Daily Archives: August 6, 2023

How Close Are You to God? | Bible Apologetics – A DAILY DEVOTIONAL

As New Testament believers in Christ we are given the awesome privilege to know Jesus in a deep and intimate way. I love what we read in (James 4:8): “Come close to God and He will come close to you…” Did you ever realize that one of the main reasons God created you was so that He could have a relationship with you. God’s love for us is so amazing that I believe one of the greatest joys the Lord gets is when we draw close to Him in intimate fellowship. And the most exciting thing about this relationship is that as Christians it never has to end!

Sadly, many Christians are so busy with their own lives that they spend little time alone with the Lord. Back on August 1, 2023, I posted a devotion called The Inner Chamber. In it I strongly urged us to develop a set period each day to spend alone with the Lord. In fact, I strongly believe that this time alone with God is essential if you want to get to know Jesus better and to obtain guidance for each day and power for ministry.

Pastor Rick Warren shares perhaps the most exciting thing about our relationship with the Lord when he states: “The truth is — you are as close to God as you choose to be.”1 The truth is each day we have the opportunity to spend as much time as we desire with our Lord. Imagine the Creator of the universe is willing to spend quality time alone with us in intimate fellowship.

As I have shared in several past devotions the key to making every aspect of our Christian walk special is to learn the secret of transforming our walk with Jesus from duty to delight! And one of the main ways to do this is to talk with Jesus and ask Him to make (Psalm 37:4) the theme of you heart. This wonderful verse says: “Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.” And what is so exciting about this verse is that when we delight in Jesus, He will make His desires our desires. So, the next time you pick up your Bible or you talk to the Lord in prayer get excited for you are entering into the most important part of your day – time alone with Jesus.

Also, if reading the Bible is not getting you more excited than some of your other activities, may I challenge you to read (Psalm 119) several times to see how the psalmist developed a love affair with the Scriptures.

In closing, if you say you are too busy to find and spend quality time alone with the Lord, then quite frankly, you are too busy and need to re-prioritize your day. Every day Jesus is waiting to spend quality time alone with you. The question is are you willing to spend quality time alone with Him?   


1 Inspirational Quotes by Rick Warren – page 37 (bibleportal.com)

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August 6 Evening Verse of The Day

119:16 I shall delight. (cf. vv. 24, 35, 47, 70, 77, 92, 143, 174). I shall not forget. (cf. vv. 93, 176).[1]

119:16 “His commandments are not burdensome” (1 Jn. 5:3). Whoever is born of God will delight in the statutes of the Lord and determine to keep them in constant remembrance.[2]

16. “I will delight myself in thy statutes.” In this verse delight follows meditation, of which it is the true flower and outgrowth. When we have no other solace, but are quite alone, it will be a glad thing for the heart to turn upon itself, and sweetly whisper, “I will delight myself. What if no minstrel sings in the hall, I will delight myself. If the time of the singing of birds has not yet arrived, and the voice of the turtle is not heard in our land, yet I will delight myself.” This is the choicest and noblest of all rejoicing; in fact, it is the good part which can never be taken from us; but there is no delighting ourselves with anything below that which God intended to be the soul’s eternal satisfaction. The statute-book is intended to be the joy of every loyal subject. When the believer once peruses the sacred pages his soul burns within him as he turns first to one and then to another of the royal words of the great King, words full and firm, immutable and divine.

I will not forget thy word.” Men do not readily forget that which they have treasured up, that which they have meditated on (verse 15), and that which they have often spoken of (verse 13). Yet since we have treacherous memories it is well to bind them well with the knotted cord of “I will not forget.”

Note how two “I wills” follow upon two “I haves.” We may not promise for the future if we have altogether failed in the past; but where grace has enabled us to accomplish something, we may hopefully expect that it will enable us to do more.

It is curious to observe how this verse is moulded upon verse 8: the changes are rung on the same words, but the meaning is quite different, and there is no suspicion of a vain repetition. The same thought is never given over again in this Psalm; they are dullards who think so. Something in the position of each verse affects its meaning, so that even where its words are almost identical with those of another the sense is delightfully varied. If we do not see an infinite variety of fine shades of thought in this Psalm we may conclude that we are colour-blind; if we do not hear many sweet harmonies, we may judge our ears to be dull of hearing, but we may not suspect the Spirit of God of monotony.[3]


[1] MacArthur, J. F., Jr. (2006). The MacArthur study Bible: New American Standard Bible. (Ps 119:16). Thomas Nelson Publishers.

[2] MacDonald, W. (1995). Believer’s Bible Commentary: Old and New Testaments (A. Farstad, Ed.; p. 738). Thomas Nelson.

[3] Spurgeon, C. H. (n.d.). The treasury of David: Psalms 111-119 (Vol. 5, p. 161). Marshall Brothers.

Recommended Sermon: Our History Matters (Romans 15:22-33)

By Pastor Geoff Ingrum – Posted at Sermon Audio:

https://embed.sermonaudio.com/player/a/51023234016481/

Direct Link: Our History Matters (Romans 15:22-33) | SermonAudio

Scripture Text: Romans 15: 22-33 (KJV)22 For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.

23 But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;

24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.

25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.

28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;

32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

https://rchstudies.christian-heritage-news.com/2023/08/recommended-sermon-our-history-matters.html

Mark of Divine Approval | VCY

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. (James 1:12)

Yes, he is blessed while he is enduring the trial. No eye can see this till he has been anointed with heavenly eye salve. But he must endure it and neither rebel against God nor turn aside from his integrity. He is blessed who has gone through the fire and has not been consumed as a counterfeit.

When the test is over, then comes the hallmark of divine approval—”the crown of life.” As if the Lord said, “Let him live; he has been weighed in the balances, and he is not found wanting.” Life is the reward: not mere being, but holy, happy, true existence, the realization of the divine purpose concerning us. Already a higher form of spiritual life and enjoyment crowns those who have safely passed through fiercest trials of faith and love.

The Lord hath promised the crown of life to those who love Him. Only lovers of the Lord will hold out in the hour of trial; the rest will either sink or sulk, or slink back to the world. Come, my heart, dost thou love thy Lord? Truly? Deeply? Wholly? Then that love will be tried; but many waters will not quench it, neither will the floods drown it, Lord, let Thy love nourish mine to the end.

Our God Is an Awesome God? | Daily Devotionals by Thoughts about God.


“For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.”  Psalm 47:2


Awesome: extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear; breathtaking, awe-inspiring, magnificent, wonderful, amazing, stunning, staggering, imposing, stirring, impressive; formidable, fearsome, dreaded; excellent, marvelous…

These words from a woman undergoing treatment for an aggressive cancer stopped me in my tracks:

How do we know the God we serve and say we believe in is an awesome God if we are never in a situation where we need an awesome God? How do we know He can do the impossible if we never have to trust Him for the impossible? How do we know He can make a way out of no way if we’re never in a situation where there is no way out? I have a wonderful opportunity before me right now through this illness. I am getting a glimpse of how incredibly awesome my God is! And right now, I feel grateful!

It is certainly possible to declare God as awesome merely by believing what is stated in the Bible. In the same way, it possible to declare the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains or the European Alps by merely seeing pictures in a travel book. But it quite another thing to stand close, look up at snowy peaks and be amazed by their breath-taking beauty. Those who hike these mountains say they quite literally stagger with awe as they climb the slopes, then reach the peaks shrouded in clouds.

My friend is not looking at God through words on a page. She is not hearing about His strength, power and love from a sermon. She lies on a bed unable to perform the simplest tasks of her former life as powerful medicines drip into her body. She is in an impossible, no way out situation. And she declares God to be awesome.

Father God, may we practice looking at you, high and lifted up, even as we call you “Papa.” Thank you that in your royal magnificence you still reach down to touch us in our beds.

How can you practice becoming aware of God as awesome? How have you seen Him as such?

By Marilyn Ehle
Used by Permission


Further Reading

•  God Is… Articles and Compositions

•  More than a Father

•  There is Nothing Beyond Your Reach – by Mark Doyle

•  HE IS! – a powerful poem about God


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The Mountain Top and the Valley | Daily Devotionals by Thoughts about God.


You learn things about God on the mountain top that are different from the things you learn in the valley —

On the mountain top you see Him as the God of all glory;
In the valley you see Him as the God of all comfort.

On the mountain top you see Him as the Lord who reigns;
In the valley you see Him as the Shepherd who walks beside you.

On the mountain top you see Him as the Judge of all the earth;
In the valley you see Him as the God of all mercies.

On the mountain top you see Him as the exalted King;
In the valley you see Him as the suffering servant.

On the mountain top you see Him as the Lord God omnipotent;
In the valley you see Him as your loving Heavenly Father.

“Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths.” Psalm 25:4 (NKJV)

By Roy Lessin
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From: Meet Me in the Meadow


Further Reading

•   Mountaintops – by Terry Stead

•   Slippery Slope – by Julie Cosgrove

•  The Balanced Life –  by John Grant


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6 Aug 2023 News Briefing

Pressure on Vatican to Reveal Archives After ‘UFO Cover Up’ Claims
Pressure is growing on the Vatican to shed light on whether it was aware of a UFO being retrieved from Italy in the 1930s, amid a slew of claims about the U.S. government’s knowledge and handling of contact with alien life. … then-Pope Pius XII had “backchanneled” knowledge of the UFO to the U.S., which “ended up scooping it” from them. When asked explicitly whether he was saying the Catholic church knew about the existence of alien life, Grusch responded: “Certainly.”

When George Soros Admitted Seeing Himself “As Some Kind Of God”
It seems that Soros believes he was anointed by God. “I fancied myself as some kind of god …” he once wrote. “If truth be known, I carried some rather potent messianic fantasies with me from childhood, which I felt I had to control, otherwise they might get me in trouble.” When asked by Britain’s Independent newspaper to elaborate on that passage, Soros said, “It is a sort of disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.”

Is the Kentucky Ark more popular than Noah’s original?
The exact location of the original ark built by Noah at the behest of God is unknown, but a full-size reproduction in Kentucky is garnering much attention, topping the list of tourist attractions. At a cost of $100 million, Answers in Genesis, a Christian apologetics ministry that professes a Young Earth Creationist view of life’s origins, opened Ark Encounters. … The centerpiece was an ark that conformed to Biblical proportions, making it the largest freestanding timber-frame structure in the world. Logs up to 50 feet tall were harvested from as far away as British Columbia and Oregon. Altogether, 3.3 million feet of wood, or 612 miles worth of planks, were used in the ark.

Russian Tanker Hit By Ukrainian Sea Drones, Likely With Help From US Intelligence
Overnight saw a major escalation on the Black Sea in the wake of the grain deal collapse, and as Russia is waging war on Ukrainian ports and its ability to export foodstuffs to international markets. Ukrainian drones reportedly scored a direct hit on a Russian tanker in the Kerch Strait,

Saudi Arabia to US and Israel: We want significant steps on normalization
Saudi Arabia conveyed to the US and Israel that it is not interested in small steps on normalization, but rather in significant steps for all parties, and especially in the US commitments to the Saudis, Kan 11 News reported on Friday. At the same time, the report said, Israel is disturbed by recent criticism from the American administration about what is happening in Israel and believes that this affects how Israel is perceived In the Arab world.

Obama ‘Repeatedly Fantasized’ About Homosexuality, Dated Someone Else While with Michelle: Biographer
Barack Obama reportedly floated the idea of having sexual relations with other men, and cheated on his wife Michelle Obama, according to biographer David Garrow. Garrow told Tablet Magazine that Obama had expressed his fantasies in a letter to his girlfriend at the time, Alex McNear. McNear showed the letter to Garrow, which had one redacted paragraph, and simply said, “It’s about homosexuality.”

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 jolts Indonesia
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Friday evening but did not trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

NYC may house 95,000 migrants in Central Park and other parks
over 95,000 migrants have arrived in New York City over the last 15 months. The recent surge in migration resulted in Anne Williams-Isom, deputy mayor for Health and Human Services declaring “everything is on the table,” during a Wednesday press conference when she was asked about the potential for migrants to be housed in the city’s parks.

Jack Smith Forced to Inform Court He Failed to Turn Over All Evidence to Trump Legal Team – Made ‘Incorrect Representation’
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team admitted in a Monday court filing that his staff did not turn over all evidence to former President Donald Trump’s legal team, despite previously claiming that they had. Smith has brought a total of 40 counts against Trump, accusing him of unlawfully retaining classified documents after leaving office and lying to the government about handing over all documents. Now, it appears that Smith is the one withholding security footage.

Low flying NASA plane spraying something over major metro areas in Ontario Canada
Reports coming in from people across the greater Toronto area about a low flying plane appearing to be spraying stuff and keeps coming back and spraying more.

PCUSA pastor teaches on Psalm 139, says she ‘felt God’s presence,’ ‘no sin’ after 2 abortions
A female pastor who is also a Planned Parenthood advisor delivered a sermon in which she said she felt “God’s presence” when she aborted two pregnancies and blasted Evangelicals for their “toxic theology” on the subject.

Severe flooding kills three in Slovenia after one month’s worth of rain in 10 hours
At least three people have died in Slovenia due to severe flooding after more than a month’s worth of rain fell in just 10 hours on August 4, 2023. The catastrophic event caused evacuations, cut off roads, flooded buildings, and prompted the prime minister to describe the situation as ‘catastrophic.’ The floods could be the biggest since Slovenia’s independence in 1991.

Deep M6.2 earthquake hits Santiago del Estero, Argentina
A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit Santiago del Estero, Argentina at 07:20 UTC on August 5, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 597 km (370 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.

NHS England To Offer Transgender Treatment To Children As Young As Seven
Children as young as seven will soon be able to get transgender treatment on the NHS after the health service set that as the minimum age for gender identity clinic referrals.

Gavin Newsom Subsidized Illegal Chinese Bio-Lab That Was Discovered In California
The secret Chinese bio-lab that was recently discovered in Fresno, California was subsidized by none other than Governor Gavin Newsom.

Tax-Funded Ohio Group Sponsors Program to Teach Kids How to Be Drag Queens
An organization funded by Ohio taxpayers is sponsoring a tutorial program to teach children how to become drag queens.

Pastor, wife and 3-year-old son jailed on charges of luring innocent people to Christianity
A pastor, his wife, and young son have been jailed for allegedly luring innocent people to Christianity in violation of an anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state where Christians only make up less than 1% of the 200 million population.

Australia’s Intelligence Agencies Are Instructed To Tackle Online “Misinformation”
In a robust appeal for accountability, Australian intelligence agencies have been encouraged to counter online “misinformation” that potentially endangers national security. The recommendation comes from a parliamentary committee overseeing Australia’s six intelligence bodies, including the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the Australian Signals Directorate, and the Australian Secret Intelligence Service.

The Orchestrated Cases Against Trump Explained
Many people dislike Trump for personal reasons or because the media has succeeded in indoctrinating them against Trump, but once innocence or guilt depends on personal emotions, the rule of law is dead.  And that is precisely what the Trump indictments indicate…

Democracy has died and populism is demonised. So, where to now?
Paul Collits asks: Are we witnessing the death of democracy?  Actually, the question should, rather, be framed as, have we already seen the death of democracy?

Covid Related News: Corporate journalists have become experts at disinformation journalism
As independent experts dismantle the official covid pandemic narrative, corporate “experts” try to resurrect it and corporate media warns “covid is on the rise.” We can only guess corporate media has been instructed to nudge the public for another round, or two, of known to be harmful genetic “vaccines.”

British Rowing bans trans-identified males from competing in women’s events
British Rowing has adopted a policy limiting participation in a newly created women’s team to biological females. It is one of several sporting organizations to do so amid concerns about the fairness of trans-identified males competing in women’s sports.

Bombshell: Pfizer Employees Were Given “Special” Batch of Vaccine
In a shocking revelation during a Senate hearing in Australia, a Pfizer spokesperson revealed that the pharmaceutical giant had imported a special batch of COVID-19 vaccines solely for their employee vaccination programme.

The Great Reset, AI Revolution & ‘Global Boiling’: Unveiling the Secret Depopulation Plan – Are YOU the Carbon Footprint they want to Eliminate?
A chilling plan has been uncovered that should shock you to your very core. For decades, global powers have been orchestrating a depopulation strategy, hidden under the guise of public health crises, economic instability, and environmental concerns. Now, with the dawn of the AI revolution, fondly referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, the world faces an unsettling future.

Russian Tanker Hit By Ukrainian Sea Drones, Likely With Help From US Intelligence
Signs of a shift to “unlimited war” growing…

Franklin Graham returning to UK after legal victory over canceled events
The Rev. Franklin Graham will be returning to the United Kingdom for his “God Loves You” tour a couple of years after he won a legal battle against a venue that canceled his events due to disagreeing with his biblically-based views on homosexuality.

Headlines – 8/6/2023

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain urge citizens to leave Lebanon after Palestinian camp clashes

Two settlers arrested, including ex-aide to MK, over West Bank killing of Palestinian

Lawyers for settlers suspected in killing of Palestinian claim it was self-defense

Senior Palestinian Official Calls to Declare Ben-Gvir’s Party a Terror Group After Settler Attack

Terrorist kills patrolman in Tel Aviv, is shot dead by 2nd officer

Palestinian shooting attack in downtown Tel Aviv kills Israeli security guard

Tel Aviv security officers hailed for ‘thwarting a much graver attack’

IDF troops map West Bank home of Tel Aviv shooter for demolition

US calls both shooting of Israeli patrolman and young Palestinian ‘terror attacks’

Masses protest overhaul, with toned-down Tel Aviv rally in shadow of terror attack

‘Our hope is not yet lost’: Mass protests against judicial overhaul enter 31st week

Once Considered Taboo, Discussing Ending U.S. Military Aid to Israel Has Become Increasingly Popular

Jamie Foxx apologizes for Instagram post that echoed antisemitic trope

Francois Cluzet: ‘Many young people in France have never even heard of the Holocaust’

Commentary: The Niger crisis shows France’s quasi-empire in Africa is finally crumbling

France Warns of Rising Islamist Terror Threat Amid Military Coup in Niger

Niger’s junta asks for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat

Poland Issues Warning on ‘Very Real’ Threat of Wagner Attacks on NATO Turf

Ethiopia declares state of emergency as regional violence spirals out of control

Iran boosts navy with missiles, drones

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan jailed for three years after graft conviction

Rhodes: China Is ‘Much More’ Aggressive with Spying in Preparation for Possible War

China’s Embassy Criticizes Treatment Of Citizens At Russian Border

Saudi Arabia hosts nearly 40 nations, including China, for talks on Ukraine

Ukraine seeks progress towards peace at Saudi Arabia talks

China, Russia send naval warships near Alaska, triggering forceful US response

Russia’s war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere

Russia Says Intercepted US Drone Over Black Sea

Russia promises retaliation after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in 2nd sea attack in a day

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sentenced to 19 years in prison on ‘extremism’ charges

Blinken blasts Russia over conviction of Putin opponent in least self-aware Tweet of the year

“Kremlin cannot silence the truth.” “The United States strongly condemns Russia’s conviction of opposition leader Aleksey Navalny on politically motivated charges. The Kremlin cannot silence the truth. Navalny should be released,” Blinken tweeted.

Republicans Compare Donald Trump to Jailed Putin Critic

Blinken Roasted Over Statement Condemning Russia Convicting Opposition Leader Navalny on “Politically Motivated Charges” While Biden Admin Persecutes Trump

Joe Biden Pressured Merrick Garland to Indict President Trump – His Main Political Rival Who Is Beating Him in the Polls

US Justice Department careful to not make Trump indictment look political – Attorney general tries to distance himself from probe as former US president threatens to completely overhaul the Justice Department if he wins reelection

Tony Perkins: Weaponizing DOJ Tearing US Apart

Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump

Biden’s feds seek to silence Trump over Truth Social post – Special Counsel Jack Smith argued that Trump can’t be allowed to talk about the trial

Truth Social Post Prompts Jack Smith to Ask Judge to Prevent Trump from Releasing Discovery Evidence to Public

Special counsel cites threatening Trump post in request for protective order in election interference case

Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge

Obama Judge Who Worked with Hunter Biden Gives Trump Until Monday at 5 PM to Respond to Motion to Silence Him Before His Trial As Media Continues to Lie and Smear Him

Donald Trump Should Be Jailed After Truth Social Post, Critics Say

Trump indictment would ‘bulldoze’ the First Amendment if it succeeds: Turley

How Jack Smith Structured the Trump Election Indictment to Reduce Risks

DOJ Prosecutor Working on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Team Is a Biden Donor

Joy Reid Laughs and Says Trump is Now Facing ‘Demographic Reality’ Because His Judge is a Jamaican Woman of Color

Nancy Pelosi on Trump Arraignment: ‘I Saw a Scared Puppy’

Barr: Trump’s Post-Election Conduct Was ‘Reprehensible’ – Indictment Is Not Election Interference

‘Traitor’: Trump supporters harangue Pence in New Hampshire – “I upheld the Constitution,” the former vice president yelled back. “Read it.”

Trump: Pence has ‘gone to the Dark Side’

Wisconsin governor pushes for prosecutors to criminally charge 10 GOP alternate electors in 2020

Corporate media silent as Biden’s White House eliminates 440 reporters after freaking out when one reporter lost press under Trump in 2018

CME impacts Earth, producing G3 – Strong geomagnetic storming

The remarkable recovery of Syria’s earthquake baby

Earthquake in eastern China knocks down houses and injures at least 10, but no deaths reported

5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Jurm, Afghanistan

5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Hebei-Shandong border region, China

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Jurm, Afghanistan

5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Katanning, Australia

5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Sulawesi, Indonesia

5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Camina, Chile

Ubinas volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft

Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 23,000ft

Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 23,000ft

Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts ot 19,000ft

Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft

Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft

Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft

Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft

Ebeko volcano in the Kuril Islands erupts to 12,000ft

EF-2 tornado destroys Missouri town in the middle of the night

The Tornado State: Illinois emerges as new hot spot for twisters, defying traditional patterns

Hurricane Dora restrengthens into a Category 4 cyclone

Tropical Storm Eugene develops off Mexico in Pacific

Heavy rains wreak havoc in central Taiwan in wake of typhoon

Floods Hit China’s Grain Belt, Farmlands Submerged

Severe flooding kills three in Slovenia after one month’s worth of rain in 10 hours

Slovenia has suffered its worst-ever floods. Damage could top 500 million euros, its leader says

Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change

Parts of South America are sweltering under a ‘fierce’ heatwave and it’s the middle of winter

Arizona’s extreme heat is killing honeybees and melting their homes

A ‘fire-breathing dragon of clouds’: These are Canada’s wildfire-induced super storms

The Spike in Gas Prices? Blame the Sun, Not Biden Failed Policy, Says CBS Host Gayle King

Green Hypocrisy in Full Swing: 16 Million Trees Axed for Wind Farms in Hypocritical Eco-Crusade in Scotland

BlackRock executives claim they’ve given power to investors amid ESG backlash

How Leah Remini plans to wage war on Church of Scientology: ‘She will call Tom Cruise as a witness’

Over 21,000 Illegal Migrants Entered Britain Undetected Last Year

Biden’s Migrant Detention Facilities Exceed Capacity as Border Crossings Increase – Again

Texas Rep. Harrison: Sanctuary Cities Hypocritical

Mexican President Calls Texas Governor ‘Inhumane, Immoral’ Over Border Buoys

NASCAR driver suspended indefinitely for liking George Floyd meme

China is Funding America’s Public Schools in $17 Million ‘Global Influence’ Plan, ‘Alarming’ Report Indicates – GOP Investigating

‘Criminal liability for librarians’: the fight against US rightwing book bans

Sex trafficking website Backpage publisher commits suicide ahead of trial

Feds Fight To Keep Jeffrey Epstein’s Trove of Documents Secret – Comey’s Daughter Maurene Is the Prosecutor Asking For ‘Categorical Withholding’ To Keep From Influencing Ghislaine Maxwell’s Possible Retrial

Corporate media smears Sound of Freedom after one of its 6,678 crowdfunders is arrested in custody dispute

Reports: ‘Sound of Freedom’ Investor’s Kidnapping Charges Stem from Child Custody Dispute, Not Trafficking

2nd Migrant Busted near Border with Child Porn in Two Days, Say Texas Cops

U.S. Citizen Used Fake Mexican ID to Get Deported to Avoid Human Smuggling Prosecution

Transgender Player Leads Wyoming Tennis Official to Resign

Children as Young as Seven to Be Offered Transgender ‘Treatments’ from Britain’s NHS

AI May Be Able to Warn Us Before The Next Pandemic Strikes

Hawaii Health Department reports two cases of travel-related dengue virus

94 percent of children in Ohio measles outbreak were unvaccinated: CDC

Some Vaccinated Children Have Heart Scarring After Myocarditis: Long-Term Study

Moderna Executive Faces Intense Scrutiny from Australian Senator over Failure to Provide Serious Adverse Reaction Data for COVID mRNA Shot

The illegal Chinese bio lab in California is worse than you think

Source: http://trackingbibleprophecy.org/birthpangs.php

Crime Mayhem Disaster Disorder Chaos and the Collapse of America Society

 

Source: Crime Mayhem Disaster Disorder Chaos and the Collapse of America Society

Trump says Mike Pence has ‘gone to the dark side’

Former President Donald Trump accused his former Vice President Mike Pence of succumbing to “the dark side” on Saturday.

Trump made the comment in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying Pence is “delusional” for challenging him in the 2024 presidential primary. Pence and Trump have exchanged more insults than usual thanks to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment against Trump last week.

“WOW, it’s finally happened! Liddle’ Mike Pence, a man who was about to be ousted as Governor Indiana until I came along and made him V.P., has gone to the Dark Side,” Trump wrote.

“I never told a newly emboldened (not based on his 2% poll numbers!) Pence to put me above the Constitution, or that Mike was ‘too honest.’ He’s delusional, and now he wants to show he’s a tough guy. I once read a major magazine article on Mike. It said he was not a very good person. I was surprised, but the article was right. Sad!” he added.

Source: Trump says Mike Pence has ‘gone to the dark side’

Brian Kilmeade: Biden is lying to our face

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade sounds off on President Biden, saying he pulled the wool over America’s eyes on ‘One Nation with Brian Kilmeade.’ #foxnews

Source: Brian Kilmeade: Biden is lying to our face

FULL SPEECH: President Donald J. Trump Speaks at South Carolina GOP Dinner – 8/5/2023

The 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump is scheduled to speak as the keynote speaker for the South Carolina GOP Dinner on August 5th, 2023. Coverage is expected to begin at 6 PM ET. –

Source: FULL SPEECH: President Donald J. Trump Speaks at South Carolina GOP Dinner – 8/5/2023

Jonathan Turley spells out how foul the Trump indictment really is

One of the most reputable and honest legal analysts in America explains how the Biden administration is undermining Trump’s First Amendment rights.

Source: Jonathan Turley spells out how foul the Trump indictment really is

The Orchestrated Cases Against Trump Explained | ZeroHedge News

Authored by Paul Craig Roberts,

President Trump has broken no laws.

The charges against Trump brought by corrupt Democrat appointees are for propaganda purposes and for sidelining the candidate who the Democrats know will win the next election.

If the Democrats did not regard Trump as the winning candidate, they would not have shown their corrupt colors with four false indictments.

Many of the charges are based on interpretations or assertions of law never before seen in any court other than Stalin’s purge trials in the 1930s.

Start with the realization that the three charges and a pending fourth are charges against Trump while he was in office as President of the United States. The Democrat’s charge that a President of the United States committed numerous felonies amounting to four separate felony trials. Ask yourself how likely is this.

Remember, also, that the Vietnam War, Gulf of Tonkin, bombings of Cambodia and Laos, Manning’s revelation of war crimes, etc., etc., real crimes all, never resulted in indictments of responsible administration figures, except for Manning who was indicted for blowing the whistle on crimes. In Washington’s justice, it is not those who commit crimes who are indicted. It is those who expose crimes.

Let’s start with the fake case of Trump’s retention of some national security documents. Presidents and presidential appointees are allowed copies of their work in office. Among the many boxes of documents packed up for Trump there were allegedly 31 classified documents. On the basis of these few pages a nonentity named Jack Smith, a total failure as head of the Justice Department’s “Integrity Unit,” managed to create out of thin air 37 felony counts against Trump. Not a single one of these charges has any basis in law. No one has ever been charged under these phony charges. Moreover, President Trump had the authority to declassify documents, which he says he did.

But the Democrats know they own the media, and the law schools, and the governing class that defines what is acceptable. For these corrupt people, getting rid of Trump is all that matters. Every lie that serves the cause of removing a threat to the corrupt establishment is permissible.

The 37 felony charges contain no evidence that Trump knew what was in the boxes, assuming anything was. It is just an assertion. After the boxes were seized, anything could have been put into them.  Why would anyone believe the FBI after so many FBI lies and scandals have been revealed?

In 2012 Judicial Watch sued to force President Bill Clinton to turn over records in his possession, but Obama appointee judge Amy Berman Jackson said the court had no ability to second-guess a president’s assertion of documents to which he was entitled.  The judge said that “since the President is completely entrusted with the management and even the disposal of Presidential records during his time in office, it would be difficult for this Court to conclude that Congress intended that he would have less authority to do what he pleases with what he considers to be his personal records.”

But Jack Smith has brought a felony case based on nothing but Jack Smith’s assertion that he, not President Trump or a federal judge, knows what documents the President has a right to retain. As for integrity, Jack Smith scores zero.  From a headline story this morning:

 “Special counsel Jack Smith’s team made a startling admission in its case against former President Donald Trump, acknowledging in a new court filing that it failed to turn over all evidence to Mr. Trump’s legal team as required by law and falsely claimed that it had.”  

In other words, Jack Smith lies, so why believe his case?

If I understand the nonsensical case, one of Jack Smith charges is that Trump violated the law by letting a lawyer lacking the security clearances search the document boxes for the alleged “contraband.”

So much for the charge of national security breaches.  It is total nonsense.

Jack Smith’s other fake case is that by challenging the stolen election, President Trump while still President of the United States Trump was involved in a conspiracy to “impair, object, and defeat the counting of votes.”

Think about this charge. The charge is not that Trump defeated the vote count, which he obviously didn’t as he was replaced by Biden but that he challenged the vote count. Do you see what this means? If a candidate challenges vote irregularities, and there were many in the stolen election, he is guilty of “conspiracy to overturn the election.”

The alleged January 6 “insurrection” was the work of federal agents at the capital while Trump and his supporters were more than a mile away at the Washington Monument where Trump was speaking. Only a thoroughly corrupt Department of Justice (sic) could configure an insurrection out of police escorting a few unarmed people around the Capitol. The evidence is clear that the federal agents and the police provoked the few protesters present in an effort to create a violent scene for the presstitute media to turn into an “insurrection.”

A black Atlanta prosecutor, Fanni Willis, has turned President Trump’s request to Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger to investigate the widespread evidence of electoral fraud that cost Trump the state’s electoral votes by a mere 11,000 votes. Only an ignorant quota hire could possibly confuse a crime with a request for an honest vote count.

Some people think that Raffensperger and the Governor took bribes to use the Dominion voting machines that experts say are easily hackable and easily programed to count votes differently from how they are cast. The suspicion is that the Georgia Republican authorities could not investigate without risk that their bribe would surface.

Alvin Bragg, another quota hire serving as a New York prosecutor, has charged Trump with 34 felonies for paying extortion money to porn actress Stormy Daniels. The charge is that Trump’s lawyers reported the payment as a legal expense when it should have been reported as a campaign expense.  The charge is not that Trump paid the porn star but that the payment was incorrectly reported, which is merely the opinion of the prosecutor.

Ask yourself, how can 34 felony charges come out of a dispute over how a payment is reported?

The reason the Democrat hatchet men turn  single charges into 34 charges and 37 charges, is to create in the public’s mind that Trump has committed a massive number of crimes. He must be guilty of something, because “where there is smoke, there is fire.”  In the American system in which the media are totally biased against Trump, it is easy for Democrat prosecutors to create smoke.

These indictments of Trump consist entirely of smoke.  That such spurious charges can go forward constitutes proof that in the US law has been weaponized.  Just like the dollar.  Just like the news.

Many people dislike Trump for personal reasons or because the media has succeeded in indoctrinating them against Trump, but once innocence or guilt depends on personal emotions, the rule of law is dead.  And that is precisely what the Trump indictments indicate.

Source: The Orchestrated Cases Against Trump Explained

‘DISTURBING’: White House blasted for latest restriction on press

Fox News contributor Joe Concha blasts the Biden White House after over 440 reporters lose their ‘hard pass’ access. #FoxNews

Source: ‘DISTURBING’: White House blasted for latest restriction on press

Kiev’s Counteroffensive: Ukrainian Army Has ‘Breakthrough Problem’

Russian forces have been successfully tackling Kiev’s counteroffensive, which has already seen heavy losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Source: Kiev’s Counteroffensive: Ukrainian Army Has ‘Breakthrough Problem’

Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem :: By Bill Wilson

There are many parallels between Israel and the United States.

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been under constant attack by leftists who seek to undermine him and his common sense approach to government. The same type of people have been falsely accusing Donald Trump in attempts to undermine both his presidency and his quest to return to office—much the same as what Netanyahu experienced. Court case after court case, never successful on the general accusation, finding bits and pieces under mostly false pretense. Death by a thousand cuts.

Meanwhile, the poster boy for bribery, Joe Biden, continues to poke at Netanyahu for not towing the leftist line—as if it is any of Biden’s business. Netanyahu and his allies are trying to bring some common sense to the judicial system in Israel, trying to balance the branches of power. To this, the leftists have organized massive protests, claiming the reigning in of the Supreme Court’s discretionary authority is a front to “democracy.” In reality, it strengthens democracy. Biden, for his point, issued a statement through his Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who said, “It is unfortunate that the vote today took place with the slimmest possible majority.” But if it had gone the other way by one single vote, Biden would have been crowing victory for the left.

The turmoil in Israel is on many fronts. Economic, military, judicial, social (especially with homosexuality), and political. Citizens in the United States are experiencing much the same. The two nations have been inextricably tied together since the rebirth of Israel. There is also a strong spiritual tie. The US came into existence as guided by the laws of God and the precepts outlined in biblical books such as Deuteronomy. The US system of representative government was also modeled after the advice given Moses by his father-in-law Jethro in Exodus—to choose “able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rules of fifties, and rulers of tens.”

But there is one verse in the Bible that clearly speaks to the troubles our nations are having. Speaking of Israel, in Genesis 12:3, the Lord says, “And I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses you, and in you shall families of the earth be blessed.”

During the Obama Administration, which treated Israel with contempt, the US faced much economic, social, and political turmoil. During the Trump Administration, in which Israel was treated as a true friend, the US prospered. During the current Biden Administration that treats Israel poorly, America is once again faced with economic, social, and political turmoil, even as the forces of evil work in both countries to undermine what is good and right.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for Israel’s peace is our peace.

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Before It Is Too Late :: By Daymond Duck

On July 24, 2023, it was reported that Marshall, Minn. Pastor John Tramm wrote a letter to Minn. Gov. Tim Walz that was signed by 20 Minn. Pastors and hand-delivered to Gov. Walz by Pastor Tramm and Pastor Eric Anderson.

The letter urged Gov. Walz to “Repent, change your ways before it is too late.”

It was prompted by three bills that Gov. Walz signed:

  • One that promotes part of the LGBTQ agenda.
  • One that could threaten the freedom of speech of professionals that want to warn patients and children about the potential dangers of “conversion therapy.”
  • One that grants unrestricted access to abortion.

Tramm said he is praying for Gov. Walz, and he urged other pastors and Christians to stand up and speak out.

Is it possible for people to run out of time to repent and be saved?

It is a debatable subject.

We know that a multitude too great to be counted will hear the gospel, repent, and be saved during the Tribulation Period, but:

  • When God shut the door on Noah’s Ark, it was too late for multitudes.
  • When the hand wrote on the wall, it was too late for King Belshazzar and thousands of Babylonians.
  • When a certain rich man decided to build bigger barns to store his bountiful crop, it was too late for him to do it.

Not everyone agrees, but I believe that those that have heard the gospel but refused to believe it, accept Jesus, and repent of their sins, are running out of time to get saved before they are struck with strong delusion (like the blinding of the Jews or the hardening of Pharoah’s heart).

The Bible clearly teaches that people need to be ready to go on a moment’s notice because:

  • The Rapture could happen at any moment without warning (called the doctrine of imminence).
  • The Rapture will happen in the twinkling of an eye.
  • The Rapture will come upon the earth like a snare.
  • People will perish for not receiving the love of the truth, that they might be saved; that God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie; and that all of them might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Anyway, not all of God’s people agree that someone can run out of time to repent and be saved, but all of them agree that God is a God of grace, and He will gloriously save those that truly repent and accept Jesus before the Rapture.

So, make your salvation sure now, reach your loved ones now, etc., and you won’t have to be concerned about it being too late later.

Here are some recent events that may relate to the end of the age Bible prophecy.

One, concerning natural disasters: on July 28, 2023, it was reported that two-thirds of the U.S. (almost 200 million people) is experiencing an extreme heat wave.

In many places, the heat index ranges between 100 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.

(Note: The temperature in Pheonix, AZ has exceeded 110 degrees for 30 consecutive days, and the heat index has been higher.)

(Note: On July 28, 2023, UN Sec. Gen. Guterres said, “The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.” He added that “July 2023 is set to be the hottest month ever recorded in human history.” He wants “dramatic action” to combat it, but that appears to be a push to empower the UN, the WHO, the WEF, and other globalist organizations to control the world.)

Two, concerning an economic collapse: due primarily to high taxes and a high cost of living, California’s population has declined three years in a row.

Businesses and jobs are leaving the state, and it is losing hundreds of millions of dollars of income from tax revenues every year.

Three, concerning the right to buy and sell: in June 2023, UK Brexit Leader Nigel Farage was de-banked, meaning the bank where he was banking (Coutts) canceled his accounts.

Farage believed his accounts were canceled for “political” reasons, and he believed it was wrong for banks to have the ability to control people’s access to their own money.

At first, officials where Farage banked denied that they de-banked him for political reasons, but he filed for and received a report that showed that he was, in fact, de-banked because of his politics, and two of the bank’s top officials were forced to resign.

On July 27, it was reported that Farage said, “Banks should not be and must never become political organizations.”

It sounds to me like Farage was saying he doesn’t believe politically correct bank officials should be allowed to deny people the right to buy and sell because their views are not politically correct.

Students of Bible prophecy can see that this is headed toward the Mark of the Beast.

Here is a similar story, but this one happened in the U.S.

On July 26, 2023, it was reported that Dr. Joseph Mercola’s business (Mercola Market), some of his employees, and some of his employees’ relatives were de-banked for an unspecified reason that the bank refuses to reveal.

Mercola wonders why the bank would de-bank some of his employees and their relatives if it is not political.

The CEO of Mercola’s business said, It’s just hard to believe that your family, your wife, your kids can’t have a bank account because of the opinions of your employer, and they’ve never done anything wrong.”

Have you got that? JPMorgan Chase Bank not only de-banked the CEO of Mercola’s business, but they also went after his wife and kids, who have nothing to do with the operation of the business.

As we approach the end of the age, isn’t it interesting that two different, very large banks in two different nations (the UK and U.S.) de-banked customers at close to the same time?

Four, concerning a global pandemic: on July 30, 2023, it was reported that the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently said the CDC will likely announce in early Sept. that citizens should take an annual vaccination for Covid-19.

Many studies now confirm that the jab has caused heart damage in some patients, so requiring people (including children) to be jabbed every year could be problematic.

Five, concerning Joe Biden’s crime, lies and deceit in Washington, the media, etc.: on July 30, 2023, Zero Hedge reported that an investigative journalist that uses the name KanekoaTheGreat on Twitter said:

  • From Rep. Comer: “This is like organized crime” when the corporate media foolishly asks where is the evidence that the Bidens committed crimes?
  • American banks have submitted hundreds of suspicious activity reports on the Biden family, alleging their involvement in human trafficking, money laundering, and tax fraud. 
  • Congressional investigators have obtained bank account records and wire transfer statements on twenty shell companies owned by the Bidens, which were allegedly used for laundering illegally obtained money from China, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, and Kazakhstan as unregistered foreign agents. 
  • This evidence is supported by hundreds of thousands of emails, tens of thousands of text messages, photographs, audio recordings, calendar statements, and ten years of data from Hunter Biden’s laptop, which the FBI took into its possession in 2019. @MarcoPolo501c3 published a comprehensive “Report on the Biden Laptop,” documenting 459 alleged crimes involving the Biden family and their associates, including 140 business crimes, 191 sex crimes, and 128 drug crimes.
  • A $1,000 reward is offered for any verifiable corrections, but thus far, no crimes have been disputed.

Here is a link to the article:

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/organized-crime-multiple-banks-filed-over-170-suspicious-activity-reports-bidens

Here is a link to another article by Townhall:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2023/07/28/suspicious-bank-reports-n2626334

This is just part of the report, and if these things are true, honest people must wonder how the DOJ, CIA, FBI, and others can cover all of this up if they are not corrupt.

(Note: It has reached the point that a few Republican members of Congress have called for the FBI to be defunded or shut down altogether.)

(Note: On July 26, 2023, the district judge that was presiding over Hunter’s sweetheart plea deal with the DOJ threw it out, and some pundits believe panic is beginning to grip Washington, DC. One pundit suggested that the DOJ, FBI, CIA, and others may be going after Trump like they are because they fear what he will do to them if he gets back in power.)

(Note: On July 31, 2023, one of Hunter Biden’s most trusted business partners told the House Oversight Committee that is investigating the Biden corruption that Joe Biden is the “Big Guy” that is mentioned in several texts and e-mails. In the past, it was reported that the “Big Guy’s cut of Hunter’s take was 10%.)

(Note: On July 31, 2023, highly respected law professor, Jonathan Turley, said, “I think this is shaping up to be one of the greatest corruption scandals in the history of Washington, and that is saying a lot.”)

Six, concerning a global population reduction: on July 31, 2023, Dr. Robert Malone, internationally recognized scientist and mRNA researcher, said he has reluctantly concluded that the COVID-19 jabs were a CIA operation to depopulate the world.

(My opinion: This will not sit well with those that want to force everyone to get a global ID and be jabbed. And there is little doubt in my mind that Dr. Malone will soon be accused of spreading misinformation.)

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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Ukrainian Prosecutor Joe Biden Bragged About Having Fired Hits Back: Video

‘Joe Biden had reason to fear that all this would eventually fall on his son’

Source: Ukrainian Prosecutor Joe Biden Bragged About Having Fired Hits Back: Video

Charlie Hurt: Biden family broke the meter of corruption

Washington Times opinion editor Charlie Hurt says President Biden has been ‘selling out’ American foreign policy on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

Source: Charlie Hurt: Biden family broke the meter of corruption

The war on truth

There is an all-out, no holds barred, war on truth occurring now– and we here in America are on its front lines…

Source: The war on truth