Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for April 21, 2026. In U.S. news today, proposed ICE mega-jails are facing unexpected pushback from pro-Trump Southern towns, citing logistical and financial concerns. Meanwhile, retiring lawmakers express worry that Congress is losing its ability to function effectively, with fundraising and attention-getting eroding norms. The closure of […]

Lee University’s Department of Language and Literature recently hosted its 13th Annual Latin American/Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Conference, bringing together students and educators from multiple institutions to share research, attend […]
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April 22

404: Emperors Arcadius and Honorius limit the opportunities of
Jews to serve the Empire when they issue the following:  “We decree that the Jews and Samaritans
who flatter themselves with the privilege of being in the secret service will…

A few years back, I told the ‘Christmas Story’ simply by using 16 Christmas hymn titles.  It was posted on Rapture Ready in 2013.  Now I have used 71 traditional hymn and gospel song titles that proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and inform people just how great our Christian God is, in the form […]

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Could a Great Earthquake Tie Several Biblical Prophecies Together? One theory I have been considering is that several major biblical prophecies may be connected by one massive regional earthquake along the fault system running through Damascus, Israel, Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives. Rather than viewing these passages as totally separate events with unrelated causes, […]

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