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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I don’t know if blamtifa just gave up and wandered away disillusioned and disgusted (“million dollar house? We’re out here being gassed and arrested so you can buy a million dollar house?”), or if they just lost interest (“been there, done that, now what?”), but Season 2 of Blamtifa Riots is a bust, a big nothingburger. With Season 1’s original characters missing, Season 2 can’t turn out enough participants to fill a good sized bar. And repeating last year’s chants shows a serious lack of imagination. It appears Season 2 has been cancelled.
In its place, for our evening viewing entertainment this summer, we have culvert and street drain unclogging videos on youtube. Hey, don’t laugh. These are nothing to sneeze at. With 396,000 subscribers, this guy puts up a new video and it gets 47,000 views in its FIRST DAY. One he put up 11 months ago has almost 13 million views in less than a year.
Each video is a perfect short story with a beginning, middle, and end. They have it all: problem, solution, setback; rededication, progress, success. They are uplifting demonstrations of the rewards of hard work and perseverance, metaphors for the human condition.
So, for your viewing pleasure and to get you started, here is his most popular video. Enjoy.
Season 2 riots didn’t happen because it’s not an election year with the paid instigators stirring up the action.
I think you’re right. But let events unfold where it appears that President Trump is going to be declared the rightful winner of the 2020 election and will be inaugurated, just watch the violence (aka “peaceful protests) explode. Hypocrisy on steroids.
Where are the public works, or streets and sanitation, or water/sewer people that work for the City? This is part of their job.
Exactly.
“They are uplifting demonstrations of the rewards of hard work”
They are actually ugly demonstrations of normal maintenance work not being done, and everybody “putting up with it” until finally they are nearly flooded out of their houses. And apparently he sees it normal that he should do it. Looks like a failure to identify where the problem actually is.
Being suckered into being excited about doing something that his taxes were paying someone else to do, and then cheering about it, is NOT the same as making lemonade out of lemons. Not the same at all.
Yup…… My first thought.
What a sweetheart!
What Is a Church?
By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
It is strange but true that most people — even the great majority of religious people — do not know what a church is. Ask the average man what a church is, and he’s apt to reply: “Well, anybody knows that! A church is a building where people go to worship God.” But this is not correct. The word translated church, in our Bibles, simply means assembly. A church is not a building, but the assembly that meets in the building. Technically, a church is not even a religious gathering, for the same word is used in Acts 19:32 of a riotous mob which had assembled at Ephesus, and this verse says that this assembly was confused and that “the greater part knew not wherefore they were come together.” Perhaps this could apply to many a church today, but the point is that a church is not a building but an assembly of people.
The church of which the Bible has most to say is “the Church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28), and St. Paul calls the church of this present dispensation, “the Body of Christ,” or “the Church which is His Body” (I Cor. 12:27; Eph. 1:22,23).
Men cannot join this Church by water baptism or any other religious rite, but only by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. With regard to believers in Christ St. Paul declares: “By one Spirit are we all baptized into one Body” (I Cor. 12:13). And in Rom. 12:5 the Apostle says that “ye, being many, are one body in Christ.”
Many sincere people have had their names on local church rolls for many years before learning this great truth — that the true Church of God is not a building, but the assembly of those who trust in Christ as their Savior. Doubtless, people in and out of many of the religious organizations we call churches belong to this one great Bible Church, while others, with all their religious profession, do not. The question is: Have we sincerely trusted in Christ as the Savior who died for our sins?
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/what-is-a-church/
Acts 19:32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
1 Corinthians 12:27 ¶ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
Ephesians 1:22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
1Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Romans 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
“The question is: Have we sincerely trusted in Christ as the Savior who died for our sins?”
It is not merely an intellectual assent to the historical fact, salvation requires that you trust Christ 100% for your salvation -with NOTHING (not even a prayer) required on your part.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:1 ¶ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
2 Corinthians 6:1 ¶ We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
This is correct. Salvation is not derived from water baptism.
Men cannot join this Church by water baptism or any other religious rite, but only by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. With regard to believers in Christ St. Paul declares: “By one Spirit are we all baptized into one Body” (I Cor. 12:13). And in Rom. 12:5 the Apostle says that “ye, being many, are one body in Christ.”
Furthermore
If the thief on the cross wasn’t baptized by water, how did Jesus tell him “Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise”, except by the thief’s belief and acceptance of Jesus as the Son of God?
And Peter was the rock ….to build that church
Back in the day the buildings were temples.
Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt were great friends. Their relationship was complicated by the fact that Guy’s wife Suzanna also deeply loved Townes. This actually brought them all closer together.until Townes untimely death. There’s a good biography of Guy called “If we Don’t get Killed Or Caught“. It’s a good read. There’s also a documentary of the same name that hasn’t been released yet which should be very interesting.
It’s actually called the “Texas Chili Parlor Bar”. The Chili is excellent. Can’t say the same for the “Mad Dog Margaritas” which are made with mescal and taste terrible. The back story on this song is that it’s about a time when Guy and Suzanna had separated. They got back together.
Happy Furday!
https://twitter.com/buitengebieden_/status/1407411412885028868
NATIONAL STRAWBERRY PARFAIT DAY
National Strawberry Parfait Day on June 25th comes around each year during the perfect time – peak strawberry season.
In fact, parfait is French for perfect. The traditional parfait is a dessert of ice cream or frozen custard layered with fruit and whipped cream in a tall stemmed glass. An additional topping of whipped cream garnishes the dessert. Today, we often replace the ice cream with yogurt or pudding and layers of granola.
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NATIONAL CATFISH DAY
In the United States, National Catfish Day on June 25th each year celebrates the value of farm-raised catfish.
A diverse group of ray-finned fish, catfish are named for their prominent barbels, which resemble cat whiskers. These nocturnal swimmers don’t have any scales. Their smooth flesh makes it difficult for anglers to clean. In the United States, the most commonly eaten species of catfish are the channel catfish and blue catfish. They are also a good source of Vitamin D
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I have always liked the catfish dinner served at Cracker Barrel… It ain’t gourmet but its doggone good…especially with cornbread.
I find that the best cat fish dinners seem to come from hole in the wall places down in Arkansas. Find the ones near the catfish farms.
I absolutely believe you. You obviously get around a lot. In that aspect I do envy your mobility.
For several reasons, I am mostly limited to whatever is local. There are several restaurants within 40 minutes of my house that do an excellent job with catfish, but CB is like “old reliable” for me. They are extraordinarily consistent. Plus my wife loves the place, which is not insignificant…?
RECEIVING ONE’S SELF IN THE FIRES OF SORROW
“What shall I say? Father, save me, from this hour? But for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify Thy name.” John xii. 27-29, R. V.
My attitude as a saint to sorrow and difficulty is not to ask that they may be prevented, but to ask that I may preserve the self God created me to be through every fire of sorrow. Our Lord received Himself in the fire of sorrow, He was saved not FROM the hour, but OUT OF the hour.
We say that there ought to be no sorrow, but there IS sorrow, and we have to receive ourselves in its fires. If we try and evade sorrow, refuse to lay our account with it, we are foolish. Sorrow is one of the biggest facts in life; it is no use saying sorrow ought not to be. Sin and sorrow and suffering ARE, and it is not for us to say that God has made a mistake in allowing them.
Sorrow burns up a great amount of shallowness, but it does not always make a man better. Suffering either gives me my self or it destroys my self. You cannot receive your self in success, you lose your head; you cannot receive your self in monotony, you grouse. The way to find your self is in the fires of sorrow. Why it should be so is another matter, but that it is so is true in the Scriptures and in human experience. You always know the man who has been through the fires of sorrow and received himself, you are certain you can go to him in trouble and find that he has ample leisure for you. If a man has not been through the fires of sorrow, he is apt to be contemptuous, he has no time for you. If you receive yourself in the fires of sorrow, God will make you nourishment for other people.
Oswald Chambers
June 25th Devotional
Yes, me too! But I think we grow in wisdom as we age! Most young people, especially today, could not read the above and understand anything OC is trying to teach…we look back on the example of our own lives and know how sad this is…for them…
But..but…but…. Diversity!
Probably one of the most misused and abused words in the culture today.
People will naturally segregate themselves into groups they feel comfortable with.
This is a horrifying documentary on child trafficking.
Very disturbing.
Pray for these.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/u5zIbwrd9IvH/
Watched about 10 minutes. Too cold and evil for my heart. I don’t need to watch the rest – the attitudes of the mother and the intermediary are vile and satanic. I can imagine people she deals with would do anything with the baby – from using the infant for an organ supply to … (unspeakable horrific crimes.)
Verse of the Day for Friday, June 25, 2021
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“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.
American Airlines cancels more than 300 flights due to lack of pilots
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https://newstarget.com/2021-06-24-american-airlines-cancels-flights-lack-of-pilots.html
Mornin all!
Think I’m done for the week. The Peosta, IA run went well. On the way up I received a message requesting I deliver directly to the customer before taking my break. They really needed the parts racks I was delivering and were happy to see me when I pulled in an hour earlier than they expected. Took my break in the door and they loaded me in the morning.
Then it was off to that little Chinese bonded warehouse in Elk Grove Village, IL (O’Hara Airport). This place was not designed for big trucks. It is at the end of the row of a building with several small businesses. One has to pull in going towards the end of the building going in the opposite direction of where the docks are and then back the length of the building to the other end. It is another situation where when the trailer is square in the door the tractor is angled at a 45 degree except this one is tougher than the one I wrote about in Michigan because the guards for the skirts of the dock are relatively close together and one has to be perfectly aligned or your going to damage a trailer door hitting one of those guards. Took me 4 stabs to get it in right in the driving rain.
Because of the construction, rain, and who knows, the alignment of a stars and planets? Chicago was even worse than normal. Took I-355 south to avoid a huge backup on I-294 south because of a bad accident in the construction zone. But it was miserable also. When I got to I-80 east I had just had enough. I took I-55 south to get the hell away from that city and then caught IL-17 at Kankakee to IL-114 to IN-10 to I-65 south.
In Indianapolis I-70 and I-65 downtown are closed and will be for over a year as they redo the way that the two interstates connect uptown. We truckers from the area called it “the spaghetti bowl” because of the way it was configured. It should be a lot better when they get it done but in the meantime all traffic is being diverted to the I-465 bypass and the evening rush is murder sometimes. Of course, the state, in their infinite wisdom, has also chosen to close about every state route at one place or another one could use to avoid the mess in Indy for construction. But we have started finding work arounds. The thing is when the state detours a highway they always use other state routes for the detour and usually that takes one miles out of their way. The trick is finding a more efficient way to detour around the road closure using county roads unrestricted to big trucks where one doesn’t tear down low hanging wires, tree limbs, or run over bridges not rated for the weight.
Come winter and the end of the construction season most of the state road closures will be gone so we won’t have to use those less well maintained and plowed county roads.
This one made me think of you, Rah!
Several years ago when Nashville had that terrible flooding I saw some of that there. In one place the water was so high one could only see the top foot of trailers. At the stadium where the Titans play the padded cushions that line the walls were floating in water out over the field. The National press pretty much ignored that huge disaster. After all it happened in flyover country and there was no sensational or political narrative value.
Mornin’ WeeWeed
TGIF
That was I-57 I took out of the Chicago area, not I-55. Duh!
Mornin’ infidels!
Morning WeeWeed. I am finding it impossible to not hate, and I mean really hate, those scumbags.
Looks like there is going to be lots of rain here in my area of Indiana over the next few days. Some farmers will be happy. Those with low lying fields won’t.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
The 50th Psalm – Septuagint
(Psalm 51 – KJV).
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
‘Paris-raised’ explains something. Take the blasted Fauci off. It’s like Junior from Smokey and the Bandit. https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210625-welcome-home-paris-raised-blinken-on-first-trip-to-france-as-top-us-diplomat
Ca explique beaucoup!
Chauvin sentencing.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/derek-chauvin-sentencing-live/
Steven Miller, along w/Ric Grenell, is one of the very few good guys.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/06/25/stephen-miller-group-will-defend-doctors-bidens-forced-transgender-treatment-policy/
Neither Miley or McCaffery are worthy of being officers, let alone 4 stars. To be a great officer you have to love your service and the people that serve in it.
To be a great service member one has to know that they are not defending a flag or a government; They took their oath to the Constitution, or IOW the people.
Neither of these scumbags have even learned those lessons or adhere to that fundamental value. They are Oath Breakers, just like so many politicians.
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Let this sink in. Tucker Carlson on live Fox TV called Gen Mark Milley the Chairman of the JCS “Stupid” and a “Pig”. Why hasn’t he been terminated? Who talks like this about a public official? Mark Milley …Princeton and Colombia. Years in combat.
Found in the bin….probably because of too make links in one post. The limit is set for 4. 🙁
Thanks As rem. I’ll remember that.
one of the creeps (Bashoe Moo) who kidnapped, assaulted and robbed my 14 year old grandson in boise, idaho last march 18 had to have an interpreter who spoke KAREN. anybody know what is karen speak??
the other two were definite somalis (Ali Musa Mbwera and saladi Mbwera) who were brought to America from Kenya
I didn’t know that dialect was African in origin!
me either. all I know is that karen is spoken in boise, idaho
Apologies for the question, but how does one upload or “post” an image like you guys are doing. Are you uploading to a photo site, and then posting the link?? or can you insert directly into the post (pic on computer) – something like ctrl-alt -paste or something??? Appreciated.
Can’t post from your computer, the image has to be hosted on some other site first. Many are using the image posting sites, I gotta try that myself, but an easy way is simply to capture the “image link” at the site where one finds the image. Right click on the image, save the image link, post it here, even I could do it after it was explained to me!
Thanks, thought so, anyhoo will have to find an image hosting site then, pic was inspired while teaching myself the Gimp (photoshop alt) on Linux, which I only run on (still a tad peeved with Bill). Anyway good to get the ole noodle working – see what I can do.
imgur.com is a freebie
Well, the Oregon dominatrix governor, kate brown, has apparently read the tea leaves and felt she had no choice but to lift all of the mask requirements, occupancy limits, and social distancing nonsense….next Wednesday (June 30) even though (as we have been browbeaten about for months and months) the 70% “vaccinated” goal has not been reached.
I guess that was the magical point at which the virus would call it quits, feeling outnumbered and discouraged, and would cease attacking people (both vaccinated and unvaccinated, apparently).
So Oregon has not reached 70%. Oregon is not going to reach 70% any time soon. It has taken them a month of harassments via PSA’s to figure out that a bunch of people just aren’t gonna do something because “Mother, may I?” says to do it.
So free at last–at midnight on Wednesday.
I suppose she will try to paint this decision as brave and cutting-edge leadership. Naw. Kate just finally figured out that quite possibly she overplayed her nasty little authoritarian hand.
Nothing worse than someone with a little bit of authority……….
Anyone with 3-4 brain cells to rub together should have learned a great deal in the last 15 months about how slender a hold we have on personal freedom. They’ve run this into the ground now, but that should not be taken to mean they’ve given up on the concept. Not at all.
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and his family as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
Amen.
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Yup!…Tucker’s in the tank! UFOs!!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeSGUAK5B_k
These videos are as clear as the Loch Ness Monster and Big Foot.!
RED FLAG!!!!!!
Be scared!!! We’re being invaded!! ?
Has photography really not progressed at all?
Is PDJT and the Trump sons still allowing the RNC to use them to raise money or is the RNC saying F U to PDJT ?
https://www.dailywire.com/news/unarmed-grandmother-first-to-be-sentenced-in-january-6-capitol-breach-says-shes-reading-about-americas-race-relations
So the left made the events of 1/6 about race and now grannie is participating in her own little re-education camp as part of her plea deal. OK. Nothing to be concerned about here.