Why should we make sourdough? Why is it important to farm sustainably? I fanatically need to know not just "how-to", but "why?" When I was fired from the medical system with untreatable infertility I asked a lot of "why's". I found my answers revealed in God's original design (of us and nature)- we were both CREATED HEALTHY and are undeniably connected. My perspective as a Christian color my career as a plant scientist, certified herbalist, and author. My faith in the answers I found in natu ...
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Rotten but still a little sweet! Rotten Mango is a true crime + all things spooky podcast. We love doing deep dives into the darkest crimes and we tend to not leave out any details - which can get a little rotten at times. If you want deep dives in the psychology of killers, no holding back storytelling of crimes, and stories of lesser known criminals from around the world this is the place for you. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Rotten Mango ad-free. Start a fr ...
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Join āJust Johndaā for your dose of The Culture (News, Political, Pop, Celebrities and more) for those of us who like it straight, no chaser. Sheās an attorney, writer, commentator who will talk, debate and have an opinion about just about everything. Book: āThe Parenting Odyssey: Trials, Treasures and Triumphs of Parenting in a Pandemicā Link to Buy: https://mailchi.mp/38d20cee2b50/justjohnda
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The Pitfall of Giving Away Your Power: I Samuel 12-14
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11:17I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! The almighty "If/Then" statement... part math, part logic and part contract. The clear understanding here is that there are two sides to the equation. It only works if both sides are balanced one with the other. We are constantly being romanced, in current Western culture, into believing that somehoā¦
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Teen Boy Mutilates 2 Girls & Throws One Of Their Heads Into The Street In FRONT Of Her Mom
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1:20:01Ikbal's mother has been trying to get in contact with her daughter for over an hour at this point. Ikbal had been dealing with a stalker for a few years and her family were frantic. One more try. Ikbalās mother dials for her daughter. Click. Someone picks up the phone, but the response is not from a 19 yo teenage daughter. Itās a low, quiet voice; ā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! When Israel begged for a king so they could be like all the other nations around them Samuel told them they were being wicked. God flat out said that they were rejecting Him in favor of an earthly king. But God has always put people in positions of authority... Moses, priests, judges, men at the heaā¦
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Woman Gets FB Message From Old College BF After He Killed His Rapist - This Is Her Response
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2:02:03It will be their first time seeing each other in 20+ years. The last time they saw each other was when they broke up after college. Now, so much has changed. Heās gotten out of prison for killing his childhood abuser. Sheās started her own business and moved on with her life. Maybe this is a bad idea. Maybe they have nothing in common anymore. Maybā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! What happens when God's hand rests heavily on you and you have no intermediary? The Philistines cast golden representatives of the tumors that happened in every one of their cities as the ark of the covenant traveled among them! In the old testament, it took a priest who had lived a life set apart aā¦
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Nature, Nurture, or Something Else Entirely?: Samuel 1-3
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14:45I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Hannah made a deal with God for healing her infertility- that she would give the only thing she owned in the world right back to Him... for life! That meant that she would give Samuel away to Eli the priest to be raised. Eli, it turns out, may have been a decent priest, but he was an absolute disastā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Don't let anyone ever tell you that God does not think women are important! Here in Ruth is proof positive that honors a woman's choice in powerful ways... allowing these choices to change the course of history and take part in His ultimate plans. Men may be featured in a lot of the stories told in ā¦
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What happened that day in that little house in the woods is not a debate. The evidence is all there. The blood, the wounds, the dead man lying on the floor of the living room. That night while the homeowner was watching TV - Clark Fredericks walked in, slashed at him with a hunting knife, stabbing him all over his chest, before finally slitting hisā¦
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Inheriting The Earth and The Law of Compost: Psalms 34-37
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8:30I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! The meek and humble are said to inherit the earth, but I don't think that happens simply because of their character. There is an action that the meek and the humble take in relation to "the earth" that guarantees there is something to inherit. I think David captures it beautifully in Psalms 37. He sā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Are we ill because we (or someone in our family) sinned? When we're sick- does it mean we're "bad"? If we believe that God designed our bodies, we must accept that He knows how to make that design work best. If we further believe that sin is anything that goes against His will... any time we go our ā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! I'm sure you were encouraged as a kid to be careful who your friends were... that you might be trying to do the right thing, but if your friends were up to no good, you might get caught up in the mess? Unfortunately, it is all too human to want to fit in.. to be liked... and so it's pretty easy to mā¦
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Teen Girl Begs TikTok To Find Her Momās Killer THEN Gets Arrested For Killing Both Parents
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1:28:57Itās a little strange for a eulogy to go viral especially when itās not dedicated to a politician or celebrity thatās passed, but this eulogy is for the joint funeral of a couple Kristin and James Brock. Killed in their sleep while their two daughters slept just a few doors away. The killer is still on the loose. Kristinās eldest daughter gives theā¦
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Whose Counsel Do You Value?: Judges 18-21
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14:33I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! It's incredibly easy to consult ourselves when faced with life's choices. Sometimes we may feel like our problems are too trivial to bother God with... and sometimes we seek answers within ourselves because we like our answers better than God! The trouble with looking for our own answers... or askinā¦
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China's "Red Uncle/Sister Hong" Exposed W/ 1600+ Victims But Became The Biggest MEME
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1:23:31July 5th, 2025 a predator in Nanjing, China is arrested. Heās been nicknamed, āUncle Redā and his face gets plastered on the news. Finally. The community can breathe and go about their daily lives, right? No. Netizens instead start a boycott and it works. No future travel into or through Nanjing. Gyms are shutting down. No one wants to visit. Some ā¦
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Investigators On Karen Read Case Connected To Death of Pregnant Girl That Had Been Abused By 3 Cops
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2:42:11Almost exactly a year before John OāKeefe is found in the snow outside of Boston detective Brian Albertās home, Sandra Birchmore is found dead in her apartment in the middle of a blizzard. In her phone are thousands of messages between her and a police detective that indicate he is the father of her unborn child. But of course, itās never that simpā¦
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Karen Read Says Sheās āFramed For Murderā -No One Believes Til Shady Cops CAUGHT Editing CCTV Video
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3:03:52Karen Read claims she did not kill her boyfriend. She dropped him off at a friendās house for a party and he was found the next morning, deceased on the front lawn. The party goers say that he never came inside which has everyone believing Karen Read ran him over with her car. But she says that never happened. Then how do you explain the 40+ piecesā¦
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Teen Boyās Snapchat & Party Pic Reveal His Secret Connection To Karen Read Murder Case-Did He Do It?
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3:23:03Colin Albert is the son of one of the most powerful families in town. And he was supposed to be anywhere but 34 Fairview, the night John OāKeefe died. For months, not a single witness that spoke with authorities ever stated Colin Albert was at the house that night. Until, Johnās girlfriend, Karen Read, gets charged with his death. She knows she didā¦
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Man Dead In Front of Powerful Family Home After āBlizzard Partyā -Everyone Inside Has Motive To Kill
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2:17:01Itās a blizzard party. A group of friends at a house, getting drunk, before they all drive back home. By 2AM, the snow is coming down hard and the party goers have left for their own homes. Only the residents of 34 Fairview Road remain. At least thatās what they say. Within just a few hours, the frozen body of John OāKeefe is found outside on theirā¦
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Samson Was An Entitled Bully: Judges 15-17
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15:57I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Just because your mama prayed you into this world doesnāt mean youāre walking with God. ā Samson had a calling on his life⦠but not much interest in answering it. Entitled. Impulsive. Reckless. Sound familiar? ā His mom vowed him to God from the womb ā but a personal relationship with the Lord isnātā¦
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Never Make A Deal You Can't Live With: Judges 11-14
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17:23I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Ever found yourself bargaining with God in a desperate moment? Youāre not alone ā but the Bible warns us to be very careful with our words. ā Jephthah made a vow he couldnāt take back. And the cost? Unimaginable. ā This weekās episode dives into the danger of overpromising and the seriousness of makā¦
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There's No Such Thing As A Coincidence: Judges 4-6
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14:04I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Ever find yourself saying, āWhat are the chances?ā šŖ A door opens. š Someone calls at just the right time. š¬ A conversation answers a prayer you didnāt even speak aloud. When youāre walking the narrow path⦠these things donāt just happen. Theyāre not accidents. Theyāre assignments. What we call ācoiā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! When things fall apartāweāre quick to hand it over: āGod, please take this.ā But when things start going right? We just as quickly take credit. š Itās like we want God to drive through the storms, but jump into the front seat the moment the skies clear. The truth? You canāt pick and choose when God ā¦
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Good Judgement Isn't A Birthright: Judges 1-3
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16:16I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Good judgment isnāt something youāre born with. Itās something you choose to grow. š The Israelitesāthe very people God choseāare a living cautionary tale: They struggled with peer pressure. They gave in to fear. They wavered with the winds of culture and bad decisions. Sound familiar? The truth is:ā¦
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Dry Bones and The Swear Jar: Proverbs 15-17
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13:04I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Did you grow up in a home with rules about swearing? I sure did! But hereās a question⦠Was it really about the words themselvesā Or about the spirit behind them? š Proverbs reminds us that our words have powerā Not just to offend, but to heal or to harm. Harsh words can ādry the bonesā⦠š Leaving oā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! How do you know youāve built your life on sinking sand instead of solid rock? š The Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh chose land outside the Promised Landāland that looked good⦠but wasnāt where God had led them. And what happened? Suddenly, they needed to build witnesses and monumentsā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Manasseh and Ephraim had plenty. But instead of fully inhabiting the land theyād been given, they came to Joshua asking for more. š Joshuaās response? āIf youāre really as numerous and strong as you say, go clear the land you already have.ā Meanwhile, Caleb and the daughters of Zelophehad asked humbā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Israel was told to clear the landāevery last bit. But they didnāt. Some enemies were too strong. Some were āusefulā as forced labor. Some were spared out of what may have felt like mercy or logic. Whatever the reason, the command wasnāt followed completely. And that compromise came at a cost. š How ā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! š āThe sun stood stillā¦ā Thatās what the Bible says happened when Joshua prayed. But how do we read that? š§ Was it poetic language? š Exaggeration? ⨠Or did it actually happen? For those of us who seek God both in His Word and in the science of His creation, this is one of the most challenging momenā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! āTake off your shoes, youāre standing on holy ground.ā Weāve heard that line beforeāmaybe itās always sounded like a command for reverence. But what if itās more than that? What if God wasnāt just demanding respect, but inviting connection? What if going barefoot on holy ground was about groundingā ā¦
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The Moment Diddy Finds Out Heās āNot Guiltyā On Major Charges
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30:40Deputy: In the matter of USA v. Combs, how do you find the defendant, Sean Combs, for count one, racketeering conspiracy? Juror 5: Not guilty. Thereās a small gasp from Diddyās two rows of friends and family. Deputy: As for sex trafficking of Casandra Ventura, how do you find the defendant? Juror 5: Not guilty. Someone from the same section of the ā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! If you knew destruction was coming⦠Would you have the faith to stay? Rahab did. She believed in the God of Israel before she ever saw Him move. š¹ She sheltered the spies. š“ She tied a ribbon in the window. šØāš©āš§āš¦ She gathered her family close. But the army didnāt come the next day. Or the next. Anā¦
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God Doesn't Give Us A Heart To Know: Deuteronomy 29-31
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10:42I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! God gave us ears to hear. Eyes to see. A heart to feel. But He doesnāt force us to know Him. Thatās our choice. š Scripture says He set before us life and prosperity⦠or death and adversity. Not as punishmentā But as the natural result of what we choose to pursue. š§ Will we harden our hearts with huā¦
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God Will Give Us To Our Idols: Deuteronomy 32-34
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15:12I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Where do you place your faith? š° Is it in money? šļø Government? š Medicine? God offers us a foundationāsolid rock beneath our feet. But too often, we choose shifting sand instead, thinking it looks safer, faster, smarter. š Scripture makes this clear: If we choose other gods, He will let us have theā¦
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Are We Responsible for Others?: Deuteronomy 22-25
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11:32I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! We know God calls us to love our neighbor⦠But does that mean weāre responsible for their health? Their choices? Their outcomes? Itās a tricky line. Some take on too muchāneglecting their own calling to try and āsaveā others. Others care so little for themselves, theyāre not equipped to care for anyā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! As the Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land, God made the choice clear: ⨠Blessing or curse. Not random punishmentājust the natural result of whether they chose to follow Him or not. š āServe the Lord with joy and gladnessā¦ā and youāll see life, fruitfulness, and peace. Reject Him⦠and youā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Imagine this: Youāre grazing in a green pasture, head down, no fear, no tension. Why? Because your Shepherd is watching everything. šļø Thatās the life God invites us into. One where He does the leading⦠And we stop exhausting ourselves trying to control every detail. But instead, most of us live tanā¦
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Kanye & Diddy's Dark Connection - Why People Think Bianca Is The Next Cassie & Is Kanye Next Arrest?
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1:33:59Thursday morning felt like we were seeing something we weren't supposed to be seeing⦠Sean Combs is sitting in his normal spot and the entire defense team fall into formation like soldiers at attention. They make a human force field as they huddle around Sean Combs. Is this a pep talk? What's happening? Through the cracks we can see, Sean Combs, abā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Ever stop long enough to really look at whatās around you? š³ The structure of a leaf. š¾ The way soil heals itself. šļø The perfect rhythm of day and night. Creation doesnāt just suggest a Creatorā It proclaims Him. Romans tells us we are without excuse, because the evidence of God is plainly seen in ā¦
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God Cares About Your Home Life: Deuteronomy 19-21
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14:04I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! One of the clearest themes in Scriptureāand in natureāis this: š± Take care of your home first. That might surprise some of us raised in the Church⦠Where we were taught that āgood Christiansā should always put others firstā Even at the cost of our own families or personal well-being. But thatās not ā¦
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Spiritism and the Snare of New Age Health: Deuteronomy 16-19
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11:02I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! In Deuteronomy, Moses warned the Israelites: ā ļø Stay away from spiritism. ā ļø Do not worship the sun, moon, or other gods. ā ļø Test every prophet against the truth of God. But somewhere along the way, confusion crept in. Today, many Christians fear any connection to nature-based healingā As if all herā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! We have a lot to learn from trees. First we would do a lot of good to stop putting our own values on forest systems and stand back to observe first. If we did, we would see that there is a purpose for dead trees that we are missing- and it is a great model of how to take care of our local community.ā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! The Israelites never movedānever traveled, never went to warāwithout God's presence going first. But once, they tried. They went up into the land without Him⦠And were routed. So when David says, āI keep the Lord always before me,ā Heās not being poetic. Heās giving us a survival strategy. šļø Keepinā¦
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Diddy's Team: Jane Threw 1st Punch When She KNEW He Was Violent - Judge Calls Out Victim Blaming
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1:42:11During a sidebar for the case of USA v. Sean Combs - the judge tells the defense attorneys: āWell, that is victim blaming. That is literally that's like if you had a dictionary that had a term victim blaming, like that would be the explanation that you'd be given, so it can't be that. It has to be something else.ā He clarifies that they themselves ā¦
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The Importance of Local Community: Deuteronomy 12-15
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15:20I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! In todayās world, weāre constantly told to āthink globally.ā š Worry about crises everywhere. Spread your attention thin. Feel responsible for people youāll never meet. But what if thatās not what God designed? š In Deuteronomy 14 and 15, we see a different modelā One thatās hyper-local. Care for yoā¦
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Relying On God Is Risky: Deuteronomy 9-11
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11:41I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! The Promised Land came with a catch: š§ļø Water would fall from the sky. No back-breaking canal work, no hauling buckets from the Nileā Just effortless provision⦠if they trusted God. Sounds like a blessing, right? But standing at the edge of their inheritance, the Israelites hesitated. Because relyinā¦
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Eating Like God Isn't Watching: Psalm 11-14
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11:28I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Weāve all heard itāor thought it: š āIt must be safe⦠itās on the shelf.ā š āIf neon-colored food was really harmful, someone wouldāve stopped it.ā š āIf God didnāt want me to do this, wouldnāt He stop me?ā But hereās the hard truth: God doesnāt always strike people down in the parking lot for rebelā¦
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Ex-GF Calls Diddy "Bi-Curious" & Details 48 Hr Nightmare "Freak Off" Right Before His Arrest
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2:04:55She is one of Sean Combsās latest girlfriends. She was dating Sean Combs when Cassie Venturaās lawsuit went public. She was in the room with him when he found out that CNN had just released the hotel video of him assaulting Cassie. AND - she had plans to visit Sean Combs in New York City, on the very trip that he was arrested on. Jane Doe. Testifyiā¦
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I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Health and fertility werenāt promised to Godās people as a reward⦠š¾ They were the natural result of walking in obedience. But we donāt like rules, do we? Our rebellious hearts assume Godās commandments are restrictions⦠When reallyāthey're instructions. š ļø A divine āownerās manualā for how to thrivā¦
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Moses as a Cautionary Tale: Deuteronomy 1-4
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16:21I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! Mosesāthe one who spoke with God face to face⦠Who wrote the first five books of Scripture⦠Who led a nation through the wilderness⦠š And yet, in the end, he messed up. The weight of leading a rebellious people wore him down. And in a moment of pride, he disobeyed God⦠and missed the Promised Land.ā¦
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Why Would God Curse an Innocent Fig?: Mark 11-16
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17:18I'd love to hear from you, text me your thoughts! If everything in nature is good⦠š³ Why would Jesus curse a fig tree? Most theologians say itās a parable about spiritual fruitā About the danger of looking righteous without living it. But theologians arenāt plant scientists. What if thereās more to this story? What if Jesusā curse also reveals someā¦
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