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Are the forces beyond and at work in this reality "equal and opposite"? Does a Lamp travail to dispel the darkness?

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pencil and paper, colored with The GIMP

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Lilly's picture

Wow!

I saw this yesterday but it looks even cooler in color!!! Quartz you are amazing!

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And where will I go from here?

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“Yeah,” Ilor said, beginning to laugh, “they'd kill us because they're pirates!”

Quartz's picture

Oh!

Thanks! Honestly, I don't think I expected that at all.

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

SangMing's picture

Powerful

Man, QZ, this picture is so powerful! It really affects me. Besides, I think I knew some of those guys in the dark back before I knew Christ.

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

Quartz's picture

Dissociation

I think they'd be best called "its". But dissociation has been established, and we can now have nothing to do with them except through war.

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

Aisling's picture

Creepy

More than creepy. Horrific. Like "The Scream" times twenty. Gee, I'm glad I'm on the correct side o' that battle.

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"That's hardly enough," he said, anxiously. "You see the wind is so very strong here. It's as strong as soup." - Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.

Aisling's picture

Artwork

The artwork is incredible, Quartz. I don't know how you do it. You truely have a gift there.

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"That's hardly enough," he said, anxiously. "You see the wind is so very strong here. It's as strong as soup." - Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.

Quartz's picture

Oh

Thank you very much, Aisling.

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

Mariel 7's picture

Absolutely Amazing

Definately Quartz, it's awesome!!!!!

It's so detailed; it's both amazing and extremely spiritually disturbing. Not many people realize that there is a spiritual battle taking place, and the picture illustrates this beautifully and horrificly!!!!! :-J <3

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Fear of the Week:

Numismaphobia – the fear of money

No more denying. Stop trying to hide from it.

People are praying. They're saying their hope is near.

- "Destiny", Spirit Blade

Quartz's picture

Ah

Oh, thank you! Those are exactly the two words I was trying to squeeze out.

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

Leela's picture

Whoo!

:-O 0_0 Pretty creepy Quartz! 0_0 :-J

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If you do not say anything in a cartoon you might as well not

draw it at all. Humor that does not say anything is worthless humor. So I contend that a cartoonist must be given a chance to do his own preaching. -Charles

♥♫♪◉☼

Would you rather raise an army, or go out on your own?

Quartz's picture

Signature

"Pretty creepy Quartz!" -Leela

Thank you. Sort of.

"If you do not say anything in a cartoon you might as well not draw it at all. Humor that does not say anything is worthless humor. So I contend that a cartoonist must be given a chance to do his own preaching. -Charles" -Leela's signature

...Perhaps you could include Charles Schulz' last name. For all some people might know, this could be--uh, I don't know--Charles Manson, except that he isn't a Christian cartoonist.

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

SangMing's picture

Manson vs. Schultz

"If you do not say anything in a cartoon you might as well not draw it at all. Humor that does not say anything is worthless humor. So I contend that a cartoonist must be given a chance to do his own preaching. -Charles"

..Perhaps you could include Charles Schulz' last name. For all some people might know, this could be--uh, I don't know--Charles Manson, except that he isn't a Christian cartoonist.

Really, there is nothing in the sig that says the speaker is Christian. Or, for that matter, a cartoonist. So your comment is valid, QZ. Still, one should never mention Charles Manson in the same sentence with Charles Schultz. :-)

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

Quartz's picture

But,...

You just did too.

Besides, when I mentioned the two were in different sentences.

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

Aisling's picture

Not her fault...

If I'm not mistaken, she actually put Schultz's last name but the quote was so long that the last bit, which just happened to be the last name, got cut off. Leela's only mistake really was in not noticing it. I've had stuff like that happen to me before to.

BTB, speaking of sigs, anyone notice mine?

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"That's hardly enough," he said, anxiously. "You see the wind is so very strong here. It's as strong as soup." - Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.

Leela's picture

AAUUUUUGGH!!!

...Perhaps you could include Charles Schulz' last name. For all some people might know, this could be--uh, I don't know--Charles Manson, except that he isn't a Christian cartoonist. -Quartz

I can swear that I typed that! I know I did! :-O

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If you do not say anything in a cartoon you might as well not

draw it at all. Humor that does not say anything is worthless humor. So I contend that a cartoonist must be given a chance to do his own preaching. -Charles

♥♫♪◉☼

Would you rather raise an army, or go out on your own?

Mariel 7's picture

BTB, speaking of sigs,

BTB, speaking of sigs, anyone notice mine?

Indeed I have, and it has inspired me to find a new sig of my own ... BEHOLD!!!!!!!!!!

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Fear of the Week:

Alektorophobia - the fear of chickens

No more denying. Stop trying to hide from it.

People are praying. They're saying their hope is near.

- "Destiny", Spirit Blade

Leela's picture

See?

I changed my sig already! :-D

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If you do not say anything in a cartoon you might as well not

draw it at all. Humor that does not say anything is worthless humor. So I contend that a cartoonist must be given a chance to do his own preaching. -Charles Schultz

♥♫♪◉☼

Would you rather raise an army, or go out on your own?

Lilly's picture

ooh ooh!

mines new too! I made it up! :-) <proud smiley

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And where will I go from here?

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“Yeah,” Ilor said, beginning to laugh, “they'd kill us because they're pirates!”

Noble Wisdom's picture

My vocal apparatus refuses

My vocal apparatus refuses to function. ("I'm completely speechless!")Kudos to you, Quartz! It's totally, completely intricate, beautiful,and hints at terrifying, all at once!

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."

- Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."

- Proverbs 3:5-6

SangMing's picture

Creepy

It gives me the creeps!

Still, it's funny how the more you know about the spiritual warfare going on all around us, the more secure you feel. I think everyone knows that something uncanny is going on, but until you know exactly what, and how it ends, it can unnerve you.

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

Quartz's picture

Oh...

"My vocal apparatus refuses to function. ('I'm completely speechless!')Kudos to you, Quartz! It's totally, completely intricate, beautiful,and hints at terrifying, all at once!" -Noble Wisdom

Oh, thank you very much, Noble Wisdom. Thank you very much.

"I think everyone knows that something uncanny is going on, but until you know exactly what, and how it ends, it can unnerve you." -SangMing

Unnverving? Yes... It is with the power of a hardened heart and ignorant blindness alone that they stay it from going any further toward the superlative truth.

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

Noble Wisdom's picture

I mean it!

You're welcome :-) You really do have talent, Quartz. I've known that since you showed me your first drawing(I think everyone who knows you knew that the first time they saw one of your drawings :-D).

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."

- Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."

- Proverbs 3:5-6

Quartz's picture

Oh,...

Thanks again. ***Quartz kicks the dirt.

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

SangMing's picture

What?

It is with the power of a hardened heart and ignorant blindness alone that they stay it from going any further toward the superlative truth.

I'm sorry, sweetie. You lost me. 0_0

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

Quartz's picture

...

I mean, their blindness and hard hearts alone keep them from hysteria and terror of the superlative truth. That's the only reason they're only "unnerved".

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

no lamps

the gnome will not be turning the lamp on again...to know is less frightening than to see what is happening, from now on the gnome's night vision will be used exclusively...

Name a shrub after me...something prickly and hard to eradicate.

Lilly's picture

i think

thats kind of sad gnome.

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And where will I go from here?

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“Yeah,” Ilor said, beginning to laugh, “they'd kill us because they're pirates!”

SangMing's picture

The coolest part

What I think is coolest about this spiritual truth is that light always wins! You've never heard of any amount of darkness, no matter how big or dark, snuffing out even the tiniest candle. So...*singing* This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine... X-D

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

Quartz's picture

Or how about...

"Shine, Jesus, Shine"? Or perhaps "The Battles Belongs to the Lord"?

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

SangMing's picture

How about....

"Carry The Torch" - Foppy's birth song.

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

Quartz's picture

...

I don't know that one--at least not by name.

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Nothing worthwhile in life does not also possess a form worthy of Heaven.

God is leading me along a trail of miracles.

SangMing's picture

Carry The Torch

We will carry the torch

We will lift high the flame

We will march in the darkness

By the light of His name

Till the glory of God

Is seen by the world

We will carry the torch of the Lord.

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

Noble Wisdom's picture

Me like

Oooo, I like that song. I've never heard it, though. The lyrics are very moving.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."

- Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."

- Proverbs 3:5-6

Mariel 7's picture

That ... that is a song <3 <3 <3

{title courtesy of my dad}

Here's another:

Treasure by Iona - music video

Consider the flowers of the field

In their beauty

More lovely than even the clothes of a king

Cosider the birds of the air

Flying high, flying free

You are precious to me

{Chorus}

And where your treasure is

There is your heart

And where your treasure is

There is your heart

There is your heart

If a son asks his father on earth

For fish or for bread

Who among you would give him a snake or a stone

How much more does The Father above

Have a heart full of love

For the children that he calls his own

{Chorus}

{Interlude}

{Ending}

(I love this band: it's a Celtic/Rock/late 80-90's band, if you can believe it <3 <3 <3 I think they're amazing!!!!)

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Fear of the Week:

Alektorophobia - the fear of chickens

No more denying. Stop trying to hide from it.

People are praying. They're saying their hope is near.

- "Destiny", Spirit Blade

Aisling's picture

That's really cool!

I like that song a lot. Thank you for sharing that Mariel.

Though, with the video, (lol) sometimes I had trouble telling what was messed-up quality and what was artistic. :-D

BTB, your link was a little broken so I fixed it for you.

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Heaven:

Where Summer's sun never makes you sweat, and Winter never gets cold.

Where Autumn's leaves aren't really dead, and Spring never grows old.

You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.

Mariel 7's picture

Why thank you

I really love this band, but I don't think there are any other music videos :-(

Yeah, YouTube is really bad quality (and sometimes bad quantity 0_0 ), but most of what you saw (discoloring etc...) was artistic. With YouTube, it's better to fullsize the video, then shrink it!! :-)

BTW, ... everyone knows I'm a massive Anime (Japanese cartoon) fan, and here's more proof

(I love this video; it has my favorite scenes from my favorite show, and one of my favorite songs :-* :-* :-* !!! Also, the song actually relates to the show, a rare gem indeed <3 Enjoy :-D )

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Fear of the Week:

Alektorophobia - the fear of chickens

No more denying. Stop trying to hide from it.

People are praying. They're saying their hope is near.

- "Destiny", Spirit Blade

Mariel 7's picture

Iona Rocks <3

and therefore, the fear of the week is no more (I never remembered to change it anyway :-P

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Sail across the waters that divide

Write across the page of history

Travel to a land that cannot hide

From the power of the word to set you free

-- The Island by Iona

No more denying. Stop trying to hide from it.

People are praying. They're saying their hope is near.

- "Destiny", Spirit Blade

Lilly's picture

Hmmm...

That clip was just a bunch of fighting. I think the drinking scene clip would have been better, and funnier! X-D

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And where will I go from here?

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“Yeah,” Ilor said, beginning to laugh, “they'd kill us because they're pirates!”

Mariel 7's picture

NEVER DRINK ... EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would've but I wasn't sure, so I picked that one ... but since you asked, here it is

I wasn't sure how everyone would like it ... and it's in Japanese ... and Kenshin REALLY sounds like a girl in it ... oh well, it is funny X-D X-D X-D

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Sail across the waters that divide

Write across the page of history

Travel to a land that cannot hide

From the power of the word to set you free

No more denying. Stop trying to hide from it.

People are praying. They're saying their hope is near.

- "Destiny", Spirit Blade

SangMing's picture

Hmm

Okay, I watched both of these YouTube clips and I think I'm missing something. But I found one that just really cracked me up. Check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7RuolTf9ho

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel

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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel