@japan_nobunaga Why do you want to make me cry at the beginning of my day? My makeup was so perfect before I read your tweet. Now it runs down my face.
@jpodhoretz, @EliLake, @SethAMandel, @AbeGreenwald…Gen X needs to reject the immorality, especially conservatives. Many of us Gen Xers sit here, dumbfounded, trying to figure out how our parents were brainwashed by Trump, MAGA, and Fox News. The correction has to come from us.
It is depressing that Texas voters have to choose between a grifting adulterer dirtbag and an extreme far left lunatic with heretical and unacceptable cultural, theological, and political positions. Neither are acceptable candidates. Neither are conservative. Neither are moderate. Neither are fit for office. Any attempt to criticize one by defending the other is intellectually and morally deficient. BOTH candidates are unworthy of one’s support. It is not just that I CAN hold both positions at once (Paxton is personally unfit; Talarico is positionally unfit) - it is that I MUST hold both positions at once.
First, I looked to make sure this wasn’t AI. That’s how insane it is.
Second, I keep wondering when the Republican Party will find its bottom. I guess we’re not there yet.
One of the greatest honors of my life was leading the dedication of President Donald J. Trump’s statue to the world.
What amazes me is how quickly some people have compared this beautiful statue, created and made possible by more than 6,000 patriots, to a golden calf or idol worship.
Let me be very clear.
We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone.
The Word of God says, “You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:3.
It also says, “You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.” Matthew 4:10.
That is the line.
Honor is not worship.
Respect is not idolatry.
Celebration is not bowing down to a false god.
Romans 13:7 says, “Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.”
Giving honor where honor is due is biblical.
Bowing down and worshipping an idol is sinful.
There is a major difference.
This statue was not created for worship. It was created as a symbol of resilience, patriotism, courage, and gratitude. It was created to honor a man whom many may disagree with, but millions of Americans believe has done extraordinary things to make this nation stronger.
People celebrate athletes, musicians, entertainers, and cultural icons while they are still alive. Michael Jordan has a statue in Chicago. Cristiano Ronaldo, Taylor Swift, Shakira, Ed Sheeran, and many others have been honored publicly in different ways. Yet Christians were not screaming “golden calf” over those moments.
So why now?
You may dislike President Trump. That is your choice.
But you are in gross error if you think for one second that I worship this magnificent statue or anything made by human hands.
Acts 17:24 says, “God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.”
My worship belongs to God.
My gratitude can still honor people.
My faith is in Christ.
My respect for a leader does not replace my reverence for the Lord.
Before you judge, condemn, or spread false accusations, use spiritual discernment.
1 John 4:1 says, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God.”
Some of you know the voice of the Holy Spirit. Listen to that voice before you give room to the devil through lies, slander, and false judgment.
Ephesians 4:27 says, “Nor give place to the devil.”
We can disagree politically and still tell the truth spiritually.
This was not idol worship.
This was honor.
This was gratitude.
This was patriotism.
And above all, Jesus Christ is still Lord.
@JonahDispatch & @thedispatch:
1.) Excellent idea to put The Remnant behind a paywall
2.) Don’t apologize for it
3.) Don’t change anything
4.) Thank you, as always, for your work
#lifetimemember
People ask me all the time, “How do I keep my kids in the faith?”
The answer is simpler than most people want it to be: your example matters more than your words.
Children learn by imitation long before they learn by instruction. If you want your kids to be more grateful, let them see your gratitude. If you want them to complain less, let them see you complain less. If you want them to have faith, let them see you practice it sincerely and wholeheartedly.
A child watches the way you live far more closely than they listen to what you say.
When we got engaged, my wife had lots of credit card debt. She took a second job, moved in with her parents, and made her last payment the month we got married.
Then she promptly quit her jobs and hasn’t seen a bill in 28 years. She swipes the card, and it just works.
Likewise, I’ve never had to think about the kids’ basic needs or what’s for dinner. That stuff (and a lot more) just happens.
This division of duties has made for a great life… but here’s the best part:
🤝 We both think we got the better end of the deal.
@senatorshoshana@FarewellSSRI@ChatGPTapp I second this recommendation. Go get a box of Hershey’s cocoa powder. There is a recipe on the back for chocolate cake and one for chocolate frosting. It’s super easy to make an unbelievably good. Especially if you wait one day after making to begin to consume.