“Teach Them - Young Men and Women” by Steve Martin

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Teach Them – Young Men and Women

As older men and women in the Faith, the Bible teaches that we are to teach those who come after us, to train them, entrusting to them that which the Lord has taught us.

Experience goes a long way. I would rather follow someone who has been on the rocky trail before me, rather than follow the one who has just read about how to walk on a trail in the mountains.

For me, give me someone who knows what to do, probably has fallen a few times and yet got back up,  then one still “learning the ropes”, so I won’t make the same mistakes myself and go the wrong way.

As Paul spoke to his young disciple Timothy, so do I want for those I am given to lead.

“You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful people who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2: 1-2 NASB

Many times I have prayed to be a good example, to heed the words of Jesus (Yeshua) so I might be a good witness, and carry His Name in a worthy way.

 

I remember as a young boy I wanted to be a good example to my brothers and sisters. It is even so today, with two brothers and five sisters in our family.

As I continue to be a good example, others will see, and hopefully watch or listen, to walk in the same way as our Lord did, and does.

“Do as I do” is better done than, “Do as I say and not as I do.”

I enjoy encouraging young men in particular in the faith. With my own two sons, along with others that the Lord has given me to build up in the faith – Moses in Pakistan, Yeshudas in India, Duncan in Kenya, I enjoy being one to follow.

May the good Lord continue to guide my steps so I can be one with solid faith and good leadership.

And may you too be one who others look to for guidance and walk in faithful obedience to our our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Ahava and Shalom,

Steve Martin

Those Trump Surrounds Himself With

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July 28, 2026 Jason Macedo, Facebook

Today I finally understood something about Donald Trump that I had been missing this entire time. And when it hit me — it hit me completely. Because, look at who this man chose to surround himself with. 

Not billionaires. 

Not people born into power. 

Not people who had everything handed to them. 

Karoline Leavitt — 27 years old. Ice cream shop girl from New Hampshire. 

Trump looked at her and saw something the entire world missed. 

Made her the youngest Press Secretary in American history. 

Susie Wiles — a woman who has spent her whole life quietly strategizing from the background. 

No fame. No spotlight. Just pure brilliance. 

Trump looked at her and said — you will be my Chief of Staff. First female Chief of Staff in American history.

 

JD Vance — a soldier. A boy from Appalachia who served his country in uniform before he ever served it in office. 

Trump looked at him and said — you will stand beside me. 

Pete Hegseth — a soldier who gave everything on the battlefield. Two Bronze Stars. 

Trump looked at him and said — you will lead our military. 

Marco Rubio — the son of a bartender and a hotel maid. Two immigrants who came to America with nothing. 

Trump looked at their son and made him the first Latino Secretary of State in American history. 

My wife heard all of this tonight and said, "Do you understand what Trump actually did?  

He did not build a powerful administration.

He built an unbreakable one."

Because every single person in it knows what it feels like to have nothing. And people who came from nothing never take anything for granted.

Tonight, say one prayer for this entire administration. And say a bigger one for the man who chose them.  

Then pass this to every American who needs to understand why this administration hits different from every single one that came before it."