News on Knees | The Prayer Podcast

Support the Show Summarized Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. It is October 30, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today: 1. Hurricane Melissa Devastates Jamaica and Cuba Jamaica declared a disaster area yesterday after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread flooding, structural damage, blocked roads, and power outages, with at least four deaths reported. The storm, now a Category 3, m...

Support the Show Summarized Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. It is October 28, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today: 1. Amazon Layoffs Amazon will cut up to 30,000 corporate jobs—nearly 10% of its workforce—starting October 28, 2025, to reduce expenses after overhiring during the pandemic, Reuters reported. The layoffs precede the company’s quarterly earnings report on October...

Support the Show Happy Sunday, everybody. For today’s episode, I’ll be reading “A Liturgy for Domestic Days,” from Every Moment Holy Volume 1 , by Douglas Kaine McKelvey. Read by permission from the publisher, Rabbit Room Press. 1. https://www.rabbitroom.com/rabbit-room-press   2. Amazon I hope you all find encouragement in those words as you start your week. God bless.  Thank you for listening to...

Support the Show Summarized Transcript:  Good afternoon, everyone. It is October 24, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today. We’ll start with two major corporate lawsuits:  1. Amazon Prime Settlement In September 2025, Amazon settled a $2.5 billion lawsuit with the FTC, one of the largest consumer protection settlements in U.S. history, over allegations of deceptive practices in its...

Support the Show Summarized Transcript:  Good afternoon, everyone. It is October 21, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today:  1. Amazon Web Services Outage On October 21, 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a major outage originating from a technical update to its DynamoDB API in its Virginia data center, disrupting services like Zoom, Snapchat, Roblox, and Vodafone. Over 2,681...

Support the Show Happy Sunday, everyone. For today’s episode, I’ll be reading “A Liturgy for Those With A Sudden Burden to Intercede,” from Every Moment Holy Volume 1 , by Douglas Kaine McKelvey. Read by permission from the publisher, Rabbit Room Press. 1. https://www.rabbitroom.com/rabbit-room-press   2. Amazon I hope you all find encouragement in those words as you start your week. God bless.  T...

Support the Show Summarized Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. It is October 16, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today:  1. Virginia Giuffre’s Posthumous Memoir Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s memoir, “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice,” co-written with Amy Wallace, was released on October 14, 2025, detailing her claims of being trafficked by Jeffrey E...

Support the Show Summarized Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. Today is October 14, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today:  1. Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Release Hamas released the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on October 13, 2025, as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal, while Israel freed hundreds of Palestinian detainees. President Donald Trump declared an end to the...

Support the Show Summarized Transcript:  Hey, everybody. It is October 12, 2025. Instead of posting a Sunday liturgy of some sort, I wanted to take time out to pray for Jordan Peterson. His daughter, Mikhaila Peterson, gave a health update for her father on YouTube a few days ago, which I’ll link in the show notes for you to check out. But let me quote you what she said on Instagram: “He’s recover...

Support the Show Summarized Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. It is October 7, 2025. We’ll be praying about Mental Health today. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) observes Mental Illness Awareness Week from October 5–11, this year, with the theme “Building Community: Supporting Mental Well-being Together,” emphasizing connections, advocacy, and local efforts to bolster mental healt...

Support the Show Summarized Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. It is October 2, 2025. Today I’m going to focus on what’s going in Nigeria, and I’d like to lift those Christians up in prayer. So here’s a rundown of what’s been going on: 1. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is a hotspot for religious hostility, with more Christians killed for their faith by Islamic extremists in its northern...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good afternoon, everyone. It is September 30, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today. 1. Afghanistan is experiencing a nationwide internet and mobile blackout ordered by the Taliban on September 29, 2025, to combat "immoral activities," following weeks of fiber-optic cuts in provinces. NetBlocks reported connectivity dropping to 14% of normal l...

Support the Show Happy Sunday, everyone. For today’s episode, I’ll be reading “A Liturgy for Battling a Destructive Desire,” from Every Moment Holy Volume 1 , by Douglas Kaine McKelvey. Read by permission from the publisher, Rabbit Room Press. 1. https://www.rabbitroom.com/rabbit-room-press   2. Amazon I hope you all find encouragement in those words as you start your week. God bless.  Thank you f...

Support the Show Summarized Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. It is September 26, 2025. Here are today’s stories. 1. A gunman attacked a Dallas ICE facility from a nearby roof two days ago, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others in a van, before turning the gun on himself. The Department of Homeland Security described the shooting as an indiscriminate attack. Anti-ICE messaging...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good afternoon, everyone. Today is September 23, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today. 1. As world leaders gathered for the U.N. General Assembly in Manhattan, the U.S. Secret Service dismantled a massive hidden telecom network with over 100,000 SIM cards across New York, capable of crippling cell towers and jamming 911 calls. The network, spanning 35...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good evening, everyone. Happy Sunday. Hoping you’re getting ready for a blessed and productive week. Tonight I’ll be reading Prayer for a Good Life, attributed to Thomas Aquinas. Prayer for a Good Life Grant O merciful God, that I may ardently desire, carefully examine, truly know and perfectly fulfil those things that are pleasing to You and to the praise and glory o...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. Today is September 19, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today. 1. Yesterday, Turning Point USA unanimously elected Erika Kirk, widow of founder Charlie Kirk, as CEO and board chair, following his fatal shooting on September 10 at Utah Valley University. Erika pledged to continue her husband’s mission of promoting patriotism and fa...

Support the Show Happy Sunday, everyone. For today’s episode, I’ll be reading “A Liturgy for Sunday’s Table Blessing,” from Every Moment Holy Volume 1 , by Douglas Kaine McKelvey. Read by permission from the publisher, Rabbit Room Press. This is to be read before Sunday dinner as we get ready for the week ahead.  1. https://www.rabbitroom.com/rabbit-room-press   2. Amazon Thank you for listening t...

Support the Show Transcript:  But I wanted to interrupt our normal programming to talk about what happened yesterday with Charlie Kirk. I’m really angry about this. And if you’re not familiar with him, I encourage you to check out some of his content on YouTube or wherever.  I was first made aware of him earlier this year by my teenage sons. They loved him. We were looking forward to him coming to...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, everyone. Today is September 10, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today. 1. Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, faces federal charges for the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian woman Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail system on August 22, 2025. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in North Carolina charged him with an act causing death on mass transpo...

Support the Show⁠ Good evening, everyone. Today I'll be reading from Every Moment Holy Volume 1 , by Douglas Kaine McKelvey. Read by permission from the publisher, Rabbit Room Press. This is called "A Liturgy for Those Floodeed with Too Much Information." 1. ⁠https://www.rabbitroom.com/rabbit-room-press⁠   2. ⁠Amazon⁠ Thank you for listening to News on Knees, a community prayer podca...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, today is September 5, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about… 1. A tragic derailment of Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railcar on September 4, 2025, killed at least 15 people, prompting Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to offer condolences. The Portuguese government declared a day of national mourning, while Lisbon officials announced thre...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good morning, it is September 3, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today… 1. The House Education and Workforce Committee is investigating the University of Illinois College of Medicine for alleged antisemitism, citing a hostile environment for Jewish students. Incidents include hateful Slack messages, a surgeon comparing Israel to ISIS and Nazis, and the...

Support the Show Good morning, and Happy Labor Day. Today’s episode features a portion of “A Liturgy for One Who is Employed,” from Every Moment Holy Volume 1 , by Douglas Kaine McKelvey. Read by permission from the publisher, Rabbit Room Press. 1. https://www.rabbitroom.com/rabbit-room-press   2. Amazon Thank you for listening to News on Knees, a community prayer podcast by Story King Media.  If...

Support the Show Transcript:  Good afternoon. It is August 29, 2025. Here are the stories we’re praying about today. 1. Yesterday, the UK, France, and Germany launched a 30-day process to reinstate UN sanctions on Iran due to its nuclear activities, following Iran’s refusal to allow IAEA inspections. This action comes after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June and stalled dipl...