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For 1st time since trade war, Canada exported more than it imported​

The Canadian economy achieved a trade surplus for the first time since the U.S. trade war began, as exports rebounded and imports fell in September, according to Statistics Canada.

The agency adds that export to countries other than the United States rose sharply by 11 per cent in the same month — and that while exports to the U.S. increased, imports from there dropped

“It seems to suggest that the trade flow with the United States is beginning to stabilize,” [trade economist] said, adding that the trend of diversification from the U.S. is also continuing.

Invisible hand says what?

Jeesuspelastaa said:

WHERE DID JESUS KEEP THE SABBATH? – In the tomb.

He took the sabbath with Him into the tomb and died away from it. On the first day of the week, Sunday, He rose from the dead as “the last Adam” (1 Corinthians 15:45), the new forefather of mankind for those who come to faith. The sabbath had now come to its end, to its fulfilment; and the eternally abiding rest of the New Covenant became prevailing. “Come unto me … and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28–30. We came unto Him and received rest. “For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.” Hebrews 4:10.

The rest of the heart received in coming to faith is therefore the sabbath rest of the New Covenant. We who have come to faith and have been baptized with immersion have the sabbath rest of the New Covenant in our hearts twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, continuing forever.

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The Bible notably does not state that Jesus kept the Sabbath in the tomb, that he took the Sabbath with him in the tomb, that he died away from it, that the Sabbath has now come to an end, or that the Sabbath has now come to its fulfillment, so you are just making things up at this point. Rather, the Bible states that there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God and that we should rest from our work as God rested from His work, so we should continue to keep the 7th day holy.

Jesus didn’t not establish the New Covenant until the end of his ministry, which means that everything that he taught prior to that was in regard to how to live under the Mosaic Covenant, including keeping the Sabbath holy. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus was inviting people to come to him for rest and to learn from him, not inviting people to come to him for rest instead of learning from him. Moreover, by Jesus saying that we would find rest for ours souls, he was referencing Jeremiah 6:16-19, where God’s law is described as the good way where we will find rest for our souls, but they didn’t want to walk in it and neither do you. The way to have faith is not by refusing to have faith.

Has any of the accusations, against Kilmar Abrego Garcia been proven by the courts. I'm thinking Trump supporters have believed a bunch of lies, about this man.

Met police commissioner Mark Rowley says Trump talks 'complete nonsense' about crime in London​

In an interview last month with GB News, [Trump] claimed that there were areas in the capital that were no-go areas for the police, and he claimed sharia law applied there too. He even said the same thing in a speech to the UN in September.

Rowley said:

There’s no no-go areas, that’s completely false.
How anybody in America can suggest the UK is violent is completely ridiculous. The homicide rate in London is lower than every single US state. It’s lower than all their big cities. The murder rate in New York last time I looked is three or four times higher than London per capita.

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Welcome Feran, greetings from Scotland

joechristianwarrior said:

I’ve been reflecting lately on how often Scripture warns us about greed and how closely that warning is tied to God’s call for justice and care for others. Jesus speaks about money and the dangers of wealth more than almost any other topic, yet many Christians today find conversations about justice uncomfortable or “political.”

So I wanted to ask the community here:
Why do you think discussions about justice and greed create such tension among believers?
Is it a matter of theology, culture, politics, or something deeper in the human heart?


I’m preparing a video on this topic and would truly appreciate hearing a range of Christian perspectives!

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It's only a phenomenon in USA and countries with strongly "Judeo-Christian" leanings".

-The idea of "Social Justice" is right next to communism.

-We all can't be rich at the same time and this is a fact. Yet many Christians believe God makes people rich but in order to make this happen, some must become poor. This means, not trying to eliminate poverty, just let it be. Help the poor to look good but not enough to solve the problem permanently..


Ironically, except for Communist nations, the most nonreligious nations have also the least poverty rate.

The most Christian nations by % of Christian citizens also happen to have one of the highest poverty rate, crime rate, corruption, etc.

If you're wondering why USA does not have very high crime and poverty rates yet, like a 3rd world country, well... USA is not one of the most religious nations in the world yet!

Christians can be delusional/hypocritical about criticizing countries that are losing their religion, belief/fear of God, yet these countries are also doing something way more about the poor, social justice and even helping foreigners (usually poor immigrants) unconditionally.

Ironically, the countries who are losing religion, losing their belief in God, Jesus, are the ones reflecting the Lord's heart!! Something must be terribly wrong with Christianity if the religion is pulling people away from the heart of the Lord, making people love the things the Lord tells us that we should hate, and hating the very people we should love!

Maria Billingsley said:

The 144,000 represents, metaphorically, those clothed in white and ready to meet the Groom, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Paul begins to explain this in 2 Corinthians 11:2

"For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ."

It is the entire body of Christ.

Be blessed

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Metaphorically?
Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

(PARSING: This verse cites, Tribes of Jacob = Israel & his children. Next 4 verses God breathed scripture clearly names Israel/Jacobs 12 sons/children.)

The saints that rise from the grave (after Jesus) in Matt 27:52-53 & are seen by many are OT elect.

Jesus rises then 50 days later comes the Acts 2 Pentecost, where the Church via the Holy Spirit outpouring in born. So, I don't see how 1 Cor 11:2, where Paul is speaking to believers in Corinth, is applicable to the OP.

Belk said:

Fair, those are valid concerns, but it is not a new phenomenon. It is also not proof against the safeguards we have built into our judicial system. The bigger item of concern to my mind is the increasingly limited jury pool as citizens attempt to bypass the process in order to not participate. I think the idea that we have somehow reached a critical mass where jury nullification will be the norm or even prevalent is a valid conclusion.

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I'd rather have people try to get out of it, than the inverse...

Which is, people who do have biases that would prevent them from being impartial, but know how to answer the questions the right way so that do appear capable of being impartial so they can get on juries.

There are activism/advocacy groups that literally aim to engage in "Prospective Jury Coaching".

For reasons of "Hey if any of our allies ever gets pinched for something, if you happen to get called for jury duty, here are the do's and don'ts of how to answer questions, here's what to delete from your social media, so you can get on that jury (and then dig your heels in on a not guilty)"

Every once in a while people will get busted for it

The particular story I recall from Cleveland didn't involve this group, but one that was engaging in something very similar. It was during the time when Cleveland was having rashes of those "street takeovers" where they'd just go block I-90 or I-70 (and in some cases, get into fights with drivers). Anonymous/Sock posters were on their Facebook groups encouraging similar things.

Basically, coaching people on how to employ jury nullification for laws they don't like and how to help "allies" get off the hook.



But really, an equally large challenge with finding impartial juries, is that due to social media, stuff is being "socially litigated" in the court of public opinion, months before it actually gets to real court.

essentialsaltes said:

The Indiana Senate failed to pass a new GOP-favored House map on Thursday, dealing a major blow to President Trump after he had publicly pressured state lawmakers to approve the new lines.

The upper chamber voted against the map on a 19-31 vote, drawing applause from some within the chamber. [The GOP holds 39 of the 50 seats.]

Trump’s allies immediately slammed the vote, saying they would follow through on that threat to challenge GOP holdouts.

Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz: “We’ll be launching primary challenges against every last traitor who voted no, effective immediately! Pack your bags, your time is up!”

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The purity-tests are boring.

Larniavc said:

What are the conspiracy theories? The article didn’t say.

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Oompa Loompa said:

I am curious as well.

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Fox & Friends Slams Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens for Charlie Kirk Conspiracies​

The conspiracies are being propagated by the very same right wing pundits that exist in the very same right wing conspiracy theorist circle where Charlie Kirk trafficked.

Hans Blaster said:

Are you sure you want to play this game?

Here is the 1990s section of your list:

From 1996-1998, Eric Rudolph by himself committed more terrorism attacks than the islamists have on their list. Rudolph bombed Centennial Park in Atlanta during the 1996 Olympics, a lesbian bar, and two abortion clinics.

Then there are the targeted murder of abortion providing doctors in 1993, 1994 (also a bodyguard), and 1998.

If anti-abortion terrorism isn't enough for you I have the motherload of terrorist murder, the April 19th, 1995, bombing of the Murrah Federal Building by two members of the RW patriot/militia movement that killed 168.

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Rudolph was a racist extremist who would murder other Christians & McVeigh wasn’t even Christian ( until he took his last rites prior to execution).

Anti abortion terrorism is a blight on Christianity and must be prevented:

Murders​

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In the United States, violence directed towards abortion providers has killed at least eleven people, including four doctors, two clinic employees, a security guard, a police officer, two people (unclear of their connection), and a clinic escort.[I 16][I 17] Seven murders occurred in the 1990s.[I 18]




In all of this, you seem to liberally attribute some domestic US terrorism to Christianity that is inaccurate in your linchpin reference to McVeigh. Just as many people died in the extremist attack on New Years 2025 in New Orleans than in all of the anti abortion cases. It’s all bad but challenging the narrative is worse for some I guess.

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Opening Prayer

Heavenly Father, We come before You with thankful hearts, thanking You for the freedom You have given us through Your Son, Jesus Christ. I pray You will open our understanding as we reflect on Your Word today. Help us grasp the depth of the redemption purchased by His blood and the freedom we now walk in as Your children. I ask that Your Spirit guide our thoughts and renew our hearts as we meditate on the freedom from sin’s bondage. In Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

One of the greatest joys of Salvation, is the freedom we get from the bondage of sin. The chains that once held us captive have been broken, through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We were enslaved in the bondage of our sins. Through the redemption of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, He rescued us from that bondage and redeemed us back by His blood.

Romans 6:22-23 (NKJV) “But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Because of this, we are no longer slaves to guilt, shame, or destructive patterns.”

By His blood, He purchased our deliverance and brought us into His glorious Light. He rescued us from that bondage and redeemed us back by His blood. His sacrifice broke the chains that held us captive, and opened the way to freedom, forgiveness, and eternal life. It was final - it was complete. The redemption through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ is both a gift and a calling.

Colossians 1:13–14 “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”

We now are united to Jesus Christ in the Spirit, sharing and participating in His death, not in the physical sense, but in the spiritual sense. Our sins are now dead and gone, and what we once considered important to us to take part in have been replaced by the deep desire in our hearts to take part in the Kingdom of God and all of God’s righteousness.

Romans 6:6–7 “Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin.”

Romans 6:22 “But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.”

We have been set free to walk in righteousness empowered by the Holy Spirit, to live a new life that honors God. We have been set free by the blood of Christ. We are no longer living under the control of sin, but rather, we are living in the presence of true liberty, with the absence of the control sin had over our lives.

Romans 6:18 “And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.”

John 8:34–36 “Jesus answered them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore, if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.’”

Through Christ we are called to stand firm in the liberty He has secured for us. We are no longer bound by the chains of sin or fear. We are walking freely in His grace. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, where redemption and forgiveness flow through His precious blood.

Galatians 5:1 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”

Colossians 1:13–14 “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”

As redeemed children of God, we no longer walk under the weight of sin’s bondage or the shadows of our former life. Christ has broken every chain, silenced every accusation, and opened the way for us to live in true liberty through His Spirit. The freedom He purchased is not temporary or fragile - it is complete, secured by His blood, and sustained by His grace. May we continue to walk in this freedom daily, choosing righteousness, embracing holiness, and living as those who have been brought from darkness into His marvelous light.

Questions to Ponder

1. In what areas of my life do I still live as though I am bound, even though Christ has already set me free?

2. How is the Holy Spirit leading me to walk in the “fruit to holiness” that Romans 6 describes?

1. What does it mean for me personally to “stand fast in the liberty” Christ has given, and not return to old patterns?

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Closing Prayer

Lord Jesus, Thank You for breaking the chains that once held us captive and for bringing us into the freedom of Your grace. Help us walk daily in the liberty You have secured, choosing righteousness over sin and light over darkness. Strengthen us by Your Spirit to live lives that honor You, reflect Your love, and bear the fruit of holiness. May Your freedom shape our steps and Your presence guide our days. We give You all glory and praise. In Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

To the Holy Spirit: Thank You for guiding every word, guarding every step, and glorifying Jesus. All glory, honor, praise, and worship belong to God Almighty, who alone is worthy.

Scripture Acknowledgement: All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version® (NKJV). Used with permission. All rights reserved.

Special thanks to Bible Gateway for providing accessible, searchable Scripture resources that support devotional writing and spiritual study.

May these words echo grace, healing, and truth wherever they are read.

Ministry Correspondence: Email: PGGrace@Proton.Me

© 2025 Anne Ashe: PG Grace Filled Ministries. Not for commercial use

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Pommer said:

I think the CS goes like this: “she married her brother so that he could gain citizenship status!!1!”

[BTW your (@FreeinChrist) coding looks borked]

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I fixed it. Thanks

Landon Caeli said:

According to current research, higher education may lead to increased political and ideological polarization. It might explain why people feel the need to be so outspoken, and unshakable in their politics, like any kind of indoctrination would lead to.

The links in the above post might help in understanding this - and do consider that it might be a widespread problem.

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Now the link I provided previously showed the reasons for the fine X received. Could you explain to me why you think that Twitter pre-Elon would have fall afoul of regulations that weren't then in place, or more importantly why this is supposedly somehow the EU being against free speech? We know the exact reasons behind the fine.

parousia70 said:

2025 rapidly drawing to a close...futurists have bee singing this same tune of "Soon" on this board since I joined over 25 years ago... 2030 will be here soon enough... then 2040 will come and go too... and it'll still be soon, because for futurism to be true, words must mean the opposite of what they actually mean.

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And Parousia is still around -nay saying as usual.
Soon, is a relative term. Very obviously 'soon' to God is different to soon for humans. We all have different lifetimes, so the Prophesies will be fulfilled to all at different stages of their life. Up to now, since Jesus Ascended, that has meant no one has experienced what we are told about the end times.
I believe that will 'soon' change. Within my lifetime. You are welcome to believe otherwise, but that may cause some disadvantage for you, if it does commence as is Prophesied; leading up to the glorious Return of King Jesus.

The evidence for dramatic change is all around us, the world simply cannot continue as it is for much longer.

Noem gave a hung to Mrs. Gonzalez, whose son was killed by a gang member and illegal alien who had been deported at least once. She has spoken about the separation of families, saying she will always be separated from her son who is six feet under.

BPPLEE said:

I think he said more to the effect that No True Scotsman exists in more places than you think

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No true conservative would use that argument.

Factotum said:

I disagree.
I feel that the Trump DOJ made clever, intelligent move in this scenario

I think the grand jury is potentially focused on preserving the nation's anti-Trump agenda.
Because nothing has changed about the facts, since she was originally indicted;

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She was not originally indicted. The retributive Trump DOJ has failed twice.

Factotum said:

...she clearly spent the past several years borrowing $$$ to buy properties then deceitfully mischaracterizing the properties' intended uses, to the bank.

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Maybe read up on the facts of the case? Becuse what you've stated is nonsense.

Factotum said:

I honestly believe she got her campaign strategy 5yrs ago, from thinking long and hard/wondering if Trump is doing the same bank fraud she's been doing herself for 20+ yrs.
Once she researched and concluded he was, is when she charged him.

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You don't seem to have a clear idea of what Trump was successfully prosecuted for either. Uuuuh, something to do with banks and real estate?

NxNW said:

After all, Trump is pardoning drug dealers these days.

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Huh. Did you have a similar reaction when Biden pardoned his son? No?......you are dismissed then.

I don't know if Tim Walz is Christian, but finally, someone living the taking care of "the least of us" as Jesus noted.
Just wish more folks who claim to be Christian would take Jesus's teachings in consideration.

Strong in Him said:

So you're agreeing now that they went to the moon?

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Now why would I do that ?

Here are only a few of the would-be astronauts and scientists who are no longer terrorizing the streets of Minneapolis thanks to Operation Metro Surge:

There are many good Democrats and Republicans and others who will not give in to a radical agenda to destroy our country.

Hello all! I am a new member in Christian Forums, and so pleased to be a part of this online forum. I look forward to interacting with you all.
I am seeking advice after a one-year job search that has come to a crossroads with immediacy for the end of 2025. Also, please let me know if posting this personal summary is permittable for this forum, or this site in general.
I am trusting in the Lord's provisions, and I hope this avenue will prove successful.

"Hello, my name is Jasmine, and I am a candidate for your open paid, entry-level remote position at a Christ-centered, values-based company or organization offering 10 - 20 hours per week. I bring remote administrative assistant experience, experience working under the Department Director at one of Cleveland’s leading primary care service centers as well as a background in customer service and a skillset sharpened by volunteer and community efforts. With a Bachelors degree expected in Fall 2026 for Christian Thought in Humanities, I am confident that my educational background will be a boon to the educational makeup of your workforce.
I am certain that with my date entry and Microsoft 365 suite proficiency, empathetic and hard-work ethic and teachable and adaptable attitude, I can promote your mission-based organization to excel and prosper in its endeavors.

I would love to hear from you. Please contact me through direct messaging with questions, comments, or concerns.

God bless.

“Therefore I saw that there is nothing better than a man should rejoice in his works, for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what will be after him?'
Ecclesiastes 3:22"

Thank you in advance.

David Gentile spent just days in prison for his conviction in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.​

GPB fraud perpetrator may avoid forfeiting over $15 million​

Trump has an affinity to white collar fraudster, those like himself, and zero empathy for their victims.
David Gentile who Trump pardoned had over 10,000 victims who lost their retirements and life savings.

zelosravioli said:

What theological dictionary, encyclopedia, or lexicon are you getting that from, I dont have it anywhere... and I own over 50 of the best theological word dictionary reference books.

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Perhaps that is the problem. Jesus' Gospel of the Kingdom was quite simple and summed up in two commandments. based on truth from the Father that stated His will when followed served others while our will served ourselves, the root of all evil..