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Newsletter · By Hon. Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    When Nations Become Villains (opens the original)

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    As a child, I learned to fear a country called Iran. Decades later, as the U.S. increasingly casts China as an adversary, I find myself wondering what happens to our national soul when we villainize other nations—and what Jesus asks of us when the world is divided into “us” and “them.”<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ZEq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a6936

  2. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    When Wealth Stops Being a Blessing (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Faith in a Post-Democratic Nation (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    When Our Jerseys Wear Us (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    Hope Begins at the Stump (opens the original)

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