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Carl Emerson · 2025-11-09T20:44:02-0600

SabbathBlessings said:
The rich young ruler went away sad, because while he was obeying the commandments to love our neighbor, he neglected the commandments to love God and placed his great riches over following God

Jesus said he knew the Commandments.

Scripture doesn't support the suggestion he didn't.

Do you think he was lying when he claimed he kept them ? ?

Tropical Wilds · 2025-11-09T20:37:15-0600

Chesterton said:
Well, a man was arrested for kidnapping and rape in Chicago. That's certainly newsworthy.

Meanwhile, also in Chicago - 238 people were shot and killed at a Popeye's Chicken location within the span of five minutes. When pressed for answers as to how so many people could be killed at such a small restaurant in such a short period of time, Cook County homicide detectives replied "We're looking into it. They just keep getting more creative every day".

Multifavs · 2025-11-09T20:36:44-0600

I'm having fun drawing the frames for my first animation in SAI! ^_^

Maybe I should stream while I work on more frames soon!

Tropical Wilds · 2025-11-09T20:32:45-0600

Chesterton said:
For the First Time in 35 Years, No Rap Songs Appear in Billboard’s Hot 100 Top 40

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I’m not sure why rap songs appearing in the top 40 equals a “national nightmare,” but ok.

Oh wait. Yes I do.

Akita Suggagaki · 2025-11-09T20:03:19-0600

Google Search

Akita Suggagaki · 2025-11-09T19:56:15-0600

I had to explore if there was a link: Google Search

JPPT1974 · 2025-11-09T19:50:28-0600

JPPT1974's Thurs Thoughts 11/13/2025:
We all enjoy seasons that
Are like Autumn or fall and
Spring, summer, and/or winter
As that we will like one season
Dislike the other but that there
Are seasons besides the change of the
Weather that we will feel like when our
Lives are in a unbearable predicament.

Guojing · 2025-11-09T19:30:01-0600

fli said:
I am begotten by God. I did not do any work to be saved.

That means you believe salvation/eternal life, is by faith alone, without works.

fli said:
Then I replied to BelieveItOarKnot of his comment that Jesus will reward those who give a cup of water to His brethren. The reward for blessing Jesus' brethren is the Matthew 25 judgment which corresponds to the Revelation white throne judgment. That judgment is for those who have blessed Jesus' brethren. None of us who are born of, adopted by, God will be judged at the white throne. Those of us who are born of God will live in heaven and have spiritual bodies. Those who enter eternal life from the white throne judgment will live on the new earth, not be allowed entry into heaven and still be flesh and blood. Yes, their work of blessing Jesus' brethren earned them a place on the new earth.

So to you, what differentiate your salvation from those who face the white throne judgement?

How come you could eternal life without works, but they had to bless Jesus's brethren to enter eternal life?

DragonFox91 · 2025-11-09T19:26:21-0600

I think Habakkuk is one of the few books I haven't read.

It's interesting to me how the prophets were picked to be Scriuptual when the prophets were often in the minority. What would lead the mob to pick them as canon?

Guojing · 2025-11-09T19:26:12-0600

rachelrising said:
Christ asks us to keep his Commandments and to believe in him and to also nurture our first passions for the faith in Revelations 2 for me I would say try and do the will of God in my life. Works can vary on capability of what you can do there was the lady with the two coins and the lazy servant. They will decide alone and we can do our best to follow them and what they say.

Alright, glad you clarified.

rjs330 · 2025-11-09T19:25:56-0600

FAITH-IN-HIM said:
American people from important issues by focusing on Mandami the socialist, they may find themselves surprised after the November elections. next year

I agree. If Congress doesn't get back to work and start focusing on bringing costs down they will lose out. Its typical though for the party in power to lose the mid terms. So even if they do lose the house it honestly should be expected.

But they need to show some progress if they want to at least minimize the losses. The media and democrats are going to hammer on tge fact that there is inflation even thougj its better than the Biden years. T h e Republicans have been able to do anything to bring costs down except for gas prices.

DragonFox91 · 2025-11-09T19:23:48-0600

Today I was looking at a picture hanging in the wall & making a story out of the scene in it.
I'd ask 'In the days of technology, do people still do that?' But when I was growing up, not many seemed to.
We s/n need 'moving pictures.' We can do it in our mind.

.Mikha'el. said:
Why is it always a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Why couldn't it be a jelly and peanut butter sandwich?

Ha ha my niece was saying the same thing today.

mourningdove~ · 2025-11-09T19:20:31-0600

Chesterton said:
I enjoy hanging out with him when I do, but ultimately I only want the relationship of priest and parishioner. When I said in the OP that John and I were not friends but friendly, that was the best way I could think of to describe it. I've played basketball with him, had lunch with him, had a few long deep talks with him, but he's a family man, and not like one of my actual friends that I'd call up and say "hey, you wanna go do such and such".

After reading all that you've shared, I can better understand why you're now questioning John's recent peculiar response regarding the ballgame. While not close personal friends, you two do definitely appear to have a relationship on some level, and some good history. To approach him with your concerns about this matter sounds very wise to me.

Relationships can so easily fall apart over things like this incident. I guess I haven't wanted to see that happen in this instance, so that's why I've taken the time to respond. You appear to have 'a good thing' going for you in your church. (Such a hard thing that is to find nowadays!) Not to get too spiritual on you, but it's not hard for me to imagine that the 'enemy' (aka 'the great divider'!) might like very much to fracture your relationship with John. Good that you care enough not to let that happen.

God bless!

GodAndChocolateVanilla · 2025-11-09T18:56:54-0600

God please help me.

ThatRobGuy · 2025-11-09T18:47:28-0600

Kansas AG files charges against newly reelected mayor for voting as non-US citizen

Jose "Joe" Ceballos, 54, a two-time city council member, was reelected as mayor this week by the residents of Coldwater, Kansas, population 687.

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Attorney General Kris Kobach said Jose Ceballos, 54, is a Mexican citizen with legal permanent residency in the United States but is not a citizen. Ceballos was re-elected as mayor this week by residents of Coldwater, a community of 687 people in southwestern Kansas.

Skip Herd, Coldwater city attorney, told Wichita's KWCH-TV that Ceballos, who he said holds a green card, drew "red flags" by applying for permanent citizenship.

“He’s been a registered voter since 1990," Herd told the news station. "He applied for citizenship in February of this year, and through that, raised the issue of whether he was a legal citizen,” Herd said.

PTW · 2025-11-09T18:09:33-0600

Tom and Jerry

rjs330 · 2025-11-09T18:08:36-0600

Go

essentialsaltes said:
It's dusty in here.

Feds told Oregon grocers they couldn’t offer 10% off to SNAP recipients, so they got creative
The McGintys, who own the McMinnville Grocery Outlet, tried to offer a 10% discount to all SNAP recipients whose food-assistance money had been frozen. But when the feds told them no, they came up with a go-around: Extending the offer to all customers.

“Now there’s a catch to it, and I need your help as a community,” Mike McGinty announced in an Oct. 31 video posted to Facebook. “If you do not need a discount, please do not ask for it.”

But if you do, “Take it. Ask for it.”

Good for them finding a work around to the rules.

GodAndChocolateVanilla · 2025-11-09T17:56:45-0600

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Til I Don’t - Sacha

Hvizsgyak · 2025-11-09T17:56:32-0600

bèlla said:
Hive minds are problematic no matter the source. Including religion. Christians were told to seek the kingdom of God and its righteousness. But they’ve chosen to follow men instead and confusion is the result. We have no one to blame but ourselves.

~bella

Whoa now sister!!! If you believe the Catholic Church has "hive minds" mentality in it then you must also believe God and His kingdom has a "hive minds" mentality. So why do you follow God then since you think the "hive minds" mentality is a bad thing? As Catholics, we "seek the Kingdom of God" too. And anything that is not covered in the Bible, the traditions and teachings of the Catholic Church cover the topics. Where do you get your answers of things not covered in the Bible? Your own interpretation of the Bible? What if that interpretation differs from the next person interpreting the Bible? There is nothing wrong with the "hive minds" mentality when the people interpreting the Bible have been given that power by Jesus Himself.

There are many things in the Bible and things that are not in the Bible that cause confusion among the faithful about God's righteousness and I am very glad to know that the Catholic Church has God's backing on how to understand those things.

timewerx · 2025-11-09T17:46:22-0600

Chesterton said:
I asked about stuff like that out of curiosity when I first encountered AI,

I was also curious at first but not anymore.

I still believe there's a "spark" somewhere in AI but searching for it is not my priority and does not interest me atm.

but do you talk about stuff like that on an ongoing basis?

I ask one short question, AI replies, then I say "thank you, and nothing further.

Mainly for sanity check. Why would AI say "I feel" when it means absolutely nothing to it? AI told me that. Consequently, the nature of the reply would be insincere or even deceptive.

I don't like being deceived so the question is more like "why are you doing that?" instead of "are you truly alive?" My purpose is not finding sentience nor consciousness in AI nor finding the meaning of life. None of that matters to me.

Don't get me wrong, I like AI. It helps me at work, helps me solve some technological issues, etc But using it to search for "meaning" or finding meaning or life from it does not matter to me.

Robban · 2025-11-09T17:33:08-0600

timothyu said:
An extension of giving of self (rather than taking for self)

Divine logistics.

Michie · 2025-11-09T16:53:17-0600

Yarddog said:
Though "worship" can be a misused term many Trump supporters do allow Trump to lead them away from following Jesus. Which would be a form of worship. It's like Pope Leo's call to treat immigrants with compassion. Many on the right, that are regular church goers, reject that idea and condemn the Pope for what he says.

I worry about what I do.

keras · 2025-11-09T16:48:16-0600

Strong in Him said:
There's definitely a pattern there.

Yes, the pattern is that if a Prophecy which can happen literally, but does not conform to a pre-conceived belief, then it is dismissed and relegated to either- Just a spiritual pronouncement, - Already happened in the past, - or just a meaningless and inconsequential Bible passage.

Zechariah 9:1-6, has more to say about the Lords plans for the ME area. ....Gaza will write in terror...their leaders will be gone.....

GodAndChocolateVanilla · 2025-11-09T16:35:03-0600

I saw this Picture on Facebook and it made me happy. Thank You God.

Michie · 2025-11-09T16:28:59-0600

We have both in our parish.

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