11 And not only this, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. Romans 5:11 (LSB)
The very heart of Christianity is the doctrine of the Atonement. Is it no wonder that so many proclaiming a “new type of Christianity” also attempt to do away with this doctrine? Any attempts to redefine Christianity by modifying or eliminating this doctrine are marks of heresy. I have seen professing Christians argue and write off former brothers in the faith over aspects of our faith that are nowhere near as vital to orthodoxy as the doctrine of the Atonement. I have been cursed and called heretical because I have differed from those doing so on things like eschatology or on the Sovereignty of God…. Continue reading
(Linda Kimball – Renew America) During the “Fading Years,” many things of “beauty and wonder remained on earth…” but also many things of “evil and dread.” Then all things began to change. A living darkness—Sauron’s (Satan’s) kingdom of evil– crept slowly through Greenwood the Great, and fear walked there in shadowy glades. Then the name of the forest was changed to Mirkwood, for the “nightshade lay deep there,” and few dared pass through. Whence the evil came few could tell,
(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Last week, a major development occurred in the Steve Lawson adultery scandal in which 
(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) As we are all aware, the Democrats struggle with things like reality and the truth. That’s got them in a bit of a pickle right now. They know that many things went horribly wrong for them in this election. They also know that they have to figure out exactly what. They just don’t have the skill set to do it, at least not quickly, anyway. It’s like they’re trying to find their way out of the middle of the Mojave Desert in a dust storm with a map of Philadelphia.
“Our taxpayer-funded national emergency team passing by Trump-supporting homes is a prophetic glimpse of what the left would happily do to Christians if given the chance. The same progressive ideology that demonizes conservatives today would gladly persecute Christians tomorrow.”
“The article drips with condescension, but it’s Moore’s analogies that reveal his true contempt. He compares political engagement in the Trump era to pornography—a revolting and frankly insulting analogy.”
“I predict that if ABC brings in a host who may not be MAGA but isn’t a flaming left-wing nutcase, half those women will quit rather than share the stage with someone who disagrees with them.”
“Australia, brace yourself. Bethel isn’t bringing the light of Christ to your shores—they’re bringing the smoke and mirrors of a counterfeit gospel. And if their track record is any indication, Sydney is in for a flood of glitter clouds, grave-sucking theology, and emotional manipulation masquerading as the work of the Holy Spirit.”
An online petition was started last week calling for Welby to step down, with it garnering more than 13,000 signatories by the time that the Church of England leader had agreed to resign. “Given his role in allowing abuse to continue, we believe that his continuing as the Archbishop of Canterbury is no longer tenable. We must see change, for the sake of survivors, for the protection of the vulnerable, and for the good of the Church,” stated the petition.
(Red State) The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit summarily vaporized 46 years of Federal environmental regulations. Writing in a case called Marin Audubon Society, et al v. FAA, et al, the majority of a three-judge panel ruled that the 
(Cullen McQue – Trending Politics) Senior Trump security advisor Kash Patel stated that the president-elect plans to declassify thousands of documents relating to the federal government’s investigations into human trafficking and sexual blackmail rings run by music industry mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, both of whom were well connected with dozens of high-profile political leaders and celebrities.
“George W. Bush made the DOE even bigger and gave it more power with No Child Left Behind. That failed, as has the DOE. The DOE is spending a lot of money, and our children are doing far worse.”
“This is harsh language, but the source certainly had a point. Donald Trump and Joe Biden aren’t just political opponents after the fashion of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan or George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Biden is the first president ever to have treated his principal opponent and eventual elected successor as if he were a criminal. What polite veneer can or should remain between the Trumps and the Bidens after that?”
(Church Watch Central) A number of online Christian voices have been calling out the dishonest testimony of Todd White and his controversial teachings and practices. The loudest on this topic include 
(Paul Bios – Breitbart) Actress Patricia Heaton hit at the “fear-mongering” media for traumatizing people after President-elect Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris last week.
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“A near-endless list of evangelical pastors lectured us on Trump’s immorality, claiming it to be more important than his policies or the evils of Kamala Harris. They urged compromise with the much greater evils of Harris and the Democratic Party to reject the lesser one of Trump’s personality flaws. Such pastors have lost credibility, with many turning them off and seeking teachers with greater integrity, soundness of mind, and understanding of the times.”
(Ben Bartee – PJ Media) I don’t suppose we really needed more evidence that we have a hefty mental health pandemic on our hands in the West — that case has already been adjudicated for anyone paying attention — but, boy, has this election really ripped any remanence of a veneer of sanity off.
“Blaming Biden for not dropping out sooner is absurd, especially when Pelosi and other leaders were part of the cover-up of Biden’s poor cognitive health. But now that Pelosi is blaming Biden, you can expect this civil war to really ramp up.”
“Steve Lawson’s adultery is worse actually.”
(Below the Fold – Patriot Post Headlines) The editors cover all sorts of need-to-know topics. Their reporting is short and pithy. One topic they cover is how the FBI took Trump’s win. According to one source, FBI leaders “are reportedly “stunned,” “shellshocked,” and walking around in a daze after the American people resoundingly reelected Donald Trump. Now to TPP’s Below the Fold: