Elephants in the Room

On Monday night, former President Trump made his first public appearance since Saturday’s assassination attempt.

After delegates officially nominated him, Trump arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee with a bandaged ear, taking his seat next to the man he’d named as his running mate just hours before: Ohio Senator JD Vance.

Vance, a 39-year-old Marine veteran and Yale Law graduate from working-class Appalachia, is the first millennial to run on a major party ticket. Author of bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, Vance worked in tech and finance before entering the Senate in 2023. In 2016, he was an outspoken “never Trumper” but says he realized their policies aligned despite “stylistic” differences.

Also arriving in Trump’s camp: Elon Musk, who endorsed the former president and pledged $45 million/month to a pro-Trump Super PAC.

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ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
The names on the ballot may feel monumental, but will you remember them in 1,000 years? Viewing our lives from an eternal perspective doesn’t mean we stop caring, but it reminds us to keep our focus on Christ and live as citizens of his kingdom.  

“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed. Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, it is clear what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness as you wait for the day of God and hasten its coming.” 
2 Peter 3:10-12 (CSB) (read full passage)