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“If you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth” (James 3:14). A wise person lives for God and others, not for self. Having characterized spiritual wisdom in the preceding verse, James begins to analyze worldly wisdom in verse 14. Worldly wisdom is not of God. It has no relationship to Him, is not obedient to Him, and has no knowledge of His truth. What is the motive of someone who lives according to worldly wisdom? “Bitter jealousy and selfish ambition.” The Greek word translated “bitter” also means “harsh”...

WASHINGTON—Despite calls from some liberal activists for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down while Democrats can fill her seat before Inauguration Day, she has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court, people close to the justice said. “This is no time to lose her important voice on the court. She just turned 70 and takes better care of herself than anyone I know,” said one person close to the justice, suggesting that progressives turn their attention to other ways of safeguarding the Constitution after President-elect Donald Trump takes office.Sotomayor, appointed in 2009 by then President Barack Obama, is the...

Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner has his eyes on another political run — this time setting his sights on the New York City Council. “I’m thinking about it. I’m wrestling with it,” Wiener, 60, said on his weekly 77WABC radio show Saturday, City & State New York reported. “I love doing this job on the radio, but I want to be of service,” he said. Weiner hasn’t held public office in more than a decade since he was ousted from his New York congressional seat in 2011 over a sexting scandal that involved several women and a minor. Two years...

America’s shift right reflects a sense of revulsion at a class that has become not just out of touch but completely deranged. Since the election, we’ve witnessed countless videos of average leftists shrieking and crying because their preferred candidate lost. At the upper echelons of the leftist class, multimillionaire talking heads accuse voters (including blacks and Hispanics) of being racist and misogynistic haters. Whoopi Goldberg, one of the solons on The View, called America’s grocers “pigs.” Joe Scarborough had no idea how much butter cost—or at least the cost of the butter on which the elites dine. Looking at this...

Belarusian prankster Vladislav Bokhan, posing as a representative of Russia’s United Russia party, convinced teachers in Voronezh Oblast to create tin foil hats in a "patriotic workshop" dubbed the Helmet of the Fatherland. The local Education Ministry department has reportedly praised their efforts. Source: Meduza, a Latvia-based Russian media outlet Details: The prankster circulated an "order" to schools in the region, using the name of an official from the regional United Russia branch, along with instructions for making tin foil hats. Teachers from seven schools in Voronezh Oblast participated in the campaign.

Or is 400 years’ worth of a failed ideology enough? Ruy Teixeira and others of the far left have been trying to figure out what went horribly wrong in their electoral defeat, but they’re starting from the wrong premise: that this is about the “Shattering of the Democratic Coalition.” Their problem is at a far more fundamental level. The rest of the leftists are refusing to look inward. Instead, they’re blaming others and doubling down on what defeated them in the first place. But it’s time to consider the cost of lives and misery of the people in entertaining the...

Vice President Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff publicly reassured fans that she was not having a mental breakdown Saturday, after rumors swirled she had been checked into an institution after being devastated by the results of the presidential election. “There’s a rumor about me having a mental breakdown and getting checked into a hospital. Not true. Also f--- you if you’re out there spreading that. There’s nothing wrong with showing emotion and crying. Anyone who says there is probably needs a good cry,” Emhoff said in an Instagram post. “I’ve struggled with my mental health my whole life and I’m not...

An Iowa pediatrician's disturbing response to a Trump fan has sparked outrage across the internet. Dr. Mayank Sharma, 35, is a pediatric cardiology fellow for the University of Iowa Health Care - a fellowship based at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. After a Trump supporter told the cardiologist to 'stay mad' during a political conversation on X, Sharma unleashed a vile response.

This just in: the end of the world has been postponed. The wailing of Democrats and their media mouthpieces notwithstanding, Donald Trump’s landslide victory is the dramatic course correction our nation and the entire free world desperately needed. Its wide sweep offers the promise of progress on so many fronts that it already feels like Morning in America again. The immediate benefits include both domestic and foreign gains. They are examples of the “Trump effect” and should be seen as down payments on the progress to come. American stock markets are booming in anticipation of his free-market economic policies and...

The first protest since the election took place today on Capitol Hill, but despite that the security officials at the White House and Vice President's residence decided to remove the riot fencing around those buildings. (Youtube blog) PenguinSix is an apolitical guy in a political town who likes to walk a lot. He has hiked over 17,000 miles (27,000kms) in the past six years and is still walking today. He is an American expat who spent the last decade in Hong Kong with his family and is now back in Washington DC, continuing his daily ritual of taking very long...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore into Sen. Bernie Sanders who had derided the Democratic Party and its alleged issues with the working class that ultimately failed to support Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House. In a scathing letter to his former party a day after the election, Sanders blasted the Dems for “abandoning” the working class and seemingly acting surprised they didn’t show up at the polling booths. “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,”...

The response to the re-election of Donald Trump to the presidency reminds me nothing more than the response of disobedient teenagers upon finding out their father is pulling into the driveway. Consider: Putin says western civilization is not an enemy In a recent address at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin articulated his perspective on Western civilization, stating that Russia does not perceive it as an adversary. He emphasized that, unlike some Western elites who adopt an "us versus them" approach, Russia does not view Western civilization as an enemy. Mexico is starting to secure the...

A federal jury in Detroit awarded more than $12 million Friday to a former Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) employee who was terminated after declining to get a COVID-19 vaccination, citing religious discrimination. According to the verdict form, Lisa Domski, who worked at the insurance company for more than 30 years as an IT specialist, received $10 million in punitive damages against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. The jury also awarded her approximately $1.7 million in lost wages and $1 million in noneconomic damages. Domski claimed she was a victim of religious discrimination after the company denied...

Charlie Kirk tells me, “John Adams presided over the US Senate as Senate Majority Leader 200 years ago as Vice President of the United States. I think JD Vance should be President of the Senate and become Senate Majority Leader? Senator Mike Lee came up with this. This is a 1AM phone call from him last night and he had me at ‘hello.’ This would COMPLETELY change the game in Washington.” (3 minute Video in the link below) https://x.com/glennbeck/status/1854988977989992472

Join Mati Shoshani as he ventures into southern Lebanon to explore an extensive Hezbollah tunnel network. Built with remarkable precision and engineering, these tunnels are evidence of Iran’s deep influence and the formidable threat facing northern Israel. Discover the advanced construction methods and the role of the UN near these conflict zones. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments here on TBN Israel. Please join us in praying for the peace of Israel and Jerusalem.

This is an inside look of Senator JD Vance talking to Elon Musk in Butler, Pennsylvania. https://youtu.be/hh0CadGoAYc

This is an inside look into President's Trump campagin. Also in attendance: Tulsi Gabbard, Natalie Harp, Stephen Miller, Susie Wiles, Dan Scavino, Oliver Stone (5:20), Jason Miller and Matt Gaetz. https://youtu.be/oWPPSu2RHuc

According to a statement released by the University of Bologna, researchers led by classicist Silvia Ferrara have discovered that designs on Mesopotamian cylinder seals were the precursors to certain signs in proto-cuneiform script, an archaic writing system based on pictographs. Some 6,000 years ago, engraved cylinder seals were created to record the production, storage, and transport of textiles, crops, and other goods. The seals were rolled on clay tablets to create impressions of the cylinder's etched designs. Sumerian scribes in the ancient city of Uruk, in modern-day southern Iraq, developed proto-cuneiform around 3000 b.c. Ferrara and her colleagues identified a...

An amazing 9 minute of a behind the scenes look of Trump and many others (Susie Wiles, Tulsi Gabbord, Matt Gaetz, Dan Scavino, Oliver Stone and others) watching Kamala Harris DNC speech. Trump is making lots of observations and comments during the speech and posting them on Truth Social. He makes the remarks and others type them in. Other folks make suggestions and Trump okays them, and sometimes rewords them (to make them better IMHO). But it is mostly Trump making the comments. All of his comments relate to issues that are wrong, lies, or things that are not talked...