Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 8, 2025. In today’s headlines, U.S. news reports a significant drop in mass killings, reaching a two-decade low, with prevention programs and community health initiatives potentially playing a key role. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about military orders and when troops should push back, following […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 7, 2025. In U.S. news today, military leaders are under scrutiny, sparking discussions on when troops should salute or push back against orders whose legality is in question. The Supreme Court may soon overturn a nearly century-old precedent that restricts the president’s ability to fire […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 6, 2025. Today in U.S. news, military leaders are under the microscope regarding recent drug boat attacks, prompting discussions on when troops should follow orders versus push back against those of questionable legality. A significant Supreme Court precedent, nearly a century old, limiting the president’s […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 5, 2025. Globally, in Japan, the new Prime Minister’s dedication to ‘work, work, work’ is surprisingly sparking a national debate about the dangers of overwork, a country that even has its own term for ‘death from overworking.’ Meanwhile, in Pakistan, an unexpected source of national […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 4, 2025. In today’s top stories, Ukrainians remain wary as U.S. and Russian negotiators meet to discuss their future, firmly stating their willingness to compromise but not to surrender. Domestically, an unusual alliance has formed in Arizona, where a Democrat and a Republican are working […]

I understand that the ordering of words in Greek does not impact the meaning as much as it does in English. But given that ordering (and commas) does matter in English, consider the following two renderings.

Rather, speaking the truth in …

2 Samuel 13:12-14 NASB
12 But she said to him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful sin! 13 As for me, where could I [f]get rid of my shame? And as for you, you will be like…