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I’m going to resist the urge to make a load of driving puns in this email.
Mainly because most of them would probably go nowhere.
But we do need to talk about your car.
At the moment, it’s just… getting you from A to B. Sitting in traffic. Parked outside your house. Blending in with every other car doing exactly the same thing.
Surely it could be doing more?
We’ve just released a brand new Protect the Wild car window sticker – because if you’re already out there on the roads every day, you might as well stand for something while you’re at it.
A small act of defiance. A visible show of solidarity. A message that travels further than you do.
And it’s not just for show.
Every £3 sticker helps fund our investigations, campaigns, and the work we do fighting for British wildlife – exposing cruelty, challenging power, and pushing for real change.
So yes, it’s “just” a sticker. But it’s also a statement.
If your car’s going to be out there anyway, it might as well have something to say.
Grab yours here for £3 and put it to work.
Ceasefires don’t rebuild shattered lives
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Dear Peter,
While a day without another wave of Iranian missile attacks is a welcome relief, a ceasefire does nothing to rebuild the lives that have been shattered during the war. There are thousands of people who urgently need our help, and I’m asking you today to reach out to them in Christian love. We have received a generous matching gift challenge that will double your gift to help twice as many people—so please be as generous as you can when you send your gift today.
The situation is urgent. So many people have lost homes, family members, and even everything they owned in the missile attacks. I’m thinking about families like the Cohens. They buried six family members on the day their son was supposed to have his bar mitzvah. We helped them with the medical bills, buying clothing, and more, and they were so grateful. But there are so many others in urgent need.
The people of Israel are suffering greatly right now, and while they need our prayers, they also need our help. Together we are answering the command of God, “Comfort ye My people.” Together we are telling, and more importantly showing, the people of Israel that they are not alone. Please send your most generous gift today and share this with everyone you know.
Make a donation here: https://give.foz.org
Your support of the Friends of Zion today allows us to comfort the people of Israel who have survived the terrorist attacks, minister to the families of the hostages, continue to purchase and deliver food, medicine, clothing, and other necessities of life for the poor Holocaust survivors and refugees of Ukraine, continue to operate the Friends of Zion Museum, and to meet urgent humanitarian needs among the poor Jewish people living in Israel. Thank you so much for being part of this vital worldwide prayer movement.
Your ambassador to Jerusalem,
Michael David Evans
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Matthew 16:24-25 – Deny Yourself and Follow Jesus: Embrace His Path to Righteousness
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Matthew 16:24-25
(24) Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (25) For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
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Jesus tells us to deny ourselves.This means we must disown and renounce ourselves and subjugate everything—all our works, interests, and enjoyments—to the standards set by God. Paul commands us to bring under our control every thought that opposes God and His way (II Corinthians 10:5).
Jesus also instructs us to bear our cross. We need to embrace the situations God has set us in, and with faith in Him to bring us through them, bear the troubles and difficulties that come upon us. Just as Jesus accepted His role, even to “the death of the cross” (Philippians 2:8), we need to be content with what God gives us to do (Philippians 4:11). As Paul says in I Timothy 6:6, “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” What an achievement it is not to be driven by evil hungers!
God has called us to lay down our lives in subjection to Him. The supreme object of our lives is not our personal happiness or fulfilling our every desire. Our goal is God’s kingdom and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33), but notice what Jesus says next: “And all these things shall be added to you.” If we yield ourselves to God’s instruction and grow and overcome, He will fulfill our legitimate desires!
Matthew 16:25 shows us the two sides of this issue. Jesus says that if we insist on preserving our way of life, with all its wrong hungers and desires, we will lose it eternally!But if we take control of our mind and emotions and destroy our way of life—ridding ourselves of all the wrong hungers and desires that are against God—then God will save it eternally! The better option is obvious.
Satan has filled this world with hungers of every sort to tempt men, including the people of God. Hungers of lust, power, money, and fame seem inviting after the monotony of day-to-day living, but Satan’s way is a trap, though an enticing one. It always looks good on the outside, but inside is sin, destruction, and ultimately death, eternal death.
God allows us to make decisions. He allows us to learn from the decisions we make—both right and wrong. The right decision to make about the wonderful calling and opportunity He has given to us is to yield ourselves under the mighty hand of God in faith that He will work in us. His work is always wonderful and good. Once we yield, we can set our mind to overcome, hungering and thirsting for righteousness. And God will satisfy us!
— John O. Reid
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Latest 2026 NFL Mock Draft
2026 NFL Mock Draft: Jeremiyah Love Slips; Who Grabs Ty Simpson?
Notre Dame star running back Jeremiyah Love has seemingly become a top-five staple in the majority of mock drafts as of late, but should he go that high? Should the Pittsburgh Steelers add a quarterback in the first round of this year’s draft, with Aaron Rodgers’ future still in question? Do the Philadelphia Eagles have to add a wide receiver as rumors about A.J. Brown’s future persist?
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Each team’s best promotional giveaway in 2026
Thursday, April 09
TOP NEWS
Love swag? Check out these 2026 giveaways
From bobbleheads to basketball jerseys to iconic disguises, here’s a look at the best promotional giveaway for each team.
Looking like a new hitter in cleanup spot, Walker homers for 4th time in 5 games
Third time’s the charm! Nelson overpowers Mets after pair of rocky outings
With gem from Gray, Red Sox flip narrative of homestand
Ohtani ties Ichiro for longest on-base streak by Japanese-born player
Devers belts big HR to clinch Giants’ series victory over Phillies
Blue Jays’ rally over Dodgers a sign of life from gritty ’25 identity
Braves staff aces early 13-game gauntlet … and emerges with MLB-best ERA
Rangers make statement with 1st sweep of division rival Mariners since 2023
The 1st first-pitch challenge? Of course it happened with Ohtani
López, Soler both suspended after Braves-Angels fracas
Davey Lopes, prolific basestealer and Dodger mainstay, dies at 80
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Rafael Devers
411 ft
6th Inning
Hardest Base Hit
James Wood
116 mph
1st Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Shohei Ohtani
100.1 mph
1st Inning
Decisive Play
Giants
33.2% WPA
6th Inning
5 HRs this season just one shy of 2025 total
1st Guardians 1B with 3 doubles in game since Ben Broussard (2005)
Extends MLB-best scoreless streak to 26 2/3 innings
43-game on-base streak the 6th-longest in LAD history since 1900
With 2 RBIs, batting .455 with 10 RBIs with RISP
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MUST-SEE PLAY
Rob Refsnyder’s home run robbery kept the game scoreless at the time and made the batter, Texas’ Josh Smith, say he “wanted to cry.” He was kidding. (Probably.)
STAFF PICKS
One potential impact callup for each team
Are this year’s Rookie of the Year winners in The Show already? Maybe not. The MLB Pipeline crew offers 30 phenoms — one for each organization — who could make their debuts later this season.
A strange swing that keeps hitting homers
Chase DeLauter’s swing has a certain je ne sais quoi. You might think it looks beautiful. You might think it looks choppy. Whatever you think about it, one thing is undeniably true: With that swing, this kid can rake.
He woke up in Worcester but had to pitch in Boston
Tyler Samaniego was prepared for a noon game at Triple-A on Wednesday but was redirected east to Boston, where he made his MLB debut.
It’s been literally months since anyone’s scored on Miller
Mason Miller is currently the Majors’ most dominant closer, in the midst of a scoreless streak that dates back to last August — including both the postseason and the World Baseball Classic.
MLB Network Showcase: D-backs vs. Mets
Ketel Marte and the D-backs take on Francisco Lindor and the Mets in an MLB Network Showcase at 7 p.m. ET. (Subject to local blackout.)
A’s vs. Yankees on MLB Network
Nick Kurtz and the A’s take on Aaron Judge and the Yankees at 1:30 p.m. ET. (Subject to local blackout.)
SCOREBOARD
SD 8
PIT 2
KC 2
CLE 10
MIL 0
BOS 5
BAL 5
CWS 3
SEA 0
TEX 3
LAD 3
TOR 4
HOU 1
COL 9
PHI 0
SF 5
STL 6
WSH 1
ATL 8
LAA 2
AZ 7
NYM 2
CHC 6
TB 2
CIN 4
MIA 7
ATH 3
NYY 2
DET 6
MIN 8
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Patriots coach spotted holding hands with married woman on hotel room balcony just one week after scolding Christian player for posting Bible verses
Here are the deets on the ceasefire deal with Iran that everyone with a brain knew was coming
The New York Times just beat The Babylon Bee at their own job
Jason Kelce is teeing off at the Masters for some ungodly reason, but the memes have me in stitches
Yes, Jason Kelce is teeing off at the Masters.
Cops say man named Abdulkarim filmed himself burning down California toilet paper warehouse
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Come meet the woke Batman who is (sort of) fighting crime in Minneapolis by night
Watch this school bus nearly get pummeled by a train (the driver has been arrested)
How do you miss this as a school bus driver?
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