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I love this.It sounds like something I would do.Just one of life's most embarrassing moments. LOL, Glad my humiliation served a purpose hahaha! But sadly, this is not even close to any number of my most embarrassing moments.

Yeah, Omega, it is very different under pressure. I have had my babbling moments when I'm nervous that's for sure!!! Case in point, in high school the cheerleaders had to call the basketball players to wish them luck on the game. I am shy and was a little freaked because I didn't know the guy I was calling. It went down like this: Me: Hi, is Jason there? Man: Junior or Senior? Me: I thought he was a sophomore? Man: ... Me: ... *thinking "OH NO! I did NOT just say that!!!"*... Me: *click*

This is one of my very favorite worship songs that probably none of you have heard from a local (to me) guy. It goes along with a couple of my favorite verses about shining like the stars in the heavens: "Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever." Daniel 12:3 (NASB) "14Do all things without grumbling or disputing; 15so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, 16holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain. 17But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all. 18You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me." Philippians 2:14-18

No 7 years old is not old enough to decide for themselves. I was using sarcasm referring to the views on the video.

On the one hand... ...7 year olds should have the right to decide for themselves if the want to be learned. But, not if they're girls. ROFL.

I find it oddly coincidental that banana crops are threatened around the same time there is a surge in the minion population.

I hope they charge her and others with the trafficking of human organs. So disgusting how she nonchalantly eats her salad while talking about "crushing" a fully formed baby (if it was anything less than a human life they wouldn't be able to harvest its organs) in order to preserve the organs for sale. Sickening,

Unless I am mistaken, they could abide by the deal. As I understand it, they refused all of our demands, so there is not a lot that they have to abide by. (snip) Good point Omega, they are surely getting exactly what they want... sure, we'll "check" if they are abiding by it after we let them know when we will check and they tell us where we can check... how does that work?! I'm just afraid to see the repercussions. Cheaper gas? Oh yeah, totally worth it.

It's a good deal for Iran; they get the financial benefits of the deal. The deal does not prevent them from making nuclear weapons - they just promise they won't. If we could trust their promises, why didn't they show they are truly willing to work for peace and are trustworthy by releasing the 3 known American citizens being held captive and 1 believed to be held after disappearing? Amir Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine, received permission to visit his grandmother but was accused of being a spy in August 2011 - he was originally sentenced to death but the verdict was overturned and he was given 10 years: #FreeAmirNow @FreeAmirHekmati Jason Rezaian, American-Iranian Washington Post Iran Bureau Chief, is being held on charges related to espionage and anti-Iranian propaganda in July 2014: #FreeJason Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-American Christian pastor, visited relatives was arrested while building an orphanage in September 2012 - he was sentenced to 8 years on charges related to gathering with Christians in a home: #SaveSaeed @NaghmehAbedini Robert Levinson, an American private investigator and ex-FBI agent, disappeared from an Iranian island in March 2007 while reportedly investigating cigarette smuggling and after meeting with an American fugitive and hasn't been heard from since 2011 - the Iranian government denies any responsibility for his disappearance: #RobertLevinson Fox News Source CNN Source

Appears a mass of Muslim youth attacked the building of Winning All Church - no reported injuries, but many praises to God.

Please pray for my friends in Jos - they have friends from Winning All Good News Church.

FYI: Backpage accounts for 70% of the prostitution ads among five websites in the U.S. according to a 2012 estimate by AIM Group, a media research and consulting company.

Yes, there have been quite a few (from everyday things like praying for someone to wait-what-do-You-want-me-to-do events). The first time was when I accepted Christ as my Lord and Saviour and was baptized by anointing. I "heard" "You are saved." It was soooo "spiritually loud" and clear! So, it wasn't a specific instruction but it did shape my behaviour because I have never doubted my salvation - I knew I could do whatever God called me to do because I have the assurance, as all Christians do according to His Word, that I am a child of God. Maybe I would have doubted and not followed instruction He did give me due to self doubt if I hadn't had that experience, I don't know; God knows why I needed it. In many ways that I won't get into, He prepared me beforehand and was with me through some devastating life events. One time He instructed me to immediately leave an area because I was in danger (I was on a dark street coming up to a stop sign where a van was at). I hadn't been afraid, so I wasn't freaking myself out... it didn't come from me It was an all-of-a-sudden knowing I had to get out of there because the people in the van were waiting to get me. I floored it, went around the van, and didn't look back. Another time was a sequence of events. My grandma was going to the watch shop and asked if I needed anything. I said no, then as she was walking out the door I stopped her to give her my angel watch (that I hardly ever wore) to get a new watchband (I'm very picky and almost never have people pick things out for me). It was probably months later that I was running out the door late. I got to my car, stopped, and had the thought I needed to get my angel watch. I was late, it didn't match what I was wearing, the band was stiff and uncomfortable because I hadn't worn it, but I couldn't let it go. I got the watch and left. When I got home, my cousin happened to stop by unexpectedly. I went into my bedroom to open the windows (they flip up rather than slide open. I wasn't expecting the window to stick, typically they take no pressure to flip up. For whatever reason I had my right palm on the wood on the bottom and left palm flat against the glass. The window stuck and my hand went through. I hurried to the bathroom and applied a towel with pressure. I hadn't felt any cuts but saw a couple drops of blood fall from my wrist, so I knew I had a cut. I checked that I could move all my fingers, so now I had to check the skin. I removed the towel and could see inside my wrist. The center of my palm was cut. My wrist was slashed open horizontally. Starting at the end of the horizontal slice was a diagonal slice traveling toward my forearm but was stopped by the new, stiff, watchband on my angel watch. I calmly told my cousin I cut myself, would need stitches, so could he drive me to er. When my aunt brought my grandma home, she said there was blood everywhere in the bedroom and bathroom. When you go to the ER, choose your words wisely because when you say, "I cut my wrist," they start asking a lot of questions lol. With the stitches and then the scars, I get "the looks" because it looks like it had been intentional. I do have some nerve damage but full function. What would have happened had I not "gone with my gut" and asked my grandma to get me a watchband or not put it on that day or had my cousin not been there? I don't know. I do know that watchband stopped the glass from slicing further down my forearm. Two times God clearly told me to "Go." One was on a mission trip to follow God's laws but would be breaking that country's law, which could have serious,even fatal, consequences. It was something I had prayed about because I wanted to something extraordinary for Him that many people were not able to do because He has done so much for me (though at this particular time it was the worst time - from my perspective - to go for multiple reasons). I walked straight into the lion's den to do the impossible, trusting Him and He performed miracles. The other time I had just left my job due to an injury and prayed about doing some sort of ministry since I had a lot of time. I told Him I would go where He called me to go. I woke up really lacking the motivation to go to church and decided I would skip it. At the last minute I decided to go. Instead of a lesson at Bible Study, we had a guest from an inner-city youth ministry there to share about volunteer opportunities (who, I found out later, also woke up not having the motivation to go since our class was small and it was unlikely anyone would volunteer, especially for their greatest need, for a camp counselor the following week for a week-long camp). She shared about the youth ministry (cool, but not for me) and the volunteer opportunities (yeah, never done anything like that). She then prefaced the camp counselor need with "I know it's last minute and not likely yadda yadda yadda..." and I blurt out "I'll go!" surprising myself and everyone else. Then it started to sink in and I thought: WHAT did I do?! God, what are you thinking? You know I'm shy. I've never worked with youth. with teenagers. with inner-city teenagers. I'm not prepared. I don't like talking in front of people. I can't just start talking to people I don't know. I don't know what to do. I've never been a camp counselor. I've never even been to camp. What if they ask me something and I don't know the answer? What if they don't like me? What if I can get out of it?... I get a call from the wildlife sanctuary I was volunteering at. They needed me to take 3 wolves to Texas and care for them for a week - the same week as camp. OOH! I'll see if I can get out of camp. So, I called, I left messages to call me back, I kept calling, and never got a call back. Hmm... The morning of camp I'm standing in the middle of 2 busloads of youth running and screaming all over the place... totally overwhelmed. They assured me I would have a co-counselor... I did... until she had a seizure and was airlifted out of camp. I had a teen counselor and 6 tween sisters and cousins ... something came to light prompting us to call CPS... it was an experience! and I loved it! I ended up being a youth leader there for several years... one of the best times of my life. I learned, God knows me just a bit more than I know myself, lol. Moral of the stories... when God instructs you to do something, just do it. It may not always be easy, but you'll be blessed. He knows what He's doing.

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It also involves however many women he victimized. It is really disappointing. I hope the women can now find some justice and peace; hopefully he is truly repentant.

Yeah, there are a lot of liberal actions, same with change.org, because it's just people starting petitions, etc. Like anything you have to check what the action is asking for and hear both sides of the argument before putting your name to something. But it's really awesome to see change take place that you were a part of even in a small way as signing a petition or tweeting to apply pressure on companies/politicians or sharing things to raise awareness. And.... Visa is no longer a payment option on Backpage's adult section. Yay @Visa @MasterCard and @AmericanExpress Come on @Discover ...we are waiting! "...One source says Backpage makes $9 million a month from pimps placing sex ads. With both Visa and Mastercard no longer being able to be used to pay for ads, one non-profit that fights sex trafficking says it's like cutting off a major highway to the virtual street corner...." -Debra Alfarone, WUSA

MAN SHOOTS OFF FIREWORK FROM TOP OF HIS HEAD AND DIES, POLICE SAY Sunday, July 05, 2015 05:18PM "CALAIS, Maine -- A 22-year-old man who was drinking and celebrating the Fourth of July tried to launch a firework off the top of his head, killing him instantly, authorities said Sunday..."

"...officers advised Lokman and the cat to stay away from each other for the remainder of the night."

After seeing the earlier post just a bit ago I watched this interview of Sir Nicholas Winton on 60 Minutes when he was 104 years old.

Wow, amazing! Thank God for him! I just watched the interview of Sir Nicholas Winton on 60 Minutes... very touching!!!

"Child Labor on Rise Among Syrian Children as Crisis Spirals..." -Reuters, by Maria Caspani "...Children keep being recruited as soldiers in the five-year-old conflict, they are being sexually exploited and trafficked said the report that draws on data collected in the past few years by various agencies. The war in Syria has killed more than 220,000 people and displaced around half of the population. U.N. aid agencies have described it as one of the worst refugee crises since World War Two..."

I called them out on Twitter... @Visa ...but haven't gotten a response. I have received responses that way from other companies and organizations (politicians not so much) that way. I also participate in a lot of things on change.org and takepart.com but there is currently nothing on those sites requesting this particular action.

Backpage is well-known as a place to solicit prostitutes; even worse, minors are easily bought and sold there. MasterCard is no longer a payment option in the adult section of Backpage where solicitation, trafficking of adults, and domestic minor sex trafficking takes place. American Express had already withdrawn as a payment option. Come on Visa, you're next!

He made very good points... "brain-chained" is the perfect term to describe people who deny that institutional dependency is slavery.

Yes. I've been faced with this question when bringing bibles to a country where it's illegal to do so. When I told the pastor I wanted to do this, he asked me, "Do you understand that if you go, you might not come back?" I understood and was willing to take the risk, but he made sure I understood I could be imprisoned, tortured, and/or killed. By the grace of God I walked through the lion's den safely and the Bibles were delivered. A pastor was arrested for Xth time the day I left and the week prior to my trip 3 missionaries were beheaded (I did not know this at the time but would have gone anyway as I knew God called me to do this and was in His hands regardless). I would do it again in a heartbeat if God called me to it. Had I been caught and threatened with prison, torture, or death if I didn't deny what I believe? I believe God would have given me the strength to stand as He has for many throughout history. The real question is whether we are willing to daily live for Him.