Today, we're talking about the new top military appointments, the Azerbaijan Armenian conflict,

Attorney General Merrick Garland's testimony before the Senate, and other top news for Friday,

September 22nd. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pour over today.

Here's the quote of the day. Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for your enemy

to die. There is no room for such a waste of energy in the service of God.

Nine-hard bonky. Let's start with some espresso shots.

After months of stalemate, the Senate confirmed Charles C.Q. Brown to replace Mark Milley

as chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday. Military promotions are usually advanced

together in one fell time-saving swoop by unanimous consent. However, Senator Tommy

Tuberville has been saying nay in protest of a recent Pentagon policy covering travel

expenses for service members seeking out-of-state abortions. The blockade has now forced

individual votes on the growing backlog of nominations. Party leaders on both sides

of the aisle have criticized Tuberville's tactics as undermining military readiness. Senate

majority leader Chuck Schumer says Tuberville has accomplished nothing, but Tuberville considers

Brown's individual confirmation a win and maintains that his protest has raised awareness

of the Pentagon's policy. The Marine Corps and Army heads were confirmed yesterday, and

316 more promotions remain in the queue. Here's a verse to consider when there's a

hitch in your plan. Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose

that prevails. Proverbs 19 verse 21. It's been a long week in the long disputed Nagorno-Kara

back region, claimed by Armenia and Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Kara back has been autonomously governed

though geographically in Azerbaijan since its incorporation with the Soviet Union. However,

the majority of inhabitants are ethnic Armenians. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the area

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