Just sharing.

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Winter Storm Blair took at least ten lives this week in her icy trip across the U.S.​

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The system, propelled by a polar vortex—an area of cold air that typically encircles the Arctic—put more than 60 million Americans under winter storm warnings and brought record snowfall to areas across the Plains and Midatlantic, with some areas receiving 18+ inches in a single day. ​

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Road conditions were deadly, runways closed (disrupting about 6,000 flights), and power went out for nearly 350,000 customers from Illinois to Kentucky. As of Tuesday, seven states had declared states of emergency. Unusually cold temps will linger for the rest of the week as power companies race to turn the heat back on. ​

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Meanwhile, America’s southern half is trading flip-flops for boots in preparation for Winter Storm Cora. ​

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ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
Massive weather events remind us that all of the world has been broken by sin. But Christians can look forward to an eternity where there’s renewal not just for people but for creation itself. ​

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“For the creation was subjected to futility — not willingly, but because of him who subjected it — in the hope that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children.”
Romans 8:20-21 (CSB) (read full passage)​

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