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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WP Once again I found an unwanted copy of one of your texts in my browser. If I want a copy of something you post here I’ll make the copy myself. I have no idea why you have given yourself permission to put your texts in other people’s browsers but such actions seems like malware to me.
I don’t care if you are posting religious content, that doesn’t give you the right to place unwanted texts in people’s browsers. Please stop.
WP’s Bible lesson posts are .png images with searchable text. Most browsers treat them as they do any image.
If you click on the text or touch the text on a touch screen, the browser opens up a second tab with that image. It’s also then in the browsers history. All images with their own URL are treated that way by most browsers, depending on your browser settings/ preferences.
You can close the tab and delete the URL from browser history if you don’t want to retain a path to that image.
Sigh . . . My point is that he should not assume that I want unrequested text in my browser, in the first place.
I’m not sure what you mean by “in your browser” since normally, every webpage (URL) that we view is “in our browser” (in the browser’s cache memory and history unless you’re using “private” setting where no history is retained).
I don’t believe WP’s posts are intended (or able) to do anything but appear here in CTH as a post. He’s most likely copying them from another website and simply pasting the image into a comment block here. What is happening in your browser is a function of your browser.
Just trying to help you troubleshoot whatever is happening out of the ordinary.
Good morning GB. I’m glad I held off responding until someone who understood what he was saying came along. Thanks.
You are correct – it’s just a simple png snapshot of a pdf.
Good morning Garrison. Please accept my sincere condolences for your loss.
WP
Here’s a simple solution, WP. If your “simple png snapshot” is causing your text to appear unwanted on my computer then please stop posting your texts as png.
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Howdy FC 🙂 😉
Good morning Cat, jay, Keln, Bet, and Marti.
Goodaye grandpa 💜
Been real busy here. Know you all are in my thoughts and prayers everyday!!!
Back at you Cat. 💜
How is that wood chipper doing? Last week we had the electric coop people trimming trees on the ranch, so we asked and got several giant piles of mulch free. 😁
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Morning, G. We are keeping a weather eye this morning on the Queen’s health.
Good afternoon GrandpaM. Hope you are having a great day. It is beautiful her in Pa this afternoon. We had two inches of rain over the last two days. Everything smells so fresh and clean now. Thank you Lord for this rain.
I love dogs, but that’s kinda gross man lol
“No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich.”
~Louis Sabine
I’d say this is a huge Return on Investment. Wealthy indeed.😊
“Dog, spelled backwards…”
Indeed it is, Aggiegirl.🤗
Happy mom and beautiful babies. Love this picture.
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
In memory of my brother.
Howdy 🤠 Jay!!!!
So did the good taste is music come from you or your brother??? Must be those good jeans??? Giggle 🤭
I’m the youngest so we listened to what he liked most of the time. I had a little am radio that was always with me. Upon reflection I think we all had slight differences in music genres. He passed over 30 years ago, much too young. 🇺🇸😎🇺🇸
Good morning, Mr jay. I’m sure you miss him every day. It really sounds as if your memories are good ones. A lovely selection to remember him by.🤗
He never liked my love for blue grass and old country music but that’s typical of brother’s. Me I like almost everything 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
To each his own. Variety is the spice of life….true.
“White Room” was (and still is) my favorite song when Cream was going full blast.
Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker…RIP
Can’t think of anything they produced that I don’t like 😁
A number of different interpretations of the lyrics in “White Room”. The song appeared to be about drugs, self-isolation, depression, etc.
Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker apparently fought with each other at various times, even when they were with different bands. To the point where they were sabotaging each other’s equipment.
IMO Eric Clapton is one of the greatest guitarists on this planet.
Jimi feels like one of those guys just basically stolen from us. Everyone in their time I guess, but way too young. He had a way with a guitar. Not sure how to really understand it to be honest.
Jimi chose a lifestyle that took him early, but he was a guitar man 🇺🇸
Classic! This transported me back to driving in my 1970 Javelin SST with my girlfriend (now my wife of exactly 50 years tomorrow) while listening to all of these albums and many others on my Craig Pioneer floor-mounted 8-Track tape deck. I had installed Jensen’s best 6×9 oval coax speakers in the rear deck along with Altec Lansing 5 inch coaxials in the doors. The car stereo market back then didn’t offer subwoofers or separate amplifiers, so my setup was near state-of-the-art. I tried to get an 8-track tape copy of every album I had in vinyl, although that wasn’t always possible.
We would wash the car then cruise down to the local state park, park in a very shaded parking lot and wax the car while playing the music. A lot of my friends and other young folks did the same. When the park rangers would cruise through periodically, you could see many joints being quickly extinguished and hidden… 🤣
50 years! Congrats! I wonder if both of us will live that long.
Thanks rah! We got married fresh out of college, but we were both serious about marriage and family so thanks to God’s Grace we are still together….
Yes, GB…through thick and thin, the ups and the downs, the joys and the sorrows. Lucky is the man and the woman who have that special person beside them through it all, united in Christ.
I offer my heartiest congratulations to you both, with wishes that your years together will increase, each blessed with good health and the peace only He can provide.
Thank you, Betsy! Your words are so very true.
You, sir, are most welcome.🤗
I inherited my first 8 track from my oldest brother, a kraco K- Mart special 😂😂
Wit a separate reverb unit. Still have 8track in shop!
Happy Anniversary!
Thanks GrandpaM!
8 tracks had a great sound…better than cassettes.
I agree. That is because 8-track tape (1/4″ wide) moves past the pickup head at 3-3/4 inches per second, while cassette tape (1/8″ wide) moves only at 1-7/8 inches per second. The raw physics of that meant that the 8-track format had the ability to handle a wider range of audio frequencies than did cassettes.
However, the industry went quickly to work on the entire cassette format and by the end of the ’70s, the cassette record & playback quality was equal to or in many cases surpassed the 8-track format. Plus the 8-track tape gradually destroyed itself while playing, in that it continuously rubbed off the oxide tape coating because of the endless loop mechanics inside the cartridge.
And you needed a couple books of matches to shim the cartridge up to play sometimes 😂
Hah. Yes, however I personally never had that problem.
It was a fixable issue with the spring-loaded rollers on either side of the cartridge chamber that grabbed the cartridge (in the notches designed into the cartridge housing) and held it tight against the single rubber drive roller.
Also, if that drive roller wasn’t cleaned frequently with alcohol it would get slippery and only extra pressure (supplied by tilting up the cartridge via the matchbook under the outer edge) would get it to move the tape.
Happy Anniversary!! God bless you both!!
Thank you Marti!
God Turn It Around (featuring Jon Reddick) | Church of the City
James Brown – Living in America
Barry Manilow – It’s a Miracle
Yes, praying God Turn It Around.
“America” David Bowie.
One more . . .
Howdy Garrison 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
Hiya, Jay. 🙂
Good morning, Garrison. So nice. Easy listening there, with just enough sway and movement. Good performances by all.😘
Good morning to you too, Bet. 🙂
😊
Soooooo good.
~thanks❣
Mornin’ Patience 🙂
Hey n good afternoon, Garrison 😍 !
Good morning Patience!
Thank you … and good afternoon, Pa ❣
Morning, Patience and Ma🤗🤗. Blessings to both you gals.
Thank ya, Miss~Betsy !!!
~Missed pouring your tea this morning; ooops!
Had Ma out on the veranda all morning
enjoying a lovely summer day…
checking out what’s growing in the garden, dined listening to old mellow-happy tunes.
Hope it’s been a lovely day your way. 🍀
Morning Garrison!
I could listen to Joan Chamorro’s bands all day… He finds the most superbly talented young musicians.
Thank you Garrison. I really enjoyed these selections. Your many different types of music has given me a chance to listen to a lot of different music that I would not have ever heard otherwise. I have found so much different music thru you I really appreciate all you do to enlarge and refine our appreciation of good music. Thank you so much.
Awww, shucks . . . (scuffing toe on ground). Thanks for the kind words. Finding interesting music is something I’ve always enjoyed doing. Posting it here, a place I’ve always enjoyed visiting, just seemed like a natural next step.
There’s soooo much really good music out there I feel like we’re just getting started.
Happy Cursday Treepers!
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Hi garrison ❤️
Morning, Cat💕
Gooood morning Betsy!!! ❤️💜 ❤️
Matter of factly…. Goood morning everybody!!!
Keep on trucking 🎶 😎
Second good morning, Bet and Cat! Got to fly this morning. Have an appointment with the optometrist. We’ll see if anything has changed over the last year. Last time, a year ago, all has stayed the same. ❤️😍
Excellent…hoping the report today is identical.
Yep, all holding steady. A couple of weeks ago had a spot appear in my vision field with some bright lights shooting around but it went away. Turns out to be the corpus vitreous pulling away from the retina. Sometimes it can pull the retina with it and then you have a problem. So far so good. Will recheck in 3 weeks and by that time should be out of the woods.
Giving praise this morning to God!
I’ll offer my praise along yours. Two are gathered together then…🙏💕
✝ 💞
LOOOOOOO❤E Puppyhood.
~What a concept.
08 September 2017 Donald “Don” Williams, American country singer (“I Believe in You”), dies from emphysema at 78
Thank you for this fine tribute!
Loved his voice…so mellow.
You mean my cat does not really ..love..me?
Instead of catching gophers and butterflies..
“Don’t Worry Baby” Beach Boys
Never heard this version. I didn’t even know it existed.
I remember, a long time ago now, my brother and I shared a room. Bade housing. Solid concrete block…typical base housing and definitely nothing to write home about.
Where we were at the time had a lot of rain. So not much playing outside unfortunately…which for us sucked. We had adventures out in the “great outdoors” you know.
Anyways, my parents got us a record player. And library cards. And we would sit in our beds and read Choose Your Own Adventure books or Hardey Boys Mysteries and listen to Beach Boys records.
Not much more to say about it than that, I just remember reading really fun books and having a fun brother to spend some summers with. By “fun” I mean annoying. Still love that kid though.
Loved it!💕
This is the bestest
Lorrie Morgan has an inner Tammy Wynette. No?
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&q=tammy+wynette+i+don%27t+wanna+play+house&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3MEwxM69Q4tFP1zcsNjAtTC83qdIS9C0tzkx2LCrJLC4JyQ_Oz0tfxKpWkpibW6lQXpmXWlKSqpCpkJKfp16iUJ6Yl5eoUJCTWKmQkV9anAoAsmSEMFcAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ8sCjnYX6AhWWj4kEHf5wAmUQri56BAgdEAU&biw=390&bih=651&dpr=3
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&q=tammy+wynette+stand+by+your+man&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3MEwxM69Q4tVP1zc0TDaNNzcrTyvWEvQtLc5MdiwqySwuCckPzs9LX8QqX5KYm1upUF6Zl1pSkqpQXJKYl6KQVKlQmV9apJCbmAcAQmoVplEAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ8sCjnYX6AhWWj4kEHf5wAmUQri56BAgdEBM&biw=390&bih=651&dpr=3
Lorrie Morgan has an inner Tammy Wynette.
No?
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&q=tammy+wynette+i+don%27t+wanna+play+house&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3MEwxM69Q4tFP1zcsNjAtTC83qdIS9C0tzkx2LCrJLC4JyQ_Oz0tfxKpWkpibW6lQXpmXWlKSqpCpkJKfp16iUJ6Yl5eoUJCTWKmQkV9anAoAsmSEMFcAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ8sCjnYX6AhWWj4kEHf5wAmUQri56BAgdEAU&biw=390&bih=651&dpr=3
Ad rem. Please see my post to WP. It appears you have some spurious code on your site that is posting unwanted texts to external browsers. This has happened several time to me where I find an unwanted WP text appearing in my browser. This is disturbing because this is how malware propagates. Please help.
Garrison, we sre all here for you . Good to see you.
Hi Garrison…..I checked WP’s (Whistling Past’s) posts and I’m not seeing a problem. I opened up his comment in our “editor mode”, and it’s a simple png file. He only posts the one comment each day.
What exactly are you “seeing” in your browser…and where is what you’re seeing appearing?
Oh my favorite person on here. So just a heads up, when I flag a post, it means delete it because I shared a little too much PI. Thanks.
Hope all is well with you.
Hey Keln….. doin’ OK, hope it’s the same for you!
It takes “5” people flagging a comment to get it automatically removed. (I can’t see individual flaggings.) It used to take “10”! If you want something removed….just shoot me an email. 😉
Well crap. Next time, I’ll wave you down on the side of the highway. 😛
Seriously, I hope you are doing good. You’ve been here forever and just a treasure to this tiny community. We all love you lots.
We’re in the middle of a heat wave in SoCal….and Keln is making me melt even more! 😘
(Twelve years….can’t believe it!)
Oh gosh, I’ve heard about that lately. Rolling blackouts…get outta there! Plenty of A/C back east ma’am
Working on it…..but family, ugh.
Always gotta do what you gotta do for family. Sometimes it ain’t fun, but…eh it’s what you gotta do. I understand.
Love ya Ad.
Hi, Ad rem. What I’m seeing is an unwanted copy of his entire text sitting in my browser. Don’t know nothin’about no png file but I never get entire texts like this in my browser. Png file or not I didn’t ask for his text to appear in my browser. Religious intent or not, doing so is both presumptive and onerous. Which is why I asked him to stop.
Garrison, just to understand… are you saying a second browser window opens with WP’s post (which is always an image of text, and not actual text)?
That is curious and I too wonder why that is happening on your computer.
I used to work an IT helpdesk although it’s been too long…I’m at a loss. Wish I had an answer, or idea..
Hi, Garrison. I am pretty sure that WP is not manipulating your browser.
This is similar to what others have said, but when I effectively click on it, a new tab opens within my browser and shows the complete picture file. Its heading is 8.png (476x 750). Because it is a picture of text, that is what shows. And it has a light bluish green background against a black screen. Here it looks more light blue against an off white screen. Oh, and the address bar has some weird address, ending in the name, without the size numbers.
I say effectively click because I am using a tablet where a touch can be a click but scrolling is dragging or flicking the screen. Royal pain sometimes. The number of times I get sent to new web pages because I flicked a link, ugh. And I have no clue how many accidental flags it causes here, but I am sure it has happened.
But the odds of having the same browser are low. So your experience will most likely differ in some ways.
This may also be my browser, but the pages here often take a while to settle down when loading. This means when I start scrolling or searching for a word the page usually tries to go back to the beginning. Web pages jumping around as they load is a recipe for accidentally clicking on something or clicking on the wrong thing. There are sites that seem stable but move what I want to click on at the last moment, often making my impatient click fall on their adds. (dirty scoundrels)
Hoping for a satisfactory resolution of this issue. Not sure if I have been helpful, but best wishes.
Jim, thanks for posting. I’ll try to make this as simple as I can. When I leave the Treehouse and I’m in Firefox. I find “it” —a copy of WP’s Treehouse text—suddenly appears unrequested and unwelcomed on my computer. If I want copy of someone’s text I can cut and paste.
I shouldn’t have to remove the file: It shouldn’t be there in the first place.
Hi, Ad rem. For the record I don’t read HP’s posts. Nonetheless, when I left the Treehouse and was in Firefox a window opened with a unrequested copy of his text. Yes, I can delete the unwanted file. My point is that the png snapshot of his text shouldn’t be there in the first place. HP’s posts are the only ones that do this.
I’m sorry Garrison, but I’m at a loss to explain why this would be happening on your computer. Been here for twelve years, and I’ve never heard of someone else’s comment showing up in a private window….and I use Firefox as well.
Dunno either, Ad rem. But definitely that text window opens. Guess I’ll just keep deleting the link.
Hunter Hayes- invisible 🎶
Hello there, Cat.
-🐶
That’s quite pleasant.
The Beach Boys were from Hawthorne, California. That is just a stone’s throw from El Segundo, Ca , where I grew up. There is nothing extra special bout Hawthorne or El Segundo except our proximity to the beautiful Southern California coastline and in my youth, the carefree life it embodied. We were all proud of these local guys, although they were already famous when I was just a kid.
September 8 Oswald Chambers
Do It Yourself (1)
…casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God… —2 Corinthians 10:5
Determinedly Demolish Some Things. Deliverance from sin is not the same as deliverance from human nature. There are things in human nature, such as prejudices, that the saint can only destroy through sheer neglect. But there are other things that have to be destroyed through violence, that is, through God’s divine strength imparted by His Spirit. There are some things over which we are not to fight, but only to “stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord…” (see Exodus 14:13). But every theory or thought that raises itself up as a fortified barrier “against the knowledge of God” is to be determinedly demolished by drawing on God’s power, not through human effort or by compromise (see 2 Corinthians 10:4).
It is only when God has transformed our nature and we have entered into the experience of sanctification that the fight begins. The warfare is not against sin; we can never fight against sin— Jesus Christ conquered that in His redemption of us. The conflict is waged over turning our natural life into a spiritual life. This is never done easily, nor does God intend that it be so. It is accomplished only through a series of moral choices. God does not make us holy in the sense that He makes our character holy. He makes us holy in the sense that He has made us innocent before Him. And then we have to turn that innocence into holy character through the moral choices we make. These choices are continually opposed and hostile to the things of our natural life which have become so deeply entrenched— the very things that raise themselves up as fortified barriers “against the knowledge of God.” We can either turn back, making ourselves of no value to the kingdom of God, or we can determinedly demolish these things, allowing Jesus to bring another son to glory (see Hebrews 2:10).
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.
https://utmost.org/
I am not looking for a battle with you, at all. but I respectfully disagree with most of what you are saying. sorry. that’s not the God I know. He’s a fighter. You are…I dunno, not one. God doesn’t want to fight us, but He wants to fight FOR us. And sometimes that takes confrontation. sometimes it takes US to follow that will.
I’m sorry that you believe that we are supposed to just chill out.
Life isn’t that way for a lot of people. I mean, we’re pretty pampered he in western lifestyles.
Most people can barely eat, but you do you. Tell us how we are supposed to just accept things.
Or wait, we must do a certain thing then. If we don’t we’re all bad guys? What’s your meaning here?
Because last I checked all of mankind rebelled. We all screwed up. and God made a HUGE reach out to us with Christ. Accept him or don’t. But it’s that simple. we aren’t even close to intelligent enough to go into heavy details about it.
I’m humble. I’m broken and I accept it. Do you?
I dunno man, this Oswald Chambers sounds more like a lawyer than a preacher. Keeps coming up with extra requirements. I know my faith. I don’t need some guy to try and shake it.
“The conflict is waged over turning our natural life into a spiritual life.
This is never done easily, nor does God intend that it be so. It is accomplished only through a series of moral choices.“
I agree with you on this… but it doesn’t bother me to hear other points of view…since this take on “salvation “ isn’t mine it has NO effect on my thoughts concerning topic..
I’m happy with my life and how I live it .. that’s all that really matters !
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You’re right, and I feel bad about making that reply last night.
I dunno…it seems I keep doing that with Feral Cat, and I really don’t wish them any ill will.
Just something in what is being said…doesn’t feel right. Like seeing a $20 bill that might be real, but just something…off with it.
Can’t put my finger on it exactly.
God says to us in his Word, “Come, let us reason together.” Actually, a famous lawyer at Harvard was challenged to look at the evidence of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection; and months later he came back to them with his report and declared he was saved.
https://www.famous-trials.com/jesustrial/1051-evangeliststestimony
A famous writer did kind of the same. C.S. Lewis was an atheist, but his buddy Tolkien wouldn’t let up on the guy about faith. So Lewis decided he’d put some effort into really trying to prove one way or another.
Never proved anything, but he came away from it a very outspoken believer in God and eventually a Christian (particularly after a long talk until 3 in the morning with Mr. Tolkien). Much to the chagrin of Tolkien, Lewis didn’t become a Catholic.
My spiritual journey has been shaped by guys like Lewis and Billy Graham. A bit of the intellectual, a bit of the on your knees soul-searching spiritual.
There are many paths to the one that leads to salvation, and many different experiences getting there.
I’ll definitely look at him. Maybe I’m just not understanding the words of his being quoted. Maybe I’m missing some context. It can happen.
Have a blessed day everyone ❤️ 💜 💐
A very blessed day to you, girl ❣️
Oswald Chambers: A Living Epistle
https://www1.cbn.com/churchandministry/oswald-chambers-a-living-epistle
A different way to rescue…
I’m reposting this image that Sundance likes to put on here. I dunno, it just needs to be repeated. Many times.
And not because it’s a military guy. You can ignore that. It’s a guy.
A dad. Praying for his family. Praying for something, anything, anyone to listen to him. Simple needs.
I can see the situation. He’s doing some prayer he learned from his mom maybe. Bus goes by outside, spewing diesel fumes and making a lot of noise. A bunch of people outside, got off it. Don’t care about him. Too busy worrying about where their next meal will come from. He ducked into a place nobody would see him. Nobody would see his shame.
This guy did all the things. What you’re supposed to do. Down on his luck anyways. A family to feed and no way to do it. And he prays. He asks God, please, to give him just enough to get through a day. Feed his family, make his wife happy, just one more day.
And we walk by. I know…you’re all good people. But we do usually walk or drive by. We’re busy. The guy begging is probably a deadbeat, we think. Someone just trying to take advantage.
Meanwhile, this guy probably had to sacrifice every piece of dignity he had to get out on the street and beg.
It’s not always that way, but sometimes it is. We’d better start personifying love before it’s too late to help guys like this. I’m not asking people to be bilked. Just a bit of compassion is all. Let your hearts guide you.
We live in a terribly sad world. I wish it wasn’t so, but we do.
the State finds ways to control people. Christians find ways to help people. That’s our charge. Love is our charge. We do it, and be glad in it. Or…we are pretenders at Love.
Well I just walked in the door. Made it home, but had to use the 16 hr. exception to do so. Some may remember the last time I did this run I got stuck for over 2 hours on PA 66 in “The Wilds” because some rookie tried to do a U-turn pulling a 53′ trailer on that two lane road and got stuck in the mud of a ditch blocking the whole road.
This time I saw a another rookie screw up but it didn’t effect me. Coming into Brockway there is a RR track running along the left side of the road. It is raised and the access road crossings over it at that point are steep. Some rookie in a day cab pulling a 48′ trailer tried to go over and when his tractor got up on the tracks level his landing gear would not clear the steep road. So there he was stuck on the tracks. He could back out of that but not onto the busy hwy without someone blocking traffic. The place was right after a curve in the hwy so I did not recognize what the situation was until I was almost by him. I hope a cop came along and helped him out before a train came.
There is no way a driver with some experience would have even thought about trying to clear those tracks.
I don’t drive a truck, but man I have stories about driving in PA. Basically, if I see a PA license plate, I run. Those people are nuts.
The drivers are no worse than Michigan but the terrain is and so are the roads/driving conditions in places like Pittsburg.
Ahh…Michiganders.
Yeah, I don’t want to offend anyone here that is from that state, so I’ll not say anymore lol
Glad you escaped that mess, Rah. I saw this joke this morning and thought of you!
Gary Patterson “the preacher”
Davey Pombo
Bill Scott
If that ain’t a racey lookin Hardtop…..
Awesome mix krypton..
Personally, 🥰…
May your day be filled with happy _____. ❤️
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Amen!
The 50th Psalm
Septuagint
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
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)
Thursday of the Thirteenth Week after Pentecost
Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalia and 23 companions of Nicomedia (+ 305-311)
Saint Barlaam and Saint Joasaph, son of King Abenner of India (+ 4th century)
Saint Makarios, Archbishop of Jerusalem (+ 347)
Synaxis of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
August 26th – Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
September 8th – civil or commercial calendar
September 8
MORNING
Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. Dan 5:27
The LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 1 Sam 2:3
That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. Luke 16:15
The LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 1 Sam 16:7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Gal. 6:7, 8
What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Matt. 16:26
What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Phil. 3:7
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts. Psa. 51:6
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing. Psa. 17:3
EVENING
Christ the firstfruits. 1 Cor. 15:23
Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. John 12:24
If the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. Rom. 11:16
Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 1 Cor. 15:20
If we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection. Rom. 6:5
The Lord Jesus Christ … shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. Phil. 3:20, 21
The firstborn from the dead. Col. 1:18
If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Rom. 8:11
I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. John 11:25
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/09/0908.html
The other day I was watching a bit of the US Open Tennis tournament and they showed an image of the refreshment area. There on the wall it advertised a cone and two scoops of ice cream for $10.50.
Back in the 1950s we used to get 2 scoops for a nickel and 3 scoops for a dime. So, being poor, we would buy 2 scoops and after finishing it off, go back and get 2 scoops again, so we got 4 scoops for a dime. It was about a 2 mile walk to the ice cream store, but worth it.
Back then, $10.50 would have gotten you more than 400 scoops.
Those were the days, Fact.
I wonder also if you noticed that one of the sponsors of the Open is Moderna. Do we wonder anymore why Djokovic was denied entry? He is anathema to their foul propaganda and product.
Perhaps I should add that the ice cream shop was on Queen’s Chapel Road and Queen Elizabeth herself once went by there and I did see her.
Mornin’ comrade banana republic infidel fascists.
Ugh…still have a hard time thinking Kimberly Guilfoyle was married to him…bet she does as well.
Fabulous artwork, too…
Verse of the Day for Wednesday, September 8, 2022
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Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Psalms 143:10 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
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.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
The legendary Dick Smith
Smitty’s Bail Bonds
The Great American Songbook……….
“The Best Things in Life Are Free”: Music by Ray Henderson, Lyrics by B. G. De Sylva. For the 1927 Broadway show Good News.
Sung slow or fast; Americans love this song.
A great song to hum…….
JUST IN – Queen Elizabeth II is under “medical supervision” after doctors became concerned for her health — Buckingham Palace
Prince William, Prince Charles and Camilla have travelled to Balmoral to be with the Queen.
@disclosetv
Blessings ….
-and inner peace.
We hope this isn’t it. She took her Coronation Oath all those decades ago and has held to it. A remarkable woman. They broke the mold when she ascended the throne.
Our view in this half British house is that while she has soldiered on as best she could with advancing years and the health issues which go with it, she lost herself after Philip’s death.
The cruelest, CRUELEST thing we witnessed at his funeral which we watched was her sitting by herself and masked because of the useless, inhumane diktats of a complicit Tory government with their covid pantomime. She seemed to visibly shrink that day. It was awful seeing her by herself. She’s 96. She’s more than done the duty she inherited by history’s often fickle hand.
And the Wessexes, Andrew, and her loved but horrid grandson, Harry Harkle sans the reprehensible narcissist he married. Ann was there already.
What mysterious Hand was there in the timing of the Harkles’ self glorifying trip that put them in London, as they now are. A last chance for him to make amends for his treatment of her, which has been utterly disrespectful and thankless? I do wonder…
In any event it must be bad if they’ve all gone to Balmoral. And yes, she was vaxxxxed, as was Philip, who in spite of his age was managing quite well and whose health diminished quite quickly after.
Three days ago she was receiving the new PM Truss. She looked well and smiling….we in this house are guessing she has had a stroke.
We are praying for her recovery, such that she will be mobile.
Yes…… Quite sad for the Queen to experience the heartaches…., the disgrace.
Listening to Lady C talking about that monster…. that self-important manipulating liar “Megsibaby’
and Harry; the lost (leashed) soul
” is so sad….. so vulgar.
RIP, Queen Elizabeth II
Expert Conservative election attorney William McGinley on GETTR:
Campaigns need to start preparing for potential recounts and election contests now. Do not wait until Election Day/night. Early voting is about to begin in many states so time is of the essence.
The basic elements of a successful recount plan include:
*data, data, data
*legal
*finance (fundraising)
*comms to handle press
*admin to manage the deployment of personnel & resources
*political to recruit volunteers and strategic analysis
A campaign that neglects any of these elements will set itself up for failure.
There has been plenty of notice that these things must be done. Preparation is essential after the 2020 coup. We know it’s coming again.
A little boy’s remarkable phone call
Add dot mp4 to the end of the link if necessary.
https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/114/837/126/playable/127716334dae032e
European Union Times
@EUTimesNET
US Federal Judge Reveals FBI Trump Raid was Ordered by Joe Biden
https://www.eutimes.net/2022/09/us-federal-judge-reveals-fbi-trump-raid-was-ordered-by-joe-biden/
Identity of Top Election Official Who is One of the Primary “Architects” Behind $419 MILLION Zuckerberg Election Scheme Is Revealed
https://100percentfedup.com/bombshell-name-of-elected-official-who-is-one-of-the-primary-architects-behind-419-million-zuckerberg-election-scheme-is-revealed-video/
Politics is theater!!
The Brains Behind AOC Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
I knew it!! “The brains behind AOC’
I alway thought her brains were in her a–
Really! That’s where she keeps her brains? They’re clearly not in her head.
But, what Congressman is not a puppet? They are already controlled by some evil organization or other. So what’s another evil organization in the fray.
White House Says All Americans who are Not Liberals are Terrorists
https://www.eutimes.net/2022/09/white-house-says-all-americans-who-are-not-liberals-are-terrorists/
Biden Hires Pizza Man John Podesta to Lead USA’s ‘Great Reset’ Implementation
https://www.eutimes.net/2022/09/biden-hires-pizza-man-john-podesta-to-lead-usas-great-reset-implementation/
In 2012 Obama reversed the Smithmont ACT – meaning domestic audiences can again be targeted by government propaganda. “Mainstream media is a cesspool of manipulation and thought control and 99% of people have no clue about what is going on”
https://www.eutimes.net/2022/08/operation-mockingbird-msm-caught-reading-exact-same-script-about-fbis-trump-raid/
ANYone who didn’t notice
the word or phrase of the day (or week)
the msm
~is either deaf, braindead or just foolish.
Here’s an interesting photo.
Schumer, Pelosi, Turtle and traitor Paul Ryan all together at last Saturdays LSU football game.
One grenade could have………….uh….never mind.
Say no more….each picture tells a tale. In this case, a very ugly one. Uni-pic with uni-traitors. One for all and all for one…themselves.
Shmucks shmucking
Has the DOJ appealed the Special Master ruling? Why not if not?
Can they? I thought that from a federal judge was a done deal, no matter how that judge is attacked and vilified by the malignant left.
Amen!!
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.
And prayers up for all political prisoners. Prayers up for Julian Assange and for all the protesters of January 6 who were or are entrapped in DC. And, thank you, Lord, for restoring Pastor Pawlowski.
Thank you Father, for Your love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Amen…
Amen.
Thank you,. I have no excuse. I just lost track of time. I am going to buy an alarm clock.
Amen 🙏
Amen
Amen!
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen. And extra prayers for J6 prisoner Ronald McAbee who had tried to save Roseanne Boyland as she was dying.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/exclusive-video-used-to-charge-jan-6-defendant-exonerates-him-on-charge-of-assaulting-police-attorney-says_4619418.html