What We Worship Shapes What We Keep

A rooster crow can still jolt the heart. We follow Peter from bravado to denial to bitter tears, not to shame him, but to face our own fault lines—and to find the hope that pulled him back. That same lens reveals the hollowness of moral posturing around Pilate, the priests, and the Field of Blood: when procedure outruns purpose, justice cracks. We ask harder questions about authority, marriage, and culture by returning to Scripture as the first and final standard.

We ground the conversation in Psalm 33’s steady claim that God’s plans stand firm while the schemes of nations crumble. That anchors our response to shifting politics and cultural pressure, freeing us to seek what aligns with God rather than chasing trends. Proverbs 8 adds a daily charge to pursue wisdom with urgency, not as a hobby but as the path to life and favor. From there, we step into the modern square: how ideologies untethered from Christ drift toward coercion, how silence masquerades as neutrality, and why moral clarity requires naming evil and defending the innocent.

Then we turn the spotlight inward with Noah Webster’s practical counsel on time and money. If you mapped your day, where would your loves be? Most of us don’t lack time; we misplace it. Stewardship becomes spiritual: earn before you spend, spend less than you earn, and direct the surplus toward family, the poor, and the work of the gospel. Along the way, we honor a Medal of Honor recipient, Lewis Francis Brest, as a reminder that ordinary people can choose extraordinary courage when duty calls.

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