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24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household! Matthew 10:24-25 (LSB) 

When God saves a person, it is a resurrection from spiritual death to spiritual life. No matter how many years that person lives in this life after that, that condition will not change. However, all those whom God saves are left to deal with their flesh in a demon infested temporal place that He uses to purify and mold them unto the image of their Savior…. Continue reading →

The Left’s Rickety ‘Christianity’

“Democrats, by and large, happily advocate for government aid and support any welfare program. A 2024 Pew Research survey found that Democrats are far more likely to favor the impersonal, vague “person in need” through government programs, “even if it increases debt.”

(Emmy Griffin – The Patriot Post) A new wave of progressive Democrats either pastor a church or attend seminary. However, you don’t hear many Democrat voters rebuking these politicians for forcing the Bible into public policy. Why? Well, for one thing, they manipulate individual Scriptures, not the Bible in its entirety, to justify their politics and structure their worldview.

Progressivism is the religion. Christianity (or their version of it) is just the skin suit. Continue reading →

Impeachment Should Distract the Dem Idiot Caucus From Worse Things

“Emotional political theater is the lifeblood of the 21st-century Democratic Party. They thrive on photo ops and grandstanding in front of television cameras. If we’re lucky, all of that attention you-know-whatting will keep them from allocating taxpayer money to send transport buses to Mexico and bring back Sinaloa Cartel muscle.”

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) This is related to something I wrote about several times in the month or so leading up to the Great Blue Shift Electoral Slaughter of 2026. Knowing that the election wasn’t going to go well for the Republicans but not wanting to be a killjoy, I kept pondering ways that the new Democratic majority in Congress might end up playing out well for the GOP. Continue reading →

Heresy Watch: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Heresy

“What if this is a story of a boy in a princess dress who suffers violence at the hands of those who hate them for being queer? Wouldn’t we then have a story that speaks directly to our particular moment? Wouldn’t we have a story that pointedly asks, what can a queer kid teach us about God?”

(Chris Queen – PJ Media) Welcome back to Heresy Watch, where we look at some of the ridiculous stuff that progressive Christians and others who have wandered away from biblical Christianity are up to. It’s rare for us to get two examples of heresy involving the same Bible story, but here we go.

The story of Joseph kicks off with the favoritism that he experienced from his father, Jacob [also called Israel], his dreams that his brothers would bow to him, and the brothers selling him into slavery. One of the gifts that Jacob gave Joseph was a “robe of many colors.” Continue reading →

Shock Poll: One in Five College Students Say U.S. Deserved 9/11, Nearly Half Want Socialism

Nearly half of the students — 47 percent — said they agreed with the statement, “While socialist countries like Cuba and the Soviet Union have not been perfect, they offer a better economic model than capitalist countries like the United States.”

(Lowell Cauffiel – Breitbart) A shock survey reveals more than one in five college students say the U.S. deserved the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack that killed nearly 3000 people while targeting the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

As the New York Post put it in a report on the poll Wednesday, “Hasan Piker has lots of company,” a reference to the radical left podcaster who played a far-left part in Tuesday’s midterm elections by promoting and supporting successful socialist candidates. Continue reading →

Exclusive: Steve Lawson Restored To Ministry Nearly ONE YEAR Ago

“Lawson details the journey of repentance in his book Mercy in the Wilderness and will soon release another book based on the life of King David.”

(Protestia) One year, two months, and six days after Trinity Bible Church announced that Steven J. Lawson was disqualified from ministry for having a “sinful relationship” with a woman nearly 45 years his junior, he was restored to ministry by his new church elders, according to documents obtained exclusively by Protestia. Continue reading →

Standing firm as a good soldier of Christ Jesus

12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 2 Timothy 3:12-13 (NASB) 

The Christian has been called by God to serve the Lord Jesus as His bondservant (δουλος). This role of bondservant also includes being His obedient disciple and valiant warrior. I grew up in an era in which there just was not much turmoil in the churches I was part of. The Pastor was considered the one who should take moral stands on issues and proclaim the truth to those in darkness, but the rest of the folks in the church did not consider themselves soldiers of Christ Jesus except when they sang songs such as Onward Christian Soldiers…. Continue reading →

When satan spoke in the Bible…

“We need to be aware of satanic influences in the teachers we follow, and do not tolerate them. They subtly twist God’s word, as we have seen satan himself do. Satan is nothing if not pragmatic, he does what works.”

(Elizabeth Prata – The End Time) Do you know how many times the Bible records when satan actually spoke to someone, and his words were recorded?

Three times.

He is a dominating figure and an overarching theme in the Bible, but for all that, this fallen angel only spoke three times that the Bible records. Continue reading →

Calvary Church Costa Mesa Says It Will Begin Ordaining Women, Defying Ministry Distinctives

“Many of you have already heard reports of Pastor Char Brodersen and Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s recent announcement that they intend to ordain women as elders and pastors. This represents a significant departure from the biblical convictions that have historically shaped our Calvary Chapel family.”

(Protestia) Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, the influential 2,500-member Calvary Chapel church founded by Chuck Smith, announced Sunday its intent to begin ordaining women pastors, directly defying Calvary Chapel’s ministry distinctives and philosophy and putting them at odds with 1800 other churches in the Association. Continue reading →

Democrats Won Everything and Still Lost Control of Their Own Party

Maher drew a hard line between programs like Social Security and Medicare and the sweeping government control the far left now wants. “Socialism is Medicare, Social Security, it’s the Marine Corps, it’s anything that government does and the private sector doesn’t. You just read what they say in their manifesto, they want the government to take over everything.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) When Democrats swept the midterms on Tuesday, not everyone on the left popped the champagne. The party has plenty to cheer about, at least on paper. A new majority is coming that could take several cycles to wipe out. Look closely at who actually won, though, and the celebration starts to look a lot less wholesome. Continue reading →

Results of Justification by Faith

1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we boast in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:1-5 (LSB)

I had an appointment this morning at the V.A. hospital with my ophthalmologist. He is the surgeon who replaced the lenses in both of my eyes a couple of years ago so that I now have 20/20 vision. The only glasses I have to wear now are readers and sunglasses whereas, before the surgery I was near-sighted and wore glasses with Bi-Focal lenses in them…. Continue reading →

Should My Church Participate in “Operation Christmas Child’s Shoebox Ministry”?

Reposted November 2026

“Since I originally published this article in 2019, I’ve become aware of another issue with OCC that needs to be a weighty consideration when deciding whether or not to have anything to do with OCC, Samaritan’s Purse, or Franklin Graham, and that is the fact that Franklin Graham yokes in ministry with some of the worst false teachers out there.”

(Michelle Lesley) Question for Michelle: “I lead the children’s ministry in our small rural church, and for years our children have participated in the Operation Christmas Child shoebox “ministry.” It has come to my attention that this program may be quite ineffective in spreading the gospel…. Continue reading →

Proof of Salvation

1 Therefore, since there is encouragement in Christ, consolation of love, fellowship of the Spirit, affection, and compassions, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, the same love, as ones joined in soul and of one mind. 3 Doing nothing according to selfish ambition or vain glory, but with  of mind regarding one another as more important than yourselves, 4 not merely looking out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.(Philippians 2:1-4 translated from the NA28 Greek text to English) 

Christian unity is a much-abused topic at this time. Some insist, such as T.D. Jakes, that all who claim to be Christian, regardless of their “doctrinal views” should be unified because this is God’s will. We can offer plenty of passages from the inspired Word of God that disproves both his claim of universal unity being God’s will and the fact that just because someone claims to be Christian they really are… Continue reading →

Standing Shoulder to Shoulder

“When we follow leaders who we think of as followers of God, yet they serve the crowd, their fleshly desires, or selfish ambition, we reap the consequences of their sin. God sometimes punishes nations even for the decisions of their kings and he will certainly punish Churches for following the example of unqualified leaders.”

(Jon Harris) We are in the midst of a growing discernment crisis in evangelical circles. Maintaining doctrinal fidelity and virtuous standards is threatened by increasing pressure to forge compromising ecclesiastical and political alliances. Despite what some polls say, we are experiencing a social declension in orthodox biblical Christianity. Even the most optimistic assessments show a seismic shift toward the decline of Christian belief and participation as compared to 25 years ago. This produces the temptation to gain security and status through unconventional means. Continue reading →

Gen. Flynn to Trump: The Time for Excuses Is Over

“Perhaps the most revealing portion of Flynn’s letter concerns the president’s inner circle. Flynn cautions that the very people Trump relies upon may themselves be part of the problem. Power has a peculiar way of changing the conversations people are willing to have with you.”

(Maureen Steele – PJ Media) There is an old military truth that Washington would do well to remember: the battlefield does not care how convincing your excuses are.

You can blame the weather, the terrain, faulty intelligence, inadequate resources, or the incompetence of your subordinates. You can surround yourself with people who assure you the battle plan was brilliant and the enemy simply got lucky. But the casualties remain. The territory is lost. And no amount of explaining changes the outcome. Continue reading →

Transgender Communists Rule the Nation, But God is Still on the Throne

“Trump isn’t the reason this happened. Trump isn’t the cause of this nation’s fall. Trump is nothing more than a pawn in the larger game of “God’s judgment on this nation.” God alone sets up kings and removes them (Daniel 2:21), and no governing authority exists without God’s approval (Romans 12:1).”

(The Dissenter) “When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers…” —John Calvin, paraphrased.

It is disappointing, to say the least, to see that our nation has fallen so far that we are comfortable electing baby-murderers, child-mutilators, and people who would rather see Christians dead to the nation’s highest offices.

We all saw it coming. And we’ve seen it coming for a while. Continue reading →

The Hard Heart and Unbelief

20 Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent. 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. 23 And Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day. 24 Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.” Matthew 11:20-24 (LSB) 

Compromise and tolerance in our day are seen as ultimate virtues. While our flesh-bound reason agrees with this, there is the problem of our Lord’s own words from Sacred Scripture which say the very opposite. In these first few decades of the 21st Century, the mindset seems to be that we must never take a stand if it can be criticized by anyone…. Continue reading →

You Aren’t a Christian if You Vote Democrat

“No Christian in their right mind would argue that God is a member of a political party. But God does have a moral law that he expects Christians to uphold, and the Democratic Party was fundamentally designed to oppose it.” 

(The Dissenter) I’m getting really annoyed by this push for “unity” in the Church among people across the entire political spectrum—the argument is really tiring.

I understand it. I do. The vast majority of people on both sides of the political equation are lost. In fact, many have grasped on to conservative politics as a sort of moral therapeutic deism, and it has become their religion. Continue reading →

Haley Stevens Fires Back at the Party Trying to Destroy Her

“Just days ago, Piker compared efforts to win over Jewish voters in West Bloomfield to canvassing a KKK neighborhood. Abdul condemned those remarks, but his decision to embrace Piker in the first place raised serious questions about his judgment and his ability to bring people together.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) After taking a crazy amount of flak from her own party for the simple and brave act of refusing to back a blatant antisemite, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) is fighting back.

Stevens published an X article titled “The Decisions We Make,” laying out exactly why she yanked her endorsement of Democratic Socialist Abdul El-Sayed and threw her support behind Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race. Her party has spent weeks trying to bully her into retreat. She hasn’t budged an inch. Continue reading →

President Trump Makes Election Day Announcement That Will Dramatically Shake Up US-Israel Relations

(Kyle Becker – Red State) President Donald Trump has announced a major change in America’s relationship with Israel.

Trump has revealed that the United States will stop providing approximately $4 billion in annual military assistance to the Jewish state at the end of 2026. And according to Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already agreed to the arrangement.

The announcement, made Tuesday during an appearance on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” represents a potentially major shift in a security partnership that has been a cornerstone of America’s Middle East policy for decades. Continue reading →

How Modern Horror Flips the Christian Narrative

“Modern horror is a reverse Christian narrative. If Christians believe in a story of sin, redemption, and restoration, horror films now portray a state of innocence marred by sin, but redeemed by attacking creation and destroying man altogether. In its place reigns what man should ultimately give himself to: unbridled nihilistic evil.”

(Jon Harris – TruthScript) John Doyle, a Catholic political commentator, recently discussed horror movies on his show in response to a controversy on X involving the blowback his fellow Blaze commentator and Baptist Allie Beth Stuckey received for suggesting that Christians should not watch horror films. Continue reading →

Christian Maturity and How it Relates to Discernment

12 Not that I have already received or have been completed, I press on that, if possible, to apprehend it because Christ Jesus has apprehended me. Philippians 3:12 (translated from the NA28 Greek Text)

I have been blogging since 2006. I have been online with Christian Research Network since 2007. Most of what I write would be classified as “devotional,” however, there have been times I have been led to expose some false teaching or to shine some light into dark corners so believers could understand what was really happening in doctrinal issues facing all of us. Discernment is something all of us should be doing as believers. It is so sad when I encounter believers who have the attitude that their walk should never offend anyone so they do not “practice that discernment stuff.” On the other hand, I have also seen many “discernment ministries” online that I would prefer that they weren’t. Discernment is important so let’s take a closer look at the passage I placed at the top of this post (Philippians 3:12). Continue reading →

Not All Girls Who Said They Were Lesbians Are Actually Lesbians? You Don’t Say!

(A.J. Christopher – PJ Media) Stop the presses! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of ninth-grade girls who identify as lesbian or bisexual dropped from 30% in 2021 to just 17% in 2025. Jean Twenge, a San Diego State University psychology professor, described the trend as a “free fall.”

The Washington Post claims that researchers are searching for answers. Their brows are furrowed, and their lower lips are bitten. The researchers are baffled. Puzzled. Flummoxed. Perplexed. Or, as the “conservative” Fox News headline describes it, the new data has been “stunning.”

Well, butter my bottom and call me a biscuit. Continue reading →

Hypocrisy

1 “Beware of doing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 6:1 (LSB) 

In this post we will look at something that all Christians need to take care to turn from not only because not only are they “evil,” they are actually markers of a heart that is following hard after the flesh rather than God as a living sacrifice. This is, of course, hypocrisy. Our Lord gave us two good examples of this in Matthew 6:1-6 which is part of His Sermon on the Mount.

The first example is found in vv1-4 in which our Lord uses the example of charitable giving that some exploit as a means to draw attention to themselves. Here are these verses from the NASB: Continue reading →

You’re Not Scared Enough About the Left’s Agenda If It Wins in 2026 and 2028

“Jewish Americans can speak to the drastic change in atmosphere within the Democratic Party engendered by antisemites like Abudl El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani. Cutting off aid to Israel, while not harming Israel’s national security, would only serve to drive a wedge between the U.S. and our most important ally in the Middle East.” 

(Rick Moran – PJ Media) I’m not generally given to hysteria. I don’t necessarily think we should be now. But listening to the radical left Democrats who are going to run Congress if they win one or both houses next week should give anyone who treasures America as it is now and should always be the heebie-jeebies. Continue reading →