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  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

Amazing story of football player Tim Tebow and John 3:16

Tim Tebow and John 3:16


John 3:16

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believe in Him shall not perish but inherit eternal life."

First Christian Album in 37 years! Enjoy my new, 13-song release, 'ONLY THING I NEED' absolutely FREE on YouTube!

Hey everyone! Martin Barret here.
I thought this might be a good place to share my brand new album with everyone!

My wife and I cowrote everything original here. The project is quite eclectic, "like a box of chocolates" ... Sgt. Pepper's ... you get the idea. :)

Looking very much forward to your thoughts and comments. And if you have any suggestions with getting this project/album heard by more people, we're all ears. God bless all ye listeners!
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Iran is targeting the U.S. election with fake news sites and cyber operations, research says

Researchers identified websites that they attributed to the Iranian operation, aimed at voters on the political left and right. One website, Nio Thinker, bills itself as “your go-to destination for insightful, progressive news and analysis that challenges the status quo” and hosts articles that bash former President Donald Trump and hail Vice President Kamala Harris as “our unexpected, awkward savior.”
Expect big time money coming in to stop Trump from getting elected while defeating America without firing a shot.

Chuck Missler teachings

What do you think of Chuck Missler's teachings? I started studying the Bible with the help of his teachings and I can say that it is excellent.



I am currently attending his teaching “Chuck Missler - 7th Day (2000)”. It consists of two audio lectures and a text accompanying part that is very rich in references.

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I am delighted with everything I have learned so far. I should finish this tutorial tomorrow so I'll post here a summary of what I've learned and some of my thoughts on this great topic, which Chuck Missler has rounded up so nicely, he literally covered it all.

Trump’s Hair-Raising Helicopter Ride That Wasn’t

At a recent rally, Trump went off on a tangent about how he used to know Willy Brown, former mayor of SF and former beaux of Kamala Harris. In this tangent, Trump regaled his audience with a story of how the two once shared a helicopter ride which suffered some difficulty and almost crashed. In the face of death, Willy Brown allegedly dished some dirt on Kamala.

Problem is, Willy Brown says he’s never been on a helicopter with Trump.

NYT speculates that Trump is confusing Willy Brown with former CA governor Jerry Brown, with whom he once did share a helicopter ride (along with Gavin Newsom, the ex of DJT’s future DIL).

Problem is, that flight didn’t have any problems and they never talked about Harris.

Now that NYT picked apart Trump’s story, he’s threatening to sue.


Is the God of the Dead the same deity as the God of the Living in Mk 12:27?

Mk 12:

26 But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
In this context, Jesus did not assert the existence of the God of the Dead.

Let's check out the broader biblical context. 1P 4:

They will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
God will judge the dead. In this special sense, God is the God of the dead too. There is only one true God.
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Beyond the Thunderdome

31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

It is evident, with titles such as these, that the Devil does not accept his place in creation, nor does he see the merits of Christ.

For to him, the innocent dying for the sake of the guilty is folly. Just like he said when the woman was washing the feet of Jesus, don’t you know who this woman is?

In like manner, the spawns of Satan will continue their persecution based on their own merit. They exalt themselves, and tread underfoot the blood that would lead to their salvation.

Like mindless beasts, they are not given the grace to see their own folly, and are definitely not allowed beyond the Thunderdome.

Just found out that I have a degenerative brain disease

Please, I am asking for prayer for healing for my brain and strength as I continue to fight because I don't know if he will heal me or not​

I recently found out that I have a degenerative brain disease that gives me a memory worse than most with dementia and fewer and fewer thoughts all the time. I can't hardly figure out how to do simple things like moping or loading a dishwasher which used to be-

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incredibly easy and can not hardly figure out how to keep my self safe because I don't have all of those thoughts( like avoiding cars that are driving on the street while I'm walking.

I thank God every day for all he has given me and try to read his word or listen to it but my mind cant hold onto it and that makes me the most sad.

What I have is extremely rare and doctors don't fully understand how it affects me so obviously no one else does either ( like my parents who are taking care of me.) I will continue to pray for healing because this is so frightening and it is hard to have a relationship with God when I can't hardly figure out how to stay alive any more... Thanks for caring❤

Double Standards?


Do y'all agree with the application of this double standard?

Fact checking Donald Trump's press conference at Mar-a-Lago yesterday


“She wants to take away your guns.”


— Former President Donald J. Trump

False.​


“They take the strategic national reserves. They’re virtually empty now. We have never had it this low.”


— Former President Donald J. Trump

This is exaggerated.​

President Biden has indeed tapped the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to try to mitigate gasoline price increases, drawing it down by about 40 percent from when he took office, and it is currently at the lowest level since the 1980s. But it still has 375 million barrels in it now, which is not “virtually empty” nor is it at the lowest level ever.

“The vast majority of the country does support me.”


— Former President Donald J. Trump

False.​

4% is not the majority of the country.

“They’re going to destroy Social Security.”


— Former President Donald J. Trump

False.​

“Everybody is going to be forced to buy an electric car.”


— Former President Donald J. Trump

False.​

— Former President Donald J. Trump

False.​




“Nobody was killed on Jan. 6.”


— Former President Donald J. Trump

False.​

At least 7 people died in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including a Trump supporter who was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer.

That is some of it.

Kamala repeats same speech

It's only 17 min, but it seems she is so scripted it is down to word for word in some cases:


Thanks to my friend who told me about it...
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Governor Tim Walz Lies About His Rank

The Minnesota National Guard is disputing Governor Tim Walz's military biography, saying that the Democratic vice presidential candidate did not hold the rank of command sergeant major at the time of his retirement. Army Lieutenant Colonel Kristen Augé, the state public affairs officer for Minnesota National Guard, told Just the News on Wednesday that the governor did not retire as "Command Sergeant Major Walz" in 2005, as stated on Minnesota's official website.

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Is Trump the candidate who best represents a Christian worldview? 'Politics in the Pews' podcast explores

Is Donald Trump the candidate who best represents the Christian worldview?

That’s the question at the heart of the first episode of CP's “Politics in the Pews” podcast, titled “Trump Conviction, Political Chaos Spark Historic Election Cycle.” In it, host and Christian Post reporter Ian Giatti asks Evangelical leaders, including Wayne Grudem, Ralph Reed, Samuel Rodriguez, Jason Yates and others about their insights on the 78-year-old Republican presidential nominee.

Continued below.

Vance Military Service


This is not an axe-grinding post. I found it interesting. To a retired communicator and mostly retired freelancer, his Marine service sounded like fun.
His six-months in Iraq sounded like the legwork for so many profiles and articles I'd written. Shadowing people, visiting places, learning and sharing. I loved my career, but that kind of work is rarely a deep dive.
I would call for us to respect both Vance's and Walz' service.
Neither was in the infantry or on the front lines. Neither was in imminent danger.
Let's just be grateful and end all the put downs.

Mark Levin: Democrats and media in conspiracy to get Harris-Walz elected

Mark Levin: Democrats and media in conspiracy to get Harris-Walz elected

Top conservative voices, led by Radio Hall of Famer Mark Levin, are calling out Democrats and media liberals for conspiring to block the public’s right to know the positions of the Democratic presidential ticket before Election Day.

Levin, who has authored books critical of left-wing media bias, said the “media propaganda” is in full stride defending and promoting Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). He compared the media’s actions to the press in a one-party communist country.

“My God, the mass media are disgusting propagandists — on all media platforms. The propaganda for Tim Walz, like the past several weeks for Kamala Harras, is unrelenting. We are being bombarded with corporate media disinformation, falsehoods, and storylines at a level we have never experienced,” Levin said on X in an unusually long post.

“This is malpractice by the mainstream media,” Republican pollster Jim McLaughlin said. The “mainstream media is nothing more than a Democrat Super PAC,” added the pollster, who advises the Trump campaign.

Ever since Harris won Biden’s endorsement, and especially after she picked Walz on Tuesday, the liberal media have been reading from the Harris campaign’s talking points, said Levin, host of radio’s daily Mark Levin Show and the weekend Fox News feature Life, Liberty & Levin.

Harris, who was previously described by the media as a bully to her staff and a poor leader prone to blaming the president for giving her hard work instead of simple jobs, has since been portrayed as one of the best candidates ever. And media panelists on CNN, MSNBC, and major network news have picked up on the glowing words Harris used to describe Walz.

Conservative voices and local reporters, critical of both, have been largely pushed aside.

Trump Signals He Will Influence Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decisions

Who are you going to trust - the Federal Reserve Board or Donald Trump's "instinct"?

"I feel the president should have at least (a) say in there," the former president told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. "I think that in my case, I made a lot of money, I was very successful, and I think I have a better instinct than in many cases, people that would be on the Federal Reserve or the chairman."

Jesus still heals!

Howdy. For you folks that know my history, this short vid reveals exactly how Jesus healed my mind and spirit (keyword: repentence). We are all in the same battle, and its my prayer that for any of you who are similarly, if not as profoundly, struggling, that you will allow Billy Graham to reveal the war for what it really is, and allow Jesus to set us all free! God bless us all and tap here please:

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p.s. For any who need encouragement in your path to mental and spiritual wellness, from a guy who can definitely relate (no, you are not the only one), please pm or email me and I'll be all ears to you and walk with you, friend! Believe it or not, your unique brain is actually a GIFT. God bless us all!

Joseph
joegunlock@gmail.com

Where is our mandate to insist that the secular world (i.e. government) legislate Christian morality?

I'm just trying to understand this so I can better explain my position to my protestant libertarian friend who thinks things like drug use, abortion, and sodomy are morally wrong but must legally be allowed for people to be truly free. He's a hardcore conservative yet I don't see that position to be much different than Biden's who says he personally opposes abortion but thinks it needs to be legal.

I don't know how to best explain what I understand as the Catholic position that we have a duty as long as we're on this earth to save souls and that means using temporal apparatuses to protect everyone, whether they're part of the Church or not, from the effects of these objectively evil things.

Is there a paragraph in the catechism that lays it out? An encyclical? Is there even a term for this position?

Olympics

Just thought we should check the medal table. Paris 2024 Olympics: what you missed overnight in Australia on day 13 of the Games

  1. 1
    United States
    303835103
    2
    China
    29251973
    3
    Australia
    18141345
    4
    France
    14192154
    5
    Great Britain
    13172151
Now I don't want to boast. Well...yes I do. Are we punching above our weight or what!

Why did Jesus not know who touched him in Luke 8:45?

The question assumes that Jesus did not know who touched him in Luke 8:45.

46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”
People were crowding him and touching him. Yet, Jesus singled out a special touching instance of someone's faith. He raised the question so that the person would confess—confession is good for the soul—and focus the spotlight on her.

47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.
Now everyone knows, and her act is a testimony for them and us. Being as gracious as ever, Jesus said to her,

48 “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
Why did Jesus not know who touched him in Luke 8:45?

There is no need to assume that Jesus did not know who touched him in Luke 8:45. A better question is this: Why did Jesus ask: Who touched me in Luke 8:45?

So that the woman would confess and her act would become a testimony for the world to see.

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