Who Giveth us richly all things to enjoy

“Who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.”—1 Timothy 6:17.

Our Lord Jesus is ever giving and does not for a solitary instant withdraw His hand. As long as there is a vessel of grace not yet full to the brim, the oil shall not be stayed. He is a sun ever-shining; He is manna always falling round the camp; He is a rock in the desert, ever sending out streams of life from His smitten side; the rain of His grace is always dropping; the river of His bounty is ever-flowing, and the well-spring of His love is constantly overflowing…. Continue reading

Beth Moore attacks politics and partisanship in political and partisan tweet

Julie Kelly noted that Beth Moore is attempting to smear an entire political party. She said, “What a horrible human being. People of faith and decency do not condemn an entire political party for the act of one deranged 18-year-old.”

(Capstone Report) There is nothing that takes more bravery in modern America than tweeting a condemnation of White Supremacy. There are so few who do this that it stands out in sharp relief when anyone bucks the growing mob of white supremacists on Twitter…. Continue reading

It’s Show Time for John Durham

“The world knew that Al Capone was a mobster and killer, but the feds got him on a tax charge. Michael Sussmann disseminated traitorous poison into Washington, D.C.’s political water table in order to sway an election and frame a president as a traitorous spy. He and his friends did so on behalf of a chardonnay-drenched wretch with no conscience.”

(Victoria Taft – PJ Media) The highest-profile case brought so far by John Durham, the Special Counsel tasked with pinpointing the origin of the plot to frame Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, as a Russian spy and traitor to America, starts Monday in a D.C. courtroom. Continue reading

Joe Biden Instructing Staff to Shift to Campaign Mode

(Charlie Spierling – Breitbart) President Joe Biden has advised his White House aides to shift into campaign mode for the midterm elections, according to a report.

The president privately asked his aides to start highlighting differences between his policies and those of the Republican Party, according to Axios, citing “people familiar with the conversations.”

Biden himself has ratcheted up the political rhetoric, accusing Republicans of having a radical agenda that is out of touch with the middle class. Continue reading

. . .Made Perfect

The HTML processor for WordPress does not seem to like my HTML coding for using subscripts to mark the scripture passages in Spurgeon’s devotional. NO, it couldn’t be me and my confused state, right? [Mike suffered a stroke in April.] Please forgive me for the sloppiness. I tried for over an hour to get the subscripts to work, but it won’t do it. In any case, I rejoice that so many of you have been praying for me and have let me know you are going through your own trials or someone close to you is…. Continue reading

The Patience of Faith

With my ongoing recovery from my stroke [Mike had a stroke in April], and all that goes with that, I have found myself severely limited as far as resources and time in developing these posts. Things that I could handle in just a few minutes only a couple of weeks ago now seem to consume all my time. I sometimes feel like I have been demoted to the status of the youngest, least trusted child. As I stated in yesterday’s post, this is most definitely a faith step. Today I would like to post this devotional by Oswald Chambers from “My Utmost for His Highest for I agree that what has happened to me is part of God’s plan of stretching me and changing me for His purposes, for His glory. – Mike Ratliff Continue reading

Midterms 2022: Expect the Worst

“The Democrat Party,” Alexander Markovsky writes in Liberal Bolshevism, represents “an epochal shift to an ideology that signifies the total inversion of American historical traditions and values.” Indeed, it is not so much a party as a criminal organization that knows how to rig a game. Dinesh D’Souza made that clear in his damning exposé 2000 Mules. The Democrats are aware that they cannot win a fair election.

(David Solway – PJ Media) It is currently a popular meme that the Republicans are poised for a Congressional sweep in the 2022 midterm elections, perhaps flipping as many as 40 — some say 60 — seats and regaining control of both houses…. Continue reading

Border Patrol Document Warns of the Terror We’ll Face 5-23

In 2014, DEA boss Jack Riley said drug cartels are so deeply embedded in Chicago that local and federal law enforcement are forced to operate as if they are “on the border.”

(Mary Dowling – Independent Sentinel) An internal Customs and Border Protection (CBP) document from last December warned of “significant safety implications” of ending the Title 42 public health order. They stated that criminal organizations control “large swaths” of Central America. Continue reading

Fearing discovery and depositions, David Platt appears ready to settle lawsuit

“All these departures from church precedent unfolded over the last 10 months since Platt used his underhanded tactics to seize control of the church by overriding the will of the voters.”

(Capstone Report) McLean Bible Church has set May 18, 2022, to vote on a settlement resolution that grants most if not all the requests made by dissident conservative members of the church in a lawsuit filed against David Platt, MBC elders and the church…. Continue reading

We Know Where the Baby Formula Went — to Illegal Aliens

(Mary Dowling – Independent Sentinel) As you know, there is an alarming nationwide shortage of baby formula in the United States. Yet Joe Biden and his officials have found plenty of baby formula to keep illegal aliens well-supplied. Rep. Kat Cammack was told by a Border Patrol agent, who provided photos, that baby formula is being delivered to illegals crossing into the United States. She found out it is widespread.

This is infuriating. (video below) Continue reading

Parents protesting school COVID policies faced ‘dozens’ of FBI investigations: GOP lawmakers

The [congressmen] cited two investigations prompted by tips about owning guns and opposing mask mandates. 

(Greg Piper – Just the News) The FBI opened “at least dozens” investigations of parents and elected officials across the country for opposing COVID-19 school policies such as mask and vaccine mandates, House Judiciary Committee Republicans alleged this week. Continue reading

The First Rule of Gay Club Is You DO NOT Talk About Gay Club! Groomer Teachers Plot on Zoom

(Megan Fox – PJ Media) The groomer teachers just will not stop trying to indoctrinate your kids into the rainbow cult behind your back. It’s amazing to me that they object to the term “groomer” and then actively plot to have secrets with children about sexuality. It is the definition of “grooming.” Christina Buttons, who calls herself a “reformed SJW,” has footage of a leaked Zoom call between teachers that was organized by GenderInClassrooms.com. This website purports to be “created by teachers for teachers” and “dedicated to equipping educators with the tools they need to foster safe, welcoming gender-inclusive classrooms.” Continue reading

Imagine the Unimaginable

“When revolutionaries undermine the system, earn the antipathy of the people, and face looming disaster at the polls, it is then they prove most dangerous—as we shall see over the next few months.”

(Victor Davis Hanson – American Greatness) Americans are now entering uncharted, revolutionary territory. They may witness things over the next five months that once would have seemed unimaginable.

Until the Ukrainian conflict, we had never witnessed a major land war inside Europe directly involving a nuclear power. Continue reading

Tiptoeing into Apostasy

Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12

I’ve been a Christian long enough to have seen many people fall away from the faith. Some have been well-known ministers or speakers who built large organizations or churches before falling into outright unbelief or into impenitence for serious sin. Others have been close friends who have decided to abandon their profession of faith along with their spouses. Still others have been former students in Bible studies and Sunday school classes who embraced worldly values and never darkened the door of an orthodox, gospel-preaching church again even if they claimed some sort of Christian allegiance. Continue reading

Abortion Is Not a Reproductive Right

(Alan Shlemon – Stand to Reason) Abortion-choice advocates routinely refer to abortion as a reproductive right. That’s misleading. Abortion isn’t about reproduction. It can’t be about reproduction. The word “reproduction” is formed from the combination of “re” (again) + “produce” (to make). It means to produce again, make a copy, or—in our context—simply to create another human being.

Abortion, however, refers to just the opposite, even if you grant the euphemistic definition usually offered: “the termination of a pregnancy.” To terminate is almost opposite of producing something. That’s one reason why it doesn’t make sense to classify abortion as a reproductive right. Continue reading

Recovering America: Don’t dare apologize for any of it.

…drive down those streets today, Van Nuys or Roscoe Boulevard, one sees in block after block, a cesspool of drugs, graffiti, homeless encampments, boarded up stores and rampant crime.  It speaks of thousands of streets and towns across this country, the fallen, the despair, the hopelessness.  Do we not care, does it not mean anything to see America turn into a third world country?

(Michael Finch – Frontpage Mag) This free-falling into a new America is becoming increasingly unlivable.  For anyone over a certain age, this America, this culture, this society have become beyond foreign.  It is not the country we grew up in and it is not the country we want to die in.  It is alien…. Continue reading

Julie Roys Pulls Out of Own Conference After Being Accused of Spiritual Abuse

There is someone else who should not be speaking at the conference.

(Protestia) Julie Roys, fresh off having been foiled by trying to play 4D chess with the Rolex of Polemics, has announced on social media in a late-night Friday dump that she has pulled out of her own conference and will not be speaking. The Restore Conference, taking place May 20-21, “Where is God when there’s abuse? Recovering from spiritual trauma. Effective victim advocacy and Choosing hope vs. despair” Continue reading

Hunter Biden’s $2M ‘sugar brother’

(Byron York – Washington Examiner) One of the mysteries of the Hunter Biden matter is how the president’s son, with no obvious sources of income, manages to maintain a grand lifestyle. For the last year or so, he has been living in a $20,000 a month rental house in Malibu, California. (The taxpayers are footing the bill for the Secret Service to pay even more, $30,000 a month, to rent the house next door while protecting him.) The younger Biden also likes nice cars: A 2020 photo showed him arriving for lunch at the Waldorf Astoria in a Porsche Panamera GTS, which costs six figures. Federal prosecutors are also said to be looking into his purchase of another six-figure auto, a Fisker electric sports car. Continue reading

Thank God For Clarity

Photo credit: Protestia

The point is Roe vs Wade being struck down is providing clarity that many prominent leaders do not hold tight to Biblical principles. The ones listed above should come as no surprise, but it’s a litmus test for the less obvious ones.”

(Brad Schoolfield – Protestia) The amount of babies murdered in this country alone is enough to make the Holocaust blush. Over 63 million have been killed (that have been reported) since the Supreme Court decision in 1973, and that is solely with surgical abortions. It does not include the abortion pill, abortifacient birth control, or IVF. Continue reading