From surviving 700 days in the Arctic to the first woman to brave the English Channel, these audio stories profile the trailblazers who defied the odds to shape the world.

The Last Mask Cruel, I say, from the red latch of the throat. Cruel, because You come with clean hands and tear from my face the beautiful lie that made s...

What happens when the lie that kept you alive is stripped away? This poem turns blame, fear, and false safety into a raw opening for truth. Read the full poem below.
#ShadowWork #InnerWork #SpiritualPoetry #PoetryCommunity #WriteToHeal #Poem #Poetry

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Jesus, when I cannot see the way, teach my heart to trust You. Hold my fear, steady my steps, and keep me near Your mercy. I place this day in Your hands. Amen.

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How Much Water Do AI Data Centers Really Use? How the AI industry uses water and how that impacts an increasingly parched world is more complicated than people think.

I understand your point and there are real water and energy issues. But the narrative behind AI using an excessive amount of water comes from an error in a book (mentioned in the first paragraph of the attached article).

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When Pride Borrows the Language of Devotion How can I recognize when pride has entered my spiritual life under the appearance of zeal, wisdom, or devotion? Pride almost never announces...

Spiritual Reflection: How can I recognize when pride has entered my spiritual life under the appearance of zeal, wisdom, or devotion?
#SpiritualPride #HolyZeal #HeartCheck #FaithReflection #PrayerLife #ChristianLiving #SoulCare #HumilityChallenge

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