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  1. Coolerranch

    Annunciation Church returns to Worship

    https://dcgary.org/news/3-months-after-fatal-shooting-minneapolis-church-restored-worship "Today we gather penitentially for this rite of reparation in the hope of restoring the order that Christ desires for his Church, his family. We cannot undo the tragic loss of Fletcher and Harper, but we...
  2. Coolerranch

    Hope from October 15th

    https://www.newsweek.com/internet-reacts-iran-virgin-mary-subway-station-10881334
  3. Coolerranch

    Christian News from Mark Taylor

    https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/crosspoint-with-mark-taylor/id1669053735
  4. Coolerranch

    Films promoting African American & Native American Participations in Catholicism

    https://dcgary.org/news/films-tell-story-african-american-catholics-legacy-churchs-ministry-native-americans Their culture applications to Catholicism and how Catholicism has affected them.
  5. Coolerranch

    Pope elects new Cardinal after Cardinal Dolan Resigns.

    https://dcgary.org/news/pope-accepts-resignation-cardinal-dolan-names-bishop-hicks-joliet-ill-successor
  6. Heartofsilver

    Trying to find a part time job

    Hello everyone, My state volunteer opportunity ended recently and I am still working for my dad with his business, but I am having trouble making ends meet. So, I am now searching for a part time job in retail. I have had 3 interviews so far, but no job yet. So please pray for God to make a...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    The God of Hope

  8. Christsfreeservant

    With All My Heart I Give You Thanks

    “I will give You thanks with all my heart; I will sing praises to You before the gods. I will bow down toward Your holy temple And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name. On the day I called, You answered me...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    The Hope of Israel

    “O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You will be put to shame. Those who turn away on earth will be written down, Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord. Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; Save me and I will be saved, For You are my praise.” (Jeremiah...
  10. mindlight

    White Male Protestants built the USA?

    Historically speaking white male protestants (WMP) built America. Catholic Hispanics, foreign powers, and pagan native Americans were just the guys in the way of the expansion and development of the continental USA stretching from sea to shining sea. Black people were brought in to do the grunt...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    That We Might Have Hope

    When the book of Romans was penned by Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, it was not a book with chapters and verses, but it was all one complete letter to the church, the beloved of God in Rome, called as saints. So, if you are not familiar with the book, it would be good if you...
  12. Longing to kneel

    Isolation

    One of my greatest struggles for a long time—one I still wrestle with even now—has been isolation, driven by the shame of my past and the hurt I caused those closest to me. I withdrew, believing that those I love would be better off without me. But by God’s grace, that cycle is being broken...
  13. CoreyD

    Heaven Or Hell

    It's one or the other. Have you heard this before? Growing up, I have heard this, multiple times.... "The good go the heaven. The bad go to hell. One place (heaven) is rejoicing and bliss. The other place (Hell), is torment and anguish... eternally." Then in my early 20s, I came to learn that...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Hope for The Hurting

    There is hope for the hurting For whom Christ they are serving Misfortune undeserving With trials so disturbing No promises of relief No assurance they’ll be brief Even if Christ they believe And forgiveness they receive Is this meant to be a joke? At misfortune do I poke? Have I now, now have...
  15. Longing to kneel

    My Thoughts

    To the child of God, every tear is seen and gathered by the Lord, bearing a purpose both holy and tender in His sight. Yet to those who are not His own, tears are but fleeting shadows of pain, void of hope, unless lifted to Him in humble surrender.
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Down in the Dumps

    Do you ever get down in the dumps? You’ve certainly taken your lumps. Discouragement’s settling in. You wonder if you’ll ever win. Time seems to not be your best friend. You wonder if this will e’er end. Will you ever see the light of day? You cry, and you hope, and you pray. But, time then...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    Hope, Patience, and Prayer

    “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” (Romans 12:12 ESV) Hope Now I am not going to look up a bunch of words today, so I am going to just share my understanding here on this word “hope,” for this is me having my quiet time with the Lord and letting him speak to...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    The Plans of God for Us

    The following was a specific promise given by God to a specific people at a particular time in history under very distinct circumstances which are not relevant to us today. The people of God were under the judgment of God for a period of 70 years. So, the Lord was giving them specific...
  19. Christsfreeservant

    Abusers and The Abused

    Psalms 62:3-4 ESV “How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah” This passage...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Those Who Hope in His Unfailing Love

    “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth— he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.” (Psalms...