Posted on 01/28/2016 7:24:50 AM PST by justlittleoleme
After my dad became a Christian, we all moved together to Houston. And seeing the amazing transformation in her husband, my mom became a Christian within a year as well. Thus, by age 4, I was blessed to be being raised in a Christian home with two strong (but new) believers as parents.
I was raised in the church. Each night, my dad would read with me from our children's Bible. We'd memorize Bible verses, and compete to see who could do the best. We'd act out scenes from the Old Testament. We attended Clay Road Baptist Church, pastored by the same Brother Gaylon Wiley who had led my father to the Lord.
When I was 8 years old, I went to our church's summer camp, along (with) my cousin Bibi. At the invitation, tears streaming down my face, Bibi and I both walked down and gave our lives to Jesus.
And it changed my life. To have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, to know that God's only Son died to pay for my sins, that I was fallen that I am redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, nothing is more important to me. I am a new creature in Christ, and it central to who I am today.
I couldn't run for president without relying heavily on my faith. When I have doubts, He comforts me. When I am weak, He gives me strength.
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When I fight to defend religious liberty, it's not purely a constitutional matter; it's a lifelong passion and personal commitment.
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Actually, you heard wrong....you may want to question your biased sources. I listened to highlights and he handled Megyn Kelly’s “gotcha” questions just fine. Afterward she had to admit that she was wrong about it and his actions were to gut the immigration schemes that Rubio was pushing.
Cruz used the time to effectively hang the “Gang of 8” bill around Rubio’s neck. Rubio and Paul tried to attack Cruz, but didn’t seem very effective. Ben Carson was sidelined for the most part but Bush and Christy flopped around like a couple of guppies going nowhere.
According to Breitbard radio, Luntz had a bunch of Rubio hacks in his focus group that said he won it, but I didn’t get that feeling from others I have listened to all day. Rush was very positive about Cruz’s parrying attacks from both the moderators and the other candidates.
Donald, on the other hand would have been skewered for his “You Convinced Me†to the DREAMers a couple of years ago. He is very weak on the immigration issue comparing the various positions he has taken over the past few years. It was probably good he hid behind his Twitter account and padded his campaign war chest from the “donations to the veterans” that were funneled directly to his bank account. I know his lawyers will be happy.
Trump Website for Donations to Veterans Funnels All Money to Donald J Trump Foundation
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/28/does-trump-like-hillary-more-than-vets.html
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