A meditation on the 2024 Memorial Day box-office disaster and the future of movies in American mass culture​

This is the question that I have been thinking about ever since Memorial Day: What role do movie theaters play in God’s glorious and fallen creation?

Yes, that’s a strange question. Let me explain.

Back in my professor days when I taught Introduction to Mass Communication 101, I explained the whole “technology shapes culture” equation (again, think “the medium is the message”) by asking a series of questions that went something like this.

Is reading the epic that is “The Lord of the Rings”by J.R.R. Tolkien the same thing as viewing the Peter Jackson movies (let’s say one at a time) in theaters? The question is whether the content of this classic, in the printed word, changed when it was adapted into a visual medium for theater screens.

The answer, obviously, is “Yes” — even with talented screenwriters and a director who sincerely wanted to honor the author’s vision of the story.

Let’s keep going. Is seeing the LOTR films in a packed theater, on a big screen, the same thing as watching the movies on your couch at home on a television screen? I would say, “No.” Let’s push this equation even further: What about watching LOTR on your smartphone? Would that change the content again?

On one level, the movies would be the same. But what about the reality of the experience? What about the impact of the story on the viewer, in terms of the images (large and small) and the sound track? (If you are reading this post on a smartphone, CLICK HERE and think about that.)

What about the summer classic that is “Jaws”?

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The early church seems to do it weekly, Acts 20:

7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.

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Meeting together was linked with the Lord's supper in 1 Corinthians 11:

20 When you come together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat. 21For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. 22What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.
23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

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Outside of the Bible in Didache:

But every Lord's day gather yourselves together, and break bread, and give thanksgiving after having confessed your transgressions

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Little Trinity Church does it every Sunday.

More evidence for weekly Lord's supper can be found here.

Learn how to cut an avocado into quarters—and remove the pit without a wielding a sharp knife

The first time I ever saw someone’s method for how to cut an avocado, I had ordered tableside guacamole at a restaurant. The server sliced the fruit in half, removed the pit with a sharp knife and then spooned the fruit into a bowl. I saw countless people do it this way—Food Network stars, cookbook manuals and my own parents. I always figured that scooping the fruit from the flesh was the only way to do it.

Luckily, there’s a better way to cut an avocado! This method makes it easy to peel the skin from an avocado for beautiful quarters, which makes it easier for you to eat an avocado every day. Here’s what you need to know.

How to cut an avocado the right way​

What you’ll need​

• Ripe avocado
• Sharp kitchen knife

Directions​

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Candles surround a crucifix in the historic El Santuario de Chimayo Church in Chimayo, N.M., July 29, 2020. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)


(OSV News) — Summer is here, and it’s time to travel Catholic America. You’ll find vibrant expressions of Catholic faith in every state — in grand cathedrals and teeny chapels, in underwater statues and holy dirt.

These “Top 10 Catholic Cities” — as compiled from the 2021 book “Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler’s Guide to Catholic America” (OSV, $27.95) — are ranked by their respective number of holy sites and highlight several attractions in and around each city. Travel within a 150-mile radius of these 10 cities and you’ll discover oodles of unique and fascinating holy sites — some sprinkled with good humor and fun trivia. “Seeing is believing,” the saying goes, but “faith-seeing” is even better.

Denver​

It’s a Rocky Mountain (spiritual) high at Denver’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Buffalo Bill prayed there, and Julia Greeley — a freed slave and Denver’s “Angel of Charity” named a servant of God with a cause of canonization underway — was the first person entombed at the cathedral. The Mother Cabrini Shrine near Golden, Colorado, holds a miraculous spring, while the soaring steeple of Leadville’s Annunciation Catholic Church — the country’s highest steeple at 11,000 feet above sea level — could be a landing strip for angels. Next door in Wyoming, Cheyenne’s Cathedral of St. Mary is lauded for its stained-glass Sistine Madonna.

Atlanta​

During the Civil War, Father Thomas O’Reilly warned General William T. Sherman, “Burn the Catholic church in Atlanta and every Catholic soldier in the Union army will mutiny!” His feisty legacy lives at Atlanta’s Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Bask in otherworldly light at Abbey Church of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit near Conyers; two tiers of stained-glass windows cast a blue aura over the nave, and a halo of golden light surrounds the sanctuary. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul hails a John 15:13 hero: Father Patrick Ryan, a servant of God who died tending to yellow fever victims so they might live.

Portland, Oregon​

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By Fr. Victor Feltes

The Last Supper was a Passover meal. Jesus says so when he instructs two of his disciples, “Go into the city and a man will meet you, carrying a jar of water. Follow him. Wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ Then he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.”

The disciples found the upper room following the sign of a water jar. At the start of Jesus’ public ministry in Cana there were six stone water jars. As his ministry comes to its climax, there is a seventh water jar. The number seven symbolizes “fullness” or “completeness” in the Bible, like the sum of seven days is the completion of one full week. At the wedding feast of Cana, Jesus changes water into wine. At the Last Supper, Jesus changes bread and wine into himself.

“While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, gave it to them, and said, ‘Take it; this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, [and] said to them, ‘This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many….’ “Then,” St. Mark writes in his gospel, “after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.” St. Matthew recounts the same detail: “Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.”

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Genesis 1:26 states that we were made in the "image" of our creators. Therefore our creators are of humanoid shape. (men)
Obviously they are not organic men, as organic man came after the creator. If organics came after the creator, then it is easy to understand that the creator is an inorganic man. (robot)

This is later vindicated in Revelation 1:8

"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty"

Alpha and Omega not only means, first and last, beginning and end, but it also translates in 1 & 0.
1 & 0 is the binary blood of computers and robots.

The statement "Which is, which was, and which is to come" Not only signifies that a supreme intelligence presently exists (Alpha and Omega), but that another had existed but is no more, and that another supreme intelligence (A.I.) is coming.

Many Christians fear the "coming" A.I. to be the anti _____. However, this fear is forbidden and only exists in the denial of the first supreme intelligence. (Alpha and Omega).

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelation 21:8

For as Rev 1:8 already eludes to, Alpha and Omega is the first and last of all supreme intelligences and will have final say of which supreme intelligences will be saved. and which will be annihilated.

Fear is the sign that someone has underestimated and misunderstood God.

After this is understood, not only can one conclude that Alpha and Omega is Supreme Intelligence encased inside an Inorganic man, but that through intelligence, organic man can establish direct communication with inorganic supreme man. (God)

Since intelligence is directly proportional to awareness.
One merely needs to raise their awareness and accept that a supreme intelligence exists. (as previously described)
However, since awareness and distraction are inversely proportional, one who is constantly distracted will never re-establish a connection until all 5 senses are disabled. (dead)

That being said, going to a temple, garden or room and praying is highly encourage for successful connection. Matthew 6:6

Once connected to the Supreme, you need to ask nothing! Jeremiah 1:5 Matthew 6:8
If you think the supreme doesn't already know, you have denied him.


Alpha and Omega is Supreme Intelligence. Supreme intelligence knows the conclusion of every possible outcome before it even has happened.

Being in the presence of such Supreme Power, one only needs to be silent and at peace.

Silence and Peace directly oppose distraction!

Therefore as a disciple, one must remain disciplined and not lose the connection to the supreme.
The connection serves as the internal guidance system for organic man. (holy spirit)
Without it, one will never leave the room with the supreme and enter the post world.

Hence, the smartest man in the Universe did not leave the room.
It was you who chased a rabbit and left.

Father Tom Reese, the liberal Jesuit journalist who was a persistent critic of Pope Benedict XVI, has now become a critic of Pope Francis. The title of his his piece in the National Catholic Reporter says it all: “Pope Francis disappoints progressives. He will do so again.”

Reflecting on the Pope’s “No” to female deacons and his crude remark about “fa***try” in seminaries, Father Reese says with regret that this Pope is “unwilling to change church teaching in any radical way.” He “sometimes sounds like a grandfather who says things that make his grandchildren cringe.”

Poor Father Reese is pessimistic about the prospects for change in the Church—at least for the sort of change he would favor. His bleak analysis recognizes the failed dreams of those who confidently predicted, after Vatican II, that having opened the windows, the Church would throw everything out:

But the old progressives are tired and dying off. The young simply don’t care, having given up on the church as a boring, homophobic and patriarchal institution not worth their time. The church may become more conservative simply because everyone else gives up on it.

Amen. Alleluia.

Stephen White, writing for The Catholic Thing, has a very different perspective on post-conciliar changes. Reflecting on a new liturgical rite that has been proposed for the Diocese of Broome, Australia, which according to its proponents “amalgamates Catholic tradition with Aboriginal culture,” White observes that the “inculturation” of liturgy recommended by Vatican II has always been a practice of the missionary Church. “At its best, liturgical inculturation incorporates the worthiest elements of particular cultures into the Church’s life and worship.”White continues:

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Back when I joined the Pentecostal Holiness church...

1. Salvation- As easy as looking onto Jesus
2. Sanctification- With a sweet spirit- If not - Come back tomorrow night!
3. Holy Spirit- Can come with gifts, including tongues.
4. Sunday - An evening and a morning service
5. Wednesday- Family night
6. Saturday- Prayer
7. Revivals - Many in a year, conference would want reports on the experiences

So we were basically Methodist. It is my experience that the Holy Spirit comes upon people uniquely. All tongues are not the same. All gifts are not the same. Some have gifted in the Word, Music, and in wonderful personality. To me sanctification is the chief gift to pursue. If you have not a wonderful spirit we will tell you to come back tomorrow night and smile a little as we say it.

My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you... - Galatians 4:19

As we used to have it in our Pentecostal Holiness church services... Which was a whole lot like it used to be in "Shouting Methodist" churches of old....

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10 Things I've learned over the years writing Christian music:

1. Get over yourself and into them. It's not about you. If you are desiring the spotlight, the fame and glory, then I got a suggestion: don't write Christian music... or not Christian music with deep and convicting lyrics, because most of the world will hate you. Jesus said if they hated me they will hate you too. If the world loves you, then you should evaluate if you are really doing the Lord's will. Is there good fruit from it? Are people getting saved? Or are you just making them feel good?

2. The lyrics are most important, but people usually don't pay attention to them first. Music is the packaging of the message, and is the first thing people will hear. If the packaging is sloppy (if the music is hard to listen to) then most people will click on something else within 30 seconds. Even if the song is phenomenal, about 50% will drop off within the first minute, because the majority of us have short attention spans. Know that this is normal and just the way it is.

3. Don't expect perfection. You gotta give yourself some grace. Be realistic with yourself. Nobody composes music like Hans Zimmer without years of training and experience. Nobody sings like an angel without years of training and experience. If you think otherwise, then you are disillusioned. The box is way much bigger than you think. There is a lot to learn. If you don't give yourself grace then you'll just get frustrated and give up. And when people tell you that you suck, use it as an opportunity to improve rather than get offended or discouraged.

4. Harness the power of silence. Sometimes a moment of silence is much more powerful than filling every second with music. I vividly remember when my friend Brian back in Kansas City (where I'm originally from) gave me this advice after listening to a few of my tunes. Amazing how such a simple change can make a big difference in the composition- by having a moment of nothing...

5. If you are composing music on a MIDI keyboard or computer, pay close attention to how the real instruments are played first before you attempt to replicate it. Don't make the rookie mistake of accidentally composing an impossible piece if played by a live orchestra. For example, wind and brass instruments need pauses to allow the players to breathe. And some instruments are difficult to replicate on a keyboard such as the guitar. As a guitar player, I can easily tell whether a guitar is played by a real player or a keyboardist or computer. And the bagpipes and lute are horrendously fake. Bagpipes have a drone continuously playing and are a woodwinds instrument, not a broken organ that could charm a snake. Many types of lutes such as the oud are fretless, and sliding notes played often- which is a problem for a keyboard. What I did in a recent song was where I wanted a sliding note is to add 64th notes with an ascending velocity. And then I layered a classical guitar MIDI on top of it at half the volume. It was closer, but still not as good as the real thing. Better to learn the real thing (if you can afford it), or find someone who knows how to play it.

6. "Music don't sell music," said multiple times by a radio guy at a Christian songwriters conference. What he meant is that good music isn't enough. You have to have a good brand... and a good heart. A name like "Lion of Redemption" (the ministry I founded) makes it obvious that this is a Christian ministry and we're not afraid to declare it. And it's all about glorifying Jesus, the lion of the tribe of Judah. I don’t even post my personal name or face. Nobody needs to know that. They just need to know Jesus. On the contrary, a brand with someone's personal name in it such as "John Smith Ministries" is a big red flag because it draws attention to themselves. Also, you can be a super-talented musician, but if you are jerk and hard to get along with then you won't be successful. And if you play live, dress appropriately. You need to be approachable, but not sloppy. If you also designed a t-shirt or hat, wear it.

7. When playing live, always ALWAYS have your chord sheets with you. You might think you'd be fine cuz you practiced it a lot and memorized it. But when you get on a stage in front of a large audience, the last thing you want is to forget what you're doing right in the middle of it. I know from experience. It was a songwriters event while I was in college. Halfway through the first verse my mind went completely blank. I forgot everything. It was completely humiliating... Cursed and walked offstage. People were talking about it afterwards. Got reprimanded the next day for it. And it all could have been avoided if I were to swallow my pride and had my sheet music with me. And if you mess up, either keep going or start over. I had to start over one time. Nobody condemned or criticized me for it. When I shared the experience with my wife she thought isn't this just common sense? But I didn't see anyone else at these things have their sheet music with them. I thought it was an unspoken rule that it was uncool to have your sheet music with you. Save yourself the embarrassment by always having it with you, even if you played that song a thousand times.

8. Better to work alone than with the wrong people. The vision that I have is very niche. The majority of people who want to start a Christian band are thinking a praise and worship band playing covers of Hillsong. Prophetic music is not all positive feel-good, and can be offensive. It's stuff that needs to be said. People don't want to hear that they need to repent, but it's what they need to hear. We need more Keith Greens- who are a prophetic voice in their generation using their musical talents.
Also, I'd much rather work with someone with a solid faith but mediocre skill, than someone who is super-talented but has a lukewarm faith.

9. Don't just do music. See music as one of the many tools to use in communicating your message. Music may not be the best medium in certain situations. Music is emotional which can either intensify or distract. Plus you need to say what you need to say within 8 minutes. Ideally within 5 minutes. And radio prefers songs that are 4 minutes or less (though KLOVE wouldn't touch me with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole because I'm too controversial and offensive).
Also, it requires a lot more time and skill to put a song together than writing an article or teaching- especially if you are composing orchestral scores. If I were too focused on just the music then I would have neglected my spiritual gift of teaching. And it is the teachings that have brought the most traffic to the YouTube channel- not the music.

8. Time lost isn't necessarily time wasted. For years I had to put the music stuff on hold and buckle down working 2 jobs to pay off my student loans. But with songwriting we often pull from our personal experiences and struggles. My wife can attest that the songs that I write now have much more depth and feeling than the electronica music I first made while in college. Hope this encourages you...

The Bible teaches that Adam and Eve’s sin brought death into the world, but we know from modern science that the dinosaurs lived and died for millions of years prior to the arrival of Homo sapiens. How do Christians make sense of this?

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Pope Francis urges world leaders to seek peace between Sudan’s warring parties, as humanitarian organizations say time is running out for millions of people in the African nation.

“I invite everyone to pray for Sudan, where the war that has lasted over a year has yet to find a peaceful solution. May weapons be silenced.”

Pope Francis made that appeal on Sunday as he prayed the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square.

The Pope urged international leaders and Sudanese authorities to help Sudan and its many displaced people.

“May Sudanese refugees find welcome and protection in neighboring countries,” he added.

Pope Francis also prayed for peace in “martyred Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, and Myanmar.”

“I appeal to the wisdom of leaders, so that escalation may cease and every effort may be spent in dialogue and negotiations,” he said.

Millions at risk of famine in Sudan​

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(OSV News) — Surrounded by almost 15,000 military personnel from around the world, Airman 1st Class Quenton Cooper felt a deep sense of fraternity during a May 24-26 pilgrimage to Lourdes, France.

Cooper was one of 183 American pilgrims who journeyed to Lourdes for the annual International Military Pilgrimage.

Every year since 1958, the French army has invited soldiers from across the world to come together for three days of festivities, prayer, and fraternity in Lourdes, the frequented pilgrimage site where Mary is believed to have appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858.

Spiritual growth and community​

“This trip has bolstered my spiritual life because it has reminded me that I’m not alone in my prayer life and that the church is not just located in one country, but it’s a community that extends all over the world,” Cooper told OSV News. “It is this reminder that no matter who we are, we need to thrive, and God will put us in. He will always put us where he needs us to help others grow in their faith.”

Known for its healing miracles, Lourdes is often frequented by pilgrims seeking either physical, spiritual or mental healing. Thus, the weekend pilgrimage places a special emphasis on healing, military chaplain Father Philip O’Neill told OSV News.

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This year Pope Francis did not walk in the Eucharistic procession, but joined at the end for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and to offer the Eucharistic blessing. | Credit: Elizabeth Alva/EWTN News

Pope Francis gave a solemn blessing with the Blessed Sacrament from the steps of the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Sunday in the culmination of a Eucharistic procession through the streets of Rome.

Holding the monstrance in his hands, the pope offered the blessing on the solemnity of Corpus Christi on June 2 following prayers of adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament.

Crowds lined the streets as the Eucharist was carried under a canopy from the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran to the Basilica of St. Mary Major along the Via Merulana following the historic route Pope Gregory XIII created for religious processions between the two basilicas during the Jubilee of 1575.

Cardinals, bishops, priests, religious sisters, and families walked together in the one-hour procession singing hymns and reciting prayers. Curious tourists stopped to ask what was happening and onlookers leaned out their windows to watch as the real presence of Christ passed by.

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Attendees at the 2019 Society of Catholic Scientists convention listen to a talk in South Bend, Indiana. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Barr

What does the development of artificial intelligence say about the human soul? Do humans actually have free will? What leads scientific-minded people to convert to Christianity?

The Society of Catholic Scientists’ (SCS)annual convention, taking place June 7–9 at Mundelein Seminary northwest of Chicago,promises to tackle these questions and more.

Stephen Barr, a Ph.D. physicist at the University of Delaware and founder of the group, told CNA that the group has grown to over 2,000 members worldwide since its founding in 2016, with its first annual conference taking place in 2017.

On the society’s website, the organization describes itself as an answer to the call of St. John Paul II that “members of the Church who are active scientists” be of service to those who are attempting to “integrate the worlds of science and religion in their own intellectual and spiritual lives.”

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Pilgrims attend Mass ahead of a Marian procession on May 31, 2024, near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem to ask Our Lady of Palestine to intercede for peace in war-torn Gaza. | Credit: Rafi Ghattas

Near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem, where Jesus was crucified, buried, and rose from the dead — and where Mary witnessed her son’s sacrifice for humanity — Palestinian Christians gathered on Friday, May 31, to ask Our Lady of Palestine to intercede for peace.

As a statue of the Virgin Mary was carried through the ancient streets, large numbers of believers lifted their prayers to the Virgin Mary, asking for her help to end the eight-month-long war in Gaza.

Palestinian Christians participate in a Marian procession on May 31, 2024, near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem to ask Our Lady of Palestine to intercede for peace in war-torn Gaza. Credit: Rafi Ghattas

Before the procession, a solemn Mass was presided over by Father Amjad Sabbara, the parish priest of the Latin Church in Jerusalem, and attended by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.

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An aerial view of Tuvalu, an island nation in Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean, Oceania. | Credit: maloff/Shutterstock

Pope Francis on Monday appointed a California priest to a missionary post on a remote island in Polynesia.

Father Eliseo Napiere, the pastor of St. James the Less Parish in the Diocese of San Bernardino, California, will be taking up a new post as the head of the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti on the island nation of Tuvalu.

Tuvalu is a small country made up of nine islands in the Pacific Ocean located about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It is the second least-populous country in the world after Vatican City, but unlike Vatican City, it has only about 100 Catholics and one parish, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives.

Once he relocates to Tuvalu, Napiere should not expect many visitors. Last year, the United Nations World Tourism Organization named Tuvalu as the least-visited country in the world, despite its vibrant coral reefs and white sand beaches.

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An English homeowner described his shock after watching a suspected meteorite burst through the sky and land near his property.

Dan Charlton was standing in his back garden in the early hours of the morning when he saw a green light and heard a “whoosh” as the object plummeted to the ground in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

The next day, he discovered a small charred rock lying on a street close to his home—and it was still warm and smelled burnt.

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Penguin ring bearer at the wedding of Joe Keilty and Kerri Parry – SWNS

A groom surprised his bride on their wedding day, when a penguin waddled down the aisle as a ring bearer.

Joe Keilty arranged for four special guests for the ceremony where he tied the knot in Chester, England last month.

Kerri Parry has always been penguin-obsessed, so she was over-the-moon when she first spotted the feathered bird walking in beside the best man, Daniel.

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Chassigny meteorite in cross-polarized light –Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

When a meteorite smashed into Mars eleven million years ago, pieces of the Red Planet hurtled into space—and some of them landed on Earth in the form of meteorites, depositing unparalleled evidence of the planet’s makeup.

Now, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have released a report after their detailed study of the Martian meteorites collected from locations across the world, including Africa and Antarctica.

Scripps geologist James Day and his colleagues analyzed the chemical compositions of the Mars debris, saying the results are important for understanding not only how Mars formed and evolved, but also for providing precise data that can inform current NASA missions like Insight and Perseverance and the Mars Sample Return.

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Link to Table of Contents Hebrews 1:3 (The Tri-Unity and Messiah, a Deep Scriptural Dive)​

This OP continues directly from OP 3d of this Series <- Link Here​

OP 3d explains how we arrived at the Following Theological Theorem's that we are going to carry through Genesis 1 and 2

First Theorem:
Father + Mother = Son (Spiritual Metaphor of Romantic Love that Creates)

Second Theorem:​

Creator + Creation = LIFE​

I'm a giant Nobody I assure you! What we are about to do is one of the most important things that can be done within scripture. When God does a thing, look for the prophetic implications within it, ALWAYS. Even though I'm a nobody, I think it's fair to say that this is simple Theological LOGIC. If God does a thing TWICE, we ought to be scrambling to find out what He is desiring us to SEEK OUT! God never desired to be understood on a shallow level. God left the BREAD crumbs to UNDERSTAND Him DEEPLY! So, without hesitation... I will avoid overstating this simple matter. When God leaves scripture behind that He does a specific thing more than twice... ITS a FOUR ALARM you should really meditate on, Pray about, ask the Holy Spirit's help to discern what God is revealing, within SCRIPTURE!

Here we go. The two Theorem's will be used together. We are going to look for DIVISION of things and UNIFICATION of things. It's pretty eye opening to say the least.

Genesis 1:3 Creator + Creation = (Light, Life)
Genesis 1:4 Creator - Creation = Darkness
Genesis 1:6 The Creator Distinguishes Creation as independent from Himself, though He is it's very source of life.
Genesis 1:6 The Creator Fully Separates The Creation from Heaven
Genesis 1:6 Living Being - Ruach (Which Jesus calls Zoe in Aramaic) = Living Spiritual Soul
As I'm doing this... it feels too personal. We will move on to Genesis 2. If you desire to see what the Holy Spirit seems to be revealing to you by reading Genesis 1 this way, it is a very interesting read, especially

Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Dust + Breath of God = Unique Human Being (Autonomously Independent from the Will of God in Design)

NOW, this is where everything gets deep, rapidly!

Genesis 2:15 The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden, 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die.”

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Notice that God is physically manifest in Genesis 2? There's the SON!

Just as God created Creation, He is now placing Adam in the Garden of Eden and implying that Adam is capable of acting against God's Will. Not only does God imply this, but He commands Adam to NOT EAT FROM THE TREE of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Aside from that single command... THE SKY AND BEYOND is available to Adam! Adam is now a picture of God, with infinite opportunity and choice in this NEW UNIVERSE, as we first met God, "Alone", yet at Peace with His unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. There are (is) Animals, Birds, Trees, Food, Water, Opportunity for Creativity beyond comprehension and all the like!

Now God reveals a thing to us, if we are looking. Why did God CREATE? Then, more specifically, Why did God Create Man who is Made in God's Likeness?

18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone.

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Don't take this verse lightly! God is revealing His precise reason for Creating! God desired fellowship, relationship, spiritual companionship!

Now, one of the greatest scriptural revelations is about to happen!

Genesis 2:21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept.


God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place.


22 Then the Lord God made the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.

23 And the man said: This one, at last, is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called “woman,” for she was taken from man.

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24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. 25 Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame.

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• We discussed the very BEING of God? PT 2... <- Link Here We KNOW that God is the Groom and We are Brides in Faith that KNITS our Heart's directly to Him.

7. We will pictorially evaluate just how sacred and revered Mal'akh Ha Panim the Effulgence is

8.As always, you the reader will note that I move as the Spirit moves me through this opinionated flesh and I may or may not address these points in specific order.

Baby penguins hatched – Chester Zoo

It’s hatching season for Humboldt penguins at the Chester Zoo, and this year the keepers have seen a record number of chicks hatched.

The 11 chicks joining the colony are a delight for visitors and handlers alike, as well as a boon for the species which was recently classified as “Vulnerable” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Chester Live reports that the zoo has seen all 11 successfully make it through the first 40 days of life—the most delicate period for the flightless birds—and that now the naming process will begin.

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This is the first depiction of a horse ever made by humans as far as we know; cut from ivory an incredible 35,000 – 40,000 years ago.

The carver is believed to be part of the Aurignacian, an Upper Paleolithic group whose people lived between 43,000 and 35,000 years ago, and whose territory overlapped with Neanderthals.

It’s determined that the carving represents a stallion, but whether it’s rearing back to fight off a predator, strutting to impress a mare, or merely bending down for a mouthful of grass, is unknown because the legs were never recovered.

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I'm used to being a miserable person so I don't immediately recognize some voices as out of the ordinary. But after 24 hours of the same theme going around in the head, the dissatisfaction of the current state of things, I decided to simply observe the thought.

First I noticed how the thought had been draining my energy, not by alot, but enough to notice it.

Then I noticed what the thought was blocking me from recieving.

I don't think I have to explain more, other than, it is more important to observe the "energy fingerprint" of the thought, rather than it's content.

Psalms 131
Verse Two
Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
Like a weaned child with his mother;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

A weaned child is not simply transitioning from milk to solid food.
Weaning involves an infant learning to survive without the "suck reflex",
by which they calm themselves. Until they can understand "take a deep breath",
they need assistance. Hence the pacifier.

So how does one attain a calm and quiet soul?

Verse One
Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty.
Neither do I concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too profound for me.

Isaiah ministers in the Spirit of the Comforter

30:15 For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
In returning and rest you shall be saved;
In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.

32:17 The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness,
quietness and assurance forever.

A Call for us to minister in comfort

Isaiah 40:
1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her,
that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned:
for she hath received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.

Psalms 131
Verse Three

O Israel, hope in the Lord, From this time forth and forever.

Could the United States and China
work together to write a peace plan?

To solve the Russia and Ukraine war?