Faith…
Categories: Christian Insights
Faith doesn’t stop you from limping, but it does let you know that someone you love is waiting for you.
Psalms 91 Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God
Categories: Christian Insights
1
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”
3
Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the [a]fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
4
He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and [b]buckler.
5
You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6
Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7
A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8
Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.
9
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10
No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11
For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12
In their hands they shall [c]bear you up,
Lest you [d]dash your foot against a stone.
13
You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14
“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will [e]set him on high, because he has known My name.
15
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16
With [f]long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”
Recycling anyone?
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Does anyone remember the early days of recycling? Voluntary, collect cans and bottles and sell them at the Recycling Center? Collect enough cans and not bad money for a kid, a hobo, or a family needing extra cash.
Now, we have recycling today. In most cities, it’s quasi-mandatory; in some mandatory.
Were does the money go? Have you ever seen a credit on your utility bill?
The myth of carbon footprint
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All of these settings perpetuate the myth of an actual carbon footprint. It’s like trans-women. It doesn’t exist, but it makes you uncomfortable. The concept of Climate Change uses faux statistics and cornball science to prove how bad humans are and how close we are to self-destruction. Once again, there is no carbon footprint. https://britannica.com/science/carbon-footprint
Clean hands, or clean cart?
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How many use towel wipes when entering the supermarket? The purpose is to clean your hands and the cart handle so as not to be contaminated by previous shoppers, right? Fast-forward 20 minutes or an hour if you’re a senior. You have touch produce, cans, bottles, and meats in questionable wrappers and place them all in your shopping cart. What good did the entry wipe-down help you? You need a shower upon exiting the store but settle for an exit wipe-down.
Flanders Field
Categories: Quotations to Live By
We’ve lost our compassion again….
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There was a time before 9/11 when the country had a similar obsession with celebrities. They dominated the news, testified before Congress, control American thought. They had much to do with single women having babies out of wedlock—a consistent low in American morals.
9/11 changed that. We became a better country for a while. We were more considerate and less star-struck. Unfortunately, we are back to where we were before.
What is the purpose of mortal life in Christianity?
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The path to salvation is believing in Jesus and accepting him as your savior. A newborn baby can’t do that. One must reach the age of accountability to accept Jesus as your savior. This takes experience, knowledge, love, and, unfortunately, loss. There is an expectation in the bible that those who make this journey and accept Jesus will spread the word and save others. But it’s not so much a test but an affirmation.
Good men and women, do something!
Categories: Quotations to Live By
“Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. He is not a good man who, without a protest, allows wrong to be committed in his name, and with the means which he helps to supply, because he will not trouble himself to use his mind on the subject.”
– John Stewart Mills
Short version:
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,”
We need a seachange and fast
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Tags: republican dilemma
My problem with Trump is that same as in 2020. Even being in election fraud, I still expected him to become the elder statement of the party moving forward. But instead, he kept the same combative personality, the same name calling, the same alienating of the middle voter that cost the 2020 election. MAGA, as a brand, has become toxic. It even feels divisive to me.
He is still a force for fixing the country, a lion, an indomitable figure, but he still doesn’t have the middle voter. Instead of unifying the party in the past 3 years, grooming a successor, replacing the RNC leadership, we are where we are today.