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I have a prediction. Given the minimal amount of scrolling I’ve done about how Leo XIV was already very close to the Vatican at the time of Francis’ death, I bet he will do it the usual way. He will publicly be all the things that Roman Catholics require—pro-life and against gay marriage—but he will also keep, perhaps a lot more quietly than Francis, trundling down the path into progressivism. He will continue to divide the institution and persecute real conservatives, only he will be a little bit quieter and perhaps more politically savvy. Thus, he will be able to co-opt those who have weak stomachs for conflict. Soon, there will be a small, vocal, and deeply annoying group of “Communion Partners” or whatever they will be called by the Vatican.

Anne Kennedy

Mike Turner

They told us that south Texas didn’t have hummingbirds but Mr Ruby Throat dropped by our backyard just now for a snack.

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Terry L. Clark

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Self-Deception

Michelle Adams

I needed to hear this today.

Thad Cardine

A message to moms:

You are not just “a helper.”

You are a co-creator. A life-shaper. A soul-former.

When Eve was called a "help meet," the Hebrew word used was ezer—the same word used for God when He comes to rescue His people.

You weren’t made to follow behind. You were made to stand beside, to strengthen, to rescue.

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Dan Denning

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Make the Desert Bloom

Jimmy Evans

Your greatest testimony often emerges from your deepest pain.

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The joke’s on you, Senate Dems: now you get Ed Martin...and Judge Jeanine!

The Pilgrim's Plunge

Redemption is the confluence of Grace and Nature—a mighty rushing river.

Meditation is the plunge from mere impression into manifold immersion.

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The Z Man

The Dissident Writer Podcast

The Road To Paganism

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Michael Ostrogorsky PhD

Great Blue Herons gorging themselves on fish at Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks:

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Anne Kennedy

I did not love Pamela Anderson’s Bangs

For those who came of age in the 80s and 90s, when every school-aged child was suddenly being fussed about his or her “self-esteem,” I remember a lot of people laughing and thinking something so obviously useless would never actually take hold as a reasonable conception of personhood. Children could be bathed in intellectually vacuous self-esteem talk because, of course, it was silly and therefore would never be really believed, the way one believes in someone like God. Some people fought back against it, but not enough. And so it did sink down into the depths of our shared core experiences and become the defining characteristic of being human. Discovering and accepting yourself went from being some grand project of spiritual enlightenment to being the dumb things the AI tells you and, perhaps more embarrassingly, the trite comments made by celebrities to each other about themselves.

Anne Kennedy

Mike Turner

“He sent from on high; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me…He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.” PS 18:16-17, 19)

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Michelle Adams

Wise words.

Thad Cardine

Weed your soul like you would your garden.

Not once. Not yearly.

Daily.

Resentment, distraction, avoidance—they don’t go away on their own.

Graciewilde

Oh my! Oh,May!

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PrayerNotes from the Homestead

Moving Into the New Yoga Space

Jeffrey W Massey

The governor of Maine, who claims to be female (who the hell really knows?) can’t even define “woman”.

As my grandfather was apt to say, “Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining.”

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Jeff M Newman

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6:12)

When you put your faith in Christ, you will receive eternal life. Eternal life is a free gift from God (Romans 6:23). However, you need to understand that there is a war going …

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