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"If I have the gift of prophecy . . . but do not have love, I am nothing" (1 Cor. 13:2). Love is an indispensable ingredient in the learning process. I have the privilege of spending time each week with hundreds of young people who attend The Master's College. As I observe their progress, I see the impact godly teachers have had on their lives, and I'm convinced that students learn best when they know their teachers genuinely care about them. Isn't that true in any relationship? Don't you respond more readily to those who love you and have your...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Matthew 16:24–25Today’s Gospel begins with a triple command that forms the foundation of authentic Christian living: We must deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Jesus. Let us consider the implications of these commands. First, it is important to note that Jesus uses the word “must.” This is more than an invitation—it is...

Blackburn advances to general election, first woman to win party nomination Despite polls predicting a tight race, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn easily beats two Republican opponents By J. Holly McCall - August 6, 2026 8:42 pm U.S. Sen.Marsha Blackburn, photographed on Aug. 6, 2026, will be the Republican gubernatorial candidate in November (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Thursday advanced to the general election in November, defeating U.S. Rep. John Rose and becoming the first woman to win the Republican nomination for governor. Despite polls in the final weeks of the campaign showing a tightening race, Blackburn...

The maximalists wanted regime change, the minimalists wanted nothing, and the doubters see only waffling. Carafano’s answer: the victor gets to define victory — and everywhere you look, the region is moving Trump’s way. Iran War Turns into Trump Middle East Triumph: We are about to see the biggest reshaping of the Middle East since Moses led the Jews out of Egypt. Like the pharaoh, who missed every warning sign up to the parting of the Red Sea, the critics and questioners of Trump’s tug-of-war with what’s left of the Iran regime seem obtuse to the prophetic truth that the...

The legally troubled candidate is making unsubstantiated late-campaign claims against the likely GOP nominee. James Fishback has spent a significant amount of time in courtrooms during his run for Governor, but now he says, without proof, that likely Republican nominee Byron Donalds is the one who merits legal scrutiny. Donalds’ camp says the allegations are “completely false.” “We will not be distracted by this baseless and defamatory sideshow, and neither should you,” said spokesman Gates McGavick. And a law enforcement source called Florida Politics and said the allegations against Mills were “absolutely false.” Fishback said a “government whistleblower” presented evidence,...

South Korea's space agency has released images that show the Moon after part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into its surface on Wednesday. The Korean AeroSpace Administration (KASA) said lunar orbiter Danubri captured images after the impact, which it shared alongside photos of what the Moon's surface looked like before the crash. Rocket debris struck the Moon at around 06:35 GMT on Wednesday, according to the South Korean space agency. SpaceX has said the impact was not intentional.

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. The Solomon’s Prayer So that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other....

After months of ignoring questions and concerns regarding James Talarico’s romantic relationship with a former member of his Texas House staffer Brianna Menard, his campaign has finally confirmed that the pair’s relationship began while Menard worked in Talarico’s office. The Talarico campaign had previously suggested that Menard, who had worked in Talarico’s office from March 2020 until January 2023, did not begin a relationship with Talarico until leaving his office to work for Texas State Representative Salman Bhojani as his office’s chief of staff. According to a statement from Bhojani, Talarico himself reached out to secure Menard a position in...

Abdul El-Sayed blasted his Michigan Senate race opponent Mike Rogers, labeling him a “coward” after the former congressman and other Republicans launched Islamophobic attacks against El-Sayed after his victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. “Mike Rogers should never see the inside of the U.S. Senate,” El-Sayed told MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff on Wednesday, adding, “His ideas are old, his perspective on politics is old — and he’s going to find that people don’t want that perspective anymore. So, of course he’s going to do the same thing that MAGA always does, which is try to divide us.” El-Sayed, a physician, also...

The McKinney City Council unanimously voted to allow a proposed mosque expansion. The marathon meeting was packed, with people on both sides of the issue showing up to speak. The McKinney Islamic Association plans to now build a campus on Virginia Parkway that would include three buildings: a main sanctuary, a classroom, and a gym. The gym could have multiple uses. People who were opposed said they were concerned about traffic, parking, safety, and property value. Some residents flatly stated they are opposed because it is a Muslim establishment. The McKinney Islamic Association plans to now build a campus on...

Terrifying doorbell camera video showed how a wide-eyed masked teenager dressed like a clown appeared to go door-to-door before being arrested in connection with an elderly neighbor's murder. The Illinois State Police said officers had responded to an intersection in East St Louis on Monday shortly after 10pm after reports of a body in the road. A 15-year-old, whose identity was not disclosed, was taken into custody on Tuesday as part of a homicide investigation. He was later charge with first degree murder. The victim was identified as John Wesley Allen Sr, 78, by the St Clair County Coroner, according...

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that some federal gun restrictions can no longer stand after Republicans last year zeroed out the taxes that justified their constitutionality. Congress relied on its taxing authority to pass the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA), which established a $200 fee to transfer or make certain firearms. But last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated the tax for short-barreled shotguns, short-barreled rifles and silencers. U.S. District Judge Wesley Hendrix said that has “constitutional consequences.” The law’s registration and recordkeeping requirements for those guns can’t continue, he ruled. “Because today’s NFA does not generate any...

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Priest says migrants who swarmed Spanish city are ‘saints’Prominent Spanish priest Fr. Ángel García said the Moroccan migrants who stormed Spain’s border are ‘not causing any disturbances’ and downplayed the death and destruction due to the surge.Father Ángel García, the founder of the Messengers of Peace, told reporters that the mass influx of migrants who illegally crossed into Spanish territory from Morocco last week are “saints.”Speaking to reporters following a meeting with the mayor-president of the small, autonomous Spanish city of Ceuta, García called the 50,000–60,000 migrants who rushed into the Spanish territory between July 30–31 “saints,” per Spanish media....

On a cold December night in 2023, the staff at Providence Milwaukie Hospital in Milwaukie, Ore., called local police. They wanted help getting one of their patients, a 26-year-old man named Jean Descamps, out of the emergency room. "He's been evaluated medically. There's no medical problems for him," a member of the hospital team, who NPR has not been able to identify, told police. The moment was captured on an officer's body camera. Records show the hospital's medical staff believed Descamps — emaciated, covered in feces, and often unresponsive — was experiencing symptoms of chronic street drug use, a leading...

Are we about to see a disruption of the avocado supply chain? It's possible. Violent criminal drug cartels are connected with much that goes on in our neighbor to the south, Mexico — and that includes the highly lucrative market for avocados in the United States. At least four drug cartels — designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump administration — operate in the region, profiting not only from narcotics trafficking but also from extortion schemes targeting the lucrative avocado industry. Security threat shuts down avocado pipeline from Mexico to the US https://t.co/zrY4Kn4q3a pic.twitter.com/XGGYFTgr0r— New York Post (@nypost) August...

Grouchy Fauci.Dr. Anthony Fauci looked downright miserable Thursday after a Senate committee voted to hold him in contempt for refusing to answer questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.Just hours after the vote to refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution, a sullen-looking Fauci was spotted frowning as he dutifully wheeled a recycling bin to the curb of the $2.4 million Washington, DC, home he shares was his wife and Georgetown University colleague, Christine Grady.Fauci later hopped in the passenger seat of a vehicle and was driven away by his wife.Grady, apparently enraged by the photographer’s...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police are still working to identify whoever has been cutting down Flock cameras throughout Franklin County this summer as a protest against the cameras is just days away. One of the cameras, located near the Lowes off Lincoln Way E. in Chambersburg, was cut down July 4 and replaced with an American flag. Then, sometime overnight Sunday into Monday, troopers said another Flock camera was cut down off Moly Pitcher Highway in Antrim Township. READ MORE | Cameras cut down, replaced with American flag amid Flock debate in Franklin County Pennsylvania State Police...

A new episode of Forgotten History asks whether the growth of Muslim political power, religiously centered communities and Islamist movements poses a threat to American constitutional government. Written and hosted by military historian Colin D. Heaton, The Muslim Political Takeover Threatening America tracks the rise of Muslim candidates and officeholders from Congress to statehouses and city halls. Heaton argues that those electoral gains should be examined alongside disputes over assimilation, Sharia, election safeguards and organizations accused of ties to extremist networks. From EPIC City to CAIRThe 24-minute episode turns to North Texas as one of its main case studies. Heaton...

He’s a real prima-dani.Social media-savvy Mayor Zohran Mamdani is developing a reputation IRL as “thin-skinned” and hyper-sensitive to public criticism, despite hyping himself online as a smiling and unflappable politician, scores of insiders spilled to The Post.Behind the scenes, Hizzoner huffily badgers critics who dare question him publicly, harbors petty grudges against prominent pols and often only responds to texts when he’s miffed about bad press, according to interviews with more than a dozen elected officials, consultants and other politicos.“I see more and more he cannot handle criticism, but mainly from elected officials who he thinks he can push around,”...