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Run Sheet for Wednesday, August 21

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Is Your Middle Schooler Ready?

Radically Different: A Student’s Guide to Community  equips middle schoolers and young teens to untangle the twists of life and navigate community. By understanding creation, the fall, and redemption, students can discover their unique identity in Christ. Living through the lenses of good, bad, and new makes us radically human, radically biblical, and radically different.

GUEST: Champ Thornton is the associate pastor at Ogletown Baptist Church in Newark, Delaware. He has pastored in South Carolina and served as director of SOMA, a ministry training school in Columbus, Ohio. He is host of “In the Word, On the Go,” a ten-minute podcast for families, and is the author of several books, including Radically Different: A Student’s Guide to Community (New Growth Press, 2019) and The Radical Book for Kids: Exploring the Roots and Shoots of Faith (New Growth Press, 2016). Champ and his wife, Robben, have been married since 1996 and have three children.

THE GOSPEL COALITION: Three Lenses Every Parent Needs

NOLAN FINLEY: Brooks’ legacy is already at risk

Oakland County Board of Commissioners “a pack of self-serving rats.”

  • “The underhanded dealing to determine who will replace Patterson as county executive began as soon as he died on Aug. 3, and should make residents uneasy about how quickly their county could become ordinary or worse, instead of the good government pace-setter it’s been under his leadership.”
  • “The priorities of a leader matter. Brooks was committed to doing everything possible to keep Oakland County’s stellar bond rating, which is higher than that of the United States’ and nearly 200 other countries.”

GUEST: Nolan Finley, Editorial Page Editor for the Detroit News. Host of The Nolan Finley Show on 910 AM in Detroit.

NOLAN FINLEY: Detroit must rid itself of killer dogs

ACTON INSTITUTE: Democrats want to hear your confession

“Recently, my Madison, Wisconsin, parish offered to take up a collection to pay my bail and legal fees. The offer while sincere was premature and tongue in cheek. But a proposed change in state law brings with it a real possibility of putting me in legal jeopardy.

“My congregation’s concern for me stems from the Clergy Mandatory Reporter Act (CMRA) being put forward by Democrat state legislators Sen. Lena Taylor, Rep. Chris Taylor, and Rep. Melissa Sargent.

“As in other states, clergy in Wisconsin are mandated reporters of suspected cases of child abuse or mistreatment. If passed CMRA would, according to one of the bill’s co-sponsors, require “that members of the clergy report any instances of child abuse, including sexual abuse, ending the loophole of unjust cover-ups and misreporting currently occurring in our state.” The “loophole” referred to is the priest-penitent privilege that exempts clergy from reporting abuse revealed solely in confession (“the seal of confession”).“

Matthew & Ashley Boyd welcome Isaiah Robert Boyd!

PHOTO CREDIT: @matt_boyd48 on Instagram

Run Sheet for Tuesday, August 20

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DETROIT NEWS: Brooks’ legacy is already at risk

Oakland County Board of Commissioners “a pack of self-serving rats.”

  • “The underhanded dealing to determine who will replace Patterson as county executive began as soon as he died on Aug. 3, and should make residents uneasy about how quickly their county could become ordinary or worse, instead of the good government pace-setter it’s been under his leadership.”
  • “The priorities of a leader matter. Brooks was committed to doing everything possible to keep Oakland County’s stellar bond rating, which is higher than that of the United States’ and nearly 200 other countries.”

DETROIT FREE PRESS: Democrat Dave Coulter, mayor of Ferndale, named Oakland County executive

PRIDESOURCE: County Commissions Take Lead on Expanding LGBTQ Rights in Michigan

  • “I think it really speaks volumes to have a bipartisan vote in support of expanding protections for the LGBT community,” [David] Woodward said, adding that they will ask members of the state legislature from Oakland County to be “champions and leaders” on this issue.

DETROIT FREE PRESS: Democrats: The new Oakland County is under construction. Please pardon our dust.

JON KYL: Why Conservatives Don’t Trust Facebook

In 2016 Facebook employees were accused of suppressing conservative articles in the news feed’s now-discontinued “trending” section. In April 2018 Congress grilled Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg about anticonservative bias, from blocked content to suspended accounts.

In response to mounting criticism, Facebook asked me [Jon Kyl] to conduct a survey to hear from conservatives directly. Following substantial public interest in the project and in light of policy changes Facebook has recently made, we have decided to share our findings at this time.

We cast a wide net to include as many aspects of conservatism as possible—from organizations focused on Christian values or protecting free expression to those focused on tax policy and small government. We identified individuals, groups and lawmakers who either use, study or could potentially regulate Facebook, and interviewed 133 of them.

CP: ‘Veggie Tales’ creator: ‘Matter of time’ before Christian kids’ shows are ‘forced’ to address LGBT issues

Phil Vischer, Co-Creator of Veggie Tales:

“…when the PBS children’s show “Arthur” featured a same-sex wedding, there was a “shot heard through the Christian parenting world.”

“I think it will have to be addressed at some point; I do think it’s a matter of time,” he said. “But right now, I think it would be difficult for a couple of reasons. First: the nuance of how to treat LGBT issues isn’t agreed upon within the Church; and secondly, some parents may want to have that talk with their kids. It’s tricky because it’s so divisive. It would be hard to do it in a way that works and matches everyone’s expectations.”

CP: Founder of Auntie Anne’s shares how Christian faith saved her from sexual abuse, suicide

HEATHER MACDONALD: Trump Isn’t the One Dividing Us by Race

“Overcoming racial divisiveness will be difficult. But the primary responsibility rests with its main propagators: the academic left and its imitators in politics and mass media.”

WSJ: The Truth About Faster Internet: It’s Not Worth It

Broadband providers such as Comcast Corp., Charter Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. are marketing speeds in the range of 250, 500 or even 1,000 megabits a second, often promising that streaming-video bingers will benefit. “Fast speeds for all of your shows,” declares one online ad from Comcast.

But for a typical household, the benefits of paying for more than 100 megabits a second are marginal at best, according to the researchers. That means many households are paying a premium for services they don’t need.

Peter’s median usage over 35 viewing minutes was 6.9 Mbps, 5% of the capacity he pays for. For the portion when all seven of his streams were going at once, he averaged 8.1 Mbps.

At one point, for one second, Peter reached 65% of his capacity. Did his video launch faster or play more smoothly? Not really. The researchers said that to the extent there were differences in video quality such as picture resolution or the time it took to launch a show, they were marginal.

“For many people they are not going to see huge differences between 50 Mbps, 100 Mbps and a gigabit per second,” said Nick Feamster, a University of Chicago network-performance expert and part of the research team on the Journal project. Some 61% of U.S. households had speeds of 100 Mbps or higher as of December 2018, according to research firm Kagan.

We found similar results across our 34 testers who ran five, six or seven streams at once. The eight users with speeds 100 Mbps or higher who had seven streams going used only about 7.1 Mbps of capacity, on average.

Run Sheet for Monday, August 19

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The Sunday Scaries?

  • MARKETWATCH: The Sunday Scaries are affecting a frightening number of Americans
    • A new survey by LinkedIn found that 80% of workplace professionals experience stress and anxiety that builds up on Sunday nights before the return of the work week, also known as the “Sunday Scaries.”
    • The survey, published this month, looked at more than 1,000 full-time, part-time, and self-employed adults across the US and found Sundays can be especially stressful for a number of reasons: 60% of professionals blame worrying about their workload; 44% say it’s because of balancing professional and personal to-do’s; and 39% dwell on tasks they didn’t finish the week before that pile up as the top causes of anxiety. And it’s a recurring sense of dread — more than 1 in 3 professionals said they feel the Sunday Scaries every week. To help alleviate some of that anxiety, a good place like inda cloud offers products designed to promote relaxation and reduce stress. Consider visiting this website at https://d8superstore.com to see available CBD options.
    • A separate global poll conducted by career site Monster.com found that 76% of people in the U.S. report having “really bad” Sunday night blues compared to only 47% of people in other parts of the globe. 
  • LinkedIn: Decoding the Sunday Scaries
    • “Sunday is a good time to take a step back and reflect on all things, including your career. What have you accomplished recently that you’re proud of? What’s something you learned last week that will help you grow? And where do you want this journey to take you? What inspires and motivates you? What are you in it for? Give yourself some space to be proud of your accomplishments and look at your journey to success with perspective so you stop sweating the smaller tasks and keep dreaming big.”
  • TALK SPACE: A Therapist’s Guide to Sunday Scaries
    • “As a culture, we’re often overworked, underappreciated, and struggle with managing our work and personal lives. This can all add up to a difficult start to each week. Sometimes it might feel as if you’re dreading heading back to work the following day. If you’ve ever felt the Monday morning blues, just think of the Sunday Scaries as the appetizer to a Monday blues’ entree.”
  • BUSTLE: 11 Easy Ways To Fight Off The Sunday Scaries, According To Experts

GUEST: Senator Joe Lieberman on his book, The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath

Failure to Launch. . . .

TABLETALK MAG: You Keep on Using That Word

  • “If you’ve seen the classic 1987 movie The Princess Bride, you can’t fail to remember the word inconceivable. The brainy Sicilian, Vizzini, overuses the word as he, Fezzik, and Inigo Montoya, stealing away with Princess Buttercup, find themselves pursued by a mysterious Man in Black. Time and again, the Man in Black overcomes obstacles to close the distance, and each time Vizzini exclaims to himself, “Inconceivable!” Eventually, Inigo Montoya objects in his heavy accent: “You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. I worry that the same could be said of the present generation of Christians who use three altogether different words—to glorify God.”

DETROIT NEWS: Brooks’ legacy is already at risk

  • “The underhanded dealing to determine who will replace Patterson as county executive began as soon as he died on Aug. 3, and should make residents uneasy about how quickly their county could become ordinary or worse, instead of the good government pace-setter it’s been under his leadership.”
  • “The priorities of a leader matter. Brooks was committed to doing everything possible to keep Oakland County’s stellar bond rating, which is higher than that of the United States’ and nearly 200 other countries.”

DETROIT FREE PRESS: Democrat Dave Coulter, mayor of Ferndale, named Oakland County executive

PRIDESOURCE: County Commissions Take Lead on Expanding LGBTQ Rights in Michigan

  • “I think it really speaks volumes to have a bipartisan vote in support of expanding protections for the LGBT community,” [David] Woodward said, adding that they will ask members of the state legislature from Oakland County to be “champions and leaders” on this issue.

DETROIT FREE PRESS: Democrats: The new Oakland County is under construction. Please pardon our dust.

CP: ‘Veggie Tales’ creator: ‘Matter of time’ before Christian kids’ shows are ‘forced’ to address LGBT issues

CP: Founder of Auntie Anne’s shares how Christian faith saved her from sexual abuse, suicide

Dr. James Goodloe with Reaction to the Funeral of L. Brooks Patterson

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On Friday, August 16, Paul spoke with the pastor who conducted the funeral of Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, Dr. James C. Goodloe IV, Executive Director, The Foundation for Reformed Theology and Former Pastor, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA, about the shocking things said and done at the funeral of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson by Brooks’s son.

Dr. James C. Goodloe IV preaches the funeral sermon for Justice Lewis Powell CREDIT: CSPAN

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VIDEO: Brooks Patterson’s son drinks alcohol, uses profanity in the pulpit of Woodside Bible Church in eulogy for his father

  • Eulogizes his father with words I can’t say on radio: “piss,” “ass,” “MFer”
  • Says he gave his father whiskey through a turkey baster the night before he died

Skillet Frontman John Cooper on his viral FB post on Christian Apostasy

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On Friday, August 16, Paul spoke LIVE with John Cooper of the rock band Skillet about his viral Facebook and Instagram posts on the prominent Christian leaders who have recently denied the Christian faith.

GUEST: JOHN COOPER, LEAD SINGER OF THE BAND SKILLET, ON HIS VIRAL FACEBOOK POST ON THE APOSTASY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERS

RELEVANT MAG: Former Hillsong Worship Leader Marty Sampson responds to John Cooper’s viral Facebook post