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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Beautiful!!
I can guarantee that it is not easy! My Lacey needs attention to detail on a daily basis.
Birth, Death And Rebirth
By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
St. Peter declares that to obtain eternal life we must be born again, since by nature we were born but to die.
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth forever. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth and the flower thereof falleth away. But the Word of the Lord endureth forever, and this is the Word which by the gospel is preached unto you” (I Pet. 1 :23-25).
Our Lord emphasized this same fact to the Pharisee Nicodemus. “That which is born of the flesh,” He said, “is flesh… Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again” (John 3:6,7).
Nicodemus was devoutly religious, and he even recognized Christ as “a teacher come from God” (John 3:2). But he was not saved. He had not been “born of the Spirit,” and “that which is born of the flesh is flesh,” even though it is “religious flesh.” Therefore it must die. Nicodemus, like many sincerely religious people today, needed to be born again — of the Spirit, by faith in the Word, of which the Spirit is the Author.
Some suppose that Paul did not teach the new birth, but they are wrong. He taught it consistently, and nowhere more clearly than in Titus 3:5, where he wrote by divine inspiration:
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration [re-birth] and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/birth-death-and-rebirth/
1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
24 ¶ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
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;
Some cops understand that they are saviors. We should honor them for that.
Were we ever this young . . .
She was my muse. We met in a totally unexpected way, thrown together by passing events . . . There was an immediate connection—I felt that I’d never in my entire life met someone like her. I was just captivated by her mere presence in my life. For her part, she was several light years ahead of this completely naive red-neck kid. It was her suggestion for us to take things easy and see where they went. Of course I thought that was a wonderful idea. We were together for an important while. The purity of those emotions are as strong now—remembering them from so long ago—as they were then. We didn’t part in sadness. We parted in joy. Our time together was over and s0 we both moved on. I never saw her again. But I never forgot. either. We all deserve soulemates. Some are fleeting experiences while some (and I’ve been fortunate to have those) are lasting. They become life-partners. All are important. And all deserve being remembered.
John just showed up at Woodstock by himself. The Lovin’ Spoonful (a seriously favorite band of mine back then) had busted up a year or two earlier, unfortunately 🙁
He tells the story behind his solo Woodstock appearance/performance in this Rolling Styone article, originally published in 1989:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/woodstock-john-sebastian-lovin-spoonful-856297/
What a great documentary. Note to Treeprs: If you’re interested in Woodstock, the video GB links to will definitely bring back some memories. 🙂
I thought I was making a favorite dessert for my family, but now I find out I’ve been oppressive. Well, more oppression to follow in the years ahead around here.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/05/is_moms_apple_pie_a_symbol_of_oppression.html
Oppress me, please!!
… with a scoop of vanilla as well, please
Good and hard!
Homemade or Bluebell. None other will do. ?
And make that two scoops.
Yes! Or, lacking any vanilla ice cream, a slice of sharp New York cheddar……
Melted cheddar cheese on top. 🙂
When my son went into the service, he lamented the fact that on his first Thanksgiving away from home he would not be able to have my homemade apple pie (his all time favorite dessert).
So I oppressed him by baking one and shipping it overnight across the country to surprise him. It arrived intact and he shared his oppression with his friends.
Well! It’s off to the kitchen for me to bake my family’s favorite symbol of oppression. Hope I have some vanilla Blue Bell in the freezer…….
Save the kitty. . . This reminds me of our little Tinkerbell who is now a thriving member of our household. Early one especially cold morning I awakened to hear a little kitten crying. When I went out to see if I could find the kitten, she went quiet,no doubt out of fear. I put some food down in a dish underneath one of our cars and resoved to wait a bit to see what happened. Later, when the sun was coming up, I again went out. This time I was accompanied by our street-tough kitty, Tuffy. He immediately went over, found where the little lost kitten was hiding, and brought her to the food dish I’d left out. He immediately became her big brother—the little kitten followed him everywhere and, in truth, he enjoyed the attention. Of course she joined our household. And, of course, our street foundling Tuffy immediately became her adoptive big brother. By that time we’d also adopted our border collee, Sweetie. In no time our rescue-adoptive kitty and dog family— now numbering 4 plus a border collee—accepted thi little lost kitty. Tinkerbell had found her home with us.
I love all your animal videos, Garrison. I have rescued animals for decades. Some years ago I ran across a very good recipe for homemade kitten formula.
Hoskins formula
3 oz. goat’s milk
3 oz. water
4 oz. plain full-fat yogurt
3 egg yolks
The formula will be good for about 48 hours if refrigerated. If the formula has been left out of the refrigerator for more than 2 hours, it must be discarded.
One ounce equals 2 tablespoons.
The recipe makes quite a bit so I usually break it down to 2 tablespoons goat’s milk, 2 tablespoons water, 2 tablespoons plus one teaspoon of plain full fat yogurt and one egg yolk. I have successfully used this formula on kittens as young as one day old. I never throw it out after 2 days. I just put the remainder in a saucer and put it out for the other cats – they love it, too.
If I come across kittens but don’t have the goat’s milk or yogurt on hand I just use cow’s milk and leave out the yogurt. It will work in a pinch till I can get to the store the next day and get all the correct ingredients. Just don’t use it for more than a day as the cow’s milk will give them the runs.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
The 50th Psalm Septuagint (Psalm 51 KJV).
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.
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!
Friday of the Third Week of Pascha
The Paschal Troparion
Christ is risen from the dead, by death hath He trampled down death and on those in the graves hath He bestowed life.
(sung thrice)
D’oh! ?
I once convinced a fellow that a habanero was a Peruvian Honey Pepper.
Good times.
Seriously, someone close to me is extremely allergic to capsaicin, the “hot” element in hot peppers, especially in the seeds. She has never liked hot peppers and almost died from unknowingly eating and swallowing part of a ghost pepper before the heat hit her – her lips, tongue and throat swelled and her throat almost closed up. She could barely breathe. She was in agony all the way to the ER. Fortunately they were able to reverse the swelling in time with antihistamines and other meds.
I would recommend not tricking people with very hot peppers unless you know they’ve eaten hot peppers before and are not allergic. Whats intended as a joke could go very bad.
Here is more info: https://www.instah.com/allergies/chili-pepper-allergy-symptoms-and-treatment/
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DIVINE REASONINGS OF FAITH
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew vi. 33
Immediately we look at these words of Jesus, we find them the most revolutionary statement human ears ever listened to. “Seek ye FIRST the kingdom of God.” We argue in exactly the opposite way, even the most spiritually-minded of us – “But I MUST live; I MUST make so much money; I MUST be clothed; I MUST be fed.” The great concern of our lives is not the kingdom of God, but how we are to fit ourselves to live. Jesus reverses the order: Get rightly related to God first, maintain that as the great care of your life, and never put the concern of your care on the other things.
“TAKE NO THOUGHT FOR YOUR LIFE….” Our Lord points out the utter unreasonableness from His standpoint of being so anxious over the means of living. Jesus is not saying that the man who takes thought for nothing is blessed – that man is a fool. Jesus taught that a disciple has to make his relationship to God the dominating concentration of his life, and to be carefully careless about everything else in comparison to that. Jesus is saying – “Don’t make the ruling factor of your life what you shall eat and what you shall drink, but be concentrated absolutely on God.” Some people are careless over what they eat and drink, and they suffer for it; they are careless about their earthly affairs, and God holds them responsible. Jesus is saying that the great care of the life is to put the relationship to God first, and everything else second.
It is one of the severest disciplines of the Christian life to allow the Holy Spirit to bring us into harmony with the teaching of Jesus in these verses.
Oswald Chambers
May 21st Devotional
Verse of the Day for Friday, May 21, 2021
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“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.”
Isaiah 60:1 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
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.
The virtue endorphins were flowing freely in that crowd. Puke.
Mai oui! I have seen virtue endorphins before… coming out of the south end of a north facing cow.
Remember Them in your Prayers.
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Good morning America, 🙂
“Rock and roll has been going down hill ever since buddy Holly died”.
She’s my lil deuce coupe you don’t know what I got!
Mornin’ infidels!
Some enterprising young journalist should ask JoeBama about that hypocrisy. His response would likely be “c’mon man”.
Good afternoon WeeWeed
TGIF
Beer Sheva Couple Thanks God They Are Alive After Gaza Rocket Hits Their Home
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/2021/may/beer-sheva-couple-thanks-god-they-are-alive-after-gaza-rocket-hits-their-home
05-21-2021, Julie Stahl, Chris Mitchell
[Video]
“During the recent fighting between Israel and Hamas, terrorists have launched more than 4,000 rockets aimed at Israelis. Much praise has been given to Israel’s Iron Dome which has intercepted about 90 percent of the rockets. But sometimes the rockets get through.
“After enduring a night of sirens, Keyla and Javier Montenegro spent Friday night sleeping in the bomb shelter.
“‘About 6:00 AM in the morning the siren went off again. I heard it at a distance because when you’re in the shelter, it’s not very loud,” Keyla told CBN News. “I got up very quickly and closed the door and when I turned, I heard a BOOM! It was the explosion.'”
Now we need to find the law that makes it illegal for businesses to single out customers who are not willing to participate in experimental medical treatments, surely there is one:
Great article form And magazine about how employees are learning to fight back against the mask mandates:
https://andmagazine.com/talk/2021/05/19/the-shot-heard-round-the-world/
If there is not a law Congress should make one. I know that’s a stretch but they do supposedly work for us. . .and it would not cost any money.
Saturday evening on the dirt:
Alien Motor Speedway, Roswell, New Mexico
https://alienmotorspeedway.com/
Saturday, May 22, 2021
USRA Limited Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks, WTR Street Stocks, Legends Cars, Bombers
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Today little Johnny is a very successful global propagandist. Lol
Government school?
Here comes the judge.
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.
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Of course it was intentional. https://ukranews.com/en/news/777094-canada-s-court-declares-downing-of-uia-plane-by-iran-an-intentional-terrorist-act
Heroin haul
https://balkaninsight.com/2021/05/20/romania-seizes-1-4-tons-of-heroin-bound-for-western-europe/
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.