In this sermon, Pastor Aaron first explains what living by the Spirit is not and highlights the instances of counterfeit sign gifts. Then, he goes into the list of the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5, explains each one, including discussing how these traits have been misdefined, and contrasts it with how the world thinks and lives today. This is easily one of the best sermons I've ever heard.
Friday, June 26, 2026
TRUMP OFFICIAL SAYS U.S. CONTROL OF GREENLAND COULD RESULT IN RETURN OF ALL YOU CAN EAT SHRIMP TO RED LOBSTER
New York Post
Trump official says US control of Greenland could bring back all-you-can-eat shrimp at Red Lobster
By Ariel Zilber
Published June 22, 2026, 9:17 p.m. ET
A Trump-appointed official who has spent years promoting closer American ties with Greenland says doing so could have an unexpected payoff: the return of all-you-can-eat shrimp at Red Lobster.
Thomas Dans, the chairman of the US Arctic Research Commission and a Texas financier, made the unusual suggestion in a New Yorker magazine profile that portrayed him as one of the driving forces behind President Trump’s push to expand US influence in Greenland.
“My view is that the United States could take all the seafood Greenland could produce, and cut out the middleman, and keep it from China — and you could bring back all-you-can-eat shrimp at Red Lobster,” Dans told the New Yorker.
The magazine reported that Dans, accused by Danish authorities of helping run “influence operations” aimed at increasing American sway over the Arctic island, served on a previously undisclosed National Security Council task force focused on Greenland during Trump’s first term.
The Post has sought comment from Dans and the White House.
A longtime Trump ally, Dans also served at the Treasury Department during the president’s first term, where he was counselor to the under secretary for international affairs and helped oversee portions of the federal government’s pandemic-era relief efforts.
In recent years, however, he has become best known for his advocacy on Greenland and Arctic issues through American Daybreak, an organization that promotes closer ties between the US and Greenland.
Trump has spent years fixated on Greenland, arguing that the vast Arctic island is critical to American national security because of its strategic location between North America and Europe and its access to shipping routes and natural resources.
After first floating the idea of purchasing Greenland during his first term, Trump revived the push after returning to office, declaring that US “ownership and control” of the territory was an “absolute necessity” for national security.
While Trump has framed Greenland as a national-security imperative, critics have warned that any attempt to acquire the territory would strain relations with Denmark, a longtime NATO ally.
Polling has also shown overwhelming opposition among Greenlanders to becoming part of the US.
It is also unclear how a potential US acquisition of Greenland would boost Red Lobster’s fortunes.
The chain’s signature “Endless Shrimp” promotion has long been one of its biggest draws, allowing diners to order unlimited servings of shrimp for a fixed price.
But the deal became infamous after Red Lobster’s previous management team made it a permanent menu fixture in 2023, a move that attracted customers but hammered profits as seafood and labor costs piled up.
Former owner Thai Union later disclosed that the promotion contributed to an operating hit of roughly $11 million during a single quarter, helping turn “Endless Shrimp” into a symbol of the restaurant chain’s financial troubles.
Red Lobster ultimately filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2024, though the company has said a range of factors — including inflation, rising costs and operational challenges — contributed to its downfall.
After emerging from bankruptcy under new ownership, Red Lobster initially distanced itself from the promotion before bringing back “Endless Shrimp” as a limited-time offering rather than a permanent menu item.
THE TRUTH ABOUT CHIGGERS
New York Post
The truth about how chiggers bite your skin will actually horrify you
By Reda Wigle
Published June 20, 2026, 7:59 a.m. ET
Summer is here, and just as we are shedding layers and welcoming the sunshine, insects are lining up to feast on our flesh.
While ticks and the scary diseases they carry are among the most fearsome of warm-weather insects, another tiny pest is making a meal out of mankind in a truly horrifying fashion.
Chiggers, miniature mites that live in grassy, wooded areas or near water, come alive in the summer season when warmer temperatures create ideal conditions for feeding and breeding.
Related to spiders and ticks, chiggers are petite parasites that are nearly invisible to the naked eye. Though they be but small, their effects are mighty and their approach to growth truly disturbing.
The creepy life cycle of a chigger begins when it hatches from an egg. These juvenile larval mites (band name) then feed on the skin of an animal or human host before falling off and transitioning into their adult form.
These six-legged larvae rely on the flesh of their hosts to supply the nutrients they need to grow into their eight-legged, non-parasitic best selves.
Typically, chigger larvae attach to clothing, favoring areas such as waistbands, bra lines and sock lines where skin and clothing are in close contact.
To satisfy their appalling appetites, chigger larvae move from clothing to skin, releasing a powerful digestive enzyme to make our cells slurpable.
As the enzyme liquifies skin cells, it hardens the surrounding tissue, creating a straw-like tube — known as a stylostome — that allows the chiggers to drink from our dermis like a morbid milkshake.
Because mites have mouths that can pierce but not tear or consume, this skin straw enables them to suck up liquified skin cells and, in some cases, blood for their gnarly nourishment.
Bottoms up.
The enzyme that kills skin cells also causes the intense itching that we associate with a chigger attack. The irritation peaks during the first 24-48 hours after contact, then subsides over the following two weeks.
The most common areas for chiggers to attach and attack are the ankles, lower legs, backs of the knees, waist and groin.
Chigger bites are not immediately apparent, as symptoms can take up to 3 hours after contact to appear.
Symptoms include red spots or pimples on the skin and severe itching.
Because chiggers feed on the skin rather than burrow into it, a rash usually appears only after the mites have detached, and treatment focuses on alleviating itching rather than parasite removal.
Treatment options include cleaning the affected area with soap and water, applying calamine lotion, cold compresses, and permethrin, and/or taking antihistamines.
You can prevent becoming chigger lunch by wearing protective clothing, using insect repellent, treating clothing with insect repellent, and avoiding outdoor activity in grassy, wet, or wooded areas during the summer months.
10 YEAR OLD GIRL WRITES TO RESTAURANT ASKING FOR JOB
PEOPLE
Texas Roadhouse Leaves 10-Year-Old Girl 'Inspired' After She Wrote Them a Letter Asking for a Job
By Raven Brunner Published on June 22, 2026 10:32PM EDT
A 10-year-old girl is feeling the love after making a special request involving a Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Surprise, Ariz.
Abi Miller decided to pen a note to the chain restaurant after a school assignment involving writing letters. In the letter, Abi expressed her love for the steak chain's food — and her desire to work there, according to AZ Family.
"I like your rolls and I love your hamburgers," she wrote in the letter, per Fox 10.
In hopes of getting hired, Abi also left her mom's phone number on the note so that she could be contacted for a job interview.
“I am a great chef,” she noted at the bottom of her letter.
Abi’s message caught the attention of the Texas Roadhouse location's managing partner, James Andros, who told Fox 10, "It's very seldom we get a letter from a younger one of our guests.”
While he couldn't hire the child, he invited her to swing by for a meal and merchandise, including a branded t-shirt, a button, pens and a travel cup.
The girl’s parents Ashley and Pat Miller said the experience “made her feel really special.”
"It did good in my heart for sure," her parents told the outlet. "She's motivated, she's excited, she's going to do great things.”
"I just like being with other people and helping out them," Abi said, adding that the experience “really inspired me.”
During the girl’s visit, she also captured a pic with mascot Andy Armadillo.
PEOPLE reached out to Texas Roadhouse for additional information.
WENDY'S EMPLOYEES BUSTED FOR SERVING COMPLAINING CUSTOMER FOOD FROM TRASH AND SPITTING ON IT
New York Post
Wendy’s employees busted for serving complaining customer food from trash — and then spitting on it: cops
By Patrick Reilly
Published June 24, 2026, 1:45 p.m. ET
Three Wendy’s employees have been arrested for serving a customer food they allegedly pulled from the trash and spit on after the customer complained about the initial order, according to police.
Aaliyah Shuntai Sanders, 23, Trinity Lashell Rice, 19, and Shadela Crystal Holley were each arrested between June 16 and June 22 after the nasty incident at the South Carolina fast food joint last month, according to Fox Carolina.
A customer ordered food from the restaurant in Union — about 60 miles east of Greenville — on May 31 but had an issue with the order and asked for a refund. The staff said they would remake her order, according to a police report obtained by the outlet.
The customer was handed the food she was told had been remade and ate it as she left the restaurant — but shortly afterwards received a call from someone at the store claiming staff had spat in the food and had removed it from the trash can.
The woman took a closer look at the food and told police she realized she was given the same food from her initial order.
She then called the store and spoke with the manager, who confirmed he had spoken with employees and verified what happened.
Wendy’s called the incident “wholly unacceptable” and confirmed the sick trio have been fired.
“This is an isolated incident that occurred at a restaurant in South Carolina. The franchisee who owns and operates this restaurant is taking this matter very seriously and acted promptly to dismiss those allegedly involved as soon as they became aware of the situation,” a Wendy’s spokesperson told The Post.
“Their team conducted a thorough review and is working with law enforcement to take appropriate action. This behavior is wholly unacceptable and not reflective of Wendy’s values, including treating people with respect and doing the right thing.”
All three women were charged by the Union Public Safety Department with tampering with a human drug product or food item and arrested between June 16 and June 22, according to reports.
TRAINING FOR CELA PATRONS FALL 2026
CELA will take a training pause for the summer. There will be no training sessions offered in July and August. We'll be back in the fall with webinars/chat sessions for CELA users! Here are some of the fall offerings which you can register for anytime. We will be adding other webinars to this list.
Envoy Connect: An accessible and affordable audiobook player
This webinar will provide a basic introduction to the Envoy Connect player, a portable, affordable and easy-to-use device to listen to CELA's audiobooks. This webinar is for both library staff and CELA patrons who want to learn more about this device.
This webinar will cover:
· Basics of the Envoy Connect Player: what it is, how it works, etc.
· How to manage books on the Envoy Connect with the CELA Connect software.
· Where to find learning resources or purchase the player.
To register for the online Zoom webinar please select the link below and fill in the registration form. To attend by phone, please call the Contact Centre at 1-855-655-2273.
Ask Us! Come chat with CELA staff and have your questions answered
This hour long interactive conversation gives CELA users an opportunity to ask questions related to using CELA’s library services. We encourage you to bring your questions and learn from CELA staff, as well as to share experiences with other CELA patrons in the audience. This Q&A aims to support how you access the books, magazines and newspapers in CELA’s multiple format collections for people with print disabilities.
To register for the online Zoom webinar please select the link below and fill in the registration form. To attend by phone, please call the Contact Centre at 1-855-655-2273.
Getting Started with Accessible Reading Canada: Listen to CELA Audiobooks with Alexa
Join us for a live webinar introducing Accessible Reading Canada, a new way for CELA patrons to enjoy CELA audiobooks using Alexa-enabled smart speakers. This 60-minute session will walk you through how to use voice commands to search, browse, and listen to audiobooks from your CELA Direct to Player Bookshelf using the Accessible Reading Canada Alexa skill.
This webinar will cover:
- What Alexa-enabled smart speakers are and how they work
- How to set up and use the Accessible Reading Canada skill
- How to use voice commands for browsing and reading
- Where to find help guides and additional support
After the presentation, there will be a Q&A session to ask additional questions. This session will be recorded.
To register for the online Zoom webinar please select the link below and fill in the registration form. To attend by phone, please call the Contact Centre at 1-855-655-2273.
To register for a training session, select the link with the webinar date and time. (You will need to adjust the times for your region - all times given on the website are in Eastern Time.)
Once you have registered, you will receive your own individual link to join the webinar, with the option of adding the information to your calendar.
Recorded versions of previous webinars are available on our Webinar recordings page.
For information on upcoming patron webinars, see the Webinars for you page on the CELA website.
We hope you will join us. Please contact CELA if you have any questions.
CELA Member Services
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BRITS VISITING US FOR WORLD CUP APOLOGIZING TO AMERICANS FOR WRONG IDEAS ABOUT THE STATES
New York Post
Brits visiting US for first time during World Cup are apologizing to Americans: ‘We were wrong’
By Aurielle Weiss
Published June 24, 2026, 9:03 a.m. ET
The British are coming … to apologize.
With the World Cup taking over towns all across the nation, travelers from the UK are getting a taste of the Red, White and Blue. And tons are offering up apologies along the way.
Many Brits have acknowledged on social media that their assumptions about the US were wrong.
In a string of TikTok’s from across the pond, Brits are earnestly sharing their experience in the US and revealing the media in their country “paint this weird narrative” about Uncle Sam.
“America is nothing like what the media tells us,” said World Cup traveler Oliver Henry, on TikTok as @oliver.henry.w, in a recent post.
Some of those tales told: Americans are rude, inhospitable, unsafe and proud — just to name a few. But folks are spotting a different side to the country, and falling in love.
Host cities have been welcoming outsiders with open arms as they take our commonplace for wonder. Our red fire trucks, Walmart, Buc-ee’s and free refills have tourists in awe of our heartland.
“Hundreds of thousands of fans for the World Cup are now seeing America through their own eyes, realizing the narrative they’ve been fed is false,” a Brit living in America, who goes by imjoshfromengland2 on TikTok, said.
He added, “We’ve all seen the videos of the Europeans experiencing America for what it truly is, and it’s amazing.”
He’s right. Recently, a German soccer fan went viral for posting videos documenting his newfound love affair with America’s hotspots.
Freddy, who posts on X as @FreddyLA7, shared his six-week World Cup road trip across the Southern United States, where he visited “the holy land,” or as we call it, Taco Bell.
He also gave Waffle House a glowing review after his 1 a.m. dining tour.
Followers of his all-American tour have flooded the comment section, offering up more staples for him to scour. X users are now begging the soccer (fan) star to hit up Grand Rapids, Philadelphia, and Lake Erie for a food tour.
Soccer fan Henry made a TikTok sharing his love for America and admitting that he had also gotten it all wrong.
“We owe America a huge apology…everyone is so friendly, everyone is so accommodating, and I’ve honestly had the best time.” The Brit spent his time in Texas watching England play Croatia at the AT&T Stadium and didn’t want to leave.
In fact, nearly $10,000 was raised on his GoFundMe account for him to come back to the States, where he can cheer on England once again.
Henry revealed that he will head to Boston for the England-Ghana game, then make the trek to Washington DC where he hopes to stay for the Fourth of July.
Despite Europe having a rich history filled with beautiful architecture, folks from the UK are finding beauty in what our melting pot has to offer. An Englishman visited Pasadena City Hall in California and was blown away by its beauty.
“Kind of feel like I’m in Italy right now…this looks like something out of Rome,” he said, staring at the building, which combines elements of both Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival.
“Whoever said America doesn’t have any history or any good architecture, they’re wrong,” he added.
Another TikToker named Skylar Skye posted her experience in the country after two weeks, “Everyone has been so friendly to me. Everyone wants to talk with me. Everyone’s been giving me advice about my trip and just genuinely being so helpful.”
“The American people welcomed me with open arms, and for that I’ve fallen in love with the USA. I apologise on behalf of the world judging you guys!” another Brit said on TikTok.
It’s unclear if the US and England will battle it out on the World Cup stage this year, but one thing remains — the bond between Brits and Americans has surprised us all.
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