We look back at the life of Senator Lindsey Graham. Two politicians talked about American exceptionalism on July 4th; they both got it wrong. And England continues to flirt with oppressive laws

Segment 1 – Lindsey Graham's Death; American Exceptionalism

• Daily Citizen Article on Lindsey Graham

• Mamdani's Address

Segment 2 – Children Rights; Is Britain Gone?

• Children's Rights Poll

• Them Before Us press release

• Rod Dreher article on England

Segment 3 – AI and the Economy

• We Must Act Now statement

• Fake ID by Abdu Murray

• Great Lakes Symposium

• Great Lakes Symposium Livestream

• Our Bodies by Christopher West

If eyes are a window to the soul, denying God's created identity only brings despair.

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Maintaining the Christian worldview in this next frontier.

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Jean Twenge joins John Stonestreet to discuss what parents can do to protect their children from harm in a world so different from the one they grew up in.

A new study finds that suicide risk rises and falls with social conditions, but the Church should be a rock of hope.

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The "man-moulders of the new age" vs. Imago Dei.

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The Northwest Ordinance significantly shaped the future of slavery and education in America.

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Washington DC celebrated Independence Day in a big way last weekend. Two states with two very different education directives and new research on suicide has some very sobering findings.

Segment 1 – July 4th Celebrations and Education News

• Christian Post article on Maine school directive

• AP article on Texas schools

Segment 2 – Ground breaking Suicide Study

• Suicide Study

• Article on women helping people die

Segment 3 – Questions and Comments

Humble servitude and a life well lived.

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The Bible is God's revealed Word to us, not our word to make applicable to the cultural moment.

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