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Created by the talented [Link To User poulynoe]")  }   Prompt: "Is it okay to get angry with God? Why or why not?I preached on this subject today." Yes. I believe it is perfectly okay to get angry with God. I believe it is also okay to let God know that we are angry or disappointed. God already knows how we are feeling. All too often we approach God as if we have to act in a certain decorum and etiquette. After all, He is the God of the universe and we are mere humans, unworthy to approach his throne. When we do approach his throne we grovel and kiss up and act like we are in the presence of a judge who will rule us to be in contempt of court if we act in any manner that might hurt His feelings or shock Him. I submit to you that God is also our Father and wants us to approach Him with complete trust and respect. Who among us ever holds back our true feelings from those we love and feel comfortable with? God wants us to be completely candid with Him. He already knows we are angry with Him. Just say and don't hold back. He's a loving Father who allows us to beat on his chest yelling "But why Daddy, why?" In my sermon yesterday, I used Psalm 13 as my text. The psalter, presumably David, was not happy in this psalm. He practically accuses God of not caring that his enemies are closing in on him and ready to kill him. He essentially asks God if God has taken leave of God's senses? He is brutally honest with God about what he is feeling. He vents his venom all over God just as God allows all his children to vent their anger. God then calls David "friend" and says that David is a man "after God's own heart". Why does God do that? God does that because David is honest with Him and then after David vents his anger David says "nevertheless You are my God and whatever happens You are in control. David's faith does not waver. He does not abandon God but continues to trust Him enough to fully vent his anger and express his unwavering faith. God allows us to be real with Him. Nothing we say is going to shock God and the only way we dishonor Him is if we disobey Him. We are His children. He wants us to trust Him enough to be real with and transparent with him.  "Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Johnny Depp and found this planet:
Write about a lovely day. Princess Megan Rose 22 Years   I could think of many people I'd rather go to space with than Johnny Depp! lol! To each his own. I just never was a big Johnny Depp fan because my dad used to make us sit quietly while he watched Johnny Depp on 21 Jump Street when I was young. Bad memories of that.A lovely day to me is any day I wake up breathing. I guess I wouldn't wake up at all if I weren't breathing but you understand my meaning. I simply enjoy life and even the boredom and isolation of COVID-19 has brought its blessings. I try to learn something each day and I make it a point to be thankful. One of the biggest sins of the children of Israel in the desert wanderings was complaining. They would complain about their circumstances and God would punish them for it. I believe God has everything under control and that belief gives me a sense of peace and serenity that even I often do not understand. I do not know how many times I have found myself in a situation where I should have been in panic mode but instead found myself feeling calm and collected. I remember when my kidney was blocked. I was in severe pain. My blood pressure was 210/110 and my heart rate was nearing tachycardia (too fast). The doctor told me I had to have emergency surgery or I was going to die. The doctor asked me how I could remain so calm when my very life was being threatened. I told the doctor that I knew Jesus Christ was in control. If I lived, it would mean I got to serve Jesus. If I died it meant I got to be with Jesus so it was a win-win for me. The doctor walked away scratching his head. Life is what we make of it. If we see fit to be resentful and bitter then we'll be miserable. I choose to be serene. My favorite quote comes from the Big Book (Alcoholic Anonymous) fourth edition page 417 which says "Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today." As it goes on to express, I have one of two choices in life. I can look at each trial as an opportunity to learn something and an opportunity to change something that isn't working, or I can lay down in defeat and feel sorry for myself. I choose to take life's lemons and make lemonade. "Prompt: "It’s easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone." Mahatma GandhiWhat do you think? Have you ever felt that you were standing alone?" I never stand alone because I find myself safely tucked away in the hands of Jesus Christ. Yes. There are times when I feel He has abandoned me. At those times I inspect my life to see if I have done something wrong and thus sinned against God so that God is not revealing Himself to me. If so I take action to correct the wrong. There are times when I realize that there is no sin that I am aware of and God is simply not making Himself felt at that time. When that happens I know by faith that God is still there. Faith is believing that God is there even when I can not feel or sense His presence. Hebrews defines faith as "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen", Hebrews 11:6. What the Hebrew writer is telling us is that faith is absolute trust despite all evidence to the contrary. I believe that Jesus Christ died on a cross and rose from the dead three days later. I believe that God is always with me even when I feel vulnerable, overwhelmed, and oppressed. Faith tells me that God has not budged whether I "feel" His presence or not. My feelings do not matter. God does not depend on my feelings nor do I. I trust God no matter what therefore I am never alone. God is also omnipresent, meaning he is everywhere at the same time. The prophet Amos writes that "If I am at the bottom of the sea" God is there. If I was on the moon God would be there. If I was at the farthest reaches of the universe, God would be there. Since God is everywhere it is impossible to be anywhere and be totally alone. "Prompt: “Loneliness is for me a source of healing that makes my life worth living. Talking is often a torment to me, and I need several days of silence to recover the futility of words,” said Carl JungWith us writers being word-people in mind, what are your thoughts on the subject?" Those are mighty big words coming out of a man who claimed to be an expert in psycho-analysis. Jung may have had his own brand of psychoanalysis but in the end, it still boiled down to listening to people talk. He made his living listening to people talk so he must not have found them terribly intolerable.        |
| } Proverbs 13:23 says "Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment." Explain what this means. I had to look this one up in another translation to get to the meaning. The NRSV writes this as "The field of the poor may yield much food, but injustice takes it away." I believe Solomon is talking about unfair taxation and crime here. The poor work very hard to produce only to lose it all to taxes and other schemes of the rich. I could have sworn I sent this prompt out last night. Perhaps it did not send or something.Anyway, I found a port ** Image ID #2228848 Unavailable ** in which the author says she would like to rid the world of all who were deemed "unworthy". If this were to happen what rule would be used to determine who is worthy? I am preparing to write a sermon that I will deliver tomorrow that is going to talk in-depth about judgment and one person declaring another is unworthy to live. These tactics have been tried before. Hitler determined that Jews were not worthy to live. Stalin determined that millions more were unworthy to live. Who died and made any of us gods? |
| } Today we are going back to Proverbs. I know most of you enjoy Proverbs and it is a rich book. Proverbs 13:7 says "Some pretend to be rich yet have nothing; others pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth." Besides the literal sense, in which some pretend to be something they are not, what do you think the teacher means by this proverb? There is of course the literal sense in which some people try to portray themselves as well to do when they are barely making ends meet and others clamor for more money as if they aren't making a fortune already. What I think Solomon is talking about here however relates to what Jesus said about the Pharisees. Jesus said the Pharisees worked very hard to present themselves as experts in the law and the spiritually elite of Hebrew society when in truth they were far from God. This proverb is about spirituality and taking heed that when we think we are saved we are actually far from Jesus. Today we were crossing the galactic rim into the space beyond the Orion nebula. There we found a talented star who not only writes but works in the healing business. The talented doctor D. Reed Whittaker  in
The imaginary birds I always liked were RoadRunner (speedicus velocitus) and of course tweety. They were always on somebody's lunch menu but never once got eaten. Prompt: "Please use these words in your blog..... artistic, floral, heart, lantern, clock, determineWow! You're trying to make me think today. I'm trying to avoid thinking. I have a headache from my Covid-19 vaccination the other day. It's a temporary side effect. I do have to say that the headache is artistic. It only hurts when it wants to, which is usually at an inconvenient time. It's like a floral design in my head. It is near and dear to my heart. Not! It lights its lantern at the weirdest times. It comes almost like time on a clock. I have yet to determine it bad enough to treat or whether to ignore it. Prompt: “I fancied my luck to be witnessing yet another full moon. True, I’d seen hundreds of full moons in my life, but they were not limitless. When one starts thinking of the full moon as a common sight that will come again to one’s eyes ad-infinitum, the value of life is diminished and life goes by uncherished. ‘This may be my last moon,’ I sighed, feeling a sudden sweep of sorrow." Roman PayneYour thoughts..." It is what it is. |
| } I am preparing to write a paper on Psalm 2. I've read the psalm several times and have yet to nail down a thesis for my paper. I know that the psalter had the kingdom of Israel in mind when he penned the psalm. He did not have the benefit of history to read a messianic meaning into the words. We can interpret the psalm and see that in many ways it defines the birth and kingship of Jesus. The psalter who penned the psalm, however, did not know Jesus. He obviously had a different meaning in mind. Is it possible he was thinking patriotically? Could he have been saying essentially "Israel rules!"? I just finished a course on Biblical hermeneutics, which is Biblical interpretation. One of the first things we were taught in the class is to read the text by finding the author's original meaning or "locution" in mind. The author of the psalms may have thought that the Messiah was going to come and rule the entire earth in a 1,000-year millennial reign as is often taught but I seriously doubt this was the case. In my opinion, the author of Psalms 2 was talking about Israel and the throne of Israel. The author was expressing his patriotism and loyalty to Jehovah by telling the surrounding nations to listen up because Israel's God was going to make Israel the capital of the entire world. Essentially, I think he was serving notice and I firmly believe that He believed God would do just that. After all, God had established Israel as a nation by conquering the inhabitants of Canaan. I believe the author of Psalms 2 expected world conquest. I lost track of my days with all the busyness of the week. I forgot to send the prompt!Homer J. Simpson and I were cruising the WDC galaxy on an away mission and he posed the question about meeting an alien race. His star is Homer J Simpson  and the port is
. What do you think it would be like to encounter an alien race? I think it would be cool to encounter an alien race, although I feel certain that humans are alone in the universe. I know Jesus did not die on any planet but earth, and any sentient being is subject to sin. However, if I were to meet an alien I think that would be pretty cool. I have no idea what they might look like. There would be so many factors affecting that. If they were to come I doubt it would be in peace though. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- "Do you think artists should be more or less transparent when it comes to their political affiliation? Like for instance, the flack Garth Brooks received from his fan base because of his choice to participate in the inauguration even though he's Republican." I think the media and artists should keep their political opinions to themselves. Facebook has made it very clear that they are politically very left. They will post a "fact-check" on any opinion that disagrees with their opinion. Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: "Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers." Issac Asimov Use this quote in your Blog entry today." I agree with Asimov. As writers, we usually do think with our fingers. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- I got a really late start today. I woke up at 4:00 AM this morning nauseous, shaking, and dizzy. My diabetes medication had caused my sugar to drop drastically. I spent most of the morning recuperating from that. Then I had an assignment that I had to write and they gave us all COVID-19 shots today. So I haven't had much time to do my blogging although I am fully committed to doing so each day. Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- Prompt: "Proverbs 13:8 says "The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won't even be threatened." What does this mean?" I think this Proverb has both a literal and a spiritual application. The literal application is just as it reads. The spiritual application is that the rich will face many temptations and problems due to the love of money. Poor people avoid these traps and God has a soft spot for the poor. Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: I am cruising the galaxy with Luke Skywalker and we land on this planet: Image #1623650 over display limit. -?- What are your values and what do you believe?" I am a Christian so my values are Christian values. I am also a soldier in the Salvation Army and as such signed a covenant between myself and the Army that I would support Christian values. I believe marriage is an institute of God and that it is between one man and one woman. I do not believe in violating the marriage covenant nor will I be found doing so. I do not believe in gay marriage simply because God does not support it. Gay marriages cannot naturally produce children and God commanded man to replenish the earth. I believe in taking care of human beings including myself because this is what God believes in. I believe in love, freedom to choose, and equality. If you want to know my values just ask God and He will tell you. In fact, He has already told you in His word. Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: You open the bathroom door and find the room disappeared. You are in another world. What happens next?" Next, I find that I no longer need to use the bathroom, though I do have to change my pants and take a shower! Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- I was preparing a Sunday school lesson today. It posed a question that I am going to ask you and then we'll probably return to Proverbs with the next prompt. Today's question is: What would it mean for us to be agents of God's transforming grace, going where Jesus would go, touching those Jesus would touch, and worrying less about who is clean and unclean? Note: I know that social distancing rules still apply. This is getting out of our comfort zones. I know that it is currently not kosher to touch anybody. This prompt though is referring to when we can. If we become willing to step outside of the boxes that we put ourselves in, we would not only find the kingdom of God growing but we would find ourselves richly blessed. All too often we are unwilling to associate with people we consider different from us. At times it is not safe to do so. However, if we take a chance we are more likely to find ourselves blessed than harmed. Instead of walking to the other side of the street to avoid the homeless person we bypass every morning how about we walk up to them and buy them a cup of coffee and a hot meal? We don't have to preach to them. All we would have to do is buy them the meal. When they ask why we are being kind to them tell them that we have been down and out and somebody helped us. Avoid religion and preaching. Just show love. The preaching will come in time. For now, we just prepare the soil. If it isn't the homeless person let's choose another population we typically don't associate with. Find a way to touch the untouchables and in so doing spread the gospel. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy and found this planet:
Let's focus on grief. What are your thoughts?" I deal with grief and grieving people all the time. Grief is an often misunderstood emotion. Many people think that grief is something one experiences only when a loved one dies. It is not. Grief can occur at the loss of anything. It can be the loss of a job, the loss of a relationship, the loss of anything we cherish. Grief is the most natural thing in the world. There is no improper way to grieve, no limit on how long we can grieve, or no particular way we should grieve. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: If you had a choice, what would you dream about tonight?" If I had a choice of what I was going to dream about, I would dream about heaven. Then when it became a reality for me I could realize just how far off base my concepts and preconceived notions really are. Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: The very act of writing, what does it feel like to you? A wandering or wondering, walking away from immediate world like the internet, etc., a meditation in loneliness, protecting your heart or mind, the comforting happy feeling of following through the thing that inspires you at the moment, the hope of being published or republished down the line or what?" To me, writing is all of the above and more. It is working for a grade, doing the research, learning new things, and being my best. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- This week we will be in Proverbs 13. Prompt: "Proverbs 13:3 says "Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives: those who open wide their lips come to ruin." Do you think Solomon is talking about gluttony here? What exactly is he saying?" This is a passage that I would have to do a deep dive to properly interpret. I could do the research if I had the time but most people do not have the resources to research it thoroughly. By that I mean to say that most people do not have access to concordances, Lexicons, university library research databases, and so forth. I believe God would have kept it simple. On first reading this could be interpreted as saying basically that those who keep their tongues under control may well save their own life while those with big mouths may get the stuffing beaten out of them. I think the passage does mean that. It also means that the person who keeps his words under control will not end up saying something he/she will later regret. Believe me, I have eaten crow a thousand different ways and there is no good way to do so! It's all a humbling experience. We all need a little crow and a serving of humble pie but indulge sparingly! Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: Chewbecca and Yoda were traveling the universe and found this planet:
How do you feel about humanity?" I feel that humanity is a doomed race. We are falling apart at the seams because we will not adhere to God's words. What God calls evil we call good. This is not to be and it will bring our destruction. Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: Amy Tan failed at her first stab at writing because she was trying to push forward an image that wasn’t 100% her real image. According to you, what are some of the other serious mistakes we writers make with our approach to our writing, either at the beginning or during our writing careers?" Writers fail to realize that people could care less about how good your material is. If they have never heard of you they will seldom read you. Marketing is key. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: Write about a new start." I got a new start three years ago when I moved here to the Veterans Home. I started my career as a peer support specialist then and it is building momentum. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- Proverbs 12:11 says "He tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding." What does this mean?" It means don't be lazy. I was lazy most of my life. I wasn't really lazy I guess. Just too trusting and too gullible. I was always taught to believe what people say and not to have my own opinions. I believed that garbage for a long time. Teachers in school called me "slow" because I had a head injury that prevented me from understanding complex concepts right away. I believed them as well. Then when I was 15 I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and told I would never hold a job. So I never really tried. I am 59 with no work history but have outgrown all the voices that I believed. I have two bachelor degrees, two associate degrees, and I'm working on my first Master's degree. I will likely be in school the rest of my life as I plan to pursue a post-doctorate degree. I will also be doing mental health counseling along the way to teach others not to believe anybody who says a disability will hold them back. I will also work with addicts as I believe many addicts believe those voices. Solomon calls those voices "fools" in this passage. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- Today, while cruising through WDC we came across the star Sally and the planet
To be honest, I don't do much creative writing these days. I am a college student so most of my creative energy goes into writing scholarly papers. My inspiration comes from wanting good grades. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: "The poem isn’t blind. It isn’t turning your back to the evidence of discord and division." Amanda Gorman Poet Amanda Gorman Will Read at the Presidential Inauguration Use this quote to inspire you blog entry." I am so sick of hearing about the division and such in our country. Either a war or shut up. Let's get on with this. Biden lied to get the Presidency. Since when has a politician ever been honest? Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Prompt: "Superman was a daily newspaper comic strip which began on January 16, 1939, and a separate Sunday strip was added on November 5, 1939. These strips ran continuously until May 1966. In 1941, the McClure Syndicate had placed the strip in hundreds of newspapers. At its peak, the strip, featuring Superman, was in over 300 daily newspapers and 90 Sunday papers, with a readership of over 20 million. My grandfather had a s scrapbook with his favorite comic strips all carefully preserved. Do you read cartoon strips in the newspaper? Comic strip books? Graphic Novels? Or do you prefer watching them in the movies?" No. I don't. Once in a great while I will read Hagar, Beetle Baily, and such. Very rarely. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- Prompt: "I just spent the entire day researching and writing a research paper about Ruth 4. I think I will ask a question based on Ruth today. Then we'll go back to Proverbs. Why do you think the unnamed next-of-kin refused to redeem the land when he found out Ruth came with the land? After all, she was a foreign widow and basically a slave. She would have added value to his estate in that respect." I spent the entire day yesterday writing a 1500 word paper about Ruth 4:1-10 and listening to some seminars playing in the background that I have to have for my licensure. I have a good skeleton now. Today I have to rip the paper apart and rewrite it. If you really want to learn about the Bible try writing exegesis papers about passages of it. Exegesis is when you take a passage of scripture and do a deep dive to research its meaning. You read scholarly papers about it and search the various aspects of the background.It can take hours to do a good exegesis but you learn tons about the culture and the Bible. Today's prompt is about Ruth and Boaz. It asks why the unnamed next-of-kin refused to redeem the land when he found out that Ruth came with the land. Ruth was a foreigner living in Israel. Worse yet she was a widow. For all intents and purposes, she was Naomi's servant or slave. If the unnamed next-of-kin had redeemed the land he would have bought Ruth with the land. He did not have to marry her as many assume because she was not a citizen. The right of levir or the Jewish law stating that the next-of-kin of a deceased man had to marry the deceased man's wife and have a child with her in the deceased man's place did not apply. Ruth was essentially a slave. No. I believe there was another reason for the next-of-kin's strange behavior. I am going to postulate in my paper today that the next-of-kin turned it down because he knew that Boaz was either married to Ruth or wanted to marry her. The next-of-kin in the city gate would have been well aware of the flames between Boaz and Ruth. He backed out because he respected Boaz and was not about to interfere in Boaz's personal affairs. I believe that is exactly why he backed out. Ruth was a slave. She would have added to the value of his estate. Yet he stated that he did not want to jeopardize his inheritance. Incurring the wrath or the jealousy of a wealthy, powerful man like Boaz is the only logical explanation for this statement. If Boaz got jealous over Ruth the next-of-kin's estate could well have been threatened. My paper will reflect this position and subject it to scholarly review. We'll see how it goes over. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- Prompt: "Today while cruising through the galaxy we discovered a star that we all enjoyed. It was Patrece ~  and she invited us to a delicious planet
Share a recipe or something about food." Food is something I need to slide away from a little bit. I am 275 pounds and I should weigh 180 pounds. I am way over weight. My favorite food is lasagna. We have it around here periodically. I could eat my weight in it or their baked sphaghetti, which reminds of my mom's. They make it the same way. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Prompt: “In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.”― Czesław Miłosz “I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.”― Abraham Lincoln" I don't think the politicians are the problem with our nation. I think the problem is the media. They report only what meets their agenda and pushes their agenda. Objectivity is gone the wayside. The media will actually delete posts that do not agree with their agenda and block people who speak their hearts. It is disgusting to watch. Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Prompt: "How are you keeping yourself occupied with Covid?" I attend Regent University online. I sit at my computer 14-16 hours per day doing school work. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- Prompt: "Proverbs 12:9 says "He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread." What do you suppose the author means by this?" I believe Solomon was eluding to the fact that even though God favors poor people over the rich, it is better to be a rich person than it is to be an arrogant, proud person. The problem is not money. The problem is what the money does to us. If it makes us forget God then having money is a problem. If it makes us greedy then it is a problem. Pride and arrogance are always a problem. So it is better to be rich enough to have a servant and to be hated by others because of jealousy than it is to be proud. Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- Today cruising through the WDC galaxy we came upon a star that many of us are familiar with. Eric Wharton  who writes about the birth of Jesus and how Jesus changed the world. What babies have you known who made a tremendous impact upon your world?I know. I forgot to put the link in there last night but that's okay. A lot of people have impacted the world since I was born. One that comes to mind is Michael J. Foxx who is my age and started one of the biggest health charities in the world. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Prompt: "Do you feel banning Trump on Twitter, Facebook,etc is only allowing one side to talk as some of the GOP is claiming? Is this opening a door to changing the US to a police state because we've invited censorship?" Censorship is censorship. Why don't the blatant sin on the Internet? Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: What game show do you see yourself winning?" None Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
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