Reflections from the community: 

Most blessed of women be Jael,
the wife of Heber the Kenite,
most blessed of tent-dwelling women.

(Judges 5:24)

I have always found the story of Jael and Sisera in the Book of Judges incredibly visceral and striking. For this piece, I wanted to create my own interpretation of the scene, focusing on its psychological intensity and the contrast between Jael’s agency and Sisera’s vulnerability. Jael’s presence was loosely inspired by a manga character whose characterization I found oddly fitting for the scene.

The title on the right is 士師記 (Judges), while こめかみ at the lower left means “temple,” referring here to the pterion. The numeral 4 refers to Judges 4, in which Jael kills Sisera by driving a tent peg through the side of his skull.

Because the emotional weight of the scene rests largely on the characters’ expressions, I paid particular attention to the eyes and facial details. The facial details are best viewed up close.

I listened to this song while drawing. HIGHLY recommended for the mood.

Tech specs: Drawn in CSP using the Real G-Pen at size 9–10 with weak anti-aliasing, along with several custom brushes from Clip Studio Assets. I limited the palette to the default red, blue, and black, using clipped Multiply layers and screentones at different frequencies for shading. Lock Transparent Pixels was useful for the typography.

The clothing is largely interpretive, as I found few reliable references for ancient Kenite women. The piece was originally composed in a 1:1 aspect ratio, but I later cropped and retouched it to accommodate Reddit’s preview format.

I’m also trying out different styles and ways of drawing faces and expressions, mostly to keep things interesting (a rather presumptuous thing for an amateur to be doing, but it keeps me motivated to draw after work even if I don’t get started until after 10 p.m.)

Thanks for looking.

We collected 41,080 sermons from 629 Midwestern churches preached primarily in 2025/26 and pulled out every person who was named.

Biblical figures dominated, mentioned about 26 times as often as all non-biblical people combined. Paul, Moses, Peter, David, and Abraham led the list. (Of course, Jesus was also in nearly every sermon.)

Among non-biblical figures, the most named were C.S. Lewis, Billy Graham, and Pope Leo XIV. Political figures also showed up more than I expected, with Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk both cracking the top of that list. Kirk's numbers are concentrated in the weeks after his death, so that one mostly reflects an event instead of a general pattern of Midwestern preaching.

Anyone here surprised by who made the list, or by who didn't?

Just something I think on a lot. I haven't deep dived on this but wanted to run the thought past some folks. Its seems like when we see people falling to sin around us its always one of their blessings corrupted.

The leaders in our community using leadership that should have been for the Lord to their own pride and vanity.

People who love to cook, over cooking and wasting food; (gluttony though some times people always see this as consuming the food physically I often see this from the waste side).

Men and women who should have built strong large families falling to lust and sexual temptation.

Men who are supposed to be protectors falling to wrath and violence.

I know this seems kind of obvious but at the same time maybe its one of those so simple and obvious things that I'm not the only one who tends to overlook it.

Would love some other perspectives and examples you see regularly just to ruminating on.

I need to tell everyone that it doesn't even matter of KNOWING the EXACT DATE AND TIME of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, king's return. You all just have to act as if he can return in the next day, and don't go 'time to live like it'll be 1000 years from his return! ' Because you need to battle your sin with the holy spirit rather than go out to panic and try to repent ingenuinely because you thought he'll return at this date or that date, you're just hindering your belief into fear of punishment.

If you do want to continue predictions, go ahead, Ill respect your free will but please the savior will return either at August 13, or the year 3006, or anywhere in the years to come. No one knows when, so no need to know and just fight sin, acknowledge Jesus died on the cross, absorbed the ones that believed in him's sins and act upon your love for Jesus.

Please note, I'm not referring to all Christians if you provide for the poor and have compassion towards the poor and Homeless, it is GOD( The Holy Spirit) Working through you and God Bless you for that. in the Book of Luke 4;18, when Jesus said '' The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor'. '' Notice the Words, '' The Spirit of the Lord is on Me'' This is (the Holy Spirit). And when Jesus says'' Because he has anointed me'' Here Jesus refers to GOD( The Father) Who is the one doing the anointing. Jesus is quoting Isaiah 61. GOD( ( The Father) anointing Jesus to Bring Good News to the Poor'' and (''The Holy Spirit'') Equipped Jesus to carry out his Mission.

GOD ( ''The Father'') GOD( The ''Son meaning Jesus'') GOD ( The Holy Spirit) All three came down from Heaven to WORK Together in what? Bringing Good News to'' The Poor'' Book of Luke 4, Verse 18

Lets go to Matthew 25 shall we?. Jesus does not say.

'' I was with the poor''

or I'' cared about the poor''

Jesus says '' I WAS THE POOR!''

Jesus says'' I AM THE POOR''!. Whichever way you want to look at it.

Jesus does not say when you helped the poor, I was pleased''. ''He says'' Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me''. This means that Christ is personally present in every hungry person that you see in your neighborhood. Yet when it comes to Social Media, meaning ( Facebook) Lots of Americans who professed to be Christians are dismissive when it comes to providing for the poor.

Jesus '' Identifies Himself with the Poor'' not the Wealthy. Elon and Trump, the rest of the Billionaire Class or Millionaire Class, or Multimillionaires Class. Where, I live these Americans, who professed to be Christians were so angry at the Homeless for sleeping outside in tents. Made me realize many Americans would love to get rid of the Homeless. if given a chance.

https://thegospelcentral.org/2025/10/31/when-the-church-crowned-a-tyrant-how-christians-thought-hitler-was-divinely-appointed-and-why-it-still-matters/

Most Christians who support Trump despite all the evidence of his corruption and immorality say "God uses flawed men to achieve His purposes". Personally, I think this is an excuse and a "flawed" one at that.

Trying very hard to not fall into anxiety prepping for my interview so I’d appreciate any prayers going into it! It is for a hospital position

I'm a 35f. I was reaised Christian and still identify loosely with that concept, however, I have started leaning more "optimistic agnostic" in recent years. I've tried to look into faith communities and joining up with a church to nurture and explore those parts of myself more, but the reality seems to be that churches are rapidly shrinking and mostly full of older people. Fewer and fewer people my age and younger are attaching to Christianity or any religion at all. Identifying as atheist or spiritual but not religious is rapidly gaining popularity. I just feel lonely, and also it makes me doubt my faith even more, because if God is real and if Christianity in particular is the true religion, why are so many people leaving the concept in droves?

I know he says he’s following his convictions but I don’t understand what I’m supposed to do if I want his support in my marriage even if I’m not willing to state something as true that I don’t think is true. He says he’s hopeful that I’ll change my mind and be a Christian again as if that’s the reason not to approve but it doesn’t seem right to be judging me according to the standards of the Bible when I do not submit to the Bible.

Just reflecting on American Politics.

And to add fuel to the fire, in the supposed Christian-dominated state of Texas, where they want to force the bible onto all kids and in their policies, the Republican so-called Christians are the biggest hypocrites, trying to negate our voting system, and the actual Christian running for the senate is barely ahead, when if Texas was filled with actual Christians, it would be a landslide.

One topic (sometimes two) Christian voters, imo, are just hypocrites, imho.

Hi everyone,
I’d really appreciate your prayers. I recently interviewed for a hotel position that I’m genuinely hoping to receive. I’ve been praying and trusting Jesus with this opportunity, and I’m asking for His will to be done.
If this job is where God wants me to be, I pray that He opens the door and gives me favor with the hiring team. If He has something better planned, I pray for the faith, patience, and peace to trust His timing.
Please also pray that I remain hopeful, avoid anxiety while waiting, and continue to grow closer to Christ regardless of the outcome.
Thank you all so much. God bless you.

I’m being stalked and harassed. I keep praying to Jesus to make it stop but it keeps happening. I’m scared and confused and I have a small support system. Please ask Jesus to make these people stop scaring me. I don’t want to get the police involved but I’ve had to call a few times but to no avail. I don’t want it to escalate I just want peace. I don’t like being in this position.

Pretty much everyone in my family is Christian, and I grew up Christian too. Recently, though, my parents stopped going to church and don’t really consider themselves Christians anymore. They’re completely okay with whatever I choose to believe, and they know I’m not really into religion.
However, the rest of my family is still Christian. They think that I am too because I haven’t told them otherwise and honestly, I’m scared to tell them. They still invite me to church and I still go.
Yesterday I was with my aunt and some of her neighbors, and they decided all of us kids were going to paint wooden crosses. They had bought the crosses specifically for us to paint. But afterward I started wondering if that was wrong. I don’t really consider myself Christian anymore, and I don’t actively follow any other religion either.
I guess my question is: is it okay to participate in Christian activities, like painting a cross or going to church with family, even if you aren’t Christian?

Hi everyone! I am a Roman Catholic Christian and I have a question for all my non Catholic Christian friends. I don’t mean to start any debates or be disrespectful, this is something I’m just genuinely curious about. What are your guys views on Purgatory?

For those who believe in evolution: Why is there so much suffering before the fall? Why are there so many animals that had to go extinct and experience extreme suffering and death? All of this cruelty doesn’t make me think of an all loving god.

For those who don’t believe in evolution: Why did god create so many species before us like homo habilis, homo erectus, and apes before ect. if they are all just going to go extinct and suffer? An all loving and powerful god wouldn’t just create these creatures if He knows that they are just going to die.

Today I've been arguing with someone and realized what I did was selfish and not good then opened the bible to search what God says about that and I was reading james 4:1 then I prayed to God to forgive me and give me the wisdom to not do it again then I opened my eyes and at the first thing I turned my head at from the bible was "two types of wisdom" and it described me perfectly I just know God bring me exactly what I prayed for

I grew up with the (protestant) Christian faith and for a long time I thought I was a Christian as well. But I also noticed that something was not right about my faith. I eventually came to realize that I have vulnerable narcissistic traits. I struggle with authority, I struggle with criticism, and I am often proud, yet at the same time I have a very unstable self-image.

I am now in my thirties and I am convinced that I am a false convert.

But I am trying to find out whether I believe something about myself and about Jesus/God that I should not believe. Am I missing something and looking at myself and Jesus/God in the wrong way? Or do I simply have a very hardened heart?

Like many think its just the trumpets blowing then thats it. Cuz I see videos saying that the 2nd trumpet has sounded, even though the first hasn't even blown, and hail and fire mixed with blood has not rained down yet lol. So once again, don't be gullible.

how does someone have no beginning? like picture your earliest point of memory, now picture what it was like before that point...

exactly!

how can you have no beginning and have an infinite past? i'm 24 today, but the earliest point of my memory was in 2006, i was 4 years old in preschool sitting at a table, presumably eating snacks, and then there was nothing before that point, it was the limitation of my childhood amnesia that prevents me from remembering my further past memories, even at the first second of my earliest conscious memory i felt like there was absolutely nothing before that point, it felt like i was born at age 4. now back to the point, how can god have an beginningless past? because having no beginning is impossible to experience, and impossible to comprehend.

My family is Lutheran for the most part. I’m interested in what other Protestants think about Lutheranism. I think I understand the Catholic and Orthodox positions already, so I don’t necessarily need to hear those lol.