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Move (Keep Walkin') by tobymac

As an Army soldier for many years, this song has a lot of real life meaning to me.
Amen to that, and thank you for your service. Remember, God will always protect you, even after being a soldier, cos we have the armor of God (Ephesians 6:11).
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Is the UK now owned by muslims?

Satan owns all the nations of the world, but he can do only what God permits. This is why Christians get a better deal in some countries, but a severely persecuted in others. It seems that the Christian Church is stronger in those countries where there is serious persecution, while in countries where there is little persecution, churches tend to be complacent and riddled with liberalism. In time, God will turn the tables, and persecution in some countries will decrease as He answers their prayers for relief and revival, while persecution will increase in western countries as we are seeing in parts of the UK.
I agree that Christianity is stronger in countries with severe persecution and I feel for those who suffer so much for their faith. I hope that they do get relief.

I don't see that sort of persecution here in the UK though. As individuals we may lose friends, spouses, etc., or be ridiculed, but as for the Church I think our greatest threat comes from secularisation not from Muslims.
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What's the most important food for survival situations?

I did a fair amount of camping when I was young. Cooking over an open fire. I remember I had a candle that I would use to heat water for coffee. During the day I would keep the coals just hot enough to start the fire back up at night.
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Need advice about credit card for online transactions over the Internet

A banker told me that if I use a credit card, I am more likely to get my money back if I am a victim of fraud than if I use a debit card. So I want to get a credit card for online transactions over the Internet since I am concerned about Malware. I recently read an article about malware on Android that has millions of installs and I don’t expect that my Windows computer is fully safe either.

First, which credit card would anyone recommend getting? My credit score has dropped to fair since I completed paying off my student loan a year ago and have had no credit activity since than. So I may have to get a credit card with more limits, like a secured credit card. Should I go with American Express, Capital One, or Chase Bank, or something else?

Secondly, I want a credit card that I can just pay by calling a phone number. My bank told me that their credit card has to be paid online or with the app and that you can’t call a phone number to pay it because of security reasons. However in researching this online, I read that most of the major credit cards have a phone number on the back of the card that you can call and provide your bank account number and pay that way. I don’t want to pay online or with the app because that defeats the purpose of why I am getting a credit card. I am trying not to use my computer or phone to pay because that could potentially expose my bank account number to malware or hackers.

I found that on Experian’s website if you provide your phone number and last four of your social, you can view preapproved offers. Is that a good place to sign up? Where else should I sign up?

I also want a card that has no monthly fee, and which one would give me a better interest rate?
The article on malware on Android in the Play store with millions of installs has me concerned, but should I assume that my Windows 11 computer with Windows defender and Malware Bytes Anti-Malware is safer? I am not paying for any virus / malware protection with this setup, as I am just using the free version of Malware Bytes.

Someone also mentioned to me that I can get a lower interest rate if I go with a credit union.

Also because I prefer to donate a certain percentage of my income to charity or the church, I might have online transactions with large amounts of money. I am kind of wondering if I should really do that with a credit card. If I were to become unemployed for some reason, I wouldn’t want a large amount of money to have to pay off if I did not anticipate becoming unemployed. Normally I would plan to pay off the balance each month.
Ask for a visa or mastercard, from your bank, they have one or the other. these 2 are widely accepted, get a small limit only 500 dollars max and always pay in full your credit bill monthly, your credit score will improve dramatically quickly. as foa paying you can always do so at the bank or ATM much safer this way.

the interest rated on any credit card are monstruous, only buy what you can pay each month and pay in full.

Blessings
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The Treaty of Peace: The 70th Week Begins (Left Behind Series Fanfic #3)

It's time for the third, where the main characters will organize a secret group to reach out to as many as they can. The prologue is a review of what gone on before and the first chapter will pick up where the last one left off. Again, I don't own any of the Left Behind characters. They all belong to Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim Lahaye. I only own my oc's. Hope you enjoy

Prologue

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And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week. Daniel 9:26-27

Kamala Harris is an "anchor baby?" That's what NFRA says!

Apart from embarrassing anyone who is a genuine Republican, what purpose can this possibly serve?
I'd never heard of these guys, but they appear to be a longstanding faction within the GOP. The call themselves the "Republican wing of the Republican Party". Others referred to them as the TEA party before the TEA party. Sort of orthodox, establishment Republicans with any hint of liberalism purged, none of the populism of the Trump movement and without the libertarian wing's notion about freedom, plus a strong splash of soft Christian nationalism or at least the Christian assumption among its policies, and then turned up a notch or 3. They seem to have caught a heavy fever of nativism as well.
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Satan: Bite The Dust by Carman

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Party's over, shut it down,
I'm huntin' for someone y'all
He's a lyin' thievin'rattlesnake
and he's broken every law
He's terrorized the lives
of men and he's under arrest
because I've been sent
with a warrant from the body of Christ
-Well, tell me what it says then! -
"Satan, bite the dust!"
Every one of you unclean spirits,
I'm runnin' you outta town
Depression, strife,
disease and fear, your posse's goin' down
-Boy, last tenderfoot who
talked that big we sent him home in a box -
But I know who I am
through Jesus Christ so I talk to you demons like dogs
Satan you coward, you molester of souls,
I command you to appear
You're hidin' from the presence of God but
I can feel your fear from here
-You rattled my chain, boy, long enough, you
got something in your craw? -
A praying church wants you to know
- Know what? -
Your kingdom's gonna fall
-There's gonna be
trouble here tonight -
'Cause I represent a
whole new breed of Christian of today
And I'm authorized and
deputized to blow you clean away
I've got a message to
deliver from One who's true and just
We'll spit in your eye,
you father of lies
Satan, bite the dust!
-Boy, you gonna take me on and my unholy herd?-
Not only take you on, but
take you out by the Spirit and the Word
One by one you'll drop
like flies under foot and in the ground
Because greater is He who is in me
than the snake I'm starin' down
You demon of alcoholism,
you'll be the first to go
There's deliverance from you
through Jesus Christ, so, hit the road!
You spirit of infirmity,
you ain't welcome here no more
We lay hands on the sick
and they recover so, out the door!
You demon of false religion,
you've preyed on minds so simple
I bind the spirit of your songs,
so el kabong!
Play that in your temple!
Now Satan you're next in line,
I'm gonna hit you where it hurts
'Cause I'm tired of you in
my family and I'm tired
of you in my church
I'm not my own,
I'm bought with a price,
I'm a Holy Ghost filled man
And I'm tollin' the bell of
your eternal destruction
'cross the land
'Cause I represent a
whole new breed of Christian of today
And I'm authorized and
deputized to blow you clean away
I've got a weapon with
two bullets that overcome all sin and crud
One bullet is called the word of my testimony,
and the other one's called The Blood
Satan, bite the dust!
Bite the dust!
Well how do you feel about that, devil?
-I'm afeelin' mighty low-
Good!

Phillips, Craig & Dean – You Are God Alone

Thank you for sharing another wonderful and great song, my friend!!
You are welcome, brother. Another classic from when I was a young boy. Used to sing "You Are God Alone" during the worship service in at least one or two non-denominational churches that I went to as a young churchgoer. Now, if I can ask the Catholic church that I attend to play this music on piano, that would be awesome, cos they played Hillsong - Oceans before Mass started a few weeks ago, and some other modern song that I have never heard of or even got the title of before today's Mass. :)

Since this month, I have began to sing worship songs again by pulling the lyric videos up online a few times a week.
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