I am now learning to glory only in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me; to be content to be nothing that he may be all in all.
⁃John Newton
Here’s the full transcript of my call with President Trump earlier today: Trump tells CNBC: 'I don't care' if Iran negotiations are over https://t.co/8mV4ddU0BZ
Every year, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil. #MemorialDayWeekend
Too often Republicans answer economic anxiety with statistics and abstractions. But millions of Americans increasingly feel disconnected from the great engines of prosperity, writes @SamuelAbramsAEI
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My new book What Grows in Weary Lands is out 5/12. This was my hardest book yet to write because of the season I was in, but it’s exactly FROM that season that these words came. Whether you’re in a season of weariness or not, I pray this book is a gentle encouragement to you.
So in all of these assassination “plots,” what’s the deal with the poor dude who has to go to jail for the rest of his life? Just drew the short straw? 🙄
Unreal. Beyond the totally obvious insanity, his points about:
1) “halos” (his father thankfully didn’t get his understanding of angels from Hallmark)
and 2) Trump being pro life
are equally batty.
I had received some questions about President @realDonaldTrump's recent posts, and here are my thoughts:
I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ—that would certainly be inappropriate. I’m thankful the President has made it very clear that this was not at all what he thought the AI-generated image was representing—he thought it was a doctor helping someone, and when he learned of the concerns, he immediately removed the post.
When I looked at the illustration, I didn’t jump to the same conclusion as some. There were no spiritual references—no halo, there were no crosses, no angels. It was a flag, soldiers, a nurse, fighter planes, eagles, the Statue of Liberty, and I think this is a lot to do about nothing. There is so much ill-intended speculation. I think his enemies are always foaming at the mouth at any possible opportunity to make him look bad.
And the illustration from someone else he reposted on Truth Social yesterday, I must say that I like the fact that this is a picture of Jesus whispering in his ear, or at least His hand on his shoulder, guiding him. We all need that—we all need to be listening to Jesus. Again, I think there is an attempt to spin this into something that it isn’t. Remember, President Trump didn’t draw this, he didn’t create it, he reposted it on his social media because he thought it was nice—I would have to agree.
I’m not a Catholic, I’m an evangelical, but I appreciate how President Trump has defended religious freedom for people of all faiths, including millions of evangelicals and Catholics in the U.S. and around the world. He is the most pro-Christian, pro-life president in my lifetime, and he doesn’t shy away from it. I would hope that the President and Pope Leo can meet at some point, and that the Pope would have the opportunity to thank the President for his efforts to protect religious liberty for Catholics and people of all faiths.