QUICK NAVIGATION
- Friday, August 21
Vice President JD Vance is visiting a steel plant in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, today.
The vice president will tour the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works and address the plant workers. He will highlight the economic agenda of President Trump’s administration and the progress that has been made to strengthen domestic manufacturing.
Cleveland-Cliffs has proposed a major modernization project which is awaiting regulatory approval. The plant estimates that 1,500 jobs could be created by the project.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the safety of the vice president as he travels to Ohio and spends time in his home in Walnut Hills.
- For President Trump and Vice President Vance as they seek way to support and strengthen manufacturing in the U.S.
- For Commerce Secretary Lutnick and Acting Labor Secretary Sonderling as they collaborate on business and employment programs.
First Ministry Letter of 2026!
Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE
- President’s Today Schedule • August 21, 2026
- ET: TBD: The President departs the White House en route Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- ET: TBD: The President arrives Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- ET: TBD: The President departs Myrtle Beach, South Carolina en route the White House
- ET: TBD: The President arrives the White House
- 8:00 AM ET: The President participates in Executive Time
- 11:00 AM ET: The President participates in Photo Opportunities
- 11:45 AM ET: The President participates in a Policy Meeting
- 2:00 PM ET: The President participates in a Policy Meeting
- 7:00 PM ET: The President delivers Remarks
As we lift up the federal government of United States of America, each day we will highlight one elected or appointed federal official serving in office. Pray with us for each of them as they tackle their unique responsibilities and fulfill their oaths of office.
TODAY’S NATIONAL LEADER FOR PRAYER
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- Curt Cashour, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs
Curt Cashour, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Education – B.A., Ohio University
- Military Service – U.S. Army
- Profession – Government official, communications
- Political Experience – VA Assistant Secretary, VA Senior Advisor to the Secretary, VA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Press Secretary, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs communications director
- In office since – 2026
- Family – Married, 1 son
- Religious Affiliation – Undisclosed
- Curt Cashour, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Straightforward Communication
Without faith it is impossible to please him. – Hebrews 11:6
Most voters would like their candidates and elected officials to be “straight talkers,” to speak in factual and honest terms. Straightforward communication is truthful and strengthens integrity. While the concept is simple enough, recent years have shown that “straight talk” can be hard to come by when the stakes are high.
Jesus, in His life on Earth, was a master of communication. Whether He spoke directly to the elderly, youth, rich rulers, or poor beggars, they all understood His meaning. Some refused His message of simple faith in God’s provision, such as the religious ruling class of His day! They had devised a cumbersome system of obligation and regulation, requiring people to strive for worthiness that offered little hope of achieving God’s acceptance. Christ turned this order upside down.
Liberating grace, through simple faith, is difficult for those bound by religious regulation to accept, not only when Jesus walked the Earth but today as well. God’s grace seems too good to be true to the natural human mind but, to the heart of the wounded and hopeless, it is the best news ever! Christ requires nothing other than your surrender to His love. This is straightforward faith: “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1).
The United States’ future may appear complicated, but the Lord’s answer is straightforward. When the nation’s people turn to Him in faith, He will bless them with peace (2 Chronicles 7:14). Pray for governing officials from the local level to the federal halls of justice to communicate simply and truthfully, trusting God with their lives and in their roles as decision-makers.
Today’s Verse: Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recommended for further reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
2 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
