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On this week’s edition, U.S. House Majority Leader STEVE SCALISE (R-LA) decries the federal government’s Schumer Shutdown heading into its 4th week for no reason other than Democrats “wanting to demonstrate to their left-wing, nutty base that they’re fighting Donald Trump.”

ELIZABETH MITCHELL, White House correspondent for The Daily Signal, breaks down the latest shutdown developments and whether any offramp is in sight for ending the impasse as a November 1st food stamp cutoff approaches…and previews President DONALD J. TRUMP’s trip to Japan and South Korea.

U.S. Senator LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.) predicts there will be no lasting peace in Israel until a “stabilization force” is in-place and once the International community stops policies which threaten Israel.

And TONY PERKINS’ commentary predicts the enemies of Israel need to be disabused of the “false hope of a Palestinian State” within the God-given borders of Israel.

All that and more on TWOCH, sponsored by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY.

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"I just want the Bible. How much does it cost?"

First, the young Druze woman tried to access and read her own religion's holy book. But she wasn't allowed to read it. Then she tried to find a Quran. Finally, she came to a church and asked to purchase a Bible, worried she wouldn't have enough money to pay for it. The pastor told her that God's Word is priceless, but that he would give it to her without cost. Shocked, she took the Bible and began to read, eventually giving her life to Jesus.

Brother Michael, a gospel worker in the Middle East, will share more of this young woman's powerful story and the Christian persecution she faced from her family while standing firm in Christ. In spite of persecution, even locked in a room, she continued to share the gospel.

Learn what it's like to live as a Christian in the Middle East, and what believers face after leaving Muslim or Druze backgrounds to follow Christ. As believers engage in conversations with family and friends, they carefully plant spiritual seeds while testing their listeners' hearts to see if they are ready to go deeper.

Brother Michael also shares how he trains and leads discipleship through Discovery Bible Study groups, which are multiplying as new believers share their personal testimonies with family and friends. One group started with nine believers, but today has multiplied into more than twenty groups with 150 believers!

Hear how you can pray specifically for Brother Michael and our persecuted Christian family in the Middle East.

The International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians (IDOP) is next Sunday! The Voice of the Martyrs offers resources to help you and your church pray for persecuted Christians on November 2–and throughout the year. Be sure to watch the new short film telling the story of ongoing Christian persecution in Democratic Republic of Congo—and how God is bringing healing to Christians who've suffered attacks and trauma. Access all the IDOP resources here.

“But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day” (Proverbs 4:18).

One of the biggest questions parents are asking today is, “How do we raise positive kids in such a negative world?” In this message, Chip explains that God has a plan for parenting and the Bible clearly lays it out. If you long to strengthen the relationships with your children and increase the joy in your parenting journey, the first step begins here.

Four principles for positive parenting

1. Effective parenting begins with positive CLEAR-CUT OBJECTIVES! -Ephesians 6:4
2. Effective parenting demands we PRACTICE what we PREACH. -1 Corinthians 4:14-16
3. Effective parents build relationships that BOND. -1 Thessalonians 2:7-8, 11-12

8 “Keys” that build relationships that bond

• UNCONDITIONAL love
• Scheduled TIME
• FOCUSED attention
• EYE contact
• ONGOING communication
• Meaningful TOUCH
• Have FUN together
• PRAY together often

1. Effective parenting requires CONSTANT REPAIR and ONGOING MAINTENANCE. -1 John 1:9

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Hope in the Night - Suicide Prevention

Imagine planning to study politics, run for office and ultimately become president and then ending up on the mission field in North Africa! That is just a bit of the story of our guest this week who now runs an organization that focuses on making sure the local church is actively involved in mission work around the globe. Hear his powerful story on this episode of Missions Today!

Shepherd’s Staff

The book of Revelation issues a call to be faithful. Yet not all of its first readers heeded that call. Today, W. Robert Godfrey contrasts Jesus’ last two letters to the churches in Revelation, urging us to hear our Lord’s warnings.

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Meet Today’s Teacher:
 
W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California.
 
Meet the Host:
 
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts