Where Godโs authority governs, there is fruitfulness, peace, and purpose. When His authority is rejected, disorder followsโnot because God withholds goodness, but because alignment has been lost.
@Blue__Squire CS Lewis:
โWhere men are forbidden to honour a king they honour millionaires, athletes, or film-stars instead: even famous prostitutes or gangsters. For spiritual nature, like bodily nature, will be served; deny it food and it will gobble poison.โ
Modern history teaches that the Crusades were unprovoked colonial aggression. This is false; it's historical revisionism by lunatics and left-wingers.
By 1095 AD, Islamic armies had conquered two-thirds of the Christian world (including Egypt, Syria, and Iberia) and were slaughtering pilgrims in Jerusalem.
The Byzantine Emperor begged the Pope for help.
Pope Urban II called for a defensive war, a Holy War, a Just War.
It was a war of re-conquest of invaded Christian lands by an army that viewed Christians as inferiors.
When the knights shouted "Deus Vult" (God Wills It), they marched into the desert to save their oppressed brothers and sisters in Christ and restore their liberty
9 All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own shame. (Isaiah 44:9 NIV)
Red makes his own champagne.
The result?
Happy New Beer!
See how Red Green does New Year's in S11 E17:
https://t.co/X81hnOpl67
#newyear#diy#redgreenshow#cheers
New Year Prayer
Heavenly Father,
As we step into this New Year 2026, we thank You for bringing us safely through the past year. Thank You for Your protection, Your mercy, and Your love that never failed us, even in difficult times.
Lord, we place this new year into Your hands. Please guide our steps, order our thoughts, and guard our hearts. Fill our lives with peace where there is fear, strength where there is weakness, and hope where there is uncertainty. Help us to walk in wisdom and truth each day.
Bless our families, our work, and our health. Remove anxiety, sickness, and confusion from our lives. Renew our minds, strengthen our bodies, and uplift our spirits. Teach us to trust You completely and not be afraid of the future.
May this year be filled with Your grace, favor, and purpose. Help us to love others, forgive quickly, and live with gratitude. Let Your light shine through us in everything we do.
We commit the year 2026 to You, Lord. May Your will be done in our lives, and may we grow closer to You with each passing day.
In Your holy name we pray,
Amen.
#HappNewYear2026 #HappyNewYear
I was born in 1961.
Nobody had food allergies.
There were no TRANS kids.
I could ride public transportation without being set on fire.
I could go to school without getting jumped.
We played outside until the streetlights came on.
Cartoons didnt try to turn us gay.
Movies and TV shows didn't try to depress us about our lives.
Families didn't break up over politics.
You could say "Merry Christmas" without starting a war.
A man was a man, a woman was a woman, and nobody pretended otherwise.
Nobody lost their job or their home for merely stating biological facts.
We respected cops, teachers, and the flag.
Nobody was "offended" by EVERYTHING.
And if anybody WAS offended by anything, it was THEIR PERSONAL PROBLEM, not a national crisis.
Call me old-fashioned and outdated - but I really miss those days.
I'd give anything to go back to BEFORE 24/7 cable news, social media doom-scrolling, and algorithm rage machines.
Because tech turned families into enemies, politics into war, and every keyboard warrior into a lie-spreading narcissist.
So Santa, if you're following me:
All I want for Christmas is a global time machine.
So we can get back to the glorious days of real community, actual news, personal responsibility - AND SANITY.
Christmas is a season to gather with loved ones, to slow down, and to be grateful for the people and blessings in our lives.
For Christians, it is also a sacred time to reflect on the birth of Jesus Christ and the hope, grace, and love he brought into the world.
From my family to yours, I wish you a peaceful, joy filled Christmas and a truly blessed holiday season.