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? my way perfect ??‍♀️?? 2 Samuel 22:33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

That`s soo amazing!

Thanks for sharing! Didn`t know anything about that!

?shall never die? John 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

I was raised a Catholic - a devout Catholic. I counted many priests as personal friends - still do. When I started reading the Bible for myself, I started to find many contradictions with my Catholic faith. When I would discuss this with my priest friends, the discussion would usually start out with something like "people a lot smarter than you studied scripture for longer than you've been alive. Follow the faith you have loved your whole life". As I found more and more of what I perceived to be contradictions, the debates became more heated. In the ned, they admitted that one could either accept scripture or accept Catholic dogma and catechism; or accept the Bible; but rectifying the two was an exercise in futility. At the tender age of 19, I chose to put 100% of my faith in the Bible and quietly leave Catholicism. That was 52 years ago. Are these priests still my friends? you betcha!

“One grand lesson should be taught to our children, and that is, freedom from every particle of egotism and bigotry. They should be taught that other souls outside of our faith are precious, and that jesting, sneering, sarcasm, or contempt for those outside of our faith will be an offense to God. Such a course will wound the soul, hinder the prayers, and enfeeble the spiritual growth of those who indulge in them. We should educate the children not to be narrow, but broad.…” Ellen G. White, Sabbath School Worker, October 1, 1886

5 Things You Didn't Know About Andrew Johnson_3 On July 31, 1875, former President Andrew Johnson died and was buried with his body wrapped in the American flag, and with the U.S. Constitution as his pillow. Here are 5 things you didn't know about the man who replaced Abraham Lincoln following his assassination. He and His Brother Were Indentured Servants Johnson and his brother, William, were sent to James Selby, a tailor, to work as indentured apprentices. Although they were bound to the tailor legally, they were unhappy and ran away about two years later. The tailor placed a newspaper ad offering a $10 reward for their return. However, they were never captured. He Had No Formal Education That's right. Although Johnson never attended school, he was able to teach himself basic reading and writing. He was able to get an apprenticeship as a tailor and open his own shop before marrying. In fact, while he worked, he actually hired someone to read to him while he was sewing clothing. This allowed him to continue learning subjects like history even if he couldn't pick up the books himself. Johnson Was Supposed to Be Assassinated With Abraham Lincoln Johnson was part of a group of politicians marked for assassination along with Abraham Lincoln. When John Wilkes Booth devised his plan to kill Lincoln, he had two accomplices assigned to kill two other politicians. One was Secretary of State William Seward, who was stabbed almost to death (but survived). The other was Andrew Johnson, who was then vice president. However, the man assigned to kill Johnson was too scared to even knock on Johnson's door and ended up taking a walk instead. He was still charged as part of the conspiracy, taken to trial, found guilty and executed on July 7, 1865. One Vote Kept Johnson From Being Removed as President In 1867, the members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Johnson because he had removed his own Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, from his post, which was illegal under the Tenure of Office Act. The vote to remove Johnson fell one vote short, so the impeachment was unsuccessful. In the following presidential election, Johnson did not receive the party nomination to run in 1868. Johnson Was the First and Only Former President to Serve in the Senate Johnson had only one term in office and was not chosen as his party's candidate in 1868. He returned to Greeneville, Tennessee, where he ran for seats in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. He was unable to win a seat until 1875, when he won an election to the U.S. Senate. However, he died from a stroke on July 31, 1875, a short time after taking office.

5 Things You Didn't Know About Jim Henson And His Muppets Jim Henson, creator of Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the other Muppets who entertained and educated millions of preschoolers around the world, died on this day in 1990. Here are 5 things you may not know about Jim Henson and his Muppets... Kermit Wasn't Originally A Frog In the early days of the Muppets, the character Kermit was not a frog. His body was made out of Jim Henson’s mother’s old coat, and his eyes were made out of ping pong balls. He was introduced in 1955 on the show Sam and Friends with roundish feet instead of flippers and no collar. He was more turquoise than his signature green. As Jim Henson described: "all the characters in those days were abstract"; Kermit was simply a lizard-like creature, and was not a specific species. According to Jim Henson himself, Kermit officially became a frog in the 1971 TV special The Frog Prince. Cookie Monster's Real Name is Sid. The original Cookie Monster went by the name Wheel-Steeler and was used in a 1966 snack-food commercial by General Foods Canada, complete with a full set of sharp teeth. Although the ad never aired, Cookie Monster reappeared a few years later, minus the sharp teeth, on “Sesame Street.” Instead of stuffing his mouth with food snacks, he switched to cookies. His signature song, "C Is For Cookie", was first aired during the 1971–72 season, and became one of the best-known songs from Sesame Street. In a song in 2004, Cookie Monster revealed that, before he ate his first cookie, his name was Sid. Rowlf the Dog Was the First Famous Muppet Rowlf originally appeared in a commercial for Purina Dog Chow and in 1963 became an addition to “The Jimmy Dean Show.” Rowlf was so popular he received tons of fan mail, even more than the star of the show. This made Rowlf the first national celebrity among the Muppets. Kermit Testified in Front of Congress It might be hard to imagine puppets mixing with politics, but it happens more often than you might think. For example, in 1989 Big Bird met with several congressmen on Capitol Hill, and discussed the issue of competition in children’s educational television. In 2002, Elmo testified in front of Congress, in order to urge for more funding for music education in schools. Those two characters were created by Jim Henson, so it might not be surprising that Muppet characters have also had a chance to testify in front of Congress. In 2000, Kermit the Frog appeared at a press event to support The Shambala Wild Animal Protection Act, a proposed amendment to the United States Animal Welfare Act introduced to the U.S. Congress by Representative Tom Lantos of California's 12th congressional district. The Majority of The Muppets Are Left Handed Puppeteers must use their dominant hand to control a puppet’s head and mouth while the other controls the arms and hands. Since most of the puppeteers are right-handed this means many of the Muppets are the opposite and are left-handed.