Revival
Donald Trump and the Heroes of the New American Revolution
We shed a few tears while watching Monday’s inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. He is only the second chief executive in our history to serve two non-consecutive terms.
The first was Grover Cleveland who led the nation 1885-89 and and 1893-97. Upon leaving the White House the first time, his wife Francis remarked, “We are coming back four years from today.“
She was right–but Cleveland’s second term did not fair well.
There is greater optimism for Donald’s Trump return. He successfully achieved the greatest political comeback in U.S. history against a hostile media and government lawfare against him. It was an amazing accomplishment.
But there are many other heroes behind this new American Revolution.
LA Wild Fires: Helping Hands & Pointing Fingers
Our hearts and prayers go out to Southern California due to the wildfires devastation.
We have two sons living in LA–one in West Hollywood who narrowly escaped the flames, and the other in Valley Village. We also have hundreds of friends and YWAMers living and serving there–so the devastation is close to home.
Our initial response should be “helping hands” in prayer, giving, and rebuilding. Our second must be “pointing fingers” at those who exacerbated the tragedy so future natural disasters can be mitigated.
Football Faith
As we begin a New Year, it’s tempting to zero in on the immense geo-political movements in our world like the coming inauguration of President Trump (for the second time), the recent resignation of Canadian president Justin Trudeau (and Canada jokingly becoming our 51st state), the fall of Syria, or the quagmire and suffering in Ukraine.
We shall prayerfully analyze all these in 2025 for prayer and action.
But–this first week in January–how about–FOOTBALL.
As one writer puts it, something incredible is happening.