Tomorrow is the President’s State of the Union Address. I have no preview of what he will say. It may be rewritten an hour before presentation because the state of our affairs is changing by the hour.

My question every year at this time: will the speech reflect the same reality that God sees when He considers our state of affairs, the condition of our collective “heart,” and the relative unresponsiveness of our souls?

I have a lot of long-term hope for our nation because I’ve seen the historical evidence of nations rebuilding the ruins of their early foundations, and rediscovering righteousness, peace, and prosperity. I’ve seen the records of their rebuilding Christian civilization on top of ruins.

I’m watching a number of small communities in the US rebuild countercultural families, their churches, their marriages, and their radical independence from the government. These communities are rediscovering the meaning of hope and the favor of God.

But, overall, what is the state of ...

Is there any way back to Christendom?

Maybe. Conquered Spain tried it and finally succeeded after 7 continual centuries of hand-to-hand combat with the dominant, militant Islamic culture.

Remarks Robert Spencer, "The worst aspect of the cultural and civilizational suicide of Britain is that it didn't happen through conquest. When the Normans were victorious in 1066, at least the natives put up a fight. They were defeated, but they had nothing to be ashamed of. Now, the leftist political elites, in pursuit of short-term electoral gain and long-term socialist internationalism, have surrendered the nation without a shot being fired. Tony Blair and David Cameron and Theresa May and Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer and their friends, allies and henchmen will be remembered as perpetrating the greatest betrayal in human history outside of the actions of Judas Iscariot."