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It’s a boy.You have no idea how much I wanted them to have a girl. But, I’m over it.
Though I will explain: Steve is white as they come, Merk is philippino. Just. That’s why.
But anyway- he shall be dubbed, Sir Ambrose Edgar Unthank!

blakebaggott:

whollynew:

Sometimes, this neo-calvinistic movement drives me insane. We dump all this theology on young men and women, but then back off and just leave them with all this new insight that they never saw before and then we don’t back up their theology with applicability. They know we are unconditionally elected, but they forget how that means we can’t judge based on appearances as God chooses His people- not us. They know we are totally depraved, but then expect perfection from sinful man- and by perfection we mean, a standard that matches ours. They know Christ died only for His people, but then forget that the Gospel is still freely offered for the Lord knows His people- not us. They know His grace is irresistible, but then don’t preach the Word in love, because they say the Lord will do what He wants no matter what we say. They know the saints will persevere till the end of the age, but then we forget that the end must be met by the means as well. We have dumped all this doctrine on them, but then forgotten to show them how to live it out. Doctrine and life application aren’t two separate things. The mind is useless if it can’t affect the body and its works. The body is useless if it isn’t controlled by the mind. The heart is useless if it isn’t cleansed by faith in Christ, and then remember the love poured out on you, and then pour that back out onto others. We say that Christ actually saves and redeems and propitiates, and He does! But then we get angry when sinful men and sinful women don’t see the magnificent grace that we see. We get angry at men for being blind. We get angry at women for not wanting our insight. Don’t be. Teaching with love and patience. You didn’t accept the doctrines of grace on the first bat- I guarantee that. So don’t expect someone else to. Pray for them, and pray for your own soul to be opened to His majestic nature so that you conform to Him- not just His teachings. 

This, times infinity.

This is me. But, I am learning.

both-seeker-and-sought replied to your post: both-seeker-and-sought replied to your post: I…

Mhmm! But, on the other hand, Grimm’s tales are so much darker than Disney’s are. What do you think of that?

I honestly like both- I like to enjoy a cheesy little movie full of songs and princesses and talking critters from Disney; I just wish that that wasn’t most peoples’ only impression of fairytales. I like the darkness of the Grimm’s tales because in reading them, and in looking at their formulaic framework and fashioning longer, larger narratives from them, you get to deal with real life, yet escape it at the same time. Which is exactly what I want in a good book. Implanted in dark realities, yet escaping them with magic, overcoming them, and making statements about humanity all the way.
On a practical level, the blunt absurdity of some of the gruesomest accounts make for an interesting, though brief, shock factor, that I don’t get from the relentless guts and gore that’s in our entertainment today. I’m numb to that stuff. But the Grimm’s tales almost re-awaken me to it.

both-seeker-and-sought replied to your post: I made cupcakes for Bible study.

THAT HAPPENED TO ME TOO! Cupcakes just have this quality that shouts “Instagram me!”

both-seeker-and-sought replied to your post: Practically writing an essay to Cee,

And so sexualized!

1. Haha! They do, don’t they. Countless instagram photos of Georgetown cupcakes immediately come to mind! (Which is somewhat close to us, and someone said mine were better!)
2. YES, that is exactly the example I used to point out that the issues we consider real and gritty today are the same things the tales deal with, just in their mystical, symbolic way! And I love the tales for that. Disney just gives them a bad name, that’s all it is.

on fairytales (Grimm’s) and how they’re so, so misunderstood.

Two guys took one for themselves and after hearing me describe it, immediately said, “Ohh man! I gotta instagram this!” “No, Ima get to it before you!” “No you aint, I’m the KING of instagram!” so yeah basically my food is viral now.

bornofthespirit:

If you like this, and this makes sense, please reblog it. Not for the sake of this post’s notes or gaining followers, but because I am SO tired of this mindset, and the more we can squash bad ideas, the better off we will be. At the same time, if I am in the wrong, please correct me with Biblical backing and I will admit my mistake and delete this post.

This was originally a response to this post. Replying to that post felt like a debate, and it just didn’t feel right. And so, here is a separate post with my more complete thoughts on the subject of judgment.

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YAY I am so happy for yous :) Remember that one time I got hate mail?

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WELL AREN’T YOU LUCKY.

Fun fact: In Northern Ireland, they say “yous” similar to how we would (or at least I would) say “y’all”
I REMEMBER, AND IT ROCKED MY WORLD.
No but really because I had to find your subsequent url all over again.
WHAT CAN I SAY, LOoogan? Obvs. my blog is just too wonderful to ever merit hate! (Merits quite a bit of unfollowers, though.)