Monday Meditation: When You Walk Through The Fire

 

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through

the rivers, they will not overwhelm you.  When you walk through the fire,

you will not be burned or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you.

For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior."

(Isaiah 43:2-3)

The Lord's Victory At The Red Sea

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Have you ever come to the Red Sea place in your life,

Where, in spite of all you can do,

There is no way out, there is no way back,

There is no other way but through?

Then wait on the Lord with a trust serene

Till the night of your fear is gone;

He will send the wind, He will heap the floods,

When He says to your soul, "Go on."

And His hand will lead you through-clear through-

Ere the watery walls roll down,

No foe can reach you, no wave can touch,

No mightiest sea can drown.

The tossing billows may rear their crests,

Their foam at your feet may break,

But over their bed you shall walk dry shod

In the path that your Lord will make.

In the morning watch, 'neath the lifted cloud,

You shall see but the Lord alone,

When He leads you on from the place of the sea

To a land that you have not known.

And your fears shall pass as your foes have passed,

You shall be no more afraid;

You shall sing His praise in a better place,

A place that His hand has made.

"The Red Sea Place"
Annie Johnson Flint
(1866-1932)
American Christian poetess

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of  Florida, Georgia,
North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia facing the devastating
 aftermath of post-tropical Hurricane Helene.  May God bless and protect 
 you with His love and guidance, and may you be comforted by His peace 
 in this time of immeasurable sorrow and loss.

The Potter And The Clay

 

"Yet, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay and You our Potter,
and we all are the work of Your hand."
(Isaiah 64:8)

The Potter's Hands

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As clay within the Potter's hand,

Responsive to His will,

So let us be, and in us, Lord,

Thy purposes fulfill;

Made willing in Thy day of power,

Each restless spirit still.

Lord, make this place Thy Potter's house,

Where Thou shalt have Thy way,

To mold and fashion as Thou wilt,

Upon Thy wheel today;

Cleansing from sin's impurity,

Make pliant as the clay.

Thou hast a purpose in each life,

Thou hast Thine own great plan;

Thou seest possibilities,

Unseen by us in man;

And where man says, "Impossible,"

Thy love has said,  "I can."

Dear Lord, too oft we've hindered Thee

And would not passive lie,

And let Thee work Thy work in us,

Thy name to glorify;

Now with desire, "Thy will be done,"

Our longing spirits cry.

"The Potter And The Clay"
(1893)
Mary Elizabeth Dobell Maxwell
(1846-1936)
English hymn writer

Dr. Charles Stanley: Waiting On God's Timing

 

"My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and those who pursue me."
(Psalm 31:15)

In this classic teaching, Dr. Charles Stanley explains how God loves us
and desires to meet all the needs of our lives.  And, while God always
answers our prayers, it is vitally important for all believers to
wait on His timing.

Waiting On God's Timing/Part One

Dr. Charles Stanley

In Touch Ministries

(2014)

Waiting On God's Timing/Part Two

Dr. Charles Stanley

In Touch Ministries

(2014)

Marty Goetz: Sunrise, Sunset

 

"Sunrise, sunset, Sunrise, sunset,
Swiftly fly the years,
One season following another,
Laden with happiness and tears..."

On this last Saturday in September, this beautiful song from the wedding
 scene in the movie- musical, "Fiddler On The Roof"  masterfully sung
by the great modern day psalmist Marty Goetz,  never fails to remind me 
 how the changing of the seasons often reflects the changing seasons of our lives.

Sunrise, Sunset

Marty Goetz

(2003)

Marty Goetz Ministries

FORGOTTEN HISTORY : The Bigfoot War Of 1855

 

"There we saw the Nephilim (or giants); the sons of Anak, who come
 from the giants; and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, 
 and so we were in their sight."
(Number 13:33)

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In this intriguing episode of FORGOTTEN HISTORY host Mike Droberg presents a
 chilling account of a mysterious event which happened in eastern Oklahoma in 1855.

The Bigfoot War of 1855

FORGOTTEN HISTORY

(September 20, 2024)

 Where did this renegade group of murderous and cannibalistic Cryptid, 
which are commonly known today as Bigfoot, originally come from?

In my own speculation on this subject, I have often wondered if these creatures
might be descendants of the biblical Nephilim? What distinction did the giants
of Canaan so obviously bear-aside from their height- which distinguished them
 from human beings made in the likeness and image of the Creator? 
A hairy, ape-like appearance?   Rituals of child sacrifice?  Cannibalism?

 Is this the reason why Joshua, the righteous successor of Moses, was so determined
 to carry out the judgment of God upon the Canaanite tribes, who had tainted the
land with appalling acts of wickedness-and in particular, the large hill dwellers called
the Anakim,- which he did, by "destroying them utterly within their cities"?  (Joshua 11:21)

Saturday Poetry Corner: Love's Old Sweet Song

 

"He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding!
He reveals the deep and secret things;  He knows what is in the darkness,
and the light dwells with Him!"
(Daniel 2:21-22)

Wild Geese At Sunset

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Once in the dear dead days beyond recall,

When on the world the mist began to fall,

Out of the dreams that rose in happy throng

in our hearts sang an old sweet song;

in the dusk where fell the firelight gleam,

Softly it wove itself into our dream.

Just a song at twilight, when the lights are low,

And the flick'ring shadows softly come and go.

Though the heart be weary, sad the day and long,

Still to us at twilight comes love's old song,

Comes love's old sweet song.

Even today we hear love's song of yore,

Deep in our hearts it dwells forever more.

Footsteps may falter, weary grows the way

Still we can hear it at the close of day.

So till the end, when life's dim shadows fall,

Love will be found the sweetest song of all.

"Love's Old Sweet Song"
(1884)
James Lynam Molloy
(1837-1909)
Irish composer, poet, and author

Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall

 

Powerful Category Four Hurricane Helene made landfall last night near Perry, Florida.

Thanks to Brett Adair from Live Storms Media for this dramatic footage

of the eyewall and inner eyewall as the storm passed over land.

Helene has since been downgraded to a Tropical Storm and is

now heading north over Georgia and the Carolinas.

Hurricane Helene

Eyewall and Inner Eyewall 

Live Storms Media

(September 26, 2024)

Eye Of Hurricane Helene

Live Storms Media

(September 27, 2024)

Friday Bible Study With Les Feldick: Winking At Evil? Wake Up!

 

"He who is able to hear, let him listen to and heed what the Holy Spirit
says to the assemblies (churches)"
(Revelation 2: 29)

Les Feldick
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In continuing with Les's teaching on the Book of Revelation, there's a whole
 lot winking going on today in America when it comes to the condoning of evil. 

  God will never wink at sin which destroys people and keeps them separated from Him.

Winking At Evil?  Wake Up!/Part One

Through The Bible With Les Feldick

Les Feldick Ministries

(2004)

As I watched this second teaching this morning I kept thinking of how the
  Jezebel mentioned in Revelation is definitely a reflection of America today.
Especially the Lord's words: "I gave her time to repent."

Winking At Evil? Wake Up!/Part Two

Through The Bible With Les Feldick

Les Feldick Ministries

(2004)

Winking At Evil? Wake Up!/Part Three

Through The Bible With Les Feldick

Les Feldick Ministries

(2004)

Winking At Evil? Wake Up!/Part Four

Through The Bible With Les Feldick

Les Feldick Ministries

(2004)

Frying Up Potato Chips Frontier Style!

 

Using an original recipe from The Cook's Oracle (1817) gracious hostess Justine
 cooks up some delicious potato chips just like our great-great-great-great-great
 grandmothers would make back in the day!

Guest appearance by Mish-Mish the Mischievous on the roof again!

Frying Up Potato Chips In 1824

Salty/ Delicious/ Historical/ ASMR Cooking

Early American Channel 

(September 25, 2024)

CRRRUNCHHH!  Tasting the taters with Justine and husband Ron.
Meanwhile, a skunk has taken up residency under the cabin! Phew!

🎂Belated Birthday Blessings, Justine!🎂

Tasting The Original 1800's Potato Chips

There's A Skunk Under The Cabin!!!

Live Chat

The Frontier Patriot

(September 25, 2024)

Amir Tsarfati: Is Israel A Legal State?

 

 "And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be torn
 up out of their land which I gave them, says the Lord your God."
(Amos 9:15)

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As the world increasingly turns against the nation and people of Israel,
I am reminded that only three years after the end of WWII, in the wake
of the horrors of the Holocaust, the reborn nation of Israel rose to take 
 her place among the nations.  This was the greatest fulfillment of
biblical prophecy since the first coming of Messiah.

Is Israel A Legal State

Behold Israel With Amir Tsarfati

(September 25, 2024)

Me Me's Vegetable Soup

 

Fall is in the air...and soup is on the stove...

Gracious hostess Diane Leary shares her recipe for hearty vegetable soup!

 Everybody Remember... Shine for Jesus!

Me Me's Recipes/Vegetable Soup

Me Me's Recipes/Diane Leary

(September 23, 2024)

Reverend Peter Marshall Jr: America's Christian Heritage

 

"Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations.
Ask your father and he will show you, your elders, and they will tell you."
(Deuteronomy 32:7)

In this special presentation, "Christ In Prophecy" host David Reagan interviews
Reverend Peter Marshall Jr. (1940-2010) one of America's foremost experts
on our nation's Christian heritage.  

Peter Marshall On America's Christian Heritage/ Part One

Christ In Prophecy
Lamb and Lion Ministries

(2010)

Peter Marshall On America's Christian Heritage/ Part Two

Christ In Prophecy

Lamb and Lion Ministries

(2010)

Wednesday's Word: The Confidence To Face The Unknown

 

"What time I am afraid, I will have confidence in and put my trust and reliance in You."
(Psalm 56:3)

Our world today is full of worry and fear of the future.  In America, we
are bombarded by doom and gloom messages surrounding the upcoming
presidential election and the fate of our nation.  In this classic teaching from
 Dr. Charles Stanley,  believers are reminded that faith not only means taking
 God at His Word, but,  as His beloved children, we have no reason to fear.

The Confidence To Face The Unknown

Dr. Charles Stanley

In Touch Ministries

Ken Mickle: Dialoguing With Demons

 

"Do not turn to mediums who pretend to consult the dead or to those who have the
 spirit of divination; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God."
(Leviticus 19:31)

Dialoguing With Demons

Jan Markell

(September 11, 2024)

Monday Meditation: From The Rising Of The Sun

 

"From the rising of the sun to the going down of it and from east to west,
the name of the Lord is to be praised! The Lord is high above all nations,
and His glory is above the heavens!"
(Psalm 113:3-4)

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On This First Day Of Fall: Taking A Walk

 

Taking a walk is so much fun,

We don't hurry

We don't run.

We watch for birds; we watch for bees,

We look for all the falling leaves.

-Mary Jackson Ellis

A field along the Elephant Swamp Trail
Elk Township, New Jersey
Photograph courtesy/ Daniel Kelly
(September 22, 2024)

Sunday Night In Uncle Walt's Vault: Autumn

 

 Wild creatures scamper about as they get ready for the upcoming winter 
months in Walt Disney's whimsical Silly Symphony, "Autumn".

Autumn

(1930)

Walt Disney Productions
Uploaded by ichi3ruki3
(2011)

O Zion Afflicted With Wave Upon Wave

 

"The Lord will thunder and roar from Zion and utter His voice from Jerusalem,
and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the Lord will be a refuge for
His people and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
(Joel 3: 16)

Lion of the tribe of Judah

Debbie Clark Art

 

O Zion, afflicted with wave upon wave,

Whom no mortal power can succor or save;

With sickness surrounded, by terrors dismayed,

In toiling and watching, thy strength is decayed.

Thy enemies are many, thy o' erwhelm,

But thy blessed Pilot, He sits at the helm;

His wisdom conducts thee,  His power thee defends,

In safety and quiet thy warfare He ends.

"O fearful, O faithless," in mercy He cries,

"My kindness thou doubts of,  My promise denies;

Yet still I am with thee, My promise shall stand,

Through tossing and tempest, I'll bring thee to land.

"Forget thee, I will not, I cannot, thy name

Engraved on My heart doth forever remain;

The palms of My hands, whilst I look on I see

The wounds I received when I suffered for thee.

"I feel at My heart all thy sighs and thy groans,

For thou art most near Me, My flesh and My bones;

In all thy distress, thy Head knows the pain;

Yet all are most needful, not one is in vain.

"Then trust Me, and fear not, thy life is secure,

My wisdom is perfect, supreme is My power;

In love I correct thee, thy soul to refine,

And cause thee at length in My likeness to shine.

The foolish, the fearful, the weak are My care!

The helpless, the hopeless, I hear their sad prayer;

From all their afflictions, My glory shall spring,

The deeper their sorrows, the louder they'll sing."

"O Zion Afflicted With Wave Upon Wave"
(1784)
James Grant
Scottish hymn writer

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

Maranatha!

Your Name

(2010)

Zemer Levav

Galilee Of The Nations Music USA, Inc.

(2007)

Dr. Charles Stanley: Why We Lose Our Peace

 "Peace I leave you; My own peace I now give and bequeath to you.
Not as the world gives do I give to you.  Do not let your hearts be
troubled, neither let them be afraid."
(John 14:27)

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No one can steal your peace unless you allow them. 

In this classic teaching, Dr. Charles Stanley explains how
we lose our peace and how not to lose it.

Why We Lose Our Peace-Dr. Charles Stanley

In Touch Ministries

September 22, 2024

A Special Fall Treat: Classic Pumpkin Bread

 

The gracious hostess of The Hillbilly Kitchen shares her recipe
for moist and delicious Pumpkin Bread.  Thanks, Becky!

Pumpkin Bread-Perfect Fall Treat

Classic Recipe

The Hillbilly Kitchen

(September 20, 2024)

Unexplained Mountain Mystery: Daniel Boone And The Yahoo

 

Appalachian native and storyteller Donnie Laws recounts the tale of early American
frontiersman Daniel Boone's encounter with a mysterious creature called The Yahoo,
or what is more commonly known today as "Bigfoot".

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Thanks Donnie for this intriguing story about a great American legend!

Unexplained Mountain Mystery of Daniel Boone

Bigfoot Encounter, The Yahoo

DONNIE LAWS

(September 20, 2024)

Saturday Poetry Corner: The Road Not Taken

 

"You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is the fullness of joy,
at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore."
(Psalm 16:11)

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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

"The Road Not Taken"
(1915)
Robert Frost
(1874-1963)
American poet

Flashback Friday: Cherish

 

"Cherish is the word I use to describe,

All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside..."

1960's Prom Couple

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This quintessential song of unrequited love by the southern California
 pop band,  The Association, played at countless teen parties and
  high school proms, remains a dance floor classic today.
"Cherish" was the Number One hit song in America
 this third week of September in 1966.

Cherish 

(1966)

The Association
AnotherProf

With Thought And Purpose

 

"Guard and keep with the greatest care the precious and excellently
adapted Truth which has been entrusted to you by the help of the
Holy Spirit Who makes His home in us."
(II Timothy 1:14)

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Jan Markell: Are Shepherds For Sale?

 

"Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has
made you overseers.  Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased
with His own blood.  I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come
 in among you and will not spare the flock.  Even from your own number,
 men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.  
(Acts 20:28)

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In this enlightening podcast, Jan Markell, host of Olive Tree Ministries, speaks
with author Megan Basham concerning the embrace of dangerous left-wing
ideology within many professing Christian churches and organizations today.

Are Shepherds For Sale

Jan Markell

(September 20, 2024)

POW/MIA Recognition Day 2024: Remembering Those Who Were Left Behind

 

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire
is fulfilled, it is a tree of life."
(Proverbs 13:12)

Courtesy: National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum

 In this presentation, military veteran and historian Colin D. Heaton,
host of the FORGOTTEN HISTORY channel, reveals the tragic story of
  American Prisoners-of-War and those listed as Missing-In-Action
who were left behind in Vietnam.  

Thank you, Colin for your service to this nation and for revealing the hidden
  truth behind one of the most heartbreaking chapters in America's history.

Vietnam POW/MIA Controversy

What Really Happened

FORGOTTEN HISTORY

(September 18, 2024)

Get Ready For The Easiest Gordita Beef Taco Bake Recipe!

 

You don't have to make a run to the border or your local Taco Bell

 to enjoy this simple to make, budget friendly Beef Gordita Taco Bake!

Thanks to gracious hosts Jennifer and Sheila from Cooking With Shotgun Red

for sharing this delicious recipe!

Get Ready For The Easiest Gordita Beef
Taco Bake Recipe
Cooking With Shotgun Red
(September 19, 2024)

Throwback Thursday: A Letter To The Editor

 

"Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all
the days of my life were written before ever they took shape,
 when as yet there was none of them."
(Psalm 139:16)

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In response to the recent letter, "Pro-Life Politicians" as a woman, wife, mother,
and independent voter,  I will always vote in favor of protecting unborn life. 

 There is something terribly wrong when the Supreme Court of the United States
 declares that a ban against partial-birth abortion is unconstitutional. 

 Could there be more to this alarming response from the nation's highest court
 than meets the public's eye? Human cloning used to be mere science-fiction fantasy. 
 It is now reality.  

Suppose that during a partial-birth procedure, pieces of the infant's brain
 tissue are being extracted and sold to the highest bidder for experimental
scientific research.  Perhaps viable organs are also harvested and sold for
unlawful medical testing.  It might explain why this horrific procedure,
although concluded to be, "never medically necessary to protect a woman's
 health" by the Physicians Ad-Hoc Coalition for Truth (PHACT) as well as
 former Surgeon  General C. Everett Koop, is being so strongly and
 inexplicably  advocated in this country.

Has our society become so besotted with economic prosperity and living beyond our means

that we have willingly traded our compassion for compromise regarding the sanctity of life?

I believe that the time is now for strong, pro-life leadership. We need a president who is

not afraid to stand up for the rights of the unborn future citizens of America.  After eight

disgusting years of pro-abortion policy from the Clinton-Gore Administration, our nation

has been turned into a vast killing field.  The abortion mills are running at full speed,

and the baby killers of America are getting richer.

There is a wise old saying which states, "Those who do not remember the past are

condemned to repeat it."  During the Second World War,  babies arriving at the 

notorious Auschwitz death camp were ripped from their mothers' arms and put

to death immediately, deemed, "unfit to live" by their Nazi murderers. The

infamous Dr. Joseph Mengele, known as the evil  "Angel of Death" performed

hideously unspeakable "experiments" on innocent people, including helpless infants.

Is this where we are heading, America?  Can anyone besides myself see the

strikingly familiar parallels between then and now?

-A letter I wrote to the Franklin Twp, Sentinel in August, 2000