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Chrystal-J · Jun 10, 2024

Michie said:
Thank you Chrystal. I talk to an attorney Monday. All this is highly stressful.

I hope all goes well for you.

RileyG · Jun 10, 2024

Wolseley said:
Well, I, for one, am glad that you are still here among us.

Thank you much! Grateful to be alive

AlexB23 · Jun 10, 2024

Clears throat, this is the modern Star Wars we must stay away from: The Acolyte (2024)

'Star Wars' spinoff 'The Acolyte' pushes LGBT ideology: 'Get ready for pronouns in Star Wars'

A “Star Wars” spinoff is receiving negative attention from fans for pushing LGBT ideology in what has become a trend in recent adaptations of legendary franchises. While “The Acolyte” premiered Tuesday, it has been clear since long before the series officially became available to the...

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Grip Docility · Jun 10, 2024

tonychanyt said:
I am taking wagers here. This OP is NOT about whether you have a soul. I'm assuming you don't think you have one. This post focuses on wagering on what you believe.

Let proposition P1 = I have a soul.
P2 = not P1.

Between 0 and 10, how much weight do you put on each of the above propositions? The stronger your belief in a proposition, the higher the weight. Your weighting scheme will determine the betting odds.

This is not a lotto or gambling bet. It is a wager to mathematically and scientifically measure the strength of your belief. Put money where your mouth is. If you are interested in mathematically finding out the strength of your belief, then tell me those two weights. See Subjective (Bayesian) Probability.

10… P1

The immortal kind, only mortal to the infinite.

ArmyMatt · Jun 10, 2024

RileyG said:
Thank you much.

There is even a St. Kevin!!

indeed, and a St Kenneth

AlexB23 · Jun 10, 2024

totallylovedbygod said:
As a family, we will be travelling round europe and the UK for the next three months, my ability to share the devotions will be limited, to receive them, please go to the website below or if you wish to email please do so on keitherichobkirk@hotmail.com

thanks

keith

To see all my reach and teach devotions in Chinese/English and hundreds of devotions in English, please click on this link.

TBL China – The Bottom Line, Ministries

I pray that you have a safe trip around Europe.

RileyG · Jun 10, 2024

Lady Bug said:
Well, some women use it non-BC reasons, like managing their PMDD moods. I don't, but I heard it works for some women in those situations.

I also heard some women use it because they were getting their period every two weeks, and they aren’t sexually active.

Daniel Marsh · Jun 10, 2024

1Tonne said:
Over the weekend, I went to the park to share the Gospel. Upon returning to my car, I witnessed a concerning sight: another vehicle went past hastily, yet one of its tyres was blown and the wheel scraped against the ground, emitting smoke and sparks.
My instincts kicked in, suspecting foul play—a stolen car taken for a joyride. Fueled by excitement, I decided to tail the vehicle, intent on thwarting the thieves. However, after just a minute of pursuit, the car disappeared around a bend, leaving me momentarily puzzled.
Soon, I spotted it down a nearby driveway, smoke rising from the back right-hand side. Hastily turning around and parking outside the driveway to block any escape, I approached the scene. Small flames licked from the shredded tyre. If left, this would have spread not only engulfing the car but also to the adjacent house.
Then, a frail, elderly woman emerged from the house with a bucket of water. Grabbing it from her, I attempted to douse the flames to no avail. Urging her to fetch a hose, I ventured inside for another bucket, only to find the fire stubbornly persistent.
Thankfully, the woman returned with a hose, and after connecting it to the tap, I sprayed the underside of the car until the fire relented. It dawned on me then that she was the driver, unaware of how to change a punctured tyre. In a panicked moment, she rushed home at speed, hoping that the police would not see her.
With the crisis averted, I made sure the lady was OK before departing. Yet, halfway home, regret washed over me—I missed a crucial opportunity. I could have assisted her in changing the tyre and shared the Gospel with her while doing it. It was a missed chance, and I couldn't help but feel frustrated.

Thinking back on what happened, I need to always keep an eye out for opportunities to talk about the Gospel and lend a hand whenever I can. Always be vigilant.

just go back to check on her, over coffee you can share your testimony

Akita Suggagaki · Jun 10, 2024

WarriorAngel said:
I think of the Pope similar to Yoda.
He speaks backwards, but unlike Yoda, he can be misunderstood.

Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.
Revenge of the Sith

Daniel Marsh · Jun 10, 2024

What Is Hamas?

The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt, as is Gaza’s.

Summary

Hamas is an Islamist militant group that spun off from the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the late 1980s. It took over the Gaza Strip after defeating its rival political party, Fatah, in elections in 2006.
Governments including the United States and European Union have designated Hamas a terrorist organization over its attacks against Israel, which have included suicide bombings and rocket attacks.
Israel has declared war on Hamas following its surprise assault on the country’s south in October 2023, the deadliest attack in Israeli history.

What Is Hamas?

The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt…

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Institute for the Study of War

Turkey began an air incursion against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on October 1, which will likely impede the SDF’s ability to execute operations against ISIS. Iranian and Iranian-backed forces are deploying to the Israeli-Syrian border, w

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Poll: Hamas Remains Popular Among Palestinians

Palestinian support for Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza remains high, according to a Palestinian poll released on March 20. That support has increased since the Iran-backed terrorist...

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Armed Conflict Survey 2023: From Global Jihad to Local Insurgencies

For more than a decade the Islamist insurgency in Sub-Saharan Africa has seemed unstoppable. 2022 saw another uptick in jihadist violence across the continent.

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https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/references/terrorist-organizations/

poor source: Little Support for Terrorism Among Muslim Americans It does not take into account survies done in Dearborn Michigan.

RileyG · Jun 10, 2024

Why can’t we get along? That’s right. North Korea is communists and hates human rights.

AlexB23 · Jun 10, 2024

ChronoCrafter said:
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Where is the link, my brother?

rockytopva · Jun 10, 2024

Kokavkrystallos · Jun 10, 2024

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3:2-3,
"Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh."

Here we have a "beware" verse: a warning. Dogs are usually people with an impure mind, or an impudent man. In some cases it referred to Gentiles, but that would not apply here. In other cases it may mean a sodomite, a homosexual, but here I don't believe it to be that either. He is likely referring to impure and disrespectful people, perhaps mockers who try to weasel their way into the congregation, for earlier we were warned about strife.

Concision means mutilation, and was specifically directed at those who boasted of circumcision, or who thought you must be circumcised to enter the congregation, or to even be saved. Paul deals with these specifically in the book of Galatians. In a broader sense we could include legalism with the concision: those who create sets of outward rules one must follow to be "holy." For example, teaching a woman cannot cut her hair at all. I know some holy women with short hair. It's a matter of the heart, not outward appearance, and while one should certainly dress modestly, we should not rely on traditions of men for this.

3:8,
"Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,"

This is a hard verse. It is not just referring to our past life, which we should be glad to be rid of. This goes more along with Jesus saying, "So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:33) or, Matthew 19:29, "And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life."
And Luke 14:26, "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple."

The disciples forsook all to follow Jesus. They suffered loss of all things dear to them in some cases. Some are rejected by family and long time friends. Some may even lose a job. It can happen if you are serious about following Jesus, and your boss wants you to lie and deceive people, and you take a stand - yes, you can be fired, demoted, or any number of nasty things can happen. Count the cost of being His disciple. He paid a great price for your redemption, and all we have to give Him is our very lives as a living sacrifice. (Romans 12:1)

3:10-11,
"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead."

Now, you'll notice I included the first part of verse 10 in the feel good verses. A lot of times people want the power of His resurrection without the fellowship of His sufferings. I'm guilty here; are you? Being made conformable to His death. Ouch. Jesus death was brutal, and He was tortured beforehand. It didn't feel good. He asked His father that this cup may pass, and then to be clear with everyone, said, not my will but thine be done. And He went to the cross. Do you take up your cross daily and follow Him? (Luke 9:23) That is exactly what this passage in Philippians entails: being made conformable to His death.

3:18-19,
"(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)"

There are people who come into the church who are enemies of the cross, plain and simple. These are thorns in our sides at times, and thorns and goads in the side of the whole congregation. This is not just talking about worldly folk outside the church, but those within as well. We must be diligent to discern these things, and avoid getting caught up in them ourselves.

4:12-13,
"I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

Again, I included verse 13 in the feel good portion, but we must look at what precedes it. Doing all things through Christ who strengthens me is often used for gain, and for power, and for all form of positive confession, name it and claim it, and health, wealth, and prosperity.
But truth is we can endure the hard times too, when we may not be so rich in blessings, and in fact may be poor. Will you follow Him then, or will you complain, whine, and moan that God has forsaken you, and perhaps forsake God because He isn't supplying your wants, but only your needs?

Let's begin to look at all of the Bible in all of its context. It's easy to take select verses here and there and build a super positive sounding message, but one that is sadly built on a foundation of shifting sand, for there is a hard side of the gospel as well, and we are often purified by the very fire, and the very thorns, and the things the positive confession people wish to avoid.

If we believe and obey the whole gospel, we will be able to stand in all circumstances, we are truly following Jesus, and great shall be thy reward. Amen.

RileyG · Jun 10, 2024

I love his Lenten prayer!

Ora pro nobis

RileyG · Jun 10, 2024

Lord have mercy!

chevyontheriver · Jun 10, 2024

HARK! said:
I ended up running out and buying a 55 gallon steel drum; so I had the foil and the drum for protection.

Turns out that the solar storms didn't seem to do any damage in my area anyway. I didn't hear any complaints; but at least now I'm better prepared; and I'm leaving some items in the drum, so that I'm always prepared for a solar storm, or an EMP.

There will some day be a direct and powerful solar flare that does damage. And it seems we are more at risk now for an EMP than in decades.

Akita Suggagaki · Jun 10, 2024

SavedByGrace3 said:
Or no reasons.... as we have seen before. If you cannot find something real, make it up. It is all for show. The Senate will never convict. And life goes on.
All impeachments in the House are political. Well-known fact.

Even Bill Clinton's?

AlexB23 · Jun 10, 2024

RileyG said:
This is awesome!

Agreed 100%. This astronaut is living up to Psalm 111:2.

AlexB23 · Jun 10, 2024

Chrystal-J said:
Thanks. I hope she is saved by Jesus too.

Hopefully, but it is hard to convert these people. But, Jesus can do anything.

jonojim1337 · Jun 10, 2024

Halbhh said:
"Your Kingdom come,
your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven."

To me this is us asking to be in God's Kingdom -- we long for it. And also that we want His way -- instead of just our own ways. We want His better way of life, we want to do His will, His perfect good way of life. Saying these words we are aligning ourselves to Him, His way, when we mean the words.

It's a hope, a prayer, a longing, and a path.

My life is completely and utterly disgusting, and I hate waking up. So it's not like I'm caught between two ways

No, it's all puke.

Pop D. · Jun 10, 2024

Jehovah Jireh, we pray you will provide for WindsweptDreams and their brother as only you can, in the Name of Jesus. Amen and Amen.

AlexB23 · Jun 10, 2024

RileyG said:
Come, Lord Jesus!

Expect things to get worse and worse.

Amen to the first part.

AlexB23 · Jun 10, 2024

Michie said:
Grand Canyon waterfalls create astonishing, continuous cascades during an extraordinary day.

Waterfalls rip down the Grand Canyon's walls.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona – Photos and videos of the Grand Canyon usually seem pretty dry. Sure, there’s water down there, but the surrounding area feels pretty moisture-free. So when the entire canyon is covered in flowing waterfalls, it’s quite a mind blowing sight.

Continued below.

Monsoon Season In The Grand Canyon Is Truly Incredible

Grand Canyon waterfalls create astonishing, continuous cascades during an extraordinary day.

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I hope people are careful, and do not drown during these rainstorms.

Chesterton · Jun 10, 2024

Alaska

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