Well

that's great news.

Deployment of new US nuclear warhead on submarine a dangerous step, critics say

"First submarine to go on patrol armed with the W76-2 warhead makes a nuclear launch more likely, arm control advocates warn"

Yep.

"The Trump administration’s nuclear posture review (NPR) in February 2018, portrays this warhead as a counter to a perceived Russian threat to use its own “tactical” nuclear weapons to win a quick victory on the battlefield.

Advocates of W76-2 argued that the US had no effective deterrent against Russian tactical weapons because Moscow assumed Washington would not risk using the overwhelming power of its intercontinental ballistic missiles in response, for fear of escalating from a regional conflict to a civilian-destroying war.

Critics of the warhead say it accelerates a drift towards thinking of nuclear weapons as a means to fight and win wars, rather than as purely a deterrent of last resort. And the fielding of a tactical nuclear weapon, they warn, gives US political and military leaders a dangerous new option in confronting adversaries other than Russia."

"Sign o' the times mess with your mind

Hurry before it's too late."

Just

thinking bout my aunt and her family etc.

Thinking...

Don't be like Job and question God's will.

And:

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Thinking about a lot of things actually.

Hey honey

I love you baby.

So

Job 30:20-22 

“I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer;

    I stand up, but you merely look at me.

You turn on me ruthlessly;

    with the might of your hand you attack me.

You snatch me up and drive me before the wind;

    you toss me about in the storm.

Near the end of his affliction Job is finally starting to whine and complain.

Heres some highlights :-).

Gods response.

This is why you don't question Gods plans.

Job 38-42 

The Lord Speaks

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:

“Who is this that obscures my plans

    with words without knowledge?

Brace yourself like a man;

    I will question you,

    and you shall answer me.

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?

    Tell me, if you understand.

Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!

Opps is probably what Job is thinking already.

“Have you ever given orders to the morning,

    or shown the dawn its place,

that it might take the earth by the edges

    and shake the wicked out of it?

“Can you raise your voice to the clouds

    and cover yourself with a flood of water?

Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?

    Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

“Would you discredit my justice?

    Would you condemn me to justify yourself?

“Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook

    or tie down its tongue with a rope?

Who has a claim against me that I must pay?

    Everything under heaven belongs to me.

Good stuff.

:-).

Love it.

Love

you Lucy.

Just

kinda odd to me.

I told somebody I waana tell my story.

And then?

The last few weeks of worship

have been about telling your story.

Boldly.

To not be afraid of the powers that be.

(The sanhedrin)

Ect.

Interesting.

:-).

Scripture

from Bro Joe's sermon.

1/19/20

New Chapel

United methodist Church.

Acts 4:23-31

The Believers Pray

On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:

“‘Why do the nations rage

    and the peoples plot in vain?

The kings of the earth rise up

    and the rulers band together

against the Lord

    and against his anointed one.

Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Peter and John couldn't help but talk about their experiences.

It's what we are called to do today.

To accomplish your calling?

You must speak about your experiences first.

Job got tired of his affliction:

Guy had sores all over his body.

Painful health issues.

And he and handled everything right up to the end

Job 30:20-22 

“I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer;

    I stand up, but you merely look at me.

You turn on me ruthlessly;

    with the might of your hand you attack me.

You snatch me up and drive me before the wind;

    you toss me about in the storm.

Gods rebuke to Job is one of my favorite parts of the bible BTW 

Chapters 38-42 or thereabouts.

Anyway.

Thats another subject for another day.

It's not up to us to questions God's will for us basically.

But to go tell about our experiences.

Speak boldly.

Heal.

Never pray for yourselves.

Always pray for others.

Do the absolute best you can do

to carry out the mission.

Period.

Share God's word.

Share what is experienced.

Obedience = pray.

Calling 

Commitment

Gods will.

Carry out mission given to us.

Scripture

from Bro Joe's sermon.

1/19/20

New Chapel

United methodist Church.

Acts 4:13-22

When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say. So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together. “What are we going to do with these men?” they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it. But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened. For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

"Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

Kinda rang a bell.

Our love?

God's miracle.

Gotta tell people this story.

Can not deny.

But they will.

"Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus."

Peter and John were not afraid to take on the Sanhedrin..

Why?

They had the power of the Holy spirit in them.

That kinda rings a bell too.

Lil bit.

Hey

honey.

I love you Lucy.

Daily Bible Reading Luke 8

Luke 8 

The Parable of the Sower

8 After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; 3 Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.

4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6 Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”

When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”

9 His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,

“‘though seeing, they may not see;

    though hearing, they may not understand.’[a]

11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13 Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. 14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

A Lamp on a Stand

16 “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. 17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. 18 Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

19 Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. 20 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”

Jesus Calms the Storm

22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

24 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”

He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. 25 “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.

In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”

Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man

26 They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes,[b] which is across the lake from Galilee. 27 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!” 29 For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.

30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

“Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31 And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.

32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission. 33 When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, 35 and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 36 Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured. 37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.

38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.

Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman

40 Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. 41 Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house 42 because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying.

As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. 43 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years,[c] but no one could heal her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked.

When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”

46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”

47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. 48 Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

49 While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”

50 Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

51 When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother. 52 Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”

53 They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!” 55 Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

The

article I read on this yesterday

said that for the very first time the effective use of disinformation campaigns

was  given as a factor for moving it forward.

The End May Be Nearer: Doomsday Clock Moves Within 100 Seconds Of Midnight

Matthew 24:3-4 

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

I

"Roberts’s captivity is entirely fitting: He is forced to witness, with his own eyes, the mess he and his colleagues on the Supreme Court have made of the U.S. political system. As representatives of all three branches of government attend this unhappy family reunion, the living consequences of the Roberts Court’s decisions, and their corrosive effect on democracy, are plain to see.

Ten years to the day before Trump’s impeachment trial began, the Supreme Court released its Citizens United decision, plunging the country into the era of super PACs and unlimited, unregulated, secret campaign money from billionaires and foreign interests. Citizens United, and the resulting rise of the super PAC, led directly to this impeachment.

John Roberts comes face to face with the mess he made

was talking about this very thing

three months ago.

How

Hey

honey.

I love you sweetheart.

:-).

1 Corinthians 1:27-28

1 Corinthians 1:27-28

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; 

God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, 

and the things that are not, 

to nullify the things that are

It's what he's always done.

Why wouldn't he be doing it now?

Deal

"I gonna marry you
If you
Want
Or not
So
You have no
Choice"

:-).

We're

riding down the road.

I'm just staring off into space.

Thinking about bible study last night.

Thinking bout a lot of things really.

Morning rides to town are good for that.

Mostly I was thinking 

about yesterdays blog post.

About how there are 23,-24 more "parts"?

Yet to be revealed.

Thinking bout putting that together.

With Lucy.

Thinking bout Lucy.

Thinking bout us.

Thinking bout everything.

Thinking about how nobody is listening.

Nobody's getting the big picture that is being presented.

This verse:

Numbers 16: 28-35

And Moses said,
Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works;
for I have not done them of mine own mind.

Running through me head like a freight train from a few days a go.

The second I thought of that verse?

That very second...

I look out in that field of river bottoms.

A Crane.

On one leg.

Precisely at that instant.

"The Arabs called the cry of the cranes "bellowing." 

We usually express it by whooping or trumpeting. 

Any of these words is sufficiently expressive

 to denote an unusual voice, used in an unusual manner, 

so that it appealed to the prophet (Isaiah) 

as suitable for use in a strong comparison."

Isaiah 38:14

Like a crane or a swallow, 

so did I chatter: 

I did mourn as a dove:mine eyes fail with looking upward: 

O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

Jeremiah 8:7 

Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; 

and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming;

 but my people know not the judgment of the LORD

Discernment yo.

No need to think about things

I already know. right when it happens whats being said.

Still time.

Get ready today.

Freedom train coming.

A white Crane

Discernment

We spent a long time talking about it at bible study last night.

"True discernment means not only distinguishing the right from the wrong;
it means distinguishing the primary from the secondary,
the essential from the indifferent,
and the permanent from the transient.
And, yes, it means distinguishing between the good and the better,
and even between the better and the best."

I know one thing I can discern.

No problem.

Signs and markers of an age. 

It doesn't even require thought any more.

Careful

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
    the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”

Hey

honey.

I love you baby.

I could gloat on and on about conqueror rights ...

Etc

Butt?

Wats the point?

Bahahahahahahaahahah

Get it?

Like

I was just saying.

“I don’t know if it’s burnout or apathy but, nowadays, people have less of an attention span.'

"In the end, McAllister, the Tacoma physician, said Trump’s fate is not as important as the decline of U.S. politics to a point “where lying is now OK."

"If we go down that route," he added, "we’re not far from a very, very dark times.”

Mr McAllister?

Were already there sir.

Everyday Americans are distressed by the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. If they care at all.

"But

the Bidens..."

I just wanna smack 'em with a fish across the jaw.

Your logical fallacy is:

False Equivalence

"False equivalence is a logical fallacy 

in which two incompatible arguments appear to be logically equivalent 

when in fact they are not.
This fallacy is categorized as a fallacy of inconsistency.

Characteristics

A common way for this fallacy to be perpetuated is one shared trait between two subjects is assumed to show equivalence, especially in order of magnitude, when equivalence is not necessarily the logical result. False equivalence is a common result when an anecdotal similarity is pointed out as equal, but the claim of equivalence doesn't bear because the similarity is based on oversimplification or ignorance of additional factors. "

I don't care if Joe and Hunter Biden were corrupt and made millions.

(They weren't)  

They're not in public office, so don't vote for 'em.

But to equate the bidens dealings in Ukraine with Trumps dealings

 is a clear cut case of False Equivalency.

Equating some kinda made up bull shit,

to interfering with congressionally authorized funds to a country to fight an adversary?

It's not even close.

False equivalence

"Two opposing arguments
appear to be logically or morally equivalent
when they are not."

"I may have lied about my grades
but my opponent was late for class."

It's why you don't ever allow either of the Bidens to testify.

You just don't give it the same type of creedence as the other offense.

The other offense, "Abuse of power".

Is of a much more hefty magnitude than some made up conspiracy theory nonsense.

People don't even know what a logical fallacy is.

People are just to busy to know, think or care anymore.

Daniel 12:4 

But thou, 

O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, 

even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, 

and knowledge shall be increased.

Matthew 24:3-4 

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, 

the disciples came unto him privately, 

saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? 

and what shall be the sign of thy coming, 

and of the end of the world?

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

And

so would not removing him from office,

be likewise insane.

Trump’s Removal Would Be Insane

You could flip this scenario.

And say the exact same arguments,

from the other side.

Fact is.

The county is screwed.

Either way.

It really doesn't make any difference at this point.

Just never thought I'd live in a country

where subpoenas for witnesses and documents would go ignored.

And any bozo billionaire daddys lil rich boy

could buy himself 35 senators

and do what ever he wants with the national pursestrings for his own political gain.

Just not the country I ever thought I would be living in.

I've said it a ll along.

Wait till a smart authoritarian gets elected someday.

Revelation pt 1

I wasn't gonna write these.

But the time seems right for this one.

I was just sitting there.

Reading.

Sun in my face.

This is a few years ago now.

This very spot.

Sat up.

Leaned forward.

Starting to pray.

And that voice says...

"Are you sure you want to do this?'

And I was ecstatic. 

And I said yes, I'll do it.

And he said.

'Hold on now, are you sure?"

And I said yes, I'm sure, I'll do it. 

"It will be the hardest thing you'll ever do.

Are you sure?"

Yes. 

It's me. 

I'm your guy.

I'll do it.

A lil while later that very afternoon.

for the very first time ever in my life

I read 

Isaiah 6:8 

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,
“Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

I was reading the bible.

Isaiah just happened to be where I was in my readings.

I about fell out of my seat.

Cold chills.

Clammy.

Pasty.

Rattled basicly.

How could I not be?

My point here Lucy is:

"It will be the hardest thing you'll ever do.

Are you sure?"

Yes. 

It's me. 

I'm your guy.

I'm his guy for this appointment.

I'm your guy in life honey.

No matter how hard it ever gets.

If it was easy.

It would be others not us.

Matthew 22:14 

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Im glad youre happier today.

Freeer.

Less stress.

More smiles.

Its a good thing

I love you baby.

Babys all like:

Paris.

Greece

Spain.

:-).

I'm over here like:

Fuck man.

I just wanna carve up the cumberland plateau.

It wouldn't be so funny.

But it's the truth.

Bahahahahahahahahahaha

Revelation 11:5

Revelation 11:5 

And if any man will hurt them, 

fire proceedeth out of their mouth, 

and devoureth their enemies: 

and if any man will hurt them, 

he must in this manner be killed.

It's why I wish you wouldn't worry so honey.

The fates of those who wish us harm have already been sealed sweetheart.

:-).

Hey

honey.

I loved that attitude this morning.

My baby rocks.

Hell yeahs.

FYI

Gorge amphitheatre.

Dave Matthews Band Details Summer Tour 2020

Proverbs 31:10

Proverbs 31:10 

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

A wife of noble character who can find?

    She is worth far more than rubies.

Hey

:-).

It's so great :-).

BTW, I get to dream too

:-).

Perfect.

Works for me.

As long as your in it?

I'm good.

Seriously.

That's probably my favorite that I'm gonna share.

Somebody said big windows :-).

To many stairs.

Windows lol.

Somebody said.

Nive elimination of the stairs problem.

Sweet.

Hey

I love you honey.

Thats

"The second question is whether, in spite of all the conclusive evidence, Republicans will retreat to the claim that the actions by Trump do not rise to the level of impeachable offenses. If Republicans do so, they will have endorsed the dangerous principle that a president may use his power, and override Congress and its mandated appropriations, in order to defame a political rival and gain an unfair personal advantage in the next election."


"Accepting the principle that abuses by Trump are not impeachable offenses would raze a foundational principle of our constitutional system."

The Senate itself is on trial

just not the path you wanna go down.

"Yeah...

if we could dial it back a lil bit on this

"gotcha by the balls"

business?

Yeah...

That would be great."

You know whose voice.

:-).

You've said some really nice things...

Things I always thought and always wanted to hear.

Thank you so much.

You've said some other things...lol.

My lord girl.

I suppose I only let em slide due to the seriousness of the moment 

:-).

Appreciate it.

I lobe you baby.

Somebody

said:

"I think you got this last lil bit licked."

shortly thereafter they said:

"I wish it was tomorrow."

To which

I said, "What?"

They said, "I wish it was tomorrow."

I said, 

"You?

Imagine how I feel."

They said, "I know, I can't even imagine."

Just the smile

on their face. 

Just beaming when they said:

"I think you got this last lil bit licked."

and

"I wish it was tomorrow."

Told me a lot.

That and somebodys stress level yesterday :-).

I love you baby.

Daily Bible Reading Matthew 3

Matthew 3 

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

‘Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make His paths straight.’ ”

Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

John Baptizes Jesus

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”

But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.

When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

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Matthew 24:3-4 

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age

Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, 

the disciples came to Him privately, 

saying, 

“Tell us, when will these things be? 

And what will be the sign of Your coming, 

and of the end of the age?”

And Jesus answered and said to them: 

“Take heed that no one deceives you.

mess with your mind 

Hurry before it's too late"

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Honey.

Get it?

Hey?

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Future Blessings for Zion

“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth into song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes deep. For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

A wife of noble character who can find?

    She is worth far more than rubies.

Her husband has full confidence in her

    and lacks nothing of value.

She brings him good, not harm,

    all the days of her life.

She selects wool and flax

    and works with eager hands.

She is like the merchant ships,

    bringing her food from afar.

She gets up while it is still night;

    she provides food for her family

    and portions for her female servants.

She considers a field and buys it;

    out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

She sets about her work vigorously;

    her arms are strong for her tasks.

She sees that her trading is profitable,

    and her lamp does not go out at night.

 In her hand she holds the distaff

    and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

She opens her arms to the poor

    and extends her hands to the needy.

When it snows, she has no fear for her household;

    for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

She makes coverings for her bed;

    she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

Her husband is respected at the city gate,

    where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

She makes linen garments and sells them,

    and supplies the merchants with sashes.

She is clothed with strength and dignity;

    she can laugh at the days to come.

She speaks with wisdom,

    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

She watches over the affairs of her household

    and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children arise and call her blessed;

    her husband also, and he praises her:

“Many women do noble things,

    but you surpass them all.”

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;

    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Honor her for all that her hands have done,

    and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.…

Both remind me of somebody.

Daily Bible Reading Mark 15

Mark 15 

Jesus Before Pilate

15 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.

2 “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate.

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

3 The chief priests accused him of many things. 4 So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”

5 But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.

6 Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested. 7 A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising. 8 The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.

9 “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate, 10 knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead.

12 “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.

13 “Crucify him!” they shouted.

14 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus

16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. 17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. 18 And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!” 19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

The Crucifixion of Jesus

21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. 22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). 23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.

25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.

27 They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. [28] [a] 29 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30 come down from the cross and save yourself!” 31 In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! 32 Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

The Death of Jesus

33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[b]

35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

36 Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,[c] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”

40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph,[d] and Salome. 41 In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.

The Burial of Jesus

42 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. 46 So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.

Daily Bible Reading Psalm 118

Psalm 118

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

    his love endures forever.

Let Israel say:

    “His love endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron say:

    “His love endures forever.”

Let those who fear the Lord say:

    “His love endures forever.”

When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;

    he brought me into a spacious place.

The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.

    What can mere mortals do to me?

The Lord is with me; he is my helper.

    I look in triumph on my enemies.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

    than to trust in humans.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord

    than to trust in princes.

All the nations surrounded me,

    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

They surrounded me on every side,

    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

They swarmed around me like bees,

    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;

    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

I was pushed back and about to fall,

    but the Lord helped me.

The Lord is my strength and my defense;

    he has become my salvation.

Shouts of joy and victory

    resound in the tents of the righteous:

“The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!

The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;

    the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”

I will not die but live,

    and will proclaim what the Lord has done.

The Lord has chastened me severely,

    but he has not given me over to death.

Open for me the gates of the righteous;

    I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord

    through which the righteous may enter.

I will give you thanks, for you answered me;

    you have become my salvation.

The stone the builders rejected

    has become the cornerstone;

the Lord has done this,

    and it is marvelous in our eyes.

The Lord has done it this very day;

    let us rejoice today and be glad.

Lord, save us!

    Lord, grant us success!

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

    From the house of the Lord we bless you.

The Lord is God,

    and he has made his light shine on us.

With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession

    up to the horns of the altar.

You are my God, and I will praise you;

    you are my God, and I will exalt you.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

    his love endures forever.

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"We have chance
We people who can show others how love looks
How fight
(for) love."

"You will never forget your first date with me."

(Great idea BTW.

Who's was that?)

"Thinking.
Your so
You just got it
Something
I was missing
All life."

"Text me anytime."

I love that BTW.

Like I ever needed permission :-).

I've never asked for any number of yours ever :-).

Let that sink in for a second.

So who is really pursuing who here?

"Boom
Never
Thought
It's love
Like dat
Can happens In real."

I love you honey.

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honey :-).

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