Ben Carson - The War on the Family

February 6, 2025 | S25:E36

The former surgeon and HUD Secretary reminds us of the firm foundation on which freedom is built so we can win “The Perilous Fight.”

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Life Today with James Robison | Ben Carson - The War on the Family | February 6, 2025

Widespread divorce rates,
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The erosion of traditional marriage,
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And the popular rise of radical ideologies
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Are resulting in a breakdown of the family.
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Coming up, ben carson
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Challenges you to the perilous fight.
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>> two things you don't talk about:
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Religion and politics.
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Those are the exact things we need to be talking about
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Because darkness is the cover for evil.
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James: well,
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James: well, james robison, and betty,
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James robison, and betty, welcome you to life today .
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Welcome you to life today . one of my favorite people
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One of my favorite people on planet earth is here.
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On planet earth is here. i believe this person has
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I believe this person has had as great an impact as
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And i have known some
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And i have known some high-impact people.
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And i have known some high-impact people. i'm talking about
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High-impact people. i'm talking about dr. ben carson.
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I'm talking about dr. ben carson. dr. carson,
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Dr. ben carson. dr. carson, let me just hold this up.
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Dr. carson, let me just hold this up. this has got your picture
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Let me just hold this up. this has got your picture on it and it looks great.
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This has got your picture on it and it looks great. this is
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On it and it looks great. this is the prettiest book cover
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This is the prettiest book cover i've ever seen.
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The prettiest book cover i've ever seen. it is just fabulous.
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I've ever seen. it is just fabulous. the perilous fight.
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It is just fabulous. the perilous fight. you know, we've written
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The perilous fight. you know, we've written a book about the same time,
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You know, we've written a book about the same time, fight the good fight
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A book about the same time, fight the good fight because we're in a battle
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With spiritual demonic forces,
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With spiritual demonic forces, deceptive, destructive,
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With spiritual demonic forces, deceptive, destructive, divisive forces.
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Deceptive, destructive, divisive forces. do you agree with that?
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Principalities --
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Principalities -- and unless we align ourselves
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And unless we align ourselves with the true power,
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With the true power, we're not going
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We're not going to win that fight.
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In a battle we can't win
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In a battle we can't win without his help.
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In a battle we can't win without his help. james: he left us here to win,
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Without his help. james: he left us here to win, didn't he?
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James: he left us here to win, didn't he? ben: he did.
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Didn't he? ben: he did. and we're going to.
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Ben: he did. and we're going to. the interesting thing is
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And we're going to. the interesting thing is the united states of america
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Is much too strong
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Is much too strong to be brought down militarily
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Is much too strong to be brought down militarily but it can easily
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To be brought down militarily but it can easily be brought down
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But it can easily be brought down from within.
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Be brought down from within. jesus said it best, "a house
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From within. jesus said it best, "a house divided against itself
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Jesus said it best, "a house divided against itself cannot stand."
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Divided against itself cannot stand." there are evil forces,
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Cannot stand." there are evil forces, marxism, one world government,
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There are evil forces, marxism, one world government, that do not want us here
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Marxism, one world government, that do not want us here because we are the ones
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That do not want us here because we are the ones who stand in the way.
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Because we are the ones who stand in the way. and they've figured out
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Who stand in the way. and they've figured out the way to take us down.
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And they've figured out the way to take us down. our primary element,
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The way to take us down. our primary element, which is the family
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Our primary element, which is the family as god ordained it,
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Which is the family as god ordained it, is an institution
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As god ordained it, is an institution that he gave us for our good.
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Is an institution that he gave us for our good. and then you look
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That he gave us for our good. and then you look at what's being done to it.
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This book is tremendous,
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This book is tremendous, the perilous fight .
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The perilous fight . you talk about the fact
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You talk about the fact that the family is the way
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That the family is the way we had strength,
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We had strength, and the family has been
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You do believe though,
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You do believe though, the family
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You do believe though, the family has to be corrected.
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The family has to be corrected. but you make
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Has to be corrected. but you make in the fourth chapter
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But you make in the fourth chapter a very powerful statement.
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In the fourth chapter a very powerful statement. you believe the way
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A very powerful statement. you believe the way we're going to reverse
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You believe the way we're going to reverse the negative trends
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We're going to reverse the negative trends is to do the very thing
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The negative trends is to do the very thing that a lot of church people
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Is to do the very thing that a lot of church people have been taught not to do.
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That a lot of church people have been taught not to do. they've been taught
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Have been taught not to do. they've been taught to stay out of politics
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They've been taught to stay out of politics because it is dirty.
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To stay out of politics because it is dirty. well, why did they think
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Because it is dirty. well, why did they think it was dirty?
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Well, why did they think it was dirty? because godly people
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It was dirty? because godly people stayed out.
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Because godly people stayed out. it is crazy talk.
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Stayed out. it is crazy talk. but you believe that
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It is crazy talk. but you believe that we're going to have to impact
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But you believe that we're going to have to impact washington leadership
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We're going to have to impact washington leadership in order to turn this nation
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Washington leadership in order to turn this nation back to sanity,
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In order to turn this nation back to sanity, and to stability, security,
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Back to sanity, and to stability, security, and a future.
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And to stability, security, and a future. that's what you believe.
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Ben: and you have
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Ben: and you have to be more aggressive.
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Ben: and you have to be more aggressive. you have to have courage.
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To be more aggressive. you have to have courage. one of the things
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You have to have courage. one of the things that i discovered when
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One of the things that i discovered when i was running for president,
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That i discovered when i was running for president, going to
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I was running for president, going to the smallest little hamlets
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Going to the smallest little hamlets in north dakota and alabama
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The smallest little hamlets in north dakota and alabama to the largest cities,
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In north dakota and alabama to the largest cities, was that most of the people
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To the largest cities, was that most of the people had common sense.
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Was that most of the people had common sense. what they lacked was courage.
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Had common sense. what they lacked was courage. they would much rather
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What they lacked was courage. they would much rather stand in the corner
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They would much rather stand in the corner looking at the floor
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Stand in the corner looking at the floor and not say anything
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Looking at the floor and not say anything and hope that no one
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And not say anything and hope that no one calls them a nasty name
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And hope that no one calls them a nasty name or tries to cancel them
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Calls them a nasty name or tries to cancel them than stand up
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Or tries to cancel them than stand up for what they believe in.
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Than stand up for what they believe in. that's what's going
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For what they believe in. that's what's going to make the difference.
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That's what's going to make the difference. you're told from the time
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To make the difference. you're told from the time that you're a little child,
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You're told from the time that you're a little child, two things
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That you're a little child, two things you don't talk about:
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Two things you don't talk about: religion and politics.
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You don't talk about: religion and politics. those are the exact things
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Religion and politics. those are the exact things we need to be talking about
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Those are the exact things we need to be talking about because darkness
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We need to be talking about because darkness is the cover for evil.
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Because darkness is the cover for evil. and satan, for instance,
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Is the cover for evil. and satan, for instance, doesn't want you
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And satan, for instance, doesn't want you to think that he exists.
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Doesn't want you to think that he exists. he can do a much better job
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To think that he exists. he can do a much better job if you don't think he exists.
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He can do a much better job if you don't think he exists. by the same token,
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If you don't think he exists. by the same token, the things that are being done
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By the same token, the things that are being done to our political system
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The things that are being done to our political system and our system of beliefs
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To our political system and our system of beliefs are horrendous.
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And our system of beliefs are horrendous. but they don't want you to
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Are horrendous. but they don't want you to talk about those whatsoever,
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But they don't want you to talk about those whatsoever, and it is having
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Talk about those whatsoever, and it is having a profound effect on us.
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And it is having a profound effect on us. you look at some
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A profound effect on us. you look at some of the statistics i talk about
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You look at some of the statistics i talk about in the book.
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Of the statistics i talk about in the book. in 1972, 90% of americans
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In the book. in 1972, 90% of americans identified as christians;
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In 1972, 90% of americans identified as christians; 50 years later
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Identified as christians; 50 years later that's down to 63%.
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50 years later that's down to 63%. that's pretty profound.
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That's down to 63%. that's pretty profound. in 2021,
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That's pretty profound. in 2021, greater than 50% of the people
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In 2021, greater than 50% of the people have no affiliation
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Greater than 50% of the people have no affiliation with any church.
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Have no affiliation with any church. now think about,
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With any church. now think about, that in a country
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Now think about, that in a country whose founding document
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That in a country whose founding document the declaration
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Whose founding document the declaration of independence
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The declaration of independence says that our rights
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Of independence says that our rights come from our creator,
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Says that our rights come from our creator, aka god.
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That in 1958,
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S-c-h-e-m-p-p,
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S-c-h-e-m-p-p, edward lewis shempp
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S-c-h-e-m-p-p, edward lewis shempp filed a lawsuit against
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Edward lewis shempp filed a lawsuit against the addington county
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Filed a lawsuit against the addington county school board
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The addington county school board because they required
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School board because they required the school day to be started
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Because they required the school day to be started with prayer,
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The school day to be started with prayer, the lord's prayer,
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With prayer, the lord's prayer, and a bible reading.
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The lord's prayer, and a bible reading. the state tried
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And a bible reading. the state tried to accommodate him
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The state tried to accommodate him by saying you could have
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To accommodate him by saying you could have your kid excused
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By saying you could have your kid excused with a note from the parents.
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Your kid excused with a note from the parents. that wasn't good enough.
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With a note from the parents. that wasn't good enough. it ended up
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That wasn't good enough. it ended up in the supreme court in 1963.
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It ended up in the supreme court in 1963. they decided that, in fact,
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In the supreme court in 1963. they decided that, in fact, that required prayer
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They decided that, in fact, that required prayer and bible readings
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That required prayer and bible readings were unconstitutional.
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And bible readings were unconstitutional. but then they extended it
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Were unconstitutional. but then they extended it from there to say
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But then they extended it from there to say that there should be
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From there to say that there should be no governmental support
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That there should be no governmental support for anything that has
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No governmental support for anything that has anything to do with religion.
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For anything that has anything to do with religion. and it has just mushroomed
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Anything to do with religion. and it has just mushroomed from that point forward.
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And it has just mushroomed from that point forward. you look and you see
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From that point forward. you look and you see what's happened
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You look and you see what's happened to our society.
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What's happened to our society. when you look at
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To our society. when you look at traditional nuclear families,
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When you look at traditional nuclear families, you look at kids
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Traditional nuclear families, you look at kids that are raised
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You look at kids that are raised in a traditional
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That are raised in a traditional nuclear family,
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In a traditional nuclear family, they're twice as likely
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Nuclear family, they're twice as likely to be successful academically.
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They're twice as likely to be successful academically. then you look at ones
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To be successful academically. then you look at ones who are raised
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Then you look at ones who are raised in non-traditional families,
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Who are raised in non-traditional families, they're virtually
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In non-traditional families, they're virtually twice as likely to be involved
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They're virtually twice as likely to be involved with the police
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Twice as likely to be involved with the police and the penal system.
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With the police and the penal system. in think tanks,
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And the penal system. in think tanks, both the liberal
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In think tanks, both the liberal and conservative think tanks,
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Both the liberal and conservative think tanks, both came to
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And conservative think tanks, both came to the same conclusions.
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Both came to the same conclusions. that is kids raised with
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The same conclusions. that is kids raised with the traditional nuclear family
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That is kids raised with the traditional nuclear family do much better
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The traditional nuclear family do much better than kids who are not.
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Do much better than kids who are not. and yet, our policies
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Than kids who are not. and yet, our policies don't necessarily
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And yet, our policies don't necessarily indicate that.
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Don't necessarily indicate that. when you look at hollywood
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Indicate that. when you look at hollywood and television,
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When you look at hollywood and television, they always hold up
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And television, they always hold up the alternative
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They always hold up the alternative to the traditional
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The alternative to the traditional nuclear family.
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To the traditional nuclear family. not only as acceptable
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Nuclear family. not only as acceptable but maybe as preferable
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Not only as acceptable but maybe as preferable these days.
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But maybe as preferable these days. and that's why you have
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These days. and that's why you have 30 percent of gen xers
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And that's why you have 30 percent of gen xers identifying as l.g.b.t.
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30 percent of gen xers identifying as l.g.b.t. and of course, they say,
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Identifying as l.g.b.t. and of course, they say, it's because people
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And of course, they say, it's because people are more open to that now.
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It's because people are more open to that now. it is more acceptable.
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Are more open to that now. it is more acceptable. but if that were the case
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It is more acceptable. but if that were the case then it wouldn't be gen xers
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But if that were the case then it wouldn't be gen xers it would be across
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Then it wouldn't be gen xers it would be across all the generations
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It would be across all the generations and it is not.
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All the generations and it is not. it is because
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And it is not. it is because of the social pressure
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It is because of the social pressure and the things
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Of the social pressure and the things that have been taught to them
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And the things that have been taught to them since they were
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That have been taught to them since they were little children.
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Since they were little children. we're also seeing
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Little children. we're also seeing the impact of that
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We're also seeing the impact of that on our college campuses now.
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The impact of that on our college campuses now. kids running around
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On our college campuses now. kids running around and supporting
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Kids running around and supporting terrorist organizations.
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And supporting terrorist organizations. they obviously have no idea
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Terrorist organizations. they obviously have no idea what they're talking about
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They obviously have no idea what they're talking about or what they're doing.
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What they're talking about or what they're doing. but if you don't have
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Or what they're doing. but if you don't have that firm foundation
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But if you don't have that firm foundation that comes from your family,
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That firm foundation that comes from your family, you become like a leaf
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That comes from your family, you become like a leaf blowing in the wind.
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You become like a leaf blowing in the wind. anything that comes along,
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Blowing in the wind. anything that comes along, you gravitate to it.
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Anything that comes along, you gravitate to it. that's why it is so important
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You gravitate to it. that's why it is so important that you have a family
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That's why it is so important that you have a family that teaches you
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That you have a family that teaches you your family history,
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That teaches you your family history, your roots, and who you are.
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Your family history, your roots, and who you are. your history gives you
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And your identity
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And your identity gives you your belief.
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Gives you your belief. that's why whenever
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That's why whenever isis takes over a place,
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Isis takes over a place, what do they do first?
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And the libraries.
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And the libraries. they get rid
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And the libraries. they get rid of the people's history
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They get rid of the people's history so that they can then
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Of the people's history so that they can then manipulate them.
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So that they can then manipulate them. and before communism
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Manipulate them. and before communism and socialism take over
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And before communism and socialism take over any society, historically,
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And socialism take over any society, historically, they dumb down
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Any society, historically, they dumb down the population first.
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They dumb down the population first. isn't that what's happening
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The population first. isn't that what's happening to our population right now?
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Isn't that what's happening to our population right now? you see those
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To our population right now? you see those men-on-the-street interviews.
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You see those men-on-the-street interviews. they ask them
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Men-on-the-street interviews. they ask them the simplest questions.
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They ask them the simplest questions. how many branches
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The simplest questions. how many branches of the government are there?
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How many branches of the government are there? what does the fourth of july
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Of the government are there? what does the fourth of july commemorate?
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What does the fourth of july commemorate? what countries border
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Commemorate? what countries border the united states?
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What countries border the united states? they have no idea.
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The united states? they have no idea. [laughing]
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They have no idea. [laughing] james: ben, you and i
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[laughing] james: ben, you and i were led by god
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James: ben, you and i were led by god to write a book
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Were led by god to write a book about the principles
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To write a book about the principles that make america great,
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About the principles that make america great, that our founders understood,
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That make america great, that our founders understood, and they put
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That our founders understood, and they put those principles in place.
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And they put those principles in place. you can't have a good marriage
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Those principles in place. you can't have a good marriage without respect
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There are basic principles
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There are basic principles that have to be
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That have to be in every relationship
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In every relationship for it to last.
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For it to last. you can't even have
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You can't even have a winning sports team
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A winning sports team if you don't have principles
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If you don't have principles in place.
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Family-type principles
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Family-type principles where you have respect
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Family-type principles where you have respect and honor one another
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Where you have respect and honor one another and appreciate one another
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And honor one another and appreciate one another and support one another
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And appreciate one another and support one another and pull together.
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And support one another and pull together. well, we're going to have
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And pull together. well, we're going to have to get our leadership
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Well, we're going to have to get our leadership back under the control
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To get our leadership back under the control of those principles
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Back under the control of those principles or we're going to see
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Of those principles or we're going to see everything that is special
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Or we're going to see everything that is special and blessed,
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Everything that is special and blessed, that has blessed us and
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And blessed, that has blessed us and enabled us to bless others,
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That has blessed us and enabled us to bless others, it is going to vanish
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Enabled us to bless others, it is going to vanish from the planet.
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It is going to vanish from the planet. and if we lose it here,
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From the planet. and if we lose it here, we'll lose it
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And if we lose it here, we'll lose it all over the world.
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We'll lose it all over the world. i personally believe,
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All over the world. i personally believe, which i think is the reason
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I personally believe, which i think is the reason why people like us,
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As a couple, you and candy,
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As a couple, you and candy, and people that you and i
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As a couple, you and candy, and people that you and i know and respect
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And people that you and i know and respect are coming out boldly
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Know and respect are coming out boldly and saying
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Are coming out boldly and saying we've got to take back
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And saying we've got to take back what we gave the enemy.
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We've got to take back what we gave the enemy. we're supposed
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What we gave the enemy. we're supposed to be overcomers.
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We're supposed to be overcomers. we're not supposed
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To be overcomers. we're not supposed to be walked on.
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We're not supposed to be walked on. we're supposed to walk
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To be walked on. we're supposed to walk on the enemy like
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We're supposed to walk on the enemy like a scorpion under our feet.
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On the enemy like a scorpion under our feet. we're supposed to walk
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A scorpion under our feet. we're supposed to walk over his will like dirt
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We're supposed to walk over his will like dirt under our feet.
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Over his will like dirt under our feet. we're supposed
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Under our feet. we're supposed to be overcomers.
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Now we need to take it back.
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Now we need to take it back. we need to take
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Now we need to take it back. we need to take our schools back.
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We need to take our schools back. we need to take
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Our schools back. we need to take our entertainment back.
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From the academic high level
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From the academic high level where the people
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Where the people who made money
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Who made money off the free market blessings,
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Off the free market blessings, endowed those schools
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Endowed those schools that destroyed the potential
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That destroyed the potential of the free market
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And we've got to get people
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And we've got to get people back in place
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And we've got to get people back in place in all the areas
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Back in place in all the areas of the leadership.
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In all the areas of the leadership. we've got to get
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Of the leadership. we've got to get church leaders to come out
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We've got to get church leaders to come out and take a stand
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Church leaders to come out and take a stand and quit backing off.
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And take a stand and quit backing off. we've got to go back and do
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And quit backing off. we've got to go back and do what we were left here to do
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We've got to go back and do what we were left here to do which the new testament
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What we were left here to do which the new testament disciples did and they
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Which the new testament disciples did and they shook the whole world.
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Disciples did and they shook the whole world. the blessings of that shaking
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Shook the whole world. the blessings of that shaking birthed this nation
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The blessings of that shaking birthed this nation and can give a rebirth
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Birthed this nation and can give a rebirth to every nation on the planet
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And can give a rebirth to every nation on the planet if we will just
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To every nation on the planet if we will just put those principles
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If we will just put those principles back in place.
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Put those principles back in place. ben: you sound
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Back in place. ben: you sound like a preacher.
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Ben: you sound like a preacher. that's exactly right!
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Like a preacher. that's exactly right! [laughing]
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That's exactly right! [laughing] james: it's what's
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[laughing] james: it's what's in your book.
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James: it's what's in your book. i'm telling you, ben,
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In your book. i'm telling you, ben, you and i write books.
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I'm telling you, ben, you and i write books. it's nice if you get
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You and i write books. it's nice if you get a little income off of it
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It's nice if you get a little income off of it but that's not the reason
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A little income off of it but that's not the reason we write it.
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But that's not the reason we write it. we write them because
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We write it. we write them because we want to show people
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We write them because we want to show people the way to put the principles
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We want to show people the way to put the principles back in place.
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The way to put the principles back in place. and we can.
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Back in place. and we can. do you agree
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And we can. do you agree we can put them back in place
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Do you agree we can put them back in place faster than one can imagine
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We can put them back in place faster than one can imagine if the people who understand
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Faster than one can imagine if the people who understand they're important
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If the people who understand they're important would just come together
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They're important would just come together and like you said
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Would just come together and like you said be courageous
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And like you said be courageous and take a stand?
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Be courageous and take a stand? ben: that's what it is
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And take a stand? ben: that's what it is going to take, courage.
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Ben: that's what it is going to take, courage. the left thrives
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Going to take, courage. the left thrives on intimidation.
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The left thrives on intimidation. they make you shut up.
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On intimidation. they make you shut up. they make you afraid.
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They make you shut up. they make you afraid. but we have to remember,
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They make you afraid. but we have to remember, that you cannot be
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But we have to remember, that you cannot be "the land of the free"
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That you cannot be "the land of the free" if you are not
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"the land of the free" if you are not "the home of the brave."
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If you are not "the home of the brave." it is up to us
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"the home of the brave." it is up to us to grasp those principles
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It is up to us to grasp those principles and to boldly march forth.
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To grasp those principles and to boldly march forth. i think one of the things
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And to boldly march forth. i think one of the things that has encouraged me
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I think one of the things that has encouraged me as i've been going around
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That has encouraged me as i've been going around to college campuses
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As i've been going around to college campuses with turning point, u.s.a.,
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To college campuses with turning point, u.s.a., charlie kirk's group,
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With turning point, u.s.a., charlie kirk's group, and the crowds
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Charlie kirk's group, and the crowds have been enormous.
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And the crowds have been enormous. we've had to turn
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Have been enormous. we've had to turn hundreds of students away.
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We've had to turn hundreds of students away. they realize
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Hundreds of students away. they realize that the american dream
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They realize that the american dream is disappearing
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That the american dream is disappearing in front of their eyes
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Is disappearing in front of their eyes and that something different
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In front of their eyes and that something different has to be put in place
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And that something different has to be put in place if we're going
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I think our young people
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I think our young people maybe are going to be
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Maybe are going to be one of the sources
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One of the sources of the turnaround
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Of the turnaround that this country
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That this country is going to experience.
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Before the dawn.
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Before the dawn. sometimes it has to be
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Before the dawn. sometimes it has to be pretty dark
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Sometimes it has to be pretty dark before people see the light.
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Pretty dark before people see the light. i think we're there.
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Before people see the light. i think we're there. james: betty, what do you
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I think we're there. james: betty, what do you want to say to this man?
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James: betty, what do you want to say to this man? i know how much you love him.
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Want to say to this man? i know how much you love him. betty: i do.
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I know how much you love him. betty: i do. thank you, dr. carson,
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Betty: i do. thank you, dr. carson, for what you just shared.
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Thank you, dr. carson, for what you just shared. you just put it all
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For what you just shared. you just put it all right in front of us
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You just put it all right in front of us that we need to go back
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Right in front of us that we need to go back to god's principles
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That we need to go back to god's principles and god's foundations.
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To god's principles and god's foundations. and as christians,
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And god's foundations. and as christians, we are not nullified
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And as christians, we are not nullified from being involved
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We are not nullified from being involved in what we care about,
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From being involved in what we care about, and that's our country.
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In what we care about, and that's our country. we don't have to step aside
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And that's our country. we don't have to step aside and say, shh!
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We don't have to step aside and say, shh! be quiet.
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And say, shh! be quiet. you're a christian.
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Be quiet. you're a christian. you can't have an opinion.
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You're a christian. you can't have an opinion. you can't be right.
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You can't have an opinion. you can't be right. but we know we are
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You can't be right. but we know we are because we stand
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But we know we are because we stand on those principles
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Because we stand on those principles that god has put within us
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On those principles that god has put within us because of his son,
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Jesus christ
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Jesus christ who gave his life for us.
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Jesus christ who gave his life for us. we need to be bold enough,
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Who gave his life for us. we need to be bold enough, just like you said,
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We need to be bold enough, just like you said, to be out there and to stand
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Just like you said, to be out there and to stand and be in battle
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To be out there and to stand and be in battle for the lord is our truth
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Ben: amen!
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Ben: amen! james: you know, ben,
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James: you know, ben, we're drilling water wells
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We're drilling water wells right now for children
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Right now for children who have never had
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Who have never had clean water.
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For families who are dying.
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Most of the children who die
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Of these waterborne illnesses
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Are under five years of age.
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But we've been able
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To give a whole village
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Water that lasts
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For a lifetime.
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Would you right now ask god,
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God,
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What do you want me to do?
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Would you please?
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Could you drill a well?
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You know some of you have
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Never even considered that
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But with $4800 it's possible.
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Some of you could give $1200
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And pray three join us
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Or $2400
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And pray one joins you.
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But you can help.
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Would you just ask god?
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And then do
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What he puts on your heart.
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Remember, $48
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Gives ten people water
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For the rest of their lives.
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Don't think any gift
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Is too small
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Because life is too precious.
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$144 gives 30 people water
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For the rest of their life.
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Whatever you can do,
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Please do it.
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Go get your bank card,
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And use it like a check.
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It's the way
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You should always use it.
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But make the gift.
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Go online and call
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The number there.
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If you write a check,
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Make it to life ,
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That's what you're giving.
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Please do it.
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We have some beautiful gifts
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To send you.
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You're giving
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The greatest gift.
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We give you blessings in life
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Because we love you
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And it is your love
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Being shared
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That gives so many people life
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With clean water.
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Would you do it right now,
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Please?
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Don't put this off.
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Thank you so much
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For sharing life.
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Every day, thousands of lives are lost
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To waterborne disease,
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And nearly half of those are children
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Under the age of five.
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Through mission: water for life
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You can give mothers hope and children a future
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As we provide clean, life-giving water
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For thousands of children and their families
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Before it's too late.
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With your gift today, you can help drill
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And establish 350 water wells this year.
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Your gift of $24
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Will help provide clean water for five children.
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A gift of $48 will help provide for ten.
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And $144 will help provide
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Life-giving water for 30 people
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For a lifetime.
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With a gift of any amount,
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The true light of the world.
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Finally, please consider a gift of $1200
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To help provide water for 250 people
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Or a gift of $4800
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To help sponsor a complete well,
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Please call, write, or make your gift online today!
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James: thank you
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James: thank you for being here.
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James: thank you for being here. thank you for sharing.
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For being here. thank you for sharing. ben: thank you for having me.
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Thank you for sharing. ben: thank you for having me. and thank you for what
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Ben: thank you for having me. and thank you for what you're doing for the people
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Who need the water.
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Who need the water. we take so many things
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Who need the water. we take so many things for granted
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We take so many things for granted and this is an opportunity
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For granted and this is an opportunity to actually
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And this is an opportunity to actually save people's lives
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To actually save people's lives and make a difference
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Save people's lives and make a difference in people's lives.
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And make a difference in people's lives. we have so much.
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In people's lives. we have so much. thank you for doing that.
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We have so much. thank you for doing that. it is just wonderful.
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Thank you for doing that. it is just wonderful. james: god bless you, ben!
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It is just wonderful. james: god bless you, ben! give our love to candy.
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James: god bless you, ben! give our love to candy. ben: thanks, friends.
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Give our love to candy. ben: thanks, friends. we will.
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Ben: thanks, friends. we will. thank you.
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We will. thank you. james: okay, bye-bye!
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Jimmy: i'm jimmy evans.
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Jimmy: i'm jimmy evans. i have an encouraging word
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I have an encouraging word for you today from the bible.
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For you today from the bible. do you know, psalm chapter one
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Do you know, psalm chapter one has one of the most powerful
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Has one of the most powerful promises in the bible.
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A person who meditates
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A person who meditates in the word of god
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A person who meditates in the word of god day and night
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In the word of god day and night and it says everything they do
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Day and night and it says everything they do will prosper.
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And it says everything they do will prosper. that's a big promise!
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Will prosper. that's a big promise! can you imagine every
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That's a big promise! can you imagine every single thing in your life
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Can you imagine every single thing in your life prospering by meditating
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Single thing in your life prospering by meditating on the word of god?
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Prospering by meditating on the word of god? let me talk about this
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On the word of god? let me talk about this for just a minute.
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Let me talk about this for just a minute. jesus said in matthew 4:4,
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For just a minute. jesus said in matthew 4:4, "man does not live
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Jesus said in matthew 4:4, "man does not live on bread alone but on
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"man does not live on bread alone but on every word that proceeds
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On bread alone but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of god."
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Every word that proceeds out of the mouth of god." the word of god, jesus said,
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Out of the mouth of god." the word of god, jesus said, is more important than
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The word of god, jesus said, is more important than anything else in our lives.
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Is more important than anything else in our lives. in deuteronomy 6, god came
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Anything else in our lives. in deuteronomy 6, god came to the children of israel
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In deuteronomy 6, god came to the children of israel and he told the parents,
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To the children of israel and he told the parents, the leaders of israel,
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And he told the parents, the leaders of israel, "i want you
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The leaders of israel, "i want you to teach your children
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"i want you to teach your children the word of god
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To teach your children the word of god four different times
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The word of god four different times of the day."
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Four different times of the day." when you're sitting
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Of the day." when you're sitting in your house,
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When you're sitting in your house, when you're on your way
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In your house, when you're on your way somewhere,
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When you're on your way somewhere, when you're going to bed
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Somewhere, when you're going to bed at night,
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When you're going to bed at night, when you're waking up
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At night, when you're waking up in the morning, i want you
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When you're waking up in the morning, i want you to teach your children
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In the morning, i want you to teach your children the word of god; those are
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To teach your children the word of god; those are the four contemplative
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The word of god; those are the four contemplative times of the day.
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The four contemplative times of the day. you say, "why would you teach
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Times of the day. you say, "why would you teach your children at those times?"
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You say, "why would you teach your children at those times?" when we're sitting around
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Your children at those times?" when we're sitting around our house not doing anything,
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When we're sitting around our house not doing anything, or we're in our car
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Our house not doing anything, or we're in our car going somewhere,
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Or we're in our car going somewhere, when we're laying in bed
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Going somewhere, when we're laying in bed at night or laying in bed
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When we're laying in bed at night or laying in bed in the morning,
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At night or laying in bed in the morning, those are the times the devil
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In the morning, those are the times the devil attacks our thought life
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Those are the times the devil attacks our thought life more than anything else.
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Attacks our thought life more than anything else. i found in my life
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More than anything else. i found in my life that i really don't struggle
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I found in my life that i really don't struggle when i'm busy.
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That i really don't struggle when i'm busy. when i'm accomplishing a task
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When i'm busy. when i'm accomplishing a task and i'm after something
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When i'm accomplishing a task and i'm after something that i'm focused on, i don't
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And i'm after something that i'm focused on, i don't deal with fear or worry or
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That i'm focused on, i don't deal with fear or worry or lust or those kind of things.
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Deal with fear or worry or lust or those kind of things. but when i'm in
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Lust or those kind of things. but when i'm in a contemplative moment,
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But when i'm in a contemplative moment, that's the time that my mind
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A contemplative moment, that's the time that my mind has the greatest inclination
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That's the time that my mind has the greatest inclination to wander.
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Has the greatest inclination to wander. that's why god said,
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To wander. that's why god said, "you teach your children
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A contemplative time to
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A contemplative time to meditate on the word of god."
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Meditate on the word of god." the word "meditate"
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The word "meditate" literally means to re-chew.
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Literally means to re-chew. it's like a sheep or a cow
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That you put a scripture
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That you put a scripture in your mind
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That you put a scripture in your mind and then you bring it back up
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In your mind and then you bring it back up and you think about it.
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And then you bring it back up and you think about it. now listen,
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And you think about it. now listen, 2 corinthians 10 says,
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Now listen, 2 corinthians 10 says, "the weapons of our warfare
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2 corinthians 10 says, "the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh
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"the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but they're powerful
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Are not of the flesh but they're powerful to the destruction
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But they're powerful to the destruction of fortresses."
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To the destruction of fortresses." it says we're taking
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Of fortresses." it says we're taking every thought captive
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It says we're taking every thought captive to the obedience of christ.
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Every thought captive to the obedience of christ. i heard someone say one time
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To the obedience of christ. i heard someone say one time any thought
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I heard someone say one time any thought you don't take captive
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Any thought you don't take captive will take you captive.
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You don't take captive will take you captive. i also heard someone say
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Will take you captive. i also heard someone say that a bondage
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I also heard someone say that a bondage is a house of thoughts.
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That a bondage is a house of thoughts. you show me a person
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Is a house of thoughts. you show me a person that has a bondage of alcohol,
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You show me a person that has a bondage of alcohol, lust, fear, worry --
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That has a bondage of alcohol, lust, fear, worry -- whatever it is -- it's not
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Lust, fear, worry -- whatever it is -- it's not just a physical thing,
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Whatever it is -- it's not just a physical thing, it's a mental thing.
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Just a physical thing, it's a mental thing. in fact i believe the only
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It's a mental thing. in fact i believe the only victory that you can get
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In fact i believe the only victory that you can get over lust and sexual problems
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Victory that you can get over lust and sexual problems in your life
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Over lust and sexual problems in your life is through meditating
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In your life is through meditating on the word of god.
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Is through meditating on the word of god. literally, whatever you're
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On the word of god. literally, whatever you're dealing with right now,
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Literally, whatever you're dealing with right now, you take a scripture
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Dealing with right now, you take a scripture and you put it in your mind.
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You take a scripture and you put it in your mind. now, the word of god,
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And you put it in your mind. now, the word of god, hebrews 4 says, is sharper
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Now, the word of god, hebrews 4 says, is sharper than any two edged sword.
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Hebrews 4 says, is sharper than any two edged sword. it's able to divide asunder
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Than any two edged sword. it's able to divide asunder between the thoughts and
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It's able to divide asunder between the thoughts and intents of our hearts and
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Between the thoughts and intents of our hearts and no creature can hide from it.
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Intents of our hearts and no creature can hide from it. it can come in and tear down
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No creature can hide from it. it can come in and tear down the strongholds of the enemy
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It can come in and tear down the strongholds of the enemy and build in our life
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The strongholds of the enemy and build in our life the ability to succeed
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And build in our life the ability to succeed in everything we do.
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The ability to succeed in everything we do. listen, if we don't use
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In everything we do. listen, if we don't use the word of god
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Listen, if we don't use the word of god we can only fight the devil
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The word of god we can only fight the devil with our own thoughts.
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We can only fight the devil with our own thoughts. did you know your thoughts
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With our own thoughts. did you know your thoughts are not more powerful
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Did you know your thoughts are not more powerful than the devil's thoughts?
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Are not more powerful than the devil's thoughts? he'll wear you out!
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Than the devil's thoughts? he'll wear you out! but god's thoughts
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He'll wear you out! but god's thoughts are more powerful
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But god's thoughts are more powerful than the devil's thoughts.
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Are more powerful than the devil's thoughts. you can't take a thought
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Than the devil's thoughts. you can't take a thought out of your mind
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You can't take a thought out of your mind but you can replace it
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Out of your mind but you can replace it with a more powerful thought.
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But you can replace it with a more powerful thought. if you're dealing with fear,
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With a more powerful thought. if you're dealing with fear, worry, lust, depression,
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If you're dealing with fear, worry, lust, depression, anything today,
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Worry, lust, depression, anything today, remember the power
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Anything today, remember the power of the word of god.
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Remember the power of the word of god. when you're sitting around
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Of the word of god. when you're sitting around don't let your mind wander
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When you're sitting around don't let your mind wander into bad territory.
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Don't let your mind wander into bad territory. put the word of god in there.
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Into bad territory. put the word of god in there. it will lead you to victory
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Put the word of god in there. it will lead you to victory and it'll make you successful
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It will lead you to victory and it'll make you successful in everything you do!
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>> everything is good.
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>> everything is good. we just have to learn
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We just have to learn how to define good
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How to define good according to god.
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According to god. because he's the one
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For our good
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For our good and for his glory
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For our good and for his glory and that's what he's done
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And for his glory and that's what he's done from the beginning of time.
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And that's what he's done from the beginning of time. that's what he has done
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From the beginning of time. that's what he has done in my life
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That's what he has done in my life since i became blind.
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In my life since i became blind. and even
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Since i became blind. and even in the last few years,
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And even in the last few years, when i fell
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In the last few years, when i fell into this deep depression,
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When i fell into this deep depression, and honestly,
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Into this deep depression, and honestly, didn't think i could function.
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And honestly, didn't think i could function. i remember when i finally
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Didn't think i could function. i remember when i finally went to the doctor
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I remember when i finally went to the doctor because everybody who loved me
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Went to the doctor because everybody who loved me begged me to.
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Because everybody who loved me begged me to. i was disoriented
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Begged me to. i was disoriented all the time.
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I was disoriented all the time. i couldn't think clearly.
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All the time. i couldn't think clearly. i was weeping all the time.
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I couldn't think clearly. i was weeping all the time. and even physically --
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I was weeping all the time. and even physically -- i physically -- my body hurt.
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And even physically -- i physically -- my body hurt. i was just in pain, you know.
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I physically -- my body hurt. i was just in pain, you know. and i remember
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I was just in pain, you know. and i remember going to the doctor,
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And i remember going to the doctor, and i emptied my purse
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Going to the doctor, and i emptied my purse onto her table.
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And i emptied my purse onto her table. i had every supplement
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Onto her table. i had every supplement known to man.
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I had every supplement known to man. i had taken every herb,
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Known to man. i had taken every herb, every vitamin.
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I had taken every herb, every vitamin. she looked at it and said,
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Every vitamin. she looked at it and said, "i do not know
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She looked at it and said, "i do not know what to do with these."
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"i do not know what to do with these." [laughing]
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What to do with these." [laughing] i had such a cocktail
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[laughing] i had such a cocktail concoction because why?
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I had such a cocktail concoction because why? i was trying to fix myself.
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Concoction because why? i was trying to fix myself. but what happened is
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I was trying to fix myself. but what happened is my physical body
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But what happened is my physical body became so dismantled
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My physical body became so dismantled is it exposed some real
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Became so dismantled is it exposed some real broken places in my faith.
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Is it exposed some real broken places in my faith. and i remember
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Broken places in my faith. and i remember trying everything
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And i remember trying everything to make myself better,
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Trying everything to make myself better, to feel better,
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To make myself better, to feel better, and to say
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To feel better, and to say all the right things
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And to say all the right things and slap a happy christian
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All the right things and slap a happy christian bumper sticker on my pain
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And slap a happy christian bumper sticker on my pain so i could keep moving.
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Bumper sticker on my pain so i could keep moving. i tried and it wasn't working
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So i could keep moving. i tried and it wasn't working and i remember one day
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I tried and it wasn't working and i remember one day just crying out to the lord.
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And i remember one day just crying out to the lord. "don't you care?
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Just crying out to the lord. "don't you care? i mean i know you --
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"don't you care? i mean i know you -- maybe you only care
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I mean i know you -- maybe you only care about big things
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Maybe you only care about big things like hurricanes,
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About big things like hurricanes, but do you care
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Like hurricanes, but do you care about us little people
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But do you care about us little people who just want to make it
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About us little people who just want to make it through the day?"
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Who just want to make it through the day?" and i think sometimes
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Through the day?" and i think sometimes we ask god to care
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And i think sometimes we ask god to care because sometimes --
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We ask god to care because sometimes -- we feel like we're drowning.
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Because sometimes -- we feel like we're drowning. and i know for me,
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We feel like we're drowning. and i know for me, as i ask god, "do you care?"
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And i know for me, as i ask god, "do you care?" i have this recognition
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As i ask god, "do you care?" i have this recognition that he may not have
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I have this recognition that he may not have answered that question
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That he may not have answered that question with words
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Answered that question with words that i could understand
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With words that i could understand but he answered that question
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That i could understand but he answered that question for me just like he did
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But he answered that question for me just like he did for the disciples,
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For me just like he did for the disciples, through his presence.
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For the disciples, through his presence. he was in the boat.
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Through his presence. he was in the boat. he is a god of compassion.
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He was in the boat. he is a god of compassion. he doesn't stand on the shore
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He is a god of compassion. he doesn't stand on the shore and wave to us and say,
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He doesn't stand on the shore and wave to us and say, "hope you make it!"
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And wave to us and say, "hope you make it!" he's in the boat with us.
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"hope you make it!" he's in the boat with us. and sometimes
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He's in the boat with us. and sometimes that very storm that we think
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And sometimes that very storm that we think is going to take us under,
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That very storm that we think is going to take us under, those deep waters
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Is going to take us under, those deep waters that he's allowing us
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Those deep waters that he's allowing us to go through,
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That he's allowing us to go through, they're not to drown us!
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To go through, they're not to drown us! often,
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They're not to drown us! often, i believe god allows us to go
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Often, i believe god allows us to go through those deep waters
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I believe god allows us to go through those deep waters so he can cleanse us.
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Through those deep waters so he can cleanse us. i went up to my piano
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So he can cleanse us. i went up to my piano and i began to ask god
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I went up to my piano and i began to ask god those questions.
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And i began to ask god those questions. "god, do you not care?"
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Those questions. "god, do you not care?" and it was if,
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"god, do you not care?" and it was if, while i was playing the piano,
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And it was if, while i was playing the piano, this image of a cross
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While i was playing the piano, this image of a cross appeared in my mind's eye.
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This image of a cross appeared in my mind's eye. and as i was asking
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Appeared in my mind's eye. and as i was asking those questions,
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And as i was asking those questions, "why cancer?"
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Those questions, "why cancer?" "why stillborn babies?"
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"why cancer?" "why stillborn babies?" "why blindness?"
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"why stillborn babies?" "why blindness?" i looked at the cross
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"why blindness?" i looked at the cross and i asked,
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I looked at the cross and i asked, "why grace?"
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And i asked, "why grace?" "why forgiveness?"
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"why grace?" "why forgiveness?" "why peace?"
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"why forgiveness?" "why peace?" we really don't deserve
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"why peace?" we really don't deserve any of those things.
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We really don't deserve any of those things. but god, in his mercy,
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Any of those things. but god, in his mercy, has given us those things.
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But god, in his mercy, has given us those things. and i believe
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Has given us those things. and i believe that when we go to the cross
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And i believe that when we go to the cross with our questions,
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That when we go to the cross with our questions, and with our tears,
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With our questions, and with our tears, we go to that one place
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And with our tears, we go to that one place where the true mystery
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We go to that one place where the true mystery of faith exists.
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Where the true mystery of faith exists. why does god love us?
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Of faith exists. why does god love us? why does he carry us?
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Why does god love us? why does he carry us? why did he cry our tears?
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Why does he carry us? why did he cry our tears? why did he bear our pain?
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Why did he cry our tears? why did he bear our pain? because he does care.
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♪ in the mystery ♪
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♪ we trust and we adjust ♪
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♪ and we wonder why ♪
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♪ oh take me to the cross ♪
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♪ and cry each of my tears ♪
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♪ i am in your tomb ♪
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♪ crucify my fears ♪
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♪ i'll praise you with my pain ♪
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♪ though the mystery remains ♪
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♪ but you are a god who cries ♪
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Ben Carson - The War on the Family

February 6, 2025 | S25:E36

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