Have you left your first love?

1 Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, 2 “Go and call out in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I remember concerning you the lovingkindness of your youth, The love of your betrothals, Your walking after Me in the wilderness, Through a land not sown. 3 Israel was holy to Yahweh, The first of His produce. All who ate of it became guilty; Evil came upon them,” declares Yahweh.’” Jeremiah 2:1-3 (LSB) 

Christian, think back to those early days of your walk with the Lord. Your entire value system seemed to be turned upside-down. You loved God and your devotion to your Savior was the most important thing in your life. Old sins had no power over you…. Continue reading

Amex pays $70K for gay ‘throuple’ to get their mitts on a baby…

#SurrogacyConcern shared the photo of the ‘throuple’ and the baby they adopted on X.

“This isn’t just some lefty feel-good headline for Amex’s HR department—it’s a well-oiled, corporate-funded pipeline that makes the process as easy as possible. According to Mitch, one of the “throuples,” it’s all outsourced and systemized. You just open a file, submit your paperwork, and voilà, the reimbursements start rolling in….According to the website, Amex is just the tip of the iceberg….other corporations are doing the exact same thing, quietly bankrolling these surrogate-for-hire baby mamas for men behind the scenes.” 

(Revolver) There was a time when corporate America supported families… real families, and upheld traditional values that reflect the vast majority of this country. But those days are clearly gone. Today, companies like American Express aren’t just bending to woke ideology; they’re twisting themselves into pretzels to fund it, even when it crosses extreme moral lines. Continue reading

Well, We Said This Would Happen to Abrego Garcia

“He was not mistakenly deported. If you’re illegal, you’re going. We don’t abide by or accept the liberal media’s fake news nonsense and extraneous linguistic gymnastics to defend someone getting the boot. He’s a gang member who is going to be deported again. As for the supposed administrative error, such things happen. Oh well.”

(Matt Vespa – Townhall) CNN’s Scott Jennings was prophetic about the Abrego Garcia, aka the Maryland man who’s really an MS-13 gangbanger who beats his wife, story. Whether he’s deported or brought back to the United States, he’s not going to go back to the life he had here while being here illegally…. Continue reading

Doug Wilson vs Kevin DeYoung: Moscow Strikes Back

“Kevin DeYoung is someone who his orthodox on paper but compromised in practice. With him in authority, you get feminized managerial liberalism, which is what was shown at the PCA. This is ultimately why Kevin DeYoung should never be given power, because he will wield it against people who are fighting for the church.”

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Kevin DeYoung’s role as moderator of the Presbyterian Church in America has gained a lot of scrutiny after he used his role to suppress concern over the woke affinity groups tolerated. It was Kevin DeYoung who coined the phrase “Moscow Mood” to criticize Doug Wilson over tone. However, DeYoung’s actions at the PCAGA prompted Doug Wilson to strike back and address Kevin DeYoung’s tone. Continue reading

Women’s Sports Just Scored a Massive Win Against the Trans Agenda

“Riley Gaines, another athlete who tied Thomas in NCAA competition, called the resolution “further proof that President Trump and his government agencies are committed to a pro-woman agenda.” Gaines is right. This administration isn’t just talking about women’s rights—they’re actually defending them, sending a clear message to every college and university in America: You can’t trample women’s civil rights in the name of political correctness and expect to get away with it.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) The Department of Education just delivered a major dose of accountability: The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to resolve Title IX violations tied to its decision to let Will “Lia” Thomas—a biological male—compete on the women’s swim team during the 2021-22 season…. Continue reading

Baylor University Receives $643K Grant To Study and Foster LGBTQ Inclusion

“Several years ago, Baylor University’s Board of Regents granted the creation of Prism, the pro-LGBTQ group on campus that sponsored the aforementioned queer-sex ed course, and which has continued pushing for greater LGBTQ representation on campus. At this rate, Baylor will be fully LGBTQ inclusive in about a decade.”

(Protestia) Founded in 1845 and claiming 16,000 students, Baylor University is the world’s largest Baptist University and also one of the oldest. Like many that have gone before, Baylor is deeply compromised despite seeking to be our theological betters. Continue reading

Long Time Charismatic Cult Leader, Jimmy Swaggart, Dies at 90

“It was reductionism dressed up in religious finery, offering a shortcut through the wilderness of Christian life. And the result was what you’d expect from any spiritual vending machine… a faith devoid of repentance, maturity, or true accountability.”

(The Dissenter) Jimmy Swaggart, the once-celebrated televangelist whose legacy is as stained by scandal as it is by airwaves, has died at the age of 90. According to multiple reports, Swaggart passed away on July 1, 2025, following complications from cardiac arrest he suffered two weeks earlier. He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his sprawling media empire and church, Family Worship Center, have operated for decades. Continue reading

Jonathan Roumie’s Favorite Priest Promotes Pete Buttigieg

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Jonathan Roumie has become a major celebrity in the Christian community for his portrayal of himself as Jesus in The Chosen. But many Christians are unaware that Jonathan Roumie is not a Christian, adding an extra layer of danger to both The Chosen and his broader celebrity.

For starters, Jonathan Roumie is gay affirming, like most people on The Chosen. His love for Jesuit priest, James Martin were a glaring red flag in 2019 that has gone ignored. Continue reading

BREAKING: Senate Passes the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) After days of gridlock and backroom wrangling, the Senate passed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” the legislative linchpin of his second-term agenda. The tally was 51 yeas and 50 nays, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote.

The Senate’s been locked in a “vote-a-rama”—a procedural endurance test where senators burn the midnight oil, lobbing amendment after amendment in a desperate bid to tweak, torpedo, or salvage the bill. Continue reading

The Return of Jesus Christ are you ready?

36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37 For just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then there will be two in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding grain at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left. 42 “Therefore stay awake, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 43 But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will. Matthew 24:36-44 (LSB) 

Jesus Christ is returning to this earth. However, if you look at the havoc the enemy is causing in the visible Church in our time it would appear that many, if not most, professing Christians are unconcerned about it…. Continue reading

Dem Reactions to SCOTUS Kneecapping Activist Judges Are Delicious

“The Supreme Court of the United States made sure that last Friday was not the slow news day that Fridays typically are. The justices were once again pressed into duty because of the antics of the chronic sufferers of Trump Derangement Syndrome. They almost certainly have better things to do, but it was time for the Judicial Branch to police itself.”

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) Before we get into the main topic today, I just want to do an endzone dance over the news that backstabbing squish Thom Tillis will not be seeking reelection, which Matt wrote about. Regular readers of mine know that I’ve gone after Tillis on a few occasions…. Continue reading

Award-winning journalist who ‘exposed’ Judge Roy Moore was just caught with child pornography…

“We’ve seen this all before. The left has always projected their filth onto their enemies. They accuse others of the very sins they’re secretly committing behind closed doors. They called Trump a tyrant while building a surveillance state. They called [Judge] Roy Moore a predator while handing out Pulitzers to one. They scream “fascist” while pushing Marxist garbage and dragging this country into censorship, lawfare, and economic despair.”

(Revolver) In 2018, the liberal media patted themselves on the back for taking down Roy Moore, a Republican Senate candidate from Alabama. The takedown followed the usual pattern. Moore was attacked over allegations from 40 years ago. Allegations that were unproven, disputed, and oh-so-perfectly politically timed…. Continue reading

Passing Peak Pride

“When the arc of history seemed to bend toward normalizing the Queer, connecting the trans cause to same-sex marriage seemed like a sure-fire win for the trans. Hard and soft power went all in on this strategy. What happened is different. Transing kids, platforming drag queens, and grooming children with comprehensive sex education have tainted same-sex marriage and the Gay Pride gambit among many. We are passing Peak Pride as a result.”

(Scott Yenor – American Reformer) The air is coming out of the Rainbow balloon. Pride parades and festivals have suffered budget deficits, bled corporate sponsorships and had poorer attendance since 2023, the year of peak Pride. Continue reading

What the Government Owes Us

(Bill O’Reilly) Let’s talk contracts here.  Social contracts. If you are an American citizen who pays taxes you are owed certain things. That’s the agreement the Constitution memorializes, that the feds and states are obligated to take shielding actions on your behalf.

First and most important, protection from people and nations that might hurt you. That’s what the Iran thing is.  Violent extremists getting nuclear capability. The U.S. federal government cannot allow it especially with the 9/11 legacy.   Apparently, isolationists don’t understand the contract.  Danger is to be mitigated. Continue reading

Breaking the Chains

12 So then, brothers, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— 13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die, but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the practices of the body, you will live. 14 For as many as are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons by whom we cry out, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, also heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. Romans 8:12-17 (LSB) 

When God saves His people their hearts are regenerated. This means that they now have the faith that is required for salvation. It means that they are now able to obey God because they have everything in place that enables it. However, many of us can testify to many years of bondage to besetting sins after salvation…. Continue reading

SCOTUS Hands Down Ruling in Landmark Parental Rights Case

“For many people of faith, there are few religious acts more important than the religious education of their children […] And the practice of educating one’s children in one’s religious beliefs, like all religious acts and practices, receives a generous measure of constitutional protection…” 

(Madeline Leesman – Townhall) On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down the decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a groundbreaking case surrounding parental rights in education. Continue reading

BREAKING: SCOTUS Rules on Nationwide Injunctions Against Birthright Citizenship EOs

Ostensibly, this ruling applies to the executive order about birthright citizenship, but Susie told me on Thursday that the ruling “could be instructive as to how they’re inclined to address them in those other contexts.” 

(Chris Queen – PJ Media) The Supreme Court has ruled in a case involving whether district court judges have jurisdiction to issue nationwide injunctions regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship…. Continue reading

Jacob’s Trouble

5 “For thus says Yahweh, ‘We have heard a sound of trembling, Of dread, and there is no peace. 6 Ask now, and see If a male can give birth. Why do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth? And why have all faces turned pale? 7 Alas! For that day is great, There is none like it; And it is the time of Jacob’s distress, But he will be saved from it. Jeremiah 30:5-7 (LSB)

As we take a look at Eschatology here in this post as we are aware of the political and war situations in the Middle East. I have become very burdened with an overwhelming sense that I must not carelessly exegete any scripture…. Continue reading

Triggered: How to Overcome Destructive Obsessions

(Mike Recker – Proclaim & Defend) An exploration of how to handle those moments when life pushes your buttons

In our journey through life, we all experience moments when something sets us off — when an event or interaction triggers us into anger, depression, or destructive behavior patterns that we know aren’t God’s will for our lives. These triggering events can create compulsions or obsessions in our minds, driving us toward actions we cannot stop in our own power. Continue reading

Here’s Why Hegseth Tore Into the Fake News Media This Week

(Madeline Leesman – Townhall) On Thursday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth tore into reporters who “cheered against Trump” when he ordered the strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday.

“You, the press, specifically you, the press corps, because you cheer against Trump so hard,” Hegseth said.

“It’s like in your DNA and in your blood to cheer against Trump because you want him not to be successful so bad. You have to cheer against the efficacy of these strikes. You have to hope maybe they weren’t effective,” he added. Continue reading

Key Biden Adviser Refuses To Testify About Former President’s Cognitive Decline

“With no privilege left to hide behind, Mr. Bernal is now running scared, desperate to bury the truth. The American people deserve answers and accountability, and the Oversight Committee will not tolerate this obstruction. I will promptly issue a subpoena to compel Anthony Bernal’s testimony before the Committee.”

(Shawn Fleetwood – The Federalist) A key Biden White House staffer is refusing to testify before Congress about former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, the House Oversight Committee announced Wednesday. Continue reading

BREAKING: SCOTUS Allows States to Remove Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood

(Chris Queen – PJ Media) In a 6-3 ruling on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that states can remove Planned Parenthood funding from their Medicaid programs. The split went exactly as we’ve come to expect, with six conservative justices ruling in favor and three liberal justices dissenting. (Oddly, the Associated Press refers to it as a “divided” ruling as if we haven’t come to expect the conservative-liberal divide that we see in most cases.)

The AP report drips with bias: Continue reading

Are You Complete in Christ?

9 For this reason also, since the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and multiplying in the full knowledge of God; 11 being strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 Who rescued us from the authority of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:9-14 (LSB) 

We live in a time of deep deception. Even genuine Christians can be deceived if they are not exceedingly careful. It is imperative that, even though we must remain in the world for a time, we must not be of it. The Church has been under heavy attack since Acts 2…. Continue reading

There’s A New Huge Twist in the Biden Autopen Scandal

“Never before has the autopen been used under such a cloud of secrecy — or at a time when the sitting president’s mental capacity is so openly questioned. The Trump administration is not using the autopen to sign legally binding documents.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) In a jaw-dropping revelation that should shake every American to their core, former Biden advisor Neera Tanden has admitted under oath that she — not Joe Biden — was in control of the president’s autopen for nearly two years. Continue reading