What if the biggest threat to your peace isn’t the headlines, but who you’ve been treating like a savior? We start by reading Psalm 135, a blunt reminder that the Lord rules over heaven, earth, and the depths and that idols are powerless things made by human hands. From there, we pray for forgiveness and for the strength to live out our faith with real compassion for the hurting, including widows, orphans, and those who serve in uniform.

We then move into Genesis 9 and the command to be fruitful and multiply, arguing that God’s design for marriage, sex, children, and responsibility isn’t random advice. When a culture rebels against that design, the damage shows up everywhere. We also read Acts 11, where Peter explains how the Holy Spirit falls on the Gentiles, the early church recognizes God’s work, and believers in Antioch become known as Christians. Along the way, we highlight the practical generosity of famine relief as a model for faith that acts.

The second half turns to public life and civic virtue. We remember a Pennsylvania state trooper killed on the roadside and bring the story back to the family left behind, then connect personal loss to national consequences. We also share a Medal of Honor note on Heath Canfield and revisit early American election sermons, including Matthias Burnett’s 1803 sermon, to discuss separation of church and state, factional party zeal, and why a free republic depends on a virtuous people. If you’ve ever wondered whether politics can fix what’s broken, this conversation pushes deeper toward the only lasting source of hope: God and Jesus Christ.

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