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Created by the talented [Link To User poulynoe]")     Prompt: ":Matthew 6:14-1514 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Is there someone that I refuse to forgive? Am I holding onto any grudges or bitterness?" I hope not. I work the twelve steps in my daily life, which are Christian living principles. One of them is not to hold onto grudges. Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting somebody else to die. It's self-defeating. I ruminated about a cousin one time. I lost sleep over a fight we'd had. When I finally made peace with him I admitted that I had lost sleep over it. He had never given it a second thought! Good for him, bad for me. Thank you again Princess Megan Rose 22 Years  for covering for me. I think we need to switch shifts and let me take Monday-Wednesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday are chapel nights for me now. As chaplain I am remiss not to be there."Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Cousin ITT and found this planet: (327) He is a good friend of mine. Read this item:
Write about this in your Blog entry today." I know the Apollo astronauts experienced "Earthrise" when they orbited the moon. Buzz Aldrin said it was the "highlight" of his life and he became depressed after returning to earth. I can imagine that would be very depressing and I can guess that many people who ride Space X will also realize that being "out of the world" is the biggest thing they'll ever do as well. That could be depressing. |
 Prompt:Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Are you taking the time to feel His presence? Do you take time out of your day to just sit quietly? To still your heart and mind and soak up the love of God? Do you take the time to simply relax in your Father's arms? Do you take time to listen for his voice? I think this is something that most of us neglect. Meditation is difficult because it requires concentration and patience. I have patience in most situations but I have a terrible time just relaxing. It makes me think of Martha, when she got angry that Mary would not help her. Jesus told Martha that Mary was doing the right thing to just sit at His feet and listen. I am antsy so I like to stay busy. I burn the candle at both ends. Sitting quietly is hard for me. Prompt: Our leader Chris Breva  was called away to Mars and I canceled my trip to Saturn and found this planet: Read this item and write about it in your Blog entry today. Thank you, Princess Megan Rose 22 Years for filling in for me. I work on Wednesday, Thursdays, Saturday, and Sunday evenings and to be honest I had forgotten it was my night to send the prompt.
I was often coltish myself. I think this can be a good quality at times and detrimental at others. |
| Prompt: Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Are you actively praying and digging into the Word everyday? Are you actively seeking God? Draw nigh to him and he will draw close to you. (James 4:8) I try to get into God's word every day. as to actually reading a chapter, time does not always permit that. I am a seminary student so I am studying the Bible every day. I just can't always read it. Safe travels, Princess Megan Rose 22 Years Prompt: This is early but I will be going all night and have plans tomorrow. I will have to be up early. I was cruising the galaxy with Buck Rogers and found this planet:
Write about this item in your Blog entry today. I think Prosperous Snow celebrating  is spot on. Every soul on the planet faces peril. Life is a decision. In this life we decide where we want to go eternally. Satan is at war with God. He rebelled against God and has brought that spiritual war into the physical realm. We all must decide whose side we are on and to whom we declare allegiance. There is no middle ground. Not deciding for Jesus, the Son of God, is an automatic choice of Satan. |
| Prompt: "I ran across an article on the internet that has a list of questions to ask ourselves about our relationship with God. I would like to go through these questions in our blogs. This will help us examine ourselves and make sure our relationship is on target with God. Prompt: Question 1 Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. Do I have any unconfessed sin? You don't need to give details on this unless you want to. The Bible does tell us to confess our sins to one another so we can pray for one another. Do you have prayers you don't feel are being answered? Could this be a reason why? Does this verse say anything to you personally?" My relationship with God is much better than it once was. There was a time that I would have been in the toilet with God. In the past three years my relationship with God has drastically improved. Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Luke Skywalker and found this planet: (2) Read this item:
Write about this in your Blog entry today. There was a time when I would have used some colorful language to describe my feelings. Whether they would be similes or curse words is a different story! |
| Announcement: I had a surprise in my school inbox today. My class for the next eight weeks populated in Blackboard, which means I am going to be pulling 16 hour days at school for a few weeks. I will blog when I can, but writingb does not put the roof over my head. |
"image: "Prompt: Psalm 34:7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. Do you believe in angels? Have you ever seen one? If you have, write about your experience. What are your thoughts and beliefs about angels?" I believe angels are real because the Bible says they are. Case closed. I do want to blog about something I saw on social media last night. It had a young punk on there talking about the Bible. He claims that Jesus lied repeatedly and that because Jesus lied the Bible cannot be trusted. His argument is that Jesus told the disciples that there were some standing there who would not die until Jesus came back with "power and great glory". This is found in Matthew 24:33-36 and other passages. Since Jesus did not physically bring about the "tribulation and rapture" this poor, misled child believes Jesus lied. What the child does not understand is that Jesus did come back: At Pentecost in 33AD. The Kingdom was established and reigned for thousands of years, unrecognized by most. Matthew 24:33-36 was discussing the establishment of the church! If people would qujt trying to interpret the Bible in human, self-centered terms, and read it through Godly, other-centered eyes they would unlock its mysteries. What a lot of people do not understand is that God does not think in human terms. Isaiah says "My ways are not your ways, nor are my thoughts your thoughts." God does not value the things we value. In fact, it is safe to say that the things God values are polar opposites of the things we value. We think in three dimensional terms. God thinks and talks in spiritual terms. We value selfish things. God values selflessness. This kid was misinterpreting scripture. Cruising across the plane at the galactic rim today we found a star your captain hasn't saw before. poetchris5 
I have bi-polar I disorder and am currently out of medication. Apparently, the manufacturer of the medication is backordered so I have to do without. It is really tough dealing with the mood swings, but I try to be aware of it, not take anything personally, and let God handle the rest. Prompt: "Tell the story of one of your scars."I have a scar on my right wrist. I had been cleaning my porch one day and I reached up to take down an old bird's nest that had been built in the eves. When I got it I caught the bottom of my right wrist on a nail and it ripped it open. I treated it and thought no more of it. Later that day the police showed up and hauled me off to a psych unit. Somebody had seen the wound and thought I'd cut my wrist to kill myself. The mental hygiene commissioner dismissed it immediately but the scar always reminds me of that. |
I spent 4 1/2 hours at the allergist yesterday. He told me I am allergic to indoor molds and outdoor molds. I live in West Virginia, a state that spends a large amount of time wet. Molds are part of life around here. No wonder I am constantly half sick. The good news is that God has this and I am fine. I am going to try to do all the blog posts today. I owe apologies to my brother Jay O'Toole  . He thought I was angry with him over a misunderstanding. We'd had a discussion about prayer and he took a different side than me. I must have overlooked his post because I did not respond. I didn't see the post. Jay O'Toole did the right thing. He reached out to me and we are fine. I want to give him kudos for making amends even though none were needed. That models Christian behavior! Prompt: "Today in the center of the galaxy, we found a star many of us are familiar with. Nixie  writes
I think love is an action word. Love does the next right thing for the next right reason. It puts the needs of others ahead of self. Love cares and serves. It is not self-centered. Prompt: "What is more frustrating all the prompts to get to a human voice for customer service or sitting on hold after you get a human voice? I always wonder why we have to answer the questions with the automated system and then once we have a human we're asked the same questions. Is this tactic a way to thin out customer calls? What are your thoughts?"I have reached the conclusion that it is a tactic to thin out customer calls. I could get really bizarre and say that it is big brother trying to control the masses. I think though that the work ethic has just gone to pot. It's also a matter of the bottom line. Robots work cheaply. You pay one flat rate and the robot screens your calls. Prompt: "Do you read horoscopes? Why? Have you thought about writing your own horoscope for fun?"No. It is against my religion. A lot of people say it is just a superstition or for fun. My religion considers horoscopes idolatry. |
My allergist appointment went fine. They made a pin cushion out of me. I am allergic to indoor and outdoor molds. He's starting me on a nasal spray and wants me to continue current meds. Prompt:1 John 4:17-21 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. This passage says we can know if we are made perfect in God's love by the way we love others. Just about the whole chapter actually talks about this subject. God is love. How do we show his love to others? Is there something you need to work on in this area? There is a professor at Regent University named Bruce Winston. Dr. Winston wrote the book Be a Leader for God's Sake. In the book he describes the Greek work "agapao" and says that it is the word used in this very passage. Agapao means "Doing the next right thing" and basically implies that God expects us to do the next right thing in all situations. It also implies putting the needs of others ahead of our own. Sure I want a $6.00 hamburger, but the homeless person across the street needs a good meal. I skip the $6.00 hamburger and instead buy the homeless person something to eat. Love meets needs. That is what God expects of us. He wants us to meet the needs of others. Not necessarily their wants, but always their needs. Prompt: "Your captain was called back to headquarters today. They surprised me with a party. I turned 60 today.On the way back, we passed a familiar and beautiful star. innerlight  writes about the local flora in
I personally think she is beautiful as is this poem. What do you think?" I have known innerlight for several years. She is my nearest and dearest friend and colleague in writing. I have been privileged to watch her grow as a writer and as a human being in the time I have known her. She often doubts herself but as you can see from this poem she is incredibly talented. I am fortunate enough to know that she is publishing her first book. The publishers are expecting it to make a BIG splash in the poetry world and I have no doubt that it will. This poem is a sample of her work and it shows her brilliance. Something as simple as the budding of a flower can be made provocative as she succinctly proves. |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- June 9, 2021 I remember being a child on June 9 one year. I must have been about 10. I could not for the life of me imagine what I would be like on June 9, 2021, which at that time was fifty years away. Now it is June 9, 2021 and I am celebrating my 60th birthday. I am anything but what I imagined at 10 years old. I knew I would be a writer. Aside from that I never knew I would also be a preacher and a student. Image #2249882 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: Isaiah 40:28-31 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. I would love to hear your thoughts on this passage of Scripture. What does it mean to you?" This scripture tells me that God is always faithful and dependable. God always makes fools out of scoffers and mockers and saves the righteous. He leads us through some pretty painful paths, but he uses that pain to our advantage. He makes us strong through our pain. Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Guardians Of The Galaxy and found this planet: (36) Read this item:
Write about the greatest gift in your Blog entry today. I disagree with the author here. I believe self is the last person I want to take care of and give to. Mankind was made to take care of each other and to have fellowship with God. The fall of man in the Garden of Eden, be it real or metaphorical, led man to be self-centered and that is the problem in our world. Man is "homo incurvatus in se" curved in and focused on self. Image #2251074 over display limit. -?- Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2249884 over display limit. -?- Prompt: Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. This verse is talking about both physical and spiritual healing. What connection co you think healing and praise have? Do you think healing or praise comes first? I tend to believe that either can come first. The reason for my thinking is that God has carried me through many sicknesses when I did not know I was sick. I had a 90% blockage of the left atrial artery, the one they call the "widow maker". I had three mild heart attacks if there is such a thing before having surgery to fix it. The doctor said I was a miracle. I also had a blockage of the renal duct, the big duct in the right kidney. My kidney nearly ruptured. Yet i was unaware of the problem until it hurt. God kept me from dying. So praise in those situations came after healing. In other situations I praised God because I knew He would heal me. My basil cell carcinoma on my face was an example. Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Buck Rogers and found this planet:
Write about this item in your Blog entry today." I believe some things are impossible for humans. It is impossible for me to run a marathon for example. I can't walk 300 feet without hurting so running is impossible and will remain impossible. Some things are impossible. Image #2251074 over display limit. -?- Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- |
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