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Daily Reading

Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

Psalm 144:1 (opening blessing), 2 (first three lines), 3-4

Luke 9:18-22

There are seasons I’d gladly keep and others I’d hurry through if I could. I don’t get to see the whole of God’s work. Peter names Jesus as the Christ, then hears about suffering and resurrection. Faith has to hold on through that whole promise. Calling him Lord means letting him tell us who he is, even when his words unsettle the picture we had in mind. That doesn’t make grief easy or give us every answer about what happens next. It gives us someone to trust while the answer is still beyond us. We can bring him our questions without pretending we already understand the timing, and keep doing the faithful thing that’s ours to do.

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After the Bell: Who Pays If Jupiter Is Late?

Thursday, September 24

Boujie examines a quiet-looking close, six company stories and Oracle's Project Jupiter: who earns during construction, who carries delay risk, and what the market has already noticed. Plus Honda's beginnings and Friday's durable-goods and consumer-sentiment reports.

Sources:

https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/project-jupiter-2026-07-28/

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/oracle-cites-force-majeure-to-shield-itself-on-big-data-center

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For discussion, not financial advice.

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Daily Reading

Ecclesiastes 1:2-11

Psalm 90:3-6, 12-14, 17 (final two lines)

Luke 9:7-9

A man can stay busy his whole life and still need to ask what all that work is for. Ecclesiastes makes me face how much comes and goes, even when it feels terribly important at the time. Then the psalm asks God to teach us to count our days and establish the work of our hands. That gives me somewhere to take the question. I can ask for wisdom about the work in front of me, the people depending on me, and the things I ought to stop chasing. Herod wanted to see Jesus. I want my own interest to carry me further than curiosity, into listening closely enough that something in my life changes.

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After the Bell: Who Pays for the Golden Arches?

September 23

Stronger business activity, higher yields and a bill for better restaurants. Boujie covers Wednesday's market, six company movers and McDonald's plan to share improvement costs with franchisees. History opens with Neptune's discovery and the star chart that helped make it possible.

Sources:

McDonald's investor update: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390826000076/exhibit991-investorupdate2.htm

Neptune history: https://www.aip.de/en/institute/history/the-history-behind-the-aip-logo/

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Daily Reading

Proverbs 30:5-9

Psalm 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163

Luke 9:1-6

Enough can be a hard thing to ask for when I’ve got my mind set on more. The prayer in Proverbs asks for food, honesty, and a heart that won’t forget God when the cupboard is full. That’s a prayer worth sitting with before making the next plan. There’s danger in letting what I lack become an excuse for wrongdoing, and danger in letting what I have convince me I don’t need anybody. These readings bring me back to daily provision and trust in the God who sends us. The disciples still had work to do. They just had to learn that carrying more wasn’t what gave them the power to do it.

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After the Bell: The Part Has to Be There

September 22

A record Nasdaq, weaker financials, and the business of getting the right part to a repair shop. Boujie covers Tuesday's market, key movers, Amazon's dispute with Muse, and AutoZone's inventory, delivery and profit economics. History opens with the first Farm Aid in 1985.

Sources:

AutoZone results: https://investors.autozone.com/node/29341/pdf

Farm Aid: https://www.farmaid.org/festival/past-farm-aid-festivals/

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Daily Reading

Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13

Psalm 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44

Luke 8:19-21

I can explain why I’m right all day long. God sees what I’m actually doing. Listening to his word ought to change how I earn my living, how I treat my neighbor, and whether I hear somebody asking for help. Proverbs puts honesty, diligence, and mercy right there together. I don’t get to pick the one I’m good at and use it to excuse the others. Working hard doesn’t make a dishonest deal honest. Being right about something doesn’t give me permission to ignore a person in need. There’s plenty here to examine in my own conduct before grading anybody else’s. Jesus brings it right down to that: hear the word, then put it to work.

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AI enthusiasm lifted Wall Street, but the gains—and the costs—landed unevenly. Boujie follows the money from chip suppliers and digital infrastructure to PC makers and the businesses buying their equipment.

The episode opens with Britain’s September 21, 1931 gold-standard legislation, then covers the U.S. market close, six meaningful movers, and a deeper look at who gets paid when a technology boom makes essential inputs more expensive.

Chapters:

1. The Promise Behind the Pound — Britain’s 1931 gold-standard decision and the limits of a promise.

2. Market Recap: AI Leads, Oil Retreats — Major indexes, named oil-contract settlements and longer-term yields.

3. Monday’s Biggest Movers — Arm, Moderna, Meta, UPS, HP and ExxonMobil.

4. The Checklist: Testing the Rally — CPU demand, memory capacity, Meta’s Petal cable, energy producers and Globe Life.

5. The Boom Sends a Bill — HP’s revenue, units and margins, and the choices facing customers.

6. Who’s Getting Rich Off This? — Pricing power, intellectual property and Vicor’s royalty-driven guidance increase.

7. What Did Wall Street Get Wrong? — Competing explanations and the evidence that would change the judgment.

Selected sources:

UK Parliament — September 21, 1931 royal assent

https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1931/sep/21/royal-assent

AP — September 21 U.S. closing scoreboard

https://apnews.com/article/3cb34d37f609dde5fb94d695e9665869

Reuters — oil settlements and market context

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-rises-after-houthi-attack-saudi-capital-2026-09-20/

HP — September 21 Form 8-K

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47217/000114036126037170/ef20082499_form8k.htm

HP — fiscal third-quarter results

https://investor.hp.com/news-events/news/news-details/2026/HP-Inc--Reports-Fiscal-2026-Third-Quarter-Results/default.aspx

Micron — fiscal third-quarter Form 10-Q

https://s25.q4cdn.com/621799436/files/doc_financials/2026/q3/0000723125-26-000015.pdf

Meta — Petal announcement

https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/announcing-petal-meta-petabit-transoceanic-cable/

Vicor — September 21 revenue guidance

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/21/3365846/0/en/vicor-corporation-raises-q3-2026-revenue-guidance.html

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Daily Reading

Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13

Psalm 19:1-3, 4 (opening two lines)

Matthew 9:9-13

Matthew got up when Jesus called him. That’s where a changed life starts: answering the call you’ve actually been given. And Paul reminds us that we’ve got to make room for one another along the way. We’ve been given different gifts, and those gifts come with work to do for somebody besides ourselves. That takes patience with the person who’s still learning, and enough humility to admit when I’m that person. Jesus sat down with people the respectable crowd had already written off. I ought to remember that before deciding who deserves my time. A little humility, some patience, and mercy for the person beside us are part of walking worthy of that calling.

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Daily Reading

Isaiah 55:6-9

Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18

Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a

Matthew 20:1-16a

It’s easy to welcome mercy when I need it, then start keepin’ score when somebody else receives it. These readings turn that around. The men who worked all day weren’t cheated out of what they’d been promised. Their anger started when somebody else received more than they thought he deserved. I know that temptation: turn a blessing into a grievance by looking sideways. God calls us back, gives us work worth doing, and stays generous beyond what we can measure. My part is to answer that call faithfully and be glad there’s room for somebody else. Mercy gets harder to celebrate when I start acting like I’m the one who owns it.

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