Linbergfer

I love God, family, friends, cats, music, cemeteries, genealogy, puns, and lots of other stuff ....

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@DLGenealogist I can’t tell if the first number is 3 or 8. Then 452839.

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@BrianKempGA @AnthonyColey Thank you.

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@fairlyspiritual Secondhand Lions

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@WedgeLIVE I'm a huge Chia-Hsuan Lin fan!

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@lainiebird2011 @ProjectLincoln I was thinking the same thing!

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@thescottbarber Here's looking at you, kit.

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@joshgerstein @woodruffbets @kyledcheney I'm thinking the GOPers are probably mad about that gun charge - 2nd amendment and all.

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

The Audacity of Calling God “Father”

If I call God “God” I speak truthfully.
If I call God “Lord” I speak submissively.
If I call God “King” I speak servilely.

But if I dare to call God “my Father,” I speak with a brassy audacity, chutzpah, that is shockingly familiar and intimate. So it seems anyway.

You dare to call the Master of the Universe “Father”?
You dare to call the One who controls heaven and hell “Father”?
You call the Omnipotent one “Father”?

Who do you think you are?

It is difficult to imagine a more audacious act than to stand before the Creator of the world and to name him “Father.” And mean it. And not only to mean it, but to act and speak as a child acts and speaks before a loving and doting Dad.

It’s shocking. It’s exhilarating.
And it’s beautiful beyond words.

But here’s a secret: it’s not really chutzpah. It’s not some brassy boldness that we work ourselves into, nor it is gained by swallowing a bottle of liquid spiritual courage, as it were.

To call God “Father” is simply to live in the space which Jesus created. To move from residing far from God as his enemy; or on the other side of town from him as a stranger; or down the street as an acquaintance; or in an adjoining house as a servant; and to move into our own bedroom as a child in his family. To wake up in the morning and see our Father sipping a cup of coffee and saying, “Good morning, my child,” as we respond, “Good morning, Father.”

You see, when we live in this house, when we move into the room built by Jesus, we inhabit the home not merely of a Master or Lord or King, but the one who’s given us his name and made us his own, now and forever.

“Our Father”: two of the most amazing words ever uttered.

[Brian J. Karem @BrianKarem]

Facts:
1. The investigation into Trump began BEFORE he declared his candidacy. It is not about him running for office.
2. It isn't a Democratic "witch hunt". Wray was appointed as head of the FBI by Donald Trump.
3. If declaring a run for the presidency were to negate a criminal investigation, then everyone could avoid prosecution for a crime by simply declaring as a candidate for President.
4. Former leaders do not get a "Get out of Jail" card for crimes because they once led the government. Holding him accountable doesn't represent a "Two-tiered" justice system.
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Folks, take Trump's name off of the indictment and place anyone else's name on it. Look at the facts objectively and then decide if that person should be prosecuted.

This is the action of a mature democracy, not a banana republic. NOT prosecuting him would be political. Prosecuting him is indicative of a justice system that works.

If the facts show he should go free, then he will. If they do not, then he won't.

He is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Let the system work.

And this goes for EVERY office holder in any political party.

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@scott_m_coley Pretty sure you’re just supposed to find a godly woman to feed you what and when you want.

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@sheilagregoire I did not do blanket training. I never even heard of it. But one of my children would readily nap on a blanket on the floor in the middle of a room full of people. Wish I could bottle and sell it.

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@brmorris How did they come to this conclusion. How do they know the theology of progressives or the politics of conservatives? I suspect that many conservatives feel strongly politically, and many progressives oppose certain politics on theological grounds.

[David Cassidy @DPCassidyTKC]

If you think for one minute that Christ is going to do nothing about a half-hearted Church embodying a sub-standard faith, denying by its deeds what it professes with it’s mouth, think again. Every generation faces a choice. The pretense of a faux faith will be confronted by the power of his living presence. Repentance precedes renewal. Let us pray.

The time has come.

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@BethMooreLPM We have a squirrel feeder that some people call a peach tree.

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@wsbtv Seems like "theft of services" if he's using utilities. Is he paying for them? Who did he pay the rent money to? Is there proof that he paid anyone? Seems like there is enough cause for concern that cops should be able to get a search warrant if nothing else.

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@AP Good. Now let's make mammograms available without a doctor's order.

[Trevin Wax @TrevinWax]

New post - Please Don't Weaponize Good-Faith Disagreement https://t.co/yfgOYIpXgq

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@M112173 @MaryMcwaters2 @KamalaHarris I actually didn't say only muskets were covered. I said I would be fine if that were the case. I do see lots of evidence that the constitution has been amended a few times to cover new situations. I'm not advocating gun removal, I'm asking for reasonable restrictions.

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@FishStick_Adv @MaryMcwaters2 @KamalaHarris I actually like the idea of a well-regulated militia. Training. Regulation. Rules. I don't like these "well-regulated militia" who keep shooting children.

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@M112173 @MaryMcwaters2 @KamalaHarris Yeah, maybe they ought to consider making laws governing what you can show on TV, or what kind of speech is free, or what is okay to put on the Internet ... oh, wait....