Thursday, August 14, 2025

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The Gospel of the Kingdom is not a suggestion. It’s a system override.

This issue—Live ahead. Kingdom-First. Always. And don’t let the enemy see you flinch.

Signals & Shifts

Quick hits from around the world and under the radar—where faith, culture, and global currents intersect. Curated to help you see, pray, and act with Kingdom clarity.

⚠️🧠 Brain cancer link? Aspartame alters gut and switches on tumor genes.

📱 How to break free from your phone and reduce screen time. “On your deathbed, what kind of life do you want to look back on?”

🦅👮‍♂️ President takes federal control of police in DC to crack down on crime.

📚 NEA rewriting history? Largest US teachers' union accused of erasing Jews from the Holocaust.

⌛️ Do people actually look younger today than in past generations? (via YouTube short)

👀 Watchword. In Christ, your chest is the home address of God. (Matt Peterson)

Kingdom Forward: Living on the Leading Edge of the King’s Story

Each week, we highlight a Kingdom Dynamic: a key insight into how God’s Kingdom works in real life …

Live ahead. Kingdom-First. Always.

So I was on a fitness walk and listening to a podcast several days ago when a single phrase grabbed me amidst the trees and deer. The guest, a former Silicon Valley innovator now in Texas, described certain people and companies as TECH FORWARD …

On the leading edge, pushing boundaries in the domain of tech.

That sparked something. What about the priority of being KINGDOM FORWARD?

Jesus told Nicodemus we must be born again to enter the Kingdom of God. Once we’re in, we’re called to seek first the Kingdom and his righteousness (Matthew 6.33).

That’s not a side project. It’s the organizing principle of everything.

Being Kingdom Forward means aligning our story with the Jesus Story, which is the Kingdom Story. Our values, decisions, and relationships take their cues from the King’s agenda, not cultural trends or personal ambition.

Alignment is everything.

So when we’re praying about something, facing a challenge, or stepping into an opportunity, the question is now … How can I be Kingdom forward in this? What choice, action, or prayer posture will most advance God’s reign right now?

God loves all of his daughters and sons. But I think he likes Kingdom Forward people. (Not to be offensive, but it’s likely the Father likes some more than others. Just my sense.)

Kingdom forward people and organizations are on a different playing field.

King Jesus, I want to seek first your kingdom, and the righteousness of the Father. In all things. I trust that you will add everything that’s designed for me to my life. I want to advance your kingdom. Amen.

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Holy Hack — Don’t Let the Enemy See You Flinch

Holy Hacks are simple to grab and sharp in execution.

When the Adversary stirs trouble, staying calm is not weakness … it’s spiritual warfare. Paul wrote, “in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God” (Philippians 1.28 NASB). Your steady confidence under fire tells hell you know who wins.

Lock Down the Kitchen By 7 PM — Wake Up Leaner and Stronger

Want better recovery, fat-burning, and vitality? Shut the kitchen down by 7 PM to release human growth hormone (HGH) at optimal levels during the first hours of sleep. HGH supports tissue repair, cellular renewal, muscle maintenance, and fat metabolism. This helps with weight loss/weight maintenance and functional strength. But if you eat carbs or sugar later in the evening, the insulin spike works against HGH release. That means reduced healing and stubborn extra pounds. Give your body the fasting window it craves and wake up stronger, leaner, and more energized. Go deeper (short video clip).

Another tip: Shut the kitchen down at 7 PM, but eat ½ cup of low-fat cottage cheese 30 mins before going to bed. I’ll tell you why next week.

“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Psalm 139.14 NKJV)

Higher Thoughts

“My thoughts are higher than your thoughts.” —Isaiah 55.9

You will abide in something. The question is—what? Jesus said, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5 NKJV). Counterfeit vines are everywhere. Success, comfort, approval, entertainment, even good things like ministry, the government, a relationship. Whatever you connect to flows into your inner world and bears fruit. Life works with the True Vine.

Super Conscious Mind. There’s the Conscious Mind we’re usually aware of. There’s the Subconscious Mind, which can process 1,000 to 2,000 things at once and feeds into the Conscious Mind. Without sounding New Agey (!), beyond these is the TRUE Super Conscious Mind—the renewed mind Paul speaks of in Romans 12.2. The very spirit of our mind can be refreshed and renewed (Ephesians 4.23). When we’re born again, we’re seeded with the mind of Christ. It’s not static. It’s dynamic and can grow. It’s a Miracle Mind … designed for resurrection power and higher insight.

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Word of the week: Limpid — 1. (Of a liquid) Free of anything that darkens, completely clear. 2. (Of a person’s eyes) Unclouded, clear. “The artist’s rendition of her subject’s limpid eyes and sharp expression captured her intelligence.” Source: WordDaily

Trivia answer: B) Eating high-carb snacks late at night. Did you know? ➡️ Late-night carbs spike insulin, which interferes with your body’s prime HGH release window in the early hours of sleep—slowing repair and fat-burning.