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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MUST I LISTEN?
“And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” Exodus xx. 19
We do not consciously disobey God, we simply do not heed Him. God has given us His commands; there they are, but we do not pay any attention to them, not because of willful disobedience but because we do not love and respect Him. “If ye love me, ye will keep My commandments.” When once we realize that we have been “disrespecting” God all the time, we are covered with shame and humiliation because we have not heeded Him.
“Speak thou with us…but let not God speak with us.” We show how little we love God by preferring to listen to His servants only. We like to listen to personal testimonies, but we do not desire that God Himself should speak to us. Why are we so terrified lest God should speak, either the thing must be done or we must tell God we will not obey Him. If it is only the servant’s voice we hear, we feel it is not imperative, we can say, “Well, that is simply your own idea, though I don’t deny it is probably God’s truth.”
Am I putting God in the humiliating position of having treated me as a child of His whilst all the time I have been ignoring Him? When I do hear Him, the humiliation I have put on Him comes back on me – “Lord, why was I so dull and so obstinate?” This is always the result when once we do hear God. The real delight of hearing Him is tempered with shame in having been so long in hearing Him.
Oswald Chambers
February 12th Devotional
Hi Stevie. I’m not sure I go along with the way Brother Oswald puts it. He said,”We do not consciously disobey God, we simply do not heed Him. God has given us His commands; there they are, but we do not pay any attention to them, not because of willful disobedience but because we do not love and respect Him.” I do understand what he’s saying, but when I think of myself being that way, I should want to cry! Not to say it has never been so with me; but they are not things that should abide in us after the holy Spirit has convicted us and made us smart for it. I think that the only way to learn NOT to be that way with the Lord, is to do everything we can to build up our love and cultivate a tender conscience.
Well, reading over again what I wrote; I don’t want to be dishonest with myself, or the Lord: I think what I mean to say, is to not settle on this as a permanent condition. I believe there is power in our words; and the things we confess, are in a sense a proclamation of faith; whether positive or negative. I know there’s been a lot of misunderstanding and consequent abuse of the Scriptures, by the “word of faith movement.” But there is a difference between keeping on confessing failure, when the Word says different about us; and honestly clearing things up with the Lord.
Anyway, I thank you for posting this heart searching message. The Lord bless you, Stevie
Yes.
Kinda funny. Deadly serious.
Agreed WP. ❤️✝️❤️
Todd Friel is a treasure 😀
Hi Frank, thanks for the post.
“By reason of whom, the word of truth will be spoken against!”
I have tried in years gone by, to witness to these types, and help them understand what was going on with that; but you really can’t make much headway when someone is convinced, that miracles and warm glowing feelings means God is in it. I absolutely believe Jesus still works miracles today, “If we have faith for Him to do it;” and I never want to cause anyone to doubt, who could be touched by the Lord. But the devil also has power to do miracles; and we have to know the Word, and have the discernment to tell who’s doing it. The Lord said in Moses, that He would allow the false prophets in order to prove the people, what was really in their hearts; if they would obey Him or not. It also says, that in the last days, the wicked would be given power to work signs and wonders, for the very purpose of deceiving those who are open to be deceived.
Some times they will even call the cops on you, when you actually open your Bible to show them something! The Lord knows all about it, and He tells us, that we eventually just gotta let them go with what they want.
This is exceptional. Pausing to brew a cup of coffee – so that I may enjoy this sermon to feed me this morning. Bless you for sharing, and God morning to you, Frank Field.
This was so good. So convicting in the most blessed and generous way. I could not explain the angst in my Spirit when we left our mega church that had descended to bend the knee to critical race theory (our former VP’s church in central IN). A mass exodus of good, holy, active, work-in-process Christians fled… determined to not succumb or negotiate with the secular world. (As do the Nicolaitans in Revelation) It was hard to put into words to my friend what my Spirit was experiencing and witnessing… and though the message in this video can be found harsh… and some of which I am guilty of (though I actively pray against anything that the Lord would find in me lacking)… it is a message that I will share with my friend to explain my Spirit’s pleading. Today, what I want my church to be – is merely Bible believing friends, encircled together, with maybe a guitar, and just the pure Word of God and His Teaching. We’ve lost “quality” as a culture and traded it for distracted entertainment. Lead us back, Father. In Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, I pray, AMEN
Well said, JWoo. The problem with “wokeness” is that its adherents present it as an unaltered truth which then pretends to be scientific or, better still, “settled science”. In fact it is simply and ideology and, as such, entirely open to questioning by folks outside of the dogma. When I left my school wokeness just emerging—social justice was morphing into wokeness. We had the usual dog-and-pony-shows of highly paid advocates coming around, all of whom did the same thing: they were obviously accustomed to presenting “workness” as a truth that couldn’t be questioned. Their new truth was simply “the” truth.
Well, anybody who knows even a little about the scientific method knows that all scientific “facts” are intended to be questioned. As the great philosopher-of-science scholar Karl Popper said, a theory that can’t be disproved is no good and is, in fact, an unscientific dogma. Knowing this, when I attended the required woke indoctrination sessions, I invoked Popper and began asking questions of the $$$ woke presenters. It was always interesting to see how a $40k-per-hour woke presenter completely fell apart when wokeness was openly questioned in a meeting.
What happened then was their carefully staged indoctrination session collapsed in ruins. Even though we were supposed to be an institution of higher learning, this was not popular with the admin. as you can imagine. It was time for me to leave. So I did. So now, even “elite” schools are abandoning grades in the name of “equity” to insure that even poorly educated students get to go to med school. Again, well said Darlin’. 🙂
Garrison, I appreciate you being a monkey wrench in the cog of their machine. Your students lost a mighty teacher in you to help them to critically think. But we must know when to shake the dust from our feet and walk on to someone who will listen.
If anything… I can thank this “woke”/s culture for revealing itself and Saving this little duo a fortune in college tuition. I love how Truth is always revealed. Always.
If God wants her to be a pilot and go into Constituional law.. then BY GOD He will review the proper university and make the way for it.
I trust Him and yield fully.
George Mason U. is a good school. One of the most touching things about being a retired teacher is to be recognized by former students who then mention something I’d talked about even 10 years ago that they’ve never forgotten. Learning theory is about making abstract comparisons. I emphasized independent thinking. Theory was just the transport device to get them there. 🙂
Yes on all counts, Garrison.
What we now have is the religion called “Scientism”.
Or “thou shall not question the untested. It is what we say it is, and you will bow down before it.”
That which cannot be questioned is propaganda.
Good for you for not participating in the godless worship of any such here today gone tomorrow ideology.
Well, I sure as hell wasn’t going to sit passively while some highly paid phony insulted everything I’d studied and worked with for an entire career.
What is so shameful is how ignorant the school adms are about CRT when just a little digging will show its direct link to Frankfurt School Critical Theory—which is revolutionary Marxist in origin and is predicated on the destruction of modern social institutions.
I figured this stuff out about ’72 when I had a midnight epiphany and decided I could no longer be Hard Left. At the time at UT everyone was smash-the-state hard left. Freedom and Whisky! —David E. Davis . . . 🙂
Ignorant? Or devout believers…
I graduated from UT in 72. I remember the pervasive atmosphere all too well.
Don’t know if you saw that the UT System state wide is adopting the entire DIE ideology…or it tried to.
It seems Abbott has banned it now throughout Texas. In a bill going through the legislature apparently. And he’s right about its being unconstitutional. You’d think “elite” educators and administrators would understand this.
But as is said, the more things change, the more they stay the wretched same.
It seems you had the same epiphany as Justice Thomas and Dr Sowell. You’re in very good company.😊
Todd and Steve share a fun interview
About ten years ago, discovered Todd and his videos…LOVED!
Then, he fell off my radar. Thanks for reminder!!
That video was enlightening, basically awesome! Thank you Frank for sharing.
I had no idea the extent of the movement(s) that are what I’ll call outside of the Word of God. TY again.
Eye opening.
Good message! I like the “shocking” title too, made me think it was going to be a hit on the TV prosperity preachers; which it has always amazed me, that they don’t seem to have any problem with, “Thou shalt not covet, or thou shalt not steal, or thou shalt not bear false witness!”
The Lord bless you WP
18 minutes. From one of my favorite living pastor/author/brothers regarding the prosperity gospel.
Enjoy!
Bookmarked, dear Frank. Thank you.
Love Piper, too, Frank. Watching this. Thanks.
I like what Dave Ramsey says about money. It is amoral. Kind of like a brick. A brick can be used to build a home, or it can be wielded to destroy. Money is the same thing. A tool in the hands of the morality that drives its holder.
The internet is a prime example.
So true, JWoo. Many don’t understand this, sadly. And the love of money becomes the driving force of their lives – They don’t care who it hurts, just get out of the way!
Money is like food or internet; can be used for good or bad. To bring glory to God or destruction to ourselves…
A godly ambition that I pray for is “contentment.” Whether God give little or much, to learn to be content in whatever circumstance!
Easy to pray for. Harder to trust!
Betsy and Della – regarding the internet – it is sad when they weaponize good bricks… or lower their tensile or compressive strength. Flooding the internet with garbage has that affect. They have us questioning every “truth” because there’s too many lies. We could be told there’s a blizzard coming and because everyday is “breaking news” and the meteorologist is only right half the time… many would refuse to prepare.
The Lord Is coming and that’s not breaking news. It’s the brass tacks.
It’s not just truth vs lie. It’s the moral degeneracy which flew out first from Pandora’s box. And things too horrible to mention. As juststevie warned about yesterday.
Andrea Motis is one of Joan Chamorro’s St. Andreu School’s (Barcelona) graduates. Now she’s all grown up and has a new big band . . .
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Wonderful❣️
God morning, Patience
Thought so too, Patience. Wow is she good. 🙂
So talented. God morning to you, Garrison.
Mornin’darlin’ 🙂
Have a blessed Sunday, Treeper friends. Always know that if we accept Him as our Savior, He will always be with us, watching over us and helping when we need it. Honest. 🙂
A most bless-ed Sunday I pray for you, Garrison. Thank you.🙏🏻😘
And a most blessed Sunday to you too, Bet. I so appreciate your prayers. It appears that the women in my life have all deduced—quite independently of one another—how close I’ve been these months to crashing. Sometimes the very best help consists of just showing up. And they, and you, have. So, thanks. 🙂
I’ve always loved this…
“Be aware of women who pray behind your back.”
There are legions of us who have been doing exactly that, dear friend.
No thanks needed. You are loved.😘
Re: On the value of just showing up. A dear friend, a woman I’ve known for more than 3 decades suddenly shows up to take me out drinkin’. My night vision isn’t good so she picks me up.
We’ve been going to these small, yet classic little Texas bars. They all have a certain ambiance that’s remained unchanged literally for decades. They’re instantly recognizable—the kinds of places where everybody knows everybody else. The kinds of places which immediately feel comfortable, like you’ve already been there before . . ..
I hadn’t been able to go out drinkin’ for the past 18 years . . . Roadhouse music, Shiner Bock. We’re on geezer time: 3 Shiners, nachos, home by 9. Did I need this? You bet.
Geezer time is the best time😂. Fills my heart with joy to imagine you there, and home at a reasonable hour😉.
She certainly gets you, my friend. Bless her eternally. ❤
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Plus, it is difficult to impossible to say no to someone’s actual face. Good for her for simply showing up.
Since when did “geezers” have a curfew? 😂😂
Self imposed…before the “youngsters” get in our way.😉
Well it’s more her’s than mine. I tend to stay up pretty late. Although 3hrs in a noisy bar is enough for me. Now, anyway. Besides, it’s her car:-)
😂👍🏻
No crashing, Garrison. It’s not allowed. The Lord awakens you each day because your race is not finished yet. No copping out and shirking your responsibilities to run the race with us, my Texan friend. You add too much flavor to this little spice mix.
Thanks, JW00 🙂
Thank you, Garrison.
✝️Blessings of, for and to you, my man💖.
Thank you for your kind words, Patience. Blession on you, too, love. 🙂
Dyslexia kicked in, Patience. Sorry: b-l-e-s-s-i-n-g-s . . .
The first video is a brief history of the Budweiser Clydesdale horses. The 2nd video was filmed while training the horses in the Super Bowl commercials. The 3rd video is of the commercials themselves. Enjoy the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si7p23Nex-g
Well, the 2nd video just wont show. Just click on the link and it will play. It shows how they train the horses to do the commercials.
Thanks so much for posting…I’m a city born (Brooklyn NY)..and raised guy.. came up to NCFL 1980..learned about breeding , training etc.. have very fond memories of births… then seeing them run at the track..always love your horse videos..👍👍
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Thank you, Jim. I’m glad you like the videos. From Brooklyn NY to breeding, training and racing horses in Florida – quite a change. There’s nothing like the feeling of freedom one gets from racing horses.
I got my first, and only, horse when I was in 6th grade. Joey was a registered Morgan who had been born and raised wild on several thousand acres. He was 18 months old when I got him so I had about 6 months of working with him before I could ride him. Best experience of my life.
🤣🤣👍.. have to tell you after settling down got my first horse.. 1/2Arab..1/2 Quarter..living younger dreams.. always loved Cowboy movies..🤣🤣👍.. of course I did whole nine yards.. Cowboy boots, hat, shirts etc..🤣👍.. fit right in with area culture..👍
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When I was a kid I loved the Spin and Marty episodes they ran on the Mickey Mouse Club show. There were about 15 kids my age where I stabled Joey. We did our best to go out and find adventures like Spin and Marty – and succeeded to a large degree. Fun times.
I guess I came along before tv.. so I started with radio.. The Lone Ranger etc..🤣.. when I went to movies it was B&W ..Hoppalong Cassidy.. Lash Laru..etc..but I always enjoyed the Westerns.. when color started seeing those vistas out West ..freedom galore🤣🤣👍
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The Lord’s Day ~ Let us rejoice in Him and be Glad! ✝
Music, can enhance words. The following video sets the stage for a piece I wrote in 2011. Never did I ever dream that I would see these words literally come to pass. The state of our country just breaks my heart. Pray that our Lord will preserve those that seek Him for salvation and guidance. 🙏
Long Ago by Michael Hoppe (4:10 mins)
America! America! My Love, My country!
What have you done?
Once a brilliant star in the night sky
A shining beacon for the destitute and hopeless
Established upon a foundation of Truth for freedom
An unspoken gift to the world
In horror, I watch your demise
As Darkness and Evil exponentially rush in
Like a raging sea that destroys and snuffs out your light
So that not even a burning ember can be seen
As a witness of your glory and beauty
When you walked with God
You turned your back on your Creator
Becoming a proud and arrogant nation
Your helping hand turned into a fist
That demanded the poor and wretched
To bow in deference to your self made domination
And in the name of freedom, sent your young out
To foreign shores, and spilled the blood of our brothers and sisters
Then slashed the bonds of loyalty and honor on home shores
You have sacrificed and betrayed your young and old
To acquire a superior stature as Lucifer did
Burning your heavenly mandated bridge
So that now your Creator has turned His back on you!
Removed His covering, and left the door open
For evil to replace light with gross darkness
There is no hope! You have sealed your fate!
And still you have all but said you will continue forward on your path
Even with the blood of innocents on your hands
So that now, all that remains are the sorrowful prayers of the faithful
For protection of those that remain true by Heaven’s witness
While darkness consumes everything within sight
And hastily tears apart this United States of America
Piece by piece, citizen by citizen
As we all are prey when evil boldly roams the street
Now, angels weep for the loss of a divine platform
That offered many, a chance to find salvation and freedom….
…As the angel of death waits to gather up a star that died
Stevie 12.29.2011
I have often wondered of late is America’s biblical role tied with Israel since America was instrumental in setting up modern day Israel.
Alternatively is America filling the role of Babylon?
Either way the good Lord is our salvation and there have been many revivals throughout our short history where we stray and then come back.
My prayer, for years now, is that a revival sweep the country in answer to the overwhelming degradation of morals.
Just rhoughts,
monti
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It is Happening. Revival, Awakening, and Restoration. Be Blessed.
I believe that, Leroy!
When God’s people cry out to Him for this, He answers, “ Yes, in Christ. Amen.”
Just this morn, listened to one of my most trusted pastors via on-line live service.
He stated that young students at Ashbury Theological Seminary are rising up and on fire for God to send revival to this land.
✝️ 🙏🏻
May revival be so dear Monti….our Lord sees our hearts, that we are praying for a godly restoration of our nation!
Your words describe the true state of our nation. Short of God’s divine intervention(which we do not deserve), there is no hope, and as far as prayers, I pray to stay close to God. I firmly believe we are way past saving this nation. Our relationships with Our Lord, Jesus is our hope and salvation. Thank you Stevie
My mind’s eye pictures me crawling under the wing of the Almighty until the desolation has past…a sanctuary in a time of distress…until a revival brings Light again…
Yes, Stevie, the best place to be in all the world is under the shadow of His wings!
Over twenty-five years ago, I had no where else to go but there – or the grave.
The storm did pass! But I did not come out from under His wings, as I discovered it is a safe and beautiful place to dwell – forever.
“in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.”
Psalm 57:1.b
Beautiful imagery. My mind has me as a child in the palm of His Hand, gently engulfed and protected by His Fingers. May we see each other in His Light.
💝 I promise to look you up!!! ✝
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2011? I believe the Lord was touching and teaching many of us at the same time, preparing us for what is coming. The Lord has given us the same vision, the same prophetic word, and the same Spirit. I want to tell you something, so that you are not over burdened or unnecessarily weighed down with mourning the loss of this country. It is right and normal, especially for one who knows the Lord and has His Spirit and grace in their heart. But do you remember when the LORD rejected Saul; and Samuel was mourning too long over him? The LORD had to come and tell him, “How long are you going to mourn over Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king? Take now your horn of oil, and go to Jesse the Bethlehemite. I have provided Me a king from among his sons.”
And the last word that Jesus gave us in Revelation, was to let the people be whatever they be; He is coming soon. And when He sent out the disciples two by two, He old them; if they don’t receive you, nor hear your words, shake the dust of your feet off in their streets for a testimony against them; and say, Notwithstanding, be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you; and leave them, and go to the next place!
Dear Michael, your input is welcome and I understand and agree with your advice, but until God provides another nation/king or place of rest, then my burden will always be for this precious country.
(stanza 1)
My country, ’tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims’ pride,
From every mountainside,
Let freedom ring!
(stanza 5)
Our fathers’ God, to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedom’s holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our king.
~Samuel Francis Smith~
THE most moving performance ever, with the most wonderful Robert Shaw conducting…
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/america-my-country-tis-of-thee-robert-shaw-choraleavi–83316661836863152/
Tears every time…especially with the last verse, especially now.
So touching, moving.
I was born in southern U.S., remaining here all my years and always had deep love for my country.
Sometimes I wonder if God places that affection into each person’s heart for their natural homeland? Even if they move away, for whatever reason, their birthplace will always be a part of them?
I could never hate what He has given; the culture and its values, the corruption and rot, YES. But not my homeland…
This is interesting what you say, Della.
Because Somerset Maugham wrote (paraphrasing) that sometimes one ends up in a place where he should have been born in the first place (if he or she is fortunate). That sometimes one arrives at a place different from that of his birth in which he feels instantly comfortable, where everything seems familiar, even and especially the people who live there.
And that is what happened to me when I immigrated to Wales for 20 blissful years. The home of my heart.
And as Enoch Powell said in his Rivers of Blood speech in the 60s in the Commons in Britain as he tried to warn, unsuccessfully, that mass immigration would be the undoing of Britain, it can get to the point when native populations become or are made to become (as now in that lost, stolen country) strangers in the land of their birth.
Both are true by my reckoning and experiences.
This country I returned to 17 years ago was not the same which I left. I knew it within a couple of weeks back. I couldn’t put my finger on why. I just intuited it. Something was simply off.
Nothing is static of course, and time does move on for better or worse.
So, for me, this is where the wonderful Welsh word “hiraeth” becomes palpably poignant. A longing for places of old with which we are familiar, which may no longer exist, if they ever did.
There is no English equivalent for this unique word; though knowing its meaning, we can all say, ah yes! And understand it completely.
Because I believe this is what we are all feeling… hiraeth. For the life we experienced and which, sorrowfully, is no longer.
Does God put a natural affection for the place of our birth in our hearts? Or is it our fond memories of a life we knew and felt comfortable with and secure within. I’m unsure, and perhaps not the best person to suggest if it is true or it isn’t. But I absolutely believe we end up exactly where He wants us to be.
And I believe wherever that is, for better or worse, we must bloom there. As my mother advised, always try to leave a place better than you find it.
That is a wise goal to strive for, and one I have kept in the forefront of my thinking ever since she said it.
Mercy me…I am Chatty Cathy gone off the rails this morning. Too much coffee? As I said to GrandpaM , whom I’ve not seen this morning🙏🏻, you’ve not had enough until you can thread a sewing machine while it’s running.
Think I’ll go have another cup, though I’ll give the sewing machine part a miss😁😘
Your writings, Betsy, are full of wisdom and knowledge! That’s why I read this post twice to make sure I didn’t miss anything!
God has greatly blessed you with a way of words to help and encourage others. I (and others) love your posts, so please, no apology for the length!
I agree with all you stated. It becomes complex if I think on it too long, so I’ll just remember what God says in His word:
”He has also set eternity in the human heart;” Ecclesiastes 3:11
In other words, no matter where we live on earth, our spirits will always yearn to be with Him in our “forever” home.
Yes, praying that Grandpa is well 🙏🏻🙏🏻
My fat finger just replied to myself instead of you, Della😂😂😂
You’ll see my lengthy response to your beautiful post below this one.
Probably time for more coffee! 😅😅
😂😂😂!!!
If you’ll forgive a personal reflection…
I’ve always been a homebody. New experiences held no charm for me. Give me the same ole, same ole. Adventures or change? Oh heck no!
So it was a shock to find myself shaken out of my comfort zone to find myself elsewhere not America.
And this little story…
When I was a senior in college, my older roommate, naive as she was, asked me what she’d do if she fell in love with a bus driver.
She was working on her PhD in history, very well off, her father was a doctor as was mine, was an operatic singer of not inconsiderable talent… and there was no way her path would cross with that of an American bus driver.
I couldn’t help but laugh and told her there was no use worrying about something which would never happen, as certainly it would not happen to me!
Fast forward about 14 years…
And here is homebody me, in another country, marrying a bus driver…my world changed in an instant from the one I had planned in a direction I never saw coming.
But God did, and He must have been listening to me gently mocking and heard my arrogant certitude about what would and would not happen in my life.
And what came with this was a rebirth, if you will, for strengthening my relationship with Almighty God. Much later than it should have, but come it has.
I had an English professor who wrote on a test essay of mine that it was pretty poor at the beginning, but by the end I had knocked it out of the park. And he wrote that the lesson was that it is better to start poorly and end well, and my grade for that essay reflected that.
I am still very much a work in progress, Della.
But as your favourite and and mine, CS Lewis, said,
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
I’m putting all my faith into praying that when I reach my “forever” home, He will consider this before he grades my paper.
But in the end, don’t we all? I think we do…absolutely!😘
Now I have a lump in my throat, Betsy! This is a wonderful testimony!
I’m not laughing AT your story, but amused along with you – that God’s plans and ours usually differ! Thankfully.
I, too, look back over my life and am amazed at the “detours” He led me on.
Even today, I wonder how He is going to work out some family things.
Then I’m reminded to trust in Him with all my heart. To not lean on my own understanding but in all my ways acknowledge Him and He will make the path straight.
How I can trust Him for my eternal future and not with daily details is just foolish on my part.
Recently I told the Lord I wished there was a “delete” button in my life. As in, “let’s start over.” But as you mentioned, it is never too late to start doing what is right. One day at a time – choosing right, God-honoring ways.
Yes, we all are still under construction! I joke that if God took me to heaven now, I’d mess it up!
The good news, Betsy, is your paper has already been graded! It is a perfect score if your faith is in Jesus Christ, the Savior. No more worries!
Have you considered saving some of your memorable stories in a booklet for your children/grands?
p.s. I’m a homebody, too. No place I’d rather be than “home.” And, like you, I thrive best in the same ole, same ole environment…
I should save them, Della…
And yes…when things are going south, especially with family, it is a testing thing to say to Almighty God that we are leaving them in His hands. That, as I say so often, we know He has plans for them as the does for us, knowing He is doing better things for them than we can hope or pray for. Faith is all. It is everything. And we all have our individual journeys to make.
So you are right. Looking back, it is difficult I am sure for many…and I am one…to comprehend so great a love for us that all is forgiven by Christ’s substitutionary death. But who are we to refuse the freely given gift of grace when it cost everything to the One who gives it?
As Lewis also noted, Christianity is not easy, is it? So I thank him for His patience with us each and every single day. And for His sufferance of our human frailties as every morning we arise to try, try again. Practice is attempting to make us perfect. We can do no less.
Dorothy was right…there’s no place like home, fellow homebody. Wherever we are we make that place home as best as we can. ❤
(I doubt very seriously, by the way, dear Della, you’d mess up. I can’t see it myself🤗)
As to your last sentence? In my day, I was a “pro” at making a mess.
But God straightened me out…🙏🏻
One reason I began posting here is to encourage others by sharing (reasonable) tidbits of my life and proclaiming the faithfulness of God.
What He has done for me, He will do for anyone who calls on Him.
I know you do the same, Betsy. 💕
I do. You’re right. Personal testimonies are very powerful I find and I have been very moved by people’s honesty and admissions and sorrows and journeys. Sometimes to tears.
And it allows this family to become closer where these days, everyone in the wider world is seen as so much detritus by the wicked in charge. It gives us the gift of being being support for one another and they for us….a soft place to fall, which we all need from time to time, we never know when.
I really do love this Tree. I truly know of any other place like it.💕
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It was great to hear you speak of Wales. My grandparents came here in the early 1900’s.
The true home of my heart.
Croeso, cariad.
(Not a Welsh speaker but for a few useful phrases. I really hope one day you’ll be able to visit that luscious green country so you can visit your grandparent’ home. You would fall in love…especially North Wales.
First time hearing! Thank you much, Betsy…beautiful.
I remember hearing it for the first time, and suddenly finding myself weeping at the end of it. Recognizing immediately they were singing of a country I lived in but no longer knew. I have never heard a more heartfelt performance of it.💔
He HAS! Our King and Country are not here! Not yet! This world is passing away; we can’t hold onto anything but the word of God. As long as we are here, is probation until we appear for eternal judgment at the Great White Throne of Christ. Right now, no matter how the world’s political maps are drawn, we are like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, foreigners in a country belonging to others for now. “Here we have no abiding city; but we look for one to come.”
That my dear sister and friend is part of taking up the cross, and not loving our lives unto the death; and what is meant by counting the cost, in hating those people and things most precious ‘naturally’ to us.
I believe that it is our fair part of the Agreement, to accept what our time in life is made to be, on account of the fall: we get pain and sorrow and God hiding His face, and death for the sin; but we live on account of faith in His Word, that Christ will redeem us. Instead of killing Adam and his wife outright; He judged it righteous to make a way for mercy, through His Son coming in the flesh to sacrifice Himself for us. So He sent our parents out of the garden, out from His Presence, into a world now out of course and cursed, to fend for ourselves. So no, my dear sister, this is not my home; just a temporary stay, like in a motel. Yes this country ‘was’ at one time, long ago, barely established upon an extremely difficult to describe glimpse of “a city” where the people would be free. But they themselves knew, that this Ideal Constitution could only work with a godly people; and was totally vulnerable to corruption, when taken by the wrong kind of men.
Another thing that we must understand, if we want to be truly His faithful and beloved waiting for Him; is that ALL that Jesus has taught and commanded for us to be and do in our generations (The Sermon on the Mount, for example); is precisely for these times we now are in. We (I) will not let the iniquity abounding cause my love to wax cold for Jesus, or toss His commandments, because I now think defending my country and demanding my rights takes precedence. Sacrifice and suffering on behalf of Christ is not an option, that we can take it or leave it. There will be; there must be separation and priorities in their proper place. Jesus first and only always. The world and all that is in it belongs to Him; and the condition it is now, is not His long term design; but for proving what is in every man’s heart, whether we will fear God and obey Him, or not.
I posted this on the PresThread this morning.
In short…I’m with you juststevie
Frank Field
February 12, 2023 4:01 am
Reply to Citizen 817
If CNN was not in every US airport their ratings would plummet even more! 🤠
I’ll be surprised if Trump makes it through the primary to win the gopE nomination.
I’ll be even more surprised if he wins in the general.
When America fell in the coup of 2020, which was cemented in 2021, the gauntlet of of making it through rigged elections was sealed shut. Period.
Whether you look at the founding of America as the implementing of The Mayflower Compact or the Declaration/Constitution, I think it’s been a short time for us to be reminded (ad infinitum) that we need a Savior to fix the humanly unfixable.
Donald J Trump was a BLESSING in service to America. Lord please protect him and his family from our enemies.
…and yes, I’m actively involved in my rural communities and state.
Look to Jesus Treepers!
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Such a great post Frank and thank you for reposting here!!!
I believe that God placed Trump in the presidency with the mandate to expose the evil taking over this country…and that he did! He may personally never understand that but he succeeded in his mission. Going forward, I’m not sure of any one person that can fix what he exposed, including himself. We know now what we are up against and that teaches us how to pray…
Dearest sis, this, sadly, is more relevant today I think…
I was so caught up with the power of your words that were it not for Michael’s keen eye I doubt I would have noticed the date.
That you composed this in 2011, confirms for me that what Mark Steyn said in 2006 in his great, timeless book America Alone (one I highly recommend) is so.
We as a nation are/were not in decline, sliding to the edge. In fact we had actually reached that point when he wrote his book and were in free fall. The point of impact is indeed very sudden after that.
I think often about the line in America the Beautiful…”God shed His grace on thee”. So powerful. So stirring. So reassuring. And now?
Something terrible happened while we slept peacefully in our beds and got on with our lives, believing His grace would be with us always.
Where is His glorious Face now? I fear and feel the warmth of it has been withdrawn, with cause. The world is a terribly cold place without His bless-ed protection.
There is a prayer in my prayer book which implores us to fear nothing except the loss of God. And so I do pray His mercies towards us are not finished. That we are not irredeemably dismissed, but can turn our nation’s face back to him and cleanse ourselves of our manifold sins against Him.
Thank you for sharing your words from long ago with us now when they are even unfortunately more relevant than they were then.
May we be helped to reverse our ungodly course and prove pleasing once again in His sight, with His mercies unending.🙏🏻
My dear sister, Bets. We may have been sleeping. Lord, forgive us. But we are awake now and The Spirit’s leading is always just in time for our Divine Purpose. The Lord Will equip us perfectly for the days ahead. To live is Christ – to die is gain.
You state to “fear nothing except the loss of God”. Funny, it draws me to remember that a challenge question to gain access into my bank account asks me what I fear “most” and I laugh at what I put as an answer. An earthly ridiculous fear. And everytime I type my answer, the REAL FEAR is brought to mind… my fear that The Lord would not know me. That’s the real deal there.
Begone our earthly fears. The Lord is our mighty Protector. We put our faith in Him and Him alone.
I needed to be uplifted, JWoo. And as if it was known, I just heard this most beautiful work by Carl Nielsen, one I’ve never heard but will listen to time and time again.
A Hymn of Love. Twenty minutes is too short …
I am sharing with our precious neighbours in this sheltering Tree, so each may be uplifted too.💕
Praying for your uplifting, sister Betsy… because you are natural edifier and encourager of others. I pray we reciprocate!
If any way through the grace of God I do that, dear JWoo, it is because of others who lift me up. All precious to me.😘
Dear Betsy, never has there been a greater time when we should pray that God guide and lead us thru this tribulation regarding our country. I do believe that a great revival will come, but to those that have diligently sought the face of God. And in that, He will resurrect a real church with an understanding of heavenly principals that will supersede past history in this nation…because He will have brought us out of the desolation and saved our souls through it all…
Luke 10: 1-24 (NKJV) The last part says it all…
And He turned to His disciples and said privately, Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see; for I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it and to hear what you have heard, and not heard it.
What a most perfect Scripture, dear friend.
What we see with abject sorrow and, yes, horror (as regards in particular our most wonderful gifts from Him, our children both born and unborn), we see all too clearly. And like me, I know you and others have shed so many tears and asked through so many prayers for His abundant mercies for every one.
And I ask myself, how is it so clear to us? Who can look but not see??
I saw an appalling headline after the SOTU which showed Democrat women (can I call them women when they so obviously have no nurturing character in them?) wearing what were called “abortion pins”, or as I call them, brooches. I went no further than that…
It is true. There are those who see…and too many others who choose not to. Because to do so would mean collapsing from acknowledging the sheer evil which has captured their souls.
And as I read of churches which, one by one, have inexplicably turned from worshiping Him to substituting their own gods in His place? I hope, as you do, for a rebirth of this nation which has so shamefully abandoned its obedience to and praise of Almighty God, without Whom it has crumbled.
The loss of favour in His eyes has been a very long time in its coming. Our journey of repentance and recovery will not happen overnight. But if it is His heavenly will, I pray His glorious patience in helping us who do see, per Luke, one by one by another and another, that we may turn this nation from what we now are to what we were once.
Hear our prayer, beloved Lord, and help us make to it so to your honour and glory forever and ever.🙏🏻
Bless you always, juststevie, dear sister who is a blessing for all of us.
You are a blessing dear sister; don’t lose heart. The Lord knows the way that we take, and he is letting us know Him in that way.
Lift up your head and look up, our redemption approaches!
The tears are welling up in my heart, letting your words hit home. But as I just wrote to Stevie, up a little ways; This is part of our bearing our cross, and suffering on behalf of Christ. This is not our home, or our Country; we are like Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; staying where we can for a night, in a country belonging to others, for now! Of course we love, and we hurt and we feel the betrayal and cruelty; but we have to be able to look up in faith to Him, whose it all is. This world is not God’s long term plan for man; but a place of exile and probation; and the things of the days for proving what’s in every man’s heart.
So let us with a true heart and full assurance go unto Him without the camp, bearing His reproaches and His griefs, and standing firmly loyal with Him. Our Father in heaven knows when to send Jesus back to take His Throne over the whole world; and I really think it won’t be long.
It seems so to me as well, Michael.
If you read one of my replies to Della, you’ll see I mention Somerset Maugham speaking of how fortunate it is to find the place we should have been born.
But on thinking, we know the place we came from and it is the same place to which, God willing, we will return. I call our time on earth passing through. And it is such a short time we are here. We stumble, fail, pick ourselves up and do our best to serve Him here so we may serve Him in Heaven.
I keep watching for the day. Only Christ knows. Blessings always, my friend.
Oh Stevie… the tears and mourning for our nation. The mourning over the sacrifice of our founding fathers and their intents. Their wisdom failed to pass from generation to generation and now merely 250 years later, we are in tatters.
We are called to look to the heavens. We are called to see HIM in His Creation. How can we not see HIM in his rebirth of Mount Saint Helens? Of Spirit Lake – so destroyed – so cataclysmic in devastation – now and ongoing in rebirth. In Him, hope springs forth from ashes.
I’m not giving up. No, not yet. No, not ever! I will not fold, I will not fall down, I will not retreat… until my dying day. Today and I pray always, I will STAND and PROFESS the forgiveness of The Lord through Jesus Christ’s death, resurrection, and salvation. Our light may be small but it penetrates and defeats the darkness.
No, I will not give up. I will not give away my country. I will stand… inasmuch… as my small square of earth under my feet and I will proclaim it as belonging to The Lord.
I won’t give up. No.
She may be small…but she be fierce!! That would be you, my beloved friend.😘
You should see the young fiery red head. She’s 100 of me. Praise God and let us continue to plant seeds,
and The Holy Spirit grow, that courage and steadfastness in others.
I do see her, mom. Not her face, but her heart. It is no surprise to me she that she is just like the mother who loves her and teaches her well. None at all.🤗
Dear JWoo…Yes! Never give up…because our God IS Faithful and True…to the very end! Whatever that end may be…
Whatever that end may be… I’m ready. For I know His Will Is Perfect and Timely. Love you girls… and I love our Tree.
Thanks Sundance and team for making it possible.
A thousand amens, and a thousand more on top of those.
Your written word from 2011 is the perfect rendition of what it sounds like in my head 24/7.
There is no way we can fix this nation on our own. There are too many corrupt people in positions of power. The only way to revive this nation is to remove those demonic souls. But, of course, voting to remove them won’t work anymore and in many cases, they were not put there by way of our vote anyway.
I welcome the Savior’s return and I’m thankful for Donald Trump for revealing to the world everything we already knew but had no way to communicate on a mass scale like he did.
Our pain shall only be passing. This mortal lifetime is but a tiny particle of eternity and we will soon sit among the Righteous and Faithful and be forever in control of our world with the Savior as our King of Kings.
We will continue to fight until He returns.
We are indeed just passing through, doing our imperfect human best to spread the Word of His love and redemption, Justice. His earthly foot soldiers shining a light on Him, Who is our Light and Life eternal.
My thanks to you Betsy Jones. I see your writing everyday too and it’s always rewarding. Everyone contributes so many great things here and I’m glad you and everyone are here to help me feel better and not so alone in the world.
We will make it out of this just fine, but it’s going to hurt for a while. We will need to endure to the end.
You are most definitely not alone. Not at all.
No one promised a smooth life, but we have found this place where we can gather and know without question there are like souls.
There are days for me, Justice, when my reserves sit on empty. I’m certain I am not alone in feeling like me that.
I start my day here reading everyone’s posts, Scripture, reading the thoughts of those who thoughtfully discuss the Bible, listening to the music which is so carefully chosen, looking at the memes and pictures…and suddenly my whole almost empty glass is filled….as is the case this Sunday.
I am so glad when I see your moniker, because you always add so much with your comments. No, you are not alone. You’ve got us for sure. Friends and definitely family. 🤗 Bet
What a wonderful post! Yes, I’m pretty sure that Donald Trump has no idea that God used him in a great way to expose the cabal so that we the people would know and understand the times.
He does not know that he’s been a vessel in God’s hands. It’s frustrating to me that he doesn’t understand that, but he’s been a king of his own making his entire life. When one is inside that atmosphere, it can be very difficult to see the higher powers that make it so.
But, the encouraging news? I’ve seen a transformation in his soul. He’s beginning to understand somebody is in higher power. I’m sure you’ve seen a bit of that too.
Every single horrible attack has rolled off of his shoulders like it was nothing. He has God’s protection because he was raised up for this very purpose.
He’s in the same category as the founders of our Nation. He would have been there and signed his name on the sacred document….and proceed to fight like hell to defend it.
Couldn’t have said that any better myself! 😊
Thank you for these encouraging words, justice! I needed those today…
Also, I echo what BetsyJones said to you (2:24) that none of us are alone!
The evil one wants us to think that as he separates, isolates and destroys.
Every day someone will make a post that inspires, and remind me that others out there face the same challenges.
There is strength in unity, and most importantly, united as one in Christ.
Keep looking up!
I certainly appreciate your encouragement too. I’ve spent so much time in the scriptures and prayer over the many years and understand I’m never alone. I’m sure I can speak for many others that you can still feel alone no matter how much you read and study and pray.
All of you here help to alleviate those feelings. It’s important to stay in contact with others who are like-minded. We do this very thing everyday here at the Conservative Treehouse, hosted by Sundance and the CTH magnificent crew.
Thanks to you all for your great efforts to boost our spirits each day.
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Hello Justice, Do you remember how the Lord said, “When you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet?” We heard things ever since we got saved and started reading our Bibles, mostly guessing what it might be like. Some were a little more keen scented, and had a small glimpse; but now, when its “time to get on the train,” the Lord is making sure we have our ticket! What they didn’t need to know in centuries and generations before, but now we do need to know; Jesus comes first to His own to prepare us for what’s coming. Like the messages to the seven churches of Asia, He first sends to His saints, to make sure we have our house all in order, and no sin or uncleanness or having fallen out of love, be unaccounted for and dealt with appropriately. Remember only Smyrna and Philadelphia were good and clean, out of all seven. The others had some worthy among them, but were not the ruling elite of the church. I see these things as the Lord summoning to assembly, and announcing the Bridegroom’s coming; for us to all trim our lamps, and get ready to go meet Him.
Whatever has to happen in the world in bringing about the end; Jesus and all His servants have been telling us for many centuries! Also, there’s a part in Daniel and Revelation, about how the beast will destroy the mighty and the holy people, and will make war on the saints and prevail up until Christ appears. Well the mighty people are sure the United States and Western Europe and Russia, aren’t they? And the holy people are the Believers in the world. But the Lord has promised, that He will be with us all the days, even to the end of the world.
Yes, there is this testing period to separate chaff from the grain. The entire purpose of this life is test the children of God.
I’m not really concerned about me. I know I will be fine even while I’m not performing at my best. It’s the rest of the corrupt world I’m worried about. Seems like there is no way to reach them.
We can quote scriptures all day long, but they will spit in our faces and even kill us. So, it gets complicated.
Some grains are not ready to harvest. We need to live with those grains anyway.
Excellent metaphor.
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Wow ! Excellent Capture on the Pose ! Perfect !
Agreed. Wow.
Fashion statement! Black goes with everything. Gorgeous!
12 February 2022 Howard Grimes, American soul music session drummer (Al Green; Ann Peeples; Hi Rhythm Section), dies of kidney failure at 80
12 February 2021 Milford Graves, American avant-garde and free jazz drummer, percussionist (New York Art Quartet), and educator (Bennington College, Vermont, 1973-2012), dies of heart failure at 79
12 February 2017 Al Jarreau, American jazz singer (Moonlighting), dies at 76
12 February 2015 Steve Strange [Harrington], Welsh pop singer (Visage) and nightclub host, dies of a heart attack at 55
12 February 2015 Sam Andrew, American musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company; Kozmic Blues Band), dies at 73
12 February 2007 Peggy Gilbert, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
12 February 2005 Sammi Smith, American country music singer (Help Me Make It Through the Night), dies at 61
12 February 2000 Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, American R&B musician (I Put a Spell on You), dies at 70
12 February 1995 Tony Secunda, English rock band manager (The Moody Blues), dies at 54
I hope you all have a blessed Sunday.
It is looking quite likely that winter weather is going to last into early spring! Possibly well into April!
The current stratospheric warming is considerable in strength and area. The MJO is headed back into its cold phases. EPO and WPO heading towards negative territory.
So it is looking like both N. America and Europe are looking at considerably colder than average temps in March and Joe Bastardi is thinking that will continue into April. In the Saturday Summary he said that “People are going to hate their weatherman, or person, or whatever they call us now” in April i.
I remember getting about 6″ of snow on April 15th, one year back when I stationed at Ft. Devens, MA in the early 80’s.
So if you get tempted to put your warmies away, think twice.
Thank you 🙏
Our businesses are weather dependent. 🙌
Thanks Rah! Appreciate your work on this, and sharing it here.
No work or expertise on my part. Just trying to accurately pass on what Joe Bastardi says and what some other sources are showing.
God Bless.
Oops-wrong spot.
Should be under the below post.
I go old school folk-lore (counting fog in August). My area should have 18 snows & thus far we’ve had 11 so at least here I know winter is far from over even though we are calling for nearly 70 degrees this week.
East coast has had a snow drought this winter so far. Joe Bastardi believes that at least part of that will be made up for before it is all said and done.
Changes!
My daughter down in Daytona Beach Florida has been ill. She was referred to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville a couple weeks ago. Tomorrow she goes up for a biopsy of a lesion on her liver. They are thinking it is likely cancer. We shall see. results should be in NLT than Wednesday.
But it is looking like Sherry and I will be heading down there the take care of our 8 year old Granddaughter in the very near future.
Prayers ascending for the safe keeping of you and your family; God speed your travels and grant that you receive the best possible news on the health of your daughter. Hugs and kisses for your granddaughter.
According to His will and loving purposes for you all.
Rah,
I didn’t see your post, until after I checked mine…
Praying for your daughter, and the family.
God speed.
Same for me, Rah.
Prayers for your daughter’s total healing, rah, and for your whole family.
Rah ,
May God Hold Your Family
in the Palm of His Hand 🙏
Prayers for your daughter, your family and the medical people caring for her “rah”.
Prayers up! 🙏
Praying. Know it my friend.
Hoping your daughter pulls through this. Said a prayer for her. May God protect all of you.
Oh Father in the Name of Jesus we ask you to have mercy on Rah’s daughter, and heal her of whatever’s wrong; that she not have to go through any painful doctors’ treatments. Let them find no cancer, please in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Prayers for you and your family today and in days ahead, rah.
May you know God’s presence and His peace in a special way during these unsettling times.
✝️ 🙏🏻
Amen
🙏 🙏 🙏 for guidance, protection and healing for your family rah!
Amen
The Lord guide you safely. Your mission is to believe in the healing power of prayer for your daughter. Acts 19:10-12 is a great example of healing through belief in the Word. Jesus, heal this daughter we pray!
Amen
Almighty God, the Great Healer, has her, rah. All our prayers go with her, you, and Sherry as you surround your daughter and her family with support, love, and care. I pray that she will be in the hands of capable and compassionate people. She has a powerful advocate in you. A beloved daughter couldn’t ask for better. God go with all of you.🙏🏻
Amen
Thank you all for your prayers! It is just wait and see. Of course I have a molar that has picked this particular time to start giving my trouble.
Praying for a wise and skilled dentist to take care of that molar post haste that you will be there for your daughter always in time. In Jesus’s Name, AMEN
An attempted distraction.
Amen Patience
Rah, prayers UP for your girl. Safety and provision for you and Sherry’s travels to steward your 8 year old grand. Heavenly Father, I pray for complete eradication of all sickness from Rah’s daughter’s body. That you would awe her with Your generous mercy. That she would grow to be a living testimony… with long life, much joy, and good health. And may it pass from generations to generations. In Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, AMEN
Amen
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Ivermectin is supposed to help cancer. It’s worth a shot! I’ll pray for you both.
Though I don’t know anyone who has tried it, Fenbendazole has had a lot of formal research of repurposing for that use.
Yes!!! I have read this in multiple reputable places from equally reputable doctors whose names we all now know.
Also intravenous vitamin C!
Thank you, TT, for putting that here.
Rah, our thoughts and prayers are with your daughter and her family. And praying for safe travels for you and Sherry.
Prayers up for your daughter’s ultimate recovery.
Praying.
Happy Sunday. Here’s a feel good tune.
Have No Idea what “Oye Como Va” means, but everyone playing it strikes me as quite “laid back” and listening to it makes make “laid back” as well, in a swaying to the beat kind of way!😎
The internet thinks “Hey, how is it going” is how it translates, so pretty on point with your laid back sort of feel. 😀
So I had to look it up. . . .
I thought it meant something like, What’s up? but I was way wrong. 🙂
Here is what I found in more than one place, and I guess it must be true.
“This literally means to listen to how and is really just the beginning of a few lines that make up the chorus of the song. A singer pauses between oye cmo va (listen to how) and mi ritmo (my rhythm goes) in the song.”
https://www.ilovelanguages.com/what-does-oye-como-va-mean-in-english/
“Oye Como Va” means “listen to how my rhythm goes.
Read More: What Does ‘Oye Como Va’ Mean? Not What You Think! | https://991thewhale.com/what-does-oye-como-va-mean-not-what-you-think/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
Very noice, Feisty !
MAY WE THY PRECEPTS, LORD, FULFILL
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
“I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
“In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples. Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love. I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.
“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
“You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.”
John 15:1-17
This is this Sunday’s closing hymn at the church I attend.
Have a blessed week in the Word.
Beautiful, glorious Scripture … the words of Jesus.
Blessings on you, too!
Thank you for posting.
Amen!
Thank you, 1530. I am certainly feeling all that indescribable love on this page, in this church, this morning. And it is very powerful. Blessings to you.🙏🏻
Mark 15:1-5 “And immediately in the morning having formed a counsel the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, having bound Jesus carried Him away, and delivered up [Him] to Pilate. And Pilate questioned Him, You are the King of the Jews? And He answering said to him, You say. And the chief priests were urgently accusing Him. And Pilate questioned him again, saying, You answer nothing? See how much they witness against You. But Jesus not any more answered anything, so that Pilate wondered.”
Matthew 5:38-42 “You have heard that it was said, Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth: but I say unto you, not to stand against the evil: but whosoever shall strike you upon your right cheek, turn to him also the other; and to him who would go with you to law and take your tunic, yield to him also the cloak; and whosoever will compel you to go one mile, go with him two. To him who asks of you give; and him that wishes to borrow from you, you shall not turn away from.”
All that Jesus taught during His earthly ministry, was in order for us to be partakers of His divine nature. The Holy Spirit of God came upon the virgin Mary, and the power of the Highest overshadowed her; so that the Holy born of her would be called, the Son of God. In all points except sin, Jesus took upon Himself our human nature. As He has become into our nature, so has He made us into His nature by grace through faith. We are not of the world, just as He is not of the world. Because He has called us from out of the world, therefore the world hates us; just as it hates Jesus. If we be in Christ, then we are clean every whit, and made fit for the Presence of God by the worthiness of Jesus. This separation then is of God; and therefore it is given also to us, not only to believe in Jesus, but also to partake in His sufferings on His behalf. We stand with Jesus; and bear up patiently with the wrongs we are set to encounter from the devil and his seed.
All that Jesus taught and commanded for us to do, He has done before us. The apostles told us, that if we want understanding concerning any of these things, then to ask in faith nothing wavering, no up and down, no back and forth, no indecisiveness and no uncertainty; and it would be given us. The purpose for God giving us wisdom, is for enduring temptations, and letting patience have her perfect work in us. Patience means, bearing up under; abiding under subjection [to adversities and evil]. The generous Spirit and subordinate nature we are commanded to display, is the nature of our Father who is good to all, because He is good. And our patience is the faith, the evidence in our hand, that we are Christ’s.
“And the chief priests were urgently accusing Him. And Pilate questioned him again, saying, You answer nothing? See how much they witness against You. But Jesus not any more answered anything, so that Pilate wondered.” I always understood this, as Jesus was totally rejecting all that they were doing; in other words, that He was not co-signing their sham trial and proceedings. But what the Lord has shown me more recently, that it was not His contempt for what they were doing; but it was His faith and subjection in silence, trusting in His Father’s word, what would all be the outcome of His enduring these things. For it says, that He despised the shame; which I think means, that He set it aside as nothing worth to consider. Not that He didn’t feel it, but that He didn’t regard it as anything over him, and His obedience to the Father. That is something we definitely have to learn; that the shame and pain we might be called to endure, is nothing to be regarded with respect to us completing our service, and remaining loyal. If we have to suffer it, Jesus, and millions of His saints besides, have all suffered it before us; and we will be in holy and wonderfully blessed company.
Thank you, Michael.
Hello 1530. Thank you!
Supplemental Notes:
Proverbs 26:17 “He that passes by, and meddles with strife belonging not to him, is like one that takes a dog by the ears.”
Christians mingling into the strifes and quarrels of the world, will end in terrible viscous dog-bites and injury, or worse, for many who would presume to do those things. God’s command to us is through His Son Jesus Christ; that we be good and do good; that we love our neighbor as ourselves; and not resist the evil; but contrariwise, we give more than we are asked. If subjection then means the death sentence for keeping God’s commandments; then we are immediately carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom. And whatever we had evil here, we will have good there!
Do you remember that there was a world war in Abraham’s day? Five kings against four. But Abraham had nothing to do with any of it, and kept to himself; until he heard that Lot had been taken away with the captives. Then he gathered his home-born servants, and pursued, and destroyed five kings and their armies. If Israel had been faithful to the LORD, He had His army to go against the heathen forces, and destroy them. But now we are put under subjection for Christ’s sake. If Jesus’ kingdom were of this world, He would summon His attendants to fight, that He should not be delivered up to those who hate Him; but just now, His kingdom is not from this place; and neither is ours!
Greetings Treepers! 🫶✝️🫶
MILaw is back in the hospital with heart issues again. Looks like a few days to get fluid out of her lungs and she’ll be okay.
I don’t always circle back once I post here. I did yesterday and was deeply affected by Dutchess’s poem/confession.
I love the sweetness of her walk with my savior and earnestly desire that if I’m granted more time I’ll emulate her innermost being.
Dutchess, I’m reposting your post in hopes more people get a chance to see what a walk with Jesus looks like. Thank you for leading the way. ✝️
duchess01
February 11, 2023 11:08 am
I NEED HEAVENLY HELP
Have you noticed lately, Lord
I am shaky, unhinged, and floored
At what has just happened to me
I am not as sound as I used to be
My steps are labored I cannot sprint
My mind is sharp my muscles splint
My gait is slow and wouldn’t you know
My 100-yard dash it ain’t no mo
When I was young full of energy I was
My prowess in sport impressive it twas
But now I struggle just to keep going
As the years pass by I am slowing
I cannot complain by any measure
My life has taken on brand new treasure
My daily chores are so different now
An about turn they have taken somehow
I contemplate and meditate much more
My prayers are more meaningful than before
My divine appointment has been redefined
With His Divine Will it is much more aligned
Sometimes I need help keeping upright
A cane prevents me from taking flight
A handrail assists in climbing the stairs
Without these aids I could land anywheres
It is manifest madly maturing
How many more years there’s no assuring
But God has made provision for us
No reason to fret or kick up a fuss
He provides us with companions of all sorts
From animals to flowers diamonds and quartz
He turns our attention to things on high
He prompts us to look up into the sky
He sends us smiles and blessings each day
Just not in the ordinary or usual ways
A giggle here and a belly laugh there
From cyber friends on blogs everywhere
So if you are feeling old and less than useful
Remember there is more for you that’s museful
There are babies and kitties and puppies
And there are wokies, pokies and yuppies
There are nitpickers pastors and prophets
There is beauty in nature and soffits
We could be here all day naming the gifts
How marvelously God’s blessing uplifts
Suffice as to say on any given day
There are things that appear to get in the way
There are frustrations/delays we must endure
And many bumps in the road that is for sure
So if you are feeling bumped and bruised
And your body is reeling from being abused
Call on the Angels charged to assist you
And thank God they can never resist you!
D01: 02/10/2023
That is BEAUTIFUL and RIGHT ON, Dutchess. I’m so sorry I missed it yesterday, but blessings on Frank for thoughtful reposting. Love and blessings to you both this blessed Sunday in our blessed Tree
I am cheering! All I can do is smile from ear to ear. That was really good! Thanks! The Lord bless you, and everyone who comes here looking for fellowship and friends!
Prayers for your MIL and family, Frank. Difficult times, for sure.
I’m always touched by what you post here, bearing witness to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Your reflective light of Him shines brightly!
p.s. The poem speaks to me, too, and I’m saving it!
🙏🏻 ✝️
Most humbled – I am – Frank!!! 🧚🏻♀️ ❤️
Thank You, sincerely!!!
God Bless You Real Good!!! ❤️
You’re a blessing here Thank you 🙌🙏🙌
What a beautiful paen to our beloved duchess, Frank. She graces our pages faithfully every day. How much the poorer would we be without her presence. You are so right. A poem written specifically for her friend has resonated deeply with us here. Thank you for reposting it so more might see it.
Prayers for your mother in law who must be thoroughly fed up with the revolving door she has to go through. God please be with her for what seems to be the necessary maintenance she needs. May her stay in hospital be short and successful so she will be back one the arms of those who love her.🙏🏻
Love you sister! 🤟🙏🤟
And I you, Frank…as I know you know😘
Praying for your Mother In Love and for her comfort and healing. Strength to you all in the days ahead.
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE GOES TO TEXAS
“It’s ok, it’s ok…They’ve changed the channel. We’re not watching The View.”
So sweet, Joe!
(first thought: if these little animals can love each other, why can’t people be more like them?!)
Good morning, Joe. I have a photo of my twin grandlads when they were small (now 17) which this reminded me of. Balm for the heart. Sweet, sweet, sweet.💕
“Where’s Hunter?”
I think we are looking at him, in the truest sense. 😉
Oh, how utterly magnificent he is. Wow!!
Hey Joe,
Awesome photo! The Jaguar! One of my FAVORITE Cats!
Look at how serious he is! Very dangerous!
Good morning, Treepers.
Ahhh. That first cup of coffee.
Looking forward to my first in 3-2-1…
Good morning, Bet. That first cup, nice and hot. Really hits the spot.
Just finished…its amazing how fast one’s eyes pop open and brain cells shift into gear after.
I am reading that caffeine is a cancer inhibitor. Drink up!!
Mornin’ all!
Hey Joe,
Clapton fell hard for his Layla…
Actually, he did a number with Joe Bonamassa at Royal Albert Hall.
Glad you liked I’ll Play the Blues for You, just love that song.
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Good morning, Tree pals,
Here to report that despite the Sadie Hawkins dance cancelation, we picked Nathan up anyway.
We visited (again) the Exotic Feline Rescue near Terre Haute and went to a lovely dinner at LA Cafe in Whitestown. Got to meet Joe who is in his roughly mid-70’s who owns the refuge. A sweet, sweet man with a Divine Purpose. The are going to build a new exotic animal hospital there and they need a generator set for the surgery center. Pray about it and if led, maybe donate to the non-profit. They are so worthy and the cats are so well cared for and glorious. They live on the long end for their life expectancy, as they had suffered much but came to a place where they are living their best lives, well fed, in spacious and clean enclosures with happy tiger, lion, fisher cat, and many other gorgeous felines… and now foxes, too. Exotic Feline Rescue Center (efrc.org)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rescue-center-shares-updates-naming-contest-for-springfield-mountain-lion/ar-AA17gAq2
They also have the tiger from the “Surviving Joe Exotic” movie. They are integral in the rescue of various cats from all over our country and they give them homes for the rest of their lives. One tiger was kept in a small cage for a magic show, a white tiger named Charlie, and they would throw bleach water into the cage… with him in it… eroding the poor pads on his feet.
See their stories here: https://efrc.org/cats
Cats who dislike humans are kept off tour, so that they are not bothered or upset. And the enclosures are really big, so it is the cat’s choice to interact with the humans and they so often do.
It is only $10 per person admission fee. DO COME VISIT. We love them so much and are getting to be on first name basis with the mostly female animal keepers. It is so worth the one hour’s time.
Please donate to Sundance first… but if you want to diversify your gifting and you love God’s creatures… this is an excellent place.
If we ever needed HOPE and BLESSED ASSURANCE, I found it yesterday!
A truly Godly, sweet young man. Both 28 days apart in birthdays heading to their 17th. (Whoa, where did all that time go?) They laughed together their joint desires to enter the law profession, appointments to the Supreme Court, aspirations of Presidency. That if each or the other were nominated, appointments would follow. Maybe VP? Maybe pilot of Air Force One and then they would see each other “often”.
On our long drive, together they sat in the back seat… laughing and carrying on and belting out Christian songs. Chris Tomlin seemed to win the day as the favorite. The young gentleman had his first cell phone purchased yesterday and he had taken video of them singing and sent it home to his very Christian, very Patriotic mother.
I wept. It has been my only wish to the Lord that daughter might find a gentleman like him. I can forgo wishes for myself, forgo seeing grandkids, but Lord just let me live long enough to see my daughter placed in a real family of her own with a Godly and gentle husband who loves God first and my daughter second.
She mentioned “butterflies” to me after we returned him to his sweet parents. To which, I gently reminded her about our faith that the husband is the head of the household and that he must make the decisions to do the pursuing if it were to be. For her to stay focused on school, focused on her future, and her aspirations… and whatever the Lord determines to be, will be. But in yesterday… she found what and whom to look for.
The young gentleman always greets me with a warm hug. Always. And a huge effusive smile. I didn’t want to be too greedy to think I would get a second hug when we were dropping him off, so I stayed in the driver’s seat as they collected his things and hugged each other goodbye. He comes to my driver’s side door and he says “Do you want a hug?” Ohhhhh… my heart! Of course, son! This kid towers a foot over me. Big hug, big smiles, great JOY.
So, no Sadie Hawkins dance… but the daughter had a memorable time of her life.
Treepers, there is hope! There is HOPE in our future generations. God does not call this over yet. With these two that I experienced yesterday, there is a remnant and they are finding one another in the craziest of places. These two met in a very liberal private school that we were kicked out of – for my differences with the teachers that they were not adequately teaching for the $16,000 per year they were commanding, their assignments anti-America, and their ways seemed cockamamie.
BUT GOD… what was a disastrous experience to get her assistance with her learning difference, GOD HAS turned for her GOOD (Romans 8:28) in that she has met some exceptional lifelong friends. Sometimes we can’t see the blessing until long after the adversity. We don’t know the why in the try… we don’t know if beauty will rise from ashes. I assure you, it will. Just hang on! We are living proof again and again.
HE IS MERCIFUL AND HE IS GOOD!
A weeping and grateful mother today. To God Be the glory, forever and ever, in Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, AMEN
Good morning JWoo.
God morning, Joe. Love to you and your bride, brother.
So touching, JWoo … your heart is overflowing!
We all need to be encouraged on our faith journey, and your report certainly does that!
Yes, God says He will always keep a remnant for Himself.
May He continue to protect and provide for you and your precious daughter…
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God morning to you, Della, dear. May His beautiful and sheltering feathers warmly envelope you and yours, as well. I pray we all have eyes to see and ears to hear and The Spirit to discern the glorious works of our generous Abba.
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We think we know what we want, JWoo, and so many times experience disappointments when things don’t work out as WE wish…
…only to find that Almighty God has something so much better planned, as clearly your joy confirms.
I share in your happiness with tears of my own. What a wonderful uplifting day for you all. I am so so glad, my sister.💕
Sometimes the “unanswered” prayers, Betsy. The “I can’t believe we are going through such pain, Abba. Why would you do this to us?” And He whispers to us… “Hold on my child. Just wait to see what I Am going to do.”
We can apply this everywhere. I strongly encourage journaling prayers and letters to God – they are eye opening six months down the line. What a beautiful journey. What a remarkable vantage point we experience held in His Righteous Right Hand. He covers us in the cleft of the rock.
I saw a picture of a HUGE boulder today, I know not where. I mean monstrously big.
And is was split right down the middle. Growing up through it was a mature tree. A big one!
That tree started out as one seed. Under that boulder…and over the year it continued on its journey…growing and growing until with time it had split that rock in two and then grew above it.
If that isn’t a metaphor, I don’t know what is.
I don’t have to interpret what I saw instantly…you know I am certain.🙏🏻💕
Glory to The Most High and thank you for the detailed update!
As Christians, we are the ultimate optimists as we KNOW the end of His Story.
These temporary light afflictions ALWAYS work out for our good. Even if not in this lifetime.
Amen sister! 👍✝️👍
Amen Frank. We can smile for the days ahead.
JWoo, What a truly blessed day you all had. It really gives us some hope for the future of our children. God Bless You and your family.
I am truly happy for you and your daughter and her friend; for such a precious day you had! A little glimpse of something we can’t yet see clearly, but enough to warm our hearts with His assurances and comfort.
I pray the Lord keep His angels around those two, and protect them, and guide them in His ways all the way!
And I’m very glad for you especially, Sister; a much needed hug and comfort from God!
Good evening JWoo – your joy is obvious and uplifting!
It is so great to read about positive happenings to our Treepers’ families…
Verse of the Day for Sunday, February 12, 2023
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“For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:”
Job 36:27 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
With all my heart, amen.
Amen
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Thank you duchess for your daily post. I look forward to these blessings each day. Your “Thank You, Jesus< for blessings received and prayers answered” is in my prayers every day. God has blessed us all with our “treehouse church” and especially with your posts. God Bless You.
Amen.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
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.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
31 degrees F outside. Kinda chilly right now.
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The Black National Anthem to be sung before the American National Anthem at the Superbowl today.
Who else is not going to watch?
I’m not watching that garbage.
The Negro Football League………………spit.
I’m sorry, is that today? I stopped watching when overpaid, over-egoed “players” knelt and dishonored our flag and country which provides them such opportunities for grandeur. They are not role models. They are overpriced and overjuiced actors merely moving a ball. I value sports. They are fun. They give excellent calisthenics and can grow the physical strength and stamina… but just like music… when corrupted by politics, mental instability, evil doctrine, and insanity… they cease to be of use. Performance art.
Sad that we can’t just grab a blanket, curl up en masse in cold weather, share some peanuts and enjoy the sport for entertainment. Now it’s just a “show”. No, we won’t be watching. Finishing up week 3 of Financial Peace University today.. so that I’m giving my daughter some real skills.
Same here! They lost me completely when they took a knee. I didn’t have any idea it was tonight until Randy told me this morning.
I am not watching either.
Not only that…they are going to promote “He Gets Us” ads to depict social justice version of Jesus! Really? He gets US? How about we repent and we get HIM! And this ad focus is being brought to you by religious figures like Dalai Lama or Gandhi and NOT as the Messiah. This group is led by Hobby Lobby and other conservative Evangelicals…how the mighty have fallen…😥
I texted my Hobby Lobby loving Christian daughter, she of the triplets plus one, with a link to the story about their shocking support of this. Her response was short and sharp…
“WHAAAAAAAA???”
God is giving us signs…so we can watch and pray…harder…😣🥺
Yes ma’am. Working on it.
I liked HobbyLobby for cemetery silk flowers and Christmas paper. No going back. I’m done.
It was a shock. A big one.
Not watching – I’ve seen enough, just in news headlines about the satanistic ‘enterStainment’.
Bread and Circuses.
parichute…so glad I caught you here. Hoping, as someone who loves to cook, you saw my link posted yesterday, a short vignette from Britain, taking the mickey (satirizing) pretentious cooking shows. I actually had you in mind when I posted it….”Posh Nosh” it is called. Episode One is entitled “Architect’s Fish and Chips”.
Many in the series which you’d enjoy I am sure.💕
I did B – and it was totally my kind of thing. Thank you for sharing. Will be searching and watching more episodes. Too funny, in a very dry sort of way. The small bits of thinly sliced, paleA$$ fish were over the top.
I was howling…I’ll find some not too near the knuckle, but I suggest the one about “paella”… remembering of course the Britspeak have a more subtle appreciation for innuendo.
And when you’re blanching, don’t forget to “embarrass” your veg.😂
Bwahaha~!
BEFORE???!??!!!!!!!????
Can you see my hand?Because it is definitely up.
Won’t be watching, but why there is a separate national anthem for Black?
The current Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,”
(I like earlier versions better, however.)
Just wondering …
Count me in the “NFW” column.
Superbowl = super Leftwing = super racist = Satan’s suckers
. . . 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)
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
(Great Lent begins two weeks from tomorrow.)
Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs and Œcumenical Teachers: Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian, and Saint John Chrysostomos
Holy Hieromartyr Hippolytos of Rome (+ 3rd century) and those with him
Saint Bathilde, Queen of France (+ 680)
Holy New Martyr Demetrios of Sliven (+ 1841)
and numerous other Saints and Martyrs
January 30th – Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
February 12th – civil or commercial calendar
Saints of God pray for us!
Amen. Amin🙏🏻
Today is Super Bowl Sunday and since the team I support didn’t quite make it to today’s game, I have no preference on who wins. Given that situation, here are two songs, one for each or the teams
In other news. My oldest Granddaughter has a face to face interview with the Dean of Regent University
Regent University – Christian Leadership to Change the World
For their Masters program in Psychology. This interview will determine if she is admitted to that program at that very elite university.
She has already been accepted by other Universities, but Regent is a cut above the rest.
It’s a Great University!
I’m impressed.
Will certainly put a prayer in for her assured success, rah. Do let us know please.
My youngest got her Masters in psychology from Baylor.
Well wishes and prayers to her for a splendid interview! Keep us posted!
Sounds good, Rah. Regent U is a respected college.
I’ll send prayer to the Father for her safety and success.
I wish everyone a peaceful SUN-day
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield”
And may you enjoy your peaceful one as well, Right to reply😊
Eagle Fever here in South Jersey
Fly Eagles Fly on to Victory
MORE on the Asbury Revival:
https://www.dennyburk.com/some-thoughts-on-the-asbury-revival/
Pray for these young people, their professors and for students and teachers all across America.
Let this be a true Holy Ghost revival,
Let the flame of Your Light ignite and burn away our sin,
Holy Spirit convict us and heal our wounds and diseases.
Excise cancers of the soul with the scalpel of Your Word
Return us to our first love of YOU, Dear Father.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
Thank you, Sybil, for this!
Just heard this morn from an on-line pastor about this particular revival! It thrills my heart and brings much-needed hope!
Now wouldn’t that be something for these young people to usher in – by the Holy Spirit – a revival across this land!
It has to start somewhere and it’s amazing the “younger” ones realize what a predicament we’re in.
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Well I’m going out tonight. Depart at 19:00 for some place in Ohio and deliver at 22:00 and then back empty. Can’t remember where I’m going, but I know their allowing 3 hours to get there. So I should be back at the yard by 01:00.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen🙏🏻
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen
CHIEFS!
Prayers for our missing Phoenix tonight. Hoping she is home safe and secure and just taking a little break. Maybe she’s snapping more pictures to delight us with? I hope!
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.
Amen.