Thirty three years ago, President Ronald Reagan had good things to say about dads in his official proclamation of Father’s Day in 1984, advising Americans that “through acts of courage, of selflessness and of love, fathers have lifted, inspired, and blessed the lives of those around them.” This year, President Trump had some similar tidings in…
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Children participating in Vacation Bible School at Brentwood Baptist Church spent this past week learning about outer space and on Friday evening got the chance to meet a real, live astronaut. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams talked about his exciting career and shared his photos from space during an event to close the week. After his presentation, families lined up to have their photo taken with him. The VBS theme was “Galactic Starveyors: Discovering the God of the Universe.” A committed Christian, Williams spoke of seeing “God’s creative work” from outer space. The photos he has taken capture how famous landmarks and terrains appear from the vantage point of space. Photos he shared Friday featured the Grand Canyon, Mt. Everest, glaciers, coral reefs and sand dunes. He also displayed a photo of the Middle East, which he said he is one of the most meaningful to him because it shows the place of the history of the entire Bible, from Old Testament times through the life of Christ. Williams said Christians can only know God through the revelation of the Bible, but that that being an astronaut has helped him appreciate God’s creation. Asked what children interested in becoming an astronaut…
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WASHINGTON — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was at “imminent risk of death” after a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball team practice, but the Louisiana congressman is making progress and is expected to be able to walk again, officials said Friday. The No. 3 House Republican remains in intensive care and is likely to…
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President Donald Trump retweeted Fox News host Sean Hannity’s Friday tweet in which he previewed his opening monologue on the “Deep State’s allies in the media” and the dangers facing the president. Prior to his opening segment of Friday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel, Hannity promoted the monologue and an interview with former House Speaker…
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The Department of Homeland Security announced late Thursday that it is canceling the program that would have allowed the illegal immigrant parents of American-born children and green-card holders to remain in the U.S. The program would have granted them three-year work permits, and protected them from deportation. The program, known as the Deferred Action for Parents…
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In a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 24 states had a majority of births financed by Medicaid. You read that right. A majority of children born in nearly half of our nation are born into poverty. This is progress, according to progressives and socialists, the champions of big government (not the little guy) and…
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Sue Hodgkinson stood unsteady and emotional as a local sheriff’s deputy held her hand and led her to a bank of several microphones. It was her first time to face the TV cameras that had been camped outside her house here since Wednesday morning, when her husband opened fire at a Virginia baseball field, outside Washington,…
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Former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been very outspoken over police brutality and racial issues in the United States over the past year, with his protest of the national anthem sparking outrage and tons of conversation both in and out of the NFL. Kaepernick is currently a free agent, with some believing that his protests…
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Despite liberal pundits’ and politicians’ calls for civility in the wake of the targeted shooting of Republican senators in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday, left-wing intimidation tactics — not to mention extreme rhetoric — continued unabated. Masked ANTIFA agitators attacked pro-free speech demonstrators at Evergreen State College on Thursday night. The speech was organized by a pro-Trump…
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A Democratic Party official was filmed over the weekend berating a group of gas tax opponents trying to collect signatures in Fullerton, California. San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio, a Republican, and his husband, San Diego Gay and Lesbian News Publisher Johnathan Hale, were petitioning at a local Wal-Mart to recall Democratic state Sen. Josh Newman…
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VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing June 18, Sunday Deuteronomy 32:10 “He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of the wilderness; he encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.” Isaiah 29:23 For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and will stand in awe of the God of Israel. Psalm 68:5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. Matthew 6:4 “Your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:8 “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Matthew 6:26 “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” 2 Corinthians 6:18 “I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty.”
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