Transfigurations: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation...

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. -2 Corinthians 5:17

Christianity does not consist in any partial amendment of our lives, any particular moral virtues, but in an entire change of our natural temper, a life wholly devoted to God. -William Law Image

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U.S. Becomes World’s Biggest Oil Producer During Strait of Hormuz Crisis The United States overtook Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest exporter of crude oil over the past nine weeks, as Iran’s attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz choked off Middle Eastern oil shipments.

Report: Somali Pirates Team Up with Houthi Terrorists to Attack Key Oil Trade Route “Somali and Houthi-linked groups are teaming up — using skiffs and new tech to strike ships with coordination not seen in a decade — while Saudi crude rerouted from the Strait of Hormuz has created a target-rich environment for them,” RTCOM Defense CEO Ido Shalev told Fox News Digital.

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'Clueless' socialist mayor in hot seat after video of 77-year-old beaten in downtown Seattle goes viral Seattle’s socialist mayor Katie Wilson is facing fierce blowback on social media after a 77-year-old man was seen on video being beaten by two individuals in a crime that was captured by closed-circuit television cameras, a tool that Wilson has denounced in the past as something that makes the community feel unsafe and "vulnerable." Image

The Pakistani Muslim Judge Who Protected 2 Trump Assassins Judge Zia Faruqui had long worked to sabotage the Trump administration’s effort to fight crime in D.C., falsely describing it as a “constitutional crisis”, contending that “the rule of law is being flushed down the toilet” and threatening to stop authorizing criminal charges after arrests.

It is debatable whether Faruqui, a member of the highly controversial Muslim Bar Association of New York ever met the basic standard for being appointed.

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More Home Health Fraud Has Been Uncovered in Ohio The business model is simple: a 40-year-old Somali immigrant gets paid for spending time with, and maybe cooking for, his own 65-year-old mother. The middleman is one of thousands of “home health” firms that have the “NPI” number necessary to bill Medicaid.

Virginia Dems Are Officially Freaking Out That Their Gerrymandered Map Could Get Trashed

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Exposing The Great Green Grift

People are beginning to realize that the entire scheme has had no connection to the climate and is inextricably connected to aggregating political power, social dominance, and piles of money for the left. Our hope is that within a few years, we’ll never have to write about global warming again because justice and reason finally caught up with the shakedown.

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Will A.I. Make College Obsolete?

I do not think that A.I. will singlehandedly destroy college. But I do think that it will accelerate an already growing disillusionment with higher education.

AI praises 'black' students' essays, gives useful feedback to 'white' essays Essays attributed to Black students received more praise and encouragement, sometimes emphasizing leadership or power. (“Your personal story is powerful! Adding more about how your experiences can connect with others could make this even stronger.”) ... When the student was identified as white, the feedback more often focused on argument structure, evidence and clarity — the kinds of comments that can push writers to strengthen their ideas.

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