The Pour Over Today - Tariffs; Ukrainian Updates; Last Night’s Trump Speech & More I 3.5.25

Episode Date: March 5, 2025

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Today's episode is brought to you discipline, for confession, for honesty, not because God is mean or fault finding or finger pointing, but because he wants us to know the joy of being cleaned out ready for all the good things he now has in store. NT Wright Let's get started with some espresso shots. The tariff hammer has dropped. After a month-long pause, President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico yesterday and raised last month's tariff on Chinese goods from 10% to 20%.

Canada and China retaliated swiftly. China imposed a 10-15% tariff on U.S. agricultural imports, and Canada levied a 25% tax on tens of billions of dollars' worth of American goods. Mexico promised to respond with both tariff and non-tariff measures on Sunday. The stock market didn't take the news lightly. All three major indexes dropped as investors braced for rising prices and falling consumer demand. Automakers could be hit hardest as car parts currently cross borders multiple times during the manufacturing process.

Meanwhile, Target's CEO warned shoppers to brace for higher prices, specifically on produce and alcohol, as soon as this week. The governments of the world have different things on their agenda than God's kingdom. As global powers maneuver to have their way, work to keep in step with the priorities of your heavenly home. Deuteronomy 10, 12, and 13 says, What does the LORD your God ask of you, except to fear the LORD your God by walking in all heavenly home. Deuteronomy 10, 12, and 13 says, The U.S. and Ukraine are working through Friday's Oval Office clash. Over the weekend, Ukraine President Zelensky described a deal ending its war with Russia as being, still, very, very far away. In response, the White House announced that it's pausing and reviewing Ukraine aid until

the ally proves it's committed to peace. Zelensky sought to prove his dedication yesterday, outlining the first stages of a ceasefire with Russia, the release of prisoners and troops in the sky and the sea if Russia will do the same, and saying he's ready to sign Friday's abandoned rare-earth mineral deal with the U.S. as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the EU took steps to open its wallet with an $840 billion boost to the bloc's future defense budget, empowering member states to massively step up their support to Ukraine. When peace feels far away, remember that the story is not over.

The righteousness, justice, and light of the Lord will prevail. Meanwhile, seek peace in your corner of the world and trust God with the rest. Romans 12, 18-21 says, If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not avenge yourselves because it is written, vengeance belongs to me. I will repay, says the Lord. Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good. President Trump gave his second administration's first progress report last night. In an address to a joint session of Congress, not an official State of the Union address

since Trump hasn't been in office a full year, the Commander-in-Chief spoke for over 140 minutes, a record, on a swath of topics from the busy first 43 days of his second term. The economy and tariffs, federal downsizing, balancing the budget, strengthening border security, and much more. There was a lot of clapping from half the room. The other half was unimpressed. Democrats held signs that read false, Musk steals, and save Medicaid.

Representative Al Green was escorted out in the opening minutes of Trump's speech for heckling and other Democrats walked throughout the address. Senator Alyssa Slotkin delivered the rebuttal, outlining how Democratic lawmakers plan to address Trump admin policies. Here's a verse to consider whether you think your performance deserves a gold star or you didn't check a single thing off your to-do list yesterday. Satisfy us in the morning with your faithful love so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.

Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us. Establish for us the work of our hands. Establish the work of our hands. Establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90, 14 and 17. With over 1000 translations and every type of decorative edition, it's easy to forget how many people can't even get their hands on a single copy of the Bible

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and send you a free TPO coffee mug. Simply text POUR to 71326 or visit give.crew.org slash POUR. Again, that's texting P-O-UOUR to 71326 or give.cru.org slash POUR. Message and data rates may apply. Available to US addresses only. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. Doge.gov got its third weekly update. The federal cost-cutting efforts now claims $105 billion in total savings, up from $65

billion last week, but is facing criticism for trimming down the verifiable savings on its wall of receipts from $16 billion to $9 billion. Meanwhile, the Pentagon says its initial collab with Doge found $80 million in wasteful spending. President Trump's cabinet is nearly built. The Senate voted along party lines Monday to confirm one of the final cabinet nominees, Republican donor Linda McMahon, as Education Secretary. McMahon, who headed the Small Business Administration during Trump's first admin, announced a final mission to end bureaucratic bloat at the DOE and promised to transfer education oversight to state governments.

Pope Francis' health continues to waver after suffering two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency Monday, which led to putting him on a non-invasive ventilator. The pontiff, who has remained alert and cooperative despite recent setbacks, was taken off the ventilator. The pontiff, who has remained alert and cooperative despite recent setbacks, was taken off the ventilator Tuesday and is undergoing respiratory therapy as he battles a complex respiratory condition. His doctors said his prognosis remains guarded. Israel's ceasefire with Hamas is in limbo again. After Phase 2's permanent ceasefire negotiations saw little progress last week, the U.S. reportedly

proposed extending Phase 1 through Ramadan and Passover, April 20, allowing for more hostage releases. Israel agreed, then halted aid into Gaza, promising additional consequences if Hamas rejected the proposal. Hamas accused Israel of sabotaging the existing agreement. The man with the golden arm has died at age 88. James Harrison was Australia's most prolific blood donor, credited with saving 2.4 million babies.

Harrison's plasma contained a rare antibody called anti-D used to treat a potentially fatal disease in unborn babies. The donor gave blood 1,173 times every two weeks from 1954 to 2018. And that's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're listening on the Apple Podcast app, give us a five-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell to never miss a new episode. We appreciate your support and hope you have a great day.

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