A rising senior at a high school in Grand Island, New York, Sabrina Steffans, is now allowed to decorate her school parking space with Christian messages after her high school reversed course after initially rejecting her faith-based artwork.

Grand Island High School allows seniors to paint their parking spots “to encourage students to express themselves through positive artwork, to beautify the campus, to build school spirit, and to create a new and exciting radiation to support senior class activities and events.”

When Steffans, a Christian who leads a Bible club at her school, proposed three drawings for her parking space, the school rejected the first two, which had Christian themes.

Steffans said the school approved the third design, “which had no Bible verses, no crosses, or anything.”

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Aseyesee said:

What is the justification God provides himself to measure the end result of his actions …

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Perhaps you had a different word in mind than “justification?” I initially thought it to be a very thought provoking question. Maybe you could clarify your meaning/use of justification?

The end result of God‘s actions need not be, and never has needed, nor ever will need to be justified. His very essence: He IS Spirit, He IS light, He IS love negates the possibility for the need of such a declaration. The end result of all God’s actions should be filtered & measured through the lens of WHO HE IS … SPIRIT! LIGHT! LOVE! These three … but the greatest of these is LOVE!

wing2000 said:

Consequences for friends, but not Putin.

Weak.

Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to purchase Russian exports....

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4-D chess!

Fundraiser set up for attack victim in critical condition​

August 28, 2025 at 02:25 pm ET

An online fundraiser has been set up for one of the students shot in Wednesday’s attack, 12-year-old Sophia Forchas, who had just started seventh grade at Annunciation Catholic School. She is currently in critical condition and in the ICU at a local hospital.

According to the GoFundMe page:
“She has already undergone emergency surgery, and her medical team is doing everything they can to stabilize her. Her road ahead will be long, uncertain, and incredibly difficult — but she is strong, and she is not alone.

“Adding to the heartbreak, her younger brother was also inside the school during the shooting. Though he was physically unharmed, the trauma of witnessing such a terrifying event — and knowing his sister was critically injured — is something no child should ever experience.

“Furthermore, her mother, a pediatric critical care nurse, arrived at work to help during the tragedy, before knowing it was her children’s school that was attacked and that her daughter was critically injured.”

Franciscan University claps back at Jen Psaki’s anti-prayer rhetoric​

August 28, 2025 at 11:00 am ET

On Wednesday, Aug. 27, a shooter opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis during the opening Mass for the first week of school.

Several public figures commented on the tragedy, saying that “thoughts and prayers” are not enough when addressing this situation.

One of these public figures included former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.

In a viral X post, Psaki attacked those assuring the Minnesota Catholic school of their prayers for the shooting victims and all those involved.

Thousands of users responded, blasting Paski for her anti-prayer rhetoric.
The Franciscan University of Steubenville provided a powerful response, explaining that prayer is the “very place we meet Christ, who himself was unjustly slain.”

ChurchPop has the full story here.

Annunciation Catholic School releases statement​

August 28, 2025 at 10:22 am ET

The leaders of the Minneapolis school where two children were shot and killed during a mass shooting incident on Wednesday say the school will remain closed for the time being as the community continues to deal with the “unfathomable” deadly incident.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday evening, Annunciation Catholic School Principal Matthew DeBoer and parish pastor Father Dennis Zehren described the crisis as an “impossible situation.”

“No words can capture what we have gone through, what we are going through, and what we will go through in the coming days and weeks,” they wrote. “But we will navigate this — together.”

Lewandowski’s veto power over DHS contracts frustrates admin officials: ‘Corey is part of the problem’​

Corey Lewandowski, the former Trump campaign manager-turned-[misdemeanor batterer turned]-Department of Homeland Security senior adviser, is involved in green-lighting six-figure contracts at the agency, according to an administration official and two FEMA officials.

His involvement has contributed to a bottleneck at the agency that has rankled members of the administration, frustrated at both the delays and Lewandowski’s role as a so-called special governmental employee [wink-wink] the three officials said.

“Corey is part of the problem,” said the administration official. “It doesn’t matter how quickly we get it there, it doesn’t just go straight to her desk.”

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin responded to POLITICO’s request for comment with a statement saying “FALSE. ”

He is regularly seen alongside Noem at events and on travel, and is referred to by former and current Trump administration officials as Noem’s de facto chief of staff.

Dan1988 said:

Is salvation, by grace or by works or by a combination of both.

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It all begins with grace. without which salvation is impossible. But grace can be resissted, or not; it can be cooperated with, or not. Salvation is about union with the Vine, as we're grafted into Him by faith. Whether we remain in Him or not involves the willingnes to do so. If we do, and continue to, we will live the life of grace, God's life in us, by the Spirit. producing much good fruit. If we aren't producing good fruit, fruit born of the love the Holy Spirit pores into believers (Rom 5;5), then we're not even His, or we've left the fold. So, as James says, faith and works must go hand in hand. This is because faith without love would be dead.

"The only thing that counts is faith working through love." Gal 5:6

So we're justifed-made just-by turning to and relying not on ourselves anymore but on God=faith. The result is real righteousness given:
“I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the Lord." Jer 31:33-34

From that point we must continue to walk with Him in that justice/righteousness, that love that fulfills the law, picking up our cross daily and growing in those virtues which come only from Him as a result of drawing near to and uniting with Him. It's all about who one hangs out with. The following directive has never changed one bit under the new covant. Instead, were simply given the means to finally achieve it, by virtue of union with the Vine, now reconciled with God by the death of His Son who came to make God known-so that we may believe and become "my people", knowing God as a child of His should.

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8

Does anybody have any Quotes, or mottos they life by? Mine has always been "The right way, may not always be the easy way, but it is always the right way"

Praying our youth turn more and more towards Christ!

Ugh Lord have mercy!

Love that group! God bless her!

Disgusting! This counselor should be fired!

They made an oath to do no harm. He shouldn’t have been fired. Period!

we need to stop celebrating delusion for one. This young man should have been helped. His anger and hatred were warning signs. IMO

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Hey Riley

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Hello Jimmy!

Good! Stop teaching this garbage to children! Boys are boys and girls are girls! Period!

Praying the TLM remains active worldwide!

The national guard is making DC neat and tidy again.




“We’re going to clean it up real quick,” Trump told reporters at the White House, noting the high crime rate in the city and the recent attack of a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer by 10 teens Aug. 3.

After all these years, I think .............................

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BelieveItOarKnot said:

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

Romans 7:19
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

OK, who wants to "follow Paul" now with his truthful confession?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

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AND everyone should from verse 19-25 and here is what verse 25 really says to all !!

# 1 I THANK // EUCHARISTEO. , is in the Present Tense , in the Active Voice , and in the Indicative Mood , in the Singular

#2 God // THEOS , in the Dative Case , in the Singular

# 3 THROUGH //. DIA , is a PREPOSITION


# 4 JESUS //. IESOUS. , in. the Genitive Case , in. the Singular

# 5 CHRIST // CHRISTOS. , in the Genitive Case in. the Singular

# 6. OUR //. HEMON , is a PERSONAL POSSESSIVE PRONOUN , in the Genitive Case. in. the Plural

# 7 LORD // KYRIOS. , is in the Genotive Case , in the Singular

# 8 SO //. OUN , is a Conjuncation

# 9. THEN // ARA is a Disjunctive Particle

# 10 WITH. THE // HO , is a DEFINITE ARTICLE , in the Dative Case , in the Dative Case , in the Singular

# 11 MIND // NOUS. , in the Dative Case , in the Singular

# 12 I. // is a PERSONAL POSSESSIVE PRONOUN. , in the NOMINATIVE CASE , in. the Singular

# 13. MY SELF // AUTOS , is a PERSONAL POSSESSEIVE PRONOUN , in. the NOMINATIVE CASE , in. the Singular

# 14. SERVE // DOULEUO , in. the PRESENT TENSE , in. the ACTIVE VOICE , in. the Nominative Case , in. the Singular

# 15 THE LAW // NOMOS. , in. the Dative Case. , in. the Singular

# 16 OF GOD // THEOS , inbbthe Genitive Case , is Singular

# 17 WITH THE // HO , is a Definite Article , in. the Signular

# 18 FLESH // SARX. , in. the DATIVE Case. , in the Signular

# 19 THE LAW // NOMOS , in. the DATIVE CASE in. the Singular

# 20 OF SIN // HAMARTIA , in. the Dative Case , in the Singular

And if anyone who researches Paul,s ministry will see that FILLED with DANGER , thru his entire MINSTRY

dan p

"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Philippians 4:8