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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Isaiah 11 is an awesome chapter wherein Isaiah prophesies events and happenings during the Tribulation (Daniel’s 70th Week/ Septad), which involves the Second Advent of Christ on Earth (He doesn’t return to Earth peacefully…), and His Millennial Kingdom…
Quick overview of Isa 11 (part of Austin Bible Church’s “Through the Bible 2022” series this year), pre-prompted to 53:50:
King 2 Hearts tells the story of the spare to the mythical South Korean throne who is pushed by the king to participate in international military competitions and marriage with a North Korean. He unexpectedly finds himself king, with the weapons conglomerate against the re-unification. The new king relies on an awkward friendship with a teammate to help stabilize his crown.
King 2 Hearts – Paths Will Cross – Josh Ritter
I used to love this show. But it hasn’t held up for me as well as shows like Get Smart.
Simon and Simon – Old Mexico – Tom Lehrer
You just can’t beat Get Smart
Get Smart – Poisoning Pigeons In The Park – Tom Lehrer
OMG that song took me back to my sophomore year in high school. Our Honors Chemistry teacher was a young man not too many years out of college, who sported a flat top haircut and a wicked sense of humor.
That class was the first class after lunch period that year, and Mr. G. (I’ll leave him unnamed) had a brilliant strategy – he would start out by reciting some wacky poetry to the class for the first 5 minutes or so and have us laughing out loud. “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” was one of his best. You can bet that NO ONE was ever late to that class despite being full of lunch. We did NOT want to miss Mr. G’s opening 5 minutes….. And he was an excellent chemistry teacher as well.
See The Elements below, GB.Special request that Mary was gracious enough to provide the link for.😁
And, of course, there’s Star Trek Forever
Star Trek – Proud to be a Soldier – Tom Lehrer
Man from Uncle – So Long Mom – Tom Lehrer
Good morning Mary ❤️
Thanks for the coffee break!! 😊
Good morn, Cat…coffee already? I need to catch up. After my tea, I’m on it.😘
Morning, Feral! Coffee!!!! Haven’t had one in weeks. You’ve convinced me. With so much cream and splenda that it turns into coffee candy! (which is why I don’t take a coffee break too often.)
Oh my gosh, Mary! I LOVED Tom Lehrer. What a clever man he was. Thanks for this. His finest was The Elements (title probably not right) where he put the complete periodic table to music. To this day I don’t know how he had the breath to get it all out. Incredible. Just incredible!
You Asked For It! (Anyone remember that show from the 50’s? I remember the one about how they got the lead in a pencil.)
NCIS – The Elements – Tom Lehrer
I hoped you take the hint!!😉 Love ya, girl!!
Yes!!!! BRAVO BRAVO!!
He was brilliant. Harvard grad (when that was actually something to brag about), taught at MIT. A man of many talents. And a man with a wonderful sharp sense of humour, something that there seems to be a dearth of these days, which is a darned shame.
Good morning Bet! We have beautiful rain this morning. Almost done now but we had it raining for close to two hours. Haven’t checked the gauge, yet. ❤️😍
Good morning, G!!😘 Yay!! Here as well, and for all day it looks like. Bless-ed rain from Heaven. Glory to God!!🙏
We got 0.9 inch, praise the Lord!
🙏🙏🙏!!! I think we may be past that. It keeps a’comin (glad hands😁)
Guo Chang Cheng is a timid young intern when he joins the Special Investigation Department, but the members put great effort into toughening him up until, at the end, he becomes a leading figure.
Guardian -What’s the Name of the Game – ABBA
One more . . .
Howdy Garrison 🙂
Mornin, jay . . . 🙂 Off to bed . . .
I’m still an ABBA fan since back in their day..
and don’t forget about Frida going out on her own into the MTV 80’s era..
Underneath all the glitz they were all first class musicians. 🙂
Good morning, Garrison😘 When Mama Mia came out my twin grandlads were 4 and their little sister was just walking. They were captivated by Dancing Queen. Enraptured by it really.
My daughter’s friend took a video of them singing it, complete with all the reenactment of all the moves the actors performed. They were remarkably on key and knew all the lyrics. I hadn’t thought about that small precious video in a long time. So small they were. They tower over me now…thank you much for resurrecting that memory.💕
Mornin’ Bet. At one point ABBA’s net worth was more than Volvo’s. YouTube has a lot of scenes from their Australian tours which were astonishing for the enthusiasm of their audiences—they were treated as royalty all across OZ. There is a feature movie about the tours that’s pretty interesting. In Frida and Agnetha, Benny and Bjorn found the perfect close-harmony voices for their music.
It was happy music, my friend. You could sing it, dance to it…it was uncomplicated…and yes their voices were perfect.
Listening, as we always do, to Sirius XM Symphony. For some reason, the producers of it have decided to showcase this week modern composers, each work preceded by laudatory adjectives and praise.
And each piece cacophony. Unlistenable. Dreadful. No beauty in any of it. White noise. Nothing to lift the soul. Each composer’s hideous musical fingerprint exactly the same in each of his or her works.
Like post war architecture in Britain after WWII, which was dismal and (as the superb writer and observer of society and all its ills Dr Theodore Dalrymple aka Dr Anthony Daniels has accurately written about) designed to degrade humanity, this so called modern music is in the same mold. Whenever it comes on, I immediately turn the volume down to zero. There is enough happening today in this debauched world to dampen us without encouraging a downward spiral into melancholy.
So I appreciate the days of Abba when everything they wrote and sang lifted the spirit. One could feel the mood improve on hearing it. So glad you chose a selection for today…I very much appreciate it💕
i think your description of modern ‘music’ is quite apt. Much of it lacks, deliberately so I sometimes think, lyricism. Thus what you get instead of something listenable, esthetically pleasing is . . . cacophony which is about as pleasing to listen to as the sound of a bench grinder. 🙂
😂😂😂!!!! I think I’d prefer the bench grinder😂😂😂
My wife and I saw Mama Mia live at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore many years ago, 2012 I think. Awesome singing and acting in that musical. My wife has always been a bigger fan of ABBA than me but I enjoy many of their originals.
I’m a classical music/choral and opera gal mostly myself, GB. But not solely…I adore good harmony and fine voices, no matter what genre. I doubt I would have even watched Mama Mia had it not been for our grandlads and granddaughter. I freely admit, I did enjoy it.
I remember sitting my young granddaughter on my knew in the office listening to Somebody to Love (Queen). She adored it. Since then she has come to appreciate (at 14) voices of all sorts, and in particular, like her grandmother, her favourite is a bass voice. You were a tenor, if I remember correctly?
Oh my GOODNESS, G! What a voice…Bless your loving heart! Thank you from the bottom of mine!!💕
Just gorgeous!! Another very moving aria from Boris Gudnov is Pimen’s Aria. Russian music is full of pathos. Very emotional for me. If you are a mind to find it, G, I can highly recommend Hymn of the Cherubim, Tchaikovsky…a beautiful and reverential work, but it is the bass voices that give it it’s serene gravitas. I do feel closer to God when I listen to it. The finest performance of it is sung by The USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir. It really is a prayer…listen to it in the dark. There is peace in doing so. I can highly recommend.🙏
That really was angelic, Bet. Thank you dear sister.
Morning Garrison! That takes me back to the college years. 😁
Mornin’ Gramps. Yeah me too. Grad-school years, anyway. 🙂
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
Good morning, Mr jay🤗 With such a trove to choose from, you’ll never run out of “inventory”…. blessings all day long, sir.
Maidin Mhaith Betsy 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
This is why I adore autumn, Mr jay…Almighty God always gets His paintboxes out. Absolutely stunning!!😘🙏
Good morning jay!
Howdy Gramps 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
Always liked Keely Smith. Thanks for posting. 🙂
🙂 🙂
28 October 2020 Billy Joe Shaver, American country singer-songwriter (“When I Get My Wings”), dies of a stroke at 81
28 October 2007 Porter Wagoner, American country singer, discovered Dolly Parton (“Y’All Come”; “A Satisfied Mind”), dies of lung cancer at 80
Glad I saw Billy Joe Shaver at Luckenbach about a dozen years ago. To this day can’t convince our pastor and the music team to play “If you don’t love Jesus go to hell” just one Sunday.
😁😁😁!! Are you sure you were born in another place,G?? You are a Texan through and through, my dear brother😘
Texan is a state of mind, dear Bet. 😘
It is…definitely🤗
Forgot to mention, those missing fingers are from roping. And the correct pronunciation is fangers. 😁
Haha!! Like “All Far” (oil fire😉).
Gramps!
Well well well.
Fact: If you don’t love Jesus you are on the highway to hell. Truly sad.
I’m glad you unashamedly posted. I kinda liked it. ✝️
😁
Bob Dylan – Gotta Serve Somebody
Feisty!
I saw him at the Bodukan in Tokyo in 78.
He’s dead on. 💡✝️💡
Imagine going to a shop without price tags. The shop owner just makes deals with each customer accordingly. Here’s a film-short about human kindness. A parable of….”she gave everything she had.”
(Closed-captions can be chosen in this video, but you’ll be fine without them too.)
Speaking of kindness, Justice…I ran across a story from Florida of all places, where an elderly woman who is retired but once ran a small restaurant, cooked hot meals every day and delivered them to a park where she gave them to those who might not have had a hot meal in a long time.
She’s been arrested for it, as the city enacted a law in 2021 outlawing feeding the homeless in parks. Put her in the back of police car and drove her away.
Now, pizza birthday parties for 50 in a park? No problem. But random meals? Sorry…that’s against the law…stiff jail sentence for it.
Where are the words I’m searching for to say how appalling I find criminalizing such lovingkindness (per the Bible)? I can’t find them….
Where’s the “SuperGov” DeSantis on this? That arrest is definitely not in keeping with the spirit of MAGA. They could have easily helped her find a legal way to feed the homeless.
I agree homelessness is a problem and especially in municipal parks. But there didn’t appear to be any attempt to find a compromise / solution there.
There was none…and where was DeSantis? Good question. And one I asked myself. I’m not sure what he could do about it, but all the same….
I passed a food truck today near the homeless shelter. The truck feeds the homeless. Seems like that Florida town could use one of these
There is not enough lipstick on earth to pretty up this pig.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/10/27/americas-energy-crisis-is-mostly-us-democrats-fault/
But that won’t stop them from trying.
If it happens the whole economy house of cards comes down.
Tucker Carlson said 25 days and we are out of diesel, thats pretty hard to believe. All the trucks in my company except one are diesel including my F250 King Ranch (best truck I have ever owned)
What do you think Rah?
I hear they’re diverting diesel slated for export to the east coast to try and make up for the shortage there.
I reckon somewhere in the world is going to see a severe shortage.
There is absolutely no reason for the reserve to be down to 25 days. And the the thing is it appears our government is not going to address the root problem, even in the face of serious midterm consequences.
IOW they are hell bent on keeping Brandon’s promise.
No shortage evident as of now at the company U drive for except of course that which is reflected in the high prices.
October 28 Oswald Chambers
Justification by Faith
If when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. —Romans 5:10
I am not saved by believing— I simply realize I am saved by believing. And it is not repentance that saves me— repentance is only the sign that I realize what God has done through Christ Jesus. The danger here is putting the emphasis on the effect, instead of on the cause. Is it my obedience, consecration, and dedication that make me right with God? It is never that! I am made right with God because, prior to all of that, Christ died. When I turn to God and by belief accept what God reveals, the miraculous atonement by the Cross of Christ instantly places me into a right relationship with God. And as a result of the supernatural miracle of God’s grace I stand justified, not because I am sorry for my sin, or because I have repented, but because of what Jesus has done. The Spirit of God brings justification with a shattering, radiant light, and I know that I am saved, even though I don’t know how it was accomplished.
The salvation that comes from God is not based on human logic, but on the sacrificial death of Jesus. We can be born again solely because of the atonement of our Lord. Sinful men and women can be changed into new creations, not through their repentance or their belief, but through the wonderful work of God in Christ Jesus which preceded all of our experience (see 2 Corinthians 5:17-19). The unconquerable safety of justification and sanctification is God Himself. We do not have to accomplish these things ourselves— they have been accomplished through the atonement of the Cross of Christ. The supernatural becomes natural to us through the miracle of God, and there is the realization of what Jesus Christ has already done— “It is finished!” (John 19:30).
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
It is impossible to read too much, but always keep before you why you read. Remember that “the need to receive, recognize, and rely on the Holy Spirit” is before all else.
https://utmost.org/justification-by-faith/
Howdy FC, trying some Pomegranate oolong this morning jury’s still out. 🙂 😉
Goood morning treepers!!!
Special shout out to Levi… I’ve got cereal and cartoons for you…
Mostly??
Disregard that, Cat…early morning mispost of a comment meant for rah😬😬😬
Morning Cat! Appreciate the birthday wishes for my bride. 💜
Mornin’ all!
Oh man!!!! Saw this yesterday. Nobody hits the bullseye like Ramirez. Thanks, Weeweed, for putting it here. Says it all.
October 28
MORNING
He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him. Isa. 59:16
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire: mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Psa. 40:6-8
I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. John 10:17, 18
There is no God else beside me: a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. Isa. 45:21, 22
There is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12
Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. II Cor. 8:9
EVENING
The Enemy. Luke 10:19
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. I Pet. 5:8
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Eph. 6:11-16
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. Micah. 7:8
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/10/1028.html
. . . 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)
There’s an article posted on American Thinker concerning how to address racial quotas in higher education.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/10/a_few_ideas_for_ending_racial_discrimination_in_higher_ed.html
I would like to add to this suggestion since public schools, including Ivy League, are taxpayer funded there should be video cameras focused on instructors and broadcast in real time similar to CSpan.
This would be just an extension of the radical left’s open borders policy, right?
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
Good morning, duchess😘…that last one looks to me like Frank Field…😊 Joy indeed!🙏
A large customer called me about 2:30 this morning due to potential hog damage on their lakefront estate. The cameras were fogged.
Turns out there were several deer roaming.
I had a 6 am mtg with a group of Christian men.
I had to race the rain until it rained us out of some acreage mowing.
Yup. Usually I’m a morning guy but today was a doozy!
Love you sis. ✝️🙌
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.
AMEN.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
Verse of the Day for Friday, October 28, 2022
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“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”
Galatians 5:13 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Oh AMEN!!!
Hi everyone, I’ll be taking time off work for a vaca for first time in almost three years.
Wanted to let you know because I’ll miss reading your posts every day, and wont be able to give my “Amens” and ‘likes’, and ‘cartoon and cereal day’ tribute. Also will miss sundance’s spot-on articles.
Might be able to take a peek here and there, but will be back in time to vote in person on the 8th!
in the meantime, onward Christian soldiers!
Enjoy the rest.
Onward indeed, Slowcobra. Enjoy!! I’m certain you deserve a break😘 God go with you.🙏
Recreate well! ✝️
I created a twit account today for the first time, got locked out with my first action: liking Elon Musks tweet “the bird is free”. Ok so I did there test, got back on, liked the bird is free tweet and it was accepted. The I went to follow the last refugee2 and got locked out again. So, I took the test, passed it, and this time they want my phone number…so my brand new twitter account remains locked out after one like and one follow…
Birthing pains…I bet there’s some sabotage still going on. Spanners in the works. Betcha….
Definitely sabotage. Musk wouldn’t approve of those actions.
No he wouldn’t…
Rock ´n´Roll Legend Jerry Lee Lewis Dies At 87!!!
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/10/28/rock-n-roll-legend-jerry-lee-lewis-great-balls-of-fire-singer-dies-at-87/
https://nypost.com/2022/10/28/jerry-lee-lewis-rock-n-roll-legend-dies-at-87/
RIP, JLL
as a nice diversion Live you tube link to the LIV Golf 2022 Team Championship Quarterfinals at the Doral Golf course in Miami:
my thoughts are, similar to how PDJT and his economic team began strengthening the main street economy, is similar to realizing the social warriors weren’t going to let the Trump family golf courses be acceptable for future PGA tournaments and lo and behold, a brand new golf organization has appeared.
Similar to the popular cry of the lefties ‘if you don’t like it build your own’ , pretty sure that’s what has happened with golf dissing the Trump organization.
AMERICA’S DANGEROUS NARCISSISM Alexis de Tocqueville’s widely renowned book, Democracy in America, addresses this aspect of the American character: All free nations are vainglorious, but national pride is not displayed by all in the same manner. The Americans in their intercourse with strangers appear impatient of the smallest censure and insatiable of praise. The most slender eulogium is acceptable to them; the most exalted seldom contents them; they unceasingly harass you to extort praise, and if you resist their entreaties they fall to praising themselves. It would seem as if, doubting their own merit, they wished to have it constantly exhibited before their eyes. Their vanity is not only greedy, but restless and jealous; it will grant nothing, whilst it demands everything, but is ready to beg and to quarrel at the same time. If I say to an American that the country he lives in is a fine one, “Ay,” he replies, “There is not its fellow in the world.” If I applaud the freedom which its inhabitants enjoy, 8 | LOSING MILITARY SUPREMACY he answers, “Freedom is a fine thing, but few nations are worthy to enjoy it.” If I remark the purity of morals which distinguishes the United States, “I can imagine,” says he, “that a stranger, who has been struck by the corruption of all other nations, is astonished at the difference.” At length I leave him to the contemplation of himself; but he returns to the charge, and does not desist till he has got me to repeat all I had just been saying. It is impossible to conceive a more troublesome or more garrulous patriotism; it wearies even those who are disposed to respect it. 1
Jerry Lee Lewis passed. 87 YO
Amen.
Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Amen!
Amen.
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.