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Tornado, Blizzard, or Heatwave? The weather chose “all of the above” this week, putting roughly half the U.S. under extreme conditions. On the East Coast, April showers March thunderstorms struck from Florida to New Jersey, putting 94M+ residents under severe weather alerts. Around 34M were...

Strait Talk The Iran War has reached Day 19. Yesterday, Israel announced it killed Ali Larijani—Iran’s top security officer and one of the regime’s most powerful surviving figures after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death—and a major Iranian militia leader in separate overnight strikes. The...

A Crash, Strikes, and Rumors Washington’s war with Tehran is showing no signs of slowing. Thursday, six American service members died when their KC-135 (a plane that refuels other planes midair) collided with another aircraft in “friendly airspace” in Iraq. The other plane landed safely, and...

Questions for Reflection Philippians urges us to consider others’ interests over our own. Whose interests do you find most challenging to consider over your own? Imagine yourself in a heated conversation. What question could the other person ask you that would make you feel loved? How...

What even is a congressional hearing? It’s the formal way congressional committees collect and analyze information. Before making big decisions, members want to hear from experts, officials, and everyday people who’d be affected. Basically, it’s Congress doing its homework. Are there...

Unreserved The world’s energy watchdog is breakin' open the piggy bank. The International Energy Agency, a 32-nation coalition that includes the U.S., agreed Wednesday to release a record 400M barrels of oil from emergency reserves. The move aims to cushion the blow from ongoing disruptions...

Scripture Reading — Genesis 37:1-11 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him. . . . Genesis 37:4 Jacob should have known better. He knew what it was like to have a brother whom his father loved more than him (Genesis 25:27-28), but he favored his...

NYC Bomb Attempt Two men have been charged after Saturday’s “ISIS-inspired terrorism” attempt outside NYC Mayor Mamdani’s (D) residence. The 18- and 19-year-olds traveled from Pennsylvania and allegedly hurled two homemade explosives at protestors—a group of anti-Islam demonstrators and...

Mixed Signals As the U.S.-Israel-Iran war marches on, oil prices keep shuffling. Crude oil prices spiked to almost $120/barrel Monday—its highest since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. The spike came in response to Iran choking out oil tanker traffic in the petrol-packed Strait of Hormuz (see...

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No White Flag Iran has named a new Supreme Leader: Mojtaba Khamenei will succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, to lead the country. President Trump has called Khamenei an “unacceptable” choice. It comes days after Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” which Iran’s President Masoud...

How does the Iranian regime… work? Since 1979, Iran has operated as a theocracy with an asterisk. Their ultimate authority is the Supreme Leader—a cleric (religious scholar) who answers to no earthly authority. He sets national policies, commands armed forces, appoints military chiefs and...

Think Different Apple’s going budget-friendly(ish). The fruit tech company unveiled two sub-$600 devices this week. The iPhone 17e will start at $599 and feature many flagship specs—A19 processor, 48MP camera, MagSafe charging, and double the space of its predecessor—while leaving off...

War Power Play It’s day 7, and Uncle Sam may proceed in his military campaign against Iran. This week, both the House and Senate voted down measures that proposed preventing President Trump from launching any more attacks on Iran without congressional approval. Critics questioned whether...

War in Iran and Beyond It’s day 5, and the U.S.-Israel-Iran war is spilling across the Middle East. Who’s involved now? At least 11 countries. This week: Qatari forces shot down two Iranian bombers; Israel began exchanging rocket fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon; Iranian drones struck the...

Strikes on Iran The U.S. and Israel began “major combat operations” in Iran over the weekend. What happened? The coordinated strikes began just after 9:00 am local time Saturday, targeting political and military sites across the country (see strike map). Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s...

Let’s present ourselves to the Lord, asking Him to do His transforming, renewing work in us: Merciful God, We confess that we are so easily pressed into a worldly mold, responding to the headlines with anger and anxiety, arrogance and apathy. Forgive us for the ways we’ve taken on the world’s...

What is your news doing to you? Sometimes, the Bible is deeply nuanced… other times, God puts the options before us in black and white: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your...

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 10:19-25 Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together . . . but encouraging one another. . . . Hebrews 10:24-25 Before the pandemic, our church had a chance to take part in a soup contest called “Soup’s...

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 10:19-25 Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together . . . but encouraging one another. . . . Hebrews 10:24-25 Before the pandemic, our church had a chance to take part in a soup contest called “Soup’s...