We open with prayer, walk through December 29 moments in American history, scan fresh headlines, and then unpack Disco Demolition Night as a mirror of crowd frenzy before closing with Mary Magdalene as a witness of grace over shame. The heartbeat is simple: discern history, resist the mob, and remember that redemption chooses the unlikely.
• gratitude, prayer, and a reset for the week
• Texas statehood, YMCA founding, Savannah’s capture, Wounded Knee context
• China’s drills around Taiwan and shifting power signals
• Trump’s meetings with Zelensky and Netanyahu and what theater masks
• Disco Demolition Night as a cultural cautionary tale
• Mary Magdalene’s deliverance and first-witness calling
• hope for those battling shame, addiction, and trauma
• a reminder to hear your name over the noise
If you don’t have Jesus in your life, you better get right
