The Pour Over Today - Monday, September 19, 2022

Episode Date: September 19, 2022

Today, we’ll be talking about a royal send-off, ugly stock market updates, the latest from Ukraine, and other top news for Monday, September 19th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Sponsored by World Vision. $12 feeds a child for a month. We’re matching the first $1,200; just give through this link.

Today we'll be talking about a royal send-off, ugly stock market updates, the latest from Ukraine and other top news from Monday, September 19th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Here's the quote of the day. There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice. John Calvin. Let's get started with some espresso shots.

Calvin. Let's get started with some espresso shots. Hankies have been out all morning in London as Queen Elizabeth II's funeral began at 11 a.m. local time. Today's royal agenda includes a state funeral at Westminster Abbey, a funeral procession to St. George's Cathedral within Windsor Castle, and finally a committal service where the Queen's coffin is lowered into the royal vault. During her four days lying in state, people, including celebrities like David Beckham, waited in line for up to 24 hours to pay her majesty a few seconds of respect. Today's guest list includes over 500 emperors, kings, queens, prime ministers, presidents, and other world leaders creating a, quote, unprecedented security challenge. President Biden arrived yesterday, but not everyone made the nice list. Iran, North Korea, and Nicaragua were only allowed to send

representatives, while other countries, including Russia and Belarus, didn't receive an invite at all. Here's a verse to consider when contemplating the conclusion of a long and full life. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy, he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you. 1 Peter 1, 3, and 4. FedEx delivered some ugly news to investors on Friday and the whole market reacted. The shipping company announced it will fall short of previous forecasts and is shuttering storefronts because the global economy has significantly worsened. FedEx stock dropped 21.4% on Friday, its biggest single-day sell-off on

record. Transportation stocks are seen as a leading indicator for the broader economy, so when FedEx shows up sick, much of Wall Street goes home with a runny nose. The Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all fell on Friday, piling onto the heavy losses from earlier in the week following worse-than-expected news on inflation. All major indexes have posted losses in four of the last five weeks. There may be reasons to be worried or scared about this day, month, or year, but God does not promise good days. He promises a great eternity. Stay focused great eternity. Stay focused on eternity. It changes everything. Hebrews 13, 8 says, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Ukraine has recaptured more than 3,000 square miles of Russian-occupied territory, a once unthinkable feat that Western governments have called, quote, significant progress. But in a video posted on Friday, President Zelensky wasn't popping any confetti cannons. He says the recaptured land holds more evidence of war crimes, specifically that of some of the dead buried near the northeastern city of Izium, show evidence of torture. Germany and India also piled on Russia. The German government has taken temporary control of Russian-owned oil refineries in response to what the energy ministry calls an impending threat to energy security. And Indian President Narendra Modi, long considered an ally to Putin, openly rebuked the Russian president during a televised gathering in Uzbekistan, saying that, quote, today's era is not of war, with Putin sitting beside him. It was awkward.

Do not grow weary. Continue praying for God to move powerfully to fight injustice throughout the world, especially in Ukraine. Psalm 10, 17, and 18 says, Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will strengthen their hearts. You will listen carefully, doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere humans from the earth may terrify them no more. This podcast is brought to you by World Vision. Somalia seems poised to get an unwanted upgrade.

The United Nations says portions of the East African country will likely graduate from food emergency to outright famine within months. It's the highest classification of a food crisis, indicating a significant death rate from outright starvation. It's no secret what pushed Somalia to this point, drought and the war in Ukraine. East Africa is experiencing their worst drought in 40 years, which has left tens of millions of people without access to clean water, killed millions of livestock, and decimated crops. Meanwhile, 90% of Somalia's wheat came from Russia and Ukraine, no longer, and humanitarian aid has been focused on Europe.

In short, it's been the perfect storm. We're asking the pour-over community to join us in partnering with World Concern to help get emergency nutrition packs, including a peanut paste fortified with nutrients, water, and hygiene products to those in the most need. $12 feeds a child for a month. We're matching the first $1,200. You can give through the link in our show notes. James 2, 15-16 says, 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? In other brews, we've got a rapid round of updates. The Mar-a-Lago files have a new special master. A federal judge appointed Raymond Deary, a semi-retired New York judge proposed by the Trump legal team

and given a thumbs-up by the DOJ, to review the seized files by November 30. The judge also denied the DOJ's request to retain access to the classified documents, but the department is appealing. Hurricane Fiona made landfall over southwestern Puerto Rico yesterday as a Category 1. Ahead of landfall, the island's power grid faltered, leaving the country's 1.4 million residents without power. Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Turks and Caicos are prepping for heavy rainfall as Fiona heads back out to sea. The migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard have been moved to a military base in Massachusetts, but the national debate they started rages on. Democratic attorneys are threatening legal action, claiming that migrants were misled, but Republicans say the relocation was a legal and effective way to highlight the crisis at the southern border.

Scooch down, Bezos. Gautam Adani, an Indian industrialist, just took the number two spot on Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Elon Musk is number one. Adani made his Indian industrialist, just took the number two spot on Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Elon Musk is number one. Adani made his first $70 billion on coal and ports, but he's made his second $70 billion on promises that Adani Group will become the world's largest green energy producer. That's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're thinking, I want to help more Christians stay informed or remaining focused on Christ, here's a breakdown on how you can best support us. If you're listening on the Apple Podcast app, you

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