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Today, January 10, 2022, is opening day at the Arizona Legislature. At 4 am this morning I joined a group of Tucson pastors and church leaders on a full to capacity coach bus headed to the Arizona Capitol to participate in a 7 am prayer walk led by Center for Arizona Policy and BridgeBuilders International to pray for our leaders.

My father often told me “you can be disappointed but never be discouraged”. That wisdom has always inspired me to be as courageous as possible when facing adversity.

Mark Twain once said, “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting”. In Arizona it’s been the case since before statehood. At this moment a water war has begun between Pima County and the City of Tucson with Pima County suing the City of Tucson over drastically raising its water rates to Tucson Water’s 71,000 customers who live in unincorporated Pima County. The rate increase begins December 2021.

Believing in Jesus comes with the responsibility to follow His teachings. As Christians we have a duty to be good stewards of what God has entrusted us with and that includes ensuring that our government doesn’t violate scripture. If we allow ungodly people to pick our leaders we will certainly have a corrupt, immoral government.

The City of Tucson has a new Police Chief. Immediately after former Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus was confirmed as the head of US Customs and Border Protection, the Tucson City Mayor and Council decisively appointed Tucson Deputy Chief Chad Kasmar as the new chief.

In Roe v Wade, the Supreme Court took it upon themselves to legalize abortion rather than allowing the elected representatives in individual states or even congress to determine if abortion is legal. The Supreme Court of the United States now has an opportunity to right a wrong.

Jesus said; “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s”. That said, bad tax policy can directly contribute to inflation. The mantra now is, “tax the rich and the corporations”. Let’s get something straight, taking all the money from the rich will only put a dent in our national debt and be a disincentive to the creation of prosperity.

During the first year, over half the settlers had died. Undoubtedly, 1620 was a bad year, yet they found in themselves great faith and gave thanks to the Lord for the abundant crop God had given them, joined by much food provided by the Indians.

Good leadership must be able to solve problems by analyzing the root cause and taking decisive action. Both these characteristics are lacking at all levels of government.

On Thursday we learned in the Patriot Academy Citizenship Class that there are 4 basic pillars of American values outlined in the L.I.F.T principle: Limited Government, Individual Liberty, Free Markets, Traditional Values