Demon Slayer General Info: This begins my coverage of the anime Kimetsu no Yaiba, or Demon Slayer in the English speaking parts of the world. The anime is based on a manga series of the same name, which began in Shonen Jump Magazine in 2016 and concluded its run in 2020. The anime began airing in April of 2019 and is currently ongoing. Once the series has officially concluded I will do a full…
Daily writing promptDo you practice religion?View all responses Given the purpose and theme of my blog, I feel like the answer is obvious. I am a committed, practicing Orthodox Christian. I try to maintain a steady prayer life, I read the bible and other spiritual texts daily, I try to participate in worship services at least once a week. That last one isn’t always possible, but I try. More…
Age-old advice which is more relevant nowadays rather than less. This is the second iteration of it though. The original version is: “Never write anything in a letter you wouldn’t want to see in print.” Advice handed down by my mother from her forbears.
#Truth
Daily writing promptDo you practice religion?View all responses Given the purpose and theme of my blog, I feel like the answer is obvious. I am a committed, practicing Orthodox Christian. I try to maintain a steady prayer life, I read the bible and other spiritual texts daily, I try to participate in worship services at least once a week. That last one isn’t always possible, but I try. More…
PETER
We don't talk about Judas no no no
We don't talk about Judas
But
It was the Passover
ANDREW
It was the Passover
PETER
We were all together and we're passing the bread and the wine
ANDREW
Passing the bread and the wine
PETER
Jesus comes through
With some upsetting news
ANDREW
Traitor!
PETER
Are you telling the story or am I?
ANDREW
I'm sorry dear brother go on
PETER
Jesus said 'I'll be betrayed'
ANDREW
Why would He tell us?
PETER
Upon this news, we're all dismayed
ANDREW
The whole room was in chaos!
PETER
Who of us would dare betray?
ANDREW
We're not naming names
But we'll just say
BOTH
We don't talk about Judas no no no
We don't talk about Judas!
MATTHEW
Hey! Grew to be weary of Judas's intentions
None of us suspected his crime beyond comprehension
I equate him to the sound of coins hitting the floor (clang, clang, clang)
How could we remiss
With a kiss, he touches
Failed to keep our Rabbi out of the Romans' clutches
Choking on his guilt until he can't breathe anymore
Gone forevermore
JOHN
Thirty pieces
Of silver in his sack
When the night ceases
He stabs us in the back
He had seeled our doom
Led Jesus to His tomb
ALL
(Hey) We don't talk about Judas no no no
We don't talk about Judas
JEWISH VILLAGER 1
They say He was sacrificed
To pay our cost! (No no)
JEWISH VILLAGER 2
The Romans had dragged Him off
To Pilate, their boss! (No no)
JEWISH VILLAGER 3
He said that Jesus of Nazareth
Would hang on the cross! (No no)
ALL
Israel mourned
Our most devastating loss!
MARY MAGDALENE
He told me
That upon this day three
Not to worry for He will soon rise
He told me
The Messiah will come
And our souls will be made divine
PETER
He told me
Before that next morning
I'll deny him times three
Upon the cock's crowing
It's like I hear it now
It's like I hear it now!
I can hear it now!
MATTHIAS
Um...Judas
Yeah, about that Judas
I really need to know about Judas
Give me the truth and the whole truth
Judas!
ZECHARIAH
Hey the King of the Jews is here!
ALL
He has risen!
(Overlap of Peter/Andrew, Matthew, John, and Mary Magdalene verses)
ALL
He's here!
Don't talk about Judas
MATTHIAS
Why did I talk about Judas?
ALL
Not a word about Judas
MATTHIAS
I never should've brought up Judas!
Someone needs to do this in video form. How awesome would that be?
I don't think I ever gave Arakawa enough credit for having a running gag where her protagonist is constantly denying he's short, then having him fight the literal incarnation of the sin Pride and win against that sin in part by not flipping out for once in response to mockery over his stature but saying it gives him an advantage in this battle to know how short people fight.
He Owns that He's Short and Thus He Overcomes Pride. It's VERY funny.
It's genius!
Ariel, listen to me. The human world is a mess. Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there.
Now there's my girl
Just some beautiful art. All credits to the artist.
broke: the Pharisees were so EVIL, that's why Jesus TOTALLY OWNED them lolzzzz
woke: The Pharisees believed that the Messiah wouldn't come back until people's hearts were holy, so they were trying to save the Jewish people by imposing rules that they thought would lead to their deliverance
BESPOKE: The Pharisees were trying to hold onto the culture and religious identity that had held the Jewish people together for centuries, just as modern Christians can be so attached to tradition and political identities that they overlook radical love and change. Without tradition and rules, there is no order, no unity, no culture, and no sense of purpose. Yet, with too much legalism, we ignore the reason God gave us rules and customs and become thoughtless robots instead of life-long explorers of the Divine. The only way to balance these opposing ideas is through finding identity through life-changing encounters with Jesus, just like Paul, who was both a Pharisee and one of the most radical advocates for grace, mercy, and salvation through faith.