Re-blogging: Continuing the Story: Praying the Bible: Psalm 103

Continuing the Story: Praying the Bible: Psalm 103: Several years ago, my pastor introduced our congregation to the book Praying the Bible  by Donald Whitney during our prayer emphasis month. ...

RIP, Rush. Good news for the pro-life movement. TULIP alternatives.

You all might be familiar with this:

screenshot from YouTube "The 5 Points of Calvinism Song"

But what is not so widely known are there are other versions as well, that tend to be a little more humorous. For example: 

Origin unknown, sent to me by a friend

Or this one, which is my favorite:

also origin unknown

Anyone seen any others?

FWIW, I've heard that the Arminian version is a daisy, as in "He loves me, He loves me not." Ooops - shame on me. (I first heard that in a taped lecture by the late Dr. S. Lewis Johnson, of Dallas Theological Seminary and Believer's Chapel-Dallas fame. - No relation to me, that I know of. <heavy sigh>.

Moving on:
I'm gonna admit that for years I have been a sorta-fan of Rush Limbaugh, who died of lung cancer yesterday, just a couple weeks after his 70th birthday. I didn't listen to his show often, mostly because I only listen to radio in the car, and since I retired that isn't a common occurrence. But when I did get a chance, he was always entertaining, even when he was spouting nonsense. I usually, but not always, agreed with him, at least in principle if not in specifics. Whether you loved him, hated him, or some combination of the two, it has to be conceded that he revolutionized talk-radio, and that he was a major player in defining the conservative movement in our generation. Was he a shill for the GOP? Yes. Did he sometimes spout bizarre conspiracy theories? Unfortunately, yes. But far more often, he spoke the truth in a blunt and uncompromising way. He will be missed by many, including me. But mostly, I suspect, by Tucker Carlson, because with Rush gone, Tucker will most likely become Number One on the list of people targeted by the far-left-wing-dominated Mainstream Media, such as NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, etc. Good luck, Tucker!

On to another thing. Check this out!
South Carolina passes heartbeat bill

As the article mentions, once it passes a mostly pro-forma procedural vote this week, "Republican Gov. Henry McMaster has promised to sign the bill quickly." It will probably get tied up in court battles almost immediately, but hopefully will make it the Supreme Court (before the Democrats figure out how to pack it), and the fairly conservative majority will allow it to stand. We can only hope and pray!

Well, enough for today. I'm sure you all have more on your plates than just following this little tiny blog. But I appreciate it if you do!

Ron and the Debster, signing off!

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NO politics today! Dealing with depression. Bicycle with giant circular-saw "wheels"! Surfing sea-lions! Growing algae on Mars?

Bicycling on ice

I'm so tired of politics. In fact, so tired of darn near everything. As I mentioned to a couple of my dearest friends, my "give-a-damn" is busted. One, who has experienced life-long serious chronic clinical depression, told me that I have to fight it. To pretend, if necessary, that my give-a-damn is not busted, and to force myself into this, that, and the other thing, until I come out of it. Essentially, fake-it-till-you-make-it. So, I'm trying. Started taking my meds again, which I'd neglected for several weeks. Started making attempts to do at least a few odds-and-ends that I'd been blowing off. Stuff like that.

At the same time, I got a message on Messenger from another dear old friend, wondering if I was alright, since I had not been heard from nor written a blog post in weeks. Her response, which I am going to partially quote was kinda similar, and ended this way:

Continuing routines even when I don’t feel like it kinda helps—but having brothers and sisters in Christ praying for me and encouraging me is better. 😀 Hopefully you’re getting some good reading in and can take a step or two each day to help you get back in a routine and lift your mood and refocus on Jesus. We’re here if you need anything!

Seriously, how do people go through life without such close and loving friends?

I think it is so important that these two friends are devout Christians, my brother and sister in the Lord. One has been a mentor to me since two weeks after I got saved, and has become my best friend. The other is a woman that I've known for a quarter of a century or so, we attended the same church for a long time, and I became close friends with both her and her husband-to-be, now her long-time husband. Great people. And great Christians. These are the kind of people that intelligent people want in their lives.

This is quite interesting.  Blue-Green Algae Can Help Astronauts Survive on Mars.

This is amazing. The Ice Bike With Circular Saw Wheels.

This was fun to watch. Sea lions surf giant waves in ‘awesome’ display caught on video.

That's all for now, folks. Thanks for reading. Don't forget to comment, share, and subscribe!

Ron & the Debster, signing off!

* Photo from screenshot taken from https://kottke.org/21/02/the-ice-bike-with-circular-saw-wheels