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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Knowing Christ As He Should Be Known
By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
John the Baptist introduced our Lord with the proclamation: “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand” (Matt.3:2). Throughout His earthly ministry Christ was known as “the Son of David”, the king with whom God made a covenant to establish His Kingdom forever.
The Old Testament prophets predicted that Christ would — and He will — reign on earth upon the throne of His father David. While His Kingdom was being proclaimed “at hand”, He walked and talked and ate with men as “the Son of Man”. Wearied with travelling, He sat at Jacob’s well and asked for a drink of water. Pressed by the throng, He got into a fishing boat and addressed the multitudes from the sea. Hated by His adversaries, He was tried, scourged, spit upon, and nailed to a tree. This was indeed “Christ manifest in the flesh”.
With regard to His humiliation, however, the Apostle Paul says, by divine inspiration: “God also hath highly exalted Him and given Him a name which is above every name” (Phil.2:9).
Again, the Apostle declares that God’s mighty power was “wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, FAR ABOVE ALL…” (Eph.1:20). He is no longer to be known as “the lowly Jesus”, but as the exalted “Lord” in heaven. And this has its bearing on us too:
“Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: Yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now, henceforth, know we Him no more” (IICor.5:16). Our blessed Saviour is now to be known as the glorified Son of God, the Great Dispenser of Grace to a lost humanity; the One who in love and mercy “tasted death for every man” (Heb.2:9).
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/knowing-christ-as-he-should-be-known/
Matthew 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Ephesians 1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
2 Corinthians 5:16 ¶ Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Many consider this the best Super Bowl pregame ceremony and national anthem performance ever. This was back in 2005 long before the kneelers showed up to ruin the NFL.
That was so awesome! Thanks for posting! How have we dropped so far in just 16 years? Those 8 years of Obama and his related evil did so much damage to the USA.
It was a great performance, but it also reminded me that in 2005 many of us were still unaware of the treachery within the DC Swamp. Many were still believing the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere were “noble” fights to “defend America.”
But in fact those were the result of corrupt multinational banks and corporations paying our government leaders to spend taxpayer money and American blood to boost their profits by billions……
Yet the pride of the young members of the military was unmistakable, and the respect shown by the players of all races during the anthem was evident. The country was about 4 years from 9-11, and Barack Hussein Ozero had not yet executed the Globalists’ Plan to re-ignite both racial and class tensions across the entire nation to fatally divide and weaken our national resolve.
It is but a distant memory.
Look no saggin pants 😉
Midnight train is one of my favorites.
Workin my way back to you babe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snWHvcWsybM
Laura Nyro & Labelle “The Bells” – YouTube
Patience, I love that! Laura Nyro was a great talent and died so young.
laura nero never hear the bells at DuckDuckGo
A very favorite
laura nero never hear the bells at DuckDuckGo
A concet clip (not many of them that I know of)
I remember “Wedding Bell blues”. She was a great songwriter too.
🙂 Perfection. They don’t hardly make ’em like that no more . . .
Yes…. a real unique gem; especially in her time.
Gonna Take A Miracle
~Pray
Lovely!
Laura Nyro Tribute Film – YouTube
An interesting documentary
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Have a great Saturday!
Hurrump! Haven’t been this cold in years and years. . .
Made some hearty soup today. It helps. ?
Yes, cold here too.I made stew with beef, onions, mushrooms and red wine. Most satisfying and good for a few days.
Yum.
~Especially delicious with MY President Donald J Trump being liber?ted…… !!! WOO HOO
The original.
Great also!
un peu de mon héritage oui
Bon Ton Rolet . . .!!!! 🙂 Good memories of the Big Oaks in Lake Charles!
Happy Curs . . . er . . . oh, right, caterday. Happy CATERDAY, Treepers!
Caturday??1511854833
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in Bringng up Baby lol
cary grant in bringing up baby at DuckDuckGo
Good exercise .
Now that’s dancin’!
WOW !
(phew)
When you’ve reached the top and the world is your oyster … ummmm … litterbox
Happy Caturday, y’all !!!
songs.. they reflect life.. moments in time..
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On the last day of dive school the instructor told us “..whatever made you get into this industry.. it had better be a burning desire.. or you will never make it.. class dismissed..”.
starting off in the pro league.. the large corporations..
corporations weren’t for everybody.. you just had to find the right one..
it was an unwritten code.. you don’t discuss what you do out here with anybody back in the world.. no matter who you worked for..
that part was easy for me though.. I was a loner.. I had nobody back in the world..
the reason I hired on with the first large corporation was because they dove their tenders early.. across the river at the next corporation.. it could take three years before you even got wet..
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..it was the first year.. at the first corporation.. The Louisiana Corporation..
I remember one night we were live boating right on the edge of the drop off into Mississippi Canyon.. and the current was absolutely ripping..
The rank divers decided it was just too dangerous.. they announced their decision to not make the dive.. does everybody agree..
“..I’ll do it..” .. lol.. ..I think that night my fate in that first company was sealed..
and there was another time..
we’re going to try this [redacted] gas mix.. “ok..”..
I wasn’t particularly naïve.. the mix wasn’t unheard of.. just its application in this particular decompression profile..
I was a fck’n guinea pig.. and for the record.. it worked.. I exhibited no DCS symptoms..
[..a few years later I found out they had rolled out their new in-house company Decompression Tables..].
So add forty or so dives and a 180 f.s.w. max depth to the experimental mix.. and it made for a solid first year candidate..
I hired on with the Company at the next higher rank.. the next corporation.. The Texas Corporation..
I was still bold and untamed.. but they had ways of crafting those traits into an asset..
we were the backups for the senior divers in rotation.. which were frequent occurrences..
and depending on one’s perspective.. we were either the cream of the crop.. or the bottom of the barrel..
after just one year.. I wasn’t on top of the world.. but I sure could see it from here..
I was still holding helmets and humping hose.. but now getting my turns in the pilot’s seat..
they were finding out what we were made of.. platforms.. pipelines.. risers.. dredging.. burning.. welding.. penetrations.. explosives.. etc..
their way was not easy.. it was brutal at times..
either you become one of them.. or you don’t.. there was no middle ground..
extreme mental discipline.. you could still hang your ass out over the edge..
but you had better have a damn good reason to do so.. ..so don’t do it again..
“..yes sir..”..
I quickly found out this was a Company of Legendary Men.. and we were their few..
because there are old divers.. and there are bold divers.. but there are no old bold divers..
I was now on my way..
dreams really do come true..
..it was around this time..
good morning.
Oh YUM, Timmy! It makes me pine for a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant that recently and abruptly closed, in a small town next to ours. My husband and I would go there for a country breakfast like the one you share here! We would go whenever I needed a break making his BIG BREAKFAST on the weekends! Anyway, we went to go one Saturday recently, and they were closed. No sign on the door that they were on vacation or whatever. Dark. We went home, and I made his BIG BREAKFAST. We found out last week that they just threw in the towel after 30 years of operation because they got tired of it all. (We suspect the covid restrictions forced it.)
Buuuut, thanks for the breakfast photo!! I guess I need to get busy right now to start Big Breakfast!!
DINERS ROCK!!
Lucky husband. See if you can share one of your BIG BREAKFAST with us in a photo next weekend.
I think Sambo’s used to offer that on the menu. 🙂
Menu item at Carrow’s in Atascadero: “Eggs over My Hammy” !
I thought that was a egg sandwich at Denny’s
I sadly for now can’t eat half of what is on this beautiful plate of food.
Splitting dinners with the wife cause you know that is too much food. 🙁
Mornin’ infidels!
Mornin’ WeeWeed
Happy Caturday!
Mornin’ DI!
Good Afternoon WeeWeed!
Several years ago my wife and I heard a strange squeaking noise on our back porch. Checking to see what the commotion was, we found a kitten, surrounded by five confused raccoons, meowing as loud as it possibly could to ward off the evil predators. Evidently, it’s efforts were working. The raccoons kept looking at one another as if to say, “Whaddya wanta do with it?” “I’m not sure. I think we’re supposed to eat it.” “I’m not going near it.” “What about you, Floyd?” “Nu-huh. I ain’t touching it.”
We trapped it the following night with a bowl of food. It turned out to have a broken hind leg, and we wondered how it ever found its way to our back porch. She said it was her turn to name one. This was our third stray after Murphy and Not Murphy. Yeah, it was her turn. Once inside, and getting used to his new digs, the broken leg didn’t even slow him down. The vet said not to worry. Kitten bones can be placed on opposite sides of a room and they will still knit. My wife named him Mouse. Tabbies all three, and all grew fat and happy over the years in our little domicile.
Great story!
THE DEVOTION OF HEARING
“Speak; for Thy servant heareth.” 1 Samuel iii. 10
Because I have listened definitely to one thing from God, it does not follow that I will listen to everything He says. The way in which I show God that I neither love nor respect Him is by the obtuseness of my heart and mind towards what He says. If I love my friend, I intuitively detect what he wants, and Jesus says, “Ye are My friends.” Have I disobeyed some command of my Lord’s this week? If I had realized that it was a command of Jesus, I would not consciously have disobeyed it; but most of us show such disrespect to God that we do not even hear what He says, He might never have spoken.
The destiny of my spiritual life is such identification with Jesus Christ that I always hear God, and I know that God always hears me (John xi. 41). If I am united with Jesus Christ, I hear God, by the devotion of hearing all the time. A lily, or a tree, or a servant of God, may convey God’s message to me. What hinders me from hearing is that I am taken up with other things. It is not that I will not hear God, but I am not devoted in the right place. I am devoted to things, to service, to convictions, and God may say what He likes but I do not hear Him. The child attitude is always, “Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth.” If I have not cultivated this devotion of hearing, I can only hear God’s voice at certain times; at other times I am taken up with things – things which I say I must do, and I become deaf to Him, I am not living the life of a child. Have I heard God’s voice today?
Oswald Chambers
February 13th Devotional
https://twitter.com/itsnaturesworld/status/1360543557543546892
Scenes Beyond the Grave – Marietta Davis
Chapter IX – Infants Received by the Savior
9:1
As she spoke, each of the guardian angels arose with the infant of her charge, and poised in the great space within the galaxy of choralists, and around the angel who held the Cross. Instantly a light, infinitely superior to that in the temple, descended from above; and I was awed with the august presence of a retinue of angels, in whose midst was one like unto that glorious Being I had been informed was MY REDEEMER.
As they approached the centre, the manifestation of the Cross disappeared before the greater light; the angel retinue paused, and the Being whom they attended smilingly said, “Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not.” The sweetness and gentleness of the expression, and the love that shone from his face as these words moved from his lips, overcame me, and I sank at the feet of my heavenly conductor, who raised me up, and drew me to her angel breast.
I would that the world could see and hear what then occurred. As he spoke, those guardian angels drew near, and each presented him with their treasure. He moved his hand above them, and goodness, like dew-drops, fell therefrom, and the infants appeared to drink as from a fountain of living water. They were blessed. The emanation from that Being was the breath of life. The temple wore a new aspect. As the scene was closing, the angels who attended him played upon stringed instruments, and sung of Redemption. He moved his gracious hand as if in approbation of what the guardian angels had done; and they all bowed, and veiled their faces in the garment of glory that encompassed them. Suddenly music, like the voice of many waters, arose from every temple in the broad nursery of the great city. And as the utterance moved forth in one swelling wave of angelic song, that BEING, with those who had accompanied him, reascended, and the angels of this temple resumed their former movement.
To be continued…
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Verse of the Day for Saturday, February 13, 2021
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“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”
Matthew 7:7 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Be My Voice – I am a CHILD – not a CHOICE!!!
Amen
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Lord’s Prayer
(hope this comes through)
https://youtu.be/VhNk0j2H-Zs
Amen ?
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.
The 50th Psalm Septuagint (51st Psalm KJV)
Yahaveh my Father! \\ Yahshuah in whose Name in pray! \\ In the truth of the Holy Spirit \\ Teach me Your Life! \\ Show me the way! Amen. Amen. Amen.
January 31st on the traditional Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church and February 13th on the civil or commercial calendar.
The Holy Unmercenaries Cyrus and John of Alexandria (+ 311) and those with them. Saints Cyrus and John were doctors, using medical and spiritual knowledge to assist the ill.
Saint Arsénios the New of Páros (+ 1877) was transformed in Christ and granted many gifts through the Holy Spirit. His Life was compiled by the late Dr. Constantine Cavarnos. The Saint’s counsels always led people to humility and the Gospel of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Found in the bin… 🙁
Evcharisto. Merci. Danke. I could go on. ?
Today’s update on my wife.
Day #6 post profound neurological event.
She’s still in ICU, still on the ventilator. Yesterday
they turned off the IV sedation, and turned down the
ventilator settings. She did no breathing on her own.
She DID however squeeze the RN’s hand when asked to.
Today they turned the ventilator rate off, and put her on
pressure support ( you breathe spontaneously, but the vent
helps you take deeper breaths). She started breathing on her
own! Win # 2. I’ll take any and all improvements. Thanks again
to treepers and all others involved in praying for Jennifer. Progress
is being made.
“She started breathing on her own! Win # 2.”
Brought tears to my eyes, Tour Guide. I really appreciate your updates, thank you so much. As long as there is improvement, there is hope. Now to pray for a FULL recovery.
Thank God. Thank God.
Good News!
Prayers continue for your wife, you and your family!
Hope and pray you all made it through the frigid cold across the U.S. last night.
We are used to cold in northern Minnesota, but this morning I was surprised to see our outdoor thermometer read -38.
No wind, a sunny blue sky, and extremely cold at 70 degress below freezing!
I sure wished there was a Gab icon in the link bar ! The CTH has gone to great lengths to secure itself from deplatforming but none of the share links are to dedicated free speech sites. I would very much like to be able to easily share the CTH on Gab. Gab is expanding exponentially and is truly dedicated to freedom of speech. It’s the only social media site I participate in. I’m not suggesting to remove any of the other links just add Gab.
Thanks for everything you do Sundance !
A couple of weeks ago a new app named “Signal” was discussed in hopes it might have a level of security.
It turns out it – the Signal app may not be secure – might want to delete it after reading the report in Big League Politics:
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/court-docs-show-fbi-can-intercept-encrypted-messages-from-deep-state-backed-signal-app/
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 his family 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.
Amen.
Amen.
Wu Flu gathering of Muslims at Temple Mount as Israel tightened restrictions. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/thousands-violate-covid-19-guidelines-in-temple-mount-gathering-658831
December, 1989
I had just arrived at Ft. Sam Houston iI =n San Antonio, TX. NCO quarters on post would not be available for a few months so I had rented a nice 3 bedroom brick home about 10 miles from post. I woke up the morning I was to report to my new assignment as one of five SF medics at SOMED (Special Operations Medical Department) to train SF medic wannabes, and certain other special operations medic/Corpsmen types.
I was excited to get to the school house and meet everyone and scope things out. Already in uniform I turned on the TV as I spit shined my jump boots. There I found tI was still determined to go in and scope things out. It was cold, extremely cold for S. Texas, and considerable snow had fallen. But that was not big deal for a guy that had spent the last 3 years in the Alps and other snowy places before that.
Then I started paying attention to what was being shown on TV. Saw some guy pushing a car with the wheels spinning but nobody behind the wheel. Saw all kinds of crashes being shown and drivers that obviously hadn’t a clue about driving on slick roads.
I finished polishing my boots, set them aside, and changed out of my uniform. I wasn’t going anywhere!
And now it’s happening again. Two waves, one on Sunday and one on Wednesday of cold and snow for Texas reaching deep down into the state.
Yup, these Texas winters are terrible.
Spread the word.
Yup. Watching news clips of southern drivers on snowy roads is always amusing.
This is going to be a real disaster in Texas. The Ice and snow is going to hang on for awhile.
Joe Bastardi has reversed his forecast. After Feb. 20th it’s going to warm up and we should be back to a normal weather pattern. So Spring will not be delayed. The Stratosphere over the Arctic is cooling down to normal levels.
Thanks, Rah! Good news for gardeners!
REPORT: FOIA reveals Pentagon has been testing material discovered from UFO crashes
https://saraacarter.com/report-foia-reveals-pentagon-has-been-testing-material-discovered-from-ufo-crashes/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
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test for two nights
Jesus Christ is Lord