Summary: <p>Matt and Steven give a rundown of the Congressional landscape in the weeks leading up to the August recess. Includes: updates to human trafficking law, pro-life measures in appropriations, gender reassignment surgery in the military, and healthcare in the Senate. Also, the chatter among Evangelicals and Eugene Peterson.</p> <p><b>Congressional activity</b></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="http://erlc.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/r/ECFE8A96A7BC6DDC2540EF23F30FEDED/CB9B7173234B5A922540EF23F30FEDED"><span style="font-weight: 400;">House Passes Several Bills to Combat Human Trafficking</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - ERLC, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Weekly</span></i> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/17/mccains-absence-exposes-mcconnells-shaky-health-vote-math.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">McCain's absence exposes McConnell's shaky health vote math</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - FoxNews</span> </li> </ul> <p><b>Eugene Peterson </b></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/should-we-still-read-eugene-peterson"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Should we still read Eugene Peterson?</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Russell Moore </span> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/july/eugene-peterson-actually-does-not-support-gay-marriage.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actually, Eugene Peterson Does Not Support Same-Sex Marriage</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christianity Today</span></i> </li> </ul>
