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    New Year’s Attacks The New Year started with chaos in New Orleans and Las Vegas after two separate incidents left 16 people dead. What happened first? 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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    Lacking Daily Food Somalia is caught in the crosshairs of natural disasters, global conflicts, widespread poverty, and disease outbreaks. 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...
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    Rise in Homelessness Homelessness in the U.S. hit record levels this year. 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...
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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...
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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...
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    Christmas Crash At least 38 are dead and dozens injured after a plane crash in Kazakhstan. 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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    Christmas Market Attack Germany is mourning a Friday evening attack. 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...
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    Wall Street Woes Interest rates got their expected trim Wednesday. 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. The central bank also signaled a cautious outlook for...
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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 __________________ In that day...
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    “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.” Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,” refers to works that are possible. There are many things which our heart findeth to do which we never shall do. It is well it is in our heart; but if we would be eminently useful...
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    “For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” Romans 9:15 In these words the Lord in the plainest manner claims the right to give or to withhold his mercy according to his own sovereign will. As the prerogative...
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    Wisconsin School Shooting A teenage student and a teacher were killed Monday in a shooting at a private K-12 Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin. At least six others were injured, including two in critical condition. According to local officials, a teacher at Abundant Life Christian...
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    That’s Settled ABC and President-elect Trump have settled up. Trump sued ABC News and its top anchor, George Stephanopoulos, in March after Stephanopoulos repeatedly stated that Trump had been found “liable for rape” in a civil lawsuit brought by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll; Trump was...
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    Power Pivots Leadership abroad is experiencing some shake-ups. In South Korea, opposition-led lawmakers impeached President Yoon for his brief-but-alarming attempt to impose martial law. Although he technically remains president, Yoon is suspended from official duties, leaving Prime Minister...
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