The Budde System
A while back, in the first decade of this century, Moody Publishers offered a prayer journal notebook by E.M. Bounds. This Methodist minister died in 1913. During the 70-plus years of his life, he wrote several books on prayer. One of his classics is titled Power Through Prayer.
The Porn Promoters
By Thomas Hampson   |   02.05.25
Did you know that the Biden Administration aggressively fought to keep obscene materials in school libraries against the efforts of parents to remove them? I didn’t. I had no idea and I’ve tried to keep up on these issues.
The Department of Mis-Education
By Rev. Calvin Lindstrom   |   02.04.25
The U.S. Department of Education was officially established on May 4, 1980, in the final days of the Carter administration. Conservatives have talked about putting an end to this department since the time of President Ronald Reagan.
Temporal and Eternal Fires
As I write this, these were the latest numbers of the devastation from the California wildfires. It will only get worse. Total emergency responses: 34,354. Total wildfires: 227. (You read that right.) Acres burned: 40,687. Fatalities: 28. Structures destroyed: 15,798. 
Abortion Aids Abusers
By Alyssa Sonnenburg   |   02.01.25
Abortion aids abusers. This is the dark truth the abortion industry does not want you to know.
Pres. Trump Bans Tax Dollars for Child Mutilation & Chemical Castration
By David E. Smith   |   01.29.25
On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to ban all federal support for so-called "gender-affirming" medical experiments on children and teenagers under the age of 19. These sex change "treatments" are nothing short of child abuse.
Complicit by Inaction
By Thomas Hampson   |   01.28.25
Thomas Sowell often says that “there are no solutions, only trade-offs.” What he means by that is that there is no perfect solution to any problem. There are always negative consequences to one degree or another. Greater safety means less freedom. Greater transparency means less privacy. Greater knowledge shatters innocence.
Sensitivity is Deadly
By Ecce Verum   |   01.27.25
Students for Life, a prominent pro-life organization, recently produced an advertisement to be displayed on the national stage. However, the ad was shot down just before it got there.
No Vain Imagination
Somehow, this atheistic musical reflection from former Beatle John Lennon found its way into former President Jimmy Carter’s recent funeral service.
DEI Programs Unplugged
By David E. Smith   |   01.21.25
Perhaps one of the more important edicts President Donald J. Trump signed was an order to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI) in the federal government.
Trump 47: “There Are Only Two Genders”
By David E. Smith   |   01.21.25
A few hours after taking the oath of office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially requiring federal agencies to recognize that there are only two sexes, male and female...
Why I Support America’s Controversial College
By Ecce Verum   |   01.21.25
Last time, we discussed the arrogance seeping from a recent call to abolish the electoral college. In a press release from last December, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) essentially claimed to know better than America’s founding generations and their “18th-century invention.” 
Pro-Life Pastor Scott Turner Nominated to Lead HUD
By David E. Smith   |   01.18.25
On November 22, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced Pastor Scott Turner as his choice for Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Turner is a former NFL player, Texas state representative, and associate pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas.
Most Parents Oppose Anti-Family Policies
By Alyssa Sonnenburg   |   01.17.25
Parents Defending Education is a national grassroots organization that is dedicated to reclaiming government schools from woke, anti-parent, and anti-family policies.
Technology – Blessing or Curse?
By Thomas Hampson   |   01.16.25
There is no question that over the last 20 years, the internet has become integral to our daily lives. We depend on it. We use it to follow the news, to keep an eye on the weather, to find and order everything from guns to gum, to discover the best route for our travels, to come up with the best recipe for dinner, to show us how to replace brake pads.
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