Vambram said:

Food Profit Margins Shrink, But Harris Blames Them for Rising Grocery Bills | The Daily Economy

"Based on her insistence that price gouging is responsible for high grocery prices — when it clearly is not — the Vice President’s proposal would more ...

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I found this very interesting analysis of some facts. What are y'alls thoughts and opinions about this?

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The links in the article don't show the numbers that the article claims (all I can see is the stock price over time), so it's hard to provide much substantive commentary on the factual aspects. I will say though that the claimed numbers don't really line up. If costs for manufacturers have gone up by 28% while profit margins have fallen by a few percent, then we should expect to see the net profit go up by less than 28% - and yet, profits for many food companies have gone up by 40-60% or more.

Here's some conflicting analyses:

Vambram said:

It’s troubling to consider all the things that the Democrats and media have done since 2011 in their narrative against Donald Trump. Not just because it’s wrong and hurtful to him, but because it has been so divisive and damaging to the country. All the lies and the hoaxes, from Russia collusion on down

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I'm not sure what the Democrats have to do with the Russian investigation.
As far as I understand it, Trump's campaign members were investigated by the FBI and then later by the Republican acting attorney general appointed Special Council.

Tropical Wilds said:

And as we all know, Christ said “me first, never illegals, and children? Not mine, not my problem.”

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Give away *ALL* your posessions so that you're left with only the clothes on your back.

...Only then will I honor your advice on this topic.

Joseph G said:

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I love this old, but beautiful song by Keith Green.

essentialsaltes said:

AP Link

The altercation came moments after Trump criticized major media outlets for what he said was unfavorable coverage and dismissed CNN as fawning for its interview Thursday with his Democratic rival Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz.

[Trump enthused to the cheering crowd about the "fun" at his rallies as the perp was escorted away.]

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Trump enthused because he paid a guy to get tased.

tonychanyt said:

Jesus died before the Sabbath in Luke 23:


After the Sabbath, Mark 16:


Did they purchase the spices before or after the Sabbath?

It could be both, Gill explained:

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One could say the Bible can get spicy real quickly sometimes.

Alright, I'll walk out of this one with the puns.

Source: What Does the Bible Say About Spices?

May Jesus protect them in his Sacred Heart! May Mary wrap them in her mantle!

Good! It’s important this happens. We aren’t going anywhere.

May they intercede before the throne of God for us!

Please pray for granddaughter & husband who left this morning on a 1-week mission trip to Ecuador. Their four young kids are staying with my daughter & her family.

Antique Cast Iron

Apple Sky said:

Besides playing the classical guitar, I make marionettes here are a few of them;

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Good work on your marionettes

No kinks. Schiff Mega Red (Omega 3) Krill Oil Supplements.

I pray that God would protect believers in Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and China.

Pioneer3mm said:

Agreeing with you in prayer for Turkey.
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Turkey
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10/40 window
- regions/area in the world..where 'access to Gospel message is limited'.

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Thank you for praying for Turkey. Living in a 10/40 window country must be tough, so we are blessed to not live in those countries, but we must try to bring them to Christ.

Here is a 10/40 window for those who enjoy visuals. Most of these countries are in Northern Africa and Asia.

I pray that God will provide for you both financially and spiritually. I pray that God will show you that you have control over your relationship with Him.

Kcir said:

Welcome. I'm a newbie myself, Quick bio: 70 , married 35 years , retired since 03 to take care of wife ( confined to wheel chair/bed). I have cancer which is in stasis 6 years & had polio in 1957. I have wonderful Christian friends & Church that help me get through life via God's blessings. I will be putting my wife in a group home soon as I just can't physically do it anymore, dreading putting my wife there. Do I have issues , no one ever said life was easy .

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Are you still with us? I've been on CF for years and years, guessing at least 20 years. My dad had polio sometime during the Depression. He passed away in 2004. My husband passed away more than 10 years ago.

May God continue to give you strength.

Michie said:

Born 61 years ago into a Muslim family in Turkey, Belkız was the first daughter after two sons. As a child, she went to the mosque and read the Koran in Arabic but says she didn’t understand it. After reading books on materialist philosophy in her youth, she became an atheist at the age of 15.

Belkız (whose last name is being withheld for privacy reasons) told ACI Mena, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, that after graduating from university, she became a literature teacher and was constantly reading books. When she was 28 years old, she read Turan Dursun’s book “This Is Religion.” (Dursun, a former Shia Muslim and scholar who became an atheist, was murdered because of what he wrote about Islam and religion. His book criticizes religious books — mainly the Koran.)

Belkız couldn’t believe what she read so she bought a Turkish Koran and read it. The Bible was next — she bought one at the Izmir Book Fair and was invited to watch a movie at a Protestant church about the life of Jesus based on the Gospel of Luke.

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From Islam to the Church: One Turkish woman shares her story of faith

Born in Turkey, Belkiz went from practicing Islam to becoming an atheist and then discovering Catholicism after a moment with a Protestant friend.

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Amen to her. God bless her for turning to the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is good that she left Islam to turn to Jesus.

ViaCrucis said:

Is it acceptable to touch a woman without her consent?

-CryptoLutheran

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You have been clearly answered in post #16

Dang, right back to this nostalgia again. I struggle with my sins every day (of different kinds, as stated on some of my devotionals), but this song helps me realize that God is always there in rough moments. So therefore, I sing this song to praise the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Wolseley said:

Earthquakes; volcanoes; changes in ocean currents; wars and rumors of wars....

The latest is the appearance in California of a deep-sea fish that rarely comes to the surface; it tends to show up when tectonic activity on the ocean floor produces gases that are toxic to it, so it surfaces. The Japanese refer to it as the "doomsday fish", since it tends to appear right before major earthquakes.

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Darn, that quake should not happen yet. According to the USGS, a quake of M6.0 or greater has a 99% probability of happening between 2014 and 30 years later (so, 2044):


Yep, we are nearing those End Times, cos the quakes may be increasing.

Vambram said:

As politics heat up let’s work hard to keep our perspective. I heard a song that did that for me.

It’s good to be reminded, in the midst of all the rhetoric, that we are considering a president, not a king. Jesus spent a lot of time at the beginning of his ministry reminding those he taught to seek the “Kingdom of God.”

We can’t be right with God unless we make him our King. Equally, we can’t be right with God if we seat anyone else on the throne of our lives.

Here in America, we pledge allegiance to a flag but we, as Christians, need to be careful to reserve our highest honors for our King of kings.

An election to count on.​

It isn’t difficult to discern political speech from truth these days. There isn’t a lot of decent character in politics these days, or in politicians. As I said in last week’s blog post, every candidate we vote for is imperfect just like us.

Our news will be full of election rhetoric for the next few months, but there is another election to consider as well. The apostle Paul began his letter to Titus by saying, “Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began” (Titus 1:1–2).

Who are God’s “elect”? According to Colossians 3:12, the elect are God’s “chosen ones” who are “holy and dearly loved.”

We are going to elect a new president who will govern the country for a few years. The sovereign God, the King of kings, elected each Christian to become his child and live as someone who is holy and dearly loved. Shouldn’t that knowledge overwhelm us with reverent awe? That should be the perspective that carries us through this political season.

We will vote in an election. The day we accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we attended the coronation of our King – now our Father in heaven.

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Amen to that, and yes, the only one with perfect character is Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior. I already voted underage for Jesus, in 2013 by getting baptized in the name of Jesus at a nondenominational church, though, Jesus was in my heart a few years before that, but 2013 solidified my faith. Cos hey, we are citizens of Heaven (Phil 3:20-21).

Since having God, and especially growing closer, it has become easier to become confident in the Lord, and now I want to spread the Lord around here on this forum, and hopefully, in real life.

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she doesn't share the values of the party she was meant to be representing

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She thought it was possible to disagree on certain issues without betraying values.

What she didn't realize is that there are no values in the current Democratic Party. There's no "we always stand for x".

It's very much a "today we say this, tomorrow we may say the exact opposite, it doesn't matter what you think so we don't need to debate, obey and do as we say if you want to avoid any trouble".

May God bless him and protect him!

sh3nmue said:

Before I got saved I just worked, play video games, hung out with friends, and slept. Obviously I can't do that as much anymore, I don't think God wants me to abandon these things but give them less time. So what should I do because I can only read the Bible so much before I get overwhelmed, I could talk to God but the longer I do it the more mental fog I develop (which I why I can't/find it difficult to pray in the morning) and praying for several hours as a new believer seems impossible to me so I have a decent amount of free time so what should I do?

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That's your head that gets overwhelmed by a mental fog. But your heart is starving to feed on God's word. Do your heart a favor and feed that part of you instead of neglecting it.

Feed your heart and you'll become a spiritual Schwartzenagger.

I'd suggest that since you have access to the internet, consider changing your habits by finding some videos of preaching and bible teaching to listen to. You might not fully listen at first but that's okay. It's for your heart to eat and enjoy. Think of some quiet thing to do as the video plays.

It may be that something they say will strike your interest enough that you reach for a paper and pen to write it down to say it over and over the rest of the day.

Most will say that you should read the gospel of John first, but I suggest that you read first from Ephesians or Colossians. Read four verses from each. And one verse from the gospel of John in each reading session. Do that each day at an optimal time, perhaps in the morning and early evening.

Then when your just about to drop your head on your pillow at night, pick out a verse or comment from what you read or heard that day and say it to God as a prayer and thank Him for working in you to desire His word so you can grow into a spiritual strongman.

And, consider getting a bible that is a different version than what you've got. Pick one that's different enough that you'll concentrate on the words because they're unfamiliar to you. Go to an online bible-site where they've got several different versions to read the same verse from each version they've got.

Another thing. Read outloud to yourself. When you do, your ears will pay more attention to the words your looking at.

And get some promise cards. Each box has 20 cards, one verse or promise on each card. Read one card after reading from Ephesians, Colossians and the gospel of John. (when you finish those, then start on others of the new testament).

And, find some videos that provide prayers that someone is praying and listen to them, listen in order to eventually recite them yourself. They've got them for all possible life topics so any of them could cover areas in your life.

People who say that you should use your own words in prayer are putting a direct hindrance to those like you who aren't as good at praying as those people might be and tell others to be. When they tell you to use your own words in prayer, that's like telling a spiritual toddler to drive the family car instead of relying on daddy to drive it. I'm just putting things into perspective here.
Besides I've noticed that a-lot of people ask other people to pray for them so there's not one thing wrong with listening and reciting what others pray. Over time as you get to know how to pray effectively then by all means pray using your own words. But until then pray somebody else's anointed effective prayers over your own life.