WHAT’S ON WHAT’S UP TODAY:

AI Revolution

Has the internet changed our lives for the better or for worse?

Is there much misinformation floating around about Artificial Intelligence?

Will AI improve our lives?

Plus: healthcare costs.

Can Texas Lawmakers control/lower health care and prescription drug prices?

But, will the legislature affect our quality of life?

Mark Lanier continues with: TERROR GIVES WAY TO TRIUMPH

Pastor Jarrett Stephens: FIGHTING FOR TRUTH

Closing Prayer for today:
Merciful Father,
Please overlook my shortcomings, my faults, and my outright disobedience. I should know better by now. More below….

Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program

Host Terry Lowry interviews influential and knowledgeable guests on relevant topics for today.

AI REVOLUTION: LEAVING GREEN ENERGY STATES BEHIND

Discussed by Steve Goreham
with Steve Goreham (www.stevegoreham.com/)

Should we embrace AI centers or vehemently oppose them?

Steve Goreham is Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America and author of four books on energy, climate change, and sustainable development. Today, Steve discusses the AI Revolution.

Click here to read Steve’s article on this topic.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Has the internet changed our lives for better or for worse?

For universal access to Artificial Intelligence, are more data centers needed? Steve Goreham explains how AI date centers work and reveals how many are currently in Texas. It’s a lot!!

Is there much misinformation about AI and data centers?

Will AI improve our lives?

Click here to order a copy of one of Steve Goreham’s many books, including his latest book: “Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure”.

CAN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE FINALLY FIX AND LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS?

Discussed by Dr. Clifford Porter
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Can Texas Lawmakers take the bull by its horns and control/lower health care and prescription drug prices – without affecting our quality of life?

Clifford F. Porter, MD PhD, is the Senior Fellow for Healthcare at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the founder of Texas Direct Medical Care. Today, Dr. Porter discusses the duty the Texas Legislature has to lower healthcare costs for all Texans.

Click here to view Dr. Porter’s testimony before the Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee on improving rising costs in healthcare.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is finding affordable health insurance a big concern for businesses – whether they are for profit or not-for-profit? Dr. Porter gives several examples of outrageous prescription drug costs and offers some suggestions on how to reduce those costs.

During the interim session, are Texas Legislators meeting in study sessions to examine the rising costs of all aspects of health care and how to control and bring down costs?

Why is it so difficult to change the health care costs? Dr. Porter has an answer and it’s spelled “government”.

Can elected officials from both sides of the aisle rally together during this next legislative session to tackle the rising health care costs in Texas?

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TERROR GIVES WAY TO TRIUMPH

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 3

IF GOD IS FOR US – WHO CAN BE AGAINST US? DO YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH GOD IS FIGHTING FOR YOU – HOW MUCH HE CARES FOR YOU – HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU?

This week, Mark Lanier continues in his series on the book of Romans, encouraging us with story after story of God’s faithfulness to those who love and obey Him. God wants our terror to turn into triumph!

To view Mark Lanier’s video for this lesson, click here.

If you have a prayer request, need Scripture encouragement, or would like a copy of Mark’s lessons each week, email wantmore@biblical-literacy.org

QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:

THE QUESTION THAT SILENCES EVERY ENEMY (vs 31)

If God is for us, who can be against us?

Was Paul trying to confuse the people with all of his questions? Or was he trying to educate them and prove a point? Mark shares why asking questions in order to get to know someone is important…

Is God really invested in our lives? Is God really committed to us? Is God really acting in our interests?

Will the enemy hit us from all sides when we are walking with the Lord?


THE GIFT ALREADY GIVEN (vs 32a)

What/who was the gift? Jesus – obviously!

But, why didn’t God spare His own son? Did He not care? Mark has a great analogy for why God sacrificed Jesus for us.


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FIGHTING FOR TRUTH

Discussed by Pastor Jarrett Stephens
with Champion Forest Baptist Church (www.ChampionForest.org)

Day 3

IF THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTES, THEN THERE ARE NO STANDARDS. AND IF THERE ARE NO STANDARDS, THEN THAT MEANS THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG. AND IF THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG, THEN YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BELIEVE AND LIVE HOWEVER YOU WANT TO.

This week, Pastor Jarrett Stephens continues in the FIGHT series, preaching on the importance of knowing and living the truth – the REAL truth according to the Gospel, not the world’s twisted version of “truth”.

NOTE: Champion Forest will be hosting a special celebration for America’s 250th Birthday. Click here for more details and to register for the event.

Find Pastor Jarrett Stephens’ sermon here.

Find Pastor Jarrett Stephens’ sermon notes here.

 If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org

QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:

OUR SIN NATURE IS AN ENEMY OF TRUTH

Why do we sin?

Can we ever stop sinning?

Is it possible for lies to take over our mind? (Romans 7:22-23) A.W. Tozer: “The world of sense intrudes upon our attention day and night for the whole of our lifetime… It does not appeal to our faith; it is here, assaulting our five senses, demanding to be accepted as real and final.”


THE WORLD SYSTEM IS AN ENEMY OF TRUTH

What is the “world system”?

Who is the ruler of the world?

Was Babylon a real city? Pastor Jarrett describes Babylon – and it sounds oddly familiar to the world today.


FIGHT FOR TRUTH: FILL YOUR MIND WITH TRUTH

Is God’s Word the final truth? (John 17:17; Romans 12:2a)

How can the truth change our way of thinking? (Philippians 4:8)


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PRAYER

Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program

Merciful Father,

Please overlook my shortcomings, my faults, and my outright disobedience. I should know better by now.

Thank you for continuing to work with me, prune me, and mold me. May I do nothing and say nothing that discredits the cause of Christ.

I praise your Holy Name, for you are not through with me.

Strengthen me through the Gospel of Christ.

Now, let’s go together, Father, in and through the Holy Spirit, sharing the Good News.

May the harvest be abundant.

And, Lord if you grant me tomorrow, let’s repeat.

Amen and Amen