Podcasts about aksum

How is the unique narrative of the Ark of the Covenant deeply rooted in Ethiopian culture and tradition?Embark on a journey to the Kingdom of Aksum with host Tristan Hughes and archeologist Dil Singh Basanti, located in present-day northern Ethiopia and Eritrea. They discuss how fourth-century African merchants from Axum sailed from Eritrea to India, trading goods like ivory and gold for steel and spices. They uncover the secrets of Aksum's burial practices, including the monumental stele and the rituals that honoured the dead, and learn how the cosmopolitan port city of Adulis boomed with diverse religious influences, from Christianity to possible traces of Buddhism. This episode offers a captivating glimpse into daily life and the vast trade networks that made Aksum a powerful ancient empire.MOREThe Kingdom of Kushhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6QXTNyMH3Ov6UweDXEsf67The Romans and India with William Dalrymplehttps://open.spotify.com/episode/0RSacQ0ngYW2YjrE2UMeVFPresented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Tim Arstall, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. You can take part in our listener survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on

There was an ancient Kingdom in the Horn of Africa. It was called the Kingdom of Aksum and its was an important maritime hub and cultural centre, trading globally. It was also one of the first regions to adopt Christianity.

On today's episode, we tackle a forgotten empire that once ruled the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa, and that once ranked with the likes of Persia, China, and Rome. The mighty Aksum declined before 1000 AD - but what might have happened if it all went a bit differently?

Foundation Cigar Company celebrated its tenth anniversary at the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. In 2024, owner and Master Blender Nicholas Melillo made significant changes by revamping the Wise Man line and rebranding Metapa as Aksum. He expected 2025 to be a more relaxing year. However, a recent fire at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua has impacted Foundation, as many of its lines are produced there. Despite these challenges, Melillo is determined to move forward. Foundation has a limited edition, a line extension, and a new event-only cigar. The common denominator is that all of these projects will involve Connecticut tobacco, as Connecticut is Melillo's home state and the location of Foundation Cigar Company's headquarters. Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-wdY  

Foundation Cigar Company celebrated its tenth anniversary at the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. In 2024, owner and Master Blender Nicholas Melillo made significant changes by revamping the Wise Man line and rebranding Metapa as Aksum. He expected 2025 to be a more relaxing year. However, a recent fire at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua has impacted Foundation, as many of its lines are produced there. Despite these challenges, Melillo is determined to move forward. Foundation has a limited edition, a line extension, and a new event-only cigar. The common denominator is that all of these projects will involve Connecticut tobacco, as Connecticut is Melillo's home state and the location of Foundation Cigar Company's headquarters. Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-wdY

In dieser Folge tauchen wir ein in die faszinierende Geschichte des Königreichs Aksum, einer der mächtigsten Zivilisationen der Spätantike. Wir folgen den Ursprüngen im Handel mit Ägypten, Nubien und der arabischen Halbinsel, entdecken seine beeindruckenden Stelen und Münzen und erleben, wie Aksum zu einem der ersten christlichen Reiche der Welt wurde. Welche Rolle spielte die sagenumwobene Bundeslade und die Königin von Saba? Und warum verschwand dieses einst so mächtige Reich schließlich im Schatten der Geschichte? All das und mehr erfahrt ihr hier..........Das Folgenbild zeigt die umgestürzte Riesenstele aus dem zweiten oder dritten Jahrhundert nach unserer Zeit........WERBUNGDu willst dir die Rabatte unserer weiteren Werbepartner sichern? Hier geht's zu den Angeboten!.......Jetzt His2Go unterstützen für tolle Vorteile - über Steady!Klick hier und werde His2Go Hero oder His2Go Legend.......LITERATURBreyer, Francis: Das Königreich Aksum: Geschichte und Archäologie Abessiniens in der Spätantike, 2012.Urbanus, Jason: Africa's Merchant Kings, in: Archaeology (2023) 76/4, 48-53........COPYRIGHTMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Sneaky Snitch” by Kevin MacLeod and "Plain Loafer" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY....... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this Happy Hour edition of Eat Drink Smoke, Tony and Fingers review the Foundation Aksum Claro Toro. Topics this hour include: America just voted for its favorite restaurant chains and you'll be shocked by the results. Mexico presses its case against Google over Gulf of America name change. Home delistings soar 64% to the highest level in nearly a decade as buyers turn down sellers. All that, and much more on the latest Happy Hour! Follow Eat Drink Smoke on social media!X (Formerly Twitter): @GoEatDrinkSmokeFacebook: @eatdrinksmokeIG: @EatDrinkSmokePodcast The Podcast is Free! Click Below! Apple PodcastsAmazon MusicStitcher SpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's look at The Aksumite Empire, how it shaped trade around Meditteranean, and how it adopted Christianity before most African empires 00:00:50: Introduction 00:01:20: Aksum's story 00:02:00: Trade and Wealth 00:03:05: Aksumite Stelae 00:04:00: Aksum adopts Christianity 00:04:50: Aksum and Bysantine Empire 00:05:00 The Fall of Aksum 00:05:40 The Fall of Aksum ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.boa-soft.com For you Little P!

Eritrea: een land met meerdere gezichten. Van oudsher het open koninkrijk Aksum waar Grieken, Romeinen en Egyptenaren kwamen handelen, maar nu is het land hermetisch afgesloten van de rest van de wereld. De bevolking heeft geen toegang tot het internet, heeft onbeperkte dienstplicht en het land staat op nummer twee in de slavernij index. Het laat alleen Noord-Korea voor. Daarom wordt het ook wel het Noord-Korea van Afrika genoemd.  Waarom Eritreeërs vluchten, hoe het huidige regime met de scepter zwaait en hoe dit ook doorwerkt op Eritreeërs in het Nederland bespreken wij met Habtom Yohannes, al ruim 35 jaar journalist en gespecialiseerd in internationale betrekkingen, democratisering, mensenrechten en de Hoorn van Afrika. Wil je een bijdrage leveren aan REF FM, ga dan naar https://www.geef.nl/nl/actie/de-africast-voor-ref-fm-ukerewe/donateurs Volg onze LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/africastpodcast?originalSubdomain=nl Voor mooie beelden, quizjes en 'behind the scenes', volg onze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africast_podcast/ Link met Jos of Joeri via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jos-hummelen/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerinortier/ Stuur ons een mail via: africastpodcast@gmail.com

Oh Muses! Snake kings and werecreatures await in the Ancient civilization of Aksum - modern day Ethiopia and Eritrea. In this episode we encounter common poisonous flowers, distractable birds, trade routes, early hominid skeletons, and an ancient empire. You can listen to Greeking Out two weeks early and ad free on Wondery+! What's that? You want another book? Okay!: https://bit.ly/grkoutbk2

A conversation with Andrea Myers Achi (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) about the enduring connections between Byzantium and a number of African cultures, beginning in late antiquity (e.g., Aksum) and continuing into medieval and modern times (e.g., Nubia and Ethiopia). Andrea organized a exhibition at the Met to illustrate these connections (including also manuscripts, textiles, icons, and inscriptions), and it has now moved to the Cleveland Museum of Art. If you can't visit it there, definitely check out the exhibition volume that she edited, Africa and Byzantium (New York: The Met 2023).

The 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show saw some big changes to two of Foundation Cigars core lines. This involved a rebranding of the Metapa line to Aksum. The other big change involved Foundation discontinuing the El Gueguenese and Wise Man Maduro lines out of Aganorsa and replacing them with two all-new blends out of the My Father Cigars factory. Meanwhile company is completing its first decade in business and owner Nicholas Melillo is preparing for the second decade. PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-snO

The 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show saw some big changes to two of Foundation Cigars core lines. This involved a rebranding of the Metapa line to Aksum. The other big change involved Foundation discontinuing the El Gueguenese and Wise Man Maduro lines out of Aganorsa and replacing them with two all-new blends out of the My Father Cigars factory. Meanwhile company is completing its first decade in business and owner Nicholas Melillo is preparing for the second decade. PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-snO

Aksum, powerful kingdom in northern Ethiopia during the early Christian era. Aksum became the greatest market of northeastern Africa; its merchants traded as far as Alexandria and beyond the Nile River. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tedyism/message

Welcome to the latest episode of the Cigar Hustlers Podcast, where we bring you the latest buzz from the world of cigars. In this episode, we dive deep into the premium cigar industry, exploring exciting developments, exclusive releases, and even a touch of drama.   First on the list, we discuss Tatuaje's highly anticipated shipment of PCA 2023 exclusives. Find out what makes these cigars special and why they're generating so much buzz in the cigar community.   Then, we unravel the price hikes coming from Bellatto, Caldwell, and Lost&Found, set to take effect on April 1. What factors are driving these increases, and how will they impact cigar enthusiasts?   Get ready for the scoop on La Aurora's upcoming release of Puro Vintage 2014 at PCA 2024. Learn about the flavors, craftsmanship, and the excitement surrounding this much-anticipated launch.   In a special phone interview, we connect with Mike Rosales of Roma Craft Cigars. Gain insights into the world of cigar crafting, industry trends, and what makes Roma Craft stand out.   Breaking news from Taipei – Club Macanudo is set to open its doors this month. Explore the expanding global footprint of this iconic cigar club and what it means for the cigar scene in Taiwan.   Foundation Cigar Co. takes center stage as they rebrand Metapa as Aksum. Uncover the inspiration behind the rebranding and what enthusiasts can expect from this transformation.   E.P. Carrillo makes a bold move by renaming Tabacalera La Alianza S.A. to Casa Lucio Marieles, or as they say, Casa Carrillo. Discover the story behind this name change and the significance it holds for the renowned Dominican factory.   Shifting gears to Florida, a tragic incident involving a venomous lizard takes a somber turn. Hear the details surrounding the unfortunate demise of a Floridaman who kept a Gila monster as an illegal pet. And finally, we close with a bit of humor from Pro Cigar Dominican Republic – a memorable closure marked by fashion faux pas. Delve into the amusing stories of William "Cigar-Coop" Cooper and Eric Gutterson from Cigar Dojo, making waves with their fashion choices at this year's event.   Tune in for an episode packed with exclusive releases, industry insights, and a touch of the unexpected. This is the Cigar Hustlers Podcast – where the world of cigars comes to life!

Presented by Irena TaranyukA stalled front line and diplomatic challenges - we look at the pressures on Ukraine with Vitaliy Shevchenko, Russia editor at BBC Monitoring. And Daria Taradai of BBC Ukrainian tells us about the return to Kyiv of hundreds of ancient Scythian treasures from Crimea, which were on loan to a European museum when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Their arrival in Kyiv follows almost 10 years of legal battles with Russia.Pilgrimage to Aksum Thousands of pilgrims recently made their way to Aksum in Ethiopia, for a religious holiday taking place for the first time since the end of the civil war in the northern region of Tigray. Aksum is a holy site for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians who say it is home to the Ark of the Covenant. BBC Tigrinya's Girmay Gebru, who's based in the regional capital Mekelle, travelled to Aksum to talk to local people and visitors.HIV and sterilisation: a legal victory in Kenya After a nine-year legal battle, four Kenyan women living with HIV have shared their stories with BBC Africa, of how they were sterilised without informed consent. They have now received compensation, and the recognition that the procedures they went through at a public hospital were carried out because of their HIV status. Health correspondent Dorcas Wangira tells us about meeting them, and the legal significance of this ruling. Lost and found: Indonesia's rare echidna Pristine forests, crystal clear water, and an ancient species of animal that was believed to be extinct - BBC Indonesian's Famega Syavira travelled to northeastern Papua to report on the rediscovery of Attenborough's long-beaked echidna. Previously, the only evidence of this rare species of the egg-laying mammal was a dead specimen in a Dutch museum, collected 60 years ago. (Photo: A copy of the Scythian Pectoral exhibited in the Treasury of the National Museum of History of Ukraine. Credit: Pavlo Bahmut/Getty Images)

"The future of football is going faster and faster, scanning becomes so important..."For those who are curious, life often serves the best returns. What was a deficiency in Karl Aksum's playing career became a topic of fascination for the newly turned coach in his early days.Studying thousands of game situations Karl soon became inspired to put pen to paper on some groundbreaking research on visual perception in elite football.Collaborating with clubs such as Ajax and Southampton, organisations such as UEFA and under the mentorship of Arsene Wenger Karl was soon able to translate into actionable tangible insights serving not only his coaching but the wider football community.As someone who is not against departing from popular convention this is an insightful and inspiring listen on what the future of football could look like.Listen to find out more including;- The difference between looking and seeing when it comes to scanning?- How visiting Arsenal and Arsene Wenger helped Karl iterate upon his studies in scanning ?- What huge differences Karl noticed between the U17 and U19 age groups in his studies?- The everyday impact on Karl's training from his research.- How colours and movements change how Karl trains?- Why coaches need to fall out of love with rondos ?Timestamps;00:00 - 01:47 - Intro01:48 - 07:24 - Scanning07:25 - 12:49 - Training Methodology12:50 - 20:18 - PhD20:19 - 33:40 - Results33:41 - 39:35 - Rondos39:36 - 44:49 - Relationism44:50 - 48:53 - Evolution48:54 - 51:25 - AdviceGet in touch;Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalsh95?lang=enYouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPodEmail: cwalsh95@outlook.ie

Today's episode is about an East African kingdom that, in the 2nd century CE, was described as one of the world's foremost powers, along with Rome, Persia, and China. A kingdom that erected grand monuments and whose coinage spread throughout the world. It was not only among the first in history to convert to Christianity – a couple of hundred years later, it may have played a decisive role in the survival of Islam as a religion. Today's episode is about Aksum. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

https://www.patreon.com/GnosticInformant Please Consider joining my Patreon to help finding scholars to bring on. Any amount helps me. Thank you existing Patrons. 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LateNiteGnosis Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NealSendlak1 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/uWBZkxd4UX Lucy, the discovery of this 3.2 million-year-old fossil skeleton was such a monumental breakthrough and what it meant for our understanding of human evolution. In 1974, a team of researchers led by the renowned paleoanthropologist Dr. Donald Johanson made a groundbreaking find in the Afar region of Hadar, Ethiopia. They unearthed an almost complete fossil skeleton belonging to an early human ancestor of our species, whom they affectionately named Lucy after the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." The oldest known religion in Ethiopia is a traditional belief system called "Ethiopian Traditional Religion" or "Ethiopian indigenous faith." This religious practice predates the arrival of Christianity and Islam in the region by thousands of years. It encompasses a wide range of spiritual beliefs and practices that have been passed down through generations and are deeply rooted in Ethiopian culture and heritage. Ethiopian Religion is characterized by its strong connection to nature, ancestral worship, and the belief in supernatural forces and spirits. It incorporates elements of animism, where various aspects of the natural world, such as rivers, mountains, and trees, are considered to possess spiritual essence and are revered accordingly. The practice of Ethiopian Traditional Religion involves rituals, ceremonies, and offerings to appease and seek blessings from ancestral spirits and deities. These rituals often take place in sacred sites, such as forests, mountains, or ancient stone structures known as "mazgabas." The Aksumite religion, also known as the Aksumite Polytheism, refers to the religious practices and beliefs of the Aksumite Empire, an ancient kingdom located in present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. The primary deity of the Aksumite religion was the god Mahrem, also known as Astar, who was considered the supreme god and the protector of the Aksumite kingdom. Mahrem was associated with the sky, rain, and fertility. The Aksumite kings, who held significant religious and political authority, were believed to be direct descendants of Mahrem, solidifying their divine status and legitimacy. In addition to Mahrem, the Aksumite pantheon included other gods and goddesses, such as Astar, Beher, Meder, and Waraqa. Each deity had specific domains and was worshipped for various purposes, including fertility, protection, agriculture, and prosperity. The Aksumites also practiced ancestor worship, believing that deceased ancestors played a role in the spiritual well-being and guidance of the living. They would honor and venerate their ancestors through rituals and offerings, seeking their blessings and assistance. The Aksumite religion was closely intertwined with the political and cultural aspects of the empire. Temples and religious structures, such as the famous Stelae of Aksum, were erected to honor the gods and commemorate the rulers. Ritual ceremonies, sacrifices, and festivals were held to celebrate important events, agricultural cycles, and religious observances. With the spread of Christianity in the 4th century CE, the Aksumite religion began to decline. Christianity eventually became the dominant religion in the region and played a significant role in shaping Ethiopian culture and identity. #gnosticinformant #documentary #africa --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gnosticinformant/message

Oudheid is een podcast over het verre verleden. Van Rome tot Aksum, Plato tot Nehalennia… en heel veel meer!Iedere week praten wetenschappers ons een uurtje bij over hun onderzoek naar en passie voor alles van lang geleden. Vanaf 6 september te beluisteren in je favoriete podcastapp. Vergeet niet om de podcast alvast te volgen daar waar jij podcasts luistert.

With vocal impressions of famous Black historical leaders and the fusion of history, spoken word and hip-hop, author, scholar and orator Maurice Miles Martinez (MC Brotha Miles) discusses Aksumite coins (Aksum is often spelled Axum). He concludes with a powerful poem. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maurice-miles-martinez/support

Förra avsnitt handlade om det antika kungadömet Aksum, men idag ska vi prata om vad som har skett i den regionen i nutid. Dagens episod är den första delen av ett dubbelavsnitt om kriget i Tigray i norra Etiopien. De senaste över två åren har världens blodigaste krig utkämpats där och trots att ett fredsfördrag skrevs på i slutet av förra året är lidandet fortfarande enormt. Med mig har jag Judith Kiros och Samuel Girma: två personer med bakgrund i Tigray och som är väl insatta i det som hänt. Vi pratar bakgrunden till konflikten och hur något som initialt beskrevs som en polisiär åtgärd som skulle vara över på två veckor utvecklade sig till ett snudd på obegripligt brutalt krig. Vi diskuterar även hur grannlandet Eritreas roll har sett ut, statens försök att stoppa FN:s utredning om krigsbrott, den undermåliga svenska mediebevakningen och vad det gör med en att se hur lite omvärlden verkar bry sig när ens hem står i lågor. (Del 2 släpps senare idag.)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dagens avsnitt handlar om Aksum, ett östafrikanskt kungadöme som på 200-talet efter Kristus beskrevs som ett av världens främsta riken, tillsammans med Rom, Persien och Kina. Ett rike som reste storslagna monument, vars mynt spreds över världen och som inte bara tillhörde de första att konvertera till kristendomen, utan som ett par hundra år senare kan ha spelat en avgörande roll i islams överlevnad som religion. Det här är en plats med en fullkomligt uråldrig historia och som förtjänar en plats i det allmänna medvetandet.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early 19th century, Northern Nigeria underwent a dramatic social, political, economic, and religious transformation. The cause: a revolution. Led by the charismatic Shehu Usman Dan Fodio, a small army of revolutionaries managed to topple the centuries-old kingdoms of Kasar Hausa and replace them with a new order.  The Sokoto Caliphate was born.How did this happen? How should we view the Sokoto Revolution in retrospect? Was the Sokoto Revolution a violent jihad led by dangerous terrorists, the ideological ancestors of Boko Haram? Were they men and women fighting for freedom and dignity against wicked despots? And, perhaps the most pressing question of all: is there even a difference between a terrorist, revolutionary, and freedom fighter?Join us on our first special mini-series chosen by the topic of our patreon supporters: the Fulani Jihad of Usman Dan Fodio. Queens On A RollThis podcast was created to educate & inspire people about the ably different...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

In 1900, the War for the Golden Stool began when Ashanti militia companies attacked the occupying British garrisons and pushed them out of Asanteman. The few that remained were trapped in Fort Kumasi and besieged from all sides by Ashanti militiamen. What came next is the most famous war in Ashanti history, the War of the Golden Stool. Would this war turn out to be the easy victory that the British expected? Or would the Ashanti win a victory to ensure that their nation and culture survived?Food 4 ThoughtThis is a podcast about everything, each week we will discuss different topics over a...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify We All Have SomethingA podcast about finding balance so you can live the life you want, on purpose with purposeListen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

As the War of the Golden Stool intensifies, the British suffer their biggest defeat in Ghana since Nsamankow at the Battle of Kokofu. Despite this unexpected defeat, the British re-evaluate their strategy and, between a daring escape attempt by the colonial governor and a readjustment of battlefield strategy, the British manage to reverse their floundering war effort. But even if the war is a defeat, that doesn't make it a loss. The tough fighting of the War of the Golden Stool will leave a lasting impression on both the Ashanti and the British. The war's legacy will ensure the survival not only of the Ashanti nation and monarchy, but the survival of traditional monarchies all of British Africa.Food 4 ThoughtThis is a podcast about everything, each week we will discuss different topics over a...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify We All Have SomethingA podcast about finding balance so you can live the life you want, on purpose with purposeListen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

A case study in how we should be doing theoretically-based task analyses of practice activities: the Rondo in soccer. Will the activity achieve its goals? Is it representative? Will it transfer to competition? Does it foster creativity and functional variability? My interview with Karl Marius Aksum.   Links: https://twitter.com/aksumfootball/status/1555122997433774080 https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-marius-aksum-27691010a/ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – ShakeSome Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Outside of Ghana, Yaa Asantewaa is the most famous Ashanti historical figure by a wide margin. The queen-mother of Ejisu is widely cited as the pre-eminent symbol of Afro-feminism, a black African woman who advocated for the position of women and led Ashanti society in its last major resistance against British colonialism.These depictions, while not necessarily incorrect, miss out on much of the context behind the rise of Yaa Asantewaa. They also often misunderstand the purpose of the rebellion she led, her role within that rebellion, and the context behind its beginning. So, who was Yaa Asantewaa? Why did she become such a dominant figure in Ashanti history? And how did the war of the Gold Stool begin?Support the show

Episode #198 of The Coaches Network Podcast.The guest for this episode is Karl Marius Aksum. Karl is a PhD researcher in the area of Visual Perception in Elite Football alongside being a UEFA Licence Youth Coach with a Masters Degree in Coaching & Psychology.Karl joins Coach Yas to share some insights gained in his journey to date, and some key consideration for coaches to make in their own practice around the use of unopposed vs opposed practice, coaching 'Scanning' and how we may go about being more impactful with our time when working with our players. Enjoy!The Coaches Network is proud to formally reveal our very first Patreon membership. This membership consists of monthly donations with a price worth as much as a cup of coffee! Only £3.50 per month! What benefits will there be you say? If you sign up for this membership, you will have early access to The Coaches Network's official upcoming episodes. Sign up for our monthly donations with the following link:https://www.patreon.com/thecoachesnetworkSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-coaches-network-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After finally putting an end to the gruelling Ashanti Civil War, Agyeman Prempeh I goes to work trying to repair his country's economy through the importation of new industries. But, his reign is cut short by the gradual escalation of tensions between his kingdom and the British Empire.Accompanying blog post: https://historyofafricapodcast.blogspot.com/2022/08/s3e28-prempeh-last-independent-king-of.htmlWeiss AdviceLearning from the Best in Real Estate, Business, and Beyond. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Dirt Road DiscussionsThis is not an ordinary farm podcast! Intriguing stories hosted by the Idaho Farm Bureau.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Tired of his despotic abuse, a coalition of disgruntled Ashanti elites overthrows Asantehene Mensa Bonsu. Rather than ushering in a new era of peace and prosperity, Mensa Bonsu's impeachment marked the beginning of an unprecedented period of misery and violence in the Ashanti Kingdom. In this episode, the Ashanti state falls apart into a brutal civil war.I Am…I Am is about lifting yourself up. We are all amazing and worthy. This podcast is to...Listen on: Spotify Smells Like HumansLike spending time with funny friends talking about curious human behavior. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

As the dust settles from the bloody war against Juaben, Asantehene Mensa Bonsu begins the hard work of trying to bring his crumbling empire back to a state of relative repair. Aiding him in this task is the radical reformer Owusu Ansah, a British-educated diplomat turned political advisor. As the duo struggles to reform the Ashanti Empire's civic and educational structures, the rise of a reactionary witch-hunting cult led by a charismatic demagogue threatens to destroy what's left of the fabric of Ashanti civilization.Quick note. Yes, I messed up pronunciation again. I should have been saying Domankama, not Domankwama. No idea where the w came from, it's not even written that way in the script lol. Oops.Check out the History of Yorubaland Podcast! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1977603:Armenian History with Mer HerosnerMer Herosner (Our Heros), is a podcast about Armenian history, culture and the peopleListen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

In the aftermath of the catastrophic Third Anglo-Ashanti War, Asantehene Kofi Kakari desperately tries to bring Ashanti finances into a state of normalcy and gets impeached for his efforts. The responsibility to stop the imminent economic and political collapse of the Ashanti Empire falls to Kakari's brother, an obscure prince named Mensa Bonsu. His first challenge comes when Juaben, the second most important city in the entire empire, and Adansi, the capital of Ashanti gold mining operations, try to secede from the Ashanti fold.Support the show

It’s the thrilling conclusion of the TransMissions/Empire of Rust special event! The heroes face off against Aksum and his light devouring minions, but how will Monty survive his energy draining attack? And even if they win, how will Shatter’s group make their way home from wherever they are in the universe? We want to hear your feedback! Post a comment here or email feedback for Empire Of Rust directly to rust@transmissionspodcast.com! Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by TeePublic! Like what we’re doing and want to help make our podcast even better? If you already support us, thank you! Show Notes: Intro [0:00:00] Chapter 1 – Calibur Shatters The Enemy [0:01:45] Chapter 2 – Coup de Grace [0:12:12] Chapter 3 – Taking The Long Way Back To Cybertron [0:29:19] Closing [0:48:17] If you enjoy Empire of Rust, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,… Continue reading The post Empire Of Rust Special 11 – One Floo Over The Swinging Hare appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

It’s the thrilling conclusion of the TransMissions/Empire of Rust special event! The heroes face off against Aksum and his light devouring minions, but how will Monty survive his energy draining attack? And even if they win, how will Shatter’s group make their way home from wherever they are in the universe? We want to hear your feedback! Post a comment here or email feedback for Empire Of Rust directly to rust@transmissionspodcast.com! Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by TeePublic! Like what we’re doing and want to help make our podcast even better? If you already support us, thank you! Show Notes: Intro [0:00:00] Chapter 1 – Calibur Shatters The Enemy [0:01:45] Chapter 2 – Coup de Grace [0:12:12] Chapter 3 – Taking The Long Way Back To Cybertron [0:29:19] Closing [0:48:17] If you enjoy Empire of Rust, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,… Continue reading The post Empire Of Rust Special 11 – One Floo Over The Swinging Hare appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

The Aksum kingdom was a wealthy African civilisation and a major empire of the ancient world, thriving for centuries as a prosperous society and a spiritual home for the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. During the kingdom's peak power, it conquered southern Arabia. This episode sees us discuss the empire's rich history, and how amazing it is that a lot of Aksum's artefacts can be found in Ethiopia, not exclusively in the British Museum.... Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. Pre-order It's a Continent (2022) on itsacontinent.com/book We're on Buy me a Coffee too: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent Visit our website: itsacontinent.com Hosts: Chinny: Twitter/IG: chindomiee Astrid: IG: astrid_mbx Artwork by Margo Designs: https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sources for further reading: The Rise Of Aksum - History Of Africa With Zeinab Badawi The Kingdom Of Aksum Kingdom of Aksum

As the Ashanti armies retreated back across the Pra River, Kofi Kakari and the Ashanti legislature were forced to admit defeat. They offered to concede on all of the British demands. However, the British commander Garnet Wolesly was not willing to accept these terms. Despite the pleas of others in the British colonial authority, Wolesly decided that there was only one way that the Anglo-Ashanti Wars would end: with the complete destruction of the Ashanti Empire.The (all) UnknowingWhat does it mean to know? Besides the obvious, it means that we stop considering what...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

In this weeks episode we travel to eastern Africa to learn about the Kingdom of Aksum. Who were they, what legends surround them and what has happened to this civilization? Also what kind of popular culture has been influenced by them? Come with us and find out what we learned about these people.Email: diggingdeeperwiththeancients@gmail.comInstagram: @diggingdeeperwiththeancientsFacebook: @diggingdeeperwiththeancientsTwitter: @ diggingdeeppodAmerican Gods (2017-2021)Star Trek "Requiem for Methuselah" Season 3 Episode 21 (1969)Supernatural "The Vessel" Season 11 Episode 14 (2016)                               "The Scorpion and the Frog" Season 13 Episode 8 (2017)The Simpsons "Homer the Great" Season 6 Episode 12 (1995)                                "Simpsons Bible Stories" Season 10 Episode 18 (1999)                                "The Food Wife" Season 23 Episode 5 (2011)Solomon & Sheba (1959, 1995)Axum (2005)Solomon (1997)La Reine De Saba (1913)The Queen of Sheba (1921, 1952)King Solomon of Broadway (1935)Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)Roblox- Rise of Nations (2018)The Simpsons Tapped Out (2012)Civilization VI (2016)Total War Atilla (2015)Belisarius Series by Eric Flint (1998-2006)The Lion Hunters: Arthurian/Aksumite Cycle (2003-2008)Music by audionatix.com    Composed by Jason Shaw

In 1873, Ashanti crowds celebrated as the nation's army marched through the streets of Kumasi. This army was en route to leave the city in a southern direction, where they would invade the British protectorate and force the British to relinquish their claims on Elmina. This celebration would not last long, as the Ashanti offensive of 1873 would soon devolve into a major military humiliation, and open the gates for a far worse fate to befall Asanteman. Smart Passive Income PodcastWeekly interviews, strategy, and advice for building your online business the smart way.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

When the British annexed the Dutch Gold Coast in 1872, a new conflict kicked off between the Ashanti and British Empires. Allowing the British to possess a complete monopoly on the Ghanaian coast was not an acceptable option for the Ashanti government. In response, the Ashanti government debated its next move. Would it be war?Support the show

In 1867, Asantehene Kwaku Dua passed away suddenly after four decades of ruling the Ashanti Empire. Shortly after, roving gangs of royal executioners would begin massacring thousands of civilians in Kumasi. Amidst this chaos and violence, an unlikely candidate ascended to the golden stool: a previously minor prince named Kofi Kakari. Support the show

Much more obscure than its earlier and later wars, the second Anglo-Ashanti war is certainly a fascinating topic. This brief conflict almost ended the British colonial project in Ghana altogether.Support the show (https://patreon.com/historyofafrica)

Slideshow for this message is available Introduction John 20 There are stories. And then there are true stories. There is fiction and then there is non-fiction. Now here's the claim this morning. What we are about to read is not fiction. It's a narrative account describing something that took place in history. A lot of us come in here this morning, consciously or even subconsciously, not terribly concerned about that point. Why? Because reading about the life of Jesus is just a good read. It is a good story. It inspires us the way a story inspires us. A good story has lots of drama, great character development, and unpredictable plot line, lots of irony, lots of tension and then there's this resolve at the end and we love it. And what a happy ending, Jesus Christ rose from the dead! We are addicted to that feeling of drama that resolves, of happy endings. Think about great stories we all love: Cinderella gets taken advantage of, marginalized, mistreated, but then in the end there's justice, the slipper fits, and she marries the prince and we feel great. The White Witch in Narnia has her stranglehold and it's always winter but never Christmas. And all these creatures are turned to stone. And there's this deception. But then Aslan is on the move. And the land begins to melt. And the white which is defeated and we feel great. But here's the thing and I hate to break it to you: Cinderella is not a real person. There aren't magical pumpkins. There is no such thing as a white witch. There is no actual lion named Aslan. And in a way, who cares, because we don't need the story to be real for it to be meaningful, to have a purpose, to move us, change us, exhilarate us, even shape and transform us. But, here's the point: a story does need to be real if it's going to change what is real. There's a pretty big difference between writing a story in which you win a million dollars and actually winning a million dollars. Which would you choose? You see in order to be helped in the physical realm, the helper must be real. He must exist. if the building you are in is burning, you must be saved by a real fireman, not a story about a fireman. If the heart in your body is failing, you must be saved by a real heart surgeon, not a story about one. So when we come to the Bible this morning, let me ask you a question, "Is this a story about a man who rose from the dead or did a man actually rise from the dead? Is this another happily ever after story the likes of Cinderella or is this history? Listen, everything depends on it. EVERYTHING. The whole meaning of the Christian faith depends on the factual basis of this claim, that what we just read actually happened. That's why Christianity if a faith that is concerned with apologetics - the historic defense of its claims. If it's not true, then the whole thing is worthless. Who Jesus factually is the foundation for what he's done. In other words if Jesus is a great story, then he has done nothing about death. If Jesus was just a man, then he's done nothing about death. But if Jesus was God come in the flesh, and he really did rise again, then death has been abolished and eternal life awaits all who place their faith in Him! So today we are going to look at the REAL story. We have only two points today. We are going to listen to the story, the real story and then we are going to consider the implications of it. Now let's enter into the narrative. Last week we left off at John 19:42. Joseph of Aramithea along with Nathaniel, laid the body of Christ in a rich man's tomb very unknowingly fulfilling the prophesy of Isaiah 53:9 Isaiah 53 So the Friday sun of Nissan 14 sets. And when the sun went down, hope went down with it. That night as far as anyone saw, or could see, Christianity was dead. It was utterly destroyed by the murder of its founder and sole leader. At that moment, as the stone was rolled shut, and silence filled the air, nothing could have seemed more abjectly weak, more pitifully hopeless, more absolutely doomed to scorn and extinction, and despair, than the Church which He had founded in his name. Imagine how empty the words of Jesus would have rung in Peter's ears, “Peter you are Cephas and upon this Rock I will built my church.” Look at what Jesus left. It numbered a handful of weak followers. Peter, the most hopeful member in terms of boldness, had denied his Lord 3 times with lies and cursing; the most devoted had forsaken Him and fled. They were poor, uneducated, ignorant, and frightened. They could not claim a single building. They didn't have a single sword. They had no money. They possessed no notable skills. They wielded no political influence. They had no religious influence. If they spoke Hebrew, their own language, it betrayed them by its mongrel dialect; If they spoke the current Greek of their region, it was despised as the uneducated version, the redneck version, the miserable, despised version. Here you have an insignificant, weak band of Galilean fisherman wielding a cross of wood trying to overcome the world. But here's the thing: they did. I want you to think about this: The best selling book of all time is Don Quiote with 500 million copies printed. Do your realize that there have been over 5 billion copies of the Bible printed translated into more languages than any other book. The Bible has been the NYTimes best seller every year since its inception. Every year, the Bible sells twice as many books as any book on the NYT best seller list. Last year over 26 million Bibles were sold in the U.S. alone.If you were to leaf through one of these 25 million copies, whose words would be highlighted in Red all throughout? The man who was whipped, nailed to a tree and laid in a tomb. But it ABSOLUTELY COULD not have been this way had Jesus stayed there. How could it? Paul was preaching throughout the Roman world. He's writing 1st Corinthians in A.D. 52. Even the most secular God-hating historian will grant you that fact. That's 25 years after the event happened. Nobody who actually lived it would believe it, if Jesus was in the grave. There would have to have been hundreds who could personally testify to the resurrection. Otherwise, all you'd have to do is produce the body and the whole thing would be over. How did this empire transforming message begin? So let's pick up the narrative in John chapter 20:1. It is early Sunday morning (still dark). I'm not sure what you all have in your heads here. For a lot of year, in fact all the way up until college, I had a flannel graph picture in my head of a large boulder in front of the mouth of a cave that was pushed aside. Let me try to give you a better picture. And inside the tomb it would would have looked something like this. There are many, many examples of this in archaeology. So the body is placed upon that shelf for one year. And then after the body has decomposed the bones are gathered up and placed in these ossuaries or bone boxes. So Mary comes to the tomb and she comes to anoint the body. The idea is that as the body decomposes, it's going to smell. So to combat that odor, you put spices. The more wealthy, the more honored, the more perfume. She comes bearing whatever spices she had; it's very early Sunday morning. It's officially after Sabbath. She finds that the stone has been rolled away. So Mary comes to the tomb. She probably has a desire to put some burial spices on Jesus. But when she arrives she sees the tomb is open. This frightens her so she runs back to tell Peter and John. John wins the footrace but doesn't enter the tomb. Peter in characteristic brashness, doesn't care if the tomb will defile him, he just plunges in headlong only to discover that the burial clothes of Jesus have been set aside. The head garment which we were already told was made of fine silk and was folded neatly by itself. This was certainly not the way a tomb raider would have dealt with that costly piece of cloth. All throughout the text, there's these little details that nobody would include, unless of course, it actually happened. In other words, it's an appeal to go check. As and see what other say. See if the stories check out. Mary stays back while Peter and John return to their homes. She is then the first to see Jesus. As many have noted, it's highly significant that in a culture that did not honor women, Jesus first reveals himself to a woman. It's significant on a a couple of levels. First it's significant because it's obviously a choice. Jesus is always preferring the lowly, those who are trodden under foot, those who are overlooked. And he honors Mary in choosing to appear to her first. But secondly, think about this from the standpoint of credibility. Put yourself in the shoes of an author who is trying to fabricate a mystery, and you wanted people to really believe this stuff, who would you put as an eye-witness to the resurrection? You'd pick some high posting official. You wouldn't pick a woman, who in the Jewish context, couldn't even testify in court because of her gender. The only reason you'd do that, is if in fact, it actually happened. In seeing him, she falls to the ground grasps his feet and says Rabboni, which is an extended form of Rabbi. In rabbinical Hebrew this expression is regularly applied to God. This may be Mary's way of addressing her teacher as God. Much has been written about Jesus' statement, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father;” The Greek is very difficult and unusual here. I think some of the confusion in this verse comes from the way we naturally read the phrase, “I am ascending.” Jesus says, stop clinging to me for I have not ascended to my Father as if to say that touching Christ in his pre-ascended state is not proper. Until then, stop clinging. But that would be a strange reading since Thomas is later asked to touch Jesus. Here is the paraphrase that I think is most helpful, "Stop touching me for I have not yet ascended to my Father. I am going to ascend but that time is not now, so stop acting like I'm going to immediately disappear! This is a time for joy and sharing the good news, not for clutching me. Stop clinging to me, but go and tell my disciples that I have risen. I promise I'll still be here when you get back! And so Mary obeyed and the message of the risen Savior began to spread. And just think about what has happened. It went first to the Disciples, from the Disciples to the 500 from the 500 all around Jerusalem. From there it spread to all Judea and even the despised people of Samaria. From there it spread to the Aramaic-speaking peoples along the Mediterranean coast and also to the inland parts of the Roman Empire, and beyond that into the Parthian Empire Southern Indian coast By the latter half of the second century, the resurrection of Jesus had spread west throughout Media, Persia, Parthia, and Bactria In the fourth century it was Frumentius who brought Christianity to Ethiopia and it began spreading into Africa. Christianity spread to other great pre-modern states, including the Kingdom of Aksum where it became the state religion. Even the Germanic peoples gradually heard about the resurrection of Jesus and the claims of Christ and many became followers of this resurrected King. And down through the corridors of history it continued to spread. We stand here today nearly 2000 years later as recipients of a message first spoken by the mouth of Mary, “He is risen from the dead.” Now what are the implications of this? What does this mean? How do we interpret the claims? Many think Christianity is just a philosophy. If Christianity is just a philosophy, you can reject it and there's no problem, because philosophies are a dime a dozen. If that philosophy isn't anchored in anything objective, well you have just as much of a right to develop your own philosophy as the next guy. And that's the level at which a lot of people reject the Christian faith. I'm glad you've found something that works for you. But you know, I personally don't like this idea of submitting to a set of morals because it conflicts with what I think is good for me. I really don't like the idea of a God who is angry at sin. The only reason someone would feel the freedom to say that is if they thought Christianity was merely an idea. Nobody says this sort of thing as it relates to real things in a real world, things that demand your submission. If a forest fire is coming your way, you don't say, “I won't submit to a flame that destroys property. How cruel.” That's insane. You just run for you life. Why? Because the flame doesn't care what you believe. It doesn't care what you feel. It just is. It will just consume you if you are in the way. It will consume you because it is real and you are real. Let the full weight of the Christian message come falling down upon you right now. Let me distill it to two points. You will die. You will perish because you are finite and this real world destroys living things. There are not a lot of certainties in life, but that one's pretty certain. No matter how many pushups you do, miles you run, one day you will be put into a box and buried in the ground. And as obvious as this is, it's easy to forget. But Christ Jesus, because he rose, made a way for you to rise. Do you hear this? This is not a philosophy like Buddhism or a set of philosophical social ideals like Marxism. This factors into the very fabric of reality like physics or time or space. The claim is that Jesus Christ has conquered death. This is why the resurrection matters. This is why Paul says, “If Christ was not raised we are still in our sins and we are all of all men most to be pitied.” If the resurrection isn't history, this whole thing is a joke.Ggo home. But if it is true - and that is what we are claiming and what billions of people who have lived and died before us have claimed, then death has lost its sting. The fangs of death have been pulled out for those who believe. There's no venom in it. There's no fear. Death is safe for the believer. If Jesus Christ rose from the dead, then he holds the keys to eternal life as he claimed. The main message of Christianity is that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. And because of that, death has been defeated. It's what made Christianity so powerful in the first century. Ben Myers who specializes in systematic theology and the history of ideas recounts the way this transformed the early church: “Christians would assemble for prayer in tombs. They would worship Christ among the bones of the dead. Believers would raise the bodies of martyrs in the air and parade them through the streets like trophies. At funerals they would gaze lovingly on the dead and sing psalms of praise over their bodies. Such behavior shocked their pagan neighbors. According to Roman law, the dead had to be buried miles away from the city so that the living would not be contaminated. But Christians placed the dead right at the center of their public gatherings.” And this was true of Christians up until very recently. For centuries the dead were buried right in the churchyard and you'd walk through the graveyard on the way to church to remind yourself that one day, you too will be there, but a resurrection is coming. Christ has overcome the grave. A real God entered into real space to help real people from the very real problem of death. That's the whole message of the book of John. These things are written that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God and that by believing you might have life in his name. How Do You Receive Him? Now under what conditions does this eternal life apply to us? Or to say it another way, what is the difference between a Christian and non-Christian? Think about what kind of person it is that becomes a follower of Jesus. Can we point to qualities that makes a person more likely to receive Jesus? It's very hard to do. You can find genius on both sides of the fence. There are hundreds of nobel laurretes who have claimed the name of Christ. You can also find hundreds of idiots. Genius and fools are on both sides of the fence. It has nothing to do with personality. Every enigram type is represented. It is a faith which appeals and equally repels all personality types. It has nothing to do with wealth or power. You have professional athletes on both sides, you have powerful CEO's, politicians, you have window washers, fast food workers, mechanics, engineers making all amounts of money. You have wealthy and poor on both sides. You have famous and infamous on both sides. You have people who go through terrible tragedy and some harden themselves against God and some turn to God. It has nothing to do with cultural appetite as it has spread in every culture in every continent of all times. Let the statistics speak. You have an equal divide. To some, God is discoverable everywhere; to others, nowhere. The same evidence, the same access to information, the same book being read. What's the difference. You know what a Christian is? A Christian is one who has found eternal life in Jesus. The search for eternal life is not unique to Christians. Let's just be clear, that search for eternal life that is RAGING in every single person who has ever been born and it's not just a search for an eternally beating heart. We don't just want to biologically live forever. Who wants to live forever hooked up to a life support machine. End the misery, please. When we say we all want eternal life, what we are saying is that we want meaning, purpose, happiness, and satisfaction that lasts FOREVER. The search for eternal life is really the search for God. It's the search for the ultimate. What is your highest good? What is the thing you really live for? What is that thing that if, we give ourselves to it completely, will provide us with satisfaction, meaning, happiness. We all have things we enjoy that give us life, things that are life-giving to us. Jesus say, those things are only life giving because I made them. I am life. “I am the bread of life. I am living water. I am the true vine. I am the way the truth and the life. I am the resurrection and the life.” These are all fantastic, monstrous claims of joy. Jesus is claiming to satisfy! But we've been duped so hard so many times in life, tricked, swindled, and taken advantage of that many of us choose to protect our hearts from the possibility of ever being hurt again by another swindler, that we push Jesus away and refuse to even entertain the possibility that this offer might be true. The real answer for the reason people accept or reject the Christian faith is not an intellectual one, a social one, a factual one….it's an emotional one. We all have a highly irrational love for that thing we BELIEVE will satisfy. It's the same irrational connection that binds a drug addict to his drug. Think about the devastation of addiction. Of course the initial hit is euphoric. But the problem is you need more and more of the addictive substance to get less and less of the satisfaction. That ends up destroying a person because there's diminishing returns on joy. It's scary. The problem with addiction is that the addict is trying to be satisfied with something that cannot actually satisfy. It has some of what is needed for satisfaction but the substance itself lacks the necessary properties necessary to truly satisfy. And while the addicts knows this, he also doesn't know anything better and he is terrified of not having that thing that at least brings him some pleasure. And so he will destroy his family to get it. He will destroy his health to get it. He will destroy his integrity and respect to get it. And even though the LOGICAL answer to his satisfaction problem is to surrender his addiction, emotionally he can't do it. There's too much fear. Believe it or not this is the exact same reason why so many can't accept Christ. We are all addicts. We are all trying to extract from this world, something this world was never meant to give us. And admittedly it isn't perfect, but its something. Some of us are getting a good bit of satisfaction from our appearance. People find us attractive and it feels good to be wanted. Some of us are addicted to respect, power, approval, comfort, control. It's quite satisfying to have those things. Some of us are addicted to money. You can do so much with it. It feels great. Some of us try to find it in religious self-righteosusness, our morality, our family. We are very satisfied at our moral accomplishments. How well is this really working? How long will it last? The longer you live the more you realize how shallow this is. And there's a reason it's shallow. And to understand why it feels so shallow you have to understand what's driving the addiction. What's the craving? It's the quest to have a reason to be loved. You see, we want so badly to be loved but we all have this haunting suspicion that we are not lovable. We know it at the core of who we are so we are working, working, working to silence the condemning voices in our heads. We want people to look at our athletic accomplishments, work accomplishments, financial accomplishments and we want people to respect those accomplishments and love us because of it. Or We want people to look at our smashing beauty and love us for it. Or We want people to look at our well-behaved family and love us for it. That's the hit. That's what feels so good. That's the drug. The compliments that people give us are so satisfying. It's so addicting. We love the praise, the words of affirmation. But just like a drug they diminish in their effectiveness over time. We need more and more. It never quite silences the voice of condemnation inside our souls. But you know what the message of the cross is to the world. I can silence it once and for all. Because the reason Jesus Christ loves you has nothing to do with your performance. While you were yet sinners, Christ died for you. Romans 5 Jesus comes to us and says, “I did not die for you because you were loveable.” I died for you because I chose to love what was not loveable. Stop believing that you need to do something to be loved. And here's the mystery of mysteries, it is that gaze of love that actually gives us value. Remember the story, beauty and the beast. The beast is hideous. He wants to be loved but he knows that he can never experience love because of who he is. And he can't change that! And he's destroyed by it. He's terrified. He's a monster because of it. But then the princess sets her gaze on him. You want to know what the great lesson of Beauty and the Beast is? A thing must be loved before it is lovable. And Jesus as Lord, Jesus as the ultimate good, Jesus as God, says, "I love you." Don't try to extract your value from your performance, your talent, your looks, your accomplishments. Lay it down. Make your choice. You can't have both. Lay down your money. Lay down your career. I demand it all. I demand total allegiance. Die to self. Give up everything and follow me. I am the resurrection and the life. I love you. I am that ultimate thing you've been searching for your entire life. Have the courage to give up your drugs of approval from men and follow me. For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever belives in me should not perish but have everlasting life. PHYSICALLY AND SPRITUALLY. You know how to have eternal life? Believe who he is. That Jesus Christ was real, that he was God and that he died for you. And then allow Christ to love you. And if you do that, the whole gravitaitonal center of your life will shift. Because it's not longer about trying to work hard to become loveable. You are made loveable by the love of God. In the same way that a stock shoot up in price becaause billionare sets his eye upon it, you become precious because God sets his love upon you. FAITH COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH, JESUS CHRIST, THE KING OF KINGS LOVES YOU. Receive that love. The next step is for you to be baptized, to identify yourself as a follower of Jesus Christ who is loved.

Following the disastrous rule of Osei Yaw Akoto, the Ashanti Empire was not in its best spot. The refugee crisis of the people of Juaben was on the verge of boiling over into a full-blown civil war, the economy was in terminal decline, and an ever-growing number of Ashanti workers and peasants were becoming relegated to debt slavery. Into this mess rose Kwaku Dua, an obscure diplomat of vague royal birth but with a reputation as a great military and civic leader. He will institute radical reforms to try and save his empire, solving some problems while creating entirely new ones along the way.Support the show (https://patreon.com/historyofafrica)

After his humiliating defeat at Katamanso, the asantehene Osei Yaw Akoto attempts to drown his sorrows in Akpeteshie. However, as the king's behaviors become increasingly unhinged, a crisis begins to envelop the Ashanti Empire, leading to the first foundation of New Juaben.Support the show (https://patreon.com/historyofafrica)

Continue to learn about about the better days of Ethiopia.  In this chapter we will discuss about the mighty empire of Aksum.

After decimating a British invasion force at the Battle of Nsamankow, the asantehene Osei Bonsu passed away. The responsibility to finish his war fell to his younger brother Osei Yaw Akoto, who will struggle to live up to the enormous expectations created by his brother's success. At the coming Battle of Katamanso, the British and Ashanti will face off one final time, and the outcome of this battle will determine Ghana's future.Support the show (https://patreon.com/historyofafrica)

Learn the better days of Ethiopia.  In this chapter we will discuss about the mighty empire of Aksum.

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#AfricanHistory​ #Africa​ #history​ At the zenith of its glory, the Aksumite Empire extended over the rich lands of northern Ethiopia, Sudan and southern Arabia. Aksum also had sovereignty over peoples who inhabited countries south of the boundaries of the Roman empire, between the Sahara to the west and the inner Arabian desert to the east.