Monthly Archives: January 2020

President Donald Trump, January 22, 2020

“I watched the lies from Adam Schiff.
He’s a liar and he’s a fraud. These are major sleazebags.”

Titus 3:1-2

“Remind them … to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling,
to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.”

Christianity Today, December 19, 2019

“The president of the United States attempted to use his
political power to coerce a foreign leader to harass and
discredit one of the president’s political opponents.
That is not only a violation of the Constitution;
more importantly, it is profoundly immoral.”

Luke 22:26

‘But you are not to be like that.
Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, 
and the one who rules like the one who serves.’

Rex Tillerson, May 16, 2018

“If our leaders seek to conceal the truth,
or we as people become accepting of alternative realities
that are no longer grounded in facts, then we as American citizens
are on a pathway to relinquishing our freedom.”

Proverbs 19:9

“A false witness will not go unpunished, 
and whoever pours out lies will perish.”

New York Times, January 13, 2020

“The federal budget deficit surpassed $1 trillion in 2019,
the Treasury Department reported on Monday, as tax cuts and spending increases continued to force heavy government borrowing.”

Proverbs 21:20

“Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling,
but a foolish man devours it.”

Time, December 9, 2019

“The Trump Administration tightened its rules for obtaining
food stamp benefits this week, in a move many experts
fear could have a detrimental effect on the nearly
700,000 vulnerable Americans it’s expected to impact.”

Zechariah 7:9-10

“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; 
show mercy and compassion to one another.
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor.
Do not plot evil against each other.’ ”

Christianity Today, December 19, 2019

President Trump’s “Twitter feed alone—with its habitual string of mischaracterizations, lies, and slanders—is a near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused.”

James 2:14

“What good is it, my brothers and sisters,
if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? 
Can such faith save them?”