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Welcome to Part 2 of our in-depth review of Grant Bosnick's 'Tailored Approaches to Self-Leadership.' In this episode, we delve into the significance of hydration for brain health, discovering 'aha' moments through creative insights, and the influential power of expectations on our well-being and success. We also explore the neuroscience behind staying mentally strong and regulate emotions effectively through improved sleep patterns. Join us as we unravel these fascinating research-backed strategies to enhance your self-leadership skills. Welcome back to SEASON 13 of The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, where we connect the science-based evidence behind social and emotional learning and emotional intelligence training for improved well-being, achievement, productivity and results—using what I saw as the missing link (since we weren't taught this when we were growing up in school), the application of practical neuroscience. I'm Andrea Samadi, an author, and an educator with a passion for learning and launched this podcast 6 years ago with the goal of bringing ALL the leading experts together (in one place) to help us to APPLY this research in our daily lives. And we will now resume PART 2 of our 4-PART review, to sum up last year, 2024, and our entire year studying one book, Grant Bosnick's “Tailored Approaches to Self-Leadership: A Bite Size Approach Using Psychology and Neuroscience” that we first dove into with our interview on EP #321[i] the end of January 2024. The goal was that each week, we focused on learning something new, (from Grant's book) tied to the most current neuroscience research, that builds off the prior week, to help take us to greater heights this year. It honestly shocked me that this series took the entire year.  Last week, we began with PART 1[ii] and the first 5 chapters of the book. Today we will review chapters 6-9 of Grant Bosnick's Tailored Approaches to Self-Leadership. ((On today's EPISODE #356 PART 2 of our review of Grant Bosnick's Tailored Approaches to Self-Leadership, we will cover)): ✔ EP 327 Chapter 6[iii] “The Hydrated Brain” ✔ EP 330 Chapter 7[iv]“Aha Moments, Creative Insights/the Brain” ✔ EP 333 Chapter 8[v] “Exploring the Power of Expectations” ✔ EP 335 Chapter 9[vi] “The Neuroscience Behind Staying Strong and Clear-Headed” If you have not yet taken the leadership self-assessment, or if you would like to re-take it to see if the results are different for you than last year, you can click the link here to find the quick test.   Self-Assessment Results 2024 vs 2025 I re-took the assessment for 2025, and did notice some similarities and some differences. See what you notice about yourself. I noticed that pathways 2 and 3 are my high areas of focus this year, and that I can drop pathway 6 from my focus. What about you? If you have a few minutes to spare, take this leadership self-assessment again, and see if you notice any changes in yourself for 2025. Did any of your pathways of focus shift since last year? REMEMBER: We are either moving forward into growth, or backwards to safety. (Abraham Maslow). EP 327 Chapter 6 “The Hydrated Brain”   For this episode, I remember wondering how on the earth can we narrow the focus of this topic of health and wellness that Bosnick covers thoroughly in Chapter 6? Dr. Peter Attia[vii], a Canadian-American physician, known for his medical practice that focuses on the science of longevity, says that “exercise might be the most potent “drug” we have for extending the quality and perhaps quantity of our years of life.” He created a rule that he thought would help narrow this focus and it was called “Attia's Rule”[viii] where he suggests that can't even talk about this topic, unless you have reached a certain level of health yourself. I agree, as this is one area we have been focused on this podcast, and I notice that as I strengthen one area, I lose sight of another. It's an ongoing quest for balance, and I wouldn't say I've mastered the balance yet. We dove deep into Attia's Rule on our EP back in October 2022, “Using Neuroscience to Improve Fitness, Longevity and Overall Health.”[ix] Dr. Attia says that nutrition and health arguments are a waste of your time until you've completed a certain set of criteria. He says don't bother defending this topic unless you can: Dead hang for a minute (try this! I honestly thought I was going to die when I did this 2 years ago). I'm not sure I could do it today with the signs of osteoporosis showing up in my fingers (and noticeable when I type). Wall sit for two minutes. (This wasn't difficult for me the fact that I regularly hit the hiking trails). Have a VO2 max of at least 75th percentile for your age group. (Mine is showing 37 right now which was the same as it was in 2022. Interesting that I'm hiking less these days, but have kept the same VO2 max). I think it's important to notice just how vast this topic of health and wellness really is. We mentioned the Top 6 Health Staples[x] on our last episode, that we created back in 2020 when our podcast took a turn towards mental and physical health and wellness, (that we just can't escape) and I wasn't surprised to see Stanford Professor Dr. Andrew Huberman post on Twitter/X that he would like to see a Superbowl Commercial promoting healthy habits. The time for mental and physical health is here, and we cannot deny the connection between the two. We met Dr. Bruce Perry on EP 168[xi] where we dove into his famous book What Happened to You, that he co-authored with Oprah, and the last Kindle book I purchased was Gabor Mate's When the Body Says No: The Hidden Costs of Stress[xii] When I look back at why I chose to highlight “The Hydrated Brain” I honestly think it was because this topic is so vast. Hydration is something that might be emphasized with athletes, but it wasn't something anyone had emphasized with me (unless they were connected to the sports world). To narrow this topic of health and wellness down a bit, did YOU know that keeping our brain hydrated helps us with: Improving concentration and cognition Helping to balance our mood and emotions Maintaining a good memory Boosting our brain's reaction time Increasing blood flow and oxygen to the brain Preventing and relieving headaches Reducing stress Grant Bosnick shared with us in this chapter: “That our brain is 75% water and when our brain is functioning on a full reserve of water, we will be able to think faster, be more focused and experience greater clarity and creativity?” (Chapter 6, Bosnick). Grant reminds us that “everyone is unique and needs different amounts of water per day (but suggests) an adequate intake for men is roughly around 3 liters (100 fluid ounces) a day, (and) for women it's about 2.2 liters (74 fluid ounces) a day. What do you think? Could you improve your water intake? Just by thinking about ways to improve our brain health, we will over time begin to move the needle in the direction of physical health and wellness, which was the concept that Grant wanted us to uncover in Chapter 6. This is just one small idea, (in this HUGE topic) but if we can tackle one idea at a time, we will move in the direction of health and wellness. REVISIT THIS EPISODE TO REVIEW THIS CONCEPT IN DEPTH EP 330 Chapter 7 “Aha Moments, Creative Insights/the Brain” This pathway #3 came out as MEDIUM importance (orange score) for me, alongside mindfulness and flow last year, but this year, this is my second highest pathway of focus. Look to see where pathway 3 showed up for you last  year, and if it's different for you this year. What I loved about Grant Bosnick's book is that he opens up chapter 7 with a story of how insight was used by an organization to help solve the problem with the high number of babies that were dying within a month of their birth, specifically in developing countries.  This organization he wrote about, solved this specific problem using a thought process that took insight using “materials and human resources that could be used to address this issue” (Chapter 7, Bosnick) by building incubators made out of Toyota cars that were readily available in these developing areas. Instead of using their analytical mind and thinking “how do we get more incubators to these areas” someone on their team used insight and creativity to come up with the best solution to use the resources they had readily available to them, locally. So how do we think up these creative ideas? Grant asks us to ponder where we have our best ideas. In the shower? While exercising? At your desk while doing work? Just before falling asleep or waking up? While walking or hiking? While taking with a friend? Grant suggests that few people will come back with “at their desk while working” since this type of creativity involves breaking away from the analytical, thinking mind, and tapping into our “nonconscious” (Chapter 7, Bosnick) part of our brain. It was here I had to look deeper into how this type of thinking happens, and I found the fascinating book, The Eureka Factor: AHA Moments, Creative Insight and the Brain by John Kounios and Mark Beeman. If you want to dive deeper into the science behind insight and creativity, I highly suggest reading this book. I wanted to know HOW to create these “AHA” Moments at will, not by chance and this is what these two cognitive neuroscientists who wrote this book, set out to do. Their goal of writing this book was to “explain how these Eureka experiences happen—and how to have more of them to enrich our lives and empower personal and professional success.” (The Eureka Factor). In the very beginning pages of The Eureka Factor, we learn that “insight is creative” (Page 9, The Eureka Factor, Kounios and Beeman) and when the authors went on to define “what creativity is” they suggest to not define it (yet) since “everyone intuitively recognizes creativity when he or she sees it” (Page 9, The Eureka Factor, Kounios and Beeman). I thought back to when we covered “Improving Creativity” on PART 4 of The Silva Method[xiii] on ((“Improving Creativity and Innovation in our Schools, Sports and Modern Workplaces”)) and we tapped into Dr. Andrew Huberman's research on creativity here. Dr. Huberman explains that “when we see something that's truly creative, it reveals something to us about the natural world and about how our brains work….It must reveal something that surprises us” for it to be truly creative. So, going back to The Eureka Factor, John Kounios suggests that “creative insight is not an exotic type of thought reserved for the few. In fact, (he says) it's one of the few abilities that define our species….most humans—have insights. It's a basic human ability.” (Page 11, The Eureka Factor, Kounios and Beeman). While reading further into The Eureka Factor, I came across an image that helped to explain this idea so we can ALL improve our ability to generate new and creative insights that will empower our personal and professional lives. IMAGE CREDIT: The Eureka Factor (Kounios, Beeman) Page 24 If someone were to ask me “Where do I begin to improve my ability to create NEW insights in my life?” I would say, start here: STEP 1: Go somewhere quiet and think.  We've mentioned a few times on this podcast that “Every man has the natural and inherent power to think what he wants to think, but it requires more effort to do so”[xiv] (Wallace D. Wattles). I recently heard Professor Hod Lipson[xv] from Columbia University, speaking about the future with AI, and while his whole presentation was forward-thinking, eye opening and brilliant, what caught my attention the most was when he mentioned that while working with students with AI and robotics, the hardest part for them was to come up with a name for their robot, because he said “it takes a lot of effort to be creative.” Take the time needed for this process. STEP 2: You might think you are stuck, and like the image suggests in the show notes, you might see a brick wall in front of you, metaphorically speaking, but know that there is always a solution to every problem. You just haven't figured it out yet. It's here that I share ways I've moved past where I'm stuck, and that's by using The Silva Method. I'm reminded daily that many of our current listeners found us from the first episode we did with this 4-part series that ended with an episode on “How to Be More Creative and Innovative”. When you feel stuck, take a break. STEP 3: Keeping your mood positive, break away from where you feel stuck, and do something that makes you happy. It could be going for a walk, or a hike, or playing tennis like the image from The Eureka Factor. Just break away and divert your attention away from the problem. If you are in a meditative state, just be sure to have positive, elevated emotions flowing through you. Looking at the image in the show notes from The Eureka Factor, we see a person playing tennis. You can use whatever method you want here (The Silva Method of Meditation, your own mindfulness practice, going for a walk) or whatever it is for YOU where you access those feelings of calmness and peace. STEP 4: Be open to new ideas that might pop into your head. Be prepared for ideas that might be completely opposite to how you were originally thinking of solving the problem. We are all different here. Think back to the beginning of this episode, when Grant Bosnick asked us to consider where our creative ideas flow into our minds. Mine come in that time just before I go to sleep, or just as I'm waking up. Others might come in the shower, or while exercising. Be open to NEW ideas coming into your mind, and be ready to write them down. STEP 5: Know that there is much work going on from your unconscious mind. You'll will become more self-aware in this process. Grant Bosnick lists a few inventions that were developed this way, in chapter 7 on Insight, and I found an article that lists “Great Eureka Moments in History: From Issac Netwon to Sir Paul McCartney, (where) inspiration arrived suddenly”[xvi] to help these inventors move forward with their famous AHA Moments. I personally think it's amazing how we acquire wisdom. When we suddenly “see” something that escaped us for so long. I can only imagine the room from Grant Bosnick's opening story when that one person said “why don't we make incubators out of Toyota cars?” completely shifting what EVERYONE was thinking. We ended this EP with one of my favorite poems from Stewart Edward White who explains how AHA Moments of Learning can change us forever. He writes: “Curious how we acquire wisdom! Over and over again, the same truth is thrust under our very noses. We encounter it in action; we are admonished of it; we read it in the written word. We suffer the experience; we gradually assent to the advice; we approve, intellectually, the written word. But nothing happens inside us. Then, one day, some trivial experience or word or encounter stops us short. A gleam of illumination penetrates the depth of our consciousness. We see! Usually it is but a glimpse; but on rare occasions a brilliant flash reveals truth fully formed. And we marvel that this understanding has escaped us so long.” REVISIT THIS EPISODE TO REVIEW THIS CONCEPT IN DEPTH EP 333 Chapter 8 “Exploring the Power of Expectations” where we will dive into a topic that I mark as high importance in my life, right up with breathing. When I took my self-assessment last year, the topic of expectations showed up as low priority for me to focus. Not because it's not important to me, but because I've already made this topic of high importance. Expectations came out for me in the RED category, with a low score of 8% (last year) along with goals and time management, that I also put high importance with on a daily basis.  This year, pathway 1 came out as an area of MEDIUM focus for me, and I can tell right now, that the area I need to work on is “time management.” If you've taken the self-assessment, look to see if Expectations (in pathway 1) are of a low, medium or high priority for you to focus on this year. Before looking at Grant Bosnick's thoughts about the topic of expectations, where he begins chapter 8 by asking us “what did you expect?” I had to do some research first, to see what is already out in the world, and there was a lot out there, on the science behind expectations. DID YOU KNOW: That when our expectations are met or exceeded, this “increases our dopamine levels, which leads to increased happiness and well-being, which helps maximize our performance by setting up the conditions of flow and insight, which leads to more productivity and increased confidence?” (Chapter 8, Grant Bosnick) Conversely, did you know that “if our expectations are not met, that it dramatically decreases our dopamine levels, we feel disappointment and stress, resulting in poor performance and decreased confidence?” (Chapter 8, Grant Bosnick, Tailored Approaches to Self-Leadership, Page 84/85). On the EP we went deep into the Science of Expectation, and we looked at a book by David Robson called The Expectation Effect where this author showed us how “our beliefs, in themselves, shape your health and well-being in profound ways, and that learning to reset our expectations (about these issues) can have truly remarkable effects on our health, happiness and productivity.” (David Robson) SOME TIPS ON HOW TO USE THE NEUROSCIENCE OF EXPECTATIONS IN OUR DAILY LIFE: KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M EXPECTING (of myself and others): Understanding the science, helps me to keep my expectations tied to myself, and not others, to avoid disappointment and stress.  I expect to achieve my goals, (by putting in the necessary work) keep myself in good health (physical and mental) and will not just THINK about these expectations, but will do the hard work, take the action necessary to achieve them. This way, I'm not just “thinking” of what I expect to occur, I'm actually doing something with those thoughts. If I'm ever feeling “disappointed” with something in my life, a good question to ask is “what did you expect?” and see if I can backtrack to my thoughts. Was I using the science to flood my brain with dopamine, (with something within my control-that I could take action towards) or not. USE POSITIVE EXPECTATION TO BUILD RESILIENCE FOR A HEALTHIER VERSION OF MYSELF: Understanding the science behind our expectations, and especially David Robson's work, where we learned that “people with a more positive attitude towards their later years are less likely to develop (certain age-related diseases)” (David Robson, The Expectation Effect) making a strong case for expecting exceptional mental and physical health in the future. Again, it goes without saying that we can't just “think” ourselves into good health. We need to do the work here in order to expect results to occur. CONTINUE TO EXPECT GOOD THINGS (for myself and others) Knowing that “expectations and beliefs can influence—indeed are already influencing your life in many other surprising and powerful ways. (David Robson, The Expectation Effect) makes me believe in some of the rituals I've heard of over the years, like lucky charms. I learned from David Robson's The Expectation Effect, that “superstitions and rituals can boost perseverance and performance across a whole range of cognitive tasks, and (that) the advantages are often considerable.” (Page 198, The Expectation Effect). Whether you are a professional athlete, singer, public speaker, or someone like me who just wants improved results, there is a science to having a lucky charm, or something that brings you the promise of success, to help you to create a feeling of control during those high stress times we all face. Don't dismiss the power of a lucky rock with a goal written on it, or whatever it is that holds significance to you with your future goals, or something that has meaning to you, that you expect to occur in your future. REVISIT THIS EPISODE TO REVIEW THIS CONCEPT IN DEPTH EP 335 Chapter 9 “The Neuroscience Behind Staying Strong and Clear-Headed” Chapter 9, covering “The Neuroscience of Emotion Regulation” which showed up on my leadership self-assessment (in pathway 4 last year AND again this year) as a low, RED score, of 20%. This is not because it's not something I don't need to pay attention to, this is something I pay attention to daily, right up there with physical health that's also listed in Pathway Four of Grant's Self-Leadership Map. Look to see if Emotion Regulation (pathway 4) is of a low, medium or high priority for you to focus on this year. EMOTION REGULATION AND SLEEP: In a world where we are hit daily by external stimuli, how on the earth can we be proactive to stay mentally strong and clear-headed so we have improved executive control to manage our emotions and regulate them? This took me straight to the work of Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Dr. Matthew Walker who recorded an episode called “Improve Sleep to Boost Mood and Emotion Regulation.”[xvii] It was here where I learned just how important sleep is for keeping a strong, clear mind, so we can use this strength to acknowledge and regulate our emotions, like Bosnick suggested in chapter 9 of his book. Dr. Walker, a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and the host of The Matt Walker Podcast, gave example after example that proved that when you've NOT had a good night's sleep, things that wouldn't bother you (when you've slept well), begin to aggravate, or grate on you more. Here's what I found to be remarkable on this topic, something I had not ever heard before. DID YOU KNOW THAT “the greater amount of REM sleep you are getting, (where our dreams occur) the greater amount of emotional detox you will get the next day.” Matt Walker and Dr. Andrew Huberman. Dr. Walker went on to explain that “the brain chemical noradrenaline (that's responsible for our stress reaction) completely shuts off during REM sleep, and serotonin (that plays a role with our mood) decreases, while acetyl choline (that carries messages from our brain to our body through nerve cells) increases by up to 30% in some parts of the brain (and can be even more active than when we were awake).  Dr. Walker concluded that the decrease of stress related brain chemicals is what makes “REM sleep was the perfect condition for overnight therapy.” If we want to improve our emotion regulation, the science is pointing directly to improving our sleep. On this episode, we dove deep into the 4 stages of sleep and suggestions to improve our sleep is something I've been working on for the past 5 years. There is a lot to this, and I'm still working on improving ALL the macroingredients of a good sleep (suggested by Dr. Walker), that include QQRT, or knowing the quantity (amount of sleep), quality (fragmented vs continuous), regularity (sleeping/waking around the same time) and timing (sleeping in alignment with my chronotype).  Dr. Walker explains these areas with Dr. Huberman, and if you do wonder where you can improve, I highly suggest their 6-part series on sleep. TIPS FOR IMPROVING EMOTION REGULATION BY IMPROVING OUR SLEEP: Here are three tips that I took away from the neuroscience of self-regulation, that I've been working on, to see if improving my sleep in these areas, could possibly improve emotion regulation. 1. KNOW HOW MUCH DEEP RESTORATIVE SLEEP WE ARE GETTING EACH NIGHT:  We all know the importance of knowing how much sleep we are getting to be well-rested the next day, (how many hours or the quantity) but it's also important to keep an eye on the QUALITY or amount of DEEP RESTORATIVE sleep we are getting each night. When I looked at the graphic I included when I wrote this EP back in June 2024, using the WHOOP wearable tracker, I can tell you that with focus and effort in this area, I've been able to improve the number of hours of restorative sleep I was getting last year, to this year, by 14%, hitting most nights with sufficient restorative sleep. Do you know how many hours of restorative sleep you are getting each night? 2. KNOW HOW MUCH REM SLEEP WE ARE GETTING: Keeping an eye on how much REM sleep we getting, is my next tip, since we know it's important for consolidating new memories, learning and motor skills. We also just learned that the more REM sleep we are getting, we can say we are getting some good overnight therapy, restoring ourselves mentally. You can find sleep trackers that can help you to measure and track these important ingredients of a good sleep for yourself, and see how much REM sleep you are getting each night, while keeping in mind that “the greater amount of REM sleep you are getting, the greater amount of emotional detox you will get the next day.” (Dr. Walker) Remember, we are working on ways to help with our emotion regulation, and it seems to me, that an easy way to do this, would be to see how we can improve our REM sleep.   3. APPLY THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP TO IMPROVE EMOTION REGULATION: Since “during REM sleep the stress chemicals are turned off” helping us to “strip away the emotion from the memory” we can take this understanding a step further, and see if we are able to solve any of our problems during sleep. Dr. Huberman and Dr. Walker went into great detail about this concept[xviii] that I've actually witnessed first-hand. They described what happens in REM sleep to be like “Behavior-Desensitization” and I had the opportunity to see the stages of this process, done by someone skilled and trained in trauma and the brain, working with someone I know well, who has experiences significant trauma in their life, starting at an early age. Using a series of techniques, the trained therapist took the client safely from talking about a traumatic memory from their childhood, (with extreme emotion attached) to where they could say out loud that the memory had lost its emotional load and no longer gave them an emotional reaction. This is exactly what happens to our brain during REM sleep and why it's mentally restorative. Putting these tips all together, and knowing that improving the quality, and quantity of sleep is linked to improving emotion regulation, I'm working hard to improve restorative sleep and REM sleep, each month.  It's all just a balancing act, though, and working on one part of our health at a time. REVISIT THIS EPISODE TO REVIEW THIS CONCEPT IN DEPTH REVIEW and CONCLUSION: To review and conclude this week's episode #356 on PART 2 of our review of Grant Bosnick's Tailored Approaches to Self-Leadership, we covered a review of the strategies that can help us to implement each concept, from chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9. ✔ EP 327 Chapter 6[xix] “The Hydrated Brain” ✔ EP 330 Chapter 7[xx]“Aha Moments, Creative Insights/the Brain” ✔ EP 333 Chapter 8[xxi] “Exploring the Power of Expectations” ✔ EP 335 Chapter 9[xxii] “The Neuroscience Behind Staying Strong and Clear-Headed” While listening to each episode can be a helpful review, so can revisiting your leadership self-assessment to see what might have changed for you this year from last. I hope this review of chapters 6-9 of Grant Bosnick's Tailored Approaches to Self-Leadership have helped you to think of NEW ways of thinking and taking the necessary action, that will drive you towards whatever it is that you are working on this year. With that thought, I do want to thank you for tuning in, and we will see you next time, with a review of the next 4 chapters. See you next time. REFERENCES: [i] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #321 with Grant ‘Upbeat' Bosnick  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/insights-from-grant-upbeat-bosnick/   [ii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #355 Mastering Self-Leadership REVIEW PART 1 (Grant Bosnick) https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/mastering-self-leadership-with-neuroscience/   [iii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #327 “The Hydrated Brain” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/neuroscience-meets-social-and-emotional-learning-podcast-episode-327-recap/   [iv] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #330 “AHA Moments, Creative Insights and the Brain”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/understanding-self-leadership-and-the-neuroscience-of-goals/   [v] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #333 “Exploring the Power of Expectations” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-power-of-expectations-in-episode-333/   [vi]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #335 “The Neuroscience Behind Being Strong and Clear Headed” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/mastering-emotion-regulation-the-neuroscience-behind-staying-strong-and-clear-headed/   [vii] Peter Attia https://peterattiamd.com/   [viii] Attia's Rule https://miloandthecalf.com/2023/02/08/the-attia-rule-some-tests-of-strength-for-longevity/#:~:text=Awhile%20back%20longevity%20expert%20Peter,a%20person%20fit%20for%20longevity.   [ix]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast “Using Neuroscience to Improve Fitness, Longevity and Overall Health.”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/brain-fact-friday-on-using-neuroscience-to-improve-fitness-longevity-and-overall-health/   [x] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast BONUS EPISODE Recorded for Podbean's Wellness Week “The Top 5 Health Staples” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-a-deep-dive-into-the-top-5-health-staples-and-review-of-seasons-1-4/   [xi]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EP 168 “Dr. Bruce Perry and Steve Graner: What Happened to You?”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/dr-bruce-perry-and-steve-graner-from-the-neurosequential-network-on-what-we-should-all-know-about-what-happened-to-you/   [xii] Gabor Mate When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection Published https://www.amazon.com/When-Body-Says-No-Hidden/dp/178504222X   [xiii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE 264 “The Neuroscience Behind The Silva Method: Improving Creativity and Innovation in our Schools, Sports and Modern Workplaces”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/the-neuroscience-behind-the-silva-method-improving-creativity-and-innovation-in-our-schools-sports-and-modern-workplaces/   [xiv] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE 315 “Thinking and Acting in This Certain Way PART 2 Review of Wallace D. Wattles The Science of Getting Rich book https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/part-2-review-of-wallace-d-wattles-the-science-of-getting-rich-on-chapter-4-thinking-and-acting-in-a-certain-way/   [xv] https://www.me.columbia.edu/faculty/hod-lipson   [xvi] “Great Eureka Moments in History: From Issac Netwon to Sir Paul McCartney, inspiration arrived suddenly” by Dan Falk, Published September 2, 2005 https://magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ideas/culture-society/great-eureka-moments-in-history-famous-inspirational-moments/   [xvii] Dr. Matt Walker: Improve Sleep to Boost Mood & Emotional Regulation | Huberman Lab Guest Series  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_SrHS8FvMM   [xviii] Dr. Matt Walker: Improve Sleep to Boost Mood & Emotional Regulation | Huberman Lab Guest Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_SrHS8FvMM   [xix]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #327 “The Hydrated Brain” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/neuroscience-meets-social-and-emotional-learning-podcast-episode-327-recap/   [xx] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #330 “AHA Moments, Creative Insights and the Brain”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/understanding-self-leadership-and-the-neuroscience-of-goals/   [xxi] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #333 “Exploring the Power of Expectations” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-power-of-expectations-in-episode-333/   [xxii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #335 “The Neuroscience Behind Being Strong and Clear Headed” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/mastering-emotion-regulation-the-neuroscience-behind-staying-strong-and-clear-headed/  

Melanie Solomon continues our series on The Priestly Garments with a message from 1 Peter 2:4-9. Click the arrow below, or if you're reading this in an email you can click this link, to play the service: This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store. If you want to know more about starting a relationship with Jesus Christ visit www.WestchesterChapel.org/salvation.

Reading by Kara Cripps ---   2 Peter, Jude   https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%201-3%2C%20Jude&version=ESV&interface=print

It might seem gloomy to think of the Day of the Lord in the days leading up to Christmas. But this broken world needs to be set right, and the Messiah born in Bethlehem is the One who will banish all evil and make all things right, including us. The Day of the Lord is the day when our faith will be vindicated. Therefore, we can look forward to that day with hope and thankfulness. (Based on 2 Peter 3:1-13.)

Reading by Pastor Teressa Wiley ---   1 Peter   https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%201-5&version=ESV&interface=print

Show #2293 Show Notes: Weekly Word – grateful today: https://newswithviews.com/im-grateful-today/ Redeemed -Big daddy Weave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzGAYNKDyIU  Matthew 26:26-29   :https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2026%3A26-29&version=KJV 1 Peter 1:18-29   :https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%201%3A18-25&version=KJV Father Knows Best: https://www.facebook.com/reel/959673682696255 Senator John Kennedy’s response to anti-Trump […]

There was a moment when the fate of humanity rested on one woman. It wasn't Mary. And it wasn't Eve. In fact we don't know the name of this heroine of our race; the Bible just calls her, "Noah's wife." God had promised that the "Seed of the Woman" would be our solution, but if you were a betting person in those days, you would have put the odds of fulfilling that promise at half-a-billion-to-one. Here's Jim to conclude his sermon, Days of Noah: Demonic and Depraved. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS10302024_0.mp3Scripture References: Genesis 6; 2 Peter 2; Revelation 12; Luke 17

Are there people that God can't save? We're taught that no one is beyond redemption; that there's only one unforgivable sin and you haven't committed it; that Jesus saves "from the gutter-most to the uttermost;" and "whosoever" means you. So Genesis 6 hits us between the eyes. Here was a world of people - maybe a billion souls - that God judged to be too far gone. Here's Jim with Part 2 of, Days of Noah: Demonic and Depraved. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS10292024_0.mp3Scripture References: Genesis 6; 2 Peter 2; Revelation 12; Luke 17

The Flood wasn't just a dividing line for human history. Alongside the watery judgment of humanity, there was another sentence handed down in the spiritual world. That sparked a question from the congregation, and as you know, Jim loves questions! We'll visit Jude, 2 Peter and Revelation before heading home to Genesis. Here's part 1 of, Days of Noah: Demonic and Depraved. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS10282024_0.mp3Scripture References: Genesis 6; 2 Peter 2; Revelation 12; Luke 17

Imagine a doctor that shouldn't be a doctor and is responsible for the deaths of many people. He is probably a sociopath and is being questioned before the government to answer pushing people to put harmful “stuff” into their bodies. But, that's not real life though. Right? Hypothetically it would be important to talk about if this “stuff” was causing cancer and heart conditions in young people. And it is. We will also take a look at the three trip wires that lit the elites fuse against TrumpWhat does God's Word say? https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010%3A16&version=NIV16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%205&version=NIVTo the Elders and the Flock5 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2 Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,“God opposes the proud    but shows favor to the humble.”6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.Episode 1,644 Links:- https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1795498599029297200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1795498599029297200%7Ctwgr%5Ebc92e4d392caa1cb1ee49882e40d8a122793972b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Frevolver.news%2F2024%2F05%2Fwatch-coca-cola-insider-spills-disturbing-secrets-surrounding-rigged-scheme-with-big-pharma%2F- https://revolver.news/2024/05/watch-coca-cola-insider-spills-disturbing-secrets-surrounding-rigged-scheme-with-big-pharma/- https://popularrationalism.substack.com/p/do-not-pass-this-by-major-collaborative?utm_source=cross-post&publication_id=475124&post_id=145244420&utm_campaign=548354&isFreemail=true&r=9bg4c&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email.- https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/1797661236231803020- https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1797653314945044632- https://x.com/GMB/status/1797498711867564094 - https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1797666651074338986 - https://x.com/KarluskaP/status/1797706119806329229- https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1797490372337402121- https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1797634609204887678- https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1796562188578250893- https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1742916707440836742- https://twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1796915229495890231- https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/marlon-wayans-shares-his-reaction-to-learning-his-child-was-trans-i-grew-the-most-that-i-ever-did-exclusive/ar-BB1noyrz- https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1797430817859465260- https://www.foxnews.com/video/6354048906112- https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1796965744653316349- https://twitter.com/axios/status/1796898783248134166- "https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1797719315036180715 - https://x.com/TPostMillennial/status/1797672102432243728- https://covidreason.substack.com/p/one-congressman-came-prepared-to?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=64295&post_id=145272848&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=9bg4c&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email Alan's Soaps https://alanssoaps.com/TODD Use coupon code ‘TODD' to save an additional 10% off the bundle price.  Bioptimizers https://bioptimizers.com/todd Use promo code TODD for 10% off your order. Sharpen your edge and reach your potential with Mushroom Breakthrough by Bioptimizers.     Bonefrog   https://bonefrogcoffee.com/todd Use code TODD at checkout to receive 10% off your first purchase and 15% on subscriptions.  Bulwark Capital  https://bulwarkcapitalmgmt.com/radio-show/ Call 866-779-RISK or visit online to get their FREE Common Cents Investing Guide.   EdenPURE https://edenpuredeals.com This week only!  Get Buy One Get One free pricing on the Thunderstorm Air Purifier with code TODDBOGO. GreenHaven Interactive Digital Marketing https://greenhaveninteractive.com Your Worldclass Website Will Get Found on Google!  Liver Health

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These Didn`t Age Well - Envy, Deceit, Slander and Malicehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13211923/Letita-James-start-seizing-Trumps-buildings-WEEK-Clock-ticks-ex-president-staggering-bond-fee-500million-crippling-finances.htmlLetita James can start seizing Trump's buildings in a WEEK: Clock ticks for ex-president to get together staggering bond fee of almost $500million that could be 'crippling' for his financesFormer president's attorneys told appeal court they couldn't come up with cashTrump's lawyers said they had contacted 30 underwriters to back the bondhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A29-32&version=ESVRomans 1:29-32They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A29-32&version=CJBRomans 1:29-32Complete Jewish BibleThey are filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and vice; stuffed with jealousy, murder, quarrelling, dishonesty and ill-will; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God; they are insolent, arrogant and boastful; they plan evil schemes; they disobey their parents; they are brainless, faithless, heartless and ruthless. 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Updated April 15, 2021: This topic of the "firmament" is also of great interest to atheists. A popular anti-creationist made a 40-minute YouTube video critical of this article. We may have hit a nerve. A favorite claim of many atheists is that the Bible teaches that the earth is surrounded by a solid domed sky. Instead, the Bible actually teaches that the firmament of Day Two is the crust of the earth, which divided water below the crust from the waters on the surface. Documenting this thereby rebuts that widespread false allegation. When we first published this article, that extra bonus was unexpected. So we've embedded and responded to Brett Palmer's video including by pointing out that the Babylonian creation epic, Enuma Elish, below, corroborates this understanding of the "firmament" as first referring to the earth's crust (i.e., biblically, to paradise, to heaven on earth). And we show that the Bible's Hebrew word for firmament, raqia, from the verb raqa, refers not only to the heavens above, but explicitly, to the crust of the earth. And we present the meaning of the Syrian geographical place name, Raqqa, and extend to antiquity the etymology of the English word, rock. At Real Science Radio (which airs on America's most-powerful radio station), we teach Dr. Walt Brown's Hydroplate Theory as the best understanding of the global flood, geology and the relevant scriptures. If the following is correct, all flood models based on the "canopy theory" and "plate tectonics" are false.On Day Two God Made the Crust of the Earth: Dr. Walt Brown's Hydroplate Theory helps to understand the global flood, geology and the relevant scriptures. On Day Two of creation, God formed the crust of the earth, called the firmament (Hebrew: raqia), which extended for miles above a worldwide subterranean ocean, and the crust of course also held waters upon its surface. If this is true, we would expect to read in the Bible that initially, the surface of the earth was covered only with water, and that then God made the earth's crust above the water. And consistent with the Hydroplate Theory (which describes a layer of water at least one-mile thick that was perhaps dozens of miles below the earth's surface), in fact the Bible teaches that God: - "In the beginning God created... the earth. ...and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters" (Genesis 1:1-2). Then God, - "laid out (raqa) the earth above the waters" (Psalm 136:6). And, - "by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth [was] standing out of water and in the water" (2 Peter 3:5). - "Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament" (Gen. 1:7). So, "The earth is the Lord's... For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters" (Ps.24:1-2). Where the Water Came From: The global flood then began when those "fountains of the great deep were broken up" (Gen. 7:11) for the pre-flood earth had been "standing out of water and in the water, by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water" (2 Peter 3:5-6). Those waters had been stored up for global judgment if needed. For when "the heavens were made," the Bible says of much of the Earth's water back then that God "lays up the deep in storehouses" (Ps. 33:6-7; see also Prov. 8:27-28). For God created not only the surface waters, for He "made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters" (Rev. 14:7 KJV [as with many versions; some like the NKJV say "springs of water"). Dr. Brown's book, In the Beginning, demonstrates powerfully that the world's major geologic features flow logically from these initial conditions. But some creationists who disagree point out that, "God called the firmament Heaven" (Gen. 1:8), claiming that this firmament must be either the atmosphere (e.g., Henry Morris) or outer space (e.g., Russell Humphreys). Heaven on Earth, Hell Beneath: However at RSR we show that, whether figurative or literal, the crust of the earth is the boundary between heaven and hell. It is consistent with Biblical history that God would originally call the crust of the earth "heaven." For at creation, "He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, at the boundary of light and darkness. The pillars of heaven tremble (Job 26:10-11). And then, "He divideth (not raqa but raga) the sea with his power" (Job 26:12 KJV, Jubilee, Websters, etc.). God designated the region below the crust as the initial abode of those who may pass away. Hell is the holding prison for the unrepentant dead. "Hell from beneath is excited about you, to meet you at your coming" (Isa. 14:9; etc.). For the newly-made earth, the Lord logically referred to everything from the crust and above as heaven. Hence dozens of verses indicate that heaven also refers to the earth's atmosphere as in "rain from heaven," the "dew of heaven," "birds of heaven," "dust from the heaven," city walls "fortified up to heaven," smoke rises "to the midst of heaven," "the heavens are shut" in drought, "frost of heaven," "clouds of heaven," "snow from heaven," "hail from heaven," and the east winds "blow in the heavens." Thus even after the Fall, from Genesis and Job, through the Gospels, Acts and Revelation, the Bible continued to refer to the atmosphere, one molecule above the ground, as heaven. Apart from this understanding, a Bible student might think that while the surface of the Moon is in "heaven", that the paradise God made on the surface of the Earth is not. Also, the Bible's thirty-two occurrences of the phrase "kingdom of heaven" appear only in the royal Gospel of Matthew, and some of these (Mat. 11:12; 13:24 with Mat. 13:38; 16:19; Mat. 18:1 with Luke 9:46; etc.) locate this kingdom of "heaven" at least partially on earth. Lucifer Fell from Heaven on Earth: "God called the firmament Heaven," because the earth's crust formed the boundary between heaven and the future hell. The firmament also divided the waters of the earth (Gen. 1:2, 6) which even reserved the floodwaters of judgment below ground. For God "lays up the deep in storehouses" so "let all the earth fear the Lord," (Ps. 33:7-8), because He "shut in the sea with doors" until in the flood "it burst forth and issued from the womb," (Job. 38:8). But after the Fall, which likely occurred within a week of Creation, earth lost its heavenly designation, for apparently God will never fully replicate the first earth. Only two detailed Bible stories involve happenings that occured prior to the Fall, the creation account and the record of Lucifer's fall. And both of these events refer to earth as heaven. Isaiah 14:12 describes "Lucifer" as "fallen from heaven," yet Scripture places him on earth at the moment of his fall. "You were in Eden, the garden of God," (Ezek. 28:13). And "you have said in your heart: "I will ascend into heaven... I will ascend above the heights of the clouds," (Isa. 14:13-14). "Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit," (Isa. 14:15). Even though he was on earth, Lucifer fell "from heaven," because prior to the Fall, the surface of the earth was part of heaven's realm. * Bible Students Understand the Firmament, But Get Confused at 1:8: See this explained in this five-minute segment, in our 2-hour flood video, that begins at 48:30. Just click and the video will start at the correct point... Consider the flesh. Notice that just as gravity pulls our physical flesh down toward the center of the earth, the Fall created the world system which relentlessly pulls our spiritual flesh, drawing us down toward the lowest depths until death, and then the believer's released spirit soars upward to heaven, whereas the unbeliever's unfettered spirit falls downward, the firmament no longer keeping him out of Hades, thus his soul plummets into hell. C.S. Lewis wrote the preface to D.E. Harding's esoteric The Hierarchy of Heaven & Earth in which Harding wrote that "Hierarchy is... something like the ancient circles of heaven and earth and hell" (1952, p. 27), and that the "narrowest Hell would be widest Heaven if the Devil could only bring himself to turn round and look out from the Centre instead of in at himself" (p. 187). In the modern classic, Soul of Science, (1994, p. 38), Pearcey and Thaxton describe the view of Christian "medieval cosmology" that "at the very center of the universe was Hell, then the earth, then (moving outward from the center) the progressively nobler spheres of the heavens." Christians continue to affirm this hierarchy quoting Paul who was "caught up to the third heaven" (2 Cor 12:2), the first being the sky, the second is space, and the third God's habitation. King David even refers to the deep, as the "channels of the sea", where in the flood "the foundations of the world were uncovered", which were "the foundations of heaven" (2 Sam. 22:8, 16). Incidentally, the never-before-seen consequences of the flood caused the troubles David lists here. The lightnings, thunder, dark waters, thick clouds, darkness, volcanic eruptions, smoke, coal and fire, the earth shaking, and when the "channels of the sea appeared" only then the "foundations of the world were uncovered..." Moses Qualified His Last Four Uses of Firmament: Moses used the word firmament nine times in the creation account. He intentionally distinguished the last four occurrences from the first four, which all pivot around the central instance where God called the earth's firmament Heaven. Each of the four in the second grouping (Genesis 1:14, 15, 17, 20) is qualified separately by an exceptional repetition. The prepositional phrase "of the heavens" makes a distinction between the first firmament of the earth, and the second "firmament of the heavens." And if firmament means the "heavens," the very term "firmament of the heavens" would seem unnecessarily redundant, especially when repeated four times. However, the qualifier "of the heavens" is added so that the reader will not confuse this firmament of sky and space with the previous firmament of earth. Thus, readers alien to the notion of "heaven" on earth should nonetheless be able to separate the two firmaments, and understand God's meaning. Now, millennia after the Fall, God's own record of creation notwithstanding, sin has almost completely obscured the original perspective of the earth's surface as "heaven." The Things God Called Day and Earth: "God called the light Day." Yet like with the word firmament, Genesis has two very different meanings for light. Day 4 would be unintelligible without recognizing its initial meaning. "Then God made two great Days to rule the heavens"? No. The same is true for the dry land that "God called... Earth". If it had only one meaning, then the Earth would have been created on Day Two when the "Earth" appeared. Our Full Firmament Video: Above we pointed to a five-minute excerpt. Here's the full 30-minute segment out of our Global Flood video on raqia titled, Is the Day 2 firmament of Genesis the Earth's crust?: Kingdom of Heaven Lost on Earth: When man rebelled, earth became more like hell than heaven. Thus man's habitation on the surface of the earth lost its heavenly designation. The Bible describes Hell as below, bounded by the firmament. However in the beginning "God called the firmament Heaven" because that's where He placed Adam and Eve, above ground on the surface, in the heavens, in fellowship with Him, not in any other realm but in His kingdom, in heaven on earth. 2011 UPDATE - Atheists and the Solid Dome: YouTube anti-creationist Brett Palmer created a 40-minute rebuttal video (embedded here) of this little article on the firmament. Seems like we hit a nerve. Aside from Brett casting aspersions from the recently invented flat-earth myth, consider that as with many other atheists, he claims that the word firmament (Hebrew raqia) discredits the creation account by showing that Genesis cannot be God's Word because it merely echoes the ancient world's false belief in a solid domed sky above the earth. So, if raqia (firmament) refers not only to the heavens, but also to the crust of the earth, standing above a subterranean chamber of water, then atheists would lose a favorite argument. Raqia is the noun from the verb raqa meaning being hammered or spread out, as in working metal into a thin sheet or plate. "They beat (raqa) the gold into thin sheets" (Exodus 39:3). "The goldsmith overspreads (raqa) it with gold" (Isaiah 40:19; i.e., gold-plated). Similarly, God overspread the waters of the earth with the plates of the earth's crust, i.e., the firmament, what Walt Brown calls hydroplates. For "God made the firmament (raqia), and divided the waters which were under the firmament (raqia, the crustal plates) from the waters which were above the firmament" (Genesis 1:7). Please review again the verses listed below. For not only did God create "the sea and the fountains" (Rev. 14:7), if this understanding of raqia is is the Bible's actual meaning, then we would expect also to read that initially the surface of the earth was covered only with water, and that then God made the earth's crust above the water: - "In the beginning God created... the earth. ...darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters." Gen. 1:1-2 - God "laid out the earth above the waters" Ps. 136:6- "by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water" 2 Pet. 3:5 - "Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament." Gen. 1:7 "The earth is the Lord's... For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters." Ps. 24:1-2 When the Bible specifically links raqa to the earth (as in the passages below), and because words typically have multiple meanings, it is extreme to insist that raqia cannot refer to anything but the heavens. Genesis was written back when pagans wondered what held up the earth. Perhaps it rested on the back of a tortoise, or on a pillar, or was held up by Atlas. Yet the most ancient Scripture teaches that God, "hangs the earth on nothing" (Job 26:7), which is visually consistent with modern astronomical observation. For just as the firmament of the earth holds up the mountains, so too, the firmament "of the heavens" is strong enough to hold the earth.God Raqa the EARTH! Firmament (raqia) is used "of the heavens" commonly and eleven times the Bible speaks of God stretching out the heavens. Then there is something not included in the above video. Another three times the Bible says that God raqa the earth itself. This shows, unlike as stressed on YouTube, that raqia very naturally also refers to the earth. Dr. Walt Brown's book lists these verses but I'll repeat them here for Mr. Palmer's consideration: To Him who laid out (raqa) the earth above the waters… Ps. 136:6 Thus says God the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth (raqa) the earth and that which comes from it… Isa. 42:5 “I am the Lord, who makes all things, who stretches out the heavens all alone, who spreads abroad (raqa) the earth by Myself;" Isa. 44:24 The firmament (raqia) of the creation account was iconic in ancient Israel, as the Tyndale Bible Dictionary says, "the firmament is always related to Creation." So the repetition and by two authors shows that the wording is deliberate. Thus these verses show an ancient awareness in Scripture that God raqa the Earth, that is, that His stretching out of the raqia of Genesis 1:8 readily refers to terra firma, or as the King James translators coined the word from the Latin, the firmament. Raqia and Heaven Both Refer Also to the Earth Raqa the Earth Heaven on Earth To Him who laid out (raqa) the earth above the waters...  Ps. 136:6 "He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, at the boundary of light and darkness. The pillars of heaven tremble... He stirs up the sea with His power..." Job 26:10-12 Thus says God the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth (raqa) the earth...  Isa. 42:5 "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force." Mat. 11:12; "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;" and "the field is the world..." Mat. 13:24, 38 I am the Lord... who stretches out the heavens all alone, who spreads abroad (raqa) the earth by Myself  Isa. 44:24 "And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven" Mat. 16:19 [and 18:18] Etymology of Raqia: The word raqia relates to raqa as sharia (law) relates to shara'a (to ordain or decree). Further, the ancient Middle East commonly ended names in "ia," and in this particular example of early Hebrew usage, raqia, though not a proper name, is the name for something created by raqa. (Atheist Brett Palmer, though not especially reliable, does specifically agree with this explanation in his follow-up video.) Pillars of Heaven: Regarding the crust of the Earth being referred to as heaven, consider the "pillars" which formed beneath the crust, as Dr. Brown describes it, at many "locations, the [subterranean] chamber's sagging ceiling pressed against the chamber's floor. These solid contacts will be called pillars." Thus since they supported the Earth's surface, they could be referred to as "pillars of heaven", just beneath the surface, which would "tremble" when they were crushed in God's judgment of the great flood of Noah's day, When God, "stirs up the sea with His power", as Job put it. "He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, at the boundary of light and darkness. The pillars of heaven tremble... He stirs up the sea with His power..." (Job 26:10-12). Earth's Foundation with Pillars Sunk into their Bases: This doesn't have to confuse Bible students. This five-minute segment at 1:04:22 depicts the pillars. Just click and the video will start at the correct point... * No One Before Or Since? Palmer says, virtually alleging omniscience for himself, that "no one before or since Enyart has ever asserted that two firmaments were created in the creation story." However, the nearly contemporaneous Babylonian creation epic states directly that heaven above and the "firm ground below" were called by the same name, that is, "heaven." First though consider Google. The claim then is that the term firmament refers to sky and space, and also to the sphere of the world. So, as the originator of this concept :) that firmament has two meanings, I am gratified that it's catching on. The Google results for "define:firmament" gives two meanings: The heavens or the sky, esp. when regarded as a tangible thing A sphere or world viewed as a collection of people * Not Half Bad and Not Half Right: Hey, for Google, that's not half bad, for the firmament (the Earth's surface) was called heaven so that Adam and Eve could be fruitful and multiply and fill the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. Then regarding Palmer's claim that, "no one before or since Enyart has ever asserted that two firmaments were created," Dr. Brown's book credits "two pastors" with showing him this simple heaven-on-earth understanding of Genesis 1:8. The pastor before me later publishing a book on the topic: Paradise: Past, Present, and Future, and of course since then, Walt Brown too has adopted this understanding. >* Babylonian Creation Epic: The ancient pagan world had a corrupted memory of biblical accounts. Compare for example Egypt's sun god arising out of the waters of creation with, "God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, 'Let there be light.'" Likewise the flood of Noah's day is remembered in Babylon's Epic of Gilgamesh. Also, the seven tablets of Enuma Elish similarities to the seven days of the creation week include man's creation on the sixth day which is presented on the sixth tablet. The first creation tablet describes the "waters commingling as a single body" when "no marsh land had [yet] appeared", reminiscent of the firmament dividing the waters (Gen. 1:6-7) and the dry land appearing (Gen. 1:9). The truth reported by Moses in Genesis 1:8a, that God called the firmament heaven (referring to the crust of the Earth, i.e., God's kingdom of heaven, on Earth) is emphasized in the first lines of the first Babylonian creation tablet which state, "When on high the heaven had not been named, Firm ground below had not been called by that name." That is, before the term "heaven" even applied to sky and space, before that not even the firmament below had yet been called that same name, i.e., heaven. (This translation, "firm ground below had not [yet] been called by that name", appears in old-earth Oxford Prof. John Lennox' book Seven Days that Divide the World. Importantly, after discussing this matter personally with Dr. Lennox, RSR can report that he does not agree with our Genesis 1:8 interpretation, so in no way would he publish a biased translation to make our point.) For as Moses wrote, "God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament... And God called the firmament Heaven... Then God said, '...let the dry land appear.'" So whereas atheist video maker Palmer (see above) says that "no one before or since Enyart has ever asserted that two firmaments were created in the creation story", Brett can now consider that this Babylonian Enuma Elish creation epic parallels the Hydroplate Theory's understanding of the firmament as referring also, and originally, to the "firm ground below" the heavens. And thus, because God raqa the Earth, by creating the raqia, that is, the solid rock crust of the Earth, therefore, the etymology of the English word rock can now be traced back much further than the medieval Latin rocca. Not surprisingly then, studying geography we find that root word in the names of various ancient places in the region. For example, in 2015 Raqqa hit the headlines as the capital city of the Islamic terrorist group ISIS. An accurate understanding of Genesis is essential for understanding early history. Thus we can now trace the etymology of our English word rock to that very Epic of Gilgamesh flood account, with Gilgamesh being the king of Uruk, located in the south of the modern nation with a name that means "deeply rooted, well-watered", for God placed the water deep under the raqia which explains the name of the ancient place, Iraq. (See also Bob's draft comments on the Enuma text.) * Countries, Regions, and Peoples Ending in A and IA: Why do so many place names end in ia? God raqa the raqia to give mankind a place to live on the face of the Earth. In the web's most complete list of place names that end in ia, see about 120 significant geographical regions that end with -a or -ia, and others that sound like they end in ia, like Kenya and Libya. (RSR maintains this list.) Consider also, not unlike the city of Raqqa and the country of Iraq, the continent of Africa may have a related etymology, and consider also that in Arabic afar means dust, earth. And the names of many lands that do not end in -ia, as Egypt, still give a nod to the suffix when referencing their people, as with Egyptian, Akkadian, Persian, and the more modern Caucasian, with -ian equating also to the -yan as discussed at rsr.org/yan such as Aryan (meaning from the Sun land).* Seven-Day Week: The worldwide use of a seven-day week results from the creation account. And those seven days are named for the heavenly bodies (Saturn, Sun, Moon, etc.) as God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years." (On a related topic we interviewed Scientific American editor and atheist Michael Shermer for Real Science Radio. That full show is so much fun to listen to.) "Dr. Shermer, while much of the ancient world was worshiping heavenly bodies, could you at least agree that the Bible is correct on page one, where it states that the Sun is a light?" [Moses was correct also when he taught in Deuteronomy that the planets and stars are not gods and should not be worshiped.] "So can you agree that the Bible is correct in Genesis chapter one, that the Sun is not a god, but a light?" To which Shermer infamously replied, which you can hear in this 73-second excerpt (and transcript) that the sun is not a light. Wow. It's often difficult to have a reasonable discussion with atheists. Also, the worldwide use of blood sacrifices resulted from God commanding Adam and Noah to sacrifice animals prefiguring the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. * A Solid Dome Sky Belief Widespread Yet Not Intuitive: As Wikipedia reports, "The notion of the sky as a solid object (rather than just an atmospheric expanse) was widespread among both ancient civilizations and primitive cultures, including ancient Greece, Egypt, China, India, native Americans, Australian Aborigines, and also early Christians. It is probably a universal human trait to perceive the sky as a solid dome." Retrieved 8-27-11. However, with the many varied movements in the heavens of the Sun, Moon, planets, stars, comets, and meteorites, it's not intuitive that so much of the whole world would end up believing that the Earth had a solid-domed sky. Except, of course, if the ancients who populated the world after the global flood were misunderstanding the raqia of Day Two as referring to the heavens instead of to the crust of the earth. Conclusion: So, the Bible speaks of Earth using the same term, raqia, as for the firmament "of the heavens" (clarified that way in Genesis 1). Yet when the paradise of Eden and God's Kingdom of Heaven on Earth became "filled with violence," mankind began to forget that God made earth as part of His Kingdom of heaven. Thus, what changed was the common use of the term heaven for the Earth. © 2007 - 2017 Bob Enyart, RSR.org.com * RSR's Global Flood and Hydroplate Theory: Here's our best-selling flood video which is available also on DVD, Blu-ray, and download. We hope you enjoy this: Email: From Walt Brown to Bob Enyart on March 22, 2005: "Dear Bob, I like your proposal concerning Genesis 1:8a, and after much thought, have decided to include it [in the 8th edition of In the Beginning]. I have credited Pastor Diego Rodriguez and you as the originators of this very attractive explanation. ... Thank you for sending me your explanation. -Walt" Biologos: Note that Francis Collins' theistic-evolution group BioLogos uses their misunderstanding of the firmament in their effort to diminish the authority of Genesis. For example, "Genesis... says things that are at odds with what modern people know to be true of the world... The other cosmologies from the ancient world depict some solid structure in the sky. The most natural explanation of the raqia is that it also reflects this understanding. There is no indication that Genesis is a novel description of the sky." In other words, Collins claims that Genesis' presentation of the firmament [in contrast to the biblical and historical insights above] equates to that of pagan myths. As old-earth Christians, they therefore reject the global flood and many other biblical teachings. See this explained in our Trading Genesis video: Bio: Bob Enyart co-hosts Real Science Radio and pastors Denver Bible Church. Bob first had a technical career working: - at McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company on the Army's Apache helicopter - as a systems analyst for "Baby Bell" U S West - as a program manager for Microsoft, and - as a senior analyst for PC Week Bob became a believer in 1973, entered full-time Christian work in 1989, and in 1991 began hosting a daily show on America's most powerful Christian radio station, the 50,000-watt AM 670 KLTT. In 1999, the elders and pastor of Denver's Derby Bible Church ordained Bob into the ministry. In 2000, Derby planted Denver Bible Church with Bob as pastor and in 2015 as a host of Real Science Radio Bob was inducted into the Creation Science Hall of Fame. You can see Bob Enyart's materials online or call 1-800-8Enyart. If you enjoyed this article, you may also want to read Why Canaan was Cursed?, Polygamy in the Bible, and Slavery in the Bible. And you can hear Bob at RealScienceRadio.com!

God alone is Lord of the conscience, and He has left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men which are contrary to His Word or not contained in it. Church and state should be separate. The state owes to every church protection and full freedom in the pursuit of its spiritual ends. In providing for such freedom no ecclesiastical group or denomination should be favored by the state more than others. Civil government being ordained of God, it is the duty of Christians to render loyal obedience thereto in all things not contrary to the revealed will of God. The church should not resort to the civil power to carry on its work. The gospel of Christ contemplates spiritual means alone for the pursuit of its ends. The state has no right to impose penalties for religious opinions of any kind. The state has no right to impose taxes for the support of any form of religion. A free church in a free state is the Christian ideal, and this implies the right of free and unhindered access to God on the part of all men, and the right to form and propagate opinions in the sphere of religion without interference by the civil power.Genesis 1:27; 2:7; Matthew 6:6-7,24; 16:26; 22:21; John 8:36; Acts 4:19-20; Romans 6:1-2; 13:1-7; Galatians 5:1,13; Philippians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; James 4:12; 1 Peter 2:12-17; 3:11-17; 4:12-19.

God alone is Lord of the conscience, and He has left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men which are contrary to His Word or not contained in it. Church and state should be separate. The state owes to every church protection and full freedom in the pursuit of its spiritual ends. In providing for such freedom no ecclesiastical group or denomination should be favored by the state more than others. Civil government being ordained of God, it is the duty of Christians to render loyal obedience thereto in all things not contrary to the revealed will of God. The church should not resort to the civil power to carry on its work. The gospel of Christ contemplates spiritual means alone for the pursuit of its ends. The state has no right to impose penalties for religious opinions of any kind. The state has no right to impose taxes for the support of any form of religion. A free church in a free state is the Christian ideal, and this implies the right of free and unhindered access to God on the part of all men, and the right to form and propagate opinions in the sphere of religion without interference by the civil power.Genesis 1:27; 2:7; Matthew 6:6-7,24; 16:26; 22:21; John 8:36; Acts 4:19-20; Romans 6:1-2; 13:1-7; Galatians 5:1,13; Philippians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; James 4:12; 1 Peter 2:12-17; 3:11-17; 4:12-19.

The servants of God shouldn't live like the devil! Before we knew Jesus, we were slaves of sin. We had no choice but to live in our flesh and dishonor God, no matter how hard we may have tried to escape our chains. Then we were redeemed, and came under a new Master. But have you noticed that we have a lot more freedom under this Lord? We're free to live holy, but we're not forced to. Today Pastor Jim will wrap up his sermon, The People of God are Honorable. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS09062023_0.mp3Scripture References: 1 Peter 2:11-17

Don't ask me for directions - I'm just a tourist! I have a relative who can't go into a hardware store without being approached and asked for assistance. He just looks like he "works there." Well, what about us? Do we fit into this corrupt, 2-dimensional landscape a little too well? We've talked recently about being peculiar, as a group of people. The Apostle Peter has some advice on standing out as individuals. We're to be, not just "different," but honorable. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS09052023_0.mp3Scripture References: 1 Peter 2:11-17

In this teaching on the Baptist Faith & Message, Bro. Derrick covers Article IX, The Kingdom. IX. The KingdomThe Kingdom of God includes both His general sovereignty over the universe and His particular kingship over men who willfully acknowledge Him as King. Particularly the Kingdom is the realm of salvation into which men enter by trustful, childlike commitment to Jesus Christ. Christians ought to pray and to labor that the Kingdom may come and God's will be done on earth. The full consummation of the Kingdom awaits the return of Jesus Christ and the end of this age.Genesis 1:1; Isaiah 9:6-7; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Matthew 3:2; 4:8-10,23; 12:25-28; 13:1-52; 25:31-46; 26:29; Mark 1:14-15; 9:1; Luke 4:43; 8:1; 9:2; 12:31-32; 17:20-21; 23:42; John 3:3; 18:36; Acts 1:6-7; 17:22-31; Romans 5:17; 8:19; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28; Colossians 1:13; Hebrews 11:10,16; 12:28; 1 Peter 2:4-10; 4:13; Revelation 1:6,9; 5:10; 11:15; 21-22.

**SKIP TO 32:24 TO GET TO THE STORY** Marilyn Monroe was one of the most beloved screen actresses of Old Hollywood, but were the mysterious circumstances of her death a coverup for something larger? Several sources insist that there is more to Marilyn's story than what the media told us, but you will be surprised at just how deep this "conspiracy" digs! This episode we leave behind all those basic Marilyn theories to uncover the most interesting notes on the screen siren's life and death. Join us this week as Nat infodumps all the most haunted and *unheard* theories about the Marilyn Monroe conspiracy on Aly! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 - 00:32:24 PERSONAL HAUNTINGS + DONOR SHOUTOUTS 00:32:24 - 2:09:50 MARILYN'S LIFE 2:09:50 - 02:48:18 THEORIES + CONSPIRACIES Join the Patreon today! patreon.com/letsgethaunted —— Other Important Stuff: LGH Link Tree: linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: www.letsgethaunted.com Check out the photo dump for this week's episode: www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: LetsGetHauntedPod@gmail.com —— THEME SONG: Steven Suptic BACKGROUND MUSIC: Michael Byrnes SOURCES: "Marilyn Monroe", Conspiracy Theories Podcast, S1EP29 "The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes", Netflix, 2022 "GODDESS: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe", Author: Anthony Summers "The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe", Author: Donald Wolfe https://www.life.com/people/marilyn-monroe-life-magazine-covers-photos/ https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/marilyn-monroes-housekeeper-publicist-fled-u-s-after-her-death/amp/ https://fandomwire.com/im-not-ashamed-at-all-film-director-admitted-his-affair-with-marilyn-monroe-revealed-feeling-fascinated-about-her-difficult-past/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/elia-kazans-private-letters-marilyn-694935/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/elia-kazans-private-letters-sleeping-694922/ https://cornellsun.com/2016/04/14/watch-me-if-you-can-arthur-miller-elia-kazan/#:~:text=Miller%20refused%20to%20come%20into,friends%20in%20the%20entertainment%20world. https://people.com/politics/marilyn-monroe-affair-john-f-kennedy-robert-f-kennedy/#:~:text=According%20to%20Spada%2C%20actor%20Peter,in%20the%20spring%20of%201962. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/marilyn-monroes-final-hours https://mobile.twitter.com/popligion/status/1209308262471892992 https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/documents/marilyn-monroe-handwritten-letter-to-famed-acting-coach-michael-chekhov-circa-1950s-1960s-/a/7241-89084.s https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/arthur-miller-relationship-with-marilyn-monroe/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-marilyn-monroe-sexfilm/marilyn-monroe-sex-film-to-be-kept-private-idUSN1448222320080414 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newsletter/newsletter-lifestyle/scots-marilyn-monroe-lookalike-captures-23564209.amp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_PzO-QEKJQ MARILYN FOOTAGE: Waitress Scene: https://youtu.be/VLry09h8h-s Hi Rad Scene: https://youtu.be/iDqNPv090Yg Performing for Soldiers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asFNaGJi-tk Marilyn Interview about Joe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCPjDn-R7Ss Marilyn and Joe Premiere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRALwSCKR7s Marilyn sings to JFK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvoqK6aLE2E Newsreel Death of Marilyn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVYup6pOWLc Arthur Miller & Newsreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P5ijFKk6fU

In this teaching Bro. Derrick concludes Article V of the Baptist Faith & Message: God's Purpose of GraceV. God's Purpose of GraceElection is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the free agency of man, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is the glorious display of God's sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility.All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end. Believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, and bring reproach on the cause of Christ and temporal judgments on themselves; yet they shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. Genesis 12:1-3; Exodus 19:5-8; 1 Samuel 8:4-7,19-22; Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah 31:31ff.; Matthew 16:18-19; 21:28-45; 24:22,31; 25:34; Luke 1:68-79; 2:29-32; 19:41-44; 24:44-48; John 1:12-14; 3:16; 5:24; 6:44-45,65; 10:27-29; 15:16; 17:6,12,17-18; Acts 20:32; Romans 5:9-10; 8:28-39; 10:12-15; 11:5-7,26-36; 1 Corinthians 1:1-2; 15:24-28; Ephesians 1:4-23; 2:1-10; 3:1-11; Colossians 1:12-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Timothy 1:12; 2:10,19; Hebrews 11:39–12:2; James 1:12; 1 Peter 1:2-5,13; 2:4-10; 1 John 1:7-9; 2:19; 3:2.

In a triumphant finale to season 1 of Vayse, Hine and Buckley talk to one of their favourite mega-brains of the paraweirdpodosphere, Sequoyah Kennedy of the Nonsense Bazaar podcast. The conversation wanders into some favourite topics of the Nonsense Bazaar including Saint Germaine, To the Stars and the Lavenda agenda and then deep into more personal matters such as Sequoyah's self-guided magical practice, his encounters with supernatural beings and his love of freaky modular synths... (recorded 19 July 2023) Thanks to Keith for the show notes which have, again, gone above and beyond the call of duty! VYS0025 | Truth with a Capital "T" - Vayse to Face with Sequoyah Kennedy Sequoyah Kennedy/Nonsense Bazaar/Willow Truman links Sequoyah Kennedy's Twitter (https://twitter.com/sequoyahkennedy) The Nonsense Bazaar website (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/) The Nonsense Bazaar Twitter (https://twitter.com/nonsensebazaar) The Nonsense Bazaar Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thenonsensebazaar/) Willow Truman's Twitter (https://twitter.com/WillowTrueman) Willow Truman's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/willowtrueman/) Atlas Aruba Bandcamp page (Willow's music) (https://atlasaruba.bandcamp.com/) Biosphere 2 links Wikipedia Article on Biosphere 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2) Biosphere 2, website (https://biosphere2.org/) The Nonsense Bazaar, Episode 03: Biosphere 2 Part I - A Johnny Dolphin Production (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/ep-03-biosphere-two-part-i-a-johnny-dolphin-production/) The Nonsense Bazaar, Episode 04: Biosphere 2 Part II - Ecological Thing (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/ep-04-biosphere-two-part-ii-ecological-thing/) Eight go mad in Arizona: how a lockdown experiment went horribly wrong, Guardian article (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/13/spaceship-earth-arizona-biosphere-2-lockdown) Spaceship Earth, Biosphere 2 official trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGvYFB6GHRY) Biosphere 2: Our World, footage shot during the two-year mission (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4DX994NonE) Jack Parsons links Wikipedia Article on Jack Parsons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Parsons) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 42: Jack Parsons Part I - The Suicide Squad (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/42-jack-parsons-part-i-the-suicide-squad/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 43: Jack Parsons Part II - Io Pan! (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/43-jack-parsons-part-ii-io-pan/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 44: Jack Parsons Part III - Babalon (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/44-jack-parsons-part-iii-babalon/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 45: Jack Parsons Part IV - Ad Astra, Per Aspera (To the Stars, Through Hardship) (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/45-jack-parsons-part-iv-ad-astra-per-aspera-to-the-stars-through-hardship/) Oneida Community links Wikipedia Article on Oneida Community (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneida_Community) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 47: The Oneida Community Part I - Free Love and Bible Communism (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/47-the-oneida-community-part-i-free-love-and-bible-communism/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 48: The Oneida Community Part II - Like Sand Through the Hourglass (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/48-the-oneida-community-part-ii-like-sand-through-the-hourglass/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 49: The Oneida Community Part III - Whoops, We're a Sex Cult (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/49-the-oneida-community-part-iii-whoops-were-a-sex-cult/) Harry Horse/Drowned God links Wikipedia Article on Harry Horse (Richard Horne) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Horse) Wikipedia Article on Drowned God (video game) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowned_God) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 10: Harry Horse and Drowned God Part I - The Life and Death of a Prankster (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/10-harry-horse-and-drowned-god-part-i-the-life-and-death-of-a-prankster/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 11: Harry Horse and Drowned God Part II - The Drowned God (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/11-harry-horse-and-drowned-god-part-2-the-drowned-god/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 40: Harry Horse and Drowned God Part III - A Conversation With a Man in a Gray Suit (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/40-harry-horse-and-drowned-god-part-iii-a-conversation-with-a-man-in-a-gray-suit/) “I AM” Activity Movement and related links Wikipedia Article on “I AM” Activity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22I_AM%22_Activity) Wikipedia Article on Guy Ballard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Ballard) Wikipedia Article on the Ascended Masters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascended_master) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 22: The Ascended Masters, An Inquisition Part 0 - Prelude (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/22-the-ascended-masters-an-inquisition-part-0-prelude/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 23: The I AM Activity Part I - Saint Germain's Cup of Cream (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/23-the-i-am-activity-part-1-saint-germains-cup-of-cream/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 24: The I AM Activity Part II - Death Blasts Over the White House (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/24-the-i-am-activity-part-ii-death-blasts-over-the-white-house/) Other Selected Nonsense Bazaar Episodes links The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 94: The Tin Man (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/94-the-tin-man/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 65: Fae Encounters in the Modern World (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/65-fae-encounters-in-the-modern-world/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 100: The Bomb (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/100-the-bomb/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 75: NLP: Scumbag Magic That Works! (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/75-nlp-scumbag-magic-that-works/) Twin Peaks links Wikipedia Article on Twin Peaks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks) Twin Peaks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lswSE-W1sC8) Other book links Time Loops: Precognition, Retrocausation, and the Unconscious (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/time-loops-precognition-retrocausation-and-the-unconscious-eric-wargo/1974052?ean=9781938398926) by Erik Wargo Six Ways: Approaches & Entries for Practical Magic (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780999356609/Ways-Wachter-Aidan-0999356607/plp) by Aiden Wachter Taoism (Daoism) links Wikipedia Article on Taoism (Daoism) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism) Wikipedia Article on the Tao Te Ching (Dàodé Jīng) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching) The Tao Te Ching (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tao-te-ching-stephen-mitchell/2400764?ean=9780711212787) - Translated by Stephen Mitchell Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/lao-tzu-tao-te-ching-a-book-about-the-way-and-the-power-of-the-way-ursula-k-le-guin/4364056?ean=9781611807240) by Ursula K. Le Guin OCD link Wikipedia Article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder) MKUltra/Stargate Project/Psychic Spies links Wikipedia Article on MKUltra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKUltra) List of 149 MKULTRA Subprojects, Illuminati Rex website (https://www.illuminatirex.com/list-of-mkultra-subprojects/) Operation Midnight Climax: The Sub-Project of MKUltra You Didn't Know About, Grunge article (https://www.grunge.com/622346/operation-midnight-climax-the-sub-project-of-mkultra-you-didnt-know-about/) Wikipedia Article on the Stargate Project (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_Project) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 57: America's Psychic Spies Part I: CIA Man (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/57-americas-psychic-spies-part-i-c-i-a-man/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 58: America's Psychic Spies Part II: Galactic Barbecue (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/58-americas-psychic-spies-part-ii-galactic-barbeque/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 59: America's Psychic Spies Part III: Goblin Mode (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/59-americas-psychic-spies-part-iii-goblin-mode/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 75: NLP: Scumbag Magic That Works! (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/75-nlp-scumbag-magic-that-works/) The Mojito Tapes Vol 1 (life requires a hiatus, but we shall return) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqMRu7kAhes) Human Potential Movement links Wikipedia Article on the Human Potential Movement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Potential_Movement) Wikipedia Article on The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Institutes_for_the_Achievement_of_Human_Potential) Robert Anton Wilson/Cosmic Trigger/Reality tunnels/Guerrilla ontology links Wikipedia Article on Robert Anton Wilson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson) Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of the Illuminati (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/cosmic-trigger/author/robert-wilson/) by Robert Anton Wilson Wikipedia Article on Cosmic Trigger: The Final Secret of the Illuminati by Robert Anton Wilson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Trigger_I%3A_The_Final_Secret_of_the_Illuminati) Wikipedia Article on Reality tunnel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_tunnel) Introduction to Reality Tunnels: A Tool for Understanding the Post-modern World, Medium article (https://medium.com/reality-tunnels/introduction-to-reality-tunnels-a-tool-for-understanding-the-postmodern-world-72cdd98af9d0) Wikipedia Article on Guerrilla ontology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_ontology) Robert Anton Wilson & Guerrilla Ontology, New Dawn Magazine article (https://www.newdawnmagazine.com/articles/robert-anton-wilson-guerrilla-ontology) Vayse VYS0023: Mercurial, Mutable, Mysterious Something - Vayse to Face with Paul Weston (includes discussion of Cosmic Trigger) (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0023) Magic / Psychology / Schizophrenia / Psychosis and related links Wikipedia Article on Psychological theories of magic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_theories_of_magic) Magical thinking in individuals with high polygenic risk for schizophrenia but no non-affective psychoses—a general population study, Nature article (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01581-z) The Meaning of Magic: The psychology and philosophy of magic, Psychology Today article (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/202008/the-meaning-magic) The thin line between magick and psychosis?, Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/chaosmagick/comments/c6ob7o/the_thin_line_between_magick_and_psychosis/) Wikipedia Article on Set and Setting (psychedelic drug experience) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_and_setting) Initiation in Shamanism and Western Mystery Traditions links Ancient Shamanism: Looking at Illness as Initiation, Wellcord article (https://wellcord.org/2021/10/01/ancient-shamanism-looking-at-illness-as-initiation/) Shamanic Initiation and the Legacy of Suffering, Huffington Post article (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shaman-initiation_b_916400) Towards a Definition of Initiation: Emic and Etic Views of Initiation in the Western Mystery Tradition by Jeffrey S. Kupperman, Michigan State University paper (http://esoteric.msu.edu/VolumeVI/Initiation.htm) Penny Royal/Oakwood NHIs link Penny Royal Season One, Episode Seven: The Game (includes Dan Dutton relating his possible encounter with non-human intelligences at Oakwood Hospital, Kentucky, in the 1970s) (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1424386/6002143-season-one-episode-seven-the-game) Israel Regardie/Therapy and Magick links Wikipedia Article on Israel Regardie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Regardie) If you've never been to therapy, you're probably not ready for Magick, Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/chaosmagick/comments/m0j485/if_youve_never_been_to_therapy_youre_probably_not/) Hat Man/Dark Man/Shadow People/Sleep Paralysis links The Hatman Project website (https://thehatmanproject.com/) Shadow people, Psychonaut Wiki page (https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Shadow_people) Wikipedia Article on Sleep paralysis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis) VYS0021 | Song of the Dark Man - Vayse to Face with Darragh Mason (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0021) Lost objects and pendulum dowsing link Find lost objects with pendulum dowsing, Friendly Specter article (https://www.friendlyspecter.com/find-lost-objects-with-pendulum-dowsing-the-ultimate-guide/?expand_article=1) To The Stars Academy/Tom DeLonge/Hal Puthoff/Jim Semivan links Wikipedia Article on To The Stars (company) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_Stars_(company)) Wikipedia Article on Tom DeLonge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLonge) Wikipedia Article on Harold ‘Hal' Puthoff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_E._Puthoff) Ex-CIA Officer's (Jim Semivan's) Alien Encounter: ‘There Is Non-Human Intelligence Living With Us On Earth', How and Whys article (https://www.howandwhys.com/ex-cia-officer-jim-semivan-there-is-non-human-intelligence-living-with-us-on-earth/) Peter Levenda and related links Wikipedia Article on Peter Levenda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Levenda) Peter Levenda - To The Stars*, Sekret Machines, The Occult, Non-human Intelligence, video interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONsita8Hk4c) Wikipedia Article on Sekret Machines: Gods, Man, and War (book) by Tom DeLonge and Peter Levenda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekret_Machines%3A_Gods) Sekret Machines: Gods, Man, and War (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31019581455&searchurl=ds%3D20%26kn%3DSekret%2BMachines%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1) by Tom DeLonge and Peter Levenda Wikipedia Article on Simon Necronomincon (grimoire) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Necronomicon) Dead Names: The Dark History of the Necronomicon (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/dead-names-dark-history/author/simon/) by Simon The Gates of the Necronomicon (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/gates-necronomicon/author/simon/) by Simon Sinister Forces Book One: The Nine (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/9780984185818/) by Peter Levenda Sinister Forces Book Two: A Warm Gun (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/9780984185825/) by Peter Levenda Wikipedia Article on Si-Te-Cah (Tribe of red-haired giants) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si-Te-Cah) The Secret Temple: Masons, Mysteries, and the Founding of America (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?isbn=9780892541881&n=100121501&cm_sp=mbc-_-ISBN-_-new) by Peter Levenda The Angel and the Sorcerer: The Remarkable Story of the Occult Origins of Mormonism and the Rise of Mormons in American Politics (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30668135356&cm_sp=det-_-bsk-_-bdp) by Peter Levenda Stairway to Heaven: Chinese Alchemists, Jewish Kabbalists, and the Art of Spiritual Transformation by Peter Levenda (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?isbn=9780826428509&n=100121501&cm_sp=mbc-_-ISBN-_-new) Wikipedia Article on Simon Magus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Magus) Wikipedia Article on Saint Peter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter) Wikipedia Article on the Acts of Peter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Peter#:~:text=The%20Acts%20of%20Peter%20is,of%20Peter%20with%20Simon%22).) Wikipedia Article on Gnosticism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism) Unholy Alliance: A History of Nazi Involvement with the Occult (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/9780892541904/) by Peter Levenda Hellier/Allen Greenfield links Wikipedia Article on Hellier (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellier_(TV_series)) Hellier website (https://www.hellier.tv/) Hellier Season 2: Episode 7 - The Trickster (feat. Allen Greenfield) (https://www.hellier.tv/the-trickster) Allen Greenfield's Twitter (https://twitter.com/allengreenfield) Vayse VYS0010: Amazing Stories - Vayse to Face with Dr Allen Greenfield Pt 1 (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0010) Vayse VYS0011: Weird Tales - Vayse to Face with Dr Allen Greenfield Pt 2 (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0011) UFO/UAP / Disclosure / Project Blue Beam and related links Wikipedia Article on The X-Files (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files) The X-Files (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufg0N-Q_R9o) Wikipedia Article on Extraterrestrial UFO Hypothesis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_UFO_hypothesis) Wikipedia Article on Jacques Vallée (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Vall%C3%A9e) Wikipedia Article on Close encounter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_encounter) Wikipedia Article on UFO conspiracy theories: Disclosure (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_conspiracy_theories#Disclosure) ‘We're done with the cover-up': UFO claims to get their day in Congress, Guardian article (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/21/ufos-congress-alien-house-committee-whistleblower?ref=upstract.com) ‘Non-human intelligence': Schumer proposes stunning new UFO legislation, The Hill article (https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4101345-non-human-intelligence-schumer-proposes-stunning-new-ufo-legislation/) Wikipedia Article on Serge Monast (Project Blue Beam) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Monast) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 12: Project Blue Beam (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/12-project-blue-beam/) ‘That person is not real' plane rant / Exo-Biospheric-Organisms Reddit thread links "That Person Is Not Real"; Plane Woman, Know Your Meme summary (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/that-person-is-not-real-plane-woman#) ‘I worked as a molecular biologist for a national security contractor in a program to study Exo-Biospheric-Organisms (EBO)', Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/14rp7w9/from_the_late_2000s_to_the_mid2010s_i_worked_as_a/?utm_name=web3xcss) Truth, belief and related links The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 104: Lies in the Sky! The Balloon Hoaxes of 1844 and 2009 (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/104-lies-in-the-sky-the-balloon-hoaxes-of-1844-and-2009/) UAPMax website (https://uapmax.com/) Wikipedia Article on Post-truth politics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth_politics) Cult Thinking and How to Avoid It, CrimeReads article (https://crimereads.com/cult-thinking-and-how-to-avoid-it/) The Corkboard Bizarre, Nonsense Bazaar Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/posts/corkboard-1-70300957) The Difference between Objective and Subjective Truth & the Illusion We All Believe, Learning Mind article (https://www.learning-mind.com/objective-subjective-truth-difference/) Spirit Box S2 #14 / Joshua Cutchin on Ecology of Souls (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spirit-box/s2-14-joshua-cutchin-on-CF1BuhExPa7/) H.P. Lovecraft/Rhode Island links Wikipedia Article on H.P. Lovecraft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft) Wikipedia Article on Providence, Rhode Island (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island) Son of Providence: The weird legacy of H. P. Lovecraft (https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/providence-h-p-lovecraft/index.html) Wikipedia Article on The Colour Out of Space (short story) by H.P. Lovecraft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colour_Out_of_Space) The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-complete-fiction-of-h-p-lovecraft-h-p-lovecraft/3855341?ean=9780785834205) by H. P. Lovecraft Vayse VYS007 link Vayse VYS0007 - Too Much to Dream Last Night (in which Hine relates his weird experience in the woods on the Solstice) (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0007) Lyra 8 synthesizer link Lyra 8 description, Soma Laboratory website (https://somasynths.com/lyra-organismic-synthesizer/) Tarot and related links Wikipedia Article on Tarot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot) Tarot and Qabalah: A Guide, article by Rachel Anne Williams (https://orderoftarot.com/tarot-and-qabalah-complete-guide/) Wikipedia Article on Thoth Tarot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoth_Tarot) Wikipedia Article on Aleister Crowley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley) Wikipedia Article on Thelema (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelema) Wikiepdia Article on Music theory, Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_theory) Wikiepdia Article on 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/777_and_Other_Qabalistic_Writings_of_Aleister_Crowley) Wikipedia Article on Sigils (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigil) Count of St Germain and related links Wikipedia Article on Count of St Germain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_St._Germain#Theosophy) Wikipedia Article on Nyarlathotep, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyarlathotep) Wikipedia Article on The Doctor (Doctor Who) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doctor_(Doctor_Who)) Wikipedia Article on St Germain (musician) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Germain_(musician)) St Germain (Toaru Majutsu no Index character) (https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/St._Germain) Wikipedia Article on Bugs Bunny, Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny) AP Strange, blog (https://www.apstrange.com/) Wikipedia Article on Saint Germain Foundation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Germain_Foundation) Saint Germain Foundation, website (https://www.saintgermainfoundation.org/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 20: The Count of St Germain (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/20-the-count-of-st-germain/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 31: Nesara: Saint Germain's Infinite Monkey Cheat Code (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/31-nesara-saint-germains-infinite-money-cheat-code/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 52: The Saint Germain Foundation (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/uncategorized/52-the-saint-germain-foundation/) The Nonsense Bazaar Episode 76: The Saint Germain Foundation Part II (https://thenonsensebazaar.com/listen/76-the-saint-germain-foundation-ii/) Bring Me the Head of the Comte de Saint-Germain (role-playing game) (https://atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG6046) American Psyop podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-psyop/id1652143101) Wes Clark Jr Twitter (https://twitter.com/WesClarkjr) and blog (https://wesclarkjr.com/) Wikipedia Article on Enoch (Patriarch) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enoch) Rabbits podcast (https://www.rabbitspodcast.com/) The Council of Nine, article by Wes Penre, originally from Fortean Times 126 (https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_council9_01.htm) Wikipedia Article on Charles Webster Leadbeater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Webster_Leadbeater) Wikipedia Article on Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Knights of Malta) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta) Wikipedia Article on Theosophy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy) Hyperstition: An Introduction, Nick Land interview (https://www.orphandriftarchive.com/articles/hyperstition-an-introduction/) Orbs/OBOLs/Pukwudgie and related links Orbs, Paranormal Encyclopedia article (https://www.paranormal-encyclopedia.com/o/orbs/) Phil Legard's Twitter (https://twitter.com/larkfall) Phil Legard's blog (https://larkfall.wordpress.com/) Wikipedia Article on Will-o-the-wisp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp) Wikipedia Article on Pukwudgie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukwudgie) Sequoyah's recommendations links Wikipedia Article on Dune (novel) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel)) Wikipedia Article on Dune Messiah (novel) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_Messiah) Wikipedia Article on Children of Dune (novel) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Dune) Wikipedia Article on God Emperor of Dune (novel) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Emperor_of_Dune) The Great Dune Trilogy: The stunning collector's edition of Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-dune-trilogy-the-stunning-collector-s-edition-of-dune-dune-messiah-and-children-of-dune-frank-herbert/2133988?ean=9780575070707) by Frank Herbert God Emperor Of Dune (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/god-emperor-of-dune-the-inspiration-for-the-blockbuster-film-frank-herbert/2383376?ean=9781473233805) by Frank Herbert Wikipedia Article on Tabletop role playing game (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabletop_role-playing_game) Best tabletop RPGs 2023, Games Radar article (https://www.gamesradar.com/best-tabletop-rpgs/) Kelly Bear's Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@lilpinkbear) Special Guest: Sequoyah Kennedy.

In this week's lesson on the Baptist Faith & Message, Bro. Derrick continued with Part 2 of Article V - "God's Purpose of Grace."V. God's Purpose of GraceElection is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the free agency of man, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is the glorious display of God's sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility.All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end. Believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, and bring reproach on the cause of Christ and temporal judgments on themselves; yet they shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. Genesis 12:1-3; Exodus 19:5-8; 1 Samuel 8:4-7,19-22; Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah 31:31ff.; Matthew 16:18-19; 21:28-45; 24:22,31; 25:34; Luke 1:68-79; 2:29-32; 19:41-44; 24:44-48; John 1:12-14; 3:16; 5:24; 6:44-45,65; 10:27-29; 15:16; 17:6,12,17-18; Acts 20:32; Romans 5:9-10; 8:28-39; 10:12-15; 11:5-7,26-36; 1 Corinthians 1:1-2; 15:24-28; Ephesians 1:4-23; 2:1-10; 3:1-11; Colossians 1:12-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Timothy 1:12; 2:10,19; Hebrews 11:39–12:2; James 1:12; 1 Peter 1:2-5,13; 2:4-10; 1 John 1:7-9; 2:19; 3:2.

As we continue through our study of The Baptist Faith and Message, Bro. Derrick teaches about Article V, "God's Purpose of Grace." V. God's Purpose of GraceElection is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the free agency of man, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is the glorious display of God's sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility.All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end. Believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, and bring reproach on the cause of Christ and temporal judgments on themselves; yet they shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. Genesis 12:1-3; Exodus 19:5-8; 1 Samuel 8:4-7,19-22; Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah 31:31ff.; Matthew 16:18-19; 21:28-45; 24:22,31; 25:34; Luke 1:68-79; 2:29-32; 19:41-44; 24:44-48; John 1:12-14; 3:16; 5:24; 6:44-45,65; 10:27-29; 15:16; 17:6,12,17-18; Acts 20:32; Romans 5:9-10; 8:28-39; 10:12-15; 11:5-7,26-36; 1 Corinthians 1:1-2; 15:24-28; Ephesians 1:4-23; 2:1-10; 3:1-11; Colossians 1:12-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Timothy 1:12; 2:10,19; Hebrews 11:39–12:2; James 1:12; 1 Peter 1:2-5,13; 2:4-10; 1 John 1:7-9; 2:19; 3:2.

Ours is a planet on death row. Judgment has been passed, the sentence has been handed down... and now we wait. Silent delays are strange things, aren't they? What's happening? Has the Judge changed His mind? Could a reprieve be coming? Or something much worse? Is anyone really in charge of this court, at all? If we want more than uninformed speculation, we'll have to read the New Testament. Today Jim takes us back to 2 Peter. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS06272023_0.mp3Scripture References: 2 Peter 3

The same-old-same-old? No, you're forgetting something! "Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." Well, it's true that some things never change - like scoffers! They've been playing the "gotcha" game with God for thousands of years. But their game is missing a playing-piece! We'll close our short series in 2 Peter with a look at Delayed Promises. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS06262023_0.mp3Scripture References: 2 Peter 3

You've heard of fake news. Did you know there is fake good news? The fake good news is not good - it's not aligned with God's holiness and justice - and it's not news. It's fiction. And the Apostle Peter charges that those who spew their false gospel (through their perfect Hollywood smiles) know very well that they're lying! They're not sincerely mistaken; they're genuinely evil. We're in 2 Peter for the conclusion of Jim's sermon, Poison Promises Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS06232023_0.mp3Scripture References: 2 Peter 2

Hunter Biden's Sweet Deal and Trump's FOX Interview: Contrast and Compare. The DOJ's eight year long obsession with taking out Donald Trump has culminated with what we predicted it would: a criminal prosecution. For now, it is the document case, soon will come the prosecution for leading an “insurrection.” We cannot reasonably assess the latest move by the people who run Joe Biden by pretending the case against Trump stands in a vacuum or that it is about Trump at all. What is on trial, once again, is whether we have laws in America or laws for certain Americans. Where the DOJ has dug through every element of Trump's life, including lying to the un-American FISA Court to illegally gain permission to spy on his associates, the https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/20/did-the-fbi-prevent-delaware-agents-from-investigating-biden-bribery-allegations/ on which he evaded taxes. That money almost certainly came from foreign nations bribing him. Side note: https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/19/how-did-biden-really-make-his-millions-its-time-for-a-special-counsel-to-find-out/. Do we have laws in America or laws for certain Americans? If President Trump did as the DOJ indictment claims--and no one has any reason to believe anything the DOJ says about Trump or Team Trump--and https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/06/trump-denies-having-or-showing-iran-attack-plans-contrary-to-indictment/, that was wrong and ill-considered. Not until after I recorded did I see https://archive.vn/IaXqe#selection-695.0-695.16 about the document case did I find a conservative with a large audience who thought President Trump helped himself with that discussion; https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/06/six-theses-on-the-trump-indictment-part-5.php. Funny thing, though, I cannot recall FOX Interviewing General Miley about his decision to commit treason by calling his counterpart the Chinese Communist Party Army to assure him that, if the elected civilian leader of America and the Commander-in-Chief of American Armed Forces gave an order to attack China, Miley would warn the CCP in advance. Nor do I remember the DOJ filing charges nor do I recall the Military's version of the DOJ prosecuting Miley. Trump is accused of flashing a document to a writer and a staffer and he faces a decade or more in prison; Miley admits his act of treason and he is still a General and still free to install Communist inspired Critical Theory into the fabric of our military. Do we have laws in America or laws for certain Americans?https://justthenews.com/government/congress/china-likely-sending-military-personnel-us-homeland-chair-says. Gosh … why would a President allow that? If only there was a clue. https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/19/how-did-biden-really-make-his-millions-its-time-for-a-special-counsel-to-find-out/. Do we have laws in America or laws for certain Americans?What does God's Word say? In America, we have as our ultimate law the Constitution. It requires equal treatment under the law for all Americans. We fought a bloody Civil War and endured a long battle after that to assure we lived up to the promise of equal justice. God demands it. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2013%3A1-5&version=NIV Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.God warns against lording power over others.https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%205%3A1-7&version=NIV To the Elders and the Flock5 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2 Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,“God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”[a]6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.Episode 912 Links:- https://archive.vn/IaXqe#selection-695.0-695.16.- https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/19/how-did-biden-really-make-his-millions-its-time-for-a-special-counsel-to-find-out/- https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2023/06/20/hunter-gets-indicted-msnbc-attacks-gop-hails-good-news-joe- https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/06/hunter-biden-pleading-guilty-to-firearm-felony-tax-misdemeanors/- https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1671148726797180928.- https://twitter.com/tolmanbrett/status/1671150389591441415. - Brett Tolman, Executive Director of @RightonCrime. Former US Attorney.- https://twitter.com/alexbruesewitz/status/1671166455117905920- https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/20/did-the-fbi-prevent-delaware-agents-from-investigating-biden-bribery-allegations/- https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1671140684248629249- https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/06/six-theses-on-the-trump-indictment-part-5.php- https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/06/trump-denies-having-or-showing-iran-attack-plans-contrary-to-indictment/.”- https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/bill-dagostino/2023/06/19/msnbc-andrew-weissmann-d-fbi-compares-americans-critical-doj-kkk- https://justthenews.com/government/congress/china-likely-sending-military-personnel-us-homeland-chair-says.- https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1670950640472711169?

You won't see any bumper stickers reading, "I'm a heretic. Follow me to hell." I haven't come across any T-shirts emblazoned with the words, "Listen to me; I'm lost." Just as the prince of darkness likes to parade as an angel of light, the killers of sheep would rather not be identified as wolves. Deception. It's one mark of those false teachers that abound in the last days. Jim will expound on this attribute and 2 more, in his sermon called, Poison Promises. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS06222023_0.mp3Scripture References: 2 Peter 2

Would you like God to roll out the red carpet for you? In 2 Peter we see a phrase that seems a little odd to us: "entrance into the eternal Kingdom...will be abundantly supplied to you." In our culture we might call this "a warm welcome," "a lavish reception;" one where "they rolled out the red carpet." The idea is: You'll know for sure that you're home, and that everyone there is glad to see you! That's just one of the extravagant promises we're studying in Peter's final letter. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS06212023_0.mp3Scripture References: 2 Peter 1

Peter wanted Christians to remember one thing: the Promises! We have a record, you know, of what the Apostle was thinking and saying just before he left this world. And he wasn't trying to frame his bio in a positive light - he wasn't sanding the rough edges of his own image. Peter didn't seem to worry about how he would be remembered. He wanted to pass along one thing: trust in what God has said to us - Old Testament and New. Here's Jim with part 1 of his sermon, The Promises. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS06202023_0.mp3Scripture References: 2 Peter 1

We open up “Ask the Professor”, with Bill and Professor Mark Muska from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, with a discussion on: Acts 4: 23-24, corporate prayer, sign of Jonah, atonement vs propitiation of sin, Hebrews 9:27, 1 Peter 3:18-19, declaring war on sin, communion, and much more. Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here

B. God the SonChrist is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and necessities and identifying Himself completely with mankind yet without sin. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His substitutionary death on the cross He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples as the person who was with them before His crucifixion. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and man. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and ever present Lord. Genesis 18:1ff.; Psalms 2:7ff.; 110:1ff.; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 1:18-23; 3:17; 8:29; 11:27; 14:33; 16:16,27; 17:5; 27; 28:1-6,19; Mark 1:1; 3:11; Luke 1:35; 4:41; 22:70; 24:46; John 1:1-18,29; 10:30,38; 11:25-27; 12:44-50; 14:7-11; 16:15-16,28; 17:1-5, 21-22; 20:1-20,28; Acts 1:9; 2:22-24; 7:55-56; 9:4-5,20; Romans 1:3-4; 3:23-26; 5:6-21; 8:1-3,34; 10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2:2; 8:6; 15:1-8,24-28; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; 8:9; Galatians 4:4-5; Ephesians 1:20; 3:11; 4:7-10; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-22; 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 3:16; Titus 2:13-14; Hebrews 1:1-3; 4:14-15; 7:14-28; 9:12-15,24-28; 12:2; 13:8; 1 Peter 2:21-25; 3:22; 1 John 1:7-9; 3:2; 4:14-15; 5:9; 2 John 7-9; Revelation 1:13-16; 5:9-14; 12:10-11; 13:8; 19:16.

There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. God is all powerful and all knowing; and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.A. God the FatherGod as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. He is all powerful, all knowing, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. He is fatherly in His attitude toward all men.Genesis 1:1; 2:7; Exodus 3:14; 6:2-3; 15:11ff.; 20:1ff.; Leviticus 22:2; Deuteronomy 6:4; 32:6; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalm 19:1-3; Isaiah 43:3,15; 64:8; Jeremiah 10:10; 17:13; Matthew 6:9ff.; 7:11; 23:9; 28:19; Mark 1:9-11; John 4:24; 5:26; 14:6-13; 17:1-8; Acts 1:7; Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:6; 12:9; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 John 5:7.B. God the SonChrist is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and necessities and identifying Himself completely with mankind yet without sin. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His substitutionary death on the cross He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples as the person who was with them before His crucifixion. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and man. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and ever present Lord. Genesis 18:1ff.; Psalms 2:7ff.; 110:1ff.; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 1:18-23; 3:17; 8:29; 11:27; 14:33; 16:16,27; 17:5; 27; 28:1-6,19; Mark 1:1; 3:11; Luke 1:35; 4:41; 22:70; 24:46; John 1:1-18,29; 10:30,38; 11:25-27; 12:44-50; 14:7-11; 16:15-16,28; 17:1-5, 21-22; 20:1-20,28; Acts 1:9; 2:22-24; 7:55-56; 9:4-5,20; Romans 1:3-4; 3:23-26; 5:6-21; 8:1-3,34; 10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2:2; 8:6; 15:1-8,24-28; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; 8:9; Galatians 4:4-5; Ephesians 1:20; 3:11; 4:7-10; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-22; 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 3:16; Titus 2:13-14; Hebrews 1:1-3; 4:14-15; 7:14-28; 9:12-15,24-28; 12:2; 13:8; 1 Peter 2:21-25; 3:22; 1 John 1:7-9; 3:2; 4:14-15; 5:9; 2 John 7-9; Revelation 1:13-16; 5:9-14; 12:10-11; 13:8; 19:16.C. God the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, fully divine. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables men to understand truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He calls men to the Saviour, and effects regeneration. At the moment of regeneration He baptizes every believer into the Body of Christ. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and bestows the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer unto the day of final redemption. His presence in the Christian is the guarantee that God will bring the believer into the fullness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service. Genesis 1:2; Judges 14:6; Job 26:13; Psalms 51:11; 139:7ff.; Isaiah 61:1-3; Joel 2:28-32; Matthew 1:18; 3:16; 4:1; 12:28-32; 28:19; Mark 1:10,12; Luke 1:35; 4:1,18-19; 11:13; 12:12; 24:49; John 4:24; 14:16-17,26; 15:26; 16:7-14; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4,38; 4:31; 5:3; 6:3; 7:55; 8:17,39; 10:44; 13:2; 15:28; 16:6; 19:1-6; Romans 8:9-11,14-16,26-27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-14; 3:16; 12:3-11,13; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30; 5:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Timothy 3:16; 4:1; 2 Timothy 1:14; 3:16; Hebrews 9:8,14; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 4:13; 5:6-7; Revelation 1:10; 22:17.

Pastor Jon Stephens

Pastor Jon Stephens

Pastor Jon Stephens

Pastor Jon Stephens

Pastor Jon Stephens

Pastor Jon Stephens

Pastor Jon Stephens

Pastor Jon Stephens

Pastor Jon Stephens

We open up “Ask the Professor,” with Bill and Professor Mark Muska from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, with a discussion on the nature of rebellion, John the Baptist recognizing Jesus, 1 Peter 3: 18-22, Matthew 7:7-11, salvation of children and babies, and much more. Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here * This encore presentation originally aired on November 15, 2022  

Our unofficial panel of menfolk continue for 30 minutes into the second hour!  Tom Parrish, Jeff Verdoorn and special guest Jacob Verdoorn join Bill to give their unique male perspectives on listener questions. They discuss, the author of Hebrews, verses of comfort during death, Jeremiah 31:22, end times timeline, 2 Peter 3:12, and much more. Sometimes life gives you way more questions than answers. When author Brad Griffin joins Afternoons, he breaks down those big questions into manageable pieces and helps your teen embrace God's best answers for them, through the book, "3 Big Questions That Shape Your Future." Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here * This encore episode originally aired on December 1, 2022

*  Between His Death and Resurrection, Where Was the Lord? Meet the Apostle Peter in Bob Enyart's important Bible study on First and Second Peter. Today's radio broadcast is a fascinating look at 1 Peter 3:15-22. But consider another question. Have you considered why Peter addresses his letters to no well-known recipients? Rather, similarly to James, John, and Jude, he sends them generically to the circumcision believers scattered abroad. Why? Meanwhile, Peter mentions the Apostle Paul, who addresses his epistles to many well-known leaders and specific regional churches. Pastor Bob Enyart demonstrates that understanding the big picture of the Bible, its plot, helps to see even small books as First Peter and Second Peter in their proper perspectives. Such biblical observations go a long way toward explaining the differences between Peter and Paul. For as Peter himself wrote of, "our beloved brother Paul" who "has written to you as also in all his epistles... in which are some things hard to understand..." * The Bible Gets Easier to Understand:  Apparent contradictions plague many Bible students. Therefore in his life's work, The Plot, Bob Enyart set out to demonstrate how hundreds of such contradictions disappear when the reader applies the big picture of the Bible to its details. Tunnel vision focuses so narrowly on a problem that the solution often lies just out of view. As the pastor of Denver Bible Church, Bob Enyart teaches Christians how to use the whole counsel of God to understand the plot of the Bible and solve biblical mysteries. As with all of our BEL resources, The Plot comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee! And as we become proficient in the big picture, that is, the overview of the story of the Bible, then countless details, including as one small example, about the cities of refuge, become increasingly clear!

How do we use the Weapons Of Our Warfare? The rise of the biomedicalsecurity state; Biden has handed America over to the Biodefense cartel; CentralBank Digital Currency and digital ID is right around the corner; Religious leadersfrom around the world gathered at Mt. Sinai to introduce the New 10Commandments; and the greenie weenies are buying out Dutch farmers!New episodes are released every Monday.  Subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and leave us a rating on your podcast platform of choice. For more info or to support Burning Bush Ministries, visit our website at burningbushministries.tv.Follow us on social media:Twitter.com/ediifypodcastInstagram.com/edifypodcastFacebook.com/edifypodcast Sources:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+19%3A13-18&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%202%3A1-12&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2010:27&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%2010:3-6&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%205:16&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+corinthians+5%3A7&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5%3A8+&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+6%3A7-10&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%206:13&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A29-31&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+6%3A9-10+&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%202:11&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2012:2&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2012:2&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%201:2&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A11-12&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%201:15&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8%3A5-10&version=KJVhttps://brownstone.org/articles/technocracy-and-totalitarianism/https://www.technocracy.news/biden-has-handed-america-over-to-the-biodefense-cartel/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/10/global-finance-elites-meet-discuss-digital-currencies-used-control-people-use-digital-scores/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-religious-leaders-promote-climate-action-during-un-climate-conference-cop-27-301677245.htmlhttps://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/11/29/green-gone-wild-dutch-government-demands-compulsory-purchase-of-3000-farms-to-comply-with-eu-environmental-rules-n1649365

How do I partake in God's Divine Nature? The House Oversight Committee is about to launchinvestigations into the Biden Crime Family; Marjorie Taylor Greene demands an audit of every single penny that wentto Ukraine; FBI Director Chris Wray and the Senate launch an investigation of Dr. Evil, Dr. Fauci; The left wants to grant citizenship to 11 million illegal immigrants; Title 42 is lifted; The globalists want todestroy marriage and have us eating lab-grown meats; Canada completesconstruction of a factory to make food from bugs; Biden wants to give reparations tocountries for global warming, and a call to the battlefield! New episodes are released every Monday.  Subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and leave us a rating on your podcast platform of choice. For more info or to support Burning Bush Ministries, visit our website at burningbushministries.tv.Follow us on social media:Twitter.com/ediifypodcastInstagram.com/edifypodcastFacebook.com/edifypodcast Sources:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%201:1-11&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+2%3A11&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A13+&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+3%3A8-14&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A25+&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+2%3A43&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+18%3A23+&version=KJVhttps://biblehub.com/matthew/10-16.htmhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20peter%201:3&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%201%3A19-20&version=NIVhttps://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/investigation-joe-biden-breaking-house-republicans-announce-investigation-joe-biden-biden-crime-family-video/https://100percentfedup.com/huge-top-republican-says-no-more-money-should-be-given-to-ukraine-until-an-inspector-general-conducts-an-audit/https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-demands-ukraine-funding-audit-russia-retreats-1759177https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/senator-josh-hawley-slams-disgraced-fbi-dir-chris-wray-leaving-oversight-hearing-early-go-vacation-video/https://www.foxnews.com/media/schumer-dragged-after-pushing-citizenship-illegal-immigrants-us-birth-rate-dropshttps://nypost.com/2022/11/15/migrant-explosion-expected-after-judge-strikes-down-title-42-border-policy/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/hypocrite-elites-globalists-dine-wagyu-beef-g20-summit-push-bugs-fake-meat-peasants/https://www.sgtreport.com/2022/06/canada-completes-construction-of-manufacturing-facility-to-make-food-from-bugs/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11448109/Biden-agrees-pay-climate-reparations-compensate-developing-countries-global-warming.htmlhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2024%3A10&version=KJV

How can I apply the biblical principle known as "I Say?" Climate Czar John Kerry spills the beans at the UN's COP27 meeting in Egypt. Tens of billions in U.S. Dollars were transferred to Ukraine, converted to FTX cryptocurrency, then laundered back to Democrats in the U.S. Brazilians are still protesting their election. Our elections are a joke. The high-dollar voting machines paid for by tax-payers went down, right on time, across the country. A week later, we still don't know all of the results. The economy is so bad that a cash-strapped citizen pawned a used coffin! New episodes are released every Monday.  Subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and leave us a rating on your podcast platform of choice. For more info or to support Burning Bush Ministries, visit our website at burningbushministries.tv.Follow us on social media:Twitter.com/ediifypodcastInstagram.com/edifypodcastFacebook.com/edifypodcastSources:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+11%3A23-24&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%205%3A7&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%201:4&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2021%3A21-22&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+11%3A13-14&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2011%3A15-19&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+11%3A20-22&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%208%3A11&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A24+&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+8%3A17++&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+119%3A9-11&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews+2%3A18+&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews+2%3A18+&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10%3A19+&version=KJVhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+5%3A1+&version=KJVhttps://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/john-kerry-spills-beans-u-n-s-cop27-meeting-want-replace-capitalism-new-economic-system/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/breaking-exclusive-tens-billions-transferred-ukraine-using-ftx-crypto-currency-laundered-back-democrats-us/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/weird-plane-democrat-megadonor-lost-billions-flies-argentina-claims-hasnt-fled/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/fix-arizona-ballots-make-stop-runbeck-printing-company-scan-ballot-envelopes-sent-county-no-observers/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/steal-number-house-seats-continues-dwindle-gop-leaders-sleep/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/another-democrat-miracle-maggie-hassan-wins-1100-votes-town-population-700/https://nypost.com/2022/11/06/eerie-pawn-shop-item-for-those-buried-in-debt/

“Who do the crowds say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.'” Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said in reply, “The Christ of God.”  Luke 9:18c-20Peter got it right.  Jesus was “the Christ of God.”  Many others spoke of Him as one who was only a great prophet, but Peter saw deeper.  He saw that Jesus was uniquely the Anointed One who is of God.  In other words, Jesus was God.Though we know this to be true, we can sometimes fail to fully comprehend the depth of this “Mystery of Faith.”  Jesus is human, and He is God.  This is hard to comprehend.  It would have been hard for those of Jesus' time to comprehend this great mystery, also.  Imagine sitting before Jesus listening to Him speak.  If you were there before Him, would you have concluded that He is also the second Person of the Most Holy Trinity?  Would you have concluded that He existed from all eternity and was the great I AM WHO AM?  Would you have concluded that He was perfect in every way and that He was also the Creator of all things and the one who keeps all things in being?Most likely none of us fully would have comprehended the true depth of the meaning that Jesus was “the Christ of God.”  We most likely would have recognized something special about Him, but would have failed to see Him for who He is in His full essence.The same is true today.  When we look at the Most Holy Eucharist, do we see God?  Do we see the Almighty, Omnipotent, All-loving God who existed for eternity is the source of all good and is the Creator of all things?  Perhaps the answer is both “Yes”  and “No.”  “Yes” in that we believe and “no” in that we do not fully understand.Reflect, today, upon the divinity of Christ.  Reflect upon Him present in the Most Holy Eucharist as well as His presence all around us.  Do you see Him?  Do you believe?  How deep and complete is your faith in Him.  Recommit yourself to a deeper understanding of who Jesus is in His Godhead.  Try and take a step deeper in your faith.Lord, I do believe.  I believe You are the Christ of God.  Help me to comprehend even more what that means.  Help me to see Your divinity more clearly and to believe in You more fully.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2022 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.