Hi, friends. Thanks so much. This is Janet Partial, and I hope that something you're about to hear from in the market with Janet Partial will encourage you, edify, equip you, enlighten you, and then get you out there in the marketplace to let your light so shine. But before you go, I want to talk to you about this month's Truth Tool. It's called Worth It, Following Jesus When Life Feels Complicated. It's a wonderful book that answers those big questions about

Christianity. Can Jesus be trusted? Is the word true? What about suffering? What about

discouragement? All those questions every one of us have asked and sometimes haven't gotten the

answers to that make us think, maybe I'll just stop following him altogether. It's just not

worth it. Oh, but it is. And that's why I chose this book.

I want you to be reminded how much he loves you, how much he cares for you, how much his truth sets the captive free now and forevermore. Worth it. It's this month's Truth Tool. We are listeners-supported radio. So every time you give a gift, I want to find a very tangible way to encourage you and to thank you. So if you'd like a copy of Worth It, just call 877 Janet 58. That's 877 Janet 58. Give a gift of any amount. And my way of saying thank you for financially supporting the program will be to send you a copy of this month's Truth Tool, Worth It. Or you can give online in the market with Janet Partial.org. Scroll to the bottom of the page. There's the cover of the book, worth it, and you can click right on, make your donation, and we'll be sending it off to you as well. By the way, when you're on the website, think about becoming a partial partner. Those are our dear friends who give every single month at a level of their own choosing. They always get the truth tool. But in addition to that, they get a weekly newsletter that contains some writing from me and an audio piece that only my partial partner's here.

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Hi, friends, this is Janet Partial. Thanks so much for choosing to spend the next hour with us.

Today's program is pre-recorded, so our phone lines are not open. But thanks so much for being with us and enjoy the broadcast.

Here are some of the news headlines we're watching. The conference was over. The president won a pleasure. Americans worshipping government over God. An extremely rare safety move by a nation. 17 years of Palestinians and Israelis negotiated. We hear a the Market with Janet Partial. Thank you so much for spending the hour with me. Here's what I hope.

I'm just going to put it right on the table.

I hope by the time this hour is over, you've learned how to think more critically and think more biblically.

And guess what newsflash?

The two are not mutually exclusive.

So let me ask you a question.

What if Jesus had never been? How would the world be

different? What if Jesus' followers, often known as Christians, were to withdraw their influence

out of the world? I mean for time and memorial, not just, well, 21st century, but forever. And you look at an impact at all the

institutions of the world, education and social justice and medicine. And the list goes on.

What would the world look like? Yeah, I had to think about that for a minute, didn't you? Good.

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