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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So, works are important to please God and be accepted by Him. Even Paul said so.
Does God save people even though He is displeased with them and finds them unacceptable?
Elsewhere, we are saved by faith, not works. And above faith is also necessary to please God.
Maybe faith and works should go hand in hand? And faith without works is dead? Just as works without faith is hollow.
Sincere ones, don’t let the above confuse you.
https://www.gotquestions.org/faith-without-works-dead.html
When one sincerely loves The Lord, they cannot help but “work”.
Faith, without works, is dead. Works come from loving God. Loving Who He Is and what He Has done for you. When you love God, you see others in a different light. You see them as the creations that He formed them to be. That can lead to camaraderie, helping, teaching, rebuking, or mourning (prayerfulness). In each, we find our works.
Who, loving God, could find an elder man laying in the snow after falling… and not lend an arm to help him up?
Who, loving God, could watch the innocent persecuted and not take up their immediate defense?
Who, loving God, could watch evil destroy and not demand swift justice?
Who, loving God, could not bend the knee to comfort an injured and crying child?
Amen!
“Works” in this context means our behavior towards each other, as guided by the true motivations in our hearts and the sincerity of our love of and faith in Christ and the Father.
“Works” in the old Old Testament consisted of outward rituals. procedures, and scheduled events in a religious calendar. By the time Jesus was incarnated, the Pharisees and Sadducees had long before that created a ridiculously long list of 600+ laws that governed what they thought were the “works” necessary to please the Lord.
Jesus came along and essentially rejected all that as any requirement to have eternal spiritual life (be saved). But He instructed us to follow Him in thoughts, words, and deeds. Be humble, never exalting ourselves over others by thinking we are “more Christian”, more faithful, more ___(fill in the blank) than the other person(s). Be compassionate, be generous, love our neighbors as ourselves; love our enemies (this is the most difficult), etc.
Christ will be the only judge of our lives that counts, when we face Him at His Judgement Seat.
An excellent choice, Garrison… very beautiful
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He is very good! Fast fingers on the fretboard!
Yeah, the guy has got some serious chops . . . A most enjoyable performance. 🙂
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So here’s the real reason- to cripple President Trump financially to hurt his ability to campaign for President
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/19/trump-must-pay-half-a-billion-dollars-before-he-can-appeal-new-york-decision/
well, that’s ONE of the “real reasons”, I imagine
helluva bind they got him in with that pay-before-appeal gambit
I wonder if there is a federal civil rights angle here …
Not a direct quote but the impression is plain….(no link, but all y’all read it here in the Treehouse by a Treeper) New York’s governor got online/TV and basically told the rest of the state/city real estate developers that they would be ok that this was special treatment for Trump.
I think at this point Gaza is a more favorable business environment than New York
probably safer…!
“as long as they didn’t do anything wrong or illegal”…. by whose definition? Outrageous!
Ok, so what about the trump supporters? Yeah, those rich folk who like trump. Does anyone believe they are not next to be fleeced. Run man, run!
These are people who are to stupid to have any job throwing haymakers at a nation not just trump.
Nonsense … all they have to do is NOT send mean Tweets to Rosie O’Donnell. Or speak their mind, like Elon Musk.
It’s an unconstitutional bill of attainder.
We have to get out of the habit of complying with unconstitutional, unjust, unreasonable, unequal, bad laws.
Nullification.
Correctamundo!!!
When there are absolutely NO legal avenues for prosecution, the ‘state’ simply morphs into having some perceived powers of persecution.
WE retain the right to confront our accuser(Satan).
Trust God. Fear not.
Bingo!
There is more here than meets the eye!
Don’t forget the ban on him conducting business in New York, along with two of his sons.
How is he supposed to negotiate with banks to get a loan to cover this ridiculous amount of money in the judgment by the judge, when he is not permitted to conduct business in New York?
That is just ONE trap.
But wait, there’s more!
Any value that he has assigned to his properties in order to come up with loans from banks, or bonds, to be able to pay the state this ridiculous amount of money, will involve his opinions of what his properties are worth!
WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME THING THEY USED TO ATTACK HIM IN THIS TRIAL TO BEGIN WITH!!!
THEY WILL ACCUSE HIM OF FRAUD AGAIN AND TAKE HIM TO TRIAL AGAIN!!!
If he somehow DOES come up with the money they will do an investigation into how he came up with the money, and try to find more ways to gig him!!!
And, does anyone REALLY think that if the state of New York gets their sticky socialist fingers on half a BILLION dollars from Trump that they will EVER give it back even if Trump somehow beats them at everything and wins on appeal?!?
That money will be spent by the state SOOOooooo fast…….and will NEVER be replaced!
This is communism in action.
Add to this that if he calls someone about how to get out of this financial mess he will be accused of violating the ruling and conducting business in New York, which opens him up to more losses.
If he sends any message on social media that the communists in New York can twist into him trying to advise someone in his organization how to fix the problem, he will be investigated.
If he so much as mentions what would have to be done to solve this problem in a speech at a rally, he will be accused of trying to send a message to get it done and will therefore be accused of violating the ruling.
If someone in his organization physically goes to Trump for a visit he will be accused of telling them orders on how to fix the problem and therefore will be judged of violating the order!
THIS.IS.COMMUNISM.
This is satanism and Trump is their current sacrifice, as well as our Constitution.
President Trump’s Truth:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/111961511340956488
This is weaponization against one man, to hold a country’s constituency hostage. Their goal is not Trump. It is to squash any revolt by the people for fear of “seven ways to Sunday”.
My heart aches for Trump and my soul screams for righteousness and justice.
I don’t know what the tipping point is, but the longer this goes on the harder it will be to get the genie back in the bottle. The corruption is stage 4.
but, if he appeals to the SCOTUS about the illegal bill of attainder rendered against him, what can NY state do about that?!
Well, it appears NY can collect the money prior to appeal… which is insanity.
New York State can draw this out longer and longer – draining valuable time and resources and they can use mainstream media to leak damaging, character dragging information against Trump which can influence uneducated voters during a Presidential election.
Where’s their gag order? If they can issue one on Trump, why can’t they be held to one, as well?
There are talks about WHERE that money is going. It’s going to the State of New York and they, in turn, will likely use it to house and support the illegal aliens. It goes into NY’s operating budget and what an incredible way to shake people down for money to support their liberal agendas. If they can’t vote the money into operation, they’ll simply eminent domain it with or without cause.
Guess they’ve emptied social security, so they had to get creative.
They won’t be satisfied until they have bankrupted him, stolen his home, and eliminated his ability to earn. When is this enough? God?
Elvis Presley – First Television Appearance on January 28th 1956 [UNCUT]
Elvis Presley’s first television appearance on the short-lived ‘Stage Show’ lead-in to the Jackie Gleason ‘Honeymooners’ sitcom program. The said program was hosted by the renowned Dorsey Brothers and Presley was signed to 5 more consecutive appearances over a six week span.
I love Elvis. Elvis or The Beatles?
“Crawfish” from King Creole
“Girl” The Beatles
My first Beatles lp in 1965 … that I wore clean through with my plastic record player and steel needle. Beatles always and forever … it’s not even close.
Elvis… every single time. Hubba hubba!
I remember that evening very well. I was 10 years old and so excited to see Elvis. Thanks for the memory.
20 February 2022 Joni James [Joan Babbo], American pop singer (“Why Don’t You Believe Me?”; “How Important Can It Be?”), dies at 91
When I Fall In Love
Danny Boy (full Concert)
20 February 2011 Terry Clements, American guitarist (Gordon Lightfoot), dies of complications from a stroke at 63
Sundown
Wreck of
20 February 2005 Pam Bricker, American jazz singer (Thievery Corporation) takes her own life at 50
Pam Bricker — Superstar
20 February 2005 John Raitt, American stage and screen singer and actor (Carousel; Pajama Game), dies from pneumonia at 88
You’ll Never Walk Alone
With Bonnie
20 February 2004 J. J. Malone, American soul singer (“It’s A Shame”), dies of cancer at 68
20 February 2003 Ty Longley, American guitarist (Great White), dies in The Station nightclub fire at 31
House Of Broken Love
Save Your Love
Move It (I used to use this tune when shopping for new speakers, scared alot of salespeople if the speakers were good)
20 February 1997 Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack while trying to save a distressed swimmer in Miami Beach at 36
I’ve lived in Boston my whole life. I remember the night of the inferno at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. I had to work in the morning but was awake all night, finally turning on the TV to watch the early news. The ABC local affiliate was reporting on the fire and mass casualties from like 2:30am, and reported live throughout the day.
The walls and ceiling of the club were all lined with egg-crate type foam rubber (to help muffle the loud, live music) which ignited from Great White’s pyrotechnics and the nightclub burned to the ground within minutes. For some reason only one door exit-entrance could be opened, and several people trying to jam through the opening at once all got stuck and most were incinerated. One hundred people were killed and over 200 injured and some severely burned.
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime story one is horrified to watch unfold, and can never forget.
Wand, your memorial about Mr. Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist, made me remember Joe Delaney, who had a brief NFL career as a running back with the Kansas City Chiefs. Delaney died trying to help 3 children who were drowning in a pond in I believe Louisiana.
A track and field and football star in college, Delaney won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award in 1981. I remember this only because I was a high school senior in 1981 and read about him in what then was the great Sports Illustrated magazine…..I don’t know the date he died, but the fact that he and Breaux both died while trying to save other’s lives make them both memorable and remarkable. Thank you, Wand.
Bricker’s picture reminds me of Shirley (Cindy Williams)
A nice rendition by Pam Bricker … but there will honestly never ever ever be a more perfect and emotional singing of Superstar than was performed by Karen Carpenter. Just so beautiful and rich … and emotional … that it always brings this rocker to tears …
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2023/05/02/gordon-lightfoot-mariners-church-detroit-bells/70175392007/
He died May 1 2023.
“At 3 p.m. Tuesday, the bell at Mariners’ Church rang out again — now chiming 30 times to honor those perished sailors along with the artist who famously memorialized them in song.”
that brought a tear
thx
that edmund’s a masterpiece
nothing else like it in popular music
Rick Beato explains the exact reason I love music … the layering of instruments and the fills … the complexity of a seemingly simple song. And … the reason I’m an audiophile … and vinyl enthusiast (no pops and clicks in my vinyl -at all. None) … to hear every nuance.
i see you kenji ♥️
You can stick your nose into my business … any time you want. Wait. But be careful … that nose could really HURT!
Elvis Presley –
Blue Suede Shoes (Live on Dorsey Brothers’ Stage Show)
20 February
Henri Moissan
(1852-1907)
French chemist who isolated the element “fluorine” from its compounds (Nobel 1906), dies of appendicitis at 54
Biography: Henri Moissan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work in isolating the element “fluorine” from its compounds and for his development of the electric arc furnace, used to prepare new compounds.
English French mix with either subtitles or voice over
20 February
Robert Peary
(1856-1920)
American arctic explorer who claimed to have 1st reached geographic North Pole (Apr 6 1909), dies at 63
Biography: Polar explorer and naval officer Robert Peary has been called the grand old man of polar exploration. Peary was ambitious in his efforts for fame by discovering then one of the last unknown regions on earth. In 1891 Peary became the first person to travel across Greenland and confirm that it was an island.
In 1909 on his third attempt to the north pole he claimed to have been successful and the first person to reach its geographic center. His claims contrasted with those of a former shipmate Frederick Cook who also laid claim to having been the first to reach the North Pole in April 1908 and were widely debated at the time.
However Peary’s story and claim ultimately became the one most believed. This was until the 1980s when a reassessment of the two cases by The National Geographic concluded that Peary’s expedition was probably 50–100 km (30–60 miles) short.
Ready Teddy – Elvis Presley
Greetings, Treepers!
@ Betsy Jones, you posted a picture of a Brown Betty Teapot maybe a day or two ago, and I was wondering what makes you like that teapot soo much. I’m not much of a tea drinker and I was wondering what in your opinion makes the Brown Betty Teapot better than the alternatives? I live in the U.S.A. I would appreciate your thought/s. Thank you!
Betsy, if you see this from Mr. M….?!
My kiwi dad always prepared his tea by boiling water in a pot…and poured it into the cup and let it steep that way….he learned that way as in his youth, they were too poor to own a bonafide tea pot.
Googlizing my own curiosity:
“In the Victorian era, when tea was at its peak of popularity, tea brewed in the Brown Betty was considered excellent. This was attributed to the design of the pot which allowed the tea leaves more freedom to swirl around as the water was poured into the pot, releasing more flavour with less bitterness.”
And…:
“Because the East India Company had a monopoly over the tea industry in Britain, tea became more popular than coffee, chocolate, and alcohol. Tea was seen as inherently British, and its consumption was encouraged by the British government because of the revenue gained from taxing tea.” (Google).
All y’all know Aggiegirl likes her (financial) numbers…per google:
In today’s dollars…1.7 million dollars lost…(or then 9600+ British pounds worth of damage
Boston Tea Party, Dec. 16, 1773 between the hours of 7pm and 10pm
92,000 pounds or about 46 tons or 342 chests of tea
December 16, 1773…we ought to make that an official Day of Remembrance!
A little diversion…..Sons of Liberty were dressed as Mohawks or Narraganset…
More history…:Massasoit was from the Wampanoag Tribe.
https://www.wanderer.com/features/1621-thanksgiving-with-chief-massasoit/
Offers a history of the Indian Path…interesting read if you can get past the push for the snow sports.
The Chief signed a peace treaty with the Pilgrims…
And per google: “He was friendly to the Pilgrims and signed a peace treaty with them. He encouraged his people to show the colonists how to farm, fish, and hunt. To thank Massasoit, the English invited him and other Wampanoag to a great feast. The event is now celebrated as the first Thanksgiving.”
Hail to the Sunrise is the name of a monument in Charlemont, Massachusetts, United States. The monument features a prominent statue of a Mohawk Indian and a reflecting pool. Completed in 1932, it is a major feature of Mohawk Park, a roadside park located beside Massachusetts Route 2, the Mohawk Trail.
https://www.mohawktrail.com/history
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/71728
4 generations of my family have been photographed at this monument of Massasoit in Charlemont.
Thank you for your reply, Aggiegirl! If loose leaf tea is brewed in the teapot without removing the tea leaves after brewing, wouldn’t that cause bitter tea? Is tea brewed in small batches( less than 16 ounces) to avoid bitterness?
FYI. https://cauldonceramics.com/blogs/the-betty-blog/how-to-identify-an-original-brown-betty-teapot.
There are a lot of fakes about. A few years ago I bought one like the one in the front of the picture, ( see Url) with the Union Flag attached. It fell apart after about a year. I bought it from what I thought was a good small boutique-type shop. . I took it back, the owner, very nice man was shocked to see it, and replaced it with another. It also fell apart.
I didn’t go back I have a nice big white pottery teapot now, have had it for over ten years, Its like like new. I’ve had lots of different teapots of different materials. I also have been poor, and made my tea in a stainless steel pan. It’s all tea and with the personal choice of my favorite tea bags , ( I like PG Tips) its always delicious to me.
I have used loose tea. Its fine. I was brought up on that. My first cup at age 6 months. the tea leaves were just part of the tea and ended up in the bottom of the cup (or mug) and the tea leaves in the teapot, in our house, did not sit around for long enough to become ‘bitter’ we just drank the tea, sometimes most times, more that one cup each and then threw the tea. leaves out.
As long as the water is boiling, as you pour it from your kettle onto the tea bags or loose tea in the teapot, and you have tea with a flavor and quality you like, the tea will be fine.
A little milk in the bottom of the cup before pouring the brewed tea (5 mins to 10 mins,) into the cup, and perfection. I do not use sugar. Some people like it in tea.
My grandmother liked Typhoo tea better as she like the deeper tones in the tea. Some people say Yorkshire teas is the best. I think it is very overrated. The ‘Gold’ isn’t bad but compared to PG Tips to me ( and I have drunk vats of tea in my lifetime), it has a flat unsatisfying taste.
I hope that helps.
Thank you, jb! I appreciate your information.
So glad to help, Mr M. 🙂
I forgot to mention, Mr M. tea contains natural fluorides, so people like me who had tea as children, everyday, often had good strong teeth. :-). Also, the people in the 18th C believed it helped to ease headaches.
Dr Samuel Johnson, a favorite ‘historical person’ of mine, loved tea. Tea was very expensive then and was kept in little tea chests with a lock on the front. As Dr Johnson was invited to some of the great country homes of the rich and famous of his time, due to his wit, his learning, and reputation for entertaining conversation at the dinner table, he was able to drink large quantities of his beloved tea without the expense. :-))
“Johnson was something of a cheerleader for tea, a drink that was still a relative novelty in the England of his day.
Johnson minced no words when it came to describing his love for the fruits of the Camellia sinensis plant, describing himself as “a hardened and shameless tea-drinker, who has, for twenty years, diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant; whose kettle has scarcely time to cool; who with tea amuses the evening, with tea solaces the midnight, and, with tea, welcomes the morning.” Nicely said, Mr. Johnson.”
He was also a cat lover, his last feline was called ‘Hodge’.
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
I loved The Beatles as a kid … but grew to love George Harrison as an adult. Here’s a beautiful, unplugged, raw take of a Harrison gem that likely few have ever heard as it’s buried at the end of side three of The White album after the Charles Manson theme song Helter Skelter. It’s so beautiful that I get choked up listening to it
Romanian Castles
The front turret looks a bit like a skull!
Castelul Corvinilor (Corvin) in Romanian, Vajdahunyadivar in Hungarian. Built (on top of Roman ruins) by King Charles I (Anjou) of Hungary. Rejuvenated by voivode/general John Hunyadi. Vlad the Impaler was rumored to be imprisoned there for several months (or was it years?) in a dungeon to the right of that main bridge entrance. Knights Hall is gorgeous when it’s decorated out. The castle is featured in an opening scene of the movie “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”.
Like I wrote before on CTH, east-central Europe is LOADED with artistry, including a very rich and fascinating cultural history.
Chocolate & Vanilla pups
President’s Day
Stick together
highlands, scotland
Reminds me, “Once in the Highlands”.
perfect . it’s certainly idyllic ♥️
Wow. I remember this very distantly. His voice, that moody opening and the melody. Serious déjà vu moment here, trying to dig it out of my foggy brain. It’ll come to me.
What a beautifully crafted song … I’ve loved it since my kids first played it for me (my kids know my musical tastes better than I know them myself).
l o v e collective soul .. i have most of all their cd’s .
what it must have felt like for those kids ..
Tis in my regular karaoke line up, skip it alot as it isn’t the easiest song for my voice.
Usually do it anyway in …. December for some reason.
looks like a basaltic dike (intrusive rock that originated as a sheet of molten rock that’s feeding a fissure eruption like we’re currently seeing in Iceland – note that it’s a long, linear “curtain of fire” there in footage from Iceland)
this looks like a particularly resistant spike, you can see the more subdued length of the rock sheet trending off into the background left
what ever you just said .. it scared me .
Looks more like a Scottish dirk than a dyke
Reminds me of ‘Highlander”, starring Sean Connery….
Sean got a death scene in that movie.
I wanted to say the guy pictured, who played the main role was the star, but I had to go look up his name. Christopher Lambert.
Not sure why, but model, dancer and choreographer Adrian Paul got the TV spinoff after he switched to acting.
Wow , Annie ! 🙋♀️
I was just reading earlier about the Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis , Scotland !
I Like Going Far Away in the Night Time Hours 🙂
You Too ? 😊
Looks like Tonight we both traveled to Scotland , even though we were different places there ; looking at different types of rock 🌼
Yes , I Like Rocks , All Kinds of Them 😁
Yes , I have a Rock Collection 🤭
Where I live right now is pretty rural and almost Every Home or Pasture You See has Big , Giant Rounded Rocks ! It is Awesome 😍 They are Old !
Hope You are Well and Happy , Annie 😊
Sounds very nice, ryder!
Thank You , Slowcobra 😊
My Son sent me a txt with a picture of a booming little logging town that used to be where I live
now . There is nothing here now except houses and Pasture land .
I told him if I had lived back in those days I could have ridden a horse around 😀 // And that thought led me to think of Cowboys taking cover behind the giant rocks , plinking at the Bad Guys ,
You know , like in the Lone Ranger 😄
Yikes ! There goes my imagination again 🤭
(Well , it Could have happened 🙃)
Actually , I think most of the land here was occupied by Native American Peoples and I hope the Cowboys were more like Josey Wales 🙂
Happy Week to You , Slowcobra 🌻
Wow, but that does sound pretty possible though! 🙂
it’s a respectful thing to do… imagining the land back in its “ other time” and pay homage to its prior residents.
thanks for the ‘happy week’ wishes! Kind of need the extra sentiment this particular week…
Hope you also have a good rest-of-week.
You are most Welcome and Thank YOU very much !
GodSpeed to You , Slowcobra 🙂 May Your Week be on the Upside
and All Fall into Place Where it Belongs 😊
((((( ryder )))))
good to see you ♥️
And You , Annie 🌺
I need help:
I’m taking a training quiz on signing disclosure forms related to confidentiality.
Does this question on the quiz make sense? I’m stuck.
In the discussion section below, define and give three (3) examples personally identifying information.
Well, working on Savannah’s BMV studies for her drivers license – personally identifying information includes: birth certificate, social security card, proof of residency, utility bill, voter registration card, state issued identification.
https://www.csoonline.com/article/571817/what-is-pii-examples-laws-and-standards.html
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Makes sense. They’re not asking for specific PII, just 3 devices that would contain PII. Knowing how to protect confidential/personal info (what NOT to give out) is hugely important for people like HR, who would presumably have the largest collection of PII in any company.
They left out the word “of” that should have come between the words examples and personally. That can be confusing.
See JWoo for examples.
The Grunts Prayer
Oh Lord, thank you for granting me another day to stand up against the tyranny in the world today, blessing me with the will, strength and fortitude to continue walking, digging and fighting all over this once blessed United States of America. Please continue to help me carry this rucksack and weapon by walking beside me and lending your loving hand apon this yoke I proudly wear. Please bless me with a full ammo pouch and full canteen, one for the enemy around me the other for the enemy above, so that I may prevail against one and endure the other. Please bless me with the light of the moon and stars when I need them and clouds and rain when I desire cover from my enemies eyes. Please ensure my aim is true, that my creedo “One Shot, One Kill” is fullfilled, that my enemy does not suffer and their end is swift and complete. Please Lord, protect me from short rounds and friendly fire from my allies, so that I might continue to honor my oath to the Constitution of the United States of America. Last of all Lord please forgive me for what I must do, I only wished to be left alone, bask in the glory of your word and behold this beautiful world that you created for us but alas Evil has risen and I am compelled to smite it in your name.
Amen 🙏🏻
To Read The Bible in One Year
Numbers 33-36
Review of the Journey from Egypt to Jordan
As you have read many times here, ‘live out you best life to the fullest each day,’ keeping your focus on Jesus.
Note what Paul has learned as he closes his letter to the Philippians,
“ … for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. Phil.4.11 (ESV)
I believe Paul carried this attitude into the place where he was executed; finally freed from the fetters of this world to join Christ Jesus the King in heaven.
Mornin’ all!
Hello, Wee Weed.
THE INITIATIVE AGAINST DREAMING
“Arise, let us go hence.” John xiv. 31
Dreaming about a thing in order to do it properly is right; but dreaming about it when we should be doing it is wrong. After our Lord had said those wonderful things to His disciples, we might have expected that He would tell them to go away and meditate over them all; but our Lord never allowed “mooning.” When we are getting into contact with God in order to find out what He wants, dreaming is right; but when we are inclined to spend our time in dreaming over what we have been told to do, it is a bad thing and God’s blessing is never on it. God’s initiative is always in the nature of a stab against this kind of dreaming, the stab that bids us “neither sit nor stand but go.”
If we are quietly waiting before God and He has said – “Come ye yourselves apart,” then that is meditation before God in order to get at the line He wants; but always beware of giving over to mere dreaming when once God has spoken. Leave Him to be the source of all your dreams and joys and delights, and go out and obey what He has said. If you are in love, you do not sit down and dream about the one you love all the time, you go and do something for him; and that is what Jesus Christ expects us to do. Dreaming after God has spoken is an indication that we do not trust Him.
Oswald Chambers
February 20th Devotional
Perfect.
Oswald, like Cowan (Streams in the Desert) had most of their words written after they had completed thier missions for Christ, by their spouses. Utmost for His Highest displays the incredible Love of Christ reflected through a life that was called home at the age of 43.
We remember important information – how much money we have, etc.
But one thing we do not know – how much time we have on earth.
Time is a precious gift from God.
Let us use it wisely – every day.
It need not be anything grand; perhaps, simply washing dishes.
But we do it as to the Lord, glad that He’s given us the day.
That, friend, is a day never wasted …
“ So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.”
Psalm 90:12 ESV
Hat tip to FloraofSolomon for the referral to James Lindsey’s podcast called “New Discourses”
Treepers friends, check out this episode called “Understanding Reflexive Environments”
We are living this right now and it affects every reaction we make towards the propaganda machine. I’m taking notes and using this to handle the dialectical weapons being formed against us with my daughter’s school. This episode can be applied everywhere. Very worth the 23 minutes to listen.
Thank you, Flora.
https://newdiscourses.com/2024/01/understanding-reflexive-environments/
Speaking of reflexive. These days that phrase gets my guard up every single time.
Day 4 – The Surrender Novena By Father Dolindo Ruotolo (1882-1970)
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
You see evil growing instead of weakening? Do not worry.
Close your eyes and say to me with faith: “Thy will be done, You take care of it”.
I say to you that I will take care of it, and that I will intervene as does a doctor and I will accomplish miracles when they are needed. Do you see that the sick person is getting worse? Do not be upset, but close your eyes and say “You take care of it”. I say to you that I will take care of it, and that there is no medicine more powerful than my loving intervention. By my love, I promise this to you.
O Jesus, I surrendered myself to you, take care of everything!
Verse of the Day for Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.”
Psalms 12:5 (KJV)
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Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
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
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
CHILD NOT CHOICE
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.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
TAKE ME AS YOU FIND ME
For what is it you are looking to find
Have you found yourself in a bit of a bind
Discovering uncovering what within
Do you know where to start or even begin
Do you see what is there or want to see
Do you imagine or fashion what could be
Will you play the fawning flirtatious flaunt
Will you come with me on a joyous jaunt
We’ll fly thru the air with the greatest of ease
We’ll dance thru the night on an ocean breeze
We’ll forge the forest a cabin to find
And under the moonlight we will unwind
We can be whatever we want to be
We can dress up as pirates sailing the sea
We can tap dance across the glassy plane
Of indescribable mountain terrain
Let’s be connoisseurs of fine wine and food
Travel the world in search of treasures skewed
Stay in a castle we rent a fortnight
Keep to ourselves very far out of sight
Would this make it easy for you to find me
What is it in me you dost want to see
Tell me stories of places you have been
Tell me of the challenges used to preen
Share the gifts and talents given by God
How we have used them to give Him laud
Will that spur our need to know more
Of what in the future we have in store
No doubt God will make it easy to see
What God gave to you and of course to me
Oh but God does not plan what man must do
It’s man’s free will to make choices anew
D01: 07/09/2023
January 30, 2024
Psalm 91.The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing
#psalm91 #psalms #prayer
Pray Everyday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18c1Vk0Svvg
LIVE WITH JULIE – 02/20/2024
JULIE GREEN MINISTRIES
https://rumble.com/v4ejblx-live-with-julie.html
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Today’s Scriptures:
1 Timothy 6:12 (fight the good fight of faith)
Ephesians 6:17 (sword of the Spirit)
God is going to reverse court cases and elections.
Hebrews 10:30
Proverbs 11:21 (CEV, AMPC)
Psalm 33:10
Jeremiah 33:11 (CEV, AMPC)
2 Chronicles 20:22
Ezekiel 29:14-16 (CEV, AMPC)
Psalm 126:1-4
Job 22:28 (If you decree a thing it shall be established)
Joshua 1:5
1 John 4:4 (greater is He in you than he in the world)
Isaiah 54:17
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Exodus 14:13
Isaiah 33:22
Romans 12:19
James 4:7
Book of Esther (these are the days of Haman)
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DECLARATIONS, DECREES, AND DEFINITIONS:
You need to know the power and authority of the Word of God. Pray and ask God what He wants you to do.
Do not get into fear-He’s given you power, authority, dominion, and the words to say.
God is going to take us out of captivity and reverse it onto those trying to keep us in captivity and bondage.
Everything that’s been done against you, God is going to reverse everything-all cases, indictments.
Stop relying on man. Go to God for everything and ask Him to forgive you of your sins.
Without God, nothing will be right. We need Him. He is the only One that can save us.
Vengeance is God’s. He is the judge over all the Earth and He is the one to restore everything.
Retribution: punishment imposed on a convicted criminal for the purpose of repayment or revenge for the wrong committed.
Vengeance: punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong.
Illegitimate: not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules.
Compensation: something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.
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Prophecy mentioned in today’s live stream:
https://www.jgminternational.org/prophecies/a-great-cleanup-has-begun-to-remove-dirty-politicians-from-their-positions
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PROPHETIC WORD: PROOF IS COMING BIDEN IS THE FALL MAN FOR THE DEMOCRAT PARTY – MY VENGEANCE WILL SOON BE SEEN AGAINST THE ENEMIES OF ALMIGHTY GOD – SOON YOU WILL SEE COURT CASES REVERSED – SOON YOU WILL SEE ELECTIONS REVERSED – RIGHTFUL WINNERS INSTALLED – CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST THE INNOCENT – AND THE GUILTY WILL BE INDICTED AND SENTENCED FOR THEIR CRIMES – SOON YOU WILL SEE REMOVAL UPON REMOVAL OF ILLEGITIMATE PEOPLE FROM POSITIONS THAT DO NOT BELONG TO THEM AND NEVER HAVE – YOUR FAKE GOVERNMENT – LEADERS OF INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES – AND JUDGES – NONE OF THEM WHO HAVE BEEN PUT IN THESE POSITIONS WILL UNLAWFULLY STAY THERE – ELECTIONS WILL NOT HEAL THIS NATION – OR EVEN BRING IT BACK TO LIFE, STRENGTH, AND/OR BLESSING – I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO DO THAT BECAUSE I AM LIFE – I AM HEALING YOUR NATION – I AM FREEING THIS NATION – I AM THE RESTORER TO BRING LIFE INTO THIS NATION – IT WILL ONLY BE DONE BY MY HAND – AND NO MAN WILL GET THE GLORY – HOW I DO THIS WILL SHOCK THE WORLD – AND AN EVEN GREATER AWAKENING WILL TAKE PLACE – OBAMA AND BIDEN WILL BE EXPOSED – THE FALL WILL TAKE PLACE LIVE – THIS NATION IS MINE – AND THE WORLD WILL SEE MY RESTORATION !!! THERE WILL BE A RESURRECTION OF THIS NATION !!!
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REVIEW OF PROPHETIC WORD
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PRAYER FOR ALL !!!
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As promised … 21 day old granddaughter 🩷😍🥰 … she’s gonna be a beauty 😘… just like her mom
She is so beautifully perfect, Kenji.
The (olllld) new parents are still coming to grips with Miya’s multiple feeding demands in the wee hours of the morning … but … she’s going as long as 4 hours sleep between feedings. These (olllld), stuck in their prior lifestyles, parents don’t know how good they have it. Miya is a complete sweetheart … such a good baby. “Average” in all measurable dimensions … but anything but average … she’s a Superstar!! (to reference a prior song title).
oh, she IS so beautiful! I know youre in love.
Totally smitten. She’s already smited me … slayed me … owned me. You girls don’t have a clue how powerful you are! Even from birth!
Tets
????? Care to elaborate?
“80% of Americans test positive for chemical found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats that may cause infertility, delayed puberty: study https://trib.al/U2vwzn3″ (New York Post)
This report is upsetting to say the least, so many families have relied on the wholesomeness of Oats. They fed this food to their children trusting in the manufacturers to deliver a healthy alternative to the sugary, overpriced, junk cereal.
So what really happened?
Did someone get bribed to help the fortunes of a pesticide manufacturer?
“This could create more speculation as to the agendas of people like billionaire creepy Bill Gates, who is widely known for being behind the reduction of the world’s population.
According to SEC filings, Bill and Melinda Gates are involved in Taminco through their ownership in OCI N.V., which is partnered with CF Industries Holdings, Inc.”
Globalists will be delighted. After all, anything to reduce the surplus population. Cut back on food supplies, starve people or poison them. Inject them with shots designed to kill people quickly with heart issues, and slowly with weakened immune systems.
“Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) sounded the alarm on this new revelation, stating that the House Oversight Committee will be investigating American exposure to this chemical.
“I just spoke with @RepJamesComer and we will be holding a hearing at @GOPoversight regarding this,” Luna said ”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/cheerios-quaker-oats-reportedly-exposing-americans-chemical-that/
Mentions imported oats twice in that article.
Once again the globacorps are sending bad things to America at high prices. The food and drug Administration (FDA) are not doing their job.
I refuse to buy most seafood nowadays as it is canned/frozen outside the USA by foreign entities and sometimes farm raised outside the USA.
When it says China on the label they couldn’t pay me to buy their seafood! And Smithfield Ham is China owned also.
I totally agree, and feel the same way about seafood (and pork products.
)https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/11/21/chinese-forced-labor-seafood-00126642
EVENING PRAYER
BREAKING: MELANIA TRUMP JUST SHOCKED THE WORLD!!
A little female ruby-crowned kinglet stopped by this weekend. It had been about 3 months since we last saw her.
Size is between a golf and tennis ball. Cuter than a bug’s ear!
Awww, you luckout! And glad she’s back!
According to my Birder’s Handbook, thank you Colkitto, she’ll go North to raise her brood.
I do enjoy her brief visits.
Last wknd she was enjoying some infamous Bark Butter in our red bud tree.
Just curious … what beautifully abundant flyway do you live in the middle of? Gorgeous little birdie and equally spectacular pics. 👏
Kim and I live in Edmond, OK. North side of OKC.
We were lucky to build a home backing up to a greenbelt that provides shelter and roosts.
Most of our birds will migrate North shortly to hatch their broods and escape OK’s summer heat.
I like to send them on their way fat and sassy!
Healthy…
Beautiful! And since I recently read the OK courts ruled that a disgusting “renewable” energy subsidy-mining corporation were made to REMOVE their giant bird-killing wind contraptions … Your birds have been made safer. I now recall you telling me your location before … forgive my old-man mis-remembering memory 😂🤦♂️
I’m right there with ya, Kenji!
With my memory I can hide my own Easter eggs :p
I saw the removal of windmills from that portion of tribal land a victory as well. Hopefully other tribes will follow suit.
Sadly, and as you well know, when the right “officials” are compensated enough these projects flourish.
When the time comes for removal and disposal that generous compensation will have long disappeared.
Landowners, locals, and wildlife paying the price.
darling.
Primal Secrets | FULL MOVIE | Drama, Thriller | Ellen Burstyn
Feb 20, 2024
The veneer of extravagant Manhattan and Long Island high society appears glamorous and alluring, but as this story demonstrates, grand appearances often lead to violent deceptions.
Susie’s Hope | FULL MOVIE | Drama, Inspiration, Animals, Based on a True Story
Based on a true story, the inspirational relationship between pit bull attack survivor Donna Lawrence (Emmanuelle Vaugier) and Susie, an abused pit bull left for dead.
Emmanuelle Vaguer, Burgess Jenkins, John Provost, Andrea Powell, Lance E. Nichols, Megan Blake, Willette Thompson, Gregory Waller, Susie the dog, Smiley the dog
Greetings Treepers!
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Anyone else noticing biased headlines from new “news” sources online? Sites like Gistfest, State of the Union, All Things Finance, FanSided?
I started noticing all these new “news” sources from leftwing sources disguised as “news” about two weeks ago, which reminds me of when they did this in the lead-up to the 2020 election.
I believe there were also leftwing “news” reports about this kind of “reporting” supposedly coming from far right sites, which was a lie because there were none. Just projection by leftists who were flooding various sites with biased reports claiming to be news sites.
It appears they are up to their old tricks again, so a “news” report about far right biased news coming from these kinds of sites should be right around the corner.
Read about the governments efforts to silence mis/dis/mal information. Fascinating and scary https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/category/reports/
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Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.
#faith #god #psalms
Pray Everyday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKUPiqPMs8M
Feb 20, 2024: It’s been 118 days since Speaker Johnson was elected.
** Forget what they say, take note of what they do. Demand recorded votes. **
The border is still open. We are still funding the corrupt globalist kick-back scam. The $61B spending bill was not passed, but did you know that the US Army is still funding Ukraine. Speaker Johnson, you can stop this. Use the power of the purse strings and stop the Army from spending money they assume will be paid back in the future.
Close the border, stop funding wars, or Shut Down the government! Keep it simple. KISS! Wishing Speaker Johnson a blessed day.
Just a reminder:
Tucker Carlson interviews Mike Benz for background context on Internet Censorship, examples, and a whole lot more. This link (https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/02/16/mike-benz-gives-background-context-on-internet-censorship-programs/#more-255727) contains a link to the Interview.
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.
Day 5 (of 9) – The Surrender Novena By Father Dolindo Ruotolo (1882-1970)
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
And when I must lead you on a path different from the one you see, I will prepare you; I will carry you in my arms; I will let you find yourself, like children who have fallen asleep in their mother’s arms, on the other bank of the river.
What troubles you and hurts you immensely are your reason, your thoughts and worry, and your desire at all costs to deal with what afflicts you.
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!