

From April:History of the World in a Year by the Conservative Voice
For people who don't know God personally, it can be an irritating statement. Similar words were painted on a cannon which sieged and flattened the city of Drogheda in Ireland by the Protestant commander Oliver Cromwell. The then Lord Protector of England had not extended the courtesy of protection to the Irish. Even today, the words can be triumphal, used, but not in humble acknowledgement of God. The faithful should know that God is love and apply it. But not as Charles Manson might have, sexually. God is love is a truth. A Christian doing a selfless act through faith that God is love, brings glory to God.
God is love. It is relational love. He is the good father wanting his people to prosper. He desires to be close to them, to walk and talk with them. He wants his people to call to Him in need, and to thank Him when he has been generous in his blessings. To call to Him makes one closer to Him. God likes to be loved. He misses people who reject him. He welcomes them when they turn to Him.
But those that don't know God certainly feel love and practice it. It is a gift from God that all may exercise, and do so without knowing God. A parent loves a child. A spouse loves their partner. It isn't something that only Christians have, and so it is irritating when Christians assert it without acknowledging the broadness.
I heard a sermon recently from a dad whose five year old daughter disappeared from his home in the middle of the day. He was beside himself with panic. The front door was left open, and his two other daughters, 4 and 7 years old had no idea where their sister was. It had only been a few moments when his back was turned, and she was gone. He upended the entire street looking for her, calling out her name. Desperately thinking she had somehow been abducted. That is how God feels for those who do not know him.
People want love in their lives. They do lots of things to find it. But only love with God is satisfying. Not because Christians don't divorce. Not because relationships without God aren't life long. But things are easier for couples and families when their eyes are on satisfying God and not merely their own needs. Serving one's self makes one selfish. Serving another makes one giving. Loving makes one beautiful. And to love is to give. It is the opposite of selfishness. Almost as if God created the world so that those who loved Him would prosper.
https://rumble.com/vaj26t-god-is-love.html
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet
That's the jingle bell rock
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bell chime in jingle bell time
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle...
David Daniel Ball calls himself the Conservative Voice.
I'm a teacher with three decades experience teaching math to high school kids.I also work with first graders and kids in between first grade and high school. I know the legends of why Hypatia's dad is remembered through his contribution to Math theory. And I know the legend of why followers of Godel had thought he had disproved God's existence.
I'm not a preacher, but I am a Christian who has written over 28 books all of which include some reference to my faith. Twelve blog books on world history and current affairs, detailing world events , births and marriages on each day of the year, organised by month. Twelve books on the background to and history of Bible Quotes. One Bible quote per day for a year. An intro to a science fiction series I'm planning, post apocalyptic cyber punk. An autobiography with short story collections.
I'm known in Australia for my failure as a whistleblower over the negligence death of a school boy. ...
Remember Patrick Henry's words: "Give me liberty or give me death." Don't let illusions of impossibility silence you—act today to ensure free speech endures for tomorrow. What's one step you'll take right now?
Free speech has been challenged before. In the US, World War I and World War II imposed wartime restrictions. The prolonged nature of the Vietnam War made such restrictions obvious, as did the war in Afghanistan. However, the failure of the press to remain free has led to remarkable academic debate. It is now claimed—and widely accepted—that free speech is illusory and not truly possible. Minor restrictions on style are said to mean that speech was never free. This view is Orwellian. What happened?
In antiquity, was there free speech in Athens when Socrates was ordered to leave? He drank poison rather than accept exile, but he had had his say. When Athens defeated Persia at sea, scuttling an invasion plan, the successful generals were ...
How has meditating on God's precepts brought new life to your spirit today?
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What exactly have the Palestinians done to demonstrate they’re ready for a state?
Some observations:
📷 There are still 50 hostages in Gaza
📷 They refuse every ceasefire proposal
📷 The Palestinian Authority hasn’t held elections since 2006
📷 Corruption is rampant
📷 Children are taught to glorify terrorism
📷 There’s no accountability, no rule of law, and no democratic institutions
So tell us, Emmanuel Macron: what part of this looks like a state-in-waiting?