I have no idea where this is or who these people are, but this is some kind of awesome [Hat Tip Twitter].
It looks like a lot of work went into this and the result is absolutely stunning.
https://youtu.be/WWaQ6Z72bsw
There’s another one from a few years ago, also awesome.
President Trump doubles down calling for a complete and unequivocal boycott of businesses and products that align against the interests of our nation. This can work if the American people commit to the boycott: Major League Baseball, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, ViaCom CBS, Citigroup, Cisco, UPS and Merck.
Abandon these companies until they relent to the pressure of the majority!
This is how all efforts to stop Christian worship should be handled. Christian pastor Artur Pawlowski confronts the COVID compliance police who attempt to enter his church on this holiest of days. This is righteous !
This is exactly how to fight back against the insufferable leftist politics that is infecting everything. Today President Trump has called for a boycott of Major League Baseball.
If these corporations realize their actions will cause 80 to 100 million people to stop using their products, they will feel the scale of their financial position being crushed. Keep in mind MAGA supporters are the people who economically represent the largest audience with a greater percentage of their income available for recreational purchasing decisions.
If the America First middle-class stop purchasing all products generated by MLB, not just tickets but everything, then Major League Baseball will collapse financially. The downstream consequences to the people inside MLB are exponential. Good luck getting a lucrative employment contract amid a sport that starts declining….
April is Autism Awareness Month, and today is Autism Awareness Day. That might not even be on my radar if I wasn’t the grandmother of two fantastic little boys who have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum. Old timers here might remember praying for our family and our grandson Conner in 2015 when he had heart surgery at Vanderbilt when he was only two months old. He and his older brother Mason are very special, very normal, and very different, but they both face the challenge of a life lived with some challenges that most of us do not have to live with.
Our friend and frequent contributor John Spiropoulos sent in this video, and I am so grateful to him. It showcases the struggles that autistic children have faced this past year as their schools were closed and the resources they relied on were denied them.
Today we observe Good Friday, the day of the death of Jesus. Many Christian Churches have different ways of observation, to prepare us for the coming resurrection of the Lord on Easter Sunday. Today, the sacrifices we have made during Lent culminate in our internalization of the great offering of Christ’s life. If we have been diligent in our Lenten preparations, Good Friday hits us with a power and force that brings us, literally and figuratively, to our knees with the grasp of what Jesus poured out for us. It becomes personal, a tiny sliver of the cross is buried in our heart. And so each year, we find that we give ourselves over to Christ just a little more through this time of penance and reflection.
It is our wish here in the Tree that you all, so dear to us, and to each other, have a blessed and holy weekend, this most holy time of the year. May the Lamb’s Good Friday sacrifice lead you to the joy we rightfully claim on Easter Sunday. This post mentions some things from my Catholic “language” or viewpoint, if you will. Please share some of the traditions and customs from your church or family with us. Are there special observations and services at your church this weekend?
On this day Catholics celebrate the institution of the Eucharist, as well as the establishment of the Sacrament of the priesthood. Jesus willingly offers himself up at the Last Supper.
After sundown, the Holy Thursday Liturgy takes place, the beginning of the sacred Triduum, the three holiest days we observe as Christians. No Mass will be celebrated again until the Easter Vigil Mass, when we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus.
Last year we Christians had just been deprived of our right to worship together in our churches. The priests celebrated this mass alone, and we watched from home, heartbroken and also alone.
This year we return to our churches, and Christians will joyfully celebrate the Resurrection. I invite you now to spend these three days in deeper preparation and longing, opening your heart, readying yourself for Christ.
In these next days can we be better models of Christ? Can we take extra time to offer kindness, help someone in need, pray for our fellow man, reach out to someone who might like to go to Easter services with us?
Not an April fool’s joke, but it might as well be.
Two media reports [Here and Here] about former VP Mike Pence considering a potential run for President in 2024 present the most laughable political hypothetical in recent memory. Particularly, and specifically, because even President Trump would likely not include Pence in a short list of people for endorsement.
“WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump recently rattled off the names of those he viewed as future leaders of the Republican Party, including Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz along with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Conspicuously absent from the list: Mike Pence.
The former vice president is steadily reentering public life as he eyes a potential run for the White House in 2024.” (read more)
Newsmax has a similar story outlining steps Mike Pence appears to be making to lean forward to the 2024 GOP primary. However, as pointed out by both articles, President Trump has not included his former VP in any positive affirmation about the future of the republican party.
It has taken me a few hours to diminish the anger that surfaced when I first saw these two pictures below.
As readers will note I have taken exception to the lack of strong leadership from the church during this COVID crisis. During a time when fellowship is most needed, most urgently needed, many churches are collapsing under their own fear. This is not a good outcome.
Suffice to say, there is absolutely nothing sensible about the position of this church as pictured; NOTHING.
First, for vaccinated people there is absolutely nothing to fear from the decision of another person not to vaccinate themselves. A non-vaccinated person does not represent a greater risk to a person who is vaccinated against the COVID virus. It is abject nonsense to make any other argument.
Second, this purposeful division is akin to saying ‘good people on the right, pesky non-good people on the left’. Setting up “classes of distinction” based on voluntary compliance with a non-FDA-approved test vaccine is ridiculous in the extreme. For a faith-based organization to be doing this is beyond the pale.
Once again Florida Governor Ron DeSantis outlines his specific direction with the COVID vaccine program. As DeSantis noted in his media statements today “we want to provide it for all, but mandate it for none.” Explaining the Florida legislative intent on further COVID laws the Florida governor went on to say the vaccine passport issue “has huge privacy implications”, and he does not support any mandated vaccine passport that would impede on the liberty and freedom of Florida residents.
Watch the video below starting at 07:45 (prompted) for a strong leadership position regarding individual self-reliance. It is not a surprise that hundreds-of-thousands of U.S. residents are quickly flocking into the sunshine state, each month. The influx of new residents into the state is part of the reason why unemployment in Florida is almost half the national average, and the economy is booming. WATCH:
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My strong opinion still predicts the final four 2024 GOP presidential nominees will likely be: (1) Ron DeSantis representing the MAGA base. (2) Kristi Noem representing MAGA-lite with a twist of Koch. (3) Nikki Haley representing the traditional cocktail republican class (Bush mindset); and (4) Ted Cruz trying to split the Christian base on behalf of Haley’s GOPe scheme.
Obviously things could change; and obviously President Trump is still the frontrunner (should he choose to run again); but with proactive advice and wise counsel from Donald Trump, DeSantis would easily clear the field with a Trump endorsement.