Salvation Prayer; Remember ,You & I Are Not Of This World. Please Continue To Pray For America. For our time as a Free Nation has once again begun. For The Time Of True Darkness Has Been Broken
Dear Lord Jesus,
I know I am a sinner. I pray that you will forgive me for all of my sins, that you will come into my heart and be my Lord, the savior of my life. I confess that you died on the cross to save me from my sins and I am committed to turning away from those sins. I ask that you fill me with your Holy Spirit so that I can be born again. I ask that you give me the strength and abundant faith to overcome any and all attacks by the enemy, including my desire to sin so that I may serve you completely.
I pray that you will give me discernment so that I may know all things that are truth, and the knowledge acquired from reading your Word. Use me this day as I am a willing vessel Lord, in leading others to your kingdom. Wash me as white as snow. Put a hedge of protection around me as I go forth in doing your will. Thank you Jesus for saving me, as I know that only through my faith in you that all this is possible. Amen
Please print this up and carry it with you always as a reminder of who your Lord & Savoir Is. Print up several copies to give to your family and share with your friends. The road you have chosen will not be an easy one for know you will be a Child of God. However know this ,you will never be alone ever again. For The Holy Spirit will be placed inside your soul and take residence inside of you forever. He will be your guide, your life long connection to God through our Lord and Savor Christ Jesus. God has placed a wonderful Blessing upon you my friend. May the Peace of His Grace always be with you. Amen..
Please read this Prayer of Salvation.It must be freely decided by you.God will never force any one to follow him.It has to be a free will decision of Heart,Mind&Soul.May God grant you the wisdom to make the right decision that will effect your life not only here but forever more.Amen...Carl
Rising passenger violence on America’s airlines now threatens basic travel safety, as a wild brawl on an American Airlines flight in Miami exposes deep flaws in how airlines and authorities handle public conduct.
Story Snapshot
Physical fight erupted among passengers during disembarkation on American Airlines in Miami, caught on video.
Incident highlights growing tension and safety concerns in crowded post-pandemic air travel.
Calls for police intervention underscore severity and breakdown of orderly procedures.
Ongoing investigation may prompt new airline policies and regulatory scrutiny.
Brawl Exposes Airline Safety Failures and Public Frustration
On August 27, 2025, a physical altercation broke out as American Airlines passengers attempted to exit a flight at Miami International Airport. Video footage captured the scene, with one traveler audibly calling for police as the situation escalated. This event took place in one of the nation’s busiest airports and has quickly circulated online, fueling national debate over passenger conduct and the ability of airlines to maintain safe, orderly travel environments. The explicit broadcast of disorder and calls for law enforcement intervention have intensified scrutiny of airline disembarkation procedures and the effectiveness of staff in de-escalating tension.
Recent years have seen a spike in passenger disputes during boarding and exiting, driven by rising flight delays, cancellations, and post-pandemic stress. Airlines have faced criticism for inconsistent enforcement of rules and lack of clear communication, leaving frustrated travelers in high-pressure situations. Miami International Airport, a major travel hub, regularly contends with large crowds and operational challenges, making it a focal point for such incidents. High-profile conflicts in air travel—often amplified by viral videos—have led to repeated law enforcement involvement and periodic reviews of airline policies. These fights not only disrupt travel but also diminish public trust in airline safety, creating ripple effects throughout the industry.
Stakeholders and Authority Challenges
The primary individuals involved include the passengers directly engaged in the fight, American Airlines staff, airport security, and local police. Passengers are often motivated by urgency and perceived unfairness, especially when disembarkation feels chaotic or improperly managed. The airline bears responsibility for passenger safety and must respond swiftly to restore order and protect its reputation. Airport security and law enforcement are called to investigate and maintain public safety when situations escalate. The Federal Aviation Administration oversees regulations and may intervene if systemic failures are identified. Authority dynamics shift rapidly, with airline staff holding power during operations but sometimes losing control to agitated travelers, requiring law enforcement to step in.
Current Status and Industry Implications
As of August 27, the brawl remains under investigation by both airport authorities and American Airlines. Despite widespread social media attention, neither the airline nor Miami International Airport has issued official statements. The ongoing probe may result in disciplinary action or formal policy changes. The immediate aftermath saw the video go viral, sparking public outcry and widespread discussion about airline safety and conduct standards. In the short term, passengers and crew faced significant disruption, and legal consequences may follow for those involved. The long-term impact could include revised procedures for disembarkation, heightened staff training in conflict management, and increased demand for accountability within the industry.
Broader effects are felt across the flying public, with economic costs tied to possible legal action, enhanced security measures, and reputational damage to airlines. Socially, repeated incidents erode faith in airline safety and passenger behavior. Politically, such events often prompt regulatory reviews and calls for legislative action to better protect travelers and uphold public order. Airlines may be forced to revisit training, transparency, and procedural clarity to address the growing demand for safer, more reliable air travel.
Expert Perspectives on Conflict and Solutions
Aviation safety experts argue that rising altercations reflect deeper stressors in today’s travel landscape, including overcrowding, delays, and a lack of clear communication. Academic studies suggest that effective staff training in de-escalation and proactive communication can lower the risk and severity of such incidents. Commentators remain divided, with some advocating stricter penalties for unruly passengers, while others call for systemic changes to airline operations. Coverage from major outlets provides balanced context, confirming the incident and its broader implications for passenger management and industry standards. The consensus is clear: without significant improvement in conflict resolution and regulatory oversight, similar outbreaks are likely to persist, threatening the safety and confidence of American travelers.
Chicago’s relentless bedbug crisis exposes the real cost of urban mismanagement and failed city priorities, forcing residents to confront a threat that big government can’t seem to stamp out.
Story Highlights
Chicago tops the national bedbug infestation list for the fifth consecutive year, signaling an ongoing urban health emergency.
Outdated pest control methods and slow infrastructure upgrades leave Midwest residents vulnerable to infestations and rising costs.
New technology and integrated pest management (IPM) offer hope, but adoption remains inconsistent and hampered by bureaucratic inertia.
Low-income and family neighborhoods suffer most, spotlighting failures in local government accountability and public health strategy.
For a fifth year running, Chicago ranks number one for bedbug infestations, a dubious distinction that showcases the ongoing struggle of American cities to protect residents from basic health threats. This crisis is not just a nuisance—it’s a warning sign of failed priorities and neglect of infrastructure that leaves families, seniors, and vulnerable populations at risk. While politicians have often promised solutions, the persistence of bedbugs in major Midwest cities points to deeper problems: aging buildings, poor sanitation, and bureaucratic delays that undermine public confidence in local leadership.
The cost to residents is substantial, with families facing expensive extermination bills and personal property losses, while city officials struggle to contain outbreaks that spread rapidly through apartment buildings and public spaces. The problem is compounded by a lack of coordinated response and the slow adoption of modern pest control methods. Many Midwest communities are still reliant on outdated chemical solutions, which pose health risks and provide only temporary relief. The result is a cycle of infestation and frustration, with conservative families feeling ignored by officials who prioritize political correctness and grandstanding over practical solutions.
Rising Demand for Smart Solutions and Accountable Leadership
Recent advances in pest management—such as integrated pest management (IPM), smart traps, IoT sensors, and data-driven interventions—have proven effective in reducing infestations and minimizing health risks. Cities that have embraced these technologies report improved public health and lower costs, but the rollout is uneven. Bureaucratic hurdles, lack of funding, and resistance from entrenched interests often delay implementation, leaving many urban families to fend for themselves. The mounting frustration among Midwest residents highlights the urgent need for leadership that values common sense, transparency, and results over ideology.
Public health agencies and pest control companies have advocated for proactive measures, but their efforts are often stymied by political infighting and government overreach. Instead of streamlining solutions, city officials sometimes impose unnecessary regulations or promote costly programs that fail to address root causes. Conservative communities see this as yet another example of how government interference and misplaced priorities erode trust and leave families vulnerable. Calls for accountability grow louder each year as the bedbug crisis persists, making it clear that only results-driven leadership can restore public confidence.
Low-Income Families Bear the Greatest Burden
While bedbug infestations affect all urban residents, the impact is most severe in low-income neighborhoods, where aging housing and limited resources create ideal conditions for pests. Studies have shown that traditional chemical treatments are less effective in these settings, and the health risks from repeated pesticide exposure are highest among children and seniors. The lack of sustained investment and targeted interventions exposes the failure of local governments to protect those most in need. Conservative values of family, safety, and personal responsibility are undermined when officials ignore the real-world challenges faced by working-class Americans.
Technology firms and public health advocates continue to push for smarter, more sustainable approaches, but progress remains slow without political will and community engagement. The ongoing crisis in Chicago and other Midwest cities is a case study in what happens when leadership prioritizes ideology over results. For conservative readers, the message is clear: only accountable, values-driven policies can safeguard families from the hidden dangers of urban living and restore faith in America’s cities.
“You sit over there in that holler, and I’ll try to run a deer over to ya.”
“The holler. Over yonder.”
Some of our readers are visualizing a place out in the woods, the low place where if one where standing you’d see bluffs all around you, probably a river valley of sorts where a creek either once ran or occasionally still runs during a particularly rainy season. It’s kind of difficult to explain a holler to someone who doesn’t speak the language that uses phrases like “the holler.” But I know exactly what a holler is and I know what it’d mean for someone to run a deer to me — and also that it’d probably not be the best to be positioned in a holler in order to shoot a deer. But I also don’t deer hunt — I just happened to grow up around many people who did.
Some of our readers are clueless as to what a holler is and haven’t come much further in their understanding by my words. Truth is, you’d probably need me to point my finger at the holler. You’d need to be immersed in that world because there are some things that just don’t translate well.
As I write this, I’m knee deep in the Hebrew language — taking an Advanced Hebrew course. That doesn’t mean I’m good at Hebrew. Far from it. I am still finding it difficult to master the language. It’s a beautiful language, but one that I’m having a difficult time comprehending. But I am finding there is a richness to some of the words that I don’t always pick up just reading in English. To borrow the words of Princess Jasmine, it’s a whole new world. That world can be very confusing, and it can be rewarding.
Why Should We Understand Any Hebrew, if We Read the Bible in English?
Thankfully, you, don’t have to understand Hebrew or be a scholar in order to read your Bible. But somebody does have to do this work. Someone has to sweat through the original languages and work with a team of others to bring the original into your native tongue.
What this means is that it isn’t necessary, but you are receiving your information second-hand. That is certainly okay. And it’s probably arrogant to think that if I give a little bit of time to learning the original languages, I’ll be able to read them just as effectively as those who have given their lives to understanding the various nuances. There are ways in which we should rely upon second-hand information. Though he is talking to specifically to pastors, I think these words of John Piper are correct:
“Another result when pastors do not study the Bible in Greek and Hebrew is that they, and their churches with them, tend to become second-handers. The harder it is for us to get at the original meaning of the Bible, the more we will revert to the secondary literature. For one thing, it is easier to read. It also gives us a superficial glow that we are “keeping up” on things. And it provides us with ideas and insights which we can’t dig out of the original for ourselves” (Piper, Brothers We Are Not Professionals, 83).
If Piper is correct, and I think he mostly is, then what this likely means is that many folks are getting third-hand information. Again, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But it could be. Misinformation could easily be spread this way. It’d be helpful to at least learn enough to know what you don’t know.
My goal today is to share with you six Hebrew words that might be helpful for you to know. But my goal is to merely whet your appetite and encourage you to consider studying the original languages for yourself. These are in no particular order.
You’ve likely heard this word. Shalom is a rich word which means “peace” or “well-being.” To have shalom means to be in peace and prosperity and to have completeness. Shalom is what we want to see restored after the fall of humanity. The noun occurs 237 times in the Hebrew OT. Most instances the word is translated as “peace.”
To get a decent understanding of this word, consider Genesis 37:4. The brothers of Joseph are envious of him and they hated him. Therefore “they could not speak shalom to him.” This means they no longer wished the best for him. The word appears again when Joseph asks about the shalom of his brothers and his father (Gen. 43:27-28). In Numbers 25:12 the concept is introduced that God is the bringer of shalom when he pronounces it over Phineas. And the priestly blessing in Numbers 6:24-26 ends with “May YHWH lift up his countenance upon you and ordain shalom for you.”
In Isaiah 9:6 we see that the promised royal child will be called the Prince of Shalom. He is the one who will ultimately lead us back into shalom. The prophet Jeremiah speaks against those who pronounce a false shalom, thus solidifying that true shalom will only come through the work of the LORD.
This is an important word because it is a word that describes the ultimate destiny of believers in Jesus. We are given shalom through Him. This does not simply mean that we are given peace — but well-being, wholeness. It’s a word that takes us back to Edenic paradise when all is well and as it is supposed to be.
This is another word that you’ve possibly heard. Most people know the word Torah as the first five books of the Old Testament. But the word itself means “law” or “direction, guidance, instruction.” It occurs 220 times in the Hebrew OT, 36 times in the Psalms.
Torah can refer specifically to the first five books of the Old Testament or it can refer to an overall body of instruction. “Instruction” is probably a better translation than even “law” because we tend to associate the word law with things like speed limit signs. But it is better to think of Torah as an entire body of knowledge that gives direction for the way to live. A book like Proverbs is a further exposition of Torah. Torah provides the bedrock for all belief.
Psalm 119 is one of the better texts for understanding the comprehensive nature of Torah and how we should love God’s instruction for our lives. This is an important word to know because it is so foundational to everything within the Old Testament. How does YHWH say we should live and relate to Him? To answer this question, one would consult Torah.
3. Hesed חֶ֫סֶד kheh-sed
The word hesed appears 245 times in the OT and is pretty evenly distributed throughout the various books of the Old Testament. This is one of those words that really has no English or even Greek equivalent. This is why you’ll often see this word blended with love and another adjectival word. For instance, in Exodus 34:6 we see that YHWH is abounding in “steadfast love” (hesed). Simply translating it with love or kindness or mercy or favor does not do the word itself justice. It is a love that refuses not to love. One place to see it represented well is Hosea. It is hesed that has a husband speak tenderly to his adulterous wife in the wilderness.
Micah 6:8 has hesed being one of the core things which he requires of humanity. Hesed is more than a feeling — it is action. It is compassion on display. Isaiah 54:10 is another good place to show the commitment of hesed:
“For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my hesed shall not depart from you.”
The mountains are the very foundation of the earth. They were considered the unshakeable things. So when God declares, through Isaiah, that even if the unshakeable would happen, his loving commitment to them would not be moved.
There is a verbal form of this word that, by my count, appears 71 times in the Old Testament. But the more formal “Sabbath” appears 111 times. The word itself means “to cease” or “to come to an end.” It means to rest. You’ve likely heard of the Sabbath. That is a transliteration of this Hebrew word. It is so important it is found in one of the 10 Commandments.
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.”
The Sabbath is all about rest. It is resting from our work as an act of trust in God. It was sown into the rhythms of the people of Israel. And it is part of what we were created for. This rest is connected to the promises which God has given all throughout the Scriptures.
5. Pesach פֶּסַח pāˌsäKH
This word is translated Passover. In Exodus 12-13 we read of the death angel passing over the house of the Israelites and not slaying their firstborn. It was then to be a yearly memorial. Passover then takes upon massive significance throughout the Bible. It is connected to the Lord’s deliverance. The Lord Jesus would have celebrated this meal with his disciples.
This word only appears 39 times in the Old Testament, but one could say that the entire Bible is centered around this word. It means Messiah — anointed one. The word was often used of the kings in the Old Testament. It originally described the process of rubbing or smearing something, to anoint. But this practice was done to consecrate kings (or others) apart for a special purpose. Thus in Psalm 2 we read of the kings of the earth rising up “against the LORD and against his mashiach.” This would be the one that the LORD chose and set apart to accomplish His mission. The kings of the earth rebel but God has “set his King on Zion” (v6).
Later the term Messiah took on a bigger role. The people longed for Messiah to come and save them and to rescue them. We ultimately see that Jesus is the prophet, priest, and king — the Anointed One who was foretold.
What Do All These Words Point To?
There are many other Hebrew terms that would be important to learn. I could have also written on the different terms for Hebrew sacrifice. But I chose these six words intentionally so I could show you at the end how they all relate to Jesus and the beautiful gospel.
Humanity was created for shalom. But we made shipwreck of this through our sin (another Hebrew concept I could have spoken on). We have all broken Torah. Rather than living as God has instructed, we have chosen to live life as we see fit. Because of our rebellion we are not able to enter into God’s shabbat. But because of his hesed he remains dedicated to redeeming a people for Himself. Just as he did through Pesach he rescues his people. He brings to us Mashiach to deliver us from our sins and to set us back to shalom. In Him we have true shabbat.
Mike Leake is husband to Nikki and father to Isaiah and Hannah. He is also the lead pastor at Calvary of Neosho, MO. Mike is the author of Torn to Heal and Jesus Is All You Need. His writing home is http://mikeleake.net and you can connect with him on Twitter @mikeleake. Mike has a new writing project at Proverbs4Today.
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