.@SECWAR "As long as I have breath, I commit to you that I and we should NEVER allow any group—no matter how large or small—to silence us from speaking the capital “T” TRUTH:
Christ is King. He died for our sins. We are forgiven. He will come again in glory. Amen."
Happy Thanksgiving!
Enjoy these fitting words from President George Washington, a proclamation issued on the 3rd of October, 1789 to this Christian nation we call the United States of America:
"By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation.
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”
Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be—That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks—for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation—for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war—for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed—for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted—for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions—to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually—to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed—to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord—To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us—and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789."
—George Washington
.@SecDuffy: “Whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better, which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport.”
Amen! Voddie is alive in Christ and you, too, can defeat death and no longer feel its sting.
Turn/repent of your sins, confess Jesus is Lord, believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead. Die to self, to love eternally in Christ.
What does the Apostle Paul say about Godly leadership?
Rulers wield the sword to protect the good and strike terror into the evil.
Thank you to the Trump Administration for honoring Charlie Kirk and carrying out that Godly mission against evil.
A nation where the wicked tremble and the faithful thrive, that is what we strive and fight for.
Frank Turek: “Charlie Kirk is in heaven right now not because he was a great husband and father, not because he saved millions of kids out of darkness on college campuses, not because he changed minds and chased votes to save the country, not because he sacrificed himself for His Savior. Charlie Kirk is in heaven because His Savior sacrificed himself for Charlie Kirk.”
Younger woman, “Hey Miss Anne, I was wondering, I really want to grow as a wife and mom and better serve the Lord in my home and with my husband and kids, can you help me?”
Older woman, “That is great, we are just about to start our newest woman’s ministry discipleship rotation and this time I will teaching the women… Nehemiah and Ezra!”
YW… “Oh, that’s well and I but I really want to learn how to love and honor my husband better and how to keep the home running more orderly - its been so stressful, especially when he gets home from work, I have really been struggling with…”
OW, “and then, once a month, the woman’s book group is going to be doing Grudem’s Systematic Theology…”
YM, “yeah, my husband is already going through a catechism with the family though and aren’t the elders doing a theology class before church during the discipleship class every Sunday morning…”
OW, “and we are memorizing the 1689 London Baptist…”
YW, “well, my husband already has us memorizing Psalms together, I just don’t know as tired and as little sleep as I am getting if I could really add any of this in… do you know how to get little kids to sleep better and to sleep more quickly… we often aren’t getting to bed until after ten and my husband has to be up for work at 4.30… ”
OW, “and you should consider coming on our quarterly 4 day women’s retreat, all the older mom’s make it!”
YW, “Well, um…. I am already really badly behind on the cleaning and laundry and cooking, and we just started homeschool with our oldest… and we don’t have anyone to watch the kids… what I am looking for is an someone who can teach me how to keep my home better and have it run more smoothly, for instance, how do you get any laundry done with 3 under 5, they seem to make messes faster than…”
OW, “… this quarter’s event is me and Marla teaching the book of Ephesians!”
YW, “didn’t the elders of the church just preach through the book of Ephesians… doesn't the Bible say it is their job to teach bible and theology and if I have questions I should ask my husband...”
OW, “and I bet you would really benefit from reading JI Packer’s Knowing God…”
YW, “probably, but right now I just really want to know how to manage my home and love my husband and kids better…”
OW, “hopefully see you Wednesday for the ladies tea and bible study!”
YW, “well, we have doctor’s appointments that morning and I still need to find someone to sit with the two younger kids while I run Silas into…”
This isn't too far off from what we personally experienced, and what we have seen in many churches for two decades.