.."we believe that black lives matter because they matter to Jesus. We don’t believe that love is love but that God is love, and that he gives us glimpses of his love through different kinds of relationship. We believe women’s rights are human rights, because God made us—male and female—in his image; and for that same reason we believe that babies in the womb have rights as well. We believe God has a special concern for single mothers, orphans, and immigrants, because Scripture tells us so again and again. And we believe that diversity does indeed make us stronger, because Jesus calls people from every tribe and tongue and nation to worship him as one body together."

Rebecca McLaughlin, pg 2

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https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/fbi-raids-trump-s-home-in-mar-a-lago-former-president-says-145758789719?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

Huh. Unexpected.

Do not be afraid of what you see. Everything that can be shaken will be shaken. Right will prevail in the end.

"But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” 1 Peter 3:14

Let's all take a step back. If Mr. Trump did no wrong, he will be vindicated. A search warrant is not an arrest. He gets his time in court and he gets to defend himself. I have no idea what he did or didn't do. This is a sad time for our nation altogether. Such a mess. 🙏

I have nearly 60 books on my tablet in the Kindle app. I'll get to all of them, eventually. You can't see them all here. This does not count 42 in Google Books. I add maybe 1 book a month of varying subjects. I have less than 10 paperback books. I prefer electronic reading to cut down on book clutter. Even my Bible is electronic via the Bible app. I can make notes and highlight all I want on these mediums. And what writer doesn't read? 😊

Such things as Republics are truly fragile and fleeting.
Handle with great care.
They are like mists upon great mountains that come and vanish before our eyes.
Consider carefully your hope. 🙏

"When daybreak seems so far away
Reach for my hand
When hope and peace begin to fray
Still I will stand
Right here now
To hold you when the sky falls down
I will always
Be the one who took your place
When the rain falls
I won't let go
When the rain falls
I won't let go
I'll be right here..."

Right Here, Ashes Remain (2011)

Hold on.

I ran for the first time in 5 years last night. I ran 2 miles. When God heals you, he heals you from the inside out. You are changed at the cellular level! I am not even sore this morning! I get to build from the starting point. His healing is free! What do you have to lose?

Our righteousness nor behavior have nothing to do with God's goodnes or how much he loves us. We aren't that powerful and He's not like us. Have a great weekend! 😊

"DOJ moves to unseal warrant that led to FBI search of Trump’s Florida home, AG Garland says" https://twitter.com/i/events/1556783608701931521?t=m6wU_knw9Mh9heuq95XzqQ&s=35

"For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.”

Luke 8:17 - 18a NIV

For our time.

2 Chronicles 7:14...if this (my) people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

The cure for America's identity crisis.

I believe we can love our country and the people in our country without selling out to everything going on in our country. We love Jesus above everything else.

We've got a former president who's potentially been harrassed and targeted. All of that has yet to come out. Now we have a writer who wrote controversial things attacked in NY. What's next? Are we going to start seeing attacks on more writers and poets. This must stop! This is not a banana Republic. Or is it?

I can't get on board with this weirdness. I revise my statement from yesterday. We can love Jesus, our country and all Americans while not getting on board with this mockery of our risen Lord.
Mockery and sacreligion.

The King is on the move.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/radical-traditionalist-catholic-christian-rosary-weapon/671122/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_term=2022-08-14T12%3A00%3A56&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_source=twitter

I don't know alot about Catholic religious items, I'm Protestant. I guess one could argue the following: would you rather them pick up a rosary, a crucifix, or a gun? As for what they are or are not aligning with, that's their responsibility and that of their Church's to determine. What's next? Outlawing the rosary and the crucifix? Where does it end?

I have a dear Catholic friend and her family and these items mean alot to them. Are we going to now say they are radicals if they possess such items? Follow this through to its logical end.