Please ask God to please heal my son Jakeb's stomach and Gi issues and allow him to have a good day. Oh please Dear God. Let him feel better today. Please give his mind peace and his body health with no pain. Oh please Dear God. Please don't let it be anything bad and please help me get him into the new Doctor appointment soon. Dear Jesus. Please hold him and bless him today with healing. Please hear a mother's prayer. Please let me hear him laugh. He needs You. Please please help him. I ask in the name of Jesus. I love You Dear God and I love You Dear Jesus. Amen. Thank you for praying for him. God bless you.

This time, Trump can't pardon him.

essentialsaltes said:

Exclusive: Navy secretary John Phelan listed as passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane in 2006
The manifest lists Phelan alongside 12 other passengers including Epstein and apparently Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and close associate of Epstein who was facing charges of sexual assault and rape of a minor when he was found dead in his prison cell in 2022. Brunel’s name appears to have been misspelled as “Jean Luk Brunnel” on the manifest.

Six names on the list are redacted. The flight left London traveling to New York on the afternoon of March 3, 2006.

A close friend of Phelan’s confirmed that Phelan was on board the flight, but emphasized it was the only time Phelan interacted with Epstein and that he was invited to fly by Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne, who died in 2021.

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Organizations from Seattle to Maryland tell predominantly white activists to quit 'White Savior' behavior during ICE operations​

Immigrant groups have a message for their mostly White allies: Quit blowing the whistle on ICE.

Fox News Digital has reviewed days of messages inside Signal chat rooms that reveal that a new internal feud has erupted inside the anti-ICE protest industry, pitting immigrant-led organizations against predominately White "rapid response" networks that have made whistle-blowing a dramatic part of anti-ICE protests.

In one dismissal, a "rapid responder" in Seattle reported back that "immigrant networks are being weird."

Groups from Seattle to Montgomery County, Md., are telling mostly White "rapid responders" to back off a dynamic described by activists as "White Savior," reminding them they are not cameo actors in an "action movie" against ICE.

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What ever happened to the people who wanted to kill Donald Trump’s last VP?

Jesus is God the Son, the second person of our triune God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit

This is God speaking: Hebrews 1:8-9: But of the Son He says,

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
And the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom.
“You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness above Your companions.”

Jesus is called God.

John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:18 - No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.

John 8:24: Therefore I said unto you that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye do not believe that I AM, ye shall die in your sins.

John 8:58: "Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.'"

John 10:30-33: "I and the Father are one." 31 The Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?" 33 The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God."

Col. 2:9: "For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form."

Titus 2:13 - waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ

2 Peter 1:1 - Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ

Romans 9:5 - To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

John 20:28-29 - Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Jesus Christ is God. He is the second person of our triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Even God the Father called him God (Heb 1:8-9). The Jews killed him because he claimed to be God.

[John 1:1-36; John 8:24,58; John 10:30-33; John 20:28-29; Romans 9:5; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 2:9; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8-9; 1 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Peter 1:1]

Pommer said:

Oh, you’ve heard of this gentleman before today?

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I certainly have.

Pray the reenergizing of the #MeToo movement due to Jeffrey Epstein sex scandals becomes a fair balance between justice,mercy,repentance & forgiveness:

Not knowing you or your wife and how life has been for yall with her illness. I will say i hope you are doing okay and have family support (if yall have children) etc....

In
December 2021, Mahmoud Mardani-Karaji and his brother Mansour were arrested by plainclothes officials, during a Christmas celebration at a house-church in Fooladshahr, Isfahan. They were later released on bail.

On 16 January 2025, Mahmoud and his brother Mansour were each sentenced to four years in prison, two years in exile, fined, and deprived of social rights for five years on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic through promoting Christianity”.


Mahmoud began serving his sentence on the 16 December, 2025.

Prison Address:​

Dastgerd Prison
Isfahan City,
Isfahan Province
Iran

If writing to a Prisoner of faith:

Please DO

• Write in English and write as neatly as you are able to. Your letter must be legible to be translated (Many people study English, so there will often be someone to translate your letter).
• Express your Christian love and tell them that you are praying for them (then do!) They, in turn, will be praying for you!
• Keep your letter brief and loving – one page is enough.
• Include Bible verses.
• Hand write the address on envelopes accurately and mark it AIRMAIL; make sure the postage is correct.
• You may include a snapshot of yourself, your family or your prayer group if you want to make your letter even more personal and special.

Please DON'T

• Do not write about politics or criticise the government.
• Never mention the source of your information or the name of any organisation such as Voice of the Martyrs. It is not dangerous for a prisoner to receive letters from an individual, but if an organisation is mentioned, they may be accused of links with “foreign organisations” and receive even harsher sentences.
• Use words that might imply some kind of hidden activity e.g. “thank you for the Christian work that you have done in Vietnam” might imply that the prisoner had done some covert work for a foreign organisation to subvert the government.
• Build up hopes and expectations of prisoners – and likewise, don’t make any offer of help unless you intend to act on it!
• Use religious jargon, sermonize, or be presumptuous about the prisoner’s situation, needs or feelings.
• Quote verses which refer to war, fighting, armour, weapons (eg ‘the sword of the spirit’, ‘fighting the good fight of faith’, ‘the armour of God’ etc).

Saturday 7 February 2026 – Iraq​

Pray for comfort and healing for ‘Jameela’, a Syrian war widow who fled to Kurdistan and is now undergoing treatment for cancer.

Friday 6 February 2026 – Iraq​

Pray for our partner in Kurdistan and its Hope for All Nations Church in Erbil as well as its growing Arab, Kurdish and Farsi ministries. Pray that those who have fled persecution in other parts of Iraq and neighbouring countries would find peace and hope through the ministries.

Thursday 5 February 2026 – Iraq​

Pray for Christian internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in camps in Kurdistan and across northern Iraq who fled ISIS or the Syrian war a decade ago. Many were dependent upon US-funded aid which was cut abruptly and now have nothing and nowhere else to go. Pray too for those trying to help them, often volunteers with limited resources.

Wednesday 4 February 2026 – Iraq​

Give thanks that the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region remains a rare beacon of religious freedom and tolerance for the Middle East, where Christians are free to live and practise their faith. Pray that the new Kurdistan Regional Government can continue to provide peace and stability for all religious and ethnic minorities.

Tuesday 3 February 2026 – Iraq​

Pray for peace and stable governance for Iraq, which would benefit the minority Christian population. Regional conflicts often spill over into Iraq, exacerbating cycles of Shia-Sunni violence there, which in turn affects Christians and other minorities.

Monday 2 February 2026 – Iraq​

Pray for ordinary Iraqi Christians, who are often at the bottom of the social order; discriminated against at school, in business or employment, and by the authorities. Many want to leave the country but have nowhere to go. Rev Faiz says: ‘Christians have no jobs, no security, no future for their children and most cannot afford to leave.’

Sunday 1 February 2026 – Iraq​

Pray for Rev Canon Faiz Jirjees and his assistant, Sinan, at St George’s Church in Baghdad, the sole Anglican church in Iraq. Their ministry is exhausting, so pray that God will give them good health and continued energy and inspiration. Pray too for God’s protection on the church and its school and health clinic.

What does persecution look like in Chad?​

In Chad’s unstable and increasingly authoritarian context, Christians – especially converts – face layered forms of persecution. Christians are subject to surveillance, harassment and arbitrary repression. Conflict in the southwest has stoked intercommunal tensions. Violence between Christian and non-Christian communities has resulted in displacement, property destruction and cycles of retaliation.

Islamic extremist groups, including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), remain active around the Lake Chad Basin. These groups continue to attack Christian villages, burn churches and abduct believers, particularly in rural zones with limited state protection. Their actions contribute to insecurity and religious polarisation.

Additionally, authoritarian policies add additional pressure, and several factors like corruption and crime have made the rule of law less trustworthy.

Christian converts in Muslim-majority regions face threats, beatings and forced concealment. Even private worship can trigger punishment.

Who is most vulnerable to persecution?​

In Chad’s border regions around Lake Chad, Islamic extremists, including Boko Haram, continue to operate, with foreign fighters expanding their reach. In central Chad, churches encounter opposition from followers of traditional African religions, who resist Christian outreach. Religious identity closely follows political geography: the north remains predominantly Muslim, while the south is mostly Christian. Muslim-background converts in eastern and northern Chad must worship in secret to avoid persecution and rejection by their families. Converts from traditional religions in the south face significant pressure to participate in non-Christian rituals.

Meet IDPs in Chad, worshipping after an attack​

"For me as a Christian, the earth is an exile. But everything is good. We must walk from peril to peril."
IDPS IN CHAD AFTER AN ATTACK THAT LEFT 30 CHRISTIANS DEAD.

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What has changed this year?​

Chad climbed one place on this year’s World Watch List, as its persecution score rose slightly. Chad’s legal and political environment continues to be highly repressive, marked by hostility, restrictions on free expression and assembly, and widespread nepotism. In June 2025, several street evangelists were arrested and accused of espionage. Poverty is acute, and the country remains highly vulnerable to natural disasters and regional instability.

Although Chad is constitutionally secular, Islam is the dominant religion and permeates social and political life. Christians, who are often viewed as outsiders or aligned with foreign agendas, face hostility. In this climate, believers – especially converts from Islam – are subject to increasing pressure, including social ostracism, threats or physical attacks. Churches report tight surveillance, and evangelical communities often encounter barriers to registration. In the south west, tensions between Christian and Muslim communities have escalated into violence, contributing to broader insecurity and deepening mistrust. This year alone, there were several attacks and conflicts.

What does Open Doors do to help Christians in Chad?​

Open Doors works through local churches in Chad to offer persecution-preparedness training, economic empowerment programmes and other support to help Christians understand persecution and remain resilient.

How can you pray for Chad?​

• Believers who follow Jesus in regions where Islamic extremists are active can be targeted for violence. Pray that God will change the hearts of these militants and that His people will be protected.
• Christians in some parts of Chad who convert from Islam can face heavy pressure from their families and communities. Ask God to give these believers hope and peace.
• Chad experiences instability in part because its neighbouring countries face violence and displacement crises. Pray that God’s hand will be on this part of sub-Saharan Africa, that His peace that passes understanding will help the church in Chad remain strong and show Christ’s hope to the whole nation.

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A PRAYER FOR CHAD
Dear Lord, we pray with our brothers and sisters in Chad who endure violence and severe pressure because of their faith in You. We ask You to sustain them, be with them, and give them the joy of Your salvation. Bring them refreshment. Help converts find community. Please bring peace and stability to this country so that Your people can worship You without fear. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Did you hear about the invisible man who went to the doctor?

He's still waiting to be seen.

I'm an Adobe PS (Photoshop) and AI (Adobe Illustrator) free-user (20-plus Year Old Versions) software holder. Still functioning to grind-out whenever I choose to, by old-school and generate from what I consider, a time-honored workflow of my own sideline interest. With the advent of TI (technological integration) for your later, paid-subscriber releases, a whole new world of generating images for lack of a better word, puts to shame some of us of the outdated crowd. That being, older versions that aren't designed to accommodate today's TI. Yet, not entirely. I would suggest your chosen software's fundamental framework is essentially the same. You might ask, what scaled-back options do I have to avail some of TI tools in a limited capacity? For us free-user Photoshoppers (unconfirmed) is as follows,

Gemini - "While Photoshop 7.0.1 cannot run AI tools natively, its support for industry-standard file formats (like JPG, PNG, and PSD) allows you to use Google's tools as an external "AI lab" for your workflow.

Options for Limited Use

• Manual External Generation: Use the Google Gemini web app or ImageFX to generate high-resolution images. Download these and open them in Photoshop 7.0.1 for manual compositing, color correction, or masking.
• Vertex AI Studio (Web UI): Use Vertex AI Studio (Pay-per-use $0.02 to $0.04 per image) in a browser. It provides a simple user interface to generate, edit, and upscale images. Download the results and use them in the older software.
• AI-Enhanced Upscaling: Use Google's Magic Editor or Google Photos AI tools to unblur or enhance a photo before importing it into Photoshop for fine-tuning.
• Google Ads Asset Studio: If using Google Ads, use their Image Editor with Google AI to generate and edit background visuals which can then be exported for use in any version of Photoshop.

Workflow for Photoshop 7.0.1

1. Generate: Create the base image or specific object (e.g., "a 3D golden trophy") in ImageFX.
2. Export: Download the image as a high-quality PNG or JPG.
3. Import: In Photoshop 7.0.1, use File > Open to bring the AI-generated asset into your project.
4. Edit: Use the classic Magnetic Lasso or Magic Wand tools to isolate the AI subject from its background, as modern "one-click" subject selection is not available in your version"

With the glut of things offered today, it is wise to ask if there are financial requirements with any of your provider's options?

Firstlightdawn said:

People question the Song of Songs.

• It is openly romantic and poetic
• God is not mentioned by name
• It reads like love poetry rather than law, prophecy, or doctrine

These features made some ancient readers uncomfortable, just as they do today.

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The Song of Solomon actually isn't religious literature at all in the usual sense.

The king of Persia, likely Cyrus, wanted some explanation of what the Hebrew people were, that were his subjects, and the scribes in Babylon gathered the texts the had; the Song of Solomon was probably included simply because it was popular courtly literature among the aristocracy and elites taken into exile (much of Daniel is also court literature).

9Rock9 said:

I associate Fundamentalism as making secondary or even tertiary issues a test of fellowship. I'm talking like insisting Christians should only use one particular translation of the Bible (especially if it's the KJV) or requiring young earth creationism in order to be a good Christian. Fundamentalists tend to be more consciously separatist.

I think Evangelicals would technically agree with fundamentalists on things like creationism, the rapture, etc, but tend to either de-emphasize those things or are fine with agreeing to disagree. They will still generally live within mainstream society, but avoid certain behaviors or activities considered worldly. Watching Harry Potter is fine, but don't use foul language.

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Harry Potter has sort of elitist anthropology. I read the first book to review it for a church magazine, but no interest in the series.

Some pastors use illustrations from films like Field of Dreams, Dead Poets Society and such. I'm never sure if they realise the concepts of secular faith are not Scriptural. If I ever find one explaining the Gospel using Harry Potter, I think I might just up and leave.

"If you build it, he will come." Field of Dreams

Unless the Lord builds the house its builders labour in vain. Psalm 127:1

JSRG said:

As I have expressed before, I think the SCOTUS should allow for this sort of behavior, because it's constitutional. It's not a lack of backbone; it's the fact that there's simply really not anything in the Constitution that actually prohibits partisan gerrymandering, as much as I wish there was.

I want to try to make my position clear. I don't like partisan gerrymandering. It's bad. I want it gone and would be in complete support for a law or constitutional amendment or law to to end the practice. Congress indeed has the power to do so, at least for House of Representatives elections (to end gerrymandering in state legislatures, one would require a constitutional amendment).

Nevertheless, I also am forced to recognize that it's an issue to be solved by the legislature, not the courts, simply on the fact it's constitutional (this is exactly why people's ire should be on the legislatures on this matter rather than the courts). It is entirely possible for something to be both stupid and constitutional, or bad and constitutional, or evil and constitutional (slavery in the United States was a far greater evil than gerrymandering ever was, and it was constitutional for about 80 years). Thus despite my distaste of the practice of gerrymandering, I think they were absolutely correct in affirming partisan gerrymandering as constitutional. As for this specific case, this was indeed partisan gerrymandering rather than a racial gerrymander (in both states), despite some weak attempts by some to argue otherwise--they're indeed some of the most blatant partisan gerrymanders I've seen. Thus I believe SCOTUS was correct to allow both Texas and California to do this, and other states.

I will, however, agree that the arguments of trying to claim there's inconsistency between Democrats criticizing gerrymandering and engaging in it doesn't make that much sense, because someone really has to do it to remain competitive in politics if the other side is doing it, especially when to the extreme Texas is doing so. It is entirely possible to dislike the rules and try to change them but, as long as they're around, still use them (it's like if a sports player thinks something should be banned from competition--it isn't consistent to still use whatever it is, because it's still in the game and you just give yourself a major disadvantage).

Though as long as I'm staking out my position, I would also add that I'm not very fond of the "California put it up to the voters, but Texas didn't!" talking point, at least how it is frequently expressed. The problem is that the Californian government likely did not do this out of any kind of moral obligation to put it before the voters, but because of the legal obligation. Unless there's actual evidence that California would have done it via referendum even if it wasn't required to do so, then there isn't too much moral high ground to be taken there.

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Politics that disadvantages “the other side” doesn’t usually last long.
So, there’s that.

essentialsaltes said:

Mike Lindell's campaign spent nearly $190,000 on his own memoir, data shows​

Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, spent more than half the money he raised for his campaign last year buying copies of his book, according to Minnesota Campaign Finance Board data released Tuesday.

The MyPillow CEO said he isn’t sure how many copies of his book he’s given away so far, but he estimated around 20,000 or 25,000. It’s unclear if the campaign paid the full price — $19.97 — or was able to use the promo code for a $10 discount.

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I read somewhere that (I think it was Jimmy Swaggert) “gave away” literature because he owned the publishing-house and donations could be legitimately, (if not entirely ethically) be used to pay the publisher.

This has been around a while, now.

Aryeh Jay said:

I only trusted the information during true patriotic all American Republican administrations because of the lefts agenda.

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That’s easy to do becuase the content didn't usually change all that much.
Now…who knows!?

ThatRobGuy said:

Meaning, if the Teacher is a government employee by way being a employed by a public university, speech they make while acting in that capacity (vs. speech they make while acting as a private citizen) is not protected by 1A.

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Oh, I’m fairly certain that even tenure could be threatened if professors bring social rancor down upon their fair school, (or other), and teachers will then usually moderate their rhetoric unless they witness something awful, so awful that they’re willing to risk losing their jobs over this, (or that).

Universities clamping down on “controversy“ is a trope (for sakes), the only ones we in the hoi polloi hear about, are the “troublemakers in the universities”.

The thing about troublemakers, though, is, people are prone to listen to what they have to say, if their livelihood can be axed.
This is a big deal; we “keep the “‘troublemakers’” in the universities for a reason, so they don’t get in the way of politics!

The Gospel of the Kingdom alone.

yuppers said:

This is pretty much me just complaining about things that aren’t going to change..

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Jesus says >

"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me." (in Luke 9:23)

A cross of hard wood and its scraping splinters and its cold nails might not change. But how you are changed by God is what matters! And this includes how God has us to grow in unconditional loving. How Jesus was loving, on the cross, is what our cross is really about > not just heroically suffering the pain, not only bearing the nails that don't change.

yuppers said:

But for some reason this is “Gods plan” for me?

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Unchanging things are not what really are His will. I mean, what matters is how we become gentle and kind like Jesus. And we work creatively with how things change or do not. With God, we create with what we've got.

God started with dirt, to make Adam. Trust Him, each day, to start with you and things the way they are

"casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7)

yuppers said:

They keep telling me to get a girlfriend but my anxiety and depression are always getting in the way.. sometimes I meet people from online but can never seem to find someone where we mutually connect. It’s just so frustrating.

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Well, anxiety and depression do get in the way of loving. Get with Jesus, get strong in love which can't be stopped by depression and anxiety. God is able to do this . . . with ***us***. We all need to be strong in Jesus loving.

joymercy said:

This video answer makes sense to me, in that it would be pride to think that one could do so

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Kennedy Hall tackles a question many Catholics face today: when your parish is struggling, is it your duty to stick it out and try to save it, or is it better to find a parish where your faith can thrive? Watch the full discussion and see why this question matters more than ever.

Minister Monardo said:

How much faith is required to believe and be saved?
Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

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God gives each person enough faith to be saved if he chooses to seek God. Luke 11:9-11

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord does not delay his promise, as some regard “delay,” but he is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

I haven't been able to uproot and replant a tree in the sea. Happily and thankfully, I don't need to do this in order to be saved.