DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, May You be on our minds, on our lips, and in our hearts. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
BIOPHILIA: [17:18] – Fascinating applications of psychological research to architecture and interior design. Several of the things she mentions explain why one of my favorite things is to sit on our deck and watch the leaves on our big basswood tree flutter in the breeze.
BREAST CANCER: Breast cancer accounts for almost a third of all new cancers among women in the United States every year. A huge new study entitled “Hormonal Contraceptive Formulations and Breast Cancer Risk in Adolescents and Premenopausal Women” has just been published in JAMA Oncology. Researchers who examined data from more than two million women from 2006 to 2019 found that thos who used hormonal contraceptives (i.e., birth control pills, implants, injections, and intrauterine systems) were at higher risk of developing breast cancer. They also found there was a “statistically significant greater risk” from progestin-only contraceptives as compared to combined formulations.
DEMOCRATS: Damani Bryant Felder posted these from his in box. Based on this small sample, it appears the most racist Democrats are white.
EVERYDAY HEROES: “I parked my car in an outdoor lot. I forgot to roll up my window, because my mind, as always, must’ve been on other things. I came back a long time later — many, many, many days later. Look what a perfect stranger had done for me, in my absence.”
FOOD STAMPS: The Trump administration has announced that food stamps will be partially funded using all $5 billion of the contingency fund the USDA has on hand. It costs about $9 billion to fully fund SNAP each month. There is a lot of really negative stuff about SNAP beneficiaries on the ‘net right now. I’d much prefer to see these sneering types put their energies into praying, donating to food pantries, and voting for representatives who will use our tax dollars responsibly. After Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, my husband was put out of work for a year. I am disabled and we had 3 young children. He did anything and everything he could to find work, but while he looked, we all NEEDED to eat.
PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Please sweeten the hearts and minds of all Americans. Fill us with both generosity and gratitude. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
SECRET SANTA: [7:51] – A local Secret Santa is giving $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Every day, from now until the end of the year, the East Idaho News elves will be delivering gifts from Secret Santa and we’ll be sharing the surprise videos here.
SCOTT ADAMS: The cartoonist famous for “Dilbert” has metastasized prostate cancer. He was approved for a new drug, but something went wrong with the scheduling. He reached out to President Trump, who got him an appointment for yesterday.
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