Author: the real Aj

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Prayer Requests 9-6-19

It’s Friday, so please remember to pray for Mumsee, Mike, and the Nestlings.

Anyone else?

Psalm  31:1-5

1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.
2 Turn your ear to me,
    come quickly to my rescue;
   be my rock of refuge,
    a strong fortress to save me.
3 Since you are my rock and my fortress,
    for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
4 Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,
    for you are my refuge.
5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;
    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

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Prayer Requests 9-5-19

It’s Thursday, so don’t forget to pray for Jo, her students, and the people of PNG.

Anyone else?

Psalm 30

1 I will exalt you, Lord,
    for you lifted me out of the depths
    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2 Lord my God, I called to you for help,
    and you healed me.
3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;
    you spared me from going down to the pit.

4 Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;
    praise his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;
   weeping may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.

6 When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”
7 Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain stand firm;
   but when you hid your face,
    I was dismayed.

8 To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 “What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?
   Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
10 Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me;
    Lord, be my help.”

11 You turned my wailing into dancing;
    you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

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Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2019-Week 2

And here it is, Week Numbah Two. (Think Howard Cosell’s voice, there.)

We did okay last week. Well, most of us broke the .500 mark, anyway. Let’s try again. Kevin won last time, so he picks the tie breaker. And he chose to cause some consternation by picking Army at 7th ranked Michigan. AJ’s team vs. Kevin’s.

So pick away, picklers. Just do so before 12 NOON Eastern time on Saturday, September 7th, 2019.

And a disclaimer, especially to the one who keeps thinking there’s a real prize involved (typed in very small font like the legal disclaimers in the outside world):

This poll is for entertainment purposes only and is not in any way connected to the NCAA, the Conferences, or Las Vegas bookies. Entering does not guarantee anything in return other than bragging rights. Just don’t take the bragging too far, since you know what the Bible says about it.

  1- West Virginia @ Mizzou

  2- Vanderbilt @ Purdue

  3- #12 Texas Tech @ # 1 Clemson

  4- #25 Nebraska @ Colorado

  5- BYU @ Tennessee

  6- #6 LSU @ #9 Texas

  7- Northern Arizona @ Arizona (Don’t laugh. My Wildcats lost to     Hawaii, so this one could be a challenge.)

  8- #23 Stanford @ USC

 9- Pillow Fight:  Coastal Carolina @ Kansas

10- Tie breaker: Pick winner and final score: Army @ #7 Michigan

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Prayer Requests 9-4-19

It’s Wednesday, so don’t forget Ajissun and the folks in The Gambia.

Anyone else?

Psalm 29

1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings,
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory thunders,
    the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf,
    Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks
    and strips the forests bare.
   And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
    the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
11 The Lord gives strength to his people;
    the Lord blesses his people with peace.