Marathoner

It's not nonsense. Canada and the U.S. has had a mutual border security agreement --- called the Safe Third Country Agreement --- in effect following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. That's simply a fact. That pushes the border security agreement with Canada back to the Bush administration. To add further clarity, Biden and Trudeau announced another mutual accord in March of 2023.

"Global elitist" might be a better descriptive where the flesh and blood is concerned.

That ought to adequately answer why I say, "Politics? Money? Meaningless." Never having established roots in this world, I never paid any attention to political matters. Losing every penny and not being certain where my next meal would come from, I became accustomed to having neither money nor food. Consider this, then: Penniless, and yet the Lord always provided the shelter that this flesh and blood requires. Having no food of my own, He nevertheless provided what this body needs so I didn't perish from starvation. This doesn't mean that I was feted by any means, for I endured periods of starvation and enduring both heat and cold. This is something hard to share, because some do not understand how dealing with scarcity and the elements prepared me for those mountains. How was I prepared? I learned how to press on. Has this flesh and blood expired? No? Then keep going because there's work to be done to the glory of God. Amen!

For myself, this answers the final statement of your post. Losing that fear was one fruit of my experience coming so close to the grave in those mountains for, when I knew that my "time" had come, the Lord was with me. After He lifted me up and restored both the strength and health of this flesh and blood, I finally understood my only concern on this earth: Listen to His voice and do whatever He bids me to do. Do not worry nor be fearful for anything, for is He not my provider and guarantor? He is indeed, so the end of this flesh and blood doesn't trouble me. Having come so close to that --- and spending many years destitute and homeless --- I witnessed how He always gives me what He deems fit and that, my friend, is more than sufficient. On those occasions when some turn to me in fear or concern regarding the times, I say this: So, times are trying and even hard. Press onward. That's what we do, yes? It is!

I pay no heed to the schemes of man, for that is not who we war against. The "supernatural" empire is arranged according to spiritual principalities which is to say, kingdoms wherein a dark spiritual power rules from their throne. These principalities are arranged in a fashion which encompasses earthly civilizations and cultures, and the dark power who rules over each kingdom is also referred to as a "prince." Recall the 10th chapter of Daniel where one of these princes withstood an angel sent from the Lord. Michael --- himself referred to as a prince who serves the Lord --- liberated this angel so he could reach Daniel. These dark princes are those whom we war against, not flesh and blood men with their paltry cabals. Every principality of wickedness has a center, and this center is where the throne of evil resides. Having been in the vicinity of such a throne of evil, I witnessed how everything is affected; from wildlife to men and women, these places have a fearsome reputation. With regard to where the Lord sent me, people from the city where I reside now avoid going there on account of how people disappear up there, never to be seen nor heard from again. Law enforcement rarely ventured into that isolated wilderness, preferring to keep to little towns 20 miles down the eastern slope of those mountains. All manner of evil transpired up there --- from operations of a particular drug cartel and their hyper-violent gang affiliates (human trafficking was the primary cause of disappearances) --- but these paled in significance before the throne of evil which dwells in that place. Ah, but I witnessed the Lord make a mockery of that dark power in those mountains. Politics? Money? Meaningless. There is only one thing worthy of my attention: whatever the Lord sets before me to do. Many years ago, that was sending me into the throne of wickedness to serve a widow abandoned by everyone. Today, it's serving the destitute and the needy. What will tomorrow bring? I'm not concerned about it, for the Lord will reveal that in due time. He always does.

Exactly.

It's an automated (AI) crypto currency investment platform. Because this platform makes exaggerated promises --- for example, guaranteeing profitability regardless of market conditions --- I think it's a scam.

Rather spry for pushing 140, eh?

I had big galoot dogs to dig paths through the snow. They made shoveling out a breeze.

I bet snow really fell back in the 1890s, eh? 40-foot drifts and all that.

Do it, brother.

Indeed. Hence, the Body of Christ.

No, it wouldn't. Why? Because the Lord is Almighty, and He created all things. If He sees fit to create life elsewhere in His creation, then it is according to His will and purpose.

Amazon is the largest advertiser in media. In 2023, Amazon spent over $20 billion on advertising. The second-largest advertiser in the world is L'Oreal, the French cosmetics corporation. They spent approximately $14 billion in advertising in 2023.

It has to start somewhere, yes?

Excellent.

That happened during my early 40s.

Indeed. My adopted mother suffered terribly while I was sliding towards an inexorable grave. This was someone who was abandoned by everyone she knew, including her own children; I was like a son to her which was meaningful in more ways than one. Why? Her first child --- her only son --- was taken away from her in the hospital. I came to her out of the blue and supported her in every way possible. In less than two years, she watched me change from the picture of health and strength to bedridden and emaciated. She was at her wits end trying to get me to eat food. Over time I lost the ability to speak, and she witnessed teeth fall out of my mouth. She experienced nightmares from it all. I would listen to her crying at night.

It's important to keep in mind that we aren't engaged in a contest to determine who has suffered the most or for the longest period of time. There is only one other who knows every detail of what each of us have experienced and suffered on this earth: the Lord. That is more than sufficient, my friends. My calling sees me serving individuals and families who have endured terrible things. I listen... I offer counsel when asked... and I help them in the healing and recovery process. I was prepared for this calling by virtue of what I experienced in this life. I do not judge those who seek me, nor do I judge others whom I overhear. I do not say to them, "You shouldn't feel this way" nor, "You have no right to make that claim." How can I, when only the Lord knows all of what they have experienced and suffered in this world? When I had surgery done on my eyes to compensate for the effects of muscular dystrophy, I was not supposed to be awake nor aware in the OR, and yet I was anyway. How one copes with a situation such as that is not standardized at all; there is no right nor wrong way to cope with it. It's certainly traumatic for some... in my case, it wasn't. This does not mean that I'm somehow "stronger" or "tougher" than others. That's preposterous! It's simply a matter of my personality and disposition. I'm inclined to cope with it well. First, it was for a good cause: it was either that surgery or legal blindness. An excellent motivator to be sure! Second, I tolerate pain very well. Third, I found the fact that the surgeon was carving up my face to be utterly fascinating. I couldn't wait to see the results after the procedure was over! Fourth, I asked the surgeon questions during the procedure. Why stop when I wasn't freaking out on the table? Apply some local anesthetic because that knife is starting to hurt and keep going. Thanks! So, it didn't bother me. So what? None of us are exactly the same.

In the OP, you asked for the thoughts of others. When someone else obliged, you became insulted and offended. No one else has an idea because they weren't there with you. Just the same, you have no idea either because you weren't there with others who share. It goes both ways, yes? Whenever one lashes out at others who merely obliged their request for input, this has the effect of ensuring that few, if any, will weigh in again. Consider that.

Shoots the germs?

All natural? So the soap contains gunpowder?

Awesome testimony? Here is awesome testimony: If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. (James 1:26-27 NASB)

I couldn't have stated it better, brother. I have written how I focus exclusively upon the work our Lord places in front of me to do, and you have shared why I do that. It's because I'm a man and I can easily fall into the trap of foul temperament and arguing ceaselessly as well as fruitlessly. The shame and remorse I experience taught me to focus upon the Lord and leave my eyes upon Him. "Don't go there and definitely don't do that." That's me.

The technical term for this is Modalistic Monarchianism, a.k.a. Oneness. To be precise, Oneness teaches that God manifests in three different "modes" which are the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.