LAKEWOOD, Colo. — An expert panel that gathered last week to discuss the ethical implications of AI technology urged Christians to prepare for seismic changes while harnessing the capacities of the new technology for good.

Speaking last week to an audience of mostly college students at Colorado Christian University during "AI for Humanity: Navigating Ethics and Morality for a Flourishing Future," which was hosted by The Christian Post and tech company Gloo, panelists urged Christians to be mindful of AI while not shying away from its potential.

'Wake up and prepare'

James Poulter, an author who serves as head of AI and innovation at the London-based advertising agency House 337, likened AI's arrival to an impending alien invasion. He said he believes most people "drastically underestimate the speed of change that we are not only already experiencing, but are about to experience."

"If you listen to the creators of this technology in Silicon Valley at the moment, that's essentially what they're telling us: that there is an alien intelligence ... and it's coming, and it's going to be infinitely available, scalable — and at some point, if Elon [Musk] gets the technology nailed down correctly, it's going to be embodied, as well," he said.

"It'll have a physical manifestation, and it will be around you. And so, if that is the case, then we have to wake up and prepare for this in a way that I don't think we are."

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Are Tattoos, Even Works Of Art Placed On Human Skin, Immoral? – Mike Pantile on Facebook

(Very short video. Less than 5 minutes.)

What do you think? Do you think tattoos need to be decommissioned? Do they have any sort of powers spiritually?

People persecute other people for many different reasons. Sometimes it is because someone is different from them, such as poorer or richer, smarter or not as smart, highly educated or lacking in education, popular or not popular, talkative or quiet, tall or short, funny or serious, male or female, overweight or underweight, or they have white skin or black skin, etc.

Sometimes people persecute others because of what they believe and what they put into practice. And this can cover the subject of politics and republicans against democrats, or vice versa. Or it can cover people’s views on education, taxes, and laws which govern the land. And it can certainly cover the subject of religion and religious beliefs and practices.

And here the subject matter is speaking of persecution against those who are of God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, who follow the Lord in sincerity, with purpose, and with direction and empowerment of God to live for the Lord and to do his will. The closer that one walks with the Lord, in obedience to God, in surrender of their wills to the Lord, in service to the Lord, fulfilling their calling of God to take the biblical message of salvation to the people of the world and to refute the enemy’s lies, the greater the risk of persecution.

And this persecution doesn’t necessarily come just from those people in the world who make no professions of faith in Jesus Christ. For who were Jesus’ greatest persecutors? They were people of his own faith. They were some of his family members. They were people of his own nationality. But primarily they were the leaders and rulers and people of influence in the temple and in the synagogues who hounded and persecuted him continuously because of who he said he was and because of what he taught to the people.

Some of your greatest persecutors may turn out to be the same. They may be pastors and elders of “church” congregations. They may be others who profess faith in Jesus Christ but who take their Christianity less serious than you do. They may not believe the biblical gospel taught by Jesus and by his New Testament apostles, but they may believe in a more altered and diluted gospel which gives them more freedom to live however they want. For they may believe they have the freedom to keep sinning deliberately.

And so you may be an offense to them. Or you may be a nuisance to them because of your stand on the truth of the gospel when they are trying to present to the people an altered gospel which makes no requirements that we die to sin and that we obey God. And so they may attack you and call you “legalistic,” or they may accuse you falsely of teaching “works salvation.” And they may find ways to get rid of you so that you do not influence the people of their congregations to believe the truth and to reject the lies.

But when we are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, and because we stand on the truth of God’s word, and we do not yield to making spiritual compromises in order to blend in with the world, we are to treat our persecutors with love and kindness, and never should we even think of retaliation. And we should pray for them. For we are never to pay back evil for evil. We are never to take our own revenge. But we should respond with love and kindness and let God be the one to cast judgment and sentence.

But when it says here that we are to be of the same mind toward one another (in the body of Christ), and as far as it depends on us that we should be at peace with all men, this is not teaching that it is okay for us to compromise truth and righteousness in order to make peace or in order to be likeminded with others who also profess faith in Jesus Christ. We need to remain faithful to the Lord and to the teachings of the Scriptures in walks of surrender to God in obedience to his commands in holy living always.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

As the Deer

By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

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Pay Back Evil With Good
An Original Work / October 15, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Please pray for all Turkish Christians who are being persecuted.

God bless

I had my first experience of this creation Sunday. It was developed by ELCA out of Luther Seminary. The purpose is to read a long portion of Scripture each week, with the option of a short reading to follow. My family were visiting my parents' house for the occasion of Dad's 63rd birthday and we went to a Lutheran church employing this reading scheme. The preacher was quite good.

Faith


This verse shows us that if we have believing prayer that God will answer. However we need to look at through the Lense of a few scriptures.

Provision

Suppose a person were to pray “God I stand in faith, that you would make me rich”. Although the LORD wants us to prosper, He does not have to answer that kind of prayer. The Bible says:


We need to be aware that when praying for provision, it still must be according to God’s will. There is a fine line between claiming Jesus promises, and boasting. We still need to allow for God’s will in all of our prayers. Although we can pray for our needs to be met, as an example, we can’t just pray prayers, for our own pleasures.


What about prayers for our physical needs. The Bible tells us:


We are told not to worry about these things, for God will provide them. We should have a thankfulness in our prayers as we seek God on these issues.

Anger and Anxiety

So what is God’s will regarding things like anger and anxiety. As a Christian it is God’s desire that we do not have anger, or anxiety. We can claim freedom in these areas. However we should not say in all circumstances if we have anger or anxiety that it is a lack of faith. There are times that human situations can case us anxiety and anger, that may not quickly be defeated. As a example, I was on medication that caused my nervous system to be heightened, it caused violent shaking, which caused me to drop things, this caused social anxiety. I also went through a hugely difficult time in my life, so bad I almost suicided, at that time I was angry with my life. So not all forms of anxiety, or anger, can be suddenly beaten. But we should still focus on the hope that is provided for us in Christ, and claim the good future that he would have for us. There is however a kind of anxiety that comes from, demons messing with our minds. This is an unreasonable and attacking kind of anxiety, this can be defeated by standing in faith, because God has given us power over the devil. There is one thing we need to be aware of however, we need to be abiding in God’s word, and I don’t mean reading it alone, I mean living it to the best of our ability. For we can through our sins “Give place to the devil”, which brings with it emotional suffering.


Giving place to the devil, results in torment, and often anxiety. The only way to beat that kind of anxiety is to return to obedience, and stand on God’s mercy and forgiveness.

Praying for Others

So what about praying for others. Jesus would have us pray for the sick, but we can’t demand that God use us. Firstly we must be proved faithful.


If we are not able or willing to present the word of God faithfully, we will not be able to perform a sign.


Does this mean that if we don’t see healing “immediately” that we are unfaithful? Not at all. It is just a fact that “claiming” a promise does not mean that in all cases we will have it, it must be according to God’s will.

God actually assigns the gifts based upon the faithfulness and faith of the messenger.


Note Paul gives an order “first”, “second”, “third” etc. This shows there is a level of trust God gives people. He goes on to say not everyone is a miracle worker, an apostle etc.


He finishes by saying “earnestly desire” the best gifts.


But if we are living a sanctified life, we will be ready for God to use, and He will entrust us with healings, etc. We should always reach out in these ways.


Praying for Ourselves

What about prayer for sickness in our own body? If we are suffering, we should pray. But it is a fight that only we can make. If we desire healing, we should as Jesus said stand in faith, not doubting. But we need to allow for God’s timing. As an example we don’t know when God will heal, it could be 5 minutes, 5 years. So it is unwise to just go off medication, or something similar, as an “act of faith”. My mother went off medication, and prayed and fasted for her healing, she almost died. Since that time, until her death she advised against such “tests” of faith.

Standing in faith means that we don’t look to our circumstances, but we look to God’s word, even when our circumstance screams loss.

There is still however the element of God’s will. Sometimes God has reason for not bringing healing, and we should never judge others “faith”. As an example, there is a pastor from “Life without limbs”, Nick Vujicic, he was born with no arms or legs, yet God has used him mightily to reach out to people with disabilities. God has shown His power in his life by providing a joyful life for him. There is also Joni Eareckson who broke her back, she is now wheelchair bound, and has constant pain. Yet God used her to reach 10’s of thousands of disabled people with the gospel, and practical support and help. God does not always heal He often uses us where we are.

My personal best friend was mildly disabled, his mother, who was his carer died of old age, my friend then some months latter got a virus that killed him. I believe he was taken home to be with the LORD so that he would not have a long lonely life. We need to allow for the “will of the LORD”, in all of our praying.

The Holy Spirit

We should never associate healing or provision, with the Holy Spirit; In the sense that these things are assured for us as born again believers, nor a sign of the new creation. God as our father wants to meet our needs, and yes to heal. But healing and provision are not a formula.

My husband brought up the subject of “church” with me this morning, so we talked together about that and what it means and what church is biblically, and what it is supposed to be like and operate like biblically speaking. For he was looking into that subject for himself. And we also discussed the subject of what church is not, from a biblical perspective. Then later I read the next passage of Scripture in line for my daily reading, and this passage of Scripture is one very good biblical example which answers those questions.

First of all the church is not what so many have turned it into being. It is not a building which is called “church.” It is not a physical place you go to once or twice a week and then you leave and go someplace else. It is not a church denomination ruled by denominational heads. It is not a business incorporated (merged, joined, united) with the government and the world, being marketed to the people of the world, following worldly means and methods of what to do to draw in large crowds of people from the world.

[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]

The church is the body of Christ, the universal body of believers in Jesus Christ who by faith in Jesus Christ have died with Christ to sin and who are now to be living to please God in walks of surrender to God in obedience to his commands. Collectively we are the church. And we are to gather together for the teaching of the Word (not just one teacher), for prayer, for biblical Christian fellowship, for the breaking of bread, and in order that we might encourage and exhort one another to walk worthy of God.

[Matthew 5:13-16; Matthew 28:18-20; John 4:31-38; John 13:13-17; John 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Acts 26:18; Romans 10:14-15; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:11-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20; 1 Peter 2:9,21; 1 John 2:6]

And all of us within the body of Christ have been given gifts of the Spirit which we are to actively be putting into use for the building up of the body of Christ to maturity in our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord. And we have all been given spiritual ministries (our body parts) within the body of Christ, the church, which we are to be doing for the strengthening and encouraging of one another, within the body of Christ, in our walks of faith, in obedience to our Lord in holy living and in the forsaking of all sins.

The purpose of our gatherings is not to be lopsided, where only a few get to do the ministering while the majority sit as spectators who get to sing along with songs picked out by only one person, and who get to listen to sermons usually taught by only one person (their sermons not usually tested by anyone). There is not to be no room for the rest of us to utilize the Spiritual gifts we have been given in the body parts which God assigned us for the mutual encouragement of one another in our walks of faith. We all matter!

And this passage of Scripture does not list all the gifts of the Spirit or how they are to be used. So also read 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 and Ephesians 4:1-16 and the other Scriptures posted above to get most of the full picture.

The point is that the church is not what is commonly being called “church,” but it is the collective body of believers in Jesus Christ throughout the entire world. And it is important that we gather together in the sharing of our gifts and ministries, assigned to us by God, for the mutual encouragement of one another in our walks of faith in the Lord Jesus. But we can have as few as two of us or more in a gathering, and we are supposed to gather daily, and location can be anywhere appropriate, including on the internet, like now.

Zeal for Your House

Based off Jn. 2:17; Ps. 69:9
An Original Work / August 1, 2016
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Zeal for Your house, it consumes me.
Lord, I love my times with You.
I love to worship You and sing Your praises.
Time in Your Word brings me closer to You,
List’ning to You speaking to me,
Gently guiding me in truth.

Lord, You are my life’s example,
Showing me how I should live.
I love to walk with You where’er You lead me.
No greater joy have I when serving You.
Loving, giving, resting in Your strength,
I’m yielding to Your will.

Zeal for Your house, it consumes me.
See the church turned upside down:
Marketing ventures taking place of worship,
Men of the gospel turning into clowns.
Gospel message made appealing,
So the world will feel at home.

Lord, we need a great revival.
Turn their hearts, Lord, back to You.
Open the blind eyes, turn them all from darkness,
Lord, to the light. May they return to You,
Turn from their sin, forsake idols,
Be restored to God again.

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We are One Body in Christ
An Original Work / October 14, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

The following is how I believe I would teach faith, after giving it some thought.

Faith


This verse shows us that if we have believing prayer that God will answer. However we need to look at through the Lense of a few scriptures.

Provision

Suppose a person were to pray “God I stand in faith, that you would make me rich”. Although the LORD wants us to prosper, He does not have to answer that kind of prayer. The Bible says:


We need to be aware that when praying for provision, it still must be according to God’s will. There is a fine line between claiming Jesus promises, and boasting. We still need to allow for God’s will in all of our prayers. Although we can pray for our needs to be met, as an example, we can’t just pray prayers, for our own pleasures.


What about prayers for our physical needs. The Bible tells us:


We are told not to worry about these things, for God will provide them. We should have a thankfulness in our prayers as we seek God on these issues.

Anger and Anxiety

So what is God’s will regarding things like anger and anxiety. As a Christian it is God’s desire that we do not have anger, or anxiety. We can claim freedom in these areas. However we should not say in all circumstances if we have anger or anxiety that it is a lack of faith. There are times that human situations can case us anxiety and anger, that may not quickly be defeated. As a example, I was on medication that caused my nervous system to be heightened, it caused violent shaking, which caused me to drop things, this caused social anxiety. I also went through a hugely difficult time in my life, so bad I almost suicided, at that time I was angry with my life. So not all forms of anxiety, or anger, can be suddenly beaten. But we should still focus on the hope that is provided for us in Christ, and claim the good future that he would have for us. There is however a kind of anxiety that comes from, demons messing with our minds. This is an unreasonable and attacking kind of anxiety, this can be defeated by standing in faith, because God has given us power over the devil. There is one thing we need to be aware of however, we need to be abiding in God’s word, and I don’t mean reading it alone, I mean living it to the best of our ability. For we can through our sins “Give place to the devil”, which brings with it emotional suffering.


Giving place to the devil, results in torment, and often anxiety. The only way to beat that kind of anxiety is to return to obedience, and stand on God’s mercy and forgiveness.

Praying for Others

So what about praying for others. Jesus would have us pray for the sick, but we can’t demand that God use us. Firstly we must be proved faithful.


If we are not able or willing to present the word of God faithfully, we will not be able to perform a sign.


Does this mean that if we don’t see healing “immediately” that we are unfaithful? Not at all. It is just a fact that “claiming” a promise does not mean that in all cases we will have it, it must be according to God’s will.

God actually assigns the gifts based upon the faithfulness and faith of the messenger.


Note Paul gives an order “first”, “second”, “third” etc. This shows there is a level of trust God gives people. He goes on to say not everyone is a miracle worker, an apostle etc.


He finishes by saying “earnestly desire” the best gifts.


But if we are living a sanctified life, we will be ready for God to use, and He will entrust us with healings, etc. We should always reach out in these ways.


Praying for Ourselves

What about prayer for sickness in our own body? If we are suffering, we should pray. But it is a fight that only we can make. If we desire healing, we should as Jesus said stand in faith, not doubting. But we need to allow for God’s timing. As an example we don’t know when God will heal, it could be 5 minutes, 5 years. So it is unwise to just go off medication, or something similar, as an “act of faith”. My mother went off medication, and prayed and fasted for her healing, she almost died. Since that time, until her death she advised against such “tests” of faith.

Standing in faith means that we don’t look to our circumstances, but we look to God’s word, even when our circumstance screams loss.

There is still however the element of God’s will. Sometimes God has reason for not bringing healing, and we should never judge others “faith”. As an example, there is a pastor from “Life without limbs”, Nick Vujicic, he was born with no arms or legs, yet God has used him mightily to reach out to people with disabilities. God has shown His power in his life by providing a joyful life for him. There is also Joni Eareckson who broke her back, she is now wheelchair bound, and has constant pain. Yet God used her to reach 10’s of thousands of disabled people with the gospel, and practical support and help. God does not always heal He often uses us where we are.

My personal best friend was mildly disabled, his mother, who was his carer died of old age, my friend then some months latter got a virus that killed him. I believe he was taken home to be with the LORD so that he would not have a long lonely life. We need to allow for the “will of the LORD”, in all of our praying.

The Holy Spirit

We should never associate healing or provision, with the Holy Spirit; In the sense that these things are assured for us as born again believers, nor a sign of the new creation. God as our father wants to meet our needs, and yes to heal. But healing and provision are not a formula.

He who is not with Me, is against Me….. Matthew 12:30

But, all the nations and people groups currently occupying the Holy Land, are not with Jesus. Only a very small percentage of individual Christian people are there. Isaiah 29:1-4 describes how a small Jewish Christian group will survive.
The Jewish State of Israel continues in its rejection of Jesus and all the Muslim entities worship Allah, the satanic moon god, represented by the crescent symbol.

Matthew 12:26 If it is Satan who fights Satan, he is divided against himself - how can his kingdom stand?

Todays kind of situation is nothing new; the Sunni sect of Islam hates the Shi-ite sect and even Christian peoples fight each other. The original example is when the Northern ten tribes of the House of Israel opposed the Jewish House of Judah; Israel is in rebellion against Judah unto this day. 1 Kings 12:19

God is in control and He allowed the Jewish State of Israel to be established by a group of Zionist atheists under communistic principles. Most do not acknowledge their Creator God and they arrogantly rely on their own strength. The criteria for citizenship is not ethnicity, but mainly the practice of Judaism.

The reason God has tolerated their existence is that the Jews are the symbolic face of ancient Israel, while God, thru the Holy Spirit, works with the real Israelites of God - those grafted into the olive tree, Jew and Gentile. It is the faithful Christian peoples who display the fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-25, Matthew 21:43

Many Bible Prophesies say that the Lord will clear and cleanse the Holy Land and will then gather His peoples to live there. It is our destiny and great privilege to be alive at this pivotal point in human history.
Be ready to stand firm in your faith and trust the Lord, as we pass through all that must take place until the glorious Return of Jesus as Lord of Lords and King of Kings.

Do Catholic schools teach theistic evolution in their science curriculum?
I was talking to a woman yesterday who goes to and used to work at, the LCMS church I belonged to, about their believe in a young earth and refusal to accept evolution. She said that even Catholics teach the same as the LCMS does. I told her she was wrong and that, as a matter of fact, Catholic schools teach theistic evolution in their science classes. Now I’m wondering if I was correct or not.

Lately I’ve really been struggling with anxiety and OCD, especially around intrusive fears about hell. It’s been taking over my thoughts and making it hard to get through the day. Sometimes I get stuck worrying about people I care about possibly “going there,” and other times I spiral into fear about myself.

Whenever I come across posts that talk about eternal torture or damnation, it makes everything worse — it triggers the anxiety and sends me into a loop I can’t easily escape. I know these thoughts don’t reflect who I am or what I truly believe, but they still feel so real in the moment.

“A freed Israeli hostage told CNN that his Hamas captors started treating him better after the 2024 U.S. elections.

"He got the hostages out," Omer Shem Tov said about Trump. "They were very scared of him -- the terrorists. They wanted Kamala to be elected."

"As soon as Donald Trump was elected, they understood that he wanted to bring us back home," he added. "So immediately, the way they treated me changed. The amount of food. I can say this, when Trump came into president, the way they treatest us changed, for me personally."


"More food, stopped cursing me, spitting on me."


Im not a Trump fan but I find this telling and interesting. Makes me wonder if the peace plan would have happened if Kamala was the president.

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.



And people are perplexed as why things like DEI exist.
These may be the future of the Republican party, but surely a apple from the tree.
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."--Maya Angelou

I've been a tad sheepish of the threads I've been writing but I need to make another one.

This only applies to people, to whom it applies (yes, that sounds vague, lol).

How do you wrestle with the dilemma that you are finding it pointless anymore to dress pretty when going to church, because most people there are dressed as if they were going grocery shopping, or even hiking?

I feel better about myself when wearing a pretty dress, but other women are not dressing like me, and you know how catty women can be: "I bet she's dressing like that to find a husband."

I'm always a modest dresser, so that's not an issue.

When I have tried to dress for church like the others, I feel matronly and like I'm going to Walmart. However, I wonder if there is any point anymore in trying to look nice for church when I stick out like a sore thumb (that may be paranoia and not a fact). I am not overdressed IMHO.

'Heartbreaking, if he means it'

President Donald Trump prompted concern among some of his Christian supporters for comments he made over the weekend, suggesting he doesn't believe he's going to Heaven.

"I don't think there's anything going to get me in Heaven," Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday on his way to Israel to sign a peace deal ending the war in Gaza. "I think I'm maybe not Heaven-bound. I may be in Heaven right now as we fly in Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to make Heaven."

Trump was responding to a question that asked if brokering peace in the Middle East could help him "get into Heaven," which was a reference to comments he made in August that prompted a flurry of theological debate when he appeared to claim that ending the Russia-Ukraine war could help determine his eternal state.

"I want to try and get to Heaven if possible," Trump told "Fox & Friends" on Aug. 19. "I'm hearing I'm not doing well. I hear I'm really at the bottom of the totem pole."

"But if I can get to Heaven, this will be one of the reasons," he added about peace in Ukraine at the time.

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Sounds like this Hegseth directive is being broadly rejected by media outlets, big & small, and across the political spectrum.

All of the big ones are in broad agreement (ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox News), and even the very "MAGA-friendly" Newsmax is opposing it as well.

"President Trump's leadership in the Abraham Accords laid the foundation for today's breakthroughs, bringing hope to the people of Gaza and beyond." Context: Qatar, a key mediator in hostage negotiations, credited Trump's prior accords for enabling the 2025 Gaza peace deal.

"We thank President Trump for his unwavering commitment to peace, from the Abraham Accords to this historic end to the Gaza conflict—Egypt stands ready to build on this legacy." Context: Egypt co-hosted the summit and praised Trump's role in regional de-escalation, building on the 2020 accords.

The United States, under President Trump's guidance, has been instrumental in advancing Morocco's recognition of Israel, opening a new chapter of prosperity and mutual respect in the Middle East." Context: Morocco joined the accords in exchange for U.S. recognition of its Western Sahara claims, explicitly thanking Trump's administration.

What would you recommend, I didn't know where to post this so I thought it would be the most appropriate here

Back in 2013, a U.S. Air Force unit training to fly America’s most advanced military aircraft wore a patch inspired by the television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

The Air Force confirmed it: bronies were flying jets.
“We train world-class pilots who will go on to defend our great nation,” said 1st Lt. Tom Barger, a public affairs officer at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma. “Fostering camaraderie, morale and unity on a regular basis and through small means—like a tastefully humorous patch—enhances our ability to complete the mission when working as a team is essential.”

The pink and purple patch—first spotted by My Little Pony fan site Equestria Daily—and worn by 24 flight students from Joint Undergraduate Specialized Pilot Class 14-05, referenced the cable cartoon show about a team of magical ponies.


Yooooo, this is just too awesome. As a brony myself I'm happy to see this happened.

And it helps combat stereotypes and shows cartoons aren't just for kids and can be enjoyed by anybody.

I have to go in this morning for either two root canals, or one root canal and one extraction. I am not a fan of dental work, thanks to the very first dentist I ever saw in 1965---a sadist whom I believe to this very day was an escaped Nazi. In any event, I am not looking forward to this, and if you could all pray that everything goes well today, I would be grateful.

The personal mobile phone numbers of Australian PM Anthony Albanese and the federal opposition leader Sussan Ley were made public on a free website.


It's tempting to make a joke about phoning the PM - "G'day Tony. Got your number from Sussan. There's a bunch of us down here at the pub and we were wondering how things are going with Donald? Heard any good tariff jokes lately?"

"We got one! 'I shot the tariff, But I did not shoot the subsidy!!' Not bad, huh?"

But it does indicate the increasing threat to privacy posed by AI.

Turkey has been deporting hundreds of foreign Christians and blocking their return by labeling them national security threats, according to an international legal advocacy group.

ADF International Legal Officer Lidia Rieder told a gathering of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday that such designations are issued through internal security codes and have left local Protestant communities without leadership.

Since 2020, at least 200 foreign Christian workers and their families, totaling around 350 people, have been barred from the country under internal security codes N-82 and G-87, ADF International reports.

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Australia took ten of the 15 world hot spots on Monday.

On Monday, the remote Pilbara station Mardie reached 43.5 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest spot on the planet for the day, according to online world temperatures site El Dorado Weather, which collates temperature data from thousands of stations around the world.

It was followed by Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley, and the Pilbara towns of Onslow, Marble Bar and Telfer.

Australian towns took out 10 of the top 15 spots.

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But it is not regarded as a heat wave - not yet anyway.

To meet the heatwave criteria, the BOM looks at the temperatures of both the day and the night.

When combined, they have to fall in the top 5 per cent of all temperatures across an average year to be considered enough for a heatwave.

These unusual temperatures have to hang around for more than three consecutive days

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An 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered buried in a Frankfurt, Germany grave, still next to the chin of the man who wore it, has 18 lines of text written in Latin on just 1.37 inches of silver foil. That could be enough to rewrite the known history of Christianity in the Roman Empire.

The amulet—and the inscription—are the oldest evidence of Christianity found north of the Alps.

Every other link to reliable evidence of Christian life in the northern Alpine area of the Roman Empire is at least 50 years younger, all coming from the fourth century A.D. But the amulet, found in a grave dating between 230 and 270 A.D. and now known as “The Frankfurt Inscription,” was made to better decipher the inscription.

“This extraordinary find affects many areas of research and will keep science busy for a long time,” Ina Hartwig, Frankfurt’s head of culture and science, said in a translated statement. “This applies to archaeology as well as to religious studies, philology, and anthropology. Such a significant find here in Frankfurt is truly something extraordinary.”

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Only by the mercies of God, and in his power, are any of us able to do what this talks about here. Only by the grace of God, in God the Father sending Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, to die on a cross and to put our sins to death with him, are any of us able by faith in Jesus Christ to die with Christ to sin and to obey our Lord’s commands in daily practice. All this comes from God and is empowered of God and is gifted to us by God. Not one of us, in our flesh, is deserving of God’s love and grace. All glory belongs to God!!

But Jesus Christ did not give his life up for us on that cross just to forgive us our sins and to promise us heaven as our eternal home. He put our sins to death with him on that cross so that, by God-persuaded faith in him, we will now die to sin and live for God in walks of obedience to his commands, in holy living. By God-gifted faith in the Lord Jesus we are to surrender our lives to God to do his will, and we are to submit to his Lordship over our lives, and we are to die daily to sin and to follow Jesus where he leads us.

Because Jesus Christ put our sins to death with him, we are to die to sin. And because God raised him from the dead, we are to live new lives in Christ Jesus, no longer as slaves to sin, but as servants of righteousness. We are to give our bodies over to God as living and holy sacrifices to God, acceptable to God, which is our spiritual service of worship of God. For worship of God is not just singing songs of worship, and raising our hands, as we see many people doing, but it is in following our Lord in obedience to his commands.

And worship of God is not something we do in a “worship service” via singing songs of praise to God if our lives are not surrendered to the will of God, and if we are not living holy lives, pleasing to God. We may be going through the motions of “worship,” but true worship of God, of Christ Jesus, involves us dying to sin and walking in obedience to our Lord in surrender to the will of God for our lives, in holy living, empowered by God. Our lives are no longer our own to be lived how we want, but they are to be lived for the will of God.

And then we are no longer to be conformed to the ways of this sinful world. We should not look like, act like, speak like, think like, and live like the ungodly of this world. We should not blend in with the culture of the world to be accepted by the people of the world. But we are to be separate (unlike, different) from the world because we are now being conformed by God to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ, as we cooperate fully with God’s work of love and grace in our lives in molding us into his likeness.

For we are now to be transformed in heart and mind and behavior by the grace of God, empowered by God, by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ. Our old lives of living for self and in sin should have been put to death by faith in Jesus Christ. Sin should no longer be our practice, but obedience to God in righteous and holy living is to be what we practice, by the grace of God. Sin should no longer have mastery over our lives, but God should now be Lord and Master of our lives as we now live holy lives which are pleasing to God.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer

Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897

Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.

Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wandering sinner to find.

O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer others to save.

O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.

Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.

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