The Spirit of Power From on High

The Spirit of Power From on High

From John Milton's Paradise Lost (1667) Abdiel and Satan [Engraving]; Grant & Co., c.1887.   For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. --- 2 Timothy 1:7   Take note and reread this verse and what it is telling us and then ask...

Trump’s Third Garbage Indictment

    Puts him in Company with Hamilton, Jefferson, Adams   The Biden Department of Justice has indicted President Trump for yet another bogus claim: that he fraudulently questioned the outcome of the 2020 election. In other words, he is being charged with the crime of saying the...

The Fight for Election Integrity Continues in SC

The Fight for Election Integrity Continues in SC

Communist dictator Joseph Stalin stated that “Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.” Photo courtesy Pexels/Elements5Digital.   Group continues fight for access to election audit report   The SC Safe Elections (SCSE) organization, a grassroots group...

Lexington Beauty to Compete in Miss for America Pageant

Lexington Beauty to Compete in Miss for America Pageant

Miss SC for America, Sarah Grace Allen, in a glamour shot used in preparation for the August 24th pageant. Photo supplied by Sarah Grace Allen.   “Never did I think I would ever be in a pageant,” commented Lexington native Sarah Grace Allen. Now she’s one of 46 contenders from across the...

Smallwood Cove Project Pulled

Smallwood Cove Project Pulled

Lake Murray’s water intake towers are a 223 foot fixture at the Dreher Shoals Dam. The towers are over 95 years old delivering water to drive the turbines and generate power to the Mid-Lands of SC. The 93 acre tract of land was very near this spot. Photo Michael Reed     The 93 acre...

Presumptuous Sin

    "But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people."---Numbers 15:30   This verse speaks of a serious matter, presumptuous sin. But what is presumptuous...

Espionage Must be Stopped

      China is waging silent warfare on the US: spy balloons, active measures, education and more. Clearly February 2023, was not a good month for national security. The Twitter File Hearings revealing connections between Twitter and the FBI in “rigging” the 2020 Presidential...

Security Threat on US Border

Security Threat on US Border

Illegal aliens are coming across the border at alarmingly high rates and continue to threaten the sovereignty and safety of America and her citizens. This scene is typical of what is happening on the Texas border. Photo Michael Reed. This previously published article has been updated.  ...

Do We Have the Government We Deserve?

Do We Have the Government We Deserve?

"Moses holding the 10 Commandments" by Gustave Dore.   "Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway." Deuteronomy 11:1   The above verse is a clarion call to our service and duty as Christians to the...

“Ban on Speech” Lifted by Federal Judge

“Ban on Speech” Lifted by Federal Judge

SC House Freedom Caucus Chairman Adam Morgan makes comment "We fought back..." immediately following a Judge's ruling on their free speech case.     A lawsuit to protect free speech filed back in March for the SC House Freedom Caucus against the House of Representatives Legislative...

Men Need to Stand Against Constitutional Violations

Men Need to Stand Against Constitutional Violations

Photo courtesy Unsplash/Matt Popovich.     I was recently stopped at one those so-called “Safety Check” points. The last time about 11pm near the Fair Grounds in Columbia, with about 6 S.C. Highway Patrolman. I asked to speak to their supervisor. I explained to the supervisor that I did...

How Long?

How Long?

Winston Churchill was called upon by the British people to take over as Prime Minister of the country following a perceived weakness shown by Neville Chamberlain in dealing with Germany's Chancellor Adolf Hitler in the early stages of WWII. The question today, as then, is "How long" before we see...

Professions Sacrificing Trust on Altar of Wokeness

Professions Sacrificing Trust on Altar of Wokeness

Trust is part of the training at military schools among others. The word "Trust" is etched on the edge of a bench  at the US Military Academy at West Point. Photo courtesy Unsplash/Dave Lowe.   A newly published video of new doctors taking a revised Hippocratic Oaths at Columbia University...

False Meat, False Men, False Prophets, and False Gods

False Meat, False Men, False Prophets, and False Gods

Just like a ravenous wolf, we must beware of false and deceitful things in this world of we will become ensnared. Photo courtesy Unsplash/Philipp Pilz.   False meat, false men, false prophets, and false gods are here, and more are coming. Don’t be deceived!   A recent video showed...

Restore American Greatness

Restore American Greatness

  Many reading this have probably read an article or commentary by one of our writer's, newspaper man and former combat veteran Dean Allen. Dean wrote for The Standard newspaper for the past several years and had recently published his fifth book entitled: Restore American Greatness: A...

‘Biden & Gomorrah’ Degeneracy

‘Biden & Gomorrah’ Degeneracy

    “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil”              —Isaiah 5:20   Picture a rainbow colored jackboot stomping on your face for the rest of time—that’s what’s coming if we fail to fight back. The White House was intentionally defiled when Pedo Joe Biden held a ‘Pride’...

Is There Hope for America?

Is There Hope for America?

US Air Force grads celebrating. Photo courtesy Military.com/US. Air Force photo/Amber Whittington.   I want to address something that truly bothered me. I recently took a cruise which shall we say left me not so well. I will address that later. What I will talk about here is something that...

When Do The Arrests Begin?

When Do The Arrests Begin?

Photo courtesy KSAT.   Treason has been documented, what are we waiting for? Oh, wait, they won’t arrest themselves!   Let me be plain and blunt. For those who think for themselves and not through political parties and the Deep State press, the following has been established beyond...

Judge Rules Against Government Censorship

Judge Rules Against Government Censorship

YouTube has been fingered as a culprit in cooperation with US government censorship.   A federal judge in Louisiana has issued a ruling that limits the Biden administration’s communication with social media platforms regarding a wide range of online content, including false narratives about...

Communist Based Affirmative Action Removed

Communist Based Affirmative Action Removed

Many Americans take freedom and independence for granted, unless you fled from a Communist regime. The lady pictured did just that and is making the most of it. Photo courtesy Lily Tang Williams.com.   Most Americans don't realize just how good we've got it. That is, until you speak with...

Why Medical Freedom?

Why Medical Freedom?

      Why should you care about Medical Freedom in the United States? I tend to have a strong stance on vaccines and their efficacy and you might not agree in part or at all with me. Is it all just about these crazy anti vax hippies or is there more to it? Who here has a long term...

Ring the Bell!

Ring the Bell!

Pictured is the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. Photo courtesy Independence Hall visitors center.   This year 2023, we commemorate 247 years since our Founding Fathers signed their own potential death warrant we call the Declaration of Independence. There is typically one of perhaps a couple of...

What Price Liberty? A Family Answers the Call

What Price Liberty? A Family Answers the Call

Photo courtesy Pexels/Tim Mossholder.   When their ship from the Netherlands docked in the harbor of New Amsterdam (now New York City) in 1688, Garrett Hendricks DeWeese, and his wife Zytian, could not have known of the historic events that would direct the destiny of their future family. Nor...

Why Grandpa Carried a Gun

    The quintessential reason why Grandpa carried a gun was that he wanted to live a little longer. My Grandpa lived in a small town in upstate SC. He was a simple man who had moved from the mountains of Virginia to South Carolina when he was a young man over 100 years ago. Life was...

What Price Independence?

What Price Independence?

      The Declaration of Independence is 247 years old this year, and it seems to reflect more graphically today what our forefathers experienced than ever before. It is a given that the men who signed the Declaration were literally putting their lives on the line when they decided...

Trump Pickens Rally Tops Expectations

Trump Pickens Rally Tops Expectations

View from up high behind Trump platform in Pickens. Photo courtesy of unspecified Facebook post. Please advise if this photo belongs to you.   It was announced that 75,000 people came out of their air conditioned comfort zone to sit outside in sweltering heat of close to 100 degrees for up to...

A Name Too Sacred

A Name Too Sacred

      “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,’ declares Yahweh.” --- Isaiah 55:8   The New International Version of the Bible, and other versions, translate the Hebrew tetragrammaton YHWH as LORD. This revealed name of God Exodus 3:12-18; 6:1-8...

Gun History and Facts

    Don’t be so naive to think that tyranny could not happen in the USA. Bad guys live in every century and in every culture, and they are waiting for the moment they can take advantage of people who cannot stop or defend themselves against them. In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun...

Planning Commission Hears Rezoning Request

Planning Commission Hears Rezoning Request

    On Monday evening, the West Columbia Planning Commission held a public hearing on the request to rezone a 6.34 acre parcel near the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden for a higher density neighborhood. The property is located at 1820 Sunset Boulevard and Botanical Parkway and the...

Lexington Citizens Say “No” to 93 acre Dam Project

Lexington Citizens Say “No” to 93 acre Dam Project

"Town of Lexington Residents" are sending a message to the Town Mayor and Town Council: they say "No" to the no longer "secret" proposed 93 acre dam project. Photo Michael Reed.   A citizens group calling themselves "Town of Lexington Residents" are trying to get someone's attention....

Lexington at Crossroads

Lexington at Crossroads

  Lexington at Crossroads Our Lexington community stands at the most critical point since being formed as the township of Saxe Gotha in 1735. The township was established to encourage settlement and as a strategic buffer between the upper crust of Charleston’s low country, and the unchartered...

Lexington at Crossroads

Lexington at Crossroads

The new billboard erected by Lexington residents to bring attention to the $30 million dollar project of town council. Photo Michael Reed   Our Lexington community stands at the precipice of change, a critical moment of decision not faced since being formed as the township of Saxe Gotha in...

Disney “Anti-Christ” Series Being Pulled

Disney “Anti-Christ” Series Being Pulled

The black and white---and innocent---days of Disney are long gone. Walt Disney died in 1966, 57 years ago this December. The above is an opening scene of a typical Walt Disney presents program. Photo courtesy Internet Archive video still.   I grew up watching Walt Disney movies and Sunday...

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