Like the guy just can't help himself, even if what he was saying was true, or he truly believes it, is it a good idea, to continue to defame the person DURING the trial your accused of defaming? How is this a winning strategy to lower damages, or least not make it worse.

Yesterday he defamed her 22 times during the jury selection, today he's muttering under his breath and banging his hand so that the jury can hear him after being told not to do it multiple times.

I know the guy can't help himself, but you would think if nothing else, narcacism and self preservation would stop him.

Reminds me of how during his second trial alex jones was on air defaming the defendants and at the end of the trial they just ran a 5-10 minute clip of everything he said, and I wouldn't be surprised if a big part of that 1 billion dollar loss was just his continual contrition showing no remorse or even feeling bad about it.

How much of world history as well as current events hang on this prophetic word?

Genesis 16:
1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid;
it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan,
and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that
she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.

6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thine hand; do to her as it pleases thee. And when Sarai dealt
hardly with her, she fled from her face.

7 And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said,
I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

9 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

10 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;
because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.

12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell
in the presence of all his brethren.

13 And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked
after him that seeth me?

14 Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

This thought sprung to mind on seeing the last pair of threads that got quite quickly (and rightly) shut down that... the Creationist and Intelligent Design side does not really have anything new that they can try and levy against evolution as a science.

Unless I can be proven wrong...

"Claims that [Texas Military Dept] prevented Border Patrol from saving the lives of drowning migrants are wholly inaccurate. At the time that Border Patrol requested access, the drownings had occurred, Mexican authorities were recovering the bodies, and Border Patrol expressed these facts to the TMD personnel on site," the Texas Military Department said in a statement.
Abbott blamed lawmakers and some media outlets for being "so eager to point [the] finger at Texas for [the] drowning of migrants, they forgot to get the facts."
Sadly, I must say this comes as no surprise to me.

“NBC and CNN refused to air my victory speech. Think of it — because they are crooked. They’re dishonest, and frankly, they should have their licenses or whatever they have: Take it away.” Those networks should be recognized as political arms of the Democrats.

Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666379123005402

One never sees the peaceful Gaza scenario these days - as was there prior to Hamas' unprovoked assault on Israel at the start of the Hamas' war against its neighbor -- Hamas' great plans for Gaza. As if getting Israel to attack Gaza was going to be such a great outcome for Gaza.


"The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on Israel on 7 October, with hundreds of gunmen infiltrating communities near the Gaza Strip.

About 1,200 people were killed, while the Israeli military says more than 200 soldiers and civilians, including women and children, were taken to Gaza as hostages."

Oct 6 - no state of war existed and Israel did not seem to be too concerned with the idea that Hamas terrorists would launch 2500 missiles into Israel and then rush across the board to take women and children hostages back to Gaza.

The massive tunnel network in Gaza shows the intent to let all the citizens "above ground" suffer the brunt of any efforts to rescue hostages or rid the place of terrorists.

To many people Hamas looks like 'evil' with a capital "E".

So now let's consider all 'the good Hamas has done for Gaza" in its scheme to totally ruin the place.

hmmmm... can't think of one good outcome for Gaza in this "brilliant" plan by Hamas.

So given their F minus result on their last initiative - what were they thinking should happen "now" to make Gaza an even better place to live. Oh wait maybe Hamas could simple leave the ruins of Gaza and go back to Iran/Syria etc. It is king of interesting that the neighboring countries don't want Hamas and all the Gaza citizens -- to go there.

So then it is really puzzling to see how they get any support at all

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
[Jas 1:27]

'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
[Mat 25:34-36]

By setting forth to all the world the good works of his faithful servants, the Sovereign Judge silences the murmurs of the reprobate, who might otherwise object that they had it not in their power to do good. In the same manner, the conduct of the wise virgins was the condemnation of the foolish ones; the diligence of the faithful servant, of the sloth and drunkenness of the idle one; the zeal of the servants who multiplied the talents entrusted to them, of his that hid his talent in the ground; and the fervour of the observers of the commandments, of the negligence and remissness of those who are ever transgressing them. (St. John Chrysostom, hom. lxxx.)

These works of mercy, says St. Augustine, prevail towards life everlasting, and to the blotting out of former sins; in Psalm 49.

[Psa 49:1-20]

My 90 year old dad is growing weak, but won't go see a doctor. My sister lives in Colorado and needs to go home. She's been at my dad's taking care of him for 5 weeks now. My dad won't let visiting nurses come to see him or get a Life Alert button if he should fall. He just wants my sister there all the time. I go out there once a week to visit, but he said one day a week is enough. But my sister really needs a break. I'm really stressed by all of this. Any prayers would be appreciated.

It is true that we can do nothing in ourselves to earn or to deserve our own salvation. The good works of our flesh will never be good enough to secure for us salvation from sin and eternal life with God. It is only by the grace of God, through God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ, that any of us are saved from our sins and have the hope of eternal life with God. But faith in Jesus, which comes from God, and is gifted to us by God, and is persuaded of God, demands that we die with Christ to sin and obey our Lord’s commands.

[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 1:12-13; Jn 6:44; Jn 15:1-11; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; 1 Co 15:58; 2 Co 5:9; 2 Co 9:8; Gal 5:6; Gal 6:8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 5:10; Php 2:12-13; Col 1:9-14; 1 Thes 2:4; 1 Thes 4:1; 2 Thess 1:11-12; 2 Tim. 2:4,21; Tit 2:11-14; Tit 3:8; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 11:6; Heb 12:1-2; Heb 13:6; Jas 2:17; 1 Pet 2:24; 2 Pet 1:1; 1 Jn 3:22]

So, what is grace? It is God’s kindness, his favor to us, as Jesus Christ freely gave himself away for us to die on a cross for our sins so that we will be crucified with him in death to sin and raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin, but as slaves to righteousness. And God’s grace trains us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we await his return. For he gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (See Titus 2:11-14)

So, working out our own salvation is not us trying, in our flesh, to earn our salvation, which cannot be done in the flesh. It is us walking by the grace of God in the salvation already provided according to the commands of our Lord under the New Covenant. It is us walking in obedience to our Lord in faithful surrender to him and to his will for our lives so that, by his grace, we are saved at the end, and we have eternal life with God. And it is us walking in holiness and in righteousness and no longer in sin, by his power.

And we should not be those who grumble and complain to God about our circumstances and about having to obey him and to repent of our sins. We should want to obey the Lord because we love him. And because we love him we should want to walk in his ways and in his truth and not in sin. For as his followers we are to be blameless, not absolutely perfect, but we are to be those who are walking in righteousness and holiness and in obedience to our Lord, and not in sin, in practice.

And we are to be those who are shining the light of the truth of the gospel in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, both in the words that we speak (or write), and in our actions and attitudes. For we are not to blend in with the world. We are not to immerse ourselves in our culture. We are not to be those who are becoming more like the world to win the people of the world to our businesses, called “church.” But we are to be living and teaching the gospel that Jesus and his NT apostles taught, in full biblical context.

But this will cost us. It will cost us friends and supporters and people who will not want to be with us and who may discard and abandon us, and who may even speak evil against us and fight against us and who will falsely accuse us of what we did not do just because they disagree with us. For the Scriptures teach that if we are true followers of Christ that we will be hated and persecuted like he was. And so there may be times when we have to stand alone with the majority against us, and it will be hard.

[Matt 5:10-12; Matt 10:16-25; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 6:22-23; Lu 21:12-19; Jn 15:1-21; Jn 16:33; Jn 17:14; Ac 14:22; Rom 5:3-5; Phil 3:7-11; 1 Pet 1:6-7; 1 Pet 4:12-17; 2 Tim 3:12; 1 Thess 3:1-5; Jas 1:2-4; 2 Co 1:3-11; Heb 12:3-12; 1 Jn 3:13; Rev 6:9-11; Rev 7:9-17; Rev 11:1-3; Rev 12:17; Rev 13:1-18; Rev 14:1-13]

As the Deer

By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

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ISRAEL AND JUDAH – not rejoined as yet.
The Bible has over 160 instances in the same verse, where Israel and Judah are mentioned as different, separate entities. It’s clear that they are not to be rejoined until after the Middle East is cleared and His people are regathered, judged and settled together in all of the Holy Land, Deuteronomy 32:34-43, Ezekiel 20:32-38

Mainstream Church teaching, especially Catholic, says that the Jews now in the Land are all Israel. Some teach Replacement theology, where their Church is now the new Israel.
Have they rejoined already? Josephus, the Jewish historian, circa 100AD, wrote that the 10 lost tribes were a great multitude, then living beyond the Euphrates River.
In the Talmud, Rabbi’s Akiva and Eliezer circa 200AD, discuss the question of when the 10 lost tribes would return. So, only Judah was present at that time.
At the establishment of the State of Israel, in 1948, the name was to have been Judah, but David Ben Gurion changed to Israel at the last minute. A serious misnomer.

So, we await the fulfilment of these prophecies;
Ezekiel 37:21-22 I am going to take the Israelites [the 2 tribes of Judah and the 10 tribes of Israel.] from their places of exile among the nations. I shall assemble them from every quarter and restore them to their own soil. I shall make them a single nation in the Land and one King will be over them all. No longer will they be two nations or divided into two Kingdoms.

Jeremiah 50:4-5 In those days and at that time [ after the land has been cleansed] The people of Israel and the people of Judah will come together and in tears go in search of their God. They will ask the way to Zion, turning towards her and saying; Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in everlasting covenant.

Hosea 1:11 The people of Judah and Israel will be reunited and will choose for themselves one leader. [This must be before the Return of Jesus]

Micah 7:8-10 My enemies, do not exult over me [ Israel] Though I have fallen, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. Because I have sinned against the Lord I must bear His anger until He pleads my case, gives judgement and establishes my rights. Then my enemies will see it and be shamed – those who said “where is your God “. I will see their downfall, they will be trampled like mud on the streets.

Micah 7:11-12 The day for rebuilding and extending your boundaries will come. A day when Your people will return to the Land, from every sea and every mountain.
Isaiah 66:18b-21, Psalms 107, Revelation 7:9-13

Zechariah 1:18-21 The four horns [ nations, peoples.] that scattered Judah and Israel.
Assyria, Babylon, Rome and now Islam. The four smiths [destroyers] have come to overthrow them.

Hosea 2:23 [New] Israel will be My new sowing in the Land, I will love them and say to them: “You are My people” and they will say “You are our God”. Romans 9:24-26

EZEKIEL 28:25-29:21


The prophet speaks through the Holy Spirit and affirms that even though Israel has been scattered throughout the countries of the world, they will be returned to their land in the future, it is already happening, Israel was recognized as a nation in 1948, and since then, the people have been returning.

One positive thing to dwell upon is that the Jewish people made known to the nations of the ONE GOD, Adonai-Elohim-YHVH” and through the migration of the Jewish peoples to different parts of the world, we now have the Ashkenazim, Sephardim, Falashim, people groups which make up most of the Jewish peoples today. These people groups have introduced many varieties of foods, customs, and ways of worship in today's Judaism, many are also Messianic believers.

Adonai also states that "Israel will live in peace" which has not happened yet as we all know, even now, there is war against Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists, yet in the future, God will have judged all the nations that have warred against Israel. That is why we call the "Millenium" and period of "Shalom"

Bad news for Egypt, just as the Israelites were scattered among the nations, the Egyptians will also be scattered among the nations for 40 years, Egypt will be desolate and people-less, for this period of time. This will probably happen during the millennium since Egypt has always had a population, even today. The Egyptian people will come back after that time, but Egypt will never be a prosperous country. Since the fall of Egypt after the time of Passover, Egypt was conquered by the Babylonians, the Greeks, and Romans. Even today, Egyptians are living in many countries in the world, but Egypt has never been left completely without people and animals, at least not yet.

Yet a good note to ponder on, Egypt opened its doors to receive young Yeshua with Mary, and Joseph when they were fleeing from Herod. There are quite a few believers in Egypt today, making up the “Coptic Church.” Back in the days of Pharoah, the Egyptian people used the Nile River to get water for crops, to swim in, and bathe, (a little dangerous because of Hippos and crocs). The Nile was considered to be protected by the Nile goddess "Anuket" who was depicted as a beautiful woman wearing and crown of reeds. So when Pharaoh went to the river to bathe and worship, He was worshiping and paying homage to Anuket. Perhaps the ancient Egyptian word for "Nile River" would have been "Iteru Anuket" or "Iteru Kemet" (The River of Anuket) or (The River of Egypt)

Ezekiel states that Adonai will judge Pharaoh, and during the plagues, the first plague was against the Nile River, converting it into blood. The fish died and stank. Just the opposite of the "Life-giving waters of the Nile" The Nile became a "River of Death". In ancient Egypt, there was no word for "Death" The words used were "ceasing to live" So, the Nile became a "River where life ceased"

Today there are barges that take tourists up and down the river for rides while playing Middle Eastern music and serving great-tasting food. like "Hawaushi" (Egyptian-style hamburgers) Our family visited Egypt in 1999. Nice memories.

MATT 24:1-51

Yeshua tells his talmidim about the “end times” and we all know and have read this chapter, of “wars and rumors of wars, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, etc. As we look around today, we can be certain that we are living in these “end times” for sure, yet the end is not yet...we still have a way to go. We have heard of many “false-Messiahs” leaders claiming to be “Jesus” yet we know better than believing on them. When Yeshua returns, the “Whole World” will see him returning, what will modern satellite cameras, etc.

Verse 15 is interesting; It talks about the “Abomination of Desolation” set up in the Mishkan, the “Holy Place” in the third temple. This takes us back to Hanukkah, reminding us of Antiochus Epiphanes, who set up a “Statue of Zeus” in the Holy Place. The future Anti-Messiah, a second “Antiochus” will also set up a statue, perhaps of himself, and command all to bow down and worship it.

Verse 30 talks about the “Sign of the Son of Man (Ben Adam) shall appear in the Heavens, and all the tribes (peoples) of the earth will mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming on the clouds with all power. We might ask ourselves, what is this sign? It will be visible since all will see it. Some might say the “Star of David” but that existed even before the formation of the Nation of Israel in Egypt. Many believe it will be the cross, the instrument of suffering and death, but for us, it is the sign of salvation from our sins.

Yet why do the peoples of the earth mourn? Should they not be joyous of Messiah’s coming? Happy that the tribulation will end and HIS kingdom established? One thought is that those “peoples” might be the unredeemed, the lost that follow the Anti-Christ. They know that their end is near and that their leader will be vanquished and thrown into the fires of hell. They also fear for their fate as well. Yet many will remain alive on earth and will have to subject themselves to Messiah’s millennial rule, like it or not. What an opportunity for them to accept Messiah Yeshua with all heart and willingly submit themselves to HIS rule.

We, as believers, will return with him. We are his servants and we must be around and occupied with the Master’s work, HIS work is to share the “Good News” of Salvation with all who are willing to hear, and to teach HIS Word to those who wish to learn it and apply it to their lives, thus is the work of Torah teachers and Sunday School teachers, pastors, rabbis, missionaries, etc…

The gospel will be preached to the whole world, which is happening now, we need to be ready for his return, those of us who are alive will be gathered together as well as those who have gone on before us and who are now in heaven, we will be ONE FAMILY and share life together in the Millennial Kingdom of Yeshua (Jesus) and for all eternity.

Shalom

I've tried to learn this for years. I don't know where to post my question or where to find a legitimate answer.

I want a definition of child abuse. Why can't it be defined?

How can someone ignore a Christian lifestyle, be disobedient to scriptures about treatment of others, and the preacher(or priest) think that it doesn't mean that person isn't a Christian.

If any man be in Christ is he a child abuser or incapable of controlling his anger?

Where can I get answers?

After seeing the Iowa results, Cruz said Trump had clearly won the GOP nomination. He called on Republicans to unite behind Trump to focus on beating President Joe Biden.
“At this point, I think the contrast needs to be on substance and policy and records,” Cruz said. Cruz criticized Biden’s handling of border security and called for a crackdown on illegal immigration, which has an outsized impact on Texas, he said. Cruz, and other GOP leaders across the country, routinely attack Biden’s immigration policies.

May the best man win.

Is it ever righteous for believers to hate the Jews?

I notice if I miss reading the Bible for a couple days my mind starts going towards a sinful direction is this normal for most Christians?

I'm asking for prayer for Israel that no weapon form against Israel would prosper and every tongue that rises up against Israel in judgement be condemned. I'm asking for prayer that the Lord would stop Hamas and those that would want to see Israel destroyed from attacking them and He would bring peace in this situation and defend Israel from it's enemies. Thank you for all of your prayer.

so today was a horrible day.. my husband and I had a huge argument in the morning because I told him that hes hurting our son everytime he tries to talk to his dad, my husband says "sh" or "stop" and our son (age 3) gets really sad and starts crying and comes to me when im suppoesd to be working on my schoolwork, which i get up at 5am to do so that it doesnt interfere with my time with the kids and cooking/cleaning. maybe i shouldnt have said it, but i did my best saying it calmly, i rarely ever yell at him or raise my voice unless its a really bad argument. anyway, I was going to go to the store to buy groceries with the kids which was my plan since yesterday and then he told me he would cancel the card if i left and he was implying that I was going to buy alcohol (i used to have a bad drug problem before i was a christian but i havent touched drugs in 4 years almost and i did relapse drinking but that was a year ago for one day and before that it was like 6 months prior) and it made me really angry so i just left alone and he got really mad because he works from home and he got stuck with the kids. I shouldnt have left but i was so angry and he was following me around the house nonstop criticizing me and i just oculdnt take it anymore. i was trembling and i just was overloaded with stress. i had a miserable day because I keep replaying all the thigns he said to me "im tired of you. im done with you. you dont do anything. you dont keep up with the housecleaning, you get an F for a wife, your not a mother, i would fire you if i could..." he said sorry and took it all bak and i forgive him but im so angry and just hurt from all that stuff and i know i messed up too by leaving i was gone for like an hour but im just freaking hurt. my heart aches and my soul is just in utter suffering. i dont have friends. i wish so bad i had one friend. since i sobered up, i had to get rid of all my freinds because i only wanted to be around christians and get away from the bad drug scene. i never made friends after that. as much as i try... they are always just shallow surface talk-about-the-weather kind of aquaintances from church where i have to put a straight face like everythign is perfect. i feel so freakign alone. i hate myself sometimes for even allowing myself to get so out of control and crying and negative mentality and letting sadness overtake me. i have a lot of attachment issues from my childhood and i know that plays a role, i have always since i was a kid felt unloved, unwanted, misunderstood, and im just so sick of myself already I jsut want to be with Jesus so He can take all this pain away and wipe the tear from my face. my husband always shuts me up, never listens to me like just to be a listenign ear for mypain, tells me to be quiet when im crying and rolls his eyes at me when i tell him i feel emotionally neglected. its like the pain never ends. jsut to be clear i am NOT suicidal in anyway... i just want the pain to stop. i want stronger faith, i want to be better at cleanign the house and everythig beign sparkling clean but its impossible without giving up my time with the kids and prioritizing taking them to the park and making sure they are happy. i do laundry and i do organize everyday, i clean the house in sections so its never full 100 clean. for example, i do the bathrooms deep cleainging one day and then the floors another day and deep clean the kitchen another day..etc.. and basic organizing throughout each day. im so exhausted. i just want to be heard and seen and loved. i know Jesus can do all these thigns. i beg and pray but the feelings always come back. why cant i just be stronger, not this friendless loser that nobody appreciates. im so sorry to sound so negative and self-depricating. i dont feel well at all today. pray for me please. and il pray too. tell me you hear me if you read this. anyone out there, please just see me... btw, i only said the bad stuff my husband does, but he is actually a really good husband but not when hes mad or feelign depressed or when we fight its bad, but dont think hes bad. hes a good husabnd.... he just struggles sometimes just like me. im not any better than he is.

The nations were in uproar and now the time has come for your retribution, and for the dead to be judged, and for your servants the prophets, for the saints and for those who fear your name, small and great alike, to be rewarded. The time has come to destroy those who are destroying the earth.'
[Rev 11:18]

Who would they be, these ones who are destroying the earth?

Hi everyone- what is your take on the UFO phenomenon? Is it aliens? A demonic deception? Or are they a super-secret US military aircraft? Personally I would be willing to bet almost anything that these UFOs they are seeing are not aliens but an ultra deep-black US military aircraft. Back in the 1940's the Nazi Germans were working on anti-gravity, there is absolutely no telling what they have got now! There are rumors going around on the internet that the US government is in possession of an aircraft with an anti-gravity drive called the TR3B-A and they have already had this thing out to orbit around Neptune and back. The idea that these UFOs are aliens are the perfect cover-story for the US government, if everyone is convinced these are aliens they will not know that the US government is violating their airspace and spying on them! Our government may have things that are so secret even the president of the united states does not know about them, the only people that know about them are the people that are working on them, probably out at Area 51.

I also believe that some of the phenomenon with aliens is a demonic deception, I have heard stories about people that thought they were being abducted by aliens in their bedroom at night and they cried out to God and instantly it stopped and they were back in their bed unharmed! Back in the middle ages people thought this phenomenon was witches, but now in modern times it has switched to aliens.

CNN is calling Trump's win in the Iowa Republican Caucasus a landslide:


What was Trump's percentage of the vote? 51.0 %. CNN calls this a landslide?

(OSV News) — Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses Jan. 15, according to multiple projections, marking his first electoral victory in a contest he has led in polling.

Early projections showed former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — the remaining Catholic candidate in the race — battling for second place with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy coming in a distant fourth place.

The 2024 Iowa caucuses came amid a blizzard in the state that stymied travel plans and events for some candidates in the closing stretch of the race. The blizzard was so severe that Bishop William M. Joensen granted a general dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation to the faithful of the Diocese of Des Moines for the Jan. 13-14 weekend.

The race was called for Trump before caucus meetings had concluded in some precincts.

States may hold either primaries or caucuses in the presidential nomination process, with the latter type of contest often requiring voters to attend caucus meetings, rather than simply voting. To secure the Republican nomination, a candidate needs to win 1,215 delegates.

Trump’s campaign demonstrates greater sophistication, expert says​

Continued below.

I recently had a job interview and I feel good about it so please pray that I would get the job. Thank you.