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Have you ever caught yourself leaning in as someone speaks? Maybe they weren’t speaking loud enough, and you didn’t want to miss anything. Or perhaps the content was so compelling that you were physically drawn in. I’m always encouraged as a preacher when I see people leaning in while I speak. I may be the one with the microphone, but they’re speaking with their body language. They’re letting me know that they’re tracking with me. They’re interested in what I have to say. Did you know that when we pray with patient expectation, God leans in? In Psalm 40:1-3, we...

States are taking different approaches to how their schools teach sensitive subjects in history classes, with Colorado and Virginia taking the spotlight last week.Colorado's State Board of Education voted last Thursday in a 4-3 party-line vote to update the state's social studies curriculum for all grade levels, restoring references to the LGBT community and marginalized racial minorities that had been cut earlier this year after some parents expressed concerns over a lack of diversity. CPR News reported that the state board of education would require schools' social studies curriculum to reference minority groups throughout all grade levels in compliance with...

Common sense is the God-given healthy nutrient needed to recognize insanity when one sees it. I say this in no way marginalizing the Word of God, which has from the beginning spoke to the depth of demonic insanity man would devolve to accept under the guise of science and intellectuality. I was raised in a day and age that people understood the weather was cyclical and that throughout the lifespan of people we would experience weather patterns that hadn't been witnessed for varied periods of time. I remember the old sayings and observations that were more accurate than the weather...

President Trump released a number of truths yesterday in anticipation for his announcement tonight. Below are some of the memes he shared:

The United Methodist Church (UMC) is accelerating its moves to become more accepting of LGBTQ people, leading to more divisions within the denomination and more departures from the group. Each of the church's five U.S. jurisdictions met separately this month to approve measures where "LGBTQIA+ people will be protected, affirmed, and empowered." Also, the church's second openly gay bishop was elected. Conservatives say the developments will only accelerate their exit from one of the nation's largest Protestant denominations. At least 300 U.S. congregations have already left the UMC this year, according to United Methodist News Service. Hundreds more are in...

NATIONAL RAISIN BRAN CEREAL DAY National Raisin Bran Cereal Day on November 15th pours a bowl of one of the country’s go-to cereals. Made from toasted oat or wheat flakes with plump raisins added, these cereals have been a staple in many American breakfasts for generations. #RaisinBranCerealDay Since 1925, a variety of companies have been producing raisin bran cereal. Those companies include Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, General Mills, Total Raisin Bran, U.S. Mills, and Ralcorp’s Post Raisin Bran. However, the first was U.S. Mills. In 1925, Skinner’s Manufacturing Company based out of Omaha, Nebraska, introduced the United States to Skinner’s Raisin...

NATIONAL SPICY HERMIT COOKIE DAY National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day celebrates a cookie flavor reminiscent of autumn spices. Recognized on November 15th, this time of year is ideal for baking up a batch of these delicious cookies. #SpicyHermitCookieDay Considered an old-fashioned cookie, its spice comes from cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and sometimes nutmeg. And the added bonuses are the raisins, nuts, and dates. Hermit cookies originated in the New England area. In 1880, the young ladies of the Trinity Church, Plattsburgh, New York published the cookbook Champlain Valley Book of Recipes with a Hermits recipe. This local cookbook was a...

@TulsiGabbard 'Woke' doctors/hospitals, Biden admin & MSM encourage mutilating bodies & minds of children questioning their identity. They call it “gender affirming”. No—it’s abuse/mutilation. These hospitals should lose all govt funding & the doctors should lose their licenses & be imprisoned

15 November 2022Tuesday of week 33 in Ordinary Time St. Albert the Great Catholic Church Austin, Texas Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(II).First readingApocalypse 3:1-6,14-22 ©If one of you hears me calling, I will come in to share his mealI, John, heard the Lord saying to me: ‘Write to the angel of the church in Sardis and say, “Here is the message of the one who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: I know all about you: how you are reputed to be alive and yet are dead. Wake up; revive what little you have...

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 15 (Reuters) - On any morning at the COP27 climate conference, you can expect a gauntlet of anti-meat protesters wearing pig and cow costumes, holding banners decrying the carbon footprint of livestock, and chanting slogans like "Let's be vegan, let's be free." Activist groups and corporate startups have descended on the two-week climate summit in Egypt to heap pressure on the hundreds of global policy makers there over the world's love affair with meat and its role in warming. Their demands range from lowering meat consumption to policies as seemingly outlandish as transitioning to cell-based meat...

Almost a week after the midterm elections, San Francisco's Proposition M, a vacancy tax on landlords, is projected to pass. The San Francisco Chronicle called the race Monday afternoon. (SFGATE and the San Francisco Chronicle are owned by Hearst but operate independently of one another.) The ballot measure is a warning shot at landlords who are sitting on multiple vacant units, but it includes some notable carve-outs that critics say will blunt its impact. Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, property owners with at least three units that have been vacant for more than 182 days (six months) will be taxed...

NATIONAL BUNDT DAY National Bundt Day, also known as National Bundt Cake Day, is observed every year on November 15th. As people across the United States plan menus for the holidays, a bundt cake is sure to be on the list at least once. #NationalBundtDay A bundt cake can be any cake baked in a Bundt pan, forming it into a distinctive ring shape. The mold of the Bundt pan was initially inspired by the traditional European fruit cake known as Gugelhupf. It was in the 1950s and 1960s that the cookware company Nordic Ware popularized the style for the...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky compared his country retaking the regional capital of Kherson to D-Day, the start of the Allies regaining captured territory from the Nazis during World War II, saying it could be a turning point in the war with Russia. Zelensky said in an address to the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Indonesia on Tuesday that the Ukrainian operation to liberate Kherson is reminiscent of many other battles in the past that were turning points in armed conflicts. “Those battles symbolized such changes, after which people already knew who will be victorious even though the ultimate victory...

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) claimed that gerrymandering worked “pretty good up there in New York” for Republicans. Clyburn said, “We need to win this election down in Georgia, this runoff, and I call upon all Georgians, people who think that it is the right thing to do to preserve the integrity of the ballot to come out and vote in this runoff election. 51 is a little better than 50 plus 1. And then what we’ve got to have is really some conversations with people. I do believe — we...

Now Is The Time To Boot Failed GOP Leaders, Not Bicker About Trump Vs. DeSantisAfter a colossal failure in the midterms, the Republican Party desperately needs to overhaul its leadership. We can worry about 2024 later.Anyone who cares about the Republican Party needs to understand that the ongoing campaign to blame the midterms on Donald Trump and throw support behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for 2024 is a GOP establishment scheme to avoid responsibility for their own failures.Forget about the Trump versus DeSantis question for a minute. Right now, the far more important and pressing task at hand is to...

A Russian court has charged Timofey Yefremov, deputy editor-in-chief of the news site Yakutia.info, with “discrediting the Russian army” for a comment he made in an interview with the television channel Dozhd about women in Yakutsk who protested against the war in Ukraine on September 25. The court ruled that Yefremov “discredited” the army when he said the phrase “You won’t send a woman to the front.” According to the official ruling, a “front” can only exist in a war, and because Russia is conducting a “special military operation” rather than war, Yefremov should have used the term “line of...

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) on Monday declared that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, not former President Trump, is the leader of the Republican Party, signaling GOP support is shifting away from Trump in the wake of the 2022 midterm election. Asked by a reporter for Politico whether she would endorse Trump, Lummis replied, “I don’t think that’s the right question.” “I think the question is who is the current leader of the Republican Party. Oh, I know who it is: Ron DeSantis,” she said. “I’m saying currently, Ron DeSantis is the leader of the Republican Party, whether he wants to be...

Just weeks after retiring from his Westwood One syndicated show, longtime Talk personality Jim Bohannon has passed away at the age of 78. Bohannon stepped down from his show in October after being off the air for most of the summer for unnamed health reasons. He began his radio career in 1960 at KLWT in his hometown of Lebanon, Missouri. Following college and military service during the Vietnam War, he returned to radio in the Washington DC market as a newscaster at 980 WRC, 1050 WGAY and 1500 WTOP. He later worked as a morning anchor at WCFL Chicago and...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Ukraine has put forward “unrealistic and inadequate” terms for future peace talks. Lavrov said he spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron at the G20 summit in Bali, where he reiterated accusations that Kyiv “categorically refuses” negotiations with Moscow. “I reminded him that all the problems are on the Ukrainian side, which categorically refuses any negotiations and puts forward terms that are obviously unrealistic and inadequate,” Lavrov told reporters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the G20 via video link earlier Tuesday, where he presented a 10-point peace plan to end Russia’s invasion. In...