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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cute, Leon
it’s painted on the building, I think
It is. I saw this a couple of weeks ago and was so overcome by the cleverness and the genius and the artistry, I looked at it for the longest time
I saw a similar painting done on a multistory building in Spain. This time the artist painted 2 storks with a nest and eggs. I am wondering if perhaps this is a single artist who accomplishes these masterpieces.
Magnificent! Astounding!
I am having a hard time figuring out the building because of the painting and the shadows.
you’re not alone, Jim
Yes, your uncertainty is well-founded.
If the image of the cats is indeed painted on the buildings’ surfaces, then it is ONLY viewable from the vantage point of the camera used for that photo. At all other angles the images will appear highly distorted and even unrecognizable.
For reference, go find photos of street and sidewalk art that looks very real and 3D, where the website shows views of the same images from one or more other directions different than the one from which the artwork was designed to be viewed. You will instantly see the effects I am describing.
What do you guys think about this?
https://www.bitchute.com/video/6U5nwlxKo9bX/
Very Interesting (I’ve recently stopped using emojis and just use words instead – let the reader imagine his/her own images). (emoji escapee)
I’m in your corner, P.
It was extremely interesting, griever. I must admit I had trouble getting through the cartoonish figure. All the same, glad you posted. Blessings to you, B
I would prefer a real person speaking to the camera instead of a muppet. The content is not for children. Why the need to hide behind a muppet?
Beyond that minor nit, I am neutral on the content, having not previously seen nor read anything that echoes or substantiates the claims.
Agreed on the presenter and presentation Betsy and GG.
parichute, same. I try not to use them anymore, especially after watching where they may have come from.
Thanks for your thoughts everyone.
Thank you for posting the video. The content is interesting and I would like to see a different “take” on it from a different perspective.
I would not at all be surprised if there **is** something to his claims since I learned awhile back that satanists are literally addicted to symbology and tend to not do anything without using symbols of one sort or another. But a Smiley face? Remember “🙂 Have a nice day”? Trying to demonize THAT might be pushing it, at least for me… 🙂
Fair point GB =j
100% about the satanist. They run the world with their language of symbols. One thing to consider is that a huge chunk of the sigils they use look nearly identical to modern electronic circuitry. When you think of a Scrying Mirror and the witchcraft involved, as a thought experiment consider that – with the circuitry they run on – they may actually be the black mirrors of your smart phone or television set.
Seeing them this way, may just change the way you think of them:
It is my view that if everyone threw out their television sets, computer monitors, and smart phones today – the world would be much better place tomorrow.
“Better” from several perspectives….
The biggest change would be to force us back to using pre-electronic means of communicating over long distances.
Note: “long distance” = any distance farther than you can walk or ride within the desired time period.
This means we use written Letters, and manually printed material, carried manually between origin and destination. Talking would be limited to live, in-person discussions and presentations.
It would take us back to pre-telegraph days, like, before 1840. Yes it would re-energize community living but also put more pressure on living with and around like-thinking people, not the “diversity” BS that’s been shoved down our throats and up our unmentionables for 50 years. (PS – that has zero to do with race but everything to do with a list of important cultural values that, when shared by the majority, can unite and strengthen a community.)
I first came across French guitarist, Roxanne Elfasci, a few years ago when I heard her performance of Debussy’s Claire de Lune. One of the things I especially like about Youtube and the internet is the opportunity to hear musical performances, especially those by classical guitarists, that I wouldn’t otherwise get to hear. Simply put, Roxanne’s performance of this iconic composition was magical, something that was agreed to by the 7 million plus links recorded on Youtube. I include her wonderful performance here:
Here are two more of Roxanne’s performances of Debussy’s music as transcribed for classical guitar:
Good morning, Garrison.💓
Just lovely. I’ve always loved Debussy, no matter what instrument he is performed on. She has a beautiful touch, doesn’t she?
Hiya, Betsy! She is a very fine player. Here’s a link to her site:
https://roxane-elfasci.com/en/about/
Lovely, Garrison! She plays so beautifully and weaves emotion in and out as she plays. Thank you! I had never heard of her before.
🙂
Elfasci is one of those artists whose talent and style is so unique and superb that her works merit a repeat posting every year or so….to the enjoyment of so many of us….
Thanks yet again, Garrison…..
Yep. If not sooner . . .
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Thank you, Garrison, enjoying her with an afternoon break.
Great performances never get old.
Bad link
10 May 1964
Dusty Springfield makes her TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, singing “I Only Want To Be With You”.
10 May 1974
Eric Clapton recorded “I Shot The Sheriff”, which will reach #1 in the US
10 May 1975
Springfield, Missouri’s Ozark Mountain Daredevils topped the Cashbox Best Sellers chart with their biggest hit, “Jackie Blue”.
NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY – 10 MAY
I like shrimp. When I was losing weight, it was my go-to protein, boiled or grilled. It is filling and very low calorie density if not fried or in a creamy sauce. Bonus points is that it has yet to suffer the huge price increases that other proteins have suffered.
Now that looks good. Think I’ll pickup a bag this weekend.
Good Morning, Home. This lesson today is very interesting. Lately I have see an upsurge of “prophets” giving their version of what God is going to do in May. Has anyone else seen these “prophets” with their “dreams and visions” that “God” sent them?
May 10 Oswald Chambers
Take the Initiative
…add to your faith virtue… —2 Peter 1:5
Add means that we have to do something. We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God does, and that God will not do what we can do. We cannot save nor sanctify ourselves— God does that. But God will not give us good habits or character, and He will not force us to walk correctly before Him. We have to do all that ourselves. We must “work out” our “own salvation” which God has worked in us (Philippians 2:12). Add means that we must get into the habit of doing things, and in the initial stages that is difficult. To take the initiative is to make a beginning— to instruct yourself in the way you must go.
Beware of the tendency to ask the way when you know it perfectly well. Take the initiative— stop hesitating— take the first step. Be determined to act immediately in faith on what God says to you when He speaks, and never reconsider or change your initial decisions. If you hesitate when God tells you to do something, you are being careless, spurning the grace in which you stand. Take the initiative yourself, make a decision of your will right now, and make it impossible to go back. Burn your bridges behind you, saying, “I will write that letter,” or “I will pay that debt”; and then do it! Make it irrevocable.
We have to get into the habit of carefully listening to God about everything, forming the habit of finding out what He says and heeding it. If, when a crisis comes, we instinctively turn to God, we will know that the habit has been formed in us. We have to take the initiative where we are, not where we have not yet been.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
The Bible is the only Book that gives us any indication of the true nature of sin, and where it came from.
Good afternoon, Cat and thank you! ❤️
Always a refreshing pause in my day. Thank you.
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Nice way to start the day!! Thanks hm!❤️
Good Morning everybody!
Good morning, Cat💓 Getting ready for another hot one here, plus a trip the grocery store to see how much everything has gone up since last week. Stopping by the bank to take out loan to cover it before I go😁
Good morning Betsy, et al ❤️ Hope you all have a great day and stand cool. It’s beautiful here, today. Lots to do, my girl is here till Friday. So I’ll be peeking in here sometime during my day.
I so glad for you both, Cat, that she is. Blessings to you both🙏💓
Hope you both have a blessed time together. 🙏🏻❤️
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Christ is risen!
Truly He is risen!
Third Week of Pascha
Orthodox Christian Church
Paschal Troparion
Christ is risen from the dead, by death hath He trampled down death, and on those in the graves hath He bestowed life. (sung thrice)
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Amen!
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
From Small Compline
Rejoice Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. (Thrice)
Those better not be menthols
The Oracle speaketh to the flock
Harvester pulled up a little somethin’ extra
I reckon
Poor little guy
I used to work on a hay hauling crew. There were four of us and only one was 16 and could drive. He would pick us up every day and we would go to a farm that needed small bales of hay moved from the field and stacked in the barn. We charged an hourly wage and lunch. Some days we would move a few hundred bales and some days we moved over a thousand. The work day ended when all of the hay was safely stored in the barn. We were very good at what we did and our crew was in high demand. After work, we would head to the local fast food and grab eats and then go to a small hotel and pay them to let us swim in the pool. Every day, rinse and repeat, except Sunday. Back then, almost no one worked on Sunday.
There were lots of snakes. We got used to them. They would be sticking out of bales, under bales, and just in the field. A hay field is a perfect environment for snakes until the hay is cut and then they are confused for a few days. We would see hawks taking advantage of the suddenly exposed snakes. Hawks like snakes. The barns had lots of snakes as well. Barns were great for mice and snakes loved mice.
Good Morning, VibeMan. I dairy farmed for many years. I never liked having a snake come out of the hay bale when I was feeding the cows. We farmed at a time when hay was baled in the small bales, too. I always liked those small bales and stacking them on the hay wagon to bring in to the barn. The smell of fresh hay was heavenly. What a great memory you have given me this beautiful morning. Now they use those big round bales. It is just not the same as our bales. Lots of snakes under those big ones when they are moved.
Freshly mowed hay always brings back memories of throwing and stacking bales. It was work that made men out of boys. Maybe that part of the problem today – giant hay balers took away work that helped created men.
Vibe Man, you’re describing a former America when young men worked hard
An America I loved and respected
Talk to Boomer construction workers about Millenials’ work ethic these days, you’ll be disheartened
Dang! That’s huge!!
If it’s in the states, it does not belong here.
We are way past that, especially in the Florida Everglades area….
That one in the photo looks like a python reticulatus….which is indigenous to Asia.
Mornin’ comrade infidels.
Now ain’t that the absolute truth!
Fox News is on the verge of Epstein-ing themselves if someone doesn’t take the content decisions away from Paul Ryan and his ilk….
https://emeralddb3.substack.com/p/fox-news-is-headed-for-disaster
“I was stunned by Epstein’s suicide, though probably not as much as Epstein himself.”
— John McAfee
Hah. Good one, although I don’t think Epstein directly made the choice to go stay in the highly corrupt NY prison where he got “Epsteined”…. Perhaps that would have happened anywhere he was placed…
The Great American Songbook………
“Dream A Little Dream Of Me”. is a song, from circa 1931, with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. A popular standard, it has seen more than 60 other versions recorded, with one of the highest chart ratings by Mama Cass Elliot with the Mamas & the Papas in 1968. Cass nails this number – perfect tempo, perfect rhytham, perfect blend of vocalization with lyrics.
Interesting trivia….. My wife actually met Ellen Cohen before she was “Mama Cass”. Growing up in NW Baltimore, my wife had several older girl friends who also went to Forest Park High School when Ellen attended at that particular time. It was a shock to them all when Ellen passed away in ’74 after having achieved national stardom.
Was that Saun Penn? lol
Sweet music
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.
Verse of the Day for Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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“Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.”
Psalms 89:15 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Thank you, Duchess. I believe that is true!! The coming of the Lord draweth nigh!!!
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
Met my new 3 month old neighbor across the street yesterday! He is beautiful! My neighbors next door had a baby boy about 9 months ago. I recently saw another couple taking their new baby for his first walk. Lots of new ones in my neighborhood. They are calling them Covid19 babies from the lockdowns.
When you read the book of Revelation, I think there are clues that a high level of worldwide communication will be essential in the end times, so that the whole world knows what is happening.
The mark also is a clue that a technological innovation must exist to make the function of the mark possible.
In antiquity and up until a few centuries ago, news traveled very slowly. It might take months for important news to travel to the entire Roman empire which was the known inhabited world at that time.
Before the invention of the internal combustion engine, the Bible was ridiculed because it predicted that there would be a great war in a worthless desert in the Middle East. It seemed absurd, in the days when oil seeping to the surface of your farmland was a nuisance and a misfortune. Finally, human technological development made the biblical prediction of war in that region very believable and likely. Science does eventually catch up with the Bible.
Step back and think about what the hyper-surveillance state is all about: evil people want to be omniscient and omnipresent. Oh, and omnipotent, too, for sure! These are attributes of God alone. Only God has the virtue and love to use these powers wisely.
In fallen human hands, technological advances are used by satanic forces to mimic God. However, their god is darkness and not light, and the resulting government will be hell on earth.
My point? I don’t see how we can disengage from the internet to know what is going on in this crazy world. I admit to a fair amount of news addiction. So much is happening, the news cycle is vastly accelerated, even compared to five years ago.
The evil hyper-surveillance state didn’t have to happen. There were options like Bill Binney’s Thin Thread that could have preserved fourth amendment protections, but no, the temptation of omniscience was too great ! I think the Patriot Act kicked it off, and here we are.
Years ago I said to my husband I thought the internet was the Antichrist. Maybe just a vehicle for the Antichrist to use. Idk. Ppl depend on it for good…yet so much has been used for evil. The devil is wily.
Say it Loud
Say it PROUD
Dzien Dobry (good morning)
I guess ya learn something every day. I didn’t even know Bonnie and Clyde were Russians
Now ain’t this just grand?
BTW Zeke Hausfather is a major alarmist. Zeke Hausfather | The Breakthrough Institute
And now he has come out with a paper that says “climate scientists” have been using the wrong climate models and been interpreting them wrong.
“Climate models have not ‘exaggerated’ global warming” except when they do… – Watts Up With That?
IOW he is making excuses as to why we are not seeing the amount of warming that they have been claiming forever is coming.
Soooo, he is implying that the “scientific consensus”, which was built on interpretation of climate models, has been wrong all this time!
So not only are their previous claims about rising temperatures wrong, but so are all the other claims made based upon it.
I was wondering why the ski resorts are still doing great, and the West Side Hwy is still above water, and there is more sea ice extent in the Arctic now than there was this at time in 1989, and why so many other predictions they have made have been absolutely falsified!
Now I know!
Morning, rah. Have you read anything about a volcano in antarctica that is ready to explode? I saw one article but only one. marrie
Yea I read about it but like you haven’t followed up. When they started talking about a “super volcano” I got the feeling it was click bait. Yes, Antarctica is seismically active, and yes there are subsurface volcanos that need to be located and assessed because they certainly can produce the heat to melt ice. But a new “super volcano” here before unknown? Seems like a long stretch to me.
The USGS earthquake map doesn’t show anything much going on down in Antarctica.
Latest Earthquakes (usgs.gov)
And the USGS has plenty of monitoring stations down there.
Just east of Tacoma WA here.
Lots of rain with ice pellets mixed in for the last month.
Unusual here for this time of year.
So much for global warming!!!
80 deg. F here at my Indiana home. And BTW the claims of a “record heat wave” in India and Pakistan being hyped are lies. Hot yes, but nothing that hasn’t happened before.
CNN : Normal Weather Is A Climate Crisis | Real Climate Science
“Climate Change” is continually on the move from one place to another.
At this time in 1934 a massive heat wave laid over much of the nation, plenty of people dying from the heat, and Washington DC was hit by a dust storm coming from the dust bowl. In NYC the statue of liberty was blotted out by the dust it was so thick. 1931 through 1936 was the most severe weather period anyone still alive experienced in this country and many other places in the world.
1933-34 were the worst. Terrible heat waves followed by extreme winters, with lots of disasters such as tornados, draughts, and floods.
Just read an article in a newspaper the other day. Kalispell, MT just had the coldest April ever recorded with daily temp average being 6.4 degrees below normal at 36.3 degrees, and the average low temp for the month was also 6.4 degrees below normal at 24.1 degrees.
Wanted: a few truckloads of global warming. Will pick up and haul from your location. Please call or text.
Back home and will be going out again in the morning to do the exact same run again. Toyota KC and a backhaul of batteries from St. Jo. No mini-vacation this week!
Good article laying out the history leading up to Putin’s aggressive anti-Western imperialism and the influence of Russian Civilizational Fascism (although she does not use that term) on his dream of reconstituting a Russian Eurasion empire that never really existed.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russian-federation/2022-05-10/putins-perilous-imperial-dream
Amen
Amen.
Amen 🙏
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Sarasota, FL – please help:
If anyone can help me, I beg you. I just lost a lady (my closest girlfriend) who was apparently being financially taken advantage of. I’ve spent my whole day off finding out that, as I’d suspected, something is wrong. It took nearly my whole day just to confirm that she had, in fact, passed away.
A few weeks ago, my friend had called to tell me that she wanted her “caregiver” to send me her will. She put the woman on the phone to confirm, but it never happened.
I spoke with my friend a couple weeks later when she called me to tell me that she was getting better, and going back to this “caregiver’s” home. That was the last time we talked.
After a gazillion phone calls, it appears this “caregiver” is a scammer I don’t want to give out more details.
Not only is there apparently a half-million$ condo still at stake, but worse…there is no way for me to get closure or say goodbye. There is no way for me to pay respects, or make sure that her remains are respected (as we’d discussed for years), or to even know where to give a contribution in her name.
The details of my “notification” of my friend’s passing are disgusting. By text, while I was at work the next day, from my friend’s own I-phone. That text has been “disappeared” now. I’ve tired to reach “caregiver” but she hung up on me.
I’ve tried to contact every agency that deals with elder abuse, but have been put on hold for over an hour – so haven’t gotten through.
Now that I’ve finally confirmed my friend has, in fact, passed away – I don’t know who else to call. I’ve finally reached the COO of the company where my friend still owns a retirement condo. The COO cannot comment, but I get the impression that she is aware something is very wrong.
My friend was a CTH reader and a lovely lady.
If anyone can help me get to the truth (my friend had NO ONE but me) please reply or email. Thank you for caring about this beautiful, brilliant lady
So sorry PJ.
May she rest in peace.
She, and you and all in this sort of situation are in my prayers.
I think the attorney that drafted her will must retain a copy in their records.
If you could find that person, it would be a place to start. God bless you at this difficult time.
The last (ethical) attorney I found for her was apparently dismissed. Since that, I’ve had no reason to discuss her finances or legal issues. I was “just” her only friend. I wouldn’t be surprised if she was coerced into some sort of of cheapy online will. She didn’t say, and I didn’t ask.
Not a fan of the man under glass? https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/10/it-s-impossible-for-the-system-not-to-change