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It’s just the flu, bro. One thing that was discussed yesterday was the motivation behind the lockdown. Some of the motivators behind it are: 1. Desire to control others, 2. Politicians needing to appear to be doing something, and 3. Big pharma trying to stop herd immunity because they want to sell vaccines. This is all fueled by media fear porn. It is amazing the degree to which a population can go off the rails with idiotic policies as we have done with Covid lockdowns. Reagan said every generation would need to fight for its freedom - we are having...

Today we study what the Bible says about “hope” because everyone needs an injection of it during these trying times.But before we read the verses, let’s review the secular meaning.Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s definition of hope is “to cherish a desire with anticipation: to want something to happen or be true.”As an internalized mindset, hope has proven to be a life-saver under the harshest of circumstances. For example, one of the most popular psychology books ever written (over 15 million copies in print worldwide) is “Man’s Search For Meaning” by Viktor Frankl. He was an Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist who survived the Nazi...

Let’s look at this man for one second. Walking back to the White House after a long day. A 74-year-old man coming back home from work at 2AM while most men his age are retired in their vacation homes. He comes back after a long day that probably started before the sun rose and gets back home exhausted with his tie open and hat in his hand feeling that an accomplished day is finally over. That amazing man is in the age of many people’s grandfathers, great grandfathers or my grandfather when he passed away, but this man just came...

Join with FReepers around the world to pray for our President DONALD TRUMP, VIce President MIKE PENCE and AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, Healthcare Systems and the Media. “And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His Will, He heareth us.” —1 John 5:14 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

“A light from the shadows shall spring,” J. R. R. Tolkien wrote in The Fellowship of the Ring. Hope is a dominant theme in Tolkien’s famous fantasy. Despair threatens to grip each of us in these turbulent times. Thankfully, there are many reasons to avert despair—and run into the arms of Hope:  Experts say—and data shows—the economy is recovering The Silent Majority can—and will—defeat Joe Biden With concrete action steps, you will be part of America’s revival Before expounding on these reasons for optimism, it’s important to know that if you’re feeling down, you’re not alone. Social isolation is proven to exacerbate...

think God has something much bigger than an old style tent revival, in mind. I think we are going to see unprecedented moves of God never seen on the planet before. Hard to imagine but that’s how I read Scripture. I think a number of current prophetic sources have said such things, too. I think/believe that: 1. "Holy Fire" will fall in multiple places--simultaneously and sequentially. In many cases firemen will appear because of the authentic reports of fire. But the fires will be like Moses' burning bush--not consuming the buildings involved. 2. in some venues, 100% of all the...

Rose Garden 4:20 P.M. EDT  THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Please.  Those are friendly truckers.  They’re on our side.  It’s almost a celebration in a way.  Please sit down.  Please.The First Lady and I are thrilled to welcome you this afternoon for our second event recognizing extraordinary Americans who have responded to the invisible enemy — we know what the invisible enemy is; we’ve learned a lot — with exceptional bravery and commitment and love.  And we appreciate it very much.  Great job, fantastic job.In the midst of this pandemic, our nation has been united in grief and...

When describing the “great tribulation” (Mt 24:21), one of the first things that Jesus mentions is PESTILENCES (Lk 21:11). After the outbreak of the Corona virus, one finds various false hopes offered on the mass media. In Italy one finds often the banners with the slogan, “Andrà Tutto Bene”, “All Will Go Well”, with the New Age rainbow. Many new nuances of the New Age ideology are promoted all over the mass media e social networks. These banners came out immediately after the outbreak of the Corona virus, as if they were already prepared. In this crisis, Satan does not...

Blue Room4:47 P.M.  EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  It’s a great honor to have you all.  I know your stories.  I got to read about your stories.  In some cases, I knew your story without having to read about it — from Staten Island.  So, thank you all very much.  It’s a great honor to have you.This afternoon, we’re going to recognize several individuals who have responded to the invisible enemy with courage, determination, and grace.  Terrific people.  In recent weeks, our nation has endured extraordinary hardships and loss, and we mourn with one heart for every life...

"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength." (Proverbs 17:22 NLT) Everywhere you look -- from newspaper headlines, to TV "alerts," to those too-long White House briefings, to people wearing masks in public places, there is hardly any news that isn't negative. Stories of people not getting the coronavirus, much less stories about people who have recovered from it, are usually buried, if covered at all. This negative attitude produces its own kind of infection. In a 2016 article for Forbes magazine, neuropsychologist Dr. Fabian van den Berg warned that constant negativity causes stress....

I want to talk with you about how this coronavirus emergency pandemic crisis, as bad as it is, is actually a revelation to the world of how good God is. I want to explain what I mean by that. As bad as this is, it is a catalyst for the good. Such that this may be meant for evil, as some believe and suggest, but God as only He can, is bringing about good. Namely, the salvation of many who would not have otherwise come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ had this not happened. There are people that...

FACING CORONAVIRUS with Dr. David Jeremiah - Turning Point

rA banner reading "memento mori" hangs over a winged skull on this grave marker in the Old Granary Burying Ground in Boston, 18th century.As much of the world reacts with hysteria to the COVID-19 plague, Catholics continue our journey through Lent. Indeed, the two events coalesce very appropriately. Lent is a penitential season when we are meant to reflect on our life and remember the inevitability of our death. Few things help to focus the mind on this topic more effectively than a deadly, fast-spreading viral outbreak. We should recall that in the past our ancestors suffered through numerous plagues...

Just found this - others have probably seen it but could not find it when did a search here. Another unsung but awesome deed by our President, speaking at the commencement of the Hope for Prisoners graduation ceremony in Las Vegas. The President starts speaking at 50:07.

Hope Hicks is returning to the Trump White House as a senior adviser.https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/hope-hicks-returning-trump-white-house-senior-adviser/story?id=68961123&id=68961123&__twitter_impression=true

This whole video is just Amir and is just about the corona virus. He has studied the event well, as he does with everything he talks to us about, and he mentions all the factors that many on FR know about that make it dangerous, and repeats the 21-day incubation period, which is now up to 24 days on FR, along with the almost insurmountable problem of the virus being airborne. God bless you, Amir, for drawing attention to this, not to cause alarm but so that we call can do whatever we can to help ourselves and others. And...

Today, we live in a ravished society in which there is at least one individual that we might personally know who has had at least one abortion. May it be our sincere desire as ambassadors of Almighty God (2 Cor. 5:17-21) to share with that individual the loving forgiveness and kindness that is found ONLY in Jesus Christ (John 3:16-17; Rev.1:5). Oh my dear friend, if you have been one who has been alone and who has had to make decisions that you have fully regretted, turn your heart and eyes to the Savior of the world who LOVED you...

You might be surprised at what you can see and hear while ringing the Christmas Bell for the Salvation Army. These last two weeks, I saw hundreds of people going in and out of our local Walmart, all coming within just a few feet of my Salvation Army Bell and Red Kettle. Soon after I started ringing the bell, a few people stopped to chat, and it was then that I realized that I had a great opportunity to learn some new things. I found that I was in the presence of authentic people living life, who were wanting and...

This Christmas has been extraordinarily difficult for people that have lost... valuable items, money, friends, homes, cars, loved ones, beloved pets... If you have lost something recently please let us know. You don't have to say what it is if you don't want to but we will all be praying for your recovery and healing from your loss no matter how big or small. The most important thing is that we do not lose hope especially as we contemplate the joy of Christmas and our Lord's promise of Salvation.

“Actually I am a Christian,” Tolkien wrote of himself, “and indeed a Roman Catholic, so that I do not expect ‘history’ to be anything but a ‘long defeat’— though it contains (and in legend may contain more clearly and movingly) some samples or glimpses of final victory” (Letters 255). +++ History as a long defeat – I can think of nothing that is more anti-modern than this sentiment expressed by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is a thought perfectly in line with the fathers and the whole of Classical Christian teaching. And it’s anti-modernism reveals much about the dominant heresy of our...