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I missed it the first time through, and it seems like it's been a long time since it's been in the shop. On sale this weekend if anyone is looking for it.

For those looking for the Old Glory fireplace, you can get it in that bundle.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/hegeth-impeachment-articles

If these findings are correct, this is horrific. A strike that kills so many children demands accountability.

Civil authorities are ordained by God, but they are never above God's justice. Every human being bears His image, and innocent blood is never a small thing.

The Pentagon's own investigation reportedly concluded the school was struck based on faulty intelligence, not because Iran staged the attack as was initially claimed. Independent reporting also indicates the building had been an identifiable civilian school for years, raising serious questions about th

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-says-was-wrongfully-detained-ice-agents-bloody-takedown-bronx-rcna344203

One thing that worries me politically and spiritually is how quickly people can lose empathy once someone is labeled “illegal,” “criminal,” or simply “other.”

Even if someone supports stronger immigration enforcement, Christians should still care deeply when someone is wrongly detained and bloodied in the process. The Bible never teaches that government authority is beyond scrutiny. In fact, Scripture consistently calls those with power to act justly and warns ag

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/21/ecuador-us-boat-strike-survivors

There’s something about this conversation that feels too certain, given how little we actually know.

The U.S. says these strikes are targeting drug traffickers, and that may very well be true in many cases. But the government hasn’t released evidence for individual strikes, and there are credible legal experts raising questions about whether this kind of force is even lawful outside of a declared conflict. On top of that, reports like this one include testimony from survivors claiming they were not traffic

https://www.9news.com.au/world/pete-hegseth-pulp-fiction-bible-verse-pentagon-sermon-usa-politics-news/1ffd64d4-628f-49ec-be6f-51e32c83bfea

I think there are actually two separate issues in this story.

First, the broader question of quoting Scripture in a government or military context. Christians have always had to wrestle with how faith shows up in positions of authority, especially in something like the military. That’s not a new tension.

Secondly, and I think this matters most, the “verse” being referenced isn’t actually Scripture in the way it

https://newrepublic.com/post/208820/pentagon-threatened-pope-criticized-donald-trump

I’m not Catholic, and I disagree with parts of Catholic teaching. But that’s not really the point here.

One U.S. official present at the meeting brought up the Avignon papacy, a period in the 14th century in which the French monarchy bent the Catholic Church into submission, ordering an attack on Pope Boniface VIII that led to his downfall and subsequent death and forcing the papacy to relocate from Rome to Avignon, a region inside France.

What is concerning to me is this:

There are reports that after Pope Leo critic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iHjbG3jtHM

As a Christian, I’m not comfortable with comparing any politician to God. Scripture is pretty clear about not elevating human figures in that way.

It doesn’t matter who the politician is; blurring that line risks turning faith into a tool for politics rather than something that stands above it.

Acts 12:21-23:  On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-tells-republicans-pass-voting-law-for-jesus-2026-03-23/

Even if someone supports this bill, “do it for Jesus” is a strange way to argue for a voting law.

That kind of framing turns a debatable policy into something that sounds like a religious obligation. But Scripture doesn’t tell us to pass specific voting legislation. It calls us to pursue justice, truth, and integrity.

It’s fair to debate the policy. It’s not helpful to wrap it in language that makes disagreement sound unfaithful.

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The President sets a tone that many people follow, whether we like it or not. His words don’t stay isolated, they shape how others think it’s acceptable to speak and act.

As believers, we’re called to pursue speech that is gracious and seasoned with salt (Colossians 4:6), and I think it’s reasonable to hope for that same kind of restraint and wisdom from those in leadership.

At that level of influence, the question isn’t really about what’s “fair,” but about what is responsible. Leadership carries a weight that naturally comes with higher expectations.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hegseth-mentor-anti-catholic-remarks-223341397.html

I’m a Protestant, and I do have theological disagreements with some Catholic doctrines. The Reformation happened for a reason. But the idea that a nation should ban Catholic processions or restrict Catholic worship crosses a line for me.

Religious liberty shouldn’t only apply to the traditions we personally agree with. Once the government starts deciding which Christian groups are allowed to practice their faith publicly, it becomes a question of whose theology gets enforced by the state.

What worries me even mor