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This vanity post describes my fascinating journey towards becoming a semi-cripple for the rest of my life. A week ago last Saturday I was replacing smoke detector batteries in my home and fell off a ladder I’ve been to war, flew fighters and was a Texas police officer and I make it through relatively uninjured, but falling off a ladder does me in. Yup. That simple and that silly. And all my fault. There is a long recovery ahead, with full recovery not really possible. I may need a walker, may need a cane for the rest of my life.

A scenic brook in Autumn, and I sing two verses of the hymn, There is a Fountain Filled with Blood, accompanied with, lyrics, and piano music.

Does the earth belong to the Lord or does it belong to Satan? If one simply takes a superficial look at all the evil that is in the world one might be tempted to say that the earth belongs to Satan. But that is not true. The earth has been invaded by the forces of evil, subjecting creation to futility (Romans 8:20), but ownership of the earth remains in the hands of the Lord. I know this because the Bible tells us that He holds the title deed to the earth. Where does the Bible tell us that? In Revelation....

I have placed short cut of videos on Freerepulic News in hopes of anyone that clicks on them will check out o7jimmy and his web page, www.revski.org, that maybe some that do this will come to know The Lord. My mother past away just a few weeks ago and I guess I am grieving for her and this might be the reason I put things on my page then end up deleting them and doing them over. What I'm saying is, pray for me and I will try not delete the things I place on YouTube or my page so...

Beyond the fight-or-flight reactions to the Alabama Ten Commandments controversy, questions about strategy have gone undebated-here's a start ... Deadline day in Montgomery, Ala., was polarizing: Federal judges on Thursday, Aug. 21, were persisting in their order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building. Police were handcuffing and leading away demonstrators defending the monument. Eight of the nine Alabama Supreme Court justices agreed to comply with the federal order. They directed the building manager to "take all steps necessary to comply ... as soon as practicable." But on one sentiment many from all...

Calling all praying Freepers. Today at 3 PM let's all offer special prayers for the crew of Columbia, their families and friends, the NASA staff, our President, and for the USA. As a Roman Catholic, 3 pm is known as the Hour of Divine Mercy, the hour at which Our Lord Jesus Christ died on the Cross for the salvation of the world. We have a special form of prayer called the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. This form of devotional prayer can be found on the internet HERE Whatever your particular background, let's join in prayer at 3 pm in...