News: stop being surprised; invest in individuals, not group battles
Ben's news monologue: he tries to keep it quick but lands on how Christians spend time on outrage that doesn't matter — the Louie Giglio inauguration-prayer controversy and the Lance Armstrong saga. His thesis: stop being incredulous that a fallen world rejects God (like his wife being incredulous about his socks on the floor eight years into marriage). 'Organizations do not spend an eternity separated from God. Individual people do.' Winning earthly battles against groups is 'winning an earthly battle and losing a forever war' — so shake a hand, get a name, and influence people personally. Mike adds that he and Ben were invited to broadcast from a right-to-life rally, expected to hate the protest vibe, and were uplifted when every speaker spoke from the heart of Christ. KTIA 99.3 listeners are cut off; the podcast/live audience continues.
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