The Pour Over Today - Oval Office Address, Netanyahu’s Speech, Paris 2024, & More | 07.26.24

Episode Date: July 26, 2024

Today we’re talking about President Biden’s first time addressing the nation since dropping out; Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech before (most) of Congress; the Olympic opening ceremonies happening later today; and other top news for Friday, July 26th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over Today. Please support our TPO sponsors! CSB: links.thepourover.org/CSB_Podcast_0701 Cru: give.cru.org/tpo Compassion International: compassion.com/TPO Upside: https://links.thepourover.org/Upside Every Woman's Bible: everywomansbible.com

Today, we're talking about President Biden's first time addressing the nation since dropping out. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech before most of Congress. The Olympic opening ceremony is happening later today. Another top news for Friday, July 26. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the poor over today. Here's the quote of the day. How can he grant you what you do not desire?

St. Augustine. Let's get started with some espresso shots. The president gave an early farewell address Wednesday night, addressing the nation for the first time since dropping his reelection bid. President Biden spoke for 11 minutes from behind the resolute desk. He said he believes his record warrants another term, but doesn't want his personal ambition to come in the way of saving our

democracy. He praised VP Kamala Harris as tough and capable and sprinkled warnings against former President Trump throughout without mentioning him by name. Number 46 also shared a robust to-do list for his final six months. End the war in Gaza, reform the Supreme Court, address climate change, and boost government support to cure cancer. Former President Trump called Biden's address barely understandable in a truth social post, while other Republicans increased their calls for Biden to resign immediately. Whatever the outcome of 2024's election, the hope of Christians won't be shaken.

Our truest home is God's kingdom, and He is our ultimate King. Live as exiles here, serving as Christ's winsome, peacemaking ambassadors with your eyes fixed on your heavenly home. 2 Corinthians 5, 14, 19 and 20 says, For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion

that one died for all and therefore all died, he has committed the message of reconciliation to us, therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. since God is making his appeal through us. The Israeli prime minister delivered a fiery speech to Congress on Wednesday. Netanyahu said, America and Israel must stand together, promising to free hostages held by Hamas

and fight until we achieve victory. Walking a political tightrope, he thanked President Biden for his support following October 7's attack, and thanked former President Trump for overseeing the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and some Arab nations in 2020. He also fiercely denounced American critics of the war, who were on full display. About half of Congressional Democrats and one Republican boycotted an N'Yahu speech. Representative Tlaib attended, but held a war criminal sign.

Meanwhile, pro-Palestinian protesters filled several blocks surrounding the Capitol chanting, Free, Free Palestine, and in some cases, burning American flags and growing violent. The White House condemned those actions as disgraceful. The White House condemned those actions as disgraceful. It's easy to become angry and indignant over world events, wars, protests, etc. but much more difficult to live with the tension of desiring change while simultaneously loving everyone involved.

Followers of Christ are called to live in that tension, loving the very people we work against. The 2024 Summer Olympics officially begin today. Opening ceremonies begin at 1.30 p.m. Eastern. Over 10,500 athletes and athletes from all over the world are participating in the event. The event is a celebration of the The 2024 Summer Olympics officially begin today. Opening ceremonies begin at 1.30 p.m. Eastern. Over 10,500 athletes and 94 boats will parade down the Seine River to the base of the Eiffel Tower where French President Macron will speak and surprise celebrities will perform. Lebron James and Coco Gauff are Team USA's flag bearers. Men's football has already kicked off,

with Team USA falling to France 3-0 on Wednesday. Later, in a game delayed by fan violence, an offside's call gave underdog Morocco the win over Argentina. Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee voted Wednesday for Salt Lake City, Utah to host the 2034 Winter Olympics. With strings attached, the U.S. must drop investigations into why 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs were allowed to compete in Tokyo and respect the World Anti-Doping Agency's authority.

The Olympics offer an opportunity to experience camaraderie with fellow fans and to enjoy the thrill of watching athletes do what God created them to do. As you watch athletes compete over the next two weeks, thank God that He also made you to do beautiful things, and pray that you'd bring Him glory in all you do. Ephesians 2, 10 says, For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do. Your kids still have a lot of reading left to do this year. Novels on summer reading lists,

which we're sure they'll finish long before Labor Day, billboards on family road trips, and textbook after textbook this fall. Put first things first this back to school season and make sure they have their own copy of the most important book. CSB has a Bible for every age and every stage, easy for me Bibles for the littlest readers, explorer Bibles for your junior page turners, and study Bibles for your curious contrarian. There's plenty of options for mom and dad too, like the CSB Note-Taking Bible

or the Old and New Testament handbooks. Check out the link in our show notes to browse the full back to school catalog and get your whole family in the word this year. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. FBI Director Ray offered new details about former President Trump's would-be assassin in testimony before the House Wednesday. Thomas Matthew Crooks googled how far away was Oswald from Kennedy the day he registered

for Trump's rally, scoped out the event site three times beforehand and legally purchased the rifle he used from his father in 2023. Crooks' motive remains unknown. Go back to your less anxiety-producing assigned seats. After 50 years, Southwest Airlines is shifting away from open seating to assigned and premium seating as it looks to boost revenue. The change comes after a 51% drop in profit for Q2. CEO Bob Jordan said in an announcement on Thursday that research shows passengers overwhelmingly

prefer an assigned seating model. What we call a layup, the NBA and WNBA announce 11-year multi-billion dollar media rights deals with ESPN, ABC, Amazon, and NBC. The three networks will pay the NBA $76 billion, leaving behind longtime broadcaster TNT, though a legal fight looms. The WNBA will bank $2.2 billion, likely meaning higher salaries for the female hoopers. Senator Menendez announced that he will resign from office effective August 20th after being convicted on all 16 counts and a federal corruption trial. In his resignation letter, Menendez stated he fully intends to appeal the jury's verdict.

There will be 50 Democrats and 49 Republicans in the Senate until New Jersey's governor, a Democrat, appoints his replacement. Promising trial results showed total HIV protection with twice-yearly injections of the drug Lena Capivir. The drug, commonly used to treat contracted HIV, was 100% effective in preventing HIV across the study's 5,000 plus women and adolescent girls who participated. Experts say the finding is an important advance, while noting that similar studies in men are still ongoing.

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