I have a friend that we both respect each others beliefs
I think just by being a light to him he'll see that

Hulk Hogan was pronounced dead at the hospital today, July 24, 2025 at 11:17 am. His family said in a statement that he was "surrounded by his loved ones" when he died. I was pleased when reading about Hulk Hogan's wife, at the end of the article, it states... Hogan and Daily got baptized together... In December 2023, Hogan revealed that he and Daily had gotten baptized, sharing a video on Instagram from the ceremony at Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Florida.

"Total surrender and dedication to Jesus is the greatest day of my life. No worries, no hate, no judgment… only love!" he wrote in the caption.

Was told and shown a video on some Christian artist had a symbol they wore wasn't biblical either
And my fellow believer friends don't listen to them because of that

I think it may have been Mortimer Wheeler who suggested that when we look at the universe it is the universe which is looking at itself through our eyes.

Is this just a whimsical observation with no testable consequenses as to its veracity?

Can anything more be said around that observation or is it just a "take it or leave it" statement ?

The regularly scheduled summer hiatus sparked speculation online that the show could be gone ‘forever’ because the White House called for its cancellation

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Is The View going to be next on the chopping block? I am going to guess that during their hiatus, producers will have serious conversations as to whether or not their show is worth the liability.


With their ratings in tank and loosing to Harris Faulkner, the decision should be easy and they will announce their cancelation when they return. What do you think?

I'm not familiar with this particular musician, but simply yanking the permits for people who the "in-power" local politicians don't agree with isn't a particularly good look for Canada (and may actually damage the perception of liberal people more broadly since conservatives already have the "libs are anti free speech" talking points in full effect, this just bolsters that argument)

me and my mom have been dealing with health problems sickness here recently

The outspoken co-founder of Return to the Land, a relatively new whites-only group based in northern Arkansas, said the group could be expanding to Missouri.

Eric Orwoll, co-founder of Return to the Land (RTTL), told Nexstar’s KOLR that a group of people is considering developing an RTTL community near Springfield.

According to RTTL’s website, RTTL is a private member association exclusively made for white people. Jewish people are also barred from membership. Members are vetted through an application process based on European ancestry.

Orwoll contends RTTL’s criteria reflect “shared ancestral values,” not hatred or violence.

[Orwoll also contends it's a private club and they don't sell real estate, so it doesn't fall afoul of housing laws.]

“Whites should have the ability to live among their own people if that’s what they want to do, and mass immigration is quickly making that nearly impossible in many Western nations,” Orwoll said.

Mike Johnson Marks Anniversary Of Biden Dropping Out With 14-Minute Montage Of Dems Insisting He Was Fit As A Fiddle​

I remember this bossa-disco song from when it was all over the radio, ages ago.

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Seems like the "celebrities die in 3's" pattern was in full effect this past week.

Malcolm Jamal Warner, Ozzy, and now the Hulkster

The thing about Vance is that he is not crazy and I think he would actually try to govern and stay within the Constitution; however, he would want to continue a lot, if not all, of the policies he co-ran on. What do you think he would keep and what do you think he would change should we get a premature change in regime?

I think he would continue immigration policies but not the tariff foolishness.

At least 12 people have been killed, mostly Thai civilians, in clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops in a disputed region. Cambodia has fired rockets and artillery and Thailand is launching airstrikes. The region in dispute (Ubon Ratchathani, Surin, And Sisaket) has been disputed for about 100 years.

Here is a BBC link.
CNN.
Al Jazeera.
and Fox.

Pastor Kent Christmas of Regeneration Nashville stands with a sword in his hand during a sermon July 20, 2025. | Screenshot/YouTube/Kent and Candy Christmas

A Tennessee pastor brandished a large sword during his Sunday sermon and suggested that the recent cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" was the result of divine intervention.

In a message titled, "Urgent Word to the Church," Pastor Kent Christmas of Regeneration Nashville addressed what he called "strongholds in politics" while holding a sword on stage.

"I declare by the word of the Lord that God over this nation … God can do anything he wants to. Stephen Colbert, bye-bye," he said.

Continued below.

PARASHA: “Pinchas” NUMBERS 25:10-29:40

This Torah portion starts with a somewhat surprising promotion in rank for an execution committed, and rather suddenly. Pinchas, the grandson of Aaron was a Levite, and during the time of the “weakness and falling away of the men of Israel, He took matters into his own hands, and slew Zimri and Cozbi, who were committing fornication in the sight of all Israel, yet Adonai rewarded him for this and gave him an “everlasting covenant of peace and an everlasting priesthood” because he was “Zealous” for his God, because he made an “atonement” for the Children of Israel”.

to understand this, we must go back to the story of "Balak". King Balak wanted Balaam to curse Israel, yet Adonai did not do this, as Adonai prohibited this. Adonai has already blessed Israel, and whoever Adonai has blessed, no one can curse. However, through the evil counsel of Bilaam, he let Balak know that the Israelites could bring a curse to themselves by going after the pagan gods of Moab and Midian, which would be through the enticing invitations of the women of Moab.

The Torah says that the Children of Israel went after the Moabite prostitutes and went to worship their god “Baal-Peor,” thus bringing down the wrath of YHVH. The result was a plague that killed 24,000 Israelites until Pinchas took action by taking a lance and thrusting it through the bellies of Zimri and Cozbi, thus “staying” the plague. As Adonai called it, “making an atonement for the children of Israel. "Blood for Blood." God gave Pinchas "A covenant of Peace." "Brit Shalom". What is interesting is that the "Vav" (or the letter "o") in the original Hebrew in the word "Shalom" is broken in half. What could this mean? One explanation is that Israel "Was" at peace before the Moabite women came to entice the men of Israel to go worship their gods, but the peace was "broken" through the worship of Baal and the fornication until Pinchas made "blood atonement."

Our Messiah Yeshua had never been separate from the love and fellowship of the Father, yet that "Shalom" was "broken" temporarily when he hung on that cross and bore our sins, as he cried "Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachtani" (My God, My God, why have you forsaken me)

Another thing we must remember is that we ALL have two natures, the “Yetzer Hara” (The evil inclination, or the sin nature) and the “Born again” spirit-filled nature that comes when we accept Yeshua as Messiah and LORD. Both live inside us, and something can “trigger” that old sinful nature and cause havoc and misery in our lives. In the case of the Israelite men, it was the arrival of the Midianite and Moabite prostitutes of Baal-Peor, and not only did they bring a curse upon the encampment of the Israelites, but they also brought death to 24,000 of the population.

Now, it seems like a large number, but if we realize that the Israelites probably numbered 2 or 3 million, then that number is quite small. We also need to realize that not ALL of Israel went after “Baal-Peor,” only the ones that went after the prostitutes. Yet the whole nation of Israel was affected. One can also ask a question: “Can one change his or her nature of being?” To answer this question, we need to look at a story.

A king once had two sons. To test them, he asked them that question. The first son said, “Yes, one can change his or her nature.” Yet the second son said, “No, one can never change his or her nature.

The king then said, “Go out and prove your statement; you have a week.” So, both sons went out, and after a week, they returned to the palace. The first son came near the king and queen with a large cloth bag. He put it on the floor, and out came a cat. The cat was dressed in fine linen and had a servant’s hat. The cat got up and walked on its two hind legs and lifted a small silver tray towards the king and queen. On the tray were two chocolates. The king and queen smiled and marveled at the cat and accepted the two chocolates. Everyone applauded! How wonderful!

The second son said, “Wait a minute.” He took a small cloth bag and emptied it on the floor, and out ran 5 mice. When the cat saw the mice, it dropped the tray and ran after the mice on all four paws. “You see,” said the son, “the cat went back to its old nature, it only needed a 'trigger”. You can dress a cat with fine clothes and teach it a few tricks, but it will always be a cat, and cats chase mice according to their feline nature.

We will always have our “old nature of sin” with us, and it will rear up its ugly head, as Rav Shaul (Apostle Paul) testifies in Romans 7:14-25. Only physical death will free us from the “old sin nature.” Every day, it is a constant battle. The spirit against the flesh and the flesh against the spirit.

Another Prophet who showed "Kana" (zeal) for God was Elijah, who slew the 450 prophets of Baal after God accepted the sacrifice on the altar, and all the people saw that. They were convinced, and many turned from Baal worship.

Later on, in this Parashah, we see that Moshe intercedes for Israel when Adonai tells him to go up Har Abiram and take a look around, because he will die there. Adonai appoints “Yehoshua” as Moshe’s successor to lead the people into the promised land. We see two leaders now, “Pinchas,” who is granted the title and inheritance of “High Priest” for his action, he symbolizes the “Kana” (Zeal) for Adonai, and Yehoshua, who is given the “Ruach Elohim” to lead the people. Yehoshua is the same as “Yeshua” for HE is the one who leads US in our lives today. Yeshua also showed “Kana” when he drove out the money changers in the temple, he used a bit of violence, yet not for “religious” reasons, but for the “love” of HIS father and for respect for HIS HOUSE. Today HIS HOUSE consists of all “Kehilot” (assemblies) of born-again believers all over the world, not buildings

There are other ways one can show “zeal” for YHVH today: loving His Torah, obeying his commandments, teaching His Word to those who would listen, loving our neighbors, supporting our local body of believers, and voting for government officials who also uphold biblical standards. Pointing out sinful ways to sinners (in a loving, not condemning way) and pointing them to a personal relationship with Yeshua, our Messiah.

Chapters 28 and 29 deals with the review of the sacrifices and offerings that the Israelites would offer to YHVH. Remember that they are about to cross over the Jordan to possess the promised land. There, they would be “permanent residents,” and the fight would continue to cast out the Canaanites (another reason for the census) to see how many “fighting men” the nation consisted of. Every element of the offerings and sacrifices illustrates who YESHUA is and what he stands for;

2 lambs per day, fine flour with oil; Yeshua, who is the Lamb of God, who is the BREAD of Life, who has the Ruach HaKodesh (The Holy Spirit) within him. The oil symbolizes the Spirit of Elohim, and the “anointing by the Spirit on ALL believers. Wine was also used to pour over the sacrifices; the “wine” symbolizes the blood of Yeshua that ran down the cross, out of his veins for an atonement for all who believe and accept his sacrifice for sin. Bullocks were also sacrificed; the bullock symbolizes “strength” as the ancient symbol of the letter “Alef” was in the form of a bull. Adonai is “strength,” yet he allowed himself to become “lower than the angels” to walk as a man and be a willing sacrifice for sin. The goats remind us of Yom Kippur, one was set free and the other sacrificed, reminding us that our sins were “cast away” from us as well as dealt with on the cross. The sacrificed rams remind us of the “ram” that was in the thicket when Abraham offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice. That ram was sacrificed instead of Isaac, just as Yeshua was offered as a blood sacrifice in our place.

The sacrifice of Yeshua was ALL SUFFICIENT, for ALL TIME. Nothing lacking. We need to accept HIS sacrifice and atonement for sin in THIS LIFE, because our decision in THIS LIFE will determine where we will spend our NEXT LIFE.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to be those who love the law of the Lord, i.e. his New Covenant commandments, written in the hearts and minds of those who love God and who are called according to his purpose. Studying the Scriptures should be a delight to us, not a drudgery, and something that we look forward to each day. We should be those who live by the Word of God, no longer according to human flesh, but to please God, not the flesh.

For if we are true followers of Christ, we have died with Christ to sin, and we have been raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness. Sin has been put to death so that we no longer walk in sin, by habit, but so we now walk (in conduct, in practice) in obedience to our Lord and to his New Covenant commands. We are now clay in the hands of the Potter being molded into the image of Christ which is a lifetime process of salvation.

The Word of the Lord to us who believe in Jesus Christ should be sweet to us, even though some of his word is hard, it is difficult, and it may seem harsh. For even the parts that may seem harsh are written to us out of love and for what is for our best. And so we need to take it to heart and to apply it to our daily walks of faith in obedience to our Lord, and not ignore the parts that our flesh might want to resist. For we should want to obey God.

We should hate every false way. We should resist the lies of Satan which he likes to whisper in our ears, and we must hold on to the truth of God’s Word, taught to us in the appropriate context, and not out of context. For so many people today are teaching lies in the name of Jesus, and they are falsifying the truth of the gospel, and they are altering the words of God to make them more acceptable to human flesh. And so they are convincing many that a profession of faith in Jesus is all that God requires of them for salvation.

But the truth is that Jesus Christ gave his life up for us on that cross to put our sins to death with him, so that by faith in him we will now die to sin and live to God and to his righteousness, in walks of obedience to his commands. And the truth is that if we continue living in sin, and not in walks of obedience to our Lord, that regardless of what our lips profess, we will not inherit eternal life with God, and we will not be saved from our sins.

So, we must get our truth directly from the Scriptures, taught in their appropriate context. And it is best if you have a reliable and trustworthy Bible translation, for there are several altered and diluted translations and transliterations of the Scriptures which are not true to the originals and which are very deceptive, and which are teaching lies, at least in part. And always study the Scriptures under the direction of the Holy Spirit who will speak truth to our hearts, and test everything you hear from humans.

Let the Word of God be a lamp to your feet (your walk of faith) and a light to your path (the truth of the gospel). For Jesus taught that to come after him requires that we deny self, die daily to sin, and follow our Lord in walks of obedience to his commands. For if we hold on to our old lives of living in sin, we will lose them for eternity. But if for the sake of Jesus we die to sin and walk in obedience to his commands, we have eternal life with God in heaven.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]

As the Deer

By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

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That I May Keep Your Word
An Original Work / July 24, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

~John Newton | Biography, Conversion, Hymns, Abolition, & Facts | Britannica

~Who was John Newton? | GotQuestions.org

Shalom

Glory be to the Father, glory be to the Son who sits on the throne forever and ever. Amen!

Heavenly Father, source of all happiness and joy, I ask you according to your word in Romans 15:13:

That through the Holy Spirit you would fill my faith in Jesus Christ, my Lord, precious Savior and Good Shepherd, with great joy and your shalom,
so that my hope in salvation in Christ may grow ever greater and overflow to all people in Jesus' name. Amen!

Thank you for your prayers. May the Lord bless you and may he bless Israel in Jesus' name. Amen!

Soli Deo Gloria
PS And I pray that the Lord sends out harvesters into his harvest (Matthew 9:38).

PSALM 23: A VERSE-BY-VERSE UNDERSTANDING" (Part 5)


"Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over" (verse 5) KJV

" You prepare a table for me even as my enemies watch. You anoint my head with oil from an overflowing cup" (verse 5) CJSB (Complete Jewish Study Bible)


As we are coming almost to the end of Psalm 23, we again have to look at imagery and symbolism. We can take some things literally, yet in this case we see a lot of imagery, yet it affects us in our spiritual life as well as in our physical world life.

A table means "provision," and "preparing a table" can remind us of mom and dad preparing lunch and dinner, and we all sit down and eat our share. (especially on Thanksgiving). Providing for our needs is what God is all about. He knows our needs as well as our wants. At times, we sit down to eat a quick peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but at times, we get the steak with potatoes and corn, with biscuits and maybe red wine.

God knows our needs, both physical and spiritual. The enemy can be either spiritual (Satanic influence, demonic attacks) or physical (persecution by radical religious fanatics), political unrest, and persecution of different groups (Christians, Jews), like Russia under Stalin, Hitler's Third Reich, etc. Yet God seems to always provide our needs, maybe just enough to survive the hard times. Bread, water, milk, beans, hidden ration cards,

Bibles were smuggled into the communist bloc countries by Brother Andrew in the 1960s. Even though the enemy was at the gates, the Bibles got through, and the "eyes" of the guards were "blinded." The people in those countries got the WORD even though the enemy was all around. I was a part of "Underground Evangelism" in the late 1970s, sending the gospels of John to people in communist countries.

All I did was put the name and address of the person on the envelope, and put a stamp on it and send it off from the nearest post office. (It was cheaper when I lived in Germany) All I needed was a 40 Pfenning stamp. The post office was at the "Bahnhoff" (The Train Station). Most letters went to Communist-controlled European countries. Underground Evangelism sent me a paper with 15 names and addresses each month. Every other day, I would send a letter. (The names and addresses were taken from phone books) I still remember the brother who introduced me to that ministry. It was Larry Tilicani, in Colorado Springs, CO, when I was stationed at Fort Carson. (1977)

"A Table of Provisions" can also remind us of God's "protection". "Protection" is also "provision". The Talmud (a collection of Jewish commentaries) tells of a time when David is being pursued by Saul. David finds a cave and hides inside. Then God sends a spider to "protect" David. During the night, the spider spins a web at the entrance of the cave. When morning comes, Saul's men come by the cave and notice the spider web covering the entrance. Saul says, "Let's search elsewhere. David can't be inside; otherwise, the spider web would be broken." So, in the face of his enemies, God protected David using a spider.

The oil is symbolic of the Holy Spirit. It is an inner peace that we get from knowing that even in rough and tough times, God will provide ALL of our needs. Thus, we should be rejoicing even though we might feel pain. Kings were anointed by pouring oil on their heads. Samuel anointed David to be king that way. Oil also has healing properties. The Holy Spirit can heal our inner hurts if we allow the Spirit of God to work that way in our lives.

Please pray that God will let me hear my son Jake's laughter tonight and He will heal him. I ask in the name of Jesus. Thank you and God bless you. Carmen

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Of course. There have to be some adults in the room.

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg outright rejected a Justice Department request to allow transcripts from 2005 and 2007 grand juries that investigated Epstein to be made public, according to The Washington Post.
As noted by Politico, Rosenberg was appointed by former President Barack Obama.

I don't think this delay will hold up.

Columbia was wise to settle. It sends a message to all that the Trump administration will not put up with discrimination.