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President Trump announces a sweeping security agreement for Greenland, world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Germany’s AfD scores another major election victory, and U.S. forces secure the passage of one billion barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

Plus, the Message of the Day, Bill examines the hundreds of millions of federal dollars flowing into Los Angeles, questions Mayor Karen Bass’s refusal to appear before Congress, and argues that weak oversight of homelessness spending has created a growing taxpayer scandal.

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What happens when our reliance on prayer crosses the line into complacency or fatalism?

In this Coffee Break episode, Jaime and Alana tackle a fascinating listener question:
Can depending on prayer make you too complacent in your day-to-day life?

Using the highly relatable example of losing your keys—do you pray for them to turn up or immediately tear the house apart looking for them?—they dive deep into the tension between trusting God's provision and taking practical action.

The co-hosts explore how personality types (like being a natural "activator") play a huge role in how we approach this balance. Jaime shares a remarkable story about finding a lost bolt in the garage after stopping to pray, as well as her current journey of blending practical parenting strategies with fervent prayer. Meanwhile, Alana unpacks how genuine prayer actually engages our subconscious and prompts us to action, whether we are praying for weight loss, lost items, or big life decisions.

With a bit of laughter, they also admit that there actually might be a wrong way to pray: using it as a spiritual "post-it note" to avoid taking necessary action.

Whether you are job hunting, navigating parenthood, or just trying to find your missing hearing aid, we hope this episode encourages you to stop hiding behind prayer as an excuse, and instead let it deeply transform your everyday actions!

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President Trump teases an "AI Force," runs a poll asking people to rename "Artificial Intelligence," and downplays the threat from the new technology. The White House bans CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, as the president teases more bans could be coming. America gets a Greenland deal after months of negotiations, although the details are unclear. Lauren Boebert strongly denies an ethics complaint alleging she had affairs with multiple staffers.

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Alexandra Hudson explains that civility isn’t about being polite—it’s about recognizing the inherent dignity of others, even in deep disagreement. She shares how true civility requires moral courage: the willingness to engage in hard conversations, challenge what’s wrong, and still see opponents as equals, while rebuilding trust and connection in the fractured, polarized culture. She calls each of us to make an impact for Christ right where we are, by treating one another with respect.

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DAILY CITIZEN: Focus on the Family’s The Daily Citizen provides a faith-based perspective to counter the mainstream media’s anti-Christian bias. The publication exists to provide timely, relevant analysis of current events and cultural trends all from a biblical worldview.

TRUTH RISING: The world is shifting. Truth is under attack. Truth Rising, a new documentary from Focus on the Family and the Colson Center, reveals the crisis shaking faith, identity, and morality. But we can make a difference when we stand in God’s truth. Join the movement—watch now!

ROSARIA BUTTERFIELD ON REFOCUS: Rosaria Butterfield shares how her worldview shifted from feminism and LGBT culture towards God's truth after some loving Christians befriended her. She addresses five prominent lies in the culture regarding homosexuality, gender, feminism and spirituality as she helps you speak biblical truth to others in a loving way.

BOOK: Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.


PASTOR J.D. GREEAR ON REFOCUS: Jim Daly and Pastor J.D. Greear explore how Christians can faithfully engage a polarized culture without losing sight of the gospel. Drawing from J.D.'s book Everyday Revolutionary, he challenges believers to avoid the twin errors of political disengagement and over-identifying Christian hope with political power.

You haven't given up on it officially. But somewhere along the way, you quietly stopped expecting it to happen.

Maybe it's been too long. Maybe you've been disappointed too many times. Maybe your biology or your bank account or your circumstances have told you that the window has closed, and it was just easier to make peace with that than to keep hoping. But Christine Caine has a word for you from one of the most staggering stories in all of Scripture: you have put an expiration date on something God never did.

In episode seven of our series A Life Unleashed, Christine Caine opens Genesis 21:1–7 and takes us on the 25-year journey between God's promise and its fulfillment — between the moment Abraham heard it and the morning Sarah held it in her arms.

✨ If you've ever asked questions like…

✅ I've been waiting on God for something for years. How do I keep believing when nothing has changed?

✅ How do I know the difference between giving up prematurely and accepting that God's answer is no?

✅ Why does it feel like God came through for others but not for me?

✅ What do I do when I've tried to make something happen in my own strength and it made things worse?

✅ Is it okay to doubt — and what does faith actually look like when you're exhausted and discouraged?

✅ How do I stop placing expiration dates on what God has promised?

✅ Can God still fulfill something He promised even when it seems biologically, financially, or circumstantially impossible?

…then this is your episode.

What you'll learn:

→ Why God's promises have no expiration dates — and how the story of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 12–21 shows that the gap between promise and fulfillment is never wasted time, even when it spans a quarter of a century.

→ The difference between your due date and God's appointed time — and why trying to make happen in your own strength what only God can do always adds unnecessary chaos rather than accelerating the promise.

→ How faith at its core is a trust journey, not an understanding journey — and how Sarah moved from the laugh of cynicism to the laugh of joy by coming to believe not that she could do it, but that God who had promised was faithful.

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New here? Christine Caine is a speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and activist who has been serving the local church globally for over 30 years. She and her husband, Nick, founded the anti-human trafficking organization, The A21 Campaign, which works at the local, domestic, and international level to end modern-day slavery. They also founded Equip & Empower, a ministry that is mobilizing people everywhere to live on mission for Jesus. Propel Women is an initiative of the ministry dedicated to coming alongside women around the globe to activate their God-given purpose. You can tune in to her weekly Equip and Empower Podcast to be encouraged by the hope of Jesus wherever you are. Christine holds a Master’s Degree in Evangelism and Leadership from Wheaton College.

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The goal of parenting isn’t perfect behavior—it’s shaping your child’s heart! Juan and Jeanine Sanchez offer some tools to equip you to raise your children in the truth of God’s Word and to apply biblical principles in ways that are practical, grace-filled, and real. Parenting is a battle for the heart… and none of us can fight it alone.

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