MORE NETHERLANDS MAYHEM

See my previous two posts for the ongoing saga of my computer being hijacked by someone (?) in the Netherlands.

Now when I try using Yahoo search or mail, I get a similar request for cookie permissions or country authorization required to continue using Google/Yahoo/whoever's services!

Here is a screenshot:

Notice the Dutch language everywhere! The ".nl" (Netherlands) in the URL top level domain (country of origin) for the Google Translate server!

Last, but definitely not least, one more screenshot of this Dutch takeover of my computer (just mine?):

Just trying to post on my blog yields this persistent request for cookie permissions. Give me a break!

For the record, clicking on the "Learn More" button above links to a legitimate page called Google Privacy & Terms.

HELP! There is a leak in zee dike! Seriously.

All of this seems to be connected with a corporate technology network powered by a company named Oath, which comes up when certain of these links are clicked on.

Thanks for visiting... I think.

NETHERLANDS KEEPS BUGGING ME

So, this Netherlands business has gotten out of hand. Why do I keep having to permit cookies from the Netherlands in order to allow me to continue using their services (including Google Blogger and other Google services)?

Apparently, they still think I won't permit this. Maybe I shouldn't!

I'm still trying to figure that out...

In any event, here is a screenshot:

Notice the obnoxious gray bar across my beautiful blog! Dutch reads:
Deze site gebruikt cookies van Google om services te leveren en verkeer te analyseren. Je IP-adres en user-agent worden met Google gedeeld, samen met prestatie- en beveiligingsstatistieken om servicekwaliteit te garanderen, gebruiksstatistieken te genereren, misbruik te detecteren en maatregelen te treffen.

What? No sprokken zie Deutch? Nein. But I digress. The English translation is:

This site uses Google's cookies to provide services and analyze traffic. Your IP address and user agent are shared with Google, along with performance and security statistics to ensure service quality, generate usage statistics, detect abuse and take action.

This is starting to sound legitimate! Like an EU takeover. Am I being conspiratorial? You bet.

Stay tuned.

WHEN DID "BLOGGER.COM" BECOME "BLOGGER.NL"?

Hmmm...

This is "one of those things" indeed.

I logged into my blog, as usual, and found an annoying popup banner persisting over the top of my blog! Well, you can imagine my concern when it was written in Dutch, and was requesting my permission to allow their "services" to use cookies on my computer, yada, yada, yada...

I say "Dutch" because the new URL says ".nl" instead of ".com." I presume NL stands for Netherlands.

Plus, my efforts to visit peter2blog.blogspot.com redirect my address bar to http://peter2blog.blogspot.nl/ ... every time!

So, long story short, I "OKed" this transition out of cautious skepticism... Now all I have to do is OK the cookies permission inside the English dialog popup. I guess.

Stay tuned.

REVIVAL? REVIVAL!

This is a test post for embedding a sermon from SermonAudio.com!

The greatest sermon on revival ever preached.

OPEN AIR PREACHING... DID YOU INHALE?

Good day. I hope this blog post finds you well -- or at least well enough to consider the eternal state of your soul.

If you are saved by the Blood of the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world, the One Who came to save HIS people from THEIR sins, then you are in a good place spiritually.

But if you are not saved, you are already condemned to Hell! The only alternative available to you at this point in your life is to hear the gospel, repent of your own sins, and live by faith in the Son of God, Jesus Christ.

Where is the gospel? It is found in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. It is woven throughout the Bible, especially the New Testament. The New Testament fulfills the Old Testament!

God made a covenant (testament) with mankind in the Garden of Eden. Man broke that covenant by disobeying God's command to not eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Therefore, God condemned mankind for posterity to a life of sin and misery, and ultimately to eternal judgement of wrath and torment in Hell forever.

That is the bad news. The gospel is the good news! In this life, you have the opportunity to get right with God, reverse the curse of sin in your life by trusting Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins (see the Ten Commandments for starters on what sin is).

This video is a beautiful example of "open air preaching," where people who are called by God to appeal to the masses in public squares of sinful and immoral activity passionately and boldly plead with sinners to repent of their sins through the proclamation of Bible verses giving life to the spiritually dead who are walking the broad way to Hell!

SCOTTSDALE BIBLE CHURCH, ETC.

Allow me to gush for a moment about my church, and the fountain of blessing it has been for me over the past 12-ish years of attendance and participation (volunteering). It has been the source if not the conduit for many great ministries to pass through, encouraging and strengthening the Body of Christ as expressed in the local church and beyond.

I know I speak in sweeping generalities here. But I will now link you there, should you desire to investigate my claims: Scottsdale Bible Church. There.

Now the other point I wanted to make here was the men's retreat I went to this past weekend. It was called ELEVATE Men's Retreat. Perhaps you are a man. Perhaps you are even a Christian. How relevant is this!

Now for the obligatory graphic to capture the attention of your now dormant right-brain, which wants to leave this blog and go to greener pastures. Here you go:

https://scottsdalebible.com/events/mens-retreat/

Before I leave you to your own devices (not unlike mine), let me just encourage you to attend a retreat! A Christ-centered, Bible-based, Southern/Contemporary Gospel worship music-filled, Southern Baptist preaching (are you seeing a pattern here?) RETREAT !!!

We benefited from the preaching of Kris Dolberry, and enjoyed the praise and worship music of By the Tree!


That's all. Back to your latest virtual distraction from the physical world...

God bless!