After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul.

And you learn that loves doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't mean security.

And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises.

And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of a woman or man not the grief of a child,

and learn to build all your roads on today, because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain…

I was having a conversation with some friends and I started to notice a change in how we seem to look at certain words. Some of which were considered strange to the people outside the communities I'm part of. 

Okay, let me start…

Fuck you.

I packed my life into my fist and then I punched the sidewalk. Bits scattered, wind blew, and all I’m left is broken. And it’s wrong, but it hurts too much to care anymore. You say you’re bleeding, but what have I been doing for the past three years? Just sitting idly by? And you spit my secrets over everything, while I still have yours tucked away neatly. I can’t sink to your level, but I sure can want to. I love how…

Basically, describe each part of your life by ONLY using songs from the artist of your choosing. Pretty simple. :)

Pick your Artist:

Smashing Pumpkins

Are you a male or female?

I Am One

Describe yourself:

The Imploding Voice

How do you feel?

Blank Page

Describe where you currently live:

Home

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?

Destination Unknown

Your…

THE PARABLES OF JESUS

Prayer

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

Luke 18:1-­8 (NIV)

[1] Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

[2] He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men.

[3] And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

[4]For some time he refused. But finally he said to…

 [image description: two Desi women holding up a sign at a demonstration that says,

"Imagine a world free of sexual violence on women. Can you?”

In the middle of the sign is an illustration of a woman.]

(Source:…

Anime

Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal

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This started out as an OVA (Original Video Anime) which was about four episodes, but was soon turned into a movie. It thrived a lot better, you get to meet Kenshin, a young samurai who goes from being a seven year old being trained in the mountains by the eccentric Hiko to being a master assassin during a time called the Bakumatsu in the city of Kyoto.

Bakumatsu means puppet government, basically it was the…

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

THE POTTER and THE CLAY’

Jeremiah 18:1-4 (NIV)

[1] This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

[2] "Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message."

[3] So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel.

[4] But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.

Isaiah 45:9 (TLB)

[9]…

But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. Matthew 6:3-4

The church has a lot of critics, but no equals. If you want to encounter Jesus, then you need to be a part of the church. Jesus is always aware of what is going on in the lives of His people and in the church.

In the Book of Revelation, Jesus addresses the…

Okay, reading The Hunger Games because a coworker wouldn't hear of me not reading it, I'm thinking its okay, I will read it once and never again. I'm sitting there enjoying a book, then suddenly, I'm actually enjoying it...the book is actually really good...I'm still thinking though one of problem.

I'm sort of thinking about how we as a society view the reality TV thing, considering that a lot of people watch it. There is nothing wrong with watching Wipe Out and laughing at…

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

The sentence of eternal separation from God is on Adam. Every human being born is automatically “in Adam,” because he is the first biological parent. We all go down in flames with Adam unless we can be transferred to another. That’s what God does in Jesus Christ. Adam was the rebel, Jesus the obedient Son. He reverses the curse Adam brought on himself and his race. Jesus brings us into the new race, destined for…

JOB: Keyword - Sovereignty

Job is perhaps the earliest book of the Bible. Set in the period of the

patriarchs (Abraham, lsaac, Jacob, and Joseph), it tells the story of a man who Lose everything - his wealth, his family, his health and wrestles with the question, why?

A number of facts indicate a patriarchal date for Job, perhaps between Genesis 11 and l2 or not long after the time of Abraham: (1) Job lived 140 years After the events in the book (42:16) his lifespan must…

Into the dark,

I can see the shadows,

There is nothing so great.

When the darkness is gone,

I have memories,

The wonder of the shadows.

I enjoy the dark

I like the light,

But sleep does not always come.

Exposed to Christ

When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, [who] were uneducated and untrained men, . . . they realized that they had been with Jesus.

- Acts 4:13, emphasis added

The transformation Christ brought about in the apostle John is remarkable. He manifested symptoms of intimate, personal exposure to Jesus, such as the following traits, which reflect the character of Christ. Ponder whether or not these traits are also in your life:

Authenticity: John…

Cosplay 1: Shinsengumi 

Done...just finished the pieces today, now I just need to build the headband. I have enough cloth to build at least a few...I'm not going to say much on that until I have pictures. 

Cosplay 2: Kida (Durarara)

I have to get the yellow fabric to make the scarf, I need a blond wig, I'm waiting until some of the Halloween stuff arrives, then I'm going to buy one and then use my skill in giving it a shortened hair cut. 

Cosplay…

Know That You Know Christ

Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves . . . that Jesus Christ is in you.

- 2 Corinthians 13:5, emphasis added

Perhaps your name will be called today, and your life will end here on earth. Are you ready? Do you want to make sure you are going to heaven? Be sure you know that your sins are gone. Be sure you know that God has justified you. What does it mean to be "justified"? In popular everyday language justified…

Well...I love going to anime conventions, they're fun, I like the costumes and I like taking pictures...is it really so bad? 

I don't understand why people on here like Isaah06 think its bad? Considering I like the costumes and I like dressing up...is it really that bad?

Besides I think it is stupid that because I'm 32, I'm supposed to have what? Brats? Sorry, not happening, I'm never going to have kids...children are such a burden and a waste of funds. Sorry,…

Know That Christ Knows You

"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me."

- John 10:27, emphasis added

There is an unforgettable illustration in the funeral ceremony of Empress Zita, the last Hapsburg Empress:

Thousands fell in line behind the coffin drawn by six black horses. The procession came to a stop at the Capuchin Church in Vienna, and there, a long-observed tradition was enacted. As a member of the funeral party knocked on the closed door…

Know That Christ Defeated Death

Through death He . . . destroy[ed] him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release[d] those who through fear of death were . . . subject to bondage.

- Hebrews 2:14-15, emphasis added

Over fifty-five million humans will enter eternity this year. Some will perish through starvation or murder, others through disease and accident. Some will die painlessly while others will die painfully, but all of them will die. Is that a…

This is one of my characters from the mmorpg 'Aion'. Recently, I've been slacking on my gaming. I blame the heat wave as well as my lack of gaming friends. LOL…