Cartels Have Operational Control of US Border, Are ‘Terrorizing’ the US, Says Rep. Chip Roy – Epoch Times

Mexican cartels are making billions of dollars from drug trafficking, human smuggling, and exploiting the U.S. border, said Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants crossing into Texas from Mexico in 2021. Hundreds of thousands more weren’t captured. Seizures of the deadly synthetic opioid, fentanyl, have sharply increased, as have overdose deaths in the United States. …“China is moving it through Mexico, cartels are making money, China is getting empowered, America’s getting hammered—all because this administration refuses to do its job of securing the border.” …“How is the most powerful nation in the history of the world allowing our borders to be operationally controlled by cartels, while Democrats pat themselves on the back for compassion, using asylum as an excuse for wide open borders that do nothing good for the American people?”

25 States Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Maryland’s Far-Reaching Gun Ban – Epoch Times

Maryland’s Firearms Safety Act of 2013, enacted on the theory that restricting legal gun purchases promotes safety, is among the strictest in the nation. …Applicants must complete safety training and be fingerprinted before a gun permit will be issued. The state bans popular weapons such as the AR-15 and similar rifles and limits magazine capacity to 10 rounds. Maryland law also prohibits firearms with features such as flash hiders and folding stocks that the bloc of states argues enhance gun safety. … According to the brief, “the ‘useful in military service’ standard adopted by the Fourth Circuit” not only would “perversely result in eliminating constitutional protection from the very arms the Founders expected law-abiding citizens to bring with them when mustering for militia service … but taken to the limits of its logic, this standard threatens to strip constitutional protection from virtually all firearms.”

The Church Must Take The Lead In The Battle For Freedom – Behind The Scenes, Curtis Bowers

In this issue of Behind the Scenes with Curtis Bowers, the church is called to take the lead in this cultural battle for freedom. Curtis uses clips from a Eric Metaxas speech to encourage his viewers, and to explain just how the church should be conducting itself in a time such as this. Individual Christians will receive plenty of specifics about their roles in God’s world at this time.

Fighting the Good Fight for Election Integrity in Franklin, Tennessee – Epoch Times Commentary

…Finchem …had with him a sample ballot he has been attempting to have states adopt—and some 17, he says, already have made pledges to do so—that by itself would go a long way toward ensuring that integrity. The ballot is a piece of high-tech—yet inexpensive—watermarked paper that, although of course larger, resembles the cash produced by the Treasury, with similar built-in resistance to counterfeiting. It would also have QR codes and a numbering system that would make certain the number of ballots counted would actually match the number originally distributed—something of a first in our elections. …The speakers were unanimous in their opinion that in order to have election integrity, we absolutely must abjure machines and go back to the hand-counting of ballots. …what the Democrats have on offer—more mail-in voting, drop boxes, no voter ID—is an open prescription for corruption, and racist as well, because it’s premised on….

‘Startling’ connection between Biden and China: Peter Schweizer – Fox News / Mark Levin

In the following 7 minute video, Peter Schweizer explains that the Biden family received $31 million from China, and he specifies the sources and more. This video is from this weeks Agenda Weekly; it was included in the weekly membership because it supports some of Curtis Bowers observations. I put it is a separate post because AW, which I just published, is a very lengthy post. 

AGENDA Weekly Brief Week of January 23-29 by Curtis Bowers

The following are subheadings from Curtis Bowers’ report in this Agenda Weekly: COVID VACCINES ARE DECIMATING THE MILITARY; FROM PANDEMIC TO ENDEMIC; MEDICAL MURDER AND TYRANNY; IMMIGRATION FLOOD; DR. ROBERT MALONE GIVES ANOTHER WARNING ON THE COVID-19 VACCINES; BORDER MANDATES; QUOTES FROM WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM “STATE OF THE WORLD” MEETING; JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER TO RETIRE FROM SUPREME COURT; THE DELIBERATE BREAKDOWN OF LAW AND ORDER; SHORTAGES AND MARKET CRASH WARNING and much more.

What does it mean to be born again by R C Sproul

Though many Christians talk about being “born again,” few actually understand what this phrase means. What is this mysterious work of the Holy Spirit that changes our hearts and causes us to place our faith in Jesus Christ for salvation? In this message, R.C. Sproul addresses the mysterious nature of regeneration and the effects that the new birth produces in our lives. [Sermon highlights are provided]

UN Giving ‘Humanitarian Cash’ to Migrants Heading to US Border – Epoch Times

A United Nations “cash-based interventions” program provides migrants heading to the U.S. border with debit cards, help with housing, transport, and medical assistance. The assistance is accessible in cities on the well-traveled routes from Latin America through Mexico. …Migrants there are issued debit cards that reload each month, according to Todd Bensman, who is reporting from the city of Tapachula at Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala. Bensman is the senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies. …In Tapachula on Jan. 14, a Haitian man was waiting for his 3,600 pesos owed (about $180), Bensman said. A Honduran woman said her cash card provided 2,500 pesos a month for four people. …Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) recently introduced a bill to put a stop to U.S. payments to the UNHCR, the UN International Organization for Migration, and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. “U.S. taxpayers should not be subsidizing a mass invasion of our country by an endless stream of unknown and unvetted migrants,” Gooden wrote in a statement at the time.

Behold Your God, Alistair Begg

Alistair Begg preached this two-part sermon for the New Year, to orient his congregation in accordance with God’s purposes in this world. Sermon series title: Behold Your God He had two points, the message and the mission: those need to be the chief concern of the individual Christian and the church. We are not to listen to some new prophet claiming to have a new, improved message for the church… but commit, recommit to God’s gospel message and its propagation.

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