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Once again stuck taking a seat and watching his teammates play — this time because of a fractured foot and not a manager’s pen — Dexter Fowler enjoyed the Cardinals’ August revival from afar, often on TV, his left leg locked in a boot and a scooter parked nearby.
Here’s a link to the story at St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Cardinals righthander Miles Mikolas, 9-0 on the road this season, has one more start slated in Chicago next weekend. But, if Sunday was the last time he will appear in Busch Stadium this season, he left quite the favorable impression with a sellout crowd of 46,596.
Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Unbelievably, tellingly, Gov. Bruce Rauner had a “Chris Kennedy moment” after Thursday evening’s gubernatorial debate at the NBC Tower.
Here’s a link to the editorial at the Chicago Tribune
A Prayer for Your Child’s Future Spouse
By Kristin@DaySpring.com
What if we joined together as a body and committed to pray for the most influential people of our children’s future? Here are three Scriptures and prayers that we can pray together:
Pray for them to develop a strong personal relationship with Jesus.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 CSB
Father, thank You for wooing me to Your heart, just as a husband woos his bride. I pray that my child’s spouse will sense your unconditional love for them and realize their need for You at a young age. Make them a person after Your own heart. Put people in their life who will share the good news of the Gospel with them and model for them what a life led by Christ looks like. Give them the desire to follow You and the courage to say yes to You all the days of their life. May their relationship with You grow stronger day-by-day. Help them to trust You wholeheartedly and to always put You first, even after marriage. Amen.
Pray for them to be able to resist temptation so they can stay pure for their spouse.
“God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide a way out so that you may be able to bear it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 CSB
Father, thank you for the intricate way you have knitted us together in our mother’s womb. You made every part of us with the ability to relate to You and to others. Help my child’s spouse to keep their entire self pure—their body, their mind, and their spirit—as a gift to my child in marriage. Put peers in their lives who value purity and will hold them accountable. Give them role models who are living a life that honors You and honors their spouse. Help them to learn how to rely on You to resist temptation. Show them the way out when it seems too hard to say no. Amen.
Pray for them to experience His redeeming love.
“Above all, maintain constant love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8 CSB
Father, thank you for creating us with the capacity to love deeply. We know that relationships begin with the feeling of love, but we know that relationships only flourish by acting in love. You showed us the greatest act of love by sending Jesus to die for the our sins. I pray that my child’s spouse is experiencing Your great love at this very moment. Help them to receive Your redeeming love in a very personal way. Give them a heart that is full of love and ready and willing to forgive the mistakes that will happen their marriage. Show them what it looks like for love to win. Amen.
What a gift we can give to our children by praying for their spouse before we ever meet them.
Editor’s Note: Content taken from the article, 3 Prayers for Your Child’s Future Spouse, written by Kristin@DaySpring.com. You can read the piece in full here. All rights reserved.
By Rick Warren —
“[Christ’s] body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole Body is healthy and growing and full of love” (Ephesians 4:16 NLT).
The Bible says, “[Christ’s] body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole Body is healthy and growing and full of love” (Ephesians 4:16 NLT).
My job as a pastor is to make sure the people in my church grow. It’s the job of all of our pastors, leaders, Bible study teachers, and small group leaders. In fact, the Bible says this about these people: “Their purpose is to prepare God’s people to serve and to build up the body of Christ . . . until we become mature, until we measure up to Christ, who is the standard” (Ephesians 4:12-13 GW). At Saddleback Church, we are always thinking about this. “How can we help them grow, Lord?”
The Bible has a word for this growth. It’s called discipleship. Discipleship is the process of growth from a spiritual baby to a spiritual adult. It means you’re maturing in your faith. You’re getting stronger. You’re developing some muscle.
So how can you grow as a disciple?
The Bible tells us in Acts 2 how disciples grew in the first church: “Those who believed . . . were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all. All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. . . . They worshiped together regularly at the Temple each day, met in small groups in homes for Communion, and shared their meals with great joy and thankfulness” (Acts 2:41-42, 46 NLT/TLB).
First you believe. Then you get baptized. And it’s important that you choose a church family and participate in large group worship and small group fellowship. Learn from your leaders in the church. Learn from your peers. Commit to growing spiritually as a disciple and a member of the body of Christ.
Kris Bryant was kept out of the Cubs lineup Sunday due to left shoulder fatigue.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
DU QUOIN — Preliminary estimates show a total of 100,813 fairgoers passed through the gates for the 2018 Du Quoin State Fair, bringing in $226,780 in admission and parking revenue during the fair’s 11-day run, according to a news release from the state.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Gov. Bruce Rauner shouldn’t be worried only about Democratic rival J.B. Pritzker in the four-way race for the governor’s mansion.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
Jurors in the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke watched this past week as his partner on the night of the shooting, Joseph Walsh, stepped down from the witness stand and demonstrated how he said Laquan McDonald menaced police with a knife.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
In a nation where every major issue ends up in the Supreme Court, it only makes sense a nomination to that court has turned into political combat. And the media love it.
Here’s a link the editorial at Fox News.
