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This week on If/Then, we're sharing an episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, a podcast hosted by Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer and friend of the show, Matt Abrahams.How do you communicate with others when you're confused yourself? For fellow GSB lecturer Rob Siegel, leadership isn't about avoiding uncertainty: it's about embracing the clarity that ambiguity can bring.In his latest book, “The Systems Leader: Mastering the Cross Pressures That Make or Break Today's Companies,” Siegel explores how leaders today are “living in dualities,” caught between managing existing processes and adapting to emerging disruptions. “The sooner we get comfortable with [change] in the sense of ‘I don't have to like it, but I can deal with it,' then [we can] lead our teams and give them the calm to know they can get through this.”On this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Siegel and Abrahams explore how to communicate effectively amid constant change. From preparation strategies for spontaneous speaking to building trust through candid conversations, you'll hear practical tips for communicating with clarity when nothing is certain but change.More Resources:Rob Siegel, faculty profileMatt Abrahams, faculty profileThink Fast Talk Smart If/Then is a podcast from Stanford Graduate School of Business that examines research findings that can help us navigate the complex issues we face in business, leadership, and society. For a full transcript of this episode, visit our podcast's website.Chapters: (00:00:00) IntroductionKevin Cool previews season three and introduces a featured episode from Think Fast Talk Smart.(00:00:40) Introduction to Rob SiegelMatt Abrahams welcomes Rob Siegel and introduces his new book The Systems Leader.(00:01:34) Teaching in a Time of ChaosRob explains how his course on systems leadership evolved amid global uncertainty and AI disruption.(00:02:39) Frameworks for Modern LeadershipRob outlines key leadership frameworks, including five cross pressures from his book.(00:04:01) Communication's Role in LeadershipThey discuss how facts, context, and communication help leaders navigate uncertainty.(00:06:18) Balancing Innovation and ExecutionThe conversation turns to managing the tension between creative innovation and operational goals.(00:08:00) Leading Through AmbiguityThey explore how leaders can embrace ambiguity as a normal, strategic part of leadership.(00:09:41) Navigating Short- vs Long-Term ThinkingRob breaks down how leaders balance quarterly goals with long-term planning and vision.(00:12:32) Strength and Empathy in LeadershipMatt and Rob examine how leaders can balance warmth and strength in team relationships.(00:16:03) How to Keep Students EngagedRob shares his best practices for engaging students through preparation, spontaneity, and challenge.(00:18:55) Building Trust Through Genuine CareThey reflect on the role of genuine interest in others as a foundation for trust and communication.(00:21:35) Communication Role Models and RecipesRob names Irv Beck as a communicator he admires and shares his top three ingredients for great communication.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Scott Sholder is co-chair of the Litigation Group at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, one of the premier law firms in media and entertainment. A frequent writer and speaker on copyright and trademark issues, Scott has been recognized by Variety as “a thought leader in the artificial intelligence space as it relates to entertainment.” He was also featured in The Hollywood Reporter's 2024 “Power Lawyers” list. In addition to litigating on behalf of clients across the entertainment and media industries on copyright matters, Scott is representing world famous authors in a copyright class action litigation concerning the unauthorized use of literary works for generative AI “training.” He is the chair of the Copyright & Literary Property Committee A.I. Subcommittee whose mission is to keep tabs and stay current on the latest developments at the intersection of copyright law and generative A.I. Presented by the New York City Bar Copyright and Literary Property Committee and hosted by Theodora Fleurant and Jose Landivar, we discuss the latest developments in copyright law and artificial intelligence, discuss how taekwondo and power metal have shaped Scott's practice, and what it takes to be a high-performing litigator in 2025. (The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of any organizations, employers, or affiliates they may be associated with. This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended to provide legal or professional advice.) Selected Links from the Episode: New York City Copyright & Literary Property Committee: https://www.nycbar.org/committees/copyright-literary-property-committee Copyright Claims Board: https://ccb.gov/ Red Rising by Pierce Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Red-Rising-Pierce-Brown/dp/034553980X Ghost, “Mary On A Cross”: https://open.spotify.com/track/2wBnZdVWa5jVpvYRfGU7rP?si=511c7ba7d3df4e21 Unleash the Archers,”Northwest Passage” https://open.spotify.com/track/3Fiz4tFoVBosOUm2uMgdlL?si=8af4660100604e89

Galaten (5 minuten) In Paulus' tijd was Galatië een regio in Klein-Azië, grofweg het huidige Turkije. Een interessant weetje is dat hier veel Galliërs woonden die enkele eeuwen daarvoor, vanuit wat nu Frankrijk is, waren verhuisd. Uiteindelijk veroverden de Romeinen deze regio. Paulus stichtte kerken in enkele grote steden in het zuiden van Galatië: Antiochië, Ikonium, Lystra en Derbe. Je kunt hierover lezen in Handelingen 13 en 14. De brief die wij ‘Galaten' noemen, is gericht aan de kerken in de hele regio. En hij is niet mals. We hadden natuurlijk in Handelingen al gezien dat er veel strijd was tussen de Joodse en de niet-Joodse volgelingen van Jezus. Het ging dan om de vraag of de wetten en voorschriften uit het Oude Testament moesten worden nageleefd. De Joden hielden zich nog steeds aan de gebruiken en wilden dat de niet-Joden dat ook gingen doen. De ‘wet' hoorde er gewoon bij en wilde je bij Gods familie horen, dan moest je je daaraan houden. Paulus teleurgesteld Het ging zelfs zover dat deze Joodse christenen hun niet-Joodse broeders wilden dwingen zich te laten besnijden. Velen ondergingen deze pijnlijke operatie. Toen Paulus dit hoorde, was hij zwaar teleurgesteld en gefrustreerd. Hij schreef daarom deze brief, waarschijnlijk kort na het jaar 49. Hij vermeldt namelijk de Jeruzalem-conferentie waarin de kerkleiders met elkaar discussieerden over de wet en deze bijeenkomst vond waarschijnlijk plaats in 49. Het zit Paulus hoog dat de christenen in Galatië de lijn hebben gekozen dat mensen zich nog steeds aan de wet moeten houden om te worden gered. Dat is een verdraaiing van het evangelie. Jezus redt, niet de Wet. Twee dingen vallen op in deze brief. Ten eerste dat Paulus geen positief woord over heeft voor de christenen en ten tweede dat deze brief heel erg lijkt op de brief aan de Romeinen, die Paulus een jaar of tien later zou schrijven. Dezelfde thema's komen aan bod, al is de brief voor de gelovigen in Rome een stuk positiever. Samenvatting van het goede nieuws Paulus geeft eerst een samenvatting van het goede nieuws en vertelt hoe God hem heeft gered, terwijl hij nota bene de christenen vervolgde. God koos hem uit om het evangelie aan de niet-Joden te vertellen. Na zijn bekering op de weg naar Damascus bracht Paulus drie jaar door in Arabië, het huidige Jordanië. Pas daarna bezocht Paulus Jeruzalem, waar hij sprak met ‘Kefas'. Kefas is een andere naam voor Petrus. Vervolgens ging Paulus evangeliseren onder de heidenen en hij kwam pas veertien jaar later terug in Jeruzalem. Hij sprak daar met de leiders van de kerk en vertelde hun dat in de kerken die hij had gesticht, de niet-Joden zich niet hoefden te laten besnijden. De kerkleiders in Jeruzalem waren het met hem eens. Toch kwam het enige tijd later tot een confrontatie met Petrus. Want toen Petrus op bezoek ging in Antiochië, ging hij opeens alleen met de Joden eten, en niet met de niet-Joodse kerkleden. Paulus riep hem openlijk ter verantwoording en Petrus verontschuldigde zich. (Die arme Petrus. In de evangeliën moet Jezus hem regelmatig corrigeren, nu zoveel jaar later doet Paulus dat.) Paulus vat dit als volgt samen: ‘Hoewel wij Joden van geboorte zijn en geen zondaars uit andere volken, weten we dat niemand als rechtvaardige wordt aangenomen door de wet na te leven, maar door het geloof in Jezus Christus. Ook wij zijn tot geloof in Christus Jezus gekomen om daardoor, en niet door de wet, rechtvaardig te worden, want niemand wordt rechtvaardig door de wet na te leven.' - Galaten 2:15-16 Met ‘rechtvaardig worden' bedoelt hij dat we vrijgemaakt zijn van zonde en dus weer bij God kunnen komen. Je houden aan Gods voorschriften is goed, maar kan je innerlijk niet schoonmaken. In mijn woorden: vergelijk jezelf eens met een spiegel. Door te zondigen, veeg je modder op die spiegel. Door niet te zondigen, wordt de spiegel niet smerig. Maar als de spiegel eenmaal vies is, hoe maak je die dan schoon? Jezus heeft dat gedaan. Als wij in Jezus geloven, wast God ons schoon van die zonden. God ziet de volmaaktheid van Jezus in ons Dat is belangrijk, omdat God volmaakt goed is. Hij kan geen onvolmaaktheid in Zijn nabijheid tolereren, want dan is Hij zelf niet meer volmaakt. Die standaard is voor ons te hoog gegrepen, zoals de wet heeft aangetoond. Door ons vertrouwen op Jezus te stellen, verbinden we ons met Hem. Als God naar ons kijkt, ziet Hij de volmaaktheid van Jezus. In Paulus' woorden: ‘Want ik ben gestorven door de wet en leef niet langer voor de wet, maar voor God. Met Christus ben ik gekruisigd: ikzelf leef niet meer, maar Christus leeft in mij. Mijn leven hier op aarde leef ik in het geloof in de Zoon van God, die mij heeft liefgehad en Zich voor mij heeft prijsgegeven.' - Galaten 2:19-20 Als je gelooft in Jezus, accepteer je het offer dat Hij heeft gebracht. Je bent nu met Hem gekruisigd en gestorven. De dood is de straf voor de zonde. Dus die straf is betaald. Je bent ook met Christus opgestaan. Hij leeft in jou en dus hoef je niet te leven voor de wet maar kun je leven voor God. Vertrouwen maakt rechtvaardig Dit is een bevrijdende waarheid. We hoeven niet te werken om rechtvaardig te worden. We zijn al rechtvaardig, omdat we in Jezus geloven. Dat principe gold trouwens ook al voordat Jezus voor ons stierf. Paulus toont aan dat Abraham vertrouwde op Gods belofte en dat maakte hem rechtvaardig. Iedereen die gelooft in Jezus, is dus een kind van Abraham. Maar iedereen die vertrouwt op de wet is vervloekt, want niemand kan zich daaraan houden. De poorten van het koninkrijk van God staan dus wijd open voor zowel Joden als niet-Joden. Het zijn niet Gods voorschriften die ons toegang verlenen, maar ons geloof in Jezus Christus. Waarom gaf God dan toch de wet? Paulus legt dit in Romeinen uitgebreider uit, maar ook hier laat hij zien dat de rol van de wet is om aan te tonen wat goed en niet goed is. De wet is goed, maar de idealen zijn te hoog gegrepen. Daarom was Jezus' offer nodig. Zijn offer was in eerste instantie bestemd voor Israël, maar zeker ook voor de niet-Joden. Vanuit Israël verspreidt de zegen van God zich over de wereld, precies zoals God duizenden jaren geleden tegen Abraham zei. Abrahams nageslacht zou de aarde zegenen. Hoe dan? In de eerste plaats doordat Jezus een afstammeling is van Abraham en in de tweede plaats doordat het goede nieuws zich vanuit Israël verspreidde over de rest van de wereld. Gods Geest in ons Omdat Jezus voor ons de wet heeft vervuld, hoeven we ons aan veel voorschriften niet meer te houden. Mannen hoeven niet besneden te worden en we mogen vrijwel al het voedsel eten dat de natuur ons te bieden heeft. Maar stelen, overspel plegen, een ander haten, et cetera is natuurlijk nog steeds fout. Met dat soort zonden willen we afreken. Niet omdat de wet dit zegt, maar omdat de Geest van God nu in ons leeft. We proberen de ander lief te hebben zoals we onszelf lief hebben. De vrucht van de Geest is namelijk liefde, vreugde, geduld, vriendelijkheid, goedheid, geloof, zachtmoedigheid en zelfbeheersing. Als we leven door de Geest, worden we liefdevoller, ervaren we vreugde enzovoort. We leven nog steeds in een wereld met tekortkomingen en maken zelf ook fouten, maar het is mogelijk om de Geest ons leven te laten leiden. Hier mogen we wél voor werken. Dan gaan we steeds meer op Jezus lijken. We proberen te stoppen met slechte gewoontes en gedrag dat niet past bij een christen. We werken dus niet voor onze verlossing. Jezus heeft ons al bevrijdt. Wij geloven in Hem, waardoor Gods Geest in ons werkzaam wordt. Daardoor kunnen wij aan onszelf werken en zo worden we de persoon die God in gedachten heeft als Hij aan ons denkt.

Discover how the future of digital commerce is being reshaped by trust and AI in this episode of the Commerce Innovators Podcast. Doriel Abrahams from Forter joins Caleb Ryan to discuss the evolution of Forter from a fraud prevention platform to a comprehensive trust platform. They explore how businesses can maximize customer lifetime value through trust-based environments and the emergence of autonomous commerce.  This episode underscores the importance of understanding user legitimacy and behavior to minimize friction and enhance customer experience while tackling the challenges posed by technological advancements. Show Highlights: Exploration of trust as the foundational currency in digital commerce and its impact on consumer loyalty. The role of AI in enhancing consumer interactions and transaction efficiency. The challenges and benefits of distinguishing between beneficial AI agents and harmful bots. The future potential of autonomous commerce and its implications for consumer behavior and merchant strategies. Importance of understanding user legitimacy to reduce false declines and improve customer experiences. How technological advancements are reshaping the e-commerce landscape and trust dynamics. Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review,” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second, and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Supporting Resources: Doriel Abrahams on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doriel-abrahams/  Forter: https://www.forter.com/partners/salesforce/  Read the article that sparked this conversation: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-agents-ecommerce-opportunity-fraud-prevention-l0yuc 2024 Forter Trust Premium Report: https://explore.forter.com/2024-trust-premium-report/p/1?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=salesforce&utm_campaign=trust_premiumreport_Q424&utm_term=&utm_content=sftpr24  Connect with Forter at Connections 2025: https://hello.forter.com/salesforce-connections-2025?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=salesforce&utm_campaign=FY25Q2_Salesforce_Connections&utm_term=partnermarketing  Attend Forter and Salesforce's Celebrity Chef Dinner at Connections 2025: https://hello.forter.com/salesforce-connections-dinner?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=salesforce&utm_campaign=FY25Q2_Salesforce_Connections_Chef_Dinner&utm_term=commerceinnovators  *** Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com. Let them know I sent you.

Geoffrey Abrahams and Teenola Govender are joint-head chefs at Coy Restaurant in the V&A Waterfront. They are affectionately known as G&T in the kitchens were they've worked, and these include Chefs Warehouse and Mazza. Having first met in the kitchen at Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia, they are an inseparable, creative kitchen team who blew me away with Mazza at Heritage Square and have quickly established Chef Ryan Cole's Coy venue as a must-visit eatery. We sat down for a chat about their journey as chefs and the triumphant return of the Mazza fire-roasted whole fish which now anchors the Sunday (Sundaze) menu at Coy.COY RestaurantZuney Wagyu online shopRussel Wasserfall Media www.rwm2012.com On Instagram @a_table_inthecorner Cover image sketched by Courtney Cara Lawson All profile portraits by Russel Wasserfall unless otherwise credited Title music: 'In Time' by Olexy via Pixabay

Donnez-moi votre feedback par SMS (mobile uniquement)!Matt Abrahams, professeur à Stanford, a écrit "Think Faster, Talk Smarter" pour aider les gens à mieux communiquer situations sous pression.Cause commune à ces situations difficiles: l'anxiété du résultatPlan de gestion de l'anxiétéAbrahams propose de créer un plan personnalisé de gestion de l'anxiété :Identifier les symptômes : Reconnaître les signes physiques et émotionnels de l'anxiété, comme la transpiration, le rythme cardiaque accéléré, ou les pensées négatives.Identifier les situations: Reconnaître les moments pendant lesquels vous êtes potentiellement en danger.Préparation mentale : Se préparer mentalement en se concentrant sur les aspects positifs de la situation et en se rappelant des succès passés.Pratique régulière : S'entraîner régulièrement à parler en public ou à participer à des discussions spontanées pour réduire l'anxiété au fil du temps.Techniques de relaxation : Utiliser des techniques comme la respiration profonde, la méditation, ou la visualisation pour calmer le corps et l'esprit.Importance de l'écouteL'écoute est cruciale pour une communication spontanée efficace.Prendre le temps d'écouter : Avant de répondre, il est important de bien comprendre ce que l'autre personne dit. Cela permet de formuler une réponse plus pertinente et réfléchie… et de gagner du temps.Poser des questions pertinentes: Avoir plus d'informations permet de mieux cibler la réponse.Ralentir le rythme : Ne pas se précipiter pour répondre. Prendre quelques secondes pour réfléchir avant de parler peut améliorer la qualité de la réponse.Focus dans la communicationÊtre concis et clair est essentiel. Il faut se concentrer sur ce qui est pertinent pour l'audience et structurer ses propos.Se concentrer sur l'essentiel : Éviter les digressions et se concentrer sur les points les plus importants pour l'audience.Structurer ses propos : Utiliser une structure claire comme Introduction, Développement, ConclusionProblème, solution, bénéficeAvant, Après, Pourquoi, CommentUtiliser un langage simple : Éviter le jargon et les termes complexes qui pourraient rendre le message difficile à comprendre.Adapter le message à l'audience : Tenir compte des connaissances et des attentes de l'audience pour rendre le message plus pertinent et engageant. Points essentielsFocalisez-vous sur le présent, ce qui se passe là maintenantCréez Pace + Space : adoptez un rythme plus lent, délimitez un espace-temps favorable à l'écoute Source: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-how-to-speak-confidently-when-youre-put-on-the-spot Accès gratuit à toutes nos ressources: www.coapta.ch/campusAccès aux archives du podcast: www.coapta.ch/podcast© COAPTA SàrlTous les épisodes disponibles sur www.coapta.ch/podcast ou sur votre plateforme préférée (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts); cherchez "Leadershift" ou "Vincent Musolino" Faites partie de notre communauté sur le Discord officiel COAPTA!

Prepare for silliness! This week on Cocktails & Classics, we're diving deep into the hilarious 1984 Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker masterpiece, "Top Secret!" Join us as we unravel the layers of absurdity, from singing cowboys to underwater bar fights and everything in between. We'll discuss Val Kilmer's comedic brilliance, the film's genius parody of spy movies and musicals, and its lasting impact on comedy. Feeling goofy? Craft a classic cocktail while you listen! Don't miss this episode for a laugh-out-loud exploration of a truly unique cinematic experience, fueled by classic cocktails and hilarious discussions.Topics: * The Smartest Dumb Movie: We take a look at the signature comedic style of Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker, including rapid-fire jokes, visual gags, and breaking the fourth wall. * Val Kilmer's Comedy Chops: We're blown away by Val Kilmer's surprisingly hilarious performance in his early career. * Spoofing Genres: Explore the film's clever parodies of spy movies, Elvis musicals, and even World War II films. * The Absurdity (and lack) of the Plot: Dive into the nonsensical and constantly shifting plot of "Top Secret!" As Dylan tries to recall what happens in the film. * Iconic Gags and Lines: We go over some of our favorite gags and quotes, and even some of the more off the wall bits. * Spoof Comedy Draft: We take turns choosing our favorite spoof comedies. What ones did we miss? What's your favorite absurd comedy? Share your thoughts on "Top Secret!" and your funniest movie moments on Instagram! Don't forget to share the laughs by sharing this episode with your friends and family, subscribe and leave a rating wherever you listen!

Ever wonder what it really takes to make a podcast about fraud? Join Jordan as he sits down with Doriel Abrahams from "What the Fraud?!" and Forter!  They're not just talking about catching bad guys; they're spilling the beans on the wild ride of producing content. From unexpected challenges to the gear that makes it happen (think fancy mics and learning audio the hard way!), they're sharing their behind-the-scenes secrets. Get ready for laughs, honest talk about the podcasting hustle, and a slightly terrifying prediction about the future of ID verification! Tune in to hear how these two navigate the world of fraud, one episode at a time. A special thank you to our sponsor, Disputed (⁠www.disputed.ai⁠)! Their innovative solutions are helping businesses fight chargebacks more intelligently and we appreciate their partnership in bringing this episode to you. Please give their site a visit and checkout their awesome solution!

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Generational differences in the workplace have never been more important to understand. With five generations working side by side, leaders and professionals must navigate diverse communication styles, values, and expectations to foster strong, high-performing teams.In this episode, you'll learn more about how generational diversity can be a powerful asset when approached with empathy and strategy. Our host and CEO Porschia, alongside our guest, Taryn Abrahams, share insight on how to address generational stereotypes, reduce team conflict, and enhance collaboration across age groups.They also explore how to build a more inclusive company culture that meets the shared needs of all employees, including respect, trust, and psychological safety, regardless of age. The conversation provides clear steps for leaders who want to lead with intention and improve team dynamics by embracing generational understanding.Click here for full show notes and to learn more:  Check out the free master class Career 911: Solving the Top 5 Challenges Executives and Professionals Have: https://fly-high-coaching.thinkific.com/courses/Career%20911%20Master%20Class!

This live Q&A with host Matt Abrahams celebrates 200 episodes of Think Fast, Talk Smart.In an age of endless content and information, how do we ensure our communication cuts through the noise? Across 200 episodes of Think Fast, Talk Smart, host Matt Abrahams has discovered four essential ingredients that help messages rise above the chatter: concision, relevance, accessibility, and precision.“Attention is our most precious commodity in the world today, and we need to make sure that we engage our audience so we get their attention,” says Abrahams in this special 200th episode. How do we capture and keep that attention? As he's explored with guests throughout the show, effective and engaging communication — from all kinds of people and in all kinds of places — is concise, relevant, accessible, and precise.In this special 200th episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, host Matt Abrahams shares insights gleaned from hundreds of conversations with communication experts, followed by a live Q&A with listeners from around the world. From crafting compelling elevator pitches to managing speaking anxiety, this celebration episode offers practical advice for focused communication that is sure to be the focus of your audience's attention.Episode Reference Links:Jenny Luna Ep.78 Three Guiding Principles for Successful Communication Connect:Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.ioEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTubeMatt Abrahams >>> LinkedInChapters:(00:00) - Introduction (04:30) - Concision in Effective Messaging (07:42) - Make Your Message Relevant (13:34) - Ensuring Accessibility (17:46) - The Importance of Precision (24:35) - Craft an Impactful Elevator Pitch (28:23) - Build a Stronger Vocabulary (30:19) - Communicating Numbers and Data (32:48) - Responding When Caught Off Guard (34:47) - Confidence for Speaking and Presenting (37:45) - Steering Conversations Back on Track (40:18) - Dream Podcast Guest (41:19) - What's Coming Next (42:59) - Conclusion   *****Stay Informed on Stanford's world changing research by signing up for the Stanford ReportSupport Think Fast Talk Smart by joining TFTS Premium.      

Chloe Abrahams is a Sri Lankan British artist and filmmaker. Using methods drawn from both documentary and fiction practices, she investigates the therapeutic potential of the confessional, culminating in visceral work spanning moving image, sound, writing and performance. Chloe's debut non-fiction film, The Taste of Mango, premiered at True/False 2023 where it was named the #1 film by Sight & Sound. The film went on to win the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the BFI London Film Festival, followed by the BIFA for Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary.​In 2020 Chloe was awarded the John Brabourne Award and has three times been shortlisted for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries (2018, 2019, 2022). She had her first solo exhibition at OVADA (2014), and has since been selected for exhibitions worldwide, including The London Open at the Whitechapel Gallery 2022. Previously, Chloe worked as the Marketing Coordinator for documentary distributor Dogwoof, responsible for the execution of all UK theatrical campaigns, and recently completed a Master's in Moving Image at the Royal College of Art where she was nominated for the HIGH Prize for Excellence.Follow Chloe on instagram @chloeabr

Chaque année, depuis 1991, des prix sont remis par des lauréats de prix Nobel à des chercheurs qui ont fait des recherches le plus sérieusement du monde sur des sujets le plus souvent scientifiques, mais pas que... PRÉCISION: 7:03 Jacques Chirac en 1996 président de la République en était à la première fois. Merci à un fidèle abonné qui a noté l'imprécision. (@erictisserand2135) Script: Françoise Dulong et Laurent Turcot Adhérez à cette chaîne pour obtenir des avantages : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4TCCaX-gqBNkrUqXdgGRA/join Pour soutenir la chaîne, au choix: 1. Cliquez sur le bouton « Adhérer » sous la vidéo. 2. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hndl Musique issue du site : epidemicsound.com Images provenant de https://www.storyblocks.com Abonnez-vous à la chaine: https://www.youtube.com/c/LHistoirenousledira Les vidéos sont utilisées à des fins éducatives selon l'article 107 du Copyright Act de 1976 sur le Fair-Use. Sources et pour aller plus loin: Les prix IGNOBEL, la science qui fait rire et réfléchir, marc Abrahams, Éditions Orion, Londres, 2002 Improbable research www.improbable.com Les prix Ig-Nobel, Le double tranchant de l'humour scientifique, Yves Gingras et Lionel Vérin, p.66 à 71 https://shs.cairn.info/revue-actes-de-la-recherche-en-sciences-sociales-2002-1-page-66?lang=fr “The Ig Nobel Prizes” de Marc Abrahams Christophe, 26 avril 2008 https://www.coindeweb.net/blogsanssujetprecis/index.php?post/2008/04/26/503-the-ig-nobel-prizes-de-marc-abrahams Best of des IG Nobels… de médecine24 novembre 2014 par La rédaction dans Insolite http://www.techniques-ingenieur.fr/actualite/articles/best-of-des-ig-nobels-de-medecine-2813/ Measurement and quantification of cadaveric nasal hairs Christine T. Pham MD, Kiana Hashemi BS, Bobak Hedayati MD, Ella Csuka BS, Arash Babadjouni BA, MSc, Tiana Mamaghani BS, Jamie Wikenheiser PhD, Margit Juhasz MD, MSc, Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska MD, PHD , 12 October 2021 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijd.15921 le prix IG-Nobel 2024 sur la chaîne « le pointGenius » https://youtu.be/MZ02hsi9GDQ?si=h-aPU9mrDbDpNgpu Épisode 47 - Gaffes, hasards et Nobel du bizarre, 8 Feb 2025 https://baladoquebec.ca/petites-obsessions/episode-47-gaffes-hasards-et-nobel-du-bizarre Autres références disponibles sur demande. #histoire #documentaire #nobelprize #ignobel #scienceexperiments

In this conversation, Dan Abrahams, a seasoned sports psychologist, shares his extensive experience in sports psychology, particularly in golf, F1 and football. He discusses the critical role of mental activation in performance, the impact of personality traits on athletes, and the importance of fostering a high-performance mindset. Dan emphasises the need for sports psychologists to be integrated into coaching teams and the challenges faced in promoting the psychological aspects of sports. Dan Abrahams discusses the critical role of sports psychology in coaching, emphasising the importance of mental health and player engagement. He introduces his 'Game Face' technique, which helps players focus on their performance by adopting a specific mindset. The discussion also covers strategies for weight loss and the psychological aspects behind it, as well as the evolving landscape of coaching styles, contrasting old school and new school approaches. Abrahams shares insights on how coaches can adapt to better connect with players and enhance their performance. Check out Dan's books on Amazon and where you get your books from Soccer Tough and Soccer Brain Follow him on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/dan-abrahams-b72a306?utm_source=shareutm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=andriod_app Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/footballdroppodcast/ Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FootballDropPodcast/ Follow us on X (Twitter) https://twitter.com/footballdroppod Watch us on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/ @footballdroppodcast Got a story or something entertaining? Email us footballdroppodcast@hotmail.com #DropThePod #premierleague #football #soccer If you like FPL, then make sure you join our FDP League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/bu02tp Book your weekend football trip now with Mystery Away Days: https://mysteryawaydays.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lucas gaat verder met Jezus' veertig dagen in de woestijn en de pogingen van de duivel om Hem te verleiden. Die mislukken jammerlijk en Jezus trekt langs dorpen en steden om te preken in synagogen (zeg maar: de Joodse kerk). Overal wordt Hij geprezen. Overal, behalve in de woonplaats van Zijn ouders. Ook hier staat Hij op om te vertellen dat de woorden van Jesaja in vervulling gaan: ‘De Geest van de Heer rust op Mij, want Hij heeft Mij gezalfd. Om aan armen het goede nieuws te brengen heeft Hij Mij gezonden, om aan gevangenen hun vrijlating bekend te maken en aan blinden het herstel van hun zicht, om onderdrukten hun vrijheid te geven, om een genadejaar van de Heer uit te roepen.' - Lucas 4:18-19 De aanwezigen kennen Jezus echter nog uit Zijn jeugd. Toen was Hij gewoon één van hen. Waarom dan nu zo verheven doen? En wat waarschijnlijk ook meespeelde: ze weten waarschijnlijk dat Maria al zwanger was vóór haar huwelijk. Hoe kan de zoon van Jozef dan zich nu vergelijken met de Verlosser die moet komen? Jezus confronteert hen met hun ongeloof en de menigte wordt kwaad. Ze drijven hem naar de rand van de stad om Hem van de berg af te duwen. Dan gebeurt er een wonder. Ze kunnen niet verder en Jezus loopt gewoon tussen hen door weg. Jezus ging naar Kafarnaüm, de stad waar Hij woonde en ging door met Zijn onderwijs. Goed nieuws voor de armen Zijn boodschap was waarschijnlijk telkens dezelfde, de woorden uit Jesaja. Lucas presenteert Jezus als de Messias, maar meer dan de andere schrijvers van de evangeliën heeft Lucas oog voor de onderkant van de samenleving. Voortdurend laat hij zien dat Jezus is gekomen om het goede nieuws te brengen aan de armen. En met armen bedoelt hij niet alleen mensen die weinig of geen geld hebben. Hij bedoelt ook mensen die lichamelijke of geestelijke beperkingen hebben, weduwen, weeskinderen, buitenlanders en andere mensen op wie wordt neergekeken vanwege hun afkomst. Lucas laat ons Jezus aan het werk zien. Hij bevrijdt een man van een demon, laat de koorts verdwijnen van Petrus' schoonmoeder, geneest iemand met een huidziekte, laat een verlamde man weer lopen en verwelkomt een corrupte belastingambtenaar als volgeling. Die belastingambtenaar is natuurlijk Levi, ofwel Matteüs. Hij is niet de enige zondaar die door Jezus wordt vergeven. Hetzelfde gebeurt met een prostituée. Het volk van Israël ervaart het onderwijs en de bediening van Jezus als een bevrijding. Vandaar dat het aantal volgelingen rap toeneemt. Daarom kiest Jezus twaalf leerlingen uit die Zijn intieme vrienden worden. Via deze mannen moet het goede nieuws na Zijn dood worden verspreid, maar één van hen, Judas Iskariot, zal Jezus uiteindelijk verraden. Hij wordt dan ook later door de leerlingen vervangen zodat ze weer een groep van twaalf vormen. Dat getal is niet onbelangrijk. Israël bestond oorspronkelijk uit twaalf stammen. Een radicale boodschap Jezus, de twaalf leerlingen en een grote groep andere volgelingen dalen een berg af en in de vallei begint Jezus te preken. Zijn boodschap is grotendeels hetzelfde als de Bergrede die we in Matteüs zagen. Misschien was het dezelfde toespraak en zat Jezus op de berg, terwijl zijn publiek iets lager zat, of misschien herhaalde Jezus Zijn preken wel eens. Dat is eigenlijk niet zo belangrijk. Het gaat om de boodschap en die is radicaal. Jezus spreekt over het Koninkrijk van God, maar zoals we al eerder zagen: dit is een koninkrijk waar alles net even anders gaat. De rijken houden hun geld niet voor zichzelf, maar delen het met de armen. Leiders dienen hun volgers. Word je iets aangedaan, dan neem je geen wraak maar vergeef je. Je zoekt naar vrede en gerechtigheid en wijst hypocrisie af. Door alles wat Jezus tot nu gedaan heeft, neemt de tegenstand toe. De religieuze leiders hebben juist veel voordeel van hoe de situatie nu is. Zij zijn de belangrijke mensen. Zij vervullen de wet van God. Aan de buitenkant dan. Dus worden zij door de woorden van Jezus te kijk gezet. Bovendien kunnen zij niet de wonderen doen die Jezus doet. Ze verachten Hem omdat Hij omgaat met ‘slechte mensen' en verwijten Hem een dronkaard te zijn. Het ergste is nog dat ze Gods plan verwerpen. Duizenden mensen krijgen te eten Jezus trekt van dorp tot dorp en van stad tot stad om onderwijs te geven en genezingen te doen. Toch besteedt Hij de meeste tijd aan zijn twaalf leerlingen. Hij geeft hen extra uitleg en deelt dingen die Hij niet aan andere mensen vertelt. Uiteindelijk stuurt hij de twaalf twee aan twee uit om zelf te gaan evangeliseren en zelf te bidden voor genezingen. Het is een soort training voor ze en het gaat geweldig goed. De twaalf komen vol vreugde terug en Jezus neemt de tijd om met hen te praten. Maar het volk komt achter hun verblijfplaats en zoekt hen op. Jezus is vriendelijk, geneest mensen en vertelt over Gods koninkrijk. Aan het eind van de dag doet Hij een ander wonder. Met slechts vijf broden en twee vissen geeft Hij duizenden mensen te eten. Lucas beschrijft vervolgens een verhaal dat we ook al in Matteüs en Marcus zagen: Jezus gaat de berg op met drie leerlingen en verandert voor hun ogen. Zijn kleding wordt stralend wit, Hij praat met de profeten Mozes en Elia over zijn ‘levenseinde'. Het Griekse woord dat Lucas hier gebruikt, is ‘exodus'. Hij gebruikt dus een duidelijke verwijzing naar de bevrijding van Israël uit Egypte. Op dezelfde manier zal Jezus zorgen voor bevrijding van de slavernij van de zonde. Dit kan maar op één manier, zoals we verderop in Lucas ontdekken. Even daarvoor had Jezus al proberen uit te leggen aan Zijn vrienden dat de Messias moest lijden en sterven. Nadat ze de berg zijn afgedaald, doet Hij dit nogmaals, maar de mensen begrijpen Hem niet. Ondanks al dit onbegrip richt Jezus Zijn vizier nu volledig op het voltooien van Zijn missie. Lucas 9 vers 51 zegt: ‘Toen de tijd naderde dat Jezus van de aarde zou worden weggenomen, ging Hij vastberaden op weg naar Jeruzalem.' Dit is een duidelijk keerpunt in het verhaal. Jezus is vanaf nu op weg naar de stad waar Hij zal worden gedood. Drie mannen komen één voor één naar Hem toe. Ze willen Hem volgen, maar omdat hun hart niet volledig bij Jezus is, stuurt Hij hen weg. Ditmaal kiest Hij 72 leerlingen uit, die Hij op pad stuurt. Zij moeten voor Hem uit gaan, naar alle steden en dorpen die Hij aan wil doen op weg naar Jeruzalem. Ze vertellen over het Koninkrijk van God, genezen mensen van ziekten en bevrijden van demonen. Dit allemaal in Jezus' naam. Vol vreugde keren ze bij Jezus terug. Jezus antwoordt: ‘Wees niet blij dat de geesten zich aan jullie onderwerpen. Wees blij dat jullie bij God horen.' Op reis met Jezus Het is mooi zoals Lucas Jezus' reis naar Jeruzalem beschrijft. Het is bijna alsof we met Hem meetrekken. We ontmoeten interessante mensen, we leren dingen over het koninkrijk van God, over hoe we het Onze Vader kunnen bidden, over hoe God voor ons zorgt, over hemel en hel, over geld en bezittingen. Jezus laat in woord en daad zien hoe we ons moeten afkeren van aardse bezittingen en hoe we juist voor buitenstaanders moeten zorgen: de armen, de vreemdelingen, de zieken, ja, zelfs de belastingambtenaren! Jezus is gekomen voor hen die hulp nodig hebben. Hij vergelijkt zichzelf met een Herder die 99 schapen achterlaat om het ene verloren schaap te zoeken. En in één van de krachtigste verhalen uit de Bijbel, schildert Jezus een beeld van God van een liefdevolle vader die zijn zondige zoon weer in genade aanneemt, zelfs nadat de zoon hem praktisch heeft doodverklaard. Maar hij heeft ook nog een andere zoon, een man die zijn vader met de lippen eert, maar wiens hart niet bij hem is. Deze oudste zoon gaat niet in op de uitnodiging van de vader om thuis deel te nemen aan het feestmaal. De boodschap? Het is beter als zondaar te hebben geleefd en oprecht tot inkeer te komen dan je hele leven net te doen alsof je van God houdt. Dan komt Jezus in Jeruzalem aan. Het volk verwelkomt Hem als verlosser, maar de Joodse leiders wijzen Hem af en smeden een plan om het volk op te jutten en Hem te doden. Dit verzet tegen Jezus' koninkrijk van vrede en gerechtigheid leidt uiteindelijk tot de opstand van de Joden tegen de Romeinen in het jaar 66. In het jaar 70 werd de tempel uiteindelijk verwoest. Als Jezus in Jeruzalem is, ziet Hij hoe de tempel wordt misbruikt voor handel. Hij is woedend, gooit de marktkramen omver en jaagt de handelaren weg. Deze daad zit vol symboliek. Ten eerste is het een soort voorbode van wat er ruim dertig jaar later zou gebeuren: de vernietiging van de tempel. Ten tweede leidt Jezus' actie tot nog meer debatten tussen hem en de godsdienstige leiders, omdat Hij hun religieuze ideeën omver gooit. Hun besluit staat vast: Jezus moet uit de weg worden geruimd. Ze durven Hem niet op te pakken als Hij omringd is door zoveel mensen en ze wachten hun kans af. Het Pesachmaal Jezus trekt zich terug met zijn leerlingen om het pesachmaal te vieren. Lucas beschrijft hoe Jezus' het Avondmaal instelt, waarbij het brood symbool staat voor Zijn gebroken lichaam en de wijn voor zijn vergoten bloed. Hij is het plaatsvervangende offer voor Abrahams zoon Isaak, voor de Israëlieten in Egypte en voor alle andere zondige mensen die Zijn aanbod tot vergeving aannemen. Zoals we ook in de andere evangeliën hebben gezien, pakken de Joodse leiders Jezus op na die maaltijd. Eerst wordt Hij verhoord door die leiders. Lucas benadrukt Jezus' onschuld. Want als Jezus naar de Romeinse gouverneur Pilatus wordt gebracht, zegt deze tot drie keer toe dat Hij geen overt...

Garth Heckman The David Alliance  TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com  Abe is the father of our faith Galatians 3:6 In the same way, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” 7 The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God. 8 What's more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the Gentiles right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “All nations will be blessed through you.” 9 So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.     Detailed outline of Abraham's life as described in the Bible, primarily in the Book of Genesis: I. Early Life and Call (Genesis 11:26-12:9) C. The Divine Call: God commands Abram to leave his country, His family, and father's house.   *God must have shown up in a major way for Abraham to just leave.  He was the father of our Faith. He practiced great faith with no history or foundation in who God was.   7 promises give to Abraham by God  -1 I will make your descendants/nation a great nation AND HE PROMISES HIM TO BE A GREAT NATION… NATIONS ARE DEFINED BY A PEOPLE WHO SHARE A HISTORY, HAVE TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES, and led by one government.     -2 I will bless you  -3 I will make your name great  -4 I will make you a blessing to others  -5 I will bless those that bless you  -6 I will curse those who curse you  -7 Through you people from every nation on the earth will be blessed.      Abrahams father died in Haran…. And now… D. Journey to Canaan: Abram, Sarai, and Lot depart from Haran. Abram is 75 years old. They travel to Shechem in Canaan. God appears to Abram, promising the land to his offspring. Abram builds an altar to the Lord. Abram moves to Bethel and then continues to the Negev. II. Sojourn in Egypt and Return (Genesis 12:10-13:18)

Garth Heckman The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com    19) A. The Three Visitors: Three men appear to Abraham near the oaks of Mamre. They announce that Sarah will have a son. Sarah laughs at the announcement. NOT MUCH IS SAID OF SARAHS FAITH… SHE ACTUALLY HAS NO FAITH OF HER OWN!    B. Isaac's Birth: Sarah conceives and bears Isaac. Abraham is 100 years old.   She is a woman full of doubt… BUT GOD HONORS HIS WORD   SARAH She is a woman full of doubt.     GOD CAN MOVE ANYWAY!  Faith feeds the invisible (so does fear) Hebrews 11:11 By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised.   v. 11 A dative of accompaniment  She received faith… i.e. by faith of Abraham she received the gift of a son. It was not Sarahs faith it was Abrahams faith that got her pregnant.  You don't have to believe… I will believe for you!  YOUR SPOUSE DOES NOT HAVE TO BELIEVE YOUR PARENTS,  YOUR KIDS,  YOUR PASTOR YOUR BOSS   -  IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU BELIEVE! 

In verschiedenen Radiobotschaften habe ich in der letzten Zeit über das Glaubensleben des Abraham berichtet. Heute möchte ich aus 1. Mose 22 einige Gedanken weitergeben, die uns allen zur Hilfe in unserem Glaubensleben werden möchten. Es heißt dort:" Nach diesen Geschichten versuchte Gott Abraham."

Join us for a fascinating episode as we delve into the ancient secrets and mysteries of British history with the brilliant Marchell Abrahams!

British photographer Mike Abrahams has worked as a freelance photographer for over 40 years having become renowned for his sensitive eye in documenting the lives of ordinary people often in extraordinary situations.In 1981 he was a cofounder of Network Photographers the Internationally renowned picture agency and his work has taken him around the world. His photographs have been published in all the major international news media. In 2024, Mike's much anticipated book This Was Then, was published by Bluecoat Press and has been described as a lyrical portrait of humanity in adverse circumstances. It features photographs taken from 1973 to 2001 in cities from Liverpool to Glasgow. Blackburn to Bradford, Northern Ireland to the coalfields of Kent and London.Mike's work on Faith - A Journey with Those Who Believe, published in 2000, was the culmination of five years work, documenting the extremes and passion of Christian devotion throughout fourteen countries. Awards for this work included the World Press Photo Award in 2000, and the book Faith designed by Browns, was a finalist in the Design Week - Editorial Design: Books. It has been widely exhibited throughout the UK and Europe.Colin Jacobson, picture editor of The Independent Magazine, described Mike's body of work from the conflict in Northern Ireland and published in the book Still War, in 1989 as "Documentary photography at its best - imaginative, comprehensive, confident and concerned". His coverage of the troubles in Northern Ireland was the subjects of a Television documentary Moving Stills.Other important assignments have included coverage of the division of Cyprus, Migrant labour in Southern Africa, the Intifada in the Occupied Territories, the Berlin Wall, the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe, the rise in the influence of the religious in Israeli politics, the Cult of Assad in Syria, Northern Ireland and documenting Another Britain. In episode 251, Mike discusses, among other things:Discovering the darkroom at 12Growing up in post-war LiverpoolThe infamous Toxteth Riots of the early 80sNetwork Photographers agencyThe story of the IRA bombingHis interest in religious ceremonyGoing back to his archive of British work for the new book, This Was ThenThe impetus behind itThe sustainability of of a long-term careerPersonal work that he is still doingReferenced:Eugene SmithDavid Douglas DuncanLarry BurrowsTim PageNetwork PhotographersJohn SturrockMike GoldwaterJudah PassowChris DaviesLaurie SparhamSteve BenbowMartin SlavinBarry LewisRed SaundersSid SheltonRoger HutchinsChris KillipDaniel MeadowsPeter MarlowPeter Van AgtmaelWebsite | Instagram“You can go here, there and everywhere, and I have travelled a lot and it's been interesting and fascinating, but you're always the outsider coming in. You don't really know the story. It's glamorous, it's exotic, it's fascinating, but I think it's much harder to photograph your home turf. You come to it with quite an honest perspective. It's the land you're living in, you're conscious of the differences in the country between the north, south, east and west, the regions… it's kind of embedded in you, the differences.” Become a full tier 1 member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of previous episodes for £5 per month.For the tier 2 archive-only membership, to access the full library of past episodes for £3 per month, go here.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides.Follow me on Instagram here.Build Yourself a Squarespace Website video course here.

I have officiated dozens of funerals over the years as a pastor, which means that I was involved in the planning of the service, the delivery of a sermon, and some form of committal service involving the burial of the deceaseds body or placement of the ashes of those bodies that were cremated. The first funeral I officiated was that of my 47-year-old father and since I have been responsible for burying people of all ages as young as grade school to the oldest who was 101 years old. I have been asked to memorialize people from all walks of life, many of whom loved and walked with Jesus as fellow Christians and some who were not Christian. The one thing that every one of the funerals and memorial services I officiated have in common is that every family and friend of the diseased who asked me to officiate the service of their loved one believed and articulated their belief that he/she was in a better place. Just as the old spiritual is true: Everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. So, it is true that we will grope for reasons to believe that our loved ones are in a better place regardless of what they believed or even how they lived. Most people do not want death for anyone they love, and when death does come, we want heaven for those we love. After officiating so many funerals, I had come to the place in my experience as a pastor that I believed that I had experienced just about everything there was to experience related to funerals and grieving family member. I am old enough and have seen enough to know better. I remember Ian Whites family who reached out to Northwest Baptist Church (the first church I served as the Lead Pastor in Colorado). Ian was not a Christian, nor was his family; he was found dead on the front steps of his apartment and was 34 years old. I remember their response when I sat down with them to plan Ians memorial service and their request after I asked if they would like a song or two for those present to sing in honor of Ians life. I expected something like Amazing Grace, but Ians family wanted everyone to sing Free Birdby Lynyrd Skynyrd. I remember a woman who started attending the church I planted in Colorado and the grief she carried with her with the death of her husband. I still remember the Sunday she wanted me to know that her dead husband was with her. In that moment I thought she meant his spirit or memory, but no... I discovered what she meant when she opened her purse to show me the urn that contained the ashes of her deceased husband. She brought the urn with her every Sunday she came, and I believe that she even sat her husbands urn on the chair next to her. I guess for this woman, the better place for her husband was in her purse. How do you know if a person who has died is really in a better place? What evidence does one have to make such a claim? What Happens After We Die? One of the things I say at every funeral is that when we die, we will experience the immediate judgment we are warned about throughout the Bible. In Hebrews 9:27-28, we have one such warning: And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this comes judgment, so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him. But what kind of judgment are we destined to face? To begin, you need to know that there are two types of judgment every human will face, the first has to do with where our disembodied soul must go, which is temporary. The second judgment we will all face is permanent. For the Christian, the day that you die will be the moment you will be in the presence of Jesus just as we are promised in the Bible: Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lordfor we walk by faith, not by sightbut we are of good courage and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:6-8). Jesus told a parable in the Gospel of Luke about a rich man who lived a life of luxury while ignoring the poor man by the name of Lazarus (not to be confused with Jesus friend who Jesus raised to life in John 11:1ff.). In Jesus parable, both men died; Lazarus soul went to where Abrahams soul dwelled while the rich mans soul went to Hades where he suffered torment. Of Hades, the rich man begged for a drop of water to ease his torment because, his words: I am in agony in this flame (see Luke 16:19-31). Before Jesus told His parable about the rich man and Lazarus, He said this about money: No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth (Luke 16:13). The rich man was not in hell because he ignored Lazarus, he was in hell because he loved his money more than God. Had he loved God, he would not have been able to ignore Lazarus. Jesus spoke more about hell than he did about love or heaven, and he did so for a reason. He spoke so much about hell because he came, to seek and to save the lost (Luke 19:10). The reason why Jesus described the distance between the rich man in hell and Lazarus in heaven as a great chasm is because hell is the place where those are sent who, will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power (2 Thess. 1:9). Jesus described the place the rich man went to immediately after he died in the following ways: A place of torture (Matt. 18:34), a place where the wicked are cut to pieces (Matt. 24:51), and a place of scourging (Luke 12:47-48), a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matt. 8:12; 13:42; 24:51; Luke 13:20), and a place of outer darkness (Matt. 22:13; 25:30). Just as there is a new heaven and earth that is promised to the Christian, at the same time there will exist the lake of fire where the devil and his demons will be cast into forever. The lake of fire is described as a place where, ...their worm will not die and their fire will not be extinguished; and they will be an abhorrence to all mankind (Isa. 66:24b). In Revelation 20:11-15 we are told of a second judgment that we all will face: Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.... Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. There are only one of two outcomes every person will face the moment of death: eternal life with Jesus that will eventually include a physical resurrection and life on a new and resurrected earth, or eternal death apart from Jesus that will eventually result in eternity in the lake of fire. Neither the lake of fire nor a resurrected life with Jesus on a new earth are temporary, but eternal. So, the question we need to answer is if it is true that every person who dies is in a better place? Jesus Is the Hope of a Better Place There are scores of Bible passages we could have looked at today to discover whether it is true or not that all people eventually go to a better place after they die, but I thought we could settle on Revelation 1:12-18. For me, this is one of the most hopeful and encouraging passages in all the Bible! In verses 12-16, we are given certain details about Jesus to clue us into who He really is. There is a lot packed into these verses that we simply do not have the time to examine, but there are some things that I must show you in order to address the topic of this sermon. Jesus is a Better High Priest First, Jesus is a better priest. Every year, on the Day of Atonement, a high priest would go into the temple in Jerusalem to enter a place called the Holies of Holies to bring a sin offering into the presence of God on behalf of Israel. The high priest would do it with a rope around him just in case he died, and his corpse had to be pulled out due to any sin not yet addressed in his own life before entering. The High Priest wore a long robe and was fitted with a type of belt or sash that was laced with gold. Once a year, every year, the High Priest would act as a representative and advocate for all of Israel. As you know, Jesus died on a cross as the Lamb of God for our sins; when John turned to see the voice that was speaking, He saw Jesus dressed as a High Priest because the sacrifice He made was sufficient to cover all our sins for all time, once and for all. For this reason, Hebrews describes Jesus in the following way: But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things having come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made by hands, that is, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all time, having obtained eternal redemption (Heb. 9:11-12). Jesus is the Only Sufficient Savior What follows in verses 14-17 are characteristics which reveal why Jesus is sufficient to redeem and save sinners such as us. First, His hair is white like wool and as bright as snow because He is profoundly and divinely wise. Yes, Jesus is fully man, but He is also fully God; Jesus is the Son and at the same time He is the ancient of Days with all the wisdom of eternity (see Dan. 7:9-14). Second, Jesus eyes were like a flame of fire which speak of His ability to see and know all things as God can only do. Third, His feet were like burnished bronze to symbolize His omnipotent strength to judge the nations, crush Satan, and triumph over death as the author and giver of life. Forth, Jesus holds the seven stars that serve as the seven messengers to the churches of which He holds in the palm of His hand; the point is that Jesus is also divinely sovereign. Fifth, out of the mouth of the Savior comes a sharp two-edged sword symbolizing His right to Judge as King of kings and Lord of lords. Sixth, the face of Jesus shines like a powerful sun because of His holiness, majesty, and absolute beauty as One worthy of our worship because He is God. Jesus is presented in Revelation 1:14-16 in the way that He is because of what Adam lost in the garden due to his sin and rebellion; Jesus is the only One qualified to redeem what was lost, for He is the second and greater Adam who is fully man and fully God in one Person. Simply put, because of Adams sin, we are sinners under a curse that God alone is able to sufficiently and completely reverse; Jesus was qualified to do just that! Jesus is the Great I AM The One titled the Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Rev. 5:5), the Lord of Glory (1 Cor. 2:8), the Pioneer and Perfecter of our Faith (Heb. 12:1-2), and the King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev. 19:16), is the first and the last. Where else have we seen that kind of language: I am the first and the last? I will tell you! We see it in a host of passages, but Isaiah 44:6 will suffice: This is what the Lord says, He who is the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of armies: I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides Me. Because He is the first and the last He conquered death because, as the Living One, ...it was impossible for Him to be held in its power (Acts 2:24). When John saw Jesus, he fell at His feet like a dead man, but Jesus declared to him: Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore... John had no reason to fear because Jesus stood as a greater High Priest on Johns behalf, He was the sufficient savior John spent a lifetime following, and Jesus was the only One qualified to pay the penalty for Johns sin by becoming a curse in his place. John not only believed this, but trusted that Jesus was all that he needed, and that is why he had not need to fear. Conclusion This Jesus is the Almighty and the Alpha and Omega (Rev. 1:8; 22:12-13). He is the Author of Life (Acts 3:15). He is the Bread from Heaven (John 6:32), the Bread of Life (John 6:35), and the Bright Morning Star (Rev. 22:16). He is the Chief Shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4) and He is the Deliverer (Rom. 11:26). He is the Good Shepherd of the 23rd Psalm (John 10:11). He is the rightful Heir of All Things (Heb. 1:1-2). Jesus is the Holy and Righteous One (Acts 3:14), the Horn of our Salvation (Luke 1:69), and the Great I Am (John 8:58-59). He is the Light of the World (John 8:12), the Gate for the Sheep (John 10:7), the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:25), and He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6)! If all who die eventually go to a better place when there exists a very real hell designed by God for the punishment of sinners, then why did Jesus who is the first and the last willingly take on flesh to become like us for the purpose of dying for us to redeem sinners like us? If some dont go to a better place, but most morally good people do, then why did Jesus say in conclusion to His sermon on the mount: Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it (Matt. 7:13-14). If religious people end up going to a better place, then why did Jesus warn us of the following possibility? Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles? And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; leave Me, you who practice lawlessness (Matt. 7:22-23). If there is another way to a better place other than through and with Jesus, then why in the world did He so confidently and boldly declare the following: If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, this is the one who will save it. For what good does it do a person if he gains the whole world, but loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and the glory of the Father and the holy angels. (Luke 9:23-26) There is a judgment we must all face. The verdict from the moment of conception is this: ...all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23), and judgment for our guilt: The wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our lord.

I have officiated dozens of funerals over the years as a pastor, which means that I was involved in the planning of the service, the delivery of a sermon, and some form of committal service involving the burial of the deceaseds body or placement of the ashes of those bodies that were cremated. The first funeral I officiated was that of my 47-year-old father and since I have been responsible for burying people of all ages as young as grade school to the oldest who was 101 years old. I have been asked to memorialize people from all walks of life, many of whom loved and walked with Jesus as fellow Christians and some who were not Christian. The one thing that every one of the funerals and memorial services I officiated have in common is that every family and friend of the diseased who asked me to officiate the service of their loved one believed and articulated their belief that he/she was in a better place. Just as the old spiritual is true: Everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. So, it is true that we will grope for reasons to believe that our loved ones are in a better place regardless of what they believed or even how they lived. Most people do not want death for anyone they love, and when death does come, we want heaven for those we love. After officiating so many funerals, I had come to the place in my experience as a pastor that I believed that I had experienced just about everything there was to experience related to funerals and grieving family member. I am old enough and have seen enough to know better. I remember Ian Whites family who reached out to Northwest Baptist Church (the first church I served as the Lead Pastor in Colorado). Ian was not a Christian, nor was his family; he was found dead on the front steps of his apartment and was 34 years old. I remember their response when I sat down with them to plan Ians memorial service and their request after I asked if they would like a song or two for those present to sing in honor of Ians life. I expected something like Amazing Grace, but Ians family wanted everyone to sing Free Birdby Lynyrd Skynyrd. I remember a woman who started attending the church I planted in Colorado and the grief she carried with her with the death of her husband. I still remember the Sunday she wanted me to know that her dead husband was with her. In that moment I thought she meant his spirit or memory, but no... I discovered what she meant when she opened her purse to show me the urn that contained the ashes of her deceased husband. She brought the urn with her every Sunday she came, and I believe that she even sat her husbands urn on the chair next to her. I guess for this woman, the better place for her husband was in her purse. How do you know if a person who has died is really in a better place? What evidence does one have to make such a claim? What Happens After We Die? One of the things I say at every funeral is that when we die, we will experience the immediate judgment we are warned about throughout the Bible. In Hebrews 9:27-28, we have one such warning: And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this comes judgment, so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him. But what kind of judgment are we destined to face? To begin, you need to know that there are two types of judgment every human will face, the first has to do with where our disembodied soul must go, which is temporary. The second judgment we will all face is permanent. For the Christian, the day that you die will be the moment you will be in the presence of Jesus just as we are promised in the Bible: Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lordfor we walk by faith, not by sightbut we are of good courage and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:6-8). Jesus told a parable in the Gospel of Luke about a rich man who lived a life of luxury while ignoring the poor man by the name of Lazarus (not to be confused with Jesus friend who Jesus raised to life in John 11:1ff.). In Jesus parable, both men died; Lazarus soul went to where Abrahams soul dwelled while the rich mans soul went to Hades where he suffered torment. Of Hades, the rich man begged for a drop of water to ease his torment because, his words: I am in agony in this flame (see Luke 16:19-31). Before Jesus told His parable about the rich man and Lazarus, He said this about money: No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth (Luke 16:13). The rich man was not in hell because he ignored Lazarus, he was in hell because he loved his money more than God. Had he loved God, he would not have been able to ignore Lazarus. Jesus spoke more about hell than he did about love or heaven, and he did so for a reason. He spoke so much about hell because he came, to seek and to save the lost (Luke 19:10). The reason why Jesus described the distance between the rich man in hell and Lazarus in heaven as a great chasm is because hell is the place where those are sent who, will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power (2 Thess. 1:9). Jesus described the place the rich man went to immediately after he died in the following ways: A place of torture (Matt. 18:34), a place where the wicked are cut to pieces (Matt. 24:51), and a place of scourging (Luke 12:47-48), a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matt. 8:12; 13:42; 24:51; Luke 13:20), and a place of outer darkness (Matt. 22:13; 25:30). Just as there is a new heaven and earth that is promised to the Christian, at the same time there will exist the lake of fire where the devil and his demons will be cast into forever. The lake of fire is described as a place where, ...their worm will not die and their fire will not be extinguished; and they will be an abhorrence to all mankind (Isa. 66:24b). In Revelation 20:11-15 we are told of a second judgment that we all will face: Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.... Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. There are only one of two outcomes every person will face the moment of death: eternal life with Jesus that will eventually include a physical resurrection and life on a new and resurrected earth, or eternal death apart from Jesus that will eventually result in eternity in the lake of fire. Neither the lake of fire nor a resurrected life with Jesus on a new earth are temporary, but eternal. So, the question we need to answer is if it is true that every person who dies is in a better place? Jesus Is the Hope of a Better Place There are scores of Bible passages we could have looked at today to discover whether it is true or not that all people eventually go to a better place after they die, but I thought we could settle on Revelation 1:12-18. For me, this is one of the most hopeful and encouraging passages in all the Bible! In verses 12-16, we are given certain details about Jesus to clue us into who He really is. There is a lot packed into these verses that we simply do not have the time to examine, but there are some things that I must show you in order to address the topic of this sermon. Jesus is a Better High Priest First, Jesus is a better priest. Every year, on the Day of Atonement, a high priest would go into the temple in Jerusalem to enter a place called the Holies of Holies to bring a sin offering into the presence of God on behalf of Israel. The high priest would do it with a rope around him just in case he died, and his corpse had to be pulled out due to any sin not yet addressed in his own life before entering. The High Priest wore a long robe and was fitted with a type of belt or sash that was laced with gold. Once a year, every year, the High Priest would act as a representative and advocate for all of Israel. As you know, Jesus died on a cross as the Lamb of God for our sins; when John turned to see the voice that was speaking, He saw Jesus dressed as a High Priest because the sacrifice He made was sufficient to cover all our sins for all time, once and for all. For this reason, Hebrews describes Jesus in the following way: But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things having come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made by hands, that is, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all time, having obtained eternal redemption (Heb. 9:11-12). Jesus is the Only Sufficient Savior What follows in verses 14-17 are characteristics which reveal why Jesus is sufficient to redeem and save sinners such as us. First, His hair is white like wool and as bright as snow because He is profoundly and divinely wise. Yes, Jesus is fully man, but He is also fully God; Jesus is the Son and at the same time He is the ancient of Days with all the wisdom of eternity (see Dan. 7:9-14). Second, Jesus eyes were like a flame of fire which speak of His ability to see and know all things as God can only do. Third, His feet were like burnished bronze to symbolize His omnipotent strength to judge the nations, crush Satan, and triumph over death as the author and giver of life. Forth, Jesus holds the seven stars that serve as the seven messengers to the churches of which He holds in the palm of His hand; the point is that Jesus is also divinely sovereign. Fifth, out of the mouth of the Savior comes a sharp two-edged sword symbolizing His right to Judge as King of kings and Lord of lords. Sixth, the face of Jesus shines like a powerful sun because of His holiness, majesty, and absolute beauty as One worthy of our worship because He is God. Jesus is presented in Revelation 1:14-16 in the way that He is because of what Adam lost in the garden due to his sin and rebellion; Jesus is the only One qualified to redeem what was lost, for He is the second and greater Adam who is fully man and fully God in one Person. Simply put, because of Adams sin, we are sinners under a curse that God alone is able to sufficiently and completely reverse; Jesus was qualified to do just that! Jesus is the Great I AM The One titled the Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Rev. 5:5), the Lord of Glory (1 Cor. 2:8), the Pioneer and Perfecter of our Faith (Heb. 12:1-2), and the King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev. 19:16), is the first and the last. Where else have we seen that kind of language: I am the first and the last? I will tell you! We see it in a host of passages, but Isaiah 44:6 will suffice: This is what the Lord says, He who is the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of armies: I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides Me. Because He is the first and the last He conquered death because, as the Living One, ...it was impossible for Him to be held in its power (Acts 2:24). When John saw Jesus, he fell at His feet like a dead man, but Jesus declared to him: Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore... John had no reason to fear because Jesus stood as a greater High Priest on Johns behalf, He was the sufficient savior John spent a lifetime following, and Jesus was the only One qualified to pay the penalty for Johns sin by becoming a curse in his place. John not only believed this, but trusted that Jesus was all that he needed, and that is why he had not need to fear. Conclusion This Jesus is the Almighty and the Alpha and Omega (Rev. 1:8; 22:12-13). He is the Author of Life (Acts 3:15). He is the Bread from Heaven (John 6:32), the Bread of Life (John 6:35), and the Bright Morning Star (Rev. 22:16). He is the Chief Shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4) and He is the Deliverer (Rom. 11:26). He is the Good Shepherd of the 23rd Psalm (John 10:11). He is the rightful Heir of All Things (Heb. 1:1-2). Jesus is the Holy and Righteous One (Acts 3:14), the Horn of our Salvation (Luke 1:69), and the Great I Am (John 8:58-59). He is the Light of the World (John 8:12), the Gate for the Sheep (John 10:7), the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:25), and He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6)! If all who die eventually go to a better place when there exists a very real hell designed by God for the punishment of sinners, then why did Jesus who is the first and the last willingly take on flesh to become like us for the purpose of dying for us to redeem sinners like us? If some dont go to a better place, but most morally good people do, then why did Jesus say in conclusion to His sermon on the mount: Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it (Matt. 7:13-14). If religious people end up going to a better place, then why did Jesus warn us of the following possibility? Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles? And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; leave Me, you who practice lawlessness (Matt. 7:22-23). If there is another way to a better place other than through and with Jesus, then why in the world did He so confidently and boldly declare the following: If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, this is the one who will save it. For what good does it do a person if he gains the whole world, but loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and the glory of the Father and the holy angels. (Luke 9:23-26) There is a judgment we must all face. The verdict from the moment of conception is this: ...all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23), and judgment for our guilt: The wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our lord.

By Ken Loucks - Most Bible readers know that God made promises to Abraham, but few understand their full scope and continuing impact. While many are familiar with God's covenant with ancient Israel at Mount Sinai, there exists an earlier, overarching covenant with Abraham that contains profound promises of national

In this episode of Still Unbelievable, Matthew chats with Liz Charlotte Grant. Liz's book, Knock at the Sky is recommended for anyone who considers themself a doubter, questioner or deconstructor. It is a book that will bring a new perspective to female characters in genesis. We appreciated Liz's book and found her witty and engaging to converse with. We have no doubt you will enjoy this conversation. As always, links to topics we raise are in the show notes, including links to Liz's website and where to buy her book. 1) Liz Charlotte Grant https://lizcharlotte.com/about 2) Pre order the book https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/knock-at-the-sky-liz-charlotte-grant/1146133120 3) Almost Heretical Listen to Liz on almost Heretical podcast https://almostheretical.com/liz-charlotte-grant/ 4) Abraham's Excellent Adventure An alternative version of the Abraham and Issac story, not the one mentioned by Matthew in the episode, but still an interesting retelling. https://www.patreon.com/posts/abrahams-2735409 5) Toxic Empathy https://www.wikihow.com/Toxic-Empathy 6) The Empathy List https://www.thempathylist.com/ 7) The Binding of Isaac https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-binding-of-isaac/ 8) Why the Midrash Has Abraham Thrown into Nimrod's Furnace https://www.thetorah.com/article/why-the-midrash-has-abraham-thrown-into-nimrods-furnace 9) nimrod vs abraham https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/112333/jewish/Nimrod-and-Abraham.htm 10) Abrahams birth and back story https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/246612/jewish/Abraham.htm To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/

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The Ori Priors were key to executing the final two seasons of Stargate SG-1, not to mention "The Ark of Truth." One in particular, the one-eyed Prior, was played by actor Doug Abrahams. This was his second role in SG-1, behind the Langaran Commander Hale, but he was unrecognizable under the makeup! The actor joins us to share some stories from the Stargate sets and discuss his love of coaching actors!

Explore the journey of Avram and the unfolding of Yah's Covenant in this insightful Torah reading. Delve into the significance of faith and obedience as Avram moves from Ur to Canaan, building altars and receiving divine promises. Understand the phases of the Avrahamic Covenant and its impact on humanity.

This week, Seamus and Garrett have One Short episode to Dance Through the Popular new musical blockbuster, Wicked! Plus, remembering recently passed film legends, and a new AMPTP contract for the Animation Guild. Episode timecodes: News - 0:47 RIP James Abrahams - 0:47 RIP Adam Smmner - 2:20 Animation Guild/AMPTP contract deal - 4:49 Wicked - 7:17 Wicked spoilers - 30:15 Pop Culture Reference (Wizard of Oz rights and adaptations) - 53:45 Save The Rec Center (Skeleton Crew & The Witch) - 1:02:48 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Tire Tutor is the “only true all-in-one solution in the automotive industry,” and it was born right here at MIT's Trust Center. In this episode, we sit down with CEO Jason Abrahams, an alumni of our delta V accelerator program, to chat about building a start-up from the ground up.TireTutor's products include a modern POS with integrated tire ordering and online scheduling, custom websites with service forms and e-commerce tire catalogs, B2B wholesale ordering software with real-time inventory, and AI-optimized advertising SEM campaigns.“It's Toast for Auto Shops”

It has been a few weeks since we were in Ephesians. The last sermon I preached was on the shoes of the gospel of peace. I have a confession to make, and it is not one to be proud of: I am not very good at creating space for my own rest. One of the symptoms that a break and vacation is needed is when your pastor takes 15-20 minutes to talk about shoes during his sermon introduction! In preparation for this sermon, I have been thinking about the importance of rest as it is related to faith. One of the Ten Commandments is to, Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (Exod. 20:8-11). Here is the irony with the fourth commandment: The first four commandments address our relationship with God and the last six commandments address our relationships with one another. I am of the opinion that a Sabbath rest has less to do with the seventh day of the week and more to do with our need to separate ourselves from the noise of life. Regarding the fourth commandment, Jesus said: The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28). The purpose of the Sabbath is that it creates space for you to listen to God for the purpose being strengthened in Him. The reason why the fourth commandment is sandwiched between the first three concerning our vertical relationship with God and the final six concerning our horizontal relationships with your neighbor is because if you ignore a Sabbath rest, both your relationship with God and your relationships with others will suffer. If you ignore the fourth commandment, you will be more prone to develop idols in your heart and become little good to those around you. So, here is what I want you to hear as we move forward: Sabbath rest stabilizes gospel grounded faith. The kind of rest I am talking about must include the kind of rest described in Psalm 46:10, Stop striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth. Now, with Gods command for a Sabbath rest as our backdrop, lets consider again the armor of God: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. (Eph. 6:1013) Remember that the schemes belong to the devil, but the armor we are to put on belongs to God. The belt of truth is our identity in Christ, the breastplate of righteousness is our righteousness in Christ, and the shoes of the gospel of peace enable us to keep our footing in the whole Gospel, that includes our salvation but also the full redemption of all creation. The whole Gospel includes our resurrection, but it also promises us a day when sorrow and sighing will flee away: And the redeemed of the Lord will return and come to Zion with joyful shouting, and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away (Isa. 51:11). The fourth piece of Gods armor is the shield of faith. The questions we need to answer are what is it really; and how does one use the shield of faith? What is the Shield of Faith? The shield Paul had in mind was not the small round shield you would expect a soldier to have for hand-to-hand combat, for it was light but left most of the body exposed. Instead, the shield Paul envisioned was more like the one a soldier carried to protect his whole body from the enemys arrows shot from a distance. The large shield was called a scutum and was typically used by Roman legionaries. It was designed not only to protect the soldier wielding it from arrows, but was designed especially to protect him from arrows that were dipped in pitch and lit on fire before they were launched. The front of the shield was covered in leather that could be soaked in water; in this way, when the flaming arrows hit the shield, the fire would be quenched. For what purpose did a flaming arrow (aka fire arrow) serve? What is fire known for doing? The enemy would launch flaming arrows to set on fire anything that was flammable such as buildings, materials, and enemy troops. Fire consumes and destroys, and this is exactly what the rulers, powers, world forces of this darkness, and the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places desire to do to any and all of Gods people. We are told to take up the shield of faith to protect us from such attacks from the enemy, but what is it? Is the shield of faith a self-determined will to hold on to what you believe? Is it something that you would have more of if you simply believed more? Is the shield of faith more about having enough faith in what we read about in the Bible so that you can claim financial, emotional, relational, spiritual, and physical healing and wholeness for yourself? I dont think the shield of faith includes any of that. Remember that Paul did not just come up with the armor of God because of some Roman soldiers around him. Paul received his shield metaphor from the Old Testament. To address Abrahams fear about being without an heir, God promised Him, Do not fear Abram, I am a shield to you; your reward shall be very great. In Psalm 28:7, David celebrated the God who hears the prayers of His people with these words: Blessed be the Lord, because He has heard the sound of my pleading. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart triumphs, and with my song I shall thank Him. However, I think Proverbs 30:5 is the most helpful verse that helps us understand what the shield of faith is: Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. So, which is it? Is God our shield and if so, how can our faith be the shield? On this point Iain Duguid is helpful: Faith is the means by which we flee to God for refuge. It is how we cling to God and find in him comfort and protection in times of difficulty and distress.[1] It is one thing to believe that God exists but is quite another thing to flee to the God you know to be true because of the way He has revealed Himself through His Word. The more you know about God, the more inclined you will be to flee to Him as your refuge and strength, for the Bible says, the people who know their God will be strong and take action (Dan. 11:32b). The way you cling to God and find Him to be your comfort and protection is through His Word! We are told in Ephesians 5:26 that Jesus intends to sanctify and beautify His church through the washing of water with the word. It is the word of God that we use to saturate our shield to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. This is not a New Testament concept; it is a Genesis through Revelation principle for living faithfully before God. Listen to Psalm 119:10-11 and tell me if you cannot hear the same tone that you hear in Ephesians 6:16, With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. I have treasured Your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against You. How do We Use the Shield of Faith? It is all well and good to know what the shield of faith is, but how do you use it? To answer that question, permit me to show you something that I have read dozens of times and missed because I did not read Ephesians 6:14-17 as carefully as I should have. There are six pieces that belong to the armor of God. The first three are all pieces that a soldier puts on and keeps on so long as he is active: ...having belted your waist with truth (v. 14a) ...having put on the breastplate of righteousness (v. 14b) ...having strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace (v. 15) Each of these pieces are attached to the Christian as part of his/her identity in Christ. The belt of truth is your new identity in Christ, the breastplate of righteousness is your righteousness in Christ, and the shoes of the gospel of peace are the promise of full redemption that Jesus makes possible. You put on these pieces of armor by standing in the gospel, confidently recognizing that all your righteousness is in Christ, and that your identity is rooted in Christ as truth for all of life! Now notice the final three pieces of the armor of God and how Paul distinguishes them from the first three pieces with the words, in addition to all...: ...taking up the shield of faith (v. 16) ...take the helmet of salvation (v. 17a) ...take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (v. 17b) The soldiers shield, helmet, and sword were all a part of his armor, but they were pieces he could take up and put down at will. The enemy can tempt you to believe that Christ is not enough, but what he already knows is that your righteousness is Christs righteousness; wearing the breastplate of righteousness is simply walking in light of that truth. However, when the enemy attacks with his flaming arrows in the form of temptations, lies, and accusations, you can choose to take up the shield of faith or allow those arrows to pierce you so that their fire can overwhelm, consume, and incapacitate you. If you are a Christian and you have truly been born again, the flaming arrows may not be able to destroy your soul, but they certainly can wound to the point of rendering you immobile and unable to fully engage and participate in Gods mission in the world and purpose for your life. If you are a Christian, the enemy knows that God chose you before the foundation of the world (Eph. 1:4-6), that you were fully and completely redeemed by the blood of His Son (1:7-12), and that you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit as Gods inheritance to receive all of His promises (1:13-14, 18-23). In fact, I am convinced that the devil has more of a theological grasp over what it means for you to be a Christian than many Christians, but if he can deceive you, if he can aid in destroying your Christian witness, if he can paralyze you with shame and guilt to keep you from clinging to all that the cross of Christ represents, then he will do all within his ability to do just that! Dear Christian, when those flaming arrows come, you have a shield God has given that you can take up to defend yourself from such attacks! God has given us all that we need, but faith in His promises, a dependance upon Him, and the responsibility to proactively saturate our faith with the word of God is something we must do. Conclusion The enemy will launch his flaming arrows but make no mistake from what we have learned so far from Ephesians, there is also the danger we face from self-inflicted wounds when we fall into temptation. The devil never makes us sin, we do that all on our own! This is why it is important to take on the full armor of God. When we are mindful that Jesus is our identity and not our sin, when we are fully aware that Jesus is our only hope and righteousness, and then stand in the truth of all of Gods redemptive promises, our resolve to resist sin and temptation becomes more determined. But, when the flaming arrows fly you can lower your shield and let them pierce and consume, or you can take up your shield. When the enemy whispers: You sinned and now you are too disgusting for God to love you! You take up your shield saturated with the word of God and say: Do not rejoice over me, enemy of mine. Though I fall I will rise; though I live in darkness, the Lord is a light for me... He will bring me out to the light, and I will look at His righteousness (Micah 7:8, 9). You take up your shield saturated by the word of God and say, God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.... For if while we were enemies we were reconciled, we shall be saved by His life (Rom. 5:8, 10). Dont you think that Mary and Joseph endured many the constant barrage of the enemys flaming arrows the moment they found out about the conception of Jesus while Mary was still a virgin? Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her: Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus (Luke 1:30-31). Her only question was: How? since she was a virgin. After the angel told her that the Holy Spirit would make it possible miraculously, her response was simply: Behold, the Lords bond-servant; may it be done to me according to your word (v. 38). Mary could have been overwhelmed by fear over what her mother, father, relatives, and neighbors would think, but instead she raised up her shield of faith in the form of a song saturated with what she knew from the word of God: My soul exalts the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has had regard for the humble state of His bond-servant; For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One has done great things for me; And holy is His name. And His mercy is to generation after generation Toward those who fear Him. He has done mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, And sent the rich away empty-handed. He has given help to His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy, Just as He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his descendants forever. (Luke 1:4755) Joseph could have walked out on Mary in disbelief, but He took up his shield as well and believed that God was not only big enough to make the conception of Jesus supernaturally possible, but he too believed the word of God: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him Immanuel (Isa. 7:14; see also Matt. 1:18-25). So, how do you use the shield of faith? How do you take it up to defend yourself? You take up the shield of faith each time you flee to God for refuge through the truth of His word and cling to Him to find your comfort and protection in times of difficulty and distress. [1] Iain M. Duguid, The Whole Armor of God (Wheaton, IL: Crossway; 2019), p. 68.

It has been a few weeks since we were in Ephesians. The last sermon I preached was on the shoes of the gospel of peace. I have a confession to make, and it is not one to be proud of: I am not very good at creating space for my own rest. One of the symptoms that a break and vacation is needed is when your pastor takes 15-20 minutes to talk about shoes during his sermon introduction! In preparation for this sermon, I have been thinking about the importance of rest as it is related to faith. One of the Ten Commandments is to, Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (Exod. 20:8-11). Here is the irony with the fourth commandment: The first four commandments address our relationship with God and the last six commandments address our relationships with one another. I am of the opinion that a Sabbath rest has less to do with the seventh day of the week and more to do with our need to separate ourselves from the noise of life. Regarding the fourth commandment, Jesus said: The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28). The purpose of the Sabbath is that it creates space for you to listen to God for the purpose being strengthened in Him. The reason why the fourth commandment is sandwiched between the first three concerning our vertical relationship with God and the final six concerning our horizontal relationships with your neighbor is because if you ignore a Sabbath rest, both your relationship with God and your relationships with others will suffer. If you ignore the fourth commandment, you will be more prone to develop idols in your heart and become little good to those around you. So, here is what I want you to hear as we move forward: Sabbath rest stabilizes gospel grounded faith. The kind of rest I am talking about must include the kind of rest described in Psalm 46:10, Stop striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth. Now, with Gods command for a Sabbath rest as our backdrop, lets consider again the armor of God: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. (Eph. 6:1013) Remember that the schemes belong to the devil, but the armor we are to put on belongs to God. The belt of truth is our identity in Christ, the breastplate of righteousness is our righteousness in Christ, and the shoes of the gospel of peace enable us to keep our footing in the whole Gospel, that includes our salvation but also the full redemption of all creation. The whole Gospel includes our resurrection, but it also promises us a day when sorrow and sighing will flee away: And the redeemed of the Lord will return and come to Zion with joyful shouting, and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away (Isa. 51:11). The fourth piece of Gods armor is the shield of faith. The questions we need to answer are what is it really; and how does one use the shield of faith? What is the Shield of Faith? The shield Paul had in mind was not the small round shield you would expect a soldier to have for hand-to-hand combat, for it was light but left most of the body exposed. Instead, the shield Paul envisioned was more like the one a soldier carried to protect his whole body from the enemys arrows shot from a distance. The large shield was called a scutum and was typically used by Roman legionaries. It was designed not only to protect the soldier wielding it from arrows, but was designed especially to protect him from arrows that were dipped in pitch and lit on fire before they were launched. The front of the shield was covered in leather that could be soaked in water; in this way, when the flaming arrows hit the shield, the fire would be quenched. For what purpose did a flaming arrow (aka fire arrow) serve? What is fire known for doing? The enemy would launch flaming arrows to set on fire anything that was flammable such as buildings, materials, and enemy troops. Fire consumes and destroys, and this is exactly what the rulers, powers, world forces of this darkness, and the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places desire to do to any and all of Gods people. We are told to take up the shield of faith to protect us from such attacks from the enemy, but what is it? Is the shield of faith a self-determined will to hold on to what you believe? Is it something that you would have more of if you simply believed more? Is the shield of faith more about having enough faith in what we read about in the Bible so that you can claim financial, emotional, relational, spiritual, and physical healing and wholeness for yourself? I dont think the shield of faith includes any of that. Remember that Paul did not just come up with the armor of God because of some Roman soldiers around him. Paul received his shield metaphor from the Old Testament. To address Abrahams fear about being without an heir, God promised Him, Do not fear Abram, I am a shield to you; your reward shall be very great. In Psalm 28:7, David celebrated the God who hears the prayers of His people with these words: Blessed be the Lord, because He has heard the sound of my pleading. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart triumphs, and with my song I shall thank Him. However, I think Proverbs 30:5 is the most helpful verse that helps us understand what the shield of faith is: Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. So, which is it? Is God our shield and if so, how can our faith be the shield? On this point Iain Duguid is helpful: Faith is the means by which we flee to God for refuge. It is how we cling to God and find in him comfort and protection in times of difficulty and distress.[1] It is one thing to believe that God exists but is quite another thing to flee to the God you know to be true because of the way He has revealed Himself through His Word. The more you know about God, the more inclined you will be to flee to Him as your refuge and strength, for the Bible says, the people who know their God will be strong and take action (Dan. 11:32b). The way you cling to God and find Him to be your comfort and protection is through His Word! We are told in Ephesians 5:26 that Jesus intends to sanctify and beautify His church through the washing of water with the word. It is the word of God that we use to saturate our shield to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. This is not a New Testament concept; it is a Genesis through Revelation principle for living faithfully before God. Listen to Psalm 119:10-11 and tell me if you cannot hear the same tone that you hear in Ephesians 6:16, With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. I have treasured Your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against You. How do We Use the Shield of Faith? It is all well and good to know what the shield of faith is, but how do you use it? To answer that question, permit me to show you something that I have read dozens of times and missed because I did not read Ephesians 6:14-17 as carefully as I should have. There are six pieces that belong to the armor of God. The first three are all pieces that a soldier puts on and keeps on so long as he is active: ...having belted your waist with truth (v. 14a) ...having put on the breastplate of righteousness (v. 14b) ...having strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace (v. 15) Each of these pieces are attached to the Christian as part of his/her identity in Christ. The belt of truth is your new identity in Christ, the breastplate of righteousness is your righteousness in Christ, and the shoes of the gospel of peace are the promise of full redemption that Jesus makes possible. You put on these pieces of armor by standing in the gospel, confidently recognizing that all your righteousness is in Christ, and that your identity is rooted in Christ as truth for all of life! Now notice the final three pieces of the armor of God and how Paul distinguishes them from the first three pieces with the words, in addition to all...: ...taking up the shield of faith (v. 16) ...take the helmet of salvation (v. 17a) ...take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (v. 17b) The soldiers shield, helmet, and sword were all a part of his armor, but they were pieces he could take up and put down at will. The enemy can tempt you to believe that Christ is not enough, but what he already knows is that your righteousness is Christs righteousness; wearing the breastplate of righteousness is simply walking in light of that truth. However, when the enemy attacks with his flaming arrows in the form of temptations, lies, and accusations, you can choose to take up the shield of faith or allow those arrows to pierce you so that their fire can overwhelm, consume, and incapacitate you. If you are a Christian and you have truly been born again, the flaming arrows may not be able to destroy your soul, but they certainly can wound to the point of rendering you immobile and unable to fully engage and participate in Gods mission in the world and purpose for your life. If you are a Christian, the enemy knows that God chose you before the foundation of the world (Eph. 1:4-6), that you were fully and completely redeemed by the blood of His Son (1:7-12), and that you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit as Gods inheritance to receive all of His promises (1:13-14, 18-23). In fact, I am convinced that the devil has more of a theological grasp over what it means for you to be a Christian than many Christians, but if he can deceive you, if he can aid in destroying your Christian witness, if he can paralyze you with shame and guilt to keep you from clinging to all that the cross of Christ represents, then he will do all within his ability to do just that! Dear Christian, when those flaming arrows come, you have a shield God has given that you can take up to defend yourself from such attacks! God has given us all that we need, but faith in His promises, a dependance upon Him, and the responsibility to proactively saturate our faith with the word of God is something we must do. Conclusion The enemy will launch his flaming arrows but make no mistake from what we have learned so far from Ephesians, there is also the danger we face from self-inflicted wounds when we fall into temptation. The devil never makes us sin, we do that all on our own! This is why it is important to take on the full armor of God. When we are mindful that Jesus is our identity and not our sin, when we are fully aware that Jesus is our only hope and righteousness, and then stand in the truth of all of Gods redemptive promises, our resolve to resist sin and temptation becomes more determined. But, when the flaming arrows fly you can lower your shield and let them pierce and consume, or you can take up your shield. When the enemy whispers: You sinned and now you are too disgusting for God to love you! You take up your shield saturated with the word of God and say: Do not rejoice over me, enemy of mine. Though I fall I will rise; though I live in darkness, the Lord is a light for me... He will bring me out to the light, and I will look at His righteousness (Micah 7:8, 9). You take up your shield saturated by the word of God and say, God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.... For if while we were enemies we were reconciled, we shall be saved by His life (Rom. 5:8, 10). Dont you think that Mary and Joseph endured many the constant barrage of the enemys flaming arrows the moment they found out about the conception of Jesus while Mary was still a virgin? Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her: Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus (Luke 1:30-31). Her only question was: How? since she was a virgin. After the angel told her that the Holy Spirit would make it possible miraculously, her response was simply: Behold, the Lords bond-servant; may it be done to me according to your word (v. 38). Mary could have been overwhelmed by fear over what her mother, father, relatives, and neighbors would think, but instead she raised up her shield of faith in the form of a song saturated with what she knew from the word of God: My soul exalts the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has had regard for the humble state of His bond-servant; For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One has done great things for me; And holy is His name. And His mercy is to generation after generation Toward those who fear Him. He has done mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, And sent the rich away empty-handed. He has given help to His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy, Just as He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his descendants forever. (Luke 1:4755) Joseph could have walked out on Mary in disbelief, but He took up his shield as well and believed that God was not only big enough to make the conception of Jesus supernaturally possible, but he too believed the word of God: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him Immanuel (Isa. 7:14; see also Matt. 1:18-25). So, how do you use the shield of faith? How do you take it up to defend yourself? You take up the shield of faith each time you flee to God for refuge through the truth of His word and cling to Him to find your comfort and protection in times of difficulty and distress. [1] Iain M. Duguid, The Whole Armor of God (Wheaton, IL: Crossway; 2019), p. 68.

John Carpenter, the master or horror behind such classics as "Halloween" and "The Thing" brings a different take on the possession genre with a little science fiction flair in this lessor known 80s flick, Prince of Darkness. Reuniting with Dr. Loomis himself (Donald Pleasence) and with a surprise appearance by Alice Cooper this cheesy, yet intriguing horror film is quite entertaining. We are joined by special guest G.G. Abrahams of the Ridiculous World of G.G. Abrahams in this latest episode of FYC Film Review.

Frank Drebin first graced our screens in 1982 with Police Squad, but 6 episodes is all we got. Fast forward 6 years and we get to this week's Chris pick with The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! The production of The Naked Gun was like a case file thick with mystery, mayhem, and, most likely, unpaid parking tickets. Directed by the Zucker brothers with a firm grip on comedy and a loose grip on reality, this cinematic marvel brought Lieutenant Frank Drebin to the big screen, much to the delight of the three people who remembered Police Squad! from 1982. They say this movie was made on a modest budget, but Frank's always said, if you can't solve it with duct tape and a pair of sensible shoes, you're probably not on his police force. The budget might've been low, but the jokes were plentiful, and if one didn't work, we were already onto the next one by the time the first one hit the ground. They brought Frank to Los Angeles, where the sun is as relentless as a perp with nothing to lose. The Zuckers and Abrahams had a vision: combine slapstick and deadpan to make every scene feel like an all-points bulletin of laughter. With a crack team of talented actors and stuntmen who were probably just as confused as anyone, they pulled it off, and The Naked Gun became an instant classic. It's not every day that the badge, the gun, and a suspect list full of clowns come together, but when they do, you can bet Frank'll be there, saying something profoundly misguided. And remember, if you see something suspicious… well, keep it to yourself. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, so become a supporter. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Plot Summary: I, Lieutenant Frank Drebin, find myself on the trail of a sinister plot—someone wants to harm the Queen of England during her visit to Los Angeles. Naturally, I can't let that happen, not on my watch, and certainly not before lunch. As I dive into my investigation, things get complicated. There's Jane, a mysterious woman who's got more charm than a box of donuts and who may or may not be involved with a devious businessman named Vincent Ludwig. Ludwig, by the way, is planning something big, and I don't mean a charity bake sale. So there I am, trying to stop an assassination attempt, win Jane's heart, and look good in a cheap suit—all at once. Somehow, it all ends with me frantically searching the stands at a baseball game, dodging mascots and hot dog vendors as I try to save the Queen. But don't worry; I handle it with all the precision and grace you'd expect from a seasoned detective. In the end, justice is served, more or less, and I come out looking like a hero. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thevhsstrikesback@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevhsstrikesback/support

In this week's episode Averi, Blaine and Robert all sit down with Brianna George, Alexis Abrahams and Soulava Gabr from the Field Hockey team.  They discuss the dynamic of being a captain on a high school sport, the roles of coaches/captains and players and how to create a great team dynamic.  Let's just say that the BearSpot was a blowout this week.  

On this episode I'm chatting with Rob Abrahams, Founder & CEO at COAT Paints and we're discussing what it's like to reimagine a 1,000 year old product. We discuss Rob's transition from automotive to consumer products, how Coat is aiming to modernise both the front end and back end of the paint industry, why the DTC model is central to Coat's business strategy and certainly NOT dead, how TikTok is gaining importance for engaging their consumers and its impact on the home DIY movement, and how a pair of sweatpants was central to the inception of the brand. This podcast is brought to you by our mates at Shopify. Shopify is a key player that's revolutionising retail by empowering unified commerce across online, offline, and wholesale channels. With one of the largest and robust ecosystems among commerce platforms, we're excited to have them join us on this podcast journey. Check them out here: https://www.shopify.com/uk/enterprise?utm_source=your-basket-is-empty&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=24q4_cneparme_ne_media_partnerships&utm_content=enterprise-uk-en-newsletter-1 Checkout Factory here. Sign up to our newsletter here.

Today I sit down with author Tom Abrahams to dscuss his books and his career. What an awesome expierience to interview one of yourfavorite authors about hs creative worksand his creative process. Tom has over 40 books to his nam and counting with new seires to drop early 2025. Aditionally Tom is a broadcaster in the houston,Tx area. I hope you enjoy this episode. Link to his Author bio on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B009HD83MS Link to his show "This Week in Texas" https://youtu.be/4hBARJFFpRA?si=ON0JihvfgOaU9BTH link to yhe full length interview on out youtube: https://youtu.be/9wSX786UxCk?si=5xuhwdV8oe_ekMP7 Questions or comments? Email us: Info@ikcpodcast.com Check us out on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ikcpodcast2985 Support our work and become a member of our private discord: http://subscribestar.com/ikcpod Check out our content Instagram: @ikcpodcast @freedomandfarmsteading Check us out on TikTok: @ikcpodcast  

A fluffy native mouse and five other Australian species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List. According to the Australian Conservation Foundation, Australia's escalating extinction crisis, is being fuelled by climate change, deforestation, and outdated conservation laws. SBS's Essam Al-Ghalib was joined by the Australian Conservation Foundation's national nature campaigner, Jess Abrahams

The FYC duo had to enlist the help of a fellow dream warrior to tackle another Freddy Krueger franchise film. The third installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise is chock full of familiar faces and takes the fight to Freddy in a direct sequel to the original Elm Street film. Some would even say this is the best of all films with this classic horror monster! Check out this new review from FYC with special guest star G.G. Abrahams.

We are taking a step back in time to the original days of this podcast. Back in the heady days of 2018 and 2019, a team known as Elevate-KHS dominated the scene. Many of our guests, and even one host, came through that program, and even more were mentored and influenced by riders who had Paul Abrahams as their DS. Jordan talks with Paul all about that time and his experiences in the sport.  This week we are brought to you by the Hammerhead Karoo. Visit  right now and use promo code CRITNATION at checkout to get yours today!!!  By using the code CRITNATION you'll get a free heart rate monitor with your purchase of a Karoo. Go to Hammerhead.io today, add both items to your cart, and the HR monitor is on us!  

It's episode 154! We're keeping the spooky season celebration going with a recap of two great events The Steve & Crypto Sow were guests at, Halloween Xspo and Fall Festicon, featuring a few guests from the events! First we have a celebrity guest at Halloween Xspo, and star of The Faculty, Scary Movie, and the current #1 film in America, Terrifier 3 (at time of this episode release), John Abrahams (www.instagram.com/therealjonabrahams)! Then later in the show we feature chats with members of the Horror Writers Association, Josef B. Wilke (www.instagram.com/hashtagspooky) and Brianna Malotke (www.malotkewrites.com)! Be sure to stick around to the end of this episode for some spooky surf rock from The Rumtones and support them at https://therumtones.bandcamp.com/album/the-rumtones And...We ran in to some technical difficulties, so there might be some weird spots, but...THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!! Check out and support our spooky friends and performers we mentioned in this episode, and stay tuned in to The Steve & Crypto Show, and keep an eye out for more spooky content from your 3rd favorite podcast. More Friends and Sponsors: Goth Cloth Co. is an amazing female owned and ran company featuring clothing, decor, accessories and more to fill your spooky and goth needs during the spooky season and beyond. Visit www.gothclothco.com and use the code GHOUL10 for 10% off your first purchase! Crypto Zoo Clothing is another amazing shop where you can find all the rad spooky gear and accessories and more. Get all their details at https://linktr.ee/cryptozoostore?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Hey, all you ScreamFace Killers! What's your favorite scary movie? In this silicone-stabbing episode, our sexually oppressed rednecks, Brennon & Adam, are teaming up with actor Jon Abrahams LIVE at Spokane's X-SPO horror con to bring you this Scary Movie podcast! So grab your hedge trimmers and come launch Anna Faris into the ceiling with us on Super 90s Bros! Featuring The Real Slim Shady by Eminem.

Enhancing Communication Skills: Insights from Matt Abrahams Welcome back to our delicious and captivating conversation with renowned communication expert Matt Abrahams in the latest installment of this engaging series. . Here in part two we uncover a structured approach to swiftly grasp and respond to inquiries, along with essential strategies for managing anxiety, enhancing clarity, and excelling in impromptu speaking scenarios. . Benefit from Matt's wealth of wisdom gained from his tenure at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, featuring practical insights backed by real-world experiences. Explore the profound impact of martial arts, persuasion techniques, and past traumas on effective communication. . Unveil a structured methodology designed to enhance quick thinking and articulate responses. Discover key strategies to manage anxiety, prioritize clarity, and excel in spontaneous speaking situations. Gain valuable insights from Abrahams' experience at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, supported by real-life anecdotes. Explore the impact of martial arts, persuasion, and trauma on effective communication. . Join the conversation to unravel the secrets to successful communication: . Website gsb.stanford.edu  MattAbrahams.com FasterSmarter.io . Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams/ . Introduction to Matt Abrahams Understanding the Components of Effective Communication . Crafting Clear and Structured Messages . Demonstration of Practical Methodologies . Personal Influences and Valuable Insights . Exploring the Role of Trauma and Persuasion in Communication . Influence of Martial Arts on Communication Skills . Building Resilience vs. Anti-Fragility . Key Tips for Communication Excellence and Reflections . Wrapping Up with Final Thoughts and Farewell   Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your #CommunicationSkills, elevate your #PublicSpeaking prowess, and invest in your #ProfessionalDevelopment. Delve into an enlightening conversation with communication expert Matt Abrahams in part two of this series. Unveil a structured methodology designed to enhance quick thinking and articulate responses. Discover key strategies to manage anxiety, prioritize clarity, and excel in spontaneous speaking situations. Gain valuable insights from Abrahams' experience at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, supported by real-life anecdotes. Explore the impact of martial arts, persuasion, and trauma on effective communication. . Join the dialogue and uncover the secrets behind successful communication: Dov Baron's brand new course has just been released on coursifyx.com/belonging ------------- Titled: "CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING." The course is divided into eight sections, each of which will guide you through exactly how to create a culture of belonging. . Because: CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING MAXIMIZES PERSONAL AND CORPORATE SUCCESS. Get Ready to strap on the tanks and Dive Deep into, What it Takes to Create a Culture of Belonging in your organization! Curious to know more? coursifyx.com/belonging .  "Those Who Control Meaning for The Tribe, Also Control The Movement of That Tribe" #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #emotionsourcecode #neuroscience #emotional #meaning #emotional #logic #culture #curiosity #humanbehavior

In this episode, we sit down with Doriel Abrahams, the Principal Technologist at Forter, to explore the intricate world of fraud prevention and trust in digital commerce. Doriel shares his compelling journey from Tel Aviv to Brooklyn, detailing his transition from studying biology and neuroscience to becoming a leading figure in online fraud prevention & identity intelligence. The discussion highlights the critical role of trust as a currency in enhancing customer experiences and driving revenue growth, especially during the holiday shopping season and beyond.  Listeners will gain valuable insights into balancing loyalty programs with fraud strategies, the importance of seamless shipping and return policies, and the future of personalized shopping shaped by AI. Tune in for practical advice and expert perspectives on navigating the challenges of modern digital commerce. Together, Forter and Salesforce have helped some of the world's largest enterprises mitigate risk while maximizing revenue and customer lifetime value. With Salesforce Commerce Cloud, merchants can seamlessly integrate Forter's fraud prevention solution, instantly improving the accuracy of their fraud decisions. To learn more, visit forter.com/partners/salesforce/. Looking to stay ahead in digital commerce? Join us at Forter's 2024 IMPACT Conference on October 9th in NYC. Use code SFDC24IMPACT to register for free at forter.com/impact! Plus, we've partnered with Forter on their 2024 Trust Premium Report to explore how brand trust is shaping shopping behavior and driving revenue. Read the full report here. Show Highlights: The significance of trust in digital commerce as a crucial element for enhancing customer experience and driving revenue. Strategies for balancing loyalty programs with fraud prevention. Addressing the challenges retailers face during the holiday season. Preparing for holiday shopping from a fraud prevention perspective. The role of AI and predictive analytics in shaping personalized shopping experiences and combating fraud. The partnership between Salesforce and Forter in offering fraud prevention solutions and improving merchant performance. Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast.

Tezna grew up thinking that maybe one day, she could be a Paralympic swimmer. At 12, she became South Africa's para national champ. When Tezna got in an accident one week before the Rio Paralympic Trials, she took a step away from sports to reset. Years later, she decided to pick up track and field "to stay fit," and within the year, she became a 3x African Record and South African Paralympian competing in the 200m and long jump. Because there's not (yet enough) serious prize money in para athletics, Tezna also works full-time in iGaming and is pursuing her Masters degree in Sports Management. That's right: she's a full-time athlete, full-time employee, and full-time student all at once. One day, Tezna hopes women and para athletes are able to make a living off of their professional athletic careers. In this conversation -- recorded before the Paralympics -- Tezna shares how she stumbled upon track, her aspirations for the future, and why representation matters. According to Tezna, "You have no idea how much you being there makes a big difference to someone else." While she's the only mixed athlete on the South African Paralympic track & field team and is proud to be a role model who can inspire future generations of athletes, "we are more human than we are our skin color. If you cut us open, we all bleed the same." ---------- Flame Bearers is the world's first media and production company specifically illuminating the unsung stories of resilient women Olympians & Paralympians. We tell stories via podcast, video, and live events and are working towards a world where people feel more represented, empowered, and enlightened about the power of community. Learn more on our website: flamebearers.com Watch & subscribe to our YouTube channel to exclusive video interviews and bonus content ► / @flamebearers Follow us on social media for behind the scenes content: Instagram: /flamebearers Facebook: /flamebearerspodcast Linkedin: /flame-bearers Tiktok: /flame_bearers X: /flame_bearers

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David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker – together they created some truly classic comedies: Airplane!, Top Secret, and The Naked Gun. They recently wrote a book called Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!. We've got Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker on the latest episodes to talk about the book and the rules of comedy. They also dive into why they cast Leslie Nielsen in their projects and what it was like to work with him.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy