The Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, is a multi-state partnership that experts across the political spectrum say is the only reliable, secure way for states to share voter registration data with each other.

But on Monday, three Republican-led states announced they are pulling out of ERIC — leaving questions about the future of a system that up until recently was a bipartisan success story, as well as questions about how these three states will maintain accurate voter lists without such a resource.

The states announced in tandem Monday that they were beginning the process to pull out, after weeks of tense negotiations over potential changes the organization could make to appease GOP members who have been facing constituent pressure about ERIC, in part due to a sustained misinformation campaign from the far-right.

The partnership allows states to use and share government data — from election offices as well as the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Social Security Administration — to eliminate dead voters from the rolls, find the few people in every federal election who illegally vote twice, and also register eligible voters when they move to a new place.

Four of its founding seven state members were Republican-run, and its membership has slowly grown to include more than 30 states and governments across the political spectrum, from the more liberal-minded Rhode Island and Washington, D.C., to the conservative South Carolina and Texas.

Shortly after the first Gateway Pundit article published in 2022, Louisiana became the first state to begin the process of withdrawing its membership in ERIC, citing "concerns raised by citizens, government watchdog organizations and media reports."

[Alabama has also already left.]

In their separate announcements on Monday, Florida, West Virginia and Missouri did not explain how they will maintain the accuracy of their voter lists without data from ERIC.

Zechariah 3:9. For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes; Who is this talking about. Joshua is Jesus. How about these 7 eyes. Ever hear of God's Elect ? How far out in boondocks is someone. The election are predestined, chosen before foundation of the world. Most people have free will. God's election don't have free will. See the distinction. Get dictionary and look up predestined and foreordained. Isaiah 65:9. And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of judah an inheritor of My mountains: and Mine elect shall inherit it. Gods Elect have destiny. Their chosen before foundation of the world. The election will be priest's and judges during millennium. I know what I'm talking about. I have holy spirit. Romans 11:4. But what says the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to Myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed a knee to baal. The baal of our last generation is antichrist. God's election will not worship him. God's Election have holy spirit and seal of God. 11:7. What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeks for; but the Election hath obtained it, and Rest Were Blinded. Some people have spirit of slumber for their protection. God has the millennium for the spirtualty dead. They will be taught during millennium. God's Election earned this position in first earth age. This isn't favoritism or free hand out. Do your homework and study, ephesians chapter 1, zechariah chapter 3, romans chapter 8, chapter 11. Who are chosen before foundation of the world and predestined ?. What's their objective ? Do your homework.

If you have been wondering what's going on in the world John Vervaeke's work and more importantly his guests, might be for you.

"John Vervaeke, PhD is a professor of cognitive science at the University of Toronto. His deeply complex, 50-part YouTube series 'Awakening from the Meaning Crisis' integrate science and spirituality to explore the very essence of humanity. Key takeaways: The Meaning Crisis has been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic."

"The Meaning Crisis is at the root of modern crises of mental health, the response to environmental collapse, and the political system. We are drowning in [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] – literally “meaninglessness”. We feel disconnected from ourselves, each other, the world, and a viable future….Many people are talking about The Meaning Crisis, but what I want to argue is that these problems are deeper than just social media problems, political problems, even economic problems… they’re deeply historical, cultural, cognitive problems."

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Normally you wouldn't start with a rebuttal video but I did as it was on auto play. My few notes are not meant to be conclusive but first reactions to the vid as it played. I'm new to many of these ideas so it will take time for me to catch up. I post this just to spark a conversation so I may continue to learn.

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Vervaeke is good and I see his point (doesn't mean I agree) that the unintended consequences of Luther's Reformation lead to the current crisis of meaning. Without God, man can "by self determination/faith alone" become a self centered narcissist or self loathing individual (Nihilism). But can we participate in the Divine life with "faith alone?" Vervaeke doesn't believe so, he does acknowledged that Calvin solved the problem of participation in the Divine with double predestination, however, he disagreed with Calvin's premises.

Vervaeke deals a lot with Buddhism and Buddhist psychology and it's concerning to see he is writing a book with an Orthodox Bishop who said it was Greek philosophy that lead him to a deeper understanding of the faith (not the Jewish worldview but the Greek). This was said in a different video. To me it seems Vervaeke and the Bishop find common ground in Neoplatonism and that is their touchstone but I could be wrong and often am.

Thought provoking.

Yours in the Lord,

jm

The proper way of the Procession of the Eucharist is:
1. Proceed to the west
2. Distribute it
3. Return to the altar

In most Syriac Orthodox churches, the priest proceeds to the west, says three prayers, puts the Eucharist back on the altar and then proceeds to distribute it. This is improper as the Eucharist should not be put back on the altar without distributing it.

In most Malankara churches using the West Syriac Rite, the Eucharist is distributed either before Step 1 or after Step 3.

I recently saw it being done in the proper way at a Malankara church:

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Please watch from 2:10:55. A "Eucharist Table" is placed in front of the sanctuary before the Procession starts. The priest proceeds to the west and says the prayers, places the Eucharist on the table and begins the distribution.

Derek Reimer remains in custody because he won't sign his release conditions​

Derek Reimer, 36, faces criminal charges of mischief and causing a disturbance as well as six harassment charges under the City of Calgary's public behaviour bylaw.

Reimer is accused of shouting homophobic and transphobic slurs at children and parents who were attending a Reading with Royalty event on Feb. 25.

The family-friendly storytimes at public libraries are led by local drag queens or kings, and children are invited to dress in their best outfit, cape or crown.

Just after 11 a.m. on Feb. 25, Reimer and others "aggressively entered a library classroom," according to a Calgary Police Service release.

They are accused of "shouting homophobic and transphobic slurs at the children and parents in attendance, scaring the children while causing a disturbance and subsequently refusing to leave."

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Reimer appears to be the moving force behind Mission7, which appears to be a church devoted to street evangelism, protests, and antivaccine rhetoric.

I notice this an awful lot. Of course people have always used the "if there was a loving God He wouldn't have let this happen" excuse but it seems to be more common than ever today. It's probably because we have so much bad news every day because we have so much news in general so it's easy to see tragedy and especially "bad things happening to good people". But if God gave nice people an instant pass and nothing bad ever happened to them how fair would that be to the rest of the population? It has to rain on the just and the unjust for true equality. Anything else would require God's constant intervention which wouldn't be a free world really. Basically it's an excuse to turn away from who they need the most.

Please pray for me; I am experiencing severe depression
Please pray also for my brother Matthew
Please pray that the light of Christ be brought into both our lives

"..... but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord." Romans 12:19

"........their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them". Deuteronomy 32:35

Annihilation seems very peaceful, the total opposite of experiencing wrath. Annihilation is basically resting in eternal peace, a peaceful soothing eternal sleep. Annihilation means the wicked unbelievers wont have to endure any punishment in the afterlife. Annihilation seems like more of a blessing than a curse. Annihilation seems more like Gods grace rather than his wrath. If your trying to convince people that Gods wrath is peaceful eternal sleep, then Gods wrath is a gracious peaceful reward for the wicked. Absolutely no eternal consequences for the wicked unbeliever. Eternal sleep is a gift, not a consequence, not a punishment. No reason to fear Gods wrath. If you don't go to Heaven it wont matter because you wont know what your missing, you wont feel regret, remorse or pain, you wont feel anything. Is that what the Bible really teaches ??

The technique – known as proteomics – could bring new insights into the past two million years of humanity’s history

A QUICK MIDRASH ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER, SINCE PURIM IS UPON US.

The Festival of Purim (lots) starts this year tonight, March 6th and goes through March 8th. Tonight is a full moon. It seems like all of God's appointed days are "full moon" days. So, what is Purim all about? We need to go to the Book of Esther because it all starts there.

A long time ago, in a palace called Sushan, in the kingdom of Persia, there was a king named Ahasuerus who had just a little too much to drink, he had a 180-day party and all the wine you wanted. On one occasion, he called for his wife to show her off to all of his drunk friends. She refused to obey because she had her own party and was entertaining her own friends as well. She refused to be an object of lust before her husband's friends and VIPs. That decision got her fired as wife and queen. Vashti said "No" to the king, her integrity cost her her position as queen.

When King Ahasuerus sobered up and the Manischewitz ran out, and he realized what he had done, there would be no going back since it was a final and permanent decree, Vashti would be no more wife nor queen, so, Persia was without a queen and the king without a wife.

” OK then, let's have a beauty contest, the prettiest girl gets to be queen, that'll work,” said his advisors and that was what happened.

So, we know the rest of the story, Esther (Hadassah) the niece of Mordechai becomes queen. This is not by accident, even though YHVH's name is never mentioned, He is still controlling the situation. The Book of Esther reveals YHVH's activity in spite of his name being omitted. He is still there on the scene, behind the scene, controlling all the events; We can even see symbolism in the characters and events.

Did it just happen that Vashti got fired and the king arranged for a beauty contest? And that of all the pretty women in the kingdom, all virgins, that Hadassah (Esther) was chosen... I would say that YHVH arranged the whole thing...put everything and everyone in its place and in his and her place, for a reason.

HaSatan is always out to destroy the Jewish people, and this time, he used Haman to try and do it. So, Haman is a type of HaSatan. God places Mordechai at the right place at the right time, in order to learn of two plots, one plot to assassinate the king, the other to murder all the Jews of the provinces controlled by Persia.

He sends word to his niece, now queen, of the plans, both plans were revealed by Mordechai, to Queen Esther. Now she has to let the king know. But he hasn't sent for her in a month, to go before the king without being summoned is a death penalty, but she prays and fasts and so do the Jews of the Shushan area, Since the king loves Esther, He receives her, she touches his scepter, and she invites him to two parties, along with Haman,

Now Haman already has an attitude against Mordechai since he will not bow before his presence, I think YHVH has a bit of a sense of humor, Haman rides on a horse and looks down at the people under him, and everyone bows before him in homage, except Mordechai. Now, The king orders Mordechai to ride a horse, and wear a crown, and royal apparel, while Haman is below him and has to look up! Interesting change of events.

Haman's plot to have the Jews killed is revealed, and the king is wroth. He orders Haman to be hanged on the same gallows (75 feet high) that he meant for Mordechai. That was one big and tall neck-stretcher! Haman probably grew a few more inches in a matter of seconds in that fall from “heaven to earth” by a rope. Remind you of someone who was cast down from “the heavens to earth?” a few thousand years ago?

The Jews defended themselves on the 13th day of Adar, which was today, March 6th! And won the battle, they also collected the “spoils of war” which was a custom back then, and still is in some parts. To the victor go the spoils, like weapons, money, combat equipment, etc., that the enemy used.

Mordechai, who became a leader under the king much as Pharaoh appointed Yosef as Vizor, appointed the days 14h and 15th of Adar as two days to remember, and we should also remember the 13th as well, the day that the Jews gained victory over their enemies. This year, 2023, they are March 6th, 7th, and 8th.

The King and Esther can symbolize YHVH and mankind, the only way to gain access to our Heavenly Father is through YESHUA, the scepter can symbolize YESHUA, we can only come by invitation, the Father invites us to come to him THROUGH YESHUA, if the scepter is not extended, you don't come, without the scepter, death is for sure,

We can look at it this way too. Esther can symbolize YESHUA, and the king, our Heavenly Father, As Esther intervened before the king for her people, so does YESHUA intervene before the Father on our behalf.

Esther, the bride, and wife, can also symbolize all believers, the “Kehilah” of Messiah. And the king, Messiah Yeshua. As King Ahasuerus loved Esther so much that he listened to her petition, so Yeshua loves his bride and soon-to-be wife, so much that he gave up his life for us all, on Calvary's cross. His bride consists of all believers everywhere. He listens to our petitions and our prayers, and he responds according to his perfect will.

Satan was defeated again back then. Never bow the head or knee to HaSatan, as Mordechai resisted Haman, so should all believers resist the temptations that are thrown at us by the father of lies. So, let us rejoice this day and tomorrow, remembering the Feast of Lots, (Purim) which fell upon the 13th day of Adar, a day meant for the destruction of the Jewish people, but death and destruction were changed to continued life and prosperity for “b'nei Israel” and so we continue to exist, and will always exist, and be the apple of our Savior's eye, for all eternity.

THE BOOK OF ESTHER - Midrash and Symbolism

The reading of the book of Esther during the time of Purim is customary, and when one reads the entire book, one will notice that the name of God is never mentioned. We do not see the name of God written in the entire book, yet the intervention of Adonai is clearly there. There is also symbolism in the characters that play a part in this true Biblical drama of suspense and final victory.

The characters are; King Ahasuerus, king of Persia, Vashti, Esther, Mordechai, and Haman. There are more characters but these are the main players. As we know from the reading, the king throws a six-month party, gets drunk, and invites queen Vashti to his part of the party to show her to his guests, she refuses, she is deposed, and she is replaced by Esther who becomes the new queen of Persia.

The first symbolism that we could see is this; The king could be a picture of Yeshua who receives his bride (Esther) He extends the scepter to receive her, and when we accept Yeshua as Messiah and LORD in our lives, we are joining in the “body of the bride”. (of course, we would never imagine our Messiah as a drunkard, that would be the exception).

The second symbolism could be that the king symbolizes the master. The master calls for his servant (Vashti) she refuses the master’s request to come. The master then turns to the second servant, (Esther) and she accepts the follow the master (in marriage). Which one of the servants do we identify ourselves with? Of course, with Esther. We must be careful never to say “No” to our LORD, Messiah, and Master, least we be replaced by someone else who will heed the calling.

Saying “No” to Yeshua in serving him in ways of his calling could result in lost blessings, being replaced by someone else who WILL obey.

The third symbolism can be in the character of Mordechai. He acted as Esther’s counselor and advisor. He supported her in all ways. We as the body of Mashiach need counselors in ministry, those that will support us, and guide us. There are no “Lone Rangers” in ministry. As the Apostle Paul had Barnabas, we also need our “Mordechai” who will advise us and give us that “push” when we need to be “pushed” a bit.

The fourth symbolism is that of Haman, who of course, as we can all imagine, symbolizes Satan, who wishes to destroy the Jewish people. Esther and the King team up to destroy Haman. She invites the king and Haman to her party, and Haman gets stretched out on the end of the rope.

Now, here is something interesting that can be seen only in the original Hebrew language. In Esther 9:7-9 it mentions the 10 sons of Haman who were executed and hung on the gallows for all to see besides their father Haman. In the original Hebrew text, there is a long space between each of the sons of Haman. 10 sons, and 10 spaces between the names, but why? Could this be pointing to something? It would be like writing the deaths of
John Jones, and____________________________Bobby Brown, and____________________________Joe Blow, and______________________ .

In the spelling of the names of three of the sons of Haman, some of the Hebrew letters are written in miniature. 5 letters in all. One letter, the "Vav" is enlarged, so we have 6. The letters "Sheen" (sh) "Tav" (T) and "Zayin" (Z) total 707 in gematria. We count "6" times from Adam, 707

Adam 0-707, 1707, 2707, 3707, 4707, 5707. These are thousands of years according to the Hebrew calendar. the year 5707 happens to be 1946, the year of the Nuremberg Nazi criminal trials. Guess how many Nazi criminals were hung on the gallows? 10! So, we can, in a way, write the names of those criminals in the spaces between the sons of Haman; 1. Hans Frank, 2. Wilhem Frick, 3 Alfred Jodl, 4. Ernst Kaltenbrunner, 5. Wilhem Keitel, 6. Joachim Von Ribbentrop, 7. Afred Rosenberg, 8. Fritz Sauckel, 9. Arthur Seyss-Inquart, 10. Julius Streicher.

Like Haman and his sons, the enemies of Israel, these men, who also hated the Jews, also met a like fate. So, we can put them all together, 20 enemies of the Jews who were judged and condemned to death. Satan was behind all of this of course.

Yeshua destroyed the curse of sin and death whose author is Satan. Satan was conquered at Calvary’s cross. The body of Messiah, his beloved bride and “queen” is also involved because when we direct a person to accept Yeshua as Messiah and LORD, being “Born-again” (John 3:3) we are taking another soul from the grasp of HaSatan. We are pulling the “rope” that hangs Haman. And as the word “Purim” starts with the letter “P” (Pey) and ends with the letter “M” (mem) we are to use our “mouth” (Pey) to share this story with the “masses of humanity” (mem) to all who would listen and understand.

Ben Avraham

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV


If we are to trust in the Lord with our whole heart, this means that we are to trust in him with our whole being, with our mind, will, heart, and soul, and with the core of who we are, our inner self. This involves entire reliance upon our Lord in all things. We are to set our hope and our confidence in the Lord and not in other humans nor in the things of this world. For we are now God’s possession and our lives belong to him and no longer to ourselves.

And we are to lean not on our own understanding. We are not to rely on our own logic and reasoning, for it can be faulty. Although we have the mind of Christ within us, if we are true followers of Jesus Christ, we also live in flesh bodies, and we are not yet in our glorified bodies, so we will sometimes think like humans and not have the thinking of God. And so this is why we must not lean on our own understanding, because it can be wrong.

Also, we are not God that we should know the end from the beginning. We do get glimpses of both the end and the beginning in the Scriptures, and so from that aspect we do have some knowledge of such things. But we can’t see into our future and know exactly what awaits us next. None of us knows exactly what our lives might be like 2 seconds from now, for the ground beneath us could shake and all that we imagined and planned for our lives could be wiped out in an instant.

Although we have some control, when it comes to the big picture, we really have little control over what is going to happen to us next. And this is one of the reasons why worrying is a waste of time, besides the fact that worry never changes anything but only makes things much worse. For we can worry over things that we think are going to happen and God may intervene and turn things in a different direction. Even if we are pretty sure something is going a certain direction, the Lord can turn that around in an instant.

So, in all our ways we are to acknowledge him, but not just to acknowledge him, but to lean on him and his wisdom, and to trust him, and to follow him in obedience in doing whatever he calls and leads us to do. And we are to give our fears over to him, and we are to ask him to search our hearts and to see if there be any grievous ways in ourselves. And then when he shows us things that need to be corrected and changed, then we repent of those things and we turn from them, so we can follow him in obedience.

And he will make our paths straight. And straight is not crooked (dishonest, underhanded, corrupt, illegal and immoral). But straight is honest, morally pure, upright, above-board, trustworthy and faithful. Straight is holy living. It is walking in obedience to our Lord in living in righteousness and not in sin. But straight is also the way in which the Lord has for us to go individually and not just collectively. For he has something for each of us that he wants us to do as his servants and disciples and messengers.

And so we should seek the Lord and inquire of him as to the path that he wants us to travel. Now we are all to travel the narrow path and enter through the narrow gate, which has limitations and restrictions. And this is the way of holiness and righteousness and obedience to our Lord. But our Lord has individual and specific assignments and giftedness for each of us to which he is calling us and that we are to do. And so we need to know what that is so that we can walk in it in obedience to our Lord.

Holy Living: [Lu 9:23-26; Jn 6:35-58; Jn 15:1-11; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-17; Eph 4:17-24; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Co 6:19-20; 2 Co 5:15,21; Tit 2:11-14; Jas 1:22-25; 1 Jn 1:5-9; Rom 12:1-2; Eph 2:8-10; Heb 12:1-2; Jn 6:44; 2 Pet 1:1; 1 Co 15:58; Php 2:12-13; Col 1:21-23; 1 Co 10:1-22; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13]

Body Life and Ministries: [Rom 12:1-8; Rom 15:14; 1 Co 12:1-31; Eph 4:1-16; Eph 5:17-27; Php 2:1-8; Col 3:16; Heb 3:13; Heb 10:23-25]

Full Release

An Original Work / April 15, 2012

Walking daily with my Savior
brings me joy.
Loving Father; precious Jesus;
He’s my Savior and my Lord.
Gently leads me; follow Him.
I’ve invited Him within.
Now abiding in His presence,
oh, what peace.
From my self-life
He has brought me,
By His mercy, full release.

Hope and comfort,
peace and safety Jesus brings
When I daily bow before Him;
Obey freely; do His will.
Follow Him where’er He leads.
Listen to Him; His words heed.
Now obeying his words fully,
oh, what love
That He gives me
through salvation,
By His Spirit, from above.

Loving Father; precious Jesus,
He’s my friend.
With my Savior, by His Spirit,
I will endure to the end.
Share the gospel, tell what’s true.
Witness daily; His will do.
Tell the world of how their Savior
bled and died.
On a cruel cross He suffered
So that we might be alive.

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Please pray for my friend Debbie who has tested positive for COVID. She is in her sixties and has underlying health conditions. Please also pray that she gets the help she needs. There is not much I can do practically as I can hardly walk at the moment. (I have a doctor's telephone consultation about that on Thursday and would appreciate prayer too.)

Debbie has come to Church with me once but has been unable to since then. It feels like there is a spiritual battle going on.

Many thanks to all who pray.

EZEKIEL 43: 10-27



The prophet receives a vision of the heavenly temple, which is an exact replica of the tabernacle and temple on earth. When YHVH gave the instructions to Moshe to make the tabernacle and later, when Solomon built the temple, it was with the plan of the heavenly temple that was in mind. When Yeshua died for our sins, He went up to the Heavenlies and placed his own blood on the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant, meaning that our sins are forgiven, erased, and blotted out forever!

One day soon, we will all see that heavenly temple with our new eyes created for eternity. Every piece of furniture, both in the Mishkan (the tabernacle) and the "Beit HaMikdash" (The Temple) points to Yeshua/Jesus.

The Brazen Altar = HIS atoning death and judgment of our sins. The Bronze Lavar = Yeshua the Living Water. The Menorah = Yeshua, the Light of the World. The Golden table of Shewbread = Yeshua, the Bread of Life. The Altar of Incense = Our prayers and HIS mediation between us and the Father. The Ark of the Covenant = His Holy presence forever.


MARK 5:1-6:56

This is when Yeshua heals the man who was possessed by demons. There were one thousand demons inside the body of this man, since demons are in the spirit world, the physical body is not an obstacle, no, they didn't feel “crowded”. And since the demons have to obey the voice of God, they left, and as we read, they went into the bodies of swine.

we can see how far away some Israelites were, from walking in fellowship and obedience to the Torah, since they herded swine, which was and still is, an unclean animal, unsuitable for eating although many Christians believe the contrary. When the swine took a suicide leap from the cliff into the Sea of Galilee, they told Yeshua to “Leave”! Imagine that, telling “God” that he was not welcome in their city. “Hey, you just ruined our business, get out of here!” well, THEY had no business herding and raising pigs, to begin with. Sheep and goats would have been better.

How do we react when God calls our attention to something, do we tell him to “get away from us?” or do we “welcome” his visit and correct our sinful ways? The man who was demonized, now in his right mind wanted to follow Yeshua, yet Yeshua told him; “go and tell what has happened to you to your family and people”

Even though he wanted to follow Yeshua personally, Yeshua sent him on another mission, to “evangelize and be a living witness” He had credibility, since everyone knew him. YHVH sends each and every one of us on special missions to fulfill while we are on earth. He has equipped each and every believer with the gifts of the spirit to fulfill our missions. Let us be faithful to HIM who has provided us with such a blessing as eternal life.


Shalom

Ben Avraham

You should start a deliverance forum. Many Christians believe in the casting out of evil spirits to heal the sick, as it is evident throughout the Bible. Jesus healed the sick by casting out demons from people. Here are some scriptures to support this: Mark 16:17, Matthew 10:1, Luke 9:1, and Acts 8:7. In addition, Paul the Apostle removed an unclean spirit from a woman who had a demon of divination (Acts 16:16-18).

please read this. so basically my boyfriend has been struggling with depression for a long time and it has gotten really bad recently. his parents don't give him respect and he's bullied at school. my boyfriends name is alfie. i figured i should post something here so people will pray for him with me. he needs all the support he can get. please help. he's everything to me and it hurts to see him struggle. prayers are appreciated.

Hello everyone! I am new here, I accepted Christ as my savior when I was 8 years old and have been trying to grow ever since. I hope to encourage others and be encouraged on this forum. I love discussing Christ in this dark world, which is why I joined. Topics I love discussing are Church order, Calvinism vs armeneism, security, other religions, and anything else that has to do with my savior. God bless!

Arroz Y Frijoles (Rice and Beans)

I believe it was Presbyteria Frederica Matthews-Greene who said that a Chinese restaurant was an Orthodox believer's best friend! I have also found Indian restaurants to be very Lenten friendly!

There are many believers that say we go to heaven after death .

Some say that there is and intermediate state >

Some say that they believe that after death , they go to PURGATORY first !

And do say , that when you die you just die .

And what about those who die at BIRTH .

What say you ?

dan p

Graduating college next year. Still have no clue what I'm going to do with my Christian Studies degree, but love traveling (even for work). Don't think I could be a missionary as that may not be my gift, but open to all ideas. Interested to hear your thoughts, experiences, etc.

My dear Brothers and Sisters. Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham have all come forward and publicly admitted they lied to us all. They did it for MONEY and RATINGS. Rupert Murdoch when questioned about this said he KNEW they were lying and supported it. Many alleged religious leaders among us pushed the lies. Who is their spiritual father? Not YHVH! We know who the father of lies is and his name is Belial.

Jesus called out the religious leaders of His day identifying them as followers of Belial and demanded fruits of repentance. Are we less obligated to follow His example? Many alleged "Christians" (followers of Jesus) were beguiled by this crafty deception and many were sold the lie as if it were the truth. What should we say to our alleged "religious leaders"? Should they not show an effort to repent? Where is the fruit?

So many of us have been conned and convinced by them and now they are still supporting the lies, but why? Whitened Sepulchres full of dead men's bones! What would the actual Jesus say? "IF THEY REPENT forgive them! Do they have His Spirit (Isaiah 58:5-12). If NOT are they really His (Romans 8:9)?

My main concern are not these individuals though Sean and Laura both claim to be followers of Jesus but rather the alleged "Religious Leaders" and Pastors. Will they continue to push the Belial agenda? What about the heart of Jesus expressed in Matthew 25:31-46? Will they publicly admit they were wrong and correct the people they influenced?

Hi all

as you know, the title uses very strong and provocative words. but it is the way I feel. Let me explain. I met this girl eleven years ago in a high school I went to briefly for about 2-3 months. from what I can remember, she was a little above average in her studies, but there was something about her that was sort of unlikable. even in our friend group most of us would hardly talk to her, never mind classmates outside our friend group. anyway, I met her by chance, in a psych ward. we have the same mental illness. this was the first time for me hearing about this about her. there was another thing that I didn't know too: in this 11 years, she hadn't received any tertiary education, and the only thing she was doing with her life was sleeping with new men almost every night. When she told me this, the way of her speaking, told me that she was somehow proud of this, as if she was influenced by the media and thought it was a 'cool' thing. Keep in mind we are almost 30 this year.

I'm so sorry but I felt extremely disgusted. I spoke to her because we were in the same psych ward anyway and I didn't want to be rude. And then when I returned home I sent her messages about Jesus, urging her to turn her life around, giving other practical advice like how to find cheap to free courses that can help her in getting a job, and if she didn't want to study she could train in something vocational like cutting hair or applying make up. I also told her to buy a bible. Then I told her I would speak to her once a week, but after a few hours I changed my mind and blocked her and deleted her number from my phone.

I know a lot of you would feel that I was being judgemental, harsh and prideful, but please hear me out. I blocked her and deleted her number because
1) I have a mental illness myself and we all know the company we keep will shape us into who we ultimately become.
2) I am afraid of her. She is obviously bad company. She is poor, and to fall so far down in life this way (sleeping around so much), says something about the integrity of her character, not to mention the men whom she sleeps with. What if they decide they want to hurt me in some way?
3) I just don't like her. I already told you even eleven years ago no one really liked her. I think when everyone doesn't like someone, it kind of is our sixth sense telling us something. I can give you examples of the numerous times I have ignored this type of warning from my intuition and ended up in fixes.

But I felt guilty, like I was ignoring someone in need. so I prayed to God about it and a few hours later I came across the verse in Psalms 1:1-2. but the problem is, though I don't feel guilty any longer, I still feel disgust, anger and fear, and these past two to three days she has always been on my mind. Not always, but frequently. I think the reason for this is because all of the people I associate with are wealthy successful people, and I am not used to meeting someone like her, so this is a shock to my system, that is why it keep staying with me. but it is something else too and I don't know what it is. she doesn't know my home address, et cetera, so it's not like I am in any real danger. I have been praying for her, asking God to send someone better equipped to help her. I just don't like that I keep unintentionally thinking of her so frequently.

Can someone give me some advice on what to do? What would you do if you were in my position, and what would you have done?

For most of the past two years, the college’s governing board has been a volatile experiment in turning grievances into governance. Trustees backed by the county Republican Party hold a majority on the board. They have denounced liberal “indoctrination” by the college faculty and vowed to bring the school administration’s “deep state” to heel and “Make NIC Great Again.”

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The injection of such sweeping political aims into the routine administration of a community college of 4,600 students, one better known locally for its technical training programs than the politics of its faculty, has devolved into a full-blown crisis. The school has faced lawsuits from two of the five presidents it has had since the start of the previous school year. A district court judge ordered one of those presidents reinstated Friday in a ruling that castigated the trustees for “steering NIC toward an iceberg.” The college has lost professors and staff and had its debt downgraded by Moody’s, which cited the school's “significant governance and management dysfunction.”

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In November, Greg McKenzie, the current board chair, dismissed the prospect of losing accreditation as “Fake News” in a letter to constituents.

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Banducci’s bloc of trustees eventually fired MacLennan without cause, installing the school’s wrestling coach as interim president.

There's a particular radio interview of Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou on Youtube that I'm very interested in listening to but can't. There is none that has English subtitles available. The interview is only about 6 or 7 minutes. Would it be possible for any of you Greek speaking members to listen to it and then explain to me what the Metropolitan has said, in summary? Thanks. See video link below:

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