My ‘friend’ hurting me does not help me. It is demotivating. I get it they are a drunk. My mother is too. Drunks hurt people because it is easy manipulation. It lets them feel a semblance of control they have lost, surrendered to alcoholic oblivion. So, Drunks can focus their negative energies and sometimes show powerful insights.
I’m obese. A friend should let me know so I can correct it, right? So my ‘friend’ does so. At every opportunity. To help.
I don’t have many friends. Just prior to lockdown, I went to celebrate my ‘friend’ getting a new house. He badmouths me for a few hours and I leave. After lockdown, for Christmas New Year, he shows again, gets plastered and tells me again.
When he moved back to Australia some years ago, he had been a FB ‘friend’ I’d welcomed with a ‘girly squeal’ which is what I’d said I’d uttered when I was exercising. He reminds me of this, but remembers it as a ‘pig like squeal.’
At his place, after dinner with his wife and some friends, with children present, he sits on top of me, next to me, and bites my arm while watching a movie. Another time he puts his hands on my breast and cuddles me.
I can dismiss that as a dumb drunk I don’t want to have anything to do with. But, he messages me, asking me if I’m alive. And it turns out he is aware of the hurt he is doing. But, he is not aware of the hurt he is causing. How, when I’m piled up with work, I find it hard to do it and not just put everything aside, including exercise, and do nothing.
Like my mother, and other toxic ‘friends’ I have had, I will just cut it off.
=== I’m obese. A friend should let me know so I can correct it, right? So my ‘friend’ does so. At every opportunity. To help.
I don’t have many friends. Just prior to lockdown, I went to celebrate my ‘friend’ getting a new house. He badmouths me for a few hours and I leave. After lockdown, for Christmas New Year, he shows again, gets plastered and tells me again.
When he moved back to Australia some years ago, he had been a FB ‘friend’ I’d welcomed with a ‘girly squeal’ which is what I’d said I’d uttered when I was exercising. He reminds me of this, but remembers it as a ‘pig like squeal.’
At his place, after dinner with his wife and some friends, with children present, he sits on top of me, next to me, and bites my arm while watching a movie. Another time he puts his hands on my breast and cuddles me.
I can dismiss that as a dumb drunk I don’t want to have anything to do with. But, he messages me, asking me if I’m alive. And it turns out he is aware of the hurt he is doing. But, he is not aware of the hurt he is causing. How, when I’m piled up with work, I find it hard to do it and not just put everything aside, including exercise, and do nothing.
Like my mother, and other toxic ‘friends’ I have had, I will just cut it off.
Wonderful life off cuts “No Deal”
Both Libertarians and leftists offer awful deals to conservatives. In this off cut from It’s a Wonderful Life, we see the Libertarian character of Sam Wainwright chortling of having offered the ground floor of a plastics deal which George Bailey rejected so as to save his buildings and loan. In modern terms it is how conservatives have said ‘no deal’ to laws weakening borders or drug laws, which Libertarians have at times demanded. Libertarians chortle every time an illegal immigrant does well despite the costs to society, or a druggie succeeds temporarily despite their handicaps.
But consider how the Potter offer to Bailey has a ‘no deal’ in similar terms as the left wing offer their terms. No ID elections. Votes received anonymously by mail after voting day. Preventing scrutiny of voter fraud. However, providing exceptions to when a recall effort is made against the California Governor? The character of Potter is a thief who steals thousands of dollars and never faces justice over it, just like the Democrats of today. And, he offers insulting terms for success. Terms similar as what McConnell has accepted?
https://rumble.com/vepa97-wonderful-life-off-cuts-no-deal.html
Wonderful life off cuts Democrats Tossing away what they have to embrace corruption (Dem Preselection)
Dems are exercising power using Congress and the Presidency. But they are tossing away their voter base as they try to entrench corruption like voter fraud and double down on social engineering. The Dem ownership of the black vote dates back to FDR exploiting Democrat corruption in stealing aid Hoover had meant for stricken communities in the 1920’s. However, the Democrat controlled and exploited communities of minorities are leaving Democrats and moving to Trump Republicans. Can corruption, alone maintain the Dem powerbase?
https://rumble.com/veqh67-democrats-tossing-away-what-they-have-to-embrace-corruption.htmlIs Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota finished? Or does she have a point? In this episode, I discuss the uproar over her refusal to sign a bill involving transgender participation in sports. I also address some troubling new developments in the framing of General Mike Flynn.
News Picks:
- What happened to Governor Kristi Noem?
- The sordid tale of the framing of General Mike Flynn keeps getting uglier.
- Elon Musk absolutely wrecks Bernie Sanders.
- Liberals say “follow the science” when it’s convenient. But do they mean it?
- Trump senses an opening to expose Biden for his immigration policy failures.
- The tax rates on NY City residents are about to explode.
=== Bongino Headlines ===
Liberal Journos Spread Fake News About Colorado Mass Shooter21-Year-Old Ahmad Al-Issa Charged With Ten Counts of First Degree Murder in Colorado Mass Shooting
Arizona Border Town Declares State of Emergency
Moderate Dems Push Back Against Pelosi’s Attempt to Steal Iowa Election
Biden Appoints Special Envoy for Northern Triangle While Publicly Denying Border Crisis
CNN Loses 45% of Audience in Five Weeks
Capitol Hill
White House Won’t Rule Out Executive Orders to Implement Gun Control
AOC No Longer Taking Photo Ops at Migrant Facilities With Biden in Charge
Drug Cartels Exploit Biden’s Lax Border Policies
Lawyer for Cuomo Accuser Says He’s Interfering With Sexual Harassment Investigation
Elon Musk Fires Back at Bernie Sanders
Biden’s Approval Drops Three Points
Trump Names These Six People as the Future of the GOP
GOP Readies Defense Against D.C. Statehood Bill
Trump: “Bernie Sanders Never Dreamed” Biden Would Be So Radical
Lara Trump “Absolutely Considering” Run for Senate in North Carolina
Former House Intel Investigator: Adam Schiff “Took the Bait” With FISA Memo
Biden Admin Ignored Warning Signs at the Border
Kamala Laughs When Asked If She’ll Visit the Southern Border
Culture War
Al Sharpton Pushes Bogus Narrative About “White Supremacists Targeting Asians”
Ohio School District Spends $134k in Legal Fees on Permits for Gender Neutral Bathrooms
Babylon Bee Mulls Legal Options Against NY Times
Pentagon Training Materials Target Conservatives in the Military
“Are You Caving to the NCAA?” Tucker Carlson and Kristi Noem Have Tense Exchange
America’s Worst School Massacre Involved No Guns
Urban Dictionary Turns Hack Journo Aaron Rupar’s Name Into a Verb: “To Purposefully Mislead”
How the Equality Act Could Damage Children for Years to Come
Army Announces Gender-Specific Fitness Tests Due to Women’s High Fail Rates on Regular Test
Chicago Suburb Becomes First U.S. City to Pay Reparations to Black Residents
Economy
Turkish Lira Falls 15% After Bank Governor Is Replaced
NFT of Twitter Founder’s First Tweet Sells for $2.9 Million
California’s Senators Urge Biden to Set Date to Phase Out Gas-Powered Car Sales
Air Travelers Top 1.5 Million for First Time Since March 2020
Bed Bath & Beyond Declares War on Target’s Home Dominance
China’s De-Risking Campaign Is Tormenting Their Financial Markets
Detroit Automakers Struggle to Maintain Truck Production Amid Chip Shortage
White House to Meet With Energy Officials Ahead of Climate and Infrastructure Plans
Fed’s Powell Says Cryptocurrencies Aren’t Useful Stores of Value
Despite Tax Filing Deadline Pushback, Gig Workers Still Face April 15th Deadline for Estimated Tax Payments
Swamp Watch
Cuomo Responds to Shouts From Supporter Amid Scandal: “I’m Not Going Anywhere Darling”
56 Percent of People Claim They Will Wear Masks Occasionally Even After the Pandemic Is Over
Liberal Media Starts Getting Frustrated With Biden’s Lack of Transparency
How Did Susan Rice Make Up to $149 Million?
Psaki Claims HHS Nominee Rachel Levine’s Coronavirus Nursing Home Policy Not Similar to Cuomo’s
FBI Had Doubts About Informant’s Allegation That Prompted Michael Flynn Probe
Michigan County Votes to Put Dominion Machines “On Ice”
State Department Finds Palestinians Funneled Hundreds of Millions to Terrorists
Psaki’s Sister Gets Govt Job Despite Biden’s “No Family Members” Pledge
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
Biden Presidency
Biden Looking at US Corporate Tax Hike: YellenDemocrats Pressure Biden to Review US Sanctions on Venezuela
Biden to Address Video Summit of EU Leaders on Thursday
Just 13% of Migrant Families Forced to Turn Back
Pete King: Biden's Border Plan 'Indefensible' |
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick: Border Crisis 'By Design' to Create 'One-Party Country'
Sen. Cruz: Biden Blocking Media to Keep Border Situation Quiet
Newsfront
AstraZeneca May Have Used Outdated Info in Vaccine Trial
Results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine may have [Full Story]
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Regeneron Study: Antibody Drug Shortens COVID-19 Recovery
Sinovac Says Its Vaccine Is Safe for Children as Young as 3
Report: Pfizer to Develop New Vaccines Using MRNA Technology
Putin Won't Reveal Which COVID-19 Vaccine He's Getting
NATO Prepares 'Virus-Free' Zone for Summit; Biden Invited
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Here is a video I made America the Beautiful
For Independence Day, USA 4th July
"America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward.
Bates originally wrote the words as a poem, Pikes Peak, first published in the Fourth of July edition of the church periodical The Congregationalist in 1895. At that time, the poem was titled America for publication.
Ward had originally written the music, Materna, for the 19th century hymn O Mother dear, Jerusalem in 1882. Ward's music combined with the Bates poem was first published in 1910 and titled America the Beautiful.
http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com/2011/07/america-beautiful.html
https://rumble.com/vaympj-america-the-beautiful-by-oddball.html
=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. Australian republicans say they want an Australian head of state. Then they defer to the UN. Thing is, the Governor General is an excellent Australian Head of State. And, her majesty the Queen is an excellent royal. Australia does not need change. But failed leaders like Shorten and Turnbull need to 'do something.' It is a privilege to work with children. The other day, supervising children engaged in Roblox, I was thinking of how little had changed as a 9yo and an 11yo were engaged in play. Back in the day, kids might have pretended to be the Kelly Gang and that offends modern sensibility. These days, game play is a lot more directed without some Fenian revolt on the horizon. "Times up." "I just want to rob the train before I finish." "Times up." "Please, I can't save this. Let me just rob this train." "How long before the train arrives?" "Any moment." "Times up." "Wait, train is here." Train appears along track. Roblox character is standing on hillside and bridge ready to leap onto train. They leap, falling badly onto train, then onto rail tracks before dying. Game over.
Game over might be how Australia's performance in the Newlands Cricket Test in South Africa is viewed. Australia has been placed under intense pressure as a rowdy crowd mixed with brilliant South African play. But now a nightmare has begun as an Australian player has been caught tampering with the ball without improving the condition of the ball. And team management have gone in to support the young player. It could be career ending for team management. But, after the recent decision regarding a fast bowler who ran into an Australian batsman, it might be nothing. It is South Africa, and at the end of the day, it will all come down to race. What would the UN do?
=== from 2017 ===
UK is being presented with a 60 billion Euro check for costs to Brexit. This will pay for cancelling commitments and for pensions for Euro officials. They would have paid it had they stayed too. An economics student asked an interesting question. "why do some Australian companies, which are subsidiaries of international corporations, choose to transfer profits to lower tax regions, and other companies which are international subsidiaries do not?" One understands why companies would send profits overseas, but why keep them in Australia? Australia is one of the highest costing nations in the OECD for business compliance costs. It costs a fortune just to sell newspapers. The prospective business owner doesn't just need to have a place where the papers can be collected from, but they need to have car spaces for customers, OHS compliance for shoppers, pay for utilities they may not use, need a business loan before people will deal with them. And if they meet those hurdles, a union can stop trade, or a robbery from a known felon out on bail. And if one makes a profit then the ALP and Greens will claim to own it. So why keep it in Australia? Apparently, if one pays tax on Australian profits overseas, then they might not have to pay tax in Australia. But if you try to shift money overseas, you can be taxed double. It might be worthwhile making trade profitable for foreign companies if we want to increase trade.
=== from 2016 ===
Malcolm Turnbull is not a natural politician, and he is prone to panic. When Mr Abbott warned Europe about their weak borders he was right. Abbott was attacked by Australian press but lauded internationally. Turnbull said something similar, but it wasn't the same. Turnbull blamed the victims of the recent atrocity. Naturally the Belgian envoy took exception, as any responsible person should. Miranda Devine says Turnbull has a plan. Unless it is to be the worst Liberal Party PM ever, he had better start executing it. Turnbull is not as bad as Whitlam, Rudd or Gillard. But, that is a very low standard.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
=== from 2015 ===
Richard III is being reburied with many honours. He was an English King and deserved the honour for no other reason. There is no other reason. As a person, he was as fine and upstanding as Saddam Hussein, Moammar Gadaffi or Adolf Hitler. There are many undeserving people who get things because of their position and not because of their activity. Richard had not been king, but was in the royal household. He plotted. Maybe it is because Game of Thrones has made the material events so visible to modern peoples, but there was a time that people were shocked by things Richard did, or caused to be. More caused to be, as he was passive aggressive. Richard was raised as a knight. When his elder brother became King Edward IV, Richard was rained with honours and privileges. Richard was loyal to his brother until his brother died. Then, when his nephew was made king, Richard, as Lord Protector, had the Mother's marriage annulled and the two nephews de legitimised. So Richard became King Richard III. Apparently, the two princes in the tower of London, his nephews, were killed at Richard's convenience. After beheading a supporter of Henry Tudor, Richard III tried to pay off some French nobles to give up Henry Tudor. He failed, and faced Henry Tudor in battle with significantly more men than Tudor had. Ricard lost in battle, fighting bravely when he had not conducted his home affairs that well.
Meanwhile, on this day in 1603, James VI of Scotland became James I of England after Elizabeth I died. On the same day, the Tokugawa Shogunate was established in Edo. In 1663, Carolina was rewarded with eight Lord Protectors from Charles II for their support of him in exile. In 1707, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united to form the kingdom of Great Britain. Richard had fought for spoils. He had manipulated and killed without regard to all that is just and worthy. Were a modern politician to have behaved that way, they would earn the death penalty in most places.
Meanwhile, on this day in 1603, James VI of Scotland became James I of England after Elizabeth I died. On the same day, the Tokugawa Shogunate was established in Edo. In 1663, Carolina was rewarded with eight Lord Protectors from Charles II for their support of him in exile. In 1707, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united to form the kingdom of Great Britain. Richard had fought for spoils. He had manipulated and killed without regard to all that is just and worthy. Were a modern politician to have behaved that way, they would earn the death penalty in most places.
From 2014
John Harrison died on this day, his birthday, in 1776. He had been fascinated with the working of a watch as a child. He was a wood worker who developed very accurate clocks, and finally sea worthy watches that were very accurate, improving navigational safety. Harry Houdini was born on this day in 1874. He turned 26 in 1900, and 26 years later he died. His time was up? Fanny Crosby was born on this day in 1820. I have never heard a piece of hers, but I don't think I can get enough of Fanny. She wrote the hymn, "My Saviour first of all" so she had heart and soul, and, one hopes, a sense of humour. By 1915, her time was up, but her legacy and profound love has convicted many.
Tim Blair has apologised for his failures in not ignoring the blatant sexist bigoted violence of left wing marchers marching in march. He is making up for it by suggesting another protest. It is certain to be much bigger than March in March protests. The idea is protestors will go to work as normal and earn income as normal. By doing this, they are giving up opportunities to do what they would rather do. It is sure to get ABC attention. After all, it is what they focus on.
Tim Blair has apologised for his failures in not ignoring the blatant sexist bigoted violence of left wing marchers marching in march. He is making up for it by suggesting another protest. It is certain to be much bigger than March in March protests. The idea is protestors will go to work as normal and earn income as normal. By doing this, they are giving up opportunities to do what they would rather do. It is sure to get ABC attention. After all, it is what they focus on.
Historical perspective on this day
In 1401, Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacked Damascus. 1603, James VI of Scotland also becomes James I of England, upon the death of Elizabeth I. Also 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu was granted the title of shogun from Emperor Go-Yozei, and established the Tokugawa Shogunatein Edo, Japan. 1663, the Province of Carolina was granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne.
In 1707, the Acts of Union 1707 was signed, officially uniting the Kingdoms of England and Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. 1720, count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel was elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonoraabdicated the throne on 29 February. She had been wanting to rule jointly with her husband in the same manner as William and Mary in the British Isles, but after the Riksdag of the Estates said no to this, she chose to abdicate the throne in his favour instead. 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Christian Ludwig, margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg concertos, BWV 1046–1051. 1731, naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act was passed. 1765, American Revolution: The Kingdom of Great Britain passed the Quartering Act, which required the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
In 1829, Catholic Emancipation: The Parliament of the United Kingdom passed the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament. 1832, in Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat and tarred and feathered Mormon leader Joseph Smith. 1837, Canada gave African Canadian men the right to vote. 1854, in Venezuela, slavery was abolished. 1860, Sakuradamon incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke. 1869, the last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising. 1878, the British frigate HMS Eurydice sank, killing more than 300. 1882, Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. 1885, Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin–Guangxi border. 1896, A. S. Popov made the first radio signal transmission in history.
In 1900, Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck broke ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. 1907, the first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro was published. 1922, Irish War of Independence: In Belfast, Northern Irish policemen broke into the home of a Catholic family and shot all eight males inside. 1927, Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombarded Nanjing, China, in defence of the foreign citizens within the city. 1934, United States Congress passed the Tydings–McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth. 1944, Ardeatine massacre: German troops murdered 335 Italian civilians in Rome. Also 1944, World War II: In an event later dramatised in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war began breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III. 1946, the British Cabinet Mission, consisting of Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Crippsand A. V. Alexander, arrived in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership. 1958, Rock'N'Roll teen idol Elvis Presley was drafted in the U.S. Army. 1959, the Party of the African Federation is launched by Léopold Sédar Senghorand Modibo Keïta.
In 1965, NASA spacecraft Ranger 9, equipped to convert its signals into a form suitable for showing on domestic television, brought images of the Moon into ordinary homes before crash landing. 1972, the United Kingdom imposed direct rule over Northern Ireland. 1973, Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeated Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles. 1976, in Argentina, the armed forces overthrew the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and started a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process. Since 2006, a public holiday known as Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice is held on this day. 1980, Archbishop Óscar Romero was killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. 1986, the Loscoe gas explosion led to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites. 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground.
In 1993, discovery of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. 1998, Jonesboro massacre: Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, fired upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people were killed and ten were wounded. 1998, a tornado swept through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3000 others. 1999, Mont Blanc Tunnel fire killed 39 people. Also 1999, Kosovo War: NATOcommenced aerial bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO had attacked a sovereign country. 2000, S&P 500 index reached an intraday high of 1,552.87, a peak that, due to the collapse of the dot-com bubble, it would not reach again for another seven-and-a-half years. 2003, the Arab League voted 21–1 in favour of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq. 2008, Bhutan officially became a democracy, with its first ever general election.
=== Bible Reading ===
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Today's reading: Joshua 13-15, Luke 1:57-80 (NIV)
View today's reading on Bible Gateway
Today's Old Testament reading: Joshua 13-15
Land Still to Be Taken
1 When Joshua had grown old, the LORD said to him, "You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.
2 "This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and Geshurites, 3 from the Shihor River on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek and the border of the Amorites; 5the area of Byblos; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath....
Today's New Testament reading: Luke 1:57-80
The Birth of John the Baptist
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up and said, "No! He is to be called John."
61 They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who has that name."
62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone's astonishment he wrote, "His name is John."64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.65 All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, "What then is this child going to be?" For the Lord's hand was with him....
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Morning
The mental pressure arising from our Lord's struggle with temptation, so forced his frame to an unnatural excitement, that his pores sent forth great drops of blood which fell down to the ground. This proves how tremendous must have been the weight of sin when it was able to crush the Saviour so that he distilled great drops of blood! This demonstrates the mighty power of his love. It is a very pretty observation of old Isaac Ambrose that the gum which exudes from the tree without cutting is always the best. This precious camphire-tree yielded most sweet spices when it was wounded under the knotty whips, and when it was pierced by the nails on the cross; but see, it giveth forth its best spice when there is no whip, no nail, no wound. This sets forth the voluntariness of Christ's sufferings, since without a lance the blood flowed freely. No need to put on the leech, or apply the knife; it flows spontaneously. No need for the rulers to cry, "Spring up, O well;" of itself it flows in crimson torrents. If men suffer great pain of mind apparently the blood rushes to the heart. The cheeks are pale; a fainting fit comes on; the blood has gone inward as if to nourish the inner man while passing through its trial. But see our Saviour in his agony; he is so utterly oblivious of self, that instead of his agony driving his blood to the heart to nourish himself, it drives it outward to bedew the earth. The agony of Christ, inasmuch as it pours him out upon the ground, pictures the fulness of the offering which he made for men.
Do we not perceive how intense must have been the wrestling through which he passed, and will we not hear its voice to us? "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin." Behold the great Apostle and High Priest of our profession, and sweat even to blood rather than yield to the great tempter of your souls.
Evening
"I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out."
Luke 19:40
Luke 19:40
But could the stones cry out? Assuredly they could if he who opens the mouth of the dumb should bid them lift up their voice. Certainly if they were to speak, they would have much to testify in praise of him who created them by the word of his power; they could extol the wisdom and power of their Maker who called them into being. Shall not we speak well of him who made us anew, and out of stones raised up children unto Abraham? The old rocks could tell of chaos and order, and the handiwork of God in successive stages of creation's drama; and cannot we talk of God's decrees, of God's great work in ancient times, in all that he did for his church in the days of old? If the stones were to speak, they could tell of their breaker, how he took them from the quarry, and made them fit for the temple, and cannot we tell of our glorious Breaker, who broke our hearts with the hammer of his word, that he might build us into his temple? If the stones should cry out they would magnify their builder, who polished them and fashioned them after the similitude of a palace; and shall not we talk of our Architect and Builder, who has put us in our place in the temple of the living God? If the stones could cry out, they might have a long, long story to tell by way of memorial, for many a time hath a great stone been rolled as a memorial before the Lord; and we too can testify of Ebenezers, stones of help, pillars of remembrance. The broken stones of the law cry out against us, but Christ himself, who has rolled away the stone from the door of the sepulchre, speaks for us. Stones might well cry out, but we will not let them: we will hush their noise with ours; we will break forth into sacred song, and bless the majesty of the Most High, all our days glorifying him who is called by Jacob the Shepherd and Stone of Israel.
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I am a decent man and don't care for the abuse given me. I created a video raising awareness of anti police feeling among western communities. I chose the senseless killing of Nicola Cotton, a Louisiana policewoman who joined post Katrina, to highlight the issue. I did this in order to get an income after having been illegally blacklisted from work in NSW for being a whistleblower. I have not done anything wrong. Local council appointees refused to endorse my work, so I did it for free. Youtube's Adsence refused to allow me to profit from their marketing it. Meanwhile, I am hostage to abysmal political leadership and hopeless journalists. My shopfront has opened on Facebook.
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I am publishing a book called Bread of Life: January.
Bread of Life is a daily bible quote with a layman's understanding of the meaning. I give one quote for each day, and also a series of personal stories illustrating key concepts eg Who is God? What is a miracle? Why is there tragedy?
January is the first of the anticipated year-long work of thirteen books. One for each month and the whole year. It costs to publish. It (Kindle version) should retail at about $2US online, but the paperback version would cost more, according to production cost.If you have a heart for giving, I fundraise at gofund.me/27tkwuc (Gofundme finished the fund raiser, 2017)
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Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August, September, October, or at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows a free kindle version.
The Amazon Author Page for David Ball
UK .. http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B01683ZOWG
French .. http://www.amazon.fr/-/e/B01683ZOWG
Japan .. http://www.amazon.co.jp/-/e/B01683ZOWG
German .. http://www.amazon.de/-/e/B01683ZOWG
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Other Stuff
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I'm now on MAGAbook to sidestep FB censorship
https://www.magabook.com/register?invite=11673951025fadd3f055eca4.00045664
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I'm looking for former students to endorse me
https://www.superprof.com.au/write-recommendation-13371374-1cc2cf0f56166c9b04ad4097fc7d0b67.html
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