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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.

Evangelizing Using the Holy Spirit

For 30 years, 1970-200, I was caught in the dark web of satanic Mormonism. In the year 2000, the Lord Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to knock me to my knees and give unto me the gift of his grace and salvation. I came to know Jesus of Nazareth and through faith in his precious saving blood and his grace I was saved from my sins and told in no uncertain terms that I was to spend the remaining part of my life telling lukewarm Christians about the evil of Mormon (Latter-day Saint) theology and doctrine. I was told that the Holy Spirit would teach me all of the things I should know and deliver unto me the words and commands of the Lord Jesus Christ. For nearly 25 years I have evangelized in the name of the Lord Jesus, and will continue to do so, writing and preaching his one true gospel.

53 People in the Bible Confirmed Archaeologically

A web-exclusive supplement to Lawrence Mykytiuk's BAR articles identifying real Hebrew Bible people

An earlier version of this Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2014. It has been updated.—Ed.


1.-Sargon-II-Khorsabad-Bridgeman in 50 people in the Bible
Sargon II, one of fifty Hebrew Bible figures identified in the archaeological record.

In “Archaeology Confirms 50 Real People in the Bible” in the March/April 2014 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Purdue University scholar Lawrence Mykytiuk lists 50 figures from the Hebrew Bible who have been confirmed archaeologically.

His follow-up article, “Archaeology Confirms 3 More Bible People,”published in the May/June 2017 issue of BAR, adds another three people to the list. The identified persons include Israelite kings and Mesopotamian monarchs as well as lesser-known figures.

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Gods favor

Shalom

Our brother in Christ Norbert is expanding his business and hiring a new, also faithful employee for a new business area.

Can you please pray for him for God's favor and blessing upon his business and the people there, and that the Lord bless his plans in Jesus' name, and that the Lord grants unity to the new team?

"Lord, grant him, as a son of God, the good and fruitful assignments, the "prime pieces" that You have prepared for him, and ensure that the sons of darkness have no place where Your sons should stand.
Send Your angels to guard his business and land the good, lucrative assignments, and help so that the Kingdom of God grows and You are glorified in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen."

Time is Not Our Friend

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This is a video of me reading the poem, "Time is Not Our Friend," and then me talking about what that means for us today, in connection with these being the last days before the return of Christ and the evidence we can see each day of the times in which we now live, and the importance of making certain that our hearts are right with God.

Pope Leo XIV meets Fr. James Martin at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV met in a private audience with Father James Martin, S.J., at the Vatican on Monday.

Martin, who is in Rome to lead a Jubilee pilgrimage for his LGBTQ ministry, Outreach, also had one-on-one audiences with Pope Francis on at least two occasions.

The Vatican does not customarily comment on papal audiences with individuals and the Holy See Press Office did not immediately respond to a request for information about the meeting.

Responding to a request for comment from CNA, Martin wrote: "I was honored and grateful to meet with the Holy Father this morning in an audience in the Apostolic Palace, and heard the same message I heard from Pope Francis on LGBTQ people, which is one of openness and welcome: 'Todos, todos, todos.' I found the Pope serene, joyful and encouraging."

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Coordinated global media propaganda campaign accuses Israel of targeting journalists in Gaza

A global media campaign of over 150 outlets from more than 70 countries is targeting Israel over the killing of journalists in the Gaza Strip, coordinated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), with stories, editorials and opinion pieces being published on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.

While RSF claims that the effort is an attempt to open Gaza to journalists, while focusing attention on Israel’s supposed targeting of journalists, Jewish Onlinerleaked a strategic document from RSF that showed that the campaign engages in several tactics, which appear to be diametrically opposed to journalistic standards, including the use of pre-written scripts, messaging, headline suggestions and even templates for the articles.

The campaign document, titled "Global Media Join Forces in a World-First for Press Freedom in Gaza,” instructs participating outlets to use the unified message: “At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed.”

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Revelation 12 walk through

I will walk through Revelation 12, explaining the verses. Follow along with your bible reading each verse as I explain the meaning thereof.

Revelation 12:1-5 is a vision John saw of Jesus being born to the woman (Israel) and Satan's attempt to have Jesus killed as soon as he was born. Which historically happened when Herod ordered all the children under the age of 2 be killed.

Verse 5 is Jesus born and caught up to God and to God's throne. Destined to rule the nations with a rod of iron.

Revelation 12:6 jumps to the end times, when Israel, the woman, has returned to the land, but still in unbelief that Jesus is the messiah. And for 1260 days, Israel will be fed the Word of God - by the two witnesses, of Revelation 11:3, those 1260 days.
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Revelation 12:7-9 after the 1260 days, there will be a war in the second heaven which Satan and his angels will be cast down to earth.

Revelation 12:10 the Jews at that time finally turn to Jesus and the gospel of salvation. Satan will have been accusing them of their unbelief for the 1260 days that the Jews will mistakenly think the Antichrist is their messiah

Revelation 12:11 the Jews will overcome all Satan's accusations by believing upon the blood of the Lamb as atonement for their sins. And the Jews will testify about Jesus and the gospel of salvation. Even though many will be killed for their testimony.

Revelation 12:12 because Satan has been cast down to earth with just a short time left to his power, them in heaven rejoice about his coming demise. But to them on earth, Satan's wrath at being cast down will be the third woe to the inhabiters of earth as said in Revelation 8:13.

Revelation 12:13 Satan will take his wrath out on Israel and begin to persecute Israel.

Revelation 12:14 The Jews in Judea will flee into the mountains when they see the abomination of desolation statue image set up and indwelt by Satan. There in the wilderness, the Jews will be protected for the remaining time/times/half time that Satan will have left.

Revelation 12:15 Satan will make attempts to destroy the Jews in their mountains sanctuary.

Revelation 12:16 But God will supernaturally thwart all attempts by Satan to persecute the Jews who had fled into the mountains.

Revelation 12:17 Satan, not able to get to the Jews in the mountains, will persecute the remaining Jews who did not flee to the mountains right away, as Jesus told them to do in Matthew 24:15-21. Those Jews who Satan will have access to persecute, Jesus will rescue when Jesus returns to Jerusalem in Zechariah 14.

Please cover me in prayer...

For those who can, please cover me in prayer. I am dealing with a Home Health Care Agency Staffing manager/supervisor and a Caregiver who got caught in a lie. The services are for me. The manager said that the Caregiver was available for the time and days agreed upon. The Caregiver didn't show for the first day and was late an hour for the second day. The Caregiver told me that they weren't actually available at the initial time agreed upon. They then went on to say that they could talk to her client to see if they would be willing to change their time. I told her NO. I wasn't comfortable with that. There was no way I was going to agree to them disrupting another client's schedule like they had already disrupted mines. The Caregiver then went on to try and "renegotiate" my schedule. She was speaking to me like she was entitled. I had to tell her this was not a negotiation and shut it down. I then called the agency and spoke to the Staffing Manager who got an attitude and told me that staffing people isn't an exact science and that it was only a "30 minute" difference, when it was an hour. It became crystal clear to me that the Staffing Manager was behind the whole thing. She lied about the hours the Caregiver was available in hopes that I would change my schedule...wasn't going to happen. So I said I would keep the two Caregivers already assigned. One of the Caregiver's I had been working with part time since August. The other Caregiver was supposed to start on the last Thursday in August. I confirmed with her that the Thursday Caregiver was still coming. Minutes later the Staffing Manager called me back to tell me that the Thursday Caregiver had a death in their family and would not be able to start until the following Thursday and that she the Staffing Manager called to tell me this as if such a call wasn't the norm.

I'm tired...I really am. I'm tired of dealing with Home Health Care Agencies that are dishonest and lack being professional. I'm tired of the "crazy making", creating chaos and confusion then trying to make it seem like I'm the problem. I may not know from experience the job of "staffing" but I do know what integrity, honesty, respect, and being a professional look like.

Please pray for me as well as for others who may be having the same experience. Also pleas pray God's wisdom for me because these people were fully exposed and I'm really not sure of their future actions. I don't know if I should stop services now or what just based on what I've experienced thus fare. So please if you can pray.

Health Concerns and New Jobs

Hello.

My 21 year old child and I are both employed, but are needing other jobs because of our low pay.

We both also have health concerns and some disability. However, we are both responsible and good employees. We are trying to make ourselves as healthy as possible and continue seeking treatment for further improvement. This can be tricky to juggle while working jobs.

I'm needing to have a desk job because of mobility problems. My kid can't work in environments that are difficult for respiratory health due to severe asthma and allergies.

Please pray for better jobs for us and better health.

Family's house in danger

I have not posted on here for almost a year. My parents both died. My mom died in 2021 of covid or complications of covid and my dad died in 2019 of lung cancer. My parents left my sister the house and she's been living there with my two nephews and niece and she is unmarried and it is just herself. I mean, she has older kids but they are kind of developmentally delayed. And of course, she could stay here if she wants to with her kids. And her house is on the same street as the fire that's going on in. A lightning there were several lightning that struck and one struck a tree and started a fire. And now they're at level 3 and my sister doesn't want to leave the house he brought some stuff over just in case but she's going to do what she can to fight it you know like put water all over the roof and you'll do what you can but I don't know if that's going to work. All I'm asking is for prayer. I haven't been praying lately. And I have not asked for prayer. I haven't been going to church or anything like that. Things have been very difficult. But I am praying that for her house to be okay. She may be staying over tonight but I am praying that her house is okay. Could you send prayer her way. Her name is Lisa. Her kids names are Dylan, and he is 18; Benjamin and he is 15; and Samantha and she is 14. Could you just pray for them?

Is opposing boys in girls' restroom a 'mental health' issue?

Calif. school officials propose opt-out for religious, mental health reasons for students seeking to protect same-sex spaces

Is a California school district seeking to deem those who oppose boys in girls’ restrooms “mental health” patients?

The Temecula Valley Unified School District has sparked debate with a proposed policy to address locker room accommodations, aiming to balance California’s legal requirements with student privacy concerns. The policy, discussed at the school board’s Aug. 26 meeting, allows students to enter opposite-sex facilities if they self-identify as such, while offering opt-out options for those uncomfortable sharing spaces due to religious or mental health reasons.

Critics, however, argue the policy unfairly labels students seeking privacy as needing mental health accommodations, raising concerns about stigmatization.

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Boyfriend faces criminal charges for inserting abortion pills into girlfriend, causing miscarriage

An Illinois man has been accused of inserting abortion drugs into his pregnant girlfriend without her consent, allegedly causing the woman to experience a medical emergency and suffer a miscarriage, resulting in the loss of her unborn child and criminal charges for himself.

Emerson Evans, 31, from Normal, Illinois, is charged with two counts of intentional homicide of an unborn child, according to IPM News. Evans appeared before Judge Amy McFarland on Aug 25 for a pretrial detention hearing.

McFarland agreed with prosecutors that Evans should remain at McLean County Jail as he awaits trial, IPM News reports. The suspect’s arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 12.

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What do you think of this lengthy FB post I found?

I was watching a video of one of those so-called Christian bands at an award show. They kept chanting the name of Jesus over and over, singing about how amazing He was, lifting Him up, making it sound like it was all for Him. But as they did, they were gyrating and swirling across the stage, dressed in tight leather, moving like the world, looking like the world, embracing everything the world celebrates. And in that moment, the Spirit of God gripped me and said, “That’s what it means to take My name in vain.”

Not just a cuss word. But a life, a stage, a song that pretends to honor Jesus while living in open rebellion against Him.

And it’s not just the music. It’s the whole machine. A celebrity worship culture where people build careers on Jesus’ name but refuse to carry His cross. A false apostolic and prophetic movement where men and women chase platforms, money and applause more than they chase the presence of God.

They wear the cross around their neck while refusing to carry it on their back. They sing about Jesus while living for self. They say, “Look what God is doing,” but the only thing growing is their bank balance and their brand.

This is not anointing. This is the golden calf remade for the modern Church, and the name of Jesus is being used to build it.

And we cheer. We clap. We go gaga. We cry when the music swells and say, “Isn’t God good?” And we don’t even realize the whole thing reeks of flesh and self and showmanship.

You might be nodding in agreement about now, saying, “Yes. Lord, expose it.”

And then I remember when Paul Washer made a statement at a famous youth meeting that cut to the heart. The room clapped in agreement. And he stopped and said, “Why are you clapping? I’m talking about you.”

And that’s where this needs to go. It’s not enough to just talk about the platform. We need to take this to the pew as well.

Most of us grew up being told, “Don’t ever say ‘Oh my God.’ Don’t use the Lord’s name carelessly. Don’t cuss like that.” So we learned how to watch our mouth, how to say the right thing, how to be well-behaved Christians who don’t swear. And we thought that was holiness. We thought that was reverence.

But no one told us that you can say all the right things and still take His name in vain. No one told us that you can whisper “Jesus” through tears while living in disobedience and still be in danger of judgment. No one told us that you can sing the worship song and raise your hands and never once give Him your heart. We taught people how to be clean on the outside, how to speak carefully, but not how to die daily. And in doing so, we taught people how to appear holy while their affections were far from God.

We’ve raised up a generation who think sincerity is surrender, singing “I surrender all” while holding back part of their heart.

We can quote the words of Christ but ignore the weight of them.

“If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” (Luke 9:23)

Daily. Not occasionally. Not symbolically. He said if we do not take up our cross daily, we are not worthy of Him.

Do we understand that?

If you are not dying daily, you are not walking with Him. You’re using His name while following a version of Him that doesn’t require surrender. And that is what it means to take His name in vain.

It goes deeper than what comes out of your mouth. It’s the condition of your heart. When you say, “Jesus is Lord,” but refuse to obey Him, you are a liar. When you sing, “You’re all I want,” but chase the approval of man, you are a hypocrite. When you shout, “Have Your way in me,” but guard your pet sins, you are mocking Him with your worship.

This is what He meant when He said: “These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.” “In vain do they worship Me.” (Matthew 15:8–9)

In vain. Their worship means nothing. It is noise. It is a clanging cymbal. And many of us are guilty. Not just the stage performers. Not just the celebrity worship teams. Us. In the pews. In the prayer meetings. In the mirror.

I know what I’m talking about because I lived it. Twelve years of willful sin, pretending I was just “falling.” Confessing over and over again, convincing myself I was repentant when I wasn’t. Quoting Scriptures about the righteous man falling seven times, while I loved my sin and refused to crucify it.

I was a hypocrite. I wore the name of Jesus and lived like I didn’t know Him. I was acting. That’s what hypocrite means.

And Jesus said of people like that: “They have soiled their garments, and they will not walk with Me in white.” (Revelation 3:1–6)

And shockingly He warned they were in danger of having their names removed from the Book of Life.

Some think feeling bad or confessing often is the same as repenting. But the Bible says the only ones who are truly His are those who put to death the deeds of the flesh by the Spirit. (Romans 8:13)

But it’s not just the obvious sins of the flesh. We are to cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh AND spirit. (2 Corinthians 7:1) Sins of the spirit, pride, jealousy, bitterness, self-righteousness. These too defile. These too stain our garments. These too take His name in vain when we sing about loving Him and living for Him, but walk in a spirit that doesn’t reflect Him at all.

You can be admired, anointed, and applauded, and still not be abiding. To remain in Him, you must keep dying to everything that pulls you away. To truly worship Him is to say, from the gut, “Not my will, but Yours be done,” and mean it.

So yes, we better check our own hearts while we point the finger. Because if we lift His name with our lips and refuse to lay down our lives, if we sing about the cross but refuse to carry it, if we shout His praises while walking in rebellion…

Then we too have taken His name in vain.

And He will not hold us guiltless.

--Mark McCourt

Happy Labor Day! Death to the Unions!


The Department of Veterans Affairs was ending nearly all of its collective bargaining agreements. The agency gave labor unions just days to get out of federal buildings...

Federal employees have had the right to join unions and collectively bargain over working conditions since the 1960s. Unlike private sector workers, government employees cannot negotiate wages or strike. But through collective bargaining, they do help shape disciplinary procedures, parental leave policies, how overtime is managed and much more.

Giving workers a say in workplace policies, the thinking goes, leads to less friction in the workplace and more effective government.

But President Trump has abandoned that idea. Instead, he's argued that federal employee unions pose a danger to the country. In March, he issued an executive order ending collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal workers at about 20 federal agencies. Almost immediately, many agencies halted automatic deductions of union dues from employee paychecks, cutting off a critical source of cash flow to the unions. Just ahead of Labor Day, Trump issued a new executive order, adding about a half dozen agencies to the list.

Is this good for the working class Americans? No.

Christ Jesus' Grace

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Christ Jesus' Grace

It is true, only grace can bring us peace, bring us home. Without Christ Jesus, all I am is a cauldron of chaos, desire, and alienation from God and others. It is God's love, as shown by Jesus, that brings our shattered souls back to healing by the grace of Christ. I pray always for my family and the world. - Br.MD

If God Is Love, Why Does He Let Terrible Things Happen?

In this life we seek to accompany and pray for those who suffer.

One of the great mysteries to believers and nonbelievers is that of evil and suffering. If there is a God who is omnipotent and omniscient, how can he tolerate evil, injustice and the suffering of the innocent — including this week: Children were killed and injured while praying at an all-school Mass in Minneapolis.

Why does God allow innocent people, even children, to suffer so?

The problem of evil cannot be answered simply. It is a mystery. Its purpose and why God permits it are caught up in our limited vision and understanding. Scripture says, “All things work together for the good of those who love and trust the Lord and are called according to his purposes” (Romans 8:28). But in many circumstances, it is difficult for us to see how this is so.

Anyone who has ever suffered a tragic and senseless loss or observed the disproportionate suffering that some must endure cannot help but ask, “Why?” And the answers aren’t all that satisfying, for suffering is ultimately mysterious in many ways.

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Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis’ legacy of welcome

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, sending a strong signal of welcome in the early months of his pontificate.

The Rev. James Martin, a New York-based Jesuit author and editor, said Leo told him he intended to continue Pope Francis’ policy of LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church and encouraged him to keep up his advocacy.

“I heard the same message from Pope Leo that I heard from Pope Francis, which is the desire to welcome all people, including LGBTQ people,” Martin told The Associated Press after the audience. “It was wonderful. It was very consoling and very encouraging and frankly a lot of fun.”


EU President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference

Ursula von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference

Officials suspect jamming operation forced jet carrying European Commission president to land in Bulgaria using paper maps

“The whole airport area GPS went dark,” said one of the officials. After circling the airport for an hour, the plane’s pilot took the decision to land the plane manually using analogue maps, they added. “It was undeniable interference.” The Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority confirmed the incident in a statement to the Financial Times. “Since February 2022, there has been a notable increase in [GPS] jamming and recently spoofing occurrences,” it said. “These interferences disrupt the accurate reception of [GPS] signals, leading to various operational challenges for aircraft and ground systems.”

How much will Leo tolerate?

The Catholic Herald reports:

On the 26 August, Bishop Emeritus Raúl Vera López of Saltillo presided at Mass in the basilica with Rev Emilie Teresa Smith, a Canadian Anglican minister, standing beside him as a concelebrant. During the liturgy, Ms Smith, wearing a stole (a liturgical vestment), joined in parts of the Eucharistic Prayer, whispered words of consecration, raised her hand in blessing and elevated the chalice containing the Precious Blood of Christ.
To add to his over-the-top violations, the bishop then posted his mass celebration on Facebook for all to view.

The Mass was recorded and published on the bishop’s own Facebook page, where it quickly gained attention. In a post accompanying the video, the bishop invited viewers to “reflect together” on the Gospel of the day, quoting the words of Christ in St Matthew’s Gospel condemning hypocrisy and spiritual blindness.
Thence come the platitudes and patronizing we expect from the left.

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The Prudent Sees Danger

“The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:3-6 ESV)

If we are prudent, we are sensible, wise, careful, cautious, watchful and guarded. We are on the alert for danger, and we do not go where we know we might be tempted to do evil. We do not tempt fate. We don’t play with sin. If we are watching something on TV or on the internet, and all of a sudden it takes a wrong turn, we turn it off. If the internet brings up an inappropriate advertisement, we click out of it. We guard our hearts and minds against all that is evil, and we do not allow ourselves to stray.

But the foolish, the immature, the childish, the irresponsible, the self-indulgent, and the self-absorbed go on, and are punished for it, i.e. they pay the price of their selfish and foolish choices based on their sinful desires. And the punishment may simply be what their wrong choices do to themselves, to their own minds, bodies, and hearts. But it could result in the destruction and/or in the dissolution of a marriage, or their own children following in their footsteps. Or it could result in a legal arrest and imprisonment, as well.

From a spiritual perspective, though, we must know that the Scriptures teach us who profess faith in Jesus Christ that if sin is what we practice, and not holiness, righteousness, and obedience to our Lord and to his New Covenant commands, that we will not inherit eternal life with God. For Jesus Christ gave his life up for us on that cross, and he put our sins to death with him, and he rose from the dead, victorious over sin, Satan, death, and hell, so we will die to sin and now walk (in conduct) in obedience to our Lord.

And there is a reward for humility and the fear of the Lord. For if we are humble, we are unpretentious, modest, meek, and the opposite of arrogant and prideful. And the fear of the Lord is in giving him honor, value, and respect, but also it is believing him and what his word teaches, thus taking it seriously, and putting it into daily practice in our lives. And the rewards are eternal rewards, with spiritual riches (fruitfulness, productivity, abundance) of grace, salvation from sin, and the hope of eternal life with God in heaven.

But thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked. For they are those who are easily persuaded to sin against God and against other humans; who are easily tempted to do what they know is evil, and what they know will hurt other humans. And if they frequent the internet, and if they normally go to places on the internet where they know they might be tempted to sin, they are just opening themselves wide to committing sin habitually and deliberately, and to continue on that path without the hope of salvation.

Now, when this says to train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it, this may not mean what we may have been taught that it means. For, in reality, there are no guarantees that we can influence anyone in such a way that fully determines the way in which they will go, for every human being makes their own choices. I was severely abused as a child by a wicked father who exemplified hypocrisy, but I did not become an abuser, and I am not now living as a hypocrite.

And “in the way he should go” could also be translated as “in accordance with his way,” in the way in which he is bent, i.e. according to his natural inclination. So this would be more like if we give way to children’s natural and sinful inclinations, and we spoil them, and if we yield to their temper tantrums and to their manipulative natures, then we are preparing them to potentially become the self-indulgent, the self-absorbed, and the selfish who demand their own way who will pay the price for their rebellious ways.

So, first of all we need to be those who are setting the right example of what it means to be a Christian and a follower of Christ. And this is not saying that we will be absolutely perfect in every way all of the time in setting the right example, but we should be consistent and persistent in our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord, and sin must no longer be what we practice. And then we can lead others to follow the Lord in walks of obedience to his commands, and no longer to walk in sin, so they have eternal life with God.

Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; 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 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger


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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The Prudent Sees Danger
An Original Work / September 1, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Prayer Request for Health, Work, and Family

Dear brothers and sisters,

I would like to humbly ask for your prayers regarding some personal and family matters:

1. Health Concern
Due to recent changes at work, I’ve had to shorten and rush my lunch break to ensure I return on time. One day, I only had 40 minutes to queue, eat, and get back. I ended up eating very quickly and rushing back, which led to severe chest pain, difficulty breathing, and a rapid heartbeat. After a medical checkup, it appears there may be an injury to my lung or something related. I’m still undergoing follow-ups and experiencing pain. I’m quite worried this could lead to something more serious or even life-threatening. Please pray for healing, strength, and peace during this time.


2. Workplace Understanding
Because of this incident, I’m requesting to have my lunch break start at 12pm when possible to avoid further harm to my health. I was previously warned to return strictly by 1pm, which has made things quite stressful. I hope for some understanding and flexibility at work, and would appreciate your prayers for favor and a peaceful resolution.


3. My Father’s Surgery
My father will be undergoing a major kidney surgery on October 3, 2025. This is a serious operation, and our family is understandably anxious. Please pray for a smooth and successful surgery, wisdom for the medical team, and a full recovery for my father.



Thank you so much for keeping me and my family in your prayers.

With gratitude,
Jane Chai

The Lord Said He Won't Let Me Fall

The Lord gave me a dream. I saw something drop out of a window and wanted to to go after it and felt something preventing me from doing so. I woke up and then instantly knew that it was a message. A message that I can't save the fallen, nor will He let me jump out after them. That's why He's set me apart from my family. Yesterday I asked this question, "Why do they keep criticizing me when they see me spending time with The Lord and getting offended?" Now I have His answer. I simply cannot follow where they are going and we must disagree, at least for now.

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