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We summarize the biggest headlines 3x per week (not 24/7) with reminders to stay focused on eternity. Below is a walkthrough of what a typical email looks like. | (Please keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times.) |
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| | VERSE OF THE DAY
"And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ."
Philippians 1:9-10 | | | ESPRESSO SHOTS | | What's This Section All About?
Espresso Shots are just a sip of knowledge and humor. We link sources so you can keep us honest and learn more about topics that pique your interest! Here's an example from our email on January 27, 2025… |
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| | POLITICS | Cabinet Confirmations | The Senate clocked some extra hours over the weekend, confirming several more of President Trump's cabinet picks. | Friday, John Ratcliffe—who served as national intelligence director in Trump's first term—was confirmed as CIA director. Hours later, army veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth was narrowly confirmed as Secretary of Defense after VP Vance cast a rare tie-breaking vote. Saturday, Kristi Noem resigned as Governor of South Dakota after being confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security. | Confirmation hearings resume Wednesday, starting with RFK Jr. (see schedule). | In other new-cabinet-member news, Secretary of State Marco Rubio paused almost all U.S. foreign aid (exceptions for emergency food assistance and military aid to Israel and Egypt) to conduct a "government-wide comprehensive review" and ensure funds "are not duplicated, are effective, and are consistent with President Trump's foreign policy." | __ | ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
Believers must balance engaging in politics (which can be important and impactful) with a calm, unshakable confidence in God (whose plans are not dependent on who fills a cabinet vacancy). | "Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ."
Philippians 3:20 (CSB) (read full passage) |
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