12 I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, having put me into service, 13 even though I was previously a blasphemer and persecutor and insolent man, but I received mercy, because being ignorant I did it in unbelief; 1 Timothy 1:12-13 (translated from the NA28 Greek text to English)
The older I become as I journey down this narrow way the more that passes for Christianity seems more and more absurd. Why? I suppose it is that I have become very convicted that we are very guilty of taking God for granted. Instead of worshiping Him for who He is, we seem to be totally focused on His works. While we should worship Him for His works with a grateful heart, we are leaving out direct worship of our Wonderful, Awesome, and Majestic God for who He is. Continue reading
Below is a fascinating video that will leave you wondering “How could so many church leaders allow this to happen to their precious sheep?” Here’s some of what you’ll learn by watching it – but there’s way more information in the video that most people are unaware of.
(Protestia) Fresh off of 
“You can travel north to the Pole. But once passing the North Pole you are now traveling south. However, if you travel east, there is never a time when you are now traveling west. It is endless. You always travel east and never get to the west. It is a measureless distance. It is an infinite distance.”
“America is not perfect. No nation is. But the United States remains something rare in human history: a country capable of extraordinary power and, at its best, willing to use that power against evil.”
“I feel like it’s okay for me to say this because as you know, I’m honored evangelical mascot of the LDS church. So I’ve been granted favor to say certain things that maybe others can’t say.”
(From the White House) For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic of Iran — the world’s 
The president further explained that “almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran.”
“This is incredible news! Therapists have been under the threat of losing their license in states like CO for simply helping a child feel comfortable in their body, which is the compassionate & evidence-based treatment for gender dysphoria. This issue is akin to anorexia & now therapists have the freedom to treat this mental health issue ethically. God bless Kaley Chiles and thank you ADF Legal!!”
“The message, unusually apocalyptic in tone even by Trump’s standards, immediately drew attention from policymakers, analysts, and international observers.”
Bill O’Reilly’s Message of the Day – short and sweet.
“Remember the poor metaphorical frog that was placed in a pot of lukewarm water until brought to a boil, unaware of the progressive heat until it was too late? The frog, which is the endless stream of young men and women herded like cattle through slaughterhouses of woke universities peddling cultural marxism and leftist ideologies, is completely clueless. The frog is toast. I’m mixing metaphors, but you get the point–in the end, neither the frog nor the cow makes it.”
“The U.S. Air Force then set up a landing strip near the city. There, two U.S. transport planes became stuck and were demolished in place so as not to fall into Iranian hands. But those on the Left who are inclined to caterwaul about the expense of the operation might want to shut their lousy soup coolers — lest we remind them that Joe Biden abandoned some $7 billion worth of American military equipment and the superbly strategic Bagram Air Base when he high-tailed it out of Afghanistan.”
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered and said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” 39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet; 40 for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.Matthew 12:38-41 (LSB) 
By Dr. John Gerstner
(Rusty Rabon – The Fellowship of Ailbe) Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which was brought upon me, which the Lord inflicted on the day of his fierce anger.
“God always had a plan. On the third day, He rose, He defeated evil, He conquered death, Hell and the grave. And because He rose, we all know that we can rise. And, sir, because of His resurrection, you rose up. Because He was victorious, you were victorious.”
Mike Riccardi of The Cripplegate lays out some of the problems that can result from trying to mix oil with water, as you will see in the case of trying to mix liberalism and historic orthodox Christianity. The result is that the Person and work of Jesus Christ has been compromised for the sake of unity. And what we now have is a liberal/progressive “
(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwest Christian Outreach) The celebration of the resurrection of Jesus will take place for many this Sunday. For most people these days, it is more-or-less a cultural event. I don’t necessarily mean they deny that the resurrection happened, but that they believe it based on their family and church affiliations, rather than as a result of their own serious consideration of the issue. Sometimes those who do contemplate and ask the hard questions are simply told to accept the claims of the celebration “by faith.” Faith then becomes little more than a blind leap of faith or a wistful hope. But faith is not supposed to be a “blind leap.” It really is a step taken based on what we know from the past to be true. We have faith the “sun will rise” tomorrow, based on it having done so every day in the past….