Let me be honest. The story of Moses and the rock used to mean nothing to me as a Muslim.
The people are dying of thirst in the desert.
God tells Moses to strike a rock, and water pours out to save them. Exodus 17.
Cool miracle. Moving on. That’s how I read it.
Then I read what Paul wrote about it.
“They drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.” 1 Corinthians 10:4.
The rock was struck once, and life poured out for everyone dying.
But here’s the part that wrecked me.
Later, the people are thirsty AGAIN. And this time God says don’t strike it — just speak to it. Numbers 20:8.
Moses strikes it anyway. And God is furious. It costs Moses the Promised Land.
Why such a harsh punishment over hitting a rock twice?
Because the Rock is only ever struck ONCE.
Christ was struck one time for sin. After that, you don’t strike Him again. You just speak to Him.
Moses broke the picture before anyone understood it.
Islam handed me a water miracle.
The Bible handed me the Rock that was struck so I’d never thirst again.
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. For the first time in history, the Trump Labor Department could soon CUT OFF blue states' unemployment insurance funds if they refuse to comply on fraud
He says a person with one Social Security number could get MULTIPLE benefits in multiple states 🤯
DO IT! BRING MAXIMUM FAFO!
"I will be the first Secretary of Labor to cut off the state's administrative funding!"
"Because of the leadership of the vice president and the task force and the president's commitment to stopping fraud, I will essentially cut off the state's administrative funds and then they won't be able to administer this unemployment insurance due to the fraud!"
"Now, we want to make sure that people who are actually eligible for this, who need to get back in the workforce, are getting it, but this is going to be on the governors and especially the Democrat governors and that's where the states will receive the highest fraud."
"So they are on notice that they will be hurting their own citizens if they continue to allow people's taxpayer dollars to be stolen.
I just interviewed Pastor Chuck Swindoll. Chuck is 91 now, and he is still full of energy and passion, still serving the Lord. He's lost most of his eyesight — but not his insight. What a model he is for me.
Chuck Smith was the same way. I once asked him what an older Chuck would tell a younger Chuck. His response: "Hold the course."
Billy Graham was the same way. I introduced a friend to Billy some years ago, and my friend thanked him for his service. Billy responded, "I wish I had done more."
Here was a man who preached the Gospel to more people than anyone in history — and standing near the end of his life, his only regret was that he hadn't done more.
In the same way, we must be about our Father's business.
Billy Graham said it well: "God never meant for us to be spectators. Every believer is called to be on the field, not in the stands." We never retire from serving God.
California Democrats just passed all these brand new taxes last night AT MIDNIGHT so no one would notice
California families can expect about a $400 increase on taxes with their health insurance and higher payroll taxes
This is what happens when you can’t vote people out because they rig the elections with mail in ballots. They just keep stealing more and more money from you and there’s nothing you can do about it
The House passed H.R. 260 to stop the $40 million weekly cash shipments to the Taliban. It’s been stalled in the Senate for a year.
Ask Senate Majority Whip @SenJohnBarrasso to help bring this bill to the floor for a vote. I am grateful for your support. Thank you.
A BOMBSHELL study confirms Fauci & top public health officials used FAKE PCR case counts (86% NOT REAL INFECTIONS) to terrorize America into forced mRNA shots and lockdowns.
TERMINATE Fauci’s autopen pardon NOW and CHARGE HIM.
Let’s set aside the frustration, anger, and sadness over what may prove to be the greatest American capitulation in modern history and look at the situation from a biblical perspective.
Two foundational truths are worth remembering:
▪️ Iran (Persia) will remain an enemy of Israel and will join a coalition determined to destroy her.
▪️ America will not stand with Israel militarily when that coalition comes against her.
Once you understand these truths, everything unfolding before our very eyes begins to make sense.
God declared the end from the beginning, and His Word has never failed:
“Remember the former things of old,
For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like Me,
Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure.’”
(Isaiah 46:9–10, NKJV)
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱🇱🇧🇮🇷 Unconfirmed report: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Trump that Israeli forces will NOT withdraw from Lebanon and that Israel does NOT consider itself obligated to the Lebanon clause in the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran.
So NOT ONLY did they build Biolabs in Ukraine built with taxpayer dollars they STOLE from us, but now we know Joe Biden and the entire DNC kept funneling our tax dollars to Ukraine to launder it back to themselves! 😡
Zelensky's government conspired with Biden's USAID insiders to launder $200 million in American taxpayer dollars straight into Joe Biden's campaign and the DNC through layered fake infrastructure schemes.
Between the domestic weaponization of intelligence agencies against Donald Trump and outright foreign collusion to rig our elections, the Treason just keeps gets worse.
This is raw election interference as your money was funneled back to rig the election against President Trump while Biden and his cohorts called all of YOU "threats to democracy."
So, was the Ukraine war a democrat money laundering operation with our tax dollars the ENTIRE time?! 😡
Foreign countries have been allowed to buy American utility companies
“Why in the world is the United States federal government allowing foreign corporations to own American utility companies”
The issue is widespread. Spain, the UK, Canada and more own major stakes in American utility companies in many different states
We are being sold out
I am some beautiful news today!!!
I can confirm that the Amish are STILL working here to rebuild Chimney Rock NC businesses after Hurricane Helene...
...a stunning 620 DAYS AFTER THE STORM!!!
It's one of the greatest untold stories of all time.
GOD BLESS THE AMISH!!!!!!! ❤️
Just want to thank all the international World Cup fans for coming and lifting all of us Americans up with your absolutely charming encounters with our big weird country. We needed it. Best 250th birthday gift ever.
Here is:
Chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes, Steve Forbes:
The g’ddamn Somali Ilhan Omar and her white husband are running a money laundering operation in broad daylight.
“It’s amazing how people can go into Congress and then become these entrepreneurial investing geniuses, where they come in, she had under $1,000 of net worth, and her husband didn't have much, and suddenly now they're multimillionaires. Is there a money laundering operation here — something is not right”
“That $30 million came from sources that are illegal, period.”
Remember the Air bnb the Scotland fans moved into overnight? The neighbours have put on a barbecue for them this afternoon before their big game later this evening.
This is what it’s about 👏👏
Analyzed simply as a movie, “Disclosure Day” was a failure. Will go into more details in a later “Missive from Babylon,” but here is my summary:
—Acting: not good (a few moments excepted)
—Music score: shockingly unmemorable, given that it was written by John Williams
—Story: uninteresting; countless missed opportunities; explained almost nothing; it didn’t dive into any fascinating lore, or present a compelling narrative
—Writing: often bad; dialogue didn’t work in many places; came off forced/contrived
—Theology/Philosophy: utterly shallow; felt like “New Atheist” level of “thinking”: clearly intended to subvert the Catholic Faith at every turn, given its ubiquitous use of Catholic imagery and themes
It had some good/funny moments here and there. But overall, a massive failure. It felt like it was put together super fast and haphazardly. Even its use of CGI was bad.
I went to “Disclosure Day” quite literally for research purposes—to study what kind of messages powerful forces in our society want to put out there. I’ll definitely have more thoughts on that, but what I experienced was simply a bad film. The worst Spielberg I’ve ever seen.
Letter to Majority LeaderJohnThune 🚨
Dear John Thune....
I'm writing this on behalf of (77.3M) Americans
Resign....
Thank you for your attention to this matter
A wise man once said, if you want to hate America, watch the news. If you want to love America, drive across it.
These European World Cup tourists are experiencing the REAL America for the first time: not New York City or LA, but middle America and all its hospitality. 🇺🇸