tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post5532371669160883615..comments2024-03-28T11:32:15.421-05:00Comments on <center>Istoria Ministries Article Archive</center>: The Tragic Murder of Missionary John Birch (Pt. 2)Wade Burlesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968442835088008681noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-22202562732019620662021-02-05T19:49:15.025-06:002021-02-05T19:49:15.025-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-46259388968812686112021-02-05T19:30:38.110-06:002021-02-05T19:30:38.110-06:00LOVE this story, REX RAY !
Humble people can s...LOVE this story, REX RAY ! <br />Humble people can spot angels, you know. :)<br /><br />My nephew Steven is an architect (just graduated a year ago). When he was a little boy probably five years old, I bought him one of those Hoberman Spheres and he looked at it with so much interest . . . he also built large constructions himself with Legos and when a little older, was building electronic toys using batteries. . . . <br /><br />He's got the Family smarts, that boy. :) But angelic? Come to think of it . .. :)<br /><br />Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-1750225930022585762021-02-05T18:31:18.545-06:002021-02-05T18:31:18.545-06:00CHRISTIANE,
Many years ago, I was about 20 miles ...CHRISTIANE,<br /><br />Many years ago, I was about 20 miles from home and was driving through a small town when I noticed about ten guys standing on the concrete foundation of a house to be built.<br /><br />I stopped and found out they were Mexicans and only one spoke English. He had an architectural blueprint, but he didn’t know how to read it.<br /><br />After five hours, we had the studs up for the exterior and interior walls. I was leaving and their leader offered to pay me. When I declined, he sincerely asked if I was an angel. 😊<br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-32468708049389080602021-02-05T10:47:01.368-06:002021-02-05T10:47:01.368-06:00Scott Shaver,
You brought up an important fact:
...Scott Shaver,<br /><br />You brought up an important fact:<br /><br />Biden should be disqualified from running for President since he used his influence as Vice-President when Obama was President, to make his family rich. <br /><br />Joe Biden is now worth nine million dollars.<br /><br />Can anyone find out the present investigation of Hunter Biden’s income tax evasion, or has that been ‘swept-under-the-rug? <br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-44066033756752572352021-02-05T05:20:04.496-06:002021-02-05T05:20:04.496-06:00CHRISTIANE,
Ahaa; here I’ve been ‘chewing’ on you...CHRISTIANE,<br /><br />Ahaa; here I’ve been ‘chewing’ on you; and you say a nice thing; makes me feel bad. 😊<br /><br />Right now, I think the happiest person in America is Hillary. It was her money that got Trump impeached the first time. In fact, she had plans to impeach him in case he got elected when he ran against her. <br /><br />I still can’t figure out this impeach thing that’s done by the House, but overruled by the Senate.<br /><br />It looks to me if a person is found guilty by a court, but a higher court finds him innocent; then that person shouldn’t be guilty of anything. <br /><br />This happened the first time Trump was impeached. (And Pelosi crowed: “Trump’s been IMPEAHED!”) <br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-77760377823901733062021-02-05T05:14:19.521-06:002021-02-05T05:14:19.521-06:00Christianne: influence peddaling as electrd vice p...Christianne: influence peddaling as electrd vice president should have disqualified Biden from even running. You got zilch, nothing, nada on Trump.Scott Shaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938749553589282361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-16390501764081221452021-02-04T21:35:35.146-06:002021-02-04T21:35:35.146-06:00REX RAY, I liked your story about the preacher an...REX RAY, I liked your story about the preacher and the lepers on the next blog post comments. Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-4139047772976599702021-02-04T21:33:40.072-06:002021-02-04T21:33:40.072-06:00Hey REX RAY,
watch the trial next Tuesday
listen...Hey REX RAY,<br /><br />watch the trial next Tuesday<br /><br />listen to both sides and any evidence (witnesses or film/sound)<br /><br />that's what I'm going to do<br /><br />You've left off an awful lot of the spoken words of Donald Trump at the crowd that morning and chosen only one sentence. Re-examine his speech for 'context'. And take a look at the trial on next Tuesday. That's my advice. <br /><br />Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-87651164571238004242021-02-04T20:15:49.640-06:002021-02-04T20:15:49.640-06:00CHRISTIANE,
You made no reply of me quoting what ...CHRISTIANE,<br /><br />You made no reply of me quoting what Trump told ‘his people’:<br /><br />“I KNOW THAT EVERYONE HERE WILL SOON BE MARCHING OVER TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING TO PEACEFULLY AND PATRIOTICALLY MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD.”<br /><br />You must have forgotten, or you so bias of Trump you said: <br /><br />“Inciting a mob to attack the Capitol for the purposes of interrupting the work of the Congress . . .and having 'followers' who advocate the hanging of Mike Pence and the execution of Ms. Pelosi and AOC . . .if this is not grounds for removal from the opportunity to run for office, what IS?”<br /><br />I heard on the radio today, the prosecution just realized that had no sworn statements of anyone making charges against Trump. They probably haven’t heard of you, CHRISTIANE, or would you swear to the statements you’ve made?<br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-34157305472554464492021-02-04T17:40:11.751-06:002021-02-04T17:40:11.751-06:00Sounds like Communist China to me. They have alrea...Sounds like Communist China to me. They have already beamed their mind-control lazers on Washington!RB Kuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559291446578456981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-75901077102986457302021-02-04T15:20:09.331-06:002021-02-04T15:20:09.331-06:00Inciting a mob to attack the Capitol for the purpo...Inciting a mob to attack the Capitol for the purposes of interrupting the work of the Congress . . . <br /><br />and having 'followers' who advocate the hanging of Mike Pence and the execution of Ms. Pelosi and AOC . . . <br /><br />if this is not grounds for removal from the opportunity to run for office, what IS?<br /><br /><br />This is the argument being raised for following the US Constitution's way of banning a malevolent person from office or the opportunity to run for office again.<br /><br />What is the answer to this argument? <br /><br />Watch the trial next Tuesday and find out. Trump has managed to get two lawyers at the last minute to defend him, so then we can find out what they have to say in his defense. Unless they also 'quit' before the trial. <br /> His lawyers sometimes just quit on him. <br />When an attorney goes into a REGULAR court of law, he must not breech the professional code of ethics or he/she risks losing his/her law license,<br />so no court in the land, including the Supreme Court could touch this case as there was no credible evidence.<br /><br />The trial in the Senate is NOT a typical 'court of law', but still, there is a protocol in place that needs to be followed as it has in the past. <br /><br />Trump is entitled to a defense.<br />And the nation is in need of a responsible and healthy Republican Party. <br /><br />Let's see how it plays out. Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-71761675798900896952021-02-04T09:57:48.342-06:002021-02-04T09:57:48.342-06:00I agree RB. This thing has passed a critical tippi...I agree RB. This thing has passed a critical tipping point IMO.Scott Shaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938749553589282361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-10731129771526061002021-02-04T09:00:53.750-06:002021-02-04T09:00:53.750-06:00Scott, interesting that the premises for the curre...Scott, interesting that the premises for the current impeachment process are not due to law violations but admittedly an effort by leftist opponents propagating the impeachment to eliminate the former President from being qualified to run for election again. <br /><br />That is very troubling as a political-ideological power asserts itself in controlling "who" can run for office. We are definitely seeing the transformation into a dictatorial system right here in our mother America.<br /><br />Also consistent in this observation, we see where there are efforts to transfer the authority of administering elections from the states to the Federal level. This would previously have been a concern as being an effort to distance the rule of "the people" from the power of the national central government but after the last election, it seems that having the election process done on a state level does not protect against the hostile intervention by other forces. So I don't know if it makes a difference anymore whether elections are controlled on a more local level or Federal central government level. <br /><br />Very strange days.RB Kuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559291446578456981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-86217825886025542772021-02-04T07:34:24.314-06:002021-02-04T07:34:24.314-06:00Same thing I believed before. Trump is not the aut...Same thing I believed before. Trump is not the author and finisher of my faith.<br /><br />He is, however, the best U.S. president of my lifetime.Scott Shaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938749553589282361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-15189565902019376022021-02-04T06:43:12.469-06:002021-02-04T06:43:12.469-06:00Wade,
This is my letter:
I’m 88 years old. My wif...Wade,<br /><br />This is my letter:<br />I’m 88 years old. My wife and I enjoy your TV show. But last night (2-3-21) I wanted to throw a rock at you when you said, “On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald murdered the President.”<br /><br />Obviously, you’ve never read the 476-page book: “LBJ and the Kennedy Killing” by James Tague. He was injured by concrete fragments made by a stray bullet when JFK was killed. <br /><br />I was one of 16 people at his funeral five months after his book was published in 2013.<br /><br />A 10-page summary of his book is here: jTague.com <br /><br />Page 10: “Lee Harvey Oswald was a patsy…”<br />Page 8: “I’m handed the Russian KGB’s 1965 report investigative report showing that Lyndon Johnson was behind the assassination of President Kennedy…My hours and hours of work match the Russian KGB report to a tee, Lyndon Johnson was behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy.”<br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-17414425463614487972021-02-04T04:36:44.906-06:002021-02-04T04:36:44.906-06:00Wade,
We enjoy watching Tucker Carlson on the Fox...Wade,<br /><br />We enjoy watching Tucker Carlson on the Fox News Channel at night as he tells his views on politics. But last night, I wanted to throw a rock at him when he said:<br /><br />“On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald murdered the President.”<br /><br />I found his address on this link:<br /><br />https://contactanycelebrity.com/cac/contact-tucker-carlson-%F0%9F%93%BA/<br /><br />I plan to write him a letter at:<br /><br />Tucker Carlson<br />c/o Tucker Carlson Tonight<br />Fox News<br />400 N. Capitol St. NW<br />Washington, DC 20001<br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-25032645255429919352021-02-03T22:30:17.225-06:002021-02-03T22:30:17.225-06:00CHRISTIANE,
So, you decided not to reply to my qu...CHRISTIANE,<br /><br />So, you decided not to reply to my question, but only to quote Scripture on another subject:<br /><br />"At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones." (St. Matthew 11:25) <br /><br /><br />A better translation:<br /><br />At that time Jesus prayed: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who THINK themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.” (NLT)<br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-90163871276099611612021-02-03T20:54:06.628-06:002021-02-03T20:54:06.628-06:00Hello REX RAY,
I have always found a better argum...Hello REX RAY,<br /><br />I have always found a better argument 'for' knowledge of the Holy within the sacred Scriptures, this:<br />"7“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; 8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. 9 Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?" (Job, ch. 12)<br />Not many atheists will accept the 'truth' of sacred Scriptures, but many of them have 'known' the peace of 'stilled waters' none the less, in a transcendental sense, not aware that it was 'grace'. I do think like sun and rain, 'grace' also falls upon many who do not recognize it: but still may come for them some vague 'awareness', perhaps a momentary 'warmth' that passes, an unacknowledged 'tender mercy' from the Creator to His creature.<br /><br />REX RAY,<br />I think in God's great wisdom to keep us humbled, He finds a way to help us not to 'wax proud', and Our Lord explained it this way:<br /><br />""At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones." (St. Matthew 11:25)<br /><br />The more humble a person is, I think the greater they may be able to 'encompass' the mysteries of God's grace into their awareness. Pride is the sin that shuts us down. Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-7673988616477468902021-02-03T19:19:05.034-06:002021-02-03T19:19:05.034-06:00CHRISTIANE,
So, with your many quotes from Script...CHRISTIANE,<br /><br />So, with your many quotes from Scripture, how do they justify your comment? on Wed, Feb 3, 1:14 P.M. <br /><br />“How Our Lord draws from these saving mysteries to help us, is something we may not be able to encompass in our intellect.”<br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-1840116781413403622021-02-03T17:54:34.174-06:002021-02-03T17:54:34.174-06:00REX RAY,
you know those Gospels as well as I do, ...REX RAY,<br /><br />you know those Gospels as well as I do, and I can tell you they have been read to me IN CHURCH since I was a child in my parent's arms when they STOOD UP for the readings of the Holy Gospels . . . . <br /><br />So to take one verse and hold on to it is not to dismiss the other verses so much as to AFFIRM them: that obedience to Our Lord IS how we show forth our 'BELIEF' in Him, and He has asked of us much: that we will not turn away from those who need us, that we will stop, and recognize their pain as His pain, and respond to our suffering neighbors.<br /><br />The sacred Scriptures are a 'unity' as is the Body of Christ. One part builds up the other parts. The Holy Gospel of St. John 3:16 SUPPORTS the Gospels of St. Matthew and <br />St. Luke. They intertwine in meaning. They are TESTAMENTS to Our Lord that were written down and carefully over thousands of years passed intact from one generation in the Church to another so that we might have them to help us now. As the Eastern Christians say about the Word of the Lord: 'let us attend'. :)Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-35186964685788866902021-02-03T17:37:41.549-06:002021-02-03T17:37:41.549-06:00Hello out there, REX RAY
I think what is hard for...Hello out there, REX RAY<br /><br />I think what is hard for people is what Our Lord Himself told us about:<br /><br />that SAYING 'Lord, Lord' wasn't enough, that those who 'believe in Him' will show the fruit of the Holy Spirit in their lives and in how they treat their 'neighbors'.<br /><br />I can only ask you to read the Word<br />HERE: <br /><br />FROM: the Holy Gospel of St. Luke, chapter 10<br /><br />"25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”<br /><br />26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”<br /><br />27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”<br /><br />28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”<br /><br />29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”<br /><br />30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’<br /><br />36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”<br /><br />37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”<br /><br />Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” <br /><br /><br />AND HERE:<br /><br />"34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:<br /><br />35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:<br /><br />36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.<br /><br />37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?<br /><br />38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?<br /><br />39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?<br /><br />40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.<br /><br />41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:<br /><br />42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:<br /><br />43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.<br /><br />44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?<br /><br />45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.<br /><br />46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."<br /><br />(from the Holy Gospel of St. Matthew, chapter 25)<br /><br /><br />Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-82908463951230381582021-02-03T16:08:31.500-06:002021-02-03T16:08:31.500-06:00CHRISTIANE,
What is so hard that “we may not be a...CHRISTIANE,<br /><br />What is so hard that “we may not be able to encompass in our intellect” about John 3:16?<br /><br />“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” <br /><br />YES, “we have all experienced ‘grace’ we did not deserve.”<br /><br />Peter said: “We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the underserved grace of the Lord Jesus.” (Acts 15:11 NLT) <br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-11323517532563158172021-02-03T14:26:16.654-06:002021-02-03T14:26:16.654-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-39236668132858098562021-02-03T13:14:43.649-06:002021-02-03T13:14:43.649-06:00REX RAY, Mr. Kuter,
I also have found our discus...REX RAY, Mr. Kuter,<br /><br />I also have found our discussion helpful and I think we all do share the belief that our salvation is centered on Jesus Christ Crucified and Risen From the Dead. How Our Lord draws from these saving mysteries to help us is something we may not be able to encompass in our intellect, <br />but we have all experienced 'grace' we did not deserve, and 'comforting' at times when we needed it above all things,<br />so to know this and to share this is a good thing. There is a verse in sacred Scripture that encourages us to stay in 'the simplicity that is in Christ', and it is there that we can meet in peace, although we do not share every point of view. For this, I am thankful to the Good Lord and also to Wade, who brings people together and allows them a voice. If we stay focused and centered on Christ, we cannot go too far wrong in some other direction.<br /><br />For myself, I hope my faith informs how I treat others, and trying to 'listen' and to 'understand' is an important part of that effort. I fail, of course. So often. But that I have tried is important to me, and I hope to those who have helped me. <br /><br />These times are difficult. People are upset and worried. We should pray for better to come. We need to pray for people who suffer now, for whatever reason, that Our Lord brings them some quiet respite from their suffering. You all take care and be safe.Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19615457.post-9896365357000133382021-02-03T11:33:33.141-06:002021-02-03T11:33:33.141-06:00Wade,
The link below tells of problems the sand t...Wade,<br /><br />The link below tells of problems the sand trucks are causing.<br /><br />ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=71&num=108617<br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.com