u/Brighton347

(Image in comments). I recently have been trying to read my Bible more often because I've realized prioritizing Christ's word is the best way to get to know him. I was reading Ephesians while listening to some music one day when I had this idea for a Christian tourist site people could visit to get to know God better. My first concepts were in my mind, with the first just being a big circle of 66 podiums with each one having a large book of the respective writing from the Bible. However, I thought this was too simple and it seemed uninspiring in a way.

I decided organizing it by sections of each testament might be a good way to go, to make choosing which stand to go listen to easier: First choose a section, then a book! Sections are partially subjective, so this is open to change regarding how books are organized. The roman columns have no initial meaning besides aesthetic and organizing the books.

I've been brainstorming ideas on how to improve this idea, firstly with what would actually be being read. My initial My idea is that - either 24/7 or at designated times per day - each stand would have its respective book read beginning to end all the way through, and then it would just be read all over again. My other idea would be that it could move on to the book after it, with Revelation looping back to Genesis, but I figured since each book is a different length, that would get weird and out-of-sync. So I think restarting each book would work better. I'm not sure which versions should be read, but maybe they could change with every new full reading of that book! I'm thinking maybe we should stick to some of the classics: like NIV, ESV, KJV, NKJV, etc.

Other ideas that were shared with me include the implementation of QR code, which could direct people to at what time they should visit to hear the scripture they want to hear read aloud! Maybe we could have a full length of the bible in the center as well, tying the whole think together better. Someone else said that somewhere for braile readers to read the bible would be a good idea, although personally I think sign language interpreters would be possibly more useful than braile.

Another thing: Who would read these? I'm not sure! Maybe volunteers, maybe people paid per chapter or hour (admission costs or free-will donation would probably be necessary to pay readers), or some other way. Podium readers would probably only be part time, at most at a few hours each before handing it off to the next reader. This is to avoid exhaustion and let the audience enjoy the variety of different reading styles.

Obviously implementing this would be very complicated and multi-leveled, but I think it would be cool if this could be implemented somehow. Planning not only construction but hiring would be tedious, but I think the outcome of helping people grow in their understanding in Jesus would be worth it.

At least, if not used as a literal location, this visualization could be useful in a unique table of contents for a Bible.

I realized I wrote a lot here, so sorry if it was tedious to read! I'm curious for any ideas and comments!

God Bless! ❤️

I was just listening to this song on an hour long video of some of Bach's best music, and I found this piece in specific very interesting, not only because it sounds absolutely phenomenal, but because it contains a similar motif that was used in Beethoven's Für Elise, which was written after this.

The longform video I found this from is titled "Best of Bach - Classical Guitar Compilation - BWV | Siccas Guitars" for anyone who is interested.

My question is this: Could Beethoven have feasibly heard this song being played and borrow from it to be repurposed in Für Elise? Is there any evidence for or against this idea? Please let me know.

Either way, this song is really great and never loses my interest throughout the entire song. It's very captivating!

"[19] Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,

[20] built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.

[21] In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.

[22] And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit."

Today I am going through each of the six chapters of Ephesians because I need to read my bible more often than I have been, and I found this part particularly powerful so far.

Here, Paul is talking to the people of Ephesus, explaining that the gospel of Christ is open to all, both Jews and Gentiles. He's spreading the good news! He uses language that is inviting, like in v19 where he calls Jesus' followers "members of his household." And in v20-21 Paul describes how we are all grounded together on a strong foundation that is Jesus, joined together as a holy temple. This shows that even though we are all small bricks, together we are all contributing to the whole of God's kingdom.

He brings the analogy to a close in v22 in showing we are "being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." This shows that we are each vessels through which God shows his compassion and love by the Holy Spirit through us.

You are loved, you are important, and you are a child of God. Jesus loves you! 🌹❤️

So yesterday (or the day before that, I dont remember), my mom, brother, and I all went swimming for a little get-together hangout thing one of my mom's church friends planned, and for some extra context:

I had been to this pool a few times already, and it's very close to my house and literally just a straight line from my house just one town over. This pool has a like 10-foot deep end for not only diving but just for anyone who wanted to chill in the deep end. There's a small diving board and a big diving board, but I dont remember exactly how tall each one is. Maybe next time I go I'll estimate as close as I can.

Also, I'm on the spectrum and have always liked to know what to expect, so doing new things has always felt daunting. I knew that trying new things would help me grow and ease into adult life better though, so I figured this would be a nice step to take. Also, with autism I feel like success usually takes longer, but is WAY more satisfying once I occomplish something. Learning some new concept is tricky but extra nice when I finally get it, which for me I think helps me grow new interests. Anyway, back to swim stuff!

I have very little experience with diving boards and before the day of my achievement I had only had the courage to walk off both boards, cannonball on the little one, and dive off the little one. I tried front flipping a few times but always ended up falling on my side, (ouch!) back, (ouch!) or belly (OUCH!!!)

But this particular day there were a lot of younger kids doing flips, probably around late elementary to early high school. (I'm gonna be a senior in HS for reference). These kids were doing crazy stuff, and the kids from my earlier visits to the pool were older and too egotistical to actually give any useful advice for people trying to learn.

Thankfully these younger kids were willing to give me some advice, and with it I first learned how to do a front flip! This was SO satisfying to finally accomplish, because I had probably failed around a dozen times beforehand. I just needed to get a running start and jump higher, and when I landed feet first in that water, MAN was I ecstatic!

I did a few more and, finally, after seeing some super sick backflips, decided to try that too! All I had to do was put my feet halfway off the riving board and bring by head and arms back as I jumped... And I landed a PERFECT backflip FIRST TRY!

After this I even tried diving off the big board, which was previously something that wounded TERRIFYING. But from my success with flips, I gained the confidence and kept my body straight as I dove! I still need to work on my diving angle though and keeping my body even straighter, but this was exciting! I also cannonballed, which was easy and fun.

I had asked a lot of people which was easier: front or back flips, and most said backflips. I was honestly more scared of back flips, but they ended up being the easiest, funny enough.

Diving and doing tricks off of the board was super satisfying and by the end I felt satisfied, slightly tired in a good way, and overall just excited to try more new things next time! I'm gonna try to see if I can myself to flip off the high dive next time, both front and back.

I'm new to this community, but I really appreciate everyone's positivity here. With all the confusion in this world, some unwavering kindness is nice. 😊 I think I'm gonna start encouraging people on this r/, because I think kindness can fix a lot of issues in our world, and giving people the benefit of the doubt and extended love when it's not owed or when it's not expected is something that just makes the world a better place. Love you guys! ❤️🌹