Pepper

@FlamingArrowII eternal.breadoflife I have saved so many of her posts. She’s incredible

@DynamicTess Can you please tell me her handle on insta? I’d like to hear what else she has to say about being a former Muslim.

She was once a Muslim, now a Christian convert. Listen as she takes one of the favorite arguments used by Muslims to trip up Christians, and completely dismantles it with God's Word. Do you know Scripture well enough to combat the lies?

@TIBURONSANZ @TemooTitan Sorry

@DynamicTess @TemooTitan Not always. I’ve never accepted an early “I love you” , I don’t come from a broken family and I’ve been used and cheated on.

She got finessed for a green card 💔

@ValerieAnne1970 My daughter ate Mac n cheese from a Whole Foods buffet. She got salmonella and had to go to the ER. Maybe they are trying to prevent that from happening. I hadn’t realized the danger of mac n cheese sitting out until I watched it happen to my daughter

Chick-Fil-A Macaroni and Cheese refuses to mold after 700 days. It contains 107 ingredients including the prescription anti-fungal Natamycin & cellulose wood pulp from the logging industry.

@Drissoeh @1776Diva She grew up in a Muslim family

@1776Diva Wait! how was she a Muslim?

@JimKingsle87507 @1776Diva She is incredibly intelligent

@1776Diva If only most Christians knew scripture so well.

That was when I was in high school. There was no need for that and I felt like he didn’t know me enough to love me. We were just kids. And yes, many high school sweethearts get married… but they felt the love for real. I did not and didn’t like someone saying it to me when I felt he didn’t know me enough.

@DynamicTess @TemooTitan I’m sure there are healthy romances that say I love you at 3 months and are not love bombing. But I’m sure there are some that are.

Well… we’ve been married almost 30 yrs and so far so good… in fact it just keeps getting better and better w time. ❤️ Also, it’s not based just on my experience… there is a plethora of research demonstrating what I have said about fathers. In addition, we have been fostering teenage girls. We have a 17 yr old right now and have had her for 2 years. She has grown leaps and bounds because of our marriage and my husband caring for her. They are going to a rock concert this Saturday… it will be their fourth one. The concerts are for underage teenagers, and my husband goes and sits and watches. She is so happy to have a real actual father figure. In fact, when we got her at 15 she had a “boyfriend”. After about 6 months she broke up w him and told us that he didn’t treat her well emotionally and that watching us has made her see what love looks like. Girls need a father

@DynamicTess @TemooTitan That’s honestly very rude and comes from a place of privilege. You don’t get to define someone’s worth or story based on your experience.And what are the odds, if years from now you end up divorced and your husband turns out to be an abusive partner? Life happens. Things change.

@BeLove751 @TemooTitan Happy you figured it out ❤️ You loved yourself enough to fix the issues and move forward 👏🙌

Why yall so crabby 🦀 ? Lol I think Pepper makes a good point, whole healthy people don’t tend to fall for these things and she shared her story to give context. Some of yall are so easily offended lol I, on the other hand, was broken, parents divorced early yada yada..and fell for the love bombing, abusive relationships several times. After a divorce, being single for an extended time and getting myself right, I’m happily married in a healthy relationship. @DynamicTess nailed it.

I was merely pointing out something obvious. Dad’s matter. If she had a strong relationship with her father she would not have fallen for fake love bombing. It seems like you know that on one level (your post) but decided to be virtuous and chastising when someone applies that fact to a real life situation.

@DynamicTess My my my, you have extraordinary skills - to be able to pat yourself on the back with both hands. I am in awe of you. 🙄

Wow. You have a distorted idea about what “mocking” is. I was giving my observation based on experience. Not just mine, but w many teenagers when I was young and now w teenage girls who are in foster care and cling to the first guy who says he “loves” her. When girls have a father who is present they don’t fall for the fake love bombing. Just psychology 101. Not mocking. I am sorry that it looks like she had a bad childhood. Very clearly has a low self esteem. It is sad

@DynamicTess @TemooTitan Mocking her pain does not hold you in the regard you believe it does.

@escapasistema I agree with his framework except for one vital thing. Never explain how to get to a wrong answer…. because that’s what ppl remember.

Un profesor del MIT dio la misma conferencia cada enero durante 40 años, y cada una de las veces no cabía ni un alma en el aula. La vi a las 2 de la mañana y cambió por completo mi forma de entender la comunicación. Su nombre era Patrick Winston. La conferencia se titula "Cómo hablar" (How to Speak). Su frase de apertura te golpea como un camión: "Tu éxito en la vida vendrá determinado en gran medida por tu capacidad para hablar, tu capacidad para escribir y la calidad de tus ideas, en ese orden". Ni tu nota media, ni tus títulos, ni tu coeficiente intelectual. Cómo hablas es lo que separa a las personas que son escuchadas de las que son ignoradas. Este es el esquema que inculcó a los estudiantes del MIT durante cuatro décadas: 1) Nunca empieces con un chiste: Empieza diciendo a la gente exactamente qué es lo que va a aprender. "Prepara la bomba antes de verter nada". Él lo llamaba la "promesa de empoderamiento": dales una razón para no levantarse del asiento en los primeros 60 segundos. 2) La regla de las 5S: Para que una idea se quede grabada debe ser: Símbolo, Slogan, Sorpresa, Saliente (relevante) e Historia (Story). Cualquier idea que valga la pena recordar cumple al menos tres de estas. 3) La técnica del "casi acierto" (Near Miss): Esta parte me dejó alucinado. No te limites a mostrar lo que está bien; muestra lo que parece estar bien pero no lo está. Ese contraste es lo que hace que el cerebro registre algo de forma permanente. 4) Su regla final: Termina con una contribución, no con un resumen. No recapitules lo que ya dijiste. Dile a la gente qué les has dado que no tenían antes de entrar por la puerta. He usado este esquema en ventas, entrevistas y presentaciones desde que lo vi, y los resultados no son sutiles. Patrick Winston falleció en 2019, pero esta clase sigue siendo gratuita en el OpenCourseWare del MIT. Una hora, vista por millones de personas, y no cuesta absolutamente nada. Video: "How to Speak", Patrick Winston, MIT OpenCourseWare, RES.TLL-005, January IAP 2018. Fuente: MIT OpenCourseWare. Licencia: CC BY-NC-SA. Términos: ocw. mit. edu/ terms

@WWHeisenberg66 @MostlyPeaceful

3x Trump Voter here. I was shocked by the president’s comments on Robert Mueller’s passing. I will not be voting for him in 2028.

@JoshHall2024 Nothing will happen to anybody

🚨BREAKING: MADURO IMPLICATES 60 US SENATORS AS PART OF "VENEZUELA LIST" OF US POLITICIANS WHO HAVE TAKEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN BRIBES FROM HIS REGIME IN EXCHANGE FOR ALLOWING DEADLY DRUGS TO FLOW INTO OUR COUNTRY AT THE HANDS OF VENEZUELAN NARCOTERRORISTS AND UNDERMINING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ONGOING WAR WITH THESE DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS. He is reportedly set to testify against top names including Rand Paul, Chuck Schumer, Adam Schiff, John Thune, Mitch McConnell, Mark Kelly, Elissa Slotkin and MANY OTHERS as being "on the take" and essentially aiding and abetting THE ENEMY in poisoning our country and our fellow citizens. By the time Maduro is done "spilling the beans", they are going to have to build a new federal prison for all of these TRAITORS within our government. 🇺🇸💪🏻🔥

@SBGFL81 @KrissyMackShow @TanyaHa19608940 @BreeSolstad Congratulations! Sounds like you are growing spiritually and preparing for next steps of welcoming the Holy Spirit into your heart… similar to Confirmation in our Catholic Tradition. It’s a beautiful thing 🙌💫

@DynamicTess @KrissyMackShow @TanyaHa19608940 @BreeSolstad On another note, I’m technically still Baptist, although I don’t hold to Protestant theology, but I’m about to enter the catechumenate in the Orthodox Church and am preparing to receive Chrismation.

There is a witches convention coming to town and there’s an internal debate amongst a group at my Church. Half of us want to go the convention to pray outside it with Rosary prayers & hymns. The other half are fearful & say it could put us in spiritual danger. What do you say?

First of all, I am very happy to hear that you have reverence for the Virgin Mary. I grew up in the Deep South (Louisiana) and absolutely never heard negativity about being Catholic. My best friend through college (and still friends) is a Baptist and we never had an issue. We then moved to the “Bible Belt” in SC and the culture shock was significant. Too many things to write, but I had to defend our faith constantly from Baptists… “THEY PRAY TO MARY!”… “THEY ARE NOT CHRISTIAN!” “THEY FOLLOW THE POPE, NOT JESUS” THEY PRAY ON BEADS!” “THEY IDOL WORSHIP”. “THEY ARE GOING TO HELL!” I know for a fact that the Baptists obsessed about us. We put our son in a “nondenominational” private school where he was harassed and singled out constantly by teachers, coaches and even a guest speaker made him stand up at an assembly b/c he was Catholic. My son got in the car that day, and said I had to get him out of there and to a Catholic school. My husband’s family is Protestant… they basically disowned him when he became Catholic. His parents never got to know our kids and literally did not love them because we were Catholic. We have more than enough experience w this matter to know… and the vitriol only flows one way. Catholics do not attack Baptists. Other religions are below our radar… just not something we are concerned about. EXCEPT … there is a line in mass where we pray that one day all the religions will come together as one holy Catholic apostolic church.

@DynamicTess @KrissyMackShow @TanyaHa19608940 @BreeSolstad You’re bearing false witness. Please show me where I’ve said anything negative about Catholics. I posted a Bible verse. Also, I’m not Protestant, and I have nothing but reverence for Mary so you couldn’t be more exactly wrong on all counts and you should be more careful.

@LadySmithDonna @BishStrick Going into mass right now… I will pray for you 🙏🏼

OMGosh. It’s not a denomination. It IS the church Jesus Christ founded. Jesus named Peter as the first leader for after he died. All of the early Christian’s were of one faith… The Christian faith, later called the Catholic Church. We decided which books made up the bible. Martin Luther broke off from our church in the 1500’s. We are the originals. My husband was raised protestant, but he is an intellectual… PhD in Chemistry and then went to medical school. He read. He studied. There is only one answer. The Catholic Church. He was converting before he met me because of his own research.

WHEN THE WORLD DEMANDS COMPROMISE   In these days of great confusion, many faithful Catholics are feeling unsettled – some even shaken – by the intensity of political pressure, public accusations, and the growing hostility toward those who simply hold to the perennial teaching of the Catholic Church.   Let me speak clearly, as a shepherd of souls:   “If you feel that the ground beneath you is shaking, it is not because the truth has changed – it is because many have unknowingly anchored themselves to things that cannot hold.   Political parties cannot save us. Governments cannot define truth. And no earthly movement – no matter how powerful – can replace the Kingship of Jesus Christ.   Our foundation is not found in Washington, nor in any administration, nor in any political identity. Our foundation is Jesus Christ.   As Our Lord Himself declares: “Every one therefore that heareth these my words, & doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock.” (Matthew 7:24)   That Rock is not a party. That Rock is not an ideology. That Rock is not a geopolitical agenda. That Rock is Christ – and Christ alone.   ON FALSE ACCUSATIONS AND CONFUSION   We are now witnessing a troubling trend: faithful Catholics are being labeled as “anti-Semitic” simply for refusing to adopt certain theological or political positions – particularly those tied to forms of modern Christian Zionism.   Let me be absolutely clear:   The Catholic Church rejects hatred of any people, including the Jewish people. Anti-Semitism is a sin. It is unjust. It is contrary to the Gospel.   But it is equally unjust to accuse Catholics of hatred simply because we do not accept theological positions that are foreign to the Catholic faith.   The Church does not teach that the rebuilding of a temple or adherence to a particular political program is necessary for the return of Christ. Our Lord has already fulfilled the covenant.   The People of God are not defined by ethnicity, nor by political alliances, but by faith in Jesus Christ and obedience to His will.   ON WAR, SUFFERING, AND HUMAN DIGNITY   The Catholic Church does not cheer for war. She does not sanctify violence. She does not ignore the suffering of innocent people – anywhere. Whether in Gaza, Israel, or any part of the world, every human life is sacred.   To speak of suffering, to mourn the loss of innocent life, to call for justice – this is not hatred. It is the Gospel. Our Lord said: “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” (Matthew 5:9)   A Catholic conscience must never be silenced by political pressure or fear of accusation.   OUR POLITICAL IDOLATRY   Many Catholics today are experiencing turmoil because their identity has become too closely tied to a political party or movement. This is a dangerous mistake. No political party fully represents the truth of the Gospel. No administration is the Kingdom of God.   When we anchor ourselves to politics, we will eventually be shaken – because politics always shifts. But when we are anchored in Christ, we remain firm, even when the world trembles.   A WORD TO THE FAITHFUL   If you feel uncertain … If you feel pressured … If you feel accused or misunderstood …   Hear this clearly:   You are not on shaky ground if you stand with Christ.   You are only shaken if your foundation is elsewhere.   Return to Him. Remain in Him. Stand firmly in the truth of His Church.   FINAL EXHORTATION   This is not a time for fear. This is a time for clarity. We must reject hatred. We must reject false accusations. We must reject every attempt to force the Church into conformity with worldly ideologies.   And we must proclaim, without compromise:   JESUS CHRIST IS LORD.   Not Caesar. Not any party. Not any movement. Christ alone.   Therefore, stand firm in Him. Do not be shaken, do not be silenced, & do not be led astray. Remain faithful, remain rooted, & hold fast to the truth – no matter the cost. +Joseph

@MichaelARothman I’m voting for Marco in 2028… over Vance in the primary

𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗣 𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴. 𝗛𝗘 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗬𝗘𝗧. Watch what Trump actually did — not what he said, but what he did. He put Marco Rubio in charge of the world. And he put JD Vance in charge of finding every dollar that was stolen from the American people. Those aren't random assignments. That's a chess move. Rubio becomes the face of whatever happens globally — the Iran war, the foreign policy realignment, the restoration of American strength abroad. If it goes well, he owns it. If it doesn't, he owns that too. Either way, by 2028 we'll know exactly what Marco Rubio is made of under real pressure. Vance gets the domestic mission — fraud, waste, corruption, government theft — and he gets it publicly, relentlessly, case by case. The Minneapolis story alone — billions siphoned from programs meant to feed hungry children — gives the argument exactly what every political argument needs: a villain, a victim, a number, and outrage. Trump even said it almost offhandedly: 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘥, 𝘸𝘦'𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵. That line isn't accounting. That's the thesis of 2028. It reframes the entire economic debate. No more painful austerity talk, no more "we have to cut programs." The new message is simple and devastating: 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵. And then Vance turns to Gavin Newsom — or whoever the Democrat nominee is — and asks the question they cannot answer: before you promise us more programs and more spending, can you explain where the money went the last time? Can you explain why no one in your state stopped it? This is how you build a successor without naming one. You give them a lane. You give them a mission. You give them the chance to win — and the chance to fail. By 2028 we won't need to speculate about Rubio or Vance. We'll have watched them perform under actual pressure, on an actual stage, with actual consequences. If the economy holds, the fraud narrative becomes rocket fuel. If both men deliver — Rubio on the world stage and Vance on domestic accountability — we may be looking at the two strongest Republican candidates of a generation. Trump just put two pieces on the board. Watch them.