11.12.25 The deal that ended the shutdown, World Tour, and helping kids develop a Biblical worldview

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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On Washington Wednesday, Hunter Baker reflects on what ended the government shutdown; on World Tour, news from Tanzania, Brazil, India, Pakistan, and Iran; and helping kids develop a Biblical worldview. Plus, Janie B. Cheaney on becoming a pleasing aroma to our Heavenly Father, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Asbury University's honors program. Where rigorous academics meet deep thinking and spiritual growth. asbury.edu/honorsFrom His Words Abiding in You, a Podcast where listeners memorize Bible verses in each episode. His Words Abiding in You, on all podcast apps.And from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.

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0:00.0	Good morning. Today on Washington Wednesday, the political collides with the practical.
0:11.0	I've got some folks who didn't like the vote, but I'm going to have a whole lot of federal employees who are going back to work and they're getting their paychecks.
0:18.1	Hunter Baker is standing by. Also, today, our International Roundup World Tour,
0:23.8	and later why cultural understanding is key to training the next generation.
0:28.3	Everybody thinks they're on the right side of history,
0:31.0	and so you need to understand why before you can start to refute it.
0:35.0	And World's Janie B. Cheney on how the Christian life is like a pot of soup.
0:46.8	It's Wednesday, November 12th.
0:48.9	This is The World and Everything in it from listener-supported World Radio.
0:52.9	I'm Lindsay Mast.
0:54.0	And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.
0:57.7	Time for the news now with Kent Covington. Members of the U.S. House are on their way back to Capitol
1:04.5	Hill, where a vote could happen as soon as today on a government funding package that the Senate
1:10.0	just passed. that would reopen
1:11.7	the government and fund it through the end of January. But the vote could be tight. Republican
1:16.9	Congressman Brian Masked noted that eight Senate Democrats supported the stopgap measure and...
1:21.9	I would be surprised if in the end we have a total of 15 Democrats between the House and
1:27.3	the Senate.
1:28.2	But it is widely expected to pass nevertheless.
1:31.3	Senator John Federman of Pennsylvania was one of those eight Democrats in the upper chamber
1:35.6	who crossed the aisle to break a filibuster and approve funding.
1:39.4	He said he is elated that the government will likely soon reopen.
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