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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Sunnydaze ,
Hooray ! Grace Slick ?
Haven’t listened to this album for a looooong time. May have to pull the CD out tomorrow.
Absolutely , Plus being Friday and All .. ?
Turn it Up ?
Grace is from my neck of the woods. Highland Park Illinois. She’s in her eighties now.
The privileged type.
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So , one of my good friends was back in town, having spent several months in the Height. He was sitting in our living room when, out of the blue, and with the most beautific , smile he announced that he thought the whole world should get high . . . At that moment I knew that something had changed. Fortunately too much dope gave me a headache . . .
Among our circle of friends, Surrealistic Pillow, was a cultural beacon . . .
“Logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead.” “And the white knight is talking backward and the red Queen is off with her head” sounds like the current democrat party don’t it?
Just the Dems?
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I was only 11 or 12 when this whole thing started. So, too young to go to Woodstock (tho it was close by), and too far from S.F. to even *think* of going there.
But!! I was old enough to enjoy all the truly great music of the time. And I *did* go to some of the concerts>>> the Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, etc. Always the youngest kid there, usually in a skirt and bobbie socks while everyone else had their hippie garb on. LOL.
So I really had the best of both worlds. Too young to get involved in some of the stupid antics of the time, but not too young to appreciate the music.
I guess you could call me….LUCKY!!
Good Morning America, 🙂
High lonesome! Long may bluegrass wave!!!! Thanks for posting.
Jay 1776 ,,
AND Patty Loveless ,
AND Pretty Polly !!!
Nice ?
Why Not a Wall?
By Pastor Ricky Kurth
“And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries…” (Ezra 3:3).
At first glance, this verse doesn’t seem to make much sense. Back in Ezra’s day, a city’s walls were its main line of defense. The citizens of Jericho felt very secure within the confines of the massive wall that surrounded them. So here, if fear had fallen upon the Jews because of the enemies that surrounded them, why would they build an altar, and not a wall?
Well, as you may know, at one time Jerusalem had a wall, but when Nebuchadnezzar conquered Israel, his armies “brake down the wall of Jerusalem” (II Chron. 36:19). And the people of Israel knew why God had allowed this to happen. He had warned them,
“…if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God…a nation of fierce countenance…shall besiege thee…until thy high and fenced walls come down…” (Deut. 28:15,50,52).
So God’s people knew that, if they continued in sin, the strongest of walls could not protect them. But they also knew that if they hearkened unto the voice of the Lord, He would protect them. And now that God had allowed them to return to the land after their captivity in Babylon, hearkening to the voice of the Lord included building this altar so that they could keep the Law by observing the feast of tabernacles with a burnt offering (Ezra 3:4 cf. Lev. 23:34-36).
In the coming kingdom of heaven on earth, when God’s people will be filled with the Spirit and caused to hearken to His voice (Ezek. 36:27), God has promised them that He will be “a wall of fire round about” them (Zech. 2:5). In that day, “salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks” (Isa. 26:1). That’s part of what will make it heaven on earth!
But here we have a dispensational difference. Your salvation is no defense against earthly enemies. You are not in the kingdom of heaven on earth, and you are not under the Law that promised Israel that God would protect them if they were good. As a responsible member of the Body of Christ, you need to take whatever precautions necessary to protect yourself from wicked men.
We once knew a teenage girl who would go out jogging at night, assuring her mother that “the Lord will protect me.” She had obviously been listening to preachers who had applied the promises of the Law or the promises of the kingdom to us. While what she said sounds very spiritual, please don’t follow her example! This is one area where a failure to rightly divide the Word of truth could cost you your life.
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/why-not-a-wall/
Ezra 3:3 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
2 Chronicles 36:19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
Deuteronomy 28:15 ¶ But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
Deuteronomy 28:50 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:
52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
Leviticus 23:34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.
35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.
Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Zechariah 2:5 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Isaiah 26:1 ¶ In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
We haven’t visited Joan (Juan) Chamorro’s Sant Andreu’s Jazz Band videos in awhile. Everytime I watch one of his videos I can’t help but be impressed with what this guy is doing with, literally, a bunch of kids. As a former teacher (now happily retired ) I’m always impressed with this guy’s pedagogy. What we see in these video is the work on a masterful teacher, someone who can take 10 year old kids and turn them into straight ahead-jazz trumpet players! His Sant Andreu Jazz Band is a place where musical magic takes place . . . Let’s go to Barcelona. . .
nice bossa nova voice that young lady has
What is almost never talked about is the kind of school organization that can support the Sant Endrue Jazz Band. It takes a remarkable level or organizational commitment to s support a project like this. There are some very enlightened educators in Barcelona, Spain.
Thanks so much for posting these. Every one of them!
I have spent many a day listening and watching to the other videos when your post ends.
~Seems inner sincerity …. abounds in every one of the talents in their musical expression.
Your comment , from a perspective only a Teacher can have, unlocks the videos to see the love and devotion that made it happen.. These kids didn’t just get together and decide to play something.
And there’s something special about Barcelona too. Full of surprises.
Columbus’ first voyage
La Sagrada Familia Basilica
Spot on. It surprises me that that this amazing ‘school’ has not received more international acclaim and exposure. These youngsters are experts at ‘The American Songbook’. Our legendary classic jazz and pop hits are being taught in Barcelona to European kids. Yet, in the USA so much attention is heaped upon garbage cRap artists that survive only on shock/filth lyrics. What a refreshing bunch these Barcelona students and teachers are.
Not cats, exactly, but they got tails in the air and look like kinda cat cousins …. so Happy Kinda Caturday
Happy Furday!
Three things:
#2 – ???
Were you vaccinated?
Not-so-happy-caturday
Cat bite progression in successive photos – worth a view
Of course not, this is Furday!
oh, hell, I’m a day off, ain’t I ?
that’s the thing about retirement – you never get a day off
Yeah, it’s real drag.
Nim ,
My Friend was Attacked by a Neighbor Cat she knew that Always used Her Cat’s Door like he lived there .
One Day that Bad Cat Attacked her Leg for No Reason and she ended up in the Hospital ! Kinda Terrifying what Damage a Cat can Actually Do ! It was Awful !
None-the-Less , I have 2 of my own ?
After a cat or dog bite, you should see the doctor right away because of infection. I hate going to the ER, but in this case I would. Or maybe Urgent Care.
America’s Frontline Doctors dot com are being de-platformed. They have only four days notice to make a switch.
If anybody here can contact them to advise them with the transition, it would be greatly appreciated. They have saved so many lives and that is why they are being censored!
Get your Rx for ivermectin and store it at room temperature. It may come in handy this fall and winter.
any susggestion on sources?
I tried Frontline and they wouldn’t service to Hawaii
If all else fails, get you some horse paste & ritz crackers. ?
https://www.durvet.com/product/ivermectin-paste/
UrgentCareFloridaKeys dot com does telemedicine. Click on ‘Services’ menu and see ‘Ivermectin.’ The prescription is filled at your local pharmacy.
I am very concerned that America’s Frontline Doctors website will be removed. It has a wealth of articles and information.
These doctors filed a lawsuit against mRNA experiments on children. Meanwhile, the “emergency” meeting of so-called experts regarding reports of severe heart problems in young people after the injections, originally slow-walked to today, was postponed yet again.
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Can you give them an address of a trusted friend / relative who lives in CONUS? That person can forward the items to you.
Apparently, the de-platforming already happened on May 31. So the America’s Frontline Doctors website must be up and running again.
Correct.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Psalm 50 – 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.
Apodosis of the Ascension of our Lord
Friday of the Seventh Week of Pascha
June 5th on the Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church.
(June 18th on the civil or commercial calendar.)
Acts of the Holy Apostles 27: 1 – 44
Holy Gospel according to Saint John 17: 18 – 26
Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheos, Bishop of Tyre (+ 361)
Holy Hieromartyr Boniface (Wynfrith), Archbishop of Mainz and Enlightener of Germany (+ 754) and those with him
Holy New Martyr Mark of Smyrna, martyred in Chios (+ 1801)
and many other Saints and Holy Martyrs who are commemorated today.
Space Squirrels aren’t as new as our would be Overlords seem to think.
Google Earth reveals the world’s largest geoglyph
Fauxcalypse Now!
Celebrate: We’ve Finally Hit an “Irreversible” Climate Tipping Point
Uh-oh . . .
Icebergs drifting from Canada to Southern Florida
DON’T THINK NOW, TAKE THE ROAD
“And Peter…walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid.” Matthew xiv. 29-30
The wind was actually boisterous, the waves were actually high, but Peter did not see them at first. He did not reckon with them, he simply recognized his Lord and stepped out in recognition of Him, and walked on the water. Then he began to reckon with the actual things, and down he went instantly. Why could not our Lord have enabled him to walk at the bottom of the waves as well as on the top of them? Neither could be done saving by recognition of the Lord Jesus.
We step right out on God over some things, then self-consideration enters in and down we go. If you are recognizing your Lord, you have no business with where He engineers your circumstances. The actual things ARE, but immediately you look at them you are overwhelmed, you cannot recognize Jesus, and the rebuke comes: “Wherefore didst thou doubt?” Let actual circumstances be what they may, keep recognizing Jesus, maintain complete reliance on Him.
If you debate for a second when God has spoken, it is all up. Never begin to say – “Well, I wonder if He did speak?” Be reckless immediately, fling it all out on Him. You do not know when His voice will come, but whenever the realization of God comes in the faintest way imaginable, recklessly abandon. It is only by abandon that you recognize Him. You will only realize His voice more clearly by recklessness.
Oswald Chambers
June 18th Devotional
Love those tree farmers!
Verse of the Day for Friday, June 18, 2021
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“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”
John 14:2 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
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Thank You , Duchess ,
Happy Friday ?
Amen
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.
Jesus Culture – Freedom
A happy memory from 2020. Mornin’ infidels!
Good morning WeeWeed!
sundance has NOT commented on this story which seems to have been reported ONLY at RedState and Washington Free Beacon. I have found both to be reliable but sundance a level of insight and analysis that I have NOT found anywhere else and I would be interested in CTH’s thoughts on this.
BREAKING: Chinese Defector’s Identity Confirmed, Was Top Counterintelligence Official By Jennifer Van Laar | Jun 17, 2021
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Jennifer Van Laar and RedState are reliable. I have NOT seen this reported anywhere else. Even Epoch Times does NOT have the story. Note the last paragraph which leads me to think this is a credible story.
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2021/06/17/breaking-chinese-defector-confirmed-as-top-counterintelligence-official-n398374
We now know the name of the Chinese defector who has been working with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for a few months and what his position within the Chinese military and government was, among other details.
Matthew Brazil and Jeff Stein at Spy Talk reported on the “rumor,” and gave the name and background of the rumored defector:
don’t know much about Redstate, but WFB is funded by Singer, who used WFB to fund FusionGPS to dig dirt on Trump before Hillary and the DNC took over the funding. Singer, who claims to be a conservative libertarian supported little deep stater Marco Rubio.
That doesn’t mean that they are wrong today, just that we should always carry a bunch of salt grains to use while reading their output.
https://twitter.com/italia_patriot/status/1405863934909763588
If you are an Illinois resident, please consider submitting a witness slip opposing senate bill SB 1565 which would allow non-citizens to vote in school board elections in Illinois.
It will be heard on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 1:00 PM.
Official synopsis from the Illinois General Assembly’s website:
Amends the School Code.
Requires the State Board of Education to create a voter registration affidavit that shall be the exclusive means by which a noncitizen of the United States may register to vote in school board elections.
Provides that the elections conducted under the provisions are considered non-State elections and are not subject to the citizenship requirement in the Illinois Constitution.
Provides for what the individual shall attest to in the voter registration affidavit.
Provides that the voter registration affidavit shall be valid for one school board election.
Provides for the notice that shall appear in the voter registration affidavit.
Witness slip submission form:
https://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create?committeeHearingId=18734&legislationId=0&legislationdocumentid=0&fbclid=IwAR3CgOwmcxMl_TU1N9OMa8WyW6QcuzjjOlvLRaqUC1P2lNnOmzAS7aT0G7g
Synopsis:
https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1565&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=134198&SessionID=110&SpecSess=&Session=&GA=102
Anyone remember patriotism at the old ball park?………This former MLB fan does.
I miss my Bears, my Cubs, my Bulls. But I won’t be back. I remember this game like it was yesterday.
Burning the flag was wrong then and it’s wrong now.
MAGA
HAPPY 79TH BIRTHDAY TO PAUL MCCARTNEY
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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Amen.
Amen.