Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. This week ELEVEN soldiers and LEOs were killed by the same God who loves His elect, and that’s only the ones from ‘merica. Five were killed in crashes related to powerful winter storm Gia: https://www.foxnews.com/us/at-least-5-killed-in-crashes-related-to-powerful-winter-storm-gia Even while hundreds of women marches took place across the country: https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2613749002?__twitter_impression=true The Federal appeals court lifted the order blocking Texas from kicking Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/17/federal-appeals-court-/?utm_campaign=trib-social&utm_content=1547770657&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter GodSmack! While Theresa May can’t get her Brexit deal to pass in the British parliament: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/brexit-referendum/british-prime-minister-may-loses-historic-vote-her-brexit-deal-n958791 POTUS Trump cannot get anyone to cooperate in this DOOMED nation: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-trump-makes-statement-about-shutdown-us-mexico-border we are on day 30 of the government shutdown. He did not fail to disappoint on many levels this week in other areas, too numerous to address herein. Except, it’s worth mentioning that when Pelosi disinvited him to present the #SOTU to them he turned around and pulled the military plane access for her trip to Belgium and Afghanistan: https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/-trump-pulls-military-plane-from-pelosi-/f-46f1d3e5aa%2Freuters.com These are some really classy people. FYI, a new migrant caravan is heading towards the Guatemalan border: http://time.com/5502965/new-migrant-caravan-leaves-honduras-for-us/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=time&utm_medium=social Carol Channing died, at age 97: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/carol-channing-obituary-hello-dolly-star-of-stage-and-screen-1.3762853 U.S. figure skating champion John Coughlin killed himself after being suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and U.S. Figure Skating: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2019/01/19/former-us-skating-champion-john-coughlin-found-dead-after-suspension/2623792002/ At least 67 people have died, dozens injured in a Mexico gasoline pipeline explosion: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/18/americas/mexico-gasoline-explosion-tlahuelilpan/index.html?__twitter_impression=true How/why were so many near a gasoline pipeline? NPR has more information: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/19/686841472/more-than-60-dead-dozens-injured-in-mexican-pipeline-explosion New Normal Section Another China Mine collapsed, killing 21: https://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/220861-mining-accident-china-deaths-january-12-2019?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1547347790 Former Chicago Officer Van Dyke was sentenced to 81 months for killing a citizen: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/18/us/jason-van-dyke-chicago-police-sentencing/ even as Bernie Madoff, who killed NOBODY, is still serving his 150 year sentence – – yep! Nobody got shot on Monday, the first day this year: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/15/no-shootings-no-one-shot-monday/ Bob Costas “quietly steps down from NBC after 40 years”: https://twitter.com/i/events/1085626738569166848 ]]>