I just received a notice that my High Yield American Express Savings Account has dropped its rate from 3.80% to 3.60%. I remember it being 4.00% at the end of last year, and even a bit higher when I opened the account earlier in the year.

So, let’s recap:

• Credit card interest rates are up
• My pay is stagnating
• My retirement funds are losing money
• And now, my savings rate is steadily declining

All this while “he who must not be named” shot the whole economy in the foot with what amounts to the largest tax increase in American history, all while claiming “the other country pays the tariff.”

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Today isn’t just another Sunday — it’s Star Wars Day. 🎉

May the Force — or the Fourth — be with you.

I'm a big fan of Star Wars (though I’ll admit I’m an even bigger Star Trek fan — too bad Trek doesn’t have its own dedicated day, at least not one that’s widely known). Still, credit where it’s due: Disney — with the help of Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau, and their talented team — is doing an excellent job keeping the Star Wars universe alive and thriving.

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Caption: A hand-drawn sketch showing a frustrated man with empty pockets in front of a laptop running Pocket in Firefox.

I’ve been using Pocket since I switched to Mozilla Firefox over four years ago. I like Firefox, though I do miss some functionality from Chrome—like the ability to cast directly to the TV. Still, one of the things I’ve always appreciated was Pocket.

I actually signed up for Pocket back when it was called Read It Later, even before Mozilla acquired it. I never paid for the service—I stuck with the free plan. But recently, I decided that Pocket is one service I’m willing to support financially, especially to help Mozilla. I also subscribe to Mozilla’s Relay service (which I’ve started using quite a bit) and pay for it annually.

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Scripture Reading: Luke 19:28–48 (ESV)

(Luke 19:28) And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
(Luke 19:29) When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,
(Luke 19:30) saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.”
(Luke 19:31) “If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’”
(Luke 19:32) So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them.
(Luke 19:33) And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
(Luke 19:34) And they said, “The Lord has need of it.”
(Luke 19:35) And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.
(Luke 19:36) And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.
(Luke 19:37) As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen,
(Luke 19:38) saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
(Luke 19:39) And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
(Luke 19:40) He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”
(Luke 19:41) And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,
(Luke 19:42) saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
(Luke 19:43) For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side
(Luke 19:44) and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
(Luke 19:45) And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,
(Luke 19:46) saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.”
(Luke 19:47) And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,
(Luke 19:48) but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.

(Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version. © Crossway. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)

It’s almost that time of year again—when the whole world owes so much to one part of the Trinity: God’s Son, who became man—the King and Lord of all men, Jesus of Nazareth.

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(Luke 21:5) And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, (Luke 21:6) “As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” (Luke 21:7) And they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?” (Luke 21:8) And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. (Luke 21:9) And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once.”

After Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and drove out those misusing the Temple courtyard—turning what was meant to be a place for God into a market—He spoke many parables about what was to come. Then He turned His attention to the Last Supper and the betrayal that would soon unfold.

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