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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AMEN..
I found a very righteous soul who would most certainly know and agree with the Prophet. He is very much into “plans to give you hope and a future” – in fact he appears to know what they are. What say you all??
https://youtu.be/Y6rfO7b3RkE
Most of the treepers have heard the story of that verse and me. God is real, God is loving..God is all powerful. God is kind.
Didn’t know I needed it but that devotional just hit me.
I passed it along to many.
Thank you! ✝️?
Greetings Frank,
Wonderful to hear – you’re welcome!
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No regular bull.
Washed, Sanctified And Justified
By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
“And such were some of you; but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God” (I Cor. 6:11).
The preceding verses of I Cor. 6 contain a long list of vile sins and vices into which men have fallen, and the Apostle adds:
“And such were some of you.” God’s Church is not made up of “good people” who have never fallen into sin. It is rather made up of sinners, saved by grace, through the infinite payment made for sin by Christ on Calvary’s cross.
“And such were some of you.” Had the Apostle included the more “refined” sins, such as pride, self-righteousness, etc., he would have had to say: “And such were all of you.”
Note further, however, that the Apostle says: “And such were some of you.” Thank God, he goes on to say of those who had been thus stained with sin: “But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
How beautiful these three phrases: “But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified”! The word “but” appearing before each phrase indicates that each should be considered separately. Such vile creatures were some of you, “but ye are washed,” cleansed from the sins that contaminated you. “But ye are sanctified.” Having been cleansed you are now set apart as sacred for His glory. “But ye are justified.” When God justifies us, who can condemn?
“Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth; who is he that condemneth?”
All this is done for the believing sinner, as our verse says, “in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/washed-sanctified-and-justified/
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Romans 8:33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Amen! ✝️
never heard her before beautiful Thank you.
I really don’t know what happened to them. Bands cam be ephemeral. Typically, many bands come together, last for awhile, then change and go onto form other bands. I haven’t checked, but Hem may not be around—at least not in it’s original format. But, then, given the way bands can work—perhaps it is.
What always struck me about HEM (and why I posted them tonight) is their sense of musical and emotional spaciousness . . . You get the idea that they’re just floating along in our collective social tide. Honestly, I never thought that was a good survival tactic. Not unless you want to be meat in a shark tank.
Still, even after. after several years absence, MEM’s music is enviting.
One of the most interesting things about recorded musical performances is that they encapsulate a moment in space and time. When we’re listening to HEM we’re listening to that pristine moment in time. It is them when they were there in that vivid time. . .
boy they just seem to disappear. their wiki entry ends in 2013. their webpage ends in 2016. their facebook page ends too (2019?), but it includes news of the band little silver and a musical that went on broadway (both in 2017).
Hem – Home | Facebook
so, they went on to other things, but they did so amicably enough to brag about those things on their band’s pages.
i don’t think this accounts for all the band, but i’m stopping here. the little silver band has a web page which seems to end with that debut and has no wiki page.
and wiki had no pages for the Hem band members, but it has pages for instruments. that is very sad. not that i would ever be on a wiki page, but i wasn’t in a band, let alone one that released music for 17 years, nor was i involved in a broadway musical.
ps. have fun searching using hem. and if you want to avoid getting clothing or medical terms (roids) in response and stick the word band in your search, it often ignores the word hem. asking if the band hem broke up gave lots of lists about popular band breakups.
Here is their “official” website.
https://www.hemmusic.com/
Knew this did not belong on the political thread but felt it was something people should be aware of.
You know the old saying “Buyer Be Ware” Well if you selling your house, it is “Seller Be Ware”!
The agents out there are not always what they appear.
In my case I got myself in a situation where my agent is technically an “Undisclosed Dual Agent”. This means she is working for both the seller and buyer, but did not inform me at least.
Even though it is legal in many states, any ethical agent will tell you that that in reality it is an agent legally, ethically and practically can’t do both!
So if you are thinking of selling like I am, it is seller beware. In my case it is very apparent my agent is working far more for the buyer.
When confronted it was like she was proud of what she was doing & since it is legal in Oregon I guess I am supposed to be happy with it. (will be taking take of the situation tomorrow or waiting out the contract). Yes I want out of Oregon, but at what price…
This agent was quite blunt and honest about it. If you or any of your friends are ever planning on selling it is probably something you want to keep tucked in the back of your head.
A friend recently encountered a very similar situation. What’s important is the bottom line—the money that goes into your bank account. Everything else is basically bs. It helps, of course, to own your own home. That way the to-and-foring negotiations become much less complex because you are selling something you own outright. But, then, if you still own money—at lot probably—then you really need to contact a really good property attroney. Having been fortunate enough to have had a few killer lawyers in our parking lot for awhile I can attest that having good legal advice is essential.
I own my house and everything inside of it. Oh wait my router. Like a friend said if they giving you the router free go for it, so you don’t have to pay for ones that get outdated or break. She did say if I felt that I could do better, still keep the router as backup so they are still responsible in that area. Been with them 10 years, had 3, maybe 4 routers.
So yes I don’t have to sell, and have not mortgages, no back taxes or ??? on my home or any piece of property within it.
It seems everyone is a realtor these days. I recommend selling without an agent. Save a ton of money. The whole process is regulated by each state anyway with title companies doing most of the work. List as for sale by owner and also pay to have the property listed on the MLS. I have paid a buyers agent 2% for bringing in a buyer once but have been able to sell before w/o any realtor fees. 6% in realtor fees is a ripoff imo when all of the tools you need are online and the title company actually closes the deal and can help or advise you about the process.
Issue is, that if you just happen to not dot the specific “I” right then you can be screwed out of a few hundred thousand.
Absolutely.
I had a different experience entirely. Two years ago we wanted to sell our log cabin in a rural area with fourteen acres. Our target buyers would not be everyone in our price range in our area, but specifically people who wanted a cabin, a much smaller demographic. In addition, I knew some of the potential buyers might have fears about a log cabin that needed to be addressed. Further, I wanted a realtor who would have a proven record of success with rural property, but still have a large clientele, reaching as large a base of potential buyers as possible, and one who had plenty of experience with any and all things that could happen.
The realtor we chose fit every requirement and put together a great marketing plan. We had an instant explosion of interest and an offer within a week. Unfortunately the buyers wound up trying to pull some really shady things, and the cabin went back on the market. Another quick offer and we accepted with reservations. The buyers were getting a VA loan and we had been told they wouldn’t finance a property with a well. My realtor shepherded us through that and other concerns, and we sold at listing price.
With him, the owner of the company, in the background overseeing our new home purchase with one of his younger brokers we avoided a bad situation on the first property we offered for, and found just the right house for us soon.
No realtor or using a friend who just got her license, and there are hundreds of those, is fine if you encounter no problems. If, as we did, you have special circumstances, and I am of the opinion that you can never tell, then an experienced and reputable realtor is worth every penny you pay them. For a couple of weeks in the process of getting to closing on our cabin we just kept having unusual and difficult things come up that his expertise was really needed for. We are very happy to have paid his fee and would do it again, if we ever move. Which I earnestly hope we never will.
Woke up this morning with this song going around in the old noodle, and thought, weird, I imagine our very own duchess01 here. CSN’s Guinnevere – our Spiritual warrior.
Then talk about the truth – aint this a fact – again ole CSN – See The Changes.
Wow. Talk about a toxic creative relationship! These guys no longer speak to each other—and yet . . . and yet . . . they produced some of the most beautiful and remembered music of an era. At least for a few fleeting moments . . . their music changed people’s lives. But, in the long view, when we read about their actual lives we sadly find people who are not magical despite their obvious talent.
Sorta like the 3 Abraham “religions” – started out singing from the same hymnbook, in perfect harmony, then gradually went their separate ways, not comfortable in each others company any longer. Still, they made some magic together, it’s a great pity. Who knows though?, maybe we’ll get to enjoy the reunion one day. They better make it soon though, before we’ll all geriatrics and forget the music.
The final scene from what is probably the finest spy-film ever made. If you haven’t watched “The 3rd Man” you really should (it’s available on Amazon for not much money). What impressed me about the film is how predictive it was. We can see “a” future in this film.
“Der Dritte Mann”
A former Treeper named Smiley had great accolades about this film.
Here’s a recording of this week’s Sunday service from the little church I attend. I thought it might be a comfort for you.
The sermon is based on the gospel lesson for the day, Mark 4:35-41:
“35On that day, when evening had come, [Jesus] said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey him?”
If you scroll down past the announcements, you’ll find the text of most of the service.
https://stjames-lcms.org/2021/06/20/jesus-calms-the-storm/
Thanks for the post. I may circle back. ✝️
Verse of the Day for Sunday, June 20, 2021
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“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”
John 11:25 (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.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
NATIONAL PEACHES ‘N’ CREAM DAY
Observed annually on June 21st, National Peaches ‘n’ Cream Day recognizes a sweet way to eat ripened peaches.
Peaches’ n’ Cream is a simple, traditional, and delicious summertime dessert. Of course, the Georgia peach is in season during the month of June, as are those grown in Florida, California, and South Carolina. Make some homemade vanilla ice cream to sweeten the deal, and your peaches’ n’ cream will be all the cooler.
NATIONAL ARIZONA DAY
On June 21st, National Arizona Day recognizes the state that joined 48 states into a contiguous unit. Interestingly, Arizona became a state on Valentine’s Day in 1912.
Arizona is home to the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in North America. Established around 1000 A.D., the village of Old Oraibi is located on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Navajo county.
Known as the Grand Canyon State, Arizona brings the wilderness to you.
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.
I love the way the last duckling decides “Oh, quack it!” and jumps in too.
Yes, and it looks like he actually “jumps in” doesn’t fall in.
THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
“But ye are…a royal priesthood.” 1 Peter ii. 9
By what right do we become “a royal priesthood”? By the right of the Atonement. Are we prepared to leave ourselves resolutely alone and to launch out into the priestly work of prayer? The continual grubbing on the inside to see whether we are what we ought to be generates a self-centered, morbid type of Christianity, not the robust, simple life of the child of God. Until we get into a right relationship to God, it is a case of hanging on by the skin of our teeth, and we say – What a wonderful victory I have got! There is nothing indicative of the miracle of Redemption in that. Launch out in reckless belief that the Redemption is complete, and then bother no more about yourself, but begin to do as Jesus Christ said – pray for the saints, pray for all men. Pray on the realization that you are only perfect in Christ Jesus, not on this plea – “O Lord, I have done my best, please hear me.”
How long is it going to take God to free us from the morbid habit of thinking about ourselves? We must get sick unto death of ourselves, until there is no longer any surprise at anything God can tell us about ourselves. We cannot touch the depths of meanness in ourselves. There is only one place where we are right, and that is in Christ Jesus. When we are there, then we have to pour out for all we are worth in this ministry of the interior.
Oswald Chambers
June 21st Devotional
Day of the Holy Spirit
On this day, the Monday of Pentecost, we celebrate the All-Holy and Life-Creating and Omnipotent Spirit, Who is God, and One of the Trinity, and of One Honor and One Essence and One Glory with the Father and the Son.
June 8th on the Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
(June 21st on the civil or commercial calendar.)
Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Ephesians 5: 9 – 19
Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 18: 10 – 20
Holy Martyr Calliope (+ ca. 250)
Saint Melania the Elder (+ 410)
Saint Medardus, Bishop of Noyon (+ 560)
and many other Saints and Holy Martyrs who are remembered today.
Mornin’ infidels!
Good morning, Wee Weed.
That sounds like any number of Democrat-run cities, such as Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, DC et al.
God Bless America…..
Because someone has to!
I feel lost!
We can’t be lost as long as we have Christ to lead. Lean on him a little harder today and you’ll be glad. 🙂
Good morning Ya’ll, 😉
This is SOOO off topic!! Here it goes: In the early 80’s I was cast as Maria in a University production of West Side Story (I could sing!). A white girl, I dyed my hair black and they made me up to look “Puerto Rican.” (Imagine the outrage today!). The young man who was playing Tony was gay, and the shenanegans behind the production made my head spin! During a final rehearsal, one of the other cast members, a gay man, came up to me and said, “You have to know, it is not believable that your “Maria” is in love with “Tony.”
Best bit of advice I ever got in an amateur production!
Fast forward to today…I like watching Hallmark movies. (I also liked reading Harlequin Romances!). But watching the tortuous lengths some of these productions go to be diverse and inclusive makes me want to give them the same advice I was given over 40 years ago in college: “No one is believing it.”
There is a fairly new show on H&I channel called Chad (I believe). It is the comedy story of a young boy who family is from Pakistan and he wants to be very American, or something like that. I haven’t actually watched the show. I just saw commercials for it before my recordings of Star Trek, etc. The boy is played by a woman. I thought he seemed pretty strange and then I found that out. “No one is believing it” fits. I am surprised it allowed to be on with all this diverse/inclusive stuff going on. Come to think of it, I haven’t seen any commercials lately. Maybe it has already been pulled.
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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They even chose someone with the same names as Fatty III’s stuffed grandpa. This will work, right Winnie? https://www.rokdrop.net/2021/06/sung-kim-hopes-to-meet-with-the-north-koreans-anytime-without-pre-conditions/#comments