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Keir Starmer has announced plans to build enough offshore wind to power 20 million homes over the next five years using taxpayer money to develop parts of the seabed owned by The […]

The only people that would give 58 standing ovations to a monster that has killed over 25,000 children in 292 days… are the people that enabled it…??? pic.twitter.com/2C7EQ3F4zt — Pelham (@Resist_05) July 25, 2024

by Pepe Escobar, Strategic Culture: The four-day, twice-a-decade plenum of the Communist Party of China that took place last week in Beijing, designing an economic road map all the way to 2029, was a stunning affair in more ways than one. Let’s start with continuity – and stability. There’s no question after the plenum that Xi Dada, […]

Christianity: routine or relationship? July 26 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. – Colossians 3:2 One afternoon a young lady came home with a new dog that she just adored. She fed him, washed him, and played with him every day. But very quickly, the dog developed a bad habit of pulling down the clothes hanging from the clothesline. So the girl came up with a clever idea: She put a white kitchen towel on the line and waited. Every time the dog pulled it off, she scolded him. After two weeks, the towel was untouched. So she hung out a large load of laundry and left to do some errands. When she came home, her clean clothes were scattered everywhere. But left hanging on the line was her white kitchen towel! Like that dog, many people become very good at learning the routines of the Christian life, yet they completely miss the point. They wake up early to have their devotional times, they go to church on Sunday, and they pray at night. But when it comes to knowing God, the routine often takes precedence over the relationship. Read your Bible... go to church... pray. But do all of these out of a heartfelt relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Don't do the routine for the sake of routine. Instead, let the routine simply be worship of the almighty God who loves you! Prayer Challenge Pray and ask God to show you where your ‘Christian routine' falls short of heartfelt worship. Ask Him to give you a new focus as you live each day walking with Jesus Christ. Questions for Thought What are some things you do as part of your ‘Christian routine' that are at risk of losing their meaning if you don't refocus? Can you think of some changes you can make that will help you refocus your routine on heartfelt worship of God? Visit the Senior Living Ministries website Visit the Senior Living Ministries website The post Christianity: Routine or Relationship? – Senior Living – July 26 appeared first on GodUpdates.

1656 - Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn declares he is insolvent after living beyond his means and spending too much on artwork and rare items. Leads to the most experimental and exuberantly creative period of his career. 1805 - Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die 1896 - Vitascope Hall, 1st permanent for-profit movie theatre, opens in New Orleans 1958 - Army launches 4th US successful satellite, Explorer IV 1962 - Milwaukee Brave Warren Spahn sets HR record of 31 by a pitcher 1963 - US Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched 1965 - Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1983 - Light flashes seen on Jupiter moon Io 2017 - 3 live king cobras reported found inside potato chip cans by customs officials in Los Angeles 2023 - Actor Kevin Spacey is cleared of sex assault charges at a court in London More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1803 - The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London 1926 - Philippines government asks USA for a plebiscite on independence 1928 - In only his second and final defense of his world heavyweight boxing title, Gene Tunney scores an 11-round TKO win over Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium, NYC 1959 - Chicago White Sox Larry Doby plays final MLB game; retires in 1962 after playing for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan 1967 - Twins beat Yanks 3-2 in 18 1990 - US President George H. W. Bush signs Americans With Disabilities Act More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian and honorary secretary of King Leopold III of Belgium, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1972) 1934 - Mauri, Spanish soccer midfielder (5 caps; Athletic Bilbao 246 games), born in Gernika, Spain (d. 2022) 1949 - Roger Taylor, English rock drummer (Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"), born in Norfolk, England 1950 - Nelinho, Brazilian soccer right back (21 caps; Cruzeiro EC 410 games; Atlético Mineiro), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1953 - Robert Phillips, American classical guitarist, born in New York City 1980 - Lee Dong-gun, South Korean actor, born in Gangnam District, Seoul More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1667 - Michael Franck, German composer, poet and baker, dies at 58 1723 - Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman 1863 - Sam Houston, 1st President of Republic of Texas (1836-38, 1841-44) who helped bring Texas into the United States as a constituent state, dies at 70 1964 - Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, British politician, naval officer and auto racer (1931 Le Mans), dies at 80 1977 - Hans-Otto Borgmann, German film score composer under the Third Reich, dies at 75 2021 - Joey Jordison, American drummer (Slipknot, 1995-2013 - "All Hope Is Gone"), dies at 46 More Famous Deaths »

The beautiful thing about this interaction between the Father and the Son is that God does not rebuke Jesus for his lament. He meets him in his moment of pain.