This is an interview between Joel Rosenberg and John MacArthur about Israel and God’s promises of curses and blessings and how some have said the blessing now are not for the Jews but for the church. Very interesting history and lessons on Scfipture. It does take some time to listen, but worthy of your time.
morning all. An unusual day here. We have already had our high temperature. It will get colder as rain comes in
old friends are coming over this morning to help me put up pictures. I knew her as a young girl and they served overseas for many years. I saw them at church and then they called this week to offer to help
I double-checked the email I received from my tax person on Thursday, it said he’s going to try to complete it on Saturday.
They’re usually really fast with the turnaround but maybe they don’t have as many working on the forms this year; I know his wife is one and they also had someone else who was in touch with me last year.
dj: Only of interest to a few, most likely, but this provides some insight into what has been going on with all of the traditional news media.
… In many ways, it is a story familiar to companies big and small across America, as bosses struggle to integrate a new generation of workers with different expectations of how their jobs and personal lives should mesh—and whose evolving social values can sow discord in the workplace.
But these tensions have particular resonance at the Times, which has long prided itself as a standard-setter in American journalism. Newsroom leaders, concerned that some Times journalists are compromising their neutrality and applying ideological purity tests to coverage decisions, are seeking to draw a line.
Kahn noted that the organization has added a lot of digital-savvy workers who are skilled in areas like data analytics, design and product engineering but who weren’t trained in independent journalism. He also suggested that colleges aren’t preparing new hires to be tolerant of dissenting views.
“Young adults who are coming up through the education system are less accustomed to this sort of open debate, this sort of robust exchange of views around issues they feel strongly about than may have been the case in the past,” he said, adding that the onus is on the Times to instill values like independence in its employees.
It highlights how important a fair, unbiased and trustworthy media is to a culture and a nation.
It’s not our only problem, but it’s a big piece of the crumbling puzzle we’re seeing, especially highlighted in this 2024 election year — but it potentially could only get worse.
Meanwhile, we had a young activist in Bakersfield, Ca publicly threaten to murder the City Council members (while speaking to them during a meeting). She’s been charged and ordered to stay away from the council chambers and council members.
Praying for our nation, for God’s mercy and guidance, and for revival among his called-out people.
(the article post at 1:52 was mine if that wasn’t clear — I tried to add initials but didn’t want to mess up this new format which is still a bit glitchy for me)
Janice, 9:54, I’m preparing for a trip and have a long to-do list for today (and we have plumbing issues today), so I didn’t watch. But generally dispensationalists do see the nation of Israel (which actually no longer exists in its biblical form) as having future significance in prophecy, but many other Christians see those promises fulfilled in Christ, and the promises to Abraham that the whole world would be blessed through his Seed have wider and larger applications, even a grander story than “this little group of people will someday be able to have a little bit more land.”
We do hope and pray for many Jews to come to know Christ, their Messiah and ours, but that is different from seeing the history of the world through the lens of dispensationalism. There are all sorts of interpretation errors in that system.
𝐍𝐄𝐖: The pro-Palestinian protester who was arrested Wednesday for threatening to m*rder Bakersfield City Council members is being held in jail on a $1 million bond and has been charged with 16 federal charges.
Sounds like the workplace has gotten out of balance like so many aspects of our culture. That can creep into churches, too. If things get too heavily weighted on one side then there will be sinking. People in the thick of it rarely notice until it is too late.
On the taxes, Dj, I hope they can get it done by the deadline. If not, they will need to file an extension. There can always be last minute difficulties that prevent it from being done. If you are due a refund it does not matter. To do an extension they just have to figure your income and you have to stI’ll pay based on that, but the bulk of the return is filed later. If a payment is not made with the 15th filing then there will be interest and penalties added.
@2:47, thanks Cheryl, you explained it better than could have.
Janice @3:03 — I was already starting to be concerned as I typically owe the state something but get a refund from the Fed. So even if I do get the return via email today, I will be pressed to get that payment made to the state on what is weekend time for me (so sort of bugs me) but maybe it’ll be easy? I think I may normally just send a check … which just has to be postmarked on Monday, correct?
I miss my former tax guy/friend, I’d take them in person to him (because we had old family/neighborhood connections so I really enjoyed seeing him once a year to catch up; and he was “old school,” did a lot of in-person appointments with his calculator). He’d be able to at least give me a cursory guess at what I would be looking at in terms of what might be owed or received back.
This new guy has never been this late before, I’ve been using him for probably 3-4 years, he was in the same building as Chris, my former guy, so when Chris became terminally ill he arranged to have this guy take his clients on (then clients, of course, could make their own decisions on whether they stayed or found someone else). So far they’ve been Ok, no reason to switch; everything is online of course, including sending my documents in to them.
But now I have no clue what my bottom line is looking like until I actually get it back from him.
It was shocking to me, too, Kathaleena; we cover so many City Council meetings in our coastal area and they’re typically boring and benign things to just get through, though sometimes they can get intense and heated. But seeing something like that via the clip was pretty shocking.
wow, my house looks so different with pictures on the walls. Had a great visit with my friends. They were missionaries in Cambodia for 25 years. We understood one another when talking about what it is like to return. My stained glass picture of daffodils is even up.
Productive and wonderful visit you had, Jo. Were they missionaries during the war years at all? But that ‘Vietnam’ War era has been a long time ago now.
I just could not turn my head off last night, which is so rare — I’m a good sleeper. But not last night, didn’t finally drop off until 5 a.m. Slept until 8:30 but was too worn out for church; it also is raining (and raining and raining and raining) today, defying the forecast which predicted only a 25% chance of rain at about 3 p.m. for us today. It’s dark and wet and cold and the rain is, so far, non-stop. So I’m staying in from church. I’ll probably need a nap or early bedtime tonight. Busy work week ahead.
Doing lots of laundry, but will miss being able to dry some things out on the patio, it’s not the weather for that, clearly.
I don’t have a lot of wall space here — the main room (living and dining contiguous) have large floor-to-ceiling (almost) windows and wainscoting that takes up the lower half of walls that would be available. I have a Noah’s ark folk art framed print in the dining area and my grandfather’s old ‘shaving’ mirror hanging .. a framed print on the fireplace hearth.
It’s a beautiful Sunday here, really gorgeous. We had a nice church service. The pastor’s ordained son did the sermon since the pastor is recovrring from hip replacement surgery.
I got to meet a couple of long time members, I think the husband grew up in this church. Always great to meet new to me Christians.
We have quite a big population of them this year due to all the rain and I’m getting some in the house; they’re harmless garden creatures but it’s annoying when I find 1-2-or 3 of them clinging to a ceiling or the bathroom tiles.
I don’t remember seeing these before, though we have the kind of mild climate that they prefer; they mostly root around in yards/grass/pollinating. But they like light so will come inside and then they appear to be quite goofy, confused and lost. I’ve killed a couple but felt guilty.
You probably want them in your house. No, they don’t eat mosquitoes. They like pollen and nectar. But their larvae live underground and eat grass roots so if they lay eggs in your house, your three pieces of grass are safe! Besides, they only live a couple of weeks as adults. Or you could open your windows and bring in some swallows or robins or frogs.
Pictures are always the first thing I hang when we move. At first I just use the nails and such that the previous tenants left until we figure out where things will go. (Having moved 14 times in the first 10 years we were married…)
There was a very cute female dog on our property today. She was easy to catch and after texting my neighbours, we figured out she was over a mile from home, so I drove her back. She was a rescue from up north and very used to just roaming and being free, so she roams.
The friend of one of my daughters, had parents who wrote down a language and translated the bible in Cambodia. I am not sure if they are retired yet or not. They lived here when not over there. I know the daughter visited there a couple of years ago. That is many decades of work. I am sure we don’t appreciate what a blessing it is to have a bible written in your own language.
We have crane flies occasionally but never enough to consider them a bother. I mostly think of seeing them caught in spider webs outside.
i went for a walk and met a nice lady gardening by the street. We talked plants and she said she leave a little from one of her pots by the curb. I don’t usually walk that way, more distant than usual. Not sure what to do, if she was serious, etc
i also noticed a new tiny book station for swapping out. So glad to see that available now. I felt very blessed whilevwalking yet thinking of Israel and praying.
I seem to have a family of crane fly squatters in the bathroom — mom is straddling the tile wall corner in the tub/shower area for stability in case the shower is turned on and it all gets wet; dad sitting higher up on the tile wall near the ceiling; young one a little lower down next to the bathroom double-hung window (I’ve opened enough of the screen so they could fly out; but they haven’t).
One more sitting at the bottom on a long sheer curtain covering a living room window.
OK, my theory — Mom flitted over to the corner of the shower stall when the water started. She put those long lets on adjoining walls for stability. Like a smart and practical mom.
Dad stayed at the top on the other wall, near the ceiling. Protective stance.
(Actually you supposedly can tell the difference — females have longer abdomens than the males; they are comical, spindly insects overall, long-long-long spindle legs, sheer wings and not graceful when they decide to move or fly; some perch upside-down on ceilings.)
They do like moderate climates so they are prevalent here, maybe not in many other places where winters/summers are harsh.
Kizzie, when I was about 13, I actually called the library and the local college (though I don’t remember which one I tried first and which one gave me the answer) to find out how to sex a crayfish, and I’m still amazed that in two calls I found the answer. (I determined my pet was a male and that if I wanted to get him a mate I needed a female . . . but alas the female I collected was bigger than he was and didn’t want to share an aquarium with him, and she killed him.)
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Good morning. It’s a quiet Saturday so far in my neighborhood. Sunny, bright, and cool.
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This is an interview between Joel Rosenberg and John MacArthur about Israel and God’s promises of curses and blessings and how some have said the blessing now are not for the Jews but for the church. Very interesting history and lessons on Scfipture. It does take some time to listen, but worthy of your time.
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Good morning and a beautiful sunshining birds singing morning here.
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morning all. An unusual day here. We have already had our high temperature. It will get colder as rain comes in
old friends are coming over this morning to help me put up pictures. I knew her as a young girl and they served overseas for many years. I saw them at church and then they called this week to offer to help
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just checked my account and they have already taken out what I owe the IRS. They are early
jo
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I double-checked the email I received from my tax person on Thursday, it said he’s going to try to complete it on Saturday.
They’re usually really fast with the turnaround but maybe they don’t have as many working on the forms this year; I know his wife is one and they also had someone else who was in touch with me last year.
I’m sure they’ll get them done and filed in time.
Right?
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… In many ways, it is a story familiar to companies big and small across America, as bosses struggle to integrate a new generation of workers with different expectations of how their jobs and personal lives should mesh—and whose evolving social values can sow discord in the workplace.
But these tensions have particular resonance at the Times, which has long prided itself as a standard-setter in American journalism. Newsroom leaders, concerned that some Times journalists are compromising their neutrality and applying ideological purity tests to coverage decisions, are seeking to draw a line.
Kahn noted that the organization has added a lot of digital-savvy workers who are skilled in areas like data analytics, design and product engineering but who weren’t trained in independent journalism. He also suggested that colleges aren’t preparing new hires to be tolerant of dissenting views.
“Young adults who are coming up through the education system are less accustomed to this sort of open debate, this sort of robust exchange of views around issues they feel strongly about than may have been the case in the past,” he said, adding that the onus is on the Times to instill values like independence in its employees.
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/new-york-times-reporters-rebellion-a6951d91?st=v4y7qqcrhs9vowy&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Not surprising but a scary life application on where our society is headed at 1:52
mumsee
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It highlights how important a fair, unbiased and trustworthy media is to a culture and a nation.
It’s not our only problem, but it’s a big piece of the crumbling puzzle we’re seeing, especially highlighted in this 2024 election year — but it potentially could only get worse.
Meanwhile, we had a young activist in Bakersfield, Ca publicly threaten to murder the City Council members (while speaking to them during a meeting). She’s been charged and ordered to stay away from the council chambers and council members.
Praying for our nation, for God’s mercy and guidance, and for revival among his called-out people.
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(the article post at 1:52 was mine if that wasn’t clear — I tried to add initials but didn’t want to mess up this new format which is still a bit glitchy for me)
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I thought so.
mumsee
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Janice, 9:54, I’m preparing for a trip and have a long to-do list for today (and we have plumbing issues today), so I didn’t watch. But generally dispensationalists do see the nation of Israel (which actually no longer exists in its biblical form) as having future significance in prophecy, but many other Christians see those promises fulfilled in Christ, and the promises to Abraham that the whole world would be blessed through his Seed have wider and larger applications, even a grander story than “this little group of people will someday be able to have a little bit more land.”
We do hope and pray for many Jews to come to know Christ, their Messiah and ours, but that is different from seeing the history of the world through the lens of dispensationalism. There are all sorts of interpretation errors in that system.
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The story dj referred to at 2:20…
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Sounds like the workplace has gotten out of balance like so many aspects of our culture. That can creep into churches, too. If things get too heavily weighted on one side then there will be sinking. People in the thick of it rarely notice until it is too late.
On the taxes, Dj, I hope they can get it done by the deadline. If not, they will need to file an extension. There can always be last minute difficulties that prevent it from being done. If you are due a refund it does not matter. To do an extension they just have to figure your income and you have to stI’ll pay based on that, but the bulk of the return is filed later. If a payment is not made with the 15th filing then there will be interest and penalties added.
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I suspect, when we get done here, we will see all sorts of errors in all the interpretations and will stand in awe of His true plan.
mumsee
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@2:47, thanks Cheryl, you explained it better than could have.
Janice @3:03 — I was already starting to be concerned as I typically owe the state something but get a refund from the Fed. So even if I do get the return via email today, I will be pressed to get that payment made to the state on what is weekend time for me (so sort of bugs me) but maybe it’ll be easy? I think I may normally just send a check … which just has to be postmarked on Monday, correct?
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Or it may be easy (haha, she laughs) to pay via an online link?
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I miss my former tax guy/friend, I’d take them in person to him (because we had old family/neighborhood connections so I really enjoyed seeing him once a year to catch up; and he was “old school,” did a lot of in-person appointments with his calculator). He’d be able to at least give me a cursory guess at what I would be looking at in terms of what might be owed or received back.
This new guy has never been this late before, I’ve been using him for probably 3-4 years, he was in the same building as Chris, my former guy, so when Chris became terminally ill he arranged to have this guy take his clients on (then clients, of course, could make their own decisions on whether they stayed or found someone else). So far they’ve been Ok, no reason to switch; everything is online of course, including sending my documents in to them.
But now I have no clue what my bottom line is looking like until I actually get it back from him.
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It was shocking to see that woman at the council meeting threaten to murder people. Beyond sad that anyone would think that is acceptable.
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It was shocking to me, too, Kathaleena; we cover so many City Council meetings in our coastal area and they’re typically boring and benign things to just get through, though sometimes they can get intense and heated. But seeing something like that via the clip was pretty shocking.
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wow, my house looks so different with pictures on the walls. Had a great visit with my friends. They were missionaries in Cambodia for 25 years. We understood one another when talking about what it is like to return. My stained glass picture of daffodils is even up.
jo
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Good morning, all. Another bright sunny day here.
mumsee
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Productive and wonderful visit you had, Jo. Were they missionaries during the war years at all? But that ‘Vietnam’ War era has been a long time ago now.
I just could not turn my head off last night, which is so rare — I’m a good sleeper. But not last night, didn’t finally drop off until 5 a.m. Slept until 8:30 but was too worn out for church; it also is raining (and raining and raining and raining) today, defying the forecast which predicted only a 25% chance of rain at about 3 p.m. for us today. It’s dark and wet and cold and the rain is, so far, non-stop. So I’m staying in from church. I’ll probably need a nap or early bedtime tonight. Busy work week ahead.
Doing lots of laundry, but will miss being able to dry some things out on the patio, it’s not the weather for that, clearly.
I don’t have a lot of wall space here — the main room (living and dining contiguous) have large floor-to-ceiling (almost) windows and wainscoting that takes up the lower half of walls that would be available. I have a Noah’s ark folk art framed print in the dining area and my grandfather’s old ‘shaving’ mirror hanging .. a framed print on the fireplace hearth.
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It’s a beautiful Sunday here, really gorgeous. We had a nice church service. The pastor’s ordained son did the sermon since the pastor is recovrring from hip replacement surgery.
I got to meet a couple of long time members, I think the husband grew up in this church. Always great to meet new to me Christians.
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Anyone have advice for crane flies?
We have quite a big population of them this year due to all the rain and I’m getting some in the house; they’re harmless garden creatures but it’s annoying when I find 1-2-or 3 of them clinging to a ceiling or the bathroom tiles.
I don’t remember seeing these before, though we have the kind of mild climate that they prefer; they mostly root around in yards/grass/pollinating. But they like light so will come inside and then they appear to be quite goofy, confused and lost. I’ve killed a couple but felt guilty.
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You probably want them in your house. No, they don’t eat mosquitoes. They like pollen and nectar. But their larvae live underground and eat grass roots so if they lay eggs in your house, your three pieces of grass are safe! Besides, they only live a couple of weeks as adults. Or you could open your windows and bring in some swallows or robins or frogs.
mumsee
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Pictures are always the first thing I hang when we move. At first I just use the nails and such that the previous tenants left until we figure out where things will go. (Having moved 14 times in the first 10 years we were married…)
There was a very cute female dog on our property today. She was easy to catch and after texting my neighbours, we figured out she was over a mile from home, so I drove her back. She was a rescue from up north and very used to just roaming and being free, so she roams.
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The friend of one of my daughters, had parents who wrote down a language and translated the bible in Cambodia. I am not sure if they are retired yet or not. They lived here when not over there. I know the daughter visited there a couple of years ago. That is many decades of work. I am sure we don’t appreciate what a blessing it is to have a bible written in your own language.
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We have crane flies occasionally but never enough to consider them a bother. I mostly think of seeing them caught in spider webs outside.
i went for a walk and met a nice lady gardening by the street. We talked plants and she said she leave a little from one of her pots by the curb. I don’t usually walk that way, more distant than usual. Not sure what to do, if she was serious, etc
i also noticed a new tiny book station for swapping out. So glad to see that available now. I felt very blessed whilevwalking yet thinking of Israel and praying.
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Thanks mumsee @4:14.
I seem to have a family of crane fly squatters in the bathroom — mom is straddling the tile wall corner in the tub/shower area for stability in case the shower is turned on and it all gets wet; dad sitting higher up on the tile wall near the ceiling; young one a little lower down next to the bathroom double-hung window (I’ve opened enough of the screen so they could fly out; but they haven’t).
One more sitting at the bottom on a long sheer curtain covering a living room window.
They don’t seem to be very motivated in life.
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Who, besides me, wonders how DJ figured out the sex of the mom and dad crane flies?
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OK, my theory — Mom flitted over to the corner of the shower stall when the water started. She put those long lets on adjoining walls for stability. Like a smart and practical mom.
Dad stayed at the top on the other wall, near the ceiling. Protective stance.
(Actually you supposedly can tell the difference — females have longer abdomens than the males; they are comical, spindly insects overall, long-long-long spindle legs, sheer wings and not graceful when they decide to move or fly; some perch upside-down on ceilings.)
They do like moderate climates so they are prevalent here, maybe not in many other places where winters/summers are harsh.
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Kizzie, when I was about 13, I actually called the library and the local college (though I don’t remember which one I tried first and which one gave me the answer) to find out how to sex a crayfish, and I’m still amazed that in two calls I found the answer. (I determined my pet was a male and that if I wanted to get him a mate I needed a female . . . but alas the female I collected was bigger than he was and didn’t want to share an aquarium with him, and she killed him.)
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