davereimer @davereimer@dingdash.com

"Red sky at night, shepherd's delight.
Red sky in the morning, shepherds take warning."
I can't actually remember what the weather was like on the day that I took this photo, but if the rhyme is accurate, then it can't have been fair.
Anyway, the photograph below is of an incredible sunrise I witnessed a short while ago. For a brief moment (literally just a few minutes!), prior to the sun's appearance, the clouds above it suddenly exploded with magnificent texture and colour, lit up vibrantly in rich orange-pink.

#Photography #CapturingBeautyInCreation

I have seen several people in Indiana wearing old band t-shirts (AC/DC, Metallica, etc) and I have three questions -
#1 is this a new fad?
#2 where do they buy these?
And #3 have you ever worn a t-shirt with a band name?
I haven't. EVER. maybe i am not as big as a music fan as I thought since I have zero desire to wear a t-shirt with a band name? Hmm....
If, if, ...if I did wear a t- shirt with an old school band name it would most likely be Carmen, Petra, or Gaither vocal band!

Christian slaughter
God help.
https://backtojerusalem.com/prayer-needed-muslims-kill-at-least-28-people-burn-houses-in-south-sudan-christian-village/

"If Christ died for my sin, I cannot trifle with the evil that killed my best friend."
- Charles Spurgeon

Look at those pictures! I have never experienced that much snow! Talking about extreme weather...
"People in Russian Siberia, on the other hand, aren’t “dreaming of a white Christmas” like in Sinatra’s song. Because, in Norilsk, Russia’s northernmost city, residents are subjected to 45 days of darkness each year, with temperatures as low as -27.4°F in February."
https://epicstotle.com/in-only-five-days-russias-coldest-city-receives-two-months-worth-of-snow-and-the-images-are-surreal-30-pics/?fbclid=IwAR0etk_-2RtIrTrDqp9r_4bxqACZG0sW8upMAtr7K5lHorUPjmdi0gVz1as

@sinbach Interesting! Telegram is a different type app, but I thought it was supposed to be secure and free speech as well. I was so surprised when I tapped on a link to a Telegram channel and got a message that I couldn't access it because it didn't follow the rules for the Telegram app from Google Play. I learned that to access that channel, I would need to download the version of the app directly from Telegram's web page. I didn't do this, so don't know exactly what that channel was about but....Telegram doesn't feel as much like a free speech app to me anymore! Now I'm wondering about other apps.

Urgent! I've been encouraging people to join GETTR.
I WAS WRONG!
https://backtojerusalem.com/podcast/episode-623-urgent-stay-away-from-gettr/

China is taking it further than any other country.
https://backtojerusalem.com/china-punishes-covid-violators-3-men-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison/

http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=8109

When you seem to be stuck, don't panic...pray!
https://devotionaltreasure.wordpress.com/2022/01/14/stuck-in-the-mire/?preview=true

https://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2022/01/14/baby-paralyzed-by-pfizer_1920_s-covid-vaccine.aspx

A desperately needed project in Bhutan.
https://backtojerusalem.com/btj-sponsors-audio-recording-of-the-bible-in-bhutan/

“Who is this?” they said to each other. “Even the wind and the sea do what He says!” (Mark 4:41).

Do we know this Jesus? Does this storm-calming Jesus disappear when we close our Bibles?

At times, I think I expect much more from my wife than I do from Jesus. But my wife can’t command storms and seas....

We expect far too little from Jesus.

We need to reconcile our creeds with our attitudes, decisions, and general approach to life.

A Jesus of theory or story hour is a sentimental comfort. The real Jesus commands the wind and seas and is a force to be reckoned with.

@KarlGessler yep. Crazy times. Peter got his name, 'cos he's so hard! Certainly announced his presence like a volcanic eruption!

Jesus called the twelve, and began to send them out in pairs, giving them authority over unclean spirits. Mark 6:7

How do you imagine this exchange took place?
How did the disciples “receive”
authority?
Did Jesus hand them a badge or give then papers with proof authorization?
How did authority come to rest on the disciples?

I think that the only logical answer is that it came through the mere words of Jesus. The statement “I grant you authority” from someone who possess authority must be enough.

The Gospels state that Jesus granted His disciples authority for healing sickness and casting our demons several times. Why? Because disciples for generations to come would need to know that they are granted authority for doing the works of Jesus.

I am a disciple.
I have authority.
Jesus said so.
It’s that simple.

 "Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God." (Mat. 22:29).

Here Jesus was correcting the sadukees who didn't believe in resurrection from the death.

I'm thinking, how much have we as church gone wrong in a similar way today? Do we have faith in the real Jesus (who is Son of God, yet a man) and who is powerful in everything concerning our lives? Do we understand (and truly believe/act on it!) that the same power that raised up Jesus from the grave, now dwells in us? Are these signs following us (Mark.16:17-18)?

Do we know what the Bible says and read it by ourselves? Or do we trust that our pastor knows the best so that we don't need to read or understand it ourselves? Do we lean on tradition more than on God's word?

We need them both: the Power (Gods Holy Spirit) and the scripture (the Bible), so that we won't go astray.

God help us! 🙏

@KarlGessler "A Jesus of theory or story hour is a sentimental comfort. The real Jesus commands the wind and seas and is a force to be reckoned with." Amen!!