November 2, 2024

Unofficial results of 2022 Michigan Primary Election contests held yesterday have been made available on Secretary of State website, with eighty of eighty-three counties reporting as of 1:08 pm today.

Select highlights are as follows.

Total votes cast for the position of governor: 1,959,981
- Total Democratic Party votes: 910,316
  - Total votes cast for candidate Gretchen Whitmer (unopposed): 910,316
- Total Republican Party votes: 1,049,665
  - Total votes cast for candidate Tudor M Dixon (winner, from among field of five): 426,331
Total votes cast for 5th District Representative in United States Congress: 135,737
- Total Democratic Party votes: 38,454
  - Total votes cast for candidate Bart Goldberg (unopposed): 38,454
- Total Republican Party votes: 97,283
  - Total votes cast for candidate Tim Walberg (winner, from among field of two): 65,306
Total votes cast for 6th District Representative in United States Congress: 159,782
- Total Democratic Party votes: 102,852
  - Total votes cast for candidate Debbie Dingell (unopposed): 102,852
- Total Republican Party votes: 56,930
  - Total votes cast for candidate Whittney Williams (winner, from among field of two): 30,560
Total votes cast for 10th District Representative in United States Congress: 141,792
- Total Democratic Party votes cast: 68,293
  - Total votes cast for candidate Carl J Marlinga (winner, from among field of five): 32,655
- Total Republican Party votes cast: 73,499
  - Total votes cast for candidate John James (winner, from among field of two): 63,419
Total votes cast for 12th District Representative in United States Congress: 123,497
- Total Democratic Party votes cast: 96,215
  - Total votes cast for candidate Rashida Tlaib (winner, from among field of four): 61,401
- Total Republican Party votes cast: 27,282
  - Total votes cast for candidate Steven Elliott (winner, from among field of three): 14,431
Total votes cast for 15th District State Senator: 48,695
- Total Democratic Party votes cast: 37,229
  - Total votes cast for candidate Jeff Irwin (unopposed): 37,229
- Total Republican Party votes cast: 11,466
  - Total votes cast for candidate Scott Price (winner, from among field of two): 8,253
Total votes cast for 33rd District Representative in State Legislature: 19,125
- Total Democratic Party votes cast: 15,514
  - Total votes cast for candidate Felicia Brabec (unopposed): 15,514
- Total Republican Party votes cast: 3,611
  - Total votes cast for candidate Robert Borer III (unopposed): 3,611

Mother's Day— via Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (September 16, 1953): "Sermons – Billy Graham on the Need for Godly Mothers," 13:27-minute audio recording, free online. 'If we had more Christian mothers, we would have less delinquency, less immorality, less ungodliness and fewer broken homes.' Listen to Billy Graham’s Mother’s Day…

– May 9, 2022
Ascension Day— via Christianity: "Ascension Day celebrates Christ's exaltation. While on earth, He was a servant. Now in heaven, He is the ruler and Lord of all. By entering heaven as the representative of mankind, He completed the work of our salvation and guarantees the eventual glorification of all who…

– May 26, 2022
National Day of Prayer— "How to Pray for America," via National Day of Prayer: Why pray for America? God is sovereign and nothing comes as a surprise to Him. Whether we face fluctuating economics, threats from abroad, unrest at home, or other troubling circumstances, our Heavenly Father is not caught…

– May 5, 2022
via Got Questions (January 4, 2022)— "What is the god of self?" "A god is what we run to when we need validation, help, or encouragement because we believe it has the power to give us what we need. Self is a compelling god because it arises from our deepest…

– August 7, 2022
via Samaritan's Purse (March 23, 2022)— "Ukraine Updates: Ukraine Updates: Fifth Airlift Departs with Ukraine Relief; Medical Care at Four Locations; Food and Other Distributions Underway": A fifth Samaritan’s Purse airlift departed today carrying more than 19 tons of relief, including medical supplies for area hospitals as we work to…

– March 27, 2022
via Lifeway Research (February 22, 2022)— "Most Open to Spiritual Conversations, Few Christians Speaking," by Aaron Earls: Americans are curious about the religious devotion of others and are willing to discuss the topic, but most say they rarely have conversations about faith with their Christian friends .... Half of Americans (51%)…

– March 20, 2022
re United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization— On May 3, 2022, Heather Riggleman addressed the question "What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?" on Christianity website. "Every year, over three million women ... in the US will face an unplanned pregnancy and of those pregnancies,…

– June 24, 2022
Holy Saturday— "Why is Holy Saturday so sacred? What happened on the day between the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ? ... Holy Saturday is the name assigned to the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Many Christians acknowledge Holy Saturday, the seventh and final day of Holy Week,…

– April 16, 2022
Resurrection Sunday— In anticipation of this day, Reverend Brett Younger of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn New York recently wrote, "... people in the United States will wish Easter felt like it did three years ago. They will put on new shoes and wonder if .... On Easter Sunday, people in…

– April 17, 2022

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Part and parcel of every Christmas season is a desire to revisit the way things used to be. Or at least how they are imagined to have been. As if time could be stopped for revisiting some best of that story by Charles Dickens — constrained, naturally, to only the most pleasant sights, sounds, and smells of it. Or the essence of a personal favorite crafted by Norman Rockwell, briefly released just after Thanksgiving, kept out until ....

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There are conflicting stories about the origin of Sweetest Day — when it started, how, who it was thought to benefit, and why. Today many people feel that its definition has become more pointed, akin to a boiled-down Valentine’s Day. In practical terms, this third Saturday in October provides an opportunity to pause and reflect for a single day on the summation of an important relationship that’s undoubtedly a whole lot bigger. But exactly how ....

“Hurry! Hurry!” “Ending Soon!” “Won’t Last Much Longer!” Make Time To Revisit History Before It’s Gone Forever

September 5, 2018

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April 8, 2019

The phrase “drive-by nursing” was recently used by a cardiac catheterization lab nurse to provide context for schedule number concerns arguably behind a threatened strike in New York. [1] One of the first interactions that comes to mind when thinking about nursing is an overnight hospital stay. According to the most recently available statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 93% of all American made it through the twelve months prior ....