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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 20, 2020 18:35:17 GMT
This morning at church, the last part of Pastor Adam's sermon touched on what we were discussing a few days ago about how even with all of the darkness and fear that is in the world right now believers in Christ can still have peace.
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Post by barb43 on Dec 20, 2020 19:18:23 GMT
"And there it was - the star they had seen at its rising. It led them until it came & stopped above the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overwhelmed with joy." ~ Matt. 2:9b-10 (CSB) May we meet Jesus in the quiet moments & in the noises of this week. May we know that because He lives we can face today and tomorrow. Amen! Robert Jeffress' sermon today was excellent. He analyzed the 5 characters in the Nativity Scene: Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds, the Magi, and Baby Jesus. Mary was available; Joseph was obedient; the shepherds were humble; the Magi were sincere; and Jesus is the One who came in an innocent, helpless state and yet, is-was-and-always-will-be the Savior of mankind. He gave us a question to ask ourselves, when we view the nativity scene, with regards to the characteristics of each of the 5 and our relationship with God. Thanks, Mel, for posting Pastor Adam's sermon. I'll listen to it this afternoon. Hope y'all have a blessed Sunday.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 20, 2020 20:55:18 GMT
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Post by barb43 on Dec 21, 2020 2:03:48 GMT
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 21, 2020 2:19:20 GMT
Have you seen Fauci's stunt on CNN? He gave some interview & as a part of it, assured children that Santa Claus is coming for Christmas. He knew they'd heard that Christmas had been canceled, but he was happy to tell them that wasn't the case. And how did he know? He personally had jetted off to the North Pole and vaccinated Santa Claus himself! I didn't see that one, but I did see a story a few days ago where one of the big shots at the WHO was saying that "Father Christmas" was immune to Covid-19 because of "Christmas Magic".
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Post by barb43 on Dec 21, 2020 3:54:28 GMT
Have you seen Fauci's stunt on CNN? I didn't see that one, but I did see a story a few days ago where one of the big shots at the WHO was saying that "Father Christmas" was immune to Covid-19 because of "Christmas Magic". Yes, I saw that one about "Father Christmas" and the "Christmas Magic".
Those are not things I believe in.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 21, 2020 10:27:40 GMT
Good morning!
It is 28 degrees and foggy here this morning.
Hope you all have a wonderful first day of Winter!
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Post by barb43 on Dec 21, 2020 14:43:35 GMT
Good morning! It's currently 38 and sunny; supposed to be a high of 64 today and 66 tomorrow. That's pretty exciting, imo. We won't have trash run on Friday, since it's Christmas Day, so we're trying to make sure we get all of the trash to the cart today so we can pull it to the street this evening and we won't have a lot of trash setting around for a week. Happy First Day of Winter to Y'all too! The days get longer from here.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 21, 2020 15:29:14 GMT
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Post by barb43 on Dec 21, 2020 15:49:42 GMT
It's too bad no one's cat ever actually did that any year in our Secret Santa group at the Baptist Church out in the mountains. Those gals - to include the pastor's wife - were a wild bunch of women. That would have been the most fun Secret Santa get-together ever! Trust me - they'd have taken it well, and the story would have become a piece of Church lore.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 21, 2020 16:02:01 GMT
It wasn't a Secret Santa thing, but our old cat Gloria was known to leave not quite dead gifts of that sort in Sharon and my shoes on more than one occasion.
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Post by barb43 on Dec 21, 2020 16:06:11 GMT
It wasn't a Secret Santa thing, but our old cat Gloria was know to leave not quite dead gifts of that sort in Sharon and my shoes on more than one occasion.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 21, 2020 23:39:10 GMT
I had hoped to get a look at the so called "Christmas Star" planetary conjunction this evening, but it is way too cloudy here to do any star gazing tonight. For the record though, I don't believe that the real Christmas star was such a planetary conjunction. After all, how could such a thing have led the Wise men to the Christ child with enough precision to locate the very house where he was? More likely, in my opinion, the "star" that the wise men followed was most likely a unique supernatural phenomenon created by God for that specific time and place. I am also open to the possibility that the star was an angel or a light of some sort carried by an angel.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 22, 2020 0:42:00 GMT
The guys at the Babylon Bee are having a field day satirizing some of the recent Covid-19 vaccine news.
Babylon Bee: FDA Approves Fake Vaccine For Staged Photo Shoots
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The FDA has approved a fake vaccine for staged photo shoots by celebrities and politicians, the administration announced today.
After reviewing the placebo vaccine for weeks, FDA experts confirmed it was totally safe for celebrities to take while posting selfies to social media telling you to get vaccinated.
"We are proud to approve this placebo so that celebrities and politicians can smile and give you a thumbs up while we inject them with a totally fake vaccine," said an FDA spokesperson. "American ingenuity, science, and medical know-how all came together to make this happen in record time."
As Ian McKellen posted his celeb selfie getting the vaccine, there was a bit of a scare as a nurse thought she had accidentally given him the real thing. "What!?" McKellen screamed. "I don't want that rushed-to-market substance injected into me! Who knows what's in there? That's for the poor people!"
"Oh wait -- false alarm. We injected you with the placebo after all," said the nurse.
"Whew! Close one."
Babylon Bee: Vaccine Rejected Since It Also Works On White PeopleWASHINGTON, D.C.—In a blow to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Moderna’s vaccine has now been rejected by the FDA. This was done because of a recommendation from the CDC, which found out that the Moderna vaccine is effective in preventing white people from getting COVID-19, something they’re concerned could increase racial inequality. “The possibility that the vaccine could cause more white people to survive the novel coronavirus is just too risky,” said CDC spokesman Steve Coleman. “It’s almost like Moderna is one of those ‘All Lives Matter’ people. We’re telling them to go back to the drawing board, though, and make a racial justice vaccine that only works on minorities.” There have been suggestions that when deciding who will receive the vaccine, doctors just shouldn’t give it to white people, but the CDC says that still leaves too much of a risk that white people will somehow obtain doses of the vaccine, as white people are “wily.” Video has already emerged of Mike Pence, a notoriously white man, getting the Pfizer vaccine. The creation of a new vaccine that only works for minorities could take another year or more, during which most of the country will once again have to lock down. To help, the government will send out a new stimulus package of a check for twenty dollars and a coupon for Arby’s, though white people will only receive postcards telling them, “Check your privilege.” babylonbee.com/news/moderna-vaccine-rejected-since-it-also-works-on-white-people
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Post by barb43 on Dec 22, 2020 2:13:22 GMT
Yeh, those stories are about "this close" to the truth, most likely.
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