The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Adriana Lima -

This book is worth the read. It looks short, but it transports you to a magical land where you can easily get lost in your dreams. I have loved this book since the first time my mother read it aloud to me. I have read it billions of times, and each time I did I loved it. Each book in this series is a fantastic read. C. S. Lewis knows how to merge magic and the Bible together.
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"Put Your Name on Me" A Great Reminder!

Travis Green and Forward City, featuring Tony Fresh, have released an aptly timed song titled "Put Your Name on Me," which speaks to the journey of self-discovery. As one who works in education and sees things happening in our society, labels are a big buzz. Why? People are hurting. Youths wonder if they are worth loving and seeking an identity to hold onto. Yet, this song, "Put Your Name on Me," brings us to the center of it all Jesus. A guitar lead introduction starts with Tony Fresh singing of his life being in a horrible place before surrendering to[...]
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REVIEW Brandon Heath 'The Ache'

A Christian music mainstay for the past two decades, gifted storyteller Brandon Heath has returned two years after the release of his last album, 2022's Enough Already, with The Ache, a collection of 11 songs that feel like they were ripped from the pages of his journal. It's his second full-length album with Centricity Music and his ninth studio record. In The Ache, you’ll hear grief, the processing of difficult emotions, and pleas to God for help, but you’ll also hear confidence in Christ, a celebration of God’s goodness, and a testimony of God’s grace. Like any of Brandon Heath’s[...]
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Titans should get three starters back today against the Texans

The Tennessee Titans have been playing without Jeffery Simmons, Calvin Ridley, and Arden Key for the last few weeks. All three were listed as questionable on Friday. The Titans didn't elevate anyone from the practice squad on Saturday, so it seems like all three guys should be good to go today against the Houston Texans. That will be a huge boost for this team.

The Titans currently hold the number one overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Getting that pick would be a huge help to Mike Borgonzi as he tried to build this roster. There is no doubt about that. With that being said, it might be more important for Cam Ward to get a few wins under his belt in his rookie season. Can they get a win today against the Davis Mills-led Texans?

If they are going to do that, it starts with protecting Ward. Houston has two of the best pass rushers up front in Danielle Hunter and Will Anderson. When these two teams met in September, Hunter had two sacks, but that was without JC Latham, who was out with a hip injury. How much of a difference will he make in this game?

On defense, the Titans will need to find a way to pressure Mills because they are extremely thin at corner. If Mills has time, Nico Collins could have a massive day in this one. Collins had four catches for 79 yards in the first match-up. That was the week that L'Jarius Sneed answered "Who?" when asked about Collins. Sneed is on IR now and has probably played his last snap for the Titans.

It's always fun to beat the Texans. While a win here would hurt the draft pick, it would be pretty massive for Ward to get his first win against an AFC South opponent.

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What if the Falcons win/lose against the Carolina Panthers in 2025 (Part 2)

The show goes on for the struggling Falcons, who find themselves under water and running out of oxygen quickly, after suffering their fourth consecutive defeat.

Sitting at 3-6, the vibes could not be worse for this franchise and among this fanbase, as they gear up for a meeting against a Carolina Panthers team which is in the midst of their best season in years and who humiliated this very Falcons team 30-0 in Charlotte, in Week 3.

There's not much to say about this season other than that we are in the midst of a slow moving car crash, and that disaster has struck.

Here is the scenario the Falcons face if they beat the Carolina Panthers in Week 11, as well as if they lose.

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If the Falcons win

They will complete their sixth consecutive season split against the Panthers, dating back to 2020. This would follow a run of three sweeps in four seasons the Birds had over Carolina at the tail end of the Dan Quinn era.

Atlanta's four game winning streak would be snapped, but the vibes would likely still be very bad around Flowery Branch and amongst the fanbase. They would remain in third place in the division, but would at least deal a significant blow to Carolina's playoff hopes.

Raheem Morris' seat may be incredibly hot at the moment, given the failure in meeting expectations the Falcons had in Year 1 of his appointment and then the disaster we've now witnessed in Year 2. His chance at setting the stage for possibly keeping the job for a Year 3 would likely lie in the team taking advantage of this run of upcoming games, and rattling off a winning streak against the Saints and Jets to climb back to .500 after this one.

Atlanta's playoff odds currently sit at a meager 7%, according to playoffstatus.com. A win here would not do much, as the damage has been done, but it would boost those odds into the double digits at 10%, also keeping the odds of winning the division constant at 2%.

If the Falcons lose

They will extend their losing streak to five games for the first time since Dan Quinn's last gasp as head coach in 2020. Upon completion of that fifth game in the losing streak — a home defeat to the Carolina Panthers — Quinn was fired mid season and replaced by interim head coach Raheem Morris.

Morris' seat might and absolutely should be on fire to the point where there should be legitimate consideration of relieving him of his duties as the team's head coach, much like what happened with Quinn a little over five years ago. The fanbase will clamor for it, and the locker room may be lost with a putrid 3-7 season.

Carolina will sweep the Falcons in a season series for the first time since 2013, and for just the fourth time ever, with the other instances coming in 1997, 2005 and 2013. The Panthers would climb to above .500 with their playoff hopes in tact, while the Falcons could find themselves in a game against the Saints next week where the loser would sit in last place in the division.

Atlanta's playoff odds according to playoffstatus.com would fall from 7% to 2%, with their division title odds falling to less than 1%. Even if they miraculously win out, it likely still would not be enough to end their long playoff drought.

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Mauricio Pochettino's message to a depleted USMNT: World Cup roster spots are still up for grabs

CHESTER, Pa. — With the World Cup seven months away, the U.S. men's national soccer team will arrive at a cozy stadium on the banks of the Delaware River on Saturday afternoon without many of the regulars who have defined the program for years. There are two disparate ways to look at this situation:

The core is incomplete — yeah, that's concerning.

Others have opportunities to prove their value — well, that's a good thing, right?

A year-plus on the job, Mauricio Pochettino is responsible over the next several days for continuing to forge chemistry and make strides, regardless of who is in camp.

"You cannot be Harry Potter and you touch it to create chemistry," he said Friday as he reached out with an imaginary wand and flicked his wrist. "It is a big plan that everything is connected. It's difficult to describe very quickly, but it's a massive strategy."

If he had his druthers, Pochettino would have welcomed all his top charges to training camp ahead of the friendly here against Paraguay at Subaru Park, as well as the major test against Uruguay on Tuesday in Tampa, Florida. After all, opportunities to work with his preferred players are running dry. Following this camp, he will not be able to gather his team again until the FIFA international window in March — the last assembly before World Cup roster decisions are announced in May.

"We're missing some key players, and when we get to the important games and where it matters, we're going to want everyone fit, everyone available," striker Folarin Balogun said. "The most important thing is just to manage what we have."

The personnel issues afford Pochettino the opportunity to take a hard look at secondary candidates in matches against quality opponents. Christian Pulisic isn't here, but Gio Reyna gets another chance after months in the wilderness. Chris Richards is missing, but Auston Trusty is back in the mix. Weston McKennie couldn't make it, but Sebastian Berhalter receives another shot.

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The list of players who aren't in camp — for reasons such as injuries, fitness issues, playing time and a club's coaching change — could almost form a starting lineup. Besides the aforementioned trio, absences include Tyler Adams, Tim Weah, Malik Tillman, Antonee Robinson, Johnny Cardoso, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Yunus Musah.

In the end, most will figure into Pochettino's World Cup plans, but at the moment, the coach is sending a message that roster spots are not guaranteed and players who perform well in camps such as this one will remain in contention for the final roster.

"No one can feel safe," Pochettino said. "The [U.S.] federation is bigger than the names. That is the national team that [represents] the country. And it's a great opportunity in the moment that we decide to pick another player [who] needs to show up, step up and say, 'Yes, we have also the opportunity to be part of the roster for the next World Cup.'"

With the World Cup on the horizon, competition is heating up.

"There's a little bit more bite in trainings," veteran defender Tim Ream said. "There's more intensity. There's more aggressiveness. Guys are doing everything they possibly can to be a part of the team. And as we've gotten closer and closer, you see that more and more — that's a good thing [because] guys are desperate to be a part of the group and be part of a World Cup."

The spotlight here is brightest on Reyna, the enigmatic 23-year-old attacker who has returned to the national team for the first time since March — even though his European club career continues to sputter.

Ream, who at 38 is the U.S. team's elder statesman, sees a difference in Reyna.

"He has not really let the challenges overseas seep into camp," Ream said. "He's more in-tuned and more focused on the field than I've seen in the past, which is a great thing. Whether it was injury or other things that were going on. I think his focus is so much greater now."

Those "other things" included the infamous riff with former coach Gregg Berhalter at the 2022 World Cup — an episode that exploded publicly after the tournament and involved Reyna's parents leveling accusations at Berhalter. (The families were once very close.)

Reyna's return this week coincides with midfielder Sebastian Berhalter's return from missing last month's camp. Neither player was made available for interviews this week, but from all indications, there is no friction between them. The younger Berhalter was never directly involved in the dispute, but surely was aware of everything unfolding.

"For me, it's not important because in front of everything is the national team," Pochettino said. "These two guys are really intelligent and very clever. If something happened, for sure, they are mature enough to deal with that. ... After one year working with them, it's all positive. Only what can happen is to build a relationship again, if they want."

Balogun said of Reyna, "He's a lot more mature; he's married now" — a comment that prompted smiles from reporters. "He seems focused, and he seems like he wants to put the injuries and just the noise behind him and just play."

Pochettino would like to see him play at a level that, a few years ago, made him one of the fastest-rising stars in the U.S. program.

Another player seeking to make an impression after a long absence is striker Ricardo Pepi, who, due to injuries and limited playing time at Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, has not been in camp in a year. He is competing with Balogun and Haji Wright for playing time, though Pochettino suggested those two are higher on the depth chart.

"It's been a difficult time the last couple months" at Eindhoven, Pepi said. "It's been recently where I've started to feel like I'm at a good place with my body and healthy again."

The door has also reopened for Joe Scally, who will seek to push Sergiño Dest and Alex Freeman at right wing back. Scally was last with the national team in March.

Back after sitting out last month's camp, Dest is poised to return to the dynamic level he showed in the last World Cup cycle. An ACL injury last year set him way back, but he is starting regularly this season for PSV Eindhoven.

Trusty returns to the national team for the first time in a year, filling a void left by Richards, who is managing a calf ailment at Premier League club Crystal Palace, and Carter-Vickers, Trusty's Glasgow Celtic teammate who damaged an Achilles' tendon last month.

The set of friendlies against World Cup-bound teams this fall has provided Pochettino with a proper platform to evaluate the player pool: South Korea and Japan in September, Ecuador and Australia last month and Paraguay and Uruguay over the next several days.

The Americans are expected to host global powers Portugal and Belgium in March, then play two home friendlies between May 30 and June 6. (Details are being finalized.) The World Cup opener is June 12 in Inglewood, California, against an opponent to be determined at the Dec. 5 draw in Washington.

While players rotate in and out of camps, Pochettino has kept his eye on next summer.

"The most important thing is that all the players are fit, in very good condition, the day we are going to start the World Cup — or maybe a little bit before, because I need to prepare the roster," Pochettino said with a grin. "That is [the same] for every single national team in the world — to have all the players fit to make the right choice."

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BYU's Kennard Davis Jr. arrested on suspicion of DUI after crash

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BYU forward Kennard Davis Jr. was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a crash in Provo, Utah, on Thursday morning, according to a release from local police, via KSL 5 TV. 

Officers responded to a crash around 11:45 a.m. on Thursday. After being taken to the station, Davis was charged with driving under the influence. He was treated for minor injuries, and his car was impounded.

"We are aware of the allegations and looking into the situation," BYU said in a brief statement.

BYU, the flagship school for the Church of Latter-day Saints, has a strict drug-free school policy. Students have to agree to a school code that is a personal commitment to abstain both on and off campus from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, vaping and substance abuse. Any student who violates those rules can face penalties up to and including dismissal from the university or termination of employment according to the school's honor code. This puts Davis' future at the university in jeopardy.

Davis is starting at BYU in his first year with the team. The transfer from Southern Illinois has averaged nine points, 1.5 assists and one rebound per game so far this season. Davis missed the Cougars' last game against Delaware with a leg injury, but head coach Kevin Young said he was fine when asked about his injury status.

No. 7 BYU has started the year 3-0. His potential loss could not have come at a worse time. On Saturday, they take on No. 3 UConn for the second time in program history in Boston.

BYU also has a lot of eyes on the program in Young's second season leading the team. Freshman AJ Dybansta is the potential number one pick in next year's NBA draft and the highest-ranked freshman in program history. Dybansta has averaged 18.7 points, seven rebounds and 2.7 assists this fall.

Senior Richie Saunders leads the team in points and rebounds with 20.3 points and seven rebounds per game. Baylor transfer sophomore guard Robert Wright III adds 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists.

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Come cry with me! A cross-country flight, a wailing baby – and communal joy.

What happens when a crying baby reigns over a cross-country flight? The community pulls together.
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The Gulp! Saltwater Ripple Mullet added to the Berkley Saltwater Lineup

Berkley Fishing has brought the Gulp! Saltwater Ripple Mullet back, adding another action-oriented soft bait to Berkley’s proven Gulp! scent technology. And now it’s better than ever, with a softer formula for more action, and coming in new colors as well. The Berkley Gulp! Ripple Mullet has been designed to fully utilize the softer Gulp! formula to have more action and techniques available. The body of the bait has a built-in aggressive ripple design that creates vibrations when the bait is ripped through the water or lifted from the bottom. At the same time, the Gulp! formula disperses an irresistible scent in the bait’s wake.

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The Saltwater Ripple Mullet design makes it mimic the frantic movement of injured baitfish. The tail has a subtle action, so on the pause when it’s falling, it produces a slight flutter to imitate a dying fish to trigger strikes. These soft baits are available in a wide range of natural and vibrant colors and in two versatile sizes, 3-inch and 4-inch.  MSRP for a pack of Gulp! Saltwater Ripple Mullets is set at $8.99 and should be available for purchase this month.

Berkley Gulp! Saltwater Ripple Mullet Key Features

• Ribbed body to create turbulence and vibration
• Subtle tail action on the fall to mimic a dying fish
• Gulp! superior scent dispersion
• Material – Gulp Biodegradable, Water-Based Soft Plastic
• Lure Sizes – 3 inch • 4 inch
• Swimming Depth – Infinite
• Available Colors – Pearl White • Glow/Chartreuse • Glory/Chartreuse • RBG/Chartreuse • Chartreuse Pepper • Pearl White/Pink • Sardine • Smelt • Silver Mullet • Nuclear Chicken
• MSRP – $8.99 – 3 inch (5 Count Pack) • 4 inch (4 Count Pack)
• Availability – September 2025

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AO Review – Magellan Outdoors x Coastal Conservation Association Shirt

For 2025, Magellan Outdoors is partnering with the Coastal Conservation Association again, putting money into the Building Conservation Trust—and helping to celebrate wildlife art while they're at it. That means for this year, they've got fishing-friendly clothes for sale with the design work done by outdoors artists, including Florida-based KC Scott this year. This clothing is all in a very reasonable price range – $25-$30ish – so you aren't just helping out the conservationists' pocketbooks, you're also helping your own wallet, as this stuff is far more affordable than a lot of the overpriced fancy-pants fishing clothing that's on the market.

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Magellan Outdoors x Coastal Conservation Association Shirt

This spring, Magellan sent me a box with four of their new shirts in the lineup. This included a collared, short-sleeved button-up shirt, with a pattern that verges on Hawaiian, but isn't quite that bold. Whether that works for you, or doesn't, I'll leave up to your judgment.

Of all the shirts they sent, this Laguna Madre button-down (as it's officially listed on their website) was the coolest-wearing, for sure; the short sleeves obviously made the biggest difference here, but the flap at the back moved plenty of air through the shirt. The polyester taslon fabric is moisture-wicking, and lined with mesh in some places to promote airflow. This would be my choice if I was out for a hot day on a boat; it comes with built-in UV protection from the sun, but since the SPF isn't listed on their website you might want to protect yourself with some sunblock as well. It looks like Academy is clearing them out, and I would buy more if I didn't have a full closet already. 

Magellan also sent three hoodie-style shirts, including a white one with a print of a redfish. Of these three shirts, this was by far my favorite. While I wouldn't normally pick white clothes for fishing due to my general tendency to get grease and fish guts over my apparel, I will say that the synthetic material has held up well over the summer, without the stinky smell that man-made fabrics often get. 

They also sent a compression-style Casting Crew hoodie. This was incredibly comfortable, and was my go-to for several fishing trips this year. Polyester fabric with wicking property and UPF protection kept me cool and sunburn-free on some scorching hot days; when one stream fishing trip turned into an unwanted bath (more than once, thanks to super-slippery rocks that day), the quick-drying synthetic was very welcome. I will say that I wasn't sure of the artist-drawn pattern, but it wasn't terrible—it just kind of looked like a pool liner. But in the backwoods, nobody cared.

The third hoodie-style shirt was a Series Star shirt that also carried an artist-created pattern. I, uh, was not a big fan of the pattern, and took considerable ribbing from my fishing buddies over it. I was a big fan of the comfort of this gaiter-style hoodie, though; it was the perfect shirt for layering under another sweatshirt on early mornings up at Island Lake fishing camp, then wearing on its own when the sun was blazing down from the sky mid-day, layering up again at last light when it was time to troll big bomber flies.

Conclusion – Magellan Outdoors x Coastal Conservation Association Shirt

None of these shirts are expensive. Some looked good; opinions were mixed on the aesthetics of the patterns of others, but they all were super-comfortable and appeared to be every bit as well-made as the pricey stuff you’d get from much bigger-name outdoors manufacturers. As always, let us know all of your thoughts about the Magellan Outdoors x Coastal Conservation Association Shirts in the Comments below! We always appreciate your feedback.

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Coastal Conservation Association Social Media Channels

• Coastal Conservation Association – Website
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• Coastal Conservation Association – Facebook

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