I already passed 2 interviews. The final step to get into the job is today Wednesday at 1pm central time. Kindly pray I will pass the road evaluation and finally get hired at C.B.S God Bless Amen

Human migration I find very interesting.

"Pendants and beads reveal nine cultures living across the continent 30,000 years ago"

https://www.science.org/content/article/landmark-paper-shows-why-ice-age-europeans-wore-jewelry

When prepping you need to ask yourself what you will use for a bear gun when you are in bear country? This is a popular discussion widely discussed among those who either live in bear country or travel into bear country. Now I only lived in bear country for two years. I never had any bear attack me but was stalked by a bear at night and all I had on me was a little knife. What made the bear go his own way was how my brother and I grabbed two tall dead trees and began to walk with them. With every step we would use the dead tree as a third leg, per se, which made us sound so much bigger than what we are. It worked good enough for the black bear to leave us alone. But I learned a valuable lesson from that bear enounter and from a Cougar encounter in which I was stalked at night by a Cougar. The lesson I learned was never to walk in bear country without at least a good and well tested pistol. You cannot carry a rifle everywhere you go. So in those events you do not have a good rifle on you, it would be wise to have a pistol that can defend your life in the event of an actual bear attack. This is a real survival scanario that anyone who decides to venture into the wilderness needs to consider.

So for rifles all you need in black bear country is a 12 gauge shotgun, 45-70 rifle or even a 30-30 Win will due. A rifle is preferred. Though for pistols we need to step it up from that .22lr pistol and into some more serious calibers. For black bear I carry a Dan Wesson 10mm and that will do the trick. It will also take out wolves if such a rare and dangerous encounter should happen when you find yourself the target of a wolf attack. And while 9mm and 45 acp have been known to take down black bears, its not advisable. A bear has a very thick skull and thick hide. It takes a lot of penetration to get through that hide or to get through the skull of the bear. So the minimum caliber for black bear would be a 10mm.

For brown bears you need to stict to the big bore guns. For rifles, no less than a 45-70. Though many people have had success in bear hunting with a heavier grain 30-06. However, hunting a brown bear and defending yourself against an angry brown bear can mean a world of difference in terms of the bears stamina and how the bear in a charge will be facing you and not posing their side for you as when hunting a bear. For pistol calibers, once again, no less then a 10mm. A 45 acp was not designed for bear hunting. John Moses Browning designed the 45 acp to take down people, enemy combatants in war. Humans are made differently then bears so the 45 acp is not the best choice for bear defense. Though in reality, that 10mm may be a little on the anemic and it may take several shots, a mag dump, to take out a large adult brown bear. That's even if those shots are well placed. So in reality the 44 mag is a better choice. Sure, 454 Casull or higher calibers are good. I have a 460 Rowland that has near the power of a 44 mag in a semi-auto pistol. That caliber, though somewhat obscure, has gained in popularity in Alaska as a good bear defense round.,

Bear attacks are not a common occurence. However, black bear attacks are on the rise and so are brown bear attacks. This probably has to do with over-developing into the bears territory. I'm constantly hearing about new bear attacks out west, especially among elk hunters. Bears are smart and there is a certain type of bear called a Dinner Bell Bear. This is a bear who hears the shot fired from an elk hunter and knows there is a dead elk somewhere near for him (the bear) to eat. So the bear is on the way toward the sound of the the gun shot. The hunter may end up in a fight for his life over the elk he just shot. And most of these Dinner Bell Bears attack when the hunter is dressing the elk with his rifle set aside. This is why a good pistol is a necessity.

Preppers should know how to discard any type of left over food or fish guts or anything that may attract a bear. They have great noses and can smell for miles. Taking dogs with you may sound like a great idea when in bear country, but most bear attacks happen when a dog aggravates a bear. The bear will by nature chase the dog and the dog will run for it's owners. When the bear sees the owners of the dog the bear will then turn his aggression against the owners of the dog. There are a multitude of bear attacks where a dog was involved. Bears will attack even if the dog is on a leash. Bears are used to wolves, coyotes and Cougars. They are a bear's natural enemy in the wild. So when a bear sees a dog, especially one wondering around off a leash, a clash between the bear and the dog can quickly turn into a clash between you and the bear. So hiking in bear country is safer when you don't have a dog. I know many people who have had dogs to scare off black bears in their property. From what I have seen it works well. But hiking with a dog could change the situation when you are on the bear's property.

The best thing to do in bear country if you are out hiking or hunting is to not walk like a ninja in the forest. Being quiet is not a safe way to avoid bear attacks. You're probably wondering how a hunter can be quiet and still be able to hunt successfully? Yeah, that is a good question. Hunters need to be careful out there. Hikers, on the other hand do not have to be quiet. They should be with a couple other people and armed for any kind of conflict. Walking and talking and even laughing is good. What is very bad is to walk quietly like a ninja and then creep up to a bear and startle it. A startled bear will quickly turn into a very angry bear! And you better believe that startled bear is gonna seek revenge on you for startling it. When you walk with friends and make noice the bear will hear you far away and will move out of sight.

Those who are new to prepping need to know how to live in bear country if indeed you ever plan on venturing in bear country. Bears are usually reclusive and stay far away from humans (especially black bears). There is much more to prepping than just having all the gear ready to go. Yes, yes, gear is important. But learning how to live in nature will help you in times of dire need. Learning how to prepare you food is a huge plus! When things get bad you will need to have some knowldge of these things. I am of the belief that it is better to plan out your prepping strategy with a group of friends and family members. This way there are more minds in the mix and more people to work together as a family of survivors. I guess it may come down to the tribal instinct. But going in alone is a scary ordeal. I admit, my survival skills simply will not allow me to survive for a prolonged length of time. This is why more minds make for easier success in survival situations. You also have more protection from those two-legged predators.

Anyway, I hope this was helpful for those who may be new to prepping and survival. Yes, I agree, the world today is a scary place. I would not be prepping at all if I thought our nation was safe from harm. Though like many people, probably many of you here, I fear for this countries future and see America becoming like a Mad Max movie. I work with local people I trust and make connections with people who want to live. The people I feel most sad for are those who need life saving medication. My heart and my prayers go out to them. For when America falls there will be no more medication. Many people will die as a result of our countries demise.

God bless everyone and remember to pack a few good Bibles and other very useful Christian literature in your survival packs.

I dont know where to put this, i have all 4 of thr diagnosis on the top of the mental health section here on Christian forums. My problem is also spiritual. Its been stuck in my head and I dont know what to do. My faith in the one true God is not a problem, I can see His work, his nature, I can see his spirit alive in people and I feel him. My faith in the death and resurrection I dont deny God's power over all creation.

I dunno how it started but I started having doubts about Jesus, was he who he said, did he do what he did, do I really believe in Jesus. I realize I have a hard time saying it out loud. "I believe in Jesus" because I doubt myself, i question if I really do because sometimes I dont or cant wrap my head around it. This has happened before, when i get panic attacks and bad anxiety I question everything including my own reality. It gets really distressing because I want to reach out for comfort but feel like I cant or shouldnt or wont be heard because in that moment I'm rejecting Him. I dont want to... I'm not against him, I'm just not sure of anything. i just need to know God still has me, that even if I dont have much faith or even any I still have His grace and this feeling and loop im stuck in will pass, that he'll help me get better. That my faith will get stronger with this struggle not worse.

Proposed bill would give Arizona Legislature authority to override popular vote

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It's so strange because the VAAAST majority of voter fraud cases are perpetrated by Republicans and yet they want to overturn election results for fraud?

It seems like those thoughts from the last couple decades that the right have an interest in getting rid of democracy are coming to a much closer version of fruition.

Actually seems super messed up that Kern, with his involvement with the J6 election fake electors hootenanny, can just carry on in his position of government.

The idiots did a POOR job of trying to steal the election so they are trying to find a better way to do so I guess.

We who claim to believe in Jesus Christ to be our Lord and Savior are also to be those who desire the Lord and the truth of his word, and who want to obey the word of the Lord and to live holy lives, pleasing to God. We are to be those who want to be taught the ways of the Lord so that we can walk in his ways and no longer in sin. And we should be those who desire to walk in the fear of the Lord, honoring him for who he is, obeying him, believing him and his word, and putting his word into daily practice in our lives.

And then we must be students of the Scriptures who study them in context, and who are listening for the voice of the Holy Spirit to direct us in the ways that our Lord would have us to go. And context is critical, for far too many people these days are teaching the Scriptures out of context and are, thus, twisting them to say what they do not say in context. And so people by the masses are following after those who are teaching the Scriptures out of context, because they are altering the Word to make it appealing to flesh.

Now the reason that we even have the Scriptures, and that we even have the opportunity for salvation from sin and for changed lives and hearts and minds committed to following after Jesus Christ is because of God’s love for us. God is the one who initiated this relationship with us, not us. And it is only because Jesus Christ (God the Son) gave his life up for us on that cross that any of us can die with him to sin and be raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin but as slaves to God.

And that is what it means to have our souls delivered from the depths of Sheol (hell, hades). And this is only able to happen in our lives by faith in Jesus Christ, which is biblical faith which dies with Christ to sin and lives to him and to his righteousness in obedience to his commands, and which ceases in making sin our practice. For the grace of God teaches us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions (lusts) and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we await Jesus’ return (Titus 2:11-14).

[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Galatians 5:16-21; Galatians 6:7-8; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 10:23-31; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6; 1 Jn 3:4-10]

But when we follow Jesus Christ with our lives, in obedience to him and to his commands, we are going to have enemies, and they may even be pastors and elders of church congregations, and they may even be others who profess faith in Jesus Christ who are in the same church fellowships with us. For not everyone who professes Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord is truly a born again believer in Christ. And even if some are of true faith, they are not all walking in holiness and in righteousness, but many are worldly.

And so they may object to our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord, especially if we are those who take God and his word seriously and who are spreading the truth of the gospel of our salvation to people out in the public where others can hear us or read what we write. For they may find us offensive because we talk about sin and repentance and obedience to our Lord, for we call for others to turn from their sins and to follow Jesus in obedience or risk not having eternal life with God because of disobedience.

And so if we are following our Lord in obedience and in holy living, and if we are speaking the truth of the gospel that Jesus and his NT apostles taught, and if we are refuting the lies of the enemy which are being spread by wolves in sheep’s clothing, and by those who follow after their lies, we are going to have opposition. And this is especially true because we live in a day and time when so many are believing that they can keep living in sin and still go to heaven if they give lip service to Jesus Christ.

Thus, we will need our Lord’s comfort, strength, encouragement, and wisdom in order to keep going, and to help us to keep speaking the truth, and to keep refuting the lies, and to keep teaching that we must deny self, die to sin daily, and follow Jesus in obedience, in practice, or we do not have eternal life with God. And this is not speaking of absolute perfection, but this has to do with what we practice – sin or obedience to our Lord. And it is perfectly okay to ask God for some kind of encouragement, too.

[Matt 5:10-12; Matt 10:16-25; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 6:22-23; Lu 21:12-19; Jn 15:1-21; Jn 16:33; Jn 17:14; Ac 14:22; Rom 5:3-5; Phil 3:7-11; 1 Pet 1:6-7; 1 Pet 4:12-17; 2 Tim 3:12; 1 Thess 3:1-5; Jas 1:2-4; 2 Co 1:3-11; Heb 12:3-12; 1 Jn 3:13; Rev 6:9-11; Rev 7:9-17; Rev 11:1-3; Rev 12:17; Rev 13:1-18; Rev 14:1-13]

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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I want to share several quotes of the Armenian Holy Fathers, who answer the question, why it is necessary to believe in one nature of Jesus Christ and how to do it.

St. Gregory of Tatev from the "Book of questions":

"And if you want to talk about the division of natures, then do not talk about two natures, but about three, that is, about the nature of body, soul and matter. And not only that, but tell me about the four elements of the body, which have four natures: hot, cold, dry, wet. Therefore, it is necessary to state that Christ has seven natures, and each element has two qualities: generative and accidental. According to this you must say that the nature of Christ is one. And if you think that the nature of the body is different, the bones are different, the tendons, veins, skin, hair, bile are different, then, accordingly, you should learn about the multiplicity of the natures of Christ."

"Although they are unified in substance, their differences are not removed, for the existence of differences does not hinder unification, such as [unification] of spirit and body, and gold and fire. And know that the differences are of two [kinds]: consolidative and dividing. Species come into existence by consolidative differences, such as the rational and mortal, [which] complete the human nature. While dividing [differences] such as the rational and irrational distinguish a human and a horse. Now, when you say two natures in Christ, you speak of dividing differences, while we confess one [nature] through consolidative differences."

St. David the Invincible:

"Definition is a short word that reveals the nature of the subject."

"However, it is necessary to establish what to do first — define or divide. It is necessary to know that first it is necessary to give a definition, and then to make a division, and this is for the following reasons. The definition refers to the singular, and the division deals with the set, and as the singular precedes the set, so the definition, which is similar to the unit, precedes the division, which is similar to the set. And the fact that the definition is similar to a unit and the division of a set follows from the following. Just as a unit is one thing and one essence, so definition turns a multitude into one thing and reveals one essence. For example, the definition of a human being is a living being, rational, mortal, able to reason and receptive to science reveals one essence - a human being in general. And division, on the contrary, divides the one into multiple and innumerable, because it takes some essence and divides it into corporeal and incorporeal, and corporeal into vegetative and non-vegetative."

It is important to note that according to David the Invincible the nature (definition) of one thing is one. If there are a few natures, then there are also a few things (that's the first essence).

St. Hovanes of Odzun:

"Also, speaking of one nature, if you do not confess the truth, according to the teaching of the Fathers, you will be like dogs that blaspheme God. For the mind of the loving Christ has been enlightened regarding the fact that the unity of the Word and the Flesh is not unity by nature, because both cannot be considered either divine or human. The body did not come down from heaven, as Eutychius blasphemes, and the Word of God did not originate from Mary, as Photinius asserted, but the all-holy Word, coming down from the almighty Father, received a created body in the womb of the Virgin. Therefore, one nature is not according to the unity of nature, because although we speak of one nature of the incarnate Word, it is not in that insane and blasphemous sense that one obliterated the other or, like a liquid, one thing is dissolved in another, because of which there will be no one nature. But he didn't leave what was, he became what wasn't."

Goldberg’s faculty page was no longer available on the university website as of Tuesday afternoon.

The Catholic University of America has dismissed one of its professors for bringing an abortion advocate to class to speak to students.

A Tuesday email from the school’s president, Peter Kilpatrick, obtained by CNA said that the school began an investigation last week after learning of reports of an abortion advocate being invited to a class. The president said the school also learned that a student had an audio recording of the class in question.


The Daily Signal, which obtained and released a copy of the recording last week, identified the psychology professor as Melissa Goldberg.

“Now that we have clear evidence that the content of the class did not align with our mission and identity, we have now terminated our contract with the professor who invited the speaker,” Kilpatrick wrote on Tuesday.


Goldberg’s faculty page was no longer available on the university website as of Tuesday afternoon.

“As a Catholic institution, we are committed to promoting the full truth of the human person and to protecting human life from conception to natural death. In our rigorous pursuit of truth and justice, we engage at times with arguments or ideologies contrary to reason or to the Gospel,” he wrote.

“But we do so fully confident in the clarity given by the combined lights of reason and faith, and we commit to never advocate for sin or to give moral equivalence to error,” Kilpatrick added.

“As witnessed by the life and virtue of St. Thomas Aquinas, whose feast we just celebrated as a community, such engagement with opposing ideas helps us both to grow in our command of truth and to respond to error with empathy, compassion, and mercy.”


According to the Daily Signal, which spoke to a student who was part of the lecture, Goldberg invited Rachel Carbonneau to the class on Jan. 23. Carbonneau, the founder and CEO of the doula company Family Ways, spoke to the class about working with women who have elective abortions and abortions that are “for medical reasons,” according to the recording.

Doulas are most commonly associated with providing emotional and physical support to women prior to, during, and after birth, though a range of doula services exist for events such as death or miscarriage.

Continued below.

Peace in Christ.

"Eternal" life = AGE-LASTING life.

We shall continue to live in our mortal bodies by having faith in Jesus until the end of this present age we are living in

It is the power of the cross of Jesus that will keep our mortal bodies alive and standing in this earth in this present evil age.

We shall not perish (mortally die) but shall have “everlasting” …..that is, an AGE LASTING…. life in this mortal body until the end of this age where at the last trump our mortal bodies will then be changed to immortal.

We who believe this shall not perish in this mortal body from this earth but shall be kept alive by the life of Jesus until the end of this age.

John 3:16 KJV
(16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Again, think of Caleb and Joshua who continued to live to the see the promised land while the unbelievers among the children of Israel died in the desert.

We shall continue to live here also until the end of this age by the power of the cross of Jesus...dying to sin. We are to keep His "daily" sacrifice in this mortal body so that His life keeps our mortal flesh alive.

We shall be “alive and remain” in this present evil age….as Caleb and Joshua did in the desert.

Unto us which are saved it is the power of God as we continue to live in this earth.

But to those who are perishing in their mortal bodies, it is foolishness. They will not live out their mortal bodies until the end of this age as they will mortally die.

1Co 1:18 KJV
(18) For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

But Christ died for them (those who perish in their mortal bodies) as well. Christ died and rose and revived.

And so He is Lord to both of the dead (those who perish) and living (those faithful who are kept alive for the duration of this present evil age). Caleb (meaning “faithful”) was kept alive in the desert.

Rom 14:7-9 KJV
(7) For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
(8) For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
(9) For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

The mortal bodies of the “dead” have died in this age. They suffered loss: their physical bodies.

This is what Paul was highlighting here by some (who remain mortally alive by having an age-lasting life) who questioned about what body do they come in the next age. God will give them a body as He determines....but we (who are alive and remain) will have our mortal bodies be changed into immortal bodies.

1Co 15:35-36 KJV
(35) But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
(36) Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

There are many enemies of the cross of Christ in this present age whose end is destruction of the mortal body….and they are taking many down with them to their mortal destruction. Many are listening to their “preaching” and do not understand the good news for us today.

Php 3:18-19 KJV
(18) (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
(19) Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

We must not sit together with them in their “churches” where no mortal flesh is being saved.

We must COME OUT from among them and be separate. This is the "holy" (be separate) commandment we must not turn away from.

We are unclean by being attached to them. What agreement does the temple of God have with “idols”….that is, images. They are image worshippers.

The church scribes’ handwritings of church ordinances are “images” that they are keeping and serving rather than God’s commandments which are written upon our hearts and minds.

2Co 6:16-18 KJV
(16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
(17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
(18) And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

They are preaching things (their images….their church handwritings) that they should not be for money’s sake.

We must not be joined to them in their “churches” as we become “one flesh” in their destruction of the flesh. Their mortal bodies are being destroyed….and so are those who are joined together with them.

1Co 6:14-20 KJV
(14) And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
(15) Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
(16) What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
(17) But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

We must flee the “fornication”….that is, to flee from being joined together with them. Our mortal body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in us.

We sin against our own mortal bodies when we are attached to them in their churches We are being destroyed from this earth along with them. We sin against our own mortal body.

Their end is destruction…destruction of the mortal body. They do not have “eternal life”…that is, an age-lasting life….life to the end of this age.

(18) Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
(19) What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
(20) For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

This is the will of God….even our SANCTIFICATION…that we abstain from “fornication”…that is, our vessel (our mortal body) being joined together with them in their churches.

1Th 4:3-4 KJV
(3) For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
(4) That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

We must not give ourselves over to “fornication” and going after “strange flesh” or we are destroyed in the vengeance of “eternal” (age-lasting) fire.

We shall not live out our mortal lives until the end of this age as we shall be burnt up in the wrath of God….as He is a consuming fire. We see this NOW as no flesh is being saved in man's denominational churches. They are all perishing as we speak and do not have age-lasting life among them.

Jud 1:7-8 KJV
(7) Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
(8) Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

Beware of false prophets that lead many astray. They are MANY down the broad way that leads to the destruction of the mortal body.

Mat 7:13-15 KJV
(13) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
(14) Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
(15) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

We bought our house 10 years ago. Two doors down from us are two elderly sisters who - as far as we can tell - have no other family. Now, they both claim that they worked for many years in NYC - shouldn't they have pensions? I know they have social security, and the one sister still works!

Because they've got no one, we and another neighborhood couple, have tried to look out for them. We give them rides, we have loaned them money, my husband mows their grass and shovels their walk. But, it's gotten out of hand - it is non-stop drama with these two and they don't respect boundaries. I've asked the one sister to not call us during our work hours - because she massively disrupted an important work call calling over and over and over. She hasn't respected that boundary.

When we had a snow storm recently - we all knew it was going to snow. Hubman and I went out and made preparations to not have to go out for a couple of days. This ding bat decides going shopping in a snow storm is a good idea. Then, calls us crying for a ride because the roads are so bad the buses have stopped. We're supposed to risk wrecking our car because she hasn't got the sense God gave a goose?

A few months ago, she told my husband she needed to "borrow" $50. He said fine. She said she needed a ride to the grocery store, so he took her. She proceded to ring up $300 in groceries and then got my husband to pay for it. All told, she owes my husband $400. She's made no effort to repay even part of it. Because of this, we got behind in some of our bills which caused late fees and so on and so forth. Then, yesterday she starts blowing up my husband's phone. She wants to "borrow" another $100. I just blocked her number from calling his phone. I said, "Don't listen to any voice mails from her. I'll listen." One thing I learned in almost 18 years as a social worker is you have to have boundaries, and sometimes you have to be hard hearted. I sent her a text telling her 1) We don't have a spare $100 because of the financial difficulty she caused us by not repaying any of the money she already owes us, 2) One of our dogs is sick and we had a vet appointment that we'll have to pay for. They let us use a parking space behind their house since they don't drive. So, I said, "We will pay you $50 a month for the parking space, and Hub will continue to mow your grass, but we cannot loan you any more money..." I also said Hub will not be giving them any more rides. I will take them to the store IF I am able to - because that grocery store stunt wouldn't have happened with me. I'd have been like, "Why'd you let them ring up $300 in groceries, if you knew you only had $50?" Apparently, when you block a number it just goes to voice mail. She completely filled Hub's voice mail crying for him to call her - it's important! So, Hub didn't park behind their house tonight.

This is what we've struggled with - what is our duty to them as Christians? We've tried really hard to be good neighbors and look out for them. As far as we know they either have no family, or whatever family they have want nothing to do with them. But, we're just exhausted. Hub feels like they've been using him as an ATM. I keep coming back to their claim to have worked many years in NYC - so I'd think they've got some sort of pension, they've got SS, and one of them still works part-time. What are they doing with their money that they're constantly having to run to us (and our other neighbors) asking for "loans?"

Another shoe drops. These things seem to be coming faster and faster. Maybe Bergoglio knows his time is short, so he wants to mainstream as much sexual deviancy as he can before he checks out.

Of course, this is from the Communist News Network, so initial reports may be erroneous; we will have to wait and see.

Come, Lord Jesus.

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Yields 9 cups and serves 4 to 6

• 4 cups roasted butternut squash
• 1/2 pound diced carrots
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• About 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• About 1/2 pound diced Spanish onions
• 4 1/4 cups chicken stock
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 fresh bay leaves

In a stockpot, sauté onions and carrots in the butter, olive oil and herbs until translucent and fully cooked over medium heat. Add squash and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Purée in a blender and serve. Refrigerate leftovers.

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My sister said my dad's cancer has metastasized (spread). He's been looking so good lately that I was getting my hopes up.
My ex boyfriend came by my house after I blocked his phone number. My son is angry that I didn't call the police, so now he's not speaking to me. (The police in Detroit will tell you when you call 911 that they aren't coming to something that's not "serious". So, there's no point in calling them anyway.)
And, to top it all off, that JW lady is STILL calling me after I told her to "stop!"

I'm pulling my hair out.

Any prayers would be appreciated.

Seems the wealthy donors don't want to support Donald Trump; and the "unwashed" voters are frustrated that the RNC won't support Donald Trump.

An elderly customer at my workplace collapsed in the parking lot today. Fortunately God saw fit to already have an ambulance parked right next door, so they were able to get him aboard pretty quick. Please pray God helps him.

Can you confirm the number 10 in the bible represents a royal appointment?
What scriptures in the bible support it?

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There's a surprising amount of detail regarding the sequence of events:

I recently heard a preacher on Christian radio discuss what he said was the main problem faced by the church today. He identified the problem as being friendship with the world. He may not have mentioned it, but it reminded me of James 4:4 -- "Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God."

Just before the spot aired, I was prayerfully considering the main problem faced by the church today. I could have thought it was ironic that I was thinking about this very topic moments before it was aired. But my first thought was that God was prodding me to consider the real problem ahead of time to prepare me to better understand what the preacher was about to say.

The main problem faced by the church today is not its friendship with the world. The main problem faced by the church today is its lack of friendship with the Spirit of God who lives in our hearts. To many, including this preacher (based on his sermons and writings and those of his subordinates), the Holy Spirit is a "voice in your head" that cannot be trusted, must be held at bay until you verify what He says is consistent with your understanding of Scripture, is silent except to exault Jesus, does not lead us into all truth, does not reveal things to come, does not communicate with our spirits directly, and does not directly teach us the deep things of God that only He knows.

It is curious to me that James directly links friendship with the world with lack of friendship with the Holy Spirit.


The solution to the main problem faced by the church today is simple:


The Lord God, who lives in our hearts is jealous for us and for our attention to Him. He wants us to resist the devil, submit to Him (to the Spirit who dwells in us), draw near to Him (to the Spirit who dwells in us), and to humble ourselves before Him (before the Spirit who dwells in us). If we do this, He (the Spirit who dwells in us) will draw near to us (glory!) and He (the Spirit who dwells in us) will lift us up.

My anxiety has gotten way worse. I’m not sure if it’s because of hormones, social isolation, lack of sleep, or lack of faith but I almost had a panic attack on the way to my baby’s doctor’s appointment.

Please pray for me.

So long as you give it the right name.


Doesn't this seem strange?

It's hard to find on Google, so here's what you need to know about E. Jean Carroll, most of which was deemed "inadmissible" by the judge:

-Carroll was unable to remember when this alleged attack even occurred. She told her lawyer in 2023, “This question, the when, the when, the date, has been something I’ve [been] constantly trying to pin down.” She has jumped years — originally beginning with 1994, then moving to 1995, and even floating to 1996. She cannot remember the season in which the alleged attack occurred either.

-Carroll first came forward — conveniently — with the allegations while promoting her book What Do We Need Men For? in 2019, which featured a list of “The Most Hideous Men of My Life.”

- She said she was never raped, telling the New York Times’ podcast, The Daily, “Every woman gets to choose her word.

-There are zero witnesses to the alleged sexual attack. In a store that always has many not a 1

-Bergdorf Goodman has no surveillance video of the alleged incident.

- She couldn't recall the date, month, season, or year the incident happened

- She never told anyone about it, despite being publicly obsessed with her own sexuality

- The dress she claims to have been wearing didn't exist at the time

- Her description of the dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman was inaccurate, making her sequence of events impossible

- Her lawsuit was bankrolled by Jeffrey Epstein pal and Democrat (and Nikki Haley) mega-donor Reid Hoffman

- Democrats created a law (The Adult Survivors Act in 2022) to enable her lawsuit to proceed

- Her accusation is the exact plotline of an episode of Law & Order (one of her "favorite shows")

- Trump's Apprentice was also one of her favorite shows - She has a history of falsely accusing men of r*pe, including Les Moonves

- She told Anderson Cooper, "most people think of r*pe as being sexy. Think of the fantasies."

- She made a career promoting promiscuity, even writing glowingly of sexual assault and naming her cat Vagina

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Are we seeing the beginning of Revelation 13:16-17 _ what say you?

We inherited our sinful nature from Adam and Eve. That means we are sinful right down to the level of our DNA. There is no way we can change that. Paul tells us we have sinful flesh multiple times.

Romans 6: 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

Romans 7: 5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death

Romans 7: 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

Romans 7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

Romans 8: 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

This is found all throughout Paul's writings. There are many more but I figured this was enough to demonstrate the frequency of his comments on the flesh. It's why sin cannot be overcome in our own power, Only the power of God can overcome it and enable us to obey God. It's why the disciples lives changed so dramatically after Pentacost. They went from a group of self centered men interested only in being number one in the kingdom to a group of men willing to give their lives for the gospel. Paul's conversion tells us the same story. We went from being a murderer to a martyr for God when he met Jesus.

There is a genetic aspect to sin. I have no idea how it happened, but it did as the Bible so clearly tells us. It's why the redeemed are given new bodies at the 2nd coming. That takes away our built in disposition to sin.

This explains why we find excuses to not obey God. To overcome this we must surrender ourselves to the HS like Paul did, daily. It takes a daily dying to self to succeed in the Christian life. This is where the battle of the Christian life takes place, We either make God number one on our priority list and ourselves last on that list or we continue to lose out on the joy of the successful Christian life.

1Corinthians 15: 31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Jesus tells us:

Revelation 3: 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

We must partake of the bread and water of life daily.