Christianity – Amethyst’s Archive

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Do you have any advice for someone who has always been Christian, and who genuinely believes in the Christian faith, but who has recently had an encounter with one of the Norse gods? There’s been a lot of synchronicities in my life lately that are way too clear to be a coincidence, but I’m not sure how to fit this deity and their call into my life and practice without sacrificing my previously-held beliefs. Any thoughts?

north-of-annwn: Hi there, I can totally relate to where you are coming from. Early in my Pagan path I was Christo pagan and I was struggling with the something similar. So let me answer from a more Christian perspective, out of respect for your beliefs and religious perspective. According to the Bible, “you should haveContinue reading “Do you have any advice for someone who has always been Christian, and who genuinely believes in the Christian faith, but who has recently had an encounter with one of the Norse gods? There’s been a lot of synchronicities in my life lately that are way too clear to be a coincidence, but I’m not sure how to fit this deity and their call into my life and practice without sacrificing my previously-held beliefs. Any thoughts?”

duskenpath: duskenpath: duskenpath: duskenpath: duskenpath: I was talking to my Roman Catholic mom today and we deadass discussed what Jesus’s astrological sign (I got her into astrology) was and I suddenly realized I have no idea what the current theory is to his birth month. So what’s the shit, do we have a theory onContinue reading

stagskullanon: bankuei: quasi-normalcy: simonbitdiddle: lindentreeisle: kyraneko: fierceawakening: robotsandfrippary: squirrelshideout: lauralot89: My mom said that today in church her pastor said in the sermon that Jesus told us to help the poor, and taking money away from public schools to give to charter schools only widens the gap between the rich and the poor. She thenContinue reading

We worshipped Jesus instead of following him on his same path. We made Jesus into a mere religion instead of a journey toward union with God and everything else. This shift made us into a religion of “belonging and believing” instead of a religion of transformation. Richard Rohr (via gospelofthekingdom) Source: gospelofthekingdom

themodernsouthernpolytheist: glamourcat28: theexistentiallyqueer: saathi1013: stonecoldfemme: sonneillonv: copperhamster: conquerorwurm: banana0042: maybeware: fantastigasmical: kaci3po: watergender: psychicdictatorship: the aesthetic of american far right christianity is horrifying run-down signs screaming about hell in the middle of nowhere is my aesthetic though You don’t know true pants-shitting fear until you’re driving in the middle of nowhere, not a single signContinue reading

themodernsouthernpolytheist: phoenyxoftheashes: prettyaveragewhiteshark: roah: drawmeafteryou: markntony: vikingqueen: shadowstep-of-bast: carpeumbra: No you don’t understand how frustrated I am that we always depicted the Apostles as old men, especially when it comes to during-Jesus-alive stuff. They were probably late teens to early 20s, given the time and the description and some Biblical passages. They were not ancientContinue reading

Me: *quotes scripture* Me: *Mentions Catholic compatible application/dogma about it* Catholic: What sort of atheist nonsense is this? Me: Umm what? Catholic: That’s all wrong. You know nothing! Me: I’m an atheist, how am I more Catholic than you?

elodieunderglass: iwasawas-strings: legolokiismighty: theprettiestboy: sillysadskeleton: mazarinedrake: Donald Trump is exactly the kind of person that Jesus would have thrown out of the temple and beaten with a stick, and the fact that so many self-identified Christians want to put him in office tells you pretty everything wrong with white American Christianity. Because Jesus had authorityContinue reading