A Matter Of Life Or Death: It's Your Choice, America

 

 

 

 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..."
(Jeremiah 1:5)

 

Image courtesy/Bruce Lesley/Substack

 

 

 

In what has come to be known as an "abortion sanctuary state" where women
 can travel from other states to have an abortion, and where, under the current
 law, she can have an abortion up to the third trimester, or right before the
 baby is born, members of the New Jersey State legislature were seriously
considering the passage of a bill this week which contained the clause:

“a fetus shall have no independent rights under the laws of this state.” 

Thank God someone had the sense to reconsider and to remove this inhumane provision
which sounds a lot like a decree which might have been implemented in the days of
Nazi Germany.  And yet, what is the difference between the mindset of 21st century
lawmakers declaring that an unborn baby has no rights and therefore can be terminated
in the womb in New Jersey, and members of the Gestapo who would rip little Jewish
babies from their mothers' arms and toss them alive into the ovens at Auschwitz?

In the eyes of the most holy and righteous God there is no difference. 

Murder is the deliberate and willful act of taking human life, and couching the hideous
practice of infanticide in political language as "reproductive healthcare" does not change
the fact that our legislators are as guilty of shedding innocent blood as the abortionists
doing the dirty work for them-at the expense of the already overburdened NJ taxpayers. 

The 6th Commandment attests: "You shall not commit murder." (Exodus 20:13)

God further declares,  "Keep far from a false matter and be very careful not
  to condemn to death the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify 
nor acquit the wicked."  (Exodus 23:7)

Unlike disingenuous legislators masking their true intentions in political words 
and phrases, God does not lie.  He does not change.  I often contemplate, with an 
increasing sense of trepidation, how much longer the good Lord is going to hold
 back His wrath and judgment on America, which He has blessed and been so very
 gracious to in the past, a nation which claims to believe in personal liberty and 
justice for all, and yet condones the murder of babies in the womb.

 Living souls made in the likeness and image of God Himself.

Will the Lord, in His infinite wisdom, give America more time to seek 
His mercy and forgiveness for this most grievous sin? Or will our fast
 approaching 250th birthday as a nation be the last one that we will see?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday Poetry Corner: The Ghost Of Champion Hill

 

 

"While a battle is raging, one can see his enemy mowed down by the thousands, or ten
thousand, with great composure; but after the battle these scenes are distressing, and one
is naturally disposed to alleviate the sufferings of an enemy as a friend."
"Personal Memoirs"
-Ulysses S. Grant

 

Bloody Field At Champion Hill
Artist Unknown
Image courtesy/Warfare History Network

 It was so many years ago

Up on Champion Hill

That I heard the cannon roar

I can hear it still.

I had pledged to go to war

I had vowed to give my all

And that's just what I did

Up on Champion...

Up on Champion...

Up on Champion Hill!

 
Grant and Sherman came to fight

With the Union's might

They spread terror, they spread strife

Through the days and nights

Oh my darling, I loved you

Oh my darling, I was true.

But my heart is buried still

Up on Champion Hill.

 
Blue-clad armies to our fore

To our left and right

We charged at them, they fell back

But they counter-attacked

Gallant men fell everywhere

Bullets filled the springtime air.

One sent me to eternity

Up on Champion Hill.

 
Now I roam this bloodied land

Longing for what I missed

The precious hours, the treasured years

Spent in your midst.

Oh my darling I love you

Yes my darling, I'm still true

And it's here I wait for you

Up on Champion Hill. 

 

"The Ghost of Champion Hill"
By Herb Phillips 

 

The Battle of Champion Hill, fought on May 16, 1863 was a pivotal battle in
the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.  Union Army commander
Major General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of Tennessee pursued the retreating
Confederate States Army under Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, which led
 to it's defeat twenty miles east of Vicksburg, Mississippi. This victory for the Union
  led to the Siege of Vicksburg, and the eventual surrender of the Confederate forces there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashback Friday: Independence Day

 

 

"Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing,
Let the whole world know that today
Is a day of reckoning..." 

 

 Considered the "Signature Song" of beautiful country music recording artist
  Martina McBride, "Independence Day" tells the sad story of a little girl
 whose home life is shattered by alcoholism and domestic violence.

  In an act of desperation, her long victimized mother burns down the 
family home, presumably with herself and her drunken husband inside,
 after which the little girl left behind is sent to a county home.

Released on May 2, 1994 as the third single from her album, "The Way That I Am"
 the lyrics of this song are described as having a double meaning, in that the girl's 
mother finally gains her "independence" from her abusive father on
  the 4th of July-America's Independence Day.  

What makes this song especially thought provoking is that it mentions the
 residents of the small town where the girl and her parents lived knew that
her father was a dangerous man and was abusing her mother and most 
likely his daughter too, but these neighbors chose to look the other way.

 "Independence Day" won the Country Music Association Award 
for Song of the Year at the 1995 CMA Awards. 

In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at Number #45 on its list of
 the 200 Greatest Country Songs of all time. 

Independence Day
(1994)
Martina McBride
 (Uploaded February 1, 2016)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Celebrating Jerusalem Day With Rivki And Joel At The Mahane Yehuda Market!

  

 

 

 

 💖Shabbat Shalom, Eretz Israel!💖

💖 Sabbath Blessings & God's Peace To All!💖

 

Image courtesy/Dreamstime.com

 

 ✡ Tasting unique and delicious Jewish cuisine from many lands
 in the heart of Jerusalem!✡

 

A Taste Of Jerusalem That Will Make
You Feel You Are There!
LevHaolam
(May 14, 2026)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How To Make A Super Easy Peach Cobbler

 

 

 

 

🍑 Just in time for your next picnic or barbecue, host Ken Click shares his recipe
for a super easy-to-make gooey peach cobbler! And don't forget the scoop of 
vanilla ice cream on top!  Whipped cream would also be a good choice!🍑

Super Easy Peach Cobbler
Ken Click
(Uploaded October 3, 2019)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America At 250: The Cowboy Artist And The Woman Who Loved Him

 

 

 

 Celebrating the life story of the legendary cowboy artist Charles Russell
and his biggest supporter and business partner, wife Nancy.

 

 

Charles & Nancy Russell
The Cowboy Artist Who Lived The Dream
And The Woman Who Loved Him
Today's Wild West
(May 14, 2026)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday's Word: Chayil/"Valor"

 

 

 

 "The Angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and said to him,
"The Lord is with you, O valiant warrior."
(Judges 6:12)

 

Angel Of The Lord Visits Gideon
(2017)
Howard David Johnson
Image courtesy/Howard David Johnson

 

 

 "Chayil" pronounced, "khah-yil" is a Hebrew word found throughout the
Old Testament, and denotes a rich, multidimensional concept of strength,
valor, and capability. It is often used in describing the mindset of a
warrior or a mighty character.  

Like the victorious Gideon in Israel's battle against the Midianites, 
 the true warrior of God seeks first His counsel, is obedient to Him,
 and relies on His strength rather than their own.  

"The LORD will go forth like a mighty man, He will rouse up His zealous
 indignation and vengeance like a warrior; He will cry, yes, He will shout aloud. 
He will do mightily against His enemies."
(Isaiah 42:13) 

In the ever increasing darkness of this world, where God's truth is consistently under
attack, or, has been replaced by lies and apostasy, believers in Christ are called to be 
valiant warriors in our daily walk of faith, to be examples of His integrity and courage,
 His truthfulness, and simplicity, in proclaiming the soul-saving message of the Gospel.

"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life.  Whoever rejects the Son will
not see life.  Instead, the wrath of God remains on them."
(John 3:36)

"Now brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you
received and in which you stand firm. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold
firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For
what I received I passed on to you of first importance: that Christ died for our
sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the
third day according to the Scriptures."
(1 Corinthians 15:1-4)