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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Resurrection Power
How comes this flower to bloom so fair,
With loveliest fragrance to fill the air?
A short time ago the seed lay dead,
The cold, wintry ground its desolate bed.
But now, behold, from the dampened earth,
Without a sound to betray its birth,
This thing of beauty has blossomed and grown
To possess a loveliness all its own.
And as we view it, standing there
With a majesty quite beyond compare,
A mighty conviction grips the heart:
This beautiful flow’r has a counterpart.
Our Savior once suffered and died for sin.
Though no one so righteous as He had been.
It seemed that the devil had sealed His doom
As they buried His body in Joseph’s tomb.
But what is this wonder that greets our eyes
As the rays of the third morning’s sun arise?
Behold, He is risen! The grave could not hold
The Author of Life; the Anointed of God!
And now the dead who have trusted in His name,
Though sleeping in Jesus, will rise again
With bodies more glorious than this flower
–Sown in weakness, but raised in power!
C.R.S.
By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/resurrection-power/
Jesus just left Chicago and HE’s bound for New Orleans . . .
Love it… ZZ Top is one of my favorites as is John Lee Hooker. I love so many of these collaborations, which add an extra dimension to the original song. Here is one with John Lee and Van Morrison, singing Morrison’s song “G L O R I A”
A little “Chicken Ranch” history. In 1905, Jessie Williams, known as “Miss Jessie” (though born Faye Stewart)[2] bought a small house along the banks of the lower Colorado River and opened a brothel. Williams maintained a good relationship with local law enforcement: by excluding drunkards and admitting politicians and lawmen, she ensured that her house was tolerated. In 1917, after learning of an imminent crusade against the red-light district, Williams sold her house and purchased ten acres (40,000 m2) outside the city limits of La Grange, two blocks from the Houston–Austin highway.[3] This was the final location of the Chicken Ranch.[1]
On this day ~
June 9, 1732
King George II of England signed a charter that created the colony of Georgia. The government’s main concern was to get debtors off its hands and show an English presence between the Carolinas and Florida. But religious considerations were high in the mind of the man who did more than anyone else to promote the Georgia creation. James Oglethorpe wrote: “Christianity will be extended by carrying out this design; since, the good discipline established by the society, will reform the manners of those miserable people, who shall be helped by it; and the example of a whole colony, which shall behave in a just, moral, and religious manner, will contribute greatly towards the conversion of the Indians, and remove the prejudices received from the wicked lives of such who have scarce any thing of Christianity but the name.”
Oglethorpe fought hard to make slavery illegal and to keep rum out of the colony. The settlers fought just as hard to allow both. The result was that Oglethorpe was recalled to England and the settlers got their way. In England he fought for his king. He remained interested in America as long as he lived.
Ah Savannah! Laid out in marvelous squares. What a beautiful city with statutes of Oglethorphe and a massive granite boulder as a monument for his friend Tomochichi, chief of the Yamacraw Indians who welcomed the colonists and worked with Oglethorphe in all matters concerning the establishment of the city including developing relationships with neighboring tribes.
Oglethorpe and Tomochichi – Georgia Historical Society (georgiahistory.com)
IMO Savannah is the crown jewel of the south. I love it.
That’s where I met the love of my life! On a British Royal Navy ship that had come to port for a visit. I had been invited to the ship for a “Social”, by some officers that I met on River Street. We fell in love in about 10 minutes, and it’s still a whirlwind after 33 years!
We explored a lot of the city, and he played in a soccer game between his shipmates and a local college. The college boys won, but the Brits had more fun.
BACON STILL MAKES THE BEST TOPPING, EVER
Bacon and miracle whip.
NATIONAL EARL DAY
June 9th each year dedicates National Earl Day to those with a particular qualification and a genuine capacity for achievement. The day honors those legends named Earl. While the name is becoming uncommon these days, hopefully, those who have the privilege of being so named have earned it.
OMG, Earl made my day!!! I bought a banjo and went to banjo camp because of his wonderful playing. I’m an old gal but I just LOVE my banjo.
Thank you for the link, perfect.
Absolutely Awesome,.. never seen this version! Great way to start the day!!
Thank You!!
Add another company to the do not support list.
https://creativeminorityreport.com/blog/2021/06/08/burger-king-mocks-christians-and-chick-fil-a/
Done! It’s a shame but it’s the only way to effectively stand against big businesses supporting anti-christian progressivism.
Didn’t the owners of Chik Fil-a tell us that white folks should go out and polish the shoes of black folks?
To heck with ALL of them. I’m doing my own cooking from here on out.
Darn shame they felt compelled to make rectal openings out of themselves. I was a patron of the local BK, about once every two months, scarfing up a chicken sandwich or a whopper along with a milkshake. Getting increasingly difficult to find businesses to patronize in my relatively small town due to the “woke-demic” that’s running through and infecting American corporate management.
THE NEXT BEST THING TO DO
Ask if you have not Received. “For every one that asketh receiveth.” Luke xi. 10
There is nothing more difficult than to ask. We will long and desire and crave and suffer, but not until we are at the extreme limit will we ASK. A sense of unreality makes us ask. Have you ever asked out of the depths of moral poverty? “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God…,” but be sure that you do lack wisdom. You cannot bring yourself up against Reality when you like. The next best thing to do if you are not spiritually real, is to ask God for the Holy Spirit on the word of Jesus Christ (see Luke xi. 13). The Holy Spirit is the One Who makes real in you all that Jesus did for you.
“For everyone that asketh receiveth.” This does not mean you will not get if you do not ask (cf. Matt. v. 45), but until you get to the point of asking you won’t RECEIVE from God. To receive means you have come into the relationship of a child of God, and now you perceive with intelligent and moral appreciation and spiritual understanding that these things come from God.
“If any of you lack wisdom…” If you realize you are lacking, it is because you have come in contact with spiritual reality; do not put your reasonable blinkers on again. People say – Preach us the simple gospel: don’t tell us we have to be holy, because that produces a sense of abject poverty, and it is not nice to feel abjectly poor. “Ask” means BEG. Some people are poor enough to be interested in their poverty, and some of us are like that spiritually. We will never receive if we ask with an end in view; if we ask, not out of our poverty but out of our lust. A pauper does not ask from any other reason than the abject panging condition of his poverty, he is not ashamed to beg. – Blessed are the PAUPERS in spirit.
Oswald Chambers
June 9th Devotional
Amen.
Mornin’ infidels.
Mornin’ WeeWeed
Pope Francis trying to skirt around meeting Hungarian officials when he comes to the country in Sept. https://rmx.news/article/article/pope-francis-is-politicizing-his-visit-to-hungary
Never ever in my life have had any issues with the current pope…..until now.
Didn’t he embrace muslims, condone homosexuality, and support socialism?
Good morning! I am up early after fitful sleep, not only bc it’s wicked hot and the loud nasty cicada invasion (eruption?) is driving me crazy, but bc something disturbing happened last evening regarding Privacy and Big Brother/Big Tech. Again.. Please give me your thoughts?
My husband complained at dinner about meetings at work bc they don’t stick to agenda, wander, waste time, etc. I said I had to watch a John Cleese movie at work called ‘Meetings, Bloody Meetings.’ (in 1990 year after we married and moved to new town/job so I remembered year)
Nobody could believe that anyone as famous and successful or Monty Python would make an industrial movie. I said, “it’s probably on you tube.”
HERE is the bad part.
I picked up my phone, which supposedly has all listening turned off, unlike others in the house. I don’t have downloaded YouTube app on my phone, went through Google to YT, Typed in ‘John’ it immediately offered “John Cleese Meetings Bloody Meetings” !!! Obscure movie by famous man with common first name and several famous movies made after 1990 was offered as my first choice.
I couldn’t believe it. ‘They’ were listening to our dinner conversation.
18 months ago, Nobody believed me when I told them that I watched Google finish typing in a 14 word title to a book published in 1800s after typing ‘The Natural” . I collect old books on medicinal herbs, I had found this book at charity shop. I wanted to look it up. I had not spoken it’s name (! It was 14 words long! I was alone in our house with dogs) but I had my phone out and passed it over the gilt title when I was settling down to look at my newly purchased stack of books.
Charity shops don’t put book titles in computers, they sell books cheaply by one set price by category, ie hardcover $1, old $2.50 etc., I did not speak the title to the bored clerk. There are thousands of recent book titles that begin ‘The Natural’ that would be reasonable if it were auto filled and it wasn’t a popular book like Materica Medica books in same category back then.
The only way that my obscure book title could have been known was that it was read by my phone. Last night, it wasn’t even the same phone! I got a new fake Samsung for Christmas.
The only way that YouTube could have offered that obscure industrial movie was by listening.
We don’t have Alexa, Ring or Siri except upstairs in a bedroom. We live in the woods with big dogs, not an electronic security system. However, we do have computers in virtually every room bc of occupations.
Our son said that “they” are trying to make us ready for the inevitable: no privacy by couching it as helpful. The most controversial thing we do is support Trump and believe our election was stolen. We didn’t attend rallies. I canceled Instagram. I do post conservative views on Local news site but nothing radical. I don’t work for a company.
IS this happening to everyone but I notice bc I have old books, brain? Have you all noticed? Does it disturb you too? It doesn’t happen all the time, just occasionally. Please give me your opinions. I wrote so much detail bc I wanted to explain that there was NO way my book could have been known to my phone. Does anyone but me know Cleese did that movie? (Rhetorical)
Why? Why are they watching and listening to this extent? Are there’alert’ words that automatically turn listening on? I am freaked out and frightened. I feel like we are in a futuristic movie with a bad ending. Why do they want, need this private data? It is not “ad data” to listen and watch like this.
I don’t think this is specific to me. I think it is happening to most of us? But I specifically turn off “helpful” features so I guess that is one reason I am worrying. Besides WHY? Where will this lead?
p.s. just to really prove I am crazy, we have a prepper neighbor who hangs five pricey drones in the sky around us most nights…any ideas why? …too scared to ask HIM!
Thank you, newly found potential virtual friends, if you have a moment, please tell me what you think? Is the Right To Privacy gone for good?
Your not alone. It has not happened to me, but I have heard firsthand from a few friends of things like that happening to them.
I would suggest getting a Faraday bag and keeping your “smart” device in that except when you are using it.
The only solutions I know of are to either switch to a simple flip phone with no Internet connectivity, or get a de-Googled phone.
(do a search for Rob Braxman)
https://www.youtube.com/c/BraxMe
Happens to me too. Often.
Pepper,
It is worse than many realize. Last week I was talking with a friend about his new job. He is a salesman for an obsure little company that supplies raw material, cleaning supplies and all sorts of powders and chemicals to manufacturers and small businesses. When someone calls in, the salesman sees all customers online search records and things he has been discussing offline.
The salesman told me it is great for upselling. He said after the customer tells him what he is looking for and they discuss that item, the salesman can then upsell him by offering details on things he thinks might be of interest to the customer. This does not need to be people who are already customers in the company database. It can be anyone who calls them. All of this is available at the salesman’s fingertips. Who knows how many people have access to your search records and conversations. This really creeps me out.
Yes.
I’ve had a 40yr career in high performance computing and commercial IT and can tell you what you’re experiencing is real. Perhaps even more concerning is the fact that operating systems and applications are uploading your data w/o your consent and that data is almost never deleted. Just like no one deletes old pics, data is never deleted it is only aged. For instance, I dropped FB many years ago and twtr on Nov 4th 2020 but there’s no doubt my data is still out there.
One needs to exercise operational security when using these devices by utilizing tools that are available to help protect your identity/data like encryption, VPN, Brave, swisscows, Skybell, and never agree to upload your data to the cloud, onedrive, etc.
I can pretty much lock my stuff down fairly tight but I know that in the end, as long as I carry a cellphone, my life and my data is being captured and stored. Not to mention the rest of my family members who don’t exercise data security actually facilitate the collection of my data.
Bottom line is that the proverbial camel nose is under the tent and there’s no going back short of the elimination of electricity itself.
This is something new – any Amazon device, such as Ring, Alexa, Echo, smart devices basically, now have automatic access to your neighbor’s smart devices – and it is up to the homeowner to OPT OUT;
good article another treeper here posted yesterday, saved it it was so upsetting. The program is called Sidewalk.
I’m still using a flip phone (when I remember to take it with me, which is very rare) but imagine what one’s nosy neighbors, especially ones with smart computer savvy kids, the listening in on what’s going on in a house down the street from them.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/amazon-s-neighborhood-wireless-network-sidewalk-launches-tuesday-here-s-how-to-opt-out/ar-AAKO3zQ?fbclid=IwAR3_n6Yr–dUCdoiGkDrDMvbv5x6QOjqeoUVm_-y2y48lJTo9URqcnJka4M
Pepper, I’m wondering how much of this is less directed at us individually but is actually more intent on training AI’s, Artificial Intelligences.
The folks that create these things literally train them using data-sets, but there’s no bigger nor more varied and challenging data-set than the real world itself. Surely how we respond to these events is part of their feedback and validation process too, and that can’t be found in a lab.
This is indeed disturbing, I can, however, offer, that your Treeper friends are anything but virtual!
I just dropped my phone on the concrete garage floor. Otter case saved it.
About three minutes later, I receive the following text from Verizon:
Verizon Msg: Our best accessories start at $14.99. Shop cases, screen protectors, and audio that won’t break your wallet at m.vzw.com/deals. Reply “X” to opt out.
. . . 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.
Duterte v. Pacquiao: It’s On! https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/philippines-duterte-spars-with-pacquiao-over-south-china-sea-14980284 https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3136685/south-china-sea-philippines-duterte-boxer-pacquiao-feud
But remember, the mouth says nobody is deserving https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/duterte-sees-nobody-deserving-as-next-philippine-president-says-he-is-ready-to-retire
The Philippines are suffering from several things, including the extrajudicial actions taken in the name of their “War on Drugs”
Don’t take EITHER of those two at face value. DIG DEEP.
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!
Apodosis of Pascha
Feast of the Holy Ascension of our Lord is tomorrow.
May 27th on the Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church and June 9th on the civil or commercial calendar.
Acts of the Holy Apostles 18: 22 – 28
Holy Gospel according to Saint John 12: 36 – 47
Virgin-Martyr Theodora and Didymos the Soldier of Akexandria (+ 304)
Holy Hieromartyr Helladios, Bishop (+ 6th century)
Saint Bede the Venerable, Hieromonk and Chronicler of Wearmouth-Jarrow (+ 735)
Saint Melangell of Wales, Abbess
Saint John the Russian, the Confessor and Wonderworker (+ 1730)
and many other Saints and Holy Martyrs who are commemorated today.
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)
Friends………….
FiveTimesAugust – God Help Us All
Only a few more days until the U.S.S. Deep State Installation meets Putin. How would this go over? https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/06/09/russian-lawmakers-adopt-ban-on-publicly-denying-the-soviet-people-s-decisive-role-in-defeating-nazi-germany
Verse of the Day for Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20 (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.
EU study finds incitement in Palestinian textbooks, kept from public
Excerpt:
Palestinian Authority textbooks encourage violence against Israelis and include antisemitic messages, according to an unpublished report commissioned by the European Union in 2019 and obtained by The Jerusalem Post.
The European Commission kept the report under wraps after receiving it from the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research earlier this year. Brussels directly funds the salaries of teachers and the publication of textbooks, which, the report indicates, encourage and glorify violence against Israelis and Jews.
https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/eu-study-finds-incitement-in-palestinian-textbooks-remains-unpublished-670505?fbclid=IwAR0_5w-w-muMvLL6JtdwLP0k4em_6wXVcBo52kq0NPnN1Es2_2wdNGjK4vg
How dare thee think for thyself! https://www.dw.com/en/eu-launches-infringement-proceedings-against-germany-for-bond-buying-challenge/a-57826186
Hopefully the link will stay active. ChiCom workplace surveillance. https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/China-s-tech-workers-pushed-to-limits-by-surveillance-software
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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Li’l O has done it again. Authoritarian? Who is he kidding. No go back to sniffing yourself
https://rmx.news/article/article/barack-obama-calls-poland-and-hungary-authoritarian
Summertime movie recommend….
“Summer Eleven” is a heartwarming story of the summer before middle school. Four best friends enjoy the pleasures of summer, but also deal with the adult difficulties in their respective families.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx7_q3n3ppc
There are a few artists out there who understand the sacrifice of my fellow brothers and sisters.
A pox upon the politicians, corporations and bureaucrats who do the awful things they do.
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.