Category: Facts vs News

Steady in the Signal: Faith, Work, and Building What Lasts

Back home from Comanche after a solid week on towers and microwave alignment. There is something grounding about standing under an 11 GHz path, watching signal levels lock in, knowing that invisible waves are carrying real conversations across miles of Texas pasture.

This morning we went deeper into John 4.

Jesus was tired. Dust on His feet. Thirst in His body. And still He chose to engage. He crossed ethnic lines, moral lines, religious lines, and personal pain lines. Not to win an argument. Not to prove a point. But to restore a person.

That matters right now.

We are living in a time where outrage travels faster than microwave backhaul. Blame is currency. Headlines are engineered for reaction. Facts are contested. Narratives are crafted. And too many people are exhausted.

But truth is not loud. It is steady.

At the well, Jesus did not shout the Samaritan woman down. He did not cancel her history. He named it honestly and then offered living water. Grace and truth, together. Not one without the other.

This week I worked on infrastructure — power, bandwidth, line of sight, reliability. I also wrote about AI, data centers, water supply, grid stability. All of it points to the same reality: the future will demand clarity, discipline, and stewardship. Power must be generated. Water must be sourced. Data must be moved. Systems must be resilient.

So must people.

As I step into a senior pastor role at Source of Old Faith, the call is not to build noise. It is to build a foundation. Order. Accountability. Spiritual maturity. A house built on the cornerstone, not on emotion or personality.

In a world of accusation, we need conviction without cruelty.
In a world of spin, we need truth without arrogance.
In a world of uncertainty, we need hope anchored in something older and stronger than the news cycle.

Jesus is still crossing barriers.


The Spirit is still building living stones.
The Church must still be salt and light.

Build strong networks.
Build strong families.
Build strong churches.
Tell the truth.
Refuse hate.
Stay steady.

The future is not secured by outrage. It is secured by faithfulness.

Press on.

Peace

In the wake of the tragic fatal shootings in Minneapolis involving federal immigration agents, Minnesota communities are experiencing widespread unrest, protests, and deep divisions. Two U.S. citizens — Renée Good and Alex Pretti — have been killed during federal immigration enforcement operations, sparking ongoing demonstrations and a statewide general strike. Local business leaders have publicly urged calm and de-escalation amid rising tensions. 

At a time of heightened emotion and public concern, it is vital that state and local officials exercise leadership that strengthens peace, upholds the rule of law, and protects every citizen’s safety. To that end, officials should:

Temper inflammatory or polarizing political rhetoric that may broaden conflict or deepen distrust between community members and law enforcement, including rhetoric that is perceived as antagonistic toward federal law enforcement entities or specific groups. Work collaboratively with law enforcement at all levels to enforce existing curfews, maintain public order, and ensure that protests and gatherings remain peaceful and lawful. Peaceful protest is a protected right — but safety for all participants, bystanders, and residents must be prioritized. Facilitate clear and consistent communication to the public about expectations for conduct, curfew hours, and legal boundaries, reducing confusion and enabling peaceful civic engagement. Support transparent investigation and accountability for the use of force in these incidents, recognizing legitimate concerns while ensuring due process and respect for constitutional protections.

A leadership posture grounded in unity, respect for legal process, and commitment to public safety will help restore calm and foster a constructive environment for both accountability and healing.

#Minnesota #LawAndOrder #Peace #PublicSafety #ResponsibleLeadership

Naming the Moment

We are living in days when what Scripture warned has come to pass: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20). Truth is called hate speech. Lies are paraded as compassion. Even murder is cheered when it fits the culture’s script. The question that presses on us is the same question the disciples asked Jesus: “Lord, increase our faith!”

Big brother, thought police…

Lies, Climate Change and experts

“Every one of our sources of power supply underperformed,” Daniel Cohan, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rice University in Houston, tweeted. “Every one of them is vulnerable to extreme weather and climate events in different ways. None of them were adequately weatherized or prepared for a full realm of weather and conditions.”

This guy is misrepresenting the facts of the power supply issue
gas and coal generation dropped when ERCOT failed to start brownout rolling management too late and the system frequency tripped units offline that made the outages extreme instead of manageable.

Madness

See, the problem with me and the other vets who are disgusted by the brass’s choice to focus on SJW priorities instead of, you know, successfully deterring or defeating America’s enemies, is that we actually listened to what we were taught when we were coming up. Most of us were trained by the heroes who put the shattered American military together after the Democrat war in Vietnam broke it. We learned about leadership, about putting mission first but taking care of people always, and about objectives and how to attain them.

None of that’s a thing anymore.

So, count us out from complicity with the degeneration of our proud institution into a giant gender studies struggle session. And that’s a big deal. Do you know where the military gets a huge chunk on its recruits? Legacies. These are young troops who want to be like their father or grandfather or big brother or neighbor or other role model. I was the third-generation commissioned officer in my family, on both sides. Guess what? Right now, if one of my kids goes in, it’s against my advice. And again, I am not alone. I hear this over and over and over from other vets. And it makes me furious. https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/02/18/our-militarys-sjwdriven-abandonment-of-warfighting-is-going-to-get-troops-killed-n2584883

The Thirty Tyrants

For nearly a year, American officials have purposefully laid waste to our economy and society for the sole purpose of arrogating more power to themselves while the Chinese economy has gained on America’s. China’s lockdowns had nothing to do with the difference in outcomes. Lockdowns are not public health measures to reduce the spread of a virus. They are political instruments, which is why Democratic Party officials who put their constituents under repeated lengthy lockdowns, like New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, are signaling publicly that it is imperative they be allowed to reopen immediately now that Trump is safely gone.

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-thirty-tyrants