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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“No. I do not watch CNN.”
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Where do you get all these amazing cute kitties? Do you have a cat rescue or something? They are so sweet and cute!
*> (is anyone else noticing, all my posts are having to “wait for approval”?)
Mine also, but mine tend to be sort of ….not called for. My fingers should not always type what my mouth or mind is thinking…..sorry if and when I offend others. I’m old, I’m alone most of the time and tend to run my fingers instead of the mouth….nobody to talk to,
No apologies, Sherri. You’re in good company here.
I WANT THAT KITTY!!!!
Hello Fellow Treepers,
As always, in the interests of promoting high culture here at the Treehouse, may I present this Pink Flamingo Ballet in which all the professionally posed dancer birds are taking a bow, while we await warmer weather. Photo taken by me years ago on a perfect June day at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Wishing you all a Happy Sunday!
Meanwhile, as a fitting musical accompaniment, here’s Diana Vishneva Variation Giselle. The lead dancer through her masterful moves exhibits all the grace and elegance of the finest fancy flamingos!
Very nice. But hippos and ostriches are good, too.
Thanks and you’re right, 1530, but they didn’t pose for me. 🙂
Just remembering the ballerinas in Fantasia.
😂😂😂
That’s so funny! I thought the same thing 🙂
Bringing back another memory with this one, phoenix. My son at 3 found the word “flamingo” just a tad too difficult. To him they were “mingos”, and they held a real fascination for him. So of course, to this day, they are the same for us. Beautiful!
Good morning Bet! Crazy week behind us (hopefully) 😁. Have the pacemaker scheduled for my SIL on Wednesday. Otherwise I’m hoping for a boring week. ❤️😘
Morning, my much missed friend.😘 Sometimes a week is a lonnnnng time. I pray all goes well for your SIL and so glad her issue was seen to in relatively quick time and is getting sorted. May your next week be incredibly boring (by comparison😉)
Hi there, Oa ❣️
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Hi there (P). , Pa ❣️
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Good to see I have company…😁
Hi Patience! ❤️
“I heard my mom asking our neighbour for some salt. We had salt at home, so I asked her why she was asking.
She told me, ” They don’t have much money, and they sometimes ask us for things. So I asked for something small that wouldn’t burden them. I want them to feel as if we needed them, too. That way, it will be much easier for them to ask us for anything we need. ”
Thank you, WP, for this devotional.
(…anything they need.)
Good morning, Betsy,
It is no surprise to me that you are a generous soul coming from the example set by your mother. I hope I’m interpreting this correctly by the parentheses… that this be your wise Mom or maybe another you’ve read about?
Nonetheless, the sage message is still the same.
If I may add further… to know what the next family has verses what they don’t have… you must spend time with them, shoulder to shoulder, in their home. You must invest of your time and walk with them in their journey.
I’ve witnessed so many “churches” just write checks… but they don’t friend the family. They don’t pull up a seat next to them on the curb, as they sit and mourn, and even more rarely do they follow up with the families they aide. They write the check to make themselves feel good to bolster their altruistic egos… but that misses the point!!!
For a quickly as you are clasping the hands of another to give aide, you too may find yourself in need of aide as quickly as the tide shifts.
We are each…poor and rich… in Divine gifts. It is most important to learn what those spiritual gifts are… so that each may work earnestly in exchange for needs and services, because we will never rise anyone out of poverty without creating the mutual friendship and reliance.
We have forgotten how to make deep friendships through deferment to the abbreviated Twitter and Facebook. We no longer really invest. It is a crime against humanity that has been thrust upon one to two generations… to isolate and reduce worthiness based upon a tweet deep association… I started to type “relationship”, but association is more appropriate.
I had a Professor neighbor, before I lost my home, who called me lamenting that he wasn’t informed about an elder neighbor who had passed away. He was very upset that no one came to him to inform him… we had no newsletter nor town cryer… and Professor kept to himself… so he thought someone should, what? Come to him and knock on his door???
The neighbor who passed, too, must have felt isolated… for there was no pronouncement… no memorial service. I loved Carl who passed away. I used to bake him things and he would respond with notes of threat that he would have his attorneys sue me because everything was so delicious and he was sure he would choke by inhaling my cookies, breads, and cakes. Carl made me belly laugh. He was hilarious and too few knew that because Carl wouldn’t join the group dinners and movie nights I would host at my house. He stayed alone and would not venture outside.
Professor went on to ask me… house by house… about the occupants in our small enclave. After spending a while with him on the phone… I got angry and full on got after him!!! I asked him… how had he lived there so long… and knew nothing about his neighbors… yet I who had been there only a couple of years… knew so much???
Because I asked!! I pursued.
I stopped what I was doing. I knocked and I stepped out of isolated comfort to form relational knowledge of them. I opened my home and garnered trust and fed many people at my table.
This Professor who was forlorn and inquiring… who openly bragged about all his “friends”…. I instructed him that he should put effort into his neighbors…or relocate to be closer to his “friends”.
Good morning, JWOO. You have been so much on my mind since your post yesterday.
That which I posted (with typo!) is something I ran across a long time ago; and as is my wont, I took a screenshot of it because of the sheer beauty of soul of whoever’s mother that was. It takes such a soul to recognize the value of others, to lift their eyes from themselves, no matter their circumstances. All we have to do is look.
And it is always important to remember that one of life’s biggest lessons is…don’t think it can’t happen to you. One I’ve taught hopefully to my three grands nearest to us.
How horribly heartbreaking for both Carl and your professor neighbour…and yet there you were, perhaps by design for both. Each needing something you were positioned to give from your good heart. Friendship for a man on his own and truth for a man, who perhaps bragged about friends he may have had (far away) or not…one never really knows about the circumstances of others.
And yes! We need each other, especially in a world so hostile to humanity. Interlopers on their personal earth, as they see it. Clearly with no personal relationship with or a desire for knowledge about Christ.
And yes again…in too many churches as well. The story I have for that is the time my daughter, her then husband and their three littles had a flat tire one Sunday outside the massive church they attended in the pouring rain. Not one of the many parishioners coming out stopped to help. And I’ll leave it there…I was astounded.
A lovely post, my friend. We can start within our own spheres and hope that acknowledging each person as a child of Almighty God…our brothers and sisters, our family in Christ…shows His love to them so that perhaps they will become like spirited for another who needs the same.
I hope you and your daughter, in your grief for Danny, are feeling even a small sense of peace in knowing his discomfort is done. Through too many experiences, I can say time really does mercifully help. God love you, my sister. 💕
Oh my dear friends… we have Danny’s brother, Timmy. Tim has opened every cabinet door and even backed open a large sliding drawer… I believe searching for his departed brother. Though I brought Timmy with me to show him his poor brother’s body… I don’t think it registered with him. We had two carriers, I had loaded Timmy within one… so I think he didn’t realize that I didn’t take Danny home. (We have nowhere to bury him, so the veterinarian took care of his disposition.)
I’ve wept a lot. Probably more than I want to admit. We took off today to Center Point, IN and went to the Exotic Feline Rescue and spent some time with the big cats. That was a nice escape from the day. I just needed to get away.
Appreciate you all. Much love and hugs from these Central Indiana girls.
Let those tears flow, my sister. I’m weeping with you…be at peace. He is at peace, and you did right by him. It’s fresh and raw, but time will take care of the sharpness. Promise…🙏💕
Danny gave and received much love … that’s a life well lived. Thank you for sharing your posts, which are such a tribute to him.
Good afternoon JWoo. Lately I’ve been quite busy and haven’t read the OT much so I didn’t know about Danny. My heart goes out to you. 🙏🏻❤️
Thanks, Grand. There’s been a lot to read on the Tree. Glad for the attention to this fine site, so long as it is used to enlighten the masses of Sundance and team’s fine journalism.
Your mom was a wise lady! 🙂
She was that, phoenix, although credit where credit is due…it was someone else’s mother who understood kindness to others in straitened circumstances in this remarkably gentle unassuming way.
This is so touching, Betsy! A lot wrapped up in one package – kindness, mercy, generosity, and much more.
Thank you for posting, as I will definitely remember it.
If only everyone was like that, Della. What a better world this would be…💕
Hate to bother, Ad rem…all of a sudden my posts are being held in moderation. All seems kosher my end…
Happening to mine, too. I figured I was put on an FIB list. Ha ha.
Me too – I was trying to figure out what I had done wrong.
Is this still happening? My computer crashed about an hour ago, and I’ve been busy opening everything back up and redoing the presets. I’ll go check the bins now…..
Not seeing anything there for either of you…..?
Yes it is…I know they’ll eventually get posted (as long as I stay away from Kunstler😉) That your computer crashed answers the why, I think.
I just tried to post a couple of things and both posts went into moderation. Hmmmm.
Amen, Michael. This is why this bless-ed site is so wonderful. Blessings to you, my friend. Glad you are here.
I attended an anti-vax demonstration hosted by “Hugs Not Masks” on a public sidewalk in front of a local shopping center. They posted a sign on a tree saying “Love Over Fear.” Just for showing up, I was given a free cup of McDonald’s coffee and a bottle of water. A pastor from a local church was handing out pamphlets inviting people to visit his church (not sure which denomination).
Suddenly, a morbidly obese homeless woman came trundling by on the sidewalk, leaning into her shopping cart. She was so large that her clothes did not completely cover her. The one possession she had in her shopping cart was a small, neatly stacked pile of paper towel squares. The protestors stared in horror, then somehow managed to part like the Red Sea to allow her to pass, as though she didn’t exist. There was no coffee, no water, no invitation to church for her as she passed by the “Love Over Fear” sign.
I had already started drinking the McDonald’s coffee so I kept that for me, but did end up giving the woman some money and my bottle of water … and most importantly I think, letting her know she was seen and cared for. Am not sure if she was Christian, but she was a human being made in the image and likeness of God who was being ignored by a group of people who literally had a sign up claiming they believed in Love Over Fear.
Or who knows? “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” — Hebrews 13:2
Yes, yes, phoenix. There are angels amongst us in different guises. It is written.
An absolute favorite film
-You Can’t Take It With You
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…which I’ve never seen, Patience. But now I want to. There were a lot of lessons in those films of yesteryear. And I adored Lionel Barrymore.
My favourite of his. “On Borrowed Time”. The sound is terrible on this scene where he he tricks Mr Brink (Death) into the apple tree which, when climbed, keeps him firmly there until Gramps (Barrymore) says he can come down. But it was the sweetest most hopeful movie…
Love to you and Ma😘😘
Yes….. L❤️VE that film.
You can’t take it with you always reminds me of my family … growing up.
Lots of personalities and interests…. All with good intentions and hearts of gold; lead by an amazing ( in sooo many ways), honest, hard-working, loving mother.
I do not doubt for one second she is that, my friend.💕 What a gift your growing up must have been like.
Such a great tribute to your mother, P!
I believe this is what most parents long to hear, and the best gift a child can give them – honor.
(Maybe speaking for myself, tho.)
True…followed closely behind “You were right”… words, if heard, one hopes to hear for all the right reasons.
Can’t believe you said this, B! That’s been one of my prayers for awhile – for AC and GC. to come to realization, “She was right.” Like I came to understand about my dear GM, “she was right.”
Right, meaning the righteous way, God’s way.
I may be long gone when they say it, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is they get it.
I was shocked to hear those words come from my children. Each one at different times in their lives. So I know they were listening, even if it didn’t seem so at the time.
And I know my grands from my first daughter are listening…or were before they suddenly had busy lives of their own, and whom I see little of these days. I knew time was short, so filled their heads with worthwhile advice, hoping some would stick. That’s all we can do when we have them, be they our own or children of our own. Then we have to turn them over to God. That time comes all too soon, doesn’t it? Sigh…
Yes, too soon. But we have to trust Him that He has a plan, a good one for them. So we wait. And watch. Patiently all the while.
It seems to me at times we’re like an instrument in an orchestra. When it’s our time to play, the conductor will motion us. But the entire piece will be a wonderful harmony one day. I hope.
Please God…🙏
Just eavesdropping . . . I’m gonna look for that one. Thanks for the tip 🙂
It’s one of the most wonderful films, Michael. Sweet, funny, poignant. And the little boy was simply magic.
Eavesdrop away!!
Back to square one….. grrrrr….
Hello ad rem, whenever I click the like button for Betsy, a red flag appears without the tally. Just heads up. Thanks.
Phoenix, thank you for noticing your less-advantaged sister. But for the grace of God, go we. Again, no surprise that you with an exceptional eye for beauty and be open to the lessons our Lord gave us through scripture… and apply them. It is my hope that I am learning to do the same and seeing the beauty and the need that the Lord sees.
Hi JWoo,
It can be a challenge for even a well-intentioned American to reach out to the homeless because so many have been programmed not to give to them (especially not money) because “they might be on drugs or alcohol.” It might be good to question where that kind of programming is actually coming from … Best to ask the Holy Spirit to lead and guide in giving if there’s any question.
Thank you for your thoughtful reply Michael, and your heart for the homeless, and for helping where you can.
The battle for the soul of America is far more than political, it’s a spiritual one.
Yes, and YES! Political is nothing anymore than a propaganda machine to manipulate for self enrichment. Spiritual is what God made man, in His image and likeness.
The Lord bless you and fulfill all your petitions.
Romans 5:11-“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.”-(KJV)
You’re saying the New Testament never call Christ’s death on the cross an ‘atonement’? What say you about the above passage?
Please scroll back to post of Jan 12. Fully explained there.
One more . . .
“Old blue eyes” certainly had a smoooooooth voice
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Growing up in New York State, heard “New York, New York” played quite a bit by a rival drum and bugle corps group during summer parades. Always enjoyed hearing the song even if the ones playing it were the competition. Nice to hear the original too. 🙂
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Afternoon Garrison!
THE ONLY SON FROM HEAVEN
So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world. But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law, that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children.
And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
— Galatians 4:3-7
I love this bible passage. There is no greater comfort for me than knowing that God treats us with mercy, not as captives of the law, but as His beneficiaries – each loved as “an heir of God through Christ.”
Happy Sunday, all!
A glorious Sunday to you as well, 1530.
Good morning Treepers. Here’s a cutie for you.
Oh my.
Good morning, Joe!
I WANT!!!!
http://images.unsplash.com/photo-1529778873920-4da4926a72c2?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&fm=jpg&crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&w=1080&fit=max
Here’s a bonus baby
If you click on top link on photo posted above, there’s a 3rd image that didn’t post for some reason. We love our kitties.
Well, here’s the link again. I tried to get the image to post but no luck. https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1529778873920-4da4926a72c2?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&fm=jpg&crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&w=1080&fit=max
Oh thank you, Joe. We in this house are such suckers for those precious littles. Ours in Wales were many.
Once our gentle Jack Russell Penny hid one litter one by one when we were away for a brief while…none harmed by the way. We think she was a bit jealous and thought out of sight out of mind. As they grew older she was their favourite. We’d often find them all snuggling happily in front of our coal fire in our small morning room…ahhhh, memories…
This baby looks an awful lot like my little Baby Ringo that went to her resting place three weeks ago. I still miss her terribly but it has gotten easier. Thanks for this pic Joe, it makes me smile.
RIP and the Lord’s Arms baby Ringo. Ringo can play with my Danny who went on to the Lord’s eternal care yesterday. They are the best, give smiles, and demand so little.
JWoo, I have been reading your writings about Danny. My deepest sympathies for your loss. It is very hard to send our babies home in order to spare more pain. As you said, they are the best. May God bless you.
Thank you, Texas. We are stewards. God’s blessings on you and yours, as well. We have quite the underground railroad here. I wonder if Sundance has a large map of the USA hanging in his office, with pins for each of us posted. Then he can see the expanse of his reach. (Maybe even the world? I believe we have some international lands represented here. Hallelujah!)
Sorry for your loss. It hurts when we lose our babies.
As I said to JWoo elsewhere, Texas Trumper, we’ve been there too many times. It’s a hard, hard thing to say goodbye. Harder to determine when that time might be.
Fortunately our Welsh vet and his staff were kindness and professionalism personified, which helped.
I am sincerely sorry.
Great video. Stevie’s baton twirling always comes as a surprise. Everyone in that video is now elderly. Music history. 🙂
One more from Stevie. That is one talented woman. Great singer.
Thanks Garrison — all lovely. When I heard the lullaby it reminded me of something I’d heard before. Finally figured out what it was. Happy Sunday to you.
Beautiful. Thanks for posting. 🙂
Good morning, Garrison. Perfection! That’s all…😘
Mornin’ Bet. I think that’s what a Sunday benediction is supposed to be. Thank you. 🙂
You are so right, my friend. More words would be superfluous I think. Blessings always😘
Here’s one from the band’s earlier hits.
A later hit that topped the charts
RIP Christine McVie
don felder
joe walsh
Busted! Looks like Michelle O’s steppin’ out on Barry
Turn it up to 11.
I have seen great solo artists join with symphonies but still be under the conductor. Here, the conductor took his cues from a band member. With most of the band with their backs to the conductor’s back, the keyboard player on the side was the one to give the conductor the signal to join in. But the order in which they took their spots signaled who took precedence.
15 January 2020 Chris Darrow, American country-rock pioneer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, bassist, and banjo plucker (Kaleidoscope; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1967-70), dies from complications following a stroke at 75
15 January 2019 Steve Madaio, American session and touring trumpet player (Paul Butterfield; Stevie Wonder; Rolling Stones), dies of a heart attack at 70
15 January 2018 Dolores O’Riordan, Irish musician and singer-songwriter (The Cranberries – “Zombie”; ,”Linger”), drowns in the bath at 46
15 January 2003 Doris Fisher, American singer and songwriter (“Tutti Frutti”; You Always Hurt the One You Love”: “Tampico”), dies at 87
128+ Works currently held by ASCAP/BMI
15 January 1995 Sollie McElroy, R&B singer (Flamingos – “Golden Teardrops”), dies at 61
15 January Harry Nilsson
(1941-1994)
American pop and rock singer-songwriter (“Everybody’s Talkin'”; “One”; “Without You”), dies of a heart attack at 52
263+ Works currently held by ASCAP/BMI
15 January 1993 Sammy Cahn [Cohen], American lyricist (“Three Coins in a Fountain”; “High Hopes”; “Call Me Irresponsible”), dies of heart failure at 79
1656+ Works currently held by ASCAP/BMI
15 January 1992 (David) Dee Murray [Oates], British bassist (Elton John backing band), dies after a stroke at 45
15 January 1987 Ray Bolger, American dancer, actor, and singer (Wizard of Oz – “Scarecrow”; Partridge Family – “Grandpa Renfrew”), dies of bladder cancer at 83
Fav movie of all time. Thx for the smile!
Great seeing that Sir Duke session. What musicians 👏
Definitely a very underrated clip for being up for 7 years.
“I thought this was AMERICA !!!”
The cop “tracked” him all the way to that point
Good article on saker…
https://thesaker.is/help-the-beatles-to-save-america/
“…..only way the Ukraine can survive is through Western (mainly US) subsidies of over $300 million a day (so it has been week in, week out, for the last eleven months so far). The Ukraine is on life support. This is killing the West, or rather the West is killing itself because this money will never be paid back…”
Someone make it stop, please??
Love the Saker, Spicy. One has to be discerning when reading it. But it is indispensable if one isn’t prepared to swallow whole the narrative being cooked up in the DC kitchens…a nasty, tasteless concoction of lies and pure evil, fed to the masses.
Our government needs to be put down like a rabid animal, with prejudice. The limits are always removed and more outrageous acts are transpiring. Reminds me of a Monty python skit. No reason, no point except propaganda.
It never ends well for the perpetrators. The money and goods are picked off their lifeless bodies and they move to their choice of eternal damnation.
And yes, God is patient he is how old? The plan was written into eternity before time. We think in terms of our extremely limited understanding, yet over and over Gods manual presents the fact evil cannot stand or live for long, it’s lifespan is that of a fly in Gods eye.
If you can do one thing you can change your life and many others for good, remind yourself of eternity as much as possible. Write it into every daily script, every thought, or action. It is its own cleansing wash.
I don’t think people see life that way? I know by my own accord I venture off Gods presence and eternity becomes detached from my thinking. It is tied to God himself. Interesting to imagine but basic. Just like every attribute of God it does not come naturally but is effort, constant effort.
And, do you ever think that thinking about God, talking about God, writing about God, brings his presence? Communion as it were. It’s what church was for, not a dictate of laws by a “man”.
A vale is lifted in communion, we commune here, it’s good as in Gods definition of good.
We do commune here, Palerider. A site and a thread most precious, especially on this the Lord’s day.🙏
Listen to what’s on this vid. X-22 Report. Biden’s days are numbered as far as him taking up space in the White House. I believe they will use the 25th Amendment to get rid of him. Other corrupt politicians might be taken down along with Biden. Hopefully.
Ep 2972b – How About A Nice Game Of Chess? Check, Checkmate, Time To Show The World The Truth (x22report.com)
He’ll stay until he can pardon Hunter. Then ride off into the sunset with his billions.
With all due respect JWoo, Fraudway Joe’s physical (and mental) health is in serious decline. I’ve always suspected that he has been propped up on some very strong medications. His handlers may decide to either reduce or cut off the meds entirely at some point in time. Or substitute something else, if you get my drift. If he rides off into the sunset, it will be when the EMTs pick him up.
Your words are greatly inspiring, P, and need this reminder – daily. Thank you!
This Scripture came to mind:
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. (ESV)
So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely. (NET)
Psalm 90:12
By the way, I’m a fairly new poster and read comment yesterday that there’s waaay too much Christian material being posted here; that it’s gotten out of hand from the old ways.
Do you know what the guidelines are for posting?
Do not want to offend…
Oh dear, Della…there can never be too much. Our refuge from the world. There are other sites with their comments. This is a one of…and I am grateful , so grateful for it.
Keep posting, dear lady…🙏💕
Thanks, B.
I enjoy the “smorgasbord” here! Everyone is different, but yet we’re all the same.
Just trying to make connections and share….
However, it is Sundance’s site – and haven’t heard if what is being posted is ok by him.
Please let me extend the official welcome to the Treehouse Miss Della V! 😀
Every now and then one comes across a poster who shall we say is not entirely welcoming of the religious aspects of our blog. I have no idea what they would mean regarding our “old ways”.
When we began our site, back in the winter of 2010, we did so knowing that God was with us and our mission. One of the very first posts that I put up was the Prayer Thread on the upper right corner of the site.
Please feel free to express your beliefs, and you’re always welcome to do so in hopes of inspiring others.
Thank you, Ad rem stoltzpus, for the welcome – and permission!
It’s such a wonderful site, and as some say, a refuge…
I’m referring to this (Jan 14 on OT) and I wasn’t sure what it meant re. future posting content.
It is time to care to not transforming CTH in a boring site for religion.
Here, for many months, are several Cristian people who wrote simple phrases or ideas. Now it seems taken by aliens that feed on words.
There are dozens of sites, in English, to read and learn about Christ.
CTH lives for the truth and is an good option for people’s earth problems.
I’m trying to process what the author of the above quote meant…especially by “option for people’s earth problems”. The whole point of a relationship with God seems to have escaped him(her).
Of course, the author is always free to start his own website.
I saw that article earlier this morning. Here’s another interesting one.
A Tale of Two Cultures (America and Russia) | The Vineyard of the Saker
Michael, thank you for posting this!! Every word was delicious… especially enjoyed hearing “ old fashioned strategies and tactics”.. 😂
Yeah, me too! I always look for a new interview with Col. Macgregor. He just has this common sense and experience based way he lays out what’s really going on; that is very interesting to listen to and learn.
January 15 Oswald Chambers
Do You Walk In White?
Buried with Him…that…even so we also should walk in newness of life. — Romans 6:4
No one enters into the experience of entire sanctification without going through a “white funeral”* — the burial of the old life. If there has never been this crisis of death, sanctification is nothing more than a vision. There must be a “white funeral,” a death that has only one resurrection — a resurrection into the life of Jesus Christ. Nothing can upset such a life; it is one with God for one purpose, to be a witness to Him.
Have you come to your last days really? You have come to them often in sentiment, but have you come to them really? You cannot go to your funeral in excitement, or die in excitement. Death means you stop being. Do you agree with God that you stop being the striving, earnest kind of Christian you have been? We skirt the cemetery and all the time refuse to go to death. It is not striving to go to death, it is dying — “baptized into His death.”
Have you had your “white funeral,” or are you sacredly playing the fool with your soul? Is there a place in your life marked as the last day, a place to which the memory goes back with a chastened and extraordinarily grateful remembrance — “Yes, it was then, at that ‘white funeral,’ that I made an agreement with God”?
“This is the will of God, even your sanctification.” When you realize what the will of God is, you will enter into sanctification as naturally as can be. Are you willing to go through that “white funeral” now? Do you agree with Him that this is your last day on earth? The moment of agreement depends upon you.
* “white funeral”: phrase from Tennyson’s poem “To H.R.H. Princess Beatrice”; to Chambers, it meant a passage from one stage of life to another; leaving the past behind and moving into the future; he often used it to mean death to self and a complete surrender to God.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else. “Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord”
https://utmost.org/classic/do-you-walk-in-white-classic/
I’m not all clear either, M, about Oswald’s meaning of the “white funeral.”
But, in my simple mind, I have chosen to think of it as waving a white flag of surrender.
I had a moment many years ago one afternoon where I did so – surrender all to the Lord.
All means all. No holding back. Whatever I have and whatever I am belongs to Him.
The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.
2 Peter 3:9
Full chapter…
https://www.klove.com/bible/2%20Peter/3
Have a blessed Sunday all.
Just a reminder of how the leftist press can turn on a dime.
We ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. – 1 Thessalonians 4:1
The apostle Paul’s writings often use the phrase, “But I say, walk in the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16). To walk is to make steady progress forward, to keep moving toward a desired goal and, for the Christian, it is to walk in the light and step into the presence of God at the end of the journey here on earth.
When Enoch “walked with God,” the Hebrew verb conveys an ongoing intimacy with Him. God was so pleased with Enoch that he did not die, but “God took him” (Genesis 5:24). In today’s verse, Paul is encouraging the Thessalonian believers to walk to please God, to grow in grace and the knowledge of Him. This does not just involve obeying His commandments, it involves the heart.
Jonah, after trying to run from God’s orders for him, finally went to Ninevah to preach salvation to the people. They repented and turned to God, but Jonah was displeased. He would rather that the people remain in their wickedness so God would bring disaster upon them. His heart was in the wrong place. He had obeyed, but he did not please God.
Walk in the Spirit and you will please God.
Paul gives additional ways to follow the Lord and ends this book with encouraging words as you grow in your faith. “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24).
Pray now that those leading this nation would seek to please God.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
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CAPTCHAS getting hard!
There are three people without halos. L to R – A to D. T to B – 1 to 4
A2 farthest most left.
C2 sort of looks like he has a helmet, nearly in middle.
C4, man in the dark well in the center.
Those would be my guesses. If there is only one, I would say the man in the dark well. But I have no clue what the words say.
It’s a joke, friend 🙂
Joe Basatardi still says there is a good potential for the arctic jet stream to come south again around the end of the first week of February or during the second week.
Indications still are there for a long winter with below average temperatures for most of the US. March may see a bit of a warm up but April looks to be colder than average for most of us.
The PDO (Pacific Decadal Oscillation) during 2022 and into this year so far is the lowest (coldest) it has been since 1955. However there is a lot of warm water along the Pacific Ring of fire which was not there in 1955. Thus the weather patterns will not be the same.
Still, and this is my own interpretation and not Joe’s, one can expect it to be a colder than average spring and mild summer for most of us even if the current La Nina ends.
Late to get to read today, but wanted to say I appreciate these posts.
Mornin’ all.
January 15
MORNING
My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. Psa. 119:25
If ye … be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For . . . your life is hid with Christ in God. Col. 3:1-3
Our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who 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 flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Gal. 5:17
Brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Rom. 8:12, 13
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. I Pet. 2:11
EVENING
The measure of faith. Rom. 12:3
Him that is weak in the faith. Rom. 14:1
Strong in faith, giving glory to God. Rom. 4:20
O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Matt. 14:31
Great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. Matt. 15:28
Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord…. According to your faith be it unto you. Matt. 9:28, 29
Lord, increase our faith. Luke 17:5
Building up yourselves on your most holy faith. Jude 20
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith. Col. 2:7
He which stablisheth us with you in Christ. . . . is God. II Cor. 1:21
The God of all grace … after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. I Pet. 5:10
We … that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Rom. 15:1
Let us not . . . judge one another: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way. Rom. 14:13
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/01/0115.html
So lovely, Michael. Imagine what he would have written if he had lived longer…
Here are the John Field Nocturnes. He was, as I’m betting you know, an Irishman who immigrated to Russia, and who was adored and feted by all. I am leaving these here more for juststevie who was looking for music to calm the soul as she said she was headed into tax season.
I hope she has time to read this thread and will see it. I’m pretty certain this is what she is looking for…lyrical, gentle, and lovely.
Good for the soul…
Here is his biography. He was The Father of the Nocturne. A fascinating life.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Field_(composer)
I think I found the reason for your last few comments being moderated. The name in your email address corresponds to the name of someone who was recently put in moderation….ergo our filters saw it as a match. I deleted the matching part, so we shall see if this does the trick.
Ok…I just posted again and it went to moderation again. I did notice someone has been posting as simply “Betsy”, and not often. Wondered if that would be an issue.
I’ll keep posting and see what happens. Thank you Ad rem. You are definitely a treasure💕
People posting with the same name is never an issue. The only issue is with the spam filters mistaking you for someone on a moderation or banned list. I’ve checked your email info against our lists several times….slowly….just to make sure I’m not missing part of a word match. So far everything looks good. Very frustrating!!!
Got it…jeepers…hope it doesn’t have anything to do with that Kunstler piece I posted last night, which understandably went into moderation😬😬😬
??? Shouldn’t
It did because of the name of his blog which was in the link I posted, as you noted. But my post did show up after. This all started this afternoon, as I had posted without issue all morning. Most strange…
I now have a list of names that are having similar problems Betsy…you are not alone. Please be patient.
This is not bothering me because I know you’ll sort it. I am so sorry about it, though, because you do not need this. That’s my concern…
Would it help if I changed my user name? From “Betsy jones” to “Bet jones”?
There are NO Betsy’s on either of our lists, so it wouldn’t make a diff. 🙁
Ok…
Yes, I know a little about Chopin; he died of the Consumption at just 39, didn’t he? Very common in those times, they didn’t have it warm and dry enough, I guess. Very poor conditions and a hard life; no matter how it might be interpreted in story and film today, with all their modern liberal ideology and lousy attitudes, that were furthest from reality with the people of those days. (Sorry, but I got a real problem with the wicked antichrist spirits in Hollywood.)
I watched a very old (1939) movie last night, with young Henry Fonda playing “Young Lincoln.” (I do enjoy how they had a way of making movies/stories in the earlier days.) Anyway, there was so much about how the movie was made, that really showed quite authentically what it was like to live in those times times. The acting was very good, and all the set designs (and Fonda’s make-up!) made you think you were really there. And the way Fonda portrayed a young Abraham Lincoln, I thought was a very respectful tribute to Lincoln’s personality and character, and of course, his great intelligence and integrity.
Just as Archbishop Vigano has recently and urgently stated it is time to choose sides, here is a stunning article regarding a letter which Benedict XVI wrote to Catholic statesman Vladimir Palko in 2015, urging prayer against the “expanding power of the Antichrist”.
It so unnerved Mr Palko that he refused to divulge its contents until after Benedict’s death. Even afterwards, he was unsure whether he would or should.
This he has been persuaded to do.
In this interview, he addresses all Christians. It is a remarkable interview, which I hope all here and elsewhere will read. It took my breath away, and puts into perspective what we are witnessing with the WEF and their demonic agenda. I can put it no more clearly than that.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/benedict-xvi-it-is-the-time-of-antichrist/
Excellent article.
“What Progress wants is to replace us.
Perhaps the last remaining question is whether we will let it.”
Most will, before the end. The air is thick with Anti-Christ.
Good morning, Paul. Long ago, before Benedict passed away, I read another wherein the existence of this letter was the topic. Mr Palko explained how shaken he was with it, not understanding it was to him the letter was written specifically. In reading the first article, I could almost see him, his face, so rocked did he seem to be.
And then time passed and I forgot all about it until I thankfully came across the one I posted.
Harari is a true disciple of the Antichrist, a monster in human form. When I first came upon him long ago when he slithered out from under the robes of Karl Schwab, I felt instantly and physically repelled.
May Almighty God sustain and strengthen us in the days and years to come.🙏
Light repels dark. Dark hates the Light. There are slitherins’ everywhere. Slitherins’ are instantly repelled by the Spirit. I’ve seen it happen in my own neighborhood. The ‘people of the earth’ have no power except what we give them.
I have to admit the the dark is sometimes so oppressive, it takes my breath away for a moment or two.
Unless they can take away my birthday, they got nothin.
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“Do you agree with Him that this is your last day on earth? The moment of agreement depends upon you.”
“The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else. “Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord”
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/01/15/sunday-january-15th-open-thread-2/#comment-9504774
Thanks Spicy jalapeno!
“…to fear nothing else except the loss of Thee.”
I was encouraged to spend time with Methodist friends today who just underwent the disentanglement from the United Methodist Church’s mother church. About 100 congregations chose to leave the order due to the abandonment of sound doctrinal beliefs and acquiescence to woke culture.
Let it be a great beginning to an ever-increasing reformation! Hallelujah! Time to wake up and stand up church!
There’s hope! I was raised, baptized, and married in the Methodist Church….however, chose to leave when they embraced Obamacare full on.
Hello Paul, Betsy,
I also read the article from Mr. Palko and found it very interesting and time-appropriate to the world in which we find ourselves. I thought this paragraph was truly appropriate as we here in the CTH have indeed ‘made our own path’.
The rushing power that runs beneath the age of Progress, the energy of the modern world, the river that carries us onwards — where is it taking us? We know the answer. Humans cannot live for very long without a glimpse of the transcendent, or an aspiration, dimly understood, to become one with it. Denied this path, we will make our own. Denied a glimpse of heaven, we will try to build it here. This imperfect world, these imperfect people — they must be superseded, improved, remade. Flawed matter is in our hands now. We know what to do.
Good afternoon, parichute.
Yes…that was but one which caught my attention as well. So much so I had to reread it a few times. The earthly power of the Antichrist has chosen his soldiers. They are as repugnant as one would expect them to be. Calling themselves gods whilst waving an airy hand in the direction of the heavens, dismissing our Creator as irrelevant for their purposes. Were someone to not understand the term “satanic” in its truest sense, listening to these acolytes spew their blasphemy would surely explain it well enough. And surely be frightened enough to understand, and turn to Almighty God instead.
Hi betsy. the interview is not what posted. I’m afraid to know what it says, but we need to be aware!
thank you for trying to post it! Maybe I can try searching for it.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/benedict-xvi-it-is-the-time-of-antichrist/
I think this may be it? I haven’t read the full letter yet.
Betsy, I cannot explain what happened, but there was a music thing that posted, and after I refreshed, it was the right link.
sheesh, apologies, and disregard my post that says it was the wrong link! I cannot explain, other than my typical inept techno skills.
No problem. It was my error, as I linked to the John Field accidentally and thankfully caught it before my edit time ran out, Slowcobra. Such is a morning before coffee…you’d think I’d learn…
I hope you find this article as powerful as I did. Blessings to you, my friend.💕
(And while you think you’re going doo-lally, as we always said in Britain, you are not😉. I hope there is a whole bunch of comfort in knowing it was an equally techno inept branch dweller who was at fault with this one.)
Phew! Thank you for confirming I am not going doo-lally! Lol!
I am!!!!!! Way too many times!😂
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
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 Sunday, January 15, 2023
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“…If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”
Matthew 17:20 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Hey everyone. The vax is safe and effective . Ask Justin. He’ll tell you all about it.
This is on Neil Young’s excellent “Decade” double cd/album. It makes me think of my very special dog that passed away a while ago. Buffalo Springfield is a very underrated band.
Buffalo Springfield “Expecting to Fly”
The very first Warbler I ever learned to identify by its call. Blue-winged warbler. They do a “buzz-buzz” call that is very distinctive. They like old fields so there was only 1 location in my home woods where I grew up, where about 3 pairs nested every year.
Love, love, love Blue-winged Warblers! 🙂
Chased one down after hearing its song into a brushy dense thicket along a nature trail in Northeast Ohio where these strange tree/bushes were taller then me and pressing in from all sides, quickly lost my bearings, started getting scared, picked a random direction and ran, … and fortunately came back out on the trail. Can’t even remember if I saw that particular bird that day.
Anyways, a day on which you see a warbler is a good day, so thanks for posting this photo, Colkitto! 🙂
I wonder if they are still nesting at that spot as I watched the nesting Prairie Warblers disappear due to Cowbird nest infiltration. One of my favorites.
Cheers Phoenix
Bird sightings are so precious because everything changes so quickly. Not long after getting lost in the underbrush which was so tall that it was also overbrush that easily hemmed you in, the Metroparks went through and cleared ALL the underbrush along the trail … which meant that for the next couple of years, a lot of birds who used that as their habitat vanished. Some of it has since grown back and looks like it’s being managed better now, and it’s a good birding spot again.
While Blue-winged Warblers are always a treat and there’s a good chance of seeing one in Northeast Ohio in various parks … an even more coveted species to see in my neck of the woods (and which I haven’t yet) is the Golden-winged Warbler, and a related hybrid.
Prairie Warblers are awesome … They’re not common in the Northern areas of Ohio, but I was blessed to see and hear one years ago while on a Sunday morning bird walk, the group had a nice long look as it seemed to go with us down the trail, singing loudly the whole time. Have also heard at least one down in the Hocking Hills area, Southern Ohio apparently has some breeding there. Hope some Prairie Warblers come back your way soon! 🙂
Nice talking birds with you as always, Colkitto!
Love seeing your posts on birds, thank you! 💕🕊
Beautiful!
Gracious Sunday morning, Colkitto. I have always loved this prayer. It is so in keeping with many of the posts this morning, and I thank you for posting it.
And your little warbler is so beautiful. So colourful is he that I would suppose he would be easier to spot than so many others. Just a glimpse of his feathers drawing the eye.
I thought of you the other day when, whilst I was outside, my eye caught a squirrel on the lip of our roof, resting as a cat would with his feet tucked under him. I’d never seen such. He quickly moved to the little feeder just below where I have a seed cake for all comers.
And it was only then my husband noticed he had no tail! Again, I never have seen anything like it. How he came to lose it we have no idea. But we looked it up, and it seems it not uncommon. Used for balance of course, though without one it makes them more vulnerable to their natural enemies. Bless-ed little thing. And so now I am worried for him…that’s nature I know…still…
Blessings as always, my dear friend. B 😘
Ty for your prayers and kind thoughts. Interesting Squirrel observation.
You are a true gem!
Slainte!
This is interesting.
UH OH: Was Barely-Watched Golden Globes A Hollywood COVID “Super-Spreader” Event? (thegatewaypundit.com)
This one’s for Hunter
What is warming the oceans is not CO2. It is physically impossible for warm air and the irradiance of our sun at current levels to do so. And the direct evidence of this is the fact that the hot spots in the mid to upper troposphere that were projected to appear as a consequence of “global warming” over the tropics have not appeared.
So something else is warming the waters of the oceans. And this is what it is:
Speaking of oceans, rah, I read an article a couple of weeks back in which there was concern about these hideous offshore wind farms disturbing whales’ and their senses.
Yesterday a terrible article about whales beaching themselves off the coast of New Jersey, a state which is all in on building the monstrosities because they want to “save” the planet.
Ego and virtue signalling will do more damage than they can, in their shrunken minds, imagine. Horrible.
Reminds me of Frodo and Gandalf.
Gotta love the pants David Byron had on. Where did he find them?
And the dancing girls. Hubba hubba.
Anyone else completely sick of Harry’s whining? Big entitled crybaby. I bet there are hundreds of millions of men all over the world who would say “I’ll trade places with you right now, even up, your life for mine.”
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/01/15/harry-demands-royals-accept-he-is-not-delusional-and-apologise-to-meghan/
I can’t imagine wanting to be in his place.
Yes…SO sick. I am pretty sure the girls he dated soon saw through his mewling and his mental problems.
Both serious girlfriends are now married with their own families.
Apparently there is Volume II in the offing.
Feelings are more important than truth:
Oxford Union debates. Wonderful. Thanks,rah. Wondering how many students walked away from it and considered his very apt comments.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
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.
Amen. Amin🙏
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)
Good morning / afternoon.
Earlier in the week there was mention of a retail source of religious pictures that someone found.
This article has background about that particular retail source that is beneficial to know.
The link uses http rather than https, but is safe to visit in case the browser
A Word about “Monastery Icons”
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/general/monasteryicons.aspx
Thank you, Sepp.
Virginia Progressive Prosecutor Won’t Prosecute Misdemeanors Including Hit-and-Runs
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/virginia-progressive-prosecutor-wont-prosecute-misdemeanors-including-hit-and-runs/
Hmmm… Karma?
Here you go! The stratospheric warming that portends the polar jet stream coming in 2 or 3 weeks.
Ugh…winter returns to Texas.
Can’t do a thing about it. just make what preparations are necessary.
Just got back from Dads. He is ready to go. Don’t think it will be long now.
Sorry to read this.
I lost my Dad five years ago. Worst day of my life.
You and your Dad are in my prayers.
Rah,
Prayers for you and your dad. I believe it is comforting to know that our parents (other loved ones) are not afraid of passing.
God Bless dad.
Praying as well …
Thank you all. My youngest brother is with him now. He doubts Dad will make it through the night. My other younger brother is on his way up from Florida. My sweet Sister who has done the real work making sure Dad has been cared for these last few years is at home. She was there earlier today. I have called off work.
In my E-mail is Dads Obit for me to review and make suggestions. It is a long one because he accomplished so much in his life.
BTW Dad is a descendent of George Clymer. One of only eight men that signed both the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
Looks like Speaker McCarthy is ready to fulfil a promise to the MAGA Caucus:
“I want to be very thoughtful about it, but yes, I’m engaged to do that. I think the public should see what happened on that day. I watched what Nancy Pelosi did, where she politicized it. Where for the first time in the history as a Speaker, not allowing the minority to appoint to a committee. We watched the politicization of this. I think the American public should actually see what happened instead of a report that’s written on a political basis.”
Release all available original recordings of the Jan. 6th Stop the Steal protest.
Comparing Apples to Oranges, or maybe, Apples to Figs Part 1
A recent thread posted on CTH stated:
“...I don’t trust…[Musk’s] sudden conscience…buying…twitter. The devil disguised himself as a snake to fool Eve...”
Revelation 12:9 “…that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan…” He has many names & roles, but it’s all one entity.
This is not calling out a Treeper! This deals with GOD’s Word and the way He teaches us! Here are just five of GOD’s principles for teaching/instruction/learning. There are more of course, but these Bible Study Helps focus primarily on
these five. Scripture Verses are always cited to assist understanding His thoughts. GOD expects us to learn them!
#1. Hosea 12:10 “I have spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes...” I sent MY Prophets. I gave more than one the same vision, to confirm MY teachings. I use allegories that are very descriptive. Read MY Words!
#2. 2nd Timothy 2:16 “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God…for instruction in righteousness:” Everything recorded in Scripture is by ME, and I gave it to you, so you understand what I expect you to know. Learn it, seriously, learn it all!
#3. 2nd Peter 1:20 “Knowing this first…no prophecy of…Scripture is of any private interpretation.” No one is allowed to change the intent of MY Words. I chose them to ensure you understand MY intent. Learn them, fo’ real!
#4. Romans 11:8 “...God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that…not see…ears that…not hear.” Some of My children aren’t ready yet, I purposely protected them from spiritual harm, but not you! You can handle this!
#5. Matthew 7:6 “...neither cast…pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet...” Don’t get all uppity thinking you know something special, and don’t stand on a street corner and start screaming at the world! I hate Bible thumpers! I didn’t share Wisdom to have MY Truth stomped into the mud! I have work for you! Now, learn the Word!
A little analysis was thrown in just to make certain we don’t miss GOD‘s point. LEARN THIS!
Sundance has assembled a ‘family’ of ‘right’ thinkers, mostly Christians, many of other faiths, and even those who don’t believe in any god at all, but many may still come to understand the Truth. Who can discern when their time should come? We’re all at different points in learning GOD‘s Truth.
Matthew 4:19 “…Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” Jesus taught us to fish for souls ‘from the right’.
John 21:6 “…Cast the net on the right side…” This is an allegory; Jesus wasn’t concerned with His Disciple’s next meal, rather the souls of all of GOD‘s children. It is written, not all will understand yet, but the ‘right’ have no valid excuse!
Jesus asked Simon Peter three times; “…lovest thou Me…?” Simon of course said, “Yea, Lord“.
John 21:15 “...Feed my lambs…” Christ instructs us to help any who hear a truth for the 1st time.
John 21:16 “...Feed my sheep…” Christ instructs us to also help those who already have some scriptural knowledge.
John 21:17 “…Feed my sheep…” Christ instructs us to try to help any who aspire to teach, even teachers who cannot yet understand GOD‘s thoughts for themselves. We must teach on 3 levels, per Christ’s instruction. Lambs, Sheep, & Sheep. They’re all our brothers & sisters, it’s never about how much we know, it’s all about helping those who happen to know a little less. All glory is for our Heavenly Father! Learn all of this.
Jeremiah 3:15 “I will give… pastors according to Mine heart, which shall feed…knowledge and understanding.”
GOD provides Truth even when false teachers don’t understand. We must read with understanding first for ourselves:
Genesis 3:1 “...the serpent was more subtil than any beast…” GOD often uses terms of degredation, they’re not literal.
The “serpent” is a degrading term. Satan is a deceiver. We might say he’s a S.O.B. nowadays! Was Father’s choice of words less descript? Did GOD not know what terms we would use 6,000+ years later? Doubtful, but HE definitely used terms that we can relate to if we understand HIS thoughts, and how HE wants to convey them to many people, over many generations.
“subtil” = Strong’s #6175 O.T. aruwm (aw-room); cunning…usually in a bad sense…
A ‘serpent‘ is a slithering reptile that travels on it’s belly in the dirt of the earth. It crawls in holes. It hides from virtually anything it doesn’t intend to kill. With few exceptions, no one ‘likes’ snakes. Oh, don’t go there, sure some freak-a-zoids want to keep them in their homes, and some others that actually have well functioning brains want to study them, etc. But very few say, “Oh look! There’s a snake in the grass, I want to run over and give it a hug, I sure hope it’s a talking snake!” That’s just not natural. GOD gets that, he made us the way we are, so He uses terms we can all understand!
Genesis 3:1 “...he said unto the woman…” PRO TIP; Snakes don’t talk…
Future [conceptual] conversation, between GOD & Snarky Dude (SD) [sorry Sundance, purely coincidental], who believes Satan is a snake. SD has passed from his flesh back into his spiritual body, and is learning where he will await Judgment.
GOD: “So Dude, says here in MY Book, you think snakes can talk, is that right?”
SD: “Well no, but…”
GOD: “But, you so disrespect your Mother, that you think she couldn’t tell a supernatural being from a talking snake?”
SD “Well no, but…Wait, my mother?”
GOD: “Eve is your Mother. She is the Mother of everyone living.”
SD “Yeah, so I don’t really understand that. I mean blacks, orientals, everyone descended from Eve?”
GOD “No. Everyone that believes on my Only Begotten Son as their Saviour is ‘living’ spiritually. Those that don’t believe are spiritually ‘dead’ awaiting MY final judgment! It doesn’t matter what their race or skin color is, nor what sex they are, what age, or anything else! If they believe on the One True Christ, they’re MY family! If they don’t believe, or worse, they don’t even know which Christ to worship, they go to the left side of the gulf and wait!”
S.D. “I believed, but my mother was Madeline, my dad called her Maddie, all us kids called her Mommy, and…”
GOD: “I KNOW all that already! What I MEAN is; Any who believe on My Christ should also believe on His bloodline, the lineage from which all My Chosen people descended. Eve didn’t produce every race, I did that! I made one specific race to teach My Truth to the rest. I chose them! They’re not special, they aren’t any better than anyone else. Knowing My Truth, I blessed them and the bloodline through which I brought My Saviour into the world. Any individual can lose My blessings if they worship the false christ. Did you even bother to read the Letter I sent you? I clearly explained ALL of this!”
SD “Well no, but...”
GOD: “I gave you XX years on the earth, and what, you couldn’t find the time?! Go to the left side of the gulf, we’ll talk later, I’ve got more kids to talk to.” Next!
Voice Over: Some people think, “Christians know Adam and Eve were the only people on earth ‘In the Beginning’ and we all came from their progeny.” But did we really? That’s not how GOD explains it. We need to study, with understanding.
SD: “But, my pastor/preacher/priest/teacher said I didn’t need to study, and they wouldn’t lie to me...”
GOD: “Each individual will answer for themself, but teachers answer for both themsleves, and all they mislead! Some teachers, I sent, many ‘sent’ themselves. You’ll understand when I judge your pastor/preacher/priest/teacher for his lies and deception! Now shut up, go to the left side of the gulf, and pay attention! Next!” PRO TIP; Don’t argue with GOD!
1st Peter 4:17 “...judgment must begin at the house of God…” What is the house of GOD? A place where people go to be taught God’s Word. Judging will begin with the ‘teachers’. That’s fair, GOD is always fair! We will all be there to watch. Is GOD going to accept as an answer from a teacher, “I didn’t understand“? GOD sent a letter to each and every one of us. We commonly call it the Bible. In it, GOD taught us everything to pass the test that, He is conducting. It’s an open book test! We just have to read and understand. Then we won’t sound like an idiot, like SD [Snarky Dude, not the other SD!].
2nd Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God…that needeth not to be ashamed…” If we don’t study for ourselves, we WILL be ashamed. GOD knows many of His children are able to handle Truth. GOD calls them wise! We usually call them Conservatives, not republican uniparty demon-crat fascists! Yeah, a political commentary… So sue.
Ecclesiastes 10:2 “A wise man’s heart is at his right…a fool‘s…at his left.” Heart = Mind. No gender implied. Continuing;
Genesis 1:26 “...God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness...” HE was speaking to us and His angels, describing what we would be like in our flesh bodies once born of water, through the womb. We were there with Him in our spirit bodies. With common sense, we realize Jesus in the flesh, looked like GOD! We look the same as we look in our spiritual bodies, we don’t all look like GOD. Everyone doesn’t look the same, and GOD doesn’t look like every person.
Genesis 1:27 “...in the image of God created He…male and female.” GOD made us all, the way He wanted each to look, in the image HE had of us, in HIS mind, exactly the way HE imagined we should look. We’re all distinctive, ignoring similarities [2 eyes, 2 ears, etc.] we have different DNA, fingerprints, intellectual abilities, even retinas. This doesn’t even scratch the surface of each soul’s inner being, thoughts, driving forces of life, and our love for GOD!
Genesis 1:28 “...and GOD said…replenish the earth…” “replenish” Not plenish for the first time, replenish, a second time.
GOD describes Himself as male. This does not detract from females! GOD made some of each sex for procreation in the flesh. He apparently chose His smarter, better looking, stronger children, to be female! ‘Stronger’ to GOD, doesn’t mean how many lbs. can one lift, or how many beer cans can he smash on his forehead! Women carry babies to term! Then do it again, and again! Men might kill themselves before going through that kind of pain. He gave males other attributes so they don’t have to ‘feel’ too inferior, but some macho’s let it go to their head[s]. GOD’s Plan is Perfect!
Genesis 1:31 “And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” Six days so far, [6,000 years] GOD has created all sorts of things, even all the races. How do we know? He told us for 30 Verses. But then He does more! Let GOD tell it.
Genesis 2:2 “...on the seventh day God…rested...” Seven days [7,000 years] GOD didn’t need rest, He’s teaching us, if we allow Him to. He then continues. GOD teaches us: Keep working, don’t stop until we earn His rest.
Genesis 2:5 “...God had not caused it to rain…there was not a man to till the ground.” ’till’ [Or plant seeds, of Truth.]
Genesis 2:7 “And…God formed man…” A new specific man, the bloodline through which Jesus would be born.
GOD created this specific man after he had created all the other men and women of all races. Let Him tell it. GOD is not racist! He loves all of His children equally. Satan & men created racism as another tool of evil, to “divide and conquer”.
Genesis 2:8 “And God planted a garden…in Eden; and there He put the man…” ‘the man‘ = one man, one specific man, not all of mankind, not all the races. He continues His works!
Genesis 2:9 “And…made…God…every tree…and…the tree of life…and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.” Some trees provide physical food. Some Trees provide Spiritual food. Some trees are no good. GOD explains. In normal flesh bodies, people have 2 legs, 2 arms, often called the ‘limbs’. They all attach to the core of the body, often called the ‘trunk’. Jesus was the ‘Tree‘ of life in His flesh body. He is the ‘Tree of life‘ in His Spiritual body. A Tree! Jesus is the Good Tree of eternal life!
Revelation 2:7 “...To him that overcometh will I give…of the tree of life…in…Paradise.” We inherit our Saviour! Remember even GOD said, “…I am like a green fir tree. From Me is thy fruit found” back in Hosea 14:8. GOD uses similitudes!
Genesis 2:18 “...God said, ‘It is not good that the man…be alone...” GOD already made males and females of all other races. Again, this is a different man that GOD calls “the man“, a specific designation to the bloodline of His Christ. GOD doesn’t do coincidence. HE teaches! We should understand through HIS choice of words and how HE uses them!
“the man” Hebrew ‘eth-ha’adam (with the article) = this same man Adam, in particular. In english we say ‘the’. ‘The’ is a base root of ‘them’, they’, etc. Refers to that which has been previously recognized, ‘the man’ as opposed to another man.
“man” = Strong’s #120 ‘adam (aw-dawm’) ruddy (an individual, or the species)
“man” = Strong’s #119 ‘adam (aw-dam’); to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy.
ruddy = Webster’s College Edition (rud’e); a healthy red color [a ruddy complexion].
PRO TIP; Not all of GOD’s races show blood in the face, or blush when embarrassed. This one specific race of mankind is very clearly identified for us. This does not add or detract from any race! GOD loves all of His children, He is “long suffering”. GOD gives any and all that choose to understand, the chance at Salvation before the start of The Millennium. But He is not going to wait indefinitely! He told of a very specific generation when His Plan reaches its culmination.
Genesis 1:31 “And God saw everything…He made, and, behold, it was very good…” ALL races, very good! GOD said so.
Isaiah 43:26 “Put Me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.” GOD knows exactly what HE said in the Word, but do we? He says, “prove it”, by thinking about what He taught us. Remind ourselves, then HE will know we know. If we don’t know what He taught, we can’t declare it. He can read our thoughts, all of them!
1st Kings 8:39 “...Thou, even Thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children…” Only GOD can read minds, sure our spouse knows what we’re “going to say”, but really? Not like our Heavenly Father. Satan can never read thoughts! When we have something to tell GOD, but don’t want Satan to know, we pray it in our mind, not out loud. GOD hears every thought!
To be continued. Next: Bible Study Help #8.’Apples & Figs‘ Part 2, publish date, 1.16.2023
Stop your snake bashing! Snakes, weasels and rats have ten times more dignity than your typical leftist. People can admire snakes without wanting to run over and hug one.
Hi KP.
Pretty good.
Genesis 1:28 “...and GOD said…replenish the earth…” “replenish” Not plenish for the first time, replenish, a second time.
How come Genesis 1:22 says “fill” but the identical Hebrew word in 1:28 says ‘replenish’?
Any idea?
Young Henry Fonda plays young Abraham Lincoln. This picture sure gives you an authentic look into life in those times. At least that’s the feeling it gave me.
Wow, some of those are really good!!
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