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What if the people you lost never really left?In this powerful and unexpectedly funny episode of Mindset Mastery Moments, Dr. Alisa Whyte sits down with Certified Psychic, Evidential, and Trance Medium Barbra Banner for a conversation about grief, spirit, purpose, and the signs we often dismiss as coincidence.Barbra shares how her spiritual awakening began during the pandemic with flying objects, flashing lights, mysterious orbs, and a clear push from Spirit that she could no longer ignore. After decades of volunteering in crisis environments, including women's crisis work, emergency room trauma support, and crisis response alongside police, Barbra realized her life had been preparing her to help grieving families in a deeper way.Together, Dr. Alisa and Barbra explore how mediumship can support healing, why laughter matters in grief, how loved ones may still communicate, and why being open to signs can shift pain into connection.This episode is spiritual, grounded, funny, and full of “you can't make this stuff up” moments.Listen now and open your mind to healing, connection, and a different way to look at loss.Exclusive Free Resources for ListenersExplore evidence-based research and holistic tools to help comfort your mind and soul after a loss:Free Spiritual Tools: Access free articles, free e-books, interviews, and free classes from decades-long spirituality pioneer Dr. Mark Pitstick at www.SoulProof.com.Connect with Barbra BannerOfficial Website: bannermedium.comInstagram: @bannermedium13TikTok: @barbrabanner13Facebook: Connect with Barbra"Our loved ones don't become silent when they leave their physical bodies; we just have to learn how to listen to a brand new language."Send us Fan MailSupport the show

This year we have devoted quite a bit of time to considering the Scottish Covenanters (and yes, our fourth Covenanter video is still on the way!). The Covenanters, however, were not the only body of believers to suffer extreme persecution in the seventeenth century. This week we consider the plight of the French Huguenots, with excerpts from an article by Henry Martyn Baird, first published in the Presbyterian Review in 1888.    Featured resource:  'The French Synods of the Desert: 1,' Banner of Truth Magazine, Issues 263–4, August–September 1985.    About the author:  Henry Martyn Baird (1832–1906) was an American historian best known for his scholarship on the French Huguenots. He is the author of Theodore Beza: The Counsellor of the French Reformation, published by the Trust.    Explore the work of the Banner of Truth: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the Magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us your feedback or a testimony: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast

The victory God gives us does not mean we will never face a battle. It means we do not face the battle alone. John Burns preached from Exodus 17, where Israel fought the Amalekites while Moses stood on the hill with the staff of God in his hands. As long as Moses' hands were lifted, Israel was winning. When his hands grew tired, Aaron and Hur came alongside him and held them up until the victory was won. John highlighted three elements of victory in this passage: the struggle, the source, and the support. The struggle reminds us that battles are part of the Christian life. The source reminds us that the Lord is our banner, Jehovah Nissi, and that victory comes from Him. The support reminds us that we need Christ and we need one another. “Without the struggle, we don't have the victory,” John said. He also reminded us, “The Lord is the source of our victory.” This message also points us to Jesus, the ultimate fulfillment of Jehovah Nissi. Just as Moses lifted his hands and Joshua won the battle, Jesus was lifted up on the cross and won the victory for all of us. Through His blood, we have forgiveness, covering, intercession, resurrection life, and victory. The application is simple: stay under His banner. Stay connected to Jesus through obedience, praise, prayer, surrender, receiving His Word, and loving Him with your whole heart. When you grow weary, rest on Christ the Rock and allow the family of God to hold you up. His banner over us is victory.

Flag Day in the U.S.A Psalm 60:4 (KJV) Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Service frameworks are a powerful yet often overlooked tool that can fundamentally change how teams understand, collaborate, and achieve outcomes.In this episode of BA Brew, Jonathan Hunsley from AssistKD is joined by Chris Pyatt and Victoria Banner to discuss how service frameworks help business analysts, business architects and service designers clarify their value, improve collaboration and navigate complex organisational change ecosystems.The discussion covers:What a service framework actually is – and how it defines the value a role deliversWhy business analysis, architecture and service design overlap more than we thinkHow frameworks create clarity on roles, responsibilities and boundariesThe role they play in reducing confusion, conflict and duplication across teamsHow they support career growth, capability building and even recruitment decisionsPractical advice on getting started – and why you don't need to build everything at onceWhether you are a business analyst, business architect, service designer or other digital change professional, this episode offers practical advice for improving conversations and outcomes.EXPLORE ASSISTKD TRAININGAssistKD offers Business Analysis and Service Design training online, in person and through eLearning, with over 30 years' experience in professional development.Relevant courses for this episode:BCS Business Analysis Practice - https://www.assistkd.com/courses/business-analysis-diploma-courses/bcs-certificate-business-analysis-practiceBCS Business Architecture - https://www.assistkd.com/courses/architecture-courses/bcs-certificate-business-architectureA4Q Business Service Design - https://www.assistkd.com/courses/service-design-courses/a4q-certificate-business-service-designWATCH THIS EPISODEWatch all episodes of the BA Brew on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxdeXIxtEOU&list=PLEvIolukjrawamafeBkNM3pELcNqVrPN6

Let me share a quote from Richard Sibbes. At first, it might seem abrasive. But after we think about it for a moment, I think it helps us to re-frame our thinking towards the battle we face with greater clarity. “There are two grand sides in the world, to which all belong: there is God's […]

On this week's Atlantic Tales, Pat Flynn meets some Clare people who are making new lives for themselves in the land down under. We'll hear from a few who left the Banner for a better life in ‘The Lucky Country', Australia.

As we close out an incredible week of studying **After the Battle: Walking in God's Next Assignment**, we pause to reflect on all that God has been teaching us.This week, we discovered that God meets us in our grief, restores us after failure, strengthens us in seasons of waiting, empowers us through His Spirit, and ultimately calls us to build a life that leaves an eternal legacy.Now, as we enter the weekend readings, we begin a brand-new chapter in Scripture with the book of **1 Kings**.David's journey is coming to an end, and a new generation is preparing to lead. At the same time, the early Church continues to grow in the book of Acts as ordinary believers boldly proclaim the Gospel through the power of the Holy Spirit.Throughout these passages, we continue exploring the June theme:**Jehovah Nissi — The Lord Our Banner.**This month, we are discovering that Jehovah Nissi is not only the God who gives victory, but the Master Builder who faithfully establishes His purposes through surrendered people.====In this Weekend Edition✨ A recap of this week's journey through restoration, waiting, empowerment, and legacy.✨ An introduction to the book of 1 Kings and the transition from David to Solomon.✨ How the early Church remained bold even in the face of opposition.✨ Why God's people can remain steady because the Lord Himself is our Banner.=====Weekend Readings**Saturday, June 6**

The new minister has arrived. He loves the Lord. He loves the Scriptures. He loves the local church. But all is not well in the congregation he has been called to serve. What is he to do? How is he to build?  Long-time friend of the Banner, veteran pastor Peter Barnes, offers counsel to a young man in such a position.    Featured resource:  Peter Barnes, 'Approaching Pastoral Difficulties,' Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 392 (May 1996).     Explore the work of the Banner of Truth: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the Magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us your feedback or a testimony: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast

You're listening to the Greater Hope Church podcast, rooted in the gospel, growing in community, and shining among people. This sermon from Exodus 17 explores Jehovah Nissi — "the Lord is my banner" — recounting Israel's battle with Amalek and how God's presence secured victory. Pastor Stan McMahan explains the three enemies Christians face (the world, the flesh, and the devil), calls believers to rely on spiritual armor and one another, and points to Christ's cross and crown as the banner of our ultimate hope and triumph. Exodus 17:8-16 A young lawyer witnessed a battle in 1814 . . . A Call to Arms Why must God's people be prepared for conflict? A Staff in the Hand How do God's people prevail in conflict? A Banner over the People What is our encouragement in conflict?

This Sunday is Global Sunday at Family Church - the Sunday in the year when we celebrate all the different nationalities and cultures represented in the one church all brought together by one key theme - we are all saved by the blood of Jesus!Ps Ray gives an amazing message this week. He speaks abut Flags and Banners, perhaps Standards as they are often called. In Exodus 17:15 (NIV) it reads "Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner". Moses built this altar, God entrusted tribes and standards. Number 2:2 (NIV) reads "The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.”A flag denotes our natural belonging, our heritage, place of origin, who we are etc. However, a banner is a declaration, This is where the challenge comes in Ps Ray's message...what or who are we declaring over our lives....We all need to change direction, raise our banners high to say where we are going. Flags describe heritage. Banners are declarations. Song of Songs 2:4 (NIV) "Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love".

Dimpee Brar is a political commentator and contributing writer for The Federalist, Toronto Sun and Western Standard among others. We discuss the Marxist nightmare unleashed in Canada under Justin Trudeau and continued by Mark Carney, the inherent danger in “multiculturalism” and the erosion of the western identity as a consequence.Read “Why Islam Seeks Shelter Under the Banner of the Left”:https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/why-islam-seeks-shelter-under-the-banner-of-the-left/Follow Dimpee on X:https://x.com/isthisdimpeebFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Clare U20 Hurling boss Terence Fahy says his side delivered their best display of the season that saw them claim the All Ireland U20 Hurling title. The Banner claimed a sixth All-Ireland title at the grade with a 4-20 to 2-16 defeat of Galway in Thurles. It follows up the All Ireland title the squad won at minor, along with this year's dramatic Munster Final victory. Fahy says he knew the squad hadn't peaked prior to the decider.

Elijah's ministry to Israel at a time of rampant backsliding is a challenge and an encouragement to us in the days of apostasy in which we live. But what drove Elijah? What was his abiding concern—his activating conviction? Reed S. Rusniak takes us to the heart of the prophet's motivations.  This week's article, the first of a projected six-part series in the print magazine, is from the June 2026 issue.    Featured resource:  Reed S. Rusniak, 'Standing for God (1): Elijah's Concern for the Honour and Glory of God,' Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 753 (June 2026).    Explore the work of the Banner of Truth: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the Magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us your feedback or a testimony: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast

BONUS MONDAYS: Imagine, for a moment, that the boundary between life and death is not a brick wall, but a gossamer veil. Thin, permeable, and ever-shifting with the tides of awareness. On today's episode, we welcome Barbara Banner, a medium who did not always see beyond the veil but found herself standing at its threshold, beckoned by forces beyond reason. A self-described adrenaline junkie, she once sought the thrill of crisis response, moving through emergencies with a calm resolve, never suspecting that the unseen world had plans for her. But fate has a way of whispering—sometimes through tragedy, sometimes through synchronicity, and sometimes through a camera lens filled with unexplained orbs.Life, as Barbara Banner learned, is a series of nudges, each one leading us closer to our purpose.A book by Sylvia Browne ignited her curiosity. A decade of volunteering placed her at the edge of human suffering, and years spent comforting those at their most vulnerable honed her intuition like a blade against stone. It wasn't until the orbs danced across her audition tape—playful, insistent—that she truly listened. Spirit, it seemed, had been trying to get her attention all along.Becoming a medium was not something she planned, nor something she particularly sought. And yet, it unfolded with the inevitability of a river finding its way to the sea. The voices came first—not in the ears, but in the mind. The images followed. The trance states deepened. One day, she simply knew: she was no longer just hearing spirit. She was feeling them, speaking their words, moving as they moved. “I hear, see, feel, and sometimes even move the way they do,” she explained. “It's about trust—learning to trust that what you receive is real.”But trust is a fickle thing. It is easy to doubt, easy to believe the mind is playing tricks. Until the evidence becomes undeniable. A mother asks for a message from her son and sees him, in Barbara's vision, riding a butterfly—only to reveal that the very same image graced the pages of a children's book she read to his sister.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.Take your spiritual journey to the next level with Next Level Soul TV — our dedicated streaming home for conscious storytelling and soulful transformation.Experience exclusive programs, original series, movies, tv shows, workshops, audiobooks, meditations, and a growing library of inspiring content created to elevate, heal, and awaken. Begin your membership or explore our free titles here: https://www.nextlevelsoul.tv

Clare FM's live commentary of the 2026 All Ireland U20 Hurling Final. The Banner victorious 4-20 to 2-16 over Galway

Pastor Mark Potter explores the theme that believers never face life's battles alone, drawing parallels between his own fight with cancer and the biblical story of the Amalekites. He recounts how the Israelites secured victory in Exodus 17 through the combined efforts of Joshua on the battlefield and Moses, Aaron, and Hur on the hilltop. By highlighting how Moses needed others to hold up his hands in prayer, Pastor Potter emphasizes the necessity of community support and divine reliance during periods of exhaustion. He encourages the congregation to memorialize God's faithfulness as a spiritual practice to sustain future generations through hardship. Ultimately, the message points to Jesus Christ as the ultimate mediator and "man on the middle cross" who secures victory over sin and death. Pastor Potter concludes that salvation and strength are found not in personal merit, but in rallying around Christ as the source of triumph.Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda conclude their coverage of "Rites of the Starling," book 2 in Devney Perry's Shield of Sparrows series. So if you listened to part 1, then you know there were questions about the timelines between Caspia and Odessa, and we promise that we got answers to how they're connected so listen now. But SPOILER WARNING: There may be tears involved.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

In part two of our conversation with Lora Copley, editor of The Banner, the question turns from where the Banner has been to where it could go. Lora doesn't dodge — she names specifics. A Banner podcast launching this year, fully funded through grassroots giving, hosted by Derek Buikema and Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra. A daily Synod 2026 recap modeled on the work of Abide Project. A growing donor base of "banner builders." Online space for articles ranging from 500 to 2,400 words, giving faithful Reformed voices a platform the print magazine can't yet hold. This isn't strategic spin. It's a vision of a publication actually serving the church it claims to speak with. Then Willy turns the conversation toward confessionalism, and the heart of Lora's vision becomes clear. She isn't manufacturing a confessional turn at the Banner — the pitches are already coming. A stay-at-home mom in Chicago on a "Now What?" series for young adults. A church planter in the Multiply 222 network who tells every new disciple after twenty-six weeks of catechism that the only place to go next is Berkhof's Systematic Theology — because the book is incredible. The Reformed confessions are not a museum piece. They're how Reformed churches make disciples, and the CRCNA is hungry for leaders who believe it. Lora heads into Synod 2026 to be interviewed and voted on as permanent editor. She admits she's nervous — her words tumble out like a clown car at the Ringling Brothers circus, she says — but she'll feel deeply dependent on the Lord and His Spirit, and that's a good place to be. We boast in our weakness so that Christ's strength may be known. The closing word is Jonathan Edwards: among all the counterfeits the enemy can imitate of the Spirit's fruit, the one thing he cannot counterfeit is the exalting of Christ. That's what Lora is praying for the Banner, the agencies, the denomination, and the Synod about to gather. Lifted, fixed, transformed eyes on Jesus. There is no other sign and wonder worth chasing. Timestamps: 0:00 — Recap and lead-in 0:26 — Dreaming the Banner's future 1:07 — Reaching a younger, audio-visual audience 1:32 — The new Banner podcast launching this year 4:06 — Banner builders and grassroots support 5:34 — Willy on confessionalism in the Banner 6:48 — Berkhof Basics, Canons of Dort, and confessional pitches coming across the desk 8:33 — "Just send them to Berkhof": a church planter's discipleship story 11:10 — Jason on teaching doctrine to high schoolers 11:49 — Calvin was 26: Reformed confidence for a new generation 13:03 — A hunger for passionately confessional leadership 13:34 — Lora on heading to Synod 2026 15:42 — Nervous, dependent, and in the right place 18:29 — How to pray for Lora and the Banner 23:00 — Praise God for His faithfulness 27:45 — Pray, write, read, share 28:16 — Final words 29:04 — Jonathan Edwards on the one thing you can't counterfeit Join and support us on Substack: https://themessyreformation.com/ Intro music by Matt Krotzer

The Christian's great hope is the personal return—the Second Coming—of the Lord Jesus Christ. In his article 'Eagerly Awaiting the Saviour,' Mike Riccardi helps us grasp the nature of this hope, and work it out in our own lives.    Featured resource:  Mike Riccardi, 'Eagerly Awaiting the Saviour,' Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 629 (February 2016).   Explore the work of the Banner of Truth: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the Magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us your feedback or a testimony: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast

Pastor Sam Rainer preaches a series about God's names in the Bible. This sermon examines the name Jehovah Nissi, meaning “The Lord is my banner.” God's names in Scripture often appear when they match a life problem. Many of His names speak directly to a need in the moment.Divine intervention always happens at the right time and in the right way!

Clare football manager Paul Madden says his side's failure to secure breaking balls in the middle of the field was the defining factor in their Tailteann Cup defeat against Longford. A 2-17 to 1-18 defeat to the Leinster side in Round 2B of the second tier competition sees Clare become one of the first teams to exit the football championship this season. Oran Kenny and Dylan Farrell raised green flags for the visitors in the last 10 minutes, with Clare unable to claw back the deficit despite two pointers from Emmet McMahon and Aaron Griffin. Madden says they didn't do enough right on the day.

Clare's Lorna McNamara says their response to Dublin's fast start was key to securing victory in their opening game of the All Ireland Camogie Championship. Eugene Foudy's charges extended their unbeaten run over The Dubs in 2026 with a 2-16 to 3-10 victory in Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chiosóg. The Banner trailed early but a strong second quarter saw them lead 1-6 to 0-4 as the sides went in at half time. McNamara says they did well to quell the early Dublin pressure.

Dan and Ellen talk with Ron Mitchell, publisher and editor of the Bay State Banner. In 2023, Mitchell and Andre Stark, both seasoned television news journalists, purchased the Banner, a newspaper covering the Black community in Boston. The Banner was started in 1965 by Melvin Miller. The print weekly is legendary for covering stories that were ignored by other publications. Stories about the Black and Latino communities in the Boston neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan. Mitchell and Stark are expanding its digital footprint. During his 27 years at WBZ, Mitchell created news coverage focused on racism in elementary school textbooks in 2014, and a series chronicling an 11-year lawsuit that culminated in an $11 million dollar award to a Black firefighter in Brookline. Dan and Ellen also talk with Sanjana Mishra, a Northeastern journalism and criminal justice graduate. She's worked in local news, communications and social media. She took two courses with Dan last semester and somehow lived to tell the tale. She wrote a final paper called "How private equity and corporate ownership are killing local journalism and American democracy," an in-depth examination of how Alden Global Capital and USA Today Co. — known as Gannett until recently — have hollowed out newsrooms in a never-ending quest for higher profits. Ellen has a Quick Take on North Star Stories, a daily radio broadcast on local news carried by AMPERS, a network of 17 community FM stations across Minnesota. It's by community, for community, and it's funded partly by donors and partly by the state. Dan has a Quick Take about the latest on The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which announced earlier this year that it was shutting down in the face of mounting losses. What's happened since is mostly good — but it comes with a sour aftertaste.  

Dear Church, Greetings to you all!You can watch the original YouTube version of this podcast here.Relevant email correspondence (anonymous) here.OUR STATEMENT & CONFESSION OF FAITH IS HERE.In this video I pluck up the courage to call the finest men and brothers in the land to repentance — the men of Puritan and Reformed tradition — who should be calling and leading and teaching the national Church to repentance, NOT leveraging a call to  national prayer to raise millions of pounds for their new building fund.May God have mercy on the Church who are currently as unfeeling as fat, (Psalm 119:70)Maranatha?

Another really busy show in store as we look ahead to an action packed weekend of Clare sport with The Banner's senior hurlers, footballers and camogie side all in action, while both the minor football and hurling sides also in preliminary quarter final action in the All Ireland series.

2024 Hurler of the Year Shane O'Donnell says the Clare squad are relishing the opportunity to qualify for another Munster Senior Hurling Final. Clare travel to Supervalu Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday knowing a win of four points or more will guarantee a place in the final. Should Tipperary defeat Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds, that would mean a positive result of any kind would see The Banner into the decider. The Éire Óg clubman says their wide margin win over The Premier was crucial in their bid for provincial success. Throw in on Sunday is at 4pm with commentary on Clare FM thanks to Matt Waters Clare Fruit and Veg; and Healy's Spar and Off License, Turnpike Ennis

It's claimed a greater level of focus is required if Clare are to be victorious in this weekend's knockout Tailteann Cup clash. Longford are the visitors to Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chiosóg as both sides look to keep their 2026 championship campaigns alive. Victory would see The Banner play one of the losers from this weekend's Round 2A games in the next phase, with the draw subject to the avoidance of repeat pairings from earlier in the competition. Clare FM analyst Joe Garry says he's expecting a much better performance this time around. Throw in on Saturday is at 5pm with commentary on Clare FM thanks to Ennis Home Furniture and Jones's Supervalu Milltown.

This week, Scott sat down with co-host emeritus Benjamin Wittes and Brookings Senior Fellow Kari Heerman to talk through the week's big news in national security, including:“With Friends Like Xi.” This past week, top U.S. officials and business CEOs traveled with President Trump to Beijing for his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The summit had a warm air to it, with Trump going so far as to call Xi his “friend,” a far cry from his hawkish stance toward China during the campaign and his prior administration. But Trump left having made relatively few concrete deals on the host of issues dividing the U.S. and China. Did Trump miss an opportunity here? Or is the seeming thaw in relations a positive sign for future cooperation?“Dirty Dancing: Havana Fights.” Cuba ran out of oil last week, but the Trump administration's pressure campaign against the island nation 90 miles off the coast of Florida has only intensified. On Monday, the U.S. announced new sanctions on three Cuban government agencies and 11 top officials amidst reports that the Department of Justice may seek an indictment against Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old brother of Fidel Castro and former president of Cuba. And surveillance flights over the island nation have reportedly increased in advance of an expected military build-up in coming weeks. How seriously should we take Trump's threats to pursue regime change in yet another country after Iran and Venezuela? And how long can Cuba hang on with its economic situation becoming more dire?“I've Got 122 Problems, and a Tariff is One.” On May 7, the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down yet another round of Trump tariffs—this time, the across-the-board 10% Section 122 tariffs that President Trump had imposed after the Supreme Court invalidated the earlier tariffs he'd issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Specifically, the Court of International Trade ruled that the administration cannot meet the statutory requirements for using Section 122, though its ruling has since been stayed by the Federal Circuit pending appeal. Is this decision likely to stick? With another legal defeat, what options does the administration have left to follow through on Trump's trade policy?In object lessons, Ben appeases the AI overlords with a glowing review of his latest experiments with Claude. Scott appeases his inner middle-aged man with a reprised recommendation of A Man on the Inside. And Kari fears that Americans are far from appeasing friends and allies in other democratic countries.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Scott sat down with co-host emeritus Benjamin Wittes and Brookings Senior Fellow Kari Heerman to talk through the week's big news in national security, including:“With Friends Like Xi.” This past week, top U.S. officials and business CEOs traveled with President Trump to Beijing for his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The summit had a warm air to it, with Trump going so far as to call Xi his “friend,” a far cry from his hawkish stance toward China during the campaign and his prior administration. But Trump left having made relatively few concrete deals on the host of issues dividing the U.S. and China. Did Trump miss an opportunity here? Or is the seeming thaw in relations a positive sign for future cooperation?“Dirty Dancing: Havana Fights.” Cuba ran out of oil last week, but the Trump administration's pressure campaign against the island nation 90 miles off the coast of Florida has only intensified. On Monday, the U.S. announced new sanctions on three Cuban government agencies and 11 top officials amidst reports that the Department of Justice may seek an indictment against Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old brother of Fidel Castro and former president of Cuba. And surveillance flights over the island nation have reportedly increased in advance of an expected military build-up in coming weeks. How seriously should we take Trump's threats to pursue regime change in yet another country after Iran and Venezuela? And how long can Cuba hang on with its economic situation becoming more dire?“I've Got 122 Problems, and a Tariff is One.” On May 7, the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down yet another round of Trump tariffs—this time, the across-the-board 10% Section 122 tariffs that President Trump had imposed after the Supreme Court invalidated the earlier tariffs he'd issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Specifically, the Court of International Trade ruled that the administration cannot meet the statutory requirements for using Section 122, though its ruling has since been stayed by the Federal Circuit pending appeal. Is this decision likely to stick? With another legal defeat, what options does the administration have left to follow through on Trump's trade policy?In object lessons, Ben appeases the AI overlords with a glowing review of his latest experiments with Claude. Scott appeases his inner middle-aged man with a reprised recommendation of A Man on the Inside. And Kari fears that Americans are far from appeasing friends and allies in other democratic countries.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's claimed Clare can't afford to underestimate Longford ahead of their knockout clash in the Tailteann Cup. Following defeat to Offaly last time out, The Banner welcome Longford to Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chiosóg on Saturday evening in their Round 2B clash. Another defeat for Paul Madden's men would see their Championship campaign for 2026 brought to an end. Clare FM analyst Paudie Carmody says it's the most pivotal game Clare have played in a number of years. Throw in on Saturday is at 5pm with commentary on Clare FM thanks to Ennis Home Furniture and Jones's Supervalu Milltown

Clare camogie manager Eugene Foudy says his side need to be prepared for a backlash from Dublin in the All Ireland Camogie Championship. The Banner kick off the campaign with a home tie in Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chisóg on Saturday afternoon. Clare defeated Dublin in this year's Division 1B final, while The Dubs also tasted defeat in the Leinster Final against Wexford. Foudy says they're coming to Ennis with a point to prove. Throw in tomorrow is at 2pm.

Clare minor hurling boss Ger O'Connell says his side are eager to make the most of their All Ireland campaign after qualifying 'by the skin of their teeth'. Clare travel to FBD Semple Stadium and Saturday afternoon to meet Dublin in the preliminary quarter final, with that game underway at 12pm. The Banner qualified from the round robin series in fourth place thanks to results falling in their favour during the final round of games. O'Connell says the squad are in the same position they were last year, when they made it to the All Ireland Final.

Jeremy and Steve Melewski welcomed The Baltimore Banner's Jonas Shaffer to Thursday's BBMS to discuss the Ravens' first week of OTA's.

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda give you part 1 of "Rites of the Starling," book 2 in Devney Perry's Shield of Sparrows series, one of their favorite books from 2025. Book 2 in the trilogy does give us new main character POV chapters, so the biggest question our hosts have is how does Caspia's timeline fit with Odessa's? And are they able to figure this out by reading the first 50% of the book ... or will they hae to wait until part 2 to figure it out?  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

Grant Castleberry serves as a Pastor-Teacher at The King's Chapel, Raleigh, North Carolina. Grant recently concluded doctoral research into D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones and in this bonus episode we discuss 'the Doctor' and his ministry emphases, as well as hearing Grant's own fascinating testimony to God's faithfulness and gracious calling.    More on The King's Chapel:  https://www.thekingschapel.com/   Grant's book, The Honor of God:  https://store.ligonier.org/the-honor-of-god-hardcover    Grant's resource website:  https://unashamedtruth.org/   Explore the work of the Banner of Truth: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the Magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us your feedback or a testimony: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast  

After Dark with Hosts Rob & Andrew – Democrats face renewed scrutiny after former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang admits to acting at Beijing's direction, spreading pro-CCP narratives and concealing foreign ties. The case raises fresh concerns about Chinese Communist Party influence operations, Democratic accountability, and national security threats inside American local politics and party networks today nationwide again...

Lora Copley never thought she'd be editor of The Banner. When her name first came up, she sent back a crying-laughing emoji. She was a campus minister in Iowa, not a journalist. But on a Saturday afternoon — the day before the application deadline, while her daughter was napping — the thought wouldn't leave her alone. She put in her résumé fully expecting to be politely declined, and instead found herself in Florida, at the Multiply 222 conference, receiving a call she hadn't seen coming. In part one of our conversation, Lora tells the story of how God redirected her into the Banner, and what she's learned about the publication, the denomination, and the work in front of her. This episode is for anyone who has thrown the Banner in the recycling and assumed nothing was going to change. Lora walks us behind the curtain — how feature articles get planned a year in advance, how unsolicited columns come in, how the Our Shared Ministry pages work, and why submissions have nearly tripled since December. She's not asking the CRCNA to manage decline. She's reading Hebrews 11 and the COD report side by side and refusing to pretend the gospel has shrunk. She wants to know what God is doing in Houston and Pease, Minnesota, and Acton, Ontario — and she wants The Banner to be the place where we hear about it. The payoff is the moment Jason calls out in real time: he's been one of the Banner's most vocal critics for six years, and he's genuinely encouraged. Lora's vision — a publication that speaks with and within the denomination, that helps the CRCNA know both God and itself, that holds Calvin's twin pillars of wisdom together — is exactly the kind of cross-pollination a denomination in reformation requires. Part two picks up with Lora's dreams for the next five years, the Banner's confessional turn, and her nerves heading into Synod. Timestamps: 0:00 — Intro 1:59 — How a crying-laughing emoji turned into a call to the Banner 5:30 — Hebrews 11 and refusing the script of decline 9:06 — Stepping into a new role: the steep learning curve 11:30 — December deep dive into Synod 2025 12:27 — What Synod 2025 actually asked of The Banner 14:00 — Speaking with and within the denomination 15:30 — Calvin's twin pillars: knowing God and knowing ourselves 17:59 — From interim editor to candidate for permanent editor 19:30 — A call to and a release from 20:48 — Behind the scenes: how Banner articles come together 22:00 — Features, columns, and Our Shared Ministry 25:57 — Why submissions tripled — and what that means for stewardship 27:38 — Widening the pool and breaking the echo chamber Join and support us on Substack: https://themessyreformation.com/ Intro music by Matt Krotzer

Daily Dose of Hope May 19, 2026   Name of God:  Jehovah Nissi – The Lord Is My Banner Scripture:  Exodus 17:8-16, Isaiah 11:10-12, Psalm 20:5-7, John 12:32   Prayer:  Holy God, I come before You today acknowledging You as Jehovah Nissi, the Lord my Banner. When the battles of life surround me and the enemy's tactics seem overwhelming, I do not have to fight in my own strength. I look to You as my defender and my source of strength.  In Jesus' Name, Amen.   Welcome back to the Daily Dose of Hope, the devotional and podcast that complements the New Hope Church daily Bible reading plan.  We are currently in a study on the names of God in the Old Testament.  As we have mentioned, in the ancient world, names held a great deal of significance, indicating aspects of someone's character and purpose.  Certainly, it is the same with God.  God has many different names, all of which demonstrate one aspect of His character.  Today, we are focusing on Jehovah Nissi.   Jehovah Nissi (or more accurately YHWH Nissi) means the Lord is my Banner.  Nissi comes from the Hebrew word Nes (nês), meaning something lifted up as a standard or banner.  A standard is a flag or rallying point during battle, while a banner was usually set on top of a mountain to show people where to assemble and it flew over the warriors as they fought.   In Exodus 17:8-16, we find an excellent portrayal of Jehovah Nissi fighting for His people; it's also the only place in Scripture specifically referencing the name Jehovah Nissi. The Amalekites, an enemy of Israel, came to fight at Rephidim. Joshua gathered some men while Moses stood on top of the hill with the Lord's staff along with his brother, Aaron, and friend, Hur. Moses held the staff over the men fighting below. "While Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, but whenever he put his hand down, Amalek prevailed."  So Aaron and Hur helped by supporting Moses' arms so the staff wouldn't lower, and Joshua and his men defeated the Amalekites.   In Exodus 17:15-16, Scripture reads, "And Moses built an altar and named it, The Lord Is My Banner." He said, "Indeed, my hand is lifted up toward the Lord's throne." Moses knew that God was the one who ensured their victory and he wanted to make sure everyone else did too. Jehovah Nissi was the source of this victory, while using Moses, Joshua, Aaron, Hur and the staff. Elsewhere in the Bible His "banner" is an illustration of His protection and salvation.  Just as banners and flags today identify nations and groups and those who belong to them, God's banner identifies those who belong to Him.  Here are a few illustrations: Psalm 60:4, "You have raised a banner to . . . save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered." Psalm 20:5 "We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners!" Isaiah 11:10,12, Speaking of the Messiah who was to come, Isaiah prophesied, "In that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, who shall stand as a banner to the people...He will set up a banner for the nations."   What significance does this divine name, Jehovah Nissi, have for Christ-followers?  First, it points to how God does not leave us to fight our battles in our own strength.  I'm often praying to God to fight my battles for me, because so often, we simply have no control.  But God does.  Second, I think we learn to remember and celebrate the way God has led us and the victories He has provided. Moses built an altar.  I don't think we need to build something physical but we do need to remember what God has done for us.  Remembering God's faithfulness in the past builds our own faith and trust in the present. Take a moment and pray to Jehovah Nissi.  What battles do you need God to fight for you right now?  What battles has He fought for you the past?  Have you celebrated those victories? Blessings, Pastor Vicki      

Christian fellowship, contends our editor Mark G. Johnston, is the 'Cinderella' of the means of grace. That is to say, of the various means the Lord uses to build up His people, fellowship is woefully and unjustly neglected. This week on the podcast, we are encouraged to remedy this neglect, and discover afresh that there is no healthy church life–even Christian life–without Christian fellowship.    Featured Resources:  Mark G. Johnston, 'Fellowship: The Cinderella of the Means of Grace,' Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 737 (February 2025).  Ian Hamilton, 'The Fellowship of Saints,' Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 633 (June 2016).    Explore the work of the Banner of Truth: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the Magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us your feedback or a testimony: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast

Calvinism prompts us to desire rich, personal communion with our triune God. Today, Ian Hamilton considers how John Owen encouraged Christians to make communion with God a lifelong priority. Get Ian Hamilton's video teaching series Calvinism and the Christian Life with your donation. You'll receive the DVD, digital access to all 6 messages, and the digital study guide: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Receive the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   Ian Hamilton is president of Westminster Presbyterian Theological Seminary UK, president of The Paton Society, trustee of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Greenville, SC, and of the Banner of Truth Trust. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

David Banner sits down with Cam Newton for one of the deepest Funky Friday conversations yet. From depression, self-love, and faith to black ownership, fashion, film, and building generational power, Banner speaks completely unfiltered about the lessons that changed his life. He also opens up about Mississippi's influence on culture, Ryan Coogler's impact, the music industry, and why protecting your peace matters more than ever. This episode is funny, raw, controversial, motivational, and packed with real conversation you won't forget.00:00- David Banner Pulls Up to Funky Friday02:33- “I Had to Stop Saving Everybody”07:15- Fashion, Confidence & Why Style Starts Within16:27- Mississippi's Influence on Music, Culture & Black Identity39:16- Why David Banner Wants Cam Newton as a Superhero40:12- Fashion Isn't About Money — It's About Expression44:15- Black History, Power & Building Our Own Systems47:21- Ryan Coogler, Sinners & Loving the Craft58:14- Ownership, Publishing & Why Black People Need Equity01:19:46- Marriage, Discipline & Preparing for Partnership01:21:14- Pride, Pain & Finding Purpose Through Growth01:26:33- Protecting Your Energy, Spirit & Peace01:28:57- Love, Boundaries & Letting People Suffer01:47:45- Fasting, Diet & Living with Intention

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer is a haunting personal account of the Mount Everest disaster in 1996. Jon joins us to talk about looking back on the last 30 years, chasing story, climbing, PTSD, research, magazines and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer Looking for a Ship by John McPhee Irons in the Fire by John McPhee Dear Thief by Samantha Harvey Orbital by Samantha Harvey  

I don't want to seem ungrateful because I really have benefited much from the contributions of what might be called “Banner of Truth” postmillennialism. However, the emphasis with this strand of theology is almost entirely focused on the gigantic ticker tape parade of evangelism, mission work, intense revivals, and more. Scarcely a thought is given to how we might clean up after the parade, who would be responsible for that task, and what our laws would look like after the revival.For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/  

Good morning. A German holiday maker has successfully sued his tour operator alleging that he had spent 20 minutes every morning trying, without success, to find sun loungers by the pool. He was on the case at 6 a.m. but the loungers were already covered in towels, though they often remained unoccupied through the day whilst he and his family lay on the ground. The Court awarded him damages. Another tourist commenting on this story gleefully recalls an alternative solution to the problem: 'it soon stopped when some lads were going down in the middle of the night and throwing all the towels into the pool.' But our more law abiding litigant hopes that the fear of legal action will spur tour operators and hotels to devise fair and rational allocation systems for these highly contested spaces. As far as I know, Thomas Hobbes never took a package holiday, but having lived through the turmoil of the English civil war and its aftermath, he would not have been surprised by stories of so called 'sunbed wars': 'during the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe' so he tells us in his great work Leviathan, 'they are in that condition called war'. Hobbes' father was a vicar, and his relationship to Christianity is complicated, as is perhaps not uncommon in such circumstances. But Hobbes' views are not so different from Augustine's, who was in the habit of noting that just as divine history begins with the story of Cain killing Abel, so world history begins with the story of Romulus killing Remus. For Augustine, it is 'every man against every man' as Hobbes puts it, and not just poolside. I know nothing about the personal beliefs of our German litigant, but I think he is a bit of a hero for spurning two obvious but unhelpful responses to this gloomy diagnosis of the human condition. One is to take the law into your own hands - throwing the towels in the pool - which could end rather badly of course. The other is just to grumble - and who doesn't enjoy a good grumble? Of all the things in the world which are unfairly and irrationally distributed, sun loungers are by no means the most significant. Houses lie empty, while children sleep on the streets. Food goes to waste while there is hunger. Medicines expire on shelves, and diseases go untreated. Christians have never needed to be told that humans can be deeply selfish, but everywhere the faith is truly alive there have been dreamers and prophets, from St Francis to Martin Luther King, who have contended that the world doesn't have to be determined by our flawed natures, even if we need to reckon with their existence and character. Who knows whether the sunbed wars will come to an end, but Mr Eggert - let's give him his name and due credit – by pushing the tour operators and hotels into action has given us hope for bloodless revolutions.

How are we to love and to set apart the Lord's Day? Why are we to love it and set it apart? Maurice Roberts explains, in clear and compelling terms, what relevance the Fourth Commandment has for Christians in the New Covenant.    Featured Resource:  Maurice Roberts, 'Sabbath Observance,' Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 392 (May 1996).    Be Part of the Next Chapter:  More information about our building project, and how you can pray and give, can be found here:  https://banneroftruth.org/uk/nextchapter/    Explore the work of the Banner of Truth: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the Magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us your feedback or a testimony: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast

After members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh won their strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in late 2025, which had lasted for over 3 years, they were notified in January that the paper's wealthy owners, the Block family and Block Communications Inc., were shutting down operations. Then, in a stunning turn of events, the Post-Gazette was purchased in April by the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which also owns The Banner in Baltimore, MD. While Post-Gazette workers were cautiously optimistic about the news, the union learned last week that the Venetoulis Institute is cutting at least 40 percent of its staff, including 80 percent of the union workers who participated in the recently ended strike.  In this episode of Working People, we speak with a panel of union members and former Post-Gazette employees about what will happen to them and their coworkers, to the Post-Gazette itself, and to journalism in the Steel City. Panelists include: Andrew Goldstein, a now-former Post-Gazette education reporter and still-acting president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh; Helen Fallon, a longtime copyeditor for the Post-Gazette and professor emerita at Point Park University in Pittsburgh; and Erin Hebert, a now-former copyeditor and designer for the Post-Gazette and First Vice President of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh. Additional links/info:  Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting (PAPER) website Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh website, Facebook page, and Instagram Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh: "Incoming Post-Gazette ownership slashes staff, purges former strikers" Riddhi Setty, Columbia Journalism Review, "The Venetoulis Institute goes to Pittsburgh" Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / TRNN, "They won their strike fair and square. Now their rich bosses are closing up shop" Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / TRNN, "The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won" Featured Music:  Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song Credits:  Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor

After members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh won their strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in late 2025, which had lasted for over 3 years, they were notified in January that the paper's wealthy owners, the Block family and Block Communications Inc., were shutting down operations. Then, in a stunning turn of events, the Post-Gazette was purchased in April by the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which also owns The Banner in Baltimore, MD. While Post-Gazette workers were cautiously optimistic about the news, the union learned last week that the Venetoulis Institute is cutting at least 40 percent of its staff, including 80 percent of the union workers who participated in the recently ended strike. In this episode of Working People, we speak with a panel of union members and former Post-Gazette employees about what will happen to them and their coworkers, to the Post-Gazette itself, and to journalism in the Steel City. Panelists include: Andrew Goldstein, a now-former Post-Gazette education reporter and still-acting president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh; Helen Fallon, a longtime copyeditor for the Post-Gazette and professor emerita at Point Park University in Pittsburgh; and Erin Hebert, a now-former copyeditor and designer for the Post-Gazette and First Vice President of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh.Additional links/info: Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting (PAPER) websiteNewspaper Guild of Pittsburgh website, Facebook page, and InstagramNewspaper Guild of Pittsburgh: “Incoming Post-Gazette ownership slashes staff, purges former strikers”Riddhi Setty, Columbia Journalism Review, “The Venetoulis Institute goes to Pittsburgh”Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / TRNN, “They won their strike fair and square. Now their rich bosses are closing up shop”Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / TRNN, “The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won”Featured Music: Jules Taylor, Working People Theme SongCredits: Audio Post-Production: Jules TaylorBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Follow us on:Bluesky: @therealnews.comFacebook: The Real News NetworkTwitter: @TheRealNewsYouTube: @therealnewsInstagram: @therealnewsnetworkBecome a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!