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My Grace Is Sufficient For You​

Proclaim the power of God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
whose power is in the skies.

You are awesome, O God,
in your sanctuary;
the God of Israel gives power and
strength to his people.
Praise be to God!

Psalm 68:34,35 NIV


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In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

Zechariah 12:8 KJV


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For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God.




2 Corinthians 4:15 NASB


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They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty of our God. Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. Say to those with anxious heart, "Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you."

Isaiah 35:3,4 NASB


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Thanks be unto God for His wonderful gift:
Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God
is the object of our faith; the only faith
that saves is faith in Him.

 

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Wall Street Woes​

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Interest rates got their expected trim Wednesday.​

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Wrapping up its final 2024 meeting, the Fed announced a quarter-point key interest rate cut––the third consecutive cut this year—returning rates to December 2022 levels.​

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The central bank also signaled a cautious outlook for 2025: expect only two rate reductions. They’re cutting the expected cuts (four were originally anticipated) because they’re now predicting inflation of 2.5% (up from a more optimistic 2.1%). ​

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The news of only two rate cuts plunged Wall Street to one of its worst days of the year (higher borrowing costs mean less cash burning holes in investors’ pockets). The Dow dropped 1,100 points (2.5%), marking its first 10-day losing streak since ‘74; the S&P 500 fell nearly 3%; Nasdaq dropped 3.5%. ​

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CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
Too often, we let eternally insignificant things like the ups and downs of interest rates and the market control us. As you seek to steward your money well, keep your focus on the Giver rather than the gifts, and don’t neglect generosity. ​

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“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich… At the present time your surplus is available for [believers’] need, so that their abundance may in turn meet your need, in order that there may be equality.”
2 Corinthians 8:9, 14 (CSB) (read full passage)​

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Christmas Market Attack​

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Germany is mourning a Friday evening attack.​

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A man drove his car through a crowded Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, killing five people—including a 9-year-old—and injuring 200. The suspect, a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder and attempted murder. He’s lived in Germany for two decades and was active on X (formerly Twitter), where he frequently criticized German authorities and Islam; the attack’s motive is still under investigation. ​

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Germany’s government is facing criticism for their lack of intervention after Saudi officials claimed they warned German authorities four times in two years to keep an eye on the suspect. ​

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The tragedy comes eight years after a similar attack that killed 12 at a Christmas market in Berlin.​

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ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
While mourning with victims and praying for our enemies, Christians have hope in the face of a violent world. The servant of God, who himself did no violence, has been afflicted by his Father on our behalf so that we can live in the Lord’s peaceful presence forever. ​

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“Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds.”
Isaiah 53:4-5 (CSB) (read full passage)​

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When All Is Not Bright​

All is calm, all is bright...[1]

Ada found herself mouthing the words to the Christmas carol, but wondering in her heart why life didn’t feel calm or bright. Somehow, presents, family gathering, and as many cookies as she wanted still left her heart anything but calm.

Joy to the world...[2]

It’d been a hard year, filled with loss and health struggles. Ada felt exhausted after trying to do all the Christmas things. She didn’t feel joyful. Now, hearing happiness all around her made her only feel sadder somehow. And she felt bad about feeling bad; she had so many blessings too.

Ada walked towards the back of the room, in search of another cookie. On her way, she tripped.

The world went black.

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Ada opened her eyes, not to the room filled with carolers, but to a dusty road. She squinted. There, in front of her, was a young couple. They looked like they belonged in a Nativity play, only more authentic.

“We’re almost to Bethlehem, Mary” Ada heard the man say.

“The baby’s coming, Joseph,” came a faint reply from the clearly pregnant woman by his side. She looked even more exhausted than Ada felt, like she’d been on a very long journey. “We’ll have to have him away from home.”

Away from home? Ada thought. Wasn’t Christmas all about being home for Christmas? Yet come to think of it, that first Christmas had Mary and Joseph away from their home in Nazareth…and Jesus leaving His home and glory in Heaven to become a man.

Ada watched, memorized, as a band of Roman soldiers passed by on the road. The other travelers so clearly resented them. I guess everything wasn’t merry and bright when Jesus came, Ada decided. In fact, hadn’t God used a census and taxes, of all things, to have Jesus born in Bethlehem? And didn’t the Roman occupation allow for the Gospel to go forth like it couldn’t have otherwise, as it brought a common language and passable roads to the whole empire?

The thought occurred to Ada that maybe God was using the tough things in her life–the things she resented–too. She couldn’t see how, but then, could the Jews back at Jesus’ birth?

Ada rubbed her head and closed her eyes for a second. Where was she anyway?

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When Ada opened her eyes again, she found herself in a dark field. A smelly, woolly thing–was that a sheep?–brushed up against her. She could dimly make out the shape of men–they must be shepherds–nearby. Suddenly, an bright being–an angel!–appeared overhead.

“Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord,”[3] the angel said.

The angel said more, but Ada didn’t get to hear it.

She’d blinked, and found herself back in the room of Christmas caroling. No one had noticed her fall in the back of the room. The group was still singing Joy to the World.

Joy to the World. After her dream, Ada knew the joy of that first Christmas wasn’t because life was easy, people were home for Christmas, or there were presents under the tree. It didn’t come from lights or even cookies. Jesus didn’t save the people from the hardships of life. Not from the Romans. Not from tough situations. Mary’s life didn’t become easy because of Jesus’ birth. Mary would one day have to watch her son die. The joy the angel spoke of was because a Savior had been born.

Jesus came to save us from sin and death. He brought eternal life to those who would receive Him. That life means knowing God now, in life’s sadness and challenges, and one day for all eternity in Heaven, where the world will truly be bright, as the suffering and death sin brought will be completely wiped away forever.

Ada realized that her days didn’t have to be “merry and bright,”[5] but because Jesus came, Christmas, and every day, could be filled with a joy that can exist anywhere–even in a dirty stable. A joy that came from knowing that Heaven, not Hell, was her eternal destination. A joy that can only be found by believing on the Savior that has been born.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (ESV)

 

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“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.”

Proverbs 24:33, 34

The worst of sluggards only ask for a little slumber; they would be indignant if they were accused of thorough idleness. A little folding of the hands to sleep is all they crave, and they have a crowd of reasons to show that this indulgence is a very proper one. Yet by these littles the day ebbs out, and the time for labour is all gone, and the field is grown over with thorns. It is by little procrastinations that men ruin their souls. They have no intention to delay for years — a few months will bring the more convenient season—to-morrow if you will, they will attend to serious things; but the present hour is so occupied and altogether so unsuitable, that they beg to be excused.




Like sands from an hour-glass, time passes, life is wasted by driblets, and seasons of grace lost by little slumbers. Oh, to be wise, to catch the flying hour, to use the moments on the wing! May the Lord teach us this sacred wisdom, for otherwise a poverty of the worst sort awaits us, eternal poverty which shall want even a drop of water, and beg for it in vain. Like a traveller steadily pursuing his journey, poverty overtakes the slothful, and ruin overthrows the undecided: each hour brings the dreaded pursuer nearer; he pauses not by the way, for he is on his master's business and must not tarry. As an armed man enters with authority and power, so shall want come to the idle, and death to the impenitent, and there will be no escape.

O that men were wise be-times, and would seek diligently unto the Lord Jesus, or ere the solemn day shall dawn when it will be too late to plough and to sow, too late to repent and believe. In harvest, it is vain to lament that the seed time was neglected. As yet, faith and holy decision are timely. May we obtain them this night.

 

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“To preach deliverance to the captives.”

Luke 4:18

None but Jesus can give deliverance to captives. Real liberty cometh from him only. It is a liberty righteously bestowed; for the Son, who is Heir of all things, has a right to make men free. The saints honour the justice of God, which now secures their salvation. It is a liberty which has been dearly purchased. Christ speaks it by his power, but he bought it by his blood. He makes thee free, but it is by his own bonds. Thou goest clear, because he bare thy burden for thee: thou art set at liberty, because he has suffered in thy stead. But, though dearly purchased, he freely gives it.




Jesus asks nothing of us as a preparation for this liberty. He finds us sitting in sackcloth and ashes, and bids us put on the beautiful array of freedom; he saves us just as we are, and all without our help or merit. When Jesus sets free, the liberty is perpetually entailed; no chains can bind again. Let the Master say to me, “Captive, I have delivered thee,” and it is done for ever. Satan may plot to enslave us, but if the Lord be on our side, whom shall we fear? The world, with its temptations, may seek to ensnare us, but mightier is he who is for us than all they who be against us. The machinations of our own deceitful hearts may harass and annoy us, but he who hath begun the good work in us will carry it on and perfect it to the end.

The foes of God and the enemies of man may gather their hosts together, and come with concentrated fury against us, but if God acquitteth, who is he that condemneth? Not more free is the eagle which mounts to his rocky eyrie, and afterwards outsoars the clouds, than the soul which Christ hath delivered. If we are no more under the law, but free from its curse, let our liberty be practically exhibited in our serving God with gratitude and delight. “I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.” “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?”

 

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Christmas Crash​

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At least 38 are dead and dozens injured after a plane crash in Kazakhstan.​

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An Azerbaijan Airlines flight took off early Wednesday morning from Baku, Azerbaijan, heading to Grozny, Russia, with nearly 70 people on board. The plane reportedly changed course due to fog and attempted an emergency landing near Aktau, Kazakhstan. Cell phone footage appears to show the aircraft making a steep descent with its landing gear down before bursting into flames on impact.​

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Theories about the cause of the crash are swirling. A U.K. aviation security firm and Ukrainian officials have said holes in the plane’s tail section indicate that it was shot down by Russian air defense systems. Russian reports suggested the plane ran through a flock of birds before the crash. ​

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Azerbaijani officials said “all possible scenarios" are under investigation.​

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Verse to consider when a sudden tragedy interrupts everyday life… “I was helpless, and [the LORD] saved me. Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. For you, Lord, rescued me from death… I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.”
Psalm 116:6-9(CSB) (read full passage)​

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Be Ye Thankful​

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Matthew 14:19,20 NIV


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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.

Romans 1:20-22 KJV


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Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?

But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

Romans 6:16-18 NASB


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Thanks be unto God for His wonderful gift:
Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God
is the object of our faith; the only faith
that saves is faith in Him.

 

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“Get thee up into the high mountain.”

Isaiah 40:9

Each believer should be thirsting for God, for the living God, and longing to climb the hill of the Lord, and see him face to face. We ought not to rest content in the mists of the valley when the summit of Tabor awaits us. My soul thirsteth to drink deep of the cup which is reserved for those who reach the mountain's brow, and bathe their brows in heaven. How pure are the dews of the hills, how fresh is the mountain air, how rich the fare of the dwellers aloft, whose windows look into the New Jerusalem!

Many saints are content to live like men in coal mines, who see not the sun; they eat dust like the serpent when they might taste the ambrosial meat of angels; they are content to wear the miner's garb when they might put on king's robes; tears mar their faces when they might anoint them with celestial oil. Satisfied I am that many a believer pines in a dungeon when he might walk on the palace roof, and view the goodly land and Lebanon.




Rouse thee, O believer, from thy low condition! Cast away thy sloth, thy lethargy, thy coldness, or whatever interferes with thy chaste and pure love to Christ, thy soul's Husband. Make him the source, the centre, and the circumference of all thy soul's range of delight. What enchants thee into such folly as to remain in a pit when thou mayst sit on a throne? Live not in the lowlands of bondage now that mountain liberty is conferred upon thee. Rest no longer satisfied with thy dwarfish attainments, but press forward to things more sublime and heavenly. Aspire to a higher, a nobler, a fuller life. Upward to heaven! Nearer to God!

“When wilt thou come unto me, Lord?
Oh come, my Lord most dear!
Come near, come nearer, nearer still,
I'm blest when thou art near.”

 

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Rise in Homelessness​

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Homelessness in the U.S. hit record levels this year.​

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A federal report released Friday revealed that over 771,000 people––roughly 23 out of every 10,000 Americans––experienced homelessness in 2024, an 18% increase from 2023 and the highest level since 2007. Homelessness among families with children rose 39%, affecting 150,000 children.​

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development attributed the rise to inflation, stagnant wages, affordable housing shortages, natural disasters, and an influx of migrants overwhelming shelters in cities like Chicago, New York City, and Denver.​

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On a more positive note, veteran homelessness dropped 8% to around 32,000. Cities like Dallas (down 16%) and L.A. (down 5%) saw decreases after preventative actions taken in recent years. Review the full report.​

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Verse to dwell on when considering everyone made in God’s image… “Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate and humble, not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.”
1 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭8‬–9‬ (‭CSB)‬‬ (read full passage)​

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Lacking Daily Food​

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Somalia is caught in the crosshairs of natural disasters, global conflicts, widespread poverty, and disease outbreaks. ​

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East Africa is coming off its worst drought in 40 years, which has left tens of millions of people without access to clean water, killed millions of livestock, and decimated crops. They became very reliant on imported food, and 90% of Somalia’s wheat came from Russia and Ukraine… which stopped coming.​

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Now, two in five children in Somalia suffer from acute malnutrition, and a cholera outbreak is spreading in some areas. The food shortage, coupled with humanitarian aid being focused on Europe and the Middle East, has been the perfect storm and led to an alarming increase in child malnutrition. ​

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BE DOERS
We’re asking the TPO Community to join us in partnering with World Concern to help get emergency nutrition packs (a peanut paste fortified with nutrients), water, and hygiene products to those with the most need. ​

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Every $12 feeds a child for a month. We’re matching the first $2,000; just give through this link.​

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“If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, stay warm, and be well fed,’ but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?”
James 2:15-16​

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Merrily Misguided​

Everyone aboard the Vapor seemed happy as could be. The band played loudly, people danced, and food abounded.

From a nearby boat on the river, Bryant watched with a tinge of envy. How easy it seemed those on the Vapor had life! Why couldn’t his life be more like that?

But all was not as it seemed on the Vapor. Merry men were at the moment, but they knew not that their boat was being driven by a great evil straight for a steep waterfall, over which none could survive. The men and women on the Vapor would have longed for Bryant’s small row boat that was heading in the right direction if they only knew their peril. Would no one stop to think about where their boat was heading in the end?

For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked….But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end. Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to ruin. Psalm 73:3, 16-19 (ESV)

 

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Think About the End​

It’s easy in the throws of parenting to forget that parenting is temporal.

I remember the struggle my mom had as we grew older and then she faced an empty nest. No children to need her. No laughter and silliness ringing through the house. No little “helpers” underfoot.

Sometimes in the thick of the moment, we resent the extra hands and eyes watching our every move. We long for a bit of alone time and struggle to concentrate on the task and our child. Yet there will be a day when we’ll cook unattended…and miss the questions and “help” and giggles.

As we get ready to embark on a new year, let’s let the reality of how short time is help us cherish the moments we have with our children. They pass by all too soon.

New Year Suggestion: Go through pictures from the year with your children. Praise God for all He’s done and is doing. Pray together about what He has for you in the new year.

 

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“The glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams.”

Isaiah 33:21

Broad rivers and streams produce fertility, and abundance in the land. Places near broad rivers are remarkable for the variety of their plants and their plentiful harvests. God is all this to his Church. Having God she has abundance. What can she ask for that he will not give her? What want can she mention which he will not supply? “In this mountain shall the Lord of Hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things.” Want ye the bread of life? It drops like manna from the sky. Want ye refreshing streams? The rock follows you, and that Rock is Christ. If you suffer any want it is your own fault; if you are straitened you are not straitened in him, but in your own bowels.




Broad rivers and streams also point to commerce. Our glorious Lord is to us a place of heavenly merchandise. Through our Redeemer we have commerce with the past; the wealth of Calvary, the treasures of the covenant, the riches of the ancient days of election, the stores of eternity, all come to us down the broad stream of our gracious Lord. We have commerce, too, with the future. What galleys, laden to the water's edge, come to us from the millennium! What visions we have of the days of heaven upon earth! Through our glorious Lord we have commerce with angels; communion with the bright spirits washed in blood, who sing before the throne; nay, better still, we have fellowship with the Infinite One.

Broad rivers and streams are specially intended to set forth the idea of security. Rivers were of old a defence. Oh! beloved, what a defence is God to his Church! The devil cannot cross this broad river of God. How he wishes he could turn the current, but fear not, for God abideth immutably the same. Satan may worry, but he cannot destroy us; no galley with oars shall invade our river, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

 

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New Year’s Attacks​

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The New Year started with chaos in New Orleans and Las Vegas after two separate incidents left 16 people dead.​

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Just after 3 a.m. on New Year’s Day in New Orleans, 14 people were killed and 35 injured after a man drove a pickup truck into crowds on a blocked-off portion of NOLA’s bustling Bourbon Street. The armed driver opened fire and was killed in a shootout with police at the scene. ​

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After initial investigations, authorities say a 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Texas rented an electric Ford F-150 from Turo, a car-sharing company, and drove from Houston to New Orleans. Early on January 1st, he placed improvised explosive devices in coolers on Bourbon Street—they were never detonated.​

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In a series of Facebook videos, the attacker said he joined ISIS last year and shared his last will and testament before carrying out the attack. The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism, saying the “lone wolf” suspect was “100% inspired by ISIS.” ​

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A few hours later, around 8:30 a.m. in Las Vegas, a Cybertruck pulled up to Trump Hotel and exploded, injuring seven bystanders; authorities say the driver died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound “prior to the detonation of the vehicle.” Fireworks, gas tanks, and camping fuel were found inside the truck.​

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While mourning with victims and praying for our enemies, Christians have hope in the face of a violent world. The servant of God, who himself did no violence, has been afflicted by his Father on our behalf so that we can live in the Lord’s peaceful presence forever.​

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“Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds.”
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New Year, New Laws​

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A bunch (like… thousands) of new state laws went into effect January 1st, from the contentious to the mundane.​

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• Florida banned children under 14 from social media (and required parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds).
• California closed a loophole that made car burglary difficult to prosecute.
• Iowa and Louisiana adopted a flat income tax rate, joining 12 other states.
• New York mandated companies offer 20 hours of paid prenatal leave.
• Minnesota required transparent all-in pricing for concert tickets (looking at you, Ticketmaster).
• Illinois made canceling gym memberships easier (just in time to bail on that NYR).
• Colorado now requires all eggs to be cage-free.

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Whether we agree or disagree with laws passed in our state, we can be thankful we have the opportunity to vote to elect people and effect change. Take a moment to pray for those in countries where they don’t enjoy such freedom. Pray that God would move in power to care for victims of injustice.​

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“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 (CSB) (read full passage)​

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An Eternity-Changing Gift​

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You might have the average 4.3 Bibles on your shelf, but between 28-40% of Christians around the world would be thrilled with even one. ​

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Kids in poverty light up when they receive a Bible in their own language—proof that the God who created them sees and loves them deeply. Growing up knowing that life has a God-given purpose gives hope and breaks the grip of poverty.​

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Start the new year by giving eternal hope through the life-changing gift of a Bible. ​

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Some gifts last a lifetime… but this one could change eternity. Let’s make sure as many children as possible have access to God’s Word in 2025.​

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BE DOERS
The most loving and eternally significant thing you can do for someone is to share the gospel with them. TPO is matching the first $3,000 given to donate Bibles—join us!​

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“Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.”
Galatians 6:9-10 (CSB) (read full passage)​

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Always giving thanks!​

on Nov 26, 2020
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But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

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But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Ephesians 5:3-5 KJV


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Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

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Thanks be unto God for His wonderful gift:
Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God
is the object of our faith; the only faith
that saves is faith in Him.

 

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Stepping Down, Eh?​

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Canada’s embattled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he’s stepping down as leader of the country’s Liberal Party after over a decade at the helm.​

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Trudeau, who became PM in 2015 and won re-election twice, resigned amid months of internal party turmoil, parliamentary gridlock, and plummeting voter support. Post-COVID inflation, housing crises, and criticism of his immigration policies have contributed to his declining popularity; he also faced trade tensions, including tariff threats from the incoming Trump administration.​

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The Liberal Party will meet today to determine next steps. Trudeau’s successor will have little time to prepare for the election (required to happen by October), with the Conservative Party currently miles kilometers ahead in the polls. Parliament will remain “prorogued” (translation: “paused”) until March 24, and Trudeau will remain in office until a successor is tapped.​

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ABOVE ALL, LOVE
Governments and ruling parties may change, but the mission of every Christian remains the same: love God and love others. ​

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“Jesus answered, ‘The most important [commandment] is “Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The second is, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” There is no other command greater than these.’”
Mark 12:29-31 (CSB) (read full passage)​

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Stepping Down, Eh?​

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Canada’s embattled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he’s stepping down as leader of the country’s Liberal Party after over a decade at the helm.

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Trudeau, who became PM in 2015 and won re-election twice, resigned amid months of internal party turmoil, parliamentary gridlock, and plummeting voter support. Post-COVID inflation, housing crises, and criticism of his immigration policies have contributed to his declining popularity; he also faced trade tensions, including tariff threats from the incoming Trump administration.

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The Liberal Party will meet today to determine next steps. Trudeau’s successor will have little time to prepare for the election (required to happen by October), with the Conservative Party currently miles kilometers ahead in the polls. Parliament will remain “prorogued” (translation: “paused”) until March 24, and Trudeau will remain in office until a successor is tapped.

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ABOVE ALL, LOVE
Governments and ruling parties may change, but the mission of every Christian remains the same: love God and love others.

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“Jesus answered, ‘The most important [commandment] is “Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The second is, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” There is no other command greater than these.’”
Mark 12:29-31 (CSB) (read full passage)

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