Israel And The News

As I watch the news coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, there's one thing missing in the reporting.  Every network has its analysts and "experts" on foreign relations, but they all leave out a key element: Prophecy. 

What we're seeing take place in Israel today is the fulfillment of biblical prophecy.  I haven't studied Bible prophecy like my friend Jimmy Phillips, who has studied and taught on prophecy for years.  But I know enough to see that we are living in the last days. 

The Bible predicted that end-time events would revolve around Israel, and that's what we're seeing take place in the Israel-Hamas war.  Hamas is a terrorist group funded by Iran.  Iran's objective is to destroy Israel.  It has openly said it wants to wipe Israel off the face of the earth.

The Bible also says that all nations will turn against Israel to try to destroy it.  That's what is taking place right now.  More and more nations are turning against Israel.  But the Bible is clear in Zechariah 12:4: "All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves,"

Some think this war is the fulfillment of Ezekiel 37 and 38, which describes a large force from the north attacking Israel.  It's all coming together right before our eyes.  I read one quote that said, "If you want to know what's happening, read the newspaper.  If you want to know why it's happening, read the Bible."

As Christians, we have hope.  Luke 21:28 says, "Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads because your redemption draws near."  That's what we should be doing.  We should be watching for Jesus to return.  He is coming soon, but you won't hear that reported on the news.

55

I turned 55 on Thursday.  I made it to the big double nickel.  Three months ago when I was in the hospital with a severe case of pneumonia, I honestly didn't know if I would make it to see 55.  I was on oxygen and struggling to breathe, but God pulled me through again.

Time after time throughout my life, the Lord has protected me and kept me alive.  He spared my life in 2005 when I was in a car crash and my truck overturned.  I came away from it with only a few cuts and scratches.  My truck didn't fare as well, but I survived.

After surgery
in 2014

When I developed spinal stenosis in 2013, I lost a lot of motor function in my already limited mobility, and I ended up having to move into a nursing home.  Thanks to God and a skilled surgeon, I didn't become even more paralyzed, and I have regained part of that function.

It was a dark time in my life.  When I came into the nursing home, I couldn't feed myself.  I couldn't type on this keyboard.  I couldn't do much of anything, and I couldn't understand why I was having to go through this ordeal.  It was the only time that I felt like giving up.  I wanted God to take me home to heaven, but He didn't.  

I kept going back to a Bible verse I had read many times.  Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose."

That verse reminded me that God can take something bad and turn it into something good.  I never expected to be in a nursing home at this stage of life, but God has turned even that into a good situation.  I actually have a good set-up here.  I don't have to cook, clean or do laundry, and I have the help I need.  I've also met a lot of great people here.

My scooter and my truck

I do miss living in Amarillo and all the places I went in my truck, but now I can get around better on my scooter in Pampa.  I go to a wonderful church, and it's only a 10-minute ride.  There's a grocery store, the movie theater and several fast-food restaurants within a couple of blocks.  I can ride almost anywhere in town in about 30 minutes.

I ride all over town.  It makes me feel like I still have some independence.  Some people see me and think I've escaped and call the police to come check on me.  One of the officers who checks on me is Neal Gardner, a friend from grade school.  He'll pull up beside me and say, "I knew it was you!" 

The bottom is God is good!  He has taken care of me all these years.  I don't know what the next year will bring, but I know God is faithful, and He will bring me through it all.

Outfoxed

Anyone who knows me knows I have been a Fox News fanatic for years.  I got hooked on it in 2000-2001 during its coverage of the tumultuous presidential race between George W. Bush and Al Gore.  I watched the network nonstop through all the ballot recounts and fights over "hanging chads" and final showdown in the Supreme Court.

I still watch Fox News but not as much.  It's still one of the only sources of reliable conservative news, but it has changed a lot since the departure of some of its big name hosts.

I used to watch the Fox primetime lineup religiously.  It started with The O'Reilly Factor at 7 and Hannity at 8.  Later, Megyn Kelly joined the lineup.  I always referred to Megyn as the foxiest fox on Fox! She was entertaining and even a little feisty.  Her interviews with Anthony Weiner were classics.  So I was sad when she and Bill O'Reilly left Fox.

I also watched The Five every afternoon for some lively debates between the five co-hosts.  Three of the five original hosts aren't there anymore, and it's not the same without them.  There was Eric Bolling, Kimberly Guilfoyle and my favorite liberal Bob Beckel.  I disagreed with almost everything Bob said, but he was sensible unlike most libs.  You never knew what would come out of his mouth, and neither did Fox.  After Bob dropped the F-bomb a couple of times on-air live, the show was put on an 8-second delay in case Bob had to be bleeped.  Fox fired him twice.

Bob was really an old softy.  He always had a huge light display at his home at Christmas.  I read his autobiography called "I Should Be Dead."  It was a fascinating look into his life as a political operative  and analyst.  Sadly, he passed away in 2022.

Fox still has better talent than CNN and the propagandist MSNBC.  Sean Hannity has been at Fox since Day 1 of the network and still does great work, and I have found ways to keep up with my old favorites.  I watch Bill O'Rielly's No Spin News broadcast on The First channel on Roku, and Megyn has a talk show on Youtube.  Eric Bolling has a show on Newsmax.  Between those three, I can still get the news from a conservative viewpoint.  

Journalism may be a dying profession, but as long as there's journalists like O'Rielly, Hannity and Bolling, journalism is not dead yet.  

Joe's Greatest Hits

Democrats are always talking about how great Joe Biden is and how much he has accomplished as president.  I decided to investigate their claims.  After many hours of research, I came up with this list of Joe's greatest accomplishments.  Here are Biden's top 10 accomplishments:

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There you have it.... Joe's Greatest Moments!

Politickin' 2

Will he or won't he?  That's the question everyone is asking about Joe Biden.  Will he drop out of the race for president?

It's clear that Biden is declining, and it's looking more and more like he's not going to be able to be the nominee.  His handlers tell him what to say, but he can't remember.  That's when he goes off script and just rambles or he'll start making up stories.  

The storyteller-in-chief has told some whoppers like saying he was arrested in South Africa while trying to see Nelson Mandela.  He also claimed he was offered a job by an Idaho lumber company, but there's no record of it.  Then there's this tall tale: He said he used to drive an 18-wheeler!  It's a lie. 

Biden doesn't even know where he is sometimes.  Remember when the Easter had to show him where to go?  

There's a lot of speculation about when and how he will bow out of the race.  I have my own theory.  I think he will lay low until the convention next summer.  He'll come out of the basement for an occasional photo op, but we're not going to see much of Biden this fall.  

At the Democrat convention, something is going to happen to Biden, and he'll have to withdraw from the race.  It will be either due to health reasons, or it could be because of criminal charges filed against him related to the Hunter Biden investigation.  The party bosses will throw Joe under the bus and have a replacement candidate waiting in the wings.  But who will it be?

Some say it will be California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and others are saying Michelle Obama.  (God forbid!)  But no.  I predict it will be someone much worse.  Riding in on a white horse... Here she comes to save the day.... It's CROOKED HILLARY!!  She's never given up her schemes to become president, and she's going to take one final shot at it.

I know that probably won't happen.  (I hope not anyway.)  But whatever the Dems decide to do, I'm sure it will be something just as crazy. 

Gender Bender

Crazy!  That's the only way to describe the ridiculous ideas being bandied about by the Progressives.  The progressive movement is the radical left faction of the Democrat Party that is pushing for a socialist takeover of the United States.  

The Progressives are the ones behind all the "woke" and "trans" madness.  They think people can change their gender on a whim.  Lenny can become Jenny, or Mary can become Larry.  I learned a lot in Mrs. Hawkins's 10th-grade biology class, trust me, but I never learned that someone could change gender.  I never learned that because it is NOT true! Parts is parts, and you live with what you got.  Genesis 1:27 puts it this way: "God created them male and female."

California is trying to pass a bill to require parents to affirm their child's gender choice.  If it passes, parents could lose custody of their child if they oppose or resist the child's "transitioning."

This trans garbage also has invaded some schools.  In some cases, teachers are told to call students by their preferred pronouns.  There's legal battles in some school districts over whether parents have to be informed if their child wants to change gender at school.  A judge has even blocked a California school district's policy requiring that parents be told about student gender identity changes.  It is unconscionable to think schools could keep this secret from parents.

Then there's men who want to compete in women's sports.  That is just plain wrong!  Men should stay out of women's sports and out of women's locker rooms.  If a man wants to dress up like a woman and live in a fantasyland, that's his business, but don't try to shove it down everybody's throats or push this derangement on real women and innocent children.   

Instead of trying to be WOKE, people need to WAKE up.  Jesus is coming soon! 

Politickin'

For football fanatics, the Super Bowl is the highlight of the year.  For baseball enthusiasts, it's the World Series.  And for news junkies like me, the presidential primaries get our attention.  This election cycle promises to be one of the most exciting and craziest primary seasons ever.

The mudslinging has already begun.  You have Republicans attacking Republicans.  You have Democrats attacking Republicans, and you have the media attacking Republicans.

I'm a MAGA Republican.  I voted for Donald Trump twice, and I will vote for him again if he's the nominee.  That doesn't mean he's automatically my top choice.  Like 2016, there's a crowded Republican field, and there are other strong candidates running for the nomination.

Trump was a good president and did great things for the country.  When he ran the first time, his focus truly was about making America great again.  This time around, it's about making himself great again.  He's convinced that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and he's hellbent on getting another term as president.  He is so obsessed talking about the past wrongs done to him when he should be talking about the future needs of the country and how to solve them.  This country has some big problems. 

Trump is also embroiled in a legal battle that has him facing bogus charges.  He's been indicted four times and could be convicted on any or all of them, thanks to our corrupt justice system.  This battle will go all the way to the Supreme Court.

As I stated, there are other good candidates running for the Republican nomination.  Mike Pence is probably the most qualified.  He has been vice president and a governor and knows how to run the country.  I believe Pence is honest and trustworthy.  You can't say that about most politicians.  Ron DeSantis looked like he was going to be a strong challenger to Trump, but his momentum has started to stall out.  Unless he can pick up steam again, I wouldn't count on him this time.  He may be a contender in 2028 though. 

As for the Democrats, someone should tell Joe Biden that he's running for re-election.  He seems to be more interested in being on vacation.  I don't know if Biden is mentally fit to be president, but he's clearly incapable of running the country.  He's made a mess out of immigration and the border, foreign affairs and the economy.  He also has his own legal battles.  He's accused of money laundering, influence peddling and taking bribes, but, of course, the Injustice Department just ignores the whole thing.  The truth will come out eventually.

In the end, neither Biden nor Trump may win a second term in the White House.  Instead, they may be sentenced to serve terms together as cell mates.

It Takes Faith

Starting a new year is like starting a new adventure.  You're never quite sure where you'll end up or what you may encounter along the way.  You just have to step out in faith and trust God to lead the way.

It's like Abraham's journey to the Promised Land.  God told him to leave his country, his family and his father's home to go to a land that He would show him.  Abraham was 75 when he started his journey.  It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him to go out to a country which God had promised to give him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going.  By faith, he lived as a foreigner in the country that God had promised him.

The key to Abraham's success was faith.  He trusted God to keep his promise. Though Abraham was old, the Bible says, "from this one man came as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, as many as the numberless grains of sand on the seashore."  

The key to our success is faith, too.  If we put our trust in God, He will take us to where we need to be.  We may hit some road bumps along the way but keep going.  God will take you through the hard times and carry you safely to the other side... even if He has to part the waters!

My advice to you as we start the new year is DON'T GIVE UP.  Put your faith in God and watch what He'll do in your life this year.