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And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10–11 As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to appreciate the celebration of Christmas much more. In a culture that has become increasingly secular, where it is politically incorrect to even mention the name of the Lord lest we offend someone, I think it’s awesome that Christmas brings some of the greatest truths of the Gospel to light. And it showcases our roots as a Christian nation. When else can you enter into stores and hear some of the greatest Christian songs ever written, like “Joy to the World”? That’s awesome! You will see displays of the Nativity in places where typically the only mention of the Lord would be to take His name in vain. People talk about loving one another as God loved us by sending His Son to the earth. We are reminded of values that are practically forgotten at other times of the year. And for some families, Christmas is the only time they make an attempt to get along! Some Christians may think it’s a shame that some people only go to church at Christmas, but praise God, at least they are going. And that’s an opportunity to share our faith! You see, people are probably more open to hearing the Gospel at Christmas than at any other time of the year. Here at our Charis Bible College campus in Woodland Park, Colorado, we put on a live Nativity that features actors and animals. We also put up lights all around the campus. Thousands of people drive through every year. It’s awesome! But it’s not just here at Charis that people are publicly glorifying God. You see, the legal restrictions that have been imposed on our freedom of religion in America are falling away. There have been a number of cases at the United States Supreme Court that have brought us closer to the Founding Fathers’ “original intent” regarding the First Amendment. One of those cases was Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. Joe Kennedy, a committed Christian who was coaching football at Bremerton High School in Washington State, was led by the Lord to pray after every game at the fifty-yard line. He would kneel, silently thank God, and ask His blessings on the players. After a while, players started to join him. Now, Coach Kennedy never told the players they had to pray with him. But the school district fired him anyway. Coach Kennedy took his case all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled in his favor. When they did, they overturned another bad ruling—Lemon v. Kurtzman. Our friend Kelly Shackelford of First Liberty Institute, a frequent guest on our Truth & Liberty Show, represented Coach Kennedy in this case. He explained that the “Lemon Test” was the basis for 7,000 lower court cases since 1971 that restricted religious freedom in America. He said that this Supreme Court ruling has expanded religious freedom in America to a point we have not seen in decades! That means that Nativity displays can be put up in public places. The Ten Commandments can be placed in schools, courthouses, and state legislatures. People can pray at public meetings. And baccalaureate services can be part of graduation ceremonies.    The Kennedy ruling, like the Dobbs ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, would never have happened if President Donald Trump hadn’t appointed three conservative justices—Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett—to the Supreme Court. Now that he’s been re-elected, we can expect more appointments throughout the court system that will protect our rights for years to come. We don’t have to be afraid when it comes to sharing the nearly-too-good-to-be-true news of the Gospel. It’s time for Christians to be bold and take a stand for truth. And during Christmas, we have the opportunity to publicly display our faith and be bold about glorifying God. Christmas is all about the Lord’s love and mercy, not His damnation. It’s spotlighting God’s unconditional love for us the way it should be done all year long. It’s focusing on the good news of Jesus Christ and not the bad news of our failures. That’s the Gospel of peace that the angels were singing about, and that should be our message too. Learn More Explore the Truth & Liberty website, subscribe to receive regular updates, and visit our Resource Center for great practical resources. Also, learn how you can become a Truth & Liberty Coalition member and join us in standing for truth in the public square.

Praise the Lord for what He has done! Donald Trump has been elected to the presidency of the United States for the second time and in a decisive manner. And it wasn’t just President Trump. The Senate was taken by Republicans, and it appears they will also hold a majority in the House of Representatives under Speaker Mike Johnson. In other words, the next few years could be a tremendous opportunity to see some real godly laws put into place! Here, on the day after the 2024 elections, I am in California at an event with our CEO Billy Epperhart, and Executive Vice President Mike Pickett. And we are just thanking and praising God! We know there’s still a lot of work to be done, but we are celebrating this victory and being encouraged that Christians can really make a difference if they come together in unity. Now, a lot of people assume that God just sovereignly puts people into office. But Hosea 8:4 says, They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off. Hosea 8:4 I do believe there was supernatural intervention, especially when President Trump survived multiple assassination attempts during the campaign. There is no way to explain those things other than by God. But it’s not just God who put Trump into the presidency. The Lord works through people. For example, Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA—who recently held an event that filled the auditorium at our Charis Bible College in Woodland Park—was a big part of this victory. It took also a lot of hard work by Christians at the grassroots level, working to get out the vote and other things. Over the past few years, Truth & Liberty has distributed millions of nonpartisan voter guides and is building a network of pastors and Christian leaders to start turning this nation back toward godly values. I believe we are making a huge impact! The body of Christ really stepped up in these elections, and it is really going to make a difference going forward. I even heard some people say that this may be the end of the progressive movement. And while I would like to think that’s the case, it’s not. You see, this was just a battle. The war is yet to be won. The left is not going away because they’re inspired by the devil—and the devil has never quit! Even though he’s a defeated foe, he’s been fighting against the Body of Christ for 2,000 years. And it is a war between morality and immorality. One of the things that really disappointed me in this election was that seven states voted for constitutional amendments to legalize abortion. That shows me that there’s still a lot to be done. But we can celebrate the three states where similar ballot initiatives didn’t pass. And I think there’s a lot to look forward to in a second Trump term. Since he is not running for re-election again, I don’t think he’s going to hold anything back. I believe Trump’s going to be bolder with the policies he talked about during his campaign. One of the first things he may do is take all the restrictions off of oil and gas production, which will cause prices to drop. And that will have a positive effect on the entire economy. I think we’re really going to start to see things change for the better. On March 5, 2021, I received a word from the Lord that we were in the midst of a Third Great Awakening in America. Then, in 2023, the Lord spoke to me that we would see the woke culture exposed for the lie that it is and that people who were shaking their fists in the face of God would be removed from positions of leadership. Watch the Hope for the Future documentary here. What we’ve seen in this year’s elections is confirming those words. But I believe we are going to see even greater things in the future! So, don’t quit. Get involved and stand up for righteousness, because we’re on the winning side. Together, we’re going to see a great turnaround in this nation, and I believe we are gaining momentum. If we don’t quit, we will win. And the best is yet to come! Learn More Explore the Truth & Liberty website, subscribe to receive regular updates, and visit our Research Center for great practical resources. Also, learn how you can become a Truth & Liberty Coalition member and join us in standing for truth in the public square.

We have an election coming up that may be the most important in my lifetime. Not only will we, as Americans, be voting on our next president, we’ll be voting for Congress, governors, state lawmakers, judges, and other offices across the country. I’ve heard it said that Christians are the single most powerful voting bloc in the nation, and if we would just get out and vote according to what the Bible has to say about key issues, we could turn this nation around. Sad to say, many Christians don’t exercise their right to vote. Now, there are a lot of reasons for that, but one of the biggest things in recent years is discouragement. I had David and Tim Barton of WallBuilders on our Truth & Liberty program a few years ago. We were talking about the so-called “Red Wave” forecast for the 2022 elections that would have restored a conservative majority in Congress. But after everything was said and done, very little changed in the balance of power, making it more like a red trickle! Despite all of the things working in favor of conservatives in that election, the liberals turned it into a referendum on abortion. You see, Roe v Wade had been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier that year, sending the issue back to the states to decide. The liberals framed the whole thing as an attack on “reproductive rights.” The court had already determined there was no constitutional right to abortion, so what the liberals did was bear false witness (which is right in line with all of the other things they promote). These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: a proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. Proverbs 6:16–19 All this happened just two years after the disputed 2020 election, where there were reports of ballot harvesting, problems with voting machines, and other issues. So, taking all these things into account, the question was raised, “What’s the point?” Now, there may be some of you reading this who are thinking something similar: Why should I vote? Will it even count? What does it matter? Well, David, who’s on our Truth & Liberty board, gave a really good answer. He said that even if he knew his vote wouldn’t matter in the outcome of the election, someday he would stand before God and have to answer for the responsibility that was given to him. Then, he referenced John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, who said, “Duty is ours; results are God’s.” That’s when David said, “I don’t have a right to vote. I have a duty to vote!” That’s awesome! Helping people make informed decisions when they vote is a big part of what Truth & Liberty is doing to make a difference. And it’s not just national and state elections we’re focusing on. David spoke at our conference a few years ago and gave a really good illustration. He said the things we’re seeing in the news today about men being allowed to use women’s restrooms because they feel like they are a different gender, all started in Fort Worth, Texas, about a decade ago. David made the point that Fort Worth is a typically conservative area and people there shouldn’t fall for all this gender stuff. But, because there is such low voter turnout in local elections, like for school boards, a relatively small number of people can elect liberal candidates who will make ungodly decisions that go against the morals of most of the people in a community. In this case, the school board passed a policy allowing boys to use girls’ restrooms or locker rooms and vice versa based on how they identified themselves, which is ungodly (Deut. 22:5). It wasn’t long before it became a nationwide thing. And now we’ve seen it just grow to the point that boys are being accused of assaulting girls in school bathrooms. That’s just terrible! During his message, David showed there was one evangelical church in Fort Worth large enough to have easily turned that school board election if they had just gotten involved and voted according to biblical values. It just goes to show how important it is for Christians to make their voices heard—especially at the ballot box! Over the past few years, Truth & Liberty has produced nonpartisan, 501(c)3-compliant voter guides for a number of races in Colorado. These guides don’t tell people who to vote for, but they help people see where the candidates stand on the issues. For example, a few years ago we distributed voter guides in several school districts around the state and a significant number of seats flipped from liberal to conservative. That’s awesome! To accomplish this, we held a series of meetings around Colorado and invited pastors and other community leaders to attend. These events featured guest speakers like David Barton, Tim Barton, Chad Connelly of Faith Wins, Mark Gonzales of Hispanic Action Network, and Richard Harris, our Truth & Liberty executive director. We taught people how to get involved, register voters, be informed on the issues, and make a difference. I’ll tell you, it made a huge impact. On September 8, 2023, at our annual Truth & Liberty Coalition Conference, I received a word from the Lord and delivered a prophecy. Here’s part of what I shared: You will see people who, right now, are shaking their fist in the face of God, they will not even be here. They are going to be removed from positions of leadership. You’re going to see things change. And the Lord says to be encouraged. Now, I don’t know what that means—whether they’ll be gone, or just out of leadership—but I believe we are seeing things turn around. And that begins with Christians exercising their duty to vote! You see, we’ll win if we just don’t quit. And the best is yet to come! Learn More Watch Andrew Wommack share words from the Lord regarding the Third Great Awakening, given to him on March 5, 2021, July 4, 2023, and September 8, 2023. Explore the Truth & Liberty website, subscribe to receive regular updates, and visit our Research Center for great practical resources. Also, learn how you can become a Truth & Liberty Coalition member and join us in standing for truth in the public square.

Several years ago, I was in Washington, DC, with my friend David Barton of WallBuilders. David occasionally leads tours of the Capitol and Statuary Hall, and he shared how many of our Founders were men who loved God. They pledged their lives and fortunes to a cause few believed would succeed. Many of them lost their homes, businesses, wealth, families, and even their lives so we could be free today. It was powerful! I believe we have as much at stake now as we did during the American Revolution when we fought for the independence of this nation. In some ways, I believe it’s even more serious now because the attacks are more subtle. People aren’t using guns or hand-to-hand combat against us. It’s an ideology that we’re fighting. These days, the “woke” mob has come out against our Founders. Specifically, they are targeting George Washington and Thomas Jefferson because they owned slaves. A few years ago, a statue of Jefferson was removed from the New York City Council Chamber. According to a council member, the statue was one of many “disturbing images of divisiveness and racism.” In 2023, officials in New York City considered taking down statues and monuments to George Washington because of connections to slavery or alleged “crimes against humanity.” That’s just terrible! These people, who claim to be so tolerant, want Washington’s and Jefferson’s statues removed from public places because they say this nation was systemically racist. That’s what the Bible calls (Ex. 20:16) a false witness! We need to learn and share the truth about our Founding Fathers. Did you know that George Washington actually petitioned the king of Britain to end slavery in the 1760s? At that time, the monarchy owned an interest in the slave trade. They were profiting from it, so they wouldn’t let the colonists end slavery.  It was Thomas Jefferson who wrote the Declaration of Independence. In one of the original drafts, the longest grievance listed against King George III had to do with the evils of slavery.  Jefferson wrote that slavery was wrong, and he criticized the king for trafficking in the souls of men: He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel powers, is the warfare of the CHRISTIAN king of Great Britain. Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce. But two of the colonies—Georgia and South Carolina—objected to this grievance being included. That is really important. You see, when the Founders were planning to declare independence, they were fighting against the mightiest nation on the planet at that time. So, they figured if the colonies didn’t stick together in the fight against Britain, they didn’t have a chance of winning. So, when only eleven of the thirteen colonies agreed to obliterate slavery, as a compromise, they took that part out.  The Founders agreed it would be better to establish a free nation and plant the seeds of freedom rather than refuse to do anything. Because of that, the Americans were able to fight against the British as a united force and gain their independence. As a matter of fact, the United States was the first nation that passed a law ending the slave trade and even fought the Civil War to end slavery altogether. When people take isolated things against George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and don’t look at their whole lives, that’s a false witness. It’s true Washington and Jefferson owned slaves, but because of the laws, they just couldn’t free them on the spot. It was against the law in the colony of Virginia. And even after the United States gained its independence, they still couldn’t free all of them. I interviewed David Barton and his son, Tim, about these things for a series we called Systemically Anti-Racist. We talked about the New York Times’ “1619 Project” which claims that the true founding of America was in the year 1619, supposedly when the first boatload of African “slaves” arrived at the English colony of Jamestown. What the New York Times didn’t say is that the Africans on that boat were treated as indentured servants by the colonists and were able to work for their freedom. Indentured servitude—working off the debt incurred by traveling to the New World—was the accepted practice for black and white people in the colonies for many years. It wasn’t until 1660 when a man named Anthony Johnson petitioned a judge to make one of his indentured men, John Casor, a perpetual servant because he wasn’t putting in enough work to pay off his debts. What’s more, Johnson and Casor were both black men! That means the first true African slave in the English colonies was owned by another man of African heritage. That’s a detail a lot of liberals leave out when they are trying to indoctrinate people into thinking this nation came about because of slavery and racism (or what is called critical race theory). That’s just another instance of bearing false witness.  Through people who don’t know the Word of God and don’t know history, Satan is misrepresenting things; people are bearing false witness. Sad to say, even many Christians don’t know enough of the Word or history to be able to counter it. It’s up to us to learn the true history of our nation and stand for that truth against a false witness. Learn More Explore the Truth & Liberty website, subscribe to receive regular updates, and visit our Research Center for great practical resources. Also learn how you can become a Truth & Liberty member and join us in standing for truth in the public square.

Israel is America’s closest ally in the Middle East and the only democracy in the region. Last week, responding to an invitation from both sides of the political aisle, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the U.S. on an urgent mission to address Congress in a joint session. In his speech, he recounted the horrors of the country’s war against the Hamas and passionately laid out Israel’s case, while refuting claims that Israel had deliberately starved Gaza.  Vice President Harris’ only job as Vice President under the Constitution is to preside over the United States Senate, which means she is supposed to attend joint sessions of Congress. Harris couldn’t be bothered, however, opting instead to attend a sorority house campaign event in Indiana. Nor was she (or President Biden) present to greet Netanyahu on the tarmac when he arrived.  Meanwhile, Anti-Israel protests erupted across Washington D.C. ahead of the prime minister’s speech, where brain-washed progressives and Islamist fanatics burned the American Flag and vandalized a Liberty Bell replica with pro-Hamas graffiti in Union Station. Other agitators tore down the American flag and replaced it with a Hamas flag.  It took a full day before Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the highest office in the land, issued a toothless rebuke of the rioters.  Her silence spoke loudly. To Harris, Hamas is a friend and Israel is an enemy.  What a sad day for freedom-loving Americans. On May 14th, 1948, the United States was the first country to stand with Israel and acknowledge her right to exist as a sovereign nation. By ignoring Mr. Netanyahu, as well as the violence in Union Square, the Biden/Harris administration has confirmed that our only democratic ally in the Middle East is of no importance to them.  Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a strong warning to those who would support Hamas, calling them “Iran’s useful idiots,” pointing out that Israel’s fight against terrorists is our fight, too.  Harris’ conduct was shameful and disrespectful, and is exactly the opposite of the kind of leadership America needs in this critical time.