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THE BETTER BEAUTIFUL returns from our little hiatus with a Jeff & Jeff episode sitting in Galatians 5:3, which reads:

"And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law."

The whole law. Some might even say, "the whole enchilada."

Jeff unpacks the implications and consequences of this in this week's episode of THE BETTER FREEDOM. Listen to "The Entire Enchilada" now in the FAI App.

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Iran last week after a 22-year-old woman died as a result of physical abuse she endured in police custody.

At least 135 Armenian soldiers are dead and over 7600 civilians displaced after a short but intense campaign by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces into Armenian territory last week. The latest round of hostilities began Tuesday when Azerbaijan began a coordinated artillery and drone bombardment across its shared border with Armenia.

Last week, we asked, "What is freedom?" This week, as we park in Galatians 5:2, it distills down to this simplicity: The freedom Jesus set you free for is the confidence of a kid who can feel their Dad smiling upon them.

Meditate on this with Jeff and Steph in this week's episode of THE BETTER FREEDOM, available now here in the FAI App.

THE BETTER BEAUTIFUL // If the book of Galatians could be summarized in one verse, it is chapter five verse one: "It is for freedom's sake Christ has set you free—therefore do not be entangled again in a yoke of bondage."

In this week's episode of THE BETTER FREEDOM, Jeff and Steph discuss the implications of this explosive verse which we hold so dear.

Listen to "For Sake of Free Freedom (Gal. 5:1)" now in the FAI App or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Rival Shiite militias clashed in Iraq last week, as a power struggle between infamous cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his political opponents spilled over from parliament into the streets of the heart of Baghdad’s Green Zone.

In Episode 32 of THE BETTER FREEDOM, we come to the end of chapter four in Paul's letter to the churches of Galatia:

"Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? 'Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.' So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free."

Listen to "Castaways & Brotherhood (Gal. 4:28-31)" now with Jeff and Steph here in the FAI App.

US warplanes pummeled a facility in Syria used by Iranian-sponsored militias last Wednesday, after two suicide drones targeted American and Syrian rebel forces at the Al-Tanf base in southern Syria on August 15. Iranian-linked militias responded with rocket fire which wounded 3 US service members.

Somehow, God deals with our unrighteousness in a way that makes Him "both just and the Justifier" of all who have faith in Him; of all who "trust" in Him. Paul had exceptional clarity to communicate the nuts and bolts of this profound message, and it is apparent throughout his letters in addition to the points he makes at the end of this Galatian chapter. Listen to Episode 31 of THE BETTER FREEDOM, "Law, Legality, & Liberty (Gal. 4:24-27)" now and buckle up—we're about to get into the grit and glory of Galatians.