When I asked this morning somewhere what they like on bread, I had completely forgotten that the Anglo-Saxon world does not know the tradition of the German Butterbrot.

The German word Butterbrot (literally: butter bread = bread with butter) describes a slice of bread topped with butter. It is still considered Butterbrot even if additional toppings such as cheese, spreads, or lunch meats are added, as long as it consists of a slice of bread with butter.

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And:

The Russian language adopted the term buterbrod (бутерброд) from New High German (Butterbrot),[2] perhaps as early as the 17th century during the reign of Peter the Great. In modern Russian the term has a more general meaning, whatever the ingredient on top of the slice of bread is. From Russian, the term buterbrod was adopted into Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Georgian, Kazakh, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian.

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Provided that Yeshua's God is known as the Father, wherever God is mentioned can we safely conclude that it's a reference to Yeshua's God and our God as well?

John 20:17
17Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”

Ephesians 1:17
17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

Romans 15:6
6that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:3
3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

2 Corinthians 1:3
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

Matthew 25:14-30 ESV


The Lord gave each one of us life, and gifts and talents, our portion, our part in this world. And to some people he gave more than he gave to others. And what we do with what we have been given is up to us. But the Lord chooses what portions he has for us in this life. And it is my understanding that he doesn’t usually let us see into the future and to what all could be ours to have lest we be greedy and try to take it for ourselves, i.e. to fake it, to pretend as though we have more than we actually have, perhaps out of jealousy of those who have more.

What we start out with and what we end up with does depend on the Lord, to some extent, for he is the giver of life and of gifts and talents. But it also depends on what we do with what we have been given, even if we have been given little. Do we use what he has given to us for his purposes and for his glory? Or do we bury it and do nothing with it and go our own way and do what our evil hearts desire, instead? – Like Judas did when he betrayed Jesus to death, and like Cain did when he killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. But neither could not stop God’s will from being accomplished.

And this isn’t just about gifts and talents and/or about material wealth. This is about the life we have been given. So, this includes our upbringing, our experiences in life, our trials and our tribulations, our persecutions, times when we had little, and times when we had plenty, etc. What did we do with all of that? And I am including upbringing that was not godly, either, but that was abusive and neglectful and painful physically and emotionally. What did we do with all that we have been given in this life?

Did we use our experiences, good or bad, to grow in our walks of faith with the Lord, or to even believe in Jesus Christ in truth? Or did we allow ourselves to become bitter and angry and resentful like Cain did? And did we reject the Lord? Or did we fake our Christianity while still rejecting the Lord? For some people do that. They want to appear “Christian” outwardly to others but while they are living in secret and deliberate and habitual sin against God and against other humans.

But the Lord gives us what he gives us, and he allows in our lives what he allows in our lives for our good, so that he can make us into the people he wants us to be in order that we might do and be that part in the body of Christ which he designed specifically for us to do and to be for his glory and purposes. But we have the choice to use what we have been given for good or for evil, and to use it for good, and to produce good fruit, or to bury it and to not use it at all.

But if we reject what we have been given, and so we bury it, and we do not let it produce good fruit in our lives, then when our Lord returns, or when we die, we will be cast into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for we refused God and his will and purpose for our lives, and we made all sorts of excuses for why we buried what was given us so that it did not produce good fruit in us. But we have no excuse if we reject our Lord and his will and purpose for our lives and we go our own way, instead. And if we continue in deliberate sin, heaven is not our home.

[Matt 7:21-23; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 9:23-26; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14,24; Rom 12:1-2; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 15:1-2; 2 Tim 1:8-9; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 1:5; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-17; 1 Pet 2:24; Tit 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 3:6,14-15; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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Maybe they'll make a movie.

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1952)
Bette Davis, Joan Crawford....

Pathetic.

I Never Sang for my Father (1970)
Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman

Pathetic.

I prefer The Yearling and I Remember Mama.

About the politics, about the hierarchs, about the war in Ukraine. I pray that the war stops peacefully. I read that the some Elders and saints say that Ukraine shouldn’t be talking with the US? Or how if there isn’t a war it’ll be NWO? Or how if there is it’ll be people who want it to stay the same and the Antichrist? And it’s all with the lgbt+? I don’t understand…LGBTQIA are sinful, yes but I don’t think they should be murdered or bullied. Just like adultery or premarital sex etc but no one is talking about that?


I just don’t understand.

And I am not smart when it comes to these things. I don’t know who to trust in modern day. I just go backwards and trust the Saints not the living because everyone living is confusing. And it makes me so confused.

I’m just so tired of being confused. It makes it hard to not despair and give up.

Trump is seeking more than $500 million in “actual, compensatory, incidental, and punitive damages” from Cohen and any profits that he made from his podcast and books.
Indeed, Cohen is already proving to be an issue for Bragg.
Law enforcement sources revealed a “supervising detective” assisting Bragg’s case against Trump has been suspended for his contact with Cohen.

Discovery should indeed give an opportunity to get a better look at behind-the-scene maneuvers to frame Trump.

One of my favorite song written by Chinese Christian

This song was written by a Chinese Christian named Ni Tuo-sheng??? (Watchman Nee) , who was ever put into prison for his faith and politics and died in it in 1972. Hope you like it. Though there is some argument about his life and theology, This is a beautiful poem.

My Lord I am waiting for your coming

this version is translated by me, sorry my English is not well enough.​

我主我正等候你再臨
My Lord I Am Waiting For Your Coming

My Lord I am waiting for your coming
For a very long time.
It seems my waiting will continue
Without ceasing.
I admire to see your face,
And hear your voice.
I hope to communicate with you
More closely than now.
Need I wait for several years again?
Then I will linger in my life,
Crying and missing you,
Till Lord you will come again.

Your congregation has waited for you
For too many ages,
From ancient time to now,
From centuries to centuries,
Being patient.
But you are still not coming.
I also have waited for you,
Since I was a Child
To now I am an elder.
Many of my friends when I was young
I can not see them again.
But you are still not coming.
Need I wait for several years again?
Then I will linger in my life,
Crying and missing you,
Till Lord you will come again.

I have waited very tiredly,
I beg you to remember me.
Great trials make me complaining,
And forget to devote myself.
So I beg you don't delay any longer,
And come back soon.
I have been patient till today,
Indeed can not bear easily any more.
Need I wait for several years again?
Then I will linger in my life,
Crying and missing you,
Till Lord you will come again.

All of distressed and pain of my heart
Can not stop for a short time,
And can not help anyone,
For you are not here with us.
Only when you come back,
And bring me to eternal heritage,
I will be satisfied in my heart.
Then I will forget all sufferings,
When I really see your face.
Need I wait for several years again?
Then I will linger in my life,
Crying and missing you,
Till Lord you will come again.

Didache 6:2 If you can bear the Lord's full yoke, you will be perfect. But if you cannot, then do what you can.

The Didache was taught to early Christian believers and even though it was not canonized as Scripture, that does not necessarily mean anything that it says is wrong. The Bible does not teach that we need to have perfect obedience or about anything special that is earned as a wage if someone somehow manages to have perfect obedience, though it is a common misunderstanding to think that does. For example, in Romans 3:21-22, it does not say that the Law and the Prophets testify that the righteousness of God comes through perfect obedience, but rather the only way to become righteous that is testified about in the Law and the Prophets is through faith in Christ. I do think that it is interesting that modern Christians are taught about the Bible requiring perfect obedience while early Christians were taught that if you can't, then do what you can.

When Satan and the other angels fell with him, God and the holy angels, found no place for them in Heaven and they went into a penalty fiery environment. Somehow after their betrayal, there was nothing better for them, God being good. He had no choice. Satan and his angels could repent or there was no way back, even if they tried to return, they would be in debt. When we sin, we know what we are doing much less, but can end up in the fire prepared for fallen angels.

Jesus paid the price for us, but if we don't in turn forgive we must, pay, our fine. After that, perhaps we can enter life?

At the judgment, people may be shown mercy. But then it mentions the lake burning with fire and sulphur. Will they ever be given another chance, and might Satan himself repent and bring the others out with him?

Looking at the time until judgment, until the Earth's interior cools, until the sun becomes a red giant, until the solar system falls into a black hole, until there is no more light in the universe, and entropy stops increasing, with everything at the same temperature? As from this time lapse video: End of the Universe 2 Billion trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion years from now. Will they then or after have no more to pay and find God and life?

NKJV
Revelation 12:8
Matthew 25:41
Matthew 5:22-26
Revelation 19:20

"By pumping water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere, humans have shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) east between 1993 and 2010 alone, according to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters. "

We've pumped so much groundwater that we've nudged the Earth's spin, says new study

I'm seeing myself as a trad less and less, not necessarily because my values or my preferences have change, but there's an element of rot on the fringe that is disturbing at best.

Take a look at this tweet from Mike Parrot, known as "RTF Mike" who runs the "Restoring the Faith" podcast and social media:


He's praising the sketch and what's being represented in the sketch: a Nazi soldier. What is with this correlation between sympathizing with the Third Reich and traditional Catholicism? I just genuinely don't understand why one appeals to the other and how so many have seemed to congregate in this corner of the Church.

If you don't know Mike Parrot he's basically a rad trad, he hosted a show with a few others like himself including that fake "Brother Martin" guy who isn't actually a religious at all and was very publicly and clearly reprimanded by his bishop for masquerading as a religious. Mike was also raked over the coals by Church Militant for launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to cover Fr. James Jackson, who recently made headlines again for pleading guilty to the possession of child pornography charges, and then apparently handling the raised funds in a very sketchy manner.

So these people don't seem to have much scruples to begin with but they have the audacity to chastise other Catholics for their worship preferences and their valid lifestyle choices.

Even though I'm feeling less and less traddy, I don't feel like that necessarily pushes me into the modernist camp though. I still detest a goofy novus ordo, I still avoid protestant practices and themes incorporated into our worship and prayer life, I would opt for a Latin Mass if I had one around to go to. But I can't say I'm a trad anymore when this kind of correlation seems to be on the rise.

I mean really, there should be more of a reprimand for public jerks that show sympathy for the Third Reich.

Well… They gave it a try!

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Mary most holy, pray for us!

This would really make me feel really uncomfortable if I was in the congregation and some predatory camera was in my face looking for a reaction to what the speaker was saying. It would make me become far less reactionary to what was being said. Who wants that? To feel stifled in church? Once the footage is online it can be grabbed by anyone and manipulated. I really wish churches would have the camera pointed only on the stage and nowhere else. Or if it pans the crowd do it fast so we can't discern individual faces. But it seems we're getting so used to cameras people just don't care. Church is a personal experience. And being a Christian is something a lot of people really detest. Why enable them so easily? It also makes people that are known publicly to absolutely never go to such a church.

Psalms 68:1-3 ESV


We Will Have Enemies

As followers of Jesus Christ, who love God, who serve him with our lives, and who walk in obedience to his commands, we will have enemies, especially if we are publicly sharing the truth of the gospel (the whole counsel of God) and if we are confronting the lies of the enemy publicly. Like Jesus and the prophets and apostles before us, and the saints of God who have gone before us, we will be hated and persecuted because of our walks of faith and our obedience to the Lord and because we speak the truth of the gospel.

And so we may read a passage of Scripture like this and our hearts weep. We weep because we long for the day when we will be rescued from our enemies, and our crying will be no more. But we also weep over the sinful condition of our people and of the church, at least the one in America which is now so much like Laodicea. And we weep because we know judgment must come and that many people are going to lose their lives, and many who could have been rescued will go to hell because they refused God.

For although we will be glad and rejoice over our rescue from the enemy, we will weep because so many could have been saved if only they had trusted in the Lord Jesus to be their Savior. And even the thought of it now breaks our hearts, if our hearts are truly surrendered to Jesus Christ. And we weep now for those who are lost and who are now closing their ears to the Lord and who are refusing to hear his truth and to follow it. For we know where they will end up for eternity, and it is not where many think they are going.

Truth and Reality

For what do the Scriptures teach us regarding what will happen to us if we disregard God and his commands, and if we choose our own path, instead?

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” Matthew 7:21-23 ESV

“And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.’” Luke 9:23-26 ESV

“He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.” Romans 2:6-8 ESV

“Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?” Romans 6:16 ESV

“So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” Romans 8:12-14 ESV

“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 ESV

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 ESV

“Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21 ESV

“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.” Galatians 6:7-8 ESV

“If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:6-7 ESV

“And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says ‘I know him’ but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected.” 1 John 2:3-5 ESV

“Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.” 1 John 3:7-8 ESV

Judged by God according to our works: [Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 6:35-58; Jn 15:1-11; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; 1 Co 6:9-10; 2 Co 5:10; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-11; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 10:23-31; 1 Co 10:1-22; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; 1 Pet 1:17-21; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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I’ve been reading through a lot of the old Puritan writings on prayer recently, specifically the works of Thomas Goodwin, Christopher Love, David Clarkson and Richard Sibbes, and the depth of their understanding and instruction on prayer have been an immense blessing to say the least.

One particularly helpful thing they delved into was how to recognize God’s answers to our prayers. And sometimes because God may deny our requests in mercy, that in itself is an answer to prayer. And sometimes He merely delays the answer to keep us humble and dependent on Him and to also increase our desire after Him in prayer, to keep us fervent and importunate in our duty (as the woman of Canaan, the importunate widow and the friend seeking bread).

But because I suffer from an overly analytical mind, and because delays and denials can look an awful lot alike sometimes, how can we know the difference between the two? What are some key differences that may help us to ascertain when a prayer has been denied in mercy versus just delayed in mercy for the sake of our continuance in asking in faith?

Christians sure don't discuss this much. Wouldn't it be good for a will to draw family together after your passing? Yet that rarely seems to be the case. Usually we hear of the tension and anger when people didn't get what they felt they deserved.
What would draw squabbling, resentful family members together so they could gradually forgive and move on? Or change so they are less disagreeable to others.
If a family communicates better and each respects the other a believer can draw family to Christ easier. And what's more important than that? If a few are convinced that's a powerful influence on the others.

Just looking for this in the Bible. Thank you for sharing.

I'd rather leave my money to Christian charities as bringing people to Christ is more important than anything. Also, a child (a young adult) of mine doesn't seem particularly interested in financial management so I worry how well it will be taken care of. They also have distanced themselves from me so I feel they really don't want much to do with me. Of course I can't find out the reason for this as they have issues with communication. But when I read the Bible it seems that most everyone left everything to their children. I surely don't want to alienate that child from Christianity (they are luke warm in that area now) because they know I strongly believe in it and may be later resentful that I let them out of my will.

Another option would be to leave something to them but leave the rest to Christian charities. But could I do this without the child knowing it? When a will is read can the people that inherit something only be told what they will get and not where the rest of the money is going? It seems that everyone in the will knows everything in the will. It would be great to avoid that. Then they will get something and that's that. They have no idea how much money I have as I've been very careful to keep that out of our conversations over the years.

I've been talking to my mother she says I have no joy and I'm always doomy and gloomy. And that I'm dark and act like a democrat uniparty person and I make her an enemy and says I am combative confrontational and argumentative. I've asked in response how I do this and I get an answer in the form of her getting upset and not really telling me how. Does this mean God has refused to regenerate and transform my heart even though I've called out to him to do so? I am confused and battered down after this conversation. It seems like someone needs to lock me up somewhere and just throw away the key. It sounds to me like I'm not a saved born again Christian at all and that I am just a demonic messenger. It sounds like I might be a goat or maybe even the Anti-Christ Beast of revelation. I would like to change this what can I do?

DAILY PRAYER SHIELD​

Prayers For Our Persecuted Family.
Sometimes it can be difficult to know what to pray for our persecuted family so we produce a daily prayer shield which gives a specific need that you can pray for each day. You can see today’s prayer, plus those for the last 6 days, below. You can also sign up using the form above to receive our Email Prayer Alert which we send out whenever we become aware of a specific and immediate situation which requires urgent prayer.

Children’s Prayer Sheet
It’s not only adults who can pray for our persecuted family. Every month we produce a prayer sheet aimed specifically for children. Each sheet has specific activities and prayers which will help children learn more about how persecution affects children in other countries. You can visit our Children’s Prayer Sheet page here.

Nigeria​

Please pray for Buskilla from Niger state, Nigeria, whose husband was killed by Fulani three years ago. She and her family are being fed by neighbours but are also under extreme pressure to convert to Islam.

Turkey​

Pray for growth in the church in Turkey where believers are often opposed by their families, communities and government.

Turkey​

Ask God to protect an Iranian believer in Turkey who is serving the church in Malatya after being tortured in Iran. He faces potential deportation to Iran.

Turkey​

Continue to pray for ultra-nationalist groups responsible for the murder of three Christians at a Bible publishing house in Malatya, Turkey in 2007 – and, according to recent allegations, plotted to kill three church leaders in 2016 too.

Turkey​

Thank God for the faithful witness in Turkey of the church in Malatya which despite persecution continues to build God’s kingdom, most recently through its ministry to the deaf community.

Turkey​

Pray for churches in south-east Turkey, as they minister to survivors of February’s earthquake. Pray that many will be moved by their witness to God’s unconditional love.

Nigeria​

Loving God, we pray for our sister Rose Tagwi and her children in Nigeria as they continue to grieve for their husband and father, Matthew (see previous prayer). Your word tells us that You show special care to widows and orphans, so we pray for Your comfort and provision for them. We pray too for Matthew’s mother, father and brothers who have also been greatly impacted by his loss.

"But it wasn’t until this school year that a parent came into her school’s office and said, referring to Cruz, “I don’t want to talk to the gay one.”

Well it's about time gay people that work around children realized that many parents care and very much object to their influences over their children. I can't think of a stronger reason to start home schooling. I can't imagine NOT home schooling seeing the constant evolution and gay agendas being pushed on children, not to mention the overwhelming lack of discipline in the classroom. This allows bullies to do whatever they want because they know there are almost no repercussions which makes for a very dangerous environment for children. No child should fear going to school! Yes, there have always been bullies but in the past they could be controlled and severely reprimanded: The principal's strap was one strong reprimand and really kept us in respectful. It was a line absolutely no one didn't do their best to avoid. But there is nothing like that anymore. And parents can be arrested for spanking their own children. The only way that will happen is if someone finds out and if a child is congregating amongst others it's more likely they will talk about it and a disciplinary action done with control can be completely misinterpreted by the police who are under all kinds of woke pressure.

What is shocking about this article is how out of touch gay people are today. They don't realize the vast majority of people are most definitely not OK with their choices, especially around children. It's just that there is so much pressure on people to accept this moral decay they hesitate to speak out.

It's wonderful that people like DeSantis have the courage to take on initiatives to push back. That's really takes guts. Florida is the shining star in the US. The more gay people that leave the state the better it will be. No worries, there's plenty of morally decrepit states that will welcome them.

Today is not an ordinary day
Today is not just a time to play
Today’s not to be a time lived for self
Today is time to put self on the shelf

Today is a day to commit life to God
Today is a day to stop being a fraud
Today is a time to make Jesus your Lord
Life that’s without Him you cannot afford

Tomorrow may be what you not want to be
Tomorrow you may not be free as a bee
Tomorrow you can’t really anticipate
And by tomorrow it may be too late

So, please do not take the life you are given
For granted and think you’ll end up in heaven
For Jesus has said if you say to Him, “Lord,”
But then you live idly, His grace not afford

For you not obey Him and do what he says
But you walk in sin, live for self, now instead
You live for your idols, what pleases your soul
For you’re not in Jesus, your life not made whole

So give of your life, give it now all to God
Surrender your will to Him, not be a fraud
Die to your sin and deny what is self
No longer put God and His Word on a shelf

Live for Him daily, do all that He says
Walk in His fellowship, praise Him, instead
Walk in His holiness, purity vow
Give up your idols and to HIM now bow

An Original Work / June 17, 2023