I feel if one fails to revere the Bible's words, they don't merely believe nothing; they believe everything.

Man of the Book; Second, every man needs the Bible — not just handy tips. 
From Desiring God: John Piper
"In the age of the Internet, we are swamped with opinions and pronouncements and the latest whatever. But a Christian minister must set himself to be, as John Wesley put it, “a man of one Book.”

"I hope you will live all your life as a reader. I hope you will read widely – novels, biographies, poetry, and more. But far more, I hope you will master the Bible. You will find more of Christ there. As Jim Elliot said, the Bible is “Christ in print.” So, I am thinking now of more than your preaching from the Bible. I am proposing to you a lifetime of daily immersion in the Bible.

"For starters, read the Bible through, from cover to cover, annually, for twenty years straight. You will change. You will see the flow of the whole biblical drama, and you will start seeing the whole of reality with new eyes.

"I also suggest you choose one Old Testament book and one New Testament book and drill down deep. Make those two books your special projects for the rest of your life. For me, it’s Isaiah and Romans. They are addictive. I have read them many times in English, I have read them in the original text, I have gathered commentaries and articles about them. And I am so glad I jumped in at the deep end. Both Isaiah and Romans function in the Bible like theological intersections, where the traffic of biblical thought flows in and flows out. These two books broaden my understanding of everything in the Bible. But you choose your two, and get after it!

"Finally, if you can, read through the entire Hebrew Bible and the entire Greek New Testament. If you do not read Hebrew and Greek, don’t worry about it. The English Standard Version is, for all practical purposes, the original text put plainly before you. But if you have studied the languages, do not lose them!

"What percentage of Christians in the last 2000 years have been given the privilege of reading biblical Hebrew and biblical Greek? After Jerome died in A.D. 420, for the next thousand years you could almost count on one hand the number of Christians in the West who knew Hebrew and Greek. But today, you are among the privileged few? You should get down on your knees and thank God! And then read, read, read your Hebrew Bible and your Greek New Testament.

"I cannot imagine a pastor coming to the end of his days with regrets that he knew the Bible too well. And I have never heard a church member complain that their pastor knows the Bible too well. But I did hear a minister in the Church of Scotland tell me that a group of Muslim clerics, visiting the ministers there years ago, came away saying, “Your holy men do not know their holy book.” That does not have to be you, dear brother. Make your plan. Work your plan. And by God’s grace, you will reap endless rewards."

Leader McCarthy Releases Plan to Allow the House to Return to Work

Townhall  "While Speaker Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues insist that the House will not return to work this week, GOP leader Kevin McCarthy outlined a plan to get the lower chamber back in session safely. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) joined the top Republican in co-authoring the detailed plan.

“In the interim, a bipartisan taskforce has been convened — on which we are all serving — to further explore ways in which Congress can operate during this challenging time. While differences remain, it has become clear through our initial meetings that all members of our taskforce share several fundamental beliefs….As we enter this indeterminate period between outright mitigation and a return to normalcy, everyone recognizes that our typical ways of doing business will need to adjust. Simply put, Congress will look and feel different...However, we believe there is a pathway forward that enables the House to fully perform its key functions without compromising our shared values or sacrificing bedrock norms,” the GOP congressmen wrote.

"The plan includes modifying the House's current procedural practices, a phased return of committees, a responsible use of technology and an implementation of mitigation practices to lower COVID-19 risks for House members." . . .

Gretchen rats out Michigan’s worst

Richard Jack Rail  "Caution: This piece drips with satire and sarcasm. If that’s not your thing, read no further.

"Headline: Michigan's Whitmer says armed protesters displayed 'worst racism and awful parts' of US history. (FoxNewspolitics, 3 May 20)

"Whoaaaa! Good thing Gretchen told us. We’d never have suspected that Michiganders would protest the lockdown by lynching black people, burning their churches, terrorizing them with burning crosses and raping their wives and daughters.

"Or that they’d scalp Native Americans and give them blankets infected with smallpox germs.

"Or that they’d round up Japanese Americans and put them behind barbed wired fences. Or line up any handy Vietnamese women and children and mow them down with machine gun fire. 

"Those are about the most awful parts of US history any of us can imagine, and it’s good that Michigan has Gretchen Whitmer in charge so she can keep us informed of all these atrocities being carried out in this day and age in what we once thought a civilized member of the 48 contiguous states. We were naively thinking such things were in the distant American past, long before Brown v. Board of Education or the Freedom Marches of the Fifties and Sixties.

"Seriously, it just never would have occurred to any of us that anyone living in Michigan would be capable of such racism or of acting out these worst parts of American history. Do you have secret societies up there, Gretch? Paramilitary outfits that practice shooting and like to do things outdoors and stay in shape and work on self-defense and other similar barbaric customs? Deplorable NRA types who cling to their guns and bibles, insisting irrationally on 2A rights and dragging their knuckles on the ground? As AOC might say, “Wow, this is, like, some heavy stuff.' ”

Whatever happened to dedicated, professional journalists?

Is there a Tim Russert out there anywhere?
News Thud

"New White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany shut down the media’s rude questions with a great performance at her first briefing today.

"She also took a few shots at Joe Biden and embarrassed the Dems over their treatment of Brett Kavanaugh.

" 'But it was how she shut down one rude reporter, AP reporter Jill Colvin, who actually asked if she would “pledge to never to lie to us from the podium.”

“ 'We are pleased that Joe Biden listened to President Trump’s advice and went on the record about the Tara Reade allegations 16 hours after the president said to do so,” she said.

“ 'How General Flynn was treated by the FBI should scare every American.”

“ 'Do you not consider it a miscarriage of justice when you have the FBI writing ‘we want to get someone to lie?’ I’ve seen a whole lot of scant information about Michael Flynn when there was a whole lot of speculation about Russia Russia Russia”

"She also announced the Trump administration will distribute $12B in provider relief fund payments to 395 hospitals hardest hit by the #Coronavirus

“ 'Not a single American died from lack of a ventilator,” she said about the Trump admin’s response to the crisis.

“ 'I think it was a grave miscarriage of justice what happened with Justice Brett Kavanaugh,” she said before adding the dagger:

"“That was an embarrassment for the Democratic Party.” . . .

Same AP Reporter Asks Trump’s Doctor What His Life Expectancy Is  . . . "If you’re the Associated Press, is that the kind of reporter you want covering the White House? One who either thinks she’s making a joke about the President dying, or is actually hoping to find out that he is dying?

The AP wants to know when Trump will die. Sick https://t.co/lRjJ4lnLCV

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 16, 2018

"In fact, the Secret Service and Administration officials may want to look into whether or not Colvin should have her credentials revoked for this stunt.

"Colvin also asked the White House official if he had found evidence of bone spurs, a clear shot at Trump’s medical reason for getting one of five military deferments during the Vietnam War." . . .

She would fit in well at CNN. I contacted Colvin with this: 

Shame on you for your self-serving question to Kayleigh McEnany. Were you angling for a guest spot on “The View” or some late-night talk show? I cannot imagine when or if ever we will be able to trust our “free press” again when we consider so very many of you to be as corrupt as those on CNN and MSNBC.