Good morning. This is Hunter Baker. Each week on Washington Wednesday, we try to slow things down just enough to understand what powers being used for and what it's doing to the culture around it.

As Christians, we know that all political authority ultimately derives from God's greater rule.

As Americans, we have the freedom to participate in government. That means we should

exercise stewardship over our rights so as to keep our politics accountable. Whether we are talking

about shutdowns, hearings, foreign policy, or law and order, the through line is the same. Authority

matters. But so do the constitutional constraints on power.

Public life generally improves only when decisions are carefully examined and placed in proper context.

That is the kind of analysis world aims to bring to these conversations each week.

But they depend on listeners who believe public life

is worth understanding,

not just reacting to.

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Music and make a contribution to support the work of world. Good morning. The Department of Health and Human Services unveils changes to protect minors from

transgender ideology. Sex rejecting procedures impose medical dangers and lasting harm on children who

receive these interventions. That's ahead on Washington Wednesday. Also today, world tour and later

the scripture that shaped the life and legacy of an Apollo astronaut.

Damn God called the late day. Have the darkness, he called night.

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