The Pour Over Today - 2026 Half-Wrapped

Starting point is 00:00:01 Hey, this is Peter. And this is Joe. Ahead of celebrating Uncle Sam's 250th birthday this weekend, we're sharing a mid-year recap and a reminder that the stories we fret over at the moment often become old news as God's world spins on. Fix your eyes on his eternal kingdom. It changes everything. Here's your quote of the day.

Starting point is 00:00:28 All that is not eternal is eternal is eternal. internally out of date. C.S. Lewis. Let's dive in. In January, the U.S. captured Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro in a surprise overnight raid, and the USDA and HHS unveiled a new upside-down food pyramid, and Indiana won its first ever college football national championship. The U.S., sort of, pursued an acquisition of Greenland, Winterstorm Fern left more than 100

Starting point is 00:01:03 dead and over a million Americans powerless. ICE operations intensified in Minneapolis, where agents fatally shot U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Preti in separate shootings prompting nationwide protests. The Justice Department released roughly 3 million pages of Epstein files, prompting a wave of resignations and the arrest of former Prince Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor.

Starting point is 00:01:29 In February, Nancy Guthrie, the mom of Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home. We used up all of our cold weather sports puns as the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opened and closed in Italy and the Seattle Seahawks got their talents on their second Super Bowl win.

Starting point is 00:01:48 Mexico saw a wave of violence after its most wanted cartel boss, Al Mentiono, was killed, and the U.S. and Israel began major combat operations in Iran. In March, the 22nd, The 2020-26 election season kicked off with primaries in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas. Iran named a new Supreme Leader in Mojtabha Khomeini and the U.S.-Israel-Iran War spilled across the Middle East,

Starting point is 00:02:15 prompting an oil-price roller coaster. Two pilots were killed in LaGuardia Airport's first fatal plane crash since 1992. The 26 Paralympic Winter Games left and returned to the ski lift, and the Giants hosted the Yankees at Oracle Park to open the 2026 MLB season in the first Major League Baseball game to air on Netflix. In April, the Artemis 2 mission sent four astronauts on a nine-and-a-half-day trip around the moon, a lone gunman rushed the White House Correspondents Association dinner, firing shots at the security checkpoint of the Washington Hilton Hotel,

Starting point is 00:02:53 and average U.S. gas prices crossed their highest point since August 2022, as the Iran War passed its one-month mark. Bitcoin's mysterious inventor was maybe finally named. King Charles and Queen Camilla made the first state visit by a British monarch since 2007, and Michigan and UCLA were crowned the kings and queens of college basketball as March and April madness ended. In May, the Supremes issued rulings on redistricting efforts ahead of the midterm elections. Spirit Airlines announced it'd been grounded for good, and an outbreak of Hanta virus aboard a cruise ship grew to 11 cases.

Starting point is 00:03:36 Three were fatal. U.S. and Nigerian forces took out the, quote, most active terrorist in the world, and conditions at a New Jersey ice facility sparked hunger strikes inside and protests outside. And the Pentagon beamed down decades of UFO sightings. President Trump declared the U.S. Iran War was over as peace deal negotiations continued. And in June, the U.S. and Iran announced a Memorandum of Understanding for a peace deal, though some fighting has continued. Canada announced legislation to ban kids under 16 from social media,

Starting point is 00:04:12 and Britain's Prime Minister Starmor announced his Brexit from office. Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela less than a minute apart, killing at least 1,700 people, and voters in over a dozen states voted in the primaries. SpaceX made its long-awaited Wall Street blast off, the New York Knickerbockers became NBA champs for the first time in 53 years, and the World Cup entered regulation time across North America. Someday soon, no one will be talking about the goings-on of the Oval Office,

Starting point is 00:04:52 who won that sporting event, or where in the universe humans have gone. What will matter eternally are the prayers we've lifted up in faith, the forgiveness we've extended to our brothers and sisters, and the times we've boldly proclaimed the gospel. Colossians 3, 2 through 4 says, set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Starting point is 00:05:18 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. That's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening, TPOFam. If you're listening on the Apple Podcast app, Give us a five-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell to never miss a new episode.

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The Pour Over Today - 2026 Half-Wrapped

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