This is the Day! 

     People usually recover from various troubles - sickness, financial loss, broken marriage, accidents, etc. 

     Today is the day the United States begins to recover from government abuse, corrupt and partisan prosecutors, politicians and judges. From Deep State lies and corruption. From war on our First Amendment and other civil rights. From those who call Right to Life groups "terrorists." From criminals and foreign agents the outgoing administration allowed to cross our borders. 

     Our incoming president and cabinet, and many other appointees will have much to clean up, from damage to education, to justice, to our military readiness. Some recent history can't be reversed, probably, but integrity, fair, responsible governance can flourish going forward. Foreign relations look promising. 

     Woke discrimination, abuse of power, mutilating surgeries for minors, transgender policies, DEI in the military...all this and more must end. 

     Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch hopes..."we enter a pro-transparency and anti-corruption era under the new administration." 

     We hope our leaders will be Americans first, Republicans and others second. Pray for those in authority, Paul wrote, keeping in mind that the Son of Man, Jesus, has ultimate authority. 

     By the way, President Trump did not ask for my advice. 😢

             Jimmy

  

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Big Game, Bigger Inauguration

     So, after four-plus months of college football competition, the championship game is set, 7:30 Monday night, January 20. By that time, President Trump will have taken oath, many executive orders in the playbook, and various fans celebrating victory. It wouldn't amaze me if he sneaks out to attend the game in Atlanta, but we don't expect it.

     Political parties compete 12 months/year, and numerous Democrats won seats in Congress in November's election. Most of them will not consider Republicans as teammates.  

     The 77 million people who voted for Trump are looking for new rules to tackle wokeness, high inflation and border security. Christians among them want more constitutionalist referees on the team, fumble free religious liberty, and left wingers blocked from their infractions.  

     As coaches have duties throughout the year, voters also have work to do. Tony Perkins, of Family Research Council, says, "The government protects our freedom and our ability to do the work only the church can do. That is to change the hearts and minds of people through the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ." 

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     "Life is hard. But this is what I know. Whatever the circumstances, personally or politically or nationally, as we face the new year, our hope is not in Washington. Our hope is in God." - Anne Graham Lotz

     

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Christians - Pray for a President? 

     Really? Are Christians to rely on worldly institutions? Where does the Bible say, "form a political party to spread the gospel?" Many American Christians don't vote. But they pay taxes! 

     Meanwhile, government policies and reckless spending have insulted the founders who gave us the world's finest constitution. Another four years of current "leadership" could have meant a new (Roman) empire. 

     Franklin Graham, evangelist and missionary, founder of Samaritan's Purse, believes God has placed President Trump back in the Oval Office. He says, "The Lord's sovereign hand of mercy was on him during the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. I believe God spared his life."

     "There will continue to be enemies...around the world and here at home. That's why, more than ever, the president needs the prayers of God's people. The Bible says prayer is vital to the success of leadership...for kings and all who are in authority..." (I Timothy 2:1-3).   

     "Prayer should be a priority, not an afterthought," he says. "God esteems our prayers as crucial in our relationship with Him. Prayers are instrumental in the way He has chosen to govern the world."

     Graham adds, "Since the Bible says God's purposes will prevail, our leaders need to seek God's counsel for wise, lasting progress."

     The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. The counsel of the Lord stands forever. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord... (Psalm 33:10-12) The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He wishes. (Proverbs 21:1)

     Graham urges us to "pray that President Trump will surround himself with men and women who will give him godly counsel." (Note: appointees Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, Scott Turner, Doug Collins, Brooke Rollins, Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi are among the Christians.) 

     "No one person has enough wisdom to always make the right decisions. Remember above all that our hope is in the Lord, not men. Only God can save souls, and only God can bring revival to the nation...that brings stability, true peace and God's blessings." 

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Share in his suffering, what lies ahead 

The Lord's prayer, Matt. 6:9-13

Moody Pastor Phillip Miller, January 12

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 

     "Life is a series of tests. How do we overcome fiery trials? Take up your cross. Self-denial. Pray for deliverance."

Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.

     "Define the enemy in the test. Trouble may come before winning. The real danger is evil, our enemy."

     "Run to our Father; don't face it alone. We are tested by hard things, not to harm us but to transform us. He provides the way. Testing of our faith involves trust and dependance on eternal good. Jesus said, 'Take up your cross and follow me.'"

Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. 

     "Led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted, Jesus prevailed over the devil. Later, in the Garden of Gethsemane, he said, 'Not my will...' Faced with trials and temptations, he takes us through the cross to glory. We follow him, running with endurance. Don't grow weary. Fix your eyes on the end." 

Wednesday: Pray for our president???

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We will omit the above when our new schedule isn't new any longer. 

Catistropic  

     Heard that word lately? Indescribable? Four fires are consuming homes, schools, churches and businesses in dry Los Angeles County, our most populated county. They had lowered their fire budget by $17 million. Winds up to 100 mph delayed water drops from aircraft. Fire fighters were mostly limited to ushering people to safety. Some fire hydrants - empty. The number of homeless homeowners, not counting family members, is comparable to attendance in one of the Big Ten's largest football stadiums.  

Trump already at work 

     He is concerned about the Panama (not the canal) ports on both ends, where the Chinese are in control. And he is making news, threats? about Greenland's security, where Russia may have interest. 

     McDonalds announced plans to end DEI practices. And Meta ends fact checking for Facebook and Instagram, replacing such with "community notes," similar to Elon Musk's media X. 

     Would Mark Zuckerberg have done this if Donald Trump wasn't the next president, nine days from now?

Need to Clean House

     "We are ready, willing and able to help (and sue) for government accountability as we continue our mission to uncover what the government is up to and enforce the rule of law for election integrity, immigration, and against woke discrimination and racism." 

         - Tom Fitton, Verdict (the Judicial Watch)

   Next blog: Monday

     

 

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   Every year, accomplished people come to life's end. Some were known. We list those we knew about. Those under age 86: 

Toby Keith, 62, country music. Alexei Navalny, 47, Russian accuser of Putin. Joe Lieberman, 82, Democrat senator, turned independent. O.J. Simpson, 76, football, actor, accused of murder. Bill Walton, 71, basketball star. Richard Simmons, 76, fitness instructor. Lou Dobbs, cable news. Pete Rose, baseball, a record 4,256 hits in 24 years. 

       How did I outlive a fitness instructor?  ...  Those my age, 86:

Jim Otto, NFL player. Never missed a game in 1960-1974 career. Jerry West, pro basketball. Bobby Allison won three Daytona 500s. 

      Those who lived beyond age 86: 

Bob Graham, 87, Democrat elected twice as Florida governor and three times to the U.S. Senate. Kris Kristofferson, 88, country music singer and songwriter. Chi-Chi Rodriguez, 88, winner of more than 20 golf tournaments, including three PGA events. Phil Donahue, 88, talk show host with nearly 9 million viewers. 

James Inhofe, 89, conservative politician in Oklahoma, the U.S. House and Senate from 1966-2023. Also 89, Tony Campolo, whose sermons we attended three times in the Pittsburgh area. He was a leftist, but we don't criticize his devotion to helping the poor on the East Coast. 

Parnelli Jones, 90, a racer who drove a rear engine car to victory in the 1963 Indianapolis 500. Charles Osgood, 91, radio broadcaster for 46 years and CBS News 1994-2016. Willie Mays, 93, 660 home runs, third all time. Mitzi Gaynor, 93, Hollywood Golden Age actress in South Pacific, and There's No Business Like Show Business. James Earl Jones, 93, actor, stardom as an admiral in The Hunt for Red October.

       And then there were two: 

Beverly Lahaye, 94, a pastor's wife who formed Concerned Women for America in response to feminist groups. Bob Newhart, 94, comedian and TV icon, master of deadpan delivery and one-sided telephone calls. If only he could come back and make us laugh again. 

         Jimmy  

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Ready, set, go...

     into the new year, a new schedule for Views by the Sea, and renewed hope for America. God willing. 

     Where have we been, you ask? Dealing with matters of Mrs. Donut's close sister, who rose to heaven, Dec. 21. Did you ever find the remains unexpectantly, of someone you love dearly? 

     Next, she provided Christmas dinner for her sister's New York son and four family members who had come to spend Christmas. From Dec. 26 until Jan. 4 my St. Louis daughter and husband were here. They were a great help in several ways. 

     Today and tomorrow, we're scheduled to have both doors and windows on two sides replaced. Still no time for crying. 

14 Days and Counting 

     We don't plan to spend lots of time on politics. Then again, as the late observer said, "If the politics fail, nothing else matters."

Open borders, amnesty, welfare for illegals.

Repair economy, secure borders, make government efficient.

FBI classifying parents as domestic terrorists.

United effort, White House, Congress and Main Street. 

Unions and social justice radicals take over education.

Renew energy policy, help Israel, expel illegal thugs.

Inflation, gas, food and housing prices.

Seek world peace. Confirm pro-Constitution judges. 

Violence in neighborhoods by those with no fear of arrest.

Border security, lower taxes, help small businesses. 

         Jimmy Donut