Rachael Peterson

onward and upward| *Views are my own*

[Rachael Peterson @rachy_pete]

Remi the home dog💖

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

When a politician claims that God is on their side, they are just using God to try to get you on their side.

It is simply taking God’s name in vain for the sake of their own pursuit of power.

Turning any politician into some messiah like figure for Christianity is blasphemous.

[Amanda Goetz @AmandaMGoetz]

If you haven’t seen the Harrison Butker graduation speech, please go watch it.

Here’s a quote:

“For the ladies present today, congratulations on an amazing accomplishment.

You should be proud of all that you have achieved to this point in your young lives.

I want to speak directly to you briefly, because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you.

How many of you are sitting here now, about to cross this stage, and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world,

but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.

I can tell you that my beautiful wife, Isabelle, would be the first to say her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.”

👀

This is the programming of so many people.

People believe women are here to support men. That our job is to create babies, not companies and jobs.

Not be equals.

I love being a partner.
I love being a mom.

But I also love my career and the fulfillment I get from my work.

If you’ve ever wondered what the patriarchy is, it’s this. This programming and thinking.

It causes subconscious hate and disgust for women who don’t follow these societal rules and expectations of what a woman “should” do and be.

I’m sorry to every graduate who had to sit there and listen to that.

Go on to change the world - however you choose.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Do not normalize insurrection.

Do not normalize sexual assault.

Do not normalize corruption.

Do not normalize attacks on generals and veterans.

Do not normalize traitors.

Do not normalize Donald Trump.

[Greg Price @greg_price11]

Jason Kelce talking about the importance of fathers in his retirement speech: "I think one of the best things a person can be in this world is a father. A father who is present, devoted, and loving is the greatest gift a child could ask for in our society."

[K-State Men's Basketball @KStateMBB]

A message from Coach Tang

[K-State Football @KStateFB]

Familiar faces for a special moment

[Noah Kahan @NoahKahan]

24,000 people screaming Zoloft lmao

[Rachael Peterson @rachy_pete]

We don’t talk about @KaitlinButts, @kathasty, or @saraevansmusic enough either.

[Kaitlin Butts @KaitlinButts]

We don’t talk about The Wreckers enough.

[Noah Kahan @NoahKahan]

Hozier is an unmatched, otherworldly talent. Every song so carefully crafted and every lyric so deeply meaningful. Put this man’s pen in a museum

[Echo🤠 @SwaringenEcho]

I really so annoyed that Christian’s are criticizing my Christianity bc I’m not shamming gays folks on the internet??? It’s literally none of my business lol

[Noah Kahan @NoahKahan]

I ain’t proud of all the punches that I’ve thrown
But I don’t care I got a song with Post Malone

[SURVIVOR @survivorcbs]

On behalf of the entire Survivor crew, we send our deepest condolences to the Nale family. Keith was a one-of-a-kind human. He brought endless joy and laughter to Survivor fans and to those of us who made the show with him. He was adored by so many and will be greatly missed.

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

When you ask a Midwesterner “how’s it going?”

[K-State ASI @KSUASI]

@coachjtang could we celebrate our National Champion Meat Animal Evaluation title with an episode of #hangwithtang on Weber Lawn?

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Here’s the Chest X-Ray of a young girl suffering from a condition that is now the #1 cause of death in children and adolescents in the U.S.

What’s the diagnosis?

[John Kurtz @jlkurtz]

We absolutely need to be talking about this play more. Keyontae inbounding to himself to score + the cutaway to butthurt Izzo was *chefs kiss*

[John Kurtz @jlkurtz]

Has there been a more awesome play in K-State history?

[✞ @bornagainsteph]

In 1986, The American Medical Association published an article titled "The Physical Death of Jesus Christ". It details the entire process of Jesus' trial to His death on the cross.

In Luke 22, before Jesus is arrested, it is written that He was in great distress & sweating blood. Although rare, it is recognized as Hematidrosis, caused by high amounts of stress.

At the time, the crucifixion was considered the worst death for the worst of criminals. But this is not all Jesus faced. He endured whipping so severe that it tore the flesh from His body. He was beaten so horrific that His face was torn & His beard ripped.

A crown of thorns, 2-3 inches long cut deeply into His scalp. The leather whip used to flog Him had tiny iron balls & sharp bones. The balls caused internal injuries while the sharp bones ripped open His flesh. His skeletal muscles, veins, & bowels we're exposed, causing major blood loss. Most men do not survive this kind of torture. After Jesus was severely flogged, He was forced to carry His own cross while people mocked & spat on Him.

Crucifixion was a process meant to instill excruciating pain, creating a slow & agonizing death. Nails as long as 8 inches were driven into Jesus' wrists & feet. The Roman soldiers knew the tendon in the wrists would tear & break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support Himself to breathe. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the courage..Jesus endured this reality for 3 hours!

The Gospel of John writes that after Jesus' death, a Roman soldier pierced His side with a spear & blood & water came out. Scientists explain that from hypovolemic shock, the rapid heartrate causes fluid to gather in the sack around the lungs & heart. The gathering of fluid in the membrane around the heart is called Pericardial effusion & the lungs, Pleural effusion.

To the world, Christianity is as foolish as it can get. They believe it's for the weak. But when you are confronted by the reality of the cross, it's clearly not a pretty sight. It is brutal & horrific.

This is the weight Jesus carried. The weight of the sins of the world, all so that we can live. God's wrath is fully satisfied in Jesus. This is what it took. Repent & believe! Jesus is “God among us” in the flesh. Jesus is our Savior. Jesus loves you so much, He went through this spiritual and physical punishment for your sins and mine.

Jesus is LORD, Almighty God, Everlasting Father.

[Rachael Peterson @rachy_pete]

Anticipated…more like emaciated.