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Canada’s favourite clean comedy variety entertainer. Christian, husband, father, juggler, fisher of men. Book lover. Techie, Quirky, Garage Sale Ninja

Cambridge Ontario Canada
Joined April 2009
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I’ve read the Bible my ENTIRE LIFE… and I just discovered this hidden detail that will blow your mind. We all know about John the Baptist and how he was a peculiar guy. Well, in Matthew 3:4 … we get a very interesting description about John the Baptist. We learn that “he wore a garment of *camel’s hair* and a *leather belt* around his waist.” Now, why would Matthew bother to give us this detail? Here’s where it gets crazy. 400 years before John the Baptist, the prophet Malachi said that one day, God “would send the prophet *Elijah* before the great and dreadful day of the Lord” (Malachi 4:5) In other words, before the coming of the Messiah, one like the prophet Elijah would come. Now fast forward to the New Testament, here comes Matthew saying “oh yeah, John the Baptist… yeah, he was dressed with camel’s hair and a leather belt.” Why? Because guess who else in history was dressed this way? In 2 Kings 1:8, the messengers of King Ahaziah’s describe an encounter with a mysterious prophet… and say “He wore a *garment of hair*, with a *belt of leather* around his waist.” And the king said, “Oh… It is Elijah the Tishbite.” John is wearing the same thing as Elijah. Matthew’s point in telling us what John wore… is that John the Baptist is that new “Elijah” preparing the way for the coming of the Messiah. So if John is the new Elijah, and John points to Jesus… then Jesus is the Messiah. But wait there’s more. Elijah calls the nation of Israel to repentance. John the Baptist calls the people of God to repentance. Both prophets BOLDLY confront the wicked political power of their time.. and BOTH are HATED for it. Elijah confronts King Ahab, and King Ahab’s wife, Jezabel, wants Elijah dead. (1 Kings 19:2). John confronts Herod Antipas, and Herod’s wife, Herodias wants John dead. (Mark 6:19). New days. Same demons. (that’s the Jezabel spirit) Elijah crosses the Jordan river before he went up to heaven. When Jesus shows up, John the Baptist is at the… Jordan river. And that’s where Jesus’ public ministry begins. Elijah's ministry was followed by Elisha, who received a double portion of his spirit (2 Kings 2:9–15) and had a greater ministry. John's ministry prepared the way for Jesus, who obviously had an *infinitely* greater ministry. Here’s the point. John wore Elijah's clothes, carried Elijah's message, and came in Elijah's spirit and power because he was pointing to the Messiah… And his name is JESUS.
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One of my friends…He goes, I just can’t believe in a God that would send me to hell just because I don’t believe in Him. I said, Why is that? And he goes, Because that’s an ultimatum. Believe in Jesus or go to hell. That sounds manipulative. I said, Let me ask you something. If a building is already on fire and someone kicks the door open and says, Come out, this is the only way, is that an ultimatum, or is it a rescue? He said, What do you mean? I said, Well, you were already going to hell. I was already going to hell. That’s not God being cruel. That’s humanity choosing sin, and that’s justice. God does not send innocent people to hell. The fact is, there are no innocent people. The standard is perfection. Not better than your neighbor. Not mostly good. Perfection. I asked him, Have you ever lied? Have you ever lusted? Have you ever hated someone? Have you ever been prideful? He said, Yeah. I said, Well, then you’re guilty. I said, To be honest, I have too. We’re all guilty. And he goes, So you’re telling me it’s believe or just burn? And I said, No. It’s guilty but rescued. You weren’t standing on neutral ground and God came up and just shoved you toward the fire. You were already falling, and He caught you before you hit the ground. Jesus didn’t come to threaten you. He came to take your sentence. The Cross was not an ultimatum. It was a substitution. Justice says the wage of sin is death, but love says, I’ll pay it for you. A friend asked me, But why make belief the condition? And I said, Because love can’t be forced. Salvation is not a hostage situation. It’s a gift. If someone pays your debt, you still have to accept it. If you refuse it, the debt doesn’t disappear. God is not saying, Believe in Me or I’ll torture you. He’s saying, You’re already dying. I made a way. Take it. Hell is not proof that God is cruel. The Cross is proof that He’s not. And if you’re wrestling with that same question, it means the door is still open.
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It's whether they're wanted.
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The entire covid saga summed up in less than 2.5 mins. Absolutely on the money, and hilarious AF 😭👌🏻⚡️
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MŁODZI TO PATOLOGIA. 1. Wyprodukowaliśmy pokolenie ludzi, którzy mają dostęp do całej wiedzy ludzkości w kieszeni, a jednocześnie nie wiedzą absolutnie nic. Nie znają historii, geografii, ekonomii ani własnego kraju, ale posiadają opinię na KAŻDY temat. Dawniej, żeby być ignorantem, trzeba było przynajmniej nie mieć dostępu do książek. Dzisiaj ignorancja wymaga aktywnego wysiłku. 2. Nie panują nad własnymi emocjami. Wszystko jest „toksyczne”, „traumatyczne”, „problematyczne” albo „triggerujące”. Krytyka staje się atakiem. Dyskomfort staje się cierpieniem. Niepowodzenie staje się traumą. Zamiast nauczyć człowieka radzić sobie z rzeczywistością, nauczono go tworzyć coraz bardziej wyrafinowane słownictwo do opisywania tego, dlaczego rzeczywistość powinna dostosować się do niego. 3. Nie potrafią też docenić tego, co mają. Żyją w jednym z najbezpieczniejszych i najbogatszych okresów historii, otoczeni technologią, o której ich pradziadkowie nie potrafiliby nawet fantazjować, a zachowują się tak, jakby zostali zesłani do kopalni soli w XIV wieku. Ciepłe mieszkanie, pełna lodówka, smartfon, wakacje, streaming, dostawa jedzenia pod drzwi — i permanentne poczucie krzywdy. 4. Są źle wychowani. Nie dlatego, że nie znają właściwego widelca do ryby. Gorzej: nie rozumieją, że przestrzeń publiczna należy również do innych ludzi. Głośnik w autobusie, hulajnoga między pieszymi, telefon przy stole, darcie mordy w miejscu publicznym. Świat jest sceną, oni są głównymi bohaterami, a reszta społeczeństwa ma zejść z kadru. 5. Nie potrafią czekać. Nie potrafią się nudzić. Nie potrafią przez pięć minut siedzieć bez bodźca. Telefon musi być sprawdzony podczas jedzenia, rozmowy, spaceru, pracy i kiedyś prawdopodobnie własnego pogrzebu. Pokolenie z największym dostępem do informacji w historii wytrenowało sobie zdolność koncentracji złotej rybki na amfetaminie. 6. Nie potrafią niczego naprawić. Nie potrafią niczego zbudować. Część nie potrafi ugotować pięciu normalnych obiadów, przyszyć guzika, odetkać odpływu ani zorganizować własnego dnia bez aplikacji. Za to doskonale wiedzą, jak powinno zostać zreorganizowane całe społeczeństwo. 7. Nie mają cierpliwości do kompetencji. Chcą rezultatów bez praktyki, pozycji bez hierarchii, pieniędzy bez doświadczenia i autorytetu bez osiągnięć. Jeśli ktoś robił coś przez dwadzieścia lat, to nie jest ekspertem. Jest „gatekeeperem”. 8. Nie rozumieją pieniędzy. Subskrypcja tu, dostawa tam, kawa za 25 zł, telefon na raty, pięć aplikacji pobierających co miesiąc pieniądze z konta — a potem wielkie odkrycie ekonomiczne: NIE DA SIĘ OSZCZĘDZAĆ. 9. Nie mają stosunku do przeszłości, bo przeszłość zaczyna się dla nich mniej więcej w 2016 roku. Wszystko, co było wcześniej, jest albo niezrozumiałe, albo podejrzane moralnie. Człowiek bez pamięci historycznej patrzy więc na instytucje istniejące od stuleci i po piętnastu sekundach namysłu stwierdza, że właśnie odkrył, jak je naprawić. 10. Nie żyją nawet w tej samej rzeczywistości. Algorytm daje każdemu prywatny wszechświat, prywatne fakty, prywatne autorytety, prywatne oburzenie i prywatną epidemię problemu, o którym normalny człowiek nawet nie słyszał. Potem wychodzą z internetu i są zdziwieni, że społeczeństwo nie przeczytało tego samego feedu. Najbardziej imponujące jest jednak połączenie wszystkich tych cech. Nigdy wcześniej człowiek nie mógł wiedzieć tak mało, umieć tak niewiele, kontrolować się tak słabo i jednocześnie posiadać tak niewzruszonego przekonania, że to właśnie ON powinien pouczyć wszystkich poprzednich ludzi, jak należało urządzić świat.
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CBC just spent 5 minutes on how horrible it is that Trump is banning CNN, MSNow, Political all far far left news agencies from the White House but they have no problem with the Liberals blocking Rebel News, True North, Western Standard and The Counter Signal from theirs.
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This is one of the greatest lines by Tolkien. Filled with profound wisdom and reality for our everyday lives. I think about it often. “Yet it is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule.”
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It's incredible what's happening in Canada Canadians are facing economics stress like never before right across the board as inflation skyrockets, the country is overwhelmed with mass immigration and everywhere there is catastrophic collapse politically, socially and economically The government has entered into a trade war with biggest trading partner and tells Canadians we need to stand up to the big bully as the implications are massive in the additional costs that will add to the Canadian family this year Yet somehow Canadians are cheering on are corrupt government and a prime minister who's extracting hundreds of billions for his own person benefit from taxpayers and pension funds I do not believe the level of collapse that we are at can be recovered from. Yet Canadians are cheering on our government with its misguided policies of ... Carbon tax Mass immigration Diversity is our strength Elbows up It's Madness
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In the Screwtape letters, CS Lewis anticipated what some corners of Christian discourse on X would become. Screwtape instructed Wormwood: "Your patient must demand that all his own utterances are to be taken at face value and judged simply on the actual words, while at the same time judging his [opponent's] utterances with the fullest and most over-sensitive interpretation of the tone and context and the suspected intention... Hence from every quarrel they can both go away convinced, or nearly convinced, that they are quite innocent... Once this habit is well established you have the delightful situation of a human saying things with the express purpose of offending and yet having a grievance when offence is taken."
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Red Flags On a Church's Website - Seeing "This is not your grandparents' church!" or "We do church differently here!" or "You belong here!" - The church merch store is easier to find than their beliefs. - Every stock photo looks like a coffee commercial. - They mention the love of Jesus, but there is no mention of sin, repentance, holiness, or the Gospel. - Wife and husband team of lead pastors - Most of the staff are women - Sermon series examples are: "5 Keys to Declaring Your Best Life," "Summer at the Movies," "Unlocking Your Annointing," and "God Meets You in Your Dream." - No visible elders, accountability, or church leadership structure. - The pastor's sneaker collection gets more attention than Scripture. - The doctrinal statement is vague enough to unite atheists, Mormons, and yoga instructors. - Fog machines and LED walls, but no Bible exposition. - The worship leader has more stage time than the preaching. - Their "About Us" page sounds like a startup pitch deck. - The sermons feel like TED Talks with occasional Bible verses. - More talk about "purpose" than Christ crucified. - They avoid words like "sin" the way airports avoid the word "bomb." - The church cafe has better branding than the theology. - "Authentic community" is emphasized more than obedience to God. - The pastor is called "visionary" 14 times but never "elder." - You leave the website knowing how special you are, but not why Jesus had to die.
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At what point does this become theft from taxpayers?? Enough is enough. Not a single cent more!
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Stockwell Day just dropped ANOTHER bombshell. Prime Minister Carney specifically approved keeping a serial violent sexual assault rapist in Canada. Not a citizen. From Eritrea. Tried to burn a church down. Multiple sexual assaults. 13 to 15 court order breaches. Assessed in the 99th percentile for reoffending. Canada Border Services Agency begged the government to deport him. The Liberal Minister said no. Day’s point is clear: that Minister doesn’t make that call alone. Carney signed off on it. On the same day the Auditor General confirmed thousands of undocumented illegals who should already be gone. Ottawa police report 150 more rapes this year. And still the soft approach continues. If the people running this country refuse to remove predators who aren’t even citizens… they have no business governing it.
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It’s crazy how often people will park a couple of $60,000 cars in the driveway so they can keep $200 worth of bicycles, Christmas decorations, and an assortment of old paint cans safe in the garage. 😂
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Sadly, many churches and people still teach these, just repackaged.
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Fr. Ripperger: “The willingness to suffer is the one thing the demons do NOT want you to master. They will use every form of fear possible to keep you from being willing to suffer. Because if you’re willing to suffer there is nothing in your spiritual life that you can’t obtain.”
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Did you know that when an inmate on death row is euthanized by lethal injection they use potassium chloride but they also use an anesthetic and paralyzing agent to ease the pain of the potassium chloride. If they didn’t do that the person would feel themselves being burned alive from the inside…so it is a bit of mercy. Abortionists also use potassium Chloride directly into the hearts of babies they m*rder except they do not also use a paralyzing agent and anesthetic. The death row murderer is shown more mercy than a little tiny *innocent* baby.
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I remember the first time I ever came back to America. I was born here to an American mom but I grew up in Europe. For all intents and purposes I was raised very much European I was a teenager by the time we came back, two things shocked me, how many flavor options of Oreos there were and that people dressed in pjs to go to the store. This for many Europeans is a crime. My grandmother would have woken up from a deep sleep in a cold sweat if she ever even had the inclination that I would ever step outside the home in anything other than nice clothes. I’m exaggerating a little only, because she was very much strict in what she thought i should wear. One thing I was always taught and it is that we must dress well. That different clothes have different purposes and uses. Which honestly I agree. One time I read someone who made an argument that how we dress is a clear example of the state of our moral health. That bad clothing decisions is a direct representation of moral decay. I do not honestly think that wearing pjs to Walmart is a sign of inevitable civilization collapse but I also do not think that clothes are meaningless. What we wear communicates something. We dress differently for a funeral than we do a wedding. We dress differently to church than we do for the beach. I do not know if I would argue that how we dress is a moral claim, but I do know that clothes reveal what our culture values. We value weddings so we dress nicely, we value church so we dress nicely But unfortunately I think we have stopped valuing ordinary everyday life, and so we don’t care to dress for it. Getting dressed to buy bread, setting the table nicely all on a Tuesday, getting the nice shoes from the attic that we only use for church, none of these things make us better people, but they do reveal a belief that ordinary life should still be treated with dignity and beauty, with a sense of reverence and respect, so I do not know if I can argue that our moral standards are in the trash because we wore dirty jeans to a doctors appointment, but it does say that we have lost the magic and love we once had for the every normal day of our lives. A life that is loved is rarely lived carelessly, and more than bringing back nice clothes we need to first bring back the love and beauty of everyday regular life.
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