Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
-
Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
-
Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
-
Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
-
Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
-
Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
-
Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
-
If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
-
Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
--
Isaiah 53:4-6
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Passion Week - Thursday: All of Mark 14 https://www.bible.com/bible/59/MRK.14.ESV
The rooster crowed. But we know the rest of the story...after Jesus' Resurrection...
John 21:15-18
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. 18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19 (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.”
The studio behind "The Sound of Freedom" released a superb animation movie about the life of Our Lord as narrated by Charles Dickens to his kids: "The King of Kings".
I wish it played in Switzerland. 🇨🇭
Keep checking this site. I’m in USA & watch this site weekly. I don’t use a VPN & don’t have issues. They have a paid site, as long as it’s free I’m not paying, no pop ups or spam. Maybe you can view in Switzerland. I’ll keep checking for it, movie isn’t on it yet. I think there’s other free sites, I’ll look later.
https://www.lookmovie2.to/
Thanks, still not there.🤷♂️
I’ll keep checking. Some things that aren’t trending might take a little longer.
Is it any good? It looks very generic from the ad, though I’ll likely go support it anyway.
Amen Brother.
My husband and I are taking all six of our grandchildren to go see this! I can't wait for Saturday! : )
You just drew a smile on my face! Happy Easter!💐🥂
Happy Easter to you as well, my friend! : )
Not sure if this is worthy of a post so I'll post it here. Is the future UBI? Nope. It's UBP:
https://x.com/vitrupo/status/1912529864135168226
A comment asked "Who controls the switch?"
My thought about that--the One that occupies our brains, whether we recognize Him or not. The One who created US and our brains. His glory is as He intends.
interesting, with a reversal over the next generation of the past 50 years of U.S. education dumbing down of the masses, his concept has merit.
Knowledge shared + applying it (with guidance from mentors) —> success
Abraham Lincoln learned law by himself https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lincoln/practicing-law.html
“The past has no power over the present moment.”
Eckhart Tolle
Wednesday Poem...Antonio Machado - Marvellous Error
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2025/04/wednesday-poem-445.html
Leonard Cohen & Judy Collins live 1976
https://youtu.be/0Svhf-mytLA?si=l7KBDgvd89VTc2lC
Nothing says 'Safe and Effective' like destroying all the data from Australia's giant abandoned vaccine study
https://joannenova.com.au/2025/04/nothing-says-safe-and-effective-like-destroying-all-the-data-from-australias-giant-abandoned-vaccine-study/
JK Rowling celebrates after UK Supreme Court rules that trans women are not legally women
https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/world-news/jk-rowling-celebrates-uk-supreme-court-ruling-that-trans-women-are-not-legally-women/
Fighting Monarch - PHYSIOGNOMY IS REAL
https://fightingmonarch.com/2025/04/16/physiognomy-is-real/
Cubism is stupid
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/04/cubism_is_stupid.html
Worst Of Babylon Bee
Biden Gives Powerful Speech Reminding Nation Why He's No Longer President
https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-gives-powerful-speech-reminding-nation-why-hes-no-longer-president
Trump Agrees To Bring Garcia Home If El Salvador Will Keep Cory Booker
https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-agrees-to-bring-garcia-home-if-el-salvador-will-keep-cory-booker
American Hostages In Gaza Disguise Themselves As MS-13 Gang Members So Democrats Will Fight To Bring Them Home
https://babylonbee.com/news/american-hostages-in-gaza-disguise-themselves-as-ms-13-gang-members-so-democrats-will-fight-to-bring-them-home
'A Woman Is An Adult Human Female' Rules U.K. Judge That Looks Suspiciously Like Matt Walsh In A Powdered Wig
https://babylonbee.com/news/a-woman-is-an-adult-human-female-rules-uk-judge-that-looks-suspiciously-like-matt-walsh-in-a-powdered-wig
10 People We'd Like To Launch Into Space
https://babylonbee.com/news/10-people-wed-like-to-launch-into-space
C. H. Spurgeon's Evening Reading (April 16th)
"And his hands were steady until the going down of the sun." — Exodus 17:12
So mighty was the prayer of Moses, that all depended upon it. The petitions of Moses discomfited the enemy more than the fighting of Joshua. Yet both were needed. No, in the soul's conflict, force and fervour, decision and devotion, valour and vehemence, must join their forces, and all will be well. You must wrestle with your sin, but the major part of the wrestling must be done alone in private with God. Prayer, like Moses', holds up the token of the covenant before the Lord. The rod was the emblem of God's working with Moses, the symbol of God's government in Israel. Learn, O pleading saint, to hold up the promise and the oath of God before Him. The Lord cannot deny His own declarations. Hold up the rod of promise, and have what you will.
Moses grew weary, and then his friends assisted him. When at any time your prayer flags, let faith support one hand, and let holy hope uplift the other, and prayer seating itself upon the stone of Israel, the rock of our salvation, will persevere and prevail. Beware of faintness in devotion; if Moses felt it, who can escape? It is far easier to fight with sin in public, than to pray against it in private. It is remarked that Joshua never grew weary in the fighting, but Moses did grow weary in the praying; the more spiritual an exercise, the more difficult it is for flesh and blood to maintain it. Let us cry, then, for special strength, and may the Spirit of God, who helpeth our infirmities, as He allowed help to Moses, enable us like him to continue with our hands steady "until the going down of the sun;" till the evening of life is over; till we shall come to the rising of a better sun in the land where prayer is swallowed up in praise.
Anyone..See Anything weird in the Sky Tonight??
The northern lights were supposed to be visible in Northern parts of USA last. And possibly down towards Virginia.
Every time there is a display of northern lights, it is usually too cloudy, as it was last night up here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. I got to see them once when my son was little. I am also not that young anymore and staying up past midnight is never a good thing.
Hey frens- thought I would share this replacement to Zoom for anyone who needs something like that. I always use Rumble, Brave browser and alt tech to help the parallel economy. It’s called R-Link, check it out
https://go.r-link.com/buy?am_id=steven5188
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-captured-the-actual-flash-of-light-that-sparks-when-sperm-meets-an-egg?
Wow
Courtney Hunt (similar ideas to Jack Kruse) Your Spark is Light
https://www.courtneyhuntmd.com/_files/ugd/b4c77e_97422b7d54d64e8e8ea5c33cf262a34b.pdf
Is there anyone who can dig up anything on the app SMORE? Or provide any discussion/insight into my suspicion?
It’s an app for sharing and discovering new spots and events.
Long story short I had a chance to visit their NYC office and everyone was young Asians. When I asked who does the technical aspects like coding and putting the app together and making it work they got a little hung up, and then turns out it all comes out of capital of China Beijing.
Something about it just seems off from the second they stated this.