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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“Time-Force-Action-Space-Matter” is how the remarkable Genesis 1:1 observation usually reads.
Good morning, WP. As Almighty God worked these spectacular, glorious miracles with all of creation, it is a thing for me to contemplate His merciful “smaller” miracles and saving graces which He provides each and every day. How great is our God?!?!!🙏🏻💕
There is no measure!
Good morning Bet! And right in the middle of the first words of Scripture in Hebrew is a little word “et” that doesn’t have translation but is the Alef/Tov, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. ❤️😘
Good morning, G😘 And here are those people on earth who think they are greater than that.
Luke 18:7-8 “And shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall He find faith on the earth?”
Matthew 10:40 “He that receives you receives Me, and he that receives Me receives Him that sent me.“
Hi Grandpa, Just thought you’d like to know . . .
אֵת, אֶת־ • (et, et-) – Preposition; Used to change objects to the accusative case. In the event of a semantically indefinite direct object, את is not used; no other preposition is used instead. את is only used in definite usage – when the direct object is a proper noun (which is definite in Hebrew), or a personal pronoun (in which case it is incorporated into the form of את), or a noun phrase beginning with ה־ (ha-, “the”), or a noun phrase headed by a noun compound ending in one of these.
May be thought of in a sense like the English “the,” but not exactly used the same way in Hebrew.
While this may be so, still there is no translation for it.
Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamaim veet haaretz.
In the beginning created God the heavens and the earth.
It may be called a preposition but with the ones with eyes to see there it is, the signature of God, the Aleph/Tov in the very first sentence of the Word of God. Also found in plenty of places throughout scripture
And He reiterates it in the last chapter of Revelation. Chapter 22:13.
Shalom shalom.
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Oh ! Yummy 😊 !
Beautiful Doggo !
Hi , Leon 🙋♀️ 😊
It works with shoes…right, Rileytrips??😁
Yes, ma’am. My husband and I are the youngest in our families, and the closest cousins to my triplets were 8 years old. There were no hand me downs left for my kids. And no grandparent or relative ever volunteered to keep them for us for a weekend or a week in the summer or anything. They would come visit, but never wanted to take them on alone.
Well that’s just sad. What they missed…
Red, White and Blue beauties! Got cookies?
Hey parachute! Where you been girl??
First thing which caught my eye as well😁 Cookies all right, or in the case of our grand dog, whatever’s going.
Happy Cursday !
… no, wait – it’s a rabbit …
I recently spent $6,500 on this registered Black Angus bull. I put him out with the herd but he just ate grass and wouldn’t even look at a cow.
I was beginning to think I had paid more for that bull than he was worth. Anyway……I had the Vet come and take a look at him. He said,, the bull was very healthy, but possibly just a little young.
so he gave me some pills to feed him once per day. The bull started to service the cows within two days……. all my cows!
He even broke through the fence and bred with all of my neighbor’s cows! He’s like a machine!
I don’t know what was in the pills the Vet gave him … but they kind of taste like peppermint.
from quora.com
This old bull didn’t need no stinking pills in his hay day.
Bull is obviously pretty well behaved and manageable. I have a picture of my 4’11” wife reaching up as high as she can to brush the back of my friend Donny’s bull.
His Bull and all his cows craved human attention. And if you didn’t look out you would get a nudge in the backside by any one of them that thought they were being neglected.
Aggiegirl’s (mad) cow, Bubbles, agrees.
Good morning, Aggiegirl💕
Just for you, sis…
“Prayer is the most powerful action against trials, the most effective medicine against sickness, and the most valuable gift to someone we care for.”
Know it…🙏🏻
Am late but “good morning” to you too!
…Thank you! I truly needed the reminder of prayer as medicine, today!
Multiple times…one cannot over dose on that medicine😘
6500.00 for that bull? Heck of deal!
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hey.. nimrodman, did i recently see a post where you said you were in a band? i could totally be mistaken..
yeah, in a blues band since 2010, playing weekly and occasional one-off shows and multi-band lineups
bar bands in college in the mid-70s
surf band at age 13 … $20 bucks for the whole band at the soft ice-cream joint on summer sundays, and yacht-club and junior-high dances
If I can juuuuust find the start of this piece the rest will follow…
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
Mornin’ jay 🙂
Howdy Garrison 🙂
Good morning, Garrison. I have a care plan meeting scheduled this afternoon with a couple of the nursing home administrators. This is routine; we do this once or twice every year to address any changes, questions, or concerns regarding my wife. The meetings usually last 15-20 minutes.
I’m hoping to get her set up with a speech therapist and will see if any changes need to be made with her diet.
We’ll see what happens with her care plan.
Good morning, dear Joe. Almighty God bless her heart. You are her advocate. Bless yours mightily as well. 💕
Good morning Bet. We’re getting a lot of rain here. That’s a good thing so far.
Hopefully this care plan meeting is productive. I’m hoping that a speech therapist will work with my spouse, and I’m going to see about getting a glucose monitoring device for her. That would eliminate the need to do fingersticks all the time.
Looks like the rain is slowing down and will probably stop for a few hours.
Smokey (one of my cats) jumped on the bed and slept with me for a while. He was purring and kneading me while rubbing his face on mine. Wonder what’s up with that…usually he camps out in the living room while me and the dogs are in the bedroom.
Have a blessed day.
For all your hopes, Joe, I’ll add a prayer. And one for those who look after her in situ to do the same for her as they would for any they loved. Which is the way I always feel is the best way to speak to doctors, nurses, or anyone who ministers to those depending on them.
Please treat my wife/husband/father/mother/ as you would if they were yours.
As for Smokey? I half suspect he is one of those angels without wings which juststevie posted about below 😉 Affection from a cat is bliss. 💕
Hi, Bet.
I brought Smokey home from a group home where I worked about 9 years ago. He was just a little kitty sitting in a tree in the backyard behind the home and was meowing loudly. One of the other staff got him out of the tree and handed him to me. No one else would take him; so I surprised my wife with a new addition to the family.
I appreciate your prayer; hoping the meeting goes well.
You’ve got a big heart, dear friend. Don’t know what colour Smokey is…nevertheless..
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I’m back home; care plan meeting went well.
Smokey is black with some kind of a silver undercoat. Medium length fur.
I love black cats.
So glad. 💕
Good morning Joe. Losing the ability to form words is an unfortunate symptom of late-stage Alaheimer’s. It was a very sad thing to see my wife loose her speech because she’d been a Spanish professor and linguist. Every now and then she’d surprisingly manage a short sentence or two but she was mostly quiet. Alzheimer’s is a disease of the brain. It affects different people in different ways as the disease does its damage over time. Here’s hoping the speech therapist can get your wife jump-started. It’d be wonderful if you two can converse again. Keep us posted my friend. 🙂
Good morning Joe! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Good afternoon GrandpaM
Back home again and have the back door open so the girls can go in and out.
Care plan meeting went well, did some grocery shopping and gassed up the truck after the meeting.
Hope you’re having a great and blessed day.
Good morning jay.
Howdy Joe 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
Good.morning, Mr jay. Where is the word I am looking for…can’t find it. This will have to do…(deep intake of breath)
Maidin Mhaith Betsy 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
Thanks for that nice set of rarely heard musical gems. A lot of fun listening to them
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Lettuce celebrate the song, “Romain”
(And yes, I know they are spelled differently)
Good morning, Garrison. The musical definition of “mellow”… and then some. Lovely💕
Morning Garrison !
Good afternoon GranpaM
Evening friend!
Benny’s story…
They could’ve at least gave the poor animal a pasture to graze. I don’t understand the ignorance. Thank goodness for “The Last Chance Rescue”.
I think it’s time for me to start looking for an nature dog to adopt.
That’s a great idea Garrison.
Oh Garrison…I just can’t wait to see how this story ends!!! 🤗💝
Or maybe one will find its way to you like Sweetie did since your heart is now receptive 🙂
Rescued critters are the best.
They really are, my friend whom I’ve not seen in a while. I do hope you are well and thriving🤗
Doing well, Ma’am thank you. I have been working on my gardens. My battle weary laptop finally had enough and I was forced to acquire another that I am not excited by using. I began to realise I had become addicted to torturing myself with bad news and I had lost sight of the balance in my life. I had to do something different in order to hit my goal of six years of freedom from the bottle on March 20th. I am confident in my prediction that 2023 will be the year of destruction for the Narrative Engineers and their bottomless BS. Best wishes to you and yours, Bet. I really missed y’all.
Keep up the good work cr
Freedom from the bottle,
You will never regret .
Good to see you cr. I landscape for wildlife. Watching my birds and animals visiting my yard/plants/feeders/nest box is gold. If I had more property I would grow some food, but alas my yard is full, though there are food plants for the wildlife. Viburnums are amongst my favorites.
regards and gratz on that
The birds go crazy over these. Have to have a cross pollinator with them. I mix Arrowwoods with these Blue Muffin’s for best results. Both excellent/hardy.full sun/part shade/somewhat deer resistant shrubs you can find. Make a nice hedge except they are deciduous.
Nice! My purple salvia and lantana are blooming and the wildflowers in the yard that I won’t cut for another couple weeks have brought the butterflies in. So far I have only seen one ruby throated hummingbird. I really hope the 5G rollout doesn’t short circuit their non native cousins migration from Meh-ee-ko. The hummingbird feeder from Mike Lindell keeps the bees and ants out of the nectar just as advertised , albeit a bit pricey. I am focusing on my pineapple garden and I am growing copius amounts of ginger, tumeric, galangal, and true cardamom this season. Being out in the garden hearing the windchimes is priceless therapy.
And my joy is doubled this morning!! First cr, and now you, Colkitto…
Good day, dear much missed friend!! How beautiful is that colour? Everyday I go out to feed our feathered crew, I think of you and the bounty surrounding you.
The two ice storms which hit us last year and this decimated my once beautiful garden. Some growth coming back so I am hopeful. But our redbuds are in fuller blossom than I’ve ever seen. The small black bees which have suddenly appeared are getting their fill. And the birdsong from what I think are myriad Carolina wrens is sweet music indeed.
We had viburnums in abundance in our splendid Welsh garden. Boy do we miss it. Hope you are keeping your peace as well and as best as you can. Not easy, is it?💕
(Did you happen to see my post yesterday of a couple of murmurations? Thought of you when I posted… Here is another which will appeal to you, I think…)
Aerial artwork by the birds. Stunning. TY In Ireland also.
Your always to kind Bet.
Another lovely book to pass on.
What’s happening to Ireland now is not so lovely, Colkitto…
Your yard sound lovely Colkitto.
My spring is busy with so much that I have never been able to give much to our yard, just grass and trees.
I love reading about the beautiful yards that the Treepers talk about here.
As a mother of a son who has celebrated more years of sobriety than I can count, I offer you my most heartfelt congratulations, cr. Because I know what it took to get where you are.
It is why I have unfathomable regard for people like you, him, and Mike Lindell. A mountain scaled from below the sink hole below, through personal reflection, sheer determination, and the grace of Almighty God.
And I don’t blame you for distancing yourself from the madness, the evil, the insanity which swirls around us. I try to disassociate my heart from my head where it is possible. Most times I fail miserably.
But this is exactly why I perch on this particular branch in our sheltering Tree. It centres and uplifts me through all that our church congregation (which is how I have come to see this beautiful family) brings every single day.
I as well am starting to see an unraveling of the sordid tapestry evil has woven. One thread at a time. And as the unraveling continues, I pray that one day soon there will be a big enough hole so that those who avert their gazes from the existential ruination which has been deliberately instituted will finally know what is being done…and will avert their gazes no longer.
In the meantime, keep your peace as best you can, my friend. It is yours and no one else’s to take.
I was thrilled to see you this morning and am hoping it is not just a drive by. Whenever you can and as the Spirit moves you…with great affection as always. Bet💕
In the past few weeks I felt that I had people who were living right including me in their prayers. Thank you one and all for your spiritual support. I hope one day we could have a CTH meet and greet. I envision it as a massive pot luck dinner/BBQ cookoff in a grassy field somewhere in North Florida. Be well my friends, I just heard the screech of the first swallow tail kite signaling it’s catch of a squirrel kit. These okra aren’t going to plant themselves.
If not there or anywhere else, you just know we will do in the home of our heavenly Father…one day💕🙏🏻
“Learn to be done…not mad, not bothered, just done.
Protect your peace at all costs.”
~Anonymous~
See below, cr. A big ole message from me to you.
Ooops…above😬
Appreciate this post and follow your train of thought!
No more torturing yourself with bad news, regaining your balance in life, and doing something different to reach your goal.
A good model for all!
Be blessed. 🙏🏻
Thank you, Ma’am.
You’re welcome…it touched me, deeply.
I came to the same thoughts about staying away from the news a few weeks ago cr.
We are getting ready to start farming here and will start with the plowing and disking and planting soon.
The Treehouse is the only place that I still comment on, I have left all of that behind on the other news blogs where I use to browse daily and comment endlessly.
I decided I needed to get out and do something productive.
I still check in on the news and headlines on other news sites but often do not get much farther than reading the headlines except for here on the Treehouse.
I felt like I was just swirling around in some kind of never ending news cycle that moved no closer to solving problems, just kept yakking about them.
Like you I felt that my life was out of balance.
Same here, Colorado. Never commented much in other places.
It’s more peaceful without hearing/talking about bad news constantly.
Life is much more than that!
We’ll plant garden in May.
Hope yours prospers.
So good Chloe
So good
Peace
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“Some people say dogs don’t know how to talk.
I say some people just don’t know how to listen.” 💕
Ain’t that the Truth!
The absolute truth!!👍🏻
The Gospel Truth!
Amen!! 👍🏻😘
Rery rery rue
Is there anyone to adopt YOU? Poor human.
HOLY! HOLY! HOLY! LORD GOD OF SABAOTH!
After the sermon and the prayer of the Church, we begin the service of the Sacrament. We recall the seraphim in Isaiah’s vision, the anticipation in Psalm 118 of the Blessed One who comes in the name of the Lord, and the crowds shouting their hosannas at Christ’s entry into Jerusalam. We follow this with the Lord’s prayer.
It’s always a thrill for me to visualize heaven as the Pastor says, “With angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify your glorious name, evermore saying …”
And we respond, with the seraphim, “Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God of Sabaoth!”
The video is cued for this portion, with the Lord’s prayer ending at 12:00. Next post will highlight Christ’s words of institution for the Lord’s Supper and our prayer to Christ, the Lamb of God.
Hi 1530
Very nice of you to share what your church services are like. I love to meditate on what it must be like where God is. What does it look like? When we look at the clouds, and they look like a great coastline and mountain ranges; is that what it looks like in real? And how vast a place it must be! I can’t imagine, that as far flung impossible distances the universe is; that that was as big as God could possibly do it. 🙂
Reading slowly and prayerfully the Psalms of praise and the world to come with Jesus on the throne . . . I can’t think of anything more interesting and exciting!
Your post just made me think of all that.
Thank you 🙂
Hi Michael, thanks for sharing your meditations.
Good morning 1530!
Let me join ,
Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, Yehowah Elohim Tsvaot!
Amen.
3/8/2023 – The Lord knows who is of the truth, and worthy of His mercy
Numbers 15:27-31,38-41 “And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering. And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sins ignorantly, when he sins by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. You shall have one law for him that sins through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourns among them. But the soul that does at all presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproaches the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Because he has despised the word of the LORD, and has broken His commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him . . . Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband (twine, lace, tassel) of blue: and it shall be unto you for a fringe, that you may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that you seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you use to go a whoring: that you may remember, and do all My commandments, and be holy unto your God. I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.”
As New Testament saints, we should know what is our status with respect to the law of God; and what is the relation of grace and truth and the Spirit of Christ having been given to us. Jesus Himself said, up front, that He had not come to abolish the law or the prophets, but to completely make full. He also went on to say, that if anyone breaks one of the commandments the least, and teaches so to men, he will be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he would be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
So, as we all have read many many times over long years, Jesus then continued with describing how deeply penetrating the authority of the word goes into discovering the innermost secret places of the thoughts and intents of the heart; and how that God takes account with man, starts at the place of his conscience and integrity, where he either acknowledges the truth, or despises it.
Jesus said, that all manner of sin shall be forgiven to the children of men, and blasphemies howsoever they have blasphemed; but the blasphemy of the Spirit has never forgiveness, neither in this life, or in the world to come. What do we think that means? Well if we understand it in the context in which the LORD said that; it was because they said, that Jesus had an unclean spirit. Now with a view to that, let’s consider how God puts a difference between sinning through ignorance, and doing presumptuously, out of contempt for the word of God. For once the sin has been found out, and the wrongs have been brought to light, God has made the way of atonement, or, covering of the sin, that it can be forgiven; the soul being released now has knowledge, so that it should not sin anymore. The other however, knows full well what is the commandment, but sets himself against it to defy God’s authority over his will; and does so out of contempt for the Spirit of grace, esteeming the blood of the covenant a common thing, and trampling upon the Son of God. The wicked at this point has no sacrifice for sins provided; but fearful certain judgment, and fervor of devouring fire, prepared for all of God’s adversaries; because he is wicked.
So now we have to address a real problem in the Christian rooms. For there are millions being taught, that they cannot ever really stop sinning, and that God knows they can’t keep His commandments, and that that’s what the grace of Jesus is for, to do for them what they can’t do themselves. All sounds religious and humble and devout,but it is false teaching; worse, they are doctrines of demons; perverting the word of God, and turning the grace of Jesus Christ into licentiousness.
But what does the Scripture really say about sinning and atonement and forgiveness; and what is the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ? It is the virtue of Christ, the power of the Highest, that comes upon us and does in us. It is the power of the Spirit of God, administered to those who believe and obey Him. If we know that the law of God is an expression of the character and nature of God; and that it is given for teaching us about Christ; then we should also understand how the effects of the grace of God wrought in the heart of the believer, are necessarily then reflected in the new life, that is now made free from the dominion of sin, and clean, through the words which Jesus has spoken to us.
“Sin shall not have dominion over us! He that is dead is freed from sin! Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid; how shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” (Romans 6) And given the light which is by the law; that sins of presumption have no sacrifice provided by which the wicked may be cleansed and forgiven; what is left? Only and entirely, the voluntary freewill of kindness and pity of the Judge! In the story of the lord who had a debtor brought to him, that was unable to pay; his lord commanded him to be sold, and all that he had, and payment to be made. That was the lord’s right! He was owed, and the man who owed him was a criminal, who had no right stealing from his lord. The man owed was not under any obligation at all to forgive.
For the one who is ignorant, like Adam and Eve, who were manipulated by the devil and deceived; it was righteous for God to make a way for redemption, upon certain strict guidelines. But for the one who knowingly disobeys, like Cain, God owes nothing, but righteous retribution for the insult and disrespect and rebellion. That’s why God had Moses bid the people, to put a physical reminder on the borders of their clothing; to remind them continually of the commandments, that they would remember and do them! There is no allowance or provision for just slipping once in a while! Not by the law! If we came to the Lord Jesus Christ, and humble ourselves, and cry to Him for mercy; its still His prerogative to have compassion, if He believes we’re sincere; or to retain us still in our sins, if He knows we are only seeking release from the guilt and punishment.
The work of the New Birth, and the washing of water by the Word, is a New Creation, Begotten of God, without sin, and that cannot sin. If someone who has tasted the heavenly gift, and the powers of the world to come, falls again back into his old sins; then there has been a catastrophic breach made in the fortifications; and there has to be made an inquisition of the Spirit, to find out the causes and events that led to the fall; and real repentance and conversion has to be sought from God: because the state of such a one, is that he is not fit for the Presence of God, and will not be allowed entrance, as long as it is in that state.
Hebrews 10:28-31 “He that set aside Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: of how much sorer punishment, suppose you, shall he be thought worthy, who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has esteemed the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, a common thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him that hath said, Vengeance belongs to Me, I will recompense, saith the LORD. And again, The LORD shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”
1 John 1:6-7 “If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.”
Mercy rejoices against judgment; but the Lord will discern who is of the truth, and worthy of His mercy!
there ain’t nothing like … the sensitive kind
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Good morning, Casco. How wonderful is it to see you? VERY!!💕
Evening Bet! Really long days in the mines…the head canary doesn’t get any breaks! Blessings for you and yours my dear friend.Casco 🙂
Good morning Casco!
Evenin’ GrandpaM!Hope you and the lil Nipper are doing well.Keep the faith amigo! Casco 🙂
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Great choices as usual Annie…keep ’em comin’! 🙂
Johnny Cash, Old and New or New and Old (or something).
.Johnny Cash-The_Man_Comes Around
Johnny Cash – God’s Gonna Cut You Down (Official Music Video)
Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues – Live at San Quentin (Good sound quality)
A Boy Named Sue (Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA – February 1969)
I always liked this one:
The pix are cute!
I think I like Home Free’s cover of this song better. I like a capella.
Good morning, Feisty. Wondering if you saw the comment last night wherein the poster mentioned this song of Johnny’s…😎
09 March 2021 (Leonard) “Len” Skeat, British jazz double-bassist, dies at 84
09 March 2020 Keith Olsen, American rock record producer and sound engineer (Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac; Grateful Dead – Terrapin Station; Joe Walsh – The Confessor), dies of cardiac arrest at 74
09 March 2009 Randy Cain, American soul singer (4 Gents; Delfonics – “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)”),, dies at 63
09 March 2007 Brad Delp, American rock musician (lead singer of Boston and RTZ), commits suicide at 55
09 March 2005 Chris LeDoux, American country singer (Ridin’ for a Fall), dies at 56
09 March 2004 Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, American pianist, arranger, jazz and classical composer (For Bird, With Love), dies at 72
09 March 1997 The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace], American rapper (Life After Death), shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at 24
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09 March 1996 George Burns, American comedian, actor and singer (Burns and Allen), dies at 100
09 March 1994 Maurice “Moe” Purtill, American jazz drummer, dies at 77
09 March 1994 Louis Freeman, Scottish band leader, dies at 100
09 March 1993 Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), dies of cancer at 79
THE TIME OF RELAPSE
“Will ye also go away?” John vi. 67
A penetrating question. Our Lord’s words come home most when He talks in the most simple way. We know Who Jesus is, but in spite of that He says – “Will ye also go away?” We have to maintain a venturing attitude toward Him all the time.
“From that time many of His disciples went back and walked no more with Him.” They went back from walking with Jesus, not into sin, but they relapsed. Many today are spending and being spent in work for Jesus Christ, but they do not walk with Him. The one thing God keeps us to steadily is that we may be one with Jesus Christ. After sanctification the discipline of our spiritual life is along this line. If God gives a clear and emphatic realization to your soul of what He wants, do not try to keep yourself in that relationship by any particular method, but live a natural life of absolute dependence on Jesus Christ. Never try to live the life with God on any other line than God’s line, and that line is absolute devotion to Him. The certainty that I do not know – that is the secret of going with Jesus.
Peter only saw in Jesus Someone to minister salvation to him and to the world. Our Lord wants to be yoke-fellows with Him.
v. 70. Jesus answers the great lack in Peter. We cannot answer for others.
Oswald Chambers
March 9th Devotional
Good morning stevie
When I take a walk today ,
I will think of this devotional and think of walking with Him.
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Good morning, dear friend. Enjoy your walk. It will be sweeter with your Holy Guide.🙏🏻🤗
Good morning, sweet sis. He lights our way so brightly. He knows where he is leading. How can we not follow?
Blessings to you always.😘
One of my favorite things to think about in the Bible is in Genesis chapter 5. Verses 21-25 tell about Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah, who walked with God for 300 years. God was his Friend! God loved him so much that he just “took him up” to be with Him always! How awesome is that!!
I always was fascinated with that verse, since I was a little girl.
(I read this devotional at http://www.utmost.org, which seems to be a newer version?)
I was stopped in my tracks when this appeared:
“From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more” (John 6:66).
They turned back from walking with Jesus; not into sin, but away from Him.
The numbers 666 stood out so vividly!
Those numbers represent the name of the anti-Christ who is to come as described in the book Revelation.
I don’t want anything to do with those numbers — grocery store cashier once tried to give me $6.66 change. I told her to keep the penny!
But the main point is how sad and deceived disciples like these walk away from Jesus…
To whom and where do they they go. Eternal darkness.
Della
That’s so funny.
I thought I was the only one. I still use a register to balance my checkbook , and when those three numbers turn up , I refuse to put them down in the register.
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Hahaha! “What! You, too? I thought I was the only one.” CS Lewis
I still use check register, also…works for me!
Those “numbers” definitely have meaning, molon. I run from them.
Della, I posed this question in a comment yesterday. To whom DO those who have no belief and faith turn when troubles visit them and which turn their lives inside out?
Perhaps for them, that can be the start of faith.
I always found it interesting that though Lewis was a Christian, at some point (how can I say it?) drifted. It was JRR Tolkein, his great good friend, who drew him back.
I really need to read a scholarly biography of this man’s life.
Betsy, I’ve always loved this biblical scene because it answers most important question of life!
67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?”
68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,
69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
John 6:67-69
And I do believe many people who do not believe in Christ, turn to Him in their desperation, and faith begins. Not all, of course.
That’s a great idea, reading CSLewis autobiography!
His website has wonderful compilation of resources regarding him. Wish I could read it all!
http://www.CSLewis.com
I always remember the perhaps apocryphal quote of Benjamin Franklin’s…paraphrased.
If you can’t imagine the country with God in it, can you imagine it without Him?
Sometimes people have to sink below the waves to understand and to begin to believe.
Ooooo….thank you for the link, Della😘
And we ALL need a friend like JRR Tolkien!
Oh so much!!!💕
Good Morning all. Sitting by the pool having my first cup of coffee and smoke.
Cooled off a bit here but still t-shirt and bare foot weather for this Yankee,
Bike week continues. This is the quietest part of my waking hours here. No planes and very little traffic noise.
Sometimes one doesn’t realize what they Love until they don’t have it. Will be happy to get back home.
Good morning rah
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Makes me think of that John Denver song.
Ain’t it good to be back home again
Truth, rah.
. . . 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.
Amen. Amin🙏🏻
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)
Great Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian
(with prostrations and bows)
“O Lord and Master of my life, . . . .”
Thursday of the Second Week of Great Lent, or the Fast
Commemoration of the First Finding (4th century) and the Second Finding (452) of the Precious Head of the Holy and Glorious Prophet and Forerunner, Saint John the Baptist
Several more Saints, including Martyrs, are honored today.
February 24th – Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
March 9th – civil or commercial calendar
Saints of God pray for us!
Good morning 🌳 family! Cursday! 🐶 Enjoy the day…and be Blessed! 🙏
Stevie
My doggies have no wings ,
But my Alvin
He sure can fly when he sees a squirrel 🙂
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No one can convince me this is not true.💕
Beautiful. And true.
Good morning Colkitto
I am a newbie here.
But I just wanted to say hi.
I do see your comments on the news threads .
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Ty for introducing yourself and saying hi to me. This is a special branch here. My serenity.
(Plus there’s loads of cat/dog/bird/animal lovers) Beautiful Butterfly pics btw. Butterflies have become a subcategory of Birding. Many birders id butterflies while hawk watching/birding walks etc.
I am getting ready to plant some wildflower patches hopefully this weekend.
I bought some seeds from them in the past. Cheers
https://www.americanmeadows.com/?msclkid=f9435bda4aef1078509a3fd3a74c853e
Miss you, Colkitto…
birds and butterflies – is there anything better?
oops – and wildflowers!
we’re all so ready for the spring!
(except phoenix, haha)
😂😂😂…yes!
You are so right ma’am. There is a beautiful world that God made out there. Sadly too few miss that.
Ty for the kind words.
Kildare Ireland.
My lad was born on St Patrick’s Day…chosen on purpose😉
what a wonderful notion
thx, stevie – saving
Good morning Treepers
Apparently the food bowl is empty.
Good morning rah. Could be.
That’s one way to get his attention.
😂😂😂
They have their ways of letting us know all right.
Morning Bet. No sconces or coffee for me this morning. But tomorrow I’m going to go to town so to speak. Probably double or triple up. “The road of excess leads to the place of..” well perhaps not but I will certainly enjoy my massive guilty pleasure. Best to you and your precious circle.
Saw you above and left a rather wordy greeting as is my wont. 😎
Coffee up, my dear. For me it is a seemingly small pleasure, but those are the ones that keep me going…and not just physically.
We found a source for scones here, The British Emporium. They are imported from Britain and so are the real McCoy. Toasted with butter (of course) and local Texas honey. We stocked up😉.
The road to excess…or as I like to think “everything in moderation.” As applies to scones and coffee at least.
Be well and be always blessed, Colkitto.😘
I love my sconces. Enjoy your coffee with them and see how many species of birds you can see while indulging. Hey we are allowed some guilty pleasures?
Slainte Silmaril!
Bless you for that greeting, Colkitto💕
I can hear them rather than see them, buried in the tall trees as they are. Their songs seems to complement each others. A nice accompaniment to start the day.😁
Again, western Oklahoma
Good morning Joe
Your wife is lucky to have a man like you .
May God bless the both of you. ☘️🌸☘️
Good morning molonlabe. Thanx.
Shawnee Twin Lakes. Close to where I live.
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Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Fall at Former Trump Hotel in DC: Report | The Gateway Pundit
I’ll bite my tongue. This time. Why can’t these old politicians retire; get out while the gettin’s good?
Apparently old turtle head didn’t pull his head back into his shell quickly enough and suffered a concussion.
I’m sure it didn’t knock any sense into him though.
I was reading some of the comments below Gateway Pundit’s article. Wow. You might want to check some of them out if you haven’t done so already.
Not much sympathy for Cocaine Mitch. Am I surprised? Uh….no.
Psalm 119:9-11 “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to Thy word. With my whole heart have I sought Thee: O let me not wander from Thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.”
“The power of Pentecost as it came at first came to loose men. God wants us free on every line. Men and women are tired of imitations; they want reality; they want to see people who have the living Christ within, and are filled with Holy Ghost power.” – Smith Wigglesworth
The way we begin with Christ, is the way we continue on to know Him. We are all in a certain sense always “young” men and women, with respect to God and eternity. The way we make our way clean, and keep our ways clean every day throughout our lives. is by taking heed thereto according to God’s word. Nothing less than seeking Him with the whole heart, shows Him our sincerity, so that He keeps us from wandering from His commandments. And it is His word hidden in our heart, that keeps us from sinning against Him. All we hear from the men of this world, is, Nobody’s perfect; and, we’re only human!
But that is not what God says about us in Christ. We are no longer of the world, even as Jesus is not of the world. The power of sin and darkness, that once held us enslaved and on our way to hell; those chains have all been broken, and we have been set free, and our eyes opened. We are no longer in darkness, that we should not know where we’re going.
All these things that the Lord has freely given to us however, we must maintain, as good stewards of the grace of God. Be perfect even as your Father in heaven is perfect; is nothing by what the world thinks is perfect, but having a pure heart of love, and a good conscience with God and man, and unfeigned faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Simple as simple can be, so that everyone can understand it and do it. How to do it, Jesus has shown us; by forsaking all to follow Him, taking up our cross and following Him, hear His voice, the voice of our Beloved, the voice of our Good Shepherd, and FOLLOWING HIM!
What people are starving for is Jesus; and to see and hear His true saints in the earth, living and breathing in this world, in the power of the Holy Spirit. People need to witness the truth actually manifested in men and women like themselves; so they can know that Jesus has come into the world, and all that He said is real.
The power of the love of God, is what draws us to Jesus; and it is His power that makes us the men and women He always wanted us to be. Father God has thought of all these things of His own free will, and He is the Originator of all things. We are the ones whom He has made to be His children for all eternity. It is of Him, and for Him, and to Him, that we exist. He created us, and he has made a way for us to be redeemed, so we can be restored to all that He has ever had in His heart for us. There is nothing more important than doing all He says, and believing Him for everything He has promised. It is not an option for us to be anything half hearted and easy with the world that is doomed. The only reason for our being here, is to get ready to meet our God, and to be a good influence for others to also be ready to meet Him.
Psalm 119:9-11 “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to Thy word. With my whole heart have I sought Thee: O let me not wander from Thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.”
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
Duchess . I was looking at pictures yesterday and I came across this picture of a beautiful invisible butterfly. it was the first time I had ever seen one. now I see another one in your first picture. it made me do a double take. very cool. invisible butterfly
This girl was on my deck last summer, she didn’t mind me taking her pic. Have not seen any yet . Soon I hope. I love butterflies.☘️🌸☘️
My wildflower seeds going in this spring are going to include some flowers that they love.
I have lantana plant, a perennial, by my kitchen window where I sit with coffee.
It’s next to the birdbath/watering hole.
A delight to see butterflies and hummingbirds visiting the plant – and multitude of birds at the bath!
Serene…
Good to see you my friend Miss. Della.B.
I think I have some lantana that’s starting to wake up. I’m pretty sure this one is yellow and orange . Love lantana
That’s my color, too, Molon.
No signs of growth here even a little bit – though temps have been unusually warm 78.
Every year these plants overflow flower bed, and run wild!
Then I say, I’m getting rid of these plants.
And I see the butterflies and my smallest feathered friends, hummingbirds, going from flower to flower.
And I change my mind. 🥰🥰🌺
Don’t you just love watching the hummingbirds going from one plant to the next . And it seems like they follow the exact path each time they come by ☘️🌸☘️
I do love that! Gonna put the feeder up next week – just in case!
One year, I was late getting it out, and there’s nothing more heart wrenching than a newly arrived hummer and no welcome for him. 🙁🙁
We had a little visitor last year…just one…who flew so close to my face and hovered for a few seconds that I actually thought he was going to berate me for no feeder.
I’d never seen one here before but immediately raced out to get a feeder and food. Hung it out and never saw another.
I wonder if he was migrating, though my daughter in Midland TX at the time was getting plenty at hers.
So I have cleaned mine out, filled it, hung it, and am hoping we see one or two this year…even if they are only passing through and use us as a B&B on their journey.
They can be quite bold around humans! Actually, it’s comical since they’re so tiny and we’re giants.
We get around 6-8 hummers that stay the whole season, leaving in late Sept.
Seems they would like your area and its climate!?
Too hot I think. The spring is temperate, but after that it is impossible to find anyplace that doesn’t heat up the nectar.
Lantana was what we used for Barbies’ bridal bouquet when we were little.
How sweet!
Interestingly, I just read that Barbie made her debut on March 9, 1959.
I got my first one in 1961. (She was much different from today, haha!)
A commenter worked for Mattel Co. years ago and owned quite a few of first Barbie in unopened boxes. Her hubs cleaned out closet, donating them to Goodwill, not knowing value.
If only I had not decided to “do” my Barbies hair AND kept those darn boxes!!!!
In Britain we enjoyed The Antiques Roadshow, where I learned that for collector’s items the original boxes were all. Phooey…
Hahahahahahahahaaa!!!!
Probably…
I was a child who didn’t think things through😂
Sitting on my back porch with a cup of coffee and a sconce or muffin in the Spring/Fall on a sunny day watching the butterflies, birds, Koi, Chipmunks etc is one of God’s gifts to me. Wherever I live I always landscape my yard for wildlife. My yard list is quite extensive.
Serene is a fitting description.
Why You Need Milkweed: A Guide to Growing Asclepias
https://gardenerspath.com/plants/perennial/asclepias/
Nice – all are God’s gifts, for sure!
Sort of a mini-Garden of Eden.
Do you have Koi pond? I wanted one for years…
You can have my chipmunks, tho. They get in my flower pots on porch and dig up the flowers/dirt.
When our kitty was here, she kept them away..
p.s.
A muffin and multiple cups of coffee is my go-to breakfast.
I did…in Wales between two apple trees.
Short story.
Came home from shopping to see a huge heron helping himself.
One at a time until the Koi were no more. 😪😪😪
No coincidences…
Good morning, duchess.
…and Grace will lead us home. 🙏🏻💕
Mornin’ all!
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 Thursday, March 9, 2023
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“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
John 14:3 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Even if that act is unintentional… One simply does not know when it will happen.
Wow. Just like we talked about the other day… you never know when/how you will touch/affect another’s life.
Wall painting of St. Michael at Rila Monastery church Bulgaria
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
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ROME, ITALY – JULY 26, 2018: The famous painting by Caravaggio “The Calling of St. Matthew” (Italian: La vocazione di San Matteo) in the San Luigi dei Francesi church
Matthew 18:20“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
Amen. Amen.
What on earth are those faces on his shoulders supposed to be?
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. – James 1:22
After the American Civil War, slavery was abolished, but the lives of many did not change immediately. Taskmasters disregarded the reality of freedom’s law and persisted in claiming authority over the free but uninformed and broken people. There is a similar dynamic at play in your spiritual life. Freedom has been secured for every person by the blood of Jesus Christ, but many still find themselves shackled to sin.
To be a “doer” of God’s word means reclaiming the authority previously possessed by the power of sin in your life. The apostle Paul addresses the mechanics of claiming that freedom: “wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?” (Romans 7:24). Notice he asks WHO not WHAT will rescue me?
Counseling programs and small groups, accountability, and self-discipline cannot rescue you from sin. While each of these may assist you along the way, only the resurrection power of Jesus Christ through the grace of God can turn the key and release you from the chains of bondage. As a participant in the “law of liberty” (James 1:25), you may exercise the power of Christ to lead you out of old habits into new desires. This transforms you into a doer of God’s word, practicing God’s way of living.
Pray for the men and women who serve in public office in America who suffer in the bondage of sin. Pray that the Lord sends messengers of hope with the good news of Jesus Christ to release them today.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
March 9
MORNING
The living God giveth us richly all things to enjoy. I Tim. 6:17
Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; … then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God: … for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth. Deut. 8:11, 12, 18
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. Psa. 127:1, 2
They got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. Psa. 44:3
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Psa. 4:6
EVENING
They sung as it were a new song. Rev. 14:3
A new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us. Heb. 10:20
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Titus 3:5, 6
By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph. 2:8, 9
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory. Psa. 115:1
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Rev. 1:5, 6
Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. Rev. 5:9
I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, … cried…. saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. Rev. 7:9, 10
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/03/0309.html
Oh that face!!
Oh my heart!!💕
Bonaparte’s Gull Breeding plumage.
Winter plumage which is how most of us see them. They winter on lakes/reservoirs in the South in winter. They even nest in trees which is unusual for Gulls. They are quite striking and ‘dainty’. Very pretty & graceful.
I love the dots on the tail feathers
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I love your Shamrocks!
Here is one of my most sought after birds. Black Tern.
One could say your photo subjects took a dark tern….
good one GB
Reading through CFP and a story on trannys in the women’s bathrooms.
“Both shall fall in the ditch” pretty much sums it all up.
Just speak the truth, it may save an eternal life.
What’s a cfp
Hi Molonlabe…I’m peekin in…haha
CFP is Citizens Free Press! Great place to get news headlines. Also, if you are interested, Kane (the guys who runs CFP) has an Open Thread each day too. Best posts are in the mornings with some scriptures and fun times! Hope this helps…stevie 😉
Thank you stevie
But I was just being facetious.
Long story. ☘️
For another day
stevie , let me ask you if i may . did you ever post there under another name maybe .
Nope, I always use this moniker – “juststevie” if I do post somewhere else, but I usually post here on OT with the time I have available. 😉
Molon, I think he means http://www.citizenfreepress.com.
A website with links to news, like Drudge Report once was.
Thank you Della
🌸 💕
Psalm 1
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the Lord
and meditates on his law day and night. R.
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers. R.
Not so the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the Lord watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes. R.
I can only dream about living here (sigh) but would love to!
Photo by Charles F. Stanley, who is a pastor and accomplished photographer.
It was on his website today where I read a daily message: http://www.intouch.org.
Always lovely pics there, too.
Good ole Chuck
Glad to know he’s still preaching . He’s been around for a long long time.
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Not sure if he preaches now? he’s 89 years age!
But his devotions still on-going…
This man played huge role in my life when I first discovered him. He helped me know the “truth.”
Forever indebted….
🥰 🙏🏻
Gorgeous. Reminds me of Medwyn’s Valley.
Have no idea where this is – the photographer, Stanley, is world-wide traveler.
But I spy a house in the back, and the small chapel.
That’s enough for me…
Looks like Bavaria
Anyone ever watch this show back in the 60s? Love the theme song.
With all of the depressing news on this site, some sophomoric comedic relief:
The Best of Leslie Nielsen Farting on TV
That is so funny! Thanks for the laugh!
Amen
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Bett
I don’t know if you will see this, but I would like to tell you something. Please call your son and tell him how proud you are of him. Tell him Molon is too.
peace friend