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Although the election is in the rearview mirror, it is worth asking a question from this election that will affect the next election. Who should draw the lines for Congress? Supreme Court justices have differing opinions. The editors of the Wall Street Journal begin with these two sentences. “Charles de Gaulle once said that he always had ‘a certain idea of France.’ Now we learn that from her prominent perch as a Supreme Court Justice, Elena Kagan has a certain idea of democracy.” Her recent comments were about partisan gerrymanders. She disagrees with the majority that decided to take federal courts out of the business of policing state legislatures that draw congressional boundaries. She would like to put judges in charge of drawing maps. She is correct that these partisan gerrymandered districts do reduce the number of competitive elections. It’s also true that they drive voters to the extremes. But I am not convinced that unelected federal judges will do a better job than state legislators who are accountable to the people. As I have mentioned in previous commentaries, the idea of so-called independent commissions drawing lines isn’t any better. In California and New York, we saw that these two independent commissions eliminated several Republican seats. And the solution isn’t always to create majority-minority districts. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote many years ago that putting a significant percentage of minority voters (Black or Hispanic) isn’t the solution. He argued that making both major parties compete for minority votes is healthier for democracy. We may not like how the system works now, but it at least provides a remedy through electing or defeating state legislators who gerrymandered districts. What do you think about gerrymandering? Share your thoughts in the comments. #midtermelections #gerrymandering #districts

Faith was never meant to be passive! Are fear, anxiety, or comparison keeping you from living out your faith with confidence? This week on Highlights, Liberty McArtor talks with author Megan Feveryear about her new devotional, "Reclaiming Boldness." Through Scripture, reflection, and practical challenges, Megan encourages readers to simplify their faith, trust God more fully, and step into the life He has called them to live. It's time to stop holding back and start living boldly! #pointofview #highlights #christianliving #faithinaction #devotional

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Is the American Dream still alive? Now that the election is behind us, it is worth revisiting one of the major themes of the 2026 campaign. That was the issue of affordability. There is an accurate way to quantify what many voters felt. Each year, writers at Investopedia do a calculation of the true cost to achieve the “American Dream.” This year they estimated that the “American Dream” now costs $5.3 million. They come to that conclusion by calculating the cost of eight milestones: owning a home, buying new cars, raising two children and sending them to college, retiring, paying for healthcare, having a wedding, owning pets, and taking a yearly vacation. The original concept of the “American Dream” came from writer James Truslow Adams in his book, Epic of America. It was the fulfillment of a life that was “better and richer and fuller for everyone.” If we assume that the writers at Investopedia have accurately calculated what amount is necessary to achieve the “American Dream,” we immediately crash into reality. They compare the $5.3 million figure to what most Americans might earn. For example, a single wage-earner falls short. “A full-time worker with a bachelor’s degree earns a median of about $3.6 million from age 25 to 64.” That is based on a reasonable analysis of Census Bureau data. Even if we add Social Security retirement, that worker never reaches the necessary amount. As I have mentioned in previous commentaries, Americans in our world today fall short because the value of the dollar diminishes. Thus, the cost of living goes up faster than any increase in wages and salaries. That is why the “American Dream” seems illusive today. What do you think? #americandream #economy #affordability

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Today is Election Day!  Usually midterm elections are important, but you probably can’t find a more important midterm election in modern history. The control of the House and Senate are at stake, and we have several candidates from the Democratic Socialists of America.  America is divided, and that has intensified the stakes in this election. Republicans control the House and Senate by slim majorities, and that has also intensified the stakes in this election. And the losing party is likely to charge the other party with voter fraud, voter suppression, and a variety of other offenses. That has also intensified the stakes in this election. America has had lots of close elections, even at the presidential level. In 2000, George W. Bush led Al Gore in Florida after the first results were tallied, but the outcome of the election essentially came from the Supreme Court. In 2016, Donald Trump won three swing states by a mere 77,744 votes. In 2020, Joe Biden won three swing states by 42,844 votes. And controversy surrounded both of those elections. In 2024, we had a clear winner because Donald Trump won the popular vote by more than 2 million votes and won seven swing states. But it is worth mentioning that he won in five of those swing states by less than 3 points. Midterm elections are different. Historically, the president’s party usually loses seats during midterm elections. This has been true in 20 of the last 22 midterm elections. Tonight we will be watching what happens in the 435 House races and the 35 Senate races. And there are 36 governor’s races along with thousands of state house and state races and local races. We will have lots to talk about as the election returns begin coming in. #midtermelections #govote

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Does your vote matter? *Spoiler: Yes! 💯* Tomorrow is the election. You may have already voted, like tens of millions of Americans. But if you haven’t voted, I encourage you to vote because your vote might make the difference. And even if you have already voted, you may know people who aren’t planning to vote because they believe their vote won’t make any difference. In the past, many groups circulated articles and e-mails talking about the importance of one vote. In the last few elections, we haven’t needed these reminders because some of the elections in the last few decades provide numerous illustrations. Over the years, I have collected some stories of elections that resulted in a tie. You can’t get any closer than that. Consider the story of Penny Pullen in Illinois. A number of years ago, it appeared she lost a primary election by 31 votes. However, there were many irregularities in the ballots. Judge Francis Barth concluded that the election was a draw and ordered a coin toss. She lost the election on a coin toss. Later she found out that many members of her church hadn’t bothered to vote in the primary election and could have made a crucial difference. In 2006, there was an even more interesting story of an electoral tie. William Crawford and Jean Miller both received an identical number of votes in an election in Ohio. William Crawford was especially upset. You might ask why. Well, it turned out that his two sons failed to vote that day. His son Jim lives across the street from him. His other son Andy is a college student who lives at home with him. Neither took the time to go to the polls. Would the outcome of these elections be different if a few people in Penny Pullen’s church had bothered to vote or if either of William Crawford’s sons had bothered to vote? Does one vote count? Just ask Penny Pullen or William Crawford. #midtermelections #govote #faithandculture

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Close the Borders President Trump and Vice President Vance have wise advice for France and other European countries that are seeing rioting, anarchy and destruction in their streets. “CLOSE THE BORDERS.” Vice President Vance warned that, “in the name of diversity and compassion, Western liberals imported the third world into France.” He said, “They ignored fundamental questions of assimilation and compatibility. They were told it would lead to this and they didn’t listen.” There are lots of reasons for the rioting in France. French media called it “student protest over school conditions.” Other marchers came out against expensive living conditions and high fuel prices. This dissatisfaction has been growing and occasionally bleeding out into the streets of France for decades. According to Reason Magazine, “France has built an enormous welfare state, much of it devoted to older citizens, while letting other state capacities and basic services fall apart.” Now students complain the government is shortchanging schools and “everyone sees that it is shortchanging its army and police.” With protests as a smoke screen for vandalism, rioters and looters have joined in. The proliferation of Communist and Palestinian flags reveals the presence of far-left activists, Islamists, and African thugs. This is why our president and vice president want European countries to curtail immigration. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, France’s foreign-born population has reached a historic high, with immigration increasingly originating from outside Europe. As historian, Victor Davis Hanson explains on his podcast, in France, “the unemployment rate of new immigrants is almost 50%.” He says many immigrants’ attitude toward their host country “is not magnanimity, it’s contempt.” Social commentator Rod Dreher says history teaches “that civilization is fragile. It can be taken from us — or, as in Europe today, it can be thrown away by fools who don’t realize how hard it was to build, and is to maintain,” and “who either hate it, …or just don’t care.” A wise warning for the U.S.

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Tomorrow is October 31st. Most people know it as “Halloween” but it also has long been known as The Festival of the Dead. The Celtic tribes and their priests, the Druids, celebrated this day as a marker for the change from life to death. November 1 was the beginning of the New Year, so Halloween or “Samhain,” was like New Year's Eve. It was both a time of death and new beginnings. The young would wander the countryside disguised in scary masks, carrying turnips carved into scary jack-o'-lanterns to frighten off ghosts and goblins. They believed that the veil between the living and the dead was believed to be the thinnest at this time, and therefore one could most readily communicate with loved ones in spirit. Deuteronomy 18 warns us not to be involved in any activity that includes divination. The term Halloween is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before “All Hallows’ Day” also known as “All Saints’ Day.” Pope Gregory moved the day from May 13 to November 1. This made Halloween the eve of this celebration. November 1 became “All Hallow Mass,” and October 31, became “All Hallow’s Even.”  Today, Halloween has become one of the more celebrated holidays. We are told that people spend more on decorations at Halloween than any other holiday except Christmas. And often the Halloween celebrations have included more and more occultic activity. Christians have two options: to ignore Halloween or to provide an alternative. Many churches now provide a Fall Fun Festival. I hope you have thought about what you will do tomorrow. Don’t just go with the flow. Make an informed decision about what you will do on Halloween.

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🙏Pray for America🙏 Much is at stake... Election Day 2026 is almost here, and early voting has been underway for weeks in many states. Recently, I encouraged you to pray over the midterm elections. Today, just five days before the election, I ask you again to pray for our nation at this crucial juncture. Voters across the nation are concerned with which party will control the House and Senate after Tuesday, and rightfully so. The results of Tuesday’s election will determine what the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency are like.  Clearly, we need to pray about the results of the election, and that includes praying about the voter turnout. Many people don’t vote in midterm elections, and even more Americans fail to vote all the way down the ballot for smaller offices that have a great impact on local communities.  We should also pray for safety and integrity on Election Day. A peaceful election process is something we may be tempted to take for granted in America, but it is far from the norm. Pray for protection over voters, poll workers, candidates, and the voters themselves as we gear up for Tuesday, November 3. Please pray the following prayer along with us: Dear God, Stir the hearts of Americans, especially Christians, to vote in the midterm elections. Remind those who may have forgotten, and convict those who may not view their vote as important. Give voters wisdom, clarity, and discernment with their choices. We ask for your protection over the entire election process. Protect voters. Protect poll workers. Protect the integrity of each vote and the results. Give us grace to trust You and reflect Your ways no matter the outcome. May our lives always point to You as our ultimate hope and answer. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. Thank you for praying today. Prayer is the most powerful thing we can do in any situation. Please share this prayer to encourage others. #prayforamerica #midtermelections #govote

What do alchemy and our modern currency have in common? Many years ago, a presenter at an international conference compared the printing of currency to alchemy. Centuries ago, alchemists tried to turn cheap “base” metals into gold. The idea goes all the way back to Aristotle who believed that all matter combined the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water. He guessed that these elements could be changed by the action of heat and cold, or dampness and dryness. Why did alchemists want to create more gold? Gold has been a store of value for thousands of years and has been used as money in so many civilizations. The science of the alchemists was flawed, but so was their economics. If they had been able to create gold, they would have ruined its value because it would no longer be scarce and would decline in value. The story of gold and alchemy is an apt illustration of what central banks and governments have been doing for centuries. Instead of creating gold, they have been creating currency out of thin air. Although we talk about cranking up the printing presses and printing more dollars, the reality is that the Federal Reserve or the US Treasury merely changes numbers on computers. You know the result: inflation and a devalued dollar. In previous commentaries, I have posted the picture of the declining value of the dollar since the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913. One hundred dollars back then would only be worth a little over three dollars today. The government will be printing many more dollars; therefore, we should expect the devaluation of the dollar to continue. Alchemists tried all sorts of experiments to create gold. The modern-day alchemists create currency instantaneously with no cost.

When is war justified?  This week on Highlights, Liberty McArtor speaks with author and pastor Daniel Darling about his article, “When War Is Justified.” They’ll explore how Christians have wrestled with questions of war and peace throughout church history and how our faith shapes the way we approach these difficult issues. #pointofviewhighlights #christianworldview #faithandculture #justwar

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Moody vs Marx Marxist ideas are surfacing all over the world. We need to educate, especially the younger generation, about the toxic ideas developed by Karl Marx and spread through nearly every institution.  Dr. Erwin Lutzer has written an important book, Marx and Moody, to educate Christians and draw some important distinctions between Marxism and Christianity. He was on my radio program to talk about his book and educate my listeners.  We talked about the fact that he had been to both gravesites. As the former senior pastor of The Moody Church in Chicago, he often visited the grave of D.L. Moody in Northfield, Massachusetts. More recently, when he was in London, he also stood by the grave of Karl Marx and delivered a message that warned about the incalculable damage that resulted from the pen of Karl Marx.  One of his chapters provides a summary of some of the major points of the Communist Manifesto. Another chapter deals with Democratic Socialism, which he calls Marxism Lite. These chapters clearly show the difference between a Marxist and Christian worldview.  His chapters on D.L. Moody presents the story of someone who many refer to as the “Billy Graham of his day.” Like Marx he observed the problems of urbanization and industrialization. Chicago had poverty, human and animal waste, and many diseases. He preached the gospel but also provided practical, biblical programs to deal not only with people’s souls but with their significant social and moral problems.  His book ends with a challenge: two tombstones, one choice. The question is: What will be our epitaph on our tombstone? Individually and collectively, we need to answer that question. Share your thoughts in the comments!