No Anthony, black pepper is not an American native. Its roots are in Java, and it was once so valuable that a small amount made a royal gift. It’s great demand was a reason for seeking a seat route to the East. Of course, that led to the discovery of red pepper in the New World.
Naomie Lane of WorldLifeStyle.com has created a list of the 20 worst possible, least healthiest snacks. We kind of agree with it. They are in no particular order of unhealthiness:
Cheetos
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Pork rinds
Ruffles Cheddar and Sour Cream Potato Chips — (fine by us, we stick to Wise, Herrs or Utz)
Skittles
Haagen Dazs Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Easy Cheese
Ritz Crackers (really)
Twinkies (as expected)
Mrs. Fields Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies
Hot Pockets (no surprise here)
Peanut butters with hydrogenated oil (peanut butters sans hydrogenated oil, however, is very good)
Microwave popcorn (popcorn is a good snack but the bags in the microwave packages apparently impart funky chemicals.)
The Apostle is speaking of Jesus Christ, the dear dying friend of poor lost sinners, who pitied us when we had no pity on ourselves; and died for us when otherwise we must have been cast into hell.
Now, if you believe this, that your sins would have damned you if Christ had not taken them on Himself; and that you must have been cursed forever, if Christ had not been made a curse for you: if you feel in your hearts a humble assurance of pardon purchased by his blood; and if you can consider Him as saying to you in the Gospel, what He said to the poor sinful woman, “Go in peace, thy sins are forgiven” (Luke 7:48, 50); then Christ is precious to you; you love Him above all things.
You love to think of Him, you love to hear of Him, you love to talk of Him; whatever He has commanded, you desire to do; and what He has forbidden, you will not willingly do, to gain the whole world. You are now become a new creature.
You cannot live as you once lived. You are born again. Old things are passed away, and all things are become new (2 Cor. 5:17). The things which you once hated, such as prayer, praise, hearing and reading God’s Word, you now love; and the things you once loved, such as vain, sinful conversation, and trifling amusements, you now hate.
You cannot now go to bed at night without thanking your precious and adorable Jesus for the mercies of the day; or without committing yourself to His protection for the night, and trusting your soul in His hands, that if you die before morning, He may receive you unto Himself: and when you rise in the morning, you cannot go out into the world about your lawful business, without begging Him to keep you from the snares of the world and the temptations of Satan.
Your one object is to please your beloved Savior, and above all things you fear to offend Him. You desire, that “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31). “The love of Christ constraineth us” (2 Cor. 5:14).
An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard.
I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of.
He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.
The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour.
This continued off and on for several weeks.
Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: ‘I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.’
The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: ‘He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3 – he’s trying to catch up on his sleep..
Reading Council President Francisco Acosta has pleaded guilty to taking a $1,800 bribe to repeal a city ethics code provision that caps campaign contributions and prohibits “no-bid” contracts to big donors, reports PaIndependent.com and Evan Grossman of Watchdog.org.
The money according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania came in the form of a loan from Public Official 1, — whom the Independent indicates is Reading Mayor Vaughn Spencer — to Public Official 2, who is reportedly Acosta’s wife who ran unsuccessfully for a district justice seat.
The Berks County Board of Elections, last year, ruled that Vaughn in his 2011 mayoral race laundered tens of thousands in political contributions for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98. The case was transferred to our sparkly clean and pristine — that’s sarcasm, son — state Attorney General Kathleen Kane who unsurprisingly dismissed it.
Hey IBEW guys, why not just ask the Berks County GOP to put up your business manager for city council president? Then you wouldn’t have to worry about this money laundering stuff.
On the other hand, maybe the Berks County GOP is not as mind-numbingly something as other county GOP’s are.
This Off The Internet is courtesy of Rick Lozinak. Is it true? While CIA Director Brennan and Ms. Jarrett are unlikely Muslims, the rest most certainly are. Note especially the troubling background of Huma Abedin.
Understand why Obama refuses to say the words “radical Islam.”
We now have a Muslim government .
John Brennan, current head of the CIA converted to Islam while stationed in Saudi Arabia.
Obama ‘s top advisor, Valerie Jarrett, is a Muslim who was born in Iran where her parents still live.
Hillary Clinton’s top advisor, Huma Abedin is a Muslim, whose mother and brother are involved in the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development for Homeland Security, Arif Aikhan, is a Muslim.
Homeland Security Advisor, Mohammed Elibiary, is a Muslim.
Obama advisor and founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, Salam al-Marayati, is a Muslim.
Obama ‘s Sharia Czar, Imam Mohamed Magid, of the Islamic Society of North America is a Muslim.
Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships, Eboo Patel, is a Muslim.
1/13/15: Nancy Pelosi announced she will appoint Rep Andre Carson, D-Ind, as the first Muslim lawmaker on the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. It would make Carson the first Muslim to serve on the committee that receives intelligence on the threat of Islamic militants in the Middle East! He has he suggested that U.S. schools should be modeled after Islamic madrassas, where education is based on the Quran!!!
And last but not least, our closet Muslim himself, Barack Hussein Obama.
It’s questionable if Obama ever officially took the oath of office when he was sworn in. He didn’t repeat the oath properly to defend our nation and our Constitution. Later the Democrats claimed he was given the oath again in private?
CIA director John Brennan took his oath on a copy of the Constitution, not a Bible.
Congressman, Keith Ellison took his oath on a copy of the Qur’an
Congresswoman Michele Bachman was vilified and verbally tarred and feathered by Democrats when she voiced her concern about Muslims taking over our government.
Considering all these appointments, it would explain why Obama and his minions are systematically destroying our nation, supporting radical Muslim groups worldwide, opening our southern border, and turning a blind eye to the genocide being perpetrated on Christians all over Africa and the Middle East.
The more damage Obama does, the more arrogant he’s become!
Our nation and our government has been infiltrated by people who want to destroy us. It can only get worse!
If you fail to pass this one on, there’s something wrong … Somewhere!
In his book he said, “….if it comes down to it, I would go with the Muslims.”
So, who remembers James Foley? Foley was a journalist who went to dangerous places to cover important stories. His beheading by ISIS was uploaded to YouTube on Aug. 19 last year specifically so his family could see it. There was no Twitter outrage by the hipster celebrities or the “social justice” college crowd.
Why? Unlike Minnesota dentists, ISIS fights back. Hipsters and “social justice” warriors, while they certainly enjoy the emotional jolts self-righteous outrage provides them, are not known for their courage.
Oh, and did you see where the impoverished nation of Zimbabwe is going to put up a statue of Cecil?