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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Yesterday afternoon I actually had my first full strength Jack & cola since my surgery. And it was good!
Looking like the drive south in Indiana will be some work with rain and wind advisories but south of Louisville looks like fair sailing.
Be careful, rah. I’ll keep an ear out for the sound of your jake brake. May your roads be clear.
I’m here in one piece. I use the Jake a lot on this run the last 100 miles on the hilly two lanes. One can always tell a rookie because of their constant use of the binders to control their speed going down hill.
Generally If I’m not on cruise control I have the Jake set at the first setting. When approaching a stale light at hiway speeds I have the Jake set on the third setting. The fourth setting is only used in an emergency.
Good morning, 🙂
Tonight, we watched John Loves Mary from 1949. This Warner Brothers offering starred Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, and Patricia Neal. HILARIOUS! If you get the chance, it’s a fun watch!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041526/
Grrrrreat cast! Especially that Reagan guy …… he has the potential to go far.
Tried to watch but the only options are Amazon and Prime video. Not giving any money to the devil.
Salesmen And Soldiers
By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
It is true indeed that salvation is bestowed by grace and received through faith — entirely apart from works, religious or otherwise. But it is equally true that it costs to embrace the truth and costs even more to stand for it, rather than selling out. This is why P r o v e r b s 23:23 exhorts us to “buy the truth and sell it not”. In this sense we are not to sell the truth. Yet in another sense we are salesmen of the truth, urging men to buy it.
As we do this we find that there are those who would actually seek to hinder men from buying the truth. Yet it is not primarily they who oppose our efforts, but Satan and his hosts.
“FOR WE WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD, BUT AGAINST PRINCIPALITIES, AGAINST POWERS, AGAINST THE RULERS OF THE DARKNESS OF THIS WORLD [age], AGAINST SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS [wicked spirits] IN HIGH PLACES” (Eph.6:12).
This is why God’s salesmen must also be “good soldiers of Jesus Christ” (IITim.2:3). We must make the glorious message known despite the opposition. We must “put on the whole armour of God” and meet our adversaries with “the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God”(Eph.6:11,17). When they would shut our mouths we must pray for ourselves and each other:
“…that utterance may be given unto me, THAT I MAY OPEN MY MOUTH BOLDLY, to make known the mystery of the [Paul’s] gospel.
“…THAT THEREIN I MAY SPEAK BOLDLY, AS I OUGHT TO SPEAK” (Eph.6:19,20; Rom.16:25, 26).
This, by the grace of God, is our prayer and our resolve.
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/salesmen-and-soldiers/
Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
2Timothy 2:3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Eph 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Eph 6:19 ¶ And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Romans 16:25 ¶ Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
Happy Cursday, Treepers! We haven’t visited little Chloe’s Puppyhood adventures in awhile. I especially like the first one in the series. Let’s watch the little puppy steal the show . . . 🙂
I’ve just watched an advertisement for puppy food…it was beautiful.
Munch! 🙂
Wil Ackerman was the founder of Windhill Records which played a major role in creating the New Age musical genre. Not many people know that Wil was WWII war orphan who was adopted by a Stanford professor and his wife. At age 13 his adoptive mother committed suicide. Wil was the first to discover her body. This is an experience that would emotionally scar anybody but I can’t imagine the grief of someone who’d lived several years in a German orphanage only to find this his new adoptive parent suddenly kills herself. Will went on to become a gifted guitarist and composer. At some point in Winsham Hill’s trajectory he recorded The Impending Death Of The Virgin Spirit. The song played here is a lament for his adoptive mother. Every time I hear it I’m reminded of the deep grief me must have felt. This is one of the saddest music compositions I’ve ever heard . . .
During the brief existence of Windham Hill records, Will not only attracted a hugely talented roster of performers, but the also composed some hauntingly evocative guitar pieces. Typically, they are minimalist—something you might hear walking down the street and changing on a guitarist playing on a door step or in a cafe. On hearing this, you just have to know it’s a piece by Wil Ackerman.
One more . . .
This has been a problem for a number of years hasn’t it?
Especially in dog and cat treats.
Yes, which is why we only purchase made in the USA or Canada pet products.
Our dogs thrive on Taste of the Wild brand; one couldn’t tolerate the high-protein flavor but smoothed out beautifully on the two lowest-level protein flavors: Lamb, and Salmon. You can tell the difference in their poops, which are dry and virtually oderless (half-cup h2o with every serving). This is a family-owned business. It’s more expensive, but we figure the savings in veterinary fees cancels this out completely. We buy from a local farm supply which happens to have the most decent price.
From the link…A firm message from our elected officials to the Chinese government on behalf of American consumers would not be difficult, but it is long overdue. Riiiiiiight!
SHALL I ROUSE MYSELF UP TO THIS?
“Perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” 2 Cor. vii. 1
“Having therefore these promises.” I claim the fulfilment of God’s promises, and rightly, but that is only the human side; the Divine side is that through the promises I recognize God’s claim on me. For instance, am I realizing that my body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, or have I a habit of body that plainly will not bear the light of God on it? By sanctification the Son of God is formed in me, then I have to transform my natural life into a spiritual life by obedience to Him. God educates us down to the scruple. When He begins to check, do not confer with flesh and blood, cleanse yourself at once. Keep yourself cleansed in your daily walk.
I have to cleanse myself from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit until both are in accord with the nature of God. Is the mind of my spirit in perfect agreement with the life of the Son of God in me, or am I insubordinate in intellect? Am I forming the mind of Christ, Who never spoke from His right to Himself, but maintained an inner watchfulness whereby He continually submitted His spirit to His Father? I have the responsibility of keeping my spirit in agreement with His Spirit, and by degrees Jesus lifts me up to where He lived – in perfect consecration to His Father’s will, paying no attention to any other thing. Am I perfecting this type of holiness in the fear of God? Is God getting His way with me, and are other people beginning to see God in my life more and more?
Be serious with God and leave the rest gaily alone. Put God first literally.
Oswald Chambers
March 18th Devotional
Scenes Beyond the Grave – Marietta Davis
Chapter XX – Marietta’s Unfitness Revealed by Contrast
20:3
“Herein is displayed the wisdom and goodness of God. No absolutely discordant element in the world of spirits mingles with the pure and harmonious. And thus is fulfilled the Sacred Text which saith, when speaking of these conditions; ‘He that is filthy let him be filthy still: he that is righteous let him be righteous still: he that is holy let him be holy still:’ that is, let there be a separation between the qualities of good and evil with the disembodied, and hence let those who are holy enjoy that without the warring of evil elements, and let the unholy blend by the law of their affinities. For in the nature of their existence, in contrast with that of the unrighteous, it is justly written that there is an impassable gulf fixed, since these extremes can in no wise blend. Hence it is again written, ‘Whoso is born of God is born of love, and love has no likeness to hatred. Whoso is under the dominion of evil doth not love God.’ If mortals did but realize this law they would strive against evil and cultivate righteousness in themselves, and thru through grace, be prepared for the spiritual inheritance of the just. But, Marietta, this lesson thou canst not now fully learn nor comprehend. What thou hast witnessed and what angels have taught thee, consider, when these scenes are past, and make thou a wise improvement thereof, least a greater evil, than to realize an entire unfitness for an everlasting inheritance with the Sanctified, befall thee.”
“And when thou art restored to external sense and action, look unto Jesus, who alone can prepare thee to return and enjoy the rapture, and engage with the worshipers in this abode of the blessed. Here thou hast learned that the unregenerate cannot become the companions of these spirits. Weep not, Marietta,” said the angel, as I began to yield to grief, “weep not, for a ransom is prepared; in a healing fountain thou mayst wash, by which all the impurity of thy being may be removed. In this rejoice greatly, since through great mercy, Redemption is offered, and those who could not otherwise attain to perfect joy, are exalted from prison vaults to mansions in our Father’s Kingdom. For this grace the saints in heaven praise God, nor cease day or night to utter hymns of thanksgiving to Him who is their Redeemer.”
Thus saying, the angel touched my forehead, and a stream of light entered my being, and I arose. “Now,” said the angel, “thou mayest listen to the soft notes of the song sung by the infants, who are just admitted from the different temples of learning into this great centre dome of the infant paradise of instruction.”
To be continued…
An important event for our country on the Feast of St. Joseph. A free online conference featuring Bishop David Ricken, Fr. Don Calloway and many others. Then the Solemnity Mass from the National Shrine of St. Joseph which will be broadcast live at 5:30pm CDT on EWTN and 6 other networks. More info at: https://theyearofsaintjoseph.org/the-online-conference/
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
Lot of evil ones out there. You know where they can go.
Verse of the Day for Thursday, March 18, 2021
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“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
Don’t you ever stop posting the above.
Thank you for your faithfulness in doing so.
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Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 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 (Psalm 51 KJV)
The Great Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim of Syria (+ 373)
“O Lord and Master of my life, . . .”
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.
From Wednesday evening’s Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete (+ 8th c.):
“I am the one by my thoughts who fell among robbers, and now I am all wounded by them, full of sores. But stand by me, O Christ my Savior, and heal me. (Luke 10: 30).”
The Great Canon continues in the fourth part this evening, Clean Thursday, in most Orthodox churches worldwide.
Whether praying the Great Canon or the Prayer of Saint Ephraim of Syria, it is easier to do the prostrations and bows in traditional churches without pews and facing East.
Prostrations and bows, demonstrated. With the whole congregation doing this together, you can see why ‘without pews’ is better.
Mornin’ infidels!
Mornin’ WeeWeed
Mornin’ DI!
Aw, geez, WeeWeed, I just now saw this. Priceless!
Battling the hate Russia crowd https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/washingtons-anti-russia-fixation/
Norks cut diplomatic ties with Malaysia because it extradited a Nork to the U.S. Didn’t NoKo murder someone’s brother a few years ago. That had to ‘stink’. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/world/780308/north-korea-breaks-ties-with-malaysia-over-citizen-s-extradition-to-us/story/
–The narrative engineers recent installment:
–The human trafficking, slaving Left (and RINOs) think they’ve gotten away with calling you “racist” or “kid cagers” if you oppose them invading you with 30 million slaves for the big corporate Pelosi plantations, canneries and garment district.
–The spin off show is here. For 3 weeks, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and the media who help China cover up concentration camps, slave labor, buy up the African coast have been promoting “racist Asian attack” hoax stories. In America they are 1% of the population and not a topic.
–Coincidentally a totally realistic and unsuspicious story has emerged after this 3 week introduction that a wild gun toting single young redneck has decided to mass kill sexy Asian women who give budget hand jobs. Very believable. Thankfully unlike the jihadis whose identities get hidden for weeks this guy’s pasty mug was available before the bodies were cold so we could cut to the next phase.
–The narrative engineers have spoken:
–Now that actually BELIEVE they have gotten away with covering up their Latino slavery by calling you racist if you don’t think human trafficking slaves and child victims is good for them or us, they will try to take your guns AND distract from the Chinese Fourth Reich by calling you racist if you notice they are helping a totalitarian murder regime take over America and the world.
–They faked an election, and evidently have no problem escalating.
One morning you wake up, the power is off, but that’s nothing new these days. You’re curious why the new diesel generator you purchased and installed for thousands of dollars a while back did not kick in, but no worries you make your way to it and push the manual start button. Nothing happens. You turn on the emergency transistor radio you purchased to keep informed, but it too fails to function. The closest grocery store is just four miles away and you need your morning coffee, so you dress quickly, tell the wife you’ll be back soon, and get in your car. Strangely, it will not start. Frustration and worry mount, you figure four miles isn’t really that far and you need some exercise anyway, so you start walking. You notice your neighbors are also having the same problems you are, so you walk more quickly. Finally, you arrive at the store. A large handmade sign greets you along with a line of people just like you. The sign reads, “Our ECM machines are down, all purchases are cash only limits on purchases are strictly enforced.” You wait in line and finally, it’s your turn, but you find the shelves nearly empty. You buy what you can with the small amount of cash in your pocket and start walking home. As you leave the store you see a group of gang bangers marching towards you, robbing everyone of their cash as they go. You quickly change course to avoid them, but not before you see them kill a few folks who resist. You already know your cell phone isn’t working, so there is no way for you to call 911 and since you left your house, you have not seen one emergency vehicle, but there is smoke coming from several places in the distance so fires must be raging. Finally, you arrive home to your very worried wife and kids. The wife tells you she’s been talking to the neighbors and everyone is in the same boat. Cars don’t work, nor do cell phones, and no one knows what’s going on. Days pass, you still have no idea what happened, but it must be big as no emergency vehicles are operating despite the growing number of fires. You ban together with the neighbors and are able to scare off a group of gang bangers looking for food, but you fear they will return in larger numbers, in part because they said they would and they want your food. Except there isn’t much food and it’s now too dangerous to walk to the closest stores, so you group up with others in the neighborhood for the walk, only to find the store closed, but doors were broken open but all the shelves empty. You are attacked on the way by another gang, but most of your neighbors are armed and fight off the gang, but several are wounded and two killed. Leaving the dead and seriously wounded behind, your now smaller group hurries home, where you discover more hostile groups have come to try and take your food, but fortunately, they were beaten back, but not without losses. One of your neighbors is a nurse, but she ran out of medical supplies long ago and now everyone is afraid to leave the neighborhood. All of the seriously wounded die. Your wife informs you there is only three or four days of food left in the house and most of the food in the freezer and refrigerator has now spoiled since you have no way to power up the microwave or bake or cook in your all-electric kitchen. You are able to chop down some small trees and jury rig a cooking fire. Things are looking grim and they are.
The left just passed a 1.9 trillion bill supposedly for COVID aid but actually stuffed with over 90% of the bill going to pork. Not one penny of that bill is marked to harden our very fragile electrical grid which is wholly susceptible to an EMP incident, either a naturally occurring one from the sun or an EMP attack from one of our enemies. We as a society are as vulnerable as we can be, but our leadership is more concerned with pork than keeping people safe. Welcome to our modern world which may very well not be modern at all very soon.
Accurate. Like FARFAL’s Argentine experience. Two line spaces will give you paragraphs in the post.
Buckle up
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…and started a network of quiet men who don’t want to be like this
My generator can be hand cranked, have a stock model T also can be hand cranked. Fortunate to live with
large family and inherited an MG- 42 my great uncle brought back from WWII that mounts on model T.
Plus we’ve been hoarding ammo, food , supplies that are essential to surviving the apocalypse since clinton was pervert in chief. Huge network of friends and neighbors that are like minded in surviving also.
Beings that this is hypothetical, thought I could offer a few suggestions just for fun. On my way too the family missile silo to check supplies. :);)
If you don’t already have one, try to find one of these. Make sure it’s for 8mm, not 7.62×51 (unless your 42 is 7.62). Makes loading a breeze. Get spare barrels, at least one. Get at least one, better two, bolts. Make sure the protruding bolt ends that fit into the recesses inside the trunion aren’t worn smooth. I have a WWII German mfgr heavy bolt and dedicated spring that slows ROF to about 900. Just as frightening on the receiving end as 1200 RPM comin’ at you.
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Good day all!
Very important message from Andrew Torba, founder of GAB Social – the enemy is trying to kill Christianity…don’t fund them. (It’s a short read):
(excerpt: The digital and economic secession and segregation is already happening and Gab is proof of that. Gab is the test case for the oligarchs, they will soon start attacking churches and Christian organizations in the same way that Gab has been persecuted for nearly five years now. Perhaps this secession will become geographic next. Time will tell, but personally I’m mentally prepared for it.)
https://news.gab.com/2021/02/25/why-the-oligarchs-fear-christianity/
Live now, Gov. DeSantis holds a public roundtable on lockdowns:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V7ZqnoKdUQ
p.s. It’s really nice to see Roundtables again, borrowing the format President Trump used very effectively during his first term.
Hope other Governor’s pick up on the benefits of the strategy of roundtables, using real-time events, live, to get around the sensors who will find this after-the-fact then hide it.
CBS doing what it does best…
It seems to be a trend to get rid of a particular personality if you need to hire ‘bama friend forever’
There use to be a spot to practice posting stuff. Since my links don’t show up very well, I was thinking I could use a little html but it does not work.
For now I guess I can uses bold underline Ital.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/03/18/thursday-march-18th-open-thread/
here is a test
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.
Saint Nikolai, Bishop of Ohrid and Žiča (+ 1956) was born in Serbia. He was a prisoner at Dachau during World War II. He came to America and fell asleep in the Lord here. His relics were eventually transferred to Serbia.
Saint Nikolai wrote many spiritual works that are in multiple languages. His work called “The Prologue from Ochrid” was written in 1928 and is a treasurehouse. Each day includes Lives of the Saints and Homilies among other materials. Along with the Holy Bible, the Prologue is a standard in an Orthodox Christian library.
Saint Nikolai is commemorated today, March 5th on the traditional Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church and March 18th on the civil or commercial calendar.
Saint Nikolai had tremendous respect for and hope in America.
This link is to a biographical article about him. (The link uses http instead of https and might give a warning as not secure, but it is a safe site.)
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/general/stnikolai.aspx
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