RonD1120

Is that a Godwin? Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I take it this refers to Trump, who is, by his own claims, better at everything than anybody else, needs his ego stroked constantly (as in the inauguration crowd size claim) and knows he can grab women by the genitals because he's a star. I watched the vid clip and was struck by this thought. If President Trump comes through on say 35-40% of his claims he will be a good president. If he produces positive results on 40-50% he will be a great president. If he is successful in 50-60% he will be an absolute winner as the best president in the history of our nation. As Babe Ruth used to say, "It ain't bragging if you can do it." In business you only have to be successful 6 out of 10 tries to be a winner. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I take it this refers to Trump, who is, by his own claims, better at everything than anybody else, needs his ego stroked constantly (as in the inauguration crowd size claim) and knows he can grab women by the genitals because he's a star. I was referring to posters here in SC. For instance, you are a bit of a mystery. What is your need here as a poster? Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

In order to adequately relate to an individual it is best to understand the need of that individual. Otherwise, it is only a battle of wits and attempting to get one up. The ego always defends and attacks. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I agree and in addition, the teachers should be instructed in small arms and should carry concealed. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Florida teacher of the year weighed in regarding parents. >On Thursday, a Florida middle school teacher weighed in with a Facebook post that has since gone viral, declaring it's the parents. Kelly Guthrie Raley's post, which was picked up by Fox News, had more than 600,000 shares as of Sunday afternoon:< https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/02/18/after-school-shooting-parents-blame/349371002/ Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Because deeply religious people have never murdered a bunch of folks based on their beliefs? Oh. Wait. Religion gives people an excuse to be awful to each other. 'God told me to' is the biggest cop-out of all time and has been the the cry of some of the largest mass murders in history. Allow me to offer you, and others, a suggestion, stop looking at life in the rear view mirror. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

We are born evil. We have to learn morality. Who are the best teachers in this era? Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Tagging on at the end. I wonder if we started teaching our children morality based on a real loving God with a plan of salvation? I wonder if that would help them deal with their anger, anxiety, depression and guilt as they grow into adulthood? I wonder if they would then be better equipped to handle maturational, situational and emotional crises? Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

It looks like it is all over but the wiping. No collusion on President Trump's part. The bad guys have been identified, but they will never see a court room over here. With the school tragedy it is not even top of the fold news. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Perhaps, but it may also achieve some of the effects of meditation - to reset perspective and mindset. Donald Lopez, a WWII ace with the Flying Tigers and the USAAC, had a take that I find interesting. During flight training, the cadets would look at the sky on the way to the flight line, saying "come on Dave, just a couple of hours more clear weather." Quite who or what 'Dave' was was never specified. Lopez noted that upon occasion, such as being jumped by numerous Japanese aircraft and trying to ruin their afternoon's target practice, he found himself saying "okay, Dave, I could use some help here." There have been a couple of times when flying where panicking seemed appropriate, but I managed to keep flying the plane. Perhaps having a discussion with 'Dave' might have helped get past being scared shitless, but it did not occur to me at the time. There are atheists in foxholes. BSBD, Winsor When the human spirit communicates from the heart with God's spirit for the sake of the soul words or names are not important. Words are only human symbols. God understands the groanings of the heart. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I really wish you would quit saying this. You're either stubborn or don't know how the American election system works. There are five options when you walk up to the ballot machine: You vote for DJT You vote for HRC You vote against DJT You vote against HRC You don't vote - which means you have NO say in the outcome and can't bitch about it. It is one of the reasons that the US has such a piss-poor voter turnout. People are fed up with status quo politicians. It goes back to long before "Mr Smith goes to Washington." The elites from both sides have been a long-standing trail of Harvardites and Yalies with law degrees and a resume of political posturing to move up. For years, people have been saying they wanted a Washington outsider. Somebody who would treat the government in the same manner that a business must operate. In 2016, that happened. And, one of the reasons I didn't vote Democrat was because they put up the WRONG person - for 20 years I've watched the political maneuvering she and her team has done to line her up for the white house AND because then and to this day - I don't think she's going to avoid criminal charges. She has manipulated the system for 20 years. She sucked as a Senator & Secretary of State and I still hate her to her core for the Benghazi situation. There was also a greater outpouring to vote for Trump because the country had heard enough about "to be one of the ones to vote for the first black president" (never mind that he was half white) and didn't want to follow his perceived failings with "voting for the first woman president" who would ride the coat strings of those perceived Obama failings. Did I think DJT would make a great President? Fuck no. I knew there was going to be a learning curve and that he wasn't going to be able to Executive Order OR Presidential Directive his way into every campaign promise made. That is the greatness of our country - checks and balances. But, he was different than the status quo. Had there been a democrat with business experience that was not a Yalie or Harvardite with a law degree and string of political positioning - I believe the Democrats would have fared much better. HRC as the only candidate hurt the Democratic party in this election. I hope the Democratic party learns from it. Watch what was successful and then put up their own Bill Gates against DJT in 2020. Course, what do I know... I totally agree. The Democrat Party needs to change their strategy from opposition to creative social and economic planning. This business of get Trump/Repulicans and promote racial bigotry is just stupidly inefficient. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Me? Read that post again. Who is the author? You did not write it, why is it not credited? I already know why. The man who wrote it was discredited and forced to resign because it's clearly racist. YOU are the one playing the race card. https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/gop-official-forced-to-resign-after-comparing-immigrants-to-rabid-raccoons/ Well I'll be danged. I thought he was comparing the critters in the swamp to raccoons. I honestly never thought about illegal immigrants. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Playing the race card, eh. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I found the OP somewhat offensive so I countered with humor. Americans need to understand. 2 Corinthians 3:5 New King James Version (NKJV) 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Speaking of raccoons, I received this humorous anecdote the other day. >Like many citizens, I've wondered and tried hard to understand why Trump has such a remarkable following. (It's obvious why he probably should not!) Then a friend sent me this raccoon story. It makes no difference about your political leanings, this is just a good explanation of WHY... (or it's as good as any I can come up with). If you really want to know how the majority of people feel? And this applies to both democrats and republicans, read below, it says it all. You've been on vacation for two weeks, you come home, and your basement is infested with raccoons. Hundreds of rabid, messy, mean raccoons have overtaken your basement. You want them gone immediately. You call the city, 4 different exterminators, but nobody can handle the job. But there is this one guy and he guarantees you to get rid of them, so you hire him. You don't care if the guy smells, you don't care if the guy swears, you don't care if he's an alcoholic, you don't care how many times he's been married, you don't care if he voted for Obama, you don't care if he has a plumber's crack, you simply want those raccoons gone! You want your problem fixed! He's the guy. He's the best. Period ! Here's why we want Trump, yes he's a bit of an ass, yes he's an egomaniac, but we don't care. The country is a mess because politicians suck, the Republicans and Democrats can be two-faced & gutless, and illegals are everywhere. We want it all fixed! We don't care that Trump is crude, we don't care that he insults people, we don't care that he once was friendly with Hillary, we don't care that he has changed positions, we don't care that he's been married 3 times, we don't care that he fights with Megyn Kelly and Rosie O'Donnell, we don't care that he doesn't know the name of some Muslim terrorist. This country is weak, bankrupt, our enemies are making fun of us, we are being invaded by illegals, we are becoming a nation of victims where every Tom, Ricardo, and Hasid is a special group with special rights to a point where we don't even recognize the country we were born and raised in; "AND WE JUST WANT IT FIXED" and Trump is the only guy who seems to understand what the people want. We're sick of politicians, sick of the Democratic Party, Republican Party, and sick of illegals. We just want this thing fixed. Trump may not be a saint, but he doesn't have lobbyist money holding him, he doesn't have political correctness restraining him, all you know is that he has been very successful, a good negotiator, he has built a lot of things, and he's also not a politician, he's not a cowardly politician. And he says he'll fix it. And, we believe him because he is too much of an egotist to be proven wrong or looked at and called a liar. Also, we don't care if the guy has bad hair. We just want those raccoons gone, out of our house, NOW.< Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I enjoyed reading your explanation. Good job! Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Do you mean like calling people insane and saying they are full of hate? Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Do you consider yourself a moderate? Sometimes. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I agree. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Also, a member of the SOF community and I always hated parade formations. However, I think a military parade in D.C. would be a good thing overall. Not for President Trump but for the American people. I believe he knows what he is doing. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I told you back at the beginning of 2016 that the election would be decided on emotion. It was and loser emotion is continuing the current BS instead of governing responsibly. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

We all understood that the change in regime would be ugly and hard fought. We did not know how the nastiness would manifest but we knew it would happen. Multitudes of Deep State politicians and bureaucrats have their careers and way of life at stake. It will start to smooth out, hopefully, after the end of this year. Maybe not. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Just wondering exactly how far you go in opposing progressivism. Are you one of the staunch conservatives that is still upset about the "New Deal"? I kind of agree with you that the Ds are currently offering no real policy direction for America. They seem to be almost completely stuck on being anti-Trump and little else. Of course that is largely because Trump pretty much sucks all of the air out the room.... I have a brother-in-law who is a rigid Democrat because of FDR and the New Deal. His family was poor and struggling for survival as Cuban immigrants. He and his father worked for the C.C.C. The ND gave them a chance for middle class as legal citizens because the Great Depression had hit them hard. He will not consider voting otherwise. President Trump sucks the air out because he moves at the speed of business not at the pace government bureaucracy. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.