Editorial Clinton Governor, then President when abuse of power occurred
A man guilty of holding up a taco store in 1981 with a water pistol has served 40 years for the crime. He had never pointed the toy at the cashier when stealing $264 and the victim of the crime has tearfully called for the sentence to be ended. The criminal has reformed, later becoming a whistleblower saving thousands of lives over a blood handling scandal. So what are the circumstances for the abuse of power? One person connects all the dots, given the circumstances.
A decades long sentence for an equivalent hold up is too rare to be recorded. Arkansas was reputed to have abuse of power with sentences from the time of Democrat ascendancy following the Civil War. Prisoners have been used for their labour, possibly until 1994 according to regulations spoken of by Robert Barnes. After Rolf Kaestel was sentenced for his crime, he became a model prisoner, and flagged a blood transfer abuse from exploited prisoners, with tainted blood poisoning people for profit world wide. Following his whistleblowing (in 1999), Kaestal was transferred to Utah for no reason. President Clinton had been governor when the original inappropriate sentence occurred, and was President when Kaestel was transferred. GOP Arkansas governor Ava Hutchinson has commuted the sentence. Previous Dem Governor Mike Beebe had denied parole suggested by his parole board in 2015.
AGW hysteria is not a good guide for government. Victoria is currently paying a very high price for electricity, and current plans for increased renewables threaten to make it worse, more expensive and less reliable. Renewables are bad for the environment, killing wildlife and some of the poorest workers in the world. Battery back up is an expensive solution.
According to the IPA in 2019, 20 years of AGW inspired 'clean energy' policy has shown an increase of price of 220% over 20 years. Inflation Australia wide over that period was 58%. During that time, cheap coal production was replaced with expensive wind farms. Those wind farms have costs of production which exceed power supply over their lifetime, so that there never will be efficiency value until the production type changes. Further, the wind mill blades are bad for the environment, killing wildlife in numbers that would cost an oil company $billions in fines were they to do it. Brown coal is bad for the environment. So are windmills. Solar panels cost the environment too, with miners dying as a result of the methods of extraction of raw materials. Further, recycling of used solar panels and windmills is not yet feasible. With a 20 year lifespan of a windmill, Victoria's modest production rate of 25% renewable in 2020 will largely have to be replaced before more can be installed to meet more ambitious future targets. But that means further brown outs of the type experienced in South Australia in 2016.
Batteries are ineffective, and big batteries are also expensive. Elon Musk's SA battery put in place following the 2016 disaster would not prevent a similar disaster if it gets too warm, or too cold again. At an estimated cost off $50 million, the battery is more costly than diesel fuel generators used by farmers as back up. Further, batteries will only add to the cost of electricity production. The AGW hysteric promises cheap, reliable alternative energy. That does not yet exist. However, the cost of higher electricity has meant industry has had to move from Victoria to places where it can be more cheaply sourced, probably by coal powered power stations. If a child was to list these arguments in an assignment for school in Victoria, they would be marked down faster than FB fact checking an ANTIFA riot report.
Editorial Cardinal Pell abuser indicted for financial corruption
An abuse of power had resulted in an innocent man, Cardinal Pell, being jailed in Victoria. While part of the abuse of power was related to a corrupt judiciary and corrupt media, part of the process was compromised by Vatican leaks. Pell had been capably going through Vatican fiscal irregularities dating back before Pope John Paul I who had died after vowing to clear it up. Now it looks like Pell's work is bearing fruit.
Cardinal Angelo Becciu had been a senior official in Vatican fiscal administration. Along with two other senior members of the Vatican's financial intelligence unit, Becciu will go on trial on July 27th over a multi million Euro scandal involving a London building in a very expensive district. But what of the leaks which had helped jail the innocent Cardinal Pell?
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Explosive new evidence emerges about another massive spying scandal. In this episode, I discuss the latest revelations and the liberal effort to cover it up.
News Picks:
- Was the NSA spying on Tucker Carlson? New information emerges.
- Don’t believe the liberal lies, evidence of big tech bias against conservatives is everywhere.
- The FBI is out of control.
- Red States far outpace blue states in economic recovery from coronavirus.
- Sweden never mandated face masks and they performed exceptionally well.
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HHS Secretary Defends Calls From Biden for Door-to-Door Vaccine Checks READ MOREBiden Admin Deletes Tweet That Included Taiwan Flag
Disgraced Hack Lawyer Michael Avenatti Cries as He’s Sentenced to 2.5 Years
Biden Speaks on Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Amid Taliban Surge – Changes 9/11 Deadline to August 31
South Dakota Responds to Criticism for Deploying Troops to Border by Deploying More Troops to Border
Several States Move to Cut Income Taxes to Spur Growth
Pelosi’s Husband Bought Nearly $11 Million in Big Tech Stocks as House Moved on Reform Legislation
Capitol Hill
15 States Reach Agreement With Purdue in Opioid Epidemic Case
Obama Ethics Chief Blasts White House for Not Disclosing Who’s Paying for Hunter Biden’s Art
Convicted Murderer Wins D.C. Race Behind Bars
Dem Rep.: No Spending Package Without Amnesty for Illegals
New Math: Biden Says K-12 Is 12-Years of Education
Dems Dug Themselves an Election Integrity Hole, and Courts May Bury Them
Biden Reacts to Latest Cyberattack: I Will “Deliver a Message” to Putin
Senate Candidate J.D. Vance Says Google Is Conspiring With Chinese Communists
Biden, Mayor Lightfoot Meet at Airport After 100 Were Shot in Chicago Over the Weekend
Socialist Candidate for Mayor in Buffalo Wants to Defund Police and Send Social Workers to Emergency Calls Instead
Crazy “Squad” Rep. Tlaib: “We Must Eliminate Funding for CBP, ICE” and Homeland Security
Culture War
Even the WAPO Fact Checker Slams Biden Admin’s Claim GOP Want to Defund the Police
Leftist Fanatics Upset Over Prospect of Cameras in Classrooms Exposing Leftist Fanatics
American Federation of Teachers Says Teaching Critical Race Theory Is Important After Saying They Don’t Teach It
IRS Finally Approves Tax-Exempt Status for Christian Group
Kyle Rittenhouse’s Lawyer Wants to Include in Trial That One of People He Allegedly Killed Was a Sex Offender
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Releases Song Saying “We’re Coming for Your Children”
On David French’s Godawful Case Against Banning Critical Race Theory in Schools
Glenn Greenwald: NSA Had Legal Obligation to Conceal Tucker Carlson’s Identity
MSNBC’s Joy Reid Says “Radicalized” Parents Are Protesting CRT at School Board Meetings
Economy
Google Sued by 36 States and D.C. Over Alleged Antitrust Violations
Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise to 373k
Jim Jordan Leads Big Tech Antitrust Effort
Red State Cities Are Recovering Faster Economically Than Blue State Cities
Bill Gates Attends Media and Tech Mogul Conference Amid Various Controversies
OPEC Infighting Could Mean $4/Gallon Gas
U.S. IPO Market Now a Danger Zone for Chinese Firms
CDC Fights With Florida After Judge Rules Their Restrictions on Cruise Industry Were Excessive
IMF Chief Warns of Sustained Rise in Inflation in U.S.
Governors Warn Biden’s Conservation Plan May Include a Land Grab
Historic Surge in Home Prices Continues
10-Year Treasury Yields Tumble Below 1.3%
Swamp Watch
3 Scientists Drop Names From Lancet Statement Denying Wuhan Lab Leak Theory
Feds Spent $1.4 Million to Encourage Latinas to Go Walking
Facebook Punishing Users Who Share JAMA Study on Children’s Masks
Account of Foreign Policy Expert Who Mocked Xi Jinping Is Blocked By Twitter
Judicial Watch Sues to Obtain Communications Between FBI and Banks Who Handed Over Info on Jan. 6 Protesters
Obama’s Deputy Director for Voter Protection Now Serves as Lobbyist for Company State Department Calls “Tool of the Chinese Government”
Trump Says He’s Seen Hunter Biden’s “Laptop From Hell”
Pennsylvania Seeks Info for “Forensic Investigation” of 2020 Election
National Security
Russian Fighter Jets Intercept U.S. Navy Plane Over Black Sea
Former Chief of Staff to Acting Defense Sec.: Trump Tried to Deploy National Guard on Jan 6 And Was Blocked
FBI Task Force Member Fatally Shot in Ambush Outside Federal Building
Armed Afghan Women Take to the Streets in Defiance of Taliban
Biden Admin Still Believes a Negotiated Settlement With Taliban Is Possible
Tajikistan Reinforces Border as Afghan Forces Collapse Under Taliban Assault
U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt to Get F-35 Upgrade
Can AI Defeat a Human Pilot in a Dogfight?
Are Eight Million New Gun Owners the Reason for the Great Ammo Shortage?
Around the World
Haitian Police Kill Four, Arrest Two Suspects in Assassination of Country’s President
European Parliament Calls Hungary’s Ban on LGBT Propaganda for Children a “Threat to Democracy”
Rocket, Drone Attacks Target Americans in Iraq and Syria
Clashes in Myanmar Worsen
Top U.K. Government Scientist Insists No Return to Normalcy Until Next Year
Iran Dismisses Concerns Over Its Production of Enriched Uranium Metal
Human Smugglers Toss Children into Texas Border River
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says He May Not Accept Election Results Unless Paper Ballots Are Used
Opinion
Terrence P. Jeffrey: Barrett, Kavanaugh and Roberts Betrayed a Woman of Faith
Marjorie Dannenfelser: Biden’s Budget Proposal Contradicts Majority of Americans Who Oppose Taxpayer-funded Abortion
Ben Shapiro: Stop Surrendering Education to the Radical Left
John Stossel: Big Business Loves Big Government
Tim Graham: The News Media Versus the Flag-waving Weirdos?
Byron York: A Politicized Justice Department
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano: In Defense of Tucker Carlson
George Mullen: Protecting a Critical US Navy Base from the Rising Threat of China
Entertainment
“Bachelor” Looks to Solve Racism By Replacing White Male Host With Another White Male Host
Spike Lee Tells Cannes Audience Black Americans Are “Being Hunted Like Animals” By Police
Amazon Studios Says Claims of Unsafe Conditions on “Lord of the Rings” Set Are “Inaccurate”
Hypocrite Sean Penn Decries Cancel Culture Even After Saying Pro-Trump Evangelical Leaders Should Be “Impeached”
Veteran Stage and Screen Actress Suzzanne Douglas Dies at 64
“Black Panther” Director Working on Movie About U.S. “Insurrection”
Robert Downey Jr.’s Father, Filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., Dead at 85
Amid Rumors She’ll Retire, Britney Spears’ Longtime Manager Resigns
Sports
Tokyo Olympics Bans Spectators
NBA Commissioner Says League Will Continue Its Relationship With China
Survey Finds LeBron Is the Most Hated Athlete on Twitter
Conor McGregor Playing Mind Games With Dustin Poirier Ahead of Saturday’s Fight
Mets Doing Everything Possible to Keep deGrom Out of All-Star Game
“It’s Special”: Ozzie Guillen Gets Emotional Talking About His U.S. Citizenship
ESPN Mess: When Woke Collides With Woke
Sha’Carri Richardson Seen in Public For First Time Since Olympic DQ
Tampa Bay Shuts Down Canadians to Win Second Straight Stanley Cup
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Here is a video I made Marriage Blessing
For my friends, and for those I never knew. A reading of a James Dillet Freeman Poem and One Corinthians thirteen passage from the NIV Bible. Patrick plays the music. This was the wedding reading for a few friends the other day. It went well, with but one hitch. :D
May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring, and may life grant you also patience, tolerance, and understanding.
May you always need one another - not so much to fill your emptiness as to help you to know your fullness. A mountain needs a valley to be complete; the valley does not make the mountain less, but more; and the valley is more a valley because it has a mountain towering over it. So let it be with you and you.
May you need one another, but not out of weakness.
May you want one another, but not out of lack.
May you entice one another, but not compel one another.
May you embrace one another, but not out encircle one another.
May you succeed in all important ways with one another, and not fail in the little graces.
May you look for things to praise, often say, "I love you!" and take no notice of small faults.
If you have quarrels that push you apart, may both of you hope to have good sense enough to take the first step back.
May you enter into the mystery which is the awareness of one another's presence - no more physical than spiritual, warm and near when you are side by side, and warm and near when you are in separate rooms or even distant cities.
May you have happiness, and may you find it making one another happy.
May you have love, and may you find it loving one another!
1 Corinthians 13
New International Version (NIV)
And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
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I was raised as an Atheist. I learned, after reading the Bible, that God loves me, and you. This is his song for you too. He loves you, and wants to be with you.
All the elements are me and mine. ARIA ISRC number AUAWN1210128
=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. Trump chooses for SCOTUS Brett Kavanaugh. Brett is a conservative appointment who has said he supports Roe vs Wade. Expect anti Trump campaigners to accuse him of anything. Activist judge admits Trump's solution of keeping families together will not work, and he must divide them like Obama did, or release them. David Davis and Boris Johnson resign over Brexit. An incompetent May administration may fracture as a result. Political correctness is not worthy of religious fervour says Canon J John.
Mark Latham slammed for a voice over he did on a robocall in the seat of Longman. It is a crucial by-election for ALP. Why should a former ALP leader not have a say on the crucial issue? Latham has done everything right by the ALP, letting them know his concerns, but they have ignored him. Critically, nobody slamming Latham said why he was wrong to have raised the issues he has, they merely label him sad and pathetic. Sarah Hanson-Young to sue David Leyonhjelm, claiming name calling is wrong. Lauren Southern is having difficulties getting a visa to speak in Australia. Activists proudly claim they will campaign against her. Palestinians violently angry over not getting aid money that funds terror.
A daily column on what the ALP have as a policy, supported by a local member, and how it has 'helped' the local community. I'll stop if I cannot identify a policy. Feel free to make suggestions. Contact me on FB, not twitter. I have twitter, but never look at it.
Gabrielle Williams was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Carers and Volunteers, working with the Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing and the Minister for Families and Children. Liberal Nationals have a plan to place a police shopfront in Fountaingate Shopping Centre to address rising crime rates. In Heidelberg, Dan Andrews has placed an emergency red button on a door of a former police station for victims to use in an emergency. Shoppers and shop holders appreciate the Liberal plan, and like it. Matthew Guy is the right person to run Victoria, and he has a plan to be effective.
As part of the November 24th Vic election campaign I have a petition I want to bring before the Opposition Leader Matthew Guy. I believe Matthew will be the next premier of Victoria and so I am petitioning him as I raise the issues of Employment, Crime and Education in Dandenong. I am also seeking money for my campaign. I don't have party resources, and so my campaign is on foot, and on the internet. Any money I receive that is not spent on the campaign will go to Grow 4 Life. I am asking questions like "What do you love about Dandenong?" and "If you could change something in Dandenong to make it better, what would it be?" I'm not limiting the questions to state issues. I'm happy to discuss anything, and get things done.
Mark Latham slammed for a voice over he did on a robocall in the seat of Longman. It is a crucial by-election for ALP. Why should a former ALP leader not have a say on the crucial issue? Latham has done everything right by the ALP, letting them know his concerns, but they have ignored him. Critically, nobody slamming Latham said why he was wrong to have raised the issues he has, they merely label him sad and pathetic. Sarah Hanson-Young to sue David Leyonhjelm, claiming name calling is wrong. Lauren Southern is having difficulties getting a visa to speak in Australia. Activists proudly claim they will campaign against her. Palestinians violently angry over not getting aid money that funds terror.
A daily column on what the ALP have as a policy, supported by a local member, and how it has 'helped' the local community. I'll stop if I cannot identify a policy. Feel free to make suggestions. Contact me on FB, not twitter. I have twitter, but never look at it.
Gabrielle Williams was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Carers and Volunteers, working with the Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing and the Minister for Families and Children. Liberal Nationals have a plan to place a police shopfront in Fountaingate Shopping Centre to address rising crime rates. In Heidelberg, Dan Andrews has placed an emergency red button on a door of a former police station for victims to use in an emergency. Shoppers and shop holders appreciate the Liberal plan, and like it. Matthew Guy is the right person to run Victoria, and he has a plan to be effective.
As part of the November 24th Vic election campaign I have a petition I want to bring before the Opposition Leader Matthew Guy. I believe Matthew will be the next premier of Victoria and so I am petitioning him as I raise the issues of Employment, Crime and Education in Dandenong. I am also seeking money for my campaign. I don't have party resources, and so my campaign is on foot, and on the internet. Any money I receive that is not spent on the campaign will go to Grow 4 Life. I am asking questions like "What do you love about Dandenong?" and "If you could change something in Dandenong to make it better, what would it be?" I'm not limiting the questions to state issues. I'm happy to discuss anything, and get things done.
=== from 2017 ===
Some things should not happen, but they do. It is worth contemplating why Victorian Premier Dan Andrews, and former US President Obama, are so awful in office. Dan Andrews opposition to building a needed road, and throwing away over a $billion to not build that road defies rational explanation if one believes that Andrews is serving the state of Victoria. So too Obama's outsourcing of foreign policy to a new cold war, while still employing troops to drop expensive bombs in futile gestures which weren't backed up, defies rational explanation if one believed Obama was serving his country. But if one considers both men to be rational, then one must conclude they had ulterior reasons. But the ulterior reasons may be glaringly obvious, but not what conspiracy theorists like. Dan Andrews does not serve Victoria, but a cabal of backers who do not profit from a much needed road. Andrews is willing to spend some $9.6 billion on railways, but will not shell out an extra $500 million or so to allow the work to proceed without ripping up nature strips and inconveniencing pedestrians and public transport users for months on end. The reason must be his cabal profits from the $9.6 billion but not the $500 million. Similarly, Democrats were not stupid in pursuing domestic division and international chaos. Obama could care less about NK, Ukraine, Iran, or, the peaceful state of Israel. Obama has made himself filthy rich, but it probably is not merely personal wealth, but his own cabal he was feeding. And that ties to the Clinton Foundation and the activity of the Clinton Foundation, which raises questions about significant aid money Australia has given the Clinton Foundation.
455, the Roman military commander Avitus was proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. It didn't last long. He was capable, but betrayed by his supporters. 491, Odoacer made a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffered heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forced Odoacer back into Ravenna. Odoacer had been a client warlord to emperor Zeno of Constantinople. But Zeno did not find him fully compliant and used Theoderic to take him out, which he did in 493. Theoderic accepted terms of surrender and murdered Odoacer at a surrender meet. 660, Battle of Hwangsanbeol: Korean forces under general Kim Yu-shin defeated the army of Baekje at Nonsan (South Korea). It is difficult to overstate how courageous the 5,000 defenders were, and valiant, against an army of some 50,000. 869, a magnitude 8.6Ms earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the area around Sendai in the northern part of Honshu, Japan.
In 1540, King Henry VIII of England annulled his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. 1572, Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum. 1755, French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition: British troops and colonial militiamen were ambushed and suffered a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces. 1776, George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York, New York, for the first time. 1793, the Act Against Slavery was passed in Upper Canada and the importation of slaves into Lower Canada was prohibited.
1821, Four hundred seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos were executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence 1850, U.S. President Zachary Taylor died; Vice President Millard Fillmore, became President upon Taylor's death. Also 1850, Persian prophet Báb was executed in Tabriz, Persia. 1868, the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law. 1875, outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans. 1877, the inaugural Wimbledon Championships began. 1896, William Jennings Bryan delivered his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
In 1900, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Royal Assent to an Act creating Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government. Also 1900, Boxer Rebellion: The Governor of Shanxi province in North China ordered the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children. 1903, future Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was exiled to Siberia for three years. 1922, Johnny Weissmuller swam the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. 1937, the silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation were destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
In 1943, World War II: Operation Husky: Allied forces performed an amphibious invasion of Sicily. 1944, World War II: Battle of Normandy: British and Canadian forces captured Caen, France. Also 1944, World War II: Battle of Saipan: American forces took Saipan in the Mariana Islands. Also 1944, World War II: Battle of Tali-Ihantala: Finland won the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdrew its troops from Ihantala and dug into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. 1962, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
In 1972, the Troubles: In Belfast, British Army snipers shot five civilians dead in the Springhill Massacre. 1979, a car bomb destroyed a Renault motor car owned by the famed "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claimed responsibility. 1981, Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, was released. The game marked the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario.
455, the Roman military commander Avitus was proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. It didn't last long. He was capable, but betrayed by his supporters. 491, Odoacer made a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffered heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forced Odoacer back into Ravenna. Odoacer had been a client warlord to emperor Zeno of Constantinople. But Zeno did not find him fully compliant and used Theoderic to take him out, which he did in 493. Theoderic accepted terms of surrender and murdered Odoacer at a surrender meet. 660, Battle of Hwangsanbeol: Korean forces under general Kim Yu-shin defeated the army of Baekje at Nonsan (South Korea). It is difficult to overstate how courageous the 5,000 defenders were, and valiant, against an army of some 50,000. 869, a magnitude 8.6Ms earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the area around Sendai in the northern part of Honshu, Japan.
In 1540, King Henry VIII of England annulled his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. 1572, Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum. 1755, French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition: British troops and colonial militiamen were ambushed and suffered a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces. 1776, George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York, New York, for the first time. 1793, the Act Against Slavery was passed in Upper Canada and the importation of slaves into Lower Canada was prohibited.
1821, Four hundred seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos were executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence 1850, U.S. President Zachary Taylor died; Vice President Millard Fillmore, became President upon Taylor's death. Also 1850, Persian prophet Báb was executed in Tabriz, Persia. 1868, the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law. 1875, outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans. 1877, the inaugural Wimbledon Championships began. 1896, William Jennings Bryan delivered his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
In 1900, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Royal Assent to an Act creating Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government. Also 1900, Boxer Rebellion: The Governor of Shanxi province in North China ordered the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children. 1903, future Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was exiled to Siberia for three years. 1922, Johnny Weissmuller swam the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. 1937, the silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation were destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
In 1943, World War II: Operation Husky: Allied forces performed an amphibious invasion of Sicily. 1944, World War II: Battle of Normandy: British and Canadian forces captured Caen, France. Also 1944, World War II: Battle of Saipan: American forces took Saipan in the Mariana Islands. Also 1944, World War II: Battle of Tali-Ihantala: Finland won the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdrew its troops from Ihantala and dug into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. 1962, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
In 1972, the Troubles: In Belfast, British Army snipers shot five civilians dead in the Springhill Massacre. 1979, a car bomb destroyed a Renault motor car owned by the famed "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claimed responsibility. 1981, Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, was released. The game marked the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario.
=== from 2016 ===
Nobody wants to be patronised, but in politics, that is what we have. In the US, there are two political parties. One minority group has experienced patronism from both. African Americans. Following the civil war, many African American peoples supported the GOP which had ended slavery despite bitter Democrat opposition. Following the Civil War in the US, Democrats would lynch Black peoples for political leverage. Taking advantage of black peoples after a hurricane hit Louisiana in the twenties, Herbert Hoover, a civil engineer who had been given tremendous credit for feeding Germany after WW1, was called in to feed starving peoples in the South. Democrats being what they are, some Black peoples were relieved of aid packages at gunpoint. Hoover was appalled, but authorities had not prosecuted the brutes. Following Hoover's resounding Presidential election win, Democrat FDR pinned blame on Hoover for not doing enough for African Americans who suffered from Democrat activity. And the African American movements have supported Democrats ever since.
But compare the lifestyle of the African Americans patronised by GOP, with African Americans patronised by Dems. Under GOP, African Americans achieved much in education, employment and family. Culture flourished with music that influenced mainstream, despite Democrats insisting on unequal rights. Then the great changeover during the depression. Now most African American families are single parent. Unemployment is high. Crime rates are high. Nixon delivered equal rights (thanks GOP) but things just don't look fair. Black lives matter, but there is a lie in the hashtag. Because all lives matter. But at the end of the day, does one, as a GOP supporter, take responsibility for their choices? Or does one, as a Democrat, demand that good choices be made for them?
My father told a story of getting into Taxis in NYC in the '60s. Many of the drivers were Jewish, with pictures of sons and daughters studying law or medicine. They paid for their children to have an education they did not get. Asking African Americans who were unemployed, "Why not drive a taxi?" "I could, but that is working poor." "But what about your children?" "If they want to work, they can."
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
But compare the lifestyle of the African Americans patronised by GOP, with African Americans patronised by Dems. Under GOP, African Americans achieved much in education, employment and family. Culture flourished with music that influenced mainstream, despite Democrats insisting on unequal rights. Then the great changeover during the depression. Now most African American families are single parent. Unemployment is high. Crime rates are high. Nixon delivered equal rights (thanks GOP) but things just don't look fair. Black lives matter, but there is a lie in the hashtag. Because all lives matter. But at the end of the day, does one, as a GOP supporter, take responsibility for their choices? Or does one, as a Democrat, demand that good choices be made for them?
My father told a story of getting into Taxis in NYC in the '60s. Many of the drivers were Jewish, with pictures of sons and daughters studying law or medicine. They paid for their children to have an education they did not get. Asking African Americans who were unemployed, "Why not drive a taxi?" "I could, but that is working poor." "But what about your children?" "If they want to work, they can."
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
=== from 2015 ===
Greece is suffering without credit. Swiss airline Edelweiss is telling their pilots to carry $11k to cover kerosene handling and landing fees. The Greek government is left wing and has lied about options. Leaving the EU and being pariah for decades or cutting costs is the choice. Cutting costs is the only solution that will benefit the Greek peoples most.
Carbon dioxide is up, and temperature is down. Great Barrier Reef thriving. The environmental movement has lied about what is happening to the world. In India, Greenpeace has had its assets frozen for damaging state interests in activism in the name of environmentalism. India is achieving greatness.
Race and racism divides us, or secular humanism unites us. It is appalling when white people use funds allocated to coloured people to help them achieve from disadvantage. But it is understandable as it is money and people are known to steal money for their own benefit. In Australia there are moves to enshrine race within the constitution. It should be resisted. No recognition of race is needed for free and fair people to prosper.
Bill Shorten is evasive and untrustworthy in response to Royal Commission questions. Press are spinning wildly, saying that an eight year long failure to declare election funding was a mistake corrected. It was a 'mistake' corrected after eight years. The conflict of interest is so substantial that even ALP senior members of the past are calling on him to resign.
Fairfax is bleeding. Even old property is having to be sold for less than commercial return value. Two properties, former printing presses estimated at $70 million are being sold for $55 million. And they didn't have windmills or solar panels. In fact, they weren't environmentally friendly. Fairfax is bleeding, but still spitting poison.
Carbon dioxide is up, and temperature is down. Great Barrier Reef thriving. The environmental movement has lied about what is happening to the world. In India, Greenpeace has had its assets frozen for damaging state interests in activism in the name of environmentalism. India is achieving greatness.
Race and racism divides us, or secular humanism unites us. It is appalling when white people use funds allocated to coloured people to help them achieve from disadvantage. But it is understandable as it is money and people are known to steal money for their own benefit. In Australia there are moves to enshrine race within the constitution. It should be resisted. No recognition of race is needed for free and fair people to prosper.
Bill Shorten is evasive and untrustworthy in response to Royal Commission questions. Press are spinning wildly, saying that an eight year long failure to declare election funding was a mistake corrected. It was a 'mistake' corrected after eight years. The conflict of interest is so substantial that even ALP senior members of the past are calling on him to resign.
Fairfax is bleeding. Even old property is having to be sold for less than commercial return value. Two properties, former printing presses estimated at $70 million are being sold for $55 million. And they didn't have windmills or solar panels. In fact, they weren't environmentally friendly. Fairfax is bleeding, but still spitting poison.
From 2014
Love is a motivating thing. And while one may brag that love motivates them more than another, that is not sufficient to explain how Germany managed to thrash Brazil 7-1. The score had been 7-0 for a time. And the broken hearted supporters of Brazil had no explanation, and attention turned to their defender who was also captain. It is true that the Brazil Captain was caught short for six of the seven goals, but that is soccer. according to scoring theory, 7-1 is better for a losing team than 6-0. But, it is home turf for Brazil. Brazil can't rely on distance from the fans and claim they were robbed. They were outplayed by German precision which was merciless. It will take more than a few steins of the finest lager to make those canary sing joyfully. The next big unanswered question is can Argentina win silver, or will they be denied by the Netherlands?
The press are cheering anything that might look like a setback to government policy. Ricky Muir in the senate has decided to delay a vote ending the carbon dioxide tax. The High Court has decided to stay a return of victims of people smugglers. The policy program making cuts to spending is quite thin, and if none of those cuts are passed, it will make effective government hard. But the truth is cutting spending is the only way to prosperity, and failing to do so will result in poverty. Remember that when you next hear the ALP leader fail to have a policy that includes cutting spending.
Words are powerful, they define what we think of, and how we behave. George Washington ordered that the declaration of Independence be read to his troops on this day in 1776. In 1793, Canada passed an act against slavery. In 1868, the fourteenth amendment guaranteed African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the US due process. In 1900, Queen Victoria gave assent to the creation of the state of Australia. In 1922, Johnny Weissmuller heard the word 'minute' and broke it for the 100m by timing 58.6 seconds. The latest world record is 44.94 seconds.
Bertrand Russell prided himself on his intellect. He was highly lauded. And ridiculed by those that knew him. Like Maynard Keynes. It is an interesting study in personality to think on how Keynes and Russell described each other. Russell said of Keynes he was a moody genius, and all eyes in a room would be drawn to him as he entered it. Keynes said of Russell he was a nice guy, who liked nice things and wondered why not everything around him was nice. On this day in 1955, Russell published the nice thought despairing of the future of humanity in a world with nuclear power. Russell was the Al Gore of his day, a highly lauded imbecile. He got Einstein to sign the declaration in the days before Einstein died. Only it is a scare campaign that opposed nuclear power in major states like the US, but encouraged buttressed expansion among states like the Soviet Union. It was little different than GMO or Global cooling or warming campaigns which followed. In 1958, the largest recorded wave of 524m hit Lituya bay. 1962, Andy Warhol showed his Campbell Soup can picture. 1979, ODESSA claimed responsibility for blowing up a car of Nazi hunters. 1981, Donkey Kong was released, unleashing Mario. Born on this day, 1932, Donald Rumsfeld, 1938 Brian Dennehy (Gorky Park), 1946 Bon Scott (AC/DC), 1947 OJ Simpson, 1956 Tom Hanks, 1957 Tim Kring and 1987 Amanda Knox.
The press are cheering anything that might look like a setback to government policy. Ricky Muir in the senate has decided to delay a vote ending the carbon dioxide tax. The High Court has decided to stay a return of victims of people smugglers. The policy program making cuts to spending is quite thin, and if none of those cuts are passed, it will make effective government hard. But the truth is cutting spending is the only way to prosperity, and failing to do so will result in poverty. Remember that when you next hear the ALP leader fail to have a policy that includes cutting spending.
Words are powerful, they define what we think of, and how we behave. George Washington ordered that the declaration of Independence be read to his troops on this day in 1776. In 1793, Canada passed an act against slavery. In 1868, the fourteenth amendment guaranteed African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the US due process. In 1900, Queen Victoria gave assent to the creation of the state of Australia. In 1922, Johnny Weissmuller heard the word 'minute' and broke it for the 100m by timing 58.6 seconds. The latest world record is 44.94 seconds.
Bertrand Russell prided himself on his intellect. He was highly lauded. And ridiculed by those that knew him. Like Maynard Keynes. It is an interesting study in personality to think on how Keynes and Russell described each other. Russell said of Keynes he was a moody genius, and all eyes in a room would be drawn to him as he entered it. Keynes said of Russell he was a nice guy, who liked nice things and wondered why not everything around him was nice. On this day in 1955, Russell published the nice thought despairing of the future of humanity in a world with nuclear power. Russell was the Al Gore of his day, a highly lauded imbecile. He got Einstein to sign the declaration in the days before Einstein died. Only it is a scare campaign that opposed nuclear power in major states like the US, but encouraged buttressed expansion among states like the Soviet Union. It was little different than GMO or Global cooling or warming campaigns which followed. In 1958, the largest recorded wave of 524m hit Lituya bay. 1962, Andy Warhol showed his Campbell Soup can picture. 1979, ODESSA claimed responsibility for blowing up a car of Nazi hunters. 1981, Donkey Kong was released, unleashing Mario. Born on this day, 1932, Donald Rumsfeld, 1938 Brian Dennehy (Gorky Park), 1946 Bon Scott (AC/DC), 1947 OJ Simpson, 1956 Tom Hanks, 1957 Tim Kring and 1987 Amanda Knox.
Historical perspective on this day
455, the Roman military commander Avitus was proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 491, Odoacer made a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffered heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forced Odoacer back into Ravenna. 660, Battle of Hwangsanbeol: Korean forces under general Kim Yu-shin defeated the army of Baekje at Nonsan (South Korea). 869, a magnitude 8.6Msearthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the area around Sendai in the northern part of Honshu, Japan. 1357, Emperor Charles IV assisted in laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague. 1386, the Old Swiss Confederacy made great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach.
In 1540, King Henry VIII of England annulled his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. 1572, Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum. 1609, Bohemia was granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II. 1701, War of the Spanish Succession: Austrians defeated France in the Battle of Carpi. 1745, War of the Austrian Succession: French victory in the Battle of Melleallowed them to capture Ghent in the days after. 1755, French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition: British troops and colonial militiamen were ambushed and suffered a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces. 1776, George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York, New York, for the first time. 1789, in Versailles, the National Assembly reconstituted itself as the National Constituent Assembly and began preparations for a French constitution. 1790, Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund: In the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navycaptured one third of the Russian fleet. 1793, the Act Against Slavery was passed in Upper Canada and the importation of slaves into Lower Canada was prohibited.
In 1807, the Treaties of Tilsit were signed by Napoleon I of France and Alexander I of Russia. 1810, Napoleon annexed the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire. 1811, Explorer David Thompson posted a sign at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers(in modern Washington state, US), claiming the land for the United Kingdom. 1815, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord became the first Prime Minister of France. 1816, Argentinadeclared independence from Spain. 1821, Four hundred seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos were executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence 1850, U.S. President Zachary Taylor died; Vice President Millard Fillmore, became President upon Taylor's death. Also 1850, Persian prophet Báb was executed in Tabriz, Persia. 1863, American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ended. 1868, the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law. 1875, outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans. 1877, the inaugural Wimbledon Championships began. 1896, William Jennings Bryan delivered his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
In 1900, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Royal Assent to an Act creating Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government. Also 1900, Boxer Rebellion: The Governor of Shanxi province in North China ordered the executionof 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children. 1903, future Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was exiled to Siberia for three years. 1918, Great Train Wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collided with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history. 1922, Johnny Weissmuller swam the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. 1932, the state of São Paulorevolted against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution. 1937, the silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation were destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
In 1943, World War II: Operation Husky: Allied forces performed an amphibious invasion of Sicily. 1944, World War II: Battle of Normandy: British and Canadian forces captured Caen, France. Also 1944, World War II: Battle of Saipan: American forces took Saipan in the Mariana Islands. Also 1944, World War II: Battle of Tali-Ihantala: Finland won the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdrew its troops from Ihantala and dug into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. 1955, the Russell–Einstein Manifesto was released by Bertrand Russell in London, England, United Kingdom. 1958, Lituya Bay was hit by a megatsunami. The wave was recorded at 30 to 91 meters high, the largest in recorded history. 1961, Turkish voters approved the Turkish Constitution of 1961 in a referendum. 1962, the Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test was conducted by the United States. Also 1962, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
In 1972, the Troubles: In Belfast, British Army snipers shot five civilians dead in the Springhill Massacre. 1979, a car bomb destroyed a Renault motor car owned by the famed "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSAclaimed responsibility. 1981, Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, was released. The game marked the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario. 1986, the Parliament of New Zealand passed the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand. 1993, the Parliament of Canada passed the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite. 1999, Days of student protests began after Iranian police and hardliners attacked a student dormitory at the University of Tehran. 2011, South Sudan gained independence and seceded from Sudan.
In 1540, King Henry VIII of England annulled his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. 1572, Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum. 1609, Bohemia was granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II. 1701, War of the Spanish Succession: Austrians defeated France in the Battle of Carpi. 1745, War of the Austrian Succession: French victory in the Battle of Melleallowed them to capture Ghent in the days after. 1755, French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition: British troops and colonial militiamen were ambushed and suffered a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces. 1776, George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York, New York, for the first time. 1789, in Versailles, the National Assembly reconstituted itself as the National Constituent Assembly and began preparations for a French constitution. 1790, Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund: In the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navycaptured one third of the Russian fleet. 1793, the Act Against Slavery was passed in Upper Canada and the importation of slaves into Lower Canada was prohibited.
In 1807, the Treaties of Tilsit were signed by Napoleon I of France and Alexander I of Russia. 1810, Napoleon annexed the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire. 1811, Explorer David Thompson posted a sign at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers(in modern Washington state, US), claiming the land for the United Kingdom. 1815, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord became the first Prime Minister of France. 1816, Argentinadeclared independence from Spain. 1821, Four hundred seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos were executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence 1850, U.S. President Zachary Taylor died; Vice President Millard Fillmore, became President upon Taylor's death. Also 1850, Persian prophet Báb was executed in Tabriz, Persia. 1863, American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ended. 1868, the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law. 1875, outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans. 1877, the inaugural Wimbledon Championships began. 1896, William Jennings Bryan delivered his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
In 1900, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Royal Assent to an Act creating Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government. Also 1900, Boxer Rebellion: The Governor of Shanxi province in North China ordered the executionof 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children. 1903, future Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was exiled to Siberia for three years. 1918, Great Train Wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collided with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history. 1922, Johnny Weissmuller swam the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. 1932, the state of São Paulorevolted against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution. 1937, the silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation were destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
In 1943, World War II: Operation Husky: Allied forces performed an amphibious invasion of Sicily. 1944, World War II: Battle of Normandy: British and Canadian forces captured Caen, France. Also 1944, World War II: Battle of Saipan: American forces took Saipan in the Mariana Islands. Also 1944, World War II: Battle of Tali-Ihantala: Finland won the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdrew its troops from Ihantala and dug into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. 1955, the Russell–Einstein Manifesto was released by Bertrand Russell in London, England, United Kingdom. 1958, Lituya Bay was hit by a megatsunami. The wave was recorded at 30 to 91 meters high, the largest in recorded history. 1961, Turkish voters approved the Turkish Constitution of 1961 in a referendum. 1962, the Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test was conducted by the United States. Also 1962, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
In 1972, the Troubles: In Belfast, British Army snipers shot five civilians dead in the Springhill Massacre. 1979, a car bomb destroyed a Renault motor car owned by the famed "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSAclaimed responsibility. 1981, Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, was released. The game marked the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario. 1986, the Parliament of New Zealand passed the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand. 1993, the Parliament of Canada passed the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite. 1999, Days of student protests began after Iranian police and hardliners attacked a student dormitory at the University of Tehran. 2011, South Sudan gained independence and seceded from Sudan.
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Today's reading: Job 36-37, Acts 15:22-41 (NIV)
View today's reading on Bible Gateway
Today's Old Testament reading: Job 36-37
1 Elihu continued:
2 "Bear with me a little longer and I will show you
that there is more to be said in God's behalf.
3 I get my knowledge from afar;
I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
4 Be assured that my words are not false;
one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
that there is more to be said in God's behalf.
3 I get my knowledge from afar;
I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
4 Be assured that my words are not false;
one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
5 "God is mighty, but despises no one;
he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.
6 He does not keep the wicked alive
but gives the afflicted their rights.
7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous;
he enthrones them with kings
and exalts them forever....
Today's New Testament reading: Acts 15:22-41
The Council's Letter to Gentile Believers
22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers. 23 With them they sent the following letter:
The apostles and elders, your brothers,
To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia:
Greetings.
24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said. 25 So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul-- 26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ....
=== Morning and Evening ===
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Morning
Where lies the secret strength of faith? It lies in the food it feeds on; for faith studies what the promise is--an emanation of divine grace, an overflowing of the great heart of God; and faith says, "My God could not have given this promise, except from love and grace; therefore it is quite certain his Word will be fulfilled." Then faith thinketh, "Who gave this promise?" It considereth not so much its greatness, as, "Who is the author of it?" She remembers that it is God who cannot lie--God omnipotent, God immutable; and therefore concludeth that the promise must be fulfilled; and forward she advances in this firm conviction. She remembereth,why the promise was given,--namely, for God's glory, and she feels perfectly sure that God's glory is safe, that he will never stain his own escutcheon, nor mar the lustre of his own crown; and therefore the promise must and will stand. Then faith also considereth the amazing work of Christ as being a clear proof of the Father's intention to fulfil his word. "He that spared not his own Son, but freely delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" Moreover faith looks back upon the past, for her battles have strengthened her, and her victories have given her courage. She remembers that God never has failed her; nay, that he never did once fail any of his children. She recollecteth times of great peril, when deliverance came; hours of awful need, when as her day her strength was found, and she cries, "No, I never will be led to think that he can change and leave his servant now. Hitherto the Lord hath helped me, and he will help me still." Thus faith views each promise in its connection with the promise-giver, and, because she does so, can with assurance say, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life!"
Evening
"Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day."
Psalm 25:5
Psalm 25:5
When the believer has begun with trembling feet to walk in the way of the Lord, he asks to be still led onward like a little child upheld by its parent's helping hand, and he craves to be further instructed in the alphabet of truth. Experimental teaching is the burden of this prayer. David knew much, but he felt his ignorance, and desired to be still in the Lord's school: four times over in two verses he applies for a scholarship in the college of grace. It were well for many professors if instead of following their own devices, and cutting out new paths of thought for themselves, they would enquire for the good old ways of God's own truth, and beseech the Holy Ghost to give them sanctified understandings and teachable spirits. "For thou art the God of my salvation." The Three-One Jehovah is the Author and Perfecter of salvation to his people. Reader, is he the God of your salvation? Do you find in the Father's election, in the Son's atonement, and in the Spirit's quickening, all the grounds of your eternal hopes? If so, you may use this as an argument for obtaining further blessings; if the Lord has ordained to save you, surely he will not refuse to instruct you in his ways. It is a happy thing when we can address the Lord with the confidence which David here manifests, it gives us great power in prayer, and comfort in trial. "On thee do I wait all the day." Patience is the fair handmaid and daughter of faith; we cheerfully wait when we are certain that we shall not wait in vain. It is our duty and our privilege to wait upon the Lord in service, in worship, in expectancy, in trust all the days of our life. Our faith will be tried faith, and if it be of the true kind, it will bear continued trial without yielding. We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously he once waited for us.
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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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