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The Bible In Paintings 2 ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S WORD SHEPHERDS, FIRST TO HEAR OF THE SAVIOR L U K E CHAPTER 2 She gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do...

Haitians paid tribute on Sunday to the singer Mikaben, whose sudden death during a concert in Paris left his country reeling. The 41 year-old recording artist, whose real name is Michael Benjamin, suffered a heart attack during a performance on Saturday, shocking fans who saw him collapse as he made his way off stage. He was appearing at the 20,000-capacity Accor Arena in eastern Paris as a guest of the Haitian group Carimi. Videos on social media show him performing, then suddenly turning and making his way towards the back of the stage. He collapsed in full view of spectators,...

On October 2, Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, hosted a drag queen during its Sunday service, allowing him/her to deliver a sermon on “acceptance” and join the ministers at the altar to assist during the service. Isaac Simmons, the drag queen, who was dressed like a demon, preached the importance of defeating “systems of oppression” in society and Christianity in order to truly “love one’s neighbor as oneself.” Simmons stated: “We are here to learn and to grow and to deconstruct and to reimagine what church can be, who church can be for, and how church can...

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) has backed out of a scheduled debate with her Republican challenger and political newcomer Don Bolduc. Wendy Hunt, president of the Nashua Chamber of Commerce, told The Epoch Times that Hassan has asked to appear separately on stage for the Oct. 12 event. Hunt declined to comment further, saying only in an email to The Epoch Times about the change that Hassan would appear first, followed by Bolduc. Hunt was cited by the NH Journal as saying that the Hassan campaign contacted her on Oct. 6, indicating that the incumbent would participate only if it...

Neal Katyal, a former Justice Department official, thinks former President Donald Trump's written response to the House panel's intention to subpoena him looks like an insanity defense. Katyal — a law professor and an Obama-era acting solicitor general — made an appearance on NBC on Sunday, three days after the House panel investigating the Capitol riot unanimously voted to subpoena Trump. The subpoena will compel the former president to cooperate with the committee or be held in contempt of Congress and referred to the DOJ for prosecution — much like Trump allies Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro. [snip] Katyal also...

The old, crusty, grizzled, elitist political establishment is a thing of the past. Their days are numbered and dwindling fast. Even if they don’t yet realize it. The Saturday morning headline blared from FoxNews.com, “Bold Prediction: Paul Ryan weighs in on the likelihood Trump will win GOP nomination in 2024.” snip “We all know he’s much more likely to lose the White House than anybody else running for president on our side of the aisle,” Ryan said in the piece. “So why would we want to go with that?” as Ryan not seen the slate of Trump-backed candidates winning nominations...

“There’s just a lament for what’s happened to the party and a real sense of disgust at election denialism, the lies, and the extent to which these candidates ape Trump,” Longwell said. “As the party has changed, there’s a group of Republicans who feel alienated despite being Republican voters their whole lives.” Trump plots aggressive midterm strategy seen in GOP as a double-edged sword This group may be relatively small: Surveys show Trump continues to command overwhelming support among Republican voters. But in closely contested elections, even a small number of Republicans who cross over, split tickets or stay home...

Jill Biden made an appearance at tonight’s Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles game, and the first lady appeared on the field and on the sidelines with players and others: .@FLOTUS leads the crowd in #FlyEaglesFly ahead of kickoff. #DALvsPHI on NBC and @peacock. pic.twitter.com/MqE5cuIwVO — Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 17, 2022 After that Jill Biden talked to Philadelphia 76ers’ center Joel Embiid: First Lady Jill Biden and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid chat on the sidelines before the Eagles-Cowboys contest tonight. pic.twitter.com/E6aKgKmxRk — Peter Nicholas (@Petereporter) October 16, 2022 And that leads us to a meme that’s...

Durham has prove that the FBI and the DoJ turned a willfully blind eye to the dirtiest trick in the nation’s political history. In the larger drama we’ll call “Russiagate” Igor Danchenko gets nowhere near top billing. Even today, after his week-long trial, not one American out of ten could identify this FBI informant by name. Fewer still could tell you word one about the drama’s other walk-ons, Sergei Millian and Charles Dolan. Although the Democrats and major media are anxious to see all three of these minor players vanish into the ether, Special Counsel John Durham made future stars...

On June 22, 2022, the Supreme Court issued the long-awaited and anticipated decision in the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen case. The decision ended more than a decade of silence by the Court as lower courts eviscerated Second Amendment right restored by the Heller and McDonald decision in 2008 and 2011, respectively. Bruen decisively restored the right to carry portable arms outside the home and clearly ordered lower courts to abide by the standards of the Heller and McDonald decisions rather than use the “two-step” process the lower courts had established to evade the restoration of...

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Oct. 16, 1862. The following special dispatch for the TIMES is just received, dated. BEYOND HALLTOWN, Va., Thursday, Oct. 16, 1862. This morning, soon after 6 o'clock, a reconnoissance in force, under Gen. HANCOCK, and comprising the same General's entire Division, with Gen. DANA's Brigade from SEDGWICK's Division, and under command of Col. LEE, of the Twentieth Massachusetts Regiment, together with four batteries, two regiments of cavalry and one battery of flying artillery, left Bolivar Heights and proceeded out on the Winchester and Harper's Ferry turnpike, toward Charlestown, in the following order: First, the Sixth New-York Cavalry, Col....

Jeremy Hunt took a wrecking ball to 'lame duck' Liz Truss's economic policies today in a desperate bid to calm the markets - as Tories warn she must be gone in days. The new Chancellor said he was propping up 'confidence' with an extraordinary dismantling of 'almost all' the disastrous mini-Budget, two weeks ahead of schedule and barely three days after he was parachuted into the job. He 'indefinitely' ditched plans to knock 1p off the basic rate of tax from April, one of the PM's flagship measures, as well as torching dividends cuts, the freeze on alcohol duty and...

KYIV – Russia launched its first-ever attack on the Ukrainian capital using Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones early on Oct. 17, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. Information on casualties is not yet available. A fire broke out in a non-residential building in the central Shevchenkivskyi district while several residential buildings were damaged, according to the mayor. According to the President's Office, three people were killed as a result of the attack on a residential building. “Enemies can attack our cities, but they won't break us,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address. The drone attack comes exactly a week after Russia’s...

On October 7, the US Department of Commerce expanded licensing requirements for exports of advanced semiconductors and the equipment that’s used to make them to cover all shipments to China and not just shipments to particular companies. The share prices of companies expected to be affected had already dropped, discounting previously announced sanctions and the downturn in the semiconductor cycle that was already underway. From their 52-week highs to recent 52-week lows: Intel (INTC) was down 56%; Micron (MU) was down 50%; Nvidia (NVDA) was down 69% (its products having been directly targeted by the Biden administration); and AMD (AMD)...

Rise of the Revisionists April 19, 2018 Gary J. Schmitt on The Challenge Ahead with Russia, China, and Iran. This excerpt is taken from the introduction of Gary J. Schmitt’s new book Rise of the Revisionists: Russia China and Iran. To buy the book, please click here. If the vast majority of foreign policy analysts and commentators agree on one thing, it is that "the unipolar moment" has passed. American dominance—be it political, economic, or military—is no longer so overwhelming that history can be said to have ended. To the contrary, the security challenges the US confronts are spread across...

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SOUTH FULTON, Ga. – Several voters in South Fulton, Georgia, refused to reject Stacey Abrams' claim that the 2018 gubernatorial election was stolen from her, while some outright supported the Democrat's assertion. "Based off of character, I’m gonna support her on it," one woman, Jasmine, said. "If she said that’s how it happened, if that’s how she really feels, I’m gonna have to support her on that." Another voter was more skeptical of the claim. "The way I see it is - to what degree?" he said. "There's always some type of tampering or something that people use, even if...

Russian troops shot and killed an orchestra conductor who refused to perform at a concert Russia allegedly staged in the occupied southern region of Kherson, according to Ukrainian officials. The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine said in a Facebook post that it confirmed Friday that Russian soldiers shot Yuri Kerpatenko in his own home. Kerpatenko, the main conductor of the Gileya Chamber Orchestra, refused a Russian invitation to perform a concert with the orchestra group “to demonstrate the so-called ‘improvement of peaceful life’ in Kherson,” according to the ministry. The late conductor was also affiliated with the...

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