Here are some hard questions to ponder: do we serve God because He is worthy to be served, or because we expect to get something for ourselves? Do we really have faith in God, or do we have faith in our idea of God? These are some of the questions Barry Phillips and David Jones address in this conversation about the life our Messiah calls us to live.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/229....2194/episodes/182547
Here are some hard questions to ponder: do we serve God because He is worthy to be served, or because we expect to get something for ourselves? Do we really have faith in God, or do we have faith in our idea of God? These are some of the questions Barry Phillips and David Jones address in this conversation about the life our Messiah calls us to live.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/229....2194/episodes/182547
No it’s not commanded, and yes it’s a man-made tradition. But it’s not pagan. Don’t confuse “man-made” with pagan. Celebrate or don’t. It’s your call. But Would You Kindly refrain from telling people it’s pagan like Christmas & Easter. It’s not. Be grateful or be quiet.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Second Guess First Assumptions
Question Everything
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This is why we cannot have nice things. You guys aren't going to like Facebook better than here...
It’s with great sadness that I need to share some difficult news. Due to diminishing funding and a steadily declining number of active members, we’ve reached a point where it’s no longer possible to keep the TTN platforms running.
Another challenge has been TTN’s open-platform nature. Because all subjects are allowed—such as polygamy and other sensitive topics—some people prefer not to be associated with the site. The only way to overcome this would be to rewrite the T&Cs and restrict who can join or what can be discussed… but doing so goes completely against the original vision of TTN as an open, community-led space.
In other words, I’m damned if I do, and damned if I don’t.
The only real way forward would be to re-focus and rebuild the platform, but that requires time, energy, and funding that I no longer have. So unless someone steps forward to take over TTN, the site will unfortunately be shut down. It’s a real shame, but I’m personally out of steam and simply cannot carry it on alone.
TTN will close on Friday, 13 December 2025 at 12:00pm BST (7:00am EST on 12 December 2025) if no takeover occurs.
I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported TTN over the past 4.5 years. People like Nick have published a post every day since he first joined in 2021 except when he was taken up in the hospital. Thanks Nick Liebenberg I really appreciate your posts and financial support to date.❤️
Please take time over the coming weeks to connect with those you've met here and arrange alternative ways to stay in touch.
If anything changes or someone steps forward, I will update everyone immediately.
If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:16 ESV
Although literally true, this Proverb isn't about honey. It's about company and speech and there are two sides. First, if you have a friend that you really like, don't spend all your time with that one person. Nobody is perfect, and everybody sours with enough knowledge and attention. Second, don't make yourself a nuisance. No matter how charming you are, eventually people will get tired of you.
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WORD FOR TODAY “are you consecrated”: Jos 3:5 Then Joshua said to the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you."
WISDOM FOR TODAY: Pro 19:22 What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
Ask the LORD is HE going to allow you to live in HIS house in heaven
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BIBLE STUDY --- THE GOOD SHEPHERD
OUTSIDE THE LAND
From Matthew 15:21-28
After this, Yeshua went into the countryside near Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman who lived there came to see Yeshua and begged Him for help. [Show mercy to me, King David’s son,] she pleaded. [My daughter has a demon in her and it is making her life miserable.] But Yeshua was silent. [Send this woman away,] His disciples said. [She keeps following us and making such a fuss.] At last Yeshua spoke. [I have been sent only to the lost people of Israel,] He said. But the woman fell down before Yeshua and begged Him some more. [Adonai, help me,] she pleaded. [It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to dogs,] He said. Then the woman answered. [You are right, Adonai,] she said. [But you also know that the dogs are glad to eat the few crumbs that fall from the table.] [You have great faith,] Yeshua told the woman. [So that for which you ask is now yours.] At the very moment He said that, the woman’s daughter became well.
A TIME FOR MIRACLES
From Mark 7:31-37
Leaving the countryside near Tyre, Yeshua went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, passing through the Decapolis or region of the Ten Towns. There some people brought a man who was deaf and almost without speech, begging Yeshua to put His hand on him. Yeshua took the man apart from the crowd and placed His fingers in the man’s ears. Then He spat and touched the man’s tongue. Looking up into heaven, Yeshua gave a sigh. [Open up!] Yeshua said. Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was freed so that he began to talk clearly. Yeshua ordered the people not to tell others about this, but it was too wonderful to be kept secret. The more He told them to keep it a secret, the more they told others about it. Of course, people were amazed when they heard about this miracle. [He certainly does everything well,] they said. [He even helps people hear and speak again!]
WHEN FOUR THOUSAND WERE FED
From Mark 8:1-9
One day a large crowd gathered around Yeshua. They stayed with Him for three days. Eventually they had no food left to eat, so Yeshua called the disciples to Him. [I’m concerned about these people, for they’ve been with Me three days and now they have no food,] He said. [If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way, for some have come a long distance.] [But where will we ever find enough food for them out here in the wilderness?] the disciples wondered. [How much bread do you have?] Yeshua asked. [Seven loaves,] the disciples answered. Yeshua told the crowd to sit on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks to YHVH, broke them into pieces, and asked His disciples to give the bread to the people. After the disciples had distributed the bread, they brought a few small fish to Yeshua. He gave thanks to YHVH for these also and told the disciples to distribute them to the crowd. When everyone had eaten until he was full, there were enough leftovers to fill seven baskets. Then Yeshua dismissed the crowd, which numbered more than four thousand people.
COMMENTARY
GENTILE NEIGHBOURS
In Bible times, the Roman army had conquered many of the smaller nations and made them a part of Caesar’s empire. The original boundaries that marked a country were no longer important, because most of the lands that surrounded the Mediterranean Sea now served the Roman emperor. Roads were built throughout the empire and people travelled freely from place to place. As they travelled, they came in contact with the cultures -- the ideas and customs -- of their neighbours. If something in another country was admired, the idea was often {borrowed} and made a part of their own culture. Even the Romans borrowed ideas from the countries they had conquered. They admired the art and architecture of the Greeks, and soon Roman art and architecture began to look very much like it. It became fashionable to speak Greek instead of Latin, and soon the Greek language was spoken all over the Roman empire. But the Jews in Palestine did not want to {borrow} from the Roman world. The Jews scorned their Gentile neighbours because they worshiped false gods represented by idols. They considered the Greeks and Romans unclean because of this and tried to avoid any contact with them. Since they were far too small in number and weak to fight for their independence, they separated themselves from the Roman culture in other ways instead. They kept to themselves as much as possible. A Jew even avoided brushing against a Gentile on the street. If he were defiled by contact with a Gentile, a Jew would not be able to go into the temple to offer his sacrifice. He wanted to keep away from anything that would make him unclean in the eyes of YHVH.
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