Trees exploding in Minnesota and frostbite in five minutes: A “generational” winter storm and the solidarity of our souls
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🗓️ 26 January 2026
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A “devastating dose of winter weather” over the weekend left nearly 820,000 without power, canceled more than twelve thousand flights, and put twenty-three states and Washington, DC, under emergency declarations. A “generational storm” like this is one of the few things that can still unite us in an otherwise fragmented, polarized culture where even media and pop culture no longer hold us together. If it takes a storm endangering much of the country to remind us how connected we are, what does that say about our future? Today, we discuss the personal finitude and mortality this storm revealed and seek greater intimacy with the Lord who still calms stormy seas.
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| 1:08.2 | If you happen to live in the geographical half of the country that was not victimized by a devastating dose of winter weather over the weekend, |
| 1:17.1 | please permit me to reflect on the experience on behalf of the half of the country that was. |
| 1:23.3 | Trees exploded in Minnesota. |
| 1:26.0 | In the coldest areas, people were warned that they could incur frostbite in five minutes. |
| 1:32.0 | President Trump approved 12 federal emergency declarations yesterday. |
| 1:37.1 | Nearly 820,000 people are without power this morning. |
| 1:41.6 | More than 12,000 flights were canceled yesterday. Railroad operations were disrupted. |
| 1:48.4 | 23 states and Washington, D.C., declared a state of emergency. A meteorologist warned that much of the |
| 1:56.1 | country would be entombed in ice. And a writer in Austin wrote, if I were to run, where would I run to? |
| 2:04.3 | The cold is everywhere, all the way up to New York City. His complaint points to the point I'd like |
| 2:10.4 | us to consider today. A quote-unquote generational storm like this one is one of the few things |
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