Isaiah 28:21-22


The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim,
    he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon—
to do his work, his strange work,
    and perform his task, his alien task.
22 Now stop your mocking,
    or your chains will become heavier;
the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me
    of the destruction decreed against the whole land.


The Next Verse

“For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son,…”

But nobody knows the next part:

“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”

JOHN 3:17
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Endure Persecution

Dirt Merchants

“We work hard with our own hands.

When we are cursed,
we bless;

when we are persecuted,
we endure it;

when we are slandered,
we answer kindly.

We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.”

1 CORINTHIANS 4:12-13

Paul’s Instruction

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there beany other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 
 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 
 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

ROMANS 13:8-14

Anger- The Impatient Tyrant

“When we are fast to anger, we are misinterpreting what the Kingdom of God stands for.”

Anger is the enemy of us all;
it is the Impatient Tyrant

Chip Van Hassel

Be Slow To Be Angry

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,”

JAMES 1:19-26

Anger does not produce the righteousness which God desires.

When you close your Bible without application, you are not doing the inner work required to dwell in the Kingdom of Heaven.

“When we are fast to anger, we are misinterpreting what the Kingdom of God stands for.”

-R. Cecil

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-Ride Tight.


Tribute and Honor

“For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. 

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.”

ROMANS 13:6-7
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A Reminder to Myself

“We give our power away as humans- we blame others for things that happen to us,…”

“You’re probably not even at the halfway mark in your life, and if you think about it the first 25, you probably didn’t know much about anything.

Point being, your life up to this point has prepared you for this.

Now, you need to have the integrity of self to make decisions which align with your vision.”

Arch Kingsley
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Stable Footing: Helping Those Who Help Horses

Whenever someone yelled “LOOSE HORSE,” nobody stopped to ask whose horse it was. They only asked where?
And then they ran towards the problem.

“What do you do with an aging backstretch employee who has lived in a tackroom most of their life and depends on the racetrack for an income and is or will become too frail to work? When that fragile horse person loses his or her job, he or she stand to lose their living quarters and benevolent benefits. The answer is far from easy, in fact, I remember (on several occasions) it being a nightmare! There is a new developing program called “STABLE FOOTING” heading to starting gate and I am very hopeful for a strong finish and we could all pitch in no matter how little or a lot. Let’s get this horse to the Finish Line!

Here is a message from former Maryland trainer Scott Regan and retired pony girl Cathy Rosenberger.

“Good afternoon and thank you for allowing me a few moments of your time.

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The Divergent Talk

To bring the temple of your body into union with other temples forms the Church of God!

Two out of one hundred people are the Pillars of the community, holding most of the weight, doing most of the work and enduring most of the responsibility.

“Let the Righteous Smite Me!”

PSALM 141:5

Doing nothing at a time when nothing can be done has never been my strongpoint. Being a man who cares about reforming culture to some moral rectitude of accountability has been an exhausting mental exercise of futility.
To say that society has lost its responsibilities is a gross understatement! Martin Luther King, Jr., George Washington and James Madison all have one attribute in common. Let us call that characteristic, “Redemption”.

The Difference Between Truth and Justice:

Why do Evil Doers Define What Society Defines What it is to “Be a Good Person”?

The Pareto Principle

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Blocking

“No need to block outside of the body”
-Sifu Brian Gray

“Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.”

1 CORINTHIANS 4:6

“No need to block outside of the body”
-Sifu Brian Gray

Rid of Arrogance

Power, not Talk

“Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
But I will come to you very soon, … and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
What do you prefer? Shall I came to you with a rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?”

1 CORINTHIANS 4:18
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What is Love?

Defining Love

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 

It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.”

1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8

God’s Answer to Elijah

How unsearchable his judgments,
    and his paths beyond tracing out!
“Who has known the mind of the Lord?
    Or who has been his counselor?”

Grace

“So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.”

ROMANS 11:5-6
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JAMES 1:2-4

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

The tongue has the power

“From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
The tongue has the power of life and death,
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

PROVERBS 18:20-21

Why Jesus?

The world has rejected you. That is not your fault!

Why Not Just Pray Directly To God?

One reason we pray in Jesus Christ’s name is because Jesus was human. We are human. If we remove being human from our prayers, we pray to God using Godliness, not humanity. Are we gods or are we humans? Can we think the thoughts of God, or can we only think the thoughts of man?

Why Pray In Jesus’s Name?

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From Poop To Plate: Soil for Medicine, Food & Soul

Here is a step-by-step guide to how I created this soil. If you press PLAY below, I will read my words to you!

Gardening

Soil For Medicine, Food & Soul


An Article for Earth-Minded Folk


By Chip Van Hassel
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Work of Hands

“Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,
    and so the innocent escape trouble.
From the fruit of their lips
Îpeople are filled with good things,
    and the work
of their hands
brings them reward.”

PROVERBS 12:13-14
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Blessed Are the Peacemakers

“…Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.”

The Beatitudes:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.

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PSALM 26

“… deliver me and be merciful to me.
My feet stand on level ground … “

Vindicate me, Lord,
    for I have led a blameless life;
I have trusted in the Lord
    and have not faltered.
 Test me, Lord, and try me,
    examine my heart and my mind;
for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love
    and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.
I do not sit with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.
I abhor the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.
I wash my hands in innocence,
    and go about your altar, Lord,
proclaiming aloud your praise
    and telling of all your wonderful deeds.
Lord, I love the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.
Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
    my life with those who are bloodthirsty,
in whose hands are wicked schemes,
    whose right hands are full of bribes.
I lead a blameless life;
    deliver me and be merciful to me.
My feet stand on level ground;
    in the great congregation I will praise the Lord.

Amen.

Sheep

“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
My Father, who has given them to me,
is greater than all,
and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.”

‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭28‬-‭30‬
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Reap What You Sow

“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”

Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭7‬-‭8‬