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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This post hits the spot for me today.
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Thank you.
^^^ This. All. Of. This. ^^^ No greater love…
So true, JWoo. It is a beautiful picture.
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Good evening Betsy. This brought tears to my eyes. The lovely innocence and love of a child.
Thank you.
Mornin’ Patience
If I leave an open stick of butter on the counter, my kitties will spread “kindness” everywhere! They love butter.
Your foofy friends are merely testing the butter to make sure it is palatable for you! Of course… lol
Blessed day sweet pals of mine.
And to you and Savannah and the fur kids, dear Woo.
Good evening burrolady. That is a beautiful photo of the donkey among the wild flowers.
Love the cat licking the butter. Thank you. Have a blessed evening.
Awww! He is admiring the beauty all around him. He is beautiful too.
Lady, as if a Full glass bottle of oil wasn’t enough 🥸
I shared your comment with WP.
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So precious. What a beautiful little girl. Wonderful photo.
I looooooove this picture! Beautiful flowers out of the mangled mess of asphalt – all because of the love and care of a dedicated young lady. So good.
Wow . . . This guy is SO good. Enjoy, Treeper friends. 🙂
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Evening dear Patience. Just got here after another hectic day (I’m giving a car to a friend
but had to help him get it started). Glad you liked the music. So did I . . . 🙂
Happy CATURDAY, Garrison and Tink 😘☕😽 I know what it is like to find an artist or a specific performance or a piece of music that astounds or captivates. It’s a feeling so personal that for me there are no words adequate to describe it. Duende comes the closest, but even that’s not enough. Then comes the desire to share it, hoping it will make the same impression on those who might listen to it. And that’s the gift of music. Thank you for this one, dear friend. I hope you’ll find more of this young man … what a joy was to listen to him 💕
Safe to come out??
Helping a brother out…that’s what it’s all about 💕 😸
That explains everything 😼
That is a very ‘catly’ picture, fully depicting their loveable and eccentric personas.
Mornin’ Bets
Those kitty obedience classes need to include rental of body armor!
No kidding
And these!!
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Betsy,
Maybe that gent recovering from surgery really Needs a kitty – maybe that very one! ❤️
Cats and dogs know when someone is hurting or doesn’t feel well. Gabby stuck close by me when I was recovering from bladder surgery.
They are protecting you and keeping you safe from passing predators.
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Good morning Betsy. Love all the images this morning for “Caturday”. You never disappoint. Thank you for your diligence locating and giving us Treepers such wonderful photos and images. Have a terrific and blessed day.
Most welcome, Pat. I had to soft today, I had so many…more next week!! 😸💕
Mornin’ Pat
Bets is a treasure for sure! We are so fortunate to have so many talented Treepers here – you included!
Weezy and Maizy sharing the love. ❤️
Betsy
I made this enameled pendant many years ago for a lovely cat rescue lady I met at a wedding. Sadly, she died before receiving it in the mail. Always wondered where this little kitty wound up. 🤔
It is charming. I am sure some cat lover is wearing it now.
Evening, dear Bet. Just got time to visit after a busy day of old-car ‘fettling’ (see above). . . Since it hasn’t been hot or wet, little ‘TInk has enjoyed most of the day outside. She’s been in several times but then went back out for more kitty adventures with our neighbor’s tabby. They sort of get along . . . finally. So I’m hoping the familiarity will be suitably engendering. We’ll just have to see.
Glad you liked the video. I can’t take too much credit for the choice since it is often the excellent good taste of the Siccas guys in Germany who make my curator’s job so easy. But, don’t they show good taste in the virtuosos they so carefully choose and film? Although I haven’t played for awhile now (neuropathy is now affecting the fingers on my left hand) I distinctly remember having those wonderful musical epiphanies when everything came so together and I marveled that such sounds were being made by me.
quite a little yowler … has a great trill too
Senior street cat gets a sweet retirement
Happy Caturday, y’all
Good morning nimrodman. Isn’t he the lucky old man to find a nice place to retire. Love his yowling. Have a wonderful and blessed day.
Hope someone takes me in when I grow old
Oops – growing old already
A good day to you, Pat
Mornin’ Nim
Lovin’ me some Toup! My 8 kitties all sound different from one another – Toup sure has his own unique voice. Lucky kitty. 😺
Mornin’ Lady … wow you got lots
My sailing skipper used to say – about seamanship –
“If you can’t tie knots, tie lots”
tell a cat to come to you in cat language
how to tell a cat to come to you
Isn’t that interesting that the cats responded to that particular sound. I will try that on the little cat here that showed up. I’ll let you know if it works.
1987 Kumite Champion
Don’t mess with this guy 😂 Sub for part 2 #outdoors #fish #shorts #fishing #funny #fight
I love you kitty posts. My kitties own me. Both finders and keepers. One going on 16 and the other six. Crazy age difference but I catch them when they don’t think I am watching grooming and loving each other. Its a beautiful thing.
Nim
Yikes, the 85 inch waistline says, “stay away” to me. He falls n you – you’re dead!
Israel Update:
This is a short summary of the situation. We are at a period of a “pause”.
The Iran negotiations are not over but it inclines to be a deal that will delay the problem for the future. The Iranians will not dismantle the centrifuges but will limit uranium enrichment as of now. But it’s not over as the US is pressing to not enriching at all. It’s a pause for Israel as to what is going to be done or not done.
In Gaza also we are at a relative “pause”.
A measured “pressure” with daily casualties on the other side but we are now getting also casualties of the IDF. The situation of not full power and slow limited forces has a cost in human lives of our soldiers. They are either serious and do a full job or admit a loss, get the hostages and let Hamas survive. The middle ground is costly in terms of the lives and security of the soldiers. But Bibi said that he is going for a full win. But Trump will soon press for an overall deal that includes the Saudis and maybe others so Bibi better get results in Gaza or he will get Israel into a corner on the subject of winning the war in Gaza.
I am saying it in view of an ambush a couple of days ago and another video of a tank that was hit today and more casualties.
I can see the logic of waiting and pressing for another day or few or even a week. But the daily death toll on Gaza doesn’t bother Hamas.
They have tens of thousands of members and they lost a few hundreds recently and the majority of the death toll are civilians. A total of around 2000 dead (I updated the number after a new publication from Gaza), both civilians and terrorists.
Scarcity of humanitarian aide is going to devastate the civilians as Hamas can last much longer as they stored supplies. Israel will have to feed them. As a democracy we are not like Assad who systematically caused starvation before taking over towns and areas. It’s not doable.
There is a direct relation between Iran and Gaza, If we will attack in Iran we will probably hold off in Gaza. Israel showed so far that it prefers to dedicate efforts against one enemy at a time.
So the “pause” is annoying to say the least.
In the background Trump is about to travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE so I predict an effort to end the war and a pressure on Israel in exchange to Normalization with the Saudis and others. I am all for ending the war if we get the job done but not a day before.
Trump is close to closing a weapon deal with the Saudis of some crazy number of about 800 Billions. Money talks.
The overall plan to expand the Abraham Accord and a whole new order in the Middle East is pending because Bibi is too slow on breaking the Hamas because of internal pressure related to hostages and the Deep State of Israel which made the hostages an “untouchable holly subject”, anyone who dares say that “crushing the Hamas is the top goal, ahead of the hostages” gets “crucified” on almost all the media channels.
There is a shift and he must speed up and read the cards and change the route. I give it a week or two and we will be out of the pause into a deal or a massive invasion.
We are losing patience in Israel and some of the leading Right Wing Social media influencers have turned on Bibi and his party.
It reflects the mood in the Israeli Right that is the majority in Israel.
May God bless Israel and the US!
The above is before going to battle. I have another one from a few days ago, this one is a bit earlier but translated. In the beginning he is using the terms “Tekia, shvarim and truah” those are just kinds of how to blow the shofar (shofar is a horn which we use to blow and make sounds. It is believed that by blowing in certain ways it makes the prayer more likely to be well received).
💪❤️🇮🇱❤️🙏 David: This is beautiful and so inspiring.
Thank you so much.
If you want to, I’d love to see the more recent UNtranslated video.
God Bless Israel and the USA!
Amen
This is from a couple of days ago. A new Ultra-Orthodox battalion before entering Gaza. Psalm 118:25-26
https://youtube.com/shorts/LCxyaj6skLA?si=piDio054Fo38gK6X
🇮🇱 🥲 ❤️ God Bless you and all of Israel, David.
Amen
Amen
I’m not sure Israel can win the war like this. They are too compassionate. Whatever happened to “Magnificent Bastards” like the the American Way?
I was once talking to a psychiatrist and he said that he would not like to have me for an enemy. All I had said was that “in war you are trying to kill the enemy in the first place, so why stop and send in the Red Cross when he is wounded. Just finish him off.”
It’s true. It’s questionable. The field level of soldiers up to a battalion commander and even Brigade commander are able to win. But from the Central Command and political level it is a problematic situation.
Indeed, Intense
I’ll never forget the Red Cross sending Our blood to the North Vetnamese while my friends and family were serving there. Unconscionable. 😔
I did not know that. To quote Good Queen Bess, “God may forgive them but I never will.”
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Good morning, David, For some reason I got healing from reading your post.
I was watching a video last night about Daniel 12 and the speaker was saying that this is about over. Actually, he said it is all about over what with the death of Pope Francis and who President Trump will help make the last Pope.
The speaker said that there is only one place left on the wall https://www.essenceofrome.com/the-eerie-legend-of-the-portraits-in-saint-paul-outside-walls/ But this website says there are 26 more spaces.
The portraits take the form of a frieze, which winds its way around the entire church, starting in the transept (right of the apse) and ending in the aisle (far right). There are a number of spaces left for the portraits of popes-to-be, but it is said that once these run out, the world will come to an end!
https://www.essenceofrome.com/the-eerie-legend-of-the-portraits-in-saint-paul-outside-walls/
Thank you. I am glad to hear that there was a healing effect. I wonder why?
God bless you.
I do not know where the healing effect comes from. It just hits me when I read something that I can relate to, I guess.
I’m finally reading “Melania”, her memoirs, and I am getting healing just by realizing how when lambasted by the media she stayed above it. When I was a teenager I was the victim of similar gossip. Isn’t there some place in the Bible that says gossip is a sin?
Thou shalt not bear false witness. Is that what you are referring to?
or…https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-gossip/
Yes. That would be part of it at least.
Understood. Yes gossip is a sin. I don’t know where it is written but I there is a very religious song in Hebrew about having “good thought, and good talk”. Good=positive.
In Melania’s book she seemingly has only “good thought, and good talk”.
The St Malachi Prophesy
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-malachy-prophecy-pope-francis
Francis (Peter the Roman) is supposed to be the last Pope.
David,
Your posts always remind me of how intertangled and intricate these situations are.
Totalitarian regimes never care about the human lives expended: North Viet Nam, Communist China as examples.
Also, swift victory prevents the coordinated backlash that always ensues. All the best.
❤️
Help Me Rhonda
🎵help me Rhonda, help help me Rhonda #bffs #petducks #petturkey #duckdad #farmanimals #wholesome
Thanks for that , I take care of three ducks for a neighbor who has three young daughters who insisted on going to Tractor supply and buying these ducks as pets instead of food which I approve of .
These neighbors have numerous dogs and cats and believe it or not the three ducks chase the dogs and cats around the yard . Apparently they are very territorial , they put their head down and bull rush you, it’s very funny .
Good morning cn. Thank you so much for this story. It’s making me smile as I visualize the scene you describe. Have a wonderful and blessed day.
Back around 1980, I had geese like that towards a young Doberman pinscher.
Thanks, that was too cute. It’s funny how animals become attached to other species. Smiling with this one.
😃 😀 😄 😁
Tried to contact Rhonda on the web, but felt like a dumb cluck because duck -duck-go wasn’t running.
Susquehanna Hat Company
Ma and Pa Kettle
High Math
Good morning Sepp. Yes I do remember these guys. Miss those wonderful cartoons. Thanks for the memories. Have a blessed and wonderful day.
Sepp
Gotta work up some saliva for, “suffering succotash!”
Oh yes!
I needed a good laugh.
I saw this today and thought of Betsy Jones . I’m much more a dog person myself.
Oliver the wolf guy
You’ve never seen a nicer wolf. #wolflife #wolves
So pretty and those eyes, their color. Thank you for a great video.
Good morning Patience. Beautiful image. Thank you. Have a blessed and wonderful day.
Thank you, Brat 🤪
-Hope you’re having a satisfying day!
Ahhhhh, yes , a mother’s love. Sweet photo.
Kitten,
-Lea Roche Painting
Good Caturday morning, Patience! ❤️
Happy Caturday, Pa❣️❣️❣️
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Wonderful image. Cat looks like it’s saying Happy “Caturday”.
bummer for satellites
I don’t care for this guy, personally, but this is an important topic
Crashing Satellites in Orbit 🛰️ w/ Neil Degrasse Tyson
This came to mind.
Book of the Holy Prophet Obadias
“Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.”
The Great River Road
Several websites share the route of the Great River Road through its ten states, but this one seems to be complete.
Sixty years ago the Mississippi River was flooding and reached crests on this day of 26 feet or more in some places.
https://experiencemississippiriver.com/
hello, Sepp.
Wow, now that’s an unusual gown! I like it, so different. I would have worn that years ago when I was young.
That reminds me. Time to switch to my spring wardrobe.
Yep, from T-shirts and jeans to T-shirts and shorts!
I love this dress! But for me I like should straps.
Those roses are beautiful. Thank you. I can just imagine their scent!
Appalachian Word of the Day
It’s the word of the day! #fyp #shorts #appalachia #funny #accent #appalachian #shortvideos
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That is too funny! Love it 🤣
Thanks, I think she is so cute. Her drawl just makes me smile.
CAR
That facility with reflection is so skillful. Beautiful indeed. ❤️
Absolutely!
That’s one of my favorite things about oil paintings with any kind of water feature… one of them.
family life
Cat Mom Introducing Her 1 Week Old Kitten to Her Dog Friend
I can’t decide whether that’s one of the sweetest or most adorable things I’ve ever seen…
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She is so proud of her baby. You can almost hear her saying, “Isn’t s/he beautiful?” and she is obviously very fond and trusting of the gentle dog. What a magical moment!
Awwww that is just so cute. She didn’t seem to be a bit worried about the dog with her kitten.
Supervised visitation!
Saturday of Bright Week
The Paschal Troparion
Christ is risen from the dead, by death hath He trampled down death, and on those in the graves hath He bestowed life. (Thrice)
The village of Taybeh is the last all-Christian village in the Holy Land. Please pray for the remaining Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land.
Good morning Sepp. A while back when you requested we pray for Taybeh, I put them on my permanent prayer list. I pray for them daily several times. Have a blessed day.
Thanks be to God. I had met natives of Taybeh long ago. Their families have been Christian since the times of the Holy Apostles.
I prayed for the protection of God on their community and that they stay strong in their faith.
Pat,
You are such a beautiful soul. ❤️
We are grateful for all of the kind and lovely ladies here.
Christ is Risen!
Divna Ljubojević from Serbia in Greek
Mario Nawfal
@MarioNawfal
🇺🇸 THAT SPECIAL MOMENT A NEURALINK PATIENT MOVED THE CURSOR WITH HIS MIND AFTER PARALYSIS
A 29-year-old paralyzed man used Neuralink’s brain implant to play online chess and move a computer cursor—just by thinking. In a livestream on X,
Cont (and video linked)….
How I wish Christopher Reeve could have experienced this; and what is yet to come.
26 April 2018 Charles Neville, American vocalist & saxophonist (Neville Brothers), dies of pancreatic cancer at 79
Yellow Moon
Charles Neville w/Workingman’s Jazz Band – African Eyes – Indian Hill Concert
April 26 2013 George Jones, American country singer-songwriter (“Golden Rings”; “Oh Lonesome Me”), dies from hypoxic respiratory failure at 81
George Jones – Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes (Official Video)
26 April 2011 Phoebe Snow [Laub], American singer-songwriter (“Poetry Man”), dies at 60
Poetry Man
26 April 2004 Claude “Fiddler” Williams, American jazz violinist and guitarist (Twelve Clouds of Joy; Count Basie), dies at 96
Fiddler’s Dream complete
26 April 1997 Gene Ames, American singer (Ames Brothers), dies of cancer at 73
The Ames Brothers “Rag Mop, Sentimental Me, The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane & You You You”
26 April
Lucille Ball
(1911-1989)
American comedienne and actress (I Love Lucy; Mame), dies of a heart attack at 77
Continental Polka
Jitterbug Bite
Cuban Pete
26 April 1984 (William) “Count” Basie, jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader (“One O’Clock Jump”; “April In Paris”), dies of pancreatic cancer at 79
Show of the Week – Count Basie and his Orchestra (1965)
Thank you so much for your Count Basie. Reminds me of my teenage life in Munchen Germany…bill
Waters of Minnetonka
Lucille Ball is featured along with other actors and dancers.
“Clap Your Hands”
Parov Stelar
For George
🤧🤧
This man’s talent is truly immeasurable
Artistic collaboration is a selfless and loving effort, those artists are all about celebrating the best of humanity through the gift of sharing music
Angels sing for a reason
The song was written for Keith Whitley upon his death and then shortly thereafter Vince Gill’s brother died. One of the most beautiful memorial tributes ever. A verse in the song memorializes Whitley from his song “I’m no stranger to the rain”
So solemn a day. We mourn for those martyred. They are now in the presence of The Lord Himself.
The Penitent Thief – our death delivers us directly into Paradise – Luke 23:38-43
38 There was a written notice above him, which read: “This is the King of the Jews.” 39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.[d]” 43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
Also known as “No Show George’. His drinking led him to miss many preformances. Yet he was a great musican and singer so his fans forgave him.
I recently saw a video of George Jones’ life. The last song he sang in concert was “He Stopped Loving Her Today”. He knew he was going into the hospital and would very likely not come out alive. Tammy Wynette was the love of his life. His final concert tours seemed to be make-up music to his fans to whom he had been “NO-SHOW George Jones” to during his alcoholism years. Apparently he had made his peace with God. I hope so.
I saw George Jones on his final concert tour. He honored my request for his old Civil War Song, the Waltz of the Angels.
OK, Jake. That thar is funny – irreverent, but funny. 😁
his minions were chanting “Let’s Go Brandon”
Happy Caturday Y’all!
Thank You Heavenly Father For Another Chance To Fo The Right Things. In Jesus Name, Amen!
Back at you!
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Amen!
Happy Caturday to you as well. Have a most blessed day.
Mornin’ all!
Bea-UTIFUL!! ✅
I stole it and already passed it on. 😎
Mornin’ WeeWeed!
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Good morning WeeWeed. Thank you as I am Laughing and enjoying this entirely too much. Have a wonderful day.
G’Morn Ms WeeWeed 😛
I was bored…
https://www.jigsawplanet.com/
Greetings Treepers! 🫶✝️🫶
Morning bro!
Good morning. Have a very wonderful and blessed day.
Chemical Skywriting: The Dystopian Gamble of Solar Radiation Management
APR 26, 2025
“…The Technocrats Are In Charge—Not You
Who decides to deploy SRM? Certainly not the public.
Projects like Harvard’s SCoPEx (Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment) have already received funding to test these techniques, with backing from private billionaires like Bill Gates (Harvard SCoPEx Project – this project has changed and may have ceased but has been picked up the the UK government). The U.S. government was also exploring “climate intervention” through the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under Biden but thankfully Trump has put an end to that too.
And while the European Union’s science advisors have urged a global moratorium on SRM due to unknown risks (The Guardian), research and funding continue full speed ahead. The UK is – inexplicably – leading with this research (The Guardian).
No vote. No accountability. No exit strategy….”
https://open.substack.com/pub/tomrenz/p/chemical-skywriting-the-dystopian
Crime against humanity!
Yes, but no real effective way to charge them with that & have them face consequences.
Just get the word out so we can stop it. Judgment will come eventually.
Good morning!
My red headed woodpeckers are back! They’re the most beautiful birds consistently at my feeders.
They dominate all others, including the other three woodpecker species we have here.
They’re considered “nearly endangered”.
Good morning Rah. They are beautiful birds and quite the bossy ones at the feeders. Have a wonderful and blessed day.
Happy “cartoons and cereal day” everyone.
for levi, and all other silent tree-branchers who are in our thoughts and prayers.
peace to all who gather here, and thank you Jesus for our joy in being together.
-Tom & Jerry | Tom & Jerry in Full Screen | Classic Cartoon Compilation | WB Kids
Trump’s Global Reset or Looming Dystopia? Guns or Roses?
Mark Carney, Larry Fink and residual WEFers will have us hunting wildlife for food by 2040
ELIZABETH NICKSON
APR 26, 2025
“I am a person of faith, of Christ, not a very good one, but one who has been devoted for a long time. I’m not saying I didn’t spend twenty years in the great big glittering world, where I indulged every whim, lived among the powerful, beautiful, God- hostiles, adopted their habits of speech and dress, went to every small exquisite museum, the play of the moment, the art openings, the restaurants and parties, became a sophisticate able to live within that world as handmaiden or companion. I mean, for almost ten of those years, I had a husband who never, not once, came home without a present. But even that came of prayer, of a desire fulfilled a wish granted, of prayer, as in “You want this? Ok then, you will sicken, but here it is.”…”
“…In almost all rural regions, with our resources, if you impoverish the residents, defeat the ones with initiative, what comes in are the WEFers like Larry Fink, who is planning to absorb America’s wealth into his portfolio. Which he can, because we have allowed people like him to ruin our people and their economy. That, absolutely must not happen….”
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethnickson/p/trumps-global-reset-or-looming-dystopia
EACH DAY WE TAKE UP THE OFFENSIVE WEAPON OF THE WORD OF GOD – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT – ONE VERSE OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CONTEXT OF THE CHAPTER MESSAGE
Verse of the Day for Saturday, April 26, 2025
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“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”
Romans 8:14 (KJV)
COMMENTARY FOR ROMANS 8
“The freedom of believers from condemnation. (1-9) Their privileges as being the children of God. (10-17) Their hopeful prospects under tribulations. (18-25) Their assistance from the Spirit in prayer. (26,27) Their interest in the love of God. (28-31) Their final triumph, through Christ. (32-39)
0-17 If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. He dwells in the heart by faith. Grace in the soul is its new nature; the soul is alive to God, and has begun its holy happiness which shall endure for ever. The righteousness of Christ imputed, secures the soul, the better part, from death. From hence we see how much it is our duty to walk, not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. If any habitually live according to corrupt lustings, they will certainly perish in their sins, whatever they profess. And what can a worldly life present, worthy for a moment to be put against this noble prize of our high calling? Let us then, by the Spirit, endeavour more and more to mortify the flesh. Regeneration by the Holy Spirit brings a new and Divine life to the soul, though in a feeble state. And the sons of God have the Spirit to work in them the disposition of children; they have not the spirit of bondage, which the Old Testament church was under, through the darkness of that dispensation. The Spirit of adoption was not then plentifully poured out. Also it refers to that spirit of bondage, under which many saints were at their conversion. Many speak peace to themselves, to whom God does not speak peace. But those who are sanctified, have God’s Spirit witnessing with their spirits, in and by his speaking peace to the soul. Though we may now seem to be losers for Christ, we shall not, we cannot, be losers by him in the end.”
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.
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Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
WE ARE FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL WAR OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL
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.
I’ll bet there are no church mice there. Beautiful little church. Thanks for the photo.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN
BE MY VOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
CHILD NOT CHOICE
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
MAPA = MAKE AMERICA PRAY AGAIN
THE SPIRIT OF GOD
We each have gifts given by God at birth
These gifts like virtues expound our worth
The fruits are like actions virtues produce
These presents the Spirit comes to induce
Prompted by the Spirit the gifts bear fruit
Without the Spirit the gifts are but moot
Gifts bear fruit with the aid of the Spirit
Devoid of the Spirit we cannot clear it
The Spirit lives inside of the believer
The presence of fruits Spirit achiever
Indwelling is proof of the Spirit within
Through Him with Him the work can begin
It has been said the gifts there are seven
With the nine fruits we are blessed by heaven
Through prayer and practice our gifts blossom
And the fruits that advance are quite awesome
Understanding Knowledge and Wisdom
Counsel Piety Fortitude system
The Fear of the Lord all give a good start
The Spirit inside us blesses the heart
The action derived from the work we do
The fruits that are seen will benefit you
Filled with Love Goodness Kindness and Peace
Then Joy Patience Gentleness Faith increase
With Perseverance we cannot go wrong
Aligned with the Spirit where we belong
What wondrous ability you can accrue
When the Spirit of God lives inside of you
D01: 07/21/2023
Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing
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Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.
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HAVE A VERY BLESSED DAY !!! ❤️❤️❤️
Good morning Duchess 01. Have a most blessed day. Thank you.
That is a great photo. LOL
I can relate to this photo.
Sassy Saturday
Slinking in
Smile
Hmmm. How do they change the flag?
From the balcony ?
Yup!
Slinking
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
So worth a re-post:
-Chiara and a Persian cat, New Jersey, 1961 – by Walter Chandoha (1920 – 2019)
Most definitely deserves a re-post. Thanks
THAT’S BETSY!!!
Very astute, Greg. 😛
🎶 People’s Parties
-Joni Mitchell
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=all+these+people+at+this+party+joni+mitchell+sing&t=iphone&ia=videos&iax=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D0JsVcxopKTE
unfortunate genetics for Cass Elliot
her body actually is not that fat in that photo
but she shows all her weight in her face
while Joni exhibits the cheekbones of a sword-wielding Viking goddess
Nim,
-😜
Striking
Emma?
Ain’t she her gal?!?
Dianna Rig I think.
Yes; as Emma.
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-Avenger
Wow, beautiful. Do you know where this photo was taken?
Looks like this guy was the original source:
Toadstool Hoodoo, Escalante UT, USA
Thanks, Magic!
Good evening Magic. Thank you for finding the source of the photo. I greatly appreciate it. I really need to take a trip there. Have a wonderful evening.
-Valerie Leon,
on The Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)
brings new reverence to the term “cat walk”
wonderful composition and concept
Indeed
Why They Fear Us
Think about this for a moment.
Your mind, your soul—somehow, through the fog of propaganda, censorship, and cultural rot—cut clean through the lies. Decades of deception. A multi-trillion-dollar machine engineered to manipulate thought, rewrite history, and erase reality. An empire with infinite resources, infinite reach, and infinite audacity to tell you that up is down and wrong is right.
And yet… you saw through it.
That alone is extraordinary. But what’s even more powerful? You spoke. You didn’t just whisper the truth in private—you shouted it when it was dangerous to speak. You risked your livelihood, your reputation, your peace. You knew they’d come for you. You knew they’d smear you, cancel you, isolate you.
And still, you didn’t back down.
They tried to bury us. To silence us. To crush the spirit of anyone who refused to bow to the new gods of this age—comfort, conformity, and cowardice. But here we are. Not just surviving—thriving. Our numbers are growing every day. Our voices are getting louder. And the lies are cracking under the weight of truth.
This isn’t luck. This isn’t coincidence. This is the hand of Almighty God.
Because truth isn’t fragile. It doesn’t die in darkness—it rises. It outlasts tyrants, outshines the smear campaigns, and outlives every tool they deploy against it. The fact that we’re still here is proof of that. Proof that no matter how hard they try, they cannot kill what is eternal.
We live in an age where the powerful command obedience not by reason, but by ridicule. Speak against their narratives, and the gatekeepers descend: “You’re crazy.” “You’re hateful.” “You’re dangerous.” They sling every label they can muster, not to engage but to isolate, to shame, to cow the dissenters.
Just this week, psychologist Jordan Peterson appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Rather than engage with the arguments of those Rogan has recently welcomed—many of whom have raised critical questions about the modern nation state of Israel and its powerful influence on culture, government, and foreign policy—Peterson chose a simpler route: smear and dismiss.
Rather than offer counterpoints or evidence, he branded this group as “psychopaths” for daring to think differently on a contentious subject. No rebuttal to their claims. No engagement with their arguments. Just an insistent push to paint them as crazy—another layer in the well-worn tactic of reducing legitimate criticism to mental illness, and refusing dialogue by decree.
This is nothing new. Speak against the reigning dogmas, and the credentialed gatekeepers descend. They hurl every label in the book, not to foster discussion but to shame and isolate those who raise uncomfortable questions. Why, you might ask, are they so eager to silence? Beneath all the noise and accusation, it’s not outrage or reason driving them—but fear. Fear that we are right, because we are.
“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.” — 1 Corinthians 3:19
What truly keeps them up at night is the possibility that the foundation beneath their feet is not rock, but shifting sand—and the tide is coming in. Jesus warned of this: “Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” (Matthew 7:26-27).
It’s easy to believe—especially in our modern era of polls and public consensus—that history is made by the majority. But reality shows us something else entirely: it’s almost always the passionate, principled minority who shift the world’s direction. Scripture overflows with examples: Gideon’s 300 against tens of thousands (Judges 7), David alone on the battlefield when Israel cowered (1 Samuel 17), the prophets like Jeremiah and Elijah standing nearly alone as their nations slid into idolatry and decay.
History repeats this same pattern outside the pages of Scripture. The American Revolution wasn’t fueled by a unanimous colonial population; most estimates suggest only about a third of the colonists genuinely supported independence, with many neutral and many loyal to the Crown. Yet it was the fire of that committed minority—their resolve in the face of opposition and ridicule—that birthed a new nation.
The early church, too, began as a small, powerless group of ordinary men and women. Yet through courage, conviction, and the willingness to speak truth no matter the cost, they turned the Roman Empire upside down. Jesus warned us: “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14) The narrow road is always walked by the few, not the many.
So often today, dissent is suppressed with an appeal to credentials. “You’re not qualified.” “You’re just a conspiracy theorist.” “Trust the experts.” But truth is not reserved for a priestly class. It isn’t the possession of those with the right degrees or pedigrees. We see this in Scripture: “When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and took note that these men had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13) Truth requires neither credentials nor permission. It is a primal scream from the soul—unfiltered, urgent, and unashamed. Anyone can speak it, and everyone must. Once you see it, you cannot unsee it. And once you voice it, you encourage others to do the same.
We were sold a sterile, synthetic dream: own nothing, say nothing, believe nothing real, and feel nothing that hasn’t been approved. Comfort was promised, and spiritual and social collapse delivered. Question the narrative? Immediately labeled as “dangerous.” In one important way, they’re right. We are dangerous—dangerous to lies, to illusions, to fragile systems built on deception rather than reality. “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32) And free people cannot be easily managed or manipulated.
We press on, not because it’s easy, but because it’s worth it. The truth matters. As Paul wrote: “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” (2 Corinthians 4:8-9) You cannot intimidate someone who has died to himself, or cancel someone who doesn’t live for the world’s applause. As long as we root ourselves in something eternal, those who try to silence truth will always lose. They fight spiritual realities with political weapons—labels, shame, gatekeeping. “For the weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:4)
We do not respond with bitterness or violence, but with courageous hope and unshakeable conviction. Our mandate is not popularity, but faithfulness—“For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” (Acts 4:20)
So take heart. You don’t need permission to tell the truth. You don’t need the world’s seal of approval. Speak, stand, and let the truth ring out—unapologetic, unfiltered, uncancellable.
You are dangerous—to lies, to cowardice, to falsehood.
In this hour, that is exactly what the world needs.
Andrew Torba
CEO, Gab AI Inc
Christ is King
“You cannot intimidate someone who has died to himself, or cancel someone who doesn’t live for the world’s applause. As long as we root ourselves in something eternal, those who try to silence truth will always lose.”
Amen, brother Rob. Amen.