MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened [not clear if any real intervention occurred] Thursday to prevent federal immigration agents from taking a local resident into detention, although the city of St. Peter denied the intervention in a statement Saturday.

The resident, a woman, had been observing and recording video of immigration enforcement actions from her car Thursday afternoon when agents took her into custody.

She shared that video with MPR News. Agents in three vehicles began chasing her and trying to force her to pull over. Eventually they box her in, three agents get out of the car in front of her, with their guns drawn and they try to force her out of her vehicle.

The agents open the door, which unlocked automatically when she put the gearshift in park, they drag her out and force her to the ground.

The woman’s husband eventually arrives and tries to intervene, and he made a separate recording of the interaction on his phone. He tells the agents not to search her car because they don't have a warrant and it would be an illegal search. The agents appear dismissive of his constitutional concerns.

"I'm not getting into the legality of everything," one agent responds tersely.

after his wife was taken into custody, he called his attorney, and soon after, he got a call from St. Peter Chief of Police Matt Grochow, whom he said he has known for years.

The agents took the woman to the St. Peter police station, where she says Chief Grochow approached her, spoke with her, had her get into his squad car, and took her home.

MPR News reached out to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about the incident. A spokesperson responded by asking for the woman's name, date of birth and “A-number,” or alien number, which DHS uses to track non-citizens who are living in the United States. The woman is a U.S. citizen. To protect the woman from retaliation, MPR News did not provide that information to them.

“The Saint Peter police department did not participate in, coordinate with or intervene in any federal enforcement activity,” the [city's] statement said.

Occasionally, it’s worth asking a question that makes us a little uncomfortable. The kind that forces us to slow down and take an honest look at how we’re truly living. This is one of those questions.

If a client or coworker only observed your life at work — your decisions, your relationships, the way you handle pressure — would there be evidence that you follow Christ … or would that part of your life be invisible? Is it something you’re bold about, or do you keep your faith hidden?

Even as I write this, it’s not lost on me that this can feel like a touchy subject. “I don’t want to be seen as a Bible thumper, you know what I mean?” And, at the same time, “Maybe my Christianity is best kept to Sundays, not the middle of the week?” For much of my life, this is the wrestling match I found myself in, grappling between my calling to share the Gospel as a bold Christian and showing up as someone that my workplace culture would find safe and acceptable.

The result, for many years, was not much evidence of my faith at work. If you had taken me to court, it would have been said I was a good person and a nice guy, but as far as being labeled as a Christian, it would have been challenging to convict me. Today, that has changed, and I wake up every day looking to leave behind just a little more evidence of my faith. Here’s what that looks like, specifically at work.

Evidence in how we show up​

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A question that's a little uncomfortable about faith at work

Do you keep your faith hidden

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New video obtained by 2News has raised legal questions about federal immigration enforcement after border patrol agents broke through the glass door of a locked auto body shop in West Valley City to detain two employees.

“You guys broke the [doggone] window,” a woman can be heard saying in the video.

“Yes, we did,” an agent responds.

“You guys don’t have a [doggone] warrant.”

“We don’t need one.”

Carlos Trujillo, an immigration attorney not connected to the case, said the circumstances described raise serious Fourth Amendment concerns.

“If they didn’t have a warrant authorized by a judge to enter that specific place, they cannot go in, and they cannot break the door violently the way they did it.”

Trujillo said federal agents can, in limited situations, enter private property without a warrant if there are exigent circumstances, such as an immediate danger to others, the destruction of evidence or the pursuit of a dangerous criminal suspect. [CBP has not responded to a request about what exigent circumstances justified this action.]

Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset ​

Democrat and machinist union leader Taylor Rehmet won the special election Saturday to represent a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024, a stunning upset that injected a fresh and urgent sense of a panic into the GOP from the Texas Capitol to the White House heading into November’s midterm elections.

With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, conservative activist Leigh Wambsganss, who vastly outspent Rehmet as Republicans including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick mounted a furious funding push in a bid to tilt the election in their favor in the final days.

Patrick, the Senate’s powerful presiding officer, had raised alarm bells about the race and urged Republicans to turn out — as did Trump, who posted three separate get-out-the-vote messages on social media in the 48 hours preceding the election. “It’s clear as day that this disastrous Republican agenda is hurting working families in Texas and across the country, which is why voters in red, blue, and purple districts are putting their faith in candidates like Taylor Rehmet,” Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, said in a statement. “This overperformance is a warning sign to Republicans across the country.”

The legacy media must be devastated. Melania just had a huge box-office opening for a documentary, despite all the efforts to destroy the film before its release.

Deadline reports that Melania will finish the weekend in third place, with an $8 million opening.

Coming in at third is Amazon MGM Studios’ Brett Ratner-directed documentary Melania, which is eyeing $2.85M today (no previews) for an $8M opening in third place — that result would mark the best start for a docu in the last decade (beating Angel Studios’ 2023 doc After Death, which opened to $5M and finaled at $11.5M stateside). I’m hearing sales are gaining, with Florida and Texas quite large, for the First Lady’s big-screen debut.

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According to Deadline, "EntTelligence showed Melania presales overindexing in rural areas with populations under 500,000." The outlet noted that while "license fees plus marketing on this pic equals $75M.”

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Do you believe, with Albert Camus, that there is more to admire in human beings than to despise?

Do you find with Erasmus and Francis of Assisi that in spite of all folly, stupidity, illusion, and even sin, reality at its final moment is trustworthy?

Do you find in yourself a belief with Aquinas and Thomas More that reason is to be trusted for finding the order of things; that faith transforms but does not destroy reason?

Is your final image of God one like John's gospel of love, not fear; of Christ as fundamentally a community of hope, not a ghetto of escape and fear?

Does your image of society include a trust that it can be somehow ordered short of radical disjunction?

Does your image of the cosmos itself include a trust that it too is somehow ordered by relationships established by God for all reality; and that reality itself—in spite of all serious,
sometimes overwhelming evidence to the contrary—is finally benign?

Then you possess, I believe, a Catholic analogical imagination.

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Exegesis of the Word: On the Beatitudes as a Spiritual Portrait

Daily Gospel

Saint Bridget of Ireland

Saints of the Day

This is from the Old Testament, under the Old Covenant, and yet what it teaches us here, in content, is taught us in the New Testament, under the New Covenant God has with his people Israel (Jew and Gentile by biblical faith in Jesus Christ). For we read in 1 Corinthians 10:1-22 that what the Israelites did in the wilderness happened as examples to us, and they were written down for us so that we will not crave evil things as they also craved. For the majority of them made sin their practice, and not obedience to God, and so they were put to death and they did not enter into God’s eternal rest.

So, we are taught in the New Testament not to put our Lord God to the test, as the Israelites (the majority) tested God in the wilderness and did not get to enter into God’s eternal rest because of their disobedience (unbelief). But we are to be those who walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands in holy living, by the grace of God, in the power of God. And, yes, in the New Testament, under the New Covenant, we who claim to believe in Jesus Christ are taught to do what is righteous and good (holy) in the sight of the Lord if we are to have the hope of salvation from sin and eternal life with God.

For belief in Jesus Christ is not something we do by professions of faith in Jesus Christ only. For just because we may claim to believe in Jesus Christ, it doesn’t necessarily mean that we are of biblical faith in Jesus Christ. For, by faith in the Lord Jesus, if our faith is genuine biblical faith, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but now as servants of God and of his righteousness in walks of obedience to our Lord’s commands. But if sin is still our practice, and not obedience, we do not have eternal life with God.

For, in Jesus’ death on that cross, he who knew no sin became sin for us that he might put our sins to death with him. And this was so that, by faith in him, we can now die with him to sin, in his power, and walk in obedience to his commands, in his strength. Because of what Jesus did for us on that cross we can come out from underneath slavery (addiction) to sin, and we can serve the Lord with our lives, in obedience to his commands. We can now live for the Lord, and for his purposes, in the power of God, and no longer live for the sinful pleasures of the flesh, by the grace of God.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

And all the glory belongs to God and not to our human flesh. Amen!

Give God the Glory

Based off Psalm 19
An Original Work / March 10, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

All of creation now proclaims:
“Give God the glory; honor His name!”
Each day the stars in heav’n above
Show forth His wisdom; tell of His love.

They do not speak. They have no voice.
Yet, they declare we have a choice:
“Worship the God of heav’n above;
Believe in Jesus; trust in His love.”

God’s word is perfect, just and good,
Refreshing souls who trust in the Lord;
Makes wise the simple; radiant -
Lighting our lives with God’s righteousness.

Joy to the heart His words now speak;
Pure and enduring, now we seek.
They are more precious than our gold;
Sweeter than honey; never grow old.

Keeping the word brings great reward.
By the word Jesus speaks and He warns,
Convicting hearts of all their sin;
Forgiving all who call upon Him.

Praying You keep me, Lord, from sins.
May they not rule my life again.
Then will I walk in all Your ways,
Following Jesus all of my days.

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Don’t Put God To The Test
An Original Work / February 1, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Would you consider having a marriage of convience for practical, economic, business, or nesting reasons?

In another discussion we had on here a point was made that the Bible doesn't tell us to marry the person we love. It tells us to love the person we marry.

I find that as I age, I am less interested in romance, and just thinking about new relationship energy feels exhausting and annoying to me.

I do still want affection, loyalty, devotion, and comfortable companionship. I want to have similar life goals and have a strong desire for a partner who is involved in the same projects, business, or organization with me.

I can't help but wonder if I were to find a compatible companion could we build a life together as a married couple without being "in love."

Does anyone else consider the same thing?

The following passage of Scripture is from the Old Testament, and it was taught under the Old Covenant God had with his people Israel (Jews only at that time). But some of this is repeated for us under the New Covenant, and the rest of this passage we can learn from, as well. For, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV) Amen!


And, Jesus Christ, when he was asked which was the great commandment in the law, said: “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 22:37-40 NASB1995)

And Jesus continued to teach that if we love him, we will keep (obey) his commandments. We will keep (stick to) his word. For, those who do not keep (obey, adhere to) his words do not love Jesus/God. And he said that if we keep his commandments, we abide in his love. But if we do not obey his commandments, and if sin is what we practice, instead, we will not inherit eternal life with God. We will not be saved from our sins and be on our way to heaven if obedience to God is not our practice, and if sin is our practice.

[Matthew 7:13-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 8:51; John 14:15-24; John 15:10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; 1 Peter 1:2; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 5:9; James 1:21-25; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-15; 1 John 3:1-24; 1 John 4:19-20; 1 John 5:2-3; 2 John 1:6]

Now, love for God is not in words only, or just in song. Love, which comes from God, for he is love, prefers what God prefers. And he prefers all that is holy, righteous, morally pure, upright, godly, faithful, honest, and obedient to his commands. And this love for God chooses his choices to obey them, too, in his power, wisdom, and strength. For if truly we love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and might (strength), we will be those whose lives are surrendered to the Lord, to doing his will, and to obeying his commands.

And if this is true of us, this should not be a private affair that is kept secret from everyone else. It should be obvious by the words that we speak, and by our attitudes, our actions, our behaviors, and by our life choices. And this is not saying that we will be absolutely perfect in all these areas at all times, but this should be how we live, in practice, by the grace of God. And it should be shown outwardly and not inwardly only, for we are to be our Lord’s witnesses throughout the earth, sharing the gospel with the people.

So, we should be living the truth of the gospel, in practice, by the grace of God, and then we should be teaching others the truth of the gospel. We should be teaching our children and grandchildren what it means to believe in Jesus and to live the life he has for us all to live, as his followers. But we must set the example before them, too. For words only mean nothing if they are not followed up with action, and in truth. But words are important, too. For we should be talking about Jesus with other people, in daily practice.

Now, as far as physical displays of faith go, we must be very careful that our outward displays, in the forms of signs and posts and photos and t-shirts with printed words on them, etc., are what we are living, in practice. I have seen some vehicles with “Christian” bumper stickers or pasted signs on their windshields, and then saw the drivers giving someone “the finger,” which is something bad, not good. And, again, I am not saying we will never fail, but that we should be living what we are professing, in daily practice, by habit.

Walking in The Light

Based off 1 John 1-2
An Original Work / November 16, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

When I lift up my voice, and
Sing praise unto God,
I will fellowship with my
Lord and Savior, King.
In Him there is no darkness.
He is in the light of truth.
If we walk in His light,
From sin He purifies.

If we repent of our sins,
He’ll forgive us now,
When we humble ourselves, and
Before Jesus bow.
The man who says, “I know Him,”
But does not obey His truth,
There is no truth in him.
In darkness still he’s found.

Do not love the world of sin,
For it is hell bound.
If you follow the world, you’ll
Not in Christ be found.
The world and its desires
Will not last; they’ll expire.
The one who does God’s will,
Receives eternal life.

See that what you have heard from
Christ remains in you.
Then, you’ll remain in Christ, and
In His Father, too.
This is what He promised us –
His eternal life with God.
So, continue in Him, and
You’ll receive a crown.

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When We Walk By The Way
An Original Work / February 1, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

For @RileyG...

What follows is a 7 day battle plan against nightmares. You'll want to pray each portion daily and begin each session with confession and praise. The ideal time for spiritual warfare is between 12AM to 3AM. But it's more important that it's done before you retire. Don't wait too late either. You may find yourself unexpectedly sleepy which is devised to prevent the prayer.

If possible, keep a record of your dreams and look for recurring elements. An app is an option but make sure it allows you to record your entry via audio which will accommodate fatigue and late night stirrings. As you recognize the lies and patterns pray against them and affirm God's love and truth.

Given the frequency and tenure of your dilemma you'll need intercessors too. Jim Cymbals's church Brooklyn Tabernacle, is known for their prayer meeting and prayer warriors. Reach out to them by phone and continue to do so each month. It may take some to chip away at this depending on its strength.

But each time you pray imagine a sledgehammer attacking your affiliation. Rest assured, with constancy you'll bring it down. I invite you all to stand with Riley as a show of solidarity and brotherly love. We know what's possible with two and additional voices will heighten the fervency of its resolution. I will be praying with you as well and you're welcome to share your thoughts and feelings on the thread or tag me if needed.

Father in the Name of Jesus, I decree and declare on behalf of Riley...

May the Lord have mercy on your soul and deliver you from this vexing entity that has boldly afflicted the Lord's chosen without timidity. Do as You've done in the days of old and let Your battle cry be heard from the mountaintops. Rain down Your fiery vengeance upon the interloper who hinders Your son from the rest and peace You promised.

And do not relent Your assault until every iteration of brokenness and destruction it has wrought has been obliterated completely. Fill that space with Yourself and Your ministering spirits bringing restoration and wholeness where it's lacking manyfold. And recompense Your servant for every tear and restless night he endured. Render the charge against him in Your court overturned and dismissed.

For the sake of Your name and the anointing upon his head You applied within the womb. Do not sleep until my petition is satisfied and fulfilled. Let it be done at Your daughter's behest. My Beloved Father. In Jesus' Name.

~bella

Hi all,

I’m prone to nightmares and have very severe anxiety.

The past few nights have been brutal.

Please pray I may have a peaceful nights sleep and no nightmares.

God bless

We live in a very different culture today than we did back in the 80’s. So much more is tolerated and accepted now that years ago the church would speak out against.

It’s important to remember that we are called to be a light in the darkness. To come out from among the rest. To stand up for the Lord when it’s more convenient to stay silent.

Jesus never said that following him would be easy. He said that we would face trials. The great people of Faith Mentioned in Hebrews 11 paid the ultimate price for standing up for the Lord.

They also understood that they were only aliens and strangers passing through and their citizenship was really in Heaven. Paul who used to persecute Christians and was present during the stoning of Stephen, ended up in jail for his devotion to the Lord.

The book of Acts teaches us that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty to the pulling down of strongholds. We have the power of prayer, the word of God, Righteousness-

We are assured that we will succeed if we move out in the name of the Lord and walk in his spirit.

We should be the ones who are out there calling for peace in the midst of chaos. We should be the ones who are pointing people to the Lord. We should be reminding each other that our redemption is drawing closer.

We are not called to act recklessly in faith but righteous. We can’t accomplish anything the same way that we see people trying to accomplish anything.

Look at how many times we have expected politicians to make changes and it rarely happens the way we expect. Perhaps the change we are needing only comes from the Lord.

Didn’t Jesus say that what is impossible with men is possible with God?

Scripture teaches us that if Jesus Christ be lifted up, He will draw all people to himself.

It seems like so much time is wasted on things that don’t matter. And, not enough time spent on the one thing that does matter.

Jesus… Jesus!

Nobody should see himself/herself as hopeless.

Everyone can be a winner.
Everyone has own strengths and goodness. There is an unshakable worth inside everyone.

There is always hope, because of something.
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The man faces 574 charges including burglary, abuse of corpse and criminal trespassing.

EPHRATA, Pa. — A man was arrested Wednesdayafter months of break-ins at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
Police say 34-year-old Jonathan Gerlach, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, had more than 100 human skulls, two decomposing human torsos and other remains in various states of decay, ranging from skeletons older than 200 years to months-old infants, in his basement.

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Anyone here familiar with the Advent Christian Church?

The denomination has its roots in the Millerite/Adventist movement, but, afaik, it seems like the only thing they have in common with the 7th Day Adventists is a belief in annihilationism.

I think this denomination is pretty close to my own views. Idk if I'll convert because I am on the fence about annihilationism. The denomination also seems indifferent to women's ordination, and I'm a complementarian.

What can you tell me about them?

After hearing about stories about how young people are diagnosed with a terminal illness and they only have months to live, it got me wondering. There is no guarantee of a long healthy life, no idea if the next week could be anyone's last days on Earth if it's because a car accident or anything else.

How much time have we probably wasted, and not spent it doing the things we love?

I will be changing the way I live, treating every month like it could possibly be my last, I think that will help push me to live life to the fullest and even live more for God. But I haven't been doing that in the past, I have been waiting and planning on doing things much later, but we don't know how much time we will have on Earth.

If Census counts have implications with regards to the number of house seats and thereby the number of electoral votes a state gets...
(which, someone is free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe they do)

...despite not being able to vote in federal elections, large undocumented populations can still end up giving prevailing party of the state their in an unfair advantage at the federal level.

Would it be a fair statement to suggest that with regards to sanctuary cities/states, there's a bit of a conflict of interest there if their undocumented populations (albeit, unable to vote) are helping their team get more seats and electoral votes?


Is there an opportunity for a "bargain" of sorts?

Where, if a state designates itself as a "sanctuary" or allows their individual cities to do so, ICE leaves them alone, but their undocumented population can't be factored in when it comes time to calculate house seats, electoral votes, or federal funding for various programs.

Hello, everyone. I'm new to keeping the Torah and I'd like to know if these laws are still applicable:

Numbers 15:38

“Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner.”

Deuteronomy 6:8

“You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.”

Leviticus 18:19

“You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness.”

Leviticus 23:40

“And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.”

Deuteronomy 24:6

“No one shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for that would be taking a life in pledge.”

Deuteronomy 24:12

“And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.”

Deuteronomy 24:13

“You shall restore to him the pledge as the sun sets, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you. And it shall be righteousness for you before the LORD your God.”

Deuteronomy 24:17

“You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge.”

Deuteronomy 25:13-14

“You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small.”

Deuteronomy 25:11-12

“When men fight with one another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who is beating him and puts out her hand and seizes him by the private parts, then you shall cut off her hand. Your eye shall have no pity.”

Exodus 21:16

“Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death.”

Exodus 21:18-19

“When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed, then if the man rises again and walks outdoors with his staff, he who struck him shall be clear; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall have him thoroughly healed.”

Deuteronomy 22:28-29

“If a man meets a virgin who is not betrothed, and seizes her and lies with her, and they are found, then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he has violated her. He may not divorce her all his days.”

Leviticus 27:28

“But no devoted thing that a man devotes to the LORD, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD.”

Leviticus 11:34

“All food in it that could be eaten, on which water comes, shall be unclean. And all drink that could be drunk from every such vessel shall be unclean.”

Leviticus 11:39

“And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening,”

Leviticus 15:1-15

“The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. Every bed on which the one with the discharge lies shall be unclean, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. And anyone who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. And whoever sits on anything on which the one with the discharge has sat shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. And whoever touches the body of the one with the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. And if the one with the discharge spits on someone who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. And any saddle on which the one with the discharge rides shall be unclean. And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries such things shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. Anyone whom the one with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. And an earthenware vessel that the one with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. “And when the one with a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his body in fresh water and shall be clean. And on the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons and come before the LORD to the entrance of the tent of meeting and give them to the priest. And the priest shall use them, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD for his discharge.”

Leviticus 15:16

“If a man has an emission of sperm, he shall bathe his whole body in water and be unclean until the evening.”

Leviticus 15:19-24

“When a woman has a discharge, and the discharge in her body is blood, she shall be in her menstrual impurity for seven days, and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening. And everything on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean. Everything also on which she sits shall be unclean. And whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. And whoever touches anything on which she sits shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. Whether it is the bed or anything on which she sits, when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening. And if any man lies with her and her menstrual impurity comes upon him, he shall be unclean seven days, and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean.”

Leviticus 15:25-27

“If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, not at the time of her menstrual impurity, or if she has a discharge beyond the time of her impurity, all the days of the discharge she shall continue in uncleanness. As in the days of her impurity, she shall be unclean. Every bed on which she lies, all the days of her discharge, shall be to her as the bed of her impurity. And everything on which she sits shall be unclean, as in the uncleanness of her menstrual impurity. And whoever touches these things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening.”

Deuteronomy 25:17

“Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt,”

Thank you.

Peace in Christ.

The “princes”….which means “first”…of this age come to nothing as they have crucified the Lord of GLORY. It is the Lord of GLORY rather than the suffering Christ that they have crucified from this earth. His glory is currently not being seen in this earth.

The princes love to be “first” among the man-based churches. They are “princes” and they know not what they do as the wisdom of God is being hid from them.

The Lord has ALREADY been raised to glory….and yet His glory is not being seen currently in this earth in this age because they are serving for their own belly rather than the Lord Jesus Christ. This is has blinded their minds to the truth of the gospel. The “god of this age”…the serving for their own belly…has blinded their minds to it.

The gospel is hid from the minds in those who are perishing…mortally perishing to the grave...and are leading MANY down that broad way to destruction. They are pastoring the flock of the slaughter. They are the vessels of His wrath. The wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience.

1Co 2:6-8 KJV
(6) Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world (AGE), nor of the princes of this world (AGE), that come to nought:
(7) But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
(8) Which none of the princes of this world (AGE) knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

His people….the “heavens”…have NO LIGHT to shine to the people of the outside world (the “earth”).

The earth became “without form”…without the form of Christ (the Lord of glory) and are void…void of the knowledge of the glory of God because His people have NO KNOWLEDGE to do good and have no understanding. Yet, the are wise to do evil. The princes of this age come to nothing.

Jer 4:22-23 KJV
(22) For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
(23) I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

His “visage”…that is, His view…is being marred more than any man. His FORM is being marred by those who do not know what they are doing as they have crucified the Lord of glory so that the outside world cannot “see” Him.

His people are not manifesting Him to the darkened world around us for they are dark themselves. The nations around us see us and are “astonied” as we are not manifesting His presence to them. They look at us and do not see His form and so are not attracted to us. They hate us instead and blaspheme His holy name among them.

Isa 52:14 KJV
(14) As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

The Son of the man (Greek: anthropos) goes (withdrawing as if sinking out of sight) as it is written of Him.

He “goes”….PRESENT TENSE… as it is written of Him. He is being betrayed/given up (PRESENT TENSE).

He is being given up (betrayed) and so His form is not being seen among His people by the people of the outside world. The people of the outside world are the seeing man.

Mat 26:23-25
(24) The Son of THE man goeth (PRESENT TENSE) as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

The Son of the "man" ("man" = "anthropos" = From “aner” (meaning “man”) and ὤψ ōps (the countenance; from “optanomai “ which means “ to gaze” …that is, with wide open eyes, as at something remarkable).

The Son of the SEEING man (the outside man who has eyes to see with) goes away…sinking out of sight. The outside seeing people cannot “see” the Son has His people are not manifesting His “visage”…His view…to them. The Son of the seeing man goes away (present tense) so that they cannot “see” Him.

The man-based churches …their elders and chief priests and scribes….have crucified the Lord of glory. His glory is not being seen in this earth because of them who have no understanding of what they do.

Mat 16:21-25 KJV
(21) From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
(22) Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

We must depart out from among the man-based churches where they are saying “this is not unto you.” This is not so. "Be if far from you"...this is not so.

They will deny that this is happening. This is exactly what is going on….the Lord of glory is crucified among them. Satan and his ministers are actively doing this.

We must leave them behind and follow Him out of them: “ Get thee behind me, Satan.” Satan and his ministers savor the things of men….their church handwritings of ordinances, the doctrines and commandments of men…rather than the things of God (that are understood only by the Spirit of God).

Satan is an “offence” unto Him. The man-based churches are a “trap” where they are being deluded into serving the sin rather than dying to it and so are not manifesting the life of Jesus in their mortal flesh.

The Greek word skandalon literally refers to the trigger mechanism of a trap or a stumbling block that causes someone to trip. In the New Testament, it metaphorically signifies an obstacle, an offense, or a, "snare" that causes someone to stumble into the sin.

Satan and his ministers are using the church handwritings of men to get people to serve the sin rather than die to it. The church handwritings of ordinances are devices …trigger mechanisms of a trap….used by Satan and his ministers to get you to serve the sin rather than die to it.

They JUDGE others supposedly in HIS NAME/authority using their handwritings (the things of men) when God is the Only Judge. Who are we to judge another? We are serving the sin when we do. Only One Judge can save or destroy. We are not judges for God as that is His sole authority.

(23) But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

We must “come after Him”….denying our own religious church denominational thoughts and ways…taking up our cross (the stake that has anchored us in the man-based churches) and follow Him out of the man-based churches. Get thee behind me Satan. We are never to look back.

(24) Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
(25) For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

We must forget those things (the things of men) which are behind (get thee behind me Satan) and reach forth unto those things (the things of God) which are before us.

Php 3:13-14 KJV
(13) Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
(14) I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

We must count all the man-based things as a loss for Christ.

Php 3:6-9 KJV
(6) Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
(7) But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

We are to count all things (man-based church things) a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord. Never mind the “princes of this age” and their things. They come to nothing. They perish. We must count their things as “dung”...leaving it all behind.... so that we may win Christ.

(8) Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

Saul/Paul did not go about defending his own “righteousness” (which was Law-based) but believed in Christ and His knowledge when he heard it.

We must also not go about defending our own “righteousness” which for us was derived from the church handwriting of ordinances but be found in Him at the hearing of the knowledge of Christ. For Paul, it was Law-based righteousness...but for us it is our denominational church handwritings' supposed "works of righteousness" that we once adhered to.

(9) And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

Some of those who attend man-based churches will "oppose themselves" as they will hear the Word of Truth and speak evil of it...being "drunk" on the wine of wrath. Hopefully God will give those who have been taken captive (captive in the man-based churches where his ministers are) "repentance"...to change the mind...to acknowledge the full Truth (the excellency of the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ) so that they may "recover themselves"....be sober at the revelation of Jesus Christ who teaches us.

We are to hear His knowledge and change our minds and lose our own religious thoughts and ways for His thoughts and ways our higher than our own.

2Ti 2:24-26 KJV
(24) And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
(25) In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
(26) And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

US federal authorities have launched an investigation into hundreds of millions of dollars in cash transported through Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by airline passengers over recent years. The Tennessee Star reports that the inquiry focuses on large sums discovered in checked and carry-on luggage, most often linked to travelers of Somali descent departing Minnesota on international routes. According to federal sources, the cash movements were detected primarily during routine TSA screenings between 2024 and 2025. Officials are now examining whether the funds are connected to broader fraud or money-laundering activity.

Talk about a red flag!

As I pay attention to what is going on over in the Middle East, it begs the question: Why can't people just be good? Why can't we all just be friends and get along with each other? Why are there so may bad people over there initiating violence and bringing about evil?

I know what you are going to say: its because we are all sinners. And by having a sin nature people are prone to committing evil rather than good.

But I guess I am just so sick and tired of turning on the News and seeing all the negativity that is going on in the world. All the nonsense. So I rarely ever watch it.

I am certain I am not the only person who is deeply grieved by what is going on over in the Middle East. If people have never heard of thugs like Isis I will be surprised.

Lord, please come quickly and put down all evil. Make Your World good and beautiful again. Amen.

While senior administration officials portrayed TdA as a centrally directed terrorist network active across American cities, internal tasking directives and threat assessments repeatedly cite “intelligence gaps” in understanding how the group operated on US soil: Whether it had identifiable leadership, whether its domestic activity reflecting any coordination beyond small local crews, and whether US-based incidents pointed to foreign direction or were simply the work of autonomous, profit-driven criminals.

The documents, marked sensitive and not intended for public disclosure, circulated widely across intelligence offices, law-enforcement agencies, and federal drug task forces throughout the year. Again and again, they flag unresolved questions about TdA’s US footprint, including its size, financing, and weapons access, warning that key estimates—such as the number of members operating in the US—were often inferred or extrapolated by analysts due to a lack of corroborated facts.

Together, the documents show a wide gap between policy-level rhetoric and on-the-ground intelligence at the time. While senior administration officials spoke of “invasion,” “irregular warfare,” and “narco-terrorism,” field-level reporting consistently portrayed Tren de Aragua in the US as a fragmented, profit-driven criminal group, with no indication of centralized command, strategic coordination, or underlying political motive. The criminal activity described is largely opportunistic—if not mundane—ranging from smash-and-grab burglaries and ATM “jackpotting” to delivery-app fraud and low-level narcotics sales.

Please pray that God will allow me to stay well. That my lungs will be clear with no fever if it is His will. Please ask for healing. I ask in the name of Jesus. Thank you and God bless you. Carmen