Thursday, July 30, 2026

Throwback Thursday: Kudos To Lowes

 

 

"His presence would be deeply hurtful and inappropriate-
like an unwelcome guest at a deeply personal ceremony."
-Giovanni Galante, whose wife was killed on 9/11

 

Image courtesy/New York Post


 In response to the recent news stories concerning family members and friends who
 lost loved ones in the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York City and are now
 seeking to bar that city's controversial mayor, Zohran Mamdani from attending 
 the upcoming 25th year commemoration ceremony due to his radical views
and support for the apologists of Islamic jihad and terrorism, I submit a letter 
I wrote to the Editor of The Sentinel of Franklin Twp. in December 2011. 

 

Kudos To Lowe's For Not Caving In! 

For those of you who don't know, Lowe's Home Improvement Stores are
 pulling their commercials, along with other companies, from sponsoring the new
  and controversial TLC (The Learning Channel) program, "All American Muslim".

As a result, they have come under a tremendous backlash for their decision.

California Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) called the move, "bigoted, shameful,
and un-American".  But, is this action on the part of Lowe's really, "bigoted,
shameful, and un-American?  Why is it that Muslims are constantly 
 receiving preferential treatment over the rest of Americans 
from politicians and the social media?

 Furthermore, the title, "All American Muslim" is an oxymoron.

While it is true that there are American citizens who are Muslims, there
is nothing "All American" about Islam. This archaic and often violent
religious and political system has never had any significant impact on
our history as a nation, or in our traditional and unique American culture.

Aside from the increase in challenges to our laws in courtrooms across America,
and the threat of using litigation against American companies, school districts, etc.,
for perceived, "religious discrimination" or worse, bringing trumped up charges of
"inciting hate" against non-Muslims as a means to impose their beliefs, our enemies
are employing a much more subtle approach in their stealth jihad against America,
a well-known practice in Islam called, "Taqiyya" which in Arabic means,
"Concealing, precaution, guarding".

"Taqiyya" disguises the real beliefs of Islamists through lying and
 deceiving and in the case of "All American Muslim" feigning
 to appear "just like everyone else" in America. 

To be fair here, there are many American Muslims who are good, law-abiding
citizens who are tolerant of the beliefs of others, and would never harm anyone.
The problem in Islam. 

And, contrary to the wishful thinking of liberals in Washington D.C. and Hollywood,
  and their push for one big politically correct, "multicultural society" Islam refuses
 to be "just like everyone else" in America. Sharia, or Islamic Law, will never coincide
  with the U.S. Constitution, or any other laws in our established judicial system. 

America has always been, first and foremost, a beacon of hope and freedom to the rest
 of the world. Islam has always been, and remains to be, an anathema to hope and freedom.

 

 

"We Are Taking Over"
Islamic Call To Prayer Blasted Over
Loudspeakers In New York City
CBN News
(February 27, 2026)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Full Buck Moon Tonight

 

 

 

 July's Full Moon is called the Buck Moon.  It's arrival coincides
 with the time of the year when male deer grow new antlers.

According to the Iowa Wildlife Federation, deer antlers grow at
  an astounding rate- as much as one and a half inches per week!

  Although growth slows down in August, by early September,
the buck's antlers are "sparkling with newly polished elegance,
ready to aid its owner in the age-old struggle for dominance."
-Iowa Wildlife Federation

  

The Forest Deer In The Moonlight
Image courtesy/Dreamstime.com


According to the folks at The Old Farmer's Almanac, today's Full Buck Moon 
reached peak illumination at 10:36 a.m. EST this morning.  Look to the 
southwestern horizon at sunset to see beautiful Luna rise again tonight.

 Pending on the weather conditions in your area, she may appear to be a hazy
 orange color due to the excessive heat.  This month's moon will appear larger than
 average as she ascends on the horizon tonight, and will also be the host of a mini
planetary parade, leading Saturn, Mars, and Mercury into the summer night sky.

🌝I hope the skies are clear where you're at tonight, fellow sky watchers!🌝

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday's Word: Tsur/ "Rock"

 

 

 

"He is the Rock, His work is perfect: for all His ways are judgment:
a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He."
(Deuteronomy 32:4)

 "Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal."
(Isaiah 26:4)

 

  In Hebrew, the word, "Tsur" (Rock) conveys the idea of a stronghold or refuge.


 

Jesus Is Our Stronghold And Refuge
In This Lost And Fallen World
Image courtesy/Instagram



Lead to the shadow of the Rock of Refuge

My weary feet;

Give me the water from the life-stream flowing

Clear, pure, and sweet.

There from the billows and tempest hiding,

Under the shelter of Thy love abiding,

Safe in the shadow of the Rock of Ages

Joy shall be mine! 

Lead to the shadow of the Rock Eternal

My heart oppressed;

There in the secret of Thy holy presence,

Calm shall I rest. 

Lead to the shadow of the Rock of Ages;

O keep Thou me

Safe from the arrows of the world's temptations,

Close, close to Thee! 

 

"The Shadow Of The Rock"
(1891)
Fanny Crosby
(1820-1915)
 American Christian hymn writer
and evangelist

Material Source: Bible Hub
Cyber Hymnal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

The Hillbilly Kitchen: Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars Easy No Bake Nostalgic Treat

 

 

 

 

 Gracious host Becky from The Hillbilly Kitchen shares her recipe 
for a yummy blast from the past-Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars!

 

Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars
Easy No Bake Nostalgic Treat
The Hillbilly Kitchen-Down Home Country Cooking
(July 28, 2026)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday Bible Study With Les Feldick: Problems And Consequences Of Carnal Believers

 

 

"Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump,
as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed
for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, 
 neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but 
with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."
(1 Corinthians 5:7-8)
 
 
 

Ruins of Ancient Corinth in Greece
Image courtesy/Pinterest
 
 
 
  
In this teaching, Les discusses the problems besieging the Corinthian Church.
While they were believers, they were saved, and one day we will meet them
in glory, they had many problems!
 
What was going on in Corinth in A.D. 60?  Was it no different 
 from what has been happening within the Church today?
 
The apostle Paul addressed the issues plaguing Corinthian believers after they
 wrote a letter to him asking how to deal with the immorality in their church.
 Through the leading and guidance of the Holy Spirit, Paul responded to
 their request, admonishing church leaders to step up to the plate and deal
correctly with the gross sin being tolerated within the congregation.

 
 
Problems And Consequences Of Carnal Believers
Part One
(1996)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(July 19, 2019)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Problems And Consequences Of Carnal Believers
Part Two
(1996)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(July 20, 2019)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Problems And Consequences Of Carnal Believers
Part Three
(1996)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(July 23, 2019)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Problems And Consequences Of Carnal Believers
Part Four
(1996)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(July 24, 2019)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Monday, July 27, 2026

Along Came A Little Yellow Bird...

 

 

  

 A delightful surprise awaited me this morning when a dainty, bright
 yellow bird with black wings and black markings on his head and tail
 joined the usual crowd of breakfast feeders at the pile of seeds I leave
  for the birds on the little patio near the back door of my home.

 

Eastern Goldfinch
Image courtesy/Pinterest

 

 

 The reason I toss the seeds in a neat pile on the cement is due to the fact 
 that I have yet to buy a hanging feeder that is 100% squirrel proof!

 I have actually caught these ornery critters with their chubby fur bodies flung out
 across the top of the seed pile to try and prevent other birds or other hungry animals,
 like the patient little brown rabbits, from getting anything to eat. However, it is the pesky, 
but pretty, blue and white feathered Blue Jays whom often present the greedy squirrels 
with a formidable challenge, launching relentless dive-bomb attacks from the air. 

 

Showdown!
Blue Jay vs. Squirrel
Image courtesy/Reddit


It is also the mischievous Jays who like to sound the alarm whenever
 new seeds are added to the pile. They seem to like luring the other birds 
  in my backyard with their familiar shrilling and then, buzzing at,
and trying to scare them away from the seed pile too.

  Of course, the beautiful red male Northern Cardinals and their yellow-red mates 
do not seem to scare easy, and often make it to feed at the edge of the pile of seeds.  
In addition to Robins and Mourning Doves coming to feed too, there are small flocks
of little birds which I cannot identify, however, I think the brown-feathered feasters
 might be called House Finches.  After the blizzard this past January, one of these 
little brown birds somehow got inside our house.  Fortunately, we were able to
chase the little fellow back outside again before the cat got a hold of him!

I am also occasionally treated to the appearance of a red-headed Woodpecker,
 with striking black and white zebra-like plumage, whom I think resides in 
the large tree in the side yard next to my house. Sometimes, when I go out 
to water my flowers in the early mornings at sunrise, I hear him
busy at his mysterious work, hidden high up in the tree tops. 

Although I have spotted them in the area where I live,
 I have never seen a Goldfinch this close up before today.

The Eastern Yellow Goldfinch holds the distinguished title of being
the official State Bird of New Jersey. Two other states also claim
the little yellow bird as their own: Iowa, and Washington State,
where it is called the Willow Goldfinch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arlene's First Zucchini Special

 

 

 

 

The gracious host of At Home shares some easy and delicious
recipes for a garden surplus of zucchini squash! 

 

Arlene's First Zucchini Special
(1992)
At Home With Arlene Williams
(Uploaded July 9, 2026)