Friday Morning Briefing (September 12, 2025)

It has been a hard week for lots of us. Lots of powers and principalities and strongholds being revealed. But there is also much to be made of what God is doing and, even more, what he is able to do. We shouldn't be afraid to look at our world, understand it, pray for it. So let's do that. Here are some of the things we might cover today:

New pope is cool with gay stuff? - https://x.com/Protestia/status/1964982639485669668 and https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-leo-names-pro-lgbt-artist-who-hosted-obscene-exhibits-to-lead-vaticans-academy-for-fine-arts/

People waking from trans insanity - https://x.com/_crymiariver/status/1965155081038561553?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg and Malcolm Gladwell - https://x.com/meghanemurphy/status/1963388358714880217?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg and https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1963042971986886882?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg and https://x.com/micsolana/status/1965038557913022935?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg

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

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