The Pour Over Today - Minnesota Church Protesters, Greenland Tensions, Indiana Wins CFB Championship, & More | 01.21.26

Episode Date: January 21, 2026

Today, we’re talking about protesters disrupting a Minnesota church service; growing tensions around the U.S.’s desired purchase of Greenland; Indiana winning the College Football Championship; and other top news for Wednesday, January 21st. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Looking to support us? You can choose to pay ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsors! We actually use and enjoy every single one. Cru Wild Alaskan Safe House Project Gloo QAVA CCCU Filament Bible Upside Mosh LMNT Theology in the Raw Not Just Sunday Podcast Bible Gateway Plus TPO Corrections Page

Hey, this is Zan at the Porover. And this is Bailey at the Porover. Today, we're talking about protesters disrupting a Minnesota church service, growing tensions around the U.S.'s desired purchase of Greenland, Indiana winning the college football championship, and other top news for Wednesday, January 21st. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the Pourover. Here's your quote of the day.

If we grow wiser and more learned in our intercourse with wise and learned persons, how much more will we gain in our inner life by communicating with God in prayer? Hildrick Zwingley. Let's get started with some espresso shots. The DOJ has launched an investigation after anti-ice protesters disrupted a Minnesota church service. Nearly 40 protesters interrupted St. Paul's City's church on Sunday, leading to tense confrontations as protesters shouted things like ICE out and Justice for Renee Good at worshippers.

Activists say they were there to protest David Easterwood, a pastor at the church and the acting field director of the local ICE office. Easterwood was named among others in a class action lawsuit filed last week that alleges, quote, unlawful policies and practices by ICE in Minnesota. The St. Paul police are investigating the, quote, disorderly conduct, while the DOJ probes whether the protesters violated the Face Act, which makes it a federal crime to intimidate anyone, quote, seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.

Moments like these can stir up fear in places meant to be a sanctuary. Take courage, remembering that God is with you and has already delivered you in Christ. And remember your brothers and sisters around the world who cannot gather for worship without fearing for their lives. Pray for their encouragement. Psalm 56, verses 9 through 13 says, This I know, God is for me. In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord whose word I praise, and God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can mere humans do to me? For you rescued me from death, even my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life. World leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, might experience high tensions.

President Trump is doubling down on grabbing Greenland, saying Monday that, quote, the world is not secure unless Uncle Sam has complete and total control of the Arctic Island. Adding to the iciness, Trump criticized Britain's recent move to transfer control of the Indian Ocean-based Chagos Islands, home to a key U.S. U.K. military base, back to the East African country of Mauritius. Number 47 says ceding the archipelago is a, quote, act of great stupidity that makes Greenland even more essential for countering China and Russia. State-side, three U.S. Cardinals weighed in, calling for a quote, genuinely moral foreign policy and warning against using military power except as a last resort. discussions in Davos will continue through Friday.

Most of us have very little control over geopolitics, but all of us have control over how we show up for our loved ones, those we've recently met, those we pass by, and even those we'd rather avoid. Invest in what you can control and do so with love. Romans 12 says, love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Take the lead in honoring one another.

Share with the saints in their needs, Pursue hospitality. Bless those who persecute you. Bless, and do not curse. For the first time in school history, the Indiana Hoosiers are a college football's national champions. Top Seed I.U. defeated the number 10 Miami Hurricanes 27 to 21 Monday night,

featuring a gutsy fourth-down touchdown from Heisman-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who went on to snag game MVP. The dub concludes the Hoosier season with a six-thouser. which is the first major conference 16-0 team since Yale in 1894 and completes a historic turnaround for the former Big Ten bottom feeder. Historically a basketball school, Indiana entered the season with the most losses in college football. Meanwhile, the NFL is continuing its favorite offseason game, head coach musical chairs. After leading the Buffalo Bills to eight playoffs and zero Super Bowl wins in nine years, coach Sean McDermott was, fired Monday, leaving six top play calling seats still vacant in the league.

Here's a verse to consider whether you're celebrating a Cinderella story, holding out for next season, or you'd rather just read a good book. Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks and everything, for this is God's will for you and Christ Jesus. First Thessalonians 5 verses 16 through 18. Have you ever opened your Bible and thought, man, I really wish I understand. this better. We've all been there. The Bible can feel overwhelming when you don't have the right guidance or context around what you're reading. That's why we love Kava, a Christian streaming

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on a flat stretch of street recently renovated track. Investigators say a faulty rail joint is key to determine the crash's cause. Valentino Garavani, the last emperor of high fashion, died at 93 Monday. Known for his signature Valentino Red, the Italian designer dressed royalty and red carpet, including Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Princess Diana, and Elizabeth Taylor, over a near seven-decade career. Peers honored Valentino as, quote, one of the last great designers of the modern day.

China's baby bust hit a record low. A Monday data dump showed Chinese births fell 17% in 2025, with births per 1,000 people hitting their lowest since modern recordkeeping was born in 1949. Despite subsidies, tax high-heaval. On contraceptives and other pro-birth campaigns, a slowing economy and one-child policy after shocks persist, raising alarms about how China will support a rapidly growing retiree population. Burr, it's cold in here. There's been an Arctic blast in the atmosphere, bringing wind chills

in the sub-zero double digits across the Midwest. In Michigan, snowy conditions caused a non-fatal 100 car pile up on I-196. And things are about to get colder. Millions are bracing for winter storm fern, which could blow snow and ice from Texas to New York. The markets are getting cold feet over Greenland. Stocks took a cold plunge yesterday, with the Dow down 1.8%, SMP 500, 2.1%, and NASDAQ 2.4% after President Trump threatened new tariffs on countries that oppose Uncle Sam's ownership of the mineral-rich Arctic Island. Tech companies, many of which rely on rear-ear earth minerals, were hit hardest.

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