FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

➤ Donald Trump, meanwhile, says he’ll carry out the “largest domestic deportation operation in American history” if he’s elected. He blasted President Biden’s immigration policy as a “nation-wrecking catastrophe.” (More) 

➤ Sacramento’s top prosecutor is suing his own city’s leaders for failing to clean up homeless encampments. The district attorney says because the city isn’t enforcing its own laws, it’s seeing a “collapse into chaos.” (More) 

➤ A political cartoon taking aim at New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s policy of not telling parents if kids change their gender identity is causing waves. The cartoon will be featured on social media and highway billboards. (See Cartoon). 

Never get around to it?

Memorizing Scripture always seems to be that idea that we say, “I’ll get to it one day.” Why not make that day be today?

Every month at Bible Memory Project, they thoughtfully choose four verses and send the resources you need to actually (finally) commit them to memory. The best of these resources is the acronym wristbands, which are engraved with the first letter of each word.

They are currently in the middle of a series called “Vices and Virtues” and even offer different Bible translations.

If you truly want to start memorizing Scripture but never seem to get around to it, then it’s time to try Bible Memory Project. Use code FLY at checkout and get your first month completely FREE.

➤ Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake have partnered to open a New York City sports bar featuring duckpin bowling, virtual golf, and many TVs tuned to sports. The bar, named T-Squared Social, opened this week. (More) 

➤ The New York Mets have had a tough season, and this play against the Marlins offers a perfect example. The pitcher fields a bunt and then throws to an empty base with no fielder in sight. (See Video) 

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Market Report   9/21/23

➤ Big Stock Move: Shares of data company Splunk shot up 21% on news that the company agreed to be acquired by Cisco Systems. (More)

➤ Hollywood writers and producers say they’re near a deal to end the four-month-old strike. If the negotiators can agree, the union will still need to approve the deal. Show production can’t resume until the actors’ strike is settled. (More) 

➤ An elderly San Francisco woman sued McDonald’s, claiming a scalding hot cup of coffee caused her “severe burns.” The case is similar to a lawsuit McDonald’s lost in 1994 when a woman won a $3 million verdict over hot coffee. (More) 

As Christians, we’re called to “store up his word in our heart,” and with the Bible Memory Project it has never been easier.

Every month they select four simple verses and send you the resources to help! Click here and start memorizing God’s Word with us.

Use code FLY at checkout and get your first month completely FREE.

➤ The NASA asteroid chaser Osiris-Rex will fly by Earth on Sunday after seven years in space to drop off about a half-pound of highly anticipated rubble from the asteroid Bennu. (More) 

➤ Speaking of NASA, one of its space probes flew through a powerful eruption from the sun, not only surviving the coronal mass ejection but also capturing a video datastream of the event. (See Video)

➤ The CBS news team covering the Morocco earthquake rescued a tiny puppy they heard crying under a pile of debris. By the time they drove back to the nearest village, one of the CBS engineers had adopted the dog. (See Photos) 

➤ A Texas teenager who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a high school football game last year returned to the field for the 2023 homecoming game, where the school’s students crowned him as their homecoming king. (More) 

➤ An other-worldly image of a nautilus drifting on ocean debris won the Ocean Photographer of the Year award. Awards were given in a number of categories. (See Winning Photos) 

➤ A bride and groom got a stunning backdrop for their wedding photos in Scotland when their photographer saw the Northern Lights suddenly appear. He interrupted the wedding celebration to rush the couple outside. (See Photo) 

1. Yes
2. No
3. Self-Employed
4. Retired
5. Stay-at-Home Parent

Tuesday’s Results:

Have you used Airbnb for a vacation rental?

1. Yes: 33%
2. No: 67%

Today’s Trivia

What’s the northernmost point in the contiguous USA?

Show me the answer