Married to my sweetheart Patti. Father of 2 sons Ryan and Andrew. Poppy to 5 grands. Seminary Professor/ Pastor. Purpose-"To be a multiplier of multipliers."
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Rod Dempsey retweeted
The Republicans were crushed in the 1974 midterms. Reagan later delivered a speech explaining why:
♦️ “The meaning of the last election will not be found among those who voted. It will be found among those who stayed home—the biggest non-voter bloc in our nation’s history. And why did they stay home? Well, because they said they couldn’t see any difference between the two parties.”♦️
There’s a lesson in that worth remembering. You can’t win voters by simply telling them how bad the other side is. You have to give them a compelling reason to vote for you. Stand for something. Be bold, unapologetically conservative, offer a clear contrast, and most importantly, deliver on the promises you campaigned on. Voters need to see a real difference, not just hear about one.
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It’s Election Day! Be sure to vote. If you live in Virginia, be sure to vote NO on the amendments. Stand for life, stand for families.
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Completely absurd and un-American.
This isn’t about hate-
This is about our rules, our laws and our heritage.
Our founders had a vision, it’s worked for 250 years.
We can’t let the DSA ruin that now and for generations to come.
Rod Dempsey retweeted
Think about how patient God is with sinful men. A man wakes in the morning because God has sustained his life through the night. His lungs fill because God gives him breath. His heart continues beating because God has not commanded it to stop. Then that same man can spend the day mocking, denying, cursing, or ignoring the One on whom every second of his existence depends.
Paul told the men of Athens that God Himself “gives to all people life and breath and all things” (Acts 17:25). We do not possess life independently. Every breath is received. Every heartbeat is permitted. Even the mouth used to blaspheme God is being sustained by God while the blasphemy is spoken.
Daniel said something similar to Belshazzar: “the God in whose hand are your life breath and all your ways, you have not glorified” (Daniel 5:23). That sentence should make us tremble. The sinner can raise his fist toward heaven only because God continues giving strength to the arm.
And yet God does not immediately strike down every rebel. Jesus said that the Father “causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45). The atheist eats food grown under God’s rain. The blasphemer feels the warmth of God’s sun. The immoral man enjoys relationships, intelligence, laughter, work, and another morning he did nothing to earn.
We often call these things ordinary because they happen every day. Scripture teaches us to see them as patience. Paul asks, “do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?” (Romans 2:4). God’s patience is never approval of rebellion. It is mercy giving the sinner another moment in which repentance may be commanded and the gospel proclaimed.
And this should crush pride in those of us who belong to Christ. We were not born breathing better air than other sinners. There was a time when we also received God’s gifts while withholding from Him the glory He deserved. Grace found us while we were rebels.
Every breath therefore carries a testimony. God is sustaining creatures who owe Him everything, many of whom will use His gifts against Him today. The wonder is not that judgment exists. The wonder is that a holy God is so patient with men who borrow breath from Him to deny His name.
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I saw something remarkable in the book of Joshua.Caleb is eighty-five years old. Israel has entered the Promised Land, and Joshua is dividing the inheritance among the tribes. This is the moment when many would expect an elderly man to ask for an easier portion after decades of wandering in the wilderness and years of battle.
But Caleb shocks everyone.
"Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said." Joshua 14:12 KJV
Instead of choosing comfort, Caleb asked for the mountain. The very place occupied by giants was the place he wanted to possess. Why? Because forty-five years earlier, God had promised it to him, and Caleb refused to let the passing of time make him settle for less than what God had spoken.
That challenges our generation.
Many people stop dreaming because of age, delays, disappointment, or repeated setbacks. They assume that because it hasn't happened yet, it never will.
Caleb proves otherwise.
Time does not cancel God's promises. Delays do not diminish God's power. Advancing in years is not a sign that your assignment is over. As long as God gives you strength, there are still mountains to climb, territories to possess, and battles worth fighting.
Never let the calendar convince you that heaven has forgotten you. If God said it, keep believing. If God promised it, keep pursuing it.
May you never become comfortable while your mountain is still unconquered👌
And as we approach the end of 2026, with only 60 calendar days remaining, I want to remind you of something: DO NOT SHRINK YOUR PRAYERS BECAUSE THE YEAR IS RUNNING OUT!
Do not reduce the size of your expectations because the calendar is changing. Do not become silent when there is still so much to bring before God.
What makes you think it is too late for God to intervene?
Who told you that the remaining days are too few for a testimony?
The God who answered prayers in January is still God in November and December👌
Bring those heavy requests before Him. Pray about that family situation, that financial breakthrough, that business, that ministry assignment, that healing, that open door and that long-standing matter you have almost given up on.
Remember Caleb. At eighty-five, he was still asking for mountains!
Finish this year with faith, not resignation. Finish praying, not complaining. Finish believing, not surrendering to discouragement.
You may be running out of days, but God is not running out of power.
There is still a mountain to possess. Keep your faith alive. Keep your prayer altar burning. Keep believing!
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This election is critical. Every follower of Christ must vote Biblically. Life matters, marriage matters, religious liberty matters. Know the candidates and vote for the people who align with Biblical values and truth. You can't sit this out! youtube.com/watch?v=iTPu1RfX…
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I sometimes wonder why so many young people who respond to me on this platform sound so retarded. This teacher supplies the answer. They sound retarded because they are. And whose fault is that? Their parents, the abominable school system, Covid, too much social media, their retarded peers and the lazy, self-satisfied students themselves are all to blame.
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My fellow Americans,
Something broke in the Democratic Party.
Their love of country has gone missing.
Giving other people basic human dignity seems no longer necessary to them.
What is right and wrong now depends on who has committed the wrong and why?
Reason has given way to rage. Persuasion has been discarded for violent rhetoric and actual violence.
Fraud, theft and voting irregularities and illegal voting now seem acceptable to them. Even justified.
Leftists have more sympathy for criminals than for the victims of their crime.
Their empathy for their fellow Americans must only be given to those with the same political beliefs.
This unique American system of government with its checks and balances that has provided the greatest level of freedom and prosperity the world has ever known, they feel is now dispensable.
What they offer to replace it is a socialist nightmare that has been responsible for the deaths of over 100,000,000 people in the 20th century.
Perhaps even worse, the Left now flirt with the dangerous and Western Civilization enemy, Islam, which is completely incompatible with American freedoms, our constitution, women rights and gay rights, religious freedoms and free speech.
An actual Hamas terrorist supporter, supported by the designated terrorist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, is running to be the next Senator of Michigan and may very well win.
I remind my fellow Americans that our freedoms are inalienable and given by God and were fought and died for by patriots with their own blood.
While the Republican Party is far from perfect, they will keep our borders closed from people who intend to harm our fellow citizens. Unlike Democrats, they will continue to protect our God given liberties and our Constitution and our system of justice and government.
So I beseech you to do your duty and vote like your life, and your children’s life and freedoms depend on it.
Because they do.
God bless you and your family and God bless the United States of America! 🇺🇸
Love,
Rob Schneider
Rod Dempsey retweeted
Most people just react to what they feel.
But every feeling is a chemical event in your brain.
If you never learn to interpret those events properly, you’ll spend a lot of your life saying “I’m sorry."
The second commandment of Self-Brain Surgery is this:
"Feelings are not facts. They’re chemical events in my brain."
Our culture tells you to “live your truth,” “follow your heart,” and “believe whatever your body tells you.”
Neuroscience and thousands of years of scripture agree: not everything you feel turns out to be real.
Your brain can’t always tell the difference between what’s actually happening and what you’re imagining.
So here’s the shift:
Stop being the subject of your feelings. Start studying them like a surgeon. Sit with them. Think about them. Biopsy them. Operate on them.
We call that Self-Brain Surgery.
Learn to operate your brain so it stops operating you.
You’ll make fewer mistakes, say “I’m sorry” a lot less, and live with more peace.
Save this for the next time the feelings are bossy, and shade it with someone who needs it.
Hit follow if you want to build a brain that knows feelings aren’t facts.
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8 things to tell your brain every day (backed by neuroscience and scripture)
Your brain will treat whatever you feed it as true. So put yourself back in charge.
Here’s what I say:
1. I’m safe right now.
2. I can change my brain.
3. I’m enough.
4. Mistakes are how I grow.
5. Not everything I think is true.
6. My presence matters.
7. Every day is a new opportunity.
8. Stop saying “why.” Start saying “what’s next.”
This isn’t positive thinking. It’s taking thoughts captive and giving your brain a different command. (Romans 12:2 has been saying this longer than neuroscience has.)
Save this so you can review the list later. Share it with someone who needs to hear it.
Follow if you want more practical self-brain surgery.
Click the link in my bio to learn more about self-brain surgery.
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"If they're not watching us on Wednesday, I don't want them watching on Thursday."
Larry David and @JerrySeinfeld battle @AriEmanuel and Ben Persky on the 4 best Seinfeld episodes ever.
HOW'D WE DO?
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Rod Dempsey retweeted
As we start Budget week, it’s important to remember that almost 1m young people are not in employment, education, or training. Youth unemployment is the moral crisis of our time.
I hope the Chancellor takes urgent action to help young people into work. He could start by following the recommendations of @TheJobsFndn and lowering the cost of employing young people by abolishing employers’ national insurance for under-25s.
Only by backing businesses can we create jobs and prevent a lost generation.
I enjoyed listening to the reflections of people in Blackpool and the local MP @ChrisWebbMP
Rod Dempsey retweeted
I am not a MAGA pastor, and I do not worship Donald Trump. I worship Jesus Christ! I support Trump because his policies more closely align with my Christian values. My Bible is my foundation, not a political party. I believe many of the policies promoted by today’s Democratic Party stand in direct opposition to biblical principles. My allegiance is to God first, and I will always measure politics against my faith. PERIOD. ✝️📖
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🚨 BREAKING — IT'S OFFICIAL: AG Todd Blanche announces Democrat President Pro Tempore of the Virginia Senate L. Louise Lucas has been ARRESTED and INDICTED with six others, including family members, with running a marijuana trafficking and money laundering enterprise
BOMBSHELL. SHOCKWAVES through Virginia. This is NOT your average rank and file senator. She is very powerful and influential among VA Dems
She reportedly used her Senate seat to try and PROTECT the operation, and event admitted, "I've gotten too old to not be greedy." 🤯
The charges include racketeering, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute marijuana
She called the wiretapped scheme their "last chance at generational wealth."
This is the same senator who led the Democrats' redistricting push. How the tables have turned!
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It was a pleasure to discuss jobs, the economy, and Britain’s future with @GuyPinsent.
To create growth and prosperity, the Government needs to ensure businesses have the conditions to flourish.
Let’s back the job creators and forge a more prosperous future 🚀