Bonnie Hacker

I went back to read the resurrection accounts of Matthew and John this morning and noticed something interesting. The first words out of Jesus’ mouth after the resurrection were “go tell my brothers.” And it brought me to tears. Matthew 28:10. Read it slowly. The stone has just rolled back. Death has just been defeated for the first time in human history. The most consequential moment in the cosmos has just occurred. And the risen King opens his mouth and calls us brothers. But Matthew alone might not stop you. So go to John 20:17, where he tells Mary what to tell them: “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” He does not say “the Father.” He does not say “God.” He says MY Father is now YOUR Father. MY God is now YOUR God. He rises and the first thing he does is redistribute the inheritance. This is where most people misread the resurrection. They treat it as a power demonstration. Jesus proved he was God. Jesus showed death who was boss. And those things are true but they are not the point. The point is what he did with the power once he had it. Because what I have learned in my few years on earth is that when men have power, the immediate instinct is to reclassify. The people who were their peers become subordinates. The people who called you brother now call you sir. We have seen it in offices, in governments, in churches. Elevation changes vocabulary. The higher a man rises the lonelier the pronoun “we” becomes. Jesus rose to the highest position in the universe and his vocabulary did not change. He came back and said brothers. He said your Father. He said our God. He reclassified upward. He used his exaltation not to press us into subjects but to pull us into sons. This is the actual consequence of the resurrection: ADOPTION. A dead savior cannot make you a son. A dead elder brother cannot bring you into the family. He had to conquer death because brothers share in each other’s life and he could not give us what he had not first secured himself. Romans 8:29 calls him the firstborn among many brothers. Firstborn means there are others coming. You are not a spectator of his resurrection. You are its intended outcome. The crowned King looked across the infinite chasm between his holiness and your humanity and the word he chose was not “subject.” It was not “servant.” It was not even “beloved.” He said brother. On the other side of death, with all authority in heaven and earth, he said brother. So celebrate today for everything it is. Celebrate the empty tomb, celebrate the vindication of a man the world tried, condemned, and buried, and whom heaven refused to leave in the ground. Celebrate the sins that are gone and the immeasurable, uncontainable, universe-rearranging power of God on full display. But do not miss the most beautiful thing. He did not just cancel your debt. He gave you a name. He did not just acquit you. He adopted you. Forgiveness would have been everything. Sonship is more than everything. And he gave us both. The risen King called us brothers. That means the Father he returned to is the Father we are returning to. That means the glory he walked into is the glory we are walking toward. That means Easter is not just the day Jesus won. It is the day you inherited everything he won it for. Hallelujah! He is risen.

Good Morning, Please join me for a daily scripture break.  Today is Good Friday, a day for somber reflection. Matthew 27:11-54, Please take a few minutes and read with prayerful reflection, the Book of Matthew's account of Jesus’ Passion, Crucifixion and Death. Today, I would like to strongly encourage everyone some time between noon and 3pm, please stop what you are doing. With a moment of silence, prayerfully consider Jesus’ sacrifice - His Passion, Crucifixion, and Death. He obeyed the Will of God and submitted Himself to the cross. He paid the debt for our sins because He loved us.   Please also offer a prayer of thanksgiving and praise for the eternal gift of redemption because there is no other way to enter eternal life with Him except by Him. May God bless you, your family, and our Nation. Peace and be prepared.

@dlrahall @WVUFLU FIFO is spray painted on warning signs with the falling hiker image for “dangerous cliffs” in the RRG.

@WVUFLU That is why we call them FIFO’s

Betting that the car driving slowly in the left hand lane is going to have an Ohio license plate is the easiest bet in America. 90% hit rate.

@WVUFLU We joked so much about this on a road trip, that when I was in a parking lot and yelling at someone “why can’t you drive!?”, one of my twins said “yes, they can - they’re not from Ohio, Mom”

@MrsDrPublius @CynicalPublius I hope she finds the discernment to realize how valuable of a friend you are - I can only pray that wise women like you cross my path. I read your scripture posts each morning - thank you for the gift of starting my day in the Word.

Time for a random musing. The question of the day - Is my hedge of protection-my inner circle secure? I firmly believe as Christians we are to evangelize the world but be very cautious who we allow in our inner circle. I spoke with a friend of mine over the weekend and I was astonished at how angry she is about President Trump’s Foreign Policy (time will tell if the intelligence supports his decisions/strategy for example, in Iran or Greenland, etc - He gets the benefit of the doubt from me. I know if he makes a mistake, God will work it out for our good), she blames him for the cost of living crisis (actually it is the Biden Administration’s golden egg - their middle finger to the American people for four years. I lay it at their feet not Trump's), and she is offended by his personal persona (President Trump is himself - a guy from Queens, NY - a showman - he sends “mean posts”). So I asked her, would you rather have Biden or Harris running the country?  She emphatically said NO!  We've been friends for several decades but I know I've changed over that time and I’m sure she has as well. She is a self-proclaimed conservative - she’s very vocally opposed to Democratic Leadership and their policies, illegal immigration, and fiscally conservative. We don’t have to agree with everything the President does but I always try to express my dissatisfaction in a measured, logical, respectful manner. She blew a gasket. During our conversation I listened more than I spoke. I listened very carefully and asked poignant questions. At the conclusion of our conversation I was very, very unsettled. I believe it more imperative than ever to stay in the scriptures daily, prune your conscience with a relentless vigor, control who you allow in your hedge of protection- your inner circle, keep your Armor of God on at all times, and cultivate friendships with people who posses a faithful Christian worldview. I’m praying for her and for God’s guidance. Food for thought. Peace and be prepared.

@flightradar24 Ugh. I fly in to SNA at least 1x per month. We went in circles before landing on my last trip / they never told us why.

The FAA says its investigation of the incident involving United flight 589 and a US Army Black Hawk will also include “whether a new measure to suspend the use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters was applied.” flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-…

Let's pause for a daily scripture break. Proverbs 3 : 7-8, "Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.  It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones." Many of you are experienced bible readers. You are well-acquainted with the many styles of prose in the bible. The Book of Proverbs is replete with poetic prose, allegories, and a specific style of writing using conditional sentences. There are four types of conditional sentences (please explore on your own). That's why it's important study some verses together to ascertain the full meaning of the scripture. For those interested, here's how I approach these conditional passages. You may use other techniques. 1. Identify the verses that are linked together by asking what is the subject of text? 2. Next, I define the "If" clause - what are the prerequisites or conditions of the text? In this text, If I - a. am not wise in my own eyes (practice humility); b. fear the Lord (be reverent in my thoughts and actions towards God); and c. turn away from evil (reject everything God deems as evil). 3. The next step, I define the "THEN" clause. What happens if I meet those requirements? Usually God will announce the blessings or sometimes punishment He gives to those who are obedient or disobedient. In this case, a. I will experience healing in my body; and b. I will experience refreshment to my bones. I keep a journal of specific words or topic studies to glean a deeper understanding of God's expectations. I hope this was helpful. Peace and be prepared.

@SinclairArt I’m a bicentennial babe and I’ve been buying up all the 1976 I can my hands on. Have you considered putting it on a website like Etsy and selling the digital file? I’d buy just to print & frame.

Here it is, as promised, a bandana in celebration of the USA's 250th birthday! I included some close-ups too. It's square, it's vintage inspired, and it's 100% 'Merica!

I am an evangelical Christian. I am a Trump supporter. I believe in America First with every fiber of my being. And I am one of the most dangerous people to anyone trying to peddle Jew hatred as foreign policy because I know my Bible, I know my history, I know what this movement actually stands for, and I am going to TRIPLE down. Trump inherited a Middle East on fire and left it transformed. He moved the American embassy to Jerusalem. Three presidents before him promised it. None of them did it. He destroyed ISIS. He killed Qasem Soleimani. I supported getting out of endless wars. I still do. Demanding that American foreign policy serve American interests is legitimate. Being skeptical of neoconservative nation-building fantasies is legitimate. None of it has any bearing on Iran. I am not a neocon. I cannot be dismissed as a warmonger or an establishment stooge or a globalist who doesn’t care about American lives. I care enormously about American lives. I want American soldiers home. I want American money spent on Americans. I want an end to the era of nation-building fantasies that turned the Middle East into a graveyard for American kids from towns that never recovered from losing them. AND I know my Bible. And my Bible tells me in terms that do not require a seminary degree to understand that God made an unconditional covenant with the Jewish people, that the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable Romans 11:29, look it up and that the nation that has returned to its ancestral homeland after two thousand years of exile and survived seven wars of annihilation is not a geopolitical accident. I am dangerous because I hold both things simultaneously and I will not let either one be used against the other. My foreign policy skepticism cannot be weaponized into antisemitism because my theology won’t allow it. My theology cannot be dismissed as naive because my foreign policy analysis is serious. The Jew-hating fake right currently parasitizing this movement has a very specific vulnerability. It depends on people not knowing what Trump actually did. It depends on people not knowing what the Bible actually says. It depends on people not knowing that the foreign policy critique they are nodding along to is a vehicle for a destination they never agreed to travel to. It depends on the evangelical base being too polite, too conflict-averse, and too institutionally cautious to name the operation for what it is. I am none of those things. And those who can’t win on the message always try to take out the messenger. I do this because I want my kids to grow up in a free country, because God blessed with this platform even though I have no podcast, no coupon code, no vitamins and no endorsement deals. I say what I want. And if you don’t like it, scroll up.

I advocate for things I passionately believe in. I always have. And there is nothing I believe in more deeply than the power of Scripture. Not as a theological position I argue (although I do) but as something I have lived. I open this book every day. It grounds me, corrects me, comforts me, and connects me to God in a way that nothing else ever has in my life. When things are good or bad or when I’m anxious (happens a lot). But especially when I don’t understand the world. That is not an argument. That is my experience. One that I value more than any other. Church is irreplaceable and it is community, tradition, and accountability, and shared worship, and joy. I am not saying that liturgy is empty or that sacrament is meaningless or that centuries of theological tradition have nothing to teach us. Of course they do. I am not saying they are not informative, important or influential. Of course they are. I am not judging how anyone chooses to practice their faith. How you worship is between you and God and that is the most important relationship we have. You chose how to honor it. But I will never say something I don’t believe. I believe Scripture is the ultimate authority. Not the Church. Not the tradition. Not the council or the bishop or the theologian, or the pastor no matter how brilliant or how sincere. God. His word. That is the final authority. It is my conscience and my understanding of what is good, beautiful and true. I’m not smarter than the Church, I’m not better than anyone. I’m not more spiritual than anyone. I’m not trying to be. My faith is for no one but myself. But my belief in sola scriptura is not about me at all. It’s obedience to my Lord and Savior. Everything and everyone can be corrupted. But He is not corruptible. His word does not shift. It just stands and tells the truth. About Him, about me, about the gap between us, and about the grace that bridges it. God is the ultimate authority. His word governs. And I will spend my life defending that because I believe it with my heart. Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. - Romans 10:17 Every time Scripture is spoken, faith becomes possible in the person who hears it. You come to Christ through the Word. And even if I lead one person to Christ that’s enough.

@BurnerBarbieUSA @DefiyantlyFree We don’t say their names but a couple of notorious media folks who have podcasts and have pretty much sold their soul for $ & fame.

@DefiyantlyFree What’s podcadistan?

Operation Epic Fury is going to take out podcadistan too. Just wait.

@GordaChechona I turned off predictive text so that I can learn to spell again. Takes longer to send & type messages but I felt it was necessary.

caught myself about to use the calculator for 1080x2 then stopped myself and said “no. I should be able to do that in my head” n forced myself to do it. My brain is deteriorating

The Board of Peace is an international body Trump established earlier this year (inaugurated in January at Davos) to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction post-ceasefire, facilitate disarmament of Hamas, deploy an international stabilization force, and potentially expand to other global conflicts. He chairs it, and the first meeting occurred today in Washington, D.C., at the U.S. Institute of Peace (now renamed in his honor), with representatives from around 40-47 nations attending. However, the stronger accusations—that this is “absurdly unconstitutional,” a “total waste,” involving Trump personally controlling an entity “outside of government” with “no governmental checks,” and amounting to repeated “fraud” while Congress does nothing—remain overstated or debatable. • Not entirely “outside of government” or lacking checks: The Board operates as a U.S.-led multilateral initiative, hosted at a U.S. government-affiliated venue (U.S. Institute of Peace), involving Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials. While Trump chairs it (and has indicated interest in lifelong chairmanship per some reports), it’s collaborative—other nations pledge funds (today’s announcement included ~$7 billion total from nine countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kazakhstan, etc., for Gaza relief), commit troops/police, and participate in decisions. U.S. contributions aren’t a direct personal transfer to Trump; they’re pledges of federal funds, which still require congressional appropriation under the Constitution’s Appropriations Clause. No money has been disbursed yet—it’s an announcement, not an executed transfer. Congress can (and likely will) scrutinize this through budgeting, oversight hearings, or blocking unauthorized spending via the Impoundment Control Act or future appropriations bills. • Constitutional authority: Presidents routinely pledge foreign aid or commit to international efforts (e.g., Biden-era Ukraine aid packages, Obama-era Iran deal frameworks, or historical examples like the Marshall Plan commitments) as part of Article II foreign affairs powers. This aligns with promoting stability in a key region, potentially reducing U.S. military involvement long-term. Trump framed the $10 billion as modest “compared to the cost of war” (e.g., two weeks of fighting). Critics argue it sidelines the UN or excludes Palestinians directly, but that’s a policy disagreement, not automatic unconstitutionality. • Not proven fraud or personal control for enrichment: No evidence from reports suggests the funds go to Trump personally or his businesses—it’s tied to public goals like Gaza rebuilding (estimated $70 billion needed overall), humanitarian aid, and stabilization. Accusations of “fraud” seem to stem from broader distrust (e.g., some X posts link it to real estate “bonanza” ideas from figures like Jared Kushner or Israeli officials), but the pledge is transparent, multilateral, and announced publicly. If misallocation occurs later, that could trigger audits, GAO reviews, or legal challenges. • Waste vs. potential benefit: Whether it’s a “waste” depends on outcomes. Supporters see it as leveraging allied contributions ($7B+ today) and international troops to rebuild Gaza without endless U.S. occupation, fostering alliances in the Middle East. Critics view it as duplicative of UN efforts, overly Trump-centric, or a vanity project—valid points, but subjective. Congress hasn’t acted yet because the pledge is fresh (today’s event), and partisan divides mean Republicans may support it while Democrats criticize. In short: The $10B pledge to the Board of Peace happened today—it’s real news. But the leap to it being blatantly unconstitutional fraud with zero oversight doesn’t fully hold up under scrutiny of how U.S. foreign aid and executive-led initiatives

Trump giving $10 billion to an entity outside of government that he controls and has no governmental checks at all Absurdly unconstitutional and a total waste of money. He just commits one act of fraud after another and Congress does nothing

I’m on my first train ride ever going from Coventry to Edinburgh. I got stuck with a couple across the aisle that are not even slightly engaging. The kind gentleman that was seated with them decided to move to the back for “more space”. Fingers crossed someone with a personality boards soon.

The couple on the train behind me are eating chewy sweets. And honestly, as thrilled as I am that they are enjoying them with open-mouthed, over-salivated slapping that sounds like two wet creatures having sex in oil… I may strangle both of them before the next stop.

If Lexington gets all rain, how much will it be? 1/4”? For those that don’t live here, almost every single storm drain and runoff opportunity is blocked by snow and ice. Do we have the potential for all the rain + melting to cause ponding and flooding on the roads? And then it will freeze overnight?

SNEAKY SNOW coming tomorrow for the Ohio Valley & Mid Atlantic. Could cause some minor travel issues tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday morning!

@kywxnerd @Kentuckyweather @AlexaMintonWX @BenWKYT I’m a little worried about what happens when it rains tmrw since most of the storm drains are blocked by piles of snow and ice. Is the water going to pond and then freeze overnight? Wednesday morning commute may be terrible.

Winchester rd at New Circle 7 days removed from Winter Storm #Fern #kywx #kywxnerd @Kentuckyweather @AlexaMintonWX @BenWKYT tiktok.com/t/ZP8uFmqhb/

The trends are changing. Check out all the people thrifting and buying vintage - prices have quadrupled. I’d be happy starting with the space on the right and then adding in all my clutter, knickknacks, afghans and sentimental items my kids are going to put in an estate sale some day

Was at the dentist today and they had a HGTV remodelling show on. First time watching live TV in years 1. Didn't see a single white couple/family in any of the ads. Everyone was black, or the couple was interracial 2. The trend of only doing grey/white and sterile interiors is off-putting, and representative of where we are as a culture. The Victorian Age was characterized, even in middle class homes, by ornate interiors and rooms cluttered with books, globes, pictures, etc. There was some general obligation to improve one's mind and refine one's sense of taste and culture, and the rooms represented and furthered that. Now, we most get uncomfortable with any concept of duty at all, and get particularly ornery about any duty regarding self-improvement. The idea that one ought have a well-stocked home library if able, might be surrounded by visible manifestations of high culture, or should be able to exist in a refined state of being around nice things without breaking them is anathema to our world. So instead we get these eerily sterile interiors in every home without color or ornamentation, without books, without paintings...no reminder of duty, of culture, of improvement, just enervating nothingness It's very weird, and reflects a civilizational decline

I travel the country for work and visit Dallas 3-4x per year. It is the freakin worst & most dangerous traffic of all the cities I encounter. I effin hate going from DFW to Ft Worth. 90+mph is the std, no regard for passing on left vs right, swerving, tailgating - I’m surprised it doesn’t happen even in nice weather.

ICYMI Dallas jury awards $44M to family of a man killed during a 2021 ice storm after a semi slammed into stopped traffic on I‑35. The company, Prime, found liable because driver was driving too fast for conditions and had not received winter weather driving training.

Christmas was never meant to be easy or safe. It began in the cold, not the comfort. A child born without shelter to a family with no power announced not to kings but to shepherds who smelled of animals and sleep. That detail matters more than we like to admit. Somewhere tonight, lights glow in warm homes. Somewhere else, someone eats alone and pretends not to notice the silence. Somewhere a nurse works a double shift, a father sleeps in his car, a mother counts what she cannot give her children. Christmas happens there too. It always has. We’ve turned Christmas into a season of excess and distraction, but its core is confrontation. It asks an uncomfortable question. What do you do when God, meaning, or truth enters the world quietly, without spectacle, and asks for room in your life? Not applause. Not posts. Room. The original scandal of Christmas is humility. Not weakness, but restraint. Power choosing smallness. Glory wrapped in vulnerability. That idea unsettles us because it exposes how loudly we chase importance while missing what actually saves us. If Christmas feels heavy this year, you’re closer to it than you think. If you feel grief, longing, or a sharp awareness of what’s broken, you are standing near the manger, not far from it. This day was never for the polished. It was for the tired, the overlooked, and the searching. So before the music fades and the lights come down, sit with the unease. Let Christmas wound you just enough to wake you up. Because a story that begins in a stable is not asking you to celebrate comfort. It’s asking you to choose love when it costs something. Merry Christmas! Video: italian_places | IG

I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in October 2005 and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in 2022. If I don’t eat gluten/wheat, I feel 1000x better to the point I don’t need anti-inflammatory med or expensive biologics. Starting a new therapy with probiotics to heal my gut. Grateful for RFK Jr doing the work to fix our food - it’s needless for millions to suffer from a preventable chronic illness.

RFK Jr: Why did "gluten allergies" go up so much in 2006? "we discovered that Roundup was a desiccant. And what that means, if you spray it on a crop, it will actually dry out the crop. And one of the big enemies of the farmer is that if there's rain around the time of harvest, their crops can get wet, and they get moldy, and then it ruins the entire silo." "What Monsanto did is they began telling farmers, spray this on the crop, on your wheat, right before harvest or at the time of harvest. And it was so popular that about 85 % of the Roundup that has been used in history has been used since 2006. A large part of that is as a desiccant. And what that meant, is for the first time they're spraying it on food right at harvest." "Not early in the season when they have a chance to wash off, but actually just before you're going to eat it. And they're spraying it for the first time on wheat because there was no such thing as Roundup Ready Wheat. They started spraying it on wheat as a desiccant. And so 2006 marks the day when suddenly these gluten allergies began exploding. The celiac disease and all these kind of wheat problems that we started seeing in this country." If you measure it back and say, when did it start? You can look and draw a red line at this 2006 and it's the year that they began spraying it on.