Get there immediately, could you?

COULD

The response to the letter seems to miss the point of the question. The person asking the question is looking for someone who's financially responsible. I think that's a good quality to look for in a partner. "Dear Chuck" doesn't offer any advice on how to tell if your prospective partner is financially responsible; instead, he tells the questioner that people should marry young and hope they've chosen well. That's not helpful.

After initially signaling his approval for Hamas’ bloody crackdown against its internal opponents, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the terror group with renewed violence if it didn’t stop.

“If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Since Israel’s partial withdrawal following the ceasefire, uniformed, masked, and heavily armed Hamas forces have reappeared in the areas vacated by the IDF.

Hamas forces have clashed with armed Palestinian clans several times, and even filmed themselves executing civilians — bound and blindfolded — in the streets.

Hamas officials admitted carrying out operations against alleged lawbreakers and collaborators with Israel, claiming they are working to restore order and security in the enclave.

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Ok in the meantime I was thinking of maybe people sharing some of their music projects. How they recorded songs, what equipment and software. Whether they record all at once, track by track and what sort of instruments do they use such as real as opposed to virtual instruments.

I have used virtual instruments and they are ok. But nothing like the real thing. Though I don't mind the precussions and synths. They can life a song. I am not skilled in audio engineering so I don't know how to get the best out of software instruments. I think they may be pretty good nowadays.

What about song writing. I tend to first come up with a tune or a loop of somesort in my head and build a song from that. Or sometimes I have some good wrods of a phrase that flows and I may work with this. But mostly I think the best songs come out of an experience and it sort of comes out as an expression. Thats how I think musicians write the best stuff. Its the artistic expression of self and lifes experiences.

I sometimes have a tune or section usually the hook or chorus where I mumble the words or make up words to fit the flow and then later try and fit proper words with the same flow. But I sometimes get stuck and cannot find the right words and think I will just use the made up or temporary word as it works best.

I heard that Lennon sometimes just used silly words or just made up words and people read all sorts of stuff in them lol. Or when Ozzy was in the studio and they needed another song for the album. They had the rift and that but no words. So Ozzy wanders out to the back garden for a moment and comes back with the words for 'Paranoid'. Simple as that lol. That says words are just one part of expression a song.

Tigger Boy said:

Amo2, it’s been a while since your last response. It is my prayer that what I’ve shared with you has troubled you, and caused you to reconsider you understanding of closing events. May the Holy Spirit give you encouragement to be open to new insights.

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Hello Tigger Boy. What you shared has not troubled me, I just like to properly understand and comprehend what others have said before responding. I am not a retired pastor or professor, just one who has studied the bible and biblical prophecy for many years now. Time is the main issue. I am responding and or posting in several different topics, I do have a bad habit of biting off more than I can chew and spreading myself to thin, among to many topics. So, I may be a bit slow with responses.

I feel sure we will have many disagreements, as I am a staunch historicist and of course see a great deal of evidence supporting this type of interpretation in the facts of history, but that is OK. I also believe that there are at least dual applications of many prophecies. As God is of course not limited by the many physical, dimensional, and therefore or thereby also intellectual restraints that we are, being basically within the box within which we now exist. Separated from many realities that exist even right around us at any given time, of which we are completely unaware. As there are many such dimensions we have no clue regarding, it only goes to reason, that such exists regarding our intellects and knowledge or basic understanding altogether. I am sure the word of God and biblical prophecy as well, have depths of understanding and meaning, far beyond our present abilities to even comprehend. Nevertheless, I do not think that such knowledge would or should contradict even the simplest understanding we now have, which have been and are established as it were by the word of God and obvious historical fulfillment.

The basics of my view are as follows -

Gen 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

All of holy scripture is a record of history concerning the fulfillment of the above original prophecy. A record of the history of this world regarding the enmity between the two seeds addressed above. Which record includes many prophetic visions along the way, addressing these same struggles unto the end or resolution of the problems created in the garden. Which themselves are concerning the main players of the struggles between, namely God's own in this world, and the nations or peoples most specifically involved with or opposed to them. The prophecies themselves authenticating and exalting the truthfulness and authority of God of course, from whom they proceeded. Even our Lord Jesus Christ and His apostles referred to them often relating events as transpiring that this or that prophecy might be fulfilled. An obvious reference and support of historicist prophetic interpretation. In the end of course, I believe we will all clearly see the unfolding and continuity of historical biblical prophecy perfectly. Not to mention no doubt the multifaceted nature of God's word and prophecies we are presently hard put to comprehend.

I have not yet read all your response, and must now get about doing many other things which should have already been done, not to mention need doing routinely of course. When I find a little more time to examine what you have stated to date, I will respond. Perhaps tomorrow on the Sabbath I'll have enough time to take it all in. Have a happy.

David Lamb said:

No, I believe firmly in the so-called hypostatic union, not the two natures only loosely united that Nestorians believe.

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So, if Jesus is the Second Person of Holy Trinity, He is God. St. Mary is the mother of Jesus. Therefore, St. Mary is the mother of God.

I believe that this is because homosexuality is more open today than in the past.

In the past, many homosexuals often became priest and brought with them a liberal ideology.

Today, young men are entering the priesthood without the pressure from their parents as in the past,
and they tend to be more conservative.

I believe it's a positive thing rather than a draw back. We're getting a better quality of men entering
the priesthood.

ThatRobGuy said:

But they're terrible people... getting bad people to criticize other bad people doesn't give criticisms any legitimacy.

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Purity tests are dumb. Nobody is "pure", politically or morally. If you insist on only pure witnesses or accusers, then you will have none. (Including none to witness against the bad witnesses.) With any "witness" (good or evil) an evaluation of what their motivations are, what they could possibly know, etc., is part of understanding their testimony. One can live by a code of ethics and honor and be a war monger, just as one can live a life in service and be jealous of the recognition given to others.

I have heard of Hannah Hurnard and I think I may have read some of her writing's but probably over 30 years ago. All I remember is that there was character in one called "Much Afraid" (based on the author?) EM Bounds I think i may have read some of too, but thanks for reminding me of him, I'll look up some of his books online. Stepping Heavenward, I don't recall.

Leanne Payne mentioned Hurnard in one of her books, she thought Hurnard had drifted in her later books into some sort of universalism.

In any case there are some similiarities in the type of story at least in her first book, with Pilgrim's Progress, so she may have read it.

The problems seem to be with her teachings on hearing God. Payne who herself taught much about the listening aspect of prayer, I find a more reliable guide to the spiritual life.

rjs330 said:

I would support ANY Congressman being forced out of office for impropriety of any kind, Financial, legal and immoral.

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Any congressman but not the president?

The name calling and violent rhetoric, the demonization of law enforcement officials, continues to spur on these guys who are on the edge. The political leaders and media members who do this won't stop. They won't stop until they lose enough support.

Fun fairs are for children.

sudden stops

Arnold

yum

blue cheese?

privatepop said:

There are really two churches. There is the corporate church which you find on a local street in any city made up of believers and non believers, the wheat and tares. Then is the eternal church made up of only true believers. This is the church in view in the verse you quoted.

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There are many churches. Even in the New Testament, we have the church at Jerusalem, the church at Ephesus, the church at Corinth, the church in Rome, and many more.

fli said:

If one takes his mark, they put their trust in the beast to save them. No one has 2 masters. Trust the beast and deny Christ. 2Tim2:12 Paul said we cannot deny Christ. Christ grants us grace to die if we trust Him. Jesus never promised a long physical life without tribulations.

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So now you are saying that refusing the mark is part of the requirement for salvation during the Tribulation?

It is no longer believing in Jesus alone?

How does your salvation was always by faith alone works then? If I believe in Jesus at the beginning of the 7 years of tribulation, but I only decided to take the mark of the beast in year 5, was I saved before that 5th year but lost it after I took the mark?

Hazelelponi said:

Simply put, he didn't.

It means the people who are doing the hiring in these locations are not looking for work authorization. In short, the hiring managers and higher ups don't care and are intentionally hiring illegals without work authorization.

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That's certainly possible, but it strikes me as unlikely for 1.) a government agency, and 2.) a government agency that then publicly announces that person's employment in their organization.

If we were talking about some random farm hand being paid under the table or a factory worker employed through a placement firm, absolutely. I wouldn't even be thinking about this question. But government jobs tend to be especially strict regarding certain processes and abuses. For example, working two f/t salaried jobs simultaneously in the private sector will get you fired; doing so in the public sector will get you arrested. In the private sector, doing drugs in your personal time is generally overlooked unless there are some legitimate life safety or licensure requirements, but in the public sector (at least for federal jobs), ongoing use of weed an automatic disqualifier for any job, even subcontractors.

Hiring an illegal with a very unique name and then publishing that person's name and picture on official channels seems like an incredibly risky thing to do deliberately.

Pray that China Communist officials see jailed Christians Favorably just like Old Testament Joseph rose from being prisoner to Egypt's Prime Minster:

o_mlly said:

Why are the evos so nasty when confronted with questions on the confidence level of their so-called evidence? Methinks they protest too much.

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The answer is actually quite simple.

They have no alternative thought on the matter.

That bottleneck of the mind leads to fury

JohnB445 said:

Which sin would be worse than murder

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According to the Bible, breaking any of God's commandments is considered sin. Breaking one we break them all.

1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
James 2: 11 For He (God) who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

We can find the rest of the He who said in Exo 20:1-17 God's Testimony Exo 31:18 breaking one we break them all and become a transgressor of the law. (Sinner)


God is so gracious and willing to forgive even murder, if we have true repentance, which means a change of heart and direction and turn from (forsake) Pro28:13 and walk in a new life in Christ John14:15-18 Rom 6:1-4

The unforgiveable sin is no longer hearing His voice calling us out of our rebellion which is sin and unbelief Heb 3:7-19 John 3:19-21 where we learn to live with our sins and think we are doing God's will. This is what remains no more sacrifice Heb10:26-30

Saturday, October 18 2025

28th OT



2 Tim 4:10-17b

Saint Paul says: "Luke is the only one with me."



It is a joyful experience to know people who move forward in peace and joy, in the Love of God.



The Lord's evangelization is transmitted through simple joy, the joy of a child.



The basis of a blueberry pie is blueberries.



The basis of the mission of God's work is joy. Not nervous laughter, but the joy of a child.



Luke 10:1-9

Jesus says: "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few."



Let us say that there are many workers who do not know they are capable of joy, peace, and the transmission of these joys.



The joy within us must be shared if we wish to discover (uncover) it more fully.



Let us pray to the Master of the mission to send evangelizers. Let us remember that the Missionary and the Evangelizer are the Holy Spirit, it is his work, it is the work of God.



Biblical texts: NAB-RE

Normand Thomas.

Located within the Roman Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli is one of the oldest extant mosaics of the third century Roman martyr, St. Sebastian. As the legend goes, St. Sebastian was a member of the Roman guard under the Emperor Diocletian and, his Christian faith being discovered, he was condemned to death, being 'executed' by archers who would pierce him through with arrows. It is said that his executioners mistakenly left him for dead and when those who came to retrieve his body found him yet alive, Sebastian would be nursed back to health. It was only after this, when he continued on with his profession of the Faith, that he was recaptured and ultimately martyred by means of being clubbed to death.

So goes the legend, and how much of this is actual historical fact and how much later legend is difficult to say of course, but what is interesting to me is that this early depiction of St. Sebastian -- dated to approximately the year 683 -- depicts him rather differently than those of later centuries.






Whereas most images of St. Sebastian from the later middle ages onward depict him as a young man, this earlier depiction rather shows him as an older man, complete with grey hair and a grey beard.



The mosaic also gives us no knowledge or even an intimation as to the particular method of his martyrdom -- though that is not particularly unusual in this instance. What it does tell us is that he is a martyr by for he is presented to us holding a crown in his hand -- a symbol of martyrdom.

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