The Pour Over Today - FEMA in NC, Election Update, Korean Conflict, & More | 10.16.24

Episode Date: October 16, 2024

Today, we’re talking about challenges FEMA is facing in North Carolina; which voters each candidate is focusing on in the final stretch of the election; fresh conflict between North and South Korea; and other top news for Wednesday, October 16th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over Today. Please support our TPO sponsors! Cru: give.cru.org/tpo Upside: https://links.thepourover.org/Upside The Bible Study: https://links.thepourover.org/TheBibleStudy Politics for People Who Hate Politics: https://links.thepourover.org/PoliticsForPeopleWhoHatePolitics Keola Fit: https://links.thepourover.org/KeolaFit_Pod Compelled Podcast: https://links.thepourover.org/Compelled Dwell Differently: https://links.thepourover.org/DwellDifferently Nothing Left Unsaid Podcast: https://linktr.ee/tgnlu CCCU: https://www.mycccu.com/tpobonus Courage for Life Study Bibles: links.thepourover.org/CFL_Podcast_0901 Grace Bible for Kids: https://links.thepourover.org/GraceBibleforKids The Daily Walk Bible: https://links.thepourover.org/DailyWalk

Today's episode is brought to you by our lead sponsor, Crew. Today, we're talking about challenges FEMA is facing in North Carolina, which voters each candidate is focusing on in the final stretch of the election, fresh conflict between North and South Korea, and other top news for Wednesday, October 16th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pour-over today. Here's the quote of the day. Don't pray when you feel like it.

Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on his knees. Corey Tenboom. Let's get started with some espresso shots. As cleanup efforts continue in North Carolina, officials are facing a new challenge, misinformation storms. Over the weekend, FEMA paused door-to-door outreach in two counties following false reports

of a truckload of militia targeting federal workers. One armed man who claimed to be hunting FEMA was arrested, and further investigation determined that he was acting alone. FEMA said it would be resuming normal operations, stating the threat was more limited than initially reported. FEMA says online claims, like the government blocking aid, seizing land, and only giving victims $750, have run rampant in Helene's wake, prompting them to create a myth or fact web page. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has urged people to stop the spread of rumors,

which he says is making people wary of applying for aid, and contributes to threats against response workers. Christians can be at the forefront of the effort to de-escalate political tensions and violence in the US. We know our time as citizens of Earth is just a blip on the timeline of eternity, which gives us hope and motivates holiness. Titus 2, 11-13 says, For the grace of God has appeared, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts, Titus 2, 11-13 says, Early voting has begun in over 20 states, but campaigning is still in full swing. VP Harris is ramping up efforts to court Black male voters after polling suggested she's

losing ground to Trump with that demographic. Monday she released a new opportunity agenda for Black men, which includes offering forgivable business loans to Black entrepreneurs, creating apprenticeships, and addressing health concerns that disproportionately affect Black men. Tonight, Harris will sit for an interview with Fox News, her first-ever interview on the network. Meanwhile, Trump is courting female voters. Today, he'll release a pre-recorded, women-only, Fox News town hall that focuses on issues important to women,

like the economy, abortion, and immigration. This follows Monday's Pennsylvania town hall, which ended with extended music and dancing after Q&A time was interrupted by two separate medical emergencies. No matter who you support in the upcoming election, your first allegiance should be to the King of Kings. When each side is calling for your undying support, remember that you are first and foremost beholden to the one who died for you. First John 2 verse 2 says, He himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,

and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world. North Korea is cutting ties to the South. After the hermit kingdom warned last week that it would permanently close its border with the K-pop kingdom, the North blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and railways on its side of the border Tuesday. South Korea fired warning shots in response. Tensions have been mounting along the 38th parallel since North Korea's Kim Jong-un declared Seoul a primary foe last December. Last week, Pyongyang accused its neighbor of flying drones overhead and dropping anti-North leaflets. Seoul has accused Pyongyang of floating thousands of trash-carrying balloons southward since May. Meanwhile, the North is cultivating friendship with Moscow.

North Korean troops are reportedly fighting alongside Russia and Ukraine, supplying military resources in exchange for access to aid and technology to boost its nuclear and space programs. Here's a prayer to offer when tensions rise in your neighborhood. Grant that we will love you with all our hearts, souls, and minds, and love our neighbors as we love ourselves—even our enemy neighbors. And we ask you, God, in these days of emotional tension, when the problems of the world are gigantic in extent and chaotic in detail to be with us,

in our moments of joy and in our moments of sorrow, until the day when there shall be no sunset and no dawn. Amen." Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. With over 1,000 translations and every type of decorative edition, it's easy to forget how many people can't even get their hands on a single copy of the Bible in their native language. This is why we've partnered with Crew. Crew has missionaries in almost every country, but they need more Bibles. One missionary said, I have never seen such a thirst for the word of God in my country.

Let's quench that thirst. For just $24 a month, you can provide three people with Bibles every month. As a bonus, Crew will provide meals to 12 hungry individuals through their humanitarian ministry and send you a free TPO coffee mug. Simply text TPO to 71326 or visit give.crew.org.tpo. Again, that's texting TPO to 71326 or give.cru.org.tpo. Message and data rates may apply, available to U.S. addresses only. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates.

NASA launched the Europa Clipper Monday to explore Jupiter's icy moon for signs of alien life. The mission will focus on Europa's subsurface ocean, believed to be hidden beneath a thick layer of ice. The solar-powered probe will complete its 1.8 billion-mile, five-plus-year journey to Jupiter in 2030. Are we there yet? Europa Clipper. Probably.

The UN described the situation in northern Gaza as desperate after delivering the first humanitarian aid allowed into the area in two-plus weeks. The aid breakthrough follows a letter to Israel from the U.S. expressing deep concern over Gaza's deteriorating humanitarian situation. It gives Israel 30 days to boost aid access or face losing some U.S. military assistance. It's pandemonium in the nation's capital, as two giant pandas from China made their way to the National Zoo yesterday aboard a FedEx plane dubbed the Panda Express. Pandas first came to the National Zoo in 1972 through Nixon's diplomacy efforts with China. And last November, a panda couple was returned to China, having been here on loan since 2000.

Check Your Frosans A massive meat recall linked to possible Listeria contamination has impacted ready-to-eat meals in the U.S. The recall, initiated by Bruce Pack, includes almost 10 million pounds of meat and poultry items sold in Walmart, Trader Joe's, and Target. There have been no reported illnesses or adverse reactions in connection with the recall so far. Walgreens is on a get-well plan. The drugstore announced Tuesday that it plans to close 1,200 stores in the next three years in the face of increased retail competition and lower prescription payouts.

The cuts are part of the $1 billion cost cutting spree that Walgreens announced after reporting a $3 billion loss last quarter. And that's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're listening on the Apple Podcasts app, give us a five-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell to never miss a new episode. We appreciate your support and hope you have a great day. We'll see you on Friday.

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