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@ellymelly This is my current resident Marsupial. Caramello Koala has a little Joey in her pouch at the moment.. She has no Chlamydia, & is really friendly..

Johnny Cash and The Carter Family “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord” (August 20, 1962)

As Jesus hung on the cross on Good Friday, He spoke seven times. Each word was deliberate. Each word was profound. Here is what He said: 1. “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34) He said this while the soldiers were still nailing Him to the cross. Not after. While it was happening. His first words from the cross were a prayer for the people killing Him. 2. “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43) The last person Jesus saved before He died was a convicted criminal hanging next to Him. The Church recognizes him as Saint Dismas. He asked only to be remembered. Jesus gave him Paradise. 3. “Woman, behold your son. Behold your mother.” (John 19:26-27) Nailed to the cross, Jesus looked down and entrusted His mother to John. The Church holds that in this moment Jesus was not only providing for Mary personally. He was giving her as Mother to all of humanity. 4. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46) The only time Jesus called God “God” instead of “Father.” He was quoting Psalm 22, written by King David 1,000 years earlier. The Church is clear: this was not despair. Psalm 22 begins in suffering but ends in total triumph. Jesus was pointing His listeners to the whole psalm. 5. “I thirst.” (John 19:28) Two words. The Creator of all water, dying of thirst. Catholic teaching holds that His thirst was not only physical but a thirst for souls. Saint Teresa of Calcutta built her entire mission around these two words. 6. “It is finished.” (John 19:30) In Latin: “Consummatum est.” The debt was paid in full. The Old Covenant fulfilled. The sacrifice complete. He bowed His head and died. 7. “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” (Luke 23:46) His last breath was a prayer to the Father. He came from the Father. He returned to the Father. He brought us with Him. No greater love has ever been shown.

NDIS fraud investigation video is ALMOST at 1 million views! youtube.com/watch?v=YDPsRy… YouTube shorts got an extra million views, so nearly 2 million YouTube views in total. @PeteZogoulas

Australia’s Largest Mass Baptism – What a Day! We just wrapped up history at Perth’s Swan River foreshore! With thousands gathering to support friends and family who were baptised. People publicly declared their faith in an unforgettable mass baptism this Good Friday in the Swan River. Pastor Mark Varughese captured it perfectly: “Baptism symbolises leaving the past behind and stepping into a new life of hope, renewal and purpose.” Thank you to every single person who came, watched, and celebrated with us at Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth. What an incredible gathering of transformation, community, and new beginnings! #Kingdomcity #MassBaptism #GoodFriday

𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐘: 𝟕𝟒% 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐉𝐎𝐁𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐍-𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒 — 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐎-𝐍𝐀𝐙𝐈 Douglas Murray just delivered one of his most devastating indictments of the UK political class — and the parallels to America are impossible to miss. The core number: since 2008, 𝟕𝟒% 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧. For 𝟐𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, British voters have asked for reduced immigration every single election and been promised action. Instead, immigration went up. Murray’s question cuts to the bone: “𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦?” The answer, apparently, is nothing. “𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘯𝘦𝘰-𝘯𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘴.” Murray pointed to a single man with a swastika tattoo being used to discredit entire movements: “𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵? 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵.” Then he exposed the double standard that no British politician will touch. When an imam is caught preaching violence in a mosque, “𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦.” But when working-class Brits protest mass stabbings and terrorism? The entire crowd gets labeled neo-Nazis. Murray’s framework for what’s happening is devastating in its simplicity: “𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦.” The primary problem is 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭. The secondary problem is public anger. Starmer’s government is obsessed with policing the anger while doing nothing about the cause. The same playbook runs in America. Call border enforcement racist. Label parents at school board meetings domestic terrorists. Smear anyone who questions the status quo as an extremist — then wonder why trust in institutions evaporates. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲. 𝐈𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞.

When I arrived in England 24 years ago from a South Africa drowning in blood and scarred by senseless murders, gang rapes and casual slaughter, I believed with every fibre of my being that I was bringing my family to safety, to the ancient, civilised homeland of my mother and grandparents. To a place where mindless third-world savagery could finally be left behind. What a bitter, sickening joke that dream has become. Look at London today. What the hell happened? In 2002, shootings in the capital were so rare they barely registered as news. Knife crime wasn’t a daily, hourly horror splashed across every front page and police scanner. You could walk the streets at night without calculating escape routes. And we did, walking to restaurants on a Friday night, strolling about the city on weekends, with seemingly little to fear. I no longer owned my 9mm, having sold all my weapons in SA. I stopped scanning every shadow. For the first time in years I let my wife and baby daughter breathe without the constant, choking fear of sexual assault or random butchery. That London is dead. Today the city bleeds. London is choking on an epidemic of stabbings, shootings and gang executions that would shame the worst townships I monitored or served in during the State of Emergency in SA. Teenagers are being carved up in broad daylight. Schoolchildren are knifed on buses. Young girls are raped and murdered in parks that were once safe. Drive-by shootings , YES, drive-by shootings are now routine in parts of this capital that once prided itself on being the safest major city in Europe. This is not “poverty.” This is not “inequality.” This is a total, unforgivable collapse of law and order. This is the deliberate, repeated failure of politicians, police chiefs and judges who have spent decades prioritising criminals’ rights over the right of ordinary Londoners to live without terror. I did not escape one war zone to watch my family grow up in another, we left London in 2005 for Buckinghamshire, yet even here that sense of safety is eroding. London, you have betrayed every promise you made to people like me. You have allowed a vile, imported culture of casual violence to take root and flourish while the decent, law-abiding majority are told to “tolerate diversity” and keep quiet. Enough. The blood on the pavements of London is not abstract. It is real. It belongs to sons, daughters, fathers and mothers who deserved better. And every single day this disgrace continues is another day the authorities spit in the faces of every citizen who simply wants to walk home alive. This is not the England I came for. This is not the England my ancestors built. And I will not stay silent while it is destroyed. #LondonShooting

@alvinfoo @RIGPIG888 YNWA @SMane_Officiel Great Bloke

Sadio Mane, a Senegalese soccer star, earns approximately $10.2 million annually. He gave the world a rude awakenng after some fans were flabbergasted when they saw him carrying a cracked iPhone 11. His response was awesome: "Why would I want ten Ferraris, 20 diamond watches, and two jet planes? I starved, I worked in the fields, played brefoot, and I didn't go to school. Now I can help people. I prefer to build schools and give poor people food or clothing. I have built schools and a stadium, provide clothes, shoes, and food for people in extreme poverty. In addition, I give 70 euros per month to all people from a very poor Senegalese region in order to contribute to their family economy. I do not need to display luxury cars, luxury homes, trips, and even planes. I prefer that my people receive some of what life has given me.

Dans la nuit fatidique du 14 avril 1912, lorsque le RMS Titanic heurta un iceberg et que le chaos engloutit des milliers de vies… un homme fit un choix totalement inattendu. Son nom : Charles Joughin, le chef boulanger du navire. Et son histoire est sans doute l’une des plus incroyables jamais racontées. Au lieu de courir vers les canots de sauvetage… il donna un ordre surprenant : 👉 Remplir les embarcations de pain pour nourrir les survivants. Puis, il retourna dans sa cabine… pour entamer sa propre “mission” 🍷😳 ➡️ Boire une quantité impressionnante d’alcool. L’esprit embrumé mais étrangement courageux, il remonta sur le pont. Il jeta des chaises en bois à la mer, espérant que les naufragés puissent s’y accrocher 🪑🌊 👉 Un geste qui aurait sauvé des dizaines de vies. Pendant que la panique explosait partout… cris, prières, chutes… Lui resta calme. Il marcha jusqu’à la poupe, enjamba la rambarde… et attendit. Plus tard, il racontera : 💬 « Le navire a coulé sous moi comme un ascenseur. » Quand le Titanic disparut dans l’Atlantique… 👉 Il se laissa simplement glisser dans l’eau. 💬 « Je n’ai même pas mouillé mes cheveux. » 😳 Et là… le plus incroyable commence. L’eau était à -2°C 🧊 La plupart mouraient en 15 à 20 minutes. Mais lui ? 👉 Il resta dans l’eau PLUS DE 2 HEURES. Pourquoi ? L’alcool : ✔️ Supprima sa peur ✔️ Le rendit totalement détendu ✔️ L’empêcha de paniquer et de gaspiller son énergie Alors que normalement, l’alcool accélère l’hypothermie… Dans son cas, il aurait atténué le choc thermique initial. À l’aube… Un canot le trouva… tranquillement en train de flotter 😳 Il monta à bord, se sécha… 👉 ET SURVÉCUT. Sans séquelles. Charles Joughin vécut jusqu’à 78 ans, prouvant une chose : 👉 Parfois… la survie défie toute logique. 🔥 Une histoire réelle, incroyable, presque irréelle.

Australia’s natural resources are the envy of the rest of the world yet we refuse to use them. Exporting 7 times more coal than we consume but we won’t burn coal. Holding nearly 30% of the world’s uranium but we won’t build reactors. Exporting 3 times more gas than we need but we won’t drill for gas. Oh how embarrassing it all is .

@Flagmanuk @EleftheriaElpis God Bless you Blokes. Thank you for your uncompromising efforts of Patriotism. YNWA

WE OFFERED YOU A DEBATE. 🎥🇬🇧 We gave you the chance to speak. To come LIVE. To say it with your chest. Still waiting… Instead? Masks on. Sneaking at night. Pulling flags down when no one’s looking. Be brave. Come on LIVE. Keep the mask if you want — just don’t hide. Because while you creep in the dark… WE KEEP COMING BACK. Again. And again. And again. Same spot — 10 times deep. Every flag taken… replaced. Every bit of hate… answered. Winter. Snow. Gale-force winds. Didn’t stop us. And now the sun’s coming ☀️ We’re only getting stronger. Flagger Simon. Flagger Charlie (on a broken foot). Flagger Alfie. Still standing. We will not be broken. We will not be bullied. We will not stop. THE FLAGS ARE FLYING 🇬🇧 #FlagMan #BeProud #UnionJack #UK #FreeSpeech #StandYourGround #WeDontStop

🚨🇫🇷WATCH: Young French Patriot just sent a WARNING to all of Europe. "Christians in Europe must WAKE UP - when will you understand that Christians are in danger in Europe?" "Christians are dying in Syria, Iraq and even Lebanon, which was once a Christian country."

This is the long-awaited sequel to The Passion of the Christ and it’s shaping up to be BIG.🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 What it is: Sequel to The Passion of the Christ Directed again by Mel Gibson Who’s behind it Directed by Mel Gibson Jesus is played again by Jim Caviezel Focuses on Jesus’ resurrection and events after the crucifixion

Passion of The Christ🇻🇦🩸 “Mel Gibson warned actor Jim Caviezel that playing the character of Christ was going to be very difficult and that if he accepted, he most likely would be marginalized by Hollywood. Caviezel asked for a day to think about it and his response to Mel who was funding and directing the movie was: "I think we have to make it, even if it is difficult." And something else, my initials are J.C., and I am 33 years old. "I didn't realize that until now." Mel responded with “You're really scaring me you know.” During filming, Jim Caviezel who plays the part of Jesus lost 45 pounds, he was struck by lightning, he was accidentally struck twice during the scourging scene leaving a deep 14-inch scar, he dislocated his shoulder when the cross was dropped into the hole with him on the cross. He then suffered pneumonia and hypothermia from being nearly naked with only a loin cloth on the cross for endless hours. The crucifixion scene alone took 5 weeks of the 2 months of shooting. His body was so stressed and exhausted from playing the role that he had to undergo two open heart surgeries after the filming production. Jim explained, “I didn’t want people to see me. I just want them to see Jesus. Conversions will happen through that.” Almost like a clairvoyant prediction many amazing things happened. Pedro Sarubbi, who played Barabbas, felt that it was not Caviezel who was looking at him, but Jesus Christ himself, as he played that role he said of Caviezel, “His eyes had no hatred or resentment towards me, only mercy and love." Luca Lionello, the artist who played Judas, was an avowed atheist before shooting began. He eventually converted, and baptized his children. One of the main technicians working on the film was a Muslim converted to Christianity. Some producers said they saw actors dressed in white they didn’t recognize during one of the filming sessions, and when they reviewed the recordings they realized they couldn’t see them in that footage. The Passion of the Christ is the highest grossing US religious as well as the highest R-rated film of all time, with $370.8 million! Worldwide, it grossed $611 million. More importantly, it has reached 100’s of millions of people around the world. Mel Gibson paid $30 million out of his own pocket for the production of the film because no studio would take on the project. Today Jim Caviezel simply and boldly proclaims his faith in Christ, and the miracle it was for him to represent Christ as an actor and a greater believer of Christ because of this experience.

"Today at the airport, I witnessed a moment I'll never forget. A soldier was asleep on the floor while her loyal dog sat on her, guarding her whitout moving. It was such a powerful scene, it truly brought tears to my eyes." 💕

@IndigenousX @Ahpra You’re a bunch of virtue signalling fuckwits that wouldn’t know the Hippocratic oath if it bit you on the arse. There are only 2 genders. The rest are figments of your delusional imagination.

Before John Howard invented Harmony Day, we honoured the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 🤔so what is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination?

Well, well, well… Was his name really Barack Hussein Obama — or was it Jean Paul Ludwig? Let me explain. After digging through records and old documents, something strange surfaced: the Social Security Number 042-68-4425, the one linked to Barack Obama, was originally assigned to a man named Jean Paul Ludwig — a French-born immigrant who came to the U.S. in 1924. He was reportedly given that SSN in March 1977. Now here’s the kicker: Ludwig spent most of his adult life in Connecticut, which explains why his SSN begins with 042 — a prefix reserved for Connecticut residents. Obama? Never lived or worked in Connecticut. So why would he have a Social Security number tied to that state? It gets even more curious. Ludwig reportedly passed away in Hawaii, where Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, just happened to work in the probate office of the Honolulu Courthouse — with access to files of deceased individuals and their personal records, including unused Social Security numbers. The theory is that Ludwig’s death was never properly reported to the Social Security Administration, likely because he never received benefits. That meant his number sat dormant — and accessible. Some believe Dunham may have quietly found a number that belonged to someone long gone — someone not receiving benefits — and handed it off to her grandson, whose citizenship status has long been questioned by skeptics due to connections to Kenya and Indonesia. And that’s just the beginning. If Trump — or anyone else — ever pushes past the birth certificate and straight into the mystery of this SSN, it’s going to be chaos. You’ll see heads spin on the left like never before. Because you can debate birthplaces all day long, but using a Social Security number that wasn’t assigned to you? That’s fraud. This isn’t about politics. This is about the law — and the truth. Let people make their own decisions, but they deserve to know. If you’re reading this and just shrug it off? Then maybe you’re okay with being lied to. But if not, spread the word. Because justice for this country is long overdue. In God We Trust. FOLLOW ME, THE NEXT DROP WILL BE SHOCKING

Understand this: The movies and shows about the crucifixion have been tame when compared to what He actually went through. Even The Passion Of The Christ was forced to hold back a little in order to avoid an X rating. Crucifixion was, and still is, arguably the most excruciating death someone can experience. The night before in Gethsemane, He was sweating blood. This is known as hematidrosis. This would have caused His skin to become extremely sensitive, thus making the beatings to come even worse. The fear He felt was the beginning of His feeling the weight of our iniquities being laid on Him. Yet - in this moment, He didn’t demand that the Father take it from Him. He only asked for the cup to pass Him over if it was within the Father’s will. Up next came the Cat of Nine Tails, or a Roman Flagrum. This was a weapon with long leather “tails”, each embedded with sharp bones and metal. He was flogged 39 times as Jewish law mandated “40 minus one”, because 40 was said to kill a man. This flogging wasn’t like being punished by your father’s leather belt. Every strike tore flesh, every strike exposed muscle. Every strike exposed nerve endings. Every strike tore flesh to the bone. This would be like getting struck with razor blades over and over again, leading to hypovolemic shock from blood loss. Oh, and the crown of thorns? These weren’t rose thorns. These were thorns which were 2-3 inches long. Beaten into his skull. These thorns would have pierced his skull, tripping the trigeminal nerve, thus causing unimaginable pain and even more blood loss from the dozens of head wounds. At this point, extreme nausea and dizziness would begin to set in. What came next? Carrying the cross. Which weighed around 300lbs. This would be like carrying two full kegs on your back. Splinters and wood grating against the open flesh on His back. And He had to carry it 650 yards, or close to a half mile. Imagine carrying a log on your back after being skinned alive. Up next? He was nailed to the cross with spikes 5-7in in length. Piercing His wrists - this no doubt pierced the median nerve, causing extreme burning sensations up and down His arms. A spike was driven through his ankles - severing nerves and tendons. This would have felt like standing on broken glass every time He pushed Himself up in order to breathe. He suffered for 6 hours. His chest muscles collapsing, making every single breath a fight for life. His shoulders were dislocated, His arms stretching unnaturally long. His heart was struggling to pump blood. He was extremely dehydrated, His lips cracking. His heart more than likely literally ruptured from the stress. And on top of all of that, He had to feel a separation with the Father for a period of time in order to REALLY bear the weight of our sin. He took up this burden for ALL sin before Him, and ALL sin which came after Him. HE DID IT ALL FOR US. To free us. To defeat sin. To give us a pathway to the Kingdom. Every sin we commit is exactly why He had to do it. And the real kicker? He knew what was coming when He rode into Jerusalem … and He didn’t turn around. He kept going. For us.

We often ask "Is the Pope Catholic?" but today the better question might be, is the King Anglican?

Johnny Cash and John Denver perform "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in their only performance together (1978)