Monday Morning PlainSpoken Morning Briefing (Jan. 6, 2025)

Happy New Year! I'm back up and streaming this morning for those who want to start the day off thinking about important things. Here's what I have slated to cover this morning:

1. Walter Fenton retires - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B8xkgCHhp/

2. Update on Syria - https://substack.com/@theuncreatedlight/note/c-83386393?r=17brpc&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

3. Cambron Wright on John Mark Comer “A New Wesley on the West Coast? John Mark Comer’s Call to Become Apprentices of Jesus” - https://firebrandmag.com/articles/a-new-wesley-on-the-west-coast-john-mark-comers-call-to-become-apprentices-of-jesus

4. Bishop John Pena Auta Issues Strongly-Worded Statement on Nigerian Affairs - https://peopleneedjesus.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bishop-john-pena-auta-press-statement-full-text-december-2024.pdf

5. Another One: “First United Methodist Church of Dover: A Community Pillar Says Goodbye” - https://morrisfocus.com/2025/01/05/first-united-methodist-church-of-dover-a-community-pillar-says-goodbye/

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