THE THESIS: I believe there is a DeSantis model. Ron DeSantis governs for sanity and he won big. The national GOP, on the other hand . . .

THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES:

Governor DeSantis is just a man, a flawed man. And, he shows many of the characteristics we need to once again have strong leadership. He is morally courageous and seems to be morally temperate.

What Are the Qualifications of an Elder?

He fights, he speaks truth and he keeps promises. I wish he would more loudly proclaim the Word of God, but at least he governs on a pretty godly platform.

The Apostle Paul was a fighter who wrapped truth in grace . . . and some well-chosen sarcasm

Acts 17:22-34

22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.

24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[a] As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[b]

29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill. 30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”

32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.” 33 At that, Paul left the Council. 34 Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.

THE NEWS & COMMENT:

This should have been different

[AUDIO] - CNN EXIT POLL: 73% of Americans are either “angry” or “dissatisfied” with the way things are going under Joe Biden.

We should feel some comfort due to the House. But, do you feel that?

[AUDIO] - Kevin McCarthy pretends he and the RNC did something: "When you wake up tomorrow, we will be in the majority and Nancy Pelosi will be in the minority."

McConnell says we can’t win without “quality candidates . . . “ Huh.

[AUDIO] - MSNBC Contributor thinks Fetterman "ran an amazing campaign."

So, if there something about Ron DeSantis? This guys says there is . . .

[AUDIO] - John Legend: "DeSantis is a cruel and small individual. And he’s found as many cruel ways he can to undermine the progress that the voters of Florida overwhelmingly voted for.”

But, I think there is a DeSantic model.

[AUDIO] - Tonight, @RonDeSantisFL showed the country that bold conservative leadership wins. Florida is the blueprint for the conservative movement.

And, it started with securing Florida's elections

17 states changed the way they vote because of Covid fears. Universal mail-in, absentee, curing ballots, deadlines, harvesting ballots. Only 9 rolled things back. Dems adapted. GOP did...