Monday Morning Briefing (September 8, 2025)

Our lives aren't meant to be lived reactively. Animals do that. Humans have been built to be intentional, principled, responsible. When one is a Christian, that means submitting all information to Christ as a lens through which we understand all things. “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!" Anyway, there are some things for us to consider today:

Healthcare stats - https://x.com/thehealthb0t/status/1964570799723225404?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg

Prayer calendar released for GMC general conference - https://irp.cdn-website.com/1876eae9/files/uploaded/2025-08-22_SeptOctPrayerPoints_English.pdf

False Jesus - https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZnVBYJtQp/

“Guardians of the Faith Lesson 4: Gift-Based” by Kimba Evariste - https://youtu.be/lY4DJHaO9WI?si=mbh9UaMNK83jfguf

A good word from Voddie Baucham - https://x.com/thuglifecalvin/status/1963568344231018504?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg

Bishop Jeff Greenway warns of the coming wrath - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CT2tt3xRP/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Zach Lambert on Empathy - https://x.com/joe_rigney/status/1963705249727922575?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg

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