The Pour Over Today - Monday, September 5, 2022

Episode Date: September 5, 2022

Happy Labor Day! In today’s shorter-than-normal episode we’re discussing a big announcement in college football, the unsealing of a more detailed list of what was taken from Mar-a-Lago, and other top news for Monday, September 5th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Sponsored by Faithful Counseling

Happy Labor Day! In today's Shorter Than Normal episode, we're discussing a big announcement in college football, the unsealing of a more detailed list of what was taken from Mar-a-Lago, and other top news for Monday, September 5th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Here's the quote of the day, authentic Christianity is not increasing levels of commitment grudgingly given to God, it is surrender to Jesus out of a sense of privilege in having him. Ray Ortlund, Jr. Grab your shoulder pads. College football is back in full swing. While there was some shuffling of the top 25 rankings after the first week, yes, Alabama is still number one, it was the college football playoffs board that nabbed the most headlines. On Friday, the board unanimously voted to expand the playoffs from four to 12 teams. While still a wee bit less

important than the 12 Tribes of Israel or 12 Apostles, a 12-team playoff will be a big shift. The playoffs expanded from two teams to four teams in 2014 and will switch to 12 teams in 2026, although there is pressure to make it happen as soon as 2024. Meanwhile, the NFL's regular season kicks off this Thursday with the Buffalo Bills taking on the Los Angeles Rams. Too often we let eternally insignificant things like sports control our mood and behavior. It's not wrong to enjoy these things, but remember that whether your team wins or loses, nothing of true importance has changed. Psalm 1914 says, May the words of my mouth and

the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer. This podcast is brought to you by Faithful Counseling. We'd say it's been a tough couple of years, but let's be real. Life was hard even before the pandemic, and families were divided before modern politics. We believe investing in your mental health is a good idea, and now Faithful Counseling is making that super simple. Faithful Counseling is not a crisis line, and it's not self-help. It's professional counseling done securely online. This means you can log in anytime and send a message to your counselor. No driving, no waiting rooms, no delays. You'll be paired with a Christian mental health professional, and if you don't click with them, you can just switch to

someone new. No awkward breakup required. If you're intrigued, you can visit faithfulcounseling.com slash TPO to get 10% off your first month. We've also got a link for you in the show notes. In other brews, we've got a rapid round of updates. Someone give NASA a Red Bull, the Artemis I rocket can't find her wings. The rocket's launch, the first step in NASA's Return Man to the Moon mission, was scrubbed again on Saturday after they were unable to stop a leak of liquid hydrogen fuel. NASA isn't expected to try launching the rocket again for at least two weeks. A 38-year-old man has been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence in connection to the disappearance of Eliza Fletcher the FBI seized at Mar-a-Lago. It includes 11,000 documents, including 18 labeled top secret,

54 labeled secret, 31 labeled confidential, and 48 empty folders marked classified. Lawyers for former President Trump liken the situation to, quote, an overdue library book that, quote, suddenly transformed into a criminal trial. Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam champ who was ranked number one in women's single tennis for a combined 319 weeks, lost what may be her final professional match. Before the tournament began, Williams said the U.S. Open could be her last, and she lost to Ayla Tomjanovic in the third round on Friday. That's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. Here's a breakdown on how you can best support us. If you're listening on the Apple Podcast app, you can give us a five-star rating

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