Editorial for Easter Sunday
Miracles happen, unexpected, during times of great evil. And some miracles are underpinned by ordinary things. Jesus' resurrection was no ordinary thing. His killing was unwarranted, but carried out by the complicit world. Yet that very terrible, evil act, was the basis of God's victory over the Devil.
In a more modern context, great evil has been perpetrated on the US peoples with the 2020 election fraud. A complicit technocracy has facilitated worse to come. NYY's manager, Boon, has praised MLB for moving their all star game from Georgia as Georgia moved to protect voting rights for their constituents, so voter fraud like 2020 does not happen again. Thank you Mr Boon, we know where you stand on freedom and racism. Former President, Trump, has called for there to be a ban on MLB from MAGA supporters. I will watch and follow, but contribute nothing to MLB. Just as I despised the NYY team I follow last year when their star player, Judge, proudly announced he would take the knee in support of racism. NYY finished the year on their knees.
In Hollywood attacks on conservatives predate the invention of motion pictures. STAN, the streaming business in Australia, has two series worth comparing, Blue Bloods and City on a Hill. Blue Bloods harks back to the Giuliani years where a police force was effective and committed. The Reagan family and their nightly dinners show decent people fighting the good fight. City on a Hill is a name with religious overtones, suggestive of the light USA shines around the world to maintain freedom. It is narrated around the so called Boston Miracle where authorities limited young kids from killing each other with guns. 0.03% of people usually account for over half of all crime. The New York experience suggests only GOP will reduce crime. City on a Hill begins with race baiting and lying about what police are like, and how responsible adults behave. In their world, it is a free thinker that despises God, and has a hard bitten attitude to sex, drugs and crime. STAN, in Australia has shadow banned the clean cut Blue Bloods and promoted City on a Hill.
But, now for the ordinary miracle. Some will get upset and Ban MLB, or STAN. The majority of States will implement improvements to voting regulation. Disenchantment with Dem politics and antics will see GOP crush them in '22 and reverse the damage done. Hidden by the fraud, is the observation that those who supported Trump in '20, but not '16, some twelve million voters, were traditional Democrat supporters who liked Trump policy. Democrat support base is imploding, held up only by fraud where, were every voter who supported them to hold up two hands, they would not reach 82 million.
=== Bongino Headlines ===
CBS News Slammed Over Blatant Dem Activism in “Ways Companies Can Help Fight” Georgia Law Article72% of Americans Support Requiring a Photo ID to Vote
Biden Administration Reportedly Busing Migrants Into U.S. Interior
All-Time Record 19,000 Unaccompanied Migrants Cross Border in March
Sen. Graham to Fauci: Go to Border and See “Biggest Super Spreader Event in the Nation”
Florida Gov. Issues Executive Order Banning Vaccine Passports
Capitol Hill
Legislators Discuss Ending MLB’s Antitrust Exemption After League Moves All-Star Game From Georgia
Biden Fails to Condemn Suspect in Capitol Attack
Capitol Attacker Said U.S. Government “Is the #1 Enemy of Black People”
Lawmakers Express Support for Officers Attacked at the Capitol
Biden to Host Japan Prime Minister in First Visit From a Head Of State
Pelosi Extends Remote-Voting for House Lawmakers Into May
Rep. Brady: Dem Tax Hikes Will Lead to Second Wave of American Jobs Moving Overseas
Report: Matt Gaetz Showed Off Photos of Nude Women to Other Legislators
Andrew Yang Hospitalized With Abdominal Pains, NYC Campaign Events Cancelled
Culture War
GOP Strikes Back at Corporations for Attacking Georgia Election Integrity Law
Biden to Take “Hard to Reverse” Executive Actions on Gun Control
Girls Scouts Announce $500,000 Campaign to “Dismantle Systemic Racism”
Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Introduces Youth Initiative to Fight Cancel Culture
1,000 Migrants Are Sneaking Past Border Agents Every Day
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: “Texans Are Fed Up with Corporations That Don’t Share Our Values”
Student Group Receives Threats After Placing “Biblical Messages of Hope” in Easter Eggs Around Campus
White House Calls Biden Infrastructure Package “a Climate Bill”
Apple CEO Tim Cook Attacks Georgia Voting Law
Economy
Bipartisan Concern Grows Over National Debt
Semiconductor Shortage Could Last Through 2022
Demand for Mental Health Professionals Remains High as Pandemic Enters Second Year
USPS Workers May See Layoffs Soon
Thirteen States Sue Biden Admin Over Tax Provision in Coronavirus Plan
Ice Cube Sues Robinhood Trading App
Coursera CEO Says Online Learning Is Here to Stay
Only Chinese Bonds Gain in Q1 Among Biggest Markets
U.S. Factories Desperate for Workers Despite Joblessness Remaining High
IRS Says Bristol-Myers Squibb Owes Over $1 Billion in Taxes From Offshore Scheme
Swamp Watch
Sen. Johnson: Hunter’s Deals With China Pose an “Enormous Blackmail” Threat to President Biden
Andy McCabe Tells CNN Capitol Attack “One Of The Results” of Jan. 6
171,000 Migrants Detained at Border in March, Most Since 2006
Project Veritas Video Shows Migrants Being Held Under a Bridge
Photos Show Two Little Girls Rescued After Being Dropped Over Border Wall
The Latest Hit Piece on Gov. DeSantis: Debunked
Fauci, Stelter to Unironically Attend Politifact “Festival of Fact Checking”
Hannity Calls John Boehner “The Worst Speaker in the History of the Republican Party”
Facebook Is Letting China Buy Ads Depicting “Thriving” Uyghurs in Xinjiang
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
Trump Urges MLB Boycott After All-Star Game, Draft, Pulled
"Baseball is already losing tremendous numbers of fans," Trump said in a statement. "Now they leave Atlanta with their All-Star Game because they are afraid of the Radical Left Democrats who do not want voter I.D., which is desperately needed, to have anything to do with our elections. [Full Story]
Related Stories
Former Rep. Pete King Hits MLB For Pulling All-Star Game From Atlanta
Baseball's Decision to Move All-Star Game Is Cheered and Jeered
MLB Moving All-Star Game, Draft Out of Ga. Amid Outcry Over Voting Law
Biden Presidency
Biden Calls Ukraine as Russia Begins Military Buildup on Border
Blinken Seeks Israel's 'Equal' Treatment of Palestinians
Biden 'Heartbroken' at Officer's Death in Capitol Attack
'First Step:' US, Iran to Begin Indirect Nuclear-limit Talks
US Lifts Trump-Imposed Sanctions on ICC Prosecutor
Biden's Infrastructure Plan Lacks Funding for Cybersecurity
US, Japan, South Korea Begin Talks on North Korea
Biden Plan Spends Billions to Help Pentagon Go Green
Newsfront
Reports: Capitol Attack Suspect Identified Self as Farrakhan Follower
The suspect killed in Friday's attack on the U.S. Capitol apparently was a follower of National of Islam and its leader Louis Farrakhan, multiple news outlets reported. A police officer was killed, and another was left hospitalized, when 25-year-old Noah Green from Indiana...... [Full Story]
Related Stories
Ex-DHS Head Wolf to Newsmax TV: Security Procedures at Capitol Worked
Sen. Tim Scott: Biden Should Respond to Deadly Capitol Incident With Unity
Biden 'Heartbroken' at Officer's Death in Capitol Attack
Capitol Police Officer Killed After Man Rammed Car at Checkpoint; Driver Also Dead
Capitol Police Identify Slain Officer as 18-Year Veteran
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THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE by C.J. Dennis
IV. DOREEN
This poem was originally published in The Bulletin, 30 September 1909, p13, and subsequently in Backblock Ballads and Other Verses. The Bulletin version of this poem contains some minor spelling and punctuation differences from the version here, but they are very minor.
cf http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=26203
https://rumble.com/vaxa4n-doreen-part-4-sentimental-bloke.html
In Australia, the Commonwealth Games opened. Queensland's Premier was upset her snout was not in the trough. But another ALP, Beattie is present with his face in the trough. Business is suffering because ALP hate business. Local business that usually trade well in Easter missed out because of game preparations. At least they remembered Tasmania this time. Conflicting reports have it that the ceremony was awful, or forgettable. Which is it? It can't be both.
Australia has a comprehensive welfare system. Greens leader wants to expand it at the expense of growing wealth. But very soon, such indulgence is why the system will contract. Only by growing wealth will welfare become affordable. It may mean many on welfare will have to work.
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The suspect killed in Friday's attack on the U.S. Capitol apparently was a follower of National of Islam and its leader Louis Farrakhan, multiple news outlets reported. A police officer was killed, and another was left hospitalized, when 25-year-old Noah Green from Indiana...... [Full Story]
Related Stories
Ex-DHS Head Wolf to Newsmax TV: Security Procedures at Capitol Worked
Sen. Tim Scott: Biden Should Respond to Deadly Capitol Incident With Unity
Biden 'Heartbroken' at Officer's Death in Capitol Attack
Capitol Police Officer Killed After Man Rammed Car at Checkpoint; Driver Also Dead
Capitol Police Identify Slain Officer as 18-Year Veteran
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Here is a video I made Doreen part 4 Sentimental Bloke
THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE by C.J. Dennis
IV. DOREEN
This poem was originally published in The Bulletin, 30 September 1909, p13, and subsequently in Backblock Ballads and Other Verses. The Bulletin version of this poem contains some minor spelling and punctuation differences from the version here, but they are very minor.
cf http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=26203
https://rumble.com/vaxa4n-doreen-part-4-sentimental-bloke.html
=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. Media concern regarding the Youtube shooting went from blanket coverage to little coverage after it was discovered the perpetrator was a self entitled Vegan, Iranian activist. Before hurting others, did she think? She had been stopped by police who called family who did not alert them to her threat. It is a tragic echo on MLK's 50th anniversary of his assassination by a Democrat volunteer. In Australia, the Commonwealth Games opened. Queensland's Premier was upset her snout was not in the trough. But another ALP, Beattie is present with his face in the trough. Business is suffering because ALP hate business. Local business that usually trade well in Easter missed out because of game preparations. At least they remembered Tasmania this time. Conflicting reports have it that the ceremony was awful, or forgettable. Which is it? It can't be both.
Australia has a comprehensive welfare system. Greens leader wants to expand it at the expense of growing wealth. But very soon, such indulgence is why the system will contract. Only by growing wealth will welfare become affordable. It may mean many on welfare will have to work.
=== from 2017 ===
Some things should not happen, but they do. Corruption should not be an endemic part of a liberal democracy. But it is part of Australia. It weakens and corrodes cultural assets. A 1970's pop culture factoid had it that 90% of the population could not distinguish between what is inferred and what is stated. That may underpin why Australians largely accept corruption. Corruption is endemic to schools where left wing teachers refuse to present balanced material or encourage critical thought. The judiciary which refuses to prosecute identified corruption of left wing bodies. Police are not able to be even handed. Politicians that are left wing can create slush funds garnished through stand over tactics employed against business interests. The electoral office is not even handed in dealing with bias. News media participate in the political process. Aid for the poor is diverted to fund scams for the rich. Some say it isn't so bad. But it could be very much better.
=== from 2016 ===
Aristotle said "At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst." The legal issue with my former share housemate Stiffler, came to a head this morning at Dandenong local magistrate's court. He has not yet been served, but he has been ordered to stay away from me and not get others to stalk me either. If he never gets served, it will mean he never transgresses the order too. But certain discoveries made recently have left me very angry and wanting compensation from Stiffler which I will never get. Stiffler found, among my papers, I had thrown out two old work diaries with account details and personal information. The account details are old, but the personal information in the hands of the wrong person can be very costly. And it was all because I declined to go to a brothel with him. I did not judge him, I just did not choose to go. Neither would I accept his offer to share two women should he bring them home. Maybe he thought I felt I was better than him. Transcripts I have made of his abuse seem to suggest that. I have been in more adverse circumstance than Stiffler, but I never sank so low.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
=== from 2015 ===
There is a right wing in Australia. It isn't big or coherent, but today some anti immigration activists faced off with some left wing bigots and brawled. One expects conservatives, who were not involved, to be blamed. It is the fiftieth birthday of Robert Downey Jr and the third of Grumpy Cat. And it is the anniversary of the 1968 slaying of Martin Luther King Jr. Today his dream lives, but suffers under the Obama Presidency, the content of character of the President being less than his popularity for skin colour.
On this day in 503 BC, Rome celebrated a triumph over their near neighbour, the Sabines. In 1287, King Wareru founded the Ramanya Kingdom in modern day Burma. In 1581, Francis Drake was knighted for travelling around the world. He had begun his circumnavigation with six ships, but finished it with one. But that ship was laden with wealth. In 1660, Charles II declared the treaty of Breda, named after the the Dutch town he had resided in exile, with his sister, Mary, widow of Prince William II of Orange. The treaty allowed those who had administered England during Exile a way of reconciling with Charles without being executed. In 1721, Sir Robert Walpole became George I's first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, it was not the same role as Prime Minister is today, but it was a new stage of the evolution of Parliamentary rule. In 1768, Philip Astley staged the first modern circus. In 1796, Georges Cuvier delivered a lecture on Palaeontology which founded the science. Today, it sounds like a Civil War number, but the "I wish I was in Dixie" song, a black minstrel number, was first first performed in 1859.
In 1866, a nobleman and fool tried to kill the Tsar and so got himself hanged. Dmitry Karakozov was only twenty six years old. But like many socialists, he inspired many anarchists. In 1925, the SS was founded. In 1964, The Beatles occupied the first five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart. In 1967, Martin King gave his "Beyond Vietnam" speech. In 1968, James Earl Ray assassinated Martin King. James Earl Ray had been caught and served time for burglary and armed robbery. He was sentenced to twenty years in '59 and escaped in '67. But James still had a dream. He went to Mexico and began filming porn with local prostitutes. But he got dumped in less than a month and went back to the US. Democrat George Wallace was campaigning for the Presidency and James identified with Wallace's anti black message. James volunteered for Wallace's campaign in California. He travelled to Atlanta, bought a gun and scope, told the suppliers he would be hunting, and read in a paper King was staying in a hotel. And that was how a Democrat supporter came to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1975, Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1976, Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia resigned as leader and was placed on house arrest. In 1979, Pakistan PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was executed. Bhutto's execution was fair, he had killed a political opponent. Later his daughter, Benazir, would become PM, and approve of Al Qaeda and later be killed by Al Qaeda as she campaigned to be PM again.
On this day in 503 BC, Rome celebrated a triumph over their near neighbour, the Sabines. In 1287, King Wareru founded the Ramanya Kingdom in modern day Burma. In 1581, Francis Drake was knighted for travelling around the world. He had begun his circumnavigation with six ships, but finished it with one. But that ship was laden with wealth. In 1660, Charles II declared the treaty of Breda, named after the the Dutch town he had resided in exile, with his sister, Mary, widow of Prince William II of Orange. The treaty allowed those who had administered England during Exile a way of reconciling with Charles without being executed. In 1721, Sir Robert Walpole became George I's first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, it was not the same role as Prime Minister is today, but it was a new stage of the evolution of Parliamentary rule. In 1768, Philip Astley staged the first modern circus. In 1796, Georges Cuvier delivered a lecture on Palaeontology which founded the science. Today, it sounds like a Civil War number, but the "I wish I was in Dixie" song, a black minstrel number, was first first performed in 1859.
In 1866, a nobleman and fool tried to kill the Tsar and so got himself hanged. Dmitry Karakozov was only twenty six years old. But like many socialists, he inspired many anarchists. In 1925, the SS was founded. In 1964, The Beatles occupied the first five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart. In 1967, Martin King gave his "Beyond Vietnam" speech. In 1968, James Earl Ray assassinated Martin King. James Earl Ray had been caught and served time for burglary and armed robbery. He was sentenced to twenty years in '59 and escaped in '67. But James still had a dream. He went to Mexico and began filming porn with local prostitutes. But he got dumped in less than a month and went back to the US. Democrat George Wallace was campaigning for the Presidency and James identified with Wallace's anti black message. James volunteered for Wallace's campaign in California. He travelled to Atlanta, bought a gun and scope, told the suppliers he would be hunting, and read in a paper King was staying in a hotel. And that was how a Democrat supporter came to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1975, Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1976, Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia resigned as leader and was placed on house arrest. In 1979, Pakistan PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was executed. Bhutto's execution was fair, he had killed a political opponent. Later his daughter, Benazir, would become PM, and approve of Al Qaeda and later be killed by Al Qaeda as she campaigned to be PM again.
From 2014
Reading takes skill. It is not a natural behaviour, it is learned. It is good for parents to read to their young. It doesn't matter what is read, the more one reads, the better they get. Comics are good, as are ebooks. Some like biographies, others fiction. I think it is difficult to love a car manual, but I know people that do. You can get it wrong with a book, but if you take time, it all makes sense. I read the Lord of the Rings for the first time when I was in year 10. In one weekend. I could not put the book down. I could not read it word for word, JRR Tolkein used too many ridiculous words. I skimmed it in large swathes. The story took hold. I read it again and again after that, slowing down and savouring certain bits. But I had not known that Shelob was a spider until I saw the movie some twenty years later. I'd missed detail. But because the text remained, I could find it. It isn't embarrassing to misread a book.
A conversation can be unforgiving as a format. Last night, valued contributor Van Tran was discussing immigration. JT joined in. They had anecdotes about refugee life. JT commented it was sad that some people exploit the misery. Van mimicked and mocked the Green Idiot position which illogically hates Mr Abbott "I hate Abbott, therefore his policies suck." Van was replying to JT's comment. He wrote "Hear Hear John Tran" indicating that he had read what JT had written. Then he posted his example of what those who exploit such tragedy say in their illogical way. "I hate Abbott, therefore his policies suck." Enter Baz. Precisely why Baz does not get it is not known, but he is offended by Van's comment, and takes him to task for it. Only, Van has not written what Baz accuses him of writing. If Baz had read a book, he would not appear so silly now. Instead, he entered a conversation and wilfully refuses to understand what he is commenting on.
A conversation can be unforgiving as a format. Last night, valued contributor Van Tran was discussing immigration. JT joined in. They had anecdotes about refugee life. JT commented it was sad that some people exploit the misery. Van mimicked and mocked the Green Idiot position which illogically hates Mr Abbott "I hate Abbott, therefore his policies suck." Van was replying to JT's comment. He wrote "Hear Hear John Tran" indicating that he had read what JT had written. Then he posted his example of what those who exploit such tragedy say in their illogical way. "I hate Abbott, therefore his policies suck." Enter Baz. Precisely why Baz does not get it is not known, but he is offended by Van's comment, and takes him to task for it. Only, Van has not written what Baz accuses him of writing. If Baz had read a book, he would not appear so silly now. Instead, he entered a conversation and wilfully refuses to understand what he is commenting on.
Historical perspective on this day
In 503 BC, According to the Fasti Triumphales, Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatuscelebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. 1147, first historical record of Moscow. 1287, King Wareru founded the Ramanya Kingdom, and proclaimed independence from the Pagan Kingdom. 1581, Francis Drake was knighted for completing a circumnavigation of the world. 1660, Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of England. 1721, Sir Robert Walpole took office as the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under King George I. 1768, in London, Philip Astley staged the first modern circus. 1796, Georges Cuvier delivered his first paleontological lecture at École Centrale du Pantheon of the National Museum of Natural History on living and fossil remains of elephants and related species, founding the science of Paleontology.
In 1812, United States President James Madison enacted a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom. 1814, Napoleon abdicated for the first time and named his son Napoleon II as Emperor of the French. 1818, the United States Congress adopted the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (then 20). 1841, William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia becoming the first President of the United States to die in office and with the shortest term served. Vice President John Tyler, became President upon Harrison's death. 1850, the Great Fire of Cottenham: A large part of the Cambridgeshire village (England) was burnt to the ground in suspicious circumstances. Also 1850, Los Angeles was incorporated as a city. 1859, Bryant's Minstrels debuted "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show. 1865, American Civil War: A day after Union forces captured Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visited the Confederate capital. 1866, Alexander II of Russia narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg. 1873, The Kennel Club was founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world. 1887, Argonia, Kansaselected Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
In 1905, in India, an earthquake hit the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamsala. 1913, First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos became the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashed. 1925, the Schutzstaffel (SS) was founded in Germany. 1930, the Communist Party of Panama was founded. 1933, U.S. Navy airship, USS Akron, was wrecked off the New Jerseycoast due to severe weather. 1939, Faisal II became King of Iraq. 1944, World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces killed 3000 civilians. 1945, World War II: American troops liberated Ohrdruf forced labor camp in Germany. Also 1945, World War II: American troops captured Kassel. Also 1945, World War II: Soviet troops liberated from German occupation and/or occupy Hungary. (national Hungarian holiday until 1990) 1949, twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1958, the CND peace symbol was displayed in public for the first time in London.
In 1960, France agreed to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan. 1964, The Beatles occupied the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100pop chart. 1965, the first model of the new Saab Viggen fighter aircraft was unveiled. 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church. 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Also 1968, Apollo program: NASAlaunched Apollo 6. Also 1968, A.E.K. Athens B.C. became the first Greek team to win the European Basketball Cup. 1969, Dr. Denton Cooley implanted the first temporary artificial heart. 1973, the World Trade Center in New York was officially dedicated. Also 1973, a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, dubbed the Hanoi Taxi, made the last flight of Operation Homecoming. 1975, Microsoft was founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico Also 1975, Vietnam War: Operation Babylift: A United States Air Force Lockheed C-5A Galaxy transporting orphans, crashed near Saigon, South Vietnam shortly after takeoff killing 172 people. 1976, Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigned as leader of Cambodia and was placed under house arrest. 1979, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan was executed.
In 1981, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force mounted an attack on H-3 Airbase and destroyed about 50 Iraqi aircraft. 1983, Space Shuttle Challenger made its maiden voyageinto space. 1984, President Ronald Reagan called for an international ban on chemical weapons. 1988, Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona was convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office. 1991, Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others were killed when a helicopter collided with their airplane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania. 1991, the current flag of Hong Kong was adopted for post-colonial Hong Kong during the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress. 1994, Marc Andreessenand Jim Clark founded Netscape Communications Corporation under the name "Mosaic Communications Corporation". 1996, Comet Hyakutake was imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. 2002, the Angolan government and UNITA rebels signed a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War. 2007, fifteen British Royal Navy personnel held in Iran were released by the Iranian President. 2009, three police officers were shot and killed during a shootout in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2013, more than 70 people were killed in a building collapse in Thane, India.
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Today's reading: Judges 19-21, Luke 7:31-50 (NIV)
View today's reading on Bible Gateway
Today's Old Testament reading: Judges 19-21
A Levite and His Concubine
1 In those days Israel had no king.
Now a Levite who lived in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim took a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. 2 But she was unfaithful to him. She left him and went back to her parents' home in Bethlehem, Judah. After she had been there four months, 3 her husband went to her to persuade her to return. He had with him his servant and two donkeys. She took him into her parents' home, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him. 4 His father-in-law, the woman's father, prevailed on him to stay; so he remained with him three days, eating and drinking, and sleeping there....
Today's New Testament reading: Luke 7:31-50
The Faith of the Centurion
31 Jesus went on to say, "To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other:
"'We played the pipe for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not cry.'
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not cry.'
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.' 34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' 35 But wisdom is proved right by all her children...."
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He had been all night in agony, he had spent the early morning at the hall of Caiaphas, he had been hurried from Caiaphas to Pilate, from Pilate to Herod, and from Herod back again to Pilate; he had, therefore, but little strength left, and yet neither refreshment nor rest were permitted him. They were eager for his blood, and therefore led him out to die, loaded with the cross. O dolorous procession! Well may Salem's daughters weep. My soul, do thou weep also.
What learn we here as we see our blessed Lord led forth? Do we not perceive that truth which was set forth in shadow by the scapegoat? Did not the high-priest bring the scapegoat, and put both his hands upon its head, confessing the sins of the people, that thus those sins might be laid upon the goat, and cease from the people? Then the goat was led away by a fit man into the wilderness, and it carried away the sins of the people, so that if they were sought for they could not be found. Now we see Jesus brought before the priests and rulers, who pronounce him guilty; God himself imputes our sins to him, "the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all;" "He was made sin for us;" and, as the substitute for our guilt, bearing our sin upon his shoulders, represented by the cross; we see the great Scapegoat led away by the appointed officers of justice. Beloved, can you feel assured that he carried your sin? As you look at the cross upon his shoulders, does it represent your sin? There is one way by which you can tell whether he carried your sin or not. Have you laid your hand upon his head, confessed your sin, and trusted in him? Then your sin lies not on you; it has all been transferred by blessed imputation to Christ, and he bears it on his shoulder as a load heavier than the cross.
Let not the picture vanish till you have rejoiced in your own deliverance, and adored the loving Redeemer upon whom your iniquities were laid.
Evening
"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all."
Isaiah 53:6
Isaiah 53:6
Here a confession of sin common to all the elect people of God. They have all fallen, and therefore, in common chorus, they all say, from the first who entered heaven to the last who shall enter there, "All we like sheep have gone astray." The confession, while thus unanimous, is also special and particular: "We have turned every one to his own way." There is a peculiar sinfulness about every one of the individuals; all are sinful, but each one with some special aggravation not found in his fellow. It is the mark of genuine repentance that while it naturally associates itself with other penitents, it also takes up a position of loneliness. "We have turned every one to his own way," is a confession that each man had sinned against light peculiar to himself, or sinned with an aggravation which he could not perceive in others. This confession is unreserved; there is not a word to detract from its force, nor a syllable by way of excuse. The confession is a giving up of all pleas of self-righteousness. It is the declaration of men who are consciously guilty--guilty with aggravations, guilty without excuse: they stand with their weapons of rebellion broken in pieces, and cry, "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way." Yet we hear no dolorous wailings attending this confession of sin; for the next sentence makes it almost a song. "The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." It is the most grievous sentence of the three, but it overflows with comfort. Strange is it that where misery was concentrated mercy reigned; where sorrow reached her climax weary souls find rest. The Saviour bruised is the healing of bruised hearts. See how the lowliest penitence gives place to assured confidence through simply gazing at Christ on the cross!
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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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