Friday, July 4, 2025

Flashback Friday: America The Beautiful

 

 

 

 

 While many music artists have recorded, "America The Beautiful" no one
sings this patriotic anthem better than the legendary Ray Charles. 

 In 1976, when our nation celebrated her bicentennial birthday, this soulful version
by Mr. Charles peaked at Number 98 on the US R&B chart.  For many years,
his version has been played at the annual ball drop in NYC on New Year's Eve.

 

America The Beautiful
(1972)
Ray Charles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Happy 249th Birthday America!

 

 

 

 "...and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all inhabitants."
(Leviticus 25:10)

 

The Liberty Bell
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Image courtesy/Wikipedia

 

 

Our country, unrivaled in beauty

And splendor that cannot be told,

How lovely thy hills and thy woodlands,

Arrayed in a sunlight of gold.

The eagle, proud king of the mountain,

Is soaring, majestic, and free;

Thy rivers and lakes in their grandeur,

Roll on to the arms of the sea. 

 

Our country, the birthplace of freedom,

The land where our forefathers trod,

And sang in the isles of the forest

Their hymn of thanksgiving to God; 

Their bark they had moored in the harbor,

No more on the ocean to roam;

And there in the wilds of New England,

They found a country and home. 


Our country, the past, and its glory,

Still honor the names of thy dead;

The statesmen that crowned thee with laurel,

The heroes and veterans that bled.

Mount Vernon, where Washington slumbers,

The soul of thy freedom for years,

A willow droops tenderly ever,

Go hallow his grave with thy tears. 

 

Our country, with ardent devotion,

In God may thy children abide;

In Him be the strength of our nation,

His laws and its counsel our guide.

Our banner, that time-honored banner,

That floats o'er the ocean's bright foam,

God keep them unsullied forever,

Our standard, our union, our home. 

 

 

"But The Spirit is THE LORD JEHOVAH, and wherever The Spirit of
THE LORD JEHOVAH is, there is freedom." 
(2 Corinthians 3:17)
The Aramaic Bible In Plain English

 
 "Our Country"
(1868)
Frances Jane "Fanny" Crosby 
(1820-1915)
Prolific American hymn writer
and evangelist
 
 
Have a very beautiful and blessed 4th of July today!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Real Life With Jack Hibbs: Living Free

 

 

 

 

"If The Son therefore will set you free, you will truly be the children of liberty."
(John 8:36)
The Aramaic Bible In Plain English 



 Freedom is not man's idea.  It's God's design.

 

Living Free
Real Life With Jack Hibbs
(July 3, 2025)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday's Thoughts: Not By Might...Nor By Power

 

 

 

 

"Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the Lord of hosts."
(Zechariah 4:6)

 

 

Spirit of Might
Ilse Kleyn
Image courtesy/Art of Kleyn

 

 

At this hour a mountain of difficulty, distress, or necessity may be in our way,
and the natural reason sees no path over it, or through it, or round it. 

Let faith come in, and straightway the mountain disappears and becomes a plain.

But faith must first hear the Word of the Lord:

 "Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit," saith the Lord of hosts.

This grand truth is a prime necessity for meeting the insurmountable trials of life.

I see that I can do nothing, and that all reliance on man is vanity. "Not by might."
I see that no visible means can be relied on, but the force is the invisible Spirit.
God alone must work, and men and means must be nothing accounted of.
If it be so, that the Almighty God takes up the concerns of His people,
then the great mountains are nothing.

He can remove worlds as boys toss balls about, or drive them with their foot.
The power He can lend to me if the Lord bids me move an Alp I can do it
through His name. It may be a great mountain, but even before my feebleness
it shall become a plain, for the Lord hath said it.

What can I be afraid of with God on my side?

-Charles Spurgeon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Wednesday's Word: Ha-Elohim Hamvorakh L 'Olam Va'ed/ God Blessed Forever

 




 "To them (Israel) belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh,
 is the Christ, Who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen."
(Romans 9:5)

 

 

Image courtesy/Pixels
 

 

"Being about to discuss the rejection of the Jews and the calling of the Gentiles, and to show
that the whole agrees with the sovereign electing love of God, the Apostle Paul expresses his
affection for his Jewish people.  He solemnly appeals to Christ; and his conscience, enlightened
and directed by the Holy Spirit, bore witness to his sincerity. 

He would submit to be treated as accursed, to be disgraced, crucified; and even for a time be
in the deepest horror and distress if he could rescue his nation, Israel, from the destruction 
about to come upon them for their obstinate unbelief. 

To be insensible to the eternal condition of our fellow creatures is contrary both to the love
required by the law, and the mercy of the gospel. They (the Jews) had long been professed
worshipers of Jehovah.  The law, and the national covenant which was grounded thereon,
belonged to them.  The temple worship was typical of salvation by the Messiah, and the
means of communion with God.  All the promises concerning Christ and His salvation
were given to them.  He is not only over all, as Mediator, but He is God blessed forever.
 -Matthew Henry's Commentary

 

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and the Salvation of Israel.  Maranatha!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Pastor Ray Comfort's "180" Revisited/What Happened To Steve?

 

 

 "It's okay to kill a child in the womb...when?"- Pastor Ray Comfort

 

 

Image courtesy/Live Science

 

 

"Stay far away from a false matter and do not murder the innocent or the just
for I will not acquit the guilty."
(Exodus 23:7) 

According to an update I received today from Marie Tasy, Executive Director
 of New Jersey Right to Life,  the NJ Legislature has approved a blighted 
budget of $58.78 billion for Fiscal Year 2026.

Governor Phil Murphy signed it into law late last night.  

Among other measures that will benefit the abortion industry and his favorite
 political constituency, the budget includes $50 million in tax money to fund 
Planned Parenthood's abortion business under the guide of "family planning."

The bill will also include using tax dollars to establish an "Abortion Travel Advisory".
This comes at a time when the Garden State is facing a myriad of travel issues, 
including, but not limited to, huge delays at Newark Airport due to a shortage of 
air traffic controllers and outdated equipment; an ongoing strike by NJ Transit
which is causing headaches for commuters trying to find alternate routes to
work, and, due to poor maintenance on state highways, the increasing
  risk of dangerous sinkholes.

  I have to ask myself, what is the difference between abortion-obsessed politicians
 and the Nazis, who use to snatch little Jewish babies from their mothers' arms
and throw them in the air for target practice? 

 What's the difference between Hamas terrorists who threw little babies into ovens
 and forced their parents to watch as they burned alive, and a saline abortion,
 which burns a baby alive in his or her mother's womb?

In God's eyes, there is no difference.  

" You shall not murder"
(Exodus 20:13)

 In this riveting documentary,  you will see eight people change their minds
about abortion after being asked one simple question.

 

"180" Movie
Living Waters
(September 21,2011)

 

 

 

"Do not be deceived; God is not to be mocked. 
Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return." 
(Galatians 6:7 )


 Whatever happened to the foul-mouthed, racist-atheist with the
14-inch blue Mohawk by the name of Steve?

 

He Mocks The Preacher...Then This Happens
Living Waters
(June 30, 2025)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday Bible Study With Les Feldick: Redeem, Redeemed, Redemption

 

 

 

"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.
For it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."
(Galatians 3:13) 

 


Les and Iris Feldick
Image courtesy/YouTube
 

 

 

 Les continues his walk through the Bible, helping us to connect the dots of Scripture.

 

 

Redeem, Redeemed, Redemption/ Part One
(2006)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeem, Redeemed, Redemption/ Part Two
(2006)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeem, Redeemed, Redemption/ Part Three
(2006)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeem, Redeemed, Redemption/ Part Four
(2006)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site