Bo (French) Knows BORDER SECURITY!!!

"And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,"
Acts 17:26

This is a really good point:

Posted by Bo French on Friday, January 29, 2016

Posted by Bo French on Friday, January 29, 2016

Bottom Line: Bo French's personal experience securing properties along the border can only help solve this problem that has been unnecessarily festering for decades....

KITCHEN RECALL: TAG still collecting INSURANCE Signatures!!!

"It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For a throne is established by righteousness."
Proverbs 16:12

While the Ann Kitchen recall campaign already has enough signatures, it never hurts to collect enough so that you're outside the margin of shenanigans:

Why do we want Ann Kitchen recalled?

Texans for Accountable Government supports the recall of CM Ann Kitchen because she’s representing lobbyists rather than her constituents in District 5. Look on Page 41 of Ann Kitchen’s October 2014 Campaign Finance Report, you can see a bundled donation from Lone Star Cab of $4,000. It’s a clear cut case of the taxi lobby greasing the palms of lawmakers to insulate themselves from market competition.

Rideshare companies operate in over 100 cities in the US, and in over 300 cities worldwide without fingerprinting, and according to sexual assault complaints here in Austin, a person is 6 times more likely to be assaulted by a cab driver: 913 cab drivers and 3 complaints; 15,000 drivers and 7 complaints with zero criminal charges. Kitchen’s 12-page ordinance has nothing to do with safety, and everything to do with power.

Taxis lost over 1 million rides in the first year after TNCs starting operating in Austin. Instead of innovating and adapting to the desires of the market, they have come to the government to put in place regulations that will drive out TNCs, removing competition.

District 5 is in South Austin and includes the South Lamar/Brodie and Manchaca corridors; if you live in those areas, sign the petition here.

Campaign Donation Disclosure: Happy (Belated) Birthday to Bryan Slaton!!!

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Matthew 6:21

Yesterday was Bryan Slaton's birthday, as his mother informed us:

Dear Friends,

Thank you so much to all of you who have sent words of encouragement and made contributions today in honor of Bryan's birthday. For those of you who didn't receive my earlier email, today Bryan turns 38! With our fundraising deadline and the next financial report due in a couple of days, we wanted to ask that you consider making a $3.80, $38, or $380 donation to Bryan.

Click Here to Donate! (https://politics.raisethemoney.com/bslaton)

Consider it not only a birthday present, but also a donation to further liberty and freedom in the great state of Texas!

This year has been a whirlwind; I don't see as much of my son as I used to. He's knocking on doors, speaking with voters one on one, making phone calls, and attending meetings. He has taken the last 7 months and fully dedicated himself to reaching voters and earning their support.

My son does not do things halfway. He pours himself into his calling. And believe me, this is a calling. Your prayers and words of encouragement do more for us than you could ever know.

Blessings,
Vicki

We'd been planning on donating to Bryan for a few weeks, but this motivated us to follow through:

Make your own contribution here.

In Memoriam: Babs Miller

"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit."
Romans 8:1

We learned this morning that Babs Miller, wife of Texas State Representative Rick Miller, got called home to Jesus this morning.

We first met the Miller family in the summer of 2013, during the insanity that descended on the Capitol following Wendy Davis' filibuster.  We prayed together several times during those crazy weeks.  She was also a regular presence around the Capitol this past session, and it's crazy to think she won't be there next session.

Readers might have forgotten, but this website's greatest hit came during that 2013 special session when we released video of pro-Abortion activists chanting "Hail Satan" in support of Wendy Davis.  We've never mentioned this, because it's never been relevant, but we actually uploaded that footage to the internet and wrote the linked blog post in Representative Miller's office.  That moment doubled as the first time we met Babs.

Babs Miller was a Warrior for Christ, as her efforts at the Capitol made clear.  There was nary a pro-Life or pro-Religious Liberty bill that she wasn't front and center attempting to help pass.  Her humble diligence won't be easily replaced.

But the good news is that, while she will be missed here on Earth, there is NO DOUBTING which direction Babs Miller took upon departure.

Babs Miller was saved by Grace through Faith, and you can be as well.  Babs will spend eternity with Jesus in Heaven, and there's no reason you can't join her.  You can learn more here.

Babs Miller; Rest in Peace.

David Simpson: Saddle Up Texas!!!

"He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

FANTASTIC appearance for David Simpson a few years ago in Houston:



Highlights:

• "We have neglected individual responsibility and freedom and idolized government force."

• "Like Israel of old, we have become willing slaves of force."

• "It's not just the force of a King, or even of a few oligarchs, but the force of an overwhelming bureaucracy with a multitude of new offices and swarms of officers that harass us and eats our substance."

• "Civil government and minions are a poor substitute for free men and women."

• "We complain about licensing and regulation, but because it gives us an advantage against the competition, we support it."

• "The takeover of the Health Care industry is not limited to the Federal government."

• "Our bodies and our health are individual responsibilities, not the government."

• "There can be no real charity or love where it is forced."

• "Socialism confuses the distinction between government and society."

• "Do you wish to see the poor cared for?!?  Then care for them yourself and persuade others to do the same."

• "The Tea Party arose because of decades of irresponsibility by those who claim to be conservative."

• "We must relinquish our idolatrous attachment to force."

• "The sword is a poor tool for production and for healing."

• "Freedom can not be forced on people, they must seek it and learn to love it, despite the risks."

Ann Kitchen RECALL Petition GENERATES enough SIGNATURES!!!

"It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For a throne is established by righteousness."
Proverbs 16:12

Attempting to cripple emerging industries to placate your campaign contributors is a losing gambit:



Highlights:

• District 5 is the South Lamar/Manchaca corridor.

• Kitchen gives some vague, cliche-filled, statement.

• Signatures being turned in "soon."

Read the whole thing here.

Book Review: THE EMMAUS CODE, by David Limbaugh

"And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself."
Luke 24:27

Old Testament illiteracy is one of the biggest deficiencies facing modern Christendom.  The roots and origin of our salvation are essential to understand the full magnitude of what Jesus has done on our behalf.  Unfortunately, many Christians are intimidated by the Old Testament.

In The Emmaus Code: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament, David Limbaugh breaks the Old Testament down to a level where it's accessible to the average person.  Modeled after the Emmaus road conversation in Luke 24 (or at least how modern humans could imagine it), Limbaugh illustrates how the history, covenants, and prophecies of the Old Testament all point to Jesus Christ.  The Old Testament explains how Jesus is the Messiah; a full understanding of the New Testament requires the Old.

The book begins with a review of the historical timeline for Old Testament events.  From nearly the beginning, humanity attempts to elevate itself over God, which creates the need for a Savior.  In this context, God's election of Israel isn't primarily about Israel, it's to lay the foundation for the salvation of mankind (41).  Israel must exist for the bloodlines from which the Messiah emerges to occur.

One example where Limbaugh helps illuminate Jesus' presence in the Old Testament is Genesis 3:15: "And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.” We had never realized it before, but that's a Messianic prophecy! Galatians confirms that Jesus is the offspring to whom this verse refers.  That means Satan (the serpent) will make Jesus (the offspring) suffer, but JESUS WILL DESTROY SATAN!!! (93)  In other words, the Cross would be followed by victory over sin!

Limbaugh also offers a detailed examination of how Jesus fulfills all of the Old Testament covenants.  For example, as a direct descendant of both Abraham and David, Jesus fulfills both of their covenants.  It is worth noting, however, that neither covenant will be fully realized until Jesus' second coming.  Jesus is also the only person to full comply with Mosiac law.  Finally, the New (and final) Covenant is first introduced in Jeremiah.

Similarly, the prophets point to Jesus more places than a review like this can do justice.  In Isaiah, the prophecies of John the Baptist and the New Heaven and New Earth appear in the within the book that their fulfillment appears in the New Testament (283).  The Gospels quote Zechariah more than any other prophet (324).  But through it all, God's promises are unchanging and completely reliable.  And that's why we can trust Jesus is who He says He is.

A beautiful house requires a firm foundation, and that's the relationship between the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Old Testament.  The Old Testament establishes the need for a Savior and the conditions Jesus must meet to be identified as such.  Whatever your level of familiarity with the Old Testament, David Limbaugh's The Emmaus Code will help you understand the foundation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.