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To equal, or even approximate, his splendid one-hit, 13-strikeout performance over seven innings last week in Milwaukee would have been a tall ask of Cardinals righthander Jack Flaherty on Wednesday night
Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A two-run home run by Willson Contreras did little to cure Kyle Hendricks’ first-inning blues.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Marie wrote a regular column for an inspirational magazine. Recently, she planned an extended vacation. She asked a teacher and fellow writer to fill in for her.
“Study my column, and let me know if you’ll take the job,” Marie said.
After a few days the teacher replied by e-mail, “Your words and your column are wonderful. However, as a public school teacher, I am expected to keep my personal beliefs personal. I work in a school with many faiths, traditions, and customs represented. If I write for your magazine, it could get me in a bit of hot water at school, so I won’t take the job.”
It’s always been difficult for believers to speak up for their faith. When Peter and John were arrested for teaching about Jesus in the temple courts, the Sanhedrin ordered them to stop. But Peter and John replied,
“As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20).
Challenge for Today: When you have to choose, what will you do?
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| Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. |
| John 3:18 (Read all of John 3:18) New International Version |
Workers won on Wednesday. So, too, did advocates of free speech.
Here’s a link to the Op-Ed at Illinois News Network.
By Rick Warren
“You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me” (Exodus 20:9-10 GNT).
Getting proper rest isn’t pop psychology or just good advice. It’s so important to the heart of God that he put it in the Ten Commandments — along with “Do not murder,” “Do not lie,” and “Do not steal.” “Take a day off every seven days” made it on God’s top 10 list of moral behaviors. Shouldn’t it make it on ours too?
The Bible says, “You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me” (Exodus 20:9-10 GNT). We call this the Sabbath, which simply means a “day of rest.” What do you do on your Sabbath?
We all need a Sabbath in our lives. It doesn’t have to be on Sunday. It can be any day of the week, but you need to take one day off a week to rest your body, recharge your emotions, and refocus your spirit.
Justice Anthony Kennedy announced Wednesday that he is retiring from the Supreme Court, a move that will give President Donald Trump a chance to replace the pivotal justice and solidify a more conservative majority on the court that plays a crucial role in American life
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
A case that split the U.S. Supreme Court along ideological lines generated fresh partisan reaction Wednesday.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
CHICAGO — The Supreme Court’s ruling in an Illinois labor case gave Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner a rare victory in his campaign to weaken public-worker unions and something to tout in a tough re-election battle.
Here’s a link to the story in the Southern Illinoisan.
