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The news keeps getting darker. The world seems to keep getting bleaker. But Solomon wrote, “the sun also ariseth.” The Sun Also Rises transmits the true, the bright and the beautiful, glints of light in a world going black. Each week, host Jeremiah Jacque

Philadelphia Church of God


    • Jul 30, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 69 EPISODES

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    The Sun Also Rises podcast is a captivating and thought-provoking show that delves into a wide range of topics, leaving listeners with a renewed sense of hope and inspiration. Each episode offers engaging storylines accompanied by mesmerizing music, creating an immersive experience that lulls me to sleep at night, knowing that there is still light and optimism in this troubled world. The hard work of the staff, from their thorough research to their eloquent storytelling abilities, shines through in every episode.

    One of the best aspects of The Sun Also Rises podcast is its ability to tackle difficult subjects and bring out the heroics of the human spirit in times of crisis and drama. Through these inspiring stories, my son and I are exposed to topics that would otherwise be out of reach for us. The program not only educates but also uplifts, reminding us that even in the face of adversity, there is always hope. Additionally, the use of music adds intensity and harmony to the program, enhancing the overall experience.

    However, one aspect that could be improved upon is the frequency of breaks taken by both the host and staff. While it is understandable that duties may multiply with such talent, as a devoted listener it can be disappointing when long breaks occur between episodes. Nevertheless, this minor drawback does not diminish the exceptional quality of the program.

    In conclusion, The Sun Also Rises podcast deserves high praise for its ability to deliver inspiring and enlightening content. It fuels my love for the English language through its well-crafted narratives and provides fresh perspectives on various subjects. The dedication put into researching each episode allows for a wealth of informative facts presented in an engaging manner. I eagerly anticipate future programs to share with my son and cannot recommend this podcast enough for those seeking inspiration and knowledge. With impeccable storytelling skills, this podcast truly deserves a 10-star rating.



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    #68: ‘The Diamonds Are in Our Hands’ —An Example of Courage and Resolve for the History Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 27:50


    This episode details a rescue attempt by Israeli officials on June 8, 2024, that is among the most daring, high-risk, complex and heroic missions in recent military history. To hear the Trumpet Daily episode examining Mr. Herbert Armstrong's writings about lessons from Operation Entebbe that are applicable in our lives, which takes on fresh relevance in light of Operation Arnon, click here: "Never Compromise With the Chief Terrorist."

    #68: ‘The Diamonds Are in Our Hands’ —A Story of Courage and Resolve for the History Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 27:50


    This episode details a rescue attempt by Israeli officials on June 8, 2024 that is among the most daring, high-risk, complex and heroic missions in recent military history. To hear the Trumpet Daily episode examining Mr. Herbert Armstrong's writings about lessons from Operation Entebbe that are applicable in our lives, which takes on fresh relevance in light of last month's Operation Arnon, click here: "Never Compromise With the Cheif Terrorist."

    #67: Exoplanets and the Search for Earth 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 23:05


    This episode examines the alien worlds—exoplanets—that astonomers have discovered. It discusseses the ongoing search for Earth 2.0, and the implications this has for each one of us. Order your free copy of The Incredible Human Potential.

    #66: Swallowing Fire (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 29:40


    When the sun came up on May 28 back in the year 585 BC, the Medes and Lydians were still at war. They had been at each other's throats for years, and it looked like there was no end in sight for their conflict. But something extraordinary happened on the battlefield that day, which changed everything. This episode also features an interview with Mr. Stephen Coats, instructor of earth science at Imperial Academy, and with Dr. Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist and scientist emeritus at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

    #65: Look for the Helpers —Ukraine Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 28:14


    This episode focuses on individuals and organizations that are helping victims of Russia's war on Ukraine in remarkable ways.

    #64: 'Like a Fairytale'—Once Dead, the North Aral Sea Is Now Teeming With Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 28:06


    The Aral Sea was victim to the worst man-made ecological disaster in history. Now part of it is coming back to life, and the restoration has implications for the whole world. Order your free copy of The Wonderful World Tomorrow—What It Will Be Like.

    #63: A Song Makes You Feel a Thought

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 32:04


    In this episode, we look at the magic that can happen at the intersection of music and language— magic so powerful it may have played a role in bringing down the Soviet Union. As Edgar Yipsel Harburg said, "Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.” Order your free copy of How God Values Music "The Two Grenadiers" (with English subtitles)

    #62: The Defenders of Mariupol, Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 28:11


    One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's main goals in this year's invasion of Ukraine was to quickly conquer the port city of Mariupol so that he could then devote more troops and resources to subduing Kyiv and the rest of the nation. But the defenders of Mariupol put up lionhearted resistance for months on end that defied all expectations and changed the course of the war. This episode looks at their remarkable and inspiring stand against evil.

    #61: Regreening the Deserts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 32:58


    China's Loess Plateau was anciently a lush area. But as more people made it their home, the demand for resources grew. Over the course of thousands of years, aggressive farming and overgrazing stripped away the vegetation almost entirely. This lead to severe soil erosion and eventually turned the Loess plateau into basically a denuded desert. In the mid 1990s, Chinese and foreign scientists and civil engineers surveyed this area to see if anything could be done to restore the land. The project that followed has implications for much of the planet. Links Isaiah's End-Time Vision John Liu's documentary

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    #60: See Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 39:00


    The Hubble Space Telescope was a game-changer, letting humankind peer back in time and tease mind-stretching secrets from the cosmos. But the James Webb Space Telescope—scheduled for launch into space later this year—promises to allow us see even further back. While Hubble was able to see what you could call toddler galaxies, the JWST will be able to look back 13.5 billion years and see infant galaxies—the first ones ever formed. It is expected to rewrite our astronomy textbooks in ways that we can't yet even imagine. UPDATE: NASA announced on June 1 that while it had been working toward an October 31, 2021 launch date, it will be delayed by a few weeks and instead take place in November or early December. Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum James Webb Space Telescope Website The Incredible Human Potential Our Awesome Universe Potential

    #59: Rejecting the Default

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 23:39


    Life is full of defaults. Many of them are so entrenched they are hard to even recognize as optional. "Few, indeed, ever stop to ask themselves in retrospect how they came to accept the beliefs that have found lodgment in their minds," the late Mr. Herbert Armstrong observed this in his book Mystery of the Ages. This episode takes a look at some of the defaults of life, and why we are prone to leave them unquestioned. Mystery of the Ages Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

    #58: The Watery Veil

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 19:37


    “We know more about the surface of the Moon and about Mars than we do about the deep sea floor,” oceanography Paul Snelgrove said. Today's episode aims to shine a bit of light into the obscurity of the deeps. Map of Mars Map of the Moon Map of the ocean floor Does God Exist?

    #57: A Good Example Is the Best Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 28:27


    An old English proverb states: "A good example is the best sermon." Today's episode examines some accounts illustrating this point. Order your free copy of Mr. Gerald Flurry's The God Family Vision

    #56: Giraffes —Africa's Gentle Giants

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 27:32


    This episode examines some aspects of the animal that in ancient Greece was called the “cameleopard.”

    #55: Surviving Hiroshima - 75 Years Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 27:57


    On this day 75 years ago, August 6 of 1945, history was forever changed as a devastating new type of weapon was used on people for the first time. For this special episode of The Sun Also Rises, we feature a guest presenter who has a deep personal connection to this history-altering event. Order your free copy of Mr. Herbert W. Amrstong's The Wonderful World Tomorrow—What It Will Be Like.

    #54: The Woman Who Saved the Man Who Saved the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 38:43


    Winston Churchill has been called history's greatest political watchman, and the man whose foresight saved the Western world during World War II. But would he have developed such phenomenal foresight and accomplished such a momentous feat if he hadn't been taught, nurtured and loved as a child? Churchill's parents almost totally neglected him. But the void they left was filled, as best it could be, by another figure—a person to whom each of us today owes a considerable debt of gratitude. This episode tells her story. Order your free copy of Winston S. Churchill: The Watchman.

    #53: Opening a ‘Rare Window’ Into the Heavens

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 29:43


    As the world continues through this surreal year, it's an excellent time for us to study what Hubble has shown us since its launch—30 years ago this month. In this episode, we also look ahead to Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, which will launch next March. These incredible projects mean the cosmos's breathtaking message is now displayed with unprecedented clarity. Do you see what it is showing us? Links Hubble's 100 most astounding images Deep Field images The Key of David: "Our Awesome Universe Potential—Part 1" Our Awesome Universe Potential

    #52: A Little-Known Attempt by the Philippines' Quezon to Save 10,000 Jews From Hitler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 28:27


    In this episode, we interview writer and director Matthew Rosen to learn the little-known but riveting story of Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon's attempt to save 10,000 Jews from Hitler's slaughter. How to Be an Overcomer, by Mr. Gerald Flurry. More information about Mr. Rosen's movie Quezon's Game is available here.

    #51: From Apples to Planets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 34:08


    “I am a friend of Plato, and a friend of Aristotle, but truth is my greater friend.” These are words from a personal notebook of Sir Isaac Newton, written when he was around 20 years old. With these words, he was proclaiming a revolutionary decision to search beyond the boundaries of classical teachings to understand the biggest questions about the world and universe. Proverbs 25 in the Bible says it is the honor of kings to search out the things that God has concealed. In Newton's search to understand various baffling aspects of the creation, he proved to be regal. And his search and his work made a momentous difference in the world. Links Mystery of the Ages Our Awesome Universe Potential

    #50: An Ornament in Prosperity and a Refuge in Adversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 20:09


    Education, Aristotle said, is an ornament in times of prosperity and a refuge in times of adversity. This episode shines the spotlight on some remarkable individuals who sacrificed in order to give others the precious and versatile gift of education. We also discuss the dimension that is woefully absent in modern education. The Key of David: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPLso_e6g5s

    #49: Out of the Ashes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 30:17


    The post-World War II rebuilding and reeducation of Germany and Japan contains lessons that remain as relevant as ever, especially at this time of year, when we look forward to a time when the entire world will need to be rebuilt out of the ashes and reeducated.

    #48: The Unlikely Story of the U.S.'s National Anthem

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 27:00


    This episode shines the spotlight on the Star Spangled Banner. September 14th will mark the 205th anniversary of the writing of America's National Anthem. It is observed as "Star Spangled Banner Day.” This episode shines the spotlight—and perhaps some of the rocket's red glare—on the Star Spangled Banner, to highlight just how extraordinary this anthem is in both history and substance, and asks whether the song may be a small but not insignificant part of the way God blessed America. Featuring an interview with Marc Ferris, author of Star Spangled Banner: The Unlikely Story of America's National Anthem. Marc Ferris's book Star Spangled Banner: The Unlikely Story of America's National Anthem: www.amazon.com/Star-Spangled-Ban…nal/dp/1421415186 The United States and Britain in Prophecy, by Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong: www.thetrumpet.com/literature/book…and_booklets/44

    #47: The Glorious Cause

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 31:53


    In this episode, guest host Mr. Joel Hilliker shares some profound and inspiring lessons from the Revolutionary War.

    #46: 'It Was Impossible'—The Starry-Eyed Dream that Launched Us to the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 31:49


    We've seen the grainy video footage of Neil Armstrong, and heard the recording of his famous words about the “small step." In our imaginations, this unbelievable achievement has essentially been distilled down to that. But it was the result of a massive team of people laboring for a decade on an effort unlike anything that came before it.

    #45: Bifocals, Belts and Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2019 21:47


    This episode shines the spotlight on some individuals, companies and organizations who have looked beyond the "bottom line."

    #44: Seven Steps to Be as Happy as a Finn—and Happier!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 27:02


    Finland has just been named the happiest country in the world for the second year in a row. The U.S., meanwhile, has fallen in the rankings. People in America and around the world are asking: What is Finland doing right? Why are the Finns happy? Can the Finnish model be exported to other countries? For this episode, we traveled to Finland to observe and speak with its people and to try to get some insight into those questions.

    #43: The Curse of Knowledge—and How to Overcome It

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 31:40


    On this episode, we discuss the "Curse of Knowledge," how each of us can overcome it, and why it is worth the effort.

    #42: The Intrepid Heart of Irena Sendler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 25:34


    When Irena Sendler saw the Nazis begin herding Jewish populations in Warsaw, Poland into squalid ghettos, she felt she had to help them. She decided to risk everything by trying to "rescue the drowning."

    #41: Bugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 27:27


    On this episode, we take a look at some buzzing, winged, armored and leggy aspects of the natural world. We put them under the magnifying glass and consider a few lessons we can learn from them.

    #40: A Scientific Look at Adam and Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 25:16


    “A scientific discovery is also a religious discovery. Our knowledge of God is made larger with every discovery we make about the world.” Those were the words of Joseph H Taylor Jr., who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1993. This episode examines several recent scientific findings that provide confirmation of an ancient authority.

    #39: Does the Language You Speak Change Your Brain?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 25:44


    A growing body of evidence shows that language doesn't just give people a set of words to express their thoughts. It actually can have a heavy influence on those thoughts and on the behaviors they lead to. What would this mean for the thinking and behavior of a person who speaks a “pure language”?

    #38: Operation Jonathan: The Most Daring Rescue Attempt in History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 33:27


    The story of a group of men who undertook a mission so dangerous and so rapidly prepared that only a fiction writer would have been optimistic about how it would turn out. But they refused to compromise with evil, so they charged into it wholeheartedly. The episode is built around an exclusive interview with Dr. Iddo Netanyahu, notable historian and brother of Israel's Prime Minister.

    #37: Three Stories of Heroism—With a Twist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 22:42


    On this episode, we discuss three remarkable yet mostly forgotten stories of heroism that occurred in Soviet Armenia in the 1970s and 80s—and a twist that connects them.

    #36: The Camping Trip That Changed American History

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 26:34


    This episode examines how a serious injury sustained by a factory worker in 1867 not only changed the course of that man's life, but also set in motion a chain of events that changed the course of American history—in a way that countless people for generations have benefited from.

    #35: Scotland's Bell Rock Lighthouse —An Impossible Accomplishment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 30:01


    By the beginning of the 1800s, Bell Rock in Scotland's Firth of Forth was responsible for wrecking numerous ships each winter. It was clear to everyone that sailors needed to be warned. But since the Rock was miles from shore and submerged by the sea for all but two hours a day, experts thought it would be impossible to build a lighthouse there. For Robert Stevenson, the challenge would become an obsession.

    #34: Beginning, Middle and End— The Power of Storytelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 22:39


    There is little in the human experience that hooks attention and holds it like a story. In this episode, we demonstrate and explain the power of story. And we encourage listeners to more regularly tap into that power.

    #33: What If America’s Founders Had Settled in Russia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017 24:23


    Despite America's deep-rooted problems, the nation remains an unmatched paragon of prosperity, providing opportunity and wealth for great numbers of people. But how and why did the United States became so exceptional? Pundits debating this question point to things like America's laissez-faire economic system, values, politics, societal mobility, freedom of religion and speech, and its prioritization of equal opportunity. But there is another, often overlooked answer. In many ways this unnoticed factor is the foundation that has made other aspects of America's success possible. It is a deeply inspiring facet of the U.S. that takes us all the way back into the mists of the earliest human history.

    #32: Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 30:01


    Friend or foe? Are you with us—or them? In certain clashes, this can be a gristly question for soldiers to answer. In ancient times, the Gileadites devised an ingenious way to differentiate between their own troops and those of the enemy, which lives on in the ever-expanding English language today. This episode of The Sun Also Rises discusses words and language and also examines a fascinating account from the Autobiography of Herbert W. Armstrong, elucidating how he became such a masterful communicator.

    #31: Get Thee to the Path!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2017 30:01


    When the sun came up on May 28 in the year 585 BCE, the Medes and Lydians were still at war. They had been at each other's throats for years, and it looked like there was no end in sight for their conflict. But something extraordinary happened on the battlefield that day, which changed everything. This episode also features an interview with Dr. Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist, and scientist emeritus at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

    #30: Escaping East Germany by Hot Air Balloon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 28:18


    Gunter Wetzel was 22 years old when he decided that he had to get his family free. But how could he get himself, his wife and their two small children past all the soldiers and over the razor wire-topped walls keeping them inside of East Germany? Mr. Wetzel recently gave an interview to The Sun Also Rises, and, in this episode, he shares the astounding story of how human ingenuity and the longing to be free triumphed over Communist East Germany.

    #29: The Bible Scoops Science?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 22:13


    In the mid 1800s, a major medical breakthrough happened that has saved countless lives since then. But could it be that this life-saving knowledge was actually available to mankind for millennia before that breakthrough?

    #28: The Girl Scouts vs. Imperial Japan—The Unsung WWII Battle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 23:40


    In today's episode, Mary Previte discusses a forgotten World War Two battle: The Girl Scouts vs. Imperial Japan. Mrs. Previte took part in the fight. Her story is astounding. A website dedicated to the survivors of the Weihsien Concentration Camp in Shantung Province, China. http://www.weihsien-paintings.org/

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