Pommer said:

There’s still newsstands?

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In LA? Nobody reads here*.

Maybe in the Big Apple? With ragamuffin newsies and stuff? Wearing little caps?


*people read here, and there are a handful of newsstands.

Chrystal-J said:

Reminds me of when Satanists planted a man into the priesthood. He desecrated an altar and was defrocked. The communists also placed a thousand men in the priesthood in an attempt to destroy the Church from the inside out. This sounds like the L-Q community doing the same.

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Yup! The lavender mafia is working overtime!

Landon Caeli said:

Well, I'll take yours and essential's word on it. It hurts my soul to read about adults abusing children, so I'll pass on the links.

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I well understand the aversion to read news stories that are unsettling and it’s wise to pick & choose what one consumes, especially these days, though the larger story (beyond the horrific actions of the accused) is that the denomination (AoG) was at least complicit in these crimes, even though the (main) perpetrator wasn’t an officially sanctioned AoG minister.

JesusFollowerForever said:

Refer to the context to understand this verse, of what law is this verse about do you know? plenty of commentary in biblehub, they may explain this for you. this verse is not about the 10 commandments.

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And you then. can explain Acts 28:25-28. ??

Help yourself here.

So how is anyone saved under the Law of Moses or any. way ?
dan p

mikeforjesus said:

My thoughts are they are the same Christ instituted it as Paul said that He was saying the one he did in corinthians is from then when the Lord instituted it and it is said the break which we break is it not the communion of the body of Christ and it is called a supper so it is a food as Christ said My flesh is food indeed and My blood is drink indeed and He said this is My body but such is not necessary to ever be saved but just to commune with Christ to unite more fully with Him He made it to be saved immediately on death if one also followed all Christ’s will.

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And you left OUT , for. the Greek text , DO YE /. POIEO. a verb in the Greek Present these , Active Voice , in. the

Imperative Mood. which . is. a command to perform the Lord.s supper .

And it good to know the Tense and Moods and the. Active VOICE , Christ is there. and it easy to debunk !!

And in. 1 Cor 11: 25. it says. This Cup. is the NEW ARRANGEMENT , which Paul call the DISPENSATION ./. OIKINOMIA. .

dan p

Valletta said:

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/eu-suspend-us-tariff-countermeasures-141355352.html

They are concerned Trump would hit them with even more tariffs, which he would.

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"The EU continues to work with the U.S. to finalise a Joint Statement, as agreed on 27 July," the spokesperson said in a statement.

"With these objectives in mind, the Commission will take the necessary steps to suspend by 6 months the EU’s countermeasures against the US, which were due to enter into force on 7 August."

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This is diplomatic language, allow me to translate:
This guy is mercurial in his demands and we’ll hold off on doing anything since it’s all up-in-the-air anyway.

In the linked article we will look at the interracial marriage between Solomon and his bride as well as the passage where the sisters are afraid their flat-chested younger sister may struggle to find a man and the plan they create to help her:
If She Be A Wall: The Sister With No Breasts

Hello Leevo!

I'm excited you're thinking about this and thank you for the fantastic questions!

For a concise yet thorough overview of salvation and election as held by the Lutheran Church, I can recommend what is formally confessed in the Formula of Concord, which consists of two documents:

A brief version called the Epitome:

And an expanded version called the Solid Declaration:

If it's helpful, I can add this:

All churches believe in holy mysteries, even if they disagree on the language concerning it. The fact that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is a holy mystery. The fact that Jesus is fully man and fully God is a holy mystery. That is, there's no analogy in nature, no comparison, no experience we can draw on to make logical sense of the Holy Trinity. Yet, we all believe and confess it, because it's divinely revealed to us through Christ. And again, the two natures of Christ is beyond our ability to reason, for according to logic, that which is finite cannot contain that which is infinite. But the Bible refers to the man Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Mary, as GOD, YHWH. This is an article of faith that received by all Christian churches. The Trinity and the two natures of Christ, then, are two examples of where faith governs reason among all Christians.

Now, in the Lutheran Church, we hold that the mystery of God is not only constrained by the nature of God but extends to His works! His works of creation, of miracles, providence, the Church, the Sacraments, the resurrection, and even salvation! For us, these are all articles of faith, things properly received by faith. So in the same way we receive the two natures of Christ by faith, we also receive salvation by faith. This is why we can hold that salvation is entirely from God, but that damnation is entirely merited by sinful man. The Bible says Christ atoned for all sin and yet that not all are saved, and we say: Amen!

The best Biblical summary that I know of, that speaks of salvation, election, and the connection to good works, is found in Ephesians 2 — it's just a beautiful and wonderfully rich text!

Speaking of Christians, the saints (Ephesians 1:1), the elect (Ephesians 1:3-5), the Holy Spirit through St. Paul says that we were dead in the trespasses and sins. This is a very powerful image and not merely symbolic. It's a profound explanation of the spiritual reality of all who reject God by their unbelief. (Cf. Luke 9:59–60; Luke 15:24; John 11:43–44; Revelation 3:1–2; and Jesus' words that we have to be born again / born from above in John 3)

It can be helpful to consider the image of a corpse, the reality of being spiritually dead, in connection to human will and the OT sacrificial system. A dead person cannot will or chose himself to life, let alone work for or merit it! The only thing he can do is to rot and defile, to make things spiritually unclean. But the good news, literally, the Gospel, is that Jesus makes us clean and holy, and just as He called Lazarus out of the grave, He also calls us to life by means of His Word. Ephesians 2:8-10, the great summary of salvation and Christian living, reads:

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

Or to quote John: Christians "become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God."

Thanks be to God!

Joyfully in Christ,
Bp. Daniel Nilsen

FAITH-IN-HIM said:

from the post "Unfortunately, the war on Christians didn’t end with the last election. T"

A significant issue today is the belief among some Christians that the so-called "war on Christianity" could be resolved through elections or government policies. The war on Christian began at the crucifixion on Golgotha. If the words of Jesus are interpreted as accurate, then the challenges facing Christianity and Christians will persist until His return to earth.

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The answer then isn't to disarm and hand your enemies all the power.

…PROGRESSIVE LEFT IN THIS COUNTRY COMPLETELY IGNORE AND RAISE UP STRAWMEN

While the silly neo-progressives of today think that criticism of Pope Francis when he was alive and now in death is the greatest threat to the Church, the article I link below hits the real nail on the real head.

It isn’t white martyrs like the three Sacred Heart Seminary laymen theologians fired by the Archbishop of Detroit, who represent the greatest of all threats to the papacy and now legacy of Pope Francis as well as to the unity of the Church, but rather, the German Church, including numerous bishops, some cardinals, as well as theologians, priests, religious and laity. The threat of a full-blown schism in Germany, similar to the Protestant Revolt or Reformation, rooted also in Germany, is very real and makes anyone in the USA who are considered in a hyperbolic way as “Francis haters” by the silly neo-progressive left, look like child’s play.

The article by Serre Verweij written for Rorate Caeli is long but a must read. It is very insightful, especially the first paragraph I print below, which is what I have been writing too here on my most humble blog.

Leo and the Germans ​

This is the first of several analyses written for Rorate by our contributor Serre Verweij on Leo XIV's first year.

Series: The First Year of Leo XIV
by Serre Verweij
for Rorate Caeli
August 1, 2025

While we are waiting for Pope Leo XIV to tip his hand and release his first encyclical, and make his first curial appointments, both sides in the struggle between tradition and modernism keep trying to claim him. The attempts by progressives to claim the Pope as their secret candidate (after the fact) are looking increasingly desperate, however. Specifically, attempts by the German bishops stand out as highly dubious.​

Read more »​

And a reason to expect more​

Now here’s an interesting sequence of events:

1. July 24, 2025: A Vatican court denies an appeal by Libero Milone, the Vatican’s former auditor general, dismissing his claim that he was wrongfully fired because he uncovered evidence of widespread financial corruption. Milone has threatened to make that evidence public if his appeal is ignored.
2. July 29, 2025: The Pillar obtains a memo in which the late Cardinal George Pell reported evidence of “potentially illegal” bank transactions at APSA, the Vatican’s investment fund, and asked Milone, as auditor, to investigate. The questionable transfers would lend support to reports of money-laundering.

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I hope she wins! I would like to see her as president one day!

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Rows of bunk beds line the interior of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility in the Florida Everglades, a repurposed training center now designated for holding immigrants. President Donald Trump appears in the background during a July 1, 2025, visit to the site. | Credit: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

As part of a new Catholic ministry, the Archdiocese of Miami celebrated its first Mass at the Florida detention center for unauthorized immigrants known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

“I am pleased that our request to provide for the pastoral care of the detainees has been accommodated,” Archbishop Thomas Wenski said in an Aug. 3 statement. “Also, we were able to respond to a request to provide similar service to the staff who reside at the facility.”

In a July interview with “EWTN News In Depth,” Wenski said his “greatest concern” was the “health and care of the people that are being detained” at Alligator Alcatraz. He and other advocates were calling for “a minimum of standards” and said that “one of those standards should be access to pastoral care.”

At the time, Wenski explained his archdiocese was having difficulty arranging Masses and spiritual care for the immigrants being held because the Florida state government and the federal government were “arguing among themselves who is accountable” for the detention center.

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Families of hostages gather in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Aug. 2, 2025, marking day 666 since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. During the rally, attendees watch a newly released video by Hamas showing Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage, in a severely malnourished condition. The footage sparks emotional reactions among the crowd, deepening public outrage and intensifying calls for a ceasefire-hostage deal. Relatives hold photos of missing loved ones and wear yellow ribbons, demanding urgent government action to secure their release. The protest forms part of a broader movement that has maintained pressure on Israeli leadership as the hostage crisis persists. Demonstrators voice frustration over stalled negotiations and the humanitarian toll of prolonged captivity. The emotional impact of the video underscores the urgency of resolution, as hostage families continue to seek answers, accountability, and the safe return of those still held in Gaza. | ORI AVIRAM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

An Israeli hostage held by Hamas in Gaza was seen digging what he described as his own grave in a new video released by the terrorist group. The footage shows the hostage, visibly starved and shirtless, inside a narrow underground tunnel.

The five-minute video, released Friday and later cleared for publication by the family, shows 24-year-old Evyatar David crossing out days on a makeshift calendar hung on the tunnel wall, describing his starvation and receiving a single can of beans that he says must last two days.

The footage includes scenes of David stating he has not eaten in several days and has barely had drinking water, saying, “This is the grave I think I’m going to be buried in. Time is running out,” accordingto news.com.au.

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Hi all,

I eat a plant based diet.

As a Christian here are some verses that help

Romans 14:3 Talks about not judging those who eat a plant diet and those who eat a meat diet.

As a Christian I am not personally opposed to those who eat meat however I think modern animal farming practices results in unhealthy animals, the same can also be said for poor non organic plants, pea protien with poisons or pesticides. Regardless of what you eat, having high quality godly and ethical practices for how the animals are treated or how the food is gathered is important.

Daniel 1:12-16 highlights an example of someone improving their health through a plant based diet.

A book I would recommend is called 'How not to die" this also talks more details about a plant based diet.

Basically a plant based diet requires a few things

-Increased vitamin B12 because this is commonly from animal products you need vitamins or fortified foods in general to get this
-Complete amino acid chains for sources of protiens

I will talk about the proteins, for example rice and beans each on their own alone do not form a complete protien chain however if you combine them together then they would form a complete protein chain.

Now some plants are rare that do have complete such as Edamame, however some of this pea protein comes from China and there are concerns about lead poisoning. You should wash the vegetables and pair them with vitamin C, vitamin C also aids with the absorption of nutrients.

PatrickTate said:

Exactly!

The Church, the Bride of Messiah plays the role of the feet and ears and eyes and hands of Messiah Yeshua - Jesus in this world.

Pastor Rick Joyner was shown that we are backslidden and we only obey The Head of the Bride, Messiah Yeshua - Jesus a percentage of the time.

Messiah Yeshua - Jesus told Pastor Rick Joyner that He had had much larger plans for a homeless guy who Pastor Rick had met than he or the churches in the area of that man were ready to handle.

The Final Quest [English] Rick Joyner

The Final Quest [English] Rick Joyner

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And where is there a verse where t he. Body of Christ is called the Bride , as I have never seen that verse ?
dan p

Sacred.Beautiful. said:

Have you ever watched The Chosen? It's helped me tremendously in terms of feeling a closeness to God.

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I mean, the way that show has brought God into my life is incredible.

Double Jeopardy (1999)

Maria Billingsley said:

This podcast is a pretty weak attempt to change the narrative where the rest of the world sees it completely different. The only way to believe this version is to prove it. We know that will never happen. Very unfortunate.

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Hamas was expecting this situation, that's why they took hostages. Iran and China have put enormous amounts of money into propaganda against the Trump administration and Israel. The U.S. and Britain are trying to get the food to the people.

So too we are influenced by the massive amount of propaganda:

ozso said:

It's like being the little brother of the almighty King of Kings.

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Thank you, ozso. Actually, i have the feeling like Jesus introduces us into a filiation of God, but does it mean he valids us as brothers. They have first to do the will of the Father, haven't they ?

| Scott Olson/Getty Images

The latest world congress of antisemites concluded last Wednesday after world leaders once again reassured each other that those evil Jews are, in fact, starving children, and that therefore they must not be left to peacefully coexist, secure in their own sovereign nation. The outcome of the conference fully justified the Trump administration’s decision to boycott the conference, which it called “an unproductive and ill-timed … publicity stunt.”

Conference of antisemites

Of course, evil is never so blunt. Rather, Saudi Arabia and the recently radicalized France co-hosted a “High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” at the U.N. headquarters in New York City. But when world leaders discuss settling the “Question of Palestine” and implementing a “Two-State Solution” in a U.N. context, no one can miss their meaning.

The conference produced a seven-page document that endorsed a renewed effort to achieve a two-state solution between Israel and Palestinian Arabs. The plan insisted that Israel agree to an immediate ceasefire and prevent the starvation of children in Gaza, before it eliminated Hamas or effected the return of the remaining hostages. Seventeen individual countries, the European Union, and the Arab League all signed onto the document.

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tonychanyt said:

No, not exactly. Habakkuk complained in 1:


Habakkuk was frustrated and venting. Gill explained:


Proverbs 15:


Habakkuk wasn't making a doctrinal statement that God literally could not see evil. Rather, he's expressing his frustration and confusion about why God, who was holy and pure, seemed to be tolerating wickedness. It's a lament or complaint to God, not a theological pronouncement about God's limitations.

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When he speaks about God not being able to look at sin, he is speaking about allowance of sin. God is pure and righteous and holy and good and just. Sin is not tolerated by Him, that is why He chose his Son to become sin, so that we have a path back to Him. The only righteous person who could bear the sins of the world.