Saturday, October 31, 2020

An 18th Century Hallowe'en: The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

 

"Ichabod, what a name,
Kind of odd, but nice just the same,
Funny man, funny frame,
Ichabod, Ichabod Crane..."
"Ichabod Crane Song" from
the Walt Disney Movie,
"Ichabod And Mr. Toad"
(1949)





The classic Halloween ghost story read by John Townsend
of Townsends and Sons 18th Century Cooking YouTube Channel 
 


The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Live streamed on October 28, 2020
Townsends







The Last Meal Of Ichabod Crane
Townsends
October 26, 2020








On My Mind: The Outcome Is In God's Hands

 

I did my duty and voted for the right man.  The outcome is in God's hands.  He already knows what will happen next Tuesday.  I've been praying about this situation for a long time now and what has come into my mind is that the Lord never implements a plan without bringing it to a final conclusion.


God Bless President Donald Trump
God Bless America


In 2016, God allowed an ordinary yet successful businessman named Donald Trump to become America's 45th President.  Since that election night, President Trump has accomplished many good things for the American people and has held true to fulfilling his election promises. He has proven to be the most pro-life president in modern history.  He has put three conservative justices on the United States Supreme Court.  Before the onslaught of COVID-19,  America had the greatest economy we have had in years, and I believe the president when he says, the economy is getting back on track and that there will be a cure for the Corona virus very soon. America will return to normal again.  We will continue to be free to speak our minds and be allowed to worship God inside our churches. 

I believe President Trump will be able to accomplish much more in a second term, however, I believe his greatest achievement, especially in the eyes of God, was not only his personal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the nation of Israel, but, unlike any other president in my life time, he moved our embassy there to prove it! 

 Just recently, the Trump Administration rescinded an older law which allowed Israeli-Americans to only list "Jerusalem" but not "Jerusalem, Israel" as their place of birth on their passports due to "sovereignty issues" over Jerusalem.
  In order to ease the tensions within Middle Eastern relations, previous administrations viewed the city as international, as well as a sacred place to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. 

 Yet, God's words to the patriarch Abraham are very clear:  "I will bless them that bless you, and curse them who curse you or use insolent language against you.  In you, shall all the families and kindred of the earth be blessed, and by you will bless themselves." (Genesis 12:3)


The Embassy of the United States of America
Jerusalem, Israel




Friday, October 30, 2020

One Good Reason To Home School Your Children In These Uncertain Times

 



"The the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground
and breathed into his nostrils the breath or spirit of life,
and man became a living being."
Genesis 2:7



Creation vs. Evolution at School: Huge Implications of "Fake Science"
The New American Magazine Video
October 30, 2020




The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett was Constitutional!

 


The appointment of new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
will change a lot.  Her appointment was not only Constitutional, but 
a big win for the American people and our freedom!


The Conformation of Amy Coney Barrett was Constitutional!
WallBuilders/David Barton
October 30, 2020


Sunday, October 25, 2020

The Grace Of God

 

"And God is able to make all grace,

 every favor and earthly blessing come to you in abundance,

 so that you may always and under all circumstances

 and whatever the need be self-sufficient, 

possessing enough to require no aid or support

 and furnished in abundance for every good work

 and charitable donation."

II Corinthians 9:8


Path Through The Woods
Courtesy www.WallpaperBetter.com


He is my inspiration

To face each newborn day.

He guides me and leads me

Each step along the way.


He helps me face each problem

That causes me distress.

He lifts my soul and spirits

To bring me happiness.


He comforts and sustains me

In time of grief and pain.

He gives me hope and courage;

A brighter outlook gain.


He grants to me forgiveness

Though sinner that I be.

And despite my many faults,

I know that He loves me.

-Harold F. Mohn



Saturday, October 24, 2020

Sweater Weather And A Bowlful Of Chili

 

October is the time of beautiful falling leaves,
cool sunny days with bright blue skies,
  clear cold nights full of stars, and...
 a steaming bowl of delicious, spicy chili for supper!

Many thanks to Cowboy Kent Rollins and
 the late Steve "Shotgun Red" Hall for
sharing these wonderful recipes!


Cowboy Chili Recipe
Cowboy Kent Rollins
(2017)






Delicious Texas Chili
(Known as a "Bowl of Red")
Cooking With Shotgun Red
(2017)


Week In Review: The Last Presidential Debate "I Ran Because Of You"

 


"I ran because of you."
-
President Donald Trump's words to former VP Joe Biden



The final debate in the presidential election race was held this past Thursday.



I think President Trump said it best when he told former Vice-President Joe Biden the other night, "I ran because of you."  We do not ever want to succumb to the forces of Socialism.  This is one of the reasons why Mr. Trump has such great support in the Cuban immigrant communities in Florida and elsewhere. These people know what it is like to live under tyranny. They know what it is like to be free to be only what the government tells them they can be free to be and in the case of Socialism, which is actually Communism in disguise, people are only free to be slaves to their government masters.

This is America.  We are a Constitutional Republic ruled by the time-honored principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for each law-abiding and responsible American citizen. The traditional role of government in the peoples' lives here has been to uphold and to defend our glorious Constitution in the way it was written by our founders and to keep the American people safe from their enemies both foreign and domestic. 
  And that's it folks!

In this respect, President Trump has succeeded far beyond the expectations of his enemies, both on the political Left, and especially in the equally despicable news media, which has been determine to destroy him and overturn the 2016 election results since Day One.  A vote for Trump/Pence on November 3rd is a vote for continued freedom and the further restoration of America as the great nation that we are and will be again.



Friday, October 23, 2020

SciFriday: The Science Of Ghosts

 

Sky Watch TV husband and wife ministry team and SciFriday hosts
Derek and Sharon Gilbert discuss the influence of science on our
 belief in ghosts, from ancient times to the 19th century, when spiritualism
   and other occult practices exploded in America, to the present age and the
 modern day practice of paranormal research.


SciFriday: The Science Of Ghosts
SkyWatch TV
October 23, 2020


Thursday, October 22, 2020

Faith Foundations #25: What Is The Canon Of Scripture?

 


Dr. Todd Baker of Faith Foundations Discusses
The Canon Of Scripture


What Is The Canon Of Scripture?
Faith Foundations #25
Our Jewish Roots
October 22, 2020


The Bearded Bible Brothers Encore: Today Is Your Day Of Salvation

 

"Since all have sinned and are falling short of the
honor and glory which God bestows and receives.
All our justified and made upright and in right standing
with God, freely and gratuitously by His grace,
His unmerited favor and mercy, through the
redemption which is provided in Christ Jesus."
Romans 3:23-24


Joshua And Caleb Want You To Know
Today Is Your Day Of Salvation
Stay Till The End!
Our Jewish Roots
October 22, 2020


What Is God's Heart - Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

 

"Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground
and breathed into his nostrils the breath, or spirit of life,
and man became a living being."
Genesis 2:7

"Thus it is written, the first man Adam became a living being,
an individual personality; the last Adam, Christ, became a living-
giving Spirit, restoring the dead to life."
1 Corinthians 15:45


What Is God's Heart?
Rabbi Zev Porat
Messiah of Israel
October 22, 2020


No Weapon Formed Against You Shall Prosper

 


"But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue
that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong.
This righteousness is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, those in
whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced;  this is the vindication
which they obtain from Me, this is that which I impart to them as their
justification, says the Lord."
Isaiah 54:17







The Bearded Bible Brothers Discuss True Prosperity

 



"Let each one give as he has made up his own mind
and purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or sorrowfully
or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
II Corinthians 9:7



Joshua and Caleb Discuss True Prosperity
Our Jewish Roots
October 13, 2020





Thursday Hebrew Lesson: Rosh Pinah "Cornerstone"




 "The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
This is from the Lord and His doing; it is marvelous in our eyes."
Psalm 118:22-23


"Jesus asked them, Have you never read in the Scriptures: The very
Stone which the builders rejected and threw away has become the Cornerstone;
this is the Lord's doing and it is marvelous in our eyes?"
Matthew 21:42


"This Jesus is the Stone which was despised and rejected by you,
the builders, but which has become the Head of the corner, the Cornerstone."
Acts 4:11

"You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ
Jesus Himself the chief Cornerstone.  In Him, the whole structure is joined together
harmoniously, and it continues to rise into a holy temple in the Lord, a sanctuary
dedicated, consecrated, and sacred to the presence of the Lord.

In Him and in fellowship with one another, you yourselves also are being
built up into this structure with the rest, to form a fixed abode, dwelling place
of God in the Spirit."
Ephesians 3:20-22


Picture courtesy of http://www.minimannamoments.com/mysteries-in-the-dereck-of-rosh-pinah/



Wednesday, October 21, 2020

The Autumn


Go, sit upon the lofty hill,
And turn your eyes around,
Where waving woods and waters wild
Do hymn an autumn sound.
The summer sun is faint on them-
The summer flowers depart-
Sit still-as all transformed to stone,
Except your musing heart.



Autumn
(1877)
Winslow Homer
(1836-1910)
American painter




How there you sate in summer-time,
May yet be in your mind;
And how you heard the green woods sing
Beneath the freshening wind.
Though the same wind now blows around,
You would its blast recall;
For every breath that stirs the trees
Doth cause a leaf to fall.

Oh! like that wind, is all the mirth
That flesh and dust impart;
We cannot bear its visitings,
When change is on the heart.
Gay words and jests may make us smile
When Sorrow is asleep;
But other things must make us smile
When Sorrow bids us weep!

The dearest hands that clasp our hands,-
Their presence may be o'er;
The dearest voice that meets our ear,
That tone may come no more!
Youth fades; and then, the joys of youth,
Which once refreshed our mind,
Shall come-as, on those sighing woods,
The chilling autumn wind.

Hear not the wind-view not the woods;
Look out o'er vale and hill;
In spring, the sky encircled them-
The sky is round them still.
Come autumn's scathe, come winter's cold.
Come change- and human fate!
Whatever prospect Heaven doth bound
Can ne'er be desolate.


Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(1806-1861)
English poetess of the Victorian era





Sunday, October 18, 2020

Sunday Meditation: He Wills That I Should Holy Be

 

"The Lord your God is in the midst of you; a Mighty One,
a Savior, who saves you! He will rejoice over you with joy:
He will rest in silent satisfaction and in His love He will be silent
and make no mention of past sins, or even recall them;
He will exult over you with singing."
Zephaniah 3:17


"Ye Are Not Forgotten"
Jon McNaughton



He wills that I should holy be;

The holiness I long to feel;

The full divine conformity,

To all my Savior's righteous will.


See, Lord, the travail of Thy soul

Accomplished in the change of mine,

And plunge me, every whit made whole,

In all the depths of love divine.



"He Wills That I Should Holy Be"
Charles Wesley
(1707-1788)
English hymn writer




Saturday, October 17, 2020

In The Woods



In the wood where shadows are deepest
From the branches overhead,
Where the wild wood-strawberries cluster,
And the softest moss is spread,
I met today with a fairy,
And followed her where she led.



"My Fairy Swing"
Margaret Tarrant
(1888-1959)
English illustrator and author of
children's books.



Some magical words she uttered,
I alone could understand,
For the sky grew bluer and brighter;
While there rose on either hand
The cloudy walls of a palace
That was built in Fairy-land.


As I stood in a strange enchantment;
I had known it all before:
In my heart of hearts was the magic
Of days that will come no more,
The magic of joy departed,
That Time can never restore.


That never, ah, never, never,
Never again can be:-
Shall I tell you what powerful fairy
Built up this palace for me?
It was only a little white violet
I found at the root of a tree.


"In The Woods"
Adelaide A. Procter
(1825-1864)
English poetess and philanthropist 




On My Mind: The Week In Review



It's your choice, America.  Either vote to keep your freedom in this 
upcoming election, or vote to reward tyranny and lose it forever.


The Four Freedoms-Norman Rockwell 


    I have never in my lifetime witnessed such profound hatred and contempt for a sitting President of the United States as I have towards President Trump by the news media!  Some town hall meeting! NBC's Savannah Guthrie, who served as the moderator of this week's event, wasted nearly 20 minutes of airtime "grilling" our president with a stupid litany of politically-charged questions (which sounded  more like accusations) while maybe a handful of the crowd of people invited to attend and waiting to speak with the president were allowed to address him with their concerns.

    Furthermore, the horrible lack of respect, not to mention the outrageous questions lobbied at Judge Amy Coney Barrett during this past week's confirmation hearings was an utter disgrace and an embarrassment for our nation before the rest of the world. This strong Christian lady has stellar credentials and is a staunch Constitutionalist.  But perhaps more importantly, she has shown far more intelligence, decorum, and grace under fire, than any of these hateful and disgusting cowards within our government could ever hope to possess in a lifetime.

    For although she comes highly recommended and endorsed by many in the political, legal, and academic fields, what terrorizes the political Far Left more than anything else about her is Mrs. Barrett's strong faith in God and her deep, abiding respect for the sanctity of human life.


God bless President Donald Trump and Judge Amy Coney Barrett!
Fighting to keep America free and secure!




 



Thursday, October 15, 2020

The Song Of The Chrysanthemum

 

At last I have come to my throne.

No more, despised and unknown,

In gardens forlorn

My blossoms are born;




No more in some corner obscure

Do I drearily, sadly endure

The withering blight

Of neglect and of slight;


Oh, long have I waited and late,

For this fair and slow-coming fate,

Which the years have foretold

As they sighingly rolled.


Oh, long have I waited and lone;

But at last, on my blossomy throne,

The world doth declare

I am fairest of fair,


And queen of the autumn I reign,

With a sway that none may disdain,-

I, once who did stand,

Despised in the land.




"The Song Of The Chrysanthemum"
Nora Perry
(1831-1896)
American poet, newspaper correspondent
and writer of juvenile fiction


"Woman Cloaked In Red Among The White Chrysanthemums"
Oil on Canvas 
(1901)
Jean Beaudin
(1851-1916)
Belgian painter




Sunday, October 11, 2020

O God Beneath Thy Guiding Hand: A Song Of Thanksgiving And Harvest

 

"The counsel of the Lord stands forever, 
the thoughts of His heart through all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
 the people He has chosen as His heritage."
Psalm 33:11-12



 

Oh God, beneath Thy guiding hand,

Our exiled fathers crossed the sea;

And when they trod the wintry strand,

With prayer and psalm they worshipped Thee.


Thou heardest, well pleased, the song, the prayer:

Thy blessings came; and still its power

Shall onward, through all ages, bear

The memory of that holy hour.


Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God

Came with those exiles o'er the waves;

And, where their pilgrim feet have trod,

The God they trusted guards their graves.


And here Thy name, O God of love,

Their children's children still adore,

Till these eternal hills remove,

And spring adorns the earth no more.





"O God Beneath Thy Guiding Hand"
(1833)
Words by Pastor Leonard Bacon
(1802-1881)
 This hymn was written for the 200th anniversary 
of the founding of New Haven, Connecticut




Friday, October 9, 2020

Feast Of Tabernacles 2020: A Powerful Message From Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat In Israel

 

Pastor Carl Gallups interviews Rabbi Zev Porat in Tele Aviv, Israel.


Feast of Tabernacles 2020
Rabbi Zev Porat
Messiah of Israel
October 9, 2020


Thursday, October 8, 2020

Faith Foundations #24 - Did Jesus Need To Be Born Of A Virgin?

 


Dr. Todd Baker of Faith Foundations explains
why the answer is yes.



Did Jesus Need To Be Born Of A Virgin?
Faith Foundations #24
October 8, 2020



Wednesday, October 7, 2020

The Bearded Bible Brothers: Joshua & Caleb discuss - Voting the Bible

 


Voting For Yeshua!


Joshua and Caleb discuss Voting The Bible
Our Jewish Roots
October 7, 2020


Let Prayer Be Your Solace

 

"My Beloved is mine and I am His!"
Song of Solomon 2:16




Prayer had been her solace and strength

during all these days and nights,

and now with passionate entreaty

she beseeched God for guidance

and help in the struggle that was to come.

When she rose from her knees

her fear had vanished,

and she was tranquil and confident.

For God was good,

and He was leading her,

and that was perfect happiness.

-William Pringle Livingstone


"Sitting At The Feet Of My Bridegroom"
A painting by Ilse KLeyn



Sunday, October 4, 2020

How Great Thou Art

 


"I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth."

Psalm 34:1


Beautiful Autumn


O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed:

(Refrain)
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art!  How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee:
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And here the birds sing sweetly in the trees,
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur;
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze:

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art!  How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee:
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

And when I think that God His Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in,
That on the cross, my burdens gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art!  How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee:
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, "My God, how great Thou art!"

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art!  How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee:
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!



"How Great Thou Art"
written by English missionary
Stewart W. Hine
(1899-1989)
Inspired by the poem,
"O Store Gud"
written by Swedish-born
Reverend Carl G. Boberg
(1859-1940)



Saturday, October 3, 2020

On My Mind: America's Most Dangerous Enemy

 



What was once a respectable, non-partisan profession  of the past called journalism has come to be represented by a passel of sycophantic lap dogs groveling at the feet of the political Far Left in American today.  But far worse than this, I believe they are the living embodiment of what Jesus Himself spoke of when He rebuked the Pharisees with these words in John 8:44:

 

"You are of your father, the devil, and it is your will to practice the lusts and gratify the desires which are characteristic of your father."

 

The promotion of sleaze and perversion, not to mention occult practices clearly condemned by God in the Bible are part and parcel of the "culture wars" being waged in America today which are often instigated and approved by the media.

 

"He (Satan) was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in Him. "

 

In addition to their support and promotion of the no-holds-bar infanticide agenda of the political Left, the media regularly attempts character assassinations of those whom they hate. And the hatred they generate among the population for certain individuals is profound...vicious...unnatural...I  believe there is a diabolical component at work behind the scenes. Their collective and overwhelming animosity towards President Trump and his family, and more recently, their petty and disgusting attacks against his recent nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett and her family are prime examples of this satanic influence.

 

Jesus continued, "Whenever he (Satan) speaks a falsehood, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and all that is false."

 

The list of fake news reports and deeply biased opinions of these highly overpaid "Talking Heads" as well as certain "investigative reports" by newspapers like The New York Times, which have been exposed as being based on tainted half-truths, hearsay, and vindictive gossip, would be too long to post here. Americans have great enemies in these uncertain and perilous days we are living in, and it is important for everyone to pay close attention to what is going on. For it is not only the Chinese Communist Party Pandemic, nor the globalist-backed Marxist revolutionaries committing mayhem and murder in the streets of our nation's cities, nor foreign terrorists groups bent on fulfilling a murderous religious ideology who pose the biggest threat to our freedom and independence as American citizens.  I feel the greatest enemy of the people of this nation are the smug and self-righteous "useful idiots" who like to pass themselves off as the "mainstream media".

 

In closing, I would like to say that history, left unchecked and unchallenged, often does and will repeat itself.

 

In Germany during WWII there was a newspaper editor named Julius Streicher who was the founder and publisher of a virulently antisemitic newspaper called Dur Stormer (The Storm), which became the nerve center of hate propaganda spewed by the Third Reich.  Although he was never charged with physically committing a crime, Streicher was the first member of the Nazi Party to stand trial for "inciting genocide" through the lies and distortions he published in his newspaper. During the Nuremberg trials, he was found guilty of crimes against humanity and executed by hanging-right along side of his fellow Nazis- who did commit atrocities against the Jewish people and others during the war.