I'm proud to be an evangelical Christian who trusts in Jesus and tries to do His will, rejecting that behavior that is destructive to society and our culture. Behavior that others seem so proud of.
However: Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” and Proverbs 18:12 “Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor”
I wanted a rabbi for a discussion of Biblical Prophecy and the Bible
says that: “In those days it shall come to pass that ten men out of all the
languages of the nations shall take hold, even shall take hold of the skirt of
him that is a Jew, saying, “We will go with you, for we have heard that God is
with you.”’”
So I went to Bloomfield Hills, and I found one.
My guest today is Rabbi Jerry Weinstein of Congregation Shema Israel of
Bloomfield Hills, Mi. www.Shema.com
He’s guest hosted for Bob Dutko and he was highly recommended to me as a guest.
We had an interesting discussion of Messianic beliefs and prophecies, particularly regarding the suffering Messiah.
The hour I had rabbi Jerry we mostly talked the Crucifixion. We took some interesting calls with questions for the rabbi.
Then, when my show was over, my friend Pastor Rick Deitering came in the studio and recognized Rabbi Jerry. They had gone to Bible college together! Rick asked Jerry to stay over with us on Rick's show where we discussed the Resurrections. I normally sit in on Rick's show after mine.
Lt Col Howard "Mustang" Benjamin, USMC Ret'd joined me in a discussion of The Barbary Wars (the first American Middle Eastern War), and their relevance to today.
Some real heroism described here.
Bonus: an explanation of currency trading and why it belongs in your investment portfolio. :)
A discussion with Mustangpredicated by Donald J Trump's farewell speech in which he declares (as others have) that he is (was) the first president in years to preside over a term with no new wars and a reduction of troops abroad. That made me think of USMC General Smedley Butler's work, "War Is A Racket".
We talk about that, too.
Of course, Pretender-in-Chief Xi Biden will get us back on track shortly.
Show Notes: Let me run by the Talking Points for today: Cancel Culture, the silencing of a culture Our American History being twisted.
Bill Federer: A country that loses it’s history, is like a man that loses his
memory. Dementia. I say when a nation is convinced it’s history is not as they remember it, they
are being “Gaslighted” (Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten,
and 18-year-old Angela Lansbury)
Joining us today is Peter W Wood,
(Not to be confused with Peter H Wood!: "I am sorry to say that I am NOT that Peter Wood, so I suspect you would not
want me on your show. In contrast, I am a serious and professionally trained historian of
early America, now retired.")
Peter W Wood is the President of
the National Association of Scholars. Dr. Wood is an anthropologist January
2009. Before that he served as executive director (2007-2008), and as provost
of The King’s College in New York City (2005-2007).
Dr. Wood was a tenured member of
the Anthropology Department at Boston University, where he also held a variety
of administrative positions, including associate provost and president’s chief
of staff.
He received his Ph.D. in
anthropology in 1987 from the University of Rochester. His undergraduate degree
is from Haverford College (1975) and he has a master’s degree in library
science from Rutgers University (1977).
Dr. Wood is the author of A Bee
in the Mouth: Anger in America Now (Encounter Books, 2007) and of
Diversity: The Invention of a Concept (Encounter Books, 2003) which won the
Caldwell Award for Leadership in Higher Education from the John Locke
Foundation. These books extend his anthropological interest in examining
emergent themes in modern American culture.And most recently 1620: A
Critical Response to the 1619 Project
In addition to his scholarly work,
Dr. Wood has published several hundred articles in print and online journals,
such as Partisan Review and National Review Online, and the Chronicle of Higher
Education.
“Or, if you use the title “doctor”
mainly for a medical practitioner and are suddenly thinking that maybe you
should address the recipient of doctorate in education with the same august
title, you are bowing to compliance.”
refer to "Dr." Jill Biden, and "Dr." Matt Gibbs (who prefers SSgt to Dr.)
“Historically, we are fortunate that Thomas Jefferson, George Washington,
Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t subscribe to the “new
anger” formulation, in which a volatile temperament licenses itself to boil
over whenever it meets an aggravation.”
1620: A Critical Response to
the 1619 Project:
“Nikole Hannah-Jones, the
project’s chief editor and lead writer, received a Pulitzer Prize for her
efforts, and the Pulitzer Center partnered with the Times to roll out a 1619
curriculum suitable for the nation’s schools.”
The nation's template was The Plymouth Colony (1620) , not Jamestown (1619). Massachusetts's Bay Colony was slave free. The slaves landed at Jamestown were bartered off as slaves by the pirates, but were treated as indentured servants by Jamestown as chattel slavery had not beeen established yet.
THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.
So many are posting, like many did in 2012, that they are giving up. But in 2016 we prevailed.
I asked William J, Federer, noted historian, author, radio and television personality, host of American Minute, to talk about that event in American History.
In the second half of the show, Bill talks about St. Nicholas, who he was and who he became :)
I hope you listen, because this really is a good show and I went to a lot of effort to prepare it for you.
Thank you, Derek Stone, Producer Extraordinaire!
Good Afternoon and welcome to Your American Heritage. Talking Politics and Religion. You know, breaking all the rules...
Saving the Nation, One broadcast at a time.
Grab a beverage of your choice, mine is coffefve, and let’s
get started.
It’s getting ridiculous.
I plan a show and Friday night something always seem to happen. Justices die,
SCOTUS rules, Governors dictate.
Throws off my whole show plan. It’s all about me.
Last night brought a great disappointment.
But I awoke this morning to a thought: “God is still on the throne.”
Now, you may not be a Christian, or even a religious person, and to that I say:
“God is still on the throne.”
There’s a scene in The Lord of the Rings at the end where
all appears lost for the good in the face of the forces of evil.
I read voices on the internet that say that all is lost. The Republic is
doomed. We’ve lost.
I say to you: Maybe you have lost. I have not. “God is still on the throne.”
Why give up now? So you can give up hope and not get hurt again?
So you can rest from the battle?
Remember, behind that battle waged by men and monsters, a spiritual battle
raged.
Frodo and Sam strove to destroy the Ring.
What small battle is in the background now that will result in our victory?
And if we lose a battle? Remember the words of Mal in
Firefly:
Pray for the Republic. Father move by your great hand.
Rescue your people.
I sometimes feel like we are in a game show.
The Supremes: “Please phrase your answer in the form of a question.”“You didn’t say ‘Mother, may I?'”
We asked for originalists and we got some that said, “we are
staying in the confines of the rules”, which appears to be what we wanted of
them. Were Alito and Thomas the activists?
I’ll take activism in defense of the republic at this point.
Speaking of Activism, today we have our recurring feature: The David Kallman Report
Hi Dave! I try to keep current events in the light of the
overall war, in which there are individual theaters of battle.
The war is on the American Republic. It is a War of independence for us.
The Covid is the major thrust. It has enabled the Election Fraud, which is the
other theater.
The economy is in peril. Small business is dying
Restaurant case. Café RosettaRestaurant association case? Karl Manke?
Testifying to electoral fraud in Michigan. Lou DoddsAntrim County Injunction status?
Second half.
The number is: 734-822-1600
President Donald Trump’s legal team is planning on filing retooled lawsuits,
his lawyer said Saturday.
Giulianni: “We move immediately, seamlessly, to plan B,
which is to bring lawsuits now in each one of the states. We had them ready.
They’re just a version of the one that was brought in the Supreme Court. So last
night, the president made the decision,”
“If the state doesn’t have standing, surely the president of the United States
has standing. And certainly the electors in the states have standing. So they
will be bringing those very cases right in those courts, starting today,”
Giuliani said. “And let’s see what excuse they can try to use to avoid having a
hearing on that.”
Will Biden even make the inauguration? Will Kamala be sworn
in instead?
Can a case be made that if Biden carried Harris into office, his removal
represents electoral fraud?
That he misrepresented his eligibility for office.
Can a Biden Grand Jury invalidate his electoral college
votes?
Who do you have to pay to get standing in SCOTUS?
China/ Swallwell. Fang Fang, Chinese students? Guilt by
association?
Feinstein and her Chinese staff and interests.
Internment camps? Chinese students? Not all are agents, but
many are.
Gun range incident.
The economy is in peril. Small business is dying. Is it any coincidence that small businesses typically support conservatives, unlike pot shops and abortion clinics and big box store corporations?
We also talked about lockdowns in churches (including his) and their response.
I highly recommend you listen to Neil. Check out his amazing bio at the end of this post.
Neil continued to Moment of Clarity where my co-host Pastor Rick continued the conversation.
Another resource from Neil is The Values Advocacy Council with a streaming event tonight featuring Charlie Kirk. There are also youtube videos there of past presentations you will find of interest.
I also mentioned “Non-Essential”, a free streamcast Sunday with Charlie Kirk, Dinesh D’Souza, Kirk Cameron, Cissie Graham Lynch, Pastor Rob McCoy, Pastor Jack Hibbs, David Harris Jr., and Dr. Dan Erickson as they examine the reality of our nation’s current circumstances and share the one and only solution that quickly and simply solves the problems facing America.
About Neil Mammen:
Neil was born in Ghana and grew up in Sudan and Yemen. He came to the U.S. for
college and at 20 earned his BSEE in Computer and Electrical Engineering; at 22
he earned his MSEE in Solid State Physics and Computer Engineering. Neil has
co-founded four startup companies in Silicon Valley. He has about 20 issued and
pending patents in areas varying from Networking, Traffic Shaping, and Packet
Processing to LED Local Dimming TV methodologies.
He is an ordained evangelical pastor, and the author of
multiple books including Jesus Is Involved In Politics! Why Aren’t You?
Why Isn’t Your Church? and Who is Agent X? on how to prove God exists
without using the Bible. And 40 Days Towards A More Godly Nation.
Neil is the founder of NoBlindFaith.com, an apologetics, theology and
evangelization ministry. Apologetics is the investigation and defense of the
truth of Christianity using facts, reason, science, history, archaeology, and
philosophy. Neil is a speaker at conferences around the U.S. He has been
featured on: NPR debating Eric Rothschild of the ACLU and Eugenie Scott; and on
over 40 radios and TV shows including the Eric Metaxas, show, the Bob Dutko
Show, the Lars Larson Show, American Family Radio and on KKLA with Frank
Pastore. He is on the board of the Values Advocacy Council and has spoken for the
Family Research Council as well as Summit Ministries.
He can add “Has been featured on Your American Heritage”
to his resume.
As you can see, the original was pulled by youtube, and yet youtube has a copy of the same video posted. There's hope that they are not as smart as they think they are.
In 1776 a few young men crossed colonial lines with long guns to protects others and fight tyrants.
I often wonder what will provoke the patriots among us (I include myself) to rally to the defense of a town, presumably my own, but even another town. Myself, I'm out of vacation time. It seems the rioters don't have that concern.
I am not the judge or jury. I do not know Kyle Rittenhouse's motivation, although it seems laudable. I don't know his culpability as I don't have all the evidence. And at this point, who does?
But so far, it looks like he's a good guy, not a rioting pedophile, wife-beater, agitator, arsonist, like the people he shot.
It's a shame that in perhaps doing the right thing, he may never reach his career goal of being a cop.
I have to say, I admire his ability to pull off the shots he did with a long gun, under the duress he was in.
We are being oppressed by our local and state governments.
They are telling us we cannot worship in assembly.
We cannot conduct business as we have for centuries.
We cannot congregate.
Our voice in the public square is being suppressed.
Our lives are threatened by rioters and the rioters are protected.
Hey government! Your knee is on my neck I can't breathe free.
How long will a populace have their rights trampled by a governess who clearly acts in an illegal manner, uncontested by their duly elected representatives or the judiciary?
When will they have had enough and rise up to take matters in their own hands?
When will the masses realize they have been conned, driven by an unwarranted fear to submission to a dictator?
On Your American Heritage I talked with historian and author William J. Federer.
It's fascinating and engaging. And his discourse on the Jacobins and Antifa and the attempt to overthrow our civilization to remake it in their own image, socialist hell, is worth it.
But the insight on the influences of our founding is eye-opening. I thought I knew a lot of this stuff, but learned much more.
We've been wondering what Barr has been doing if anything.
Herridge: So this decision to dismiss by the Justice Department, this all came together really within the last week, based on new evidence?
BARR: Right. Well U.S. Attorney Jensen since January has been investigating this. And he reported to me last week.
Herridge: What should Americans take away from your actions in the Flynn case today?
BARR: Well, as I said in my confirmation hearing, one of the reasons I came back is because I was concerned that people were feeling there were two standards of justice in this country. And that the political and that the justice, or the law enforcement process was being used to play political games. And I wanted to make sure that we restore confidence in the system. There's only one standard of justice. And I believe that this case, that justice in this case requires dismissing the charges against General Flynn.
...
No, not at all. And, you know, I made clear during my confirmation hearing that I was gonna look into what happened in 2016 and '17. I made that crystal clear. I was very concerned about what happened. I was gonna get to the bottom of it. And that included the treatment of General Flynn.
And that is part of John Durham, U.S. Attorney John Durham's portfolio. The reason we had to take this action now and why U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen came in was because it was prompted by the motions that were filed in that case. And so we had to sorta move more quickly on it. But John Durham is still looking at all of this.
This is one particular episode, but we view it as part of a number of related acts. And we're looking at the whole pattern of conduct.
This is so heartening. Jensen was looking into this for months. And it has come to light.
Next up. Durham. I have hope. and reason for it.
It is 2am Wednesday morning.
I cannot sleep.
My eyes are tired, but I have a burden.
I have to teach on Luke 16:1-13 tonight, and I've never been happy with any interpretation of it I have heard.
Until now.
I did a simple thing.
I asked God to explain it to me.
The Parable of the Unjust Steward (NKJV)
1 He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.
2 So he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’
3 “Then the steward said within himself, ‘What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg. 4 I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’
5 “So he called every one of his master’s debtors to him, and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ 7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ So he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
8 So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.
9 “And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home. 10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.
11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own?
13 “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
If you are familiar with it, consider this.
Ebeneezer Scrooge was a wealthy sinner.
He was found lacking by God.
It was Jacob Morley who informed Scrooge of this in an interesting way.
Jacob was just the messenger, but the message was "Repent!".
Who else ultimately calls us to repentance but God?
Spoiler alert! There are plot reveals ahead!
What has Scrooge been doing wrong?
He's been squandering the resources God gave him to do good with by consuming them himself, even if that is only by hoarding them.
He has not been living life large, and using God's resources entrusted to him to help others.
The Spirits of Christmas bring him to conviction and a fear for his life and eternal soul.
In repentance, he let's go of all the ill will he has been harboring, the hurts he has been cherishing and clinging to.
He forgives his nephew of not heeding his advice.
He rewards the Cratchit family financially. If you think of it, he had harbored ill will towards Bob for misusing him, stealing from him by not working the holiday (if not other claims on his loyalty). He now forgives him, and more.
He is generous to his charwoman, someone he imagines (in his dreams, only?) would steal from him.
So, what has he done after being called to account by his Master? 5 “So he called every one of his master’s debtors to him, and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 And he said, ‘A hundred [b]measures of oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ 7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ So he said, ‘A hundred [c]measures of wheat.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
I tell you, the "Unjust Steward" is commended by his master for being shrewd. That is another word for "wise".
He used the resources of His master to resolve issues with his debtors, those who owed him.
It's true, he did it with his master's resources, but our Master fully intends for that!
The Master had "called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’"
How many master's give a shot across the bow like that when they suspect theft?
My Master does. He did. and He gave Scrooge that warning.
He gives all of us that warning.
Laying in bed, thinking about this, I realized that in the morning, I have some calls to make.
There are some debts I have not forgiven. And they are, and have been, chains around my neck.
I forged these chains. "I wear the chain I forged in life".
Well, no longer.
