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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https://twitter.com/TheFigen/status/1326905847587495937
If you find yourself moved by a false sense of familiarity with fake celebrities, check yourself.
https://twitter.com/TheFigen/status/1326919403917742082
https://twitter.com/CuteAnimaIVines/status/1286373265158676485
Very cute. 😀
Horses love their carrots and they like companion animals too, if another horse is not around. What a great dog.
https://twitter.com/CuteAnimaIVines/status/1228768695947841536
Time to Grow Up
By Pastor Kevin Sadler
“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able” (1 Cor. 3:1-2).
When we trust Christ as our personal Savior, we undergo “regeneration” (Titus 3:5) or new birth. At that point, we are babes in Christ. There is joy when one is saved and born into the family of God, but there is sorrow, and rightfully so, when one remains a babe and doesn’t grow spiritually. The Corinthians were failing to grow in Christ, and this grieved the heart of Paul. He longed for that joy of watching babes in Christ, whom he had led to the Lord, “henceforth be no more children…and…grow up into Him in all things, which is the Head, even Christ” (Eph. 4:14-15).
Natural babies and “babes in Christ” have similar characteristics. Babies are dependent and unable to feed themselves. They often get into trouble and make a mess. They need to be watched closely and demand a lot of time and attention. They have no control and no concern for others. They fuss, cry, and want their way. These are natural things that are typical and expected of babies, but when believers like the Corinthians, who were no longer new to the faith, exhibited characteristics like this, something was wrong, and it was time for them to grow up.
Paul pointed out to the Corinthians, “I have fed you with milk, and not with meat.” The Word of God is our spiritual food. We receive spiritual nourishment through taking in God’s Word by reading, studying, and hearing it taught. Just as much as we need physical nourishment to live and grow, we need spiritual nourishment through the regular intake of God’s Word to live and grow.
Like newborns, babes in Christ begin with milk. The milk of the Word “be the first principles of the oracles of God” (Heb. 5:12), or the elementary things of God’s Word. As newborns grow, however, they need solid food. So it should be with babes in Christ that, as they grow, they should begin taking in the meat of the Word and be able to receive “the deep things of God” (1 Cor. 2:10).
God calls each believer to grow and mature in Christ by His Word (2 Tim. 3:16-17). And when it comes to our spiritual growth, we should never think that we’ve arrived. “When Pablo Casals reached 95, a young reporter threw him a question: ‘Mr. Casals, you are 95 and the greatest cellist that ever lived. Why do you still practice six hours a day?’ And Mr. Casals answered, ‘Because I think I’m making progress.’”1 May we never stop making progress in God’s Word rightly divided!
1. “Making Progress,” February 2, 2009, https://bible.org/illustration/making-progress.
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/time-to-grow-up/
1 Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Hebrews 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
1 Corinthians 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works
“it was time for them to grow up.”
2 Timothy 2:22 ¶ Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
“Just as much as we need physical nourishment to live and grow, we need spiritual nourishment through the regular intake of God’s Word to live and grow.”
1 Thessalonians 2:13 ¶ For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
but still displays every feature of a great organ’s majesty. This one appears to be an Here’s another great organ piece. Vidor’s 5th Symphony Tocatta is from the modern era electronic tracker rather than the more traditional mechanical tracker design (both of which are what sends air to the organ’s numerous pipes). I especially like this performance because we get to see the organist playing counterpoint pedal passages. Lots going on when you’re playing a pipe organ! Oh, yeah. TURN IT UP!!! 🙂
Sorry that the first sentense didn’t copy. My bad.
Just want to day: I am thoroughly enjoying home schooling. We started about a month ago and it’s going great! I wish I had started sooner…
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This is good to hear. Home schooling can build wonderful bonds between parents and children. I was just talking about this very thing with some friends today. Learning experiences with parents or grandparents create memories we can carry throughout our lives. Are you using pods with other home schooled kids?
We aren’t… I’m not sure what pods refers to… 🙂
Pods are simply informal classes for home-schooled kids. I’m told that a few kids get together for a class that can be taught a a hired tutor or by a parent of a home schooled child. The basic purpose of a pod is to give home-schooled kids a chance to develop socialization skills by interacting with peers. Pods are an addition to home-schooling and not a replacement.
My DIL is homeschooling. It is working great. I homeschooled my son and he didn’t learn those really bad habits that kids learn from their peers. We connected to other homeschoolers in an organization.
Reading the complete Psalms every month…
Morning Psalm reading: 67 (LXX numbering); 68 (Masoretic numbering)
Evening Psalm reading: 68 and 69 (LXX numbering); 69 and 70 (Masoretic numbering)
Thank You, mandy! God Bless You!!!
May the Lord bless you as well!
🙂
Thanks, mandy!!! Have a Blessed Day!!!
Should a religious adoption agency be forced to abandon screening of potential adoptive parents for certain behaviors which the agency considers abhorrent and deviant and violation of religious sanctity?
That is my understanding of what SCOTUS is now considering in Fulton V. City of Philadelphia.
Today the court heard oral arguments that a Catholic charity must allow placement of children with homosexual adoptive parents. And guess who appears wishy washy on deciding for the religious agency? You are correct if you said Amy Barrett.
It seems the crux of the matter is if the SCOTUS should overturn the 1990 Smith ruling which states (paraphrased), ‘government may refuse religious exemption as long as it is equally applied’. So, the rights – even the founding purpose – of a religious charity may be overruled as long as that ruling is equally applied to every charity. That seems tantamount to one calling the other a blooming idiot as long as the one considers everyone a blooming idiot.
And that proposes the question, should the law be moral? The answer of course is absolutely yes the law should be moral.
Roberts and Gorsuch may have already decided to find relief for the City. It seems Barrett is ready to join them.
https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/11/argument-analysis-justices-sympathetic-to-faith-based-foster-care-agency-in-anti-discrimination-dispute/
“Barack Obama is currently on the interview circuit to promote his third freaking autobiography, and a fourth is already scheduled. The book, “A Promised Land,” is a hefty 768 pages which could make it difficult, but not impossible, for him to shove up his ass.”
– Stilton Jarlsberg
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. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/pr_prayer.aspx
Thank You, Sepp – God Bless You!!!
Marty the cat. Mascot of the Mt. Washington weather station passes.
https://www.ntd.com/cat-at-northeasts-highest-peak-dies-after-12-years-on-duty_526764.html
Mt. Washington, in New Hampshire, though really a baby as mountains go, is the highest peak in the northeast US and it is the location of most erratic extreme weather in the lower 48. . Even though it peaks at only 6,228 feet, it’s location is where jet streams and weather systems often converge resulting in very radical weather. It snows on the summit even during the summer months at times. The weather station at the summit still holds the record for recording the highest ground wind speed in the Northern Hemisphere at 231 mph and in a average year they will record hurricane force gusts on 110 days. .
Moving tactically through those mountains was great training because the tourists are the enemy and you have to avoid them. Though I had trained in the White and Green mountains extensively, we never climbed that mountain during training so I and some buddies walked up to the summit one fine day in our shorts and T-shirts and ended up running down the road to get out of a driving snow. I doubt any mountain of it’s height has killed more people.
Check it out.
Baby Lives Matter.
Baby Lives Matter.
Update on condition. Went to the Urologist today. He made it clear that that he thinks that sooner or later I would need surgery to relieve the pressure of my swollen prostrate on my urethra. We decided to try drugs first. So they took the catheter out and I have urinated several times since then but am not completely voiding my bladder. Got to give the two different prescriptions as chance to work and see what happens.
He said getting a doctors release will be no problem if I can manage.
So it is a now wait and see if I can manage using only the drugs or if I will have to have surgery.
If I have to have surgery it typically takes 6 weeks to recover. Obviously I would rather wait until about to retire for surgery.
BTW Jabba
Doc said it would probably take two surgeries using a laser. So I reckon he does the “green light” procedure that you had to travel to get.
Another update: Went in to the Docs office and self catheterized. Damn near passed out, which sometimes happens when the bladder is so full but that should not be a problem the next time.
Will be doing that every 8 hours for the next three weeks or so. I will go through hell to keep from having a folly cath in me for three weeks. And they told me it gets easier to self cath after a few go arounds.
He is scheduling surgery. Since I have two diverticuli ( balloon type pockets) on the bladder that he is going to take care of I will go under the knife. If all goes well it’s three days in the hospital and a total of 4 to 6 weeks for recovery.
I will continue the drugs but not expected to improve my situation. The diverticulum can only be eliminated surgically and they will most likely cause me problems down the road if they aren’t taken care of.
I tried to avoid this but there is no other choice. The Doc and his people are excellent.
rah I will keep you in my prayers for successful surgery and speedy recovery.
rah, I to will keep you in my prayers.
Thank you both. Up again. I don’t know why this thing bothers me most at night. When I get my bladder empty I can sleep well during the day but at night it’s like my bladder just won’t settle down. I’m have began to wonder if it has something to do with the Flowmax since I take it after my evening meal.
https://twitter.com/EphemeralNY/status/1318048730365526016https://twitter.com/EphemeralNY/status/1309893238388666368
FAITH AND EXPERIENCE
“The Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.” Gal. ii. 20
We have to battle through our moods into absolute devotion to the Lord Jesus, to get out of the hole-and-corner business of our experience into abandoned devotion to Him. Think Who the New Testament says that Jesus Christ is, and then think of the despicable meanness of the miserable faith we have – I haven’t had this and that experience! Think what faith in Jesus Christ claims – that He can present us faultless before the throne of God, unutterably pure, absolutely rectified and profoundly justified. Stand in implicit adoring faith in Him, HE is made unto us “wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.” How can we talk of making a sacrifice for the Son of God! Our salvation is from hell and perdition, and then we talk about making sacrifices!
We have to get out into faith in Jesus Christ continually; not a prayer meeting Jesus Christ, nor a book Jesus Christ, but the New Testament Jesus Christ, Who is God Incarnate, and Who ought to strike us to His feet as dead. Our faith must be in the One from Whom our experience springs. Jesus Christ wants our absolute abandon of devotion to Himself. We never can EXPERIENCE Jesus Christ, nor ever hold Him within the compass of our own hearts, but our faith must be built in strong emphatic confidence in Him.
It is along this line that we see the rugged impatience of the Holy Ghost against unbelief. All our fears are wicked, and we fear because we will not nourish ourselves in our faith. How can anyone who is identified with Jesus Christ suffer from doubt or fear! It ought to be an absolute paean of perfectly irrepressible, triumphant belief.
Oswald Chambers
November 13th Devotional
Praying for both of you – Hope my Military Angel is doing better – God Bless You Both!!!
Thank you sis! We are fully trusting in our God to complete a healing and for His direction going forward. We are so grateful for friends that have lifted us up in prayer! Blessings to you sweet duchess! ??
Understand completely – All in His timing!!!
Peace Be With You Both!!!
Mornin’ infidels! I stole the words from FB – sans the obligatory “disputed” disclaimer.
“When Obama was gutting the oil and gas industry, snarky media types told blue collar workers that they should “learn to code”.
Many of them did. And they are now tearing apart the election results and the Dominion software.
I do love a good dose of irony.”
Mornin WeeWeed. Peed 5 times yesterday, Never completely voided but still they were enough, Then last night it clamped down until this morning when I took a shower about a hour ago and she let loose without a strain. The next couple hours will determine what I do. Much cheaper to go to the Doc to get the cath back in than the ER.
Mornin’ Rah!
Hey Rahul, what is your PSA level? Mine is 4.6 and I take Terazosin which helps urination. I can tell when I miss a dose too because it becomes difficult to urinate.
Don’t know. When I talk to the Doc i’ll ask. My biggest worry was the big C and since he said nothing about it I didn’t ask. Of course I was still a bit clammy from my first self cath at the time.
FMLA with short term disability insurance and descent health insurance where I went to an approved provider will take the financial worry out of this period not working. So that is one worry I won’t have.
Rah, all your treeper friends will keep you in their prayers. If you can, please let us know when your surgery is so we can send the extra thoughts. Glad you got the FMLA worked out.
Will do. I’ll take all I can get. Bless you all!
Mornin’ WeeWeed
TGIF
Mornin’ DI!
Verse of the Day for Friday, November 13, 2020
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“He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.”
Matthew 12:30 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Friday Blessing
Jesus Loves Babies…Pray for the Unborn
Jesus Loves the Little Children – Pray for the Little Children
Jesus Loves You – Come to Him
Be My Voice
Unseal and release all of Obama’s personal life history documents/records from the time of his birth through to his election to the Senate.
Requesting for an avid Obama supporter.
Just do it!
https://intellectualfroglegs.com/righteous-anger/
For the first time in a while, I re-read Ephesians 2:10, pretty much my favorite Bible verse: “ “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:10 NASB2020
I have to ask myself sometimes, at times like this, what are the “good works” God wants me to do. I pause and give it to God in prayer.
One of my chief motivations since before voting for President Trump in 2016 is this: am I helping create a free society in which people can flourish? I believe Trump has done that. I believe he will continue to do that in a second term.
But even if Biden gets inaugurated, I can do “good works” by helping to foster freedom for those who’ve been shackled. If Trump has shown me anything — for I wouldn’t have considered myself “conservative” before Nov 8, 2016 — it’s that freedom is something people have to want and be willing to contend for.
“The Weight” by The Band and The Staples.
Morning everyone,
My 64 year-young Irish twin brother has Sarcoidosis and Psoriatic arthritis.
He went to a party a little less than two weeks ago where he contracted covid.
Unfortunately, he waited too long to seek treatment. After waiting a week, he finally went to a Delaware hospital on Sunday morning.
Early Wednesday morning while in hospital, he had a massive stroke which destroyed the left side of his brain. Wednesday he was transferred to Philadelphias’ premier stroke center where they determined they could not do anything.
Per his Advanced Healthcare Directive we are abiding by his wishes. We are attempting to setup a facetime/zoom meeting in his room this morning to say our goodbyes. We all know that hearing is the last to go.
Say a prayer for Rick…
I am saying a prayer for Rick and for all of his family and his friends. I am so sorry for your sorrow.
Thank you
I am so sorry for your loss.
Prayers for Rick and for all of you, Labcats. I’m so sorry.
I have a twin. My heart aches for you. Perfect song. God bless.
God bless you and yours. It’s one thing when you see it coming but quite another when you don’t.
God Bless
Re Covid. I was able to get 200 doses of Hydroxicloroquin Hcq directly from a pharmaceutical company in India. US customs turned it back the first time it was sent to me, so the company sent it again and this time it made it through customs to my doorstep. They took a picture of the their packaging with my name and address and emailed it to me at the same time they shipped it. They should be easy to find on web. I then sent all of my family members enough for each one to follow the Dr Zelenko protocol at the onset of Covid symptoms. So far no one has had to do it but it’s nice to have it available.
Great idea Buck — thanks, I’ll look into it.
Wee — thanks also
That’s kinda funny actually, you can get pretty much anything drug wise online illegal or not shipped to your door, but actual medicine is rejected. China, different story. Everything searched.
I got mine from Mexipharmacy.com, it took a while but came in great shape!
One small detail I’ve overlooked …
to all the Patriots that are leaving fox news for newsmax, check the sources for their articles. bloomberg, politico, associated press. they do not seem to be who we think they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t use social media, can you help get the word out??
You know, I had a strange reaction when I began viewing Newsmax…like many stories did not align with the perspective I’d expected to see. As a result, I have not gone to their site very often.
Thanks for the message, canon…I will share with friends (don’t use social media either).
My prayer for these times. Psalm 10. I have never read a more apt scripture for what we are living through at this time. Read it as a prayer. Psalm 10.!!!
Can’t touch this!
Eat your heart out Fred Astaire and Michael Jackson.
They need to get those guys on skies to compete in the downhill competitions. Notice the coordinated leg action with minimal movement of the upper body, the endurance, and the balance? Those abilities are fundamentals and those guys have them in spades. Ski teams have a machine that bounces their legs while they’re in the tuck position for the skier to practice on to develop those abilities. Team members compete to see how can take it the longest.
This is why I’m on Gab.com. From the founder, Andrew Torba:
“Yesterday the New York Times reached out to me for a comment on Gab’s recent growth. I’ve never had any luck with getting the New York Times to describe Gab accurately or fairly over the years, so I opted to use my new standard reply for all dishonest and corrupt media publications: “Jesus is King, speak freely on Gab.com.”
If they are going to print something with my name attached to it, at a minimum it will be glorifying to Christ and promoting Gab at the same time so that readers can visit the site for themselves and make their own judgements.”
🙂
Nice. One thing NY Times won’t print is the sentence Jesus is King though.
The democrats have known that Dominion software is no good. This is a letter from 4 of them about problems, written in 2019
https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1327305801824940047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1327305801824940047%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.citizenfreepress.com%2Fbreaking%2Fwell-looky-here-liz-warren-amy-klobuchar-and-ron-wyden-issue-a-formal-complaint-in-2019-to-dominion-voting-systems%2F
https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/H.I.G.%20McCarthy,%20&%20Staple%20Street%20letters.pdf
Just say’n… 😉
North of the Border Situation…
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1327331201976295430
Just say’n… 😉
Update…
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1327345516150185989
Just say’n… 😉
Update…
Just say’n…
On a lighter note…
Beautiful. That little guy is not letting go of his dad!!!
Holy Apostles Stáchys, Apellés, Amplías, Urban, Aristóboulos, and Nárkissos of the Seventy
Saint Stáchys was made Bishop of Byzantium by the Holy Apostle Andrew and was the founder of the church in Argiropolis. Amplías and Urban were Bishops also ordained by Saint Andrew. Nárkissos preached the Gospel in Athens, Apellés in Herakleion, and Aristóboulos in Britain.
They are among the Saints who are commemorated today, October 31st on the traditional Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church and November 13th on the civil calendar.
http://www.cpress.orthodoxws.com/lives_4_january
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. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
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.
Amen
Amen.
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.
Amen
Amen.
Amen
Someone needs to teach AOC and the Dems this lesson (worth the 5 minute watch, (it will make you smarter!)
Facts are their enemy. You and anyone paying attention that allows themselves to objectively evaluate the facts, have to know by now that “Climate Change” has absolutely nothing to do with climate and “Green Energy” is not green. It is all about social/political engineering to control and enslave the masses.
MAC Users: BEWARE the new OS11.01 upgrade. It apparently contains Apple spyware. See the attached at:
https://macintouch.com/homepage/post/9881/apple-remotely-disables-many-macs/
Apple may finally be going full fascist…