The Pour Over Today - Iowa Caucus Results, 100 Days of Israel/Hamas War, & More | 01.17.24

Episode Date: January 17, 2024

Today, we’re talking about the results from the Iowa caucus, the Israel/Hamas war crossing 100 days, winners and losers at the Emmys, and other top news for Wednesday, January 17th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over Today. Join us in partnering with Operation Blessing to provide disaster relief on the ground in Israel Please support our TPO sponsors! LMNT: https://links.thepourover.org/LMNT0103 The Bible Recap: https://links.thepourover.org/TBR_pod The Bible Recap for Kids: https://links.thepourover.org/TBR4Kids0104

Today we're talking about the results from the Iowa caucus, the Israel-Hamas war crossing 100 days, winners and losers at the Emmys, and other top news for Wednesday, January 17th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over today. Here's the quote of the day. Truth suffers but never dies. St. Teresa of Avila. Let's get started with some espresso shots.

Iowa Republicans have spoken. The bitter cold led to a low turnout, but it didn't chill enthusiasm for former President Trump, who secured a record-breaking 51% of the votes despite skipping debates and barely campaigning in the Hawkeye State. percent of the votes, despite skipping debates and barely campaigning in the Hawkeye State. Meanwhile, Ron DeSantis, 21 percent, edged out Nikki Haley, 19 percent, for a distant second place. Trump won 98 of 99 counties with support spanning gender and education demographics. His caucusers cited immigration and the economy as top concerns and said their support would be largely unchanged if he's convicted of a crime. Polls suggest Trump will have a less decisive victory in

New Hampshire next Tuesday, where Nikki Haley has risen to 30%. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson both dropped out of the race after finishing fourth and sixth, respectively, in Iowa. We shouldn't allow political outcomes to consume our thoughts or direct our emotions. Government may change, but our mission remains the same. Love God and love others. Mark 12, verses 29 through 31 say, The most important commandment, answered Jesus, is this, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your

heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this, Love your neighbor as yourself. There's no commandment greater than these. Monday marked 100 days of Israel and Hamas at war. Tens of thousands gathered around the world in a global day of action for Gaza, and thousands crowded the streets of Tel Aviv, rallying for the return of the 100-plus remaining hostages taken by Hamas. In what Israel called psychological torment, Hamas released a series of highly edited, unverified videos this week. Three hostages were shown, with the footage teasing the, quote,

reveal of their fate, unquote. In the final video, two hostages appeared to be deceased, with the surviving hostage saying Israeli strikes killed them, something Israel quickly denied. The IDF has added 189 military deaths to October 7th's 1,139 death toll. In Gaza, Hamas reports over 24,000 Palestinian civilian and combatant deaths, and the UN estimates that 400,000 Gazans are at imminent risk of famine.

Humanitarian aid to the war zone is tightly controlled, but we've partnered with Operation Blessing, whose disaster relief team has been on the ground in Israel, sharing the love of Christ and providing food, shelter, hygiene supplies, and trauma counseling for displaced people. We're matching the first $3,000 given through the link in our show notes. James 2, verses 15 and 16 say, If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food and one of you says to them, go in peace, stay warm, and be well fed, but you don't give them what the body needs, what good is it? The 75th annual Emmys took place just a tad late, four months due to the writer's actor strike,

and yielded three big winners, The Bear, Succession, and Beef. FX's The Bear, a show about Italian beef, won six awards including Best Comedy and acting nods for three of its stars. HBO's Succession also won six statues, including Best Drama and three acting awards. Finally, Netflix's Beef, a show about road rage, not beef, won five awards, including Best Limited Series. Fans of Better Call Saul weren't happy. After six seasons and 53 total nominations, the show now holds the record for most Emmy nominations without a win. Other highlights included Niecy Nash-Bett's emotional acceptance speech, where she thanked

herself and Elton John's win for Outstanding Variety Special, which earned him entrance to the exclusive EGOT Club. A celebration like the Emmy Awards is an opportunity for us to remember that whenever we do anything creative, we are mirroring the first creator, the one who made the heavens and the earth. Nehemiah 9 verses 5 and 6 say, Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them.

You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you. Sometimes it feels like money doesn't stretch very far these days. But when you sponsor a child through Compassion International, just $43 per month is crazy powerful. Sponsorship means education, clean water, healthy food, medical care, and most importantly, hope. Through local churches in the area, sponsored children build relationships with Jesus-loving adults who can offer the specific support kids need to thrive. Not sure where to start?

Go to Compassion.com slash TPO. Or find the link in the show notes and search by birthday to see if there's a child with your birthday that needs a sponsor. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, 70, continues to recover well and has been discharged from his controversial two-week hospital stay. The secretary is under multiple investigations for not informing necessary people, including President Biden and other DOD leadership, that he received elective surgery for prostate cancer in December or was hospitalized for post-surgery complications on New Year's Day. Take a bite of this. Apple is removing blood oxygen sensors from its smartwatches over a patent dispute.

After health tech company Massimo Corp claimed the tech was theirs, the International Trade Commission issued an import ban on Apple's Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches. Apple appealed the ban, sorry, but now says it'll eliminate the feature to avoid issues. If the Red Sea was tense last week, it's tense plus this week. On Monday, Houthi rebels fired a missile and struck a U.S.-owned ship off the coast of Yemen, causing minor damages. In response, the U.S. carried out its third attack against the Iran-aligned group, striking another Houthi missile facility in Yemen. Meteorologists nationwide are hitting the thesaurus for synonyms of cold,

as 80% of the contiguous U.S. dealt with frigid temps this week. At least seven people have died, and Texas asked residents to conserve energy to avoid a repeat of 2021's power outages. Buffalo Bills fans reveled in it as their game Monday featured celebratory snowballs in the stands. 10,000 farmers converged on Berlin with pitchforks and 5,000 tractors to protest the end of tax breaks on German farming operations. Monday's rally was the culmination of a week-long protest in which farmers blocked major roads and highways. In response, Berlin has promised to gradually phase out farming subsidies rather than abolishing them immediately, as initially planned. And that is all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're listening on the

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