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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Oh most loving Father, who willest us to give thanks for all things, to dread nothing but the loss of thee, and to cast all our care on thee who carest for us; preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, and grant that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of thy love which is immortal, and which thou hast manifested unto us in thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A wonderful prayer of petition!
A true source of extraordinary comfort for me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GOyFrYuDk
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If you want to find an exemplary example of Texas culture, paying attention to Lyle Lovett’s musical imagery will do a good job of connecting you with our unique consciousness.
This song was written by Guy Clark. One day I stopped by Guy’s house in Houston. As I was leaving I saw this very painting. Didn’t think much about it until a long time later.
OK, this is an admitted example of shameless chauvinism. But, like most Texas humor, the humor is intentionally gentile. You may not be from Texas but Texas wants you anyway. 🙂
Lyle Lovett is a Pure and True Texas Treasure ??
18 August 1963
21-year-old Wayne Newton sees his rendition of “Danke Schoen” peak at #13 on the Hot 100. The song was originally intended for Bobby Darin as a follow-up to his hit single “Mack the Knife”, but after seeing Newton perform at the Copacabana, Darin decided to let him record the song.
18 August 1971
John Denver‘s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is certified as a million seller in the US. At the time, despite singing that West Virginia was “almost heaven”, neither Denver or the song’s writers, Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert had ever been there.
18 August 1973
According to Cashbox Magazine, Wings had the best selling single in the US with “Live And Let Die”. Produced by George Martin, the Grammy nominated song was written specifically for the James Bond film of the same name.
NATIONAL ICE CREAM PIE DAY
National Ice Cream Pie Day is observed annually on August 18th.
NATIONAL FAJITA DAY
On August 18th, National Fajita Day recognizes the sizzling deliciousness of the savory Tex-Mex flavor found in fajitas.
In the early 1930s, Mexican vaqueros in Southwest Texas developed what we’ve grown to love all over the United States. Using throwaway cuts of beef, they developed the fajita. However, it wasn’t long before they became a staple in the region. These cowboys cooked the steak over an open fire or grill. Once cooked, they served it with flour or corn tortillas. In later years, fresh Pico de gallo, guacamole, and southwestern spices elevated the fajita.
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Doesn’t seem right that it has to share a day with ice cream pie. LGBTQWERTY gets a whole month. Gonna run by the capitol bldg and see which flag is up. Fajita vs. Ice Cream Pie. They’re trying to divide us.
I can post again!
America, say hello to President Talibiden…
And, America, this is what will soon be moving in next door to you courtesy of the demented dolt pretending to be your President.
Just discovered a brutally truth-telling rapper, of all people. Not my genre of music and the guy is covered in tatoos and piercing, but, wow, the lyrics of his music are so right on it’s crazy! Here’s a link to his YouTube page and you can see from recent song titles what the subject matter is: brainwashing, lockdowns, etc. And I have to say, not only is his message right on target, the music is really good. (I can’t believe I’m saying that about rap, but the melding of melodies, chorus, his voice, and orchestration is really interesting. This guy is talented.)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCElGBUWDCa05jRzc2PfmGqQ
Whatever it takes.
If Tom MacDonald’s music can draw in young people and teach them to question their indoctrination, I’m all for it. Hard to ban it from social media as well, as it’s “just music”, sort of like how the left uses so-called comedians to push their fact free emotional bashes of Trump and Conservatives, then says “it’s just comedy, not news” when confronted.
Conservatism really is the new, hip counterculture. It’s just the oddest thing… ?
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
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.
The 50th Psalm (Septuagint)
Psalm 51 (KJV-Masoretic)
Wednesday of the Ninth Week after Pentecost
Forefeast of the Holy Transfiguration of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ
Fast preceding the Dormition of the Theotokos
August 5th on the Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
August 18th on the civil or commercial calendar
First Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians 13: 4 – 14: 5
Holy Gospel according to the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew 20: 1 – 16
Among the many Saints and Holy Martyrs who are honored today are these:
Holy Martyr Eusignios of Antioch (+ 362)
Saint Nonna, mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian (+374)
Holy Martyr Oswald, king of Northumbria (+ 642)
Holy New Hieromartyr Eudocia and three novices with her at Diveyevo Convent (+ 1919)
https://twitter.com/buitengebieden_/status/1427744434758852613
if tomorrow you post a video of that dog MAKING dinner….
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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN EXPRESSIONLESS WITH SORROW?
“And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.” Luke xviii. 23
The rich young ruler went away expressionless with sorrow; he had not a word to say. He had no doubt as to what Jesus said, no debate as to what it meant, and it produced in him a sorrow that had not any words. Have you ever been there? Has God’s word come to you about something you are very rich in – temperament, personal affinity, relationships of heart and mind? Then you have often been expressionless with sorrow. The Lord will not go after you, He will not plead, but every time He meets you on that point He will simply repeat – If you mean what you say, those are the conditions.
“Sell all that thou hast,” undress yourself morally before God of everything that might be a possession until you are a mere conscious human being, and then give God that. That is where the battle is fought – in the domain of the will before God. Are you more devoted to your idea of what Jesus wants than to Himself? If so, you are likely to hear one of His hard sayings that will produce sorrow in you. What Jesus says IS hard, it is only easy when it is heard by those who have His disposition. Beware of allowing anything to soften a hard word of Jesus Christ’s.
I can be so rich in poverty, so rich in the consciousness that I am nobody, that I shall never be a disciple of Jesus; and I can be so rich in the consciousness that I am somebody that I shall never be a disciple. Am I willing to be destitute of the sense that I am destitute? This is where discouragement comes in. Discouragement is disenchanted self-love, and self-love may be love of my devotion to Jesus.
Oswald Chambers
August 18th Devotional
Can you imagine those words spoken to the rich today?
You don’t need to wonder why they crucified him if you think about that one issue.
True, but the ‘elite’ rich today would never even approach Jesus in the first place…
Mornin’ infidels.
Boston Dynamic’s Atlas robots successfully completed a parkour obstacle course for the first time. 54 sec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vmji_h539A
Well, it’s not exactly like one of those TV challenges, either for amusement or competition. But that is the first ever synchronized ‘obstacle course’ dancing that I have ever seen.
Quite the paradox in technology. We can do this but can’t get an accurate vote count
Oh we can get an accurate vote count. But the machinery and people doing the counting would all have to be PROGRAMMED to produce an accurate vote count.
Unlike how the machinery and vote counting people in too many precincts were programmed in November of last year.
Verse of the Day for Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
1 Corinthians 13:11 (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.
Yesterday when I was checking out of WalMart, I was talking with the polite, well-spoken young man serving as my cashier. They had one lane open (out of about 20). I asked if WalMart was having trouble getting cashiers. He said it was impossible; they weren’t getting even one applicant for weeks at a time. I sympathized and said something to the effect that when you have elected governments handing out money why work? He responded with “Yeah, well this government didn’t win any election, they stole it!” I congratulated him on his observation and we exchanged a big thumbs up. My take away? There’s hope!!
Daily reminder that George W. Bush’s grandfather helped Hitler’s rise to power. The Bush family claimed they were just doing international business.
Kind of like the traitors who are now helping the CCP by “just doing international business”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar
“George Bush’s grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany.
The Guardian has obtained confirmation from newly discovered files in the US National Archives that a firm of which Prescott Bush was a director was involved with the financial architects of Nazism.”
” business.
Kind of like the traitors who are now helping the CCP by “just doing international business
Ya nailed it!
The birth of the military industrial complex………which is morphing into the big pharmaceutical industrial complex. They are all liars. “Hell beneath you is excited to meet you at your coming”. Isaiah 14:9 It is written.
Some helpful technical information.
Alternatives to Google Products for 2021
http://www.restoreprivacy.com/google-alternatives
Doppleganger of CNN’s Clarissa ‘Needs to be in a ward’ Ward needs another hijab and hug to complete the nuttery once more. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-pm-ardern-warns-virus-outbreak-will-grow-justifies-snap-lockdown
I became aware of this article last night and thought it needed further exposure since I’m posting from Sputnik news.
Senator Cornyn supposedly posted by mistake that US has 30,000 troops in Taiwan causing even further problems with China.
Senator Cornyn has since deleted his tweet but without explanation.
https://sputniknews.com/asia/202108171083635355-us-declaring-war-on-china-experts-shocked-as-senator-reveals-30000-american-troops-are-in-taiwan/
Nothing like telling the enemy of your troop disposition.
GEEZ!
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China has and has had scores if not hundreds of spies in Taiwan for decades. Even inside Taiwan’s government.
There should be zero doubt that the CCP knows full well on any day how many American troops are in Taiwan as well as how much defensive military equipment (Army, Navy, Air Force) is present.
I live in Texas.
Cornyn is a couple of cans short of a six-pack.
He does what Mitch Mc-Chi-Com-el tells him to do.
When you can’t trust your censorpropagandashaper, whom can you trust? So many skulls, so little mush. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-communist-party-expels-censor-accused-corruption-2120271
America now seen as a weak country caving in to terrorists and allowing Afghanistan to fall. Russia, China and Iran all watching this cowardice as we lose strong reputation on world stage. Biden is only president i feel that will destroy America in downward spiral, all this after stealing election and being installed by corrupt democrats under direction of Obama. It is Obamas third term and once again we will have an isis country recreated and have to go in again!!! Total waste! Trump clearly has his work cut out for him when he returns to office in 2025!!
https://twitter.com/EmeraldRobinson/status/1428007296349712387
Some numpty in my neighborhood trained a squirrel to eat from their hand. Now they’re gone, and I have this crazy, entitled squirrel that won’t let me out my front door unless I meet its demands. It scratches at my door, and tries to make a run into my house!
Of course, I’ve taken pity. But when I took it some food outside away from the house, the damned thing jumped on my hand to grab the food from me and gave me a horrible fright! I screamed, it ran backward, and we were at a stalemate. I shall not succumb.
Squirrel gets fed a healthy diet when it insists, and an occasional peanut-butter sandwich. But it is not welcome in my house, nor to jump on me, nor to generally stalk me. I’m not its new crazy old lady!
.22 to the head.
No more entitled squirrel.
That’s horrible! Plus, a peanut butter sandwich is cheaper than ammo.
1990’s stock piled .22, 2.1 cents a round. 😉
Ammo is cheaper than disease.
Home made squirrel pot pie is very good.
Headline at CBS News”
“Justice Department says new Missouri gun law is unconstitutional”
Since WHEN does the DoJ have the ability to overturn State Statutes?
Since when did THE DOJ become the final arbiter of what is, or is not Constitutional? That role is reserved to the SCOTUS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/justice-department-says-new-missouri-gun-law-is-unconstitutional/ar-AANt6Ht
WOW
TALK ABOUT OVERREACH
This Lehto’s Law episode is a good example of how the process is the punishment on the smaller, local level which we usually see on the bigger level like the national persecution of someone like the Steyn vs Mann fracas:
video is just under 12 minutes in length:
ICYMI…
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Maps cut through the fog and noise …
Liar.
I want to point something out on the shots.
Shots were introduced under Trump As was Fauci, yet no word whatsoever about its complete and dismal failure.
Why?
They are blaming Trump for Afghanistan, economy, insurrection, the virus deaths but the shot is still pushed. It was Trumps huuuuge accomplishment yet again today Biden begs for us all to get more shots, of course it points to trumps accomplishment by proxy.
Even Trump is still pushing this poison on Americans
Please use reason, truth and facts and think about this.
We are now seeing the death rates and ineffectiveness of this shot, it is poison especially to young people, who by the way are the least likely to be effected by covid or shall we say the flu which has mysteriously vanished.
Do not trust any man trust God.
AMEN. Trust the Lord God Almighty. Not this government that’s infested with liars/demons….same thing. Mankind has been infiltrated by the kingdom of Satan.
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.
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