Today is National Coffee Day in the USA. On a typical morning, I will drink some coffee while reading my Bible. All I need is a little bit of coffee and a whole lot of Jesus.
Dark roast coffee grounds have a very bold taste when they are brewed as coffee. Most people think that this coffee also contains more caffeine and will provide more of a caffeine “buzz” than coffee made with light roast coffee grounds.
Actually, the opposite is true. The longer coffee beans are roasted (resulting in darker coffee grounds with a bolder taste), a higher amount of caffeine is roasted out of the coffee beans. The following page provides details about this topic:
This is the first full day of the week-long Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot. Today also is a special Sabbath, when no regular work is to be done (Leviticus 23:33-35).
All native-born Israelites are to construct and to dwell in booths or “sukkot” (which is the plural of booth or “sukkah”) for a week. This is a reminder to them of the temporary tabernacles in which their Israelite ancestors lived for 40 years after leaving ancient Egypt (Leviticus 23:42,43).
Jesus, whose birth was in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1), most likely was born in a sukkah during Sukkot, not in a stable in December. The word “tabernacle,” used as a verb, means “to take up temporary residence, especially to inhabit a physical body” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary).
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the Only Begotten, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
The words in that verse translated as “made his dwelling” among us are more accurately translated as “did tabernacle” among us. So Jesus tabernacled with mankind for a few decades while He was here the first time.
Being a Jew, Jesus celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles and even taught in the temple courts during the days of this feast (John 7:1-44). In the future Messianic era, during the Millennium, Yeshua/Jesus the Messiah will return to tabernacle with us again. Representatives from the nations of the world will go to Jerusalem, where King Yeshua will be sitting on His throne, to observe the Feast of Tabernacles—essentially, a giant birthday celebration for Jesus:
At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts. (Jeremiah 3:17)
The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name. ... Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. (Zechariah 14:9,16)
Tropical Depression Polo formed a few days ago off the southwestern coast of Mexico. It strengthened over the next two days and became a very strong Category 5 hurricane yesterday.
Unusually strong El Niño conditions this year have been amping up tropical cyclone activity in the Pacific Ocean. This has been due to warmer waters, more moist air and less wind shear, enabling storm formation.
At that time, with peak winds of 180 mph, Hurricane Polo was the second-strongest hurricane on record in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The strongest Eastern Pacific hurricane was Hurricane Patricia in 2015.
Extensive moisture from Polo has been causing a dangerous flash-flood threat across the southwestern U.S. This includes much of the state of New Mexico, which has been covered by thick clouds producing a great deal of rain for a couple of days.
Polo gradually is moving in a northwest direction. Hopefully, its center will remain offshore until it eventually drifts out into the Pacific Ocean, probably sometime next week. However, there are some indications that Polo may begin moving toward the northeast and make landfall onto Baja California, Mexico. If so, its massive amount of moisture could cause flash flooding next week in U.S. southwest states, including Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
There is about a 5% chance of rain in Los Angeles County, even if Polo does not make landfall in southern California. However, high surf and high tides next week could lead to potential coastal flooding.
Today is the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur. It is the highest holy day and special Sabbath during the Hebraic year. Today also is the final day of the 40-day season of Teshuvah, a major period of repentance, asking God for forgiveness and returning to a meaningful relationship with Him.
God ordained this day in ancient Israel for the high priest to enter the Holy of Holies (the Most Holy Place) in the tabernacle, and later in the temple. He was to make atonement for his sins and for the sins of the people (Leviticus 16:1-34).
Later, God also told Moses that this Day of Atonement was to be a special day of commemoration. It was to be a day of sacred assembly and a sabbath of rest, a day to deny oneself (for instance, to abstain from eating) and a day to refrain from work (Leviticus 23:26-32).
I have been abstaining from food and liquid since sunset last evening, which is when Yom Kippur began. I will be fasting for 25 hours. I have no work to do today (unless typing with my fingertips is considered to be work).
I believe that Yeshua/Jesus will return to earth, to begin to rule and reign, on a future Yom Kippur, at the end of the 70th Week. Here are two email responses I have written in the past having to do with Yom Kippur:
Today is Shabbat Shuvah, which means “Sabbath of Return.” It always is the weekly Sabbath/Shabbat between Rosh haShanah (the Feast of Trumpets) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). Shabbat Shuvah also is a play on the phrase “Shabbat Teshuvah” or Sabbath of Repentance.
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:6-9)
This is a day of reflection leading up to the highest holy day of Yom Kippur, which is five days from now on Oct. 2 (and begins at sunset on Oct. 1). It is a time of penitence, seeking reconciliation with God, knowing that we have fallen short of His high expectations.
Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. It is observed each year on the third Friday in September. It is not a federal public holiday in the USA, but it is a national observance day.
This day honors American service members who were prisioners of war (POWs) and those who continue to be missing in action (MIAs). It serves as a solemn reminder of the suffering endured in captivity, the grief carried by families and the nation’s pledge to leave no one behind.
The day emerged in 1979 after determined advocacy from families of the missing, leading to a presidential proclamation by Jimmy Carter. The POW/MIA flag was first recognized on August 10, 1990, which marked September 21 of that year for commemoration.
Today in the U.S. is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. It is observed each year on Sep. 17 because that is the date in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution of the United States in Philadelphia. It also is a day that we recognize those who have gone through the process of becoming legal citizens of the U.S.
In 2004, this day was established as a holiday. An act mandated that all publicly funded educational institutions, and all federal agencies, provide educational programming on the history of the American Constitution on this day.
Today, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting took place. It is the third meeting with Kevin Warsh as its new chairman. The 12 members voted unanimosly to increase the federal funds rate by 0.25% to a target range of 3.75% to 4.00%. This was the first rate hike since 2023.
The members cited persistently high inflation, a resilient labor market and strong economic activity for their decision. The Fed’s statement noted that productivity growth and capital investment remain robust, while unemployment has stayed stable.
Three months ago, 59% of Wall Street traders expected a rate increase to happen this month. Two months ago, 76% of traders foresaw a rate hike at this month’s Fed meeting. Today, traders had priced roughly a 90% probability of a hike before the announcement. According to the Fed’s Summary of Economic Projections (“dot plot”), the median official expects one more rate hike this year.
In the previous five meetings this year, on Jan. 28, Mar. 18, Apr. 29, June 17 and July 29 rates remained unchanged. Back in the Fall of 2025, there were three 0.25% rate cuts in a row. These cuts were on Dec. 10, Oct. 29 and Sep. 17. The next Fed meeting is scheduled to begin on Oct. 27.
Today is the Feast of Trumpets, which actually began yesterday evening at sunset. It also is the Jewish New Year or Rosh haShanah, which means “head of the year.” Furthermore, it is the first sliver of a new moon (see September 2026 Moon Phases), which takes place on the first day of every Hebrew month. This is the month of Tishrei or Tishri, the first month on the Jewish secular calendar and the seventh month on the Jewish religious calendar.
Say to the Israelites: “On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. Do no regular work, but present an offering made to the LORD by fire.” (Leviticus 23:24,25)
God ordained that trumpet blasts should be heard on the Feast of Trumpets (Leviticus 23:24; Numbers 29:1). This referred to blasts from a shofar or ram’s horn, which still is done today. In Jewish tradition, the final shofar blown on the Feast of Trumpets is known as “the last shofar.”
The first ten days of the first month of Tishrei, on the Hebrew calendar, are the “high holy days.” They often are called the “days of awe” (Yamim Nora’im) or the Ten Days of Repentance. It is a time to examine one’s ways, to repent from one’s sins and to return fully to God.
This period ends on Tishrei 10, the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur, which is the highest holy day during the Jewish year. I feel that the Rapture of believers most likely will occur on a future Feast of Trumpets (see the day and hour unknown section). I also feel that Jesus most likely will return to earth on a future Yom Kippur, to rule and reign for 1,000 years (the Millennium).
Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the horrific and ghastly September 11 attacks by radical Islam on the USA. Today also is Patriot Day, a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Let us keep in our minds and hearts the great sacrifice that thousands of people made with their lives on that day.
Many in the past have claimed that America is not at war with Islam and have insisted that “a religion did not attack us.” The problem is that true, Qur’an-believing Muslims are at war with the USA, with Israel, and frankly with everyone in the world who does not embrace Allah as “God” and Muhammad as “his Prophet.”
Thus, the idea that we are “not at war with Islam” is merely a “politically correct” notion accepted by those who are asleep and who have chosen not to perceive the obvious because they do not want to acknowledge it. Just as most Christians have not read the Bible from cover to cover, most Muslims have not read through the Qur’an.
Muslims and non-Muslims, alike, have been told that the Qur’an complements and sychronizes with the Bible. Yet, those who have read both books all the way through, which I strongly recommend doing, have seen that this is an erroneous assumption; the two books are incompatible in countless ways. Some ways are demonstrated in this section: Gabriel’s messages.
Here is an email response I wrote about some of Islam’s beliefs, mostly pertaining to Christians and their beliefs, included in the Qur’an:
Although “moderate” Muslims will point to passages in the Qur’an that promote “peace,” such harmony and unity is to be among “believers” who have embraced the god, prophet and tenets of Islam. All others (that is, the Mushrikûn), who have rejected these things, are to be captured, besieged, ambushed and killed. It has happened before, and I feel quite certain that it will happen again—only on a much larger, more mind-boggling scale. May God—and I do not mean Allah—help us.
Today is Labor Day in the United States. It always is the first Monday in September, and it is the last national holiday during the summer season. In Canada, Labour Day also is celebrated on the first Monday in September.
The New York legislature was the first state legislature to introduce a Labor Day bill. However, Oregon was the first state to make Labor Day an official public holiday in 1887.
By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty U.S. states observed Labor Day. More information about this day can be found at the United States Department of Labor website here:
The Ten Commandments are God’s foundational moral laws given to Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai. They are recorded in Exodus 10:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21. These commandments reveal God’s character and provide principles for living in a right relationship with both God and other people.
About 1.6 year ago, on Jan. 5, 2025, the debt was a little over $36 trillion. Therefore, the debt has risen about $3.7 trillion since then.
There is no end in sight to the debt escalation. Most likely, this eventually will lead to the worst economic collapse that this nation ever has experienced.
This is the first full day of the season of Teshuvah, which began yesterday at sunset. It is a 40-day season each year, with the first 30 days (the “days of repentance”) extending to Rosh haShanah = Feast of Trumpets and the final 10 days (the “days of awe”) ending on Yom Kippur = Day of Atonement.
The season of Teshuvah always begins on a new moon. This is an example of how God uses lights in the sky (particularly the sun and the moon) as “signs to mark seasons and days and years” (Genesis 1:14).
Most likely, it was during this 40-day period that Jesus was fasting in the desert, after which He was being tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:1-11). Yet, He resisted all of Satan’s temptations, which was an example to all who believe in Him and follow Him: Yeshua Messiah.
During this time, we mortal people are to examine our lives, repent of our sins and transgressions, turn back to God in revival and with refreshing and be restored back to an active relationship with God and with other people, with whom relationships may have been damaged. A common chapter in the Bible to read during this time is Psalm 51:1-19.
We all have times of personal rebellion against God. This is a time to ask Him to show us favor, according to His faithful love and vast compassion, to wipe out our manifold rebellions. In Hebrew (translated into English), the following is read each day (from right to left):
Early this morning and tomorrow morning will be the optimal times to watch the meteor shower known as the Perseids. This is a yearly event that I look forward to each summer.
This annual meteor shower spans the time period from July 14 to September 1, but the nights just prior to mid-August typically have the most meteor sightings. The Perseid meteors, which are debris from the Comet Swift-Tuttle, are best seen in the Northern Hemisphere.
The best chance of seeing meteors will be in locations with clear skies. Also, the best viewing probably will be during the pre-dawn hours. Furthermore, there is a new moon tonight, causing a dark sky and increasing the chance of seeing meteors that are very dim.
Today, and three days from now (Aug. 9), mark the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States, on August 6 and 9, 1945. The uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima was called “Little Boy,” while the plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki was called “Fat Man.”
Japan had not responded to an ultimatum, the Potsdam Declaration, on July 26, calling for the unconditional surrender of their armed forces. On August 15, following the bombings, Japan surrendered to the Allies. World War II officially ended on September 2, 1945, when the Japanese government signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.
The pilot who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, exactly 81 years ago today, was Paul Tibbets from Iowa. The plane he was flying was the Enola Gay, named after his mother.
Lyrics of the 53-word hymn: “Let all be silent: The shining stars not sound forth, all rushing rivers be stilled, as we sing our hymn to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as all powers cry out in answer, ‘Amen, Amen.’ Might, praise, and glory forever to our God, the only Giver of all good gifts. Amen. Amen.”
Today, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting took place. It is the second meeting with Kevin Warsh as its new chairman. The members voted 9 to 3 to leave the federal funds rate unchanged in the 3.50% to 3.75% range. The 3 dissenters, who were in favor of a 0.25% interest rate hike, were Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland; Neel Kashkari, president of the Minneapolis Fed; and Lorie Logan, president of the Dallas Fed.
A month ago, 59% of Wall Street traders expected a rate increase to happen this coming September. Now, 76% of traders foresee a rate hike at September’s Fed meeting.
In the previous four meetings this year, on Jan. 28, Mar. 18, Apr. 29 and June 17, rates remained unchanged. Back in the Fall of 2025, there were three 0.25% rate cuts in a row. These cuts were on Dec. 10, Oct. 29 and Sep. 17. The next Fed meeting is scheduled to begin on Sep. 15.
Today is Tisha B’Av or the 9th of Av, which actually began at sunset last evening. It is a day of mourning to commemorate the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people in the past, including the Holy Temples in Jerusalem. It is considered to be the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
One custom on Tisha B’Av is to read the short book of Lamentations in the Bible. It describes Jerusalem’s utter desolation and destruction, as well as the distress of Jews among the nations.
This has taken place in the past. However, the ultimate fulfillment of the destruction of Jerusalem is yet to come, just a few years prior to Jesus’ return to earth to rule and reign.
Another Tisha B’Av custom is to fast from one evening to the next. Tisha B’Av is not a special Sabbath, though; so work is allowed today. That’s good because there are several things that I need to get done, although I will be fasting.
July 4 does not take place on a Saturday very often, but it does this year. The last time that happened was in 2020. It reminds me of a line from one of my favorite songs, by the group Chicago, from 1972: “Saturday in the Park, I think it was the 4th of July.” For those people unable to congregate in a big park this year, I’ll include a video of it here:
If it displays a “Video unavailable” message, click on this link instead to view the video on YouTube:
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