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The Curmudgeon Supreme and I take a break from our Explorations into the Mysterious Origins of Freemasonry, myths, theories, debates, and hidden Truths to talk about some of the podcasts we have been following. We share our observations, thoughts, and insights gained from listening.The first one is from the YouTube Channel and it's called The Rubicon Society. It is a Masonic Channel, and they have put out some excellent material. This is called "The Primary Business of A Lodge Is..." Here's the link so you can watch and then let us know what you all think: https://youtu.be/WN5B1VjeLyU?si=2IjJMQdoxijciy00Tucker Carlson interviewed Conor McGregor inside the Grand Lodge of Ireland. Listen to the interview here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1SS4xUzS2NIgVZKXQ2sRY5?si=32c39b3e64914fb1DeDunking is a YouTube channel that was started about 3 years ago. Here is a decription of his channel : DescriptionMaking videos about alternate history from the perspective of a skeptic. Debunking erroneous claims against alternate history. No aliens, no sonic pyramid power plants, no global communication crap, NO WOO. Instead, I use science, logic, and speculation based on the evidence at hand.https://youtu.be/I2beEMCTY8E?si=St3wq5-3nbL9NlaFThe next podcast we discuss is The Old-Fashioned Masonic Podcast. The creator, Brother Bryan Bird, has recently seemed to turn his entire focus on controversial masonic topics, things that we all know happen and have been happening within the fraternity forever. Check it out and tell us what you think. https://youtu.be/VsqEpbbTb9Y?si=57WFDsGxjbNYG5JMThe Next YouTube/ Podcast we discuss is the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. 33° Freemason Maynard Edwards and Grand Archivist Arturo de Hoyos, 33° Grand Cross, as they reveal:Here is the link: https://youtu.be/uX0TFXrXvF4?si=xIbjLjWq6cwhtClFFollow me on Instagram @masonicmsucleTikTok @masonicmsucle357Write to me at masonicmsucle357@gmail.com#debate #vatican #Pope #Catholic #grandlodge #tuckercarlson #dedunking #scottishrite #rubiconsociety #logic #grammar #sevenliberalarts #masonic #freemasonry #masonry #secrets #archives #library

A new pope has been chosen! As the recording of this episode of "The Glenn Beck Podcast" began, white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the selection of the first American pope. Glenn and Bishop Joseph Strickland react live to the news as the whole world wonders if Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, will continue in the ways of his predecessor Pope Francis or go a more traditional route. Bishop Strickland, who was removed from office by Pope Francis, says the former pope pushed a church “in the world and of the world” and reviews “duplicity,” “corruption,” and potential abuse overlooked by the Vatican, including the infamous McCarrick scandal. The pair discuss the resurgence of the Latin Mass, globalism, the Catholic Church's approach to homosexuality and gender identity, and whether the Shroud of Turin is an “icon” or a “relic.” As the new pope greets the world, Glenn asks, “If we have a more progressive pope, does that set the Church back?” Bishop Strickland advises that “even if we are disappointed and dismayed,” we must pray and keep our focus on God.     GLENN'S SPONSORS      Relief Factor             Relief Factor can help you live pain-free! The three-week quick start is only $19.95. Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF.    Jase Medical      Care for yourself and loved ones when the unexpected happens. Go to https://jasemedical.com/ and use code BECK at checkout for a discount.   Constitution Wealth   It's time to align your financial portfolio with your principles. Visit https://constitutionwealth.com/blaze for a free consultation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 269, Recorded 4/24/2025. Nico has travel stories. Dewayne has an update. Hot stuff back on the docket. Random questions. Everybody gets a ribbon. Drafty logic. Time flies. It's a Blast… zone. Truckin'. Is the Pope Catholic?

Dr. Hixson welcomes Tim Moore from Lamb and Lion Ministries to discuss the ways in which Pope Francis is departing from both Catholic tradition and the Word of God. https://christinprophecy.org/ https://www.notbyworks.org/ https://nbwministries.myshopify.com/  https://nbwministries.myshopify.com/products/spirit-of-the-false-prophet-audiobook  https://linktr.ee/nbwministries  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCMIahDSgmwkm9PRf9KIWsw  https://rumble.com/c/notbyworks  https://notbyworks.podbean.com/  http://www.notbyworks.org/Spirit-Of-The-False-Prophet https://www.notbyworks.org/Spirit-Of-The-Antichrist-Volume-One https://www.notbyworks.org/Spirit-Of-The-Antichrist-Volume-two

Kat and Phoebe discuss a Catholic kicker's commencement-speech controversy, two literary autopsies of the Great Awokening, and whether communion wafers taste like flesh. LINKS:Harrison Butker is Catholic. So What? | The Free PressThe speech in full : Bubba: A Cancel-Culture Casualty – but Not in a Town Without Pity | RealClearInvestigationsNellie Bowles and Katherine Brodsky: Jewish women dangerously recap the cancellation era in new books reviewed by Phoebe Maltz BovyKat in Unherd: Why progressives want to forget George Floyd - UnHerdBooks mentioned:Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History a book by Nellie BowlesNo Apologies: How to Find and Free Your Voice in the Age of Outrage--Lessons for the Silenced Majority a book by Katherine Brodsky This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit femchaospod.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Tony Costa discusses several problematic issues with Pope Francis and analyzes the various problems with the Roman Catholic doctrine of Papal Infallibility. In this episode, we discuss some of the scandals that Pope Francis has been through including changing views on divorce, universalism, the denial of Hell, being accused of heresy by Catholic theologians and more. We examine the top theological issues with Pope Francis and whether he could be legitimately considered a heretic by both Catholics and Protestants. We also look at reasons why Pope Francis has pushed leftward on many issues and consider whether the Roman Catholic doctrine of Papal Infallibility holds any weight. This is an episode we hope will help Protestants and Catholics alike think carefully about these issues and equip them for fruitful conversations. Tony Costa earned a B.A. and M.A. in Biblical Studies from the University of Toronto and earned his Ph.D in New Testament and Theology from Radboud University in the Netherlands. He is a professor of apologetics at the Toronto Baptist Seminary. He also teaches as an instructor with the University of Toronto in the areas of Gospel Studies and Archaeology of the Bible and the Ancient Near East. Tony is also an ordained Minister of the Gospel. He is the author of 'Worship and the Risen Jesus in the Pauline Letters' and 'Early Christian Creeds and Hymns'. His forthcoming book 'No King but Christ: The Collapse and Bankruptcy of Secular Worldviews' will be released later this year. Tony is married to a wonderful wife, has 3 children, and a grandson. -----------------

In this week's ThoughtCrime Charlie Kirk, Jack Posobiec, Andrew Kolvet, and Blake Neff answer many important questions, including:-Is Trump's obsession with campaigning in New York and New Jersey wise, or a waste?-Is Red Lobster's bankruptcy a tragedy, or just really funny?-Is the Pope Catholic?THOUGHTCRIME streams LIVE exclusively on Rumble, every Thursday night at 8pm ET.Support the Show.

Slovakia's Prime Minister was shot after he planned to investigate the government's actions during COVID. The Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, was confirmed dead after a helicopter crash last Sunday. Joe Biden gave the commencement speech at Morehouse College and put on a masterclass in pandering. Do not be deceived by Bill Maher defending Harrison Butker and criticizing the college campus protests, he proved as a guest on The Megyn Kelly Show that he is still an idiot. For example, he genuinely thought police died at the capitol on January 6th. Michael Cohen admitted to embezzling money from Trump while on the stand. During an interview with 60 Minutes, the Pope said that people are fundamentally good.

Pope Francis recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview on "60 Minutes." And, as you might imagine, some people were quick to pick apart everything he said. Some even accused him of committing heresy. To be sure, this is strong claims to make against the pope. While we aren't Roman Catholic and certainly have some deep disagreements with Roman Catholic theology, we thought it might be helpful to break down some of what the pope said. So in this episode, we discuss whether some of the remarks Francis made are really as awful or outside the realm of our own Christian thinking as some people have characterized them. READ FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Visit kainosproject.com to find other resources to help you tackle ancient truths in everyday settings, and be sure to subscribe to our email list to get all of our fresh content delivered straight to your inbox.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsFollow on Spotify Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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Ever driven through a tunnel, dropped the windows and given it the beans? Is the Pope Catholic? Now imagine taking that experience to the extreme. Top Gear Tunnel Run is a brand new weekly YouTube Series that you need to check out. If you like the sound of The Stig driving the world's loudest cars flat-out through a 2.7km railway tunnel… you're going to love this. Headphones on, it's going to get loud! Rowan Horncastle, Jack Rix, Ollie Marriage and Ollie Kew discuss this brand new series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How the Counter-Reformation or Catholic Reformation created a context for philosophy among Catholics, especially in Spain, Portugal, and Italy.

This week on the podcast, Michele Soavi's Stage Fright AKA Deleria. This is an 80s Italian horror that's based around a theatrical production all about, you guessed it, a murderer on the loose. Does art imitate life? Is the Pope Catholic? This is a super fun flick from a protégé of Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci, who is of course, the masked quasi star of the excellent Demons. Genre fans will also get a kick out of Italian gore whipping boy, Giovanni Lombardo Radice as one of the dancers. Break a leg, and join us for a quick chat about Stage Fright!

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò published a video address on “Is the Pope Catholic?” in which he asserts that Jorge Bergoglio-Pope Francis is a “false prophet” and “apostate pope” to which no Catholic owes obedience. Dr. Taylor Marshall provides commentary. Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: If the audio player does not show up […] The post 1047: VIGANO calls Pope Francis a FALSE Prophet APOSTATE Pope [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò published a video address on “Is the Pope Catholic?” in which he asserts that Jorge Bergoglio-Pope Francis is a “false prophet” and “apostate pope” to which no Catholic owes obedience. Dr. Taylor Marshall provides commentary. Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: If the audio player does not show up […] The post 1047: VIGANO calls Pope Francis a FALSE Prophet APOSTATE Pope [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

In this episode we reflect on doing 200 full podcast episodes over the last six years before reflecting on the 60th anniversary of the murder of the only practicing Catholic President in US History by a three-named villain. And on the topic of three-named villains, we discussed the flame-out in Ferndale: only time will tell just how much damage the Vortex of Vice has wrought financially, spiritually, and otherwise. Please pray for all of the people involved that the scandal will not undo all of the good work they have done. Lastly we reflect on the secular American feast of Thanksgiving and reflected on those things for which we are most thankful… including everyone reading this summary! Links, Reading, and Video: Dr. Mazza Webinar December 9: “Is the Pope Catholic” (free to sign up and watch live) Barnhardt Podcast #010 — as relevant now as in 2017! The assassination of JFK: One of the US's biggest mysteries Incomplete list of JFK assassinationk theories Catholics Reflect on President's Faith and Life on 60th Anniversary Father Z's thoughts on Michael Voris John-Henry Weston's thoughts on Michael Voris Diabolical Narcissism and Religion: When the DN devalues and dumps his co-religionists, and ultimately declares God Himself to be “such a disappointment” and dumps God. Just like Lucifer. Ann's Diabolical Narcissism video Javier Milei's WEF profile page Peru Congress Passes Law Reinforcing Unborn's Constitutional Right to Life Elon Musk throwing Masonic Gang Signs Tombstone: “Why Ed Bailey, Does this mean we're not friends anymore?” Shure microphones: SM7B and MV7 (what Supernerd and Ann use, respectively) Ann's Pecan Pie recipe: it's Gobble-Gobble-Gud!   Feedback: please send your questions, comments, suggestions, and happy news item to podcast@barnhardt.biz — or you can leave voicemail feedback at (302) 648-6373‬. (Alternate email addresses are supernerdmedia@protonmail.com and annbarnhardt@protonmail.com if you are looking for something more secure.) Supernerd Media produces the Barnhardt Podcast, hosts Ann's website, and more; if you got some value from these efforts and would like to return some value, you can use a credit/debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, or Cash App with this link or you can mail a donation to the address listed at SupernerdMedia.com.

October 18th, 2023 - We welcome back Leane VanderPutten on living joyfully in the midst of tragedy. Then we're joined again by Fr. Gerald Murray to tackle the sedevacantist argument. TheStationOfTheCross.com/ACT  

Pope Francis's latest remarks on same-sex relationships and ordaining women have U.S. Catholics very worked up — and can you blame them? Catholic YouTube star Dr. Taylor Marshall helps to explain what Francis actually said and what it means for the world's one billion Catholics. Then, Harmeet Dillion talks about Trump's ongoing legal battles, the struggle to keep the California GOP conservative, and more.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest THOUGHTCRIME featuring Jack Posobiec, Charlie Kirk, Tyler Bowyer, and Andrew Kolvet, the gang explores important questions like:-How iconic will Donald Trump's mugshot be in a year, or ten years, or a thousand years? And will it boost him with black voters?-Is Oliver Anthony still the hero America needs, or a squishy moderate gigacuck?-Is Covid 2024 an even worse sequel than the second Black Panther movie?-Is the Pope Catholic? No, really, is he?THOUGHTCRIME streams LIVE exclusively on Rumble, every Thursday night at 8pm ET.Support the show

Well, all this snow this past week has had me thinking about summertime and the beach, and I want to let it be known that the beaches in North Carolina are better than the beaches in Texas. I grew up about an hour and a half from the coast in North Carolina and my family would vacation at the beach every year, and so I do admit that my opinion is a little bias, but I've been to the beach in Texas once, and it was a terrible experience.It was few years ago, Melissa and I took our older kids on a trip to visit family friends in Austin, and we decided to drive down to the beach one day, and it was a little overcast and windy, but the kids really wanted to swim, and it just so happened that the beach was not crowded at all. So we get out there, and they ran into the water and they're splashing around, having a great time, and then after a little while they came running back out of the water and they said they were stinging and itching all over. They were screaming “Get it off! Get it off!” We didn't see anything right way, but as we looked them over we found these little, almost translucent bugs everywhere. And then we looked around and noticed, about every 30 yards or so, there were purple flags out. And we said, “Hmm. Wonder what these purple flags mean?” Well we looked it up … the purple flags mean “dangerous marine life has been spotted.” We walk over to the water and looked and there were more jellyfish than I'd ever seen before in my life. And we found out later that those the little bugs were actually jellyfish larvae … also known as “sea lice” — and look, I've gone to the beach in North Carolina my entire life and never heard of this! I go to the beach in Texas once and my kids get sea lice.But here's the thing: as much I wanna blame it on Texas or the Gulf of Mexico or whatever, the whole thing was really my fault — because the purple flags were out. The warning was right in front of me, but I ignored it. And typically, as a general rule, when we ignore warnings, bad things happen. The warnings are there for a reason. That is certainly the case in Hebrews Chapter 3. In verses 7–11, after we read the quotation from Psalm 95, what we see here in verses 12–19 is a very clear warning, and my objective in this sermon is to make sure we don't ignore it. We're going to look at it in two parts. Two questions: What Is the Basis of the Warning?What Is the Heart of the Warning?Father, by the power of your Spirit, please open the eyes of our hearts to behold wonderful things in your word. Accomplish your will in us, for your glory. In Jesus's name, amen. 1) What Is the Basis of the Warning?Now before we really dig in here, I think it'd be good to step back and get a view of the passage overall. And I want to encourage you to get your Bible open and look at the words with me. And if you don't have a hardcopy Bible we would love to give you one! We have them over here and back there on tables, and they are yours to take. If possible, I want everybody to see what's going on here.With your Bible open, look at verse 7. You can see that verse 7 down to verse 11 is that quotation. Pastor Joe helped us out last week by explaining that this quotation is from Psalm 95, and Psalm 95 is referring to an event that happened early in Israel's history in the Book of Numbers.And the short summary of that story is that Israel failed to trust Yahweh, even after everything they had seen him do. They did not trust his word, they rebelled against him, and as judgment on them, God said he would kill them all. And he did. The only exception was Joshua and Caleb because they had faith. Every other person above the age of 20 who grumbled against God, God put them to death in the wilderness over the course of forty years. That's the story. It is a cautionary tale of unbelief and judgment.So Psalm 95 looked back on that story to give us a lesson from it; and now the writer of Hebrews looks back on Psalm 95 to repeat that lesson. And that lesson is a warning.After the writer quotes Psalm 95, in verse 12 we see the warning. He says: “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart…” Now, the way the passage is organized, the writer gives the warning first in verses 12–13 and then he gives the rationale for the warning in verses 14–19, but this morning I want to explain the passage by switching that order around. We're gonna start with the rationale, or the basis of the warning (these bottom verses), and then we're going to come back to the top and look closer at the warning itself. Why Warnings ExistWhen it comes to the basis of the warning it has to do with the possibility of danger. That's the case for any kind warning. Warnings exist because there is some danger we want to avoid, like jellyfish, and avoiding that danger is usually for our good. This means that warnings are really expressions of kindness. We don't typically think that way about warnings. My guess is that for a lot of us the word “warning” itself sounds negative and uncomfortable and we don't like it — we'd rather keep it all positive. But warnings are important, and we need them because we live in a world of real danger. And real, spiritual danger is the issue here in Hebrews. It's the danger of apostasy.The Threat of ApostasyThat's something that we talked about several weeks ago when we started in the Book of Hebrews. Remember that one of the problems that these early Christians were facing — one of the main things that occasioned this letter — was the threat of apostasy. It's that people have and do fall away from the faith. There are important nuances and details with that and we talked about those in that first sermon, but at least on the surface, people walk away from Jesus. People abandon Jesus. And that is a problem, that's dangerous, because if you forsake faith in Jesus, you will not be saved by Jesus.We see that basic point repeated here at least three times:First, it's in verse 6. It's what leads into the quote from Psalm 95. Hebrews 3, look at verse 6: “…And we are his house [God's house], if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.” Second, we see the same point in verse 14. Look at verse 14: “For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.” Verse 14 repeats verse 6. The same conditional conjunction is used. It's the word “if”, and the same word for “hold” or “hold fast” is used. Verse 6: “if indeed we hold fast our confidence”Verse 14: “if indeed we hold our original confidence”Same idea. And now we can see that being God's house in verse 6 and sharing in Christ in verse 14 are also the same idea. They're both ways to describe our salvation. It means we are God's people, we are truly Christians, we are united to Jesus and co-heirs of his benefits. That is us if we keep on believing. The message is that we are saved by Jesus if we keep clinging to Jesus by faith. But the danger, apparently, is that it's possible that we might stop clinging to Jesus. It's possible that some might forsake Jesus. And to make this point, this is where Psalm 95 comes in. Psalm 95 was already quoted in verses 7–11, but then in verse 15 the writer of Hebrews quotes it again.After he repeats the conditional point in verse 14 — that we're saved by Jesus if we keep clinging to Jesus — verse 15 goes, “As it is said …” and then we're back to Psalm 95.The writer is saying, basically, Hey, we're saved by Jesus if we keep clinging to Jesus, just like we've learned from Psalm 95. …The ‘Questions' of Verses 16–18And what exactly have we learned from Psalm 95? We've learned, at the very least, that you can be so close to the salvation of God and yet not be saved because you do not believe. That's the point that the writer of Hebrews drives home in a string of questions in verses 16–18. There are five questions in a row with three conclusions.Have y'all ever played the game called Questions? You try to carry on a conversation with someone only by using questions. It's a great road trip game. For example, if Pastor Kenny and I were on a road trip together, I'd ask him: “Kenny, is Sunday your favorite day of the week?” And Kenny would say, “Is the Pope Catholic?” It'd just be questions back and forth. That's kind of what's going on here. There are five questions but two of the questions are rhetorical questions that answer previous questions. Look at verse 16. Question 1 — verse 16aSpeaking of Psalm 95, “For who were those who heard and yet rebelled?” That is, who were the ones in this story of Israel who heard the word of God and rebelled against him?Rhetorical Question 1 — verse 16b “Was is not all those who left Egypt led by Moses?” See that's an affirmation. The two questions together in verse 16 are saying: Those who heard the word of God and rebelled against him were all those who Moses led out of Egypt and saw what God did. Question 2 — verse 17a “And with whom was he [God] provoked for forty years?” That is, who were the ones in this story with whom God was angry and punished for forty years in the wilderness?Rhetorical Question 2 — verse 17b “Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?” See again, that's an affirmation. Both questions in verse 17 are saying: Those with whom God was angry were those who did not trust God and therefore they died in the wilderness.Rhetorical Question 3 — verse 18 “And to whom did he [God] swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?” This is a rhetorical question affirming that those who do not believe (the unbelieving, the disobedient) do not enter God's rest. They don't inherit God's promised salvation.Altogether, through these questions, the writer of Hebrews is saying: Hey, keep clinging to Jesus, because we know the story of Numbers, we get the lesson distilled for us in Psalm 95 — it's that those who don't believe are not saved, even if they're so close to God's salvation that they see it for themselves. If they don't believe, then they don't enter God's rest. That's the summary point of verse 19. Look at verse 19: “So we see [through Psalm 95] that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.” And entering God's rest here in verse 19 is analogous to being God's house (verse 6) and sharing in Christ (verse 14). They're all describing God's salvation. The logic of the passage is saying that those who do not believe do not enter God's rest, do not share in Christ, are not God's house. If you do not believe in Jesus, you will not be saved by Jesus; and unbelief is a danger. That's verses 14–19. That is the basis of the warning.These verses are the reason that when we start at the top in verse 12 there's a big warning flag flying in our face. And I mean it's right here. You can't miss it. We started with the basis of the warning in verses 14–19, now let's look at the heart of the warning in verse 12.2) The Heart of the WarningVerse 12, “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.” The heart of the warning is a warning about your heart. That's what we find here. The warning is that first command there, “take care.” It's actually the verb “to see,” which is the same Greek word used in verse 19. Everyone look down at verse 19 again. See that word “see” in verse 19 — “So we see…” That's the same word that starts this passage in verse 12. This passage is bookended with the same word because the writer wants us to read this as one unit. The reason verse 12 is translated “take care” is because it's an imperative, it's a command, so he's saying not simply, “See, brothers…” but he's saying “watch out, brothers!” When this verb is in the imperative form it always has that kind of force. It means: Watch out! Look at! Take care! It's a warning. And a warning about what? “Watch out, brothers, lest there be. …”Now the writer of Hebrews is going to give us the ‘purpose' for watching out. There's a negative reality to beware. This is the thing we should avoid. It's in that phrase “lest there be.” Another way to say it is: Watch out, brothers, so that none of you have an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. Now it's important that he mentions the heart. First, that's a call back to the Psalm 95 quote. Look back up to verse 10. The problem of unbelief in the Old Testament story was that the Israelites “went astray in their hearts.” That's what Psalm 95 says, quoted in verse in 10. The “going astray in the heart” in verse 10 is the same idea as “an evil, unbelieving heart” in verse 12 — and that results in falling away from the living God.So by this one verse alone, we can see that the heart is a big deal. What leads people to “fall away” — which is the word apostasize, it means to abandon — what leads people to abandon God is an unbelieving heart. By this fact alone, right here, we could argue that the battle for the heart is the battle for eternal life and death. Verse 12 says as much. But then we also have the full testimony of Scripture. What else does the Bible say about the heart?What About the Heart?The Bible teaches us that the heart is the control center of who we are. It's the source from which we interact with the world. Jesus taught us this. He said, “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Matthew 12:34) He said, “from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.” (Mark 7:21–23) The point is that every sin — including especially the sin of unbelief talked about in Hebrews 3 — comes from the heart. The late J. I. Packer writes, The human heart is the controlling source of all that we do in expression of what we are: all our thoughts, desires, discernments and decisions, our plans and purposes, our affections, attitudes and ambitions, all the wisdom and all the folly that mark our lives, come out of, and are fueled, serviced, and driven by, our hearts, for better or for worse. (8) What Packer says here lines up with what Solomon tells us in Proverbs 4:23, “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” In the late 1600s, there was a Puritan named John Flavel who wrote a little book based on that one verse in Proverbs. Because the Bible tells us the heart is super important and pretty much determines everything that matters, and because it's our hearts that God sees and cares most about, Flavel says, “The keeping and right managing of the heart in every condition, is the one great business of a Christian's life.” The writer of Hebrews would say the same thing. The warning in this passage is focused on the heart. Watch out that your heart not become an evil, unbelieving heart. The Connection Between 12 and 13In what way exactly do we do that? How do we “watch out” or “take care”?Well, I think verse 13 gets there. Verse 13 gives us a second command with the same purpose we see in verse 12. Verse 13, “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” And when he says that word “hardened” he's implying the heart. Now listen to a paraphrase of the commands in both verses.Verse 12 says: Watch out so that your heart not become an evil, unbelieving heart.Verse 13 says: But exhort one another so that none of your hearts may be hardened. We can hear the similarity, but now what's the relationship between these two verses? They're connected by the conjunction “but” in verse 13, and most of the time we'd expect “but” to mark a contrast, like “Don't do this, but do this.” That's not the way it functions here though! Verse 13 is not telling us something entirely different from verse 12. It's actually a restatement of verse 12, except verse 13 is explaining or developing verse 12 a little more.In particular, verse 13 develops the command to “Take care” and the danger of an unbelieving heart.I want you to see this. Start with the danger. The Hardened HeartAn evil, unbelieving heart in verse 12 is called a heart hardened by the deceitfulness of sin in verse 13. And I'm interested in those descriptions. Is an unbelieving heart and a hardened heart describing the same condition? Or might one come before the other?Well this text here isn't conclusive on this question, but it raises the question! And if we look closer at this word “harden” we see this verb show up a couple more times in the New Testament. Romans 9:18, “So then he [God] has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.” Acts 19:9, speaking of Paul's ministry, “But when some [the people Paul was preaching to] became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him …” Both verses have the same verb translated “harden” and “became stubborn.” And they're both connected to unbelief, and that connection, theologically, is that this hardening is the process by which the heart becomes and stays unbelieving. That's how Luke uses it in Acts 19. The stubborn or hardened heart is the heart that continues in unbelief. An unbelieving heart starts and stays unbelieving by the heart being hardened. Which means, if you want to avoid an unbelieving heart (verse 12) then avoid a hardened heart (verse 13). The heart that is hardened is the heart incapable of faith.This is obvious in the promise of the New Covenant. Remember that the people of Israel were faithless. They could not trust God. So in order for them to believe — in order for any of us to have faith in God — God must give us new hearts! And that is the promise of the New Covenant that Moses foretold in Deuteronomy 30, and it's what the prophets declared, Jeremiah 31, Ezekiel 36 — our only hope of trusting in Jesus is if God changes us here, in the heart.But now here's a question: if it's God who must give us new hearts, how does it work that we're supposed to watch out for our hearts? Does this mean that God gives us new hearts but then it's all up to us to take care of them? How's this work?I think the second command in verse 13 helps us. Exhort One AnotherIt's the command to “exhort one another” everyday. That develops the command to “watch out.” It's the positive side of the warning. We should watch out that we don't have an unbelieving heart — and how? In what way do we watch out for our hearts? We do it by exhorting one another.And that word “exhort” is important. The original word has a range of meaning; it's used a few different ways in the New Testament, but the meaning here in Hebrews 3 is to encourage.It means to encourage or to give comfort or to give consoling help — and it is always in reference to the saving work of God. That's what biblical encouragement is. This is not generic expressions of kindness. “Hey, nice shoes! Hey, great job on that thing!” Those are all fine and good to say to each other — and we should; we should be kind to one another — but the command in verse 13 to exhort or to encourage means to speak words of comfort and help to another about God.Remember this encouragement is the antidote to a hardened heart. What keeps the heart from being hardened? What keeps us from unbelief? It's remembering the truth of what God has done. It's remembering who he is. And this remembering happens through our telling one another.This is amazing!God is the one who, by his grace, gives us new hearts, and we're each commanded to watch out for our hearts, and that watchfulness we're commanded to is an action that God intends to happen through the means of us encouraging one another in his salvation.The creation of our new hearts is the work of God, and the keeping of our new hearts is the work of God through the means of the church's life together.Do we have any idea about the profound obligations we have to one another?The way that God has designed to keep my heart and sustain my faith is through you. The way that God has designed to sustain your faith is through the people sitting around you.And it's not complicated. We simply encourage one another. Tell your brother, tell your sister, that God loves them. I want so badly for us to be a church marked by encouragement. I want it just to be how we live together, how we interact with with one another. We remind one another of who God is and what he's done. We remind one another that God is in control and that God is good. We assure one another that God loves us, and that he's for us, and that he knows what you need before you even ask it, and if he takes care of the birds of the air he's gonna take care of you. In fact, God only always wields his sovereign power for your eternal good. I wanna tell you that. We are commanded to tell one another that. Because that is the way God keeps us.So we come to Hebrews 3 and see the warning flags. The danger applies to everyone. And so does the command to encourage. This is for all of us.And that's what brings us to the Table. The TableThe Lord's Table is the big reminder every week of what God has done. The bread and the cup remind us of the death of Jesus for us, and we remember him together. We eat and we drink at this Table together, as we're doing that, we're believing and encouraging one another in our great salvation.So for all who are here who believe in Jesus, this Table is for us.

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The MILF Next Door: Part 5Jane Meets MumBy barry240646  - Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. I was still laying on my side facing her laying on her back, and she reached up, locked her arms around my neck and pulled my face down on to her face. We kissed. A long kiss.A kiss long enough for my right leg to spread her legs apart. Long enough for me to straddle her right leg and then get both of my legs between hers. Long enough for me to position myself so the tip of my cock was touching her pussy. She was gripping me so tight around my neck and forcing my mouth down on to hers.After a while, I reached up and pulled her arms from around my neck. I started to kiss her neck. I slowly worked my way down to her right breast and ran my tongue in circles around the nipple, which was hard and prominent. She really did have large hard nipples when aroused.I gradually began to ease my body down her body, kissing as many square inches as I could. I licked her belly button. I kissed down lower. I felt her tense up in expectation. She now knew definitively exactly what I was planning to do. When my tongue found her bush, she opened her thighs, raised her knees and put her heels on to the back of my bum. I had inches to go to get to her vagina.I raised my head and let my thumbs explore her bush and find her outer lips. I rubbed up and down each lip with each thumb, and she moaned gently and rocked her head from side to side. My thumbs parted her lips and exposed her clit and then I sucked it into my mouth and teased it with my tongue.Holding her clit with my lips, I rubbed two fingers on to her inner lips and felt the moisture seeping out. Her head was still rolling from side to side, and she was making a gentle guttural sound. I felt she was moist enough and slowly penetrated her with the two fingers. Moving forwards, then backwards not quite as much, my fingers gradually invaded her most personal space. I curled my fingers and went to search out her magic spot.I knew fireworks would go off as soon as I touched it. This was the fourth woman I had made love to, and the only sexually innocent one of them. I found the spot. I was in no doubt about finding it, as when I did, we levitated above the bed. We were flying over a whole new world and there was not a magic carpet in sight!I rubbed her gently, then gradually applied more pressure as I rubbed. Her pussy was filling up with her juices, and I used my mouth and tongue to trap and enjoy as much of those juices as I could.Her thighs squeezed my waist, she was kicking my bum. She was hanging on to my neck as if to avoid a mile-high drop! She was having her first climax. I didn't stop, just rubbed gentler and let her calm down, before building up again. Soon after, she was having her second climax.I was on a roll. She was rocking and rolling, taking me with her through her thigh grip of me. We kept lifting up as she climaxed, which she did a third time. Then in a breathless voice, I heard “Mark, my love, please, please let me rest a moment.”I withdrew my hand. I got on my elbows and knees and advanced up her body until my mouth reached her lips. We kissed, and her tongue tasted her juices for the first time. As we broke the kiss, I glanced at the clock. 10 p.m.She unwrapped her arms and I rolled on to my left side, and kissed each nipple lovingly. She smiled. It was a gorgeous smile of complete self-satisfaction. Alice in Wonderland's Cheshire Cat would have looked pouty by comparison.After a long warm smile, and a kissing motion towards me with her lips, she said “So that's what sex is supposed to feel like?”I grinned back. “That's only the appetizer. We have just under two hours to serve the main course.”“Do we have any wine left?”“Yes, some in the glasses and probably one small glass each in the bottle.”“Pour it all into the glasses. please.”I got off the bed and freshened the glasses and brought them over. She took hers and half-emptied it on the first swig, “I needed that,” she said, her cheeky grin back on her face.“Maybe we should save what's left for midnight,” I said.“I'll let you into a secret. I was so convinced you were the right person to be my first real lover, I bought two bottles, so we have plenty to celebrate with.”“In that case…..” we clinked glasses and emptied them.I rolled on to her again, and we exchanged gentle short kisses and smiles. She was resting her arms lightly on my back, and between each kiss, I slightly adjusted my position. After about 10 kisses, the tip of my cock was nestling between her inner lips once more. Then, with each kiss, I would press it gently against her, penetrating just a fraction of an inch, and then withdrawing. Gradually I felt her moisture on my tip.A gentle, slightly husky voice said, as we broke a kiss, “Please, take me now.”Without saying a word, each time I thrust gently forward, I then stayed there. And so gradually, her inner lips were parted by my cock and it began to enter her. Again her thighs opened and her legs wrapped around me. We took our time, but eventually I could advance no further. Our pubic bones were in contact, my balls in contact with her. We lay still, like that, for a while.Then I started to rock forwards and backwards on her, lifting my body weight on my elbows. Her expression softened and her blues eyes gazed right at me. Her tongue ran around her lips. I stuck my tongue out and licked the tip of her nose, and she smiled and lifted her head to lick mine.And that was when my own needs took over. My thrusting picked up steam. My thrusts got longer as I withdrew more and then thrust forcefully back. Each time I thrust forward, her hips came up to meet me. Her thighs were up and around my hips. All attempts at gentle seduction were gone; this was pure animal rutting. This was total lust on both our parts.Under me, I could hear her saying “Oh, Yes! Oh Yes!” and then “Come for me, Come in me, please. Now!”And as if on command my body erupted my juices into her, deep inside her, our pubic bones crushing against each other. Almost as soon as I came, I felt her body respond back. Jane came again. Not as extremely as before, but definitely she came and she felt it and it was wonderful.I know because immediately after she told me. “Oh my God, I came again. it was not as strong, but it felt wonderful.”We lay there, me still buried in her to the limit. Then she unwound her legs from around me, and I rolled off her. I looked at the clock. It was 11:10 p.m.“Well, Cinderella,” I said, “you've got 50 minutes to spare.”“Well, at least as I am naked, I don't have to worry about my dress turning into rags!”“So, can I say what I want to happen now?” I asked.“Of course, sweetheart.”“I want us to drink the wine, snuggling on the sofa, completely naked, in our post-coital bliss. I want you to get used to being naked with me, not embarrassed in any way about your body. If you mean it about my Mum, nudity is a big part of it.”She got out the new bottle, and we poured two glasses and sat on the sofa. I twisted so I could put my left arm around her, and we stared at the rug and sat quietly, for a while.The clock on her mantle reached midnight, and almost as if that was a cue, she looked at me.“How far away is your Mum?”“About 60 miles, why?”“Well, now I realize just what I have been missing over the past three years, what my cousin robbed me off, I want to make up for lost time. I can't be your girlfriend without, a, knowing if I am a lesbian rather than a hetero, and, b, can your Mum and I share when it comes to you.”“I see. We'll have to leave it until about 9 a.m. to phone her to ask if it's okay to go home. No point in going if she and Julie have something planned, or she has a date, or something.”“Would you take me if it's possible?”“Yes, but I need to know one thing. Are you ready on a first trip to be involved in a threesome with my Mum and I?”“I am open to anything. A threesome, a foursome with your neighbor. Watching you with your Mum, or just me with your Mum. I am willing to try anything. Maybe it's because I'm scared of losing my nerve. Or maybe, just maybe,” she said with that cheeky grin, “I'm just a nymphomaniac.”I groaned. “Oh dear, two nymphomaniacs in my life!”“Two? Who's the other?”So as we sat there, naked, sipping wine, I told her all about Carol downstairs. All she said at the end was “That could be interesting in the future, now let's get some sleep.”I called Mum around 9 from my room. Jane had wanted to shower, and so did I, and there was no way to put two people in those shower cabinets and have them properly wash themselves. Cuddle in a shower, maybe, but properly cleanse ourselves, no way.So after my shower and while drying off in my robe, I called home. Mum was not going anywhere special, and when I told her the whole story about Jane, she was totally willing to let Jane explore her sexual inclinations with her and I.“Shall I warn Julie to be on standby?” she asked.“You could, but warn her it's nothing personal if it doesn't happen.”So at 9:30 we were in Mama's restaurant down the road, having breakfast. “Does having sex all night always make you this hungry?” asked Jane, and I pointed we didn't do it all night.“I shall bear that in mind when we do,” said Jane, with a grin. “Maybe prepare bedside snacks.” She was dressed in a skinny rib sleeveless top and a pair of jeans that looked as though they were painted on. “Like them? I bought them on Thursday.” In response, I just said “I'm sure the Pope would love them. Could ruin all his vows seeing you dressed like that.” Jane smiled, looking proud of herself.By 11:30 a.m. we were pulling up in Mum's driveway. Coincidentally, Julie was just getting out of her car, and waved “Hello” but didn't come over. That told me Mum had already filled Julie in on what was happening.We went indoors and Mum and I hugged, and kissed on the lips. The Mum turned to Jane, who was about to say “Hello, Mrs. Johnson,” when Mum interrupted her with “The name's Barbara, and if you want to get to know me well, you'd better call me that!” She gave Jane a knowing look, and Jane looked at me and back to her and laughed.“I have a pot of coffee made, so come through to the kitchen and have it while it's fresh, and we can talk.”Coffee poured, we sat around the kitchen table. “Nice house,” said Jane.“Thank you, we think it is. However, Julie next door has a pool, and even though we are into late September, it's still warm enough to use. Do you like to skinny dip?”“To be honest, I have never tried it. Until I met your son, I hid anything to do with my body from sight, and treated sex like a fatal contagious disease.”“Oh, my dear, what a pity, and such a beautiful girl you are too. It's just that Julie has offered us the use of her pool, and said she may join us if she was back.”“She's back” I said.Mum smiled. “Well if she's back I guess it's time for me to change from Mum to Barbara.”I laughed. “You make it seem like Superman changing in a phone box!”Jane laughed too. “Mark's already explained the name rules,” she said.So when coffee was finished, we wandered over to Julie's and Barbara started to strip off. As soon as she was naked, she dived in. I was amazed when Jane actually beat me into the water, and quite shocked when I realized she was not wearing a bra under the sweater. No wonder it fitted her curves so naturally. A couple of minutes later there was another splash as Julie, also naked, dived in.Julie swam over to me and hugged me, her breasts squashed against me, and then turned to Jane and said' I'm Julie.“"I guessed that,” said Jane before allowing Julie to hug her too. Yet another surprise as to how far Jane had travelled in her sexuality in such a short time. A week ago she was hiding in her baggy clothes, and now we were lovers skinny dipping with my mother and a sexy MILF.After about half an hour, Barbara and Julie got out of the pool and started to dry each other off, as well as wrapping their hair in towels. Jane looked at me, and beckoned with her head for me to follow her, and swam to the edge of the pool. She pulled herself out, wrapped a towel around her head and stood there naked holding another one. As I climbed out, she started to rub me down. As soon as she was finished, I got another dry towel and dried her off. Barbara and Julie were heading for Julie's kitchen with just the towels on their heads, otherwise naked, so Jane shrugged off my offer to wrap a towel around her. “When in Rome,” she said.We went into the living room, and Julie sat down in an armchair, her legs apart. Barbara sat on the sofa and beckoned for Jane to join her. I took the other armchair. Jane looked at Julie's trimmed vagina, where, given her splayed legs, the fact it was trimmed and hairless around the actual pussy was clearly obvious. She looked over at Barbara, and saw she was completely hairless down there.She laughed. “I never thought I would be sitting in a room of naked people and feel overdressed,” she said.Julie stood up. “Come with me” she said. Fifteen minutes or so later, Jane and she returned. the towels on both of their heads gone. Jane had a very sexy blonde landing strip - a darker blonde than her head, but still blonde - but all around her actual pussy lips was neatly trimmed like Julie's.She stood in front of me, and showed me. I was almost dumbfounded by how self-confident Jane had become in just a week. She had gone from not touching even her own body to touching mine, and parading herself naked in front of two older MILFs, not to mention having sex.Jane sat down again next to Barbara, who by now had shed the towel on her head. Julie sat the other side of Jane, and on an unspoken cue, both MILFs turned to Jane and started sucking on her breasts, one each.Jane's head lolled back on the sofa, and the Cheshire Cat Grin was all over her face. Julie pulled Jane's thighs apart, and started rubbing and tapping Jane's clit, very fast, at the same time both breasts were being sucked off and bitten. I could see Jane's body tensing and starting to shake as her internal sensations were building, and then after several minutes of this treatment she let out a high-pitched sound that was not quite a scream of pleasure, and ejaculated a whole load of juices from her pussy all over Julie's hand.Julie beckoned for me to cross over to her, and had me kneel in front of her. “Eat me,” she ordered. I did, naturally. As I did, I felt Barbara get off the sofa, and as I stole a look to my right, there she was, knelt between Jane's knees, sucking and licking her pussy like cleaning ice cream off a plate. Both Barbara and I could hear the groans of the two building towards climaxes.When all of this flurry of activity was over, Julie went into the kitchen and brought back glasses and a bottle of nicely chilled Chardonnay. We drank a toast to Jane and the beginning of a full life as a woman. Later, we dressed so we could go back to Mum's. Once home, Mum said, “I take it you want to sleep in your own room with Jane?”I looked at Jane, who looked at Mum, and said, “Maybe we should all sleep in your room, let's see how it goes. I can sleep with Mark any time as we live in the same house!” And she flashed me her now familiar cheeky grin.Mum laughed and said that would be okay too. Then she announced that a little later we would, the three of us, go out for supper, as she didn't feel like cooking and she wanted to save her energy for the evening, anyway, and we all knew what that meant.So we sat around for a couple of hours just chatting, and Mum and Jane seemed to hit it off really well. After a great deal of discussion we went to a steak house, and had, unsurprisingly, steaks, with salad and fries. And red wine, of course; a nice Malbec. Returning home, Mum went up to her room, and Jane and I lay on the sofa and kissed, her laying across my lap like last night.Mum called down to us, and we went up to find her completely naked, and candles lit all around her room. Some were scented, and so it smelled of flowers and the fresh air of mountains, and was quite relaxing. Mum stood in front of Jane and undressed her, which didn't take long as it was only the skinny-rib sweater, the jeans and her panties.Then the pair of them undressed me. Mum let Jane pull down my briefs, releasing my already engorged cock.“Have you sucked him yet?” asked Barbara.Jane shook her head, so Barbara said “Let me show you.”She held my cock at the base with one hand to hold it out in front of me, then pulled the foreskin down with the other. Then she started to lick the tip of my mushroom head, and to swirl her tongue around it like it was an ice-cream cone She let go of the base of my cock and held my balls and gently squeezed them. I could feel my legs getting a bit jelly like, but then she stopped.“Now you try.”Jane knelt down in front of me, and repeated the process. She had not used her mouth on me up to this point, although when I first got naked the night before, she had touched my cock. She didn't have the confidence of Barbara, at least not yet, but she was gentle and it felt really good. When she squeezed my balls, that was firm and yet just painful enough to be erotic.“What if he comes in my mouth?”“Oh, that's okay. It won't poison you. Not all women like it, but I personally love it. And it's a way of having sex during those not so pleasant days of the month.”“You mean like next week?” asked Jane.“Thanks for the warning” I said.Jane went back to sucking me, but after a few minutes, Barbara stopped her. “Save his juices for later,” she said. Looking at me, Barbara asked “So what positions have you tried?”“Just missionary,” I said.“Missionary? Is that a Papal position?” asked Jane giggling.“Not quite,” said Barbara, smiling. “Let's show you Cowgirl.” And with that, Barbara straddled me, grabbed my penis, and lowered herself on to it. She dropped all the way down, and started riding me. Jane watched, enthralled.Before I could cum, Barbara stopped and looked at Jane. “Want to try it?”She was about to say something, but instead broke out laughing, and I said “Is the Pope Catholic?” and laughed with her. The Pope was having a sex life he knew absolutely nothing about.Barbara guided her on to my penis and she started to ride. “One nice thing about this position, Jane, is that you are in control. You can stop and start to suit you, and to drive your lover into a state of frustration. You can lean forward a bit so he can play with your breasts, or lay down on him and kiss him. And he can reach your clit and play with it,” as I obligingly demonstrated.As I rubbed her clit, Jane threw her head back and exclaimed “I think we will be using this one again!” She kept riding me.Barbara straddled my head and lowered her already moist pussy on to my mouth. I could tell as her weight shifted and the sound of Jane's moans changed that they were kissing, and I guessed Barbara was playing with Jane's breasts, if they were not playing with each other's.Jane's riding got more and more energetic, and before too long, all three of us had a climax. I think Jane came first, but between her and I, it was close. She rolled off me, and soon after, Barbara got off me and we lay on our backs, Jane in the middle.All went quite for a while. Jane held hands with us both, one of our hands in each of hers, and after taking a deep breath and slowly letting it out, said “Next time I go home, I think I will kill my cousin…”“Do you think he is worth the hassle?” I asked.“It's what he deserves for depriving me of one of life's greatest pleasures for so long.”Barbara said “He isn't worth the trouble of going to prison for. You should simply take Mark home with you and let your cousin know what might have been his if his brain was half the size of his prick.”Jane laughed. Considering she was laughing about the cousin who had betrayed her and raped her, it was real progress. She snuggled up into my side, and with a Walton's style round of “Good Nights” we fell asleep.The following morning, Jane and I awoke in Barbara's bed. We smiled at each other and kissed. I hugged her close. Barbara was still asleep.“I need to ask. Are you okay with this sudden change of direction in your life? Going from a fear of sex to a surfeit of it? I will understand if you want to distance yourself while you have your period, to rethink everything that has happened.”“I will distance myself to the extent of not having sex with you until next weekend. But it's just a hiatus. And no, generally I am glad that with your help, and your other lovers' help, I have learned to enjoy the oldest pleasure known to people.The funny thing about my cousin was, up until him raping me, I had a crush on him. He could have had me, my virginity and all, if he had just asked nicely. And the fact that you were nice to me without even asking for sex, that blew me away.”“I didn't ask, doesn't mean I didn't want.”She kissed my nose. “I know, silly, but you were nice simply because you are nice. That's what I meant.”We got out of bed without waking Barbara and wrapped towels around us, checked the pathway between the houses and dashed into Julie's back garden and leapt in the pool. It was early and although the pool was heated, it still had a chilly edge to it. We hugged naked in the middle of the pool.“I think I want you to take me, next summer, to a nudist beach. What do you think?”“From what I've heard, most people on a nudist beach should stay dressed.”“Yes, but that doesn't apply to us, does it? We are beautiful naked!”That I couldn't argue with. But the fact she was talking about next summer? What might that mean, long term?We swam, then wrapped ourselves in the towels and ran back home. Mum was preparing breakfast. After breakfast we set off back to the house. We walked in and in front of my door, Jane kissed me. “My woman's thing has just started, so this is your last pashy kiss for a while. See you tomorrow in Civics.”Then she kissed me again, a nice long kiss. Just as she broke it, Carol came out of her room. She just stood and watched. Jane broke the kiss, said “Thanks for everything, see you tomorrow afternoon,” and turned to run upstairs. “Oh, hi,” she said to Carol, and was gone.Carol looked at me, and then the retreating Jane, then back to me, and smiled. “Glad to see your weekend wasn't wasted in my absence,” she said. Then she went out the front door.I was beginning to get the feeling life was going to get complicated..Back at University, this was Jane's ‘lady week' so I saw her in class and part of one evening as we worked on a project, but no romantic activity. I was thinking I was getting more and more romantically inclined toward her, but she made her attitude plain.To her, I was the only guy she had sex with at the moment, as no-one else had demonstrated the right, but she was not prepared to be exclusive, nor was she prepared to rule out having a girl-friend.Thursday night I got a mysterious text from Mum. “Can you come home alone after classes tomorrow for the weekend?” No please or thank you. No explanation of the cause of the drama. So on Friday, I drove Jane back to the house as I stopped in to pick up some clothes. She kissed me good-bye in a nice but not passionate way, and I was on my way home. “Give my love to your Mum”, she said.I got home and Mum had a plate of spaghetti Bolognese ready. As I ate she filled me in. Julie's daughter, who I thought was about 26 was actually 30, and had just found out her husband of 5 years, and longer than that as her partner, had come out as gay and as a cross-dresser, and was considering transitioning to a woman. This weekend she was leaving the marital home and moving back in with Julie, and I was wanted to drive a white panel van, and help load it of course, to help move the stuff.So as a result, we were up early Saturday and off to Donna's place, about two hours away. It took a couple of hours or so to pack the van, another two hours to drive back, and around an hour to unload, as she was not yet bothering to unpack anything but clothes. Julie's house was four-bedroomed, so clothes went in Donna's old room, the rest, still packed, into the other two.To be continued…By barry240646 for Literotica

The MILF Next Door: Part 4Jane's Therapy SexBy barry240646 -  Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. I did my shopping, freshened up and put smarter clothes on, and waited in the hallway for Jane. She was a couple of minutes late, for which she apologized. She had her usual uniform on - baggy and figure-hiding as usual. It was impossible to really know what sort of figure she had.We went to the cinema and sat a fair way back from the screen. It wasn't very full and so we had a clear view of the screen. We shared a bucket of popcorn even though it's not my favorite. She watched intently through the movie. She looked lovingly at Tony as he sang ‘Maria', but when the big fight started and Tony got stabbed, she suddenly grabbed my hand. I gently laid my hand on top of hers and left it there.At the end of the movie, she suddenly realized we were still holding hands, and went to pull away. I smiled and said “Leave it, please, I like us holding hands.” She smiled, and we walked out holding hands.We got back to the house and I unlocked the door. Outside of my door, she said “Thank you for the movie,” and went to go upstairs.“I have some wine if you'd like a glass? Want to come in for a while?”She thought about it for a while and then said “Okay” in a way that suggested she was a little uncomfortable with it. We went in and I poured two glasses of red wine.We talked for a while about nothing in particular. It was almost a sparring match, me trying to find out about her, and her wanting to remain 'unknown'.“It's warm in here,” she said after a while, “so I should go.”“Why, just take your sweater off.”“I can't.”“Why? Are you naked under it or something.”“Kind of, just a bra.”“Well, I can lend you a T-shirt and you can go into the bathroom to put it on. I have even got some clean sweatpants you could slip into in place of that long skirt. They're a tie waist so you should be able to wear them.”“I couldn't.”“Please, just for me.” I went to my chest of drawers and got out a pair of grey sweats and a plain white T-shirt and held them out towards her. She hesitated and then took them and went into the bathroom. While she was gone I refreshed the glasses.When she came out I nearly let out a wolf-whistle. This shy, retiring wall-flower had one really nice figure. Breasts that curved nicely, a trim waist and shapely hips. She was almost as tall as me. I managed to avoid looking a complete idiot by staring, but only just.Instead, I said as casually as I could, “Well, those clothes look better on you than on me.”She smiled again. Her smile was beguiling; slightly shy, and she sort of downcast her eyes a bit in modesty, but an attractive smile nevertheless. “Thank you.”“You're more than welcome. You should dress in my clothes more often. You're very attractive.”I was expecting a demure smile. What I got was completely unexpected. She burst into tears and ran back into the bathroom. I noticed she didn't lock the door, so I just waited quietly. After about ten minutes, things in there quietened down, and so I opened the bathroom door slightly and called in “It's okay. Just come out and let's talk.”She did come out, still dressed in my clothes. She sat down at the table, and hung her head. Quietly, she said “I'm sorry.”“No need to apologize. If it was something I said, I apologize to you, unreservedly.”Then her story came out, almost flooded out. Her large family had thrown a party for her 19th birthday, on the family farm, and there was much drinking. She had had her first beer, but didn't like it much.Among her presents she got a tight fitting sleeveless sweater and a pair of skinny jeans, which she immediately dashed up to her room and put on. She came back out to a chorus of wolf-whistles and hollering.Later, one of her cousins who was about 25 and a bit drunk dragged her behind a barn on the family farm, and pulled her clothes off her and raped her. Then he threatened her as to what would happen if she said a word. She had never worn those clothes since.“Ever since then I have kind of avoided young men, and dressed so as not to be attractive to them. You seemed different, older somehow - in a nice way. More mature, not as hormone driven.”“Thank you. Actually, I have pretty active hormones and enjoy sex, but I was brought up to always seek consent and treat my dates properly. I promise I will never abuse any friendship with which you entrust me. And actually, I am a few months younger than you.”She smiled, and I stepped in front of where she was sitting. I held out both my hands and when she took them, I guided her into standing up and gave her a hug, a gentle hug, just a hug. I felt her body stiffen and then gradually relax over a period of time. Quite a long time. I let her sit down again.“Do you have a girlfriend?” she asked.“I have people I see, but not a regular exclusive girlfriend, no.”“Oh.”“Are you applying for the position?”She laughed. “I might when I get to know you. I should go but I'll bring your clothes back later.”“If you insist, no rush.” I said.She picked up her sweater and skirt and walked to the door, which I opened for her. “I enjoyed this afternoon,” she said, “sorry about the emotions…”I wanted to take her in my arms and kiss her, but decided against it. Instead I said “It was my pleasure, except for the emotions, for which you do not need to apologize. Come and see me any time, and if there is an old film on down the road you'd like to see, let me know.”She smiled and left, and I closed the door wondering what would happen next. Here I was at the end of my first week at Uni with two new ladies in my life. One was essentially a commitment-free nymphomaniac, much older than me, and the other an attractive but very shy and confused virgin - if you think of sex that was her choice and not forced - who was just a bit older than I.I made supper and watched some current affairs program, and sipped my way to the bottom of the bottle Jane and I had started. No problem, as Mum and I had stocked up my wine cupboard. I was relaxed and dozing a bit when I heard a gentle knocking at the door.To be honest, my first thought was “Oh no, Carol, not now.” I went to the door and opened it slightly. It was Jane.“May I come in?”“Of course,” and I stepped back to open the door wide. She was holding my clothes that she had worn. “I brought them back, unless you'd like me to launder them first.”“No rush, and no problem. I drive washing machines quite competently.”“Actually, that was kind of an excuse. I used them as an excuse to come see you again.”“No need for you to make excuses for that,” I said. “As your friend and project partner, I will always be happy to see you for no reason at all.”She put the clothes down on a dining chair. She was not wearing her uniform. Instead she was wearing a smart plain white long-sleeved blouse - not tight but not loose - and a skirt - much lighter weight - that was above her knees.“Now that's much better,” I said, “you look like the attractive young lady you are that you've been hiding away.”She stood right in front of me. “Please, will you kiss me?”How could I refuse or resist such a request. I put my arms around her, and we kissed, quite gently. We both had pursed our lips but otherwise had our mouths closed. After a while kissing her, I broke off and then kissed her again. This time I opened my mouth a little and ran my tongue around her lips. Suddenly I felt her tongue touch mine, and then it invaded my mouth. Her kiss got hungry, wanting, demanding and I responded accordingly.I invited her to sit down in the arm chair and sat myself down on the two-seater sofa, giving her plenty of space.“That was very nice,” I said.“May I ask you some very personal questions? I'm sorry, but they will be very personal, but I want to know if you are the person to help me.”“Well, I'm not a psychiatrist, just a young man with a bit of sexual experience, but go ahead. I'll answer as best I can.”“The girls you see? Are any at the university?”“One is but not a student.”“Do you have people back home you have sex with?”“I do, but they are not girlfriends. They are very dear to me but they are not girls I am dating.”“Why not date them?”“Not appropriate to date them, that's all.”“Are they hookers?”“Good lord, no!”“Then why not date them?”I paused and thought about how honest I wanted to be. If I told the truth, it might be just too close to home for her, and if I didn't, she might wonder what I was hiding. In the end, I plumped for the truth.“You see the picture on the mantle?”“Yes.”“The one with the blond curly hair is my mother, the other is our next door neighbor, and both of them are my lovers. The neighbor is also my mother's girlfriend. Long story about the how and why. I'll maybe tell you it one day when we're much better acquainted. But, yes, my mother is one of my lovers. And that is the unvarnished and complete truth.”“So you like older women? Rather than girls your own age.”“Age is not my deciding factor. I had younger girl friends at school I dated non-sexually. I had an almost-girlfriend at the beginning of the summer who was just younger than me - we went skinny-dipping, but never had sex. In fact, it was being seduced by our neighbor earlier this summer that was the first time I had sex.”“And how come with your mother?”“Like I said, unknown to me, my Mum and Julie were lovers, and when Julie started having sex with me, Mum wanted it too. They set up a plot for her to seduce me without me knowing who she was - I was blindfolded. Then Mum decided I should know.”“Do you enjoy sex with your Mum?”“Yes, she's attractive, sexy, and very comfortable with her own body. She and Julie have taught me a lot about making sex mutually enjoyable and pleasurable, as well as loving.”“If I had not been raped, I would be a virgin.”“I know, and as far as I am concerned, you still are a virgin. You are yet to 'make love' with a man.”“Thank you.”“Have you ever made love to a girl?”“No. Have you ever done it with a boy?”“No. My total sexual experience is from May of this year. I am grateful to those two ladies in the photo for what they have taught me.”I stood up. “Wine? I have plenty.”So we opened a bottle, and when we sat down, she joined me on the sofa. We did the 'Cheers' gesture with the glasses.She looked at me and smiled. “Before you, just now, I had only kissed one boy. Well, kissed as it being my choice, that is.”“I understand. Rape doesn't count as making love and never should. Did you go any further than kissing?”“He put his hand on my breast. He was gentle, not like what happened later….”She looked like she was going to tear-up again, so I put my arm around her and pulled her on to my shoulder. After a minute or so, the smile came back. “It's nice sitting like this,” she said.We sat quietly for a while, then she asked “Do you 'love' your mother like a girlfriend?”“Well, I love my mother as a mother, lots. She's been a great mother, especially after Dad died. He died just over three years ago. We have this rule about names. When we're dressed and doing normal mother/son things, she' s Mum, and when we are naked and making love, she's Barbara. Almost like she's two different women.”“And she likes girls as well as men lovers?”“Yes, that goes back years, even while Dad was alive. Mum and Julie were lovers for years. Then Dad got involved. He, Mum and Julie would have threesomes, apparently. I knew nothing about them.”“I feel so naïve by comparison.”“I know what you mean. As I say, my sexual experience goes back to May. It's all pretty new to me too.”There was a long pause, then she leaned towards me and said, “Please, kiss me again.”We kissed. Our mouths opened, but the kiss was gentle and tender, and loving. It felt great.“Do you think you and I could be lovers?” she asked.“If you wanted us to be, and we got to know each other so that you could relax and trust me.”“Would you like to be my lover?”“Yes, and more…”“If I were your lover would your mother be my lover too?”“Only if both you and her wanted it. The point about being lovers is everyone involved has to want it, freely want it. No violence, or threats, or bullying.”She stood up, and finished her wine, and said. “I need to go, I have a lot to think about. Thank you for your kindness, the wine, your patience, and your honesty, but I need to leave before I rush into something too soon.”“I understand. Good night.”“Good night,” she said and headed for the door. I let her go, remaining seated. I would see her again. We had Civics on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, all late afternoon, end of day classes. I had only been at university a week and already life was complicated.I had a couple of lectures on the Monday, then a break period, a lab and finally a Civics class. Jane was there, in her uniform, but she came and sat next to me. “We should sit next to each other if we are project partners,” she said. I agreed.After class, I drove the pair of us home. At my door, she thanked me, declined my offer to come in, but reached up and gave a me a kiss on the lips. “I have been thinking about you a lot,” she said, “and they were good thoughts.” Then she ran upstairs. I realized I actually didn't know what room she was in, but as I heard her run up two flights of stairs, it was obvious her room was one of the two smaller ones in the attic.What with my reading list, I had homework to do, and resolved to buckle down and do it. My plan was to focus on homework Monday through Thursday nights so as to keep the weekends free, especially if I went home. I had seen Carol in a chemistry lab, but she smiled and that was all. So all week until Thursday evening I stuck to my plan of getting all my assignments done by Thursday if I could.I saw Carol in a lab on Friday and she told me she was going away for the weekend and would be back Sunday evening. Jane and I had a Civics class and then I drove us home.Something was different. Jane didn't say much at all, in class or in the car. I parked outside the house and opened the door for both of us. Outside my door, she looked and asked, “Do you want to come up? I bought some wine.”“I'd love to. Let me put my books and stuff in my room,” I opened the door, put everything on the table, and came out and locked it. We went upstairs. It turned out her room was number 5.It was a bit smaller than mine, and arranged the opposite way, as my room was number 2. Some of the ceiling area was sloping down a bit inside the roof, which made it look kind of romantic. The room was so tidy. She went into the bathroom and closed the door, then came out a few minutes later, changed out of her baggy uniform into the skirt and blouse of the other night.She got out the wine and poured two glasses. I sat on the sofa, and she brought the glasses over and sat down next to me. We clinked the glasses and said “Cheers,” and each reached out and put the glasses on the small side-tables each end of the two-seat sofa.Jane reached out for my hand. She held it and looked into my eyes. I smiled but otherwise sat still. This had to go at her pace, whatever 'this' was.“When I returned your clothes, you said I looked attractive. Did you mean that?”“I will never pay you a compliment I don't mean. Ever.”“What makes someone attractive?”“I dunno, maybe it's just when everything matches; the way they dress, look, and act all matching naturally. Nothing artificial. Your long blonde hair suits you. Reminds me of some of the folk singers that Mum was into, way back when.”She was sitting to my right, shoulder to shoulder of course, on the sofa. She twisted to her right then laid back and turned toward me, and suddenly she was across me, her chest facing mine, on the sofa.“Would you like to kiss me?”I smiled broadly. “Is the Pope Catholic?” I asked. She looked quizzical and then got it, and I pulled her towards me and kissed her. We met open-mouthed and our tongues remade their acquaintance. The kiss lasted a long time. It was controlled, not hungry like before. It was loving and reciprocal. It was very nice.“I have been dreaming up this plan all week, and really hoping it would come true…”“So what is it?”“That we spend some time now, kissing and touching, but not getting undressed. Just kissing. And finishing the glass of wine. Then we go down to the kitchen. I have bought some meat-filled fresh ravioli and we cook that with a sauce and make a salad, and after we have eaten it, you, very slowly and very gently, seduce me. Except, is it seduction if I want it to happen?”“And, in this plan, do I stay the night?”“Would you like to?”“Is the Pope Catholic?”She laughed. For the first time, I saw how white and perfect her teeth were. How blue and pretty her eyes were. How naturally blonde her eyebrows and hair were. How she was just naturally gorgeous.“Are you applying for the position of my girlfriend?”“That depends.”“On…?”“On you and your Mum.”“Why my Mum?”“Will she share you with me? And also, will you share her with me. I have decided I want to understand sex and love, and learn not to be afraid of either. I need to find out exactly what aspects of sex I can learn to like. Am I hetero or am I lesbian?My previous experience put me off boys, but now I realize it put me off all sex. Maybe I would prefer girls? It even put me off liking my own body. I need a mentor in sex! Would you believe I am 22 and I have never even masturbated. Ever.”Before she said any more, and made herself sad, I kissed her. And she kissed me back. After a lot of kissing and cuddling, she said “We'd better cook that pasta or else we will be making love on empty stomachs.”She got the food out of a cupboard, and I picked up the half-drunk glasses, and we went down to the kitchen. I washed and prepared the salad while she did the ravioli. We smiled at each other, a lot. Her smile was becoming stronger, somehow. More confident. She even gave me a couple of quick kisses as we worked. It was really quite intimate.She carried the food up on a tray that was in the kitchen, while I cleared the garbage, packed up what we hadn't used and picked up the two glasses. In her room, she put the food down and got out the cutlery while I refilled the glasses. We toasted “To a lovely evening” and she smiled.After supper, we cleared away, and she put on some music. I took her into my arms and we danced, slowly. I'm quite tall, and she was only a few inches shorter than I, quite tall for a girl. If I didn't bend my head down, she had to be on tip-toes to kiss me, but I wanted her kisses and so I bent my face towards hers. As we danced I could feel a certain part of my anatomy rising to the occasion. She felt it too.“You want to make love to me, don't you?”“Yes, but slowly, gently and patiently.”“Unless I get too horny,” she said with a laugh.I broke the dance hold and stepped back a pace. Looking her right in the eyes, I started to unbutton her blouse. I pulled it up out of her skirt and took it off her. She was wearing quite a sexy bra, sort of half-cup, and I could just see the tops of her areolas.She responded by unfastening my shirt and removing it. We embraced and danced, her bra against my naked chest, her bare arms around my bare back. After a little while I undid her bra at the back and eased back enough to remove it, then embraced her in tight, so I could feel her nipples against me.She felt like she really had a nice figure. Her breasts, even though I was pressing against them, were clearly quite firm, and her nipples were hardening as they moved against my chest. Her skin was so smooth. Our mouths were kissing up a storm.Her skirt had a belt, and I undid it. I found a zipper on her right hip, and slid it down. I eased away from her, and gave the skirt a tug and it fell to the floor. The dancing to this point had lasted the whole CD and the room went quiet, but we continued to embrace and sway to the sounds of our imaginations.I put my left arm around her shoulders and scooped my right arm behind her knees and lifted her up, and walked slowly to the bed. I put my left knee on the bed and lowered her gently into the middle. It was only a regular double bed, but she looked cute laying on a dark burgundy-colored duvet.All she was wearing was a pair of white cotton panties trimmed with a pink embroidered ribbon. She lay with her head on the crook of my left arm and smiled at me. I bent down and kissed her.“Are you sure you want me to go further. It is okay to say stop at any time. I want to be sure you want what you said you want. If you want to go further, kiss me.”She reached her left arm up around my neck and pulled me to her. We kissed. As we kissed, my right hand slid gently from her hip to her left breast, and I squeezed it gently. I heard a gentle “MMM” as I did, and we were still kissing.As we broke the kiss, I lowered my head to her left breast and sucked the nipple into my mouth. I bit on it gently to trap it, and licked it in my mouth, teasing it with my tongue. As I played with her nipple, my right hand went down her body, found the top edge of her panties, and then found the junction of her thighs. The panties were already starting to feel a little moist.Then I heard her call my name. “Mark?” Just that, the 'Mark' sounding like a question. I took my mouth off her breast and said “Yes, Jane?” and she said “I want us naked, please?”I rolled off her and stood up, and unfastened my jeans and dropped them, kicking them off. I had shed my shoes long ago. So there I was in white briefs and white socks. I grabbed hold of the head board of the bed to be able to stand and remove my socks. Wearing just briefs - already straining from the inside - I looked and asked “Are you sure?”She smiled, stuck out her tongue, and then said “Is the Pope Catholic?”We both laughed, and my briefs were gone before the laughing stopped.“Oh my,” she said. “The last naked penis I saw was in the British Museum. In marble, it may have been harder than yours but nowhere near as big! Did I cause that?”“Well, it certainly wasn't the Pope!”She laughed. “Lay down next to me, let me look at it.” I was encouraged by the confidence she was acquiring, telling me what she wanted.I lay down and she sat up and looked at me. Tentatively, she reached out and touched it, then ran her finger tips all over it, and then gently squeezed my balls. Then, with a cheeky grin on her face, she said “I guess you and the Pope would both like me to take these panties off?”Before I could say anything, she lay on her back, stuck her legs up and towards her shoulders, and the panties were sliding along her legs. When they were free of her, she flung them across the room with a big smile on her face.She turned to face me, laying on her right side, and said. “When my cousin raped me, he wasn't naked and neither was I. He just got himself exposed, pulled my jeans and panties to my ankles, pulled my knees apart and thrust in to me. The whole thing was less than 5 minutes. I remember thinking, 'Is this all sex is? 5 minutes of pain and embarrassment?'Looking at you now, I see how beautiful a naked body can be. I began to realize that this summer when I went to London and visited the British Museum, and others, and saw where artists had made the naked body beautiful - male and female. That was when I decided I had to find someone I trusted to teach me how to find naked males and females who were actually breathing beautiful. Not marble, but flesh.” She lay back.I propped myself up on my left elbow and looked at her. Her breasts still showed even laying on her back, her hips were quite prominent and her body, while not boney, had no surplus fat on it. Her bush was not large, but was not trimmed.“Before we go any further, I need some answers to personal questions,” I said.“Okay, only fair, I asked you some.”“These are different. Do I need to take precautions, like condoms? Because if I do, I haven't got any and so we have to stop now, until I get some.”“After I was raped, the next day I went to see my doctor. She gave me the morning after pill, and she checked out my vagina, because I was sore. She said the pain was temporary, because the sex was non-consensual, but there was no permanent injury. Then she put me on the pill so I would be protected in future, be it from my family against my will, or from anyone else when I wanted them to make love to me. I still take them, religiously, even if the Pope doesn't approve! ”She grinned and I laughed. The Pope was getting as much out of our love-making so far as either of us.She said “I want to feel the natural you inside me, I trust you to be clean.” I assured her that I was clean, hygienically and infection-wise.“Are you Catholic?” I asked.“No, Anglican.”“Were you serious when you said that if you were my girlfriend you would want to make love to my mother too?”“Yes, for more than one reason. I assume I am heterosexual, because most people are. But not all. I had a friend at community college, where I was before coming here, who is lesbian. She kept trying to tempt me, but I was, then, just too terrified of anything connected with sex. So, maybe I am lesbian. I don't know.Maybe I could enjoy men and women. That's always a possibility. One of my girl cousins is married, but she and my friend from college have sex together often. Only I know about it.And finally, if you and I become a couple - for however long - your relationships with your Mum and Julie are part of you, and should be part of us.”“I see. You realize that if I do not leave right now, by sometime during the night you will not be a virgin.”She looked up at her alarm clock. It said 9:15 p.m. “Personally, I hope I surrender my virginity before midnight, so we can have a good night's sleep in each other's arms.”“So I am on a deadline, am I?”“No, a live-line! I hope we both live long enough to make love many times, not just once.”For someone who had been hiding her sexuality for several years, she was really becoming a person with a lively and sensuous personality, and gaining in self-confidence literally by the minute.That did it. I felt fully justified in making love to Jane. She had told me she was on the pill. She had told me that, notwithstanding the pill, she didn't want a condom. She wanted me here and now. In her bed, tonight.“You realize that if we make love in this bed tonight, every time you sleep in it in the future, this will be the bed we slept in, even if we break up. The bed where you lost your virginity. We could go to my bed if that concerns you.”“I hope that many times in the future when I sleep in this bed, you will be doing so too. And if I learn what I hope to learn from you, then if we do break up, I hope I will feel up to finding a replacement! So there!”To be continued…By barry240646 for Literotica

Deep Space Nine's handling of religion is unique in Star Trek. While other Trek treats faith with skepticism and suspicion, DS9 depicts a variety of religious characters who explore faith in their own ways.  Our guest: Anthony Oliveira is a National Magazine award and GLAAD award-winning author (his comics "My Drag Brunch with Loki" and “X:Men Early Thaw” are queer Marvels). His graphic novel, Apocrypha, about queer teens versus the Christian apocalypse, has been acquired by HarperTeen. His first novel, Dayspring, is forthcoming from Strange Light Press in 2023. He's online @meakoopa, where he tweets about the arts, politics, and LGBT culture, or on his podcast, The Devil's Party, as he reads through the classics of Christian literature (including Milton's poetry and the Gospels) through a queer scholarly lens. https://anthonyoliveira.com

Why does the Catholic church have a pope? On this episode of Catholic in America, we discuss the importance of the Papacy. Key points include: • Common misconceptions about the pope • The biblical argument for the role of the pope • How the papacy strengthens our relationship with Christ

***Only a week left to grab tickets for 4/29 LIVE comedy event in Lockport, IL*** Comedian Tracy DeGraaf will be performing along with Well Versed Comedy to benefit Royal Family Kids Camp at the Historic Roxy Theatre in downtown Lockport, IL on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 8 p.m. Tickets are now on sale by clicking here. Now, back to The Life Happens Laugh Anyway Podcast show notes: Is being funny attractive? Is the Pope Catholic? Is there celery salt on a Chicago-style hot dog? Is Chocolate good for you? Ummmmmmm.....YES! Everyone loves to laugh and if you're the source of that LOL, you're fun and funny and that is attractive. Here's a link to an article we used while researching this topic: https://hellogiggles.com/love-sex/dating/6-reasons-someone-being-funny-is-seriously-more-important-than-them-being-hot/ ***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of this podcast episode. ;0) Tracy and Cathrine P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf ***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY*** Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor, so she combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn't want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings. For more information go to TracyDeGraaf.com. Check out Tracy's social media. Facebook Youtube Instagram

The classic rhetorical question “Is the Pope Catholic?” has been turned on its head under the pontificate of Francis. Now Catholics are seriously asking, “Is the pope a heretic?” And what does it mean if he is?Support the show (https://www.crisismagazine.com/support)

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Is the Pope Catholic? That’s a snappy, sarcastic reply when someone is asking if something is for real or the truth. With this Pope, Pope Francis, I would even go as far as to ask — is the Pope a Christian? Today, I’m borrowing from a recent newsletter by Mike Gendron of Proclaiming the Gospel. I asked permission to republish this and read it in my podcast because the truth has to get out….. Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper and watch the special music video at the bottom…. Jesus said, “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.” ~ ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3:22‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - This phrase is repeated 14 times in scripture. Kind of gives the idea that God wants us to pay attention. If you want to reap all the benefits of salvation including the 1-way, non-stop ticket to Heaven then… Believe. Repent. Be Baptized. Receive the Holy Spirit. Pray this prayer humbly and wholeheartedly… “Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I believe You died for my sins. Please forgive me. Right now, I turn from my sins and open the door of my heart and my life to you. I confess You as my personal Lord and Savior. I surrender my whole life to you and I will follow you for the rest of my life. Thank You, Jesus, for saving me. In Jesus' name, Amen.” Jesus is coming back soon! Are you ready? Soli Deo Gloria — To God Alone Be the Glory! This is a daily podcast, published each evening. Hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out! And please share this with your friends. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seek-the-truth/message

Today on Stand Up For The Truth, Host David Fiorazo speaks with Mike Gendron about the doctrines, traditions, and false gospel of the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope’s worldview, the sufficiency of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and the authority of Scripture. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Finally, after 3 years of fans clamoring, tweeting, and petitioning for it, Zack Snyder’s original version of Justice League has arrived. The question is: Is it good? Is the Pope Catholic?

Liberal journos are shocked to discover that the Pope believes in Catholicism, Cardi B jiggles at the Grammys, and the Washington Post corrects a major lie about President Trump and the 2020 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liberal journos are shocked to discover that the Pope believes in Catholicism, Cardi B jiggles at the Grammys, and the Washington Post corrects a major lie about President Trump and the 2020 election.

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With just 8 days until the US Presidential Election, host Woody Cumbie, observes the tides, wonders about the Pope, laughs at Thanksgiving in California and reports the President's latest constituency.

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Father Jenkins and Tom Naegele discuss various scenarios that might raise the question of when it's ok to lie. This leads to whether truth can become an idol and a new book on Francis, "The Dictator Pope." Father also discusses sedevacantism and its opponents in light of all this. Please visit wcbohio.com for more content.

On Monday, Pope Francis called on people to remember the importance of the family. Pope said "family founded on marriage between a man and a woman assumes an essential importance.” So KTSA host Trey Ware asks listeners what's the difference between the Pope/Catholic church stance and Chick Fil A's? Hey SA Council - is the Catholic church a symbol of hate?

Liz and Christian talk to Michael Hennessy, known as Pope Michael to his followers. Mr Hennessy believes he's the rightful Pope and true leader of the Catholic Church. Liz and Christian couldn't care less.

Encore release October 12, 2018. Encore release July 5, 2017. Seriously, IS the Pope Catholic? We look at several eyebrow-raising comments about atheists, homosexuals and women made by still-new-at-the job Pope Francis. Does he really intend to steer the church in a fresh direction, or is he just employing soothing rhetoric? After all, he's only excommunicated ONE person since he came into power: an Australian priest who advocates ordaining women (gasp) into the priesthood. Plus: Is "sexual jihad" a real thing? Or is it just an urban legend? And...listener feedback!

Ken talks with Monsignor Charles Pope “Catholic and Curious: Your Questions Answered” (Our Sunday Visitor). The book is available at: https://www.osvcatholicbookstore.com/product/catholic-and-curious-your-questions-answered Visit Monsignor’s website: http://msgrpope.com

Is the Pope Catholic? Today's topics include: a re-tweet of Bill Donohue's statement (of The Catholic League) on Twitter stirred up a lot of comments...; next, John Davidson (Senior Colunmist at The Federalist) continues the discussion on the Catholic Church abuse allegations and feels younger church goers want the religion to go back to the 'older days of worship'; also, we'll get into a ridiculous statement Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made; then finally, Jon Scruggs (Senior Counsel Attorney, Director of the Center for Conscience Initiatives) discusses a case out of Colorado where a cake shop owner - Jack Phillips - is being sued AGAIN. This time over not wanting to make a transgender themed cake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest Remnant invites New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, author of the newly-released To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism, to discuss Pope Francis and state of the Catholic Church. Show Notes: Official book page for To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism by Ross Douthat. Ross Douthat’s essay-length … Continue reading Episode 31: Is the Pope Catholic?→ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's edition of TruNews, host Rick Wiles is joined by Doc Burkhart as they discuss Pope Francis' recent remarks on hell. As this pope proceeds to tear at the fabric of traditional Roman Church doctrine, the team look at the evidence that this particular pontiff may not be Catholic at all, but a Communist plant.

On today's edition of TruNews, host Rick Wiles is joined by Doc Burkhart as they discuss Pope Francis' recent remarks on hell. As this pope proceeds to tear at the fabric of traditional Roman Church doctrine, the team look at the evidence that this particular pontiff may not be Catholic at all, but a Communist plant.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church has been accused of aiding the spread of heresy. A petition criticising the ambiguity of Pope Francis' statements on the treatment of people who have divorced and remarried is the latest twist in a fierce debate which is dividing Roman Catholics. The argument centres on whether divorcees on their second marriages should be able to receive Holy Communion, a ceremony that is central to the Christian faith. However, the dispute goes much deeper than that. At its heart, it is an argument over what it means to be a Roman Catholic and what the role of the Pope, and the Church, should be. Presenter: Ruth Alexander Producer: James Fletcher and Helen Grady (Photo: Pope Francis waves to thousands of followers in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Why Trump is right and the NFL is wrong. Also Michael Knowles answers the question Is the Pope Catholic? And more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why Trump is right and the NFL is wrong. Also Michael Knowles answers the question Is the Pope Catholic? And more.

Has Pope Francis changed role of the papacy to be more political than religious? Does this hurt devout Catholics? According to today's guest, George Neumayr, the answer is a worrisome Yes. And, as a Catholic who loves the church, he wrote his new book, The Political Pope: How Pope Francis Is Delighting the Liberal Left and Abandoning Conservatives, to awaken the church to the danger. This book is the untold story of the left's efforts to politicize the Vatican and the battle to stop it-before the Catholic Church as we know it is destroyed. Pope Francis is the first pope to approve of adultery, flirt with proposals to bless gay marriages and cohabitation, tell atheists not to convert, tell Catholics to not breed 'like rabbits', and more. He even praises the Koran and encourages immigration, which is ironic since terrorists envision him as their prize target. Whatever your religious preference, you'll find this episode controversial and intriguing, if not extremely worrisome.

News about the movement toward a one-world religion.

News about the movement toward a one-world religion.

On this month's Francis Watch, Father Anthony Cekada and Bishop Donald Sanborn cover the following topics: * Newsweek's asking, "Is the Pope Catholic?" * Francis' shoe-distracting answer * The cabal behind Francis' "election" * The moto proprios smoothing the way for "Catholic divorce" * The conservative pushback * Rumors of schism * Francis' American visit * Praising Single Mothers * Making sure everyone sees you buy glasses And more! As always we try desperately to keep up with the always prolific Francis, who sets fires everywhere he goes. Show Sponsor: Novus Ordo Watch http://novusordowatch.org/ Original Air Date: October 5, 2015 Show Run Time: 1 hour 57 minutes Show Guest(s): Bishop Donald Sanborn, Father Anthony Cekada Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner Francis Watch℗ is a Production of Member Supported Restoration Radio. Copyright 2015. All Rights are Reserved.

 Sam Clovis is running for US Senate.   Issues...spirited conversation.   Then,  the bully seminar movement is expanding...so is bullying.   The science observes that bullying increases after schools run the programs.   Then,  "Is the Pope Catholic?"  Talking about some confusing papal statements.

In this fortnight's episode, a school board in Jackson, Ohio decides that there's nothing explicitly Christian about Christ, Eli Bosnick will join us to try to f*ck up the rhetorical meaning of the phrase "Is the Pope Catholic?" and Noah will try to figure out what all the little knobs on the new mixer do.

Does a Droid suck down batteries?  Do regional agreements blow?  Why is the government have it in for gay marriage?   Is Sony trying to pull off a plot from Superman 3?  What console just celebrated it's 25th anniversary?  Does Jim have the worst taste in movies?  Is Peter ever going to cast again?  Explore the mysteries of life with your hosts on this week's episode!

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SummaryPope Francis is the current Roman Pontiff. He has been one of the most controversial Popes to hold that office over the past few centuries. His writings have caused confusion, even among the Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. Further, he contradicts the clear teaching of Scripture by promoting a "follow your conscience" Gospel message.ResourcesAmoris Laetitia2 Catholics Discuss Amoris LaetitiaEvangeli Gaudium (See Paragraph 254)Bishop Robert Barron Bio (Word on Fire Ministries)Ben Shapiro interviews Bishop BarronRome Reports video: Pope comforts boy whose dad was an atheistMy Friend's Podcast“Andrew's Daily Five” - Music countdowns. A great way to discover music, both new and old!MusicMusic by MichaelKobrin from Pixabay (Intro/Outro)Music by JuliusH from Pixabay  (Sponsor/Commercial)EmailBearChristianity@gmail.com