“The absence of an official transcript is an indefensible demand that is insulting to the American people who demand answers about Epstein’s crimes,” said House Oversight Chair James Comer.
(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Earlier this month, Bill and Hillary Clinton officially refused to comply with a subpoena that House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) issued, formally rejecting demands to sit for closed-door depositions in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation…. Continue reading
1 Then God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there, and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee, when thou fleddest from Esau thy brother.
2 Then said Jacob unto his household and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments:
3 For we will rise and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there unto God, which heard me in the day of my tribulation, and was with me in the way which I went. Genesis 35:1-3 (1599 Geneva Bible)
idolatry 1: the worship of a physical object as a god 2: immoderate attachment or devotion to something (from Webster’s Ninth Collegiate Dictionary)
I’m sure that most Christians’ conception of idolatry is one in which people fall down and worship some statue or image or a facsimile of something that appears to resemble a god…. Continue reading
“Winger’s video does not contain any new allegations, but rather a detailed and comprehensive summary of what has gone on.”
(Protestia) Prominent Christian Bible teacher and apologist Mike Winger has released a nearly 6-hour video exposing what he describes as a “cover-up culture” in the charismatic church, which has resulted in thousands of victims due to generations of fakery, abuse, lies, and cover-up culture.
Last year, Winger posted a cryptic message on X warning: “Goodbye. I am about to embark on the creation of several videos that will cause many to think that I’m off base, compromised, unspiritual, attacking the church, or otherwise not worthwhile anymore.” Continue reading
“It’s childishness. It’s what happens when a generation raised on self-expression and TikTok activism believes that every moment of discomfort is oppression. They aren’t storming Normandy. They’re throwing tantrums because mom said it’s time for bed.”
(The Dissenter) Last Sunday at Cities Church in St. Paul, a pack of Antifa activists barged into the sanctuary, interrupted worship, and chanted anti-ICE slogans while congregants sat confused or walked out. Their target was a pastor they accused of being a field ICE director. That’s all it took to justify turning a church service into a circus. Continue reading
“President Trump accomplished more in one year than many presidents did in eight. The President delivered on every major campaign promise — securing the border, stopping Biden’s inflation crisis, signing the largest middle-class tax cuts in history, ending woke DEI nonsense, and restoring American strength on the world stage.”
(Nick Gilbertson – Breitbart) President Donald Trump worked at warp speed to “Make America Great Again” in his first year back in office, and the results, on countless fronts, have been bountiful.
Trump inherited from former President Joe Biden a country reeling from a wounded economy and porous border policies that led to mass illegal immigration and a globe facing destabilization with the advent of two major wars in the Middle East and Europe under his predecessor. Continue reading
13 Now when Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the son of man, am?
14 And they said, Some say, John Baptist: and some, Elijah: and others, Jeremiah, or one of the Prophets.
15 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 Then Simon Peter answered, and said, Thou art that Christ, the son of the living God. Matthew 16:13-20 (1599 Geneva Bible) Read verses 17-20 on the site.
Genuine Christians, God’s heirs, are those who have believed.
16 ,For God so loveth the world, that he hath given his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (1599 Geneva Bible)
Carefully read this very familiar passage from John Chapter 3. Who is it that does not perish, but has eternal life? It is whoever believes in the Son. Not everyone who attempts to “follow” Jesus believes. Continue reading
“But what about the effectiveness of many prayers to change our circumstances? Do many prayers have a greater impact on the way God answers our prayers? There are two dangers we need to avoid when answering.”
(Wes Bredenhof – Abounding in Grace) Questions abound when it comes to prayer. I was recently asked by a parishioner whether having more people pray would be more effective. Should we really try to get as many people as possible praying in a certain crisis? Continue reading
“The goal is to create a general sense of chaos and anxiety and to up the pressure on ordinary people who just want peace. Some, obviously, will want a crackdown, but others will blame the Trump administration for stirring up a hive of hornets.”
(David Strom – Hot Air) For all the talk about ICE being the “Gestapo,” the reality is that the anti-ICE protesters are actually mimicking the Brownshirts.
We now have roving gangs of Black Bloc protesters who are stopping ordinary citizens and demanding they prove they are not Jews, oops, I mean ICE agents.
Watch the video on the site… Continue reading
The email is headlined, “Update on activities of federal agents in Minneapolis, guidance for employees….This is a check-in with employees ahead of the long weekend,” the email begins. “We send all employees emails when there’s a critical update or new time-sensitive instruction for all City employees.”
(Victoria Taft – PJ Media) On Friday, before their three-day holiday weekend kicked off, City of Minneapolis employees got their marching orders on how to continue to undermine Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.
Can you call it an “insurrection” yet? Continue reading
Therefore, where is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of principle? Of works? No, but through a principle of faith. 28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. 29 Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since there is one God who will justify the circumcision by faith and the uncircumcision through faith. 31Therefore, do we annul the Law through faith? May it never be! Rather, we confirm the Law. (Romans 3:27-31 translated from the NA28 Greek text to English)
As I translated Romans 3:27-31 I had to do some research on how others had rendered νόμου in v27, v28, and v31. The NASB and LSB renders it as “law” and “Law” meaning a principle in the v27, but then as the O.T. Law in v28 and v31…. The ESV renders it as “law” in all four cases. As I looked at the context though I could see what Paul was saying very clearly in v27 in his rhetorical questions so I rendered νόμου, “nomou”, “principle, law, the Law” in v27 as “principle.” Continue reading
(David Manney – PJ Media) For decades, a clock ticks without notice, then it stops for a moment that freezes the family listening in the living room, followed by silence. Not because the clock lacked value, but because its presence mattered more than anybody realized.
It goes without saying, at least in these circles, that Victor Davis Hanson is one of the most respected conservative historians and commentators in the country. Hanson revealed he suffered a serious complication after surgery for lung cancer. Continue reading
(Whatfinger) Independent journalist was able to gain access to a building in Los Angeles, California because the page-in system to get in was broken What he discovered was DOZENS of home healthcare and hospice businesses IN ONE BUILDING Some of the doors don’t even have signs for the business and many of the names just sound fake If you were running a business for hospice, you wouldn’t want 20 other hospice businesses right next door for competition….
Watch the videos on the site – especially the Marsha Blackburn report. Continue reading
30 For I will multiply the fruit of the trees, and the increase of the field, that ye shall bear no more the reproach of famine among the heathen.
31 Then shall ye remember your own wicked ways, and your deeds that were not good, and shall judge yourselves worthy to have been destroyed for your iniquities, and for your abominations. Ezekiel 36:30-31 (1599 Geneva Bible)
The following is partially adapted from a sermon by C.H. Spurgeon titled “Mistaken Notions About Repentance.”
Some have defined repentance as, “a change of mind.” Others add, “with resultant change in actions.” Others believe it is anguish and grief over sin…. Continue reading
“The challengers argued that there’s a “subset” of “birth-sex males” who shouldn’t be excluded from girls’ sports because they don’t possess all the physical advantages of normal males. The conservative justices appeared unconvinced by this hair-splitting definition of convenience.”
(Nate Jackson – The Patriot Post) Can Idaho and West Virginia, and, by extension, 27 other states, define sports based on sex? That’s essentially the question the Supreme Court considered during yesterday’s oral arguments, and it certainly seemed likely that the Court would side with reason, science, and morality, as well as protect women’s sports from males pretending to be females. Continue reading
“This rhetoric comes amid a more than 1,100 percent surge in assaults on ICE agents nationwide, and yet no Democrat has acknowledged the role they’ve played in ramping up dangerous rhetoric against federal officers.”
(Dimitri Bolt – Townhall) The White House on Wednesday called on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to “resign in disgrace” after he used a livestreamed address to encourage Minnesotans to continue recording Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, suggesting the footage of officers “kidnapping innocent people with no warning and no due process” which could be compiled into a database as “evidence for future prosecution.” Continue reading
“The concept is straightforward: these companies are supposed to provide rides for people on welfare programs who need to get to medical appointments or other services. But when Shirley and David started visiting the physical addresses listed for these businesses, things got sketchy fast.”
(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Investigative journalist Nick Shirley blew up the internet the day after Christmas with a video that pulled the curtain back on massive Somali childcare fraud in Minnesota. In a single day, Shirley laid out evidence of an estimated $110 million in fraud, a bombshell that rocked the state and torpedoed Tim Walz’s political future, resulting in thousands of federal agents being sent into Minnesota, and HHS freezing more than $185 million in childcare payments. Continue reading
“Each time events occur that the left deems evil, horrible, or whatever other term they’d use. This time was no different; opinions filled the air after the shooting. Instead of, you know, waiting until facts are assembled, assertions hardened before evidence surfaced.”
(David Manney) This news may weaken the left’s narratives.
Federal investigators have come out to say that ICE agent Jonathon Ross suffered internal bleeding after being struck by Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Continue reading
The Corinthians were enamored with human wisdom, innovation, ingenuity, methodology, and cleverness. Their love of these human qualities drove the conflict in the church because they were crediting the apostles and other church leaders with greatness (or lack thereof) based on human value systems. That is why Paul puts forward his example of ministry so his readers might have a relentless focus on Christ and submit to the gospel of Jesus and His way of living it out in the church.
(Robb Brunansky – The Cripplegate) What is your philosophy of ministry?
A philosophy of ministry is simply an explanation for how and why one conducts ministry. While every church, pastor, and spiritual leader has a philosophy of ministry, not everyone can articulate what it is. Nevertheless, something is driving the what and the why, even if people are not fully cognizant of those underlying factors themselves. Continue reading
“The point isn’t to save water or electricity. It’s to make people get used to everything always getting a little bit worse instead of better. They’re conditioning us for socialism.”
(Stephen Green – PJ Media) On occasion, it is my duty and privilege to dig deep into established facts, figures, and other inconveniences so that you might gain a greater understanding of just how forehead-slapping stupid everything is.
This is one of those occasions, and it starts where so many things end: with your toilet. Continue reading
4 Abide in me, and I in you: as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5 I am that vine: ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me can ye do nothing.
6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and withereth: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they burn.
7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what ye will, and it shall be done to you. John 15:4-10 (1599 Geneva Bible) Read verses 8-10 on the site.
For the first 20 or so years of this walk I was in a very immature spiritual state. I was utterly convinced during that time that my worth as a disciple depended upon my performance, my learning, my obedience, et cetera. With that mind-set it was a very horrible experience at times since I was on a roller coaster ride of obedience and backsliding…. Continue reading
(Stephanie A Potts – Midwest Christian Outreach) The death cult of Santa Muerte appears briefly in TV and movie cartel/crime stories, like AMC’s Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, as a powerful, ambiguous figure related to death, protection, or dark forces. There are even darker programs, such as the 2022 film Santa Muerte or the Penny Dreadful: City of Angels series, where she’s a major character. Within film and TV, her portrayal varies, from a narco-saint aiding drug lords to a more neutral psychopomp guiding souls, reflecting her complex role in popular culture as a folk saint for the marginalized and dangerous. But why should we care? This is just entertainment, right? Continue reading
(Mary Dowling) The 19-year-old who torched the largest synagogue in Mississippi was a normal kid. He used to tweet about baseball and went to church. According to Mississippi Today, Steven Pittman was a “was a multi-year honor roll student and varsity baseball player at St. Joseph Catholic School in Madison.’
He was playing baseball in college, and now he will be going to prison for a very long time.
The suspect, Stephen Spencer Pittman, was turned in by his father, who said his son had laughed as he confessed to the fire that damaged the synagogue, investigators said. Continue reading
34 For He whom God sent speaks the words of God; for He give the Spirit without measure. John 3:34 (translated from the NA28 Greek text)
In the New Testament we have a Greek word translated “Word” that most of us are very familiar with, which is λόγος (logos). This word is used by the writers of New Testament most often to refer to a “Christian proclamation as a whole of the N.T.” On the other hand, there is another Greek word translated as “word” or “words” in the New Testament which we will look at in this post. It is ῥῆμα (rhēma)… Continue reading
(Victoria Taft – PJ Media) U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was told over the weekend that a new Nick Shirley video being released soon – maybe even as early as Monday — is “ten times worse” than the “Quality Learing Center” daycare scam.
In Shirley’s previous video, he and his source, David Hoch, who has been investigating this billion-dollar-plus scam for years, discovered multiple daycare centers in one building without children in them for years.
Watch the videos on the site.
And this is where Hoch says is the heart of the ongoing continuing criminal enterprise. Continue reading
(Bill O’Reilly) Less that 24 hours after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot dead by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, two U.S. Border Patrol officers approached a van parked in Portland, Oregon. The agents ordered the two occupants out of the vehicle. They refused. The foreign nationals then allegedly tried to run down the officers, who shot and wounded the pair. They are now in federal custody and expected to survive.
Reaction was swift and predictable. The Border Patrol guys were condemned by Oregon officials almost across the board…. Continue reading