Welcome back to High on Christ! See any UFOs lately? Well, that light moving over your house tonight is probably a drone, possibly a satellite, and almost certainly not what one Washington priest thinks it is.
Here is what the world got up to while you were looking up.
The Bullets
Explicit Sex-Ed Defunded: Trump's HHS is terminating $67 million in teen pregnancy grants, cutting 53 of 67 programs over curricula it calls "medically inaccurate" and "sexually explicit," and replacing them with new "body literacy" funding.
The Fake Jackpot: An investigation found betting platform Polymarket paid influencers to stage fake winning bets, even spinning up lookalike websites, to reel in American bettors. None of the $1.9 million in "winnings" was real.
Iran Cracks the Door (Maybe): VP JD Vance says Iran agreed to let UN nuclear inspectors back in after talks in Switzerland, with a final deal supposedly 60 days out. Tehran is already disputing which sites the inspectors actually get to see.
Massacre in Plateau: Gunmen described as Fulani militants stormed a Christian farming village in Nigeria's Plateau State, firing on homes and even the village clinic. Police confirm at least 20 dead, while locals say the toll has climbed past 30.
Demons in Disguise
Read more here.
Spiritual Perspective
Whether the lights in the sky are weather balloons, drones, or something stranger, the Christian's task is not to chase every mystery to the bottom. It is to test it. "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God" (1 John 4:1).
Bible Trivia!
Which of these is NOT part of the armor of God?
Inspiring Quote
When believers live in the power of the Spirit, the evidence in their lives is supernatural. The church cannot help but be different, and the world cannot help but notice.
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