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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3rd of 4 . . .
Good morning to all my dear friends.
Tis Christmas Eve, a day when with unfathomable joy we await the birth of our Lord and Saviour.
I’ve brought a gift for everyone. This never fails to fill my heart, for it is true.
Merry Christmas, fellow Treepers! And may His peace be amongst you all and remain with you always🙏
Praise God for the gift of Salvation through his Son Jesus. Blessing’s Betsy
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And to you, my friend. And thank you. It is a new day, ours through His grace. A gift as no other. Merry Christmas, Mr jay. You help make this church what it is. Thank you, sir.🌲💕
Jay!
To you Bets and Garrison and all the other Treepers–too numerous to mention–who bring a joy to my every morning with your Scrips, your music, your thoughts and prayers, and support to so many. May the joy of Christmas bless each and every one.
Thank you, Joe. And a Merry Christmas to you! What a year long gift this site is, and as you say, this thread. So many wonderful people each with something to offer. Blessings to you😊🌲
Thanks for your kind words, Joe K. Blessed and have a Merry Christmas. 🙂
Love you sis. ❤️✝️❤️
Same, dear friend😘
LOVE THAT LITTLE CATTURD!!!😂😂😂
https://rumble.com/v21njze-shedidit.html
Image not mine, found on Gab, asked permission to share, and the original creator is unknown.
Anyways, have yourselves a very MAGA Christmas! 🙂
It’s almost seeming to appear that the image of DJT is the image of freedom and not just the person. We all know DJT is imperfect and has many faults, but his America First policy appealed to those who love what America is supposed to stand for, not what it currently stands for.
Good morning, phoenix.
Is that a twinkle in “Santa’s” eye?? I do believe it is!
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
Looks like the calm after the storm. 🙂
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Wow, that picture is beautiful. I love the blue and yellow colors on the snow. And the rising (setting?) sun reminds me of peace after a storm.
Did you take the picture?
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love the path
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Beautiful! Thank you Jay, for bringing this to all of us Treepers…
When I see the beauty of nature…
or the intelligence of man to do things such as fly to the moon and walk on it, and other man made wonders…
I cannot believe that that there is anything less than the hand of God at work, bestowing gifts upon us.
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Mornin’ jay 🙂 Got froze out last night. Old bones . . .
Howdy Garrison, quite a bit warmer here now 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
Me walking to grade school.
My hubby as well…in Britain…in more snow than this…in short pants(!!!) 😁
And uphill,,both ways!!!
Merry Christmas Betsy jones.
😂😂😂!!! Thank you so much, Les…and a very Merry one to you as well, sir🌲💕
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Amazing beauty …
Thank you, Jay, for all the wonderful images you post. They’re always a delight and look forward to them!.
(Even the rain boots. 🙂 )
I pray you and yours have a meaningful Christmas season, with blessings and peace.
” all things were created by him, and for him;” Colossians 1:16.b
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That’s the way it looks up here in the North woods of Wisconsin.
I’ve been moving snow for days. I did learn how to play “Oh Holy Night” on the guitar last night.
I didn’t know that it was a controversial song back in 1847, and even banned at one point.
Merry Christmas and Happy new Year to all Treepers.
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/history/o-holy-night
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A very Happy Christmas to all! Mary
And to you as well, Mary. Thank you for all your wonderful videos, which have certainly added much to my life🌲💕
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NOTE: Please let it snow somewhere else … I’m already over a foot and a half and it keeps coming!!!
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Send some here! We need at least another 3″.
Oh, that I could … we’re already over two feet with a little breather as the snow band has drifted north to Grand Island but it’s supposed to drift back south tonight and before all is done, we should hit three feet for Buffalo … which gives us over 70″ for this winter and we’ve still got a few more months to go …
It’s a small world … I remember going to Fantasy Island on Grand Island years ago and watching the Wild West shootout with the bad guy falling off the roof, and us kids being given a deputy sheriff’s badge at the end. 🙂
Merry Christmas, Leon. Thank you for your pictures each day, which give us so much pleasure. 🌲💕
One unplanned pregnancy saved us all.🙏
One more . . .
Howdy Garrison Blessing’s my friend 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
Good morning, my friend💕. My heartfelt thoughts are with you as we reach the day which the promised Saviour is born. Peace, as only He provides, I wish for you. Your daily gifts of all sorts of music have brightened my life in untold ways, and I am very grateful you are a “parishoner” in this bless-ed church of ours. 🙏🌲
Morning, Bet. Thanks for your kind words. I’m just a guy who likes to post words and music. And I am most pleased that you enjoy what I post. i am especially pleases with what all of us here have created over the past few years.
You don’t have to say “church” or even formally “churchly” things. All you have to do is simply accept Our Lord. You can do it quietly without saying anything—He’s perfectly good with that. Or, as we do here, we can praise His presence among us as we do in our regular conversations. This is what I think defines the Treehouse Church. 🙂
I think of the word “church” as a body of people, with or without a building, who gather in His Holy Name. I’ve grown to feel, as you know, this is what we are on this Thread.
Never more so than on Christmas Eve, and this Christmas Eve especially🤗🌲💕 Blessings always, my friend.
Blessings always to you, too, Bet. This Christmas feels special, perhaps because it’s my first alone after so many years. Doin’ a bit better than I was on Thanksgiving. I’ll take it. Be well, love. 🙂
Love you, good sir. I am glad, as I kept in mind it was your first Christmas since you lost your beloved wife. Take care…😘
A lovely little story about a boy and a horse. My Broken Horse Christmas. 36 minutes.
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Merry Christmas, Garrison… I know this will be a Christmas much different for you. Surround yourself with friends and let the memories of previous Christmases fill your heart with warmth and joy. And know there are friends here as well thinking of you this day
Thanks benzy. Going to spend tomorrow with old friends, something I’m really looking forward to doing.
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
An old interview with President Trump’s mom from the early 90s. Interesting. He sure looks like his mom.
https://rumble.com/vo6169-rare-interview-meet-donald-trumps-mom-mary-anne-trump.html
Just want to wish Sundance, & whole team a very “Special Christmas” this year! God Bless always!
24 December 2021 J.D. Crowe, American bluegrass banjo player and band leader (The New South), dies at 84
24 December 2016 Rick Parfitt, British pop guitarist and singer (Status Quo – “Wanderer”; “Pictures of Matchstick Men”), dies at 68
24 December 2012 Ray Collins, American rock vocalist (Mothers of Invention), dies at 76
24 December 2009 Tim Hart, British folk-rock singer, guitaist, mandolin and dulcimer player (Steeleye Span, 1969-82 – “All Around My Hat”; “Gaudete”), dies of lung cancer at 61
24 December 2000 Nick Massi [Macioci], American bass vocalist, vocal arranger, and bassist (The Four Seasons, 1960-65 – “Sherry”; “Rag Doll”), dies of cancer at 65
24 December 1999 Zeke Carey, American R&B singer (The Flamingos – “Goodnight Sweetheart”; “I Only Have Eyes For You”), dies of a heart attack at 66
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
Merry Christmas, dear duchess. I hope yours will be a peaceful one, full of as much joy as you have given us with your beautiful, uplifting postings each and every day. You are a gift to us every single day. 🙏🌲😘
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.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
Verse of the Day for Saturday, December 24, 2022
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For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
December 24 Oswald Chambers
The Hidden Life
…your life is hidden with Christ in God. —Colossians 3:3
The Spirit of God testifies to and confirms the simple, but almighty, security of the life that “is hidden with Christ in God.” Paul continually brought this out in his New Testament letters. We talk as if living a sanctified life were the most uncertain and insecure thing we could do. Yet it is the most secure thing possible, because it has Almighty God in and behind it. The most dangerous and unsure thing is to try to live without God. For one who is born again, it is easier to live in a right-standing relationship with God than it is to go wrong, provided we heed God’s warnings and “walk in the light” (1 John 1:7).
When we think of being delivered from sin, being “filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18), and “walk[ing] in the light,” we picture the peak of a great mountain. We see it as very high and wonderful, but we say, “Oh, I could never live up there!” However, when we do get there through God’s grace, we find it is not a mountain peak at all, but a plateau with plenty of room to live and to grow. “You enlarged my path under me, so my feet did not slip” (Psalm 18:36).
When you really see Jesus, I defy you to doubt Him. If you see Him when He says, “Let not your heart be troubled…” (John 14:27), I defy you to worry. It is virtually impossible to doubt when He is there. Every time you are in personal contact with Jesus, His words are real to you. “My peace I give to you…” (John 14:27)— a peace which brings an unconstrained confidence and covers you completely, from the top of your head to the soles of your feet. “…your life is hidden with Christ in God,” and the peace of Jesus Christ that cannot be disturbed has been imparted to you.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
It is not what a man does that is of final importance, but what he is in what he does. The atmosphere produced by a man, much more than his activities, has the lasting influence.
https://utmost.org/
A most wonderful message on Christmas Eve, spicy. Keeping you in my Christmas prayers, that you and your family palpably feel the peace church only He can deliver through the Holy Spirit. With heartfelt hopes for such a Christmas, particularly after this year. Blessings to you.😘🌲🙏
Luke Chapter 2 1-14
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
As we anticipate the mysteries and joys to come…and are thankful to the handmaiden who said “Be it done to me according to His will”….May all Treepers be blessed, find hope in the Christ Child, a tiny babe who shivered in the night…
Merry Christmas, Aggiegirl. Can you imagine the sight?? The sound of celestial voices? The Glory that is God, our Father?
Thank you.😘🌲
For all…
Tonight, we shall stream our gift…. Carols from Kings College Cambridge. We look forward to this every year.
When we were in Wales, I’d race to close the tiny shop I worked in to get home for this most wonderful service which began at 5:00. Never did I feel Christmas was complete without it.
By the time I was driving home, it had been completely dark since 3:30 in the afternoon; and the small town where this shop was was festooned with brightly coloured lights. The Christmas bonhommie from those still on the narrow rural streets was wonderful, with all wishing those they passed “Nadolig Llawen!!”
This carol, sung to a different tune than Americans know it, is a staple in this quiet, serene service. I loved it from the first time I heard it there. Thank you, Aggiegirl. For this, and for the memories which have flowed from it.😘🌲
I’m going to try this again. Somehow two posts didn’t show up.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all of you. May all your Christmas wishes come true!
Yesterday with the wind gusting up to 40 mph I went out and cast bird seed on the ground for the ground feeders. I had filled the 8 lb. feeder and put new seed blocks in the cages the day before but the group of various species of birds on the ground under the 8 lb feeder made me think they needed a Christmas present.
Later, when I went out to the lean-to on the back of the garage to get more wood for the fireplace insert a bunch of birds took off that were sheltering there to stay out of the wind.
Rah,,,the posts in question are on the Presidential thread.
That’s what I get for posting before I have my first cup of coffee down my neck! Thanks!
Mornin’ all!
And we old people are paying for it also, in inflation.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
The 50th Psalm
Septuagint
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.
From Small Compline
Rejoice Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. (Thrice)
Saturday of the 28th Week of the Epistles
The Nativity Fast
Saint Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople (+ 490)
Synaxis of the Saints of Georgia
Numerous other Holy Martyrs and Saints from the 1st century through the 20th century.
December 11th – Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
December 24th – civil or commercial calendar
Saints of God pray for us!
Merry Christmas, Sepp. Your postings are a gift for me all year long. You are indispensable and a constant in these uncertain days.
I thank you, dear sir.🙏🌲
Thank God for helping you find the branch here with your name on it. You have a swell spot.
The music video with the woman singing at the beginning made me think of Victor Borge! This wind chill out here plays tricks on a brain.
You can do one more thing, Michael. Forgive yourself for what you did not understand or do before.
She loved you, so she would want that lifting of your self-imposed burden.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, my dear brother. What a treasure you are. May your and your family’s Christmas be filled with unalloyed joy while we welcome the Son of man, Christ Jesus…a promise made by Almighty God fulfilled. Alleluia!
…with great affection, Bet🙏🌲💕
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. – 1 Thessalonians 4:16
Early Jews eagerly anticipated the coming of the Messiah. They were confident in their Scriptures’ foretelling that He would come. Yet, when He came, Jesus did not receive the welcome He is worthy of. “He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:11-12).
Today’s Christians, who also trust in Scripture, eagerly expect His return. On the day of His ascension into Heaven, the angels said, “This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11).
Revelation 1:7 says, “Behold he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him.” And following today’s verse, “And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
As many celebrate Christmas and children wake up with expectancy to open their gifts, look forward to Christ’s return with the same enthusiasm.
Be thankful for His birth, death, and resurrection. As the old hymn by John Wilbur Chapman says, “Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me; Buried He carried my sins far away; Rising he justified freely forever; One day He’s coming—O glorious day!” Pray that, as citizens and elected officials of the United States celebrate Christmas, they will have a clear and compelling awareness of who Jesus is and why He came.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
A beautiful prayer, Poyeema. May all hearts awaken and receive Him.
Merry Christmas to you. 🙏
How about a wake up weather report post?
I’ll start. God Bless!
1) Balmy FL one street from the Gulf in Pinellas County – Temp 36, Windchill 31, wind 18, clear skies. Temp inside 72.
Southern Western Slope CO – Temp 15 no windchill clear forecast high today of 41 low of 15 again tonight.
Markleville, IN. -1 F. feels like -20 F. Wind 13 to 25 mph. Thermostat set at 70 F and not using fireplace insert because I have a crowd coming and it would get too hot in the living room if I had a fire.
Have begun to wonder, this longing and hunger for our parent/s now gone, though thistles in the flowers, is a core hunger for God? Macro from the micro. A lesson.
Who knew, we would tear up so easily once our parents gone. More, forgive them thoroughly.
Thank you for all you share Michael. Merry Christmas.
When we travel life’s paths as they did and get to a certain older age, I think we see more clearly what we could not before. I know that is true with my parents. All of a sudden lately I am able to understand. But I had to become the age I am to do it. And yes, forgiveness…
December 24
MORNING
If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Rom. 8:13
Now the works of the flesh are manifest which are these; Adultery, fornication…. and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Gal. 5:19, 21-25
The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity. Titus 2:11-14
EVENING
Then said the princes of the Phillistines, What do these Hebrews here? I Sam. 29:3
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye: for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief… or as a busy body in other men’s matters. I Pet. 4:14, 15
Let not … your good be evil spoken of. Rom. 14:16
Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles. I Pet. 2:12
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? Ye are the temple of the living God. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing. II Cor. 6:14, 16, 17
Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people: that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. I Pet. 2:9
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/12/1224.html
For the diverse pet owners amongst us, enjoy!
Another one bites the dust! I believe the clot shots will become the #1 health concern in this nation soon.
Today’s Al Roker announces huge move as he tells fans we ‘had some great times but it’s time to take a break’ | The US Sun (the-sun.com)
So do Dr McCullough, Dr Tenpenny, Dr Malone, Dr Bahkdi, and many other knowledgeable and honest doctors believe it, rah. Timeline 2-5 years….you are tragically in good company.
This was known and hidden. An unspeakable crime…
Lovely and timely prayer offered this morning by (Father) Frank Pavone. 10 min. you tube video.
Lovely because he embraces the current bends in the road his path of service is encountering. Definitely timely this being the time of year the entire earth celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The thoughts that must be going through his heart and mind over the seeming contradiction he is called to experience by having a definite call to service of the Lord in the structure that is/was to house that service denying him room at its proverbial inn, is nothing short of astounding.
May he find great strength, and inner peace, in the coming days and years as he continues to follow, steadfastly, his calling in the light, life and love of our Lord.
Ronald Reagan’s Christmas Prayer from 1986–May we remember it this Christmas.
“May our prayers this Christmas call forth that serenity of heart and confidence in the future that are the best of all possible gifts. May the song of our people be one of thanks for God’s blessings on America and of petition for His continued blessings upon us, especially on those who face this Christmas in want or loneliness. Let us raise our hearts and voices in common song for the reign of peace and the rule of goodwill, that in the words of the carol, all may celebrate “everywhere, everywhere, Christmas tonight.”
Wishing you a joyous Christmas!
Merry Christmas Sundance. Merry Christmas Treepers.
Merry Christmas, my friend. I wish for you all the peace and good health that God can bestow.
I am so glad you are here. I pray you are still warm, your vehicles working, and that you will be able to spend the day with your wife. Be safe if you can get out, and please be well…blessings to you both, Joe🙏🌲💕
And a very Merry Christmas to you! 🙂
Matt Taibbi is a great man, but…
There is comfort in the fact, that Matt Taibbi, a brilliant actual working journalist and former liberal who tells truth to power, is a red pilled soldier for that truth, dusting off his jeans outside the walls of Damascus. Is there hope that more liberals will see that the man behind the curtain, if you squint your eyes, looks like an amalgam of Hitler/Mao/Stalin/Biden?
The corruption on a cellular level, of the lion’s share of the 4th Estate, Big Tech, supported by the guns of the Deep State at the behest of the “One Ring To Rule Them All” DNC means that those thousands of tongues in thousands of mouths produce of “voice of iron”.
28% of Americans still get their news from rabbit ears (ABC-NBC-CBS all Liars and poseur snake oil salesmen.) and the remaining 72% are split somewhat evenly between so called “conservative” (FOX, for the most part, a uni-party supporting vehicle that never met an expenditure/war that they didn’t support) and liberal outlets.
This is a Thermopylae rear guard action that is sure as hell noble, but, doomed. The forces aligned against the truth, The DNC-ersatz Gestapo/Deep State make their own rules of engagement at the whim and caprice of the Fascists in the most evil city in the history of the world, Washington D.C. The Radix Malorum.
Mao said that, “Power stems from the end of a gun barrel”. How long, before those gun barrels are aimed at intrepid reporters like Taibbi at 5 in the morning in front of his kids and wife?
We are now, fully engaged in still ANOTHER, unconscionable, immoral, unethical foreign war that is makes bank off of the backs of the dead for devils in D.C. on K Street and politicians who know full well, that mothers, fathers and children are dying so they can buy a second yacht.
Matt Taibbi, God Bless him, is a bump in the road under the treads of some M3 Half Track filled with cash/drugs heading back to some “Green Zone” while ignoring the bootless (Actually sandals, they can’t afford boots.) cries to heaven from the natives crushed under still another U.S. State Department initiated conflict.
Thanks to Trump, the innate brutality of the DNC Imperium that rules over us all, was exposed.
Were any of you really surprised that the DNC was and is running Big Tech?
If you were, adjust your rabbit ears, Lester Holt looks like the ghost of Christmas present.
I hope you will not mind a passionate reply to you. I felt compelled to do so. As a mother and one who watched one of mine take a life destructive road, I can tell you this with certainty, Michael…
Nothing can destroy a mother’s love for her children. Nothing. We pray mightily that through His grace and his compassion that (in my case my son) he will be helped to find his way out of a life which brings nothing but misery.
This He did for my son, who like you, regained his faith and his bearings. But at his lowest point, never did I give up on him or stop loving him. I expected nothing in return…no admission of the worry he caused, no apologies, though he has offered them.
My dear mother in law told this story of her own mother, and it has stuck with me ever since she shared it…
Someone asker her mother (of 4) which of her children she loved the most. An appalling impertinent question. Her beautiful mother replied,
“The one who needs me most at the time.”
I know as I know the sun rises that your mother loved you the most for the time, you are honest to admit, you were lost. She expected nothing for your awakening…but that you find yourself where you are now. And we are reaping the wonderful benefits of your beautiful postings of God, the Bible, faith and redemption.
What has been for us all for which we have heartbreaking regrets (and that is all of us, make no mistake) we cannot undo.
But as CS Lewis said, “We can’t go back to the beginning, but we can start where we are and change the ending.” This you have done, and I’m so sure she was grateful for prayers answered.
Please take heart, and remember that every day, you honour her and her devotion to you, her child, her gift from God. She knew you loved her. Take it from a mother who knows herself. Our shoulders are broad enough to bear anything, with God’s help.
Blessings always. B
Well said, Bet. 🙂
Betsy, such beautiful, encouraging words – not only for Michael, but for many.
Including myself.
God did fashion a mother’s heart to love like His – unconditionally, with compassion and grace.
Let us give thanks to Him and praise His holy name.
Thank you Della, because those words came from my heart in dealing with something I was not prepared to admit could happen to a child of mine.
Thankfully, like Mike Lindell’s success in turning his life around from the lowest point a person can go, so did my son. And while we stood with him after he made the same choice Mike did, it was the grace of God that held him up while he worked his way back.
No matter how old our children get, they are always our children, aren’t they? We may not like or approve of the things they may do, but we always love them, pray for them, and where it is helpful rather than enabling? We do that as well.
And yes, as you say praise Him with everything we have. Thank you, Abba Father🙏
Merry Christmas, my friend. 💕🌲
Your deep faith is your strength, Michael. Almighty God keeps his promises. Hold tight to that, my friend. Try to forgive yourself. I know it is probably the hardest thing to do, because I’m trying to do it for myself as well.
I’m so glad you found this thread. Choose joy for tomorrow. You’ll see her and all your family again🙏💕
And as for understanding “forgiving yourself”? I agree with your answer to Invisible Mikey above. It is very complicated when we look back on the harms we’ve caused. I wish I had an answer for how to go about it. It makes God’s gift of grace more precious, I think.
i believe forgiving oneself is process that has to be worked out in a person’s life. It takes time.
IF we have confessed a particular sin to Lord, (and if possible, to that person), He forgives it and remembers it NO more. However, we DO remember them.
When haunting thoughts return to remind us of our past actions that harmed others (mostly unintentional), we need to recall that is has been atoned for by the blood of Jesus. And thank God.
We have to give ourselves “grace” like He does. Otherwise, we set our standard of forgiveness higher than God’s. That should not be!
I used to be in that camp of, “I know God has forgiven me, BUT I can’t forgive myself.”
Those days are over. I choose to believe His Word, especially these from Apostle Paul:
“But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:13.b,14
My sins are nailed to the cross and I bear them NO more. FORGETTING what lies behind.
Every time a miserable thought of regret comes, remind yourself of what God’s Word says about His forgiveness. Then dismiss it from your mind.
Move on to noble, pure thoughts of a good report. The longer I train my mind to do this, the wrong thoughts become less. Jesus did come to set the captives free! And we can be held in a prison of miserable thinking about the past.
Most people would love to unscramble some eggs in their lives, and do a great reset. The only way for that is to trust Christ for His salvation offered to us.
Merry Christmas to All! Joy to the world, The Lord has come!
I just noticed what I believe is a system glitch….
In one of the discussion threads, I could upvote my own posts, something that historically is disallowed by the system. I’ve been posting so the browser cookies have me auto-logged onto the system.
Hmm… will test further. Merry Christmas Eve everyone 🙂
Well. Here we are, 12/24/22, living in the 21st century.
We have experienced our third 15 minute electricity black out since just before 7:00 AM this morning, 12/24, here in NE TN. We do not live in a third world country!! Instead of blackouts, additional electricity generation capacity should have been / should be implemented!
BrightRidge, http://www.brightridge.com, (who comes up with these names?) is our electricity supplier from the TVA. I looked at the BrightRidge website this morning after our electricity came back on about 7:15. A popup message indicated that there would be 15 minute rolling blackouts about every 5 hours. I reported an outage and expressed my displeasure. Will this do any good at all?
We then had our second just before 9:00 AM. We then had our third outage about 10:15 AM this morning, 12/24. I connected to the BrightRidge website again. The popup window was changed to indicate that rolling 15 minute blackouts would take place every hour to hour and a half.
This is ridiculous! I, again, expressed my displeasure to BrightRidge and also sent two messages to TN Gov Bill Lee via the TN state website. I’m not going to hold my breath waiting for a response.
What the hell!!!!!
Anyone else experiencing this kind of ridiculous activity? Here it is, Christmas weekend with lots of cooking and baking going on, and people going over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house. Again, we live in the 21st century! We our not in a third world country! Well, at least that last time I looked. What is now taking place in our country is shameful.
How do we take our country back??
Apologies for a convoluted message. I am quite upset. Rolling blackouts with single-digit temperatures on Christmas weekend??
I’m so sorry. We endured that in Texas two winters ago. It was then my illusions that we were not a third world country were shattered. I never thought Texas, of all states, would descend into the circumstances we had to endure. Ever since, and watching very closely, my conviction that this country has morphed into the worst sort of third world country, complete with the tyranny of despots, has only deepened…I truly regret to say.
Long ago I read some disturbing news about the TVA, which for the life of me I cannot remember. But it alarmed me. I don’t blame you for being angry.
Memphis is mentioned in this article…rolling blackouts, which of course you already know…
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/eastern-us-power-grid-declares-emergency-power-outages-top-one-million-flight-disruptions
The head of TVA was paid outrageous sums while men who worked to clean up the Kingston Coal Ash Spill were recklessly exposed to toxic waste and many of those hard workers died as a result
cEO of TVA compensation
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2022/nov/15/tvas-ceo-remains-the-highest-paid-federal-employee/
TVA priorities are not straight. Another abusive organization
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/coal-other-dark-side-toxic-ash
Energy and related disruptions are going on all over the world. We need to “zoom” out and begin to look at these “measures” from a wider angle. Firstly, what you (and millions) are presenting is what?? – frustration, anger, hopelessness, anxiety…. These are all forms of psychological trauma. Combine this “latest” with what we endured with Covid, and it becomes plain that all of these measures are part of a well thought, planned and “not so” hidden agenda. They win when we lose (our minds). If one has faith, strengthen it, if not – get some. We are all going to need all the spiritual help and guidance available through this very dark time. Stick together, strengthen each other, and we WILL witness wonders.
Every year our family records a Christmas carol for friends and family to enjoy. But this may also bless some here. So, please enjoy these 8 children as they sing these praises to Christ, our savior. (number 9 is not making his appearance until next month…)
Thank you! I remember last year’s offering, MannChief…has a year gone by already?
This was just lovely…and those children’s voices. All so sweet. So well done. A very Merry Christmas to you all🙏🌲
A cute kitten presence among the presents … Happy Caturday and Merry Christmas!
Wondering which one is his!😉🌲
NORAD Santa Tracker:
https://www.noradsanta.org/en/map
🌲👍!!!
Merry Christmas Sundance! Thank you,
Thank you for posting this song, and Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Ya’ll!!
I just dusted off my Ham rig, thinking I might get a date with Nellie Ohr!! Seriously, any hams out there in the Treehouse, it would be great to set up a net or just some casual QSO – 15M is working good these days, sunspot activity is up. Time and Freq, anyone?
I know kids who have this, but I have never gotten on board. Very good idea!
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.
And prayers up for all political prisoners. Prayers up for Julian Assange and for all the protesters of January 6 who were or are entrapped in DC. And, thank you, Lord, for restoring Pastor Pawlowski.
Thank you Father, for Your love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
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✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.
Amen.