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Chicago desperately needs to end the plague of gun violence that shatters lives and destroys neighborhoods. To stop the bloodletting, and restore sanity to areas of the South and West sides, would require building up broken families and neutering gangs. A complex task.
Here’s a link to the editorial at the Chicago Tribune.
From his days as a young and heroic Navy fighter pilot, to more than five years as a brutally tortured prisoner of war, and through 36 years as a member of the U.S. House and Senate, Sen. John McCain devoted his life to protecting the safety and security of America.
Here’s a link to the editorial at FOX News.
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To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 (Read all of John 8:31-32) |
By Rick Warren
“Therefore [Jesus] is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them” (Hebrews 7:25 NIV).
Compassion: This man was healed because his friends cared. It all starts with us caring about people who are hurting. Romans 15:2 says, “We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord” (NLT). God used these guys because they were sensitive to a friend’s need. And he’ll use us when we aren’t preoccupied with our own needs and start caring more about others than we do ourselves.
Faith: The men believed God would heal their friend. Take a look at Luke 5:20: “When Jesus saw their faith, he said, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven’” (NIV). It wasn’t the paralytic’s faith that made him well; it was the faith of his friends. How many people do you know who are so paralyzed they can’t believe in God? That’s when we have to believe for them.
Intervention: These friends didn’t just pray for their friend; they took action as well. It’s not enough just to pray for someone who is hurting and caught in sin. We also have to take action. Jesus says in Luke 14:23, “Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full” (NIV). There are a slew of examples in the Bible of people taking others to Jesus.
The eight minutes that changed the Cardinals’ season began with an opposing closer gripping a baseball and a lead.
Here’s a link to the column at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
As many times as Matt Carpenter had come to Coors Field and watched a teammate have a blockbuster game or a team a binge inning, he never experienced that same elation. His game never seemed to be going in the same direction as the altitude.
Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Kris Bryant is headed for a mini-tour of the Midwest
Here’s a link to the story in the Chicago Tribune.
College football season is upon us, and Sunday’s Cubs–Reds game was akin to Alabama-Mercer.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
For years, Illinois universities have watched as thousands of the state’s best and brightest students headed elsewhere for college.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Wisconsin’s top economist is using Illinois as an example to highlight how well Wisconsin’s economy is doing.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
