;Posted on 10/30/2013 5:20:47 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, October 30, 2013-- distempered
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
distempered [dis•tem•pered]
verb, transitive (used with object)
1. To put out of order.
2. Archaic To unsettle; derange.
Origin: English distemperen, to upset the balance of the humors, from Old French destemprer, to disturb, from Late Latin distemper re : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin temper re, to mix properly.]
Related forms
dis•tem•per•ing,
dis•tem•per
dis•tem•pers
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You're not the only one. Check my tagline, which I've been running since then.
Senate and House in ‘14. Total control in 16. Payback.
Circle of Life,Simba.
Karma will kiss it and make it all better.
The numbers say so.
And the Obstinance of the Senate, and The administration over Ocare, provide a target rich environment.
You need to amend that sir.
Democrats always fail basic math. Now they have changed it,
2014 + 2016 will equal 1776.
your scenario completely discounts Satan’s influence, which i believe is very real. The bible speaks of people being blind and deaf to the truth. i have seen enough of that to know that it’s real.
RME. That’s been fairly obvious since John Dewey.
Satan can have a great influence.
But...God doesn’t trifle with him. He sends an Archangel.
And FWIW, you might want to spend an hour reading Maccabees. Particularly from 3:42.
God helps the just.
End Times eschatology does not reflect the presence of the US as a power on the world stage. You presume that it is God’s will that this nation return to greatness. I don’t.
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System?
I don’t think you are telling us the truth - I think tomorrow there will be a different word for the day and possibly even a different teacher!
Huge influence on the founding of the Public School System....
I agree - the liberal, white guilt obamots would follow him straight into hell and claim it was a warm day in heaven if he told them to.
Scientists, and PhD’s are the most Godless of people, in General.
Lack of Hope, is Lack of Faith.
And FWIW...they aren’t necessarily brilliant minds, they are credentialed minds.
Read Maccabees. Out Numbered. Out Spent. Victorious.
God Favors the Just.
Took 30 years to defeat Communism.
and then there are just the uninformed and disinterested who will not give a crap no matter what. Even if this fiasco can be tied to Obama, HE isn’t running again, and they will distinguish Hillary in every way possible.
OMG will you please not act like i am unfamiliar with Maccabees? My faith in God saves ME, not our country. I am not convinced that it is God’s will that our country remain great. God’s promise doesn’t extend to saving political boundaries. God doesn’t see AMERICANS, he sees believers.
Yes, good article. We can only hope and pray that enough people wake up and consider trying the alternative (Constitutional gov’t limited by the rule of law).
It’s not a sure bet, but the status quo is not sustainable.
My point isn’t that you’re unfamiliar, you prob know it better than I do, and it’s one of my favorite parts.
But, Hope for Change ;)
No, God despises evil, the conversation over the destruction of Sodom and Gomorra did not center around believers, but the Good.....
And he was going to spare it, for a minimum pf Good People.
You shouldn’t despair....that’s all. : )
Politics is a Pendulum, and..momentum matters.
Karma is coming.
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