Birdies.

 

The Paradox of Peace.

"The paradox of peace is that its maintenance depends on the credible threat of war."

Melanie Phillips Feb 25

Er ... Yes.

"Hell had broken open and [thousands] of bureaucrats were gushing out ..." 

Blogger: thanks to CJ Box for that amusing image! I don't doubt the bureaucrats' location as much as I do doubt their departure from it.

An Interesting Riposte.

 

ANTARCTIC FLOWERING PLANTS “A CLIMATE WARNING”: Scientists from Italy and UK have been studying the plants on Signy Island, a small island near Antarctica. They found two native flowering plants named Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis have increased their growth rate and range of habitation over the past decade. They are low growing grasses that grow in clumps on an otherwise rocky, snow-covered island. Researchers suggest the increased grow rate and expansion is the result of warmer summer temperatures and less trampling by fur seals. Whilst the changing conditions are good for these two plants the researchers are concerned that increased temperatures may allow non-native species to gain a foothold and cause “irreversible biodiversity loss and changes to these fragile and unique ecosystems”. They concluded that if global warming proceeded according to the worst case scenario proposed by the IPCC “Earth’s climate by as soon as 2030 could resemble warmer periods such as those recorded during the mid-Pliocene”. References: Science Alert 19 February 2022, Current Biology 14 February 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.074. ED. COM. These researchers admit the earth has been warmer in the past. Whilst we don’t agree with the evolutionary timetable that places the Pliocene warm period millions of years ago, we agree there is ample evidence in the fossil record of a warmer world with lush vegetation in the past. So why do these researchers complain about new warming and new growth? A warm environment with plenty of lush vegetation makes for a better place for living things than the present cold, barren environment of the islands around Antarctica. Similar changes have happened in the northern hemisphere, where we know from history some frozen wastelands, such as Greenland and Iceland were once warm enough for people to live and grow crops. The dire predictions about “non-native” species moving in exposes the hypocrisy of modern environmentalists – they believe in evolution, which is a process of survival of the fittest. The whole concept of “native” species assumes these plants evolved here and cannot live anywhere else. The reality is these plants survive here because others can’t, and there is no reason they could not or should not grow somewhere else given the opportunity. Currently these two Antarctic grasses are the fittest, but if the climate changes and other plants can move in, the new more successful ones will be the fittest. Again, we are left with the hypocrisy of environmental evolutionists – they claim to believe in continual evolution, but they don’t want anything doing it! The IPCC’s latest report, with all its dire predictions, came out in August 2021 and has now been endorsed by the United Nations. For more details and our comments see our report: Cyclones, Heatwaves, Droughts and Floods Are Our Fault here.

Give God A Try. Do It With Total Sincerity and You WILL Encounter The Saviour.

 

Throughout My Life, From Both Within and Without, I've Watched British Education Go Down The Toilet. Such Promises Are Often Made But Rarely Put into Practice!

Biggest university shake-up in a decade: Pupils who fail GCSE maths and English will not get a student loan and Mickey Mouse degrees face crackdown under new proposals.

• Department for Education proposals to include restrictions on student numbers 
• Ministers want to crack down on lower-quality courses offered at universities
• Students who do not achieve a grade 4 in English and maths would be affected
• The ban could also be aimed at those who fail to achieve two Es at A-level 
• The DfE has said 'not all students receive the same high quality of teaching'

By ISAAN KHAN FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED:  02:03, 23 February 2022 

Witnessing To The Lost.

 

Brand New Book by Simon Turpin: Engaging Islam Islam is the second largest and the fastest-growing major religion in the world. This book will help you engage with Islam in a fresh way and understand what Muslims believe so that you can clearly communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ to them.   If you buy this book for a Muslim, we are praying that it helps the reader understand the truth about the Bible, who Jesus Christ is, and their need to trust in him for the salvation of their sins.   Booklet (72 pages; 4½" x 7¼") 00-1-129 £2.50 Intro Price OR BUY 5 OR MORE FOR £2 EACH Creation Research UK.

Salvation Is Not Just About Our Ultimate Destination But About How We Live Our Christian Life.

https://www.breakpoint.org/salvation-is-more-than-just-going-to-heaven/

Birdie.

 

Crisis in Conservatism.

 https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-gb/DisplayMessage?ws_popup=true&ws_suite=true

Brexit Marches Inexorably Onwards.

Brexit Britain signs £800million trade bonanza with New Zealand - UK's potential unleashed.

BRITAIN has signed a new free trade deal with New Zealand that is set to boost the UK economy by £800million a year.

By DAN FALVEY - POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

So Cute.

Ready for Spring! Adorable harvest mouse peeks out after climbing inside a tulip in sunny Bournemouth.

This adorable little mouse could have been posing for the camera while sitting in this tulip. The cute little critter turned around and looked directly at the camera of photographer Miles Herbert near his home in Bournemouth earlier this month. While he looks as snug as a bug in the plant, the harvest mouse wasn't simply having a rest, but was doing something slightly more destructive. The tiny creature climbed inside the tulip flower to eat the stamen inside before climbing back. Mail.

A Truly Sickening Offer From Imran Khan to Putin.

Pakistan's helping hand to warmonger Putin: Imran Khan shamelessly offers to import two million tons of wheat AND buy gas from Russia... just as Western sanctions are dealing devastating blow to its economy.

• Imran Khan signs a trade deal with Putin after Kremlin talks on the day that he ordered Ukraine invasion  
• The Bank of Russia raised key interest rate from 9.5 per cent to 20 per cent as the rouble's value tumbled 
• Kremlin is expected to turn to China and sell assets to raise cash to keep the war and the economy running 
• Putin claims the unprecedented sanctions imposed by the West  to cripple him are based on an 'empire of lies'
• Many Russians are panicking. They're pulling cash from ATMs and fear state will become North Korea or Iran
• Generous Mail and MailOnline readers have donated £710,000 in 48 hours to our Ukraine appeal. Total is £1.2m including £500,000 pledged by the owner of DMGT, Lord Rothermere
• Click here for MailOnline's liveblog with the latest updates on the Ukraine crisis 

By MARTIN ROBINSON, CHIEF REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE

What Repentance Means.

'Going to confession' must include repentance and renunciation of sin.

By Dan Delzell, Christian Post Contributor| Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Repentance from sin plus faith in Christ equals a new life. | Pixabay

Whether you are Protestant, Catholic, or something else, you may be in the habit of “going to confession.” Some people go to a pastor or a priest, while the majority of Christians go directly to God to confess their sins. 

When you confess your sins, do you repent and renounce your sins as well? The Bible tells us: “He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy” (Proverbs 28:13).

Repentance is a “change of mind” regarding your sin. You no longer want to give into it. Renouncing sin means to turn away from it with a firm determination to head in the opposite direction. Confession of sin without repentance leaves you guilty and still in need of God’s forgiveness.

When you “go to confession,” do you assume that merely identifying your sins is all that matters? Do you realize that God is just as concerned with what is in your heart? If your sorrow is not genuine, then “going to confession” does not remove your sins from your soul. 

Jesus was speaking to some Pharisees and teachers of the Law one day when He said, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.’" (Matthew 15:7-8).

When your heart is far from God, your religious activity is actually offensive to God. Believe it or not, religious people offend the Lord whenever they go to confession without repentance. Scripture instructs us: “Hate what is evil; cling to what is good” (Romans 12:9). God hates evil, and when the Holy Spirit is filling your soul, you too will hate what is evil. 

When King David committed the sins of murder and adultery, his heart was a mess and his relationship with God was on life support. He finally came under the conviction of his sin when the prophet Nathan confronted him (2 Samuel 12:1-13). God’s Word declares, “Better is open rebuke than hidden love” (Proverbs 27:5). Nathan loved God enough and he loved David enough to rebuke David.

The Holy Spirit convicted David of his sin and he told Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord” (2 Samuel 12:13). David’s confession was much more than just words. The Holy Spirit gave David a hatred for his sin, which he had deliberately committed without any regard for God’s Law. David had willfully broken multiple commandments in his sexual lust and scheming.

While David was living in sin, he was miserable. He said, “When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night, your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’ and you forgave the guilt of my sin” (Psalm 32:3-5).

What if a professing Christian deliberately commits sin and does not feel bad about it? This is not a good sign that the person is truly saved, redeemed, born again, justified, and forgiven through faith in Jesus. Born again people feel bad when they sin because the Holy Spirit within believers is grieved by sin (Ephesians 4:30).

David called out to God in repentance and faith: “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight” (Psalm 51:1-4).

David’s confession of sin was heartfelt and genuine. And he knew that only God could change his impure heart. This is why David prayed: “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me” (Psalm 51:10-12).

David was a broken man as a result of his willful sins. And while there were serious consequences to his sin, (2 Samuel 12:9-12) David was completely forgiven when he confessed his sin to God, repented, and renounced his evil behavior.

What about you? When you “go to confession,” what is happening in your heart? Are you planning to go right back out and commit that sin all over again? The correct attitude is to be completely disgusted with the vile and wicked behavior you engaged in when you sinned against God.

“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done” (2 Corinthians 7:10-11). 

If you and I are not alarmed over our sin when we “go to confession,” then our confession is not biblical. If we are not indignant over what we have done to God and others, then our “confession” is only make-believe and it won’t result in our sins being forgiven. We must turn away from sin in order for God to receive our confession of sin. Otherwise, we are like those teachers of the Law to whom Jesus said, “Their hearts are far from me” (Matthew 15:8).

Going to confession without repentance and renunciation of sin is worse than not confessing your sins to God at all. But when we renounce our sin and turn away from it, we are invited to come to Christ in faith and say: “Wash me Jesus in your precious blood.” And thankfully, the Lord will cleanse us every time!

“If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

Dan Delzell is the pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Papillion, Nebraska. 

CP.

Key Case for US Supreme Court.

Supreme Court agrees to hear Christian web designer's same-sex wedding website case.

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor | Tuesday, February 22, 202

Lorie Smith | Alliance Defending Freedom

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a Christian web designer challenging a Colorado state law requiring her to create wedding websites for same-sex couples if she also offers similar services for other couples. 

In an orders list released Tuesday morning, the high court agreed to hear an appeal in the case of 303 Creative LLC et al v. Aubrey Elenis, et al.

“The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to the following question: Whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment,” the order states.

The Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal group representing web designer Lorie Smith and her company, 303 Creative, praised the high court’s decision to hear the appeal. Mail.

How Wide Is The Grin on My Face?

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-60435954

Billy Graham in England.

https://www.christiantoday.com/article/billy.graham.in.england.a.personal.reflection/138189.htm

Marx.

"All you need to know about communism is that Marx was a sponger. He lived off Engels’ family who had a furniture factory. David Mamet.

The Goodness of God.

Birdie.

 

God & Forensic Science.

 

The Forensic Science Behind God's Fingerprint featuring former forensic scientist, Dr. Jennifer Hall Rivera (DVD, 60mins) Creation Research UK.

A Not Unlikely Scenario.

Exclusive: Communist China and Russia Plotting a ‘New World Order’, Ukraine Just ‘First Step’, Says Lithuanian MP.

KURT ZINDULKA

 27 Feb 2022.

Communist China and Vladimir Putin’s Russia are attempting to forge a “New World Order” in which the rules of the world are set in Beijing and Moscow instead of Washington, a Lithuanian MP has told Breitbart News.

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart London, Lithuanian politician Matas Maldeikis has warned that the invasion of Ukraine by Russia is just the first step of the plan to upend the international order.

“Everything is being coordinated with China,” Maldeikis said. “Putin, along with China, is trying to create a New World Order, in which the rules of the world are created in Beijing and Moscow. Ukraine is just a part of this plan. Taiwan also.”

The leading Lithuanian MP said that he believes in exchange for China supporting Russia’s attempts to gain control of the former Soviet satellite state, Russia would in turn ship Ukrainian wheat to China, which has been facing food shortages amid devastating droughts over the past year.

Ukraine has a tragic history of Russia pillaging its food resources, with millions of people starving to death in the Holodomor (death inflicted by starvation) famine of 1932-3 when Stalin’s Soviet Union imposed a brutal communist campaign to collectivise farming and give Moscow the ability to control the supply of grain.

Scholars believe that the communist dictator depleted Ukrainian food stocks in order to weaken the independence movement against the Soviets. Russia disputes this claim and indeed denies that a genocide took place, despite estimates of 4-7 million Ukrainians dying during the Holodomor.

Maldeikis predicted that if Ukraine falls, Vladimir Putin would immediately press on and attempt to capture other former Soviet states such as Moldova and Georgia and then in “five to seven years” would test NATO again by going for the Baltic States, including Maldeikis’ home country of Lithuania, a member of NATO and the EU. 

“Putin will tell the President of the U.S.  — whoever it will be then — that he should give Baltics to him or he will use nukes against Europe and America. The President will then have to make a decision” as to whether the Baltics should be surrendered, the MP predicted. Breitbart.