Thursday Morning Briefing (June 19, 2025)

The world is an interesting place! Here are some things that caught my eye:

Man with highest IQ in the world confesses Christ - https://x.com/collinrugg/status/1935465030402851197?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg

Ministering to people in their 20s - “Twentysomething … An Uncertain Age” by Christian Standard - https://christianstandard.com/2025/06/twentysomething-an-uncertain-age/

Supreme Court Upholds Law Against Transing Kids - “‘Fatal Blow To The Child Mutilation Industry’: Conservatives Cheer SCOTUS Decision On Trans Ban” by Leif Le Mahieu - https://www.dailywire.com/news/fatal-blow-to-the-child-mutilation-industry-conservatives-cheer-scotus-decision-on-trans-ban

Taylor Watson Burton Edwards details all the ways the UMC changed their stance on LGBTQ - https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-whats-new-in-the-book-of-discipline-part-5-human-sexuality

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