Saturday, September 26, 2026

Saturday Poetry Corner: It's Midnight. Can You Smell The Rain?

 
 
 
Once upon a midnight, dearies,

As I pondered, not weak, nor weary,
 
Queen of the Night,  Insomnia reigned... 
 
But, alas there came...no ravens 
 
Tap-tapping at the door or the pane,
 
Or tap-dancing across my chamber floor
 
For that matter! 
 
 
 
Raven In The Rain
Image courtesy/Dreamstime
 
 
 

No ravens for sleeplessness' cure
 
Just good ole rain that
 
The heavens are gonna pour...
 
That's right, folks,
 
Rain, rain, rain,
 
Good ole steady rain for sure! 
 
 
But I think the rain
 
Must be a real pain,
 
And surely a bane
 
To those who dwell
 
Beneath the swell
 
Bereft of a gutter
 
Or some kind of drain... 
 
 
 
 It's Midnight. Can You Smell The Rain?
( Updated from 2015)
A poem by Pamela Denise Brida
With a little inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Friday, September 25, 2026

Wet And Wild Weather Is On The Way!

 

 

 

 

☔ A nor'easter will pay us a visit here in New Jersey this weekend,
 just in time to coincide with the first full moon of fall! ☔

Thanks to Mark at Weatherman Plus for this latest update! 

 

This Weather Pattern Is Coming In A Lot Colder!
Weatherman Plus
(September 25, 2026)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Flashback Friday: Autumn Leaves

 

 

"Since you went away, the days grow long
And soon I'll hear old winter's song...
But I miss you most of all my darling,
When autumn leaves start to fall..."

This beautiful rendition of the classic pop-jazz standard,  "Autumn Leaves" 
sung by the smooth, incomparable vocals of the great Nat "King" Cole evokes
 bittersweet memories of the heart, especially with the passage of another 
 summer into fall this week, and on this last Friday of the month of September.  
 

Autumn Leaves
(1955)
Nat "King" Cole
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

One Woman Fed An Army With These!




✡ Shabbat Shalom, Eretz Israel!✡

💓God Blessings & Peace To All 💓

 

 Gracious host Rivki and chef David from the Lev Haolam kitchen share a
  wholesome treat inspired by the biblical heroine Abigail, a humble, God-
fearing woman married to a boorish man named Nabal, whose quick actions 
 and good cooking saved both her life and the lives of her people. 
She later became the wife of King David.

 

One Woman Fed An Army
Abigail's Bible Bars
Lev Haolam
(September 24, 2026)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Holy Days of Our Lord: Tabernacles "Sukkot"

 

 

 

 "On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the produce
of the land, you are to celebrate a feast to the LORD for seven days. There shall be
complete rest on the first day and also on the eighth day.  On the first day you are
to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of
leafy trees and the willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD
your God for seven days. You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven
  days a year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, you are to
celebrate it in the seventh month.  You are to dwell in booths for seven days.
All native-born of Israel must dwell in booths, so that your descendants
may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought
them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God."
(Leviticus 23:33-43)

 

Image courtesy/Dreamstime
 


 The Feast of Tabernacles, also known as "Sukkot" which in Hebrew means, "booths" 
will begin at sundown tonight Friday, September 25, 2026 and will end at nightfall
 on Friday, October 2, 2026.  Hebrew calendar:  (15-22 Tishrei 5787).

In this classic presentation filmed on location in Israel, Messianic Bible teacher
Zola Levitt (1938-2006) founder of Zola Levitt Ministries, stands next to a "sukkah"
(booth) as he explains how during this feast, the mood changes from a solemn time
of reflection and judgment to one of joyful celebration for Jews around the world. 

Included is an interview with U.S. immigrant Chuck King, who tells of the
 International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem's yearly celebration at Qumran.


The Holy Days Of Our Lord/Tabernacles (Sukkot)
Zola Levitt Presents
(2000)
Uploaded by Bearded Bible Brothers
(August 30, 2020)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Thursday's Thoughts: What A Smile In Those Words!

 

 

 "He will be very gracious to thee at the voice of thy cry...remember that
 a cry is like a wordless dart upwards from the heart, (not long prayers)
and at that voice (from our hearts) it's so much more than just a promise
of what He will do; it's what He will be towards us.
What a smile in those words."
-Frances Ridley Havergal

 

Goldfinch perched on red Zinnia 
Image courtesy/Reddit

 

 "He will be very gracious to thee at the voice of thy cry; therefore,
 He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God.
Blessed are all who wait for Him.  O people in Zion, who dwell in
 Jerusalem, you will weep no more.  He will surely be gracious
when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you."
(Isaiah 30:18-19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Why Christian Nationalism Is Not About Christ At All

 

"What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun."
(Ecclesiastes 1:9) 


 Adolf Hitler...a 'Christian' prince?  Seriously?

 

Image courtesy/United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum

 

 If you think that creeping Sharia is a threat to America's freedom, there
 is a growing trend in our nation today which is running Islam a close second.

 

Why This Quickly-Growing "Christian" Movement
Is NOT Christian At All
Wretched With Todd Friel
(September 22, 2026)