Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for January 9, 2026. In today’s top stories, U.S. politics saw President Trump continuing his “America First” agenda, withdrawing from numerous global bodies, particularly those focused on climate and human rights, a move that has drawn international condemnation but allowed China to increasingly step into a leadership […]
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January 10
49
BCE: Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
Caesar’s opposition was led by Pompey, the Roman who defiled the Holy of
Holies, mocked the Jewish religion and shipped thousands of Jewish slaves to
Rome. On the …
When I started pastoring more than 40 years ago, most of us called to pastoral ministry wanted to get started on the task quickly. Right or wrong, we typically leapt into ministry as soon as we could. Now, young leaders preparing for ministry are much …
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