As the Isaacs sang the classic Joel Hemphill song, “I know the Master of the Wind,” my mind went to 1994 when I used this chorus at a double funeral in Danville, Virginia. A precious woman in our church lost her husband and her mother within 24 hours of each other. This song, just like hundreds of other Joel Hemphill songs was used of the Holy Spirit to speak to a deep need that day. On an afternoon of what seemed to be 1001 highlight moments, this one was extremely special to me. Thank you, Joe

Pamela Hemphill, who rejected a pardon for her part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, made an opening statement Tuesday in a hearing marking the fifth anniversary of the riot. “When Donald Trump pardoned us, I rejected the pardon. Accepting that pardon would be lying about what happened on January 6th. I am guilty, and I own that guilt,” said Hemphill, 72, who was known as the "MAGA Granny." House Democrats reconvened the former special committee that investigated the attack to hear from