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Posted on 07/10/2014 5:13:25 PM PDT by fatima
~Favorite Fire Song's~
Ed Sheeran - I See Fire
*Video*
Adele - Set Fire to the Rain
*Video*
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To: fatima
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Paranoia In Reverse
July 11, 2014
Read: 1 John 4:1-6,17-19
I remember watching television news reports in 1991 as the nonviolent revolution took place in the streets of Moscow. Russians who had grown up in totalitarianism suddenly declared, We will act as if we are free, taking to the streets and staring down tanks. The contrast between the faces of the leaders inside and the masses outside showed who was really afraid, and who was really free.
Watching the newsreels from Red Square on Finnish television, I came up with a new definition of faith: paranoia in reverse. A truly paranoid person organizes his or her life around a common perspective of fear. Anything that happens feeds that fear.
Faith works in reverse. A faithful person organizes his or her life around a common perspective of trust, not fear. Despite the apparent chaos of the present moment, God does reign. Regardless of how I may feel, I truly matter to a God of love.
What could happen if we in Gods kingdom truly acted as if the words of the apostle John were literally true: He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). What if we really started living as if the most-repeated prayer in Christendom has actually been answeredthat Gods will be done on earth as it is in heaven?
Far, far above thy thought
His counsel shall appear,
When fully He the work hath wrought
That caused thy needless fear. Gerhardt
Feeding your faith helps starve your fears.
First John 4:2-3 is used often by Christians as a test to determine if one is demon-possessed. This ignores the context. John is warning against false prophets who deny the humanity of Christ and teach that Jesus only appeared to be human. A false teacher is one who denies that Jesus Christ is both fully man and fully God.
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07/10/2014 6:35:34 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
Lurkina.n.Learnin!!
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:36:37 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: upchuck
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:36:54 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: nothingnew
Mount Eldon and the Kachina Peaks Wilderness, just north of Flagstaff AZ.
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:37:38 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:37:47 PM PDT
by
South40
(Hillary Clinton was a "great secretary of state". - Texas Governor Rick Perry)
To: Fiji Hill
Fiji Hill!!
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:38:21 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi everybody!
((((HUGS)))))
A song about “getting” fired:
“Take this job and shove it.”
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:38:56 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: Toespi
Toespi!!
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:39:00 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: GeronL
“Great Balls of Fire!!”
______________________________________
You are really dating yourself :)
I think I was about 14 then.
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07/10/2014 6:39:33 PM PDT
by
AlexW
To: beelzepug
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:40:29 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: Kathy in Alaska
“Fire” by the Pointer Sisters.
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:41:17 PM PDT
by
Silentgypsy
(Mind your atomic bonds.)
To: skeeter
skeeter!!
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:42:31 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: John S Mosby
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:43:15 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: LonePalm
Wow! Our son went to Elon University where Taylor attended years before. As the story goes, not sure if true.......in his song going to Carolina, he was not referring to one of the states but to Carolina which was a girls dorm at Elon. I just love the lyrics of fire and rain, they are so authentic.
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07/10/2014 6:44:05 PM PDT
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Toespi
To: fatima
To: GSWarrior
Congratulations, Mr & Mrs GSWarrior, on your wedding!!
Click
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:44:48 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: fatima
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:44:55 PM PDT
by
Heart-Rest
("Our hearts are restless, Lord, until they rest in Thee." - St. Augustine)
To: fatima
You too Fatima and thanks. I heard Fire and Rain the other day on the radio....such memories made me a little weepy.
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:45:24 PM PDT
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Toespi
To: AlexW
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07/10/2014 6:45:35 PM PDT
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GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: aomagrat
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posted on
07/10/2014 6:46:47 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
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