Thursday August 1st – Open Thread

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

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118 Responses to Thursday August 1st – Open Thread

  1. DanDeplorable says:

    “One Way!” 48

    previous

    What if, like this poor driver, suddenly it was your time.
    Do you know for sure where you would spend Eternity?

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    • DanDeplorable says:

      2nd try “One Way!”

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      • P says:

        Luke 22:41-44 (1599 Geneva Bible)
        41 And He was drawn aside from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

        42 Saying, Father, If Thou wilt, take away this cup from Me: nevertheless, not My will, but Thine be done.

        43 And there appeared an Angel unto Him from heaven, comforting Him.

        44 But being in an agony, He prayed more earnestly: and His sweat was like drops of blood, trickling down to the ground.

        The first Adam failed to submit his will to God in the Garden of Eden and brought the penalty of death to all mankind by his disobedience. The second Adam (Yahshua/Jesus) struggled to submit His will to His Father to the point of shedding His blood in the Garden of Gethsemane. Yahshua, the Lamb of God, went on to suffer not only humiliation and a painful death at Calvary but separation from His Father as He took on the sin of the world. Because of His submissive obedience to His Father’s will, Yahshua was raised to life on the third day, victorious over sin, victorious over death, winning not only His eternal Lordship over all but winning also eternal life for all who believe in Him!

        John 3:16-18 (1599 Geneva Bible)
        16 For God so loveth the world, that He hath given His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.

        17 For God sent not His Son into the world, that He should condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

        18 He that believeth in Him, is not condemned: but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the Name of that only begotten Son of God.

        Thank you, Father God, for giving to this world the gift of Your dearest only begotten Son, Yahshua, who shed His blood that all of us might be saved.

        Hebrews 12:1-4 (1599 Geneva Bible)
        1 Wherefore, let us also, seeing that we are compassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, cast away everything that presseth down, and the sin that hangeth so fast on: let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

        2 Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him, endured the cross, and despised the shame, and is set at the right hand of the throne of God.

        3 Consider therefore Him that endureth such speaking against of sinners, lest ye should be wearied and faint in your minds.

        4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

        Father, help us to submit our will to Yours.

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        • DanDeplorable says:

          Hi P.
          Appreciate your Biblical reply. Amen.

          Just a reminder, that the Lord Jesus is called “the last Adam” and also “the second man” in 1 Corinthians 15:45,47.

          He is never called ’the second Adam’ [sic] in Scripture.

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          • P says:

            DanDeplorable: Thank you so much for correcting me!! I should have looked it up instead of going off memory. Again, thank you for the correction!!

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    • Bakokitty says:

      That is hard not to watch, over and over because it is stunningly horrible.
      And yes. That will make you think about the last second you live.
      Thanking Jesus for the forgiveness, hope and promise of redemption. And life in eternity with him.

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    • Just CC says:

      I agree about being ready for your time,
      but
      I have / had to watch this over and over because theirs so much going on in a short amount of time,
      one thing ,
      watch and look at the power in that bolder as it splinters that tree ..
      I would be interested in seeing a better and longer version of this video if anyone could direct me somewhere to another one…
      Greatly appreciated ….

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  2. citizen817 says:

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  3. Deplorable_Infidel says:

    A Close Personal Relationship

    Shortly after meeting the woman who became my wife, I knew she was the one for me. It was hard to explain, but she had captured my heart. I thought about her as soon as I woke in the morning, continually during the day, and she was one of the last things I thought about before going to sleep. I consistently pursued a relationship with her allowing all other relationships to become secondary. I not only confirmed that I loved her, I also expressed to her that she satisfied and completed me like no other woman could.

    Many of the same principles that make close human relationships work are the same in our personal relationship with the Lord, after salvation. Even though the program has changed from the Law of Moses to the principles of grace, walking with the Lord every day is essentially the same now as it was for David. In Psalm 63, he expresses many of the things that made his daily walk with the Lord such a sweet and joyous experience.

    David did not merely have a passive interest in the Lord. He longed for a vibrant relationship with the God of his salvation. He told the Lord, “my flesh longeth for Thee [as] in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is” (v. 1). Since David wrote these words “when he was in the wilderness of Judah”, where water was extremely scarce, his description of being thirsty for the Lord pictured his surroundings. Just as only water can satisfy the need of one in the desert, David realized that only God could satisfy the thirst of his soul.

    These were not mere empty words on the part of David. He promised the Lord: “early will I seek Thee” (v. 1). David, like Abraham before him (Gen. 19:27), was in the habit of beginning the early part of his day in communion with the Lord (Psa. 5:3). Just as two people in love long to see each other, David longed “to see Thy power and Thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary” (63:2). As David went through the day, he continued to think about the Lord and talk about Him. He wrote, “…my lips shall praise Thee. Thus will I bless [or praise aloud] Thee while I live” (vv. 3b-4a). When a man and woman love each other, they talk to others about the one they love, extoling each other’s virtues. It was the same with David, who happily expressed the virtues of the Almighty.

    David’s walk with the Lord was so fulfilling that he couldn’t help but express it. He told the Lord, “My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise Thee with joyful lips…in the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice” (vv. 5,7b). When two people are in love and maintain a healthy, growing relationship, they too make a conscious decision to be satisfied and joyful in time together. David experienced an even richer and more complete joy by being in the satisfying presence of his God.

    David not only began his day in fellowship with the Lord and spoke of Him throughout the day, he also ended his day with the Lord. He wrote, “I remember Thee upon my bed, and meditate on Thee in the night watches” (v. 6). For soldiers and shepherds, the night was divided into three watches: from sunset to 10 p.m., from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., and from 2 a.m. until dawn. In verse six, David is sharing that, throughout the night, sleep sometimes evaded him because even then he was thinking about the Lord and His greatness.

    David also explained: “My soul followeth hard after thee” (v. 8). Just as a young man oftentimes pursues hard after a young woman to win her love, David fervently pursued his relationship with the Lord. Of course, David did not have to win His love. The Lord already loved David. Nonetheless, David was not casual or complacent in the way he nurtured his relationship with the Lord. His walk with the Lord meant too much to him for his efforts to be anything less than diligent and wholehearted. In principle, we should exert the same kind of effort in our relationship with the Lord as we read that David did.

    Are you following hard after the Lord? We encourage you to pattern your walk with Christ after the example of David’s wholeheartedness. Make a strong effort to make each day one of fellowship with the Lord from beginning to end.

    By Pastor John Fredericksen

    https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/a-close-personal-relationship/

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  4. Garrison Hall says:

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  5. Garrison Hall says:

    Happy Cursday, Treepers!!!

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  6. Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne, Barry Goldberg
    The Rides

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    • Garrison Hall says:

      Please know that our Lord understands and forgives, even when we fail in our promises. Sometimes because we fail in our promises. So long as you are a believer, I don’t think there’s an end to His ability to forgive. He’s always listening and when you ask he’s always there. And of course we continue to fail . . . only to be forgiven again. The point of being forgiven when we fail is found in our determination to get up and try again. Our Lord wants to know that we’ve done our best. We may continue to fail but it’s the knowing that we’ve done our best that’s important. Even when we fail, our Lord still Loves us. 🙂

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  7. SGH says:

    I love this because I am the worst sinner there is! In utero, my baby had a cyst on her brain. It either meant Trisomy 18, or it would shrink over the months and be nothing to worry about. While I hated my husband and was packing to leave when I learned I was pregnant, I definitely did not want this baby.

    Learning something was wrong backed my bus up. God wasn’t giving me an option about my feelings anymore. I was either going to have a very disabled baby or a healthy one. And wouldn’t have any idea which for more 2 months.

    I made all kinds of promises to God, for this baby I didn’t want, to be healthy. And she was.

    And I’ve consistently broken my promise to take her to church regularly, to know Him. We do pray a couple times a day, but I have failed her in this promise to Him.

    I love your post because I’m failing myself, too.

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    • Blue Wildflower says:

      You might want to do a Bible Story at night before bedtime.

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    • JC says:

      “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, ‘I’ll try again tomorrow.’”
      Mary Anne Radmacher.

      So glad you have a healthy daughter, SGH. May God bless and keep you both.

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    • Linda K. says:

      Well, you loved her and God values that most.

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    • Pale rider says:

      There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus, why? It’s an endless loop. You condemn yourself and look all day for confirmation of that condemnation. It separates you from God by thinking about yourself all day. “You” are not that important to think about all day, forgive yourself, God did already.
      In Gods word he says Satan stands at the throne of God and condemns people, not Jesus, he is our advocate, the one who defends our failures.
      One of the first things The Holy Spirit pointed out to me is ” no condemnation in Christ” it is a form of torment.

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    • SGH, what a fantastic mother you are.

      And try and remember that Heavenly Father loves you and your child and wants the best for you both.

      He is a kind and loving Father not a harsh and judgmental being.

      He knows that all of us are human are going to need help.

      That is why He gave the the beautiful gift of Repentance.

      Repentance is not the backup plan to our existence it is THE PLAN.

      Being human we are going to make mistakes, that is a given and we can not avoid this.

      But we can say we are sorry each and every day and then try again.

      It is not failure it is just part of living.

      You are not a failure, you are just trying to do the best you can.

      Love your child and love life.

      Your Heavenly Father loves both of you more than you can imagine.

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  8. mr.piddles says:

    I can’t believe it’s August 1st already.

    Anyway. Carry on, Good People of TheConservativeTreehouse.Com.

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  9. mr.piddles says:

    Ok, now I would have reintroduced the giant shark at the end… guy jumps up startled, calms himself, lies back down… shark jumps out, devours the second guy and his bed. Sorta like that nightmare scene from American Werewolf In London. But I’m a bit of a Weirdo like that.

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  10. Ad rem says:

    Happy Cursday Treepers… 😀

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  11. spoogels says:

    FBI Raiding Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s Housing Authority in South Bend
    https://truepundit.com/fbi-raiding-mayor-pete-buttigiegs-housing-authority-in-south-bend/

    FBI conducting investigation at South Bend Housing Authority, 2 other properties
    https://abc57.com/news/fbi-conducting-investigation-at-south-bend-housing-authority

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  12. Dora says:

    Rosa Bonheur – The Horse Fair, 1855

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  13. David says:

    Hi American friends. Here is an interesting and inspiring story of Israeli water solutions.

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  14. WeeWeed says:

    Mornin’ infidels!

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  15. amwick says:

    ohhh… a new cartoon… woot woot.. ht https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/08/branco-cartoon-operation-defensive-shield/ Just file this under sad but true.

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  16. Dora says:

    Lord Have Mercy!

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    First-Ever Novus Ordo Baptismal Certificate issued naming “Mother 1” and “Mother 2” as Child’s Parents

    Official acceptance of sodomy in the Vatican II Sect

    https://novusordowatch.org/2019/07/baptismal-certificate-mother1-mother2-homo-couple/

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  17. David says:

    Medical innovation. Very interesting. Shalom.

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  18. duchess01 says:

    Verse of the Day

    “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.”
    Proverbs 15:3 (KJV)

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  19. duchess01 says:

    Jesus Loves Babies…Pray for the Unborn

    Jesus Loves the Little Children…Pray for the Little Children

    Jesus Loves You…Run to Him

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  20. Sepp says:

    To Ponder

    Let me ponder on the wonderful prophecy of Balaam (Numbers 23 and 24):

    1. How Balaam went at the invitation of King Balak to curse the people of Israel.

    2. How, in the place of a curse, Balaam pronounced a blessing, prompted by the Spirit of God.

    3. How Balaam foretold Christ, saying: “There shall come a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel.”

    From “The Prologue from Ohrid” by Saint Nikolai (Serbian-born Bishop who reposed in the USA and was a former prisoner at Dachau) for today, July 19th, on the traditional Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church.

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  21. just stevie says:

    SOMETHING MORE ABOUT HIS WAYS

    He comes where He commands us to leave.

    “When Jesus had made an end of commanding his disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.” Matthew xi. 1

    If when God said “Go,” you stayed because you were so concerned about your people at home, you robbed them of the teaching and preaching of Jesus Christ Himself. When you obeyed and left all consequences to God, the Lord went into your city to teach; as long as you would not obey, you were in the way. Watch where you begin to debate and to put what you call duty in competition with your Lord’s commands. “I know He told me to go, but my duty was here;” that means you do not believe that Jesus means what He says.

    He teaches where He instructs us not to.

    “Master,…let us make three tabernacles.”

    Are we playing the spiritual amateur providence in other lives? Are we so noisy in our instruction of others that God cannot get anywhere near them? We have to keep our mouths shut and our spirits alert. God wants to instruct us in regard to His Son, He wants to turn our times of prayer into mounts of transfiguration, and we will not let Him. When we are certain of the way God is going to work, He will never work in that way anymore.

    He works where He sends us to wait.

    “Tarry ye…until…” Wait on God and He will work, but don’t wait in spiritual sulks because you cannot see an inch in front of you! Are we detached enough from our own spiritual hysterics to wait on God? To wait is not to sit with folded hands, but to learn to do what we are told.

    These are phases of His ways we rarely recognize.

    Oswald Chambers
    August 1st Devotional

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  22. Artemis Gordon says:

    My fellow Treepers, a few weeks ago I came to ask for your prayers for my father who had suffered some pretty serious brain issues. At the time were not sure exactly what was going on. Since that time through all of the confusion and further issues a test was done that had not been done on him before. And, the result was the involvement of a young doctor who it seems is very accomplished at what he does. An extensive procedure later what is possibly the root cause is now repaired – with GLUE no less. And recovery has started.

    I don’t know the final plan for my father, and I’m not sure he knows me anymore. But, I know him and every once in a while I get this look from him. Perhaps, with more time, he will know me again too. He needed that test and he needed that doctor and now he has a fighting chance.

    Thank you, Treepers for your prayers and warm thoughts. Thank you, Lord, for hearing us all, and sending us that talented young man. We have a long journey ahead – thank, God!

    One interesting side note: my father had a good friend who recently passed, with a long last name that began with the letter G. We called him Dr. G. for short. The doctor is German, and has a long name, starting with letter G. I told my father as he went down for his procedure, that Dr. G was looking out for him. Somehow, I think he is.

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    • just stevie says:

      What a wonderful story…thanks for posting it!

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    • P says:

      Thank you, Artemis, for this update on your father’s condition!

      God is faithful and doing a work not only in your father’s life and yours but also in the lives of all those who are involved in what is going on with your father right now.

      To God be all the glory for the things He has done and will do!

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    • RyderLee says:

      Artemis , Prayers for Your Father and for You .
      I’ve noticed throughout my life that sometimes the Only Explanation is ,
      ‘This is how Our Blessed God Works ..’
      And may God Bless Dr. G 😊……. BOTH !

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  23. just stevie says:

    Happy Cursday guys

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    • TrumpPatriot says:

      There is a frightening article on the Epoch Times about a woman who had a small wound on her arm which her dogged licked. She ended up in the hospital in a coma, and had partial amputations to her arms and legs. The cause of the sepsis was caused by the dogs saliva, and bacteria which is present in most dogs.

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  24. Dora says:

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  25. Dora says:

    Very disturbing. Makes me feel creepy all over.

    —-

    World’s first ever human-monkey hybrid grown in lab in China

    A HUMAN-MONKEY hybrid has been grown in a lab in China in a world first scientific breakthrough.

    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/795498/human-monkey-hybrid-grown-in-china-organ-transplants-scientists

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  26. B Woodward says:

    What are some of the free options for saving images to the web for use in a comment here? I prefer not to save them to google photos or icloud and don’t have a Flickr account.. Thanks

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  27. Dora says:

    Well, of course. To not study racism toward robots would itself be racist. Or something like that. (Sarc)

    ====

    Robot racism? Yes, says a study showing humans’ biases extend to robots
    https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/tech/robot-racism-scn-trnd/index.html?utm_content=2019-08-01T13%3A15%3A04&utm_source=twCNN&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social

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  28. Dora says:

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  29. Janie M. says:

    I subscribe to military.com and discovered this article yesterday. I am outraged. I am glad they were pinched in front of their peers, while in formation – must have been an amazing spectacle. They should all serve time in the brig, be given Bad Conduct Discharges and whatever other punishment is available, which should render them ineligible for any veteran benefits, etc,. This should also haunt them in their civilian lives. They dishonor us.

    6 Marines Nabbed During Morning Formation on Drug-, People-Smuggling Charges

    25 Jul 2019
    Military.com | By Gina Harkins

    [snip]
    Sixteen junior enlisted infantry Marines were arrested Thursday during morning formation for alleged human- and drug-smuggling crimes as part of a widespread and ongoing investigation.
    Leaders with 1st Marine Division have been working with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service to carry out the arrests during a battalion-wide formation at Camp Pendleton, California, officials said in a news release.

    “The 16 Marines were arrested for alleged involvement in various illegal activities ranging from human smuggling to drug-related offenses,” the release states. “… An additional [eight] Marines were taken aside to be questioned on their involvement in alleged drug offenses unrelated to today’s arrests.”

    More here:
    https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/07/25/16-marines-nabbed-during-morning-formation-drug-people-smuggling-charges.html

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  30. mandy says:

    While I’m ‘working up’ the harvest, we’ve been listening to more of that podcast I mention here now and then, “The Whole Counsel of God.”

    This one – at the beginning – we found really excellent (explanation of the Apostolic Counsel findings and how they apply to Jews/Gentiles).

    Acts, Chapter 15, Conclusion.

    Rather than worry with where to move to inside the podcast, you can just click the arrow to begin playing. (We’re only about halfway through, keep getting interrupted by phone calls, lol!)

    https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/wholecounsel/acts_chapter_15_conclusion

    and I wanted to test this out to see how it appears (IF it appears) when I try to do the “direct link” thingee they have…so here goes with that, too:

    [audio src="https://media.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/wcg_2019-03-18.mp3" /]

    Hope someone else out there finds the teaching helpful/interesting/enlightening. 🙂

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  31. Sentient says:

    Now we know why Ilhan Omar doesn’t even want to visit Somalia: Now that she’s dumping her real husband and father of her children and has been seen holding hands with an unnamed man, if she set foot in Somalia, they might bury her up to the neck and stone her to death.

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  32. SwampRatTerrier says:

    Rut Roh!

    Tulsi Gabbard Brutally Destroyed Kamala Harris’s Attorney General Record in Just Two Minutes
    https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/08/tulsi-gabbard-brutally-destroyed-kamala-harriss-attorney-general-record-in-just-two-minutes/

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  33. SwampRatTerrier says:

    Michael Moore: Only Michelle Obama can save us from 4 more years of Trump
    Posted by William A. Jacobson Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 5:00pm

    Everything is unfolding just as we have been predicting for two years ago.

    https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/08/michael-moore-only-michelle-obama-can-save-us-from-4-more-years-of-trump/

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  34. auscitizenmom says:

    lilbirdee12’s prayer:

    Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.

    Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.

    Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and Mike Pence and their families as they seek to lead America back to You.

    Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
    Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.

    We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
    Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.

    In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

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  35. auscitizenmom says:

    A prayer for Justice Kavanaugh and Gen. Flynn:

    Prayer to St. Michael

    St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
    be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
    May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
    and do you, O prince of the heavenly host,
    by the power of God,
    thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits
    who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

    In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

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  36. Troublemaker10 says:

    He’s going to lose his job for expressing his opinion (wrong think) that parents shouldn’t let 3 year olds decide transgender issues?

    We need to replace the Hollywood and music industry.

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