18 Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” These were the words of Jesus to Peter (John 21). I thought of … Continue reading Nursing Home Observations
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Can Christians Still Support Donald Trump?
stream.org Can a Christian Still Support Donald Trump After His Recent Guilty Verdict? - The Stream Shane Idleman 7–8 minutes People often ask me, “How can you follow Jesus and support Donald Trump?” However, many Christians who do so are not following a man — they are shaping a movement. A better, biblical question to … Continue reading Can Christians Still Support Donald Trump?
Maybe It’s Time
To fly our flag upside down. A sign of distress. If you don't think our country is in distress, you're not paying attention. If you think flying the flag upside down as a sign of distress is disrespectful of the flag, you're not paying attention. If you don't think 50 MILLION immigrants living inside American … Continue reading Maybe It’s Time
Sanctification of the Secular
I have long thought about and observed the way Middle Eastern people seem to live and act with the attitude and belief that their god is never separated from everything they experience. Their life is completely and eternally entwined with the spiritual; there is no and cannot be any separation of the two. They do … Continue reading Sanctification of the Secular
Watch; Stand Fast
If you take the time to keep up with world and national news (and have better sources than the alphabet channels), it's hard not to be over-whelmed at times. This country - and the world - is hurtling toward chaos at best, and destruction inevitably. Now to believers, that's not a new revelation: “At that … Continue reading Watch; Stand Fast
A Major Decision
From "Give Him 15" ministry of Dutch Sheets: The people of God are facing a major decision: Can they support a leader who has a sinful past? His sexual improprieties are known; he has had adulterous affairs and multiple wives. He claims to have repented and been forgiven, but well, can they really look past … Continue reading A Major Decision
Christian Nationalism
Some background: Politico reporter Heidi Przybyla, who has obsessively reported on her own claims that Christian Nationalists are preparing to seize control of the United States...While there, Przybyla claimed that the rights of Americans, and all human beings for that matter, do not come from God, but instead come from the government. “The one thing … Continue reading Christian Nationalism
Re-Post: Biblical World View
There is more and more evidence that our society--the American Society-- is becoming less than a civil society where decency, virtue, and even common manners prevail. There are still areas and places in America (I think) that are what some call "stuffed shirt" or "high class" or even "formal" in their dress and demeanor. I … Continue reading Re-Post: Biblical World View
Testing the Nations
On Tony Perkins' Washington Watch, former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) major Amir Tsarfati talks about the Hamas attack on Israel: "These were “unspeakable crimes against humanity,” he insisted, “… performed by bloodthirsty people that have no regard [for] human life and have no intention to have any peace with us at all. … And Israel, … Continue reading Testing the Nations
End of Day Report 11-20-23
Monday, November 20, 2023 To: Friends & Supporters From: Gary Bauer, American Values A Huge COVID Confession The New York Times editorial board made a huge confession Saturday. It came just days before Thanksgiving, so most Americans probably didn’t notice. But I noticed because, once again, some on the left are having to concede that conservatives were … Continue reading End of Day Report 11-20-23