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Week: August 11th - August 15th, 2025

8/11/25 - Bear Much Fruit (priorities)

We all have our priorities in life, but are we familiar with Jesus’ priorities? In John 15:7-8, he says: “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so, you will be My disciples.”

Abiding in Christ means aligning with His priorities, His agenda, and His desires. This ultimately becomes God’s will. What is God’s will? His will is that He be glorified in our lives. So, next time you are wondering if you are following His will in your job, your home life, your social life, or even when you are alone, ask yourself: are you glorifying Him in all that you do?

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8/12/25 - We are Kings & Queens

The Apostle Peter tells us to “honor the king.” In America, that doesn’t mean the President, though we should honor him. In America, the people are the kings and queens. We call our elected officials, public servants. America’s founders flipped the concept of government. Rather than a monarch making the laws and ruling the people, the people make the laws by electing representatives.

As a Christian you have to ask yourself, if you are a good ruler. Or are you like so many kings in the Old Testament who didn’t rule well. You might object by saying that you don’t want to be a king or queen. But if you are a citizen, you have the obligation. Neither Saul nor David asked to be king. Solomon didn’t choose it. He was born into it. If you are an American citizen, then you are a ruler. If you don’t vote in every election, you are neglecting your God-mandated duty to rule well.

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8/13/25 - Consent of the Governed

I encourage you and your family to reflect on America’s heritage of independence rooted in biblical thinking. It began with the Pilgrims came on the Mayflower. They wanted independence from the religious persecution they faced in Europe. When they landed in America, they brought something else with them – the idea of “consent of the governed.”

They believed in a covenant relationship with each other based on the New Testament teaching about the Church. They wrote in the Mayflower Compact that in the presence of God, and one another they agreed to “covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic.”

I wonder if students in your public schools will learn about the biblical heritage of our country. You can be a gateway to better education. For a FREE download of our devotional Faith of the Fathers click HERE. 

8/14/25 - School Accountability

The U.S. Department of Education has released guidance on public schools students’ and teachers’ religious freedom.

The guidance makes clear that, and I’m quoting, “Students may express their beliefs about religion in homework, artwork, and other written and oral assignments, free from discrimination based on the religious perspective of their submissions.”

I think it’s noteworthy that the guidance replaced the words, “religious content”, with the words, “religious perspectives.” This subtle change will help as the pressure grows on educators to suppress the religious viewpoints of students on controversial cultural topics such as abortion, and same-sex marriage, and gender identity

The guidance makes clear - these students’ religious perspectives are not to be silence. For details on the new guidance from the United States Department of Education, visit GoGateways.org/freetospeak.

8/15/25 - Teachers Can Pray at School

Did you know that public school teachers can pray at school? The U.S. Department of Education recently published new guidance on religious freedom in public schools. When it comes to prayer and teachers, the guidance says this:

“Teachers may take part in religious activities such as prayer even during their workday at a time when it is permissible to engage in other private conduct such as making a personal telephone call. Before school or during lunch, for example, teachers may meet with other teachers for prayer or Bible study to the same extent that they may engage in other conversation or nonreligious activities.”

Do you know public school teachers? How about blessing them with this information? You can be a gateway to better education for those in your schools. For details on the new guidance, visit GoGateways.org/freetospeak.