It’s not quite Sunday yet, but here’s your sermon one day in advance… If you need a dose of encouragement, I’ve got you covered. Plus, this is a really cool story! Is it only legend? Is it true? We’ll break it all down. First let’s start with the story. It’s only about 3 minutes long but it’s SO powerful. Listen to this Pastor tell it, I promise you’re going to be standing up cheering by the time he’s done! And a shoutout to my friend vDarkness for finding and posting this clip. Watch here: “CheckMate” “The devil’s laughing cuz the man has lost” Not so fast.. Listen to this messege & reminisce everything YOU’VE ALL endured these past few years For some of you, the past 20+ Years.Ridiculed, laughed at, treated like you’re stupid by the very people who are close… pic.twitter.com/lr4mkwegqm — DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) July 29, 2023 Charles Morris over at Haven Today gives us the obvious spiritual implications: Now think about the spiritual implications of this painting with me about what the grand master discovered. Repeatedly in Scripture, God assures his people that there is always a way of escaping situations that seem hopeless at the time. When the people of Judah were deported to Babylon because of their sinfulness, God revealed that a future day of release would come. Just as God provided water for the Israelites in the desert, he would also provide for them on their long trek homeward. A little boy in John 6 only had two fish and a few loaves of bread to feed thousands of people. It looked like checkmate, but our King had another move left! They collected 12 baskets of leftover food after the meal was served. In the Old Testament, Daniel was thrown into a den of hungry lions. It looked like checkmate, but our King had another move left and Daniel remained safe. In John 8, it looked like checkmate for a woman about to be killed by angry men with stones. But Jesus told the woman to go and not sin anymore. On Good Friday, the criminal next to Jesus on the cross thought it was the end, yet he still repented. So often in life, we consider the world to be a mess. With war, violence, a deadly pandemic, unemployment, struggling marriages, depression, isolation, and more … we can easily become disillusioned. People begin to feel lost. We look for direction but often end up on the wrong path. It looks like checkmate, but we need not fear—the game is not over. Now let’s dig into the obvious question….is the story real? Or perhaps said differently: is the chess board real and what was the position? I was curious myself so I dug in. And the short answer is it’s not entirely clear. But here’s one of the best breakdowns I could find, this is from Reddit: There is a strange book position which is associated with this painting, but it hasn’t a lot in common with the painting. Speaking truthfully, almost nothing. Also I found some other positions from people who actually were looking at this painting and they came with something closer, but always it was a completely losing position.   Book position Guess If you look at the painting it’s quite easy to say where the pieces are and which of them are pawns. But what are the other pieces is just a mystery, they look strange (the painting was made in the middle of 19th century). And I couldn’t find the chess pieces from this time that look similar. The whole story about Morphy sounds really interesting but not really like a story that you can believe in, but the more I was thinking on the position the more I was sure that there will be the answer. My first problem was to check almost every variation of pieces that could be there, and I also couldn’t find anything. It was whether a losing position or a completely losing position (mate in 2, mate in 4). but looking at what the other people came with, I tried to swap white king and the piece on D1 (my first guess was that king stands on D2). I think that this piece is rook, but I am not sure about this. So i swapped them, tried every possible variation again. Still nothing. I started losing hope but I decided to look at the thing I was sure about. The squares where the pieces are. For some reason from the very beginning I thought that the pieces are on D1 and D2. But take a closer look. At the piece on D2. Because of the quality of the picture you cant be sure, but I realised that I was possibly wrong all the time. Maybe the piece on D2 is actually on E2. I thought a little. And I think I came with the real position on the picture.   Actual position He lost any hope. His opponent has way more pieces. His position looks losing to him. Is it actually? There is just one move on the board that could save his position. Thinking that he lost everything he just cant see that he can still fight. He doesn’t see the obvious Qxd4, the only move that saves him. After Qxd4 and Kc8, the position is 0.00, but its hard to play and I think someone like Morphy would won this back in his time. I havent found a really high quality picture but that really seems like the answer. Share your thoughts about it, maybe provide some your ideas on the position and what the pieces are. Thanks for reading!

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The protesters are in Chicago, and there are tens of thousands of them. chanting for an Intifada. They support Gaza, abortion, and against Donald Trump ahead of the Democrat National Convention in Chicago on Sunday, August 18. A march organized by Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws: Coalition for Reproductive Justice & LGBTQ+ Liberation kicked off […] The post Let the Mostly Peaceful Chicago Protests Begin appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris told a group of young football players on Sunday that they can be “undefeated” even if they don’t win every game on their schedule. Harris made the remarks while speaking to players at Aliquippa Junior/Senior High School in Pennsylvania about being a role model. “It’s not easy being a role model. Welcome to the role model club,” she said, noting that the player’s families and communities were watching them to see how they act. “And, by doing that, and all that that requires, which is the hard work, the practice, working as a team, knowing that you will be undefeated even if you don’t win every game, but no circumstance or event or moment will defeat your spirit and your fight, and your preparedness to win and excel, that nothing will dampen your spirit of excellence,” she said. “That’s what I’m counting on from each of you. And, that’s what makes our nation strong.” WATCH: Kamala “Cringe” Harris tells a Pennsylvania football team: “You will be undefeated even if you don’t win every game” pic.twitter.com/tmBlsBW660 — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 18, 2024 Senior Trump Campaign official Tim Murtaugh responded to the clip: “Among the first unscripted moments Harris is permitted to have results in her spewing a bunch of nonsense at high school football players who, unlike her, probably know what the word undefeated means.” Attending the event with Harris was her vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who used to be a football coach. Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, responded to the clip: “I wonder what these football players would think about tampons in boys’ bathrooms.” Miller’s comment referenced a bill that was signed into law that forces schools in the state to provide tampons “to all menstruating students,” including transgender students.

A boy who was in the hospital for over a month finally got something to smile about. The Little Wishes organization ensured this little boy got everything he wanted for his birthday. Watch his adorable reaction to his wonderful birthday surprise. This boy that was in the hospital for over a month got his birthday wish! @littlewishesorghttps://t.co/3XrStm1ZNu pic.twitter.com/S2gzMK30q6— Good Morning America (@GMA) August 14, 2024 Little Wishes Makes Dreams Come True Good Morning America shared the heartwarming story of Asher getting his birthday wish. Asher was unfortunately diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and he had been in the hospital for 38 days. All he wanted for his birthday were some yard tools so that he could be just like his daddy and work in the yard. The Little Wishes organization surprised him with all the yard tools he wanted. Staff members came in with tools that looked like a mini chainsaw, a weedwhacker, and a lawnmower. Asher was ecstatic as he took the lawnmower and began pushing it around the room. Now, he could look just like his dad as he worked in the yard. However, that wasn’t his biggest birthday surprise. After that incredible gift, Asher got an even better birthday gift. Asher Gets His Biggest Wish Not only did Asher get tools like his dad has, but he also got to use them with him. Asher got to go home on his birthday! After 38 long days, he finally got to go home! Now, he can help his father in the yard like he always dreamed of. We can learn a lot from Asher’s story. First, kindness and love can go a long way, and we should spread them as much as possible. Second, sometimes the best things in life are the simplest. At the end of the day, this little boy’s biggest wish was to go home and spend time with his family. We are so happy for him and thankful that the Little Wishes organization could help make his birthday an extra special one. The source of the featured image can be found here. The post Hospitalized Little Boy Has His Sweet & Unique Birthday Wish Granted appeared first on InspireMore.

ALS is a devastating nervous system disease. It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle control loss. As time progresses, the disease worsens. While this is daunting news for anyone to receive, one grandmother did not let it get her down. Rather than focus on the negatives, she decided to come up with a unique solution. This grandmother with ALS came up with the most innovative way to read to her future grandkids. Innovative Storytelling: Grandmother With ALS Won’t Back Down Della Larsen received the unfortunate diagnosis of ALS in April 2023. One of the symptoms that this disease can cause is speech changes. Della knew that she wanted to read to her future grandchildren, but she was fearful that she would not be able to do so with the progression of her disease. @dellas.als.journe ALS is stealing my ability to be a grandma, but i have an idea to ensure my grandkis “know” me. #als #alsawareness #cureals #end #livingwithals ♬ original sound – Della’s ALS journey Luckily, this future grandmother with ALS had a plan. She pre-recorded videos of herself reading some of her favorite books. She took to Instagram last year to share her project, Grandma’s Bookshelf, in which she recorded herself reading her favorite books. She placed a QR code in each of these books that her grandchildren could scan. Those codes would take them to the pre-recorded video of her reading these stories to them. Grandma Shares Important Message With Future Grandkids Della told Good Morning America, “I want them to know they were loved even before they were born.” Also, she was back on social media this past July, on TikTok. She reshares the same video from last year, addressing how the hardest part of having this disease is that she will be losing her ability to be a grandmother. Lucky for her future grandkids, she did not back down so easily. With her “grandma’s bookshelf” idea, she is ensuring that her grandkids “know” her. She recorded herself reading 30 children’s books that she hopes her future grandkids will enjoy. The source of the featured image can be found here. The post Woman Plans Way To Communicate With Future Grandchildren Despite ALS Diagnosis appeared first on InspireMore.

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