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Thanks for joining us today. The prophecy “teased” in the headline is the prophetic prayer of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. In my NIV study Bible, the prayer’s subhead is “Zechariah’s Song” and notes, “This hymn is called Benedictus, (‘Praise be’) because the opening word in the Latin Vulgate translation is ‘Benedictus.’”This prophetic “song” — recorded in Luke 1: 68-74 — immediately follows the birth of John the Baptist. Let’s read it now and then discuss why Zechariah’s prayer is a great New Testament prophecy that I would argue does not receive enough attention: “‘Praise be to the...

Prophets are those who speak for God. They love Him and His people. They speak the often-painful truth to God’s people not to win an argument but because of their love and their conviction that only His undiluted truth can save us in the end.People-pleasing and other forms of human respect cannot supplant reverence for God and His truth. Prophets are willing to endure pain, suffering, and even death in order to proclaim God’s truth to an often-unappreciative audience.Today’s readings set forth a kind of “rule for life” for prophets. We who are baptized into the order of the prophet...

January 30th, 2021 St. Matthew's Cathedral, Khartoum, SudanReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingJeremiah 1:4-5,17-19 ©'I have appointed you prophet to the nations'In the days of Josiah, the word of the Lord was addressed to me, saying:‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;before you came to birth I consecrated you;I have appointed you as prophet to the nations.‘So now brace yourself for action.Stand up and tell themall I command you.Do not be dismayed at their presence,or in their presence I will make you dismayed.‘I, for my part, today will make youinto a fortified city,a pillar of iron,and...

This week has been eye-opening. Even for me -- and I'm the guy who has warned for over a year, in commentary after commentary, and often for three hours a day on my nationally syndicated radio show, that the COVID-19 vaccine could be dangerous and deadly and could lead to catastrophe. I stuck my neck out like no other talk show host in America to warn the vaccine may not even prevent illness; in fact, it could damage the immune system, thereby causing more illness and death. And not just from COVID-19, but also injuries and death linked to the...

Are the world’s elite tone-deaf, willfully ignorant, or truly malicious? I must contemplate this question because, on a very human level, it points to where we’ve gone wrong, and what we must do to fix it before it’s too late. I think, honestly, it’s all three. It just depends on the person whom we’re talking about and what set of circumstances we’re contemplating. Let’s face it: There are a relative few who consider themselves “the chosen” in this world, the ones with the most money, the power-mad, the influencers. Nothing says that their ideas are any better than yours or...

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We have to be honest with each other, and ourselves: Whoever Joe Biden nominates to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is probably going to be confirmed. Unless they are a secret serial killer who confesses during their confirmation hearing, or has a “I hate the USA!” neck tattoo, Democrats have the votes to put them on the court. When the conclusion is foregone, strategy matters even more than usual – how Republicans go about this process can and will have an impact in what matters even more: the 2022 elections. That’s why I suggest they simply let it...

Arguably the USSR crumbled because everybody was lying to everybody else, so that nothing could be believed, including (especially) economic transactions. With the Biden Administration, the US has entered this same territory. Anyone paying attention can see that the occupant of the White House lapses into dementia on a regular and accelerating basis. In moments of crisis, he is quietly sent out to have some ice cream and go shopping while the hidden hands that make the real decisions (and make them badly) take over. The propaganda efforts, a joint project of the media and the progressives in control of...

I have distinct and incredibly fond memories of eating frozen pizza as a kid. It was generally an "every now and then treat." And then, WHAM. College happened, and suddenly frozen pizza went from "cute tradition" to "literal lifestyle." I know I'm not the only one here. And the number of brands out there?! Staggering. Now that I'm a grown adult who actually cooks for a living, I'm usually too busy cooking up something not pizza-related...but TBH, I live for a frozen pizza every now and then. That said, the number of choices out there is overwhelming. Have I ever...

It's not just Justin Trudeau who's running away from a peaceful protest. Other Canadian leaders are doing so as well. For the past several days, the world’s longest convoy, made up of truckers, has been slowly traveling across Canada from Vancouver east to Ottawa, the country’s capital city. They are protesting a new Canadian policy that mandates that truckers must be vaccinated to cross into Canada, even if they are Canadian citizens. In response to this peaceful protest, Justin Trudeau has run away and hidden, while in Nova Scotia, the political class has already lined up the penalities for any...

The two big political parties create heroes like the Republicans make police the heroes and Democrats make the teachers the heroes... Its time for a Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Update our theme from The Temptations "It Was Just My Imagination"... 825 am Saturday morning January 29th Ottawa is a center of attention I visited Canada's capital in 2015 toured the parliament building now under renovation saw the lay of the land now fully occupied by trucks and likely humanity as the day goes on... Newsdump Drama Alert: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Moved From His Residence In Ottawa... Newsdump Alert: Canadian...

Few exist in our nation who are better able -- and inexplicably willing -- than Keith Olbermann to afford us a portal through which we may view the mindset of your average left-wing digressive on the topic of what is necessary to heal America’s present cultural divide. Last week, Olbermann publicly condemned Biden -- and even called for his resignation -- due to his administration’s failure over the last year to defend the country from what he called -- by way of incredible hyperbole -- the “terrorists” who reside amongst us throughout this country, as exemplified by those who entered...

Turkey's Islamist government is set to complete a pair of construction projects in New York City that, among other uses, will house Turkish-American students and expose Muslim youth to Turkish propaganda and extremism. However, Turkey's indoctrination of Muslim youths isn't the only reason why New Yorkers should oppose the Islamist government's real estate plans. A notorious Turkish foundation involved in numerous cases of child abuse and rape will fund and administer one of these dormitories, exposing vulnerable immigrant youths to sexual exploitation. The U.S.-based Türken Foundation, an organization set up jointly by two other religious foundations, Ensar and Türgev, is...

This week the Democratic National Committee gave Justice Steven Breyer the hook, announcing that he was retiring before he’d firmly decided to do so. When he finally responded, he made clear his intention to remain on the bench until Biden’s nominee was confirmed, which at best likely will be sometime this summer if ever. As part of a deal he made with congressman and House majority whip Jim Clyburn when he was on the ropes in the primaries, President Biden promised to nominate to this significant position a black woman, and three candidates’ names -- a weak bench if the...

John Campopiano's alter ego has been a staple of the winter season since he first decided to don a yeti costume and go walking around in the snow seven years agoWe catch up with the Boston Yeti to talk about being a Boston winter legend, his children’s book plans and if we will see an official Yeti sidekick out there in the future. Boston residents know that a local legend makes their way out in the elements when the snow starts falling. And a blizzard means you might just see the beloved Boston Yeti on the prowl. John Campopiano, aka...

Encouraged by new attention in the cold-case investigation of a serial killer who terrorized San Francisco’s gay community in the 1970s, police will announce Thursday that it is doubling the reward to $200,000 for information leading to the capture and conviction of the notorious “Doodler.” The announcement will come 48 years to the day after the first victim was found lying at the water’s edge off Ocean Beach on Jan. 27, 1974. The San Francisco Police Department is also expected to confirm it is adding a probable sixth victim to the total of gay men whose bodies were found along...

The mostly peaceful protests at the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, have resulted in the jailing of those many who entered the building. Despite committing no actual crimes beyond trespassing, they are being made an example of by the Deep State to dissuade patriots from acting in defiance of government corruption. President Donald Trump has been conspicuously quiet for months regarding these political prisoners. He has mentioned them on occasion, but hadn’t specifically promised action until Saturday night’s rally in Conroe, Texas. There, he promised to act on behalf of those who are still being persecuted, even pardoning them...

Penzey’s Spices, the Milwaukee company that held “Republicans are Racist” sale on Martin Luther King Weekend, is now dealing with a massive loss of customers and is begging for new business. “After starting the year with Republicans are Racists we’ve set a nice little Boycott Penzeys! surge in motion,” Penzey’s CEO Bill Penzey said in an email to customers Friday. “It certainly wasn’t unexpected, but if it’s within your means, you picking up a small stack of Gift Cards would help.” Penzey admitted that the “Republicans are Racists” email cost his business 40,000 subscribers, roughly three percent of the total....

Isaiah Carter, a Brooklyn-based blue collar based Democrat told Fox News why he’s furious with Joe Biden. Video at link

“The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal” (Proverbs 30:1 KJV).