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Being as I am probably the only moderate Democrat in the house willing to admit it....all I got to say is take your worst enemy and think about them for a minute - it might even get you riled up a bit and think of Democrats might get ya agitated a little more.....now remember that Democrats and Republicans have one thing in common....they are all people.....Now ponder Hillary......o.k. mad juices probably really flowing now.....

God loves them and us all equally....our enemies, Democrats, Republicans and yes, even Hillary.... enuff said....
For me it is down to TRUST not whether I love them or not. I love them,BUT I DON'T TRUST them. (And I TRUST the raptor more,I KNOW the RAPTOR is going to try to eat me,not quite sure what the politicians are going to do) And I trust the raptor more than some of the Republican politicians too. :p
 
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BTW...I love u all..but my phone wont let me hit like buttons I gotta catch up at home..have a blessed evening..u all may see the show on the net its thunder over louisville..its pretty...but its not fun watching it live Im done..it just gets worse every year...sad right.

Too bad they don't have an "intoxicated only section" ... about one mile from the normal crowd. Loud fools tend to put a major damper on these types of things. Hope you made it home easy enough :)
 

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I wish my neighbors would shut up. It's 11 p.m. and they're yelling and screaming at each other and flinging the F-word around. :/
When that happens call the Po Po and tell them you don't know if a domestic fight is going on but you hear the yelling and if a woman is one of the yellers you fear for her safety.....they will come and shut them up..... two guys they will still come when it is late at night and shut them up.....the nerve of noisy neighbors.... and you can pray.... Dear Lord please make them be quiet.....might be a neat experiment to see who takes care of it first....

I know when I have been driving stopped at a light with people yelling at each other in the car with window open or my neighbors were arguing at night as I lay in bed......I would pray Dear Lord help them to remember when they loved each other.....neighbors used to quiet down pretty quick....don't know results of the people in the car....but our whole world need people praying for other people.....sin sick it is.
 
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Thank you keepitsimple! Wonderful to see you! Good morning!....Lol...yes us girls made it home safe...just rather late!...My breakfast recipe I made was called a. Turkey Roll Over....Its really good...see you eat a piece of turkey then...roll over and go back to sleep for a bit! Uh hee hee!...lol...ttyl...love and God bless you all!
 
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Morning JL!....Have a wonderful church service, and dinner with tourist! Ttyl...beautiful Christians!
 

JesusLives

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Ok. So here i go. Just speaking my mind...


notice churches these days becoming like business entities? Mega churches mostly... the smaller churches follow.
What's up with these tattoos. Music. Clothes. trends. Everything is secular. No different from the 'worldly' lifestyle.


is there a quota on yearly albums? like.. do they really HAVE to make one? why are they all sounding like club music? is the christian genre supposed to be different. what is genre? is it the type of instruments used to make music, the rhythm, notes? or is it different coz of the words used? anyone notice christian artists recycling the same words used from previous songs? so many different artist singing the same songs in their own version. the song was perfectly performed by the real artist who wrote it. the real artists were inspired.


christian rap, christian heavy metal, christian rock.. come on! are they just rejects who didn't make it in mainstream? taking advantage of the system so that they could get their moment of glory on stage.


Hillsong youth. Yeah no different from clubbing. share a bit here and there. Then dance party. training young people how to dress and impress the opposite sex. training so that when they get bored of church they know how to dance in real clubs. The only difference is that sex is repressed and there is no swearing. Yet the urge is there. trying to walk about like an innocent person. talking God stuff. get these girls on the right spot and they all succumb.


Whats up with all the light show? the bling blings. reserved car spaces for them special people. the VIPs. they don't even mingle with common people. they have reserved seats next to the pulpit. My, they love being important don't they. preaching their own values, based on how they perceive the 'word of God'. people being like sheep readily accept these messages without question.


people see them as untouchables. do not question them or their lifestyle. they are holy. set apart. humans with titles. very important titles.


privilege. racial stratification. I've not seen an asian person worship lead in hillsong. yet i know most of them having amazing voices and show potential for great leadership.


Ever been to high school and felt secluded coz you were different? then started your own group, or did something 'cool' and all of a sudden you're accepted? that's church for ya. no different from the 'worldly' ways. say something out of the ordinary and you get left behind.


i went to a church once and i thought it was different from the rest of the 'worldly' churches. it seemed legit at first, people seriously worshipping and praying regularly. i was accepted at first sight. i felt very important. i could play music. bam! i was in the worship team. week in week out. hanged out with these people for some time. I've got a bad habit of speaking my mind. and so i did. they became quiet all of a sudden. i didn't swear. i questioned the christian way. that was all... i played coz i liked playing. i got ignored like a sore thumb. but kept playing.


theology? whats up with that? why are they still trying to translate ancient greek and hebrew in english? and millions of preachers are out there preaching the word of God. ironic aye. what if the scholars were to figure out the exact meaning of those texts in 2 weeks time. what did we just learn and accept in our faith system all these years?


do people realise there are other ancient scripts that were written along the same timeline as the main canon? do people question why only a handful of books were collected to make up the bible? Is it possible that powerful men ordered this to happen. to select only a handful of books that favoured their own interests?


preachers teach that these other books aren't inspired by the spirit. people then deem them corrupt. have they even read them? all those events , if compared to secular historical timeline seems to be linked.


God's word could be selectively used to manipulate. it is undoubtedly powerful. it has stood the test of time. vultures realise this and take advantage. people don't question. they are mindless robots. its just human nature.


whats up with these denominations? if all christians had the same goal and purpose, why not just work together? why give importance to the name of their churches. thats right.. its coz those men had different values and so thats what they preached, and the sheep whose values aligned with those preachers started to follow.


materialism. whats up with that? Jesus tried to separate us from this, and what do you get? preachers saying that money is a 'tool'. they say its important. in moderation of course... yeah... spending valuable hours preaching about tithes and offerings.


hillsong conference tickets. i laugh at that. how the heck are the poor supposed to get in? they even got atms inside the church. thats just in case you forget to withdraw your tithe money before coming to church. you have no excuses son. connect group leader's faces light up when they see you tithing big. blank faces when you don't.


koorong. a christian book shop. selling cookbooks, motivational books, how to do this, how to do that, how to fix this, psychology. merchandise. colourful bible covers, fancy bookmarks, leather covered bibles with 1000 different translations. just like a normal book shop. the only difference is that theres more bibles and lots of music that didnt make mainstream.


am i the only one seeing these things? i read the bible and then observe the church and i wonder. at least muslims stick to their faith and dont get caught up with this crap.
Wow that's a mouth full..... Welcome to Speak Your Mind and you did it nicely.... Cookie from the Blond welcoming committee?

 

JesusLives

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I'm drinking instant coffee...lol was to tired to make a pot yet. But I'm going to...can't tolerate instant. Lol
Morning sky.... Was the air show part good with flying planes? I will be making decaf soon......Very soon...Breakfast looked good might steal a pancake.....Did I say that out loud? Sorry OH....lol
 

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For me it is down to TRUST not whether I love them or not. I love them,BUT I DON'T TRUST them. (And I TRUST the raptor more,I KNOW the RAPTOR is going to try to eat me,not quite sure what the politicians are going to do) And I trust the raptor more than some of the Republican politicians too. :p
Love ya Sarah,,,, but my point was not party but that God loves everyone the same.....good people and bad people and Jesus died for all of us, but not all of us choose the free gift of Salvation, doesn't change God's Love or Jesus Free Gift it is still there for everyone they just have to reach out and accept both.....God's Love and Jesus's Free Gift....

Love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself. I keep being told these are the two great commandments...NT style....I just want to see some of that in action.....I know I fail plenty in that department too... was just reminding all of us...
 
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I'm drinking instant coffee...lol was to tired to make a pot yet. But I'm going to...can't tolerate instant. Lol
You sure you're not my wife's twin ? That's her M/O til' I brew a fresh pot for her. :) Sometimes I wait a few extra minutes just to watch her enjoy that first cup of instant :cool:
 

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So what is going to happen to that 61 year old mailman from Florida who landed his gyrocopter on the lawn of the Capitol? :eek:
 

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So what is going to happen to that 61 year old mailman from Florida who landed his gyrocopter on the lawn of the Capitol? :eek:
Blond checked mailmandan's age real fast.....whew....not our mailman.....I think he's gonna get in trouble....there are some things you just don't do........
 

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So what is going to happen to that 61 year old mailman from Florida who landed his gyrocopter on the lawn of the Capitol? :eek:
There is a rumor that he has been reassigned to the AIR MAIL branch of the USPS
 

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am i the only one seeing these things? i read the bible and then observe the church and i wonder. at least muslims stick to their faith and dont get caught up with this crap.


Seriously dude? Hmm
 
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Love ya Sarah,,,, but my point was not party but that God loves everyone the same.....good people and bad people and Jesus died for all of us, but not all of us choose the free gift of Salvation, doesn't change God's Love or Jesus Free Gift it is still there for everyone they just have to reach out and accept both.....God's Love and Jesus's Free Gift....

Love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself. I keep being told these are the two great commandments...NT style....I just want to see some of that in action.....I know I fail plenty in that department too... was just reminding all of us...
Love you too JL :)

Yes He does,but often times people WILL use the party to claim whether one is Christ's or not (Not that all do). I have seen it from BOTH sides. Every single person was created in the image of God. The problem is THAT is often forgotten and ALL of us were in the same boat. Too often the real problem is that many are trying put the cart before the horse. The hearts and minds of men MUST BE CHANGED first BEFORE the changes can come in the politics.

And for too many it's not about whether the person is SAVED or not,but it's what can that person do for me. Our King told us our first and most important job is to preach the Gospel. It is BY the gospel that their hearts and minds will be changed. That MUST come first BEFORE we can ever see any real Godly changes.
 
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Omg dear Jesus make it stop right now! I asked him to come to church tomorrow and he goes nuts. Swearing at me and asking me if that day I went to the pastor, did I tell him that 'you were ........ all these guys behind my back?" And I answered yes, I repented of my sins and told him of my infidelity ... and he said "well Im not going there and sitting beside u while he looks at me like Im an a&&hole!!"
He says "u might as well go #$/^ him!! Please Father make him go to sleep right now .. please Lord!
I would be the last person to advocate anybody remain in an abusive situation ... verbal or otherwise. But I do sense that his outbursts when drinking are a result of his fragile male pride being hurt. His attacking words seem to be saying as much from where I'm reading. I am fairly convinced that he's feeling inadequate ... and that this inadequacy has now been exposed to others. Not an easy thing for a man to live up to ... and face. And also not necessarily true. But in his mind, I'm guessing this is how he's viewing it and thinking that this is how others might be seeing it as well. For the short term Heather, I would try my best to reassure him of your sorrow and regret for the past ... and tell him that you are willing to give him some time to heal and learn to trust you once again. But also make it clear that this doesn't mean that you are willing to put up with nor condone his drunken' tirades while the two of you go thru the healing process. This will establish your genuine repentance and your desire to leave the past behind where it belongs ... but will also reaffirm in his mind that you are neither willing nor able to endure any further torment from him. In simpler terms, he needs to know ... 1) That you are genuinely sorry for past mistakes (and he should by now, I would think) and ... 2) That you can't and won't tolerate his constant reminders of such whenever he's had a few too many drinks. I wouldn't throw in the towel just yet. But I would remain firm ... loving ... and also vigilant in this regard. You and he are in my prayers dear sis'.
 
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good morning. :)

our God is on His Throne and though pretty much all politicians are bad...

God loves bad people.
because bad people are all that there are! :)