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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✝️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL, January 23, 2023
Excellent! Praise the LORD! Jesus has saved us, He is saving us, and He will yet save us in its perfection. And He does hear our prayers for our loved ones. I think of how the LORD came to talk with Abraham about what was to be done with Sodom and Gomorrah; and took counsel with him, and accepted his intercessions, and answered them. When the Lord comes to us to talk about what’s going on in the world, and what He has to do; we have an opportunity and the privilege, as His friends, to speak to him about who He can possibly save from what’s coming.
Thanks Dan 🙂 Really good!
Heavenly Father, save our loved ones. For our joy and to magnify the glory of your grace. Amen. 🔥🙏🔥
Thanks DD
Same prayer this morn, Frank!
Let us continue -never give up, as He hears.✝️
”Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, (20) to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (21)”
Ephesians 3:20-21
Amen brother!
Thanks , Dan. ❤️
Calmed me early this a.m.
To make ready for a small “procedure”.
Good morning Patience ❤️!
Prayers up for you.
Hi there, Pa❣️❣️❣️
Oh…., thank you.
Keepin fingers crossed now.
Prayers are lovingly sent for you, Patience. Almighty God will be by your side, and his angels.🙏💕
Oh, Betsy ….. Thanks so much 🫠❤️❣️
You & Pa:
All is well. Bout the size of a dime n self-dissolvin stichin. Phew! Ice n tending twice a day …and, yeah!!!!
I’m sorry I missed what happened. I pray for you to be healed quickly and completely, in the Name of Jesus.
Oh… Thanks! How thoughtful and kind🫠.
-I appreciate that, Michael.
Hello Fellow Treepers,
American Tree Sparrow in the Snow — Photo taken by me yesterday right before dusk along a nature trail in the Cleveland Metroparks of Northeast Ohio. The snow was falling and it looked real pretty so I’m posting this as a “bird in its natural habitat” image. Wishing all here a cozy winter day and a great start to your week!
Boy, that looks cold! Poor little guy! Nice shot, Phoenix
Thank you very much, Michael! Actually, the temperature was hovering right around the freezing mark of 32 degrees F … so for a snowy day, it was warm and very comfortable to walk around in and take pictures. If anything, it was rather wet. In any case, enjoy your day, whatever the weather! 🙂
Thanks, you too. 40’s during the day, low 30’s overnight, cloudy, rainy at times, good air!
Here at my central Indiana home we started out with sleet yesterday morning that turned to snow. We got a little less than 2″ but by the late afternoon it has melted. Now this morning as I write this, I see we have sleet on the deck again.
Yesterday while the snow covered the ground I counted over 40 birds on and around my feeders at one time. I guess the young red tail hawk that was hanging around has moved on since I haven’t seen him for several days and the birds are not wary as they were before.
You’re blessed rah, that you live right where the birds are. 🙂
That sounds like so much fun! 🙂
So precious, p, tugs my heartstrings…did you want to take him inside?
(You must have a warm coat!)
Hi Miss.Della.B,
Thanks for your kind comment! Hope your day is going well, and you’re keeping cozy?
There was a whole flock of American Tree Sparrows nearby foraging the fields for their evening meal, and they seemed happy enough with the way they were calling to each other. It was just enjoyable sharing the moment with them.
In fact, I wore a new coat but then was just so happy to be finally out in some decent snow that I left the hood hanging down in back … which the heavy wet snow proceeded to fall on and fill up as if the Good Lord were making a giant slushie as a good-humored practical joke! 🙂 The outer layer of the entire coat started getting soaked, but when I get outdoors to take photos, things like that don’t stand in my way. In fact, I have to force myself to remember to put gloves on so I don’t get hypothermia in between camera clicks …
I love art. I love winter. Life is good when the two mix! 🙂
P, you really bloom where you are planted, right! Happy for you!
A slushie?!! The Lord must have good sense of humor!
Yes, we’re cozy – no snow, 😂😂
I think I saw from another post that you live in Georgia or thereabouts, Miss.Della.B? It can be quite a challenge keeping things straight … and getting to know you and my other Fellow Treepers well at all in the first place … given my work schedule … just can’t hang out here and chat like I’d want. (And now my lunch hour is coming to an end in one minute …) Nice chatting with you as always! 🙂
Always enjoy your posts, P! Yes, seems treepers here are scattered all over…
I’m Southern gal, born/raised in Georgia.
And, work is MOST important – but this is great place to pause.
Nice picture. I love our native Sparrows. They get ignored by some because they mostly do not have the showy colors, but they are beauties none the less. Any Field Sparrows around where you live?
You are quite adept at taking some beautiful pictures Phoenix. Ty for reminding me of where I grew up (snow).
“Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings,and not one of them is forgotten before God?”
~Luke 12:6~
Not even the lowly sparrow. All treasures of God’s miraculous creation.💕
Good morning Bet! ❤️😘
Good morning, G🤗 left a message below.
Thanks, Colkitto!
Glad to see another who appreciates sparrows! 🙂 We have Some Field Sparrows, wish we had More! Gotta love their “dropped ping pong ball” song! How about you? Are they more or less common where you live now?
Uncommon in both locations. They are one of my favorite Sparrows.
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Exactly.
Unlike the kitty…….I gotta go work!
Me too! And I am glad for it, though when the road conditions get bad, it will be a different story.
BTW they were having winds gusting to 100 mph at some California Ski slopes yesterday driving windchills down to -30. Mammoth Moutain resort leads the country in snow pack at 509″ so far this year.
Stay safe, rah❣️
Storms and winds like that…..I want nothing to do with them!
If I recall right, you’ve delivered parts to the rather large factory where I work, a little north of Lexington, Ky.
I’m glad you’re working because you help me keep working!
Work is good! Unless you destroy your back in the process. I’m just thankful to GOD IN HEAVEN I can work again.
Be safe out there.
Yes, Greg, work is a “good” thing!
Some just don’t recognize it, but it is a gift of God. Gives us purpose and a way to glorify Him!
Glad to hear you can work again, too.
Well said!
Thanks!
That would make for some interesting skiing. I reckon they closed the slopes. Drive safely, rah.
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
That’s where you’ll find me! 🙂
Good Bench Monday to you, Mr jay. Think I’ll leave this one until that snow melts😉
Right behind is a lil pub with a big fireplace 🇺🇸🥶🇺🇸
There was a small pub on a side street where we lived in Wales. It was our bolthole in weather like this at night for a meal. A real oldy worldy place dating back hundreds of years, called The Wine Bar.
The whole place (small) was paneled, with cosy booths and tables, and a big roaring fire. The steaks were delicious.
Miss it.
Bet you saw Tom Jones there 😎
I didn’t, but I did see, remarkably, that man who became the first ” woman” who was on Phil Donahue long time ago in the 80s! I’m not kidding!
Wish I had seen Tom…would have been preferable believe me.
Couldn’t do better myself, jay. Great choice. I used to listen to Julie on “Music ‘Til Dawn” on KRLD out of Dallas into the wee hours of the morning . . . Transported this small-town Texas kid to another, far more sophisticated, universe. When you’re 17 just knowing that it’s out there . . . waiting . . . was enough. The message was that I just had to go find it. So I did . . . 🙂
Howdy Garrison 🇺🇸😎🇺🇸
Morning jay!
Howdy Gramps 🇺🇸😁🇺🇸
Niiiiiii ce
Yes you are😁😁
That is something I really need to work on. Its so easy when I’m happy, to get all keyed up; and then feel like an idiot.
Thank you WP
Put quite simply, we cannot hold or think more than 1 thought at a time – even if it’s a split second. The thought will either be positive or negative. . This is where the “free choice” granted us by the Creator comes into play. Before that thought and/or “string of thoughts” becomes physical whether by speech, writing or expression,we have the ability to choose right from wrong (positive or negative). This is also why the Creator gave us 2 “gates” as it were – our teeth and our lips – to SHUT it (the bad stuff of course)(the good we must sing from the rooftops). This is also where the evil inclination sits and attacks day and night 24/7 – waiting for that temper, that frustration, that despair – to become speech, to become physical, to become a weapon. They say (negative) words can never hurt me/us – BS – they can and they do because in a sense they “live” inside the mind aiding the evil in his destruction of our inner goodness and self esteem – with 1 purpose, to destroy and distract us from the Light, goodness and Love of the Creator.
So true, and so important! For some of us who weren’t much accustomed to regarding boundaries; other than as an obstacle to getting what you want; it is to be expected, that Him who loves us and calls us sons, will have much to correct in us.
Our part then, is to learn from the chastisement, and rehabilitate our minds, by the Word of God. That’s why we need to feed on the Word of God: to read it through, pray it in, and work it out; that it really become a living part of us. I believe that the Holy Spirit who is given into our hearts, will only do what He has been called in to do, through the Word of God being believed and obeyed. And the rehabilitation process is supposed to bring us to that place; so that when Jesus appears, we may be received with joy and welcome, and not be ashamed.
And now…our daily kitty fix
A whole lotta cute in an itty, bitty package.
Very adorable, especially the 2nd kitten.
“Touch my belly and you get teef and claws!”
Love these pics, J! They’ve been tempting me awhile to get one!
Is anything sweeter than kittens and puppies? Oh, and babies!
“Psychic spies from China try to steal your mind’s elation.
It’s the edge of the world, end all of western civilization.”
Californication.
Programming.
Its so sad . . . I don’t think I can ever go back there til the Lord comes.
“I Want America to Wake Up and Pay Attention, Something Ain’t Right!” – Silk Describes How Her Sister Diamond ‘Died Suddenly’ in Her Kitchen (VIDEO) (thegatewaypundit.com)
Do you have anything more about that? Is that the title I should put in the YouTube search box?
The text is a link if you click/tap on it. Or just go visit The Gateway Pundit, it’s a fairly new story and should be on page one or two.
I don’t know if TGP posts Silk’s complete eulogy, but to truly get a deep feel and understanding of what she said, one must here the complete Eulogy, which is lengthy, but well written/spoken.
It is still up on RSBN, as are Mike Lindell’s and President Trump’s eulogies, scroll down and its under Silk’s heading.
https://www.rsbnetwork.com/shows/live-lynette-diamond-hardaway-celebration-of-life-with-president-trump-silk-and-others/
Click on the link.
It’s on Gateway Pundit. I did not know whether Diamond was vaxxed or not. Apparently she was.
That’s exactly why Silk said, “Something ain’t right!”
Thanks. I really don’t understand why President Trump has been so stuck on this thing. There really is plenty of good information, for quite a while now! If that’s true, that Lynette took the jab; (which the President, whom she trusted and loved, fully supported); then that would be very sad. I am so sorry for her family. And I wish so much, that our beloved President would get this thing straight. I have a really hard time with the idea, that he is just naive. Why did he make sure the Pharma Companies were so over paid? and He didn’t look into the fact that they had worked a deal with congress, so they couldn’t be blamed if anything bad happened?
You will all forgive me for just saying it out loud.
No truer words.
Something ain’t right.
One more . . .
Good morning Garrison!
Good morning, G. Hope the boring continues for you this week, my brother.
This one for us will be one of prayer and watching.
Our son is having back surgery on Wednesday to fuse discs, which are now bone on bone. There will be two surgeons involved…orthopaedic and cardiovascular, though being ignorant of the process I am unsure why the cv one is needed.
If you have room on your prayer list, could you add him to it please? God did not get him this far to leave him now, so I am not worried; but everyone here I know is a mighty Prayer Warrior.
Blessings as always to you, my friend, for a a crisis free week😘
(Interjecting)
Betsy, I will pray! My AS had same fusion several years ago.
Thank you, Della. He’s in good Hands🙏💕
Will definitely add him to my prayers list, dear sister.
Don’t know why they would need a cv surgeon. Has he had any heart problems? Or maybe if it’s a really long surgery they like to have one on hand? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
None. Strong as an ox. Something about the approach as I understand it.
Answer to your question is here, Betsy.
“Although most spinal surgeries are performed using a posterior (back) approach, your surgeon may choose an anterior approach for a number of reasons, including:
In contrast to a posterior approach to low back surgery, an anterior approach enables the surgeon to access your spine without moving the nerves. However, the surgeon must move organs and blood vessels to the side when using an anterior approach. In most cases, a vascular surgeon assists the orthopaedic surgeon with opening and exposing the disk space.
See this page: https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/anterior-lumbar-interbody-fusion/
God bless and protect your son and guide his surgeons’ hands with maximum skill.
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GB, you are a good friend.
That explains exactly as it will be an anterior approach. This is so good to know. Bless you for your prayers and for the information. 😘
Great information! I wish no one had to subject themselves to that. And I can’t imagine being the surgeon who actually does those things!
Praying for you and yours, sis.
I don’t often circle back, but I received a text from another fellow Texan alerting me to pray for your son.
You are a blessing to us here. KEEP US UPDATED.🔥🙏🔥
I will, Frank. Thank you so much. We’ll rely on his beautiful, loving wife for updates as we are here and he is there. Blessings.😘
Just reading this…know that I will be adding my prayers to the many others here! God is Faithful and True to those that love Him. Keep us posted dear Betsy! 🙏🙏🙏
And they are so much appreciated, juststevie. Thank you.💕 Almighty God has had him since he turned his life around, and I know will continue to keep him in the palm of His hand.😘
Joining you in prayer for your son’s good health, healing, and successful back surgery!
Many thanks, phoenix. It’s a last resort. Thank goodness for Mr Trump’s making it so he, as a Navy vet with VA “care” was able to access the non government surgeons. There is the first blessing we are so grateful for.
My dad had to have that done. All those years as an Electrician, up and down ladders, and straining himself lifting. Sorry to hear that Betsy, I hope he does well. I will pray for him too.
Good morning, Garrison. Some mighty fine playing. Perfect way to start the week, my friend.😘
Love his cover of Old Friends…
Good Day to you, Garrison!
SHE LIED! Church Says NO EXORCISM Took Place at Pelosi Home – FOX News Morning Host DROPS A REALITY CHECK (VIDEO) (thegatewaypundit.com
It’s not the house that needs an exorcism
cool contacts!
“Merriiiinnn!”
Old cat’s eyes would be right at home with this group of devils.
Poor Greta, Her parents should be thrown in prison for what they do with her. I know, its easy to make fun, but what her parent =s are doing abusing their disabled daughter for pushing their politics and money making scam, is reprehensible. I do feel sorry for her.
She is full of lies.
She’s also full of liquid courage
I’m not sure what she was drinking. But I’m thinking that a few gallons of that stuff would put the Space Shuttle in orbit.
Stop, you’re gonna give me nightmares!
My wife read to me this morning, that she’s in Davos protesting. She’s claiming to have a petition signed by 900,000 people to demand all oil, coal and gas industry stop immediately! 900K AI singnatures?
Oldie but goodie from a judge who now sits on the 5th circuit.
23 January 2022 (Bobbe) “Beegie” Adair (née Long), American jazz and Nashville-based session pianist, and educator, dies at 84
23 January 2018 Lari White, American country music singer and actress (You Can Be a Star winner- 1988), dies of peritoneal cancer at 52
23 January 2017 Bobby Freeman, American singer (Do You Want to Dance), dies at 76
23 January 2001 Lou Levy, American jazz pianist (Woody Herman; Stan Getz), and accompanist (Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald), dies of a heart attack at 72
23 January 2001 Eugene [Brother Jack] McDuff, American jazz organist (George Benson, Brother Jack), dies of heart failure at 74
23 January 1999 Prince Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican musician (b. 1949)
23 January 1997 Richard Berry, African-American singer and musician (Louie Louie), dies at 61
23 January 1997 Audie Pitre, American bass guitarist (Acid Bath), killed by a drunk driver at 26
23 January 1995 Bill Horton, American doo-wop singer (The Silhouettes – “Get A Job”), dies at 65
23 January 1993 Thomas A. Dorsey, American jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies at 93
23 January 1990 [Piet] “Peter” Sweval, American rock bassist (Looking Glass – “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” ; Starz – “Cherry Baby”), dies of AIDS at 42
23 January 1990 (Larken) Allen Collins, American southern rock guitarist, and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird”; “Gimme Three Steps”; Rossington-Collins Band – “Don’t Misunderstand Me”), dies from chronic pneumonia, a complication of the paralysis suffered in a drunk driving accident, at 37
2 Chronicles 32:31 “Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.”
Very few are the servants of the LORD which are exalted to such honor and trust with God. And of course, we have to qualify what exactly it means, that God left him. For God never really and completely abandons his saints who trust in Him; but He does leave us to stand on our own, when He knows we can be trusted. To many, many people, it is a tremendous mystery, and cause for stumbling, that the LORD would actually leave His servant to prove what’s in his heart. Abraham was one, Job and David also, and of course the Lord Jesus most terribly of all, more than any man. The stories of Hezekiah were recorded by inspiration of the Holy Spirit in the Books of the Kings, the Chronicles, and the prophet Isaiah: this indicating an extraordinary and very important Sign from God for His people to see and understand. It would good for every Christian to know what all Hezekiah did, and what great works of power the LORD did to confirm and answer the prayers of this great servant of God.
To mention a few things: King Hezekiah employed the prophets and scribes to organize the Bible; bringing together all the sacred writings into one Canon. He cleansed the land of all the idols and abominations, and repaired the Temple, re-instituting the ministries of the Priests and Levites for the service of God. The LORD did miracles for Hezekiah, which were heard of t distant lands. The great and terrible army of the Assyrians, was slain as one man, in one night by the angel of the LORD; as a rebuke for their brazen arrogance and blasphemy against the God of Hezekiah. King Hezekiah was sick with a terrible boil, about which God said to him, that he would die from: but when Hezekiah wept and prayed, the LORD had compassion and healed him; and gave him a sign for confirmation, by putting the sun dial back fifteen degrees by what it had already gone down.
All these things were noised all over the world; and came into the ears of the Babylonians; who were steeped in the Satanic supernatural of every description; and God stirred them up to come to the land Judah, to see what were these wonders being done in the land. Similarly as when the LORD stirred up the Magi, the Persian Astrologers, to come follow this Star, which was a sign that the LORD’s Anointed was about to be born; these things were done for finding out what was in the hearts of His people. God brings things to pass, and causes events to unfold, to find out what is really in people’s hearts. When the Magi came seeking where Messiah would be born; it troubled all Jerusalem. When the men from Babylon came looking for Hezekiah; Isaiah was alarmed, but Hezekiah was caught relaxing in pride; and therefore had no discernment about why those men were there.
The lesson we should take heed to from this, is how important it is to stay in tune with God; and to live in continual watching and keeping awake spiritually. The body needs rest and relaxation sometimes, but the spirit can never rest or take a day off. Rest and recovery are part of how we care for our bodies; but it doesn’t work that way for our spirits. If we let ourselves get groggy and lethargic spiritually, then the first that sneaks back in is pride; and right behind will be some kind of trap being set by the devil. They may come with flattering and friendliness, to discover, “What is your secret with God?” But the one behind their flatteries is looking to use your simplicity against you, to cut off the victorious and successful life of Christ from advancing any further.
We could think, that it was lucky for Hezekiah, that his friend Isaiah was around to help him get back on track. But the fact that Hezekiah was for no good reason, totally unaware, and therefore unprepared, for the test that God had for him; is a grave warning and instruction for us. There is no reason why we should ever be surprised or unprepared for the devil’s tricks. We have every provision, and every motivation for walking in the Spirit every day, and staying close as we can to our Shepherd. So that when He sees that we are mature enough, and can be trusted with being put to the test; we will not be caught napping in lethargy and pride. And the greatest trial of God’s saints, are never for themselves alone; but have very significant import regarding His long term dealings with His people.
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This is a phenomenal lesson in which there is a tremendous amount of doctrine.
Thank you Michael for posting.
Thank you GB, Thank you LORD!
A Quick Bible Study, Vol. 149: The Foundational Verse of Christian Faith
“I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me.”
https://townhall.com/columnists/myrakahnadams/2023/01/22/a-quick-bible-study-vol-149-the-foundational-verse-of-christian-faith-n2618564
Jesus is such a Divider…
and I love Him for it. 🕶️
Amen!
“To be away from the body is to be, at home, in the arms of the Lord” Thank you sweet Jesus. They had a rough time down here. As You know Priscilla her son and her grandchildren really need you now more than ever. Thank You for being there for them.
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January 22, 2023
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While speaking at the public service on Sunday, Prince Andrew’s ex-wife also quoted her late mother in law, Queen Elizabeth ll.
“I think it’s time to stoke our flames within … to celebrate the extraordinary Lisa Marie,” she began, while offering a “tribute to the children” of Lisa Marie.
“My late mother-in-law used to say that nothing [that] can be said can begin to take away the anguish and the pain of these moments, because grief is the price we pay for love. And how right she was.”
https://pagesix.com/2023/01/22/lisa-marie-presley-laid-to-rest-next-to-beloved-son-benjamin/
Oh, my goodness! Sheesh. This really tugs at my heart. And her husbands delivery!!!!…….it’s all tooooo much. My heart breaks and is filled with happiness at the same time.
Ben Smith-Petersen reads a statement from his wife, Riley Keough. ‘A letter to my mama’
College of Psychologists vs Jordan B Peterson | Mikhaila Peterson | EP 322
(1 hr 20+ minutes) . . . However you think about Jordan Peterson, the issues he is having to deal with, are coming from the same sources that are against all of us who are Christian and conservative and “Normal.” Maybe its too long to watch the whole thing, but maybe check out a few minutes just to get the gist.
My heart sinks with horror for what is here now upon us; and most are fast asleep. There’s a lot of very hopeful talk, that “people are waking up;” but who is really “waking up?” We have the Bible, which tells us about all these things; and there are many thousands of Believers, who read their Bibles every day. But with the exception of sharing comfort and encouragement for personal victorious Christian living, surprisingly very little is wrote about and discussed, which directly addresses what is going on right now.
The prophets and the epistles are very much about the kind of times we are experiencing today; and we are told to “take heed to the writings of the prophets, as to a lamp in a dark place.” My appeal then to all of my brothers and sisters in Christ; let’s PLEASE get more serious about studying and discussing together, what the Bible says about this time. These are the last days of the last days; and we will see everything which has been written before the Lord comes. It is not only a good idea; but in fact a commandment, to exhort one another daily, in view of the times! We don’t know how long we will have this platform open and available.
This is nothing to say ANYTHING about all the lighter conversations and friendliness shared here; But simply a call for more involvement and participation in the spiritual things shared.
Good morning Michael…
I would say, that Jordan Peterson is a Winter Soldier. Winter soldiers are those that understand the times of great and terrible judgments, enduring many personal and public trials and tests…those that stand strong for the Lord in the bad times, trusting Him to carry them through to finish His plans! ✝ (Winter…meaning end times)
Hi Stevie, getting on toward evening here. (I guess the time differences are something we just have to get used to; but makes it difficult to continue conversation.)
I have watched and listened a lot to Jordan Peterson. I think he is an incredibly honest and deep thinker. The good that he has been able to do, just by conveying his honesty and thoughtful way of looking at things, is something that God has directed to be done. I don’t really know if he is a Born Again Believer however. Some of his conclusions don’t agree with what we expect from a true conversion. I have watched some of his Bible related videos; and I wish I could help him find Jesus really and completely. Also, I have heard him, in utter despair and frustration, take the Lord’s Name in vain. This, the saved Christian cannot do, and it is a heart piercing grief to hear anyone else doing it. But God has forgiven me of this, and I know He can make Jordan Peterson all that He has in mind for him to be.
All that said; I agree with you; that He is standing for righteousness up on the front lines. I have great love and respect for the man, and pray for his salvation first; and for him to be delivered from all those who are persecuting him “for righteousness’ sake.”
Look like a Mocha to me.
rah: My first thought as well. Or Chino, as in “Mochachino.”
Herschel?
Ok, someone else pitch a name – I’m losing! 😹😹
Note the caramel in the coat.
Gotta be “Snickers”.
My mind goes more to Maple or Karo
😹 😹 Love Karo! Especially in my pecan pie…
Cocoa … or even, Cocoa Puff. 🙂
Good Monday morning treepers!!
Breathe… Johnny Diaz 🎶
Very needed and appreciated – Nice find this rainy and cold NY AM 😊
January 23 Oswald Chambers
Transformed by Beholding
We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image… —2 Corinthians 3:18
The greatest characteristic a Christian can exhibit is this completely unveiled openness before God, which allows that person’s life to become a mirror for others. When the Spirit fills us, we are transformed, and by beholding God we become mirrors. You can always tell when someone has been beholding the glory of the Lord, because your inner spirit senses that he mirrors the Lord’s own character. Beware of anything that would spot or tarnish that mirror in you. It is almost always something good that will stain it— something good, but not what is best.
The most important rule for us is to concentrate on keeping our lives open to God. Let everything else including work, clothes, and food be set aside. The busyness of things obscures our concentration on God. We must maintain a position of beholding Him, keeping our lives completely spiritual through and through. Let other things come and go as they will; let other people criticize us as they will; but never allow anything to obscure the life that “is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship of abiding in Him. This is an easy thing to allow, but we must guard against it. The most difficult lesson of the Christian life is learning how to continue “beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord….”
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
For the past three hundred years men have been pointing out how similar Jesus Christ’s teachings are to other good teachings. We have to remember that Christianity, if it is not a supernatural miracle, is a sham.
https://utmost.org/transformed-by-beholding/
The Canadian Model ensemble has a member it in showing the dam bursting and a strong incursion of Arctic air coming south.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnF7T7qXkAItxGv?format=png&name=360×360
This not to say it is going to happen, yet, but the potential is there.
Whoa……that looks ugly.
“California is experiencing — coincidentally — both a drought emergency and a flood emergency, said Karla Nemeth, the director of the state Department of Water Resources, adding that she attributed the situation to the impacts of climate change.”
The California Drought is Over. Definitively. | Watts Up With That?
NOAA CSFv2 model predicting a switch to El Nino conditions by summer.
Good morning friends…have a Blessed Monday! 🙏
Psalm 23: 1-6 NKJV
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.
David and Goliath (6:01 mins)
Thank you juststevie.
Actually, David picked up 5 stones, for Goliath had 4 brothers. Yes. I’m serious.
I hope he didn’t get his fingernails dirty when he lobbed Goliaths head over the Jerusalem wall… thereby staking his claim on that future great city.
I can’t WAIT to meet the heir to David’s throne!
Come Jesus! We can hardly wait to marvel at your return! 😁
“I can’t WAIT to meet the heir to David’s throne!”
Yes…What a precious statement! 🤗
I don’t know how I will be able to keep from sobbing and falling at His feet in thanks and worship! To me, just the thought of actually looking into His eyes, and seeing His face, and knowing in my innermost knowing, that He has accepted me, and brought me there safe and sound to meet Him, is more than all the universe, and makes everything else a worthless flimsy nothing to care about!
I only hope, that I can show this to everyone of His little ones who believe in Him, in deed as well as talk.
. . . 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)
Afterfeast of the Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God, and Savior, Jesus Christ
Saint Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa (+ 395)
Saint Theophan the Recluse, Bishop of Tambov (+ 1894)
January 10th – Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
January 23rd – civil or commercial calendar
Saints of God pray for us!
I just wanted to send along a “Climate Pledge Friendly” greeting to Treepers one and all. 🌲
Actually, we’ll have 3 large brush brush piles burning by late morning. I promise to use used oil, old tires, dowsed with accelerants refined from the good earth. Don’t concern yourself, for we will start the these fires with a propane torch.
Hat tip to Al Gore.
Yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaww! 🔥✝️🔥
Good morning Bro Frank! Our chuckle for the day…LOL! Thanks!
Excellent! Especially the used oil, old tires, dowsed in accelerants!
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Let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. – Hebrews 13:15
Today’s verse refers to verbally praising God, and there are various ways to do that. Singing has played an important part in worshipping God throughout history. Of the 400 times singing is mentioned in Scripture, over 50 of them are directives such as, “Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name” (Psalm 96: 1-2).
God’s people engaged in music throughout the Old and New Testaments. Songs of victory, worship, and praise were recorded throughout the exodus from Egypt. Music had a principal place in temple worship. The book of Psalms is actually a songbook.
In Matthew 26:30 and Mark 14:26, Jesus and His disciples sang a hymn after the Last Supper, just before He went to Gethsemane. The apostles regarded singing as a significant part of the Christian life. Paul exhorted, “Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart” (Ephesians 5:18-19).
Songs help people remember the message of Christ and identify with it emotionally. Hymns declare Biblical doctrine succinctly and beautifully. Modern choruses are relatable, attracting the attention of contemporary worshipers and directing them to the Lord.
A broad range of music helps to express the entirety of the Christian experience, its joys, sorrows, and hope. As you pray and worship the Lord in song, lift up your needs and the country’s concerns to the One who is worthy of praise and complete devotion.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
Beautiful thoughts! Heaven is filled with music that glorifies God; and when the Lord returns, and the priests and Levites are restored to their former estate; there will be again the Temple of the Lord filled with music, and the Lord Himself on His Throne in the Temple listening with great pleasure and joy.
It is a very good exhortation, to Sing unto the LORD.
Thank you for posting.
And plastic bags are not allowed.
So can we bring our Trader Joe’s bags? or the nice heavy duty ones we get at Grocery Outlet? (OH, no! we can’t; they’re plastic: sorry)
Mornin’ all!
C’mon. Give Aunt Nancy a little kiss….
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You are a monster! That is terrible! 🙂
Every year at the day and time that the highest astronomical tide of the year occurs, this woman has gone to a rocky shore along the Australian coast where a previous high sea level is clearly delineated by a shelf of rocks. Never once has the water reached that high tide mark even no matter how high the waves were that particular day.
This is what it looked like this year.
Sea Level Update from Noosa National Park, Queensland Australia | Watts Up With That?
January 23
MORNING
Hope maketh not ashamed. Rom. 5:5
I am the LORD: … they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. Isa. 49:23
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. Jer. 17:7
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength. Isa. 26:3, 4
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. Psa. 62:5, 6
I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed. II Tim. 1:12
God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us; which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus. Heb. 6:17-20
EVENING
The offence of the cross. Gal. 5:11
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself; and take up his cross, and follow me. Matt. 16:24
Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. James 4:4
We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22
Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Rom. 9:33
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence. I Pet. 2:7, 8
God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Gal. 6:14
I am crucified with Christ. Gal. 2:20
They that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Gal. 5:24
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us. II Tim. 2:12
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/01/0123.html
Thank you Poyeema for the Scriptures!
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.
Michael, Gabriel, Raphael-lift up your swords to vanquish Lucifer and his minions running amok here on earth.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
Verse of the Day for Monday, January 23, 2023
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“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
1 Corinthians 13:11 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
My favorite yardbird. They nested every year in one of my neighbor’s yards. They changed their name from “Baltimore” Oriole to “Northern Oriole” but they will always be Baltimore’s to me as my cousin played for them in the Minor Leagues and was their biggest fan.
Because of their peculiar nest, they are rare Cowbird hosts. I do not see them where I now live.
Just beautiful, C! Haven’t seen in my yard yet, but will look out!
Interesting article below related to GA.
We have suet cakes which many birdies are devouring lately.
Maybe will try adding fruit…
https://www.ajc.com/life/wild-georgia-baltimore-orioles-take-a-liking-to-georgia-in-winter/MGBXYYD34NHDNC7ICLWGYPHNHI/
Cool article. That is a migration/behavioral change that could be beneficial to the species and a treat for Georgia birders. I put out meal worms one Spring when the male Bluebird got killed (not sure how) and the female was on her own raising the 5 nestlings (in my hanging Bluebird box). It was late enough in the cycle that 4 of the survived by the female not using my meal worms, but using my Bark Butter (a type of suet) feeding the nestlings when they fledged right from the feeder and showing them it. So I assisted the distressed brood.
Bless you, C. It’s humbling to help those in distress – even feathered friends!
We have some brown head cowbirds around and had to laugh at your “cowbird host” comment.
Taking another birdie’s nest – shame!!
Seems the habits of nature carry over to humans, too. Someone else always wants what is not theirs…😅😅
They expanded their range and the birds they prey on now, are unfamiliar to their attacks and suffer. Song Sparrows, Common Yellow Throat & Yellow warblers I had read are their top three targets. I’ve seen them trying to get into my Bluebird box, and have seen Song Sparrow adults feeding the Cowbirds who are twice their size. In most cases the Cowbird is the only nestling that survives as they push out or are stronger and bigger than the host nestlings and get most of the food. So in most cases its just the Cowbird that is raised, or one of their own nestlings. I have seen a huge reduction in Song Sparrow numbers in my locations which I attribute in large part to them. That Birder’s handbook I posted the other day has some good information about that. Regards
Thank you, C, I’m looking for that book (saved it).
I did order one phoenix mentioned with blue jay cover.
Wow Colkitto,
Sorry to hear you’re missing out on the Baltimore Orioles! Do you have Orchard Orioles by you? Or another variety?
They are very rare breeders in SC. I have never seen them in migration either, though occasional on ebird.
I looked for them every year when I was up north and they never failed. I was fortunate to even have Orchard Oriole’s nest occasionally in my neighborhood. One year I found their nest in my neighbor’s Spruce tree which was literally 5 feet away from my fence line. There was another pair of Baltimore’s that nested further down the street and they would fight with the pair in my area. The males showed up every year around April 25th to set up there territory.
Flying thousands of miles to nest in the North of America & Canada, and than fly back down to Southern Mexico/Central/South America. Really quite amazing. I think of all the hurdles they have to surmount to raise their 1 brood and it is quite incredible. But Birds and Animals really are incredible in many ways.
We have tried to attract them using halves of fresh oranges spiked on a board but have yet to see one in several years. I don’t believe I have ever seen one live – in our backyard or anywhere. And we’re only about 25 miles or so west of Baltimore.
May these words remind/encourage someone today – as it did me:
“I have learned to hold all things loosely, so God will not have to pry them out of my hands.”
— Corrie ten Boom
(Key word for me – All.)
Life is But a Weaving
“My life is but a weaving
Between my God and me.
I cannot choose the colors
He weaveth steadily.
Oft times he weaveth sorrow;
And I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper
And I the underside.
Not ’til the loom is silent
And the shutters cease to fly
Will God unroll the canvas
And reveal the reason why.
The dark threads are as needful
In the Weaver’s skillful hand
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned.
He knows, He loves, He cares;
Nothing this truth can dim.
He gives the very best to those
Who leave choice to Him.”
~Corrie ten Boom~
He knows the plans He has for us. You’re right, Della. Best to not try to wrest control of those shutters from His mighty hand.
So beautiful, B. Love Miss Corrie.
Her poem has helped me at times visualize the “dark threads” as a good thing, too.
Blessings on you today!
And on you as well, my dear friend. It is only in retrospect I’ve always thought that we can see the reasons. That what she went through only strengthened her faith rather than diminish it was truly through the grace of Almighty God.😘
You are right, B., and I want that, too!
Recently heard these words
(not exact quote):
Trusting in Divine Providence is being able to live “without answers” until we reach the place where we will live “without questions.”
That’s my goal! Hard..
Tests faith, doesn’t it. What a wonderful way to describe it. And yes…very hard sometimes.
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Amen sis!
I read her book several times, always wanting and wishing to be a ‘Betsy’. Betsy was born of heaven and carried it in her heart wherever she went. Corrie had to struggle just to hang onto the threads of heaven and learn lessons the hard way which she did and persevered, and today we learn from her endeavors to live her best for her Lord and Savior. I’ve learned much from Corrie!!! Thanks Miss Della for this post! 🤗
Yes, Stevie, both Betsy and Corrie were amazing Godly trophies of His grace!
Thankful to learn of them, too.
Sometimes I try to imagine the horrors of their experiences – but, we really have NO idea, right?
It’s all perspective, in my mind. And, I grumble about the economy, etc? 😔
Lord, please forgive. ✝️
Corrie’s face was shining I always thought with the grace of God. There was an almost extraordinary light coming from it in pictures I’ve seen of her. Perhaps that’s why I’ve always been drawn to her faith filled sayings.
Oh!!! And I found this for your “easy listening”, spirit replenishment when you need to recharge. I’ve been watching for you so I could leave it.
John Field, an Irishman who immigrated to Russia long ago. He was adored and celebrated there. Hos son became likewise celebrated as one of the world’s finest tenors. One of the most lyrical composers who ever lived. I think you will agree. His complete set of nocturnes.
Be well, my friend.💕
Sweet Betsy…splendid! thank you for thinking and taking care of me! 😁🤗💝
It is such a pleasure to do so. 😘🙏🏻 I hope these bring you what I’m sure will be much needed tranquility.
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Wise words for sure!
(Somehow though in the back of my mind, I’m hearing a rock song with the words “Hang on loosely” … and then there’s the famous Star Wars quote by Princess Leia …)
I loooove Corrie! Thank you!
This guy got the vax. So did his wife
35-Year-Old Middle School Coach and Teacher Drops Dead in Front of His Class After Suffering from Heart Attack (thegatewaypundit.com)
Everyone should have paid attention when this good doctor warned us. But nooo….If I remember correctly her M.D. license was revoked. And she was ridiculed.
God bless eternally this Christian woman.
It was her early outlining of what she saw as the devastating consequences of a toxin deliberately and with deadly malice dressed up as a vaxxine by Pharmakeia and their paid off fellow murderers which made me sit up, take notice, and do my research.
Hers was the original voice for me. I am forever grateful to this fine woman and ethical doctor.
Hi, Bet. Very interesting interview; this video came out over a year ago, but worth watching.
Dr. Sherri Tenpenny & Mike Adams for Latest Update on Covid Injections and Fate of Humanity – Bing video
Btw her license was re-instated, but it looks like a probationary condition. They should never have revoked her license in the first place. The ridicule and character assassination from mainstream media was unbelievable.
She followed the true science, Joe, using her vast knowledge…and it is vast.
I didn’t realize her license had been suspended. They must be “a-scared” of her (as we used to say as children). Truth frightens a lot of people, especially charlatans. I’ll get look for that video👍🏻😘
“…especially charlatans.”
You crack me up. I agree!
Its a VERY good word, don’t you think?😉
The “DIED SUDDENLY” X-Files: Athletes are dropping like flies from heart attacks and other “unknown causes” since introduction of the Covid CLOT SHOTS – NaturalNews.com
High School Football Star in Need of a New Heart After a Major Heart Attack (thegatewaypundit.com)
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Highly recommend this independent movie that is on Prime. It’s more than about a rescue dog, it’s that and a rescued person.
@Bet
Sometimes they are called the Gentry. I had a run in with them once.
Your movie recommendation sparked this. (No I did not get to watch it, YET! LOL but I will!) Regards friend
Episode 22: The Gentry and a Visitor
In this episode we hear from a woman living in Wales who had a visit from a green man while gardening. Later, after some ‘goings on’ in the house, she had to ask him to leave. She also describes how she watched The Gentry ride by near her home one day. We discuss these and some other extraordinary experiences.
It amazes me how many people have had something strange and inexplicable take place in their life. It seems like the majority of people can report at least one such happening. The world is a mysterious place! Let’s not forget that. There appears to be much more going on here than we generally take for granted.
Warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.
https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/episode-22-the-gentry-and-a-visitor/
How interesting! Because of this…
Our house in Glyndyfrdwy, the small village we lived in was named Plas y Glyn, Manor in the Valley. Houses in Wales were named, and that was ours.
Once I was asked where we lived, and when I told this person, he said, “Oh, you live in the haunted house!”
I was not alarmed by this, because there were incidences we experienced (yes, we are some of those who have strange and completely inexplicable happenings!) which connected a lot of dots for me. If there were spirits…and I do say if…the ones which we felt were exceedingly friendly. Never disturbing.
The house was built in 1869. The legends with it originated from that time. Curious, no? I’ve no doubt we experienced some. Who’s to say not?
The Green Man, some believe is, a bridge between paganism and Christianity. I’ll leave a link below. Many small shops in Wales sold fired clay masks for hanging in homes in many iterations, some fierce, some benevolent.
No worries about my passing your link further. I’ll watch with interest. Thank you, dear friend.💕
Oooooops, forgot the link…
https://spiritofthegreenman.co.uk/green-man-legend-mythology/
This is a fascinating tale. Time slip?
Harry Martindale and the Roman Ghosts of York (anomalien.com)
Sorry for this quick reply, as I am off to the races. Interesting story, I am intrigued with that subject.
My regards friend.
Be well🙏😊
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I don’t understand… I was told gender is all about how one feels about it. She felt like a natural woman.
Perhaps the new unnatural woman theme song will be “Loves me like a Rock”
They don’t even know what is a woman – much less how it feels!
And no one should live by feelings, but by truth.
Feelings will lead you somewhere you don’t want to go. 😜
Interesting Malwarebytes article; FB parent company Meta suing some company for creating fake FB accounts and using those to scrape data and selling it to companies that use that scraped data for surveillance purposes:
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/01/untraceable-surveillance-firm-sued-for-scraping-facebook-and-instagram-data
New book released posthumously by Pope Benedict XVI today. Francis illegitimate Pope?
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