Below are ten pocket prayers and verses to lift up when you feel anxious, overwhelmed, discouraged, or defeated.

Our God is not a wasteful God; He is a purposeful God. Just as the wilderness was Jesus’ launching pad, what if it is ours too?

I knew this kid was gonna be a star

Through two days of the Democrat convention, we're buried in praise of the "electricity" and the "energy," and that was before the Obamas magically ascended to the stage. Every four years, we're reminded of the term "Obamagasm." From inside their Obama bubble, do they really get to say Trump has a "cult"? Associate editor Nick Fondacaro tells us about the night-shift findings. They were all just too amazed by the "dance party" vibes during their roll call of the states. Delegates know they're on camera and should project a party vibe for the folks at home.  Plus, some weird takes from Chris Wallace on CNN. like the right-wingers have a "revisionist history" on Covid, that claims the Democrats were the biggest lockdown pushers? That's definite history, whether or not they like the liberal-media narrative being revised. Wallace also oozed over Kamala: “She's had this kind of speed dating relationship with voters and so far, it's a love affair!” We wrap up today by talking about the latest developments in the defamation suit against Jake Tapper and CNN that Nick has been following very closely. Brian Stelter can't seem to care about CNN screwing things up, so we will.  Take in the podcast below, or wherever you listen to podcasts. It will keep if you're too buried in other convention media activities.   

Well into Night Three of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, CNN liberal commentator Van Jones opined about how Democratic supposedly had a “deeper patriotism” than what was on display during the Republican National Convention last month. He also insisted that Democrats valued the “freedom of a full life.” Meanwhile, they had Planned Parenthood killing babies out in the parking lot. Shortly before Oprah Winfrey spoke at the convention, Jones rambled on about how there was a noticeable difference in the quality of the patriotism between Democrats and Republicans: "I feel like there's a distinction between what I would call a cheaper patriotism and a deeper patriotism. This is a deeper patriotism here, it's not just the rah rah stuff."   Van Jones suggests Republicans have a "cheaper patriotism" while Democrats have a "deeper" and "muscular" one. He claims Democrats are for "the freedom to live a full life." Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood is killing babies in the parking lot outside the convention center. pic.twitter.com/yOSsMvM4gg — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) August 22, 2024   Jones went on to suggest that the Republican notion of freedom was “just the freedom to not pay your taxes or the freedom to say get off my lawn,” while for Democrats it was “the freedom to live a full life.” “And to be able to live a full life, we need each other, we need smart government,” he added. But that didn’t pass the vibe check with the facts on the ground at the convention. According to the president of Students for Life and Students for Life Action, Kristan Hawkins, Planned Parenthood had killed 25 babies in the parking lot outside the convention center (as of Tuesday).   CONFIRMED: 25 babies have been killed by Planned Parenthood at the DNC. pic.twitter.com/33JOlkwCIS — Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) August 20, 2024   “Planned Parenthood offered free vasectomies and medicinal abortions in an oversized van outside the Democratic National Convention on Monday, giving men the chance to get snipped in as little as 20 minutes – and grab a taco on their way out,” The New York Post reported. Jones followed up by gushing about the “muscular patriotism” of Vice President Kamala Harris: But, I haven't seen so many “USA, USA” – there is a muscular patriotism associated with Kamala Harris. There’s a musculature to what she’s saying. She wants to fight! She’s not afraid. “I want to fight for this. I believe in this country and I believe in this particular vision of freedom. And I’m going to fight for it.” “And I think that’s a very interesting, new kind of combination that I haven't seen before,” he concluded. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: CNN Democratic Convention Night 3 August 21, 2024 10:26:06 p.m. Eastern (…) VAN JONES: I feel like there's a distinction between what I would call a cheaper patriotism and a deeper patriotism. This is a deeper patriotism here, it's not just the rah rah stuff. They are asserting that the value of freedom is not just the freedom to not pay your taxes or the freedom to say get off my lawn, it's the freedom to live a full life. And to be able to live a full life, we need each other, we need smart government. But, I haven't seen so many “USA, USA” – there is a muscular patriotism associated with Kamala Harris. There’s a musculature to what she’s saying. She wants to fight! She’s not afraid. “I want to fight for this. I believe in this country and I believe in this particular vision of freedom. And I’m going to fight for it.” And I think that’s a very interesting, new kind of combination that I haven't seen before. (…)

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