Welcome back to High on Christ! Today we start in Tehran, where a church that has stood for nearly 150 years is suddenly in danger of disappearing.
Here is what the world is up to.
The Bullets
A Long-Overdue Reckoning: Rhode Island reopened the door for people abused as kids to sue years later, and within hours two dozen came forward against the Catholic Diocese of Providence.
The Supreme Court Draws a Line: In a 6-3 call, the justices kept birthright citizenship intact, blocking an order to end it, to the relief of many immigrant churches.
The Scare They Kept Quiet: Back on June 14, Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, was found in cardiac arrest at home, a detail that only surfaced weeks later when dispatch audio leaked.
Somebody Hide the Red Cards: World Cup refs have shown more red cards in one week than the last two tournaments combined, including a disputed one on USA's Folarin Balogun.
The Church That Refused to Vanish
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Spiritual Perspective
It's easy to forget, tucked into comfortable pews, that in much of the world following Jesus still costs something. Scripture calls us to a kind of holy empathy: "Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body" (Hebrews 13:3, ESV). We can't unlock a courtroom in Tehran, but we can refuse to look away, and we can pray.
Bible Trivia!
Inspiring Quote
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
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