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United We Stand Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025
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On Monday night, we had a fabulous national call, in two sections. First, we learned about a precious ministry in the Philippines called The Family Circus, that brings the love our Father to many.
And next, the Holy Spirit took over and led us to intercede with a time of mighty warfare for the life of Andrew Wolfe: the National Guard soldier from West Virginia who was attacked and who is now fighting for his life in a hospital in Washington, D.C.
We invite you to listen to all of this recording by going here, and to join us in prayer for the life of Andrew Wolfe. Thank you.
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Join our Bible Readathon, every night except Sunday morning, from midnight to 6:00 a.m. Call 508-924-5411 (no access code). Our moderator will welcome you and invite you to share in our reading. Go here to learn more. Thank you.
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Hundreds 'Fully Surrender Their Lives to Jesus'
as 6,000 Rally at UniteUS Clemson: 'It's Revival'
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Ministry leaders with UniteUS are testifying that "hundreds of students fully surrendered their lives to Jesus" during its last event of the year at Clemson University Tuesday night. More than 6,000 people turned out for worship, prayer, and preaching at the T. Ed Garrison Arena in Pendleton, South Carolina. The ministry reports hundreds of lives were changed at the event, and 78 people were baptized. "6,000 students gathered for Unite Clemson," wrote UniteUS founder and organizer Tonya Prewett. "Hundreds went all in with Jesus and followed up with water baptism!! It's revival!!"
CBN News has followed the ministry's outreach since the start of its outreach more than two years ago. UniteUS began in September 2023 at Auburn University. At its first event, five thousand students showed up to proclaim the name of Jesus, and 200 were spontaneously baptized in a nearby lake. "When God gave me the vision for Unite Auburn, I could have never imagined what was coming," Prewett told CBN News. "I remember standing at [the] baptisms after the Auburn event in the middle of thousands of students just praising God and thinking how can this stop? And it hasn't. He keeps doing it. Again and again," she shared. The movement has since spread like wildfire. (CBN) Read More Here and Watch Video!
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Abba Father, we sing HALLELUJAH for what You have done in the lives of Gen Z students! We celebrate the UniteUS rally where 6,000 gathered to worship and many gave their lives to Christ. We praise You for the baptisms that occurred at Clemson University and the testimonies of deliverance for many young lives. Do it again, Lord!! We give You ALL GLORY and rejoice in Holy Spirit FIRE touching hearts and souls. Bring home every prodigal across our nation and cause a harvest of new believers to enter into the Kingdom of God! In the powerful Name and Blood of Yeshua, we pray- Amen and Amen.
"Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.'" (Mark 1:14)
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Tim Burchett encourages Tennesseans to vote against ‘homegrown Marxist’ Aftyn Behn
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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) encouraged Tennessee voters to turn out for who he calls “one of the best candidates,” Matt Van Epps, instead of “homegrown Marxist” Aftyn Behn.
“Look, this lady was educated in Knoxville, Tennessee, my hometown,” Burchett said of Behn on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom on Tuesday. “We need to wake up to what’s going on. It’s not these people moving in from California, or New York, or Chicago, even. It is our own homegrown Marxists that we’re bringing up. We have to start paying attention to our base and what the heck is going on. And Matt is one of the best candidates I’ve ever seen.”
“This is what happens when 12% of the population votes,” he added. “This is what we get. It should not even be a race. This lady is a Marxist, and she is not even a friendly Marxist like” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
Tennessee is fresh off a heavy rainstorm that hit Monday night, which Burchett warned could dampen voter turnout Tuesday.
“A half-inch of snow, it shuts the schools,” Burchett said.
Behn and Van Epps are vying for the seat of former Rep. Mark Green, who left Congress in June. Green, a Republican, won his general election with nearly 60% of the vote, and President Donald Trump won the district by over 22 points. However, the race has become unexpectedly close, with a poll conducted by Emerson College and the Hill finding that 48% of voters support Van Epps and 46% support Behn in the Tennessee special election.
With Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) resigning from Congress in the new year, House Republicans will have a slimmer majority of 218 seats to Democrats’ 213 seats. (The Washington Examiner) Read more here.
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We join our prayers with those of the people of Tennessee today as they pray and vote for a God-ordained outcome in their special election. We bless Rep Burchett for sounding the wake-up call on this "homegrown Marxist" candidate and pray that people everywhere grow in wisdom and understanding about the deep threat it is to our Constitutional Republic and freedoms. We pray for Your hand to be seen in this state Father, more and more, for the glory of God.
"But Jesus said to him, 'Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side.'" (Luke 9:50)
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Judges break the law to stop Trump from enforcing it
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Rogue courts are ignoring statutory text, inventing authority Congress denied them, and blocking the president from using the expedited removal powers Congress approved.
Nearly 30 years ago, Congress recognized that the country could not litigate its way out of an immigration crisis.
As part of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, bipartisan majorities created expedited removal for anyone who failed to prove two years of physical presence in the United States. Anticipating a cottage industry of defense attorneys forcing the government to prove duration of unlawful stay, Congress also stripped federal courts of jurisdiction to review expedited removal orders.
Three decades passed with little enforcement. Now, after that long dormancy, federal judges have begun reviewing cases they have no statutory authority to hear and are attempting to block President Trump from using expedited removal nationwide. (The Blaze) Read more here.
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Holy One, we pray for backbones and courage for the members of Congress who are designated to address this unrighteousness. May they turn from complacency and compromise and stand up to the repeated injustices taking place against our President and we, the people, in Jesus's name. We pray that You would stir those who would pay attention to You and replace those who are indifferent, so that another chink can be chiseled out of the deep state power base, in Jesus's name.
"and said to the judges, 'Take heed to what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes.'" (2 Chronicles 19:6-7)
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Sutter Health Retreats: Major CA Hospital Drops Gender Treatments for Minors After Federal Bombshell Report
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Last year, Sutter Health proudly advertised receiving the Human Rights Campaign’s LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Award, a badge of ideological conformity publicized across their platforms. Yet today, Sutter is sending a very different message. After years of promoting puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones as unquestionable medical dogma, Sutter Health has announced it will no longer provide these interventions to minors experiencing gender confusion.
This dramatic reversal comes just days after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its peer-reviewed federal report thoroughly discrediting the scientific basis for pediatric sex-rejecting procedures. California Family Council covered the federal findings in depth in a recent article titled, Federal Report Rocks Sacramento: AAP, AMA, WPATH Misled—and Lawmakers Let Children Pay the Price.
Parents Learn of the Change Through Quiet Email Notices
The first public hint of Sutter’s policy shift did not come through a press release or media announcement, but from quiet emails sent to parents. As reported by KQED’s investigative team in their coverage, parents learned that Sutter would soon end all “gender-affirming care” for patients under age 19. That secrecy angered pro-trans-activist group Rainbow Families Action, which published an open letter expressing that it was “profoundly shocked” by the decision and calling it “unconscionably cruel” and even “illegal.” Their full letter to Sutter can be read here. Yet what activists describe as cruelty, many parents, detransitioners, faith-based organizations, and medical ethicists recognize as overdue protection for vulnerable children.(California Family Council) Read more here.
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Thank You Father for this wonderful turn-around for life. We rejoice with those who rejoice and pray for a wall of protection to stand strong around the hospital and health care community who have made this decision. We pray Abba, for the children who are in the horrific process of transitioning and ask that they receive the mental and physical health care they need and that their families stand with them for their God-designed gender, in Jesus's name. Father, forgive us for allowing so many children to be tragically used by sick medical communities. May we continue to pray for healing for every family touched by this tragic evil, in Jesus's name.
"Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked." (Psalm 823-4)
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Trump says wounded National Guardsman's mother has insisted to him that her son will survive shooting
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Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe continues fighting for his life after being shot blocks from White House last week
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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the mother of the wounded National Guardsman insisted to him that her son will survive, as the 24-year-old continues "fighting for his life" after being shot just blocks from the White House last week.
Trump remarked on the condition of Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House, giving reporters details of a conversation he had with Wolfe's mother following Wednesday's attack in the nation's capital. Wolfe was critically injured, while another National Guardsman, Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, was killed.
"And we have one young man who's fighting for his life. He's fighting very hard," Trump said, adding that while medical professionals "said he didn't have a chance," Wolfe's mother remained adamant that her son would live.
"I spoke to his mother, ‘Sir, he's going to be okay, I'm telling you.’ No doctor thought that. Nobody thought that. He was at bad places. And she was like, so positive. It was incredible. … It would be amazing if he lives. It would be amazing. A miracle, actually." (Fox News) Read more here.
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Father God, we do agree with our President and the mother of Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe that You, dear Lord, can and WILL do a work of miraculous healing in the life of this young soldier. We thank You for the faith shown by his mother, and we join our faith to hers, expecting to see this miracle in Your time. Amen and amen!
"Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:" (Jeremiah 32:17)
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1. Israel’s Netanyahu Says Syria Deal Possible, Expects Buffer Zone - Algemeiner
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday a deal with Syria is possible and he expects Syrian authorities to establish a demilitarized buffer zone from Damascus to Mount Hermon and other areas.
Netanyahu spoke a day after US President Donald Trump, whose administration has been trying to broker a non-aggression pact between the two countries, said it was very important that Israel maintained a “strong and true dialogue” with Damascus.
Syria does not formally recognize Israel, which following the fall of longtime Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in December moved troops into a buffer zone along the Syrian border to secure a military position to prevent terrorists from launching attacks against the Jewish state. (Read more)
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2. 'Hezbollah disarms or Israel acts': Netanyahu, Ortagus meet as Israel-Lebanon tensions flare - Jerusalem Post
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday met with US President Donald Trump’s envoy for Lebanon affairs, Morgan Ortagus, in Israel as border tensions with Lebanon intensify, according to Israeli officials.
Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Intelligence Chief Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder joined the meeting. The talks come one year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which Israeli officials say is eroding.
“If there is no dramatic change by the end of the agreement period, another round of fighting in the north is almost inevitable," a security official told The Jerusalem Post.
(Read more)
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3. Egypt and EU stepping up preparations to dispatch Palestinian police force to Gaza - Times of Israel
Egypt and the European Union are preparing to expand training of Palestinian police for deployment in Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for the Strip, two diplomats and a foreign official briefed on the issue have told The Times of Israel.
The force, like many components of the US framework, remains largely aspirational, said the officials, who included an Arab and a European diplomat. They noted that its size, composition, command structure, deployment zones, and responsibilities have yet to be finalized.
But with the Trump plan now backed by a United Nations Security Council resolution, and as officials await the transition to its second phase, Cairo and Brussels are increasingly focused on building out the police force — mainly by training Palestinian officers ahead of deployment. (Read more)
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4. IDF kills three terrorists breaching Gaza ceasefire yellow line - JNS
Israeli forces killed three terrorists on Tuesday after they crossed a designated buffer zone and approached Israeli troops in separate incidents in northern and southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Two of the terrorists were killed in southern Gaza after crossing the yellow line and posing an immediate threat to troops, according to an IDF statement. In a separate incident in northern Gaza, another terrorist was eliminated after similarly crossing the line.
The Israeli Air Force carried out the strikes in both cases. (Read more)
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5. UN passes resolution against Israel’s Golan presence, Danon: We will not abandon the Golan - Israel National News
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from the Golan Heights and declaring that its so-called “occupation” of the territory is "illegal."
The resolution, submitted by Egypt, “demands once more that Israel withdraw from all the occupied Syrian Golan to the line of 4 June 1967 in implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions,” and claims that the continued presence of Israel in the area and its de facto annexation constitute “a stumbling block in the way of achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region.”
The measure passed with 123 countries voting in favor, seven against, and 41 abstaining. In addition to Israel, those voting against included the United States, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, and Tonga. (Read more)
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1. U.S. Treasury now investigating Walz scandal that sent tax money to Muslim terrorists - WND
A recent City Journal investigation uncovered the fact that Minnesota state taxpayers likely are the biggest single source of funding for the Muslim terror network of al-Shabaab.
And now U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has confirmed that the federal government is investigating the scandal that has developed on the watch of Democrat Gov. Tim Walz.
The research revealed what many suspected would happen when "a tribal mindset meets a bleeding-heart bureaucracy."
It is hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars being diverted to terror.
Bessent confirmed the agency is "investigating allegations that under the feckless mismanagement" of Joe Biden in Washington and Walz in Minnesota, taxpayer money in the state was ending up in the hands of terrorists.
He said the agency is "acting fast to ensure" tax dollars are not going to "funding acts of global terror." (Read more)
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Thank You Father, for speedy action against this dangerous money flow to terrorists. We pray for it to be fully stopped and everyone involved to be prosecuted, in Jesus's name. We pray for the Somalian community to return to their own country and work to create order and their own government for the tragic population eking out a living there, in the name of Jesus.
'"By the way that he came, By the same shall he return; And he shall not come into this city," says the Lord. "For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David's sake.'" (Isaiah 37:34-35)
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2. OUTRAGE: New York Quietly Releases Nearly 7,000 Dangerous Illegal Migrants Including Rapists, Killers, Terrorists, and Repeat Offenders With Zero Notice to ICE
-The Gateway Pundit
New York’s radical sanctuary policies have reached a catastrophic breaking point.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons has issued an explosive letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James, demanding immediate action after state and local officials quietly released nearly 7,000 criminal illegal aliens, including rapists, killers, gang members, and repeat violent offenders, without honoring ICE detainers and without a single notification to federal authorities.
“Attorney General James and her fellow New York Sanctuary politicians are releasing murderers, terrorists, and sexual predators back into our neighborhoods and putting American lives at risk.”
“We are calling on Letitia James to stop this dangerous derangement and commit to honoring the ICE arrest detainers of the more than 7,000 criminal illegal aliens in New York’s custody. It is common sense. Criminal illegal aliens should not be released back onto our streets to terrorize more innocent Americans.” (Read more)
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Holy King, this is outrageous tyranny against our nation and our way of life and we cry out for the people of New York to rise up against this evil and demand the criminals are incarcerated or returned to their home countries, in Jesus's name. We have watched this foolish madness as the media and corrupt officials try to convince us letting criminals go free is just, but it's time that we cry out for Godly justice and righteousness to run in the streets of New York and our country, in Jesus's name.
"Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth. For strangers have risen up against me, And oppressors have sought after my life; they have not set God before them. Selah. Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life." (Psalm 54:2-4)
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3. The New York Times Just Blew WaPo's Hegseth War Crimes Story Out of the Water - Townhall
For the past several days, the Democratic Party, with an assist from The Washington Post, has been smearing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration's attacks on narco-terrorists in the Caribbean. This is part of the Democrats' larger narrative that President Trump is issuing "illegal orders" that our military shouldn't follow.
We'll start with The Washington Post article and its baseless claims. On November 28, WaPo reported that Hegseth ordered the military to "kill them all" after two drug runners survived the initial strike of their vessel.
Now, the Trump administration and Secretary Hegseth are being backed up by The New York Times, saying that the WaPo article didn't "provide context on when Mr. Hegseth gave what its sources described as a spoken order to kill everyone." (Read more)
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Praise You Jesus for this report that one "fake news" agency is chastising another because of deception. We pray for righteous reporting in the media and that those who fabricate news for their own agenda would lose all credibility and be compelled to step aside, in Jesus's name. We bless all the news agencies who report with integrity and honor and we ask for them to have a larger share of the market and that they continue to stand for truth and righteousness in reporting, in Jesus's name. We also pray for Your hand upon this matter, for justice.
"When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow." (Isaiah 1:15-17)
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4. Even When They Cheat They Lose: Another Country Rejects Communism - PJ Media.com
I think I've written some form of the headline "Another Country Rejects Communism" four or five times in recent months, and I have to tell you, it's not getting old. Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — now, we can add Honduras to the list.
As I mentioned on Friday, the people of Honduras went to the polls to vote for a new president on Sunday, and while we still don't have official results declaring a winner, the numbers gives us an idea of what's going to happen. Basically, they say Hondurans turned out in record numbers and said we're tired of communism and government corruption.
There were three candidates: the current commie president Xiomara Castro's hand-picked replacement, Rixi Moncada, and her two center-right opponents, Salvador Nasralla and Nasry "Tito" Asfura. By all accounts, the three were in a dead heat on Friday, each with, give or take, 33% of the vote. But poll numbers can be deceiving, especially when you live in a country where democracy is dying. (Read more) Read more
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Praise You Father for more people and countries opposing communism and its tyranny. We ask that You enable the righteous leaders to bring this election to a fair and honest conclusion, in Jesus's name. We pray for the current leader to step aside peaceably and be unable to retain her grip on power, in Jesus's name. We bless Honduras and the people and pray for the gospel of Jesus Christ to be welcomed and received by many, for the glory of the Kingdom of God.
"Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts That the peoples labor to feed the fire, And nations weary themselves in vain? For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea." (Habakkuk 2:13-14)
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5. Exclusive — Assistant Commerce Sec. Arielle Roth: Trump Admin Transformed Biden’s Broadband ‘Boondoggle’ into Massive Savings - Breitbart
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Arielle Roth said during a speech on Tuesday at the Free State Foundation that the Trump administration has overhauled the failed Biden-era BEAD program, which is projected to save $21 billion and will expand internet access for Americans everywhere, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
President Joe Biden and congressional democrats established the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program with the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Despite the program’s generous funding, the program became infamous for failing to expand internet access during Biden’s term in office.
Now, Roth said in her speech, the Trump administration “transformed BEAD from a boondoggle built on unlawful rules into a genuine success for the American people.”
“We’re projecting about $21 billion in savings, thanks to our efforts to cut red tape, expand participation, and redirect the program to its core mission of universal, cost-effective connectivity,” Roth told Breitbart News in a written statement. (Read more)
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Yes Abba, I think everyone living in rural communities remembers hearing the glowing declarations that everyone everywhere would have access to the internet, but we all know it hasn't yet happened. We praise You for giving President Trump and his team the wisdom, strategies and fortitude to turn things from disaster to efficiency. We pray that this project is orderly and does not overstep the boundaries of personal privacy and integrity, in the name of Jesus.
"'His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.'" (Luke 3:17)
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6. Michael and Susan Dell Boost ‘Trump Accounts’ with $6.25 Billion Donation - Breitbart
Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell together pledged $6.25 billion Tuesday to fund investment accounts for some 25 million American children.
The couple’s unprecedented donation will be the largest ever devoted to the nation’s youth, according to Invest America, a nonprofit advocacy group partnered with the Dells.
The pair’s commitment underscores a new federal government program that allows parents to open tax-advantaged investment accounts for children under 18 with Social Security numbers.
The initiative, known as “Trump accounts”, was created this year under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Reuters notes. (Read more)
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What an interesting idea to plan for the future of children in this nation. May this savings program multiply in the hands of parents and others who want to bless others, in Jesus's name. We pray for the Dell's to be tender-hearted and open towards You, Abba and that their money would be used righteously to benefit the least of these, in Jesus's name. We also pray for their salvations and ask that they both would walk in justice and integrity, in Jesus's name.
"'If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs. . . . For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, "You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land."' (Deuteronomy 15:7, 8, 11)
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An Alarming Shift Toward Historic Disaster
The Daily Jot, Bill Wilson, December 2, 2025
There’s an alarming real shift happening in how younger Americans view Israel, terrorism and the Jewish people. Recent polling shows attitudes that would have been unthinkable twenty years ago. Among adults under 30, only 14 percent say their sympathies lie mostly with Israel, while 33 percent side with the Palestinians. Another survey shows 38 percent of young adults believe the terrorist group Hamas has “valid reasons” for fighting vs 34% for Israel. Compare that to adults 65 and older, where roughly 78 percent say Israel’s reasons are valid and only 17 percent say the same for Hamas. These aren’t small differences. They show a widening gap in moral judgment that’s forming along generational lines.
Political identity deepens the divide. Gallup reports that only 21 percent of Democrats sympathize primarily with Israel, while 59 percent side with the Palestinians. Among Republicans, 75 percent support Israel and only 10 percent support the Palestinians. Independents land closer to the national average: 46 percent for Israel, 33 percent for Palestinians. Add in the knowledge gaps—63 percent of Millennials and Gen Z don’t know six million Jews died in the Holocaust, and nearly half can’t name a single concentration camp—and you get a generation reacting to conflict without historical grounding. When political messaging replaces history, and emotion outpaces truth, it becomes easier for dangerous ideas to slip into the mainstream unnoticed. Read More
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BREAKING: Afghan Shooter Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges in National Guard Murder Case
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An Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House has pleaded not guilty to all charges, according to new reports.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, appeared in court virtually from his hospital bed Tuesday after he was charged.
He is facing murder, assault, and multiple firearms charges tied to Wednesday’s attack in Washington.
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were both critically wounded in the shooting. Beckstrom died from her injuries the following day.
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who previously worked with the CIA during the Afghanistan War, had been formally charged with murder.
According to the Washington Post, court documents filed by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office detail the murder, assault, and firearms offenses now pending against him.
“He approached a group of National Guard members near the White House and fired several rounds with a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver while screaming ‘Allahu Akbar!’ according to court documents filed Tuesday.
“Other troops fired back, shooting Lakanwal, who fell to the ground and was trying to reload the weapon before another member jumped on him, according to the documents,” the report continued. (The Western Journal) Read more here.
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Lord God, we stand against this plea made by Rahmanullah Lakanwal in a court of law. We ask instead that justice be rendered in light of his savage attacks upon two Guardsmen who were standing watch to protect our city.
We ask for the death penalty for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, according to the Word of God, so that justice may be served. In Your Name, Abba, we offer this prayer, amen and amen.
"And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death." (Leviticus 24:17)
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Senators vow push to prohibit US military action in Venezuela if Trump pursues strikes against the country
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'Americans do not want a pointless war in Venezuela,' Sen. Chuck Schumer said.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., have indicated that if President Donald Trump pursues military action against Venezuela, they will seek to prohibit U.S. attacks against the foreign nation.
During a Senate floor speech on Monday, Schumer said he, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., "will immediately file a war powers resolution to force congressional action to block the use of troops in Venezuela" should Trump move to carry out strikes against the South American country.
"Americans do not want a pointless war in Venezuela," he declared.
During a Monday appearance on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper," Schumer said, "First, the bill is bipartisan — it's Rand Paul, Tim Kaine, myself, and, I think now, Sen. [Adam] Schiff."
Kaine indicated during an appearance Sunday on CBS News' "Face the Nation" that if the U.S. conducts military action against Venezuela, he will "immediately" move with Schumer, Paul and Schiff.
When asked about the U.S. potentially attacking Venezuela directly, the White House instead appeared to reference the War Department's ongoing campaign striking suspected narco-terror boats in the Caribbean.
"On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to take on the cartels, and he has taken unprecedented action to stop the scourge of narco-terrorism that has resulted in the needless deaths of innocent Americans. All of these decisive strikes have been against designated narco-terrorists bringing deadly poison to our shores, and the president will continue to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country," White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement.
"Pursuant to section 1013 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (50 U.S.C. 1546a), and in accordance with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976, Congress hereby directs the President to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces for hostilities within or against Venezuela, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force," the proposal stated.
"Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the United States from defending itself from an armed attack or threat of an imminent armed attack." (Fox News) Read more
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See also:
Trump says 'don't read anything into it' when asked about declaring Venezuela's airspace closed - Fox News (Go here)
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Father God, we pray for President Trump, that he be led by the mind of Christ in all decisions he must make to protect our nation. May he also gather with his own military advisors, who also have Your wisdom as they sort out this complicated matter. We ask that You shut the mouths of all who oppose him in Congress. In Jesus' name, we offer this prayer, amen and amen.
"The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will." (Proverbs 21:1)
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Russia Says It Seized Key Eastern Stronghold Pokrovsk; Ukraine Denies Claim
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian troops have captured Pokrovsk, a heavily contested, strategically important city that Ukrainian forces had held for nearly two years.
The Kremlin announced the purported capture in a transcript published on Dec. 1, which detailed Putin’s being briefed by Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. In his report, dated Nov. 30, Gerasimov said that Russian forces had gained full control of Pokrovsk on the eastern Donbas front as well as Vovchansk on the northeastern frontline.
That same evening, Russia’s Defense Ministry released a video that appears to show soldiers from the Central Group of Forces displaying a Russian flag in Pokrovsk’s city center—an area that has been under Russian control for some time, according to an interactive map from the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War.
An industrial town and key logistics hub, Pokrovsk has been the site of intense fighting for 18 months. The Ukrainians have held out against a sustained Russian assault, but, in recent weeks, Russian troops have inched closer, squeezing the Ukrainian soldiers into an ever-shrinking pocket of the city.
The broader Donbas region has been partially controlled by pro-Russian separatists since 2014, long before the full-scale war broke out in February 2022. After nearly four years of fighting, the heavily fortified Pokrovsk remains one of the last major Ukrainian strongholds in the region. Its fall would open the way for further Russian progress toward taking over the entire Donbas.
On Dec. 2, Ukrainian officials rejected Moscow’s assertions that either Pokrovsk or Vovchansk had fallen. (The Epoch Times) Read more here.
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Father God, there is a saying in French that states: "tout d'un coup."
Tout d'un coup means "SUDDENLY!"
We seem to have now been thrust into a season of "Tout d'un coup" -- when rumors of war are now breaking out on many fronts at once. Lord God, we know that You are fully aware of what has been going on, under the surface, for many years now . . . and now seems to be the time when these hidden things are being revealed.
We thank You, O Lord, that You are not alarmed by any of this news, and neither should we be. We repent of our own fear at this breaking news, and we instead turn to You, the author and finisher of our faith, to guide us through these difficult times. Instead of looking "out," we look within to find the peace that passes all understanding as You guide us through these difficult days. In Your Name, Holy One, we offer this prayer, amen and amen.
"And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet." (Matthew 24:6)
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And Now . . . Lion of Judah: ROAR!!!!
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"The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies."
(Isaiah 42:13)
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The Next Great Ingathering? Israel Practices For Emergency Aliyah
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The images are haunting: runway lights cutting through the night, aircraft descending one after another, and streams of exhausted families stepping onto Israeli soil--some trembling, some silent, all fleeing a world that has turned suddenly hostile. In Israel's latest national emergency drill, this was not fiction. It was a sober rehearsal for a future the government fears may be closer than anyone wants to admit.
Because something remarkable--and unsettling--is happening simultaneously across the West. Antisemitism is rising at a velocity not seen in generations. Jewish life in once-safe cities is being shaken to its core. And for the first time in decades, major governments are openly warning their Jewish citizens to hide their identities, avoid public gatherings, or prepare for evacuation.
Against this backdrop, Israel ran a full-scale absorption drill in Ramla simulating a mass emergency aliyah: tens of thousands of Jews fleeing collapsing security conditions abroad. It was the kind of operation we once associated with history books--not modern Europe, North America, or the digital age.
But Israel is preparing for exactly that.
A Drill That Felt More Like a Rescue Operation Than Bureaucracy
The scenario was intentionally extreme: 800 new arrivals per day, every day, for two weeks. No warning. Papers incomplete. Some unsure whether they even qualified under the Law of Return. Many traumatized. All needing immediate housing, food, schooling, medical attention, work placement, and security. (Prophecy News Watch) Read More
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" ... this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith." (I John 5:4)
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"Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. In Your Name."
- Provided By: Billy Graham
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