A ‘Michigan Man,’ a ‘Virginia Man,’ and a ‘New York Man’ All Walk Into a Bar…

An analysis of recent U.S. terrorist attacks highlighting concerns over Islamist extremism and national security.

 

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A doddering old sock puppet from Delaware takes the podium and, with a straight face, alleges that the greatest threat to America comes from white supremacy. And, get this… half the country believes him!

Hilarious, right?

Let’s review the threat from “white supremacy” from the last two weeks alone.

On March 1, the college bar district in downtown Austin was attacked by Ndiaga Diagne. Diagne is from Senegal. Or, as NPR put it, he is a man “who lived in an Austin suburb.”

This man “who lived in an Austin suburb” had snuck in on a tourist visa under the Clinton administration. Almost immediately, he began racking up a criminal record. But he was never deported. Instead, he was granted citizenship in 2013 under the Obama administration. His social media feed was full of pro-Islamic, anti-American, anti-Christian, and anti-Jewish rants. He committed the attack while wearing a “Property of Allah” shirt.

On March 7, a pro-civilization protest in New York City was attacked by ISIS-inspired terrorists Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi. Balat is the son of Turkish immigrants. Kayumi is the son of Afghan immigrants. Or, as local news put it, they are “Bucks County men.”

Both of these “Bucks County men” traveled extensively to Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the months leading up to the attack. Both pledged allegiance to ISIS, and one of these “Bucks County men” shouted “Allahu akbar” before throwing an improvised explosive at the peaceful protestors.

This past Thursday, an ROTC meeting at the University of Virginia was attacked by Mohamed Bailor Jalloh. Jalloh is from Sierra Leone and has connections with ISIS; he yelled “Allahu akbar” as he gunned down a professor. Or, as USA Today put it, Jalloh was a “former member of the Army National Guard” who had enlisted “out of a patriotic desire to give back to his adopted country.”

His “patriotic desire” notwithstanding, Jalloh was imprisoned in 2017 under the first Trump administration for attempting to carry out a terrorist attack. He was released in 2024 under the Biden administration. No attempt was made to deport this convicted terrorist. His “patriotic desire” must have moved the deportation judge to tears.

The very same day, the Temple Israel synagogue and preschool in West Bloomfield, Michigan, was attacked by Ayman Mohamed Ghazali. Ghazali is from Lebanon. He was let into the country and granted citizenship by the Obama administration. Or, as the New York Times put it, Ghazali had was a “naturalized citizen” who had “worked at a popular restaurant.”

Aww, a citizen who works hard at the local diner to pay for grampaw’s dentures. Who hasn’t heard that rags-to-riches, as-American-as-apple-pie story? Several other news outlets rushed to cover for Ghazali’s terrorist attack by explaining that some relatives of his were killed in Lebanon by a recent IDF counterattack.

Spare me. You know who else had relatives killed just a few days ago in the ongoing conflict? The families of Army Captain Cody Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. Declan Coady, Major Jeffrey O’Brien, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, and Sgt. Benjamin Pennington. These soldiers were killed by Iranian drone attacks on bases across the Middle East.

Do you know how the families of these murdered soldiers reacted? I can tell you what they didn’t do. They didn’t plow a car into a mosque and then attempt to mass murder dozens of Muslim preschoolers.

Ndiaga Diagne, a Muslim from Senegal.

Emir Balat, a Muslim from Turkey.

Ibrahim Kayumi, a Muslim from Afghanistan.

Mohamed Jalloh, a Muslim from Sierra Leone.

Ayman Mohamed Ghazali, a Muslim from Lebanon.

That’s quite an accurate cross-section of your run-of-the-mill white supremacists, isn’t it?

To be fair to the friskier elements of the Religion of Peace, there have been plenty of white terrorists over the past few years. There are plenty of homegrown terrorists raised and incubated in the cult of transgenderism victimology, and they’ve wreaked almost as much havoc across America as have their Islamist brethren.

It’s a good rule of thumb to assume that if a Christian school is attacked, the attacker is a transgender lunatic. If a Jewish school is attacked, the attacker is an Islamic supremacist.

But getting back to my original point, it is well past nigh to come out and state clearly the plain truth which is being obfuscated by deceptive headlines. The problem isn’t Bucks County men, or men who live in Austin suburbs, or former guardsmen, or dedicated restaurant busboys.

The problem is Islam.

Islam and the West have proven totally incompatible with one another. There is nothing “phobic” about this statement. This isn’t an attack or a defense of one race or ethnicity at the expense of another. This is an obvious conclusion about two diametrically opposing systems of values and worldviews.

The West is a civilization founded on Judeo-Christian principles of freedom of conscience, grace, tolerance, forgiveness, humility, equality under the law, and the God-given divine value of every human being. Islam is a civilization founded on genocidal conquest and coerced conversion, and rests of the principles of ideological supremacy, misogyny, censorship, and forced submission with the stated goal of world conquest.

Fourteen hundred years of history has proven that these two opposing systems cannot coexist peacefully in the same sphere, and that the influence of one expands in direct proportion to the retreat of the other. And don’t think this inability to coexist is a result of a lack of effort. For the past half-century, the West has bent over backwards trying to accommodate Islam. The efforts have not been reciprocated, to say the very least.

It’s both hard and insensitive to try to find a silver lining to terrorist attacks that leave innocent people dead. But if there is a silver lining to be found in the past two weeks, I think it is this:

People are sick of it.

Whether they are conservatives who say it aloud, liberals who say it only to themselves, or “independents” who finally found a spine and are finally taking a side, everybody is sick of it.

We’re sick of the constant coddling. We’re sick of the cultural concessions. We’re sick of our leaders’ placating, unwarranted apologies. We’re sick of being told we need to understand things from their perspective, rather than asking them to understand things from ours. We’re sick of the double standards.

We’re sick of the migrant invasions of military age male “refugees.” We’re sick of seeing more and more Muslim slaves women at shopping malls and public swimming pools wearing the full head-to-toe beekeeper suit and having to pretend that it’s completely normal. We’re sick of ignorant troglodytes who come here from third world Islamic s***holes, benefit from our welcoming generosity, and then behave in a manner so ungrateful as to defy all bounds of human decency.

We’re sick of the knives, the guns, and the bombs. We’re sick of the subway attacks and the concert attacks and the church attacks and the synagogue attacks and the festival attacks and the Christmas market attacks and the school attacks and the vehicle attacks and the random street attacks.

And we’re sick of noticing all the terrorism, noticing the patterns that underlie it, and then be told that the act of our noticing makes us bigots.

I have my ideas about what a solution to this problem would entail. But before we can solve the problem, we need to come to a collective agreement on what the problem is. Even back in 2024, majorities of both Republicans and Democrats viewed terrorism as a major threat. As this was at a time when Sleepy Joe was imploring us to pay no attention to the guys in the white pajamas and to keep looking for the guys in the white hoods.

I’m not sure if America is at the tipping point yet, but we are trending in that direction.

UPDATE: As I was prepping this article for submission, news came through that an Iraqi-born man named Muhi Mohanad Najm had been able to enter an elementary school in Texas wearing a fake security uniform and brandishing a loaded firearm. He was unable to get past the secure vestibule and left the scene, only to be arrested minutes later.

Something very bad is going to happen. It’s not a matter of if, but when. Stay locked and loaded, America.

 

A.J. Christopher | 7:14 AM on March 14, 2026

Source: A ‘Michigan Man,’ a ‘Virginia Man,’ and a ‘New York Man’ All Walk Into a Bar… – PJ Media

Turning Point; David Jeremiah – Seeing More Clearly: Seeing by Faith

 

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For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7

Recommended Reading: Romans 4:16-21

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in caves near the Dead Sea between 1947 and 1956. The scrolls had been stored in clay jars, calling to mind Paul’s illustration in 2 Corinthians 4:7: “But we have this treasure [the Gospel] in earthen vessels.” We are the fragile “earthen vessels,” subject to weakness and breakage. But Paul’s point is that in spite of our weakness, “we do not lose heart” (verse 16) because we have an eternal dwelling in heaven (5:1). Therefore, “We walk by faith, not by sight” (5:7). “We do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen” (4:18).

Abraham saw the same way when God told him he would be the father of a multitude even though he and Sarah were beyond childbearing age. “In hope against hope [Abraham] believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken” (Romans 4:18, NASB). Eyes of faith are needed when our physical eyes cannot yet see what has been promised (Hebrews 11:1).

Like Abraham, trust by faith in God’s promise regardless of what your senses say.

Faith, to put it simply, is the conviction that God does not tell lies.
Frank Retief

 

 

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Our Daily Bread – God’s Timing

 

With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 2 Peter 3:8

Today’s Scripture

2 Peter 3:8-13

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Until 1967, units of time were scientifically measured by astronomical patterns: the spin of the earth and its revolution around the sun. But over the centuries, a problem emerged. The earth is actually slowing down in its orbit. Scientists discovered that the unit of the second is longer than it used to be. Gradual though this is, since the days of Christ, the world has “lost” a full three hours of measured time.

Of course, God created the ways we measure time: the astronomy of orbits and revolutions. Scientists’ calculations may be squishier than we’d thought, but we can stand firmly in Peter’s words: “With the Lord a day is like a thousand years” (2 Peter 3:8). He is arguing against doubters who complained that Jesus hadn’t returned yet: “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness” (v. 9). God works in His own time for His own purposes.

There’s more! God’s “timing” is born out of His love: “He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish” (v. 9). Jesus will return, and God wants everyone to have the opportunity to come to Him. This is an expression of His love. Meanwhile, we’re to “make every effort to be found spotless” (v. 14).

Time, God, and love are linked together: In these last days God’s love is never squishy. It’s the one sure thing.

Reflect & Pray

How does thinking of God and time affect your own life? How might you live differently in light of this?

 

Dear God, it’s mind-boggling when we try to figure out the concept of time, but please help me embrace that my times are in Your hands.

 

Today’s Insights

The apostle Peter, like other New Testament writers, was a student of the Old Testament. The book of 1 Peter contains several Old Testament quotes (see 1 Peter 1:24-25 [Isaiah 40:6-8]; 1 Peter 2:6-8 [Isaiah 28:16; Psalm 118:22; Isaiah 8:14]; 1 Peter 3:10-12 [Psalm 34:12-16]; 1 Peter 4:18 [Proverbs 11:31]). And even though his second letter doesn’t quote from specific Old Testament passages, 2 Peter 3:8 is a clear allusion to Psalm 90:4: “A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.” This psalm contains numerous references to time, contrasting God’s eternal nature with man’s transience. Because God loves us, we can rest securely, knowing that our times are in His hands and His timing is perfect.

 

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Denison Forum – Why do people fear Friday the 13th?

 

Is the Christian faith superstition or truth?

March 13, 2026, falls on a Friday. So did February 13 of this year. So will November 13.

Most years produce one or two Friday the 13ths. Having three such Fridays in one year is relatively rare, occurring forty-four times per four-hundred-year cycle and only when the year begins on a Thursday. In such years, Friday the 13ths always fall in February, March, and November.

The fear of such days is called “paraskevidekatriaphobia,” derived from the Greek for Friday (Paraskevi), thirteen (dekatreis), and fear (phobia). According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, an estimated seventeen to twenty-one million people in the US are afflicted with this phobia.

This makes Friday the 13th the most feared day and date in history. Some people avoid following their normal routines, taking flights, or even getting out of bed. Some estimate that $800 to $900 million in business is lost on the day.

Some speculate that such fear originated in the Bible: thirteen guests attended the Last Supper, including Jesus and his twelve disciples. The next day, Good Friday, Jesus was crucified.

Patrick Mahomes’ underwear

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes wears the same pair of red underwear on every NFL game day. He first wore the undergarment during a successful first season in 2017 and continues to do so, believing it brings him good luck.

Some baseball players refuse to step on the out-of-bounds line when running on or off the field. Some basketball players dribble the ball a set number of times before shooting free throws. They are not unusual in this regard.

According to a 2024 study, “very few people show a complete lack of belief in superstitions and practice none.” Psychologists explain that superstitions persist in our scientifically advanced age because they can alleviate stress, bring emotional comfort, and reinforce themselves if we believe they are true and act accordingly.

In this sense, superstitions can be like horoscopes: when we believe what they claim, we then act in ways that become self-fulfilling prophecies. If your horoscope tells you that you’ll meet an interesting person today, for example, you may be more likely to be interested in people and thus fulfill its prediction. If it warns you against making major decisions, you take its advice, and nothing untoward happens to you, you might assume that your horoscope was correct.

But correlation is not necessarily causation unless we confuse the two.

Driving around the donut shop

A similar phenomenon can be observed with regard to religious faith.

For example, we can pray for God to act in specific ways and then interpret what happens as his answers (the so-called “Gideon’s fleece” strategy of Judges 6). A rather pejorative illustration tells of the man who asked God to open a parking spot in front of the donut shop if he was to stop there on his way to work. Sure enough, on the man’s eighth trip around the shop, one “miraculously” appeared.

Some skeptics claim that all faith functions in a similar way.

The philosopher Antony Flew popularized a principle called “falsification”: if a truth claim cannot be proven wrong, it cannot be proven right. If nothing can dissuade us from our beliefs, they are just that—mere beliefs. To be considered actual truth claims, they must be capable of being proven false.

It is just here that Christianity can claim an advantage over other world religions.

Hindus believe in reincarnation, but they have no way to prove that their belief is based in fact. Muslims claim that the Qur’an was given by Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad, but they have no empirical way to test their thesis.

Christianity, however, stands or falls on an actual event in history that can be empirically tested. Paul was specific and clear: “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:14). Accordingly, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins” (v. 17).

In other words, if it could be proven beyond all doubt that Jesus was not raised from the grave on Easter Sunday, our faith would be falsified, and our preaching would be useless. The good news is that the evidence from history, archaeology, ancient manuscripts, and logic is clear and conclusive: “He has risen, as he said” (Matthew 28:6).

Our faith is therefore not superstition but truth. And sharing it with others is not imposing our subjective opinions but giving the world the hope it needs most.

“By it I see everything else”

Friday the 13th has long been special to my family because my father was born on Friday, July 13, 1924. If he had not been born, I would obviously not have been born.

In a similar fashion, if Jesus had not been raised from the dead, I would have no reason to believe that I will one day be raised from the dead. When I die, I will have no agency by which to determine what happens next. My life beyond this life is entirely dependent on forces beyond my capacity or control.

When I wonder about that day or otherwise question the beliefs of my faith, my mind returns to the empty tomb. The fact of the resurrection means that Jesus was and is the divine Son of God, his words conveyed in Scripture are the word of God, and his promises are sure.

CS Lewis, the former atheist turned brilliant Oxford apologist, testified:

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”

When we “see everything else” in our world in light of Easter, we find peace that transcends our pain and hope that heals our hearts.

This is the promise, and the invitation, of God.

 

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Harvest Ministries; Greg Laurie – A Crowd of Witnesses

 

 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. 

—Hebrews 12:1–2

Scripture:

Hebrews 12:1-2 

Over the past two weeks, we’ve looked at several Old Testament characters. In Hebrews 12:1–2, the significance of their lives, their experiences, their struggles, their victories, and their testimonies is brought home to us. One chapter earlier, the author of Hebrews recapped many of their stories in what’s often called the “Faith Hall of Fame.”

The placement of the exhortation in Hebrews 12:1–2 seems to suggest that these “hall of famers,” these heroes of the faith—Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Rahab, Gideon, David, Daniel, and others—take a rooting interest in our spiritual race. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne” (NLT).

These people of faith who went before us gave us models to follow so that we might live and exercise our faith as they did. Reading about the lives of these men and women who walked with God and trusted Christ and stood strong in the face of trials and persecutions can add steel to our souls.

But they didn’t just give us templates to follow. They are also observing us and taking note of our progress in the faith. This “crowd of witnesses” is watching us and cheering us on, if you will.

That’s just one interpretation of the passage, of course. We don’t know for certain that there are heavenly grandstands where people monitor the progress of loved ones living out their lives on earth. But it wouldn’t surprise me if that were true. I do, however, know this much: We are in the race of our lives on earth, and none of us knows how long it will last. So, we must make the most of it. We must live our lives to please not the bystanders but the Lord Himself. We must make decisions and interact with others in ways that honor and pique curiosity about Him. We must leave a legacy that inspires other believers—the ones we will cheer on when we join the crowd of witnesses.

Reflection Question: How does knowing that you have a crowd of witnesses impact your Christian race? Discuss this with believers like you on Harvest Discipleship!

 

 

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Days of Praise – Defense of the Gospel

 

by Henry M. Morris III, D.Min.

“Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.” (Philippians 1:7)

Writing from prison in Rome some 10 years after he helped found the church in Philippi, Paul still felt such a bond with those believers that he insisted they “partake” with him in his “defence and confirmation” of the gospel ministry.

The key words here are “defense” (Greek apologia) and “confirmation” (Greek bebaiosis). Both words are not common in the New Testament text. Together, they describe a mission attitude that should anchor our approach to ministry.

Apologia, in its various forms, is most often translated “answer.” Peter used this term in a passage that urged Christians to be “ready always to give an answer [as in, an answer that is logically sufficient] to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you” (1 Peter 3:15). Paul used apologia twice in his letter to the Philippian church; both times stressed the “defence of the gospel” (Philippians 1:17).

Bebaiosis and its associated terms convey the meaning of firmness or having been established. Paul encouraged the Colossian church to be “rooted and built up in [Christ], and stablished in the faith” (Colossians 2:7). Peter tells us to “make [our] calling and election sure [same word, bebaiosis]” (2 Peter 1:10).

Thus, our witness and declaration of “the power of God unto salvation” (Romans 1:16) must be with logic (apologia) to defend the precious truth and with an eye to establish (bebaiosis) that truth in the mind and heart of those newly converted. The gospel tells who Christ is (the Creator, the incarnate Word, and coming King) as well as what He did on Calvary. HMM III

 

 

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Joyce Meyer – Talk to God about Himself

 

O Lord, God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven? And do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? In Your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand.

2 Chronicles 20:6 (AMPC)

When King Jehoshaphat had a problem, He went to the Lord. But he didn’t go to the Lord and just talk about his problem; he went to the Lord and talked about who He is. Instead of simply talking to God about our problems, we also need to talk to Him about Himself. We need to talk to Him about how wonderful He is, how good He has been to us, what He has done in the past, and what we know He is able to do because of His greatness. After we have praised and worshipped Him in this way, then we can talk about the problem.

I can think of a few people who only call me when they have problems, and that hurts me because I feel they are not interested in me, but only in what I can do for them. I am sure you have experienced this and felt the same way. These people may call themselves my friends, but in reality they are not. Certainly, friends are for times of trouble, but those are not the only times they are for. Friends are for good times, too. We need to spend time not only talking to our friends about our problems, but also encouraging them, showing appreciation to them, and supporting them with words and actions.

When you spend time with God today, be sure to talk to Him about Himself and all the good He does for you before you mention your problems. Abraham was a friend of God. I want to be God’s friend also, and I believe you do too. God is not simply our problem-solver; He’s our everything.

Prayer of the Day: God, today I choose to honor You for who You are before bringing my needs. Thank You for Your goodness, faithfulness, and power at work in my life, amen.

 

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Today in the Word – Moody Bible Institute – The Seventh Trumpet

 

Read Revelation 11:15–19

According to legend, King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table established a society called Camelot and tried to make it a utopia. They fought for righteousness and justice instead of mere wealth or fame. Of course, this dream fell apart due to sin. Yet some of the legends say that Arthur did not die and one day, when the time is right, the king will return from the isle of Avalon to rescue England and try again.

The story of Revelation is the story of the return of the one true King. In today’s reading, the seventh trumpet finally sounds, bringing to conclusion the second cycle of judgments. One more cycle remains—the seven bowl judgments (see Revelation 16). But the story of Revelation is not only one of apocalyptic chaos, judgment, and death. It also records ongoing opportunities for people to repent, marked by God’s love, redemption, and justice. He is being glorified in all that is happening.

This is why a cosmic announcement is made: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever” (v. 15). The battle is over. The King has returned!

This is also why the 24 elders fall on their faces in worship and sing a special hymn (vv. 16–18). They praise the Son because He’s begun to reign. Worldliness and evil will no longer be tolerated. He is “the One who is and who was”—“who is to come” is omitted because the future is now! Now is the time of judgment for unbelievers. The wrath of God will be justly poured out. Now is also the time of rewards for believers. Obedient reverence and faithfulness will be recognized. Jesus had promised that it would be so (Matt. 19:28–30).

Go Deeper

What is the relationship between the earthly tabernacle and temples and the heavenly realities (v. 19)? What does it mean for the former to be shadows of the real thing (Heb. 8:10)?

Pray with Us

Jesus, we look forward to the day when You reign over all and destroy evil. You are our King, worthy of all our worship! Fix our eyes on You until that day.

The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and his Messiah.Revelation 11:15

 

 

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