Then Memucan said in the presence of the king and the officials, “Not only against the king has Queen Vashti done wrong, but also against all the officials and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.”

- Esther 1:16

This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:

00:00 – Scripture Reading

04:59 – Thoughts on the Reading

32:26 - Secretary of State Antony Blinken Says Iran Is '1-to-2' Weeks From Starting to Build a Nuke – streiff, RedState

45:29 - Report: Iran Is Planning Another Attack on Israel - on Another Israeli Holiday – Ward Clark, RedState

54:41 - Turkish shooter wows by using no equipment to win silver at 2024 Olympics – AP, 9News.com

1:14:06 - South Korean internet provider allegedly injected malware into its customers’ computers in order to — wait for it — stop the spread of malware – Mister Retrops, NTB

1:31:11 - A Secret Agent of South Korea Was Just Arrested by the FBI. Guess Who She's Married to. – Mia Cathell, Townhall

1:44:02 - Brawny Solutions for our Dysfunctional Public Discourse – David A Foster, AllSides

2:06:54 - Glamorizing Divorce – Aaron M. Renn

For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

- Nehemiah 12:46

This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:

00:00 – Scripture Reading

07:03 – Thoughts on the Reading

31:14 – ‘Slaying Leviathan: Limited Government and Resistance in the Christian Tradition’ by Glenn S. Sunshine – Goodreads.com

1:26:09 – More About the Author

Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns. And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

- Nehemiah 11:1-2

This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:

00:00 – Scripture Reading

05:14 – Thoughts on the Reading

26:05 - Reviewing Episodes 800-900

43:13 - 8 Most Popular Episodes

1:08:13 - 7 Least Popular Episodes

1:29:55 - What is Changing in the Next 100

And the Israelites separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

- Nehemiah 9:2

This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:

00:00 – Scripture Reading

08:02 – Thoughts on the Reading

42:02 - Genesis 9 – Biblia.com

1:10:30 - I have three crucial observations for Christians from that debacle of an opening ceremony – Peter Heck, NTB

1:29:50 - Joy Behar: It’s ‘Un-Christian’ For Trump To Say God Was Watching Over Him – Virginia Kruta, DW

1:44:44 - Sen. Josh Hawley: "MOST of Trump’s security detail working the event last Saturday were not even Secret Service. DHS assigned unprepared and inexperienced personnel." – Joel Abbott, NTB

1:56:12 - Primogeniture – Wikipedia

2:06:49 - Younger Son Preference in the Bible – ChatGPT 4o

They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.

- Nehemiah 8:8

This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:

00:00 – Scripture Reading

06:31 – Thoughts on the Reading

31:45 - The fake news has started their Kamala spin machine, but their lies don't fly on X. Check out these epic community notes. – NTB Staff

47:41 - The Kamala Propaganda Machine Unleashed – Ben Shapiro, DW

1:11:53 - Is the AP actively campaigning for Kamala Harris with this video by presenting it as a news story?? – Cardinal Pritchard, NTB

1:22:33 - New Poll Numbers Show Trump and Harris Very Close – Headline Roundup, AllSides

1:38:39 - GovTrack Removes 2019 Webpage Labelling Harris as Most Liberal Senator - Headline Roundup, AllSides

1:52:59 - The FBI confirmed that, yes, Trump was shot. But Blue Anon is still insisting that they need more evidence – NTB Staff

2:01:30 - Donald Trump: An American Hero – Jonah Heuer, Verily

And I said to them, “Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes.”

- Nehemiah 7:3

This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:

00:00 – Scripture Reading

07:58 – Thoughts on the Reading

24:39 - The media says healthcare has never been more unaffordable. It’s long past time to repeal the reason why. – Peter Heck, NTB

44:34 - Psalm 127 – BibleHub.com

56:22 - Behind the Homeless Surge in California’s High Desert – Beige Luciano-Adams, The Epoch Times

1:16:36 - Newsom Issues Executive Order To Remove Homeless Encampments Across California – Mairead Elordi, DW

1:22:08 - Watching Pierre Poilievre explain how to fix Canada's housing crisis is a breath of fresh air in clown world – Commodore Vanderbilt, NTB

1:40:09 – What the Bible Says About Houses – BibleGateway.com

Then I sent to him, saying, “No such things as you say have been done, for you are inventing them out of your own mind.” For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” But now, O God, strengthen my hands.

- Nehemiah 6:8-9

This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:

00:00 – Scripture Reading

04:47 – Thoughts on the Reading

24:26 - What's Wrong With Gentle Parenting? – Emily Edlynn Ph.D., Psychology Today

49:38 - ‘Gentle parenting’ is no way to bring up children – and I should know – Polly Dunbar, Independent

1:07:01 - The Harsh Realm of “Gentle Parenting” – Jessica Winter, The New Yorker

1:34:18 - ‘Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up’ by Abigail Shrier - Goodreads