I’m not surprised. I am frustrated. Most Americans regardless of which “side” they’re on evidently feel the same way. The war has neither proved nor solved anything. Based on the last 6,000 years of history, the Left and the Right will continue waging political rhetoric in efforts to rule the world.
Last weekend the Left rallied a number of “No King” protests in large and small-town venues. It was quite a sight in several places where counter protests threatened to enflame competing marches into full blown riots.
It escapes people’s notice that if we had a king, real or imagined, we should also have a more unified government. America does not have a king except an imaginary character radical leftists call a demon intent on chaos.
Amid all the insanity in Washington these days, Providence has inserted Easter as a reminder there is a King, a real King Who rules. He is the reason I’m neither surprised nor frustrated. His kingdom is comprised of peace and righteousness. Regardless of the winds and gales that pummel the earth, our King graces us with an eternal life of heavenly comfort.
Jesus said He came to earth to seek and to save the lost. When we were completely helpless, not to mention hopeless, He saved us from our sin. We couldn’t do anything about it. Only One person could save us from our sin.
After He had lived about 30 years as a man, He made a royal proclamation that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son to redeem all of us from our sins. Jesus died for the sins of the whole world. Now, that ought to dominate the news cycle especially this week! And we could all use the relief as well as a long weekend. Seriously, can you imagine any greater news?
This week, we have commemorated Jesus’ Kingly entrance into Jerusalem riding on a humble donkey that Sunday so long ago. The people praised Him as the Son of David! Five days later they had no king except Caesar and called for His crucifixion. Who knew that was God’s plan all along? The anger and emotions of those days truly did reveal men and women’s thoughts and hearts. Malice and anger drove the rioting crowds to climb the hill.
After being flayed like a living sacrifice, Jesus was forced to bear the tree until He couldn’t anymore. Another man bore it for Him, and soldiers nailed the weary Savior of the world to the cross. In agony Jesus cried why had God forsaken Him. All the signs were there. The centurion first realized Jesus was truly the Son of God. The earth shook and the sun hid in darkness. It was finished.
No one can contest the King’s plan or His command. At the right time, Jesus came and sacrificed Himself to save the hopeless and helpless lost. Jesus’ sacrificial death, burial, and resurrection was the only way, the only truth, and the only life for the salvation of the world.
Regardless of all the headlines next week. Only one will stream above all creation: Jesus is risen and alive for all eternity! Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Oh! What the King has done for us!
Daniel L. Gardner is a columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at PJandMe2@gmail.com.
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Everything would still be normal if Trump had just told Netanyahu “no thanks, you are on your own if you atrike Iran” and none of this would’ve happened.
The straight would still be open. Resources would still be flowing. China wouldnt see how feckless our missile defense is against their hypersonics. The GOP wouldnt be on their way to a massive landslide loss in the midterms. China wouldnt see the rebelious and demoralized state of our navy aircraft carriers. And our allies in Asia wouln’t have seen how quickly we would pull out so many critical Patriot defense systems and send them to Israel.
Amen!
@ April 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM - Iran having nukes and long-rang ICBMs is not the "normal" most of us are looking for. Peddle your gloom and doom somewhere else.
As long as men are subject to their greed and ignorance there will be men who see opportunity and advantage. Those men will seek to be kings among us. Their rule is temporary and they cannot lead anywhere but the pit of their own ambition. Jesus Christ came to lead us to true and everlasting salvation not for his sake as a king but for our sakes. As we celebrate this Easter season we should remember that the pit into which we are now led is temporary and God's everlasting salvation awaits.
Loudly chanting AMEN and JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL doesn't always lead to good strategy? Who could have ever known?
@12:16 Iran having control of oil is what "we" fear. Truth.
Thank you, 12:16.
Ha. DL believes the world is only 6000 years old- based on some fringe biblical interpretation.
Moron
Looks like Pete Hegseth is shutting down the Catholic faith. Guess he wasn't happy with the Pope's comments about the war.
Because you no wit twit Catholics do not have mass on Good Friday.
Also, you clowns who keep trying to post comment about the Jews in this post about Christ can get lost. Quit trying to spoil a message about Christ with your bile.
You’re right, 10:47, the best thing to do is stick your head in the sand and do nothing. Surely that would have worked with Hitler, and we should have done the same in South Korea. It would have worked out OK if we had let Russia stockpile nukes in Cuba in the early 1960s. And I’ll never understand why we closed off our southern border to prevent 3,000,000 illegals a year from coming in. We need people of your intellect leading us, so please run for King (you say we have that now, right?) and I’ll put one of your signs in my yard.
I am proud to be one of those 1.5 billion “no wit twit Catholics. Least we forget Christianity and all of these fly by night so call Christian religions evolved from Catholicism. Of course there is no mass on Good Friday. The practice of the mass started after Jesus’ death.
I taught you were better than the usual name callers Fish. Mississippi has grown on you and it doesn’t look that good.
The ship is sinking and you bozos are too dumb to get in a life boat.
Nice try. I call YOU a no wit twit, not Catholics, as you well know. YOU are the one who criticized SecDef for not holding a church service for Catholics on Good Friday knowing full good and well Catholics do not celebrate Good Friday. Why would he invite them? Should he hold a Good Friday service for Jews and Muslims too? Troll.
KF, I think a few of us are concerned about mixing religion and politics. Historically, that often hasn't ended well. Instead, it ends in religious persecution.
And, in reality, not all members of denominations agree as we have seen the divisions in main stream religions since our Civil War.
In an old King James Bible there is a verse in Isaiah that is now gone, " being holier than thou is like a smoke up God's nose that burns all day and all night". It disappeared in the mid 1900's. Humility in preachers sometimes seems hard to find. It can be worse in those who never went to any divinity school , PS Jesus didn't speak English nor did his disciples.
“ Jesus didn't speak English nor did his disciples”
Well Jesus being God, all knowing and timeless and such, surely could speak English. Same with those tongue speaking disciples.
As to the Bible, God first established his church and didn’t inspire at least the New Testament for another couple of hundred years after his resurrection. Bet that was on purpose.
D.L. Garnder proves he’s batsh*t crazy yet again!
This piece reads like he’s trying to dunk on politics but accidentally cannonballs straight into its own sermon-shaped kiddie pool.
Let’s start with the opening claim: “The war has neither proved nor solved anything.” That’s a bold take if you quietly ignore… most of human history. The American Civil War settled the “can a nation split over slavery?” question pretty decisively. The World War II had a few strong opinions about fascism. Wars are awful, yes, but pretending they resolve nothing is like saying surgery never fixes anything because stitches look messy.
Then there’s the “Left vs Right will rule the world forever” bit, which sounds less like analysis and more like someone discovering politics exists and deciding it’s a conspiracy. Political disagreement isn’t a bug in democracy, it is the system. Without it, you don’t get unity, you get silence… the kind usually enforced by regimes nobody wants to vacation in.
The “No King” protest criticism is where things really wobble. D.L. seems confused that Americans resist the idea of a king while simultaneously wishing for more unity. That’s not hypocrisy, that’s literally the founding principle. The American Revolution wasn’t fought so future citizens could say, “You know what we need? A symbolic monarch to tidy things up.” Americans tend to prefer messy arguments over tidy obedience.
Then comes the pivot, and it’s a sharp one. We go from political commentary to full theological proclamation without so much as a turn signal. Invoking Jesus Christ as the “real King” isn’t inherently wrong within a faith context, but it doesn’t actually rebut any political argument made earlier. It’s like responding to a debate about tax policy by quoting a hymn. Meaningful to believers, sure, but not exactly a mic-drop in a civic discussion.
There’s also a quiet contradiction humming underneath: D.L. criticizes people for being emotionally driven and divisive… while describing crowds as “insane,” “rioting,” and spiritually blind. That’s not rising above the fray, that’s just choosing a different megaphone.
And finally, the idea that this message should “dominate the news cycle” because it’s the greatest news imaginable. For people of faith, Easter absolutely carries profound meaning.
But in a pluralistic society, insisting one religious narrative should eclipse all others is basically reenacting the same “rule the world” impulse D.L. just complained about. Just with holier branding.
D.L. wants to critique division, but ends up doing a costume change into the very thing he criticizes: a sweeping, absolute claim about how everyone else is wrong and only his perspective holds the truth. D.L. is not above the noise and he’s just a different station, same volume.
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