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Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

Activists burned a stack of Bibles in front of the federal courthouse in Portland Friday night.

A statue of Jesus was beheaded recently at a Miami church.

A recent faculty survey at Harvard University found that 79.7% consider themselves very liberal or liberal. 18.9% say they are moderate. Only 1.46% call

themselves conservative or very conservative. Unsurprisingly, 67% of white evangelical Protestants

believe Christianity's influence on American life is decreasing. Two-thirds say

their beliefs are in conflict with mainstream American culture. And yet, this is a time when the

evangelical message that we can have a personal relationship with a personal savior is more urgently needed than ever.

Tropical storm Isayas is on track to impact the Carolinas later today,

demonstrating our finitude before the power of nature.

Dr. Deborah Birx noted yesterday that the coronavirus pandemic is extraordinarily widespread in the U.S. Government leaders are meeting today

to continue negotiations over a new coronavirus relief package, but they cannot end the recession

without an end to the pandemic that is causing it. How can we make God's offer of redemption in response

to our repentance more available and attractive to those

who need it. Consider two sentences I believe every American needs to hear. Last Thursday, President

George W. Bush spoke at the funeral of Representative John Lewis. In his brief but emotional

eulogy for one of our greatest civil rights heroes, the former president

made this statement. John and I had our disagreements, of course, but in the America John Lewis fought

for, and in the America I believe in, differences of opinion are inevitable elements and evidence

of democracy in action. When we view those with whom we disagree as our enemies,

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