May God grant them eternal rest and peace, and comfort those who mourn!

His grace and peace to you!

Lord, I lift up Irving to you! Heal him in body, soul, and spirit, and grant him many years in your peaceful presence. This I ask in your holy name, Amen!

Lord, I lift up this man to you. Fill him with your abundant grace, and share your love and support with his family and friends. Take away all their worries and fears. This I ask in your holy name, Amen!

Lord, have mercy on all Indian Christians

Wolseley said:

Unfortunate, but not terribly surprising, I'm afraid.

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Glory to God!

Anyone familiar with these & your opinion? They'll be on Prime Video on April 22.

Includes no-till farming & not using synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides.

Merrill said:

The president had to start somewhere

the half-hearted concessions from Putin were disappointing, but we have to remember that Biden would not negotiate, and was simply going to escalate the war indefinitely

The danger here is that Putin is misunderstanding Trump, and doesn't have a clear grasp of the situation

Trump will make concessions and even put up with a little disrespect, in order to ultimately make a deal. Think of a car salesman who will put up with a difficult customer, but still throw in perks, lower the cost of the car, add free maintenance, etc. --but still wants to make a decent profit on the sale

but if Trump starts to think that he is getting played, that Putin is not negotiating in good faith, and that a deal is unlikely, he will turn on a dime and get nasty. Putin may think he can drag this out and play games--and he would be very, very wrong.

Trump would dump more military hardware into Ukraine, instruct Elon to keep Starling active, and hit Russia with new sanctions. He would then call up the Indian prime-minister as a first step in subverting BRICs and pulling support away from Russia. And that would be it --future phone calls from Putin would go unanswered. A whole lot of people would die in Ukraine, and the war would drag on for another 10 years.

let's hope that doesn't happen

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you do know it was broken almost imediatly so no he didn't make any attempt, so his weak deal that huts ukraine more then putin didn't even last a day.

JustInTime2033 said:

Hello everyone, I'm new here.

I became a Christian after years of researching and looking into the occult influences of the world. After realising these themes are everywhere and in everything and after a long journey, i found Christ and am looking to spread the truth to others.

I create youtube videos as a way to evangelise and witness to people about the dangers of the occult and other themes in video games and the media, and how they are used to manipulate the audiences thoughts and behaviours.
I'm more looking to spread the truth and to get the word out about it.

if anyone seems interested i'll link here. but if anyone has any thoughts or questions i'd love to here what you have to say!

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Hi. I was raised a JW. I know intimately how active the devil and his demons are. I'm very new to this site, but I've been saved for over 50 years. Hopefully I can figure out how to work this site so I can keep in touch.
Marty

DragonFox91 said:

He who began a good work in you will see it to the end. He always wins. Since we are united to him thru Christ, we win. But we must set our eyes on him!

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Amen!

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Mexican authorities handed over to the United States an alleged senior leader of the international criminal MS-13 gang on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list, the third suspect on the list arrested since the start of President Donald Trump's second administration.

The fugitive, Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, was wanted for his alleged involvement in directing gang activity in the United States, Mexico and El Salvador, according to the agency. He is also known by the alias "Veterano de Tribus" (Veteran of Tribes).

Prosecutors say Roman-Bardales played a role in ordering several acts of violence against civilians and rival gang members and was involved in distributing drugs and extortion crimes in the United States.

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The Lord’s desire for His people is not that they should be taken out of the world, but that they should be kept from the evil of it (though the Christian commits sin, God keeps them from ever desiring it - Phl 2:13—NC).

In John 15 we looked at as here for the Lord Jesus in three aspects. The first as servant—fruit bearing, this is our aspect to men, as He says of Himself. “My goodness extendeth not to Thee but to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all My delight” (Ps 16:2, 3).

You are to be a fruit tree, bearing ripe fruit, properly for the owner of the garden, but in reality for every one whom He had ordered to be supplied. Whatever you supply of Christ to anyone as ordered by Him is fruit. You are a fruit tree for everyone to derive from you something of Christ as He appoints.

The second aspect is that of a friend to Himself. You are to prove to Him that His concerns are your chief interest, and thus you are His friend—“he was called the Friend of God” (Jam 2:23).

The third is a witness. This aspect is not necessary for man, but it is against the world. You are maintaining Christ where He has been rejected, and thus encountering opposition from the world. The first is that of a donor of Christ’s grace to man; the second that of a heart living in His heart; the third that of a soldier of martyr, standing boldly for Him is refused and hated.

All these factors belong to you as kept is this scene for Him. You might say, your health hinders you very much. But doubtless crippling you in your health is the means by which the Lord is keeping you for Himself. In each of these aspects there is an order of suffering that is keeping with its peculiar duty or place.

The tree passes though winter before it bears fruit. The friend is tested before he is an established friend, and the witness is persecuted to prove that he is a faithful witness. I compare you to a singing bird in a cage. If you were released, you might turn to your native woods, and your song would be lost in the desert air.

Your liberty is limited to your health, but you may sing all the live-long day—and maybe night too. Singing is what you are called to do, “making melody in your heart to Lord” (Eph 5:19). Thus it is always summer, the fruit season; happy and abounding in your heart, before you are able to contribute to others. May we all abound yet more and more.


—J B Stoney (1814-1897







MJS daily devotional excerpt for March 19

“Just think! Our Father has placed us in eternal and living union with His Son, that He, not we, may “be.”

“Moreover, He has placed His Holy Spirit eternally within us that He, not we, may “do.” Further, He has given us the necessary faith and Scripture that we may rest in this wonderful reality, trusting Him “to will and to do of His good pleasure.” This is a far cry from futile struggle and frustrating self-effort!
“Christians in the main groan and strive and struggle largely on the basis of human effort where the grace of God, though acknowledged, is scarcely operative—only to come to grief. Even at their best, they find the purpose of the Lord Jesus remains an ideal infinitely beyond their reach. The trouble lies in the fact that they are proceeding on the wrong basis.

“God does not expect them, as a result of their own endeavors, to be like the Lord Jesus. He expects them to realize the utter impossibility of such a thing (as in Romans Seven, where Paul comes to the end of himself – Gal 2:20; Col3:4). He expects them to know the Lord Jesus as their very life, disowning any other. He expects them to realize their position of absolute oneness with Christ, for He ‘has blessed them with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ’ (Eph. 1:3).” -F.J.H.

FireDragon76 said:

"Good" and "honest"? How is harassing people going to a medical clinic "good"? Moreover, how is this justifiable given the fact such groups often serve as cover for domestic terrorists who seeks to do harm to clinics and staff (which isn't a theory, it's a fact, as numerous assassinations have shown over the years).

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Why do you defend abortion clinics fire?

avgngirl said:

Hello! I'm new, not only to CF, but to Christianity in general. I want to get closer to God, but I don't have a community offline. I know no one in my age group that follows Christ. I'm not against befriending older Christians, but it would be nice to have Christian friends my age. People my age have been swept up into New-Age spirituality (not that I wasn't previously in that trap before turning to God), accept "casual" relationships, and are deeply in the world. I want to discuss everything that has to do with Christianity, pray for others, and be prayed for. I hope to make this forum and online home.

Blessings,

avgngirl

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Well my young sister, Welcome. My only advice is to get into the Word, and stay there. The Gospel of John, then the whole New Testament. I do agree it's nice to have someone your own age to talk to.
God bless

RileyG said:

I have severe anxiety and unable to drive. I understand.

God bless you.

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God bless you, too.

FireDragon76 said:

Most of the AI that would be used in crime is probably open source or something similar.

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They can probably just use Deepseek and modify it to run it locally. (Also China doesn't care about U.S. crime or EU crime, so even if they were sending their keystrokes to China with their criminal A.I., the investigators would have to extradite the data to get it and China may not hand it over.)

If you're interested, Fireship on YouTube has a lot of informative videos, I just don't trust myself to check videos for profanity good enough to post them here.

Acting U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea rejected accusations in the United Nations Security Council that Israel was conducting “indiscriminate attacks” in Gaza after Israel resumed military strikes in the enclave.

Shea, who is serving as the interim ambassador to the UN, addressed a Security Council that was practically united against Israel.

UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs head Tom Fletcher said he was “distressed to report that in addition to the intense air strikes that have resumed, since March 2, Israeli authorities have cut off the entry of all life saving supplies for 2.1 million people.”

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Michie said:

Yeah they explained it in the article. Strange thing. First I heard of that too. I pretty much knew about the other effects though. I’m so glad they are home. I do wonder how they are doing today.

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That's interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Praying for the conversion of England back to the ancient faith! God's will be done!

That's very sad Leave the faithful alone!

Cool! Praying for his sincere conversion !

Acting U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea rejected accusations in the United Nations Security Council that Israel was conducting “indiscriminate attacks” in Gaza after Israel resumed military strikes in the enclave.

Shea, who is serving as the interim ambassador to the UN, addressed a Security Council that was practically united against Israel.

UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs head Tom Fletcher said he was “distressed to report that in addition to the intense air strikes that have resumed, since March 2, Israeli authorities have cut off the entry of all life saving supplies for 2.1 million people.”

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