For me, it wasn't just the blood of Jesus. Not like that's anything I should even use the word "just" with. But I was young. And it was Paul that scared me to death. I knew I'd never be asked to be Jesus. But Paul - that's a different story ...

I submit - that death - the one where we choose to follow Jesus, is far more drastic that what we normally think of with the word death. Does that surprise you? ...

Have you heard anything like this before? "We have mocked his (Jesus') victory by whitewashing the enemy for the sake of our neighbor’s approval.” He blinked and drew a deep breath. “Imagine me talking like that from the pulpit. It would scare the breath out of most of them.”" ...

“God, help me,” he muttered. But that was stupid, because he didn't believe in God."

But maybe there was a Satan and his number had come up on Satan’s big spinning wheel..."
     from "Heaven's Wager (The Heaven Trilogy Book 1) by Ted Dekker

I actually witnessed this ...

When a tree destroys a car, why is it an "act of God"?

And why do we call things like this natural disasters?

There's nothing "natural" about it.

Why not call it an "act of Satan"?

...

Like you did?

or

Like I did?

I was listening to President Obama speaking to reporters at a NATO meeting  just now.  While he was talking about the shootings in this country lately, those shot by police and the police shot in Dallas - I ...

our second amendment rights are sacrosanct

Seriously? Sacrosanct?

Do you realize what that means?

I heard the statement - "Our second amendment rights are sacrosanct" this morning on the news.  They were spoken by David Webb, a Sirius XM talk show host.  I was ...

Ignorance of the law is no excuse!

Unless ....  

The one in the news right now is -- unless your last name is Clinton.  
But that's just today.  
Pick your favorite way to complete the words after "unless ..." - then read on.

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Sanctuary Cities and Refugees have been in the news a lot lately.  
But where does the concept of sanctuary cities come from?  
And what was its original intent?

Not surprisingly - its original intent in nothing like what we see today.
Maybe what is a surprise - it ...

Religious fundamentalism threatens global peace!

How often do we hear this?  

And our own president blames Christianity as much as any religion.  Maybe more.

What is the truth though?

Is this statement legitimate?  

What does history really tell us?

Here's one of the things that brought up ...