Podcasts about banquets

Sunday Worship: April 6, 2025 Preacher: Pastor Nathan Ruble

Fantastic League of Wrestling is getting ready to start another season of great family friendly wrestling action with talent from around the globe. In this episode I sit down with John Bullard the owner/promoter as we go over the origin story of how the promotion came about and what everybody can look forward to in this new season.Fantastic League of Wrestling PRESENTS QUEST FOR THE DRAGON BELTS Saturday, APRIL 5th.Pine Lake Resort and Banquets in La Porte, IN 444 Pine Lake Ave La Porte, IN 46350 *Doors open at 6pm, Belltime at 7pm *Tickets Front row $20 General Admission $10 Family Five pack GA $40 Kids 12 and under free with paid adult.

Banquets are normally attended by people who are worthy to attend the banquet. If there is a prestigious banquet, it is for those who share prestige. The seating arrangements typically reflect the social significance of the guests. This is true for Rome, and this is true even in our day. In many cases, these gatherings can also be transactional, but in Rome, they were almost always transactional. You would invite people who could elevate your social status as they were required to return the invitation. Jesus presents a banquet that is radically different from these types of transactional banquets.In Luke 14, Jesus is invited to dine with the Pharisees on the Sabbath, likely after Jesus taught in the synagogue. The Pharisees are grappling for position. They claim to be pure, but we know that they observe Jesus with the intent to discredit him or, even worse, destroy him. They closely watch Jesus, hoping to catch Him breaking Sabbath laws. A man suffering from dropsy (edema) was present, and it was likely invited as a setup to test Jesus. Dropsy, characterized by excessive thirst and swelling, was often used metaphorically in ancient times to represent insatiable greed or desire. The irony is that as this man is at the banquet to expose Christ's sabbath breaking, the man exposes the state of the Pharisees' own spiritual condition. Without hesitation, Jesus healed the man, exposing the Pharisees' hypocrisy. They remained silent when Jesus asked them for permission to heal, and they remained silent when Jesus pointed out that they, too, exercised compassion on the Sabbath by delivering their son or animal from a well.Jesus then told a parable addressing the deeper issue of pride and self-exaltation. He described a wedding feast where guests sought the seats of honor, only to be humbled when someone more important arrived. Jesus's point was clear: those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. The Pharisees were obsessed with status and recognition, failing to see their spiritual poverty. Jesus calls for a different posture — one of humility and dependence on God. True honor comes not from self-promotion but from recognizing one's need for a savior. One must see their spiritual problem and only Jesus as the solution.Jesus further emphasized the nature of God's kingdom by encouraging people to invite the poor, crippled, lame, and blind because such people comprise the kingdom of God. In a very literal sense, they cannot advance oneself in society. This countercultural teaching revealed God's heart for the marginalized and the unworthy. The Pharisees, in their self-righteousness, missed the point. They were spiritually sick, much like the man with dropsy, yet they refused to acknowledge their need for healing. Jesus' invitation to the kingdom is for those who recognize their deep need of redemption and rely entirely on their Redeemer, Jesus Christ. The Christian call is not to seek status or significance in this world but to find identity, contentment, and life in Christ alone. The true banquet is one where the humble are exalted, and those who recognize their spiritual poverty receive the fullness of God's kingdom. When we bow our knee before our savior, this is the true Shalom (wholeness) of humanity that we taste, but we will have in the fullness at Christ's appearing.

This sermon on Mark 6:14–44 was preached on February 9, 2025 by Aubrey Sequeira as part of the sermon series "The Good News of Jesus Christ."

Cette édition 2025 du festival des langues classiques de la ville de Versailles met à l'honneur cette année la thématique «Nourrir les dieux et les hommes». Dans les civilisations anciennes, la nourriture était plus d'un simple besoin physique, elle était sacrée. Comment en parlait-on ?Et que dire de l'importance de la parole dans les banquets relatés dans les pièces mythologiques ?De quoi parlait-on dans ces banquets et quelle était leur fonction sociale ?  Avec Pierre Judet de la Combe, helléniste. Auteur de «Quand les dieux rodaient sur la Terre», aux éditions Albin Michel/les Belles Lettres et Laure de Chantal, normalienne, agrégée de Lettres classiques et directrice de collection aux éditions Les Belles Lettres, autrice et directrice de collection aux éditions Les Belles Lettres. Autrice de nombreux ouvrages parmi lesquels À la table des anciens – Les Belles Lettres / Bibliothèque idéale des pierres, plantes et paysages. La page du festival des Langues Classiques de Versailles. Et la chronique de Lucie Bouteloup « La puce à l'oreille ». Aujourd'hui, l'expression «prendre son pied». Une chronique en partenariat avec Le Robert à retrouver sur Le français facile avec RFI ! Programmation musicale : Groupe La meute avec le titre En meute.

Cette édition 2025 du festival des langues classiques de la ville de Versailles met à l'honneur cette année la thématique «Nourrir les dieux et les hommes». Dans les civilisations anciennes, la nourriture était plus d'un simple besoin physique, elle était sacrée. Comment en parlait-on ?Et que dire de l'importance de la parole dans les banquets relatés dans les pièces mythologiques ?De quoi parlait-on dans ces banquets et quelle était leur fonction sociale ?  Avec Pierre Judet de la Combe, helléniste. Auteur de «Quand les dieux rodaient sur la Terre», aux éditions Albin Michel/les Belles Lettres et Laure de Chantal, normalienne, agrégée de Lettres classiques et directrice de collection aux éditions Les Belles Lettres, autrice et directrice de collection aux éditions Les Belles Lettres. Autrice de nombreux ouvrages parmi lesquels À la table des anciens – Les Belles Lettres / Bibliothèque idéale des pierres, plantes et paysages. La page du festival des Langues Classiques de Versailles. Et la chronique de Lucie Bouteloup « La puce à l'oreille ». Aujourd'hui, l'expression «prendre son pied». Une chronique en partenariat avec Le Robert à retrouver sur Le français facile avec RFI ! Programmation musicale : Groupe La meute avec le titre En meute.

Today, we see Esther follow through with Mordecai's request. She goes to the King to ask him to spare her people. But she does something unexpected. Instead of asking then, she throws a banquet. And then, at that banquet, she asks the King and Haman to come to another banquet. Why?  There's really no good answer in scripture, and I get a couple of the reasons I read in commentaries. But to me, ultimately, it is about her being willing to follow God's nudge or plan, even when it may be different from what she thought. Sometimes, we get so focused on our plan that we can miss God's plan. Shameless plug: here's a link to Method(ist) to the Madness, our new, hopefully entertaining podcast about church history. - https://methodisttothemadness.buzzsprout.com/Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.If you'd like to receive this daily reflection on your phone, text @39110 to 81010 to sign up. You can read today's passage here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esther%205&version=NIVYou can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/

Rosa Parks cappin for her rights??? Y'all still eatin frozen food or naw? Is you takin off yo jalapeños on your pizza or naw?

We stopped in at Great Oaks in Cedar Lake to check out the chicken buffet and play a game of bingo. Enjoy!

Frosts opinions are his own and not that of the podcast! Welcome to Episode 71 of The RPG Years! This week, Frost and Bill give thanks... for some reason, then have a discussion on JRPG banquet's! The RPG Years is hosting an RPG Club! It's like a book club, but with RPGs, and we hope all of you play along! THE NEXT RPG CLUB GAME IS STAR OCEAN 2!  1 - Segment Ends after you leave Kurik/Clik - Due Oct 13th 2 - Arrive in Linga - Due Oct 27th 3 - Finish the Hoffman Ruins - Due Nov 10th 4 - Set off for North City from Centropolis - Due Nov 24th 5 - After completing the “four fields” return to Centropolis and view the scenes there - Due Dec 8th 6 - Beat the Game Due Dec 22nd Warsong/Langrisser is the next List game! Join the discord and play along! Please support the show at ⁠patreon.com/rpgyears⁠ Join us on our Discord server! ⁠discord.gg/3WPBgur⁠ $700 SAGA CHALLENGE: ⁠https://www.justgiving.com/page/700saga/⁠ You can also find Scott on Twitch over at ⁠twitch.tv/the_scott_spot⁠! Send a Carrier Pigeon or Whatever: Twitter: ⁠@RPGYEARS⁠ Personal Twitters: Frost: ⁠@TheFrostSpot⁠, Bill: ⁠@Metunnica⁠ Email: ⁠rpgafteryears@gmail.com⁠ Check out our merch store at ⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/RPGAfterYears/explore⁠ We Can Make This Work Probably Network: This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us below to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!  The place for those with questionable taste! ⁠ProbablyWork.com⁠⁠,⁠⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram ⁠ @ProbablyWorkEmail: ⁠ProbablyWorkPod@gmail.com⁠ Master list: ⁠https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13CgtJfptz1S3Da2HUsJDK86SfAIPMGA-Rmi4YZUpTGw/edit?usp=sharing⁠   Welcome to Episode 71 of The RPG Years!

Amy and Chris dive into Thanksgiving traditions, listener meal preferences, and a debate over turkey vs. ham. They discuss the St. Louis Blues' coaching change with Lou Korac, who shares insights on the firing of Drew Banister and the hiring of Jim Montgomery, and the potential impact on the team's performance. The tragic shooting involving CBC hockey player Colin Brown is addressed, alongside updates on an E. coli outbreak linked to Andre's Banquets.

Amy and Chris explore Thanksgiving traditions, listener meal preferences, and the ultimate debate: turkey vs. ham. Lou Korac shares insights on the St. Louis Blues' coaching change, detailing Drew Banister's firing and Jim Montgomery's hiring. They address the tragic shooting of CBC hockey player Colin Brown and the E. coli outbreak linked to Andre's Banquets, with Jory Lange providing updates on the investigation and legal implications. Matt Pauley analyzes the Blues' coaching decision and Kansas City Chiefs' close games. Stuart McMillan reports on two high-profile St. Louis cases: the shooting of Colin Brown and Michelle Hampton's abduction. The episode wraps with lighthearted Thanksgiving stories and well-wishes for Chris' recovery.

This episode we go back to the continent for a bit to see how things are going.  Hint:  not well.  While Yamato was building its new bureaucratic state, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla were battling it out while the Tang empire and their ambitions loomed over them all.  Yamato is about to get pulled into the conflicts, but before that, let's look at what was happening from the point of view of the various penninsular polities. This episode goes back over some of the information in Episodes 107 and 109, but mainly to place it in context of what was happening in Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla as opposed to simply viewing it from the rise of the Tang Empire or the occasional mentions in the Nihon Shoki.  Much of it relies on what we have in the Samguk Sagi, the Korean annals of the Three Kingdoms. For more, check out our blogpost: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-115 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua and this is Episode 115: Red Banquets, Fashion Disasters, and Other Continental Adventures It was the year 642, and the hall was decked out in the finest, with banners hung and tables set.  The scene was awash in gold and silk and silver.  The guests were no less opulently adorned: The crème de la crème of Burana, aka Pyongyang, capital of the state of Goguryeo.  The tables were piled high with food, and there was a low murmur as the assembled guests talked quietly as they waited for their host. These guests were among the highest nobles in the land.  180 members of the most powerful families.  As they mingled, they talked.  Much of it was gossip, the currency of court politicians everywhere. They discussed who was up and down in the constant fight for favor.  Who had made a misstep, or was seen talking to the wrong person?  Or how about that time that someone wore the wrong clothes, or misspoke in court? Other conversations focused outward, on the threats from beyond the border.  But the majority of conversation had to do with their host, a striking individual. The murmurs continued as they waited for him to arrive..  Yeon Gaesomun was a hard-liner, pushing his agenda for stronger defenses against Tang encroachment.  That might be understandable for someone stationed out east, as he had been, but the King himself and his supporters felt that relations needed a more diplomatic touch.  Now that Gaesomun was back in the capital of Pyongyang, would he change his approach? The conversation continued apace as people ate and drank.  The whole time they remained blissfully unaware of what was happening just outside.  Drowned out by the sound of the banquet, troops were quietly assembling just outside, girding themselves for what would soon be an irrevocable step forward.  As orders came down the line, they drew their weapons, and then they burst through the doors… Last episode we talked through much of the Hakuchi era, from 650 to 654.  This episode I want to finish out the era, in order to do so we're once again going to touch on what was happening over on the continent. Some of these events we've talked about already: Last time we did a deep dive into this subject, back in Episode 104, we focused primarily on the Tang dynasty and its rise.  We also talked somewhat about Yamato's conflicts with Tang, Goguryeo, and others in Episode 107.  But at this point it's useful to go back and put that Continental narrative together a little bit more clearly, to set the stage for what will be happening in Yamato in the next reign after Karu. This episode we are going to go back over some of that info, but I want to center the narrative a bit more on the peninsula, rather than on the Tang dynasty. As you may recall, the Tang dynasty started in approximately 618, taking over from the Sui.  By 628, the Tang had defeated the Gökturks, and they continued to expand.  They conquered Turpan and Gaochang, in the Western Regions, and their control over the Silk Road was substantial, opening up tremendous trade routes that brought in wealth and more.  The capital of Chang'an became a true center of learning, and the government instituted a national university that was attended by elites from both in and outside the empire. This episode, though, we are going to focus more on the area of the Korean and Liaodong peninsulas, where the countries of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla contended with each other.  Goguryeo was the largest and perhaps even the most powerful of the three, but it was also on the border with the Tang empire, who were nothing to sneeze at given their own string of military victories.  So Goguryeo was beset from all sides, and needed a sizeable force on their western border.  Everything was in a tenuous balance, of sorts. When it came to the Tang empire, Goguryeo walked a delicate line.  On the one hand, they wanted access to the trade goods and the knowledge that was accumulating in the Tang empire and making it the envy of most other nations in the region.  On the other hand, they had to be constantly on the lookout for a possible invasion, and so needed to show their strength.  This wasn't without some confidence.  After all, Goguryeo had defeated attempts by the Sui dynasty to invade, and so they had proved up to the challenge—at least so far. In 619, on the eve of the Tang dynasty's founding, King Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, whose personal name was Geonmu, sent a tribute mission to the Tang, to encourage good relations.  By 622, Goguryeo was responding to the Tang dynasty's request to return soldiers captured during the attempted invasions by the Sui.  They kept sending missions on an annual basis, playing the part of a friendly tributary. Further on the peninsula, Baekje and Silla were likewise reaching out to the Tang dynasty, similarly hungry for the trade goods available in the markets of Chang'an.  Baekje, sitting on the coast of the Bohai sea, had direct routes to the mainland; to both the Yellow river and Yangzi river deltas.  They may not have had an overland border, but the sea was open to them. Silla, on the other hand, was not so quite so fortunate.  They were mainly situated on the east side of the peninsula, and though they had some access through the Han river, near modern Seoul, their access was constantly threatened by both Baekje and Goguryeo.  In 626, a Silla mission to the Tang complained about this very thing, claiming that Goguryeo was attacking them.  In response, the Tang requested peace, and Goguryeo apologized and backed down.  That said, it is unclear if the Tang would have taken much action.  They were, at that point, more focused on the Gökturks and others.  That military action ended with the defeat of the Gökturks in 628, however, a victory for which Goguryeo sent congratulations.  One has to imagine, however, that the congratulations were a bit mixed.  After all, without the Gökturks to hold their attention, what was to keep the Tang dynasty from looking at further conquest? The question of how to react to the Tang Empire seems to be one that split the Goguryeo court.  Some members of the court wanted to appease the giant on their doorstep, with offers of tribute and nominal submission, with the goal of making it clear that they were not a threat and that military conquest was unnecessary.  They could all live in harmony, one with the other.  To that end, they would not want to be too blatant about building up their forces or defenses in an act that could be seen as a prelude to military action.  On the other side were the hard-liners: members of the court that felt that they had to maintain a strong military defense against the likely possibility of a Tang offensive.  To these hawks, military strength was the deterrent, as power only truly respected power.  To be seen as weak and submissive would be to seem vulnerable, and an easy target. Still, there seems to have been relative, if uneasy, peace for a time.  Goguryeo continued to build their relation as a tributary state, and most of the action seems to have actually been taking place in the peninsula.  For Silla, 632 was a banner year, as Queen Seondeok came to the throne.  She was the eldest daughter of her father, who had no sons to inherit, and so she came to the throne.  She is said to have been quite intelligent, and the Samguk Sagi gives various accounts of her Holmsian powers of deduction.  For example, upon seeing a picture of flowers, she immediately concluded that, though they were beautiful, they had no fragrance.  She noted the lack of bees and butterflies around the flowers, and based on that observation she deduced that the flowers must have no scent to attract them. Queen Seondeok would oversee Silla in a time when they were growing closer to the Tang and also seeing increased pressure from Baekje and Goguryeo.  We mentioned how, in 626, Goguryeo had blocked Silla's mission to the Tang court.  Then, in 636, a Baekje general led 500 troops to Mt. Doksan, to attack the Silla position there.  Two years later, Silla defeated Goguryeo troops outside Jiljung Fortress. This wasn't constant warfare, but it did mean that the armies had to be on a constant wartime footing.  You never knew when your neighbor might sense a moment of weakness and try to take advantage of it.  Of course, as the old adage goes, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”.  Baekje and Goguryeo were more directly on the Tang Empire's borders.  And so we see Silla cultivating a special relationship with the Tang. This is nothing new, by the way.  Various dynasties in the Yellow River basin had used similar tactics for generations.  Immediate border countries were often treated more severely, with threats of punitive expeditions if they did not fall in line or give themselves over completely to become a direct vassal of the empire.  Countries just beyond the border were often treated with a lighter touch, luring them into complacency and even friendship with access to elite trade goods, and more.  As borders shifted, so too did the relationship between the empire and those on its borders. Goguryeo and Baekje fell into the former category, while Silla seems to have been in the latter—at least for now.  And yet all three were still trying to get what they could.   In 640, Seondeok sent her sons to enroll in the Guoxue, or National University, that Tang Taizong had set up in Chang'an.  This university had gathered Confucian scholars from all corners of the world.  The school is described as having some 1200 bays, with 3,260 students.  Besides Silla, Goguryeo and Baekje also sent their princes, who mingled with elites from Gaochang, Turpan, and elsewhere.  It was opportunities like this that made Chang'an so attractive: a place where the elites of Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje, could mingle with the members of the Tang Court and the western regions, beyond, sharing ideas and learning about the wider world. The following year, in 641, there are two items of note.  One is the inspection by Chen Dade of the Tang-Goguryeo border.  We talked about this back in episode XXX.  Under the pretense of a diplomatic mission, Dade arrived at the border with numerous gifts of silk, presenting them to the various fortress commanders and then asking to be shown around.  The Commanders were more than happy to show Dade their impressive fortifications, and they were exceedingly polite, but little did they know that Dade's true purpose was to scout for weaknesses in Goguryeo's defensive line.  His report back to Tang Taizong would be critical in what was to come. Also in this year, King Uija of Baekje came to the throne.  We talked about how Uija had sent his son, Prince Pung, to Yamato, and we've touched on him a few times here and there.  Uija was clearly a proponent of the alliance with Yamato, and, as we'll see, he was no friend to Silla.  The following year, in 642, Ujia's forces attacked Silla, capturing 40 strongholds, and pushing Silla's expanding borders back to the Nakdong river, retaking much of the area that had been under the control of the various Kara, or Gaya, confederacy.  This likely included places like Nimna and Ara, though we can't know for certain.  We do know that Baekje forces took Taeya fortress in the south of the peninsula, which gives us an idea of the extent of Baekje's victories. In response to Baekje's brazen attacks, Silla went  to a seemingly unlikely ally.  They reached out to Goguryeo.  In fact, they sent none other than Kim Ch'unch'u. Kim Ch'unch'u was the grandson of the 25th king of Silla, King Jinji.  Though his father, Kim Yonsu, had lost any claim to the throne when King Jinji was overthrown, he was still of “seonggol”, or “Sacred” bone rank, a concept somewhat similar to the kabane of Yamato, though in this case the “Sacred bone rank” indicated nobles specifically descended from the royal family.  These would have likely been the various Royal Princes and their families in the Yamato hierarchy.  Kim Ch'unch'u, in particular, seems to have been well regarded by the Silla court of his day, and since his own daughter had been killed by Baekje, he had a personal stake in the matter.  And so he led the embassy to Goguryeo's capital at Pyongyang to request that they send troops to aid Silla. There was only one problem.  Goguryeo was still fuming about territory that they had lost to Silla many years ago.  They agreed to send troops, but only if Silla would agree to a little quid pro quo.  Silla would need to return the Chungnyung pass and cede everything northwest of it back to Goguryeo.  This would return much of Goguryeo's territory north of the Han river and modern Seoul. Kim Ch'unch'u  rebuked their offer, calling it a threat against Silla.  This angered King Yeongnyu, and Kim Ch'unch'u was jailed for his disrespect.  Ch'unch'u was able to get word out of his imprisonment, however, and Queen Seondeok sent what the Samguk Sagi calls a “Death Squad” of 10,000 soldiers with the aim of breaking him out of prison.  As soon as Goguryeo heard that these troops were on the move, they decided that holding onto Ch'unch'u wouldn't be worth it, and they released him rather than fight.  Kim Ch'unch'u was returned safely, but without the support that he wanted. That said, there may have been other things going on in Goguryeo. The pro-appeasement camp and the hard-liners were fuming, and things in the court were coming to a head.  The two sides pulled against each other in the way that they shaped policy.  For the most part, King Yeongnyu was pro-appeasement, but there were powerful figures in the hard-liner camp, such as Yeon Gaesomun.  At 46 years old, he was a descendant of at least two previous “Magniji” court officials—a title roughly equivalent to that of a Prime Minister, and one of the most powerful roles a non-royal court noble could aspire to.  Gaesomun himself was the Western Governor, directly responsible for the fortresses that defended the border with the territory of the Tang Empire.  As such, it is little wonder that he may have been a bit more focused on the threat that they posed, and he likely held the loyalty of not a few troops. And perhaps this is why King Yeongnyu started to suspect him of being a problem, and why he plotted to have him killed.  Word of the King's plot reached Gaesomun, however, and he decided to take matters into his own hands. Returning to Pyongyang in 642, Gaesomun let it be known that he was throwing a lavish banquet to celebrate his rise to the position of Eastern governor.  He invited over one hundred of the opposing court nobles under this pretence.  But that is all it was. When the nobles had gathered at the banquet site, Gaesomun struck.  He had loyal forces rush in and kill all of his opponents, and then, before an alarm could sound, he rushed his troops over to the palace and murdered King Yeongnyu.  It was the Goguryeo's own Red Wedding, and it would hold a particular place of infamy in Korean history, which said  that the troops dismembered the corpse and discarded it without ceremony. In place of King Yeongnyu, Gaesomun propped up Yeongnyu's nephew, King Bojang.  Gaesomun then appointed himself the Dae Magniji, the Great Prime Minister, or perhaps more fittingly “Generalissimo”.  Though King Bojang sat upon the throne there was no question that it was Gaesomun who now ruled Goguryeo. Gaesomun's legacy is complicated.  Under the Confucian values of the time, many early historians vilified him for murdering the king, and blamed him and his harsh policies for the eventual downfall of the kingdom.  He is portrayed as a man lusting after power. We are given examples of his harsh demeanor, and the Annals state that when he got off of his horse he had high ranking nobles and military officials lie on the ground so that he could step on them, rather than touching the ground.  Of course, some of this we should likely take with a grain of salt, given the Chroniclers' generally dim view of him in general.   On the other hand, some modern histories believe that he wanted Goguryeo to take a tougher stance against the Tang.  Early Korean nationalists rehabilitated him, exalting him for taking such a hard stance against the Tang, or, in their eyes, China.  I suspect that he was a little of both.  A tyrant and a despot—as many rulers of the time were—but also dedicated to the defense of his nation. We mentioned this briefly back in Episode 107, but I wanted to touch on it here in more detail as it really leads to where we want to discuss.  A very brief mention of this lies in the Nihon Shoki, where it says that “Irikasumi” the “Prime Minister” of Goguryeo slew the king and over 180 others.  For the most part it tracks, though it does say that it happened in 641, which may easily just be a simple scribal error. The general narrative from here is that the Tang dynasty used Gaesomun's usurpation as a pretext for war against Goguryeo, but the narrative seems a bit more complex, and when we are reading we should keep in mind that none of the players in this drama knew the outcome beforehand.  And so, as is often the case, things are quite as straightforward as they may seem when we zoom out and take a look at the macro level of historical events, where we've already decide what events we believe to be important and which were less so, often based on knowing the outcomes.  Of course, the Chroniclers would have had similar narratives, but they were still trying to catalogue the events of each year as best they could. And that brings us to the year 643.  In this year, Silla went to the Tang dynasty to ask them for assistance against both Baekje and Goguryeo, who were planning to cut off Silla's access to the Tang court.  Tang Taizong agreed to help, but only if Silla would accept a Tang official who would come and oversee Silla.  Taizong's reasoning is given, which follows a typically misogynistic logic:  “Because your country has a woman as a ruler, neighboring states belittle it.  As you have lost the authority of the ruler, thus inviting the enemy to attack, no year will enjoy peace.”  He basically said that Silla needed a big strong man to help out, and he was willing to send someone—along with troops—to do just that.  Of course, I think we can all see how that was likely to end up, and any thoughts Silla had of being an equal partner in such an arrangement were nothing more than fantasies.  Tang Taizong was agreeing to assist, if Silla became a protectorate of the Tang court. The Silla envoy, for his part, took a very political stance.  No doubt knowing just how bad this was for Silla, but not wanting to disrespect the Tang emperor, whose assistance they still needed, he acknowledged the emperor's words without accepting the terms, returning without the promised help, but also without completely subordinating his country to the Tang empire. Although the troops were not forthcoming, the envoy's mission still had a positive impact.  Having heard that the envoy was traveling to the Tang court, King Uija of Baekje proactively withdrew the troops he had that were planning to attack with Goguryeo and cut off Silla's access to Chang'an.  Thus, Silla's corridor was maintained. Goguryeo, for their part, continued to attack Silla's border, but even though Gaesomun was one of the hard-liners when it came to Goguryeo-Tang relations, his initial envoys to the Tang court took a conciliatory stance towards the Tang empire.  Gaesomun promoted Daoism over Buddhism, and had his emissaries request and bring back 8 Daoist sages from the Tang court. Many historians feel that this was actually something of a show.  Sure, they would get knowledge and learning from the sages, but more importantly was to put the Tang at ease and hopefully allow Goguryeo a chance to annex Silla before the Tang war machine got up and running.  For their part, the Tang were already considering their next moves against Goguryeo, with some suggesting that they use proxies, like the Khitan and the Malgal, to make an attack.  Emperor Taizong's advisors suggested that the best course of action would be to lull Goguryeo into a false sense of security prior to a massive assault.  And so there were no major attacks that year. In 644, however, the Tang sent a message to Baekje and Goguryeo that they would need to stop invading Silla, and that if they didn't do so, the Tang would attack.  Gaesomun was actually leading troops in an attack on Silla when news of the messenger arrived at Goguryeo's court in Pyongyang.  Gaesomun's response was that he was simply trying to reclaim the territory that Silla had previously stolen from them many years earlier.  Along with their excuses, they sent along gold and 50 hostages from the Goguryeo court, but they were refused by the Tang.  It was probably pretty clear at this point that things were coming to a head—and diplomatic relations finally broke down in 645. That year the Tang dynasty—in conjunction with Silla, the Samguk Sagi tells us—launched a massive invasion of Goguryeo.  The pretext of which was, as I mentioned, Gaesomun's usurpation of the throne, but let's not kid ourselves:  The Tang dynasty were not shy about pushing out their borders. The Tang troops, who had been preparing for the past year, invaded in a two prong attack.  An overland attack struck at Gaemo—modern Shenyang—while naval forces landed on the Liaodong peninsula.  These forces initially swept through the border fortresses along the Liaodong penninsula with seeming ease.  Remember Chen Dade and his little factfinding mission?  No doubt all of his work came in quite handy.   Things were going well, and Tang Taizong himself joined the campaign. Still, each fortress took time, so that even though the invasion started in April, they reached Ansi by June. We are told that Goguryeo had amassed over 150,000 forces at Mt. Jipul, near Ansi, a walled fortress town with an estimated population of around 100,000.  Those numbers may be exaggerations, but the context is clear:  This was not just a small fortress and Goguryeo sent a lot of troops to reinforce the area. On the other side, Goguryeo was facing odds that were probably more like 3 to 1, with a massive Tang invasion force, which, since they had split, were attacking from two different directions.  Sure enough, the Tang were able to catch the defenders out of position, with the troops that had crossed the sea assaulting from the front while the overland forces attacked Goguryeo's rear.  It is estimated that over 50,000 Goguryeo troops were killed or captured in the battle. And that left only the fortress of Ansi, with a garrison of maybe 5,000 troops, to face the Tang, who had otherwise swept through previous defenses in relatively short order.  It would have been understandable had they capitulated.  There were still other fortresses between the Tang armies and the capital of Goguryeo at Pyongyang, not to mention the extremely mountainous terrain between the Liaodong and Korean peninsulas.  And yet, the Ansi garrison refused to give in.  The Tang forces, for their part, knew they could not leave an enemy to their rear, and so rather than continuing on, they set a siege to the fortress town. Although we are told that the Tang forces brought siege engines with them, the garrison at Ansi held out.  In fact, they held out for three months, and fall was beginning to turn to winter.  Winter in northeast Asia would bring snow and mud.  Furthermore, the Tang supply lines themselves were fairly long at this point.  Eventually, the defenders won out, and the Tang forces turned back.  On the march back towards Chang'an, Tang Taizong and his troops were caught in an early winter blizzard, which killed more of the soldiers.  Emperor Taizong founded Minzhong Temple—known today as Fayuan Temple, in modern Beijing—to commemorate his fallen soldiers. Although the Tang forces retreated, it is hard to say that Goguryeo was truly victorious in the outcome of the war.  Many Gogouryeo troops perished in the fighting, while Tang could now regroup.  Goguryeo was unlikely to be a major and immediate threat to Silla, as they would need to continue to maintain troops and rebuild the fortresses taken by the Tang, but that didn't mean that Silla was off the hook, either. Through this all, Baekje had taken the opportunity to harass Silla's western border.  They sent wave after wave against Silla, whose forces in that area were under the command of general Kim Yusin.  The Samguk Sagi mentions that his forces would turn back one attack, and he'd be almost back home, when another attack would come and he would have to go back out.  In one particularly poignant moment, he even got so close as to see his house, but he could not stop, and so he marched straight past the gates as he prepared to repel yet another invasion from Baekje. Winter brought a pause to the fighting, and in 646, things seem to have been relatively calm, if still quite tense, as all sides recovered from the events of the previous year.  Nonetheless, this is seen as the start of what is known as the Goguyreo-Tang war, a series of conflicts that would continue for approximately the next 20 years.  Goguryeo, for their part, attempted to normalize relations with the Tang, even sending two women—specifically the Annals state that they were two beautiful women—as a peace offering.  Tang Taizong politely refused them, however, claiming he wouldn't dare to separate them from their families.  In reality, he was rebuilding his forces, preparing for another assault, but that would take time.  In the meantime, diplomatic channels remained open, which really demonstrates the political situation in general, at the time.  Even if two sides were attacking one another, diplomatic envoys were still being exchanged.  Furthermore, though the trade routes may have been slightly less stable, trade continued, regardless.  The following year, 647, Emperor Taizong launched fresh assaults against Goguryeo.  This time, rather than a larger army, he instead had them focus on small-scale attacks that would weaken the kingdom of Goguryeo, forcing them to constantly be on guard and to pour resources into supporting their borders.  At the same time, Silla suffered tragedy as Queen Seondeok died, and Queen Chindeok took the throne.  Later in that year, Baekje troops attacked three Silla fortresses.  They were pushed back, but the Silla troops took heavy casualties.  As we can see, the fighting continued throughout the peninsula. Meanwhile, over on the Japanese archipelago, they were busy incorporating the new reforms.  Envoys from Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo would continue to travel to the Yamato court, which one imagines made for some rather tense State dinners. The year after that, in 648, while Tang forces continued to harass Goguryeo, Baekje attacked and took ten Silla fortresses.  Upon hearing this, Silla general Kim Yusin rallied the troops, counterattacked, and destroyed the invading forces.  Silla's Prince Ch'unch'u himself, the one who had previously gone to Goguryeo to ask for support against Baekje, traveled to the Tang court in Chang'an.  There he requested assistance against Baekje's continual harassment of Silla's borders. It is unclear how firmly Baekje and Goguryeo were allied together and coordinating attacks, but  it does seem clear that they were aligned in their goals.  Baekje may not have been in direct conflict with the Tang, but their attacks on Silla likely kept Silla from further harassing Goguryeo, who was actively involved in defending against Tang attacks.  So whether there were formal treaties or not, lines were drawn, but these were still independent states with their own goals and aspirations. And so, when Ch'unch'u's ship was returning from Chang'an and ran into a Goguryeo patrol, one can understand their apprehension.  Ch'unch'u was known to Goguryeo, and if we was captured it is unlikely that he would live long enough to be rescued by an elite Silla death squad once again.  And so, his men devised a plan, and a man named On Kunhae put on the clothes of a high official—possibly Ch'unch'u's own.  When the Goguryeo patrol captured the ship, they killed him, believing he was a Silla noble or at least an important envoy.  Unbeknownst to them, Ch'unch'u himself had been transferred to a smaller, less assuming ship, which quietly made its way past the patrol and back to Silla controlled territory. And so, once again, we see us how dangerous things were getting at this point.  Travel was risky at the best of times, but now, with the possibility of being intercepted by a hostile country's forces, who knew what might happen. Hostilities continued until 649.  That year, Tang Taizong passed away, and shortly before he did, he pulled back the troops.  His death only brought a brief pause, however, as his son and heir, Tang Gaozong, took the throne and would launch his own series of wars against both Goguryeo and Baekje.  In 650, Gaozong received Prince Kim Ch'unch'u once again as an ambassador from Silla, this time with a poem penned by Queen Chindeok herself.  In the form of poetic verse, she asked for help against Baekje, who had continued their attacks.  Throughout the previous year attacks had continued back and forth.  Silla general Kim Yusin again managed to push back and defeat the Baekje forces, but one can only imagine the toll this was taking on Silla's ability to defend itself over time.  This was the content of the note.  Prior to this, Silla really had gone all in on strengthening their ties with the Tang dynasty, going so far as to institute Tang court dress—both in their robes and caps.  This point had been specifically negotiated by Prince Ch'unch'u with the previous emperor, Tang Taizong.  It sounds as if Silla was trying to have the Tang court recognize their own court nobles and put themselves in a place to receive Tang court rank, though how, exactly, they received said rank is unclear—did it come from the Tang or was it granted by the Queen of Silla. Either way, it was clearly seen by other nations—or at least Yamato—as an unwelcome statement.  In 651, Silla envoys arrived at Tsukushi—modern day Kyushu—wearing their new Tang style clothing and they were turned away.  Specifically the Dazaifu sent them back claiming that they weren't dressed as envoys from Silla should be.  On top of this, we are told that Kose no Omi then suggested that *rather than go to war* over this, they should just make a show of force when the envoys came back.  And let me reiterate that: according to the Nihon Shoki this was such an affront that Yamato was considering whether they should launch a punitive military strike against Silla for sporting the wrong fit.  Talk about a fashion disaster! In the end, they took Kose no Omi's advice, which was that the next time Silla arrived they would have ships lined up all along the Seto Inland Sea as the envoys made their way to Yamato so that there was no doubt in the envoys' minds about just what Yamato could do. This is a great demonstration of how something we might consider innocuous was clearly a Big Deal for the people at the time.  I suspect that there were at least two possible reasons for why this was, besides just considering themselves the arbiters of fashion.  For one, remember that Yamato considered Silla to be subordinate to them, at least in their worldview.  Just like they had been concerned about at least maintaining the fiction that Nimna was still an active and independent entity, this broke the illusion that Silla was a tributary of Yamato. At the same time, it may have just been that they were putting on airs and it was seen as impersonating and even speaking for the Tang court.  After all, if a Tang envoy showed up, I doubt that Yamato would turn them away. In either instance, we can see the lines being drawn, with Silla taking a clear stance in connecting themselves with the Tang court while Goguryeo, Baekje, and even Yamato were still in contact with them, but from a more independent capacity.  In 652, for instance, we know that Goguryeo again sent tribute to the Tang court, no doubt in an attempt to normalize relations.  Still, the alliances were firming up. In 653 we have two items of interest:  one from the Samguk Sagi and one from the Nihon Shoki.  In the Samguk Sagi it explicitly mentions that Baekje and Wa formed an alliance.  This is significant in that the Samguk Sagi really doesn't mention Wa nearly as often as we would expect it to, while the Nihon Shoki is constantly discussing Baekje and Yamato relations.  I imagine that there must have been a significant escalation of Wa involvement around this time for the Samguk Sagi to mention it. On the other hand, the Nihon Shoki doesn't really mention it.  Sure, there are annual tributes mentioned from Baekje and Silla—and occasionally Goguryeo—but they were more focused on another event: an embassy that the Yamato court sent to the Tang dynasty.  This was the first embassy to be sent in some time—at least according to the Nihon Shoki—but it was quite the affair.  Two ships were prepared.  The first ship was led by Kishi no Nagani and his assistant, Kishi no Koma, along with the envoy, Nunobara no Mita.  They were accompanied by numerous students and student priesets, all sons of court nobility, including Jou'e, the son of none other than Nakatomi no Kamatari the “Naidaijin” or central prime minister.  In total, there were 121 people on board the ship. The other ship was led by Takada no Nemaro and his assistant, Kamori no Womaro, as well as their accompanying envoy, Hashi no Yatsute.  Along with various students, they had 120 on board the ship.  Two ships, each with an individual in charge of the particular embassy, meant that even if they met with an accident along the way, they would have someone to carry on the mission.  And that foresight proved unfortunately necessary when the ship carrying Takada no Nemaro sank in the straits of Takashima off the coast of Satsuma.  The ship went down and only five men survived, largely by lashing themselves to a plank and drifting ashore at Takashima island.  There, one of the survivors, Kadobe no Kogane, gathered bamboo and made a raft, by which they made it to Shitojishima.  They surived six days and nights without any food, but they made it.  When he heard about it, the sovereign congratulated Kogane and rewarded him with rank and various presents for his work to bring people back home. Another mission, launched the following year, shows that being lost at sea wasn't the only danger for international travelers back in the day.  In the 2nd month of 654, Takamuku no Kuromaro led another embassy to the Tang court.  He was the Controlling Envoy, though the Chief Ambassador was Kahabe no Maro, assisted by Yenichi no Kusushi, a name that Aston suggests translates to something like “Doctor Yenishi”.  A list of other names are given as well of those who were also on the mission.  More sobering is the outcome of the mission, where we are told what happened to everyone.  Though they reached the Tang court, not everyone would make it back.  According to the author Yuki no Hakatoko—an interesting tidbit in that they seem to be giving us the author of one of the accounts that they used in the compilation of the Nihon Shoki, and we'll come back to him in a later episode—according to Hakatoko, the student priest Enmyou died in Tang, while the student priests Chisou and Chikoku both died at sea.  Another person named Chisou, but using different characters, returned in a Silla ship in 690.  Gakusho died in Tang and Gitsu died at sea.  Joye returned in 665 in the ship of Liu Tekao.  And then others—about 12 total—along with two individuals who were considered Japanese born abroad, came back in 654 with returning envoys.  We are even told that Takamuku no Kuromaro, one of the figures who helped set up the government and played a major role in diplomatic relations with the continent, passed away on this mission as well. So going on one of these missions may have given you some awesome opportunities to see the world like nobody else, but they were anything but guaranteed.  For many people, it was a one way ticket, and we should keep that in mind when we hear about the people going on them. There were other intricacies to deal with as well—including navigating the pathways to the Tang court.  You may remember that Yamato was allied with Baekje in some way.  And yet the 654 mission we are told went by way of Silla and then anchored in Laichou, on the Shandong peninsula.  Later that same year, the previous mission, with Kishi no Nagani and others, returned to Yamato escoted by envoys from both Silla and Baekje.  While the narrative largely focuses on what they obtained, one imagines there were probably some tensions in all of that.  After all, just a year before we are told that Baekje and allied with Wa—which is to say Yamato—against Silla.  So had Silla not yet heard about the alliance?  Or was that just considered par for the course at the time? The year 654 would have more direct considerations for all concerned, however.  In that year, Queen Chindeok of Silla died, as did Karu of Yamato.  In Silla, the new King was none other than Prince Kim Ch'unch'u, known to history as King Muyeol.  As we touched on, earlier, Ch'unch'u was intimately familiar with the Tang court and had spoken directly with the Tang emperor, so this likely only further cemented ties between the Tang and Silla.  Meanwhile, in Yamato, Queen Takara Hime, aka Kyougyoku Tennou -slash- Saimei Tennou, was re-ascending the throne, rather than making way for Prince Naka no Oe, a truly interesting state of affairs. Moving forward, the alliances would continue to solidify, though diplomatic missions would continue to travel between the various countries.  After all, they didn't exactly have many other means of communicating with each other—no email or telephones back then. Tang Gaozong would continue to attack and harass Goguryeo, though Yeon Gaesomun would continue to fend off attacks, while Baekje and Silla would continue their struggles as well.  Both Goguryeo and Baekje would ally against Silla, who in turn would call upon the might of the Tang empire.  All in all, it was a time of great conflict, generally known as the Tang-Goguryeo War, and it was a long-term conflict punctuated with times of peace in betwetween the various offensives.   Yamato was less directly involved, but still affected.  After all, they were closely aligned with Baekje, and they had to wonder what would happen if Silla came out victorious.  Would they be cut off from the continent entirely?  Or would they be forced into a new state of having to send tribute to Silla as an inferior country if they wanted access to continental goods and knowledge?  While we know how it played out, today, at the time the outcomes were far from certain. All of that will continue to provide a backdrop for the second reign of Takara Hime, aka Saimei Tennou.  A part of me wonders if this wasn't also part of the reason to move the capital back into Asuka, in the Nara Basin.  I imagine that a capital sitting on the edge of the water, relatively speaking, while good for trade and foreign relations, also felt rather exposed if anyone were to sail a fleet down the Seto Inland Sea.  Or it may have just been a return to the more familiar lands of Asuka. As conflict on the continent continued to escalate, Yamato would not be able to stay unaffected.  The question is whether or not they would be ready when and if anything came their way.  It was a tense period, certainly. And we'll get more into that as we move forward in the next episode with the second reign of Takara-hime, aka Saimei Tennou. Until then thank you for listening and for all of your support. If you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website, SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.   Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.

Speaker at our upcoming Banquets in Sioux Falls, SD on November 14th

In this episode Noah unpacks a host of metaphors associated with this popular psalm. He discusses the history behind shepherding flocks in the Old Testament, the topography of Israel and its hills and valleys. He discusses the meaning of banquets set before enemies as well as paths of righteousness. There's lot to explore in this psalm that's easy to miss so we know there's something for everyone in this episode. Enjoy! Source for Music: THE LYRE OF MEGIDDO, Psalm 23 in Hebrew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtsQ5kpkl-8&list=RDgtsQ5kpkl-8&start_radio=1 Published by Peter Pringle ZACH WINTERS // Psalm 23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyuSrueouPY Published by Zach Winters

As we end our current topic of "Are You Coming To The Party", Dave Ritchie looks at how important a banquet is.In life, we know that banquets can be a few things:They can be a sensory overload, Banquets are solids as we are told in the bible that when we go to heaven, there will be a massive banquet for us. A banquet is made up of individuals whether its celebrating a wedding or a big event. A banquet is a community, they can be made up of friends, family or people meeting for the first time.

Tous les matins à 7h50, l'actualité culture, TV ou cinéma avec Charles Magnien.

durée : 00:39:43 - L'Invité(e) des Matins d'été - par : Julie Gacon - À l'issue d'une séquence électorale qui a ébranlé le pays, on a dit la France fracturée, divisée, irréconciliable. Alors que la vie politique s'apprête à redémarrer, comment réconcilier les Français ? Le sociologue Willy Pelletier propose de se retrouver autour de banquets. - invités : Willy Pelletier Sociologue à l'Université de Picard

Hello! Part two of our archaeogastronomical adventure is out!How the myth of Marco Polo bringing "pasta" back to Italy started? What's the truth behind it?What are the origins of tea and tea drinking ceremonies?How important are dairy products, milk and cheese in Chinese culinary history and what's the impact today?All this and a lot more on our episode today!Excited to have as a guest Professor Thomas DuBois introducing us to his new book, an adventure through China's culinary history "China in Seven Banquets, A Flavourful History", published by Reaktion Books: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/china-in-seven-banquetsYou can purchase Professor Thomas DuBois book from many online shops like here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/china-in-seven-banquets/thomas-david-dubois/9781789148619Enjoy part two, of our adventure through China!The Delicious LegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chad Brekke - One was a lavish banquet held in the palace, filled with A-list celebrities and power brokers. This banquet ended in tragedy and despair. The other banquet was in a desolate place filled with hungry people searching for hope and healing. This banquet resulted in life-giving community. Invitations to these two very different banquets are always in the mail. Support our podcast here Watch the Livestream Follow us on Instagram Visit our Website

This episode is presented by Bristol Brewing, a Side Dish Dozen member. Bristol Brewing celebrates 30 years of brewing beer in Colorado Springs this year, and has created a destination for high quality craft beer and food inside the old Ivywild Elementary building. Visit https://www.bristolbrewing.com to find out what's on tap! In this episode of tap&table, co-hosts Ryan and Matthew had to pull out the collared shirts as they sit down with three of The Broadmoor's talented chefs: Randi Powell, Rocio Palmer and Tia Allen. These incredibly talented women are raising the bar at each of their establishments inside the Springs' five-star hotel at the mouth of Cheyenne Canon. About the Chefs: Randi Powell is now Chef de Cuisine at Ristorante del Lago, known for authentic Italian dining. Most recently, Powell was The Broadmoor's Wilderness Chef, overseeing culinary operations at Cloud Camp, the Ranch at Emerald Valley, and Fly Fishing Camp. She was raised in Connecticut and attended Colorado College before starting her culinary career in The Broadmoor's Culinary Apprenticeship Program, where her first kitchen was (fittingly) Del Lago. Rocio Neyra Palmer is Chef de Cuisine at Summit, an American Brassiere. Palmer was raised in Peru, where she fell in love with the culinary arts by sharing a kitchen with her grandmother. She formally studied cooking in culinary school but also pursued a degree in farming and agronomy, which has deeply informed her devotion to seasonality and whole-animal, zero waste cooking. She joined The Broadmoor in 2008 as an International Culinary Extern and has held a litany of positions at the resort, most recently as sous chef at Ristorante del Lago. Chef Tia Allen is the Executive Sous Chef of Restaurants at The Broadmoor. Chef Tia has been a valued member of the Culinary Brigade at The Broadmoor since October 2014. Chef Tia originally joined from the Sea Island Resort in Georgia where she spent 6 years honing her skills in various outlets. Throughout her 9 years with us, Chef Tia has ventured into a variety of culinary operations including assisting in the opening of Ristorante Del Lago as a Jr. Sous Chef. While in Ristorante Del Lago, she was instrumental in assisting with the Grand Opening of Natural Epicurean and the continued success of Play within its inaugural year. Chef Tia then joined Summit as a Jr. Sous Chef and operated the outlet as the Interim Chef de Cuisine. In 2018, Chef Tia seized the opportunity to join the Banquets team by accepting the position of Sous Chef of Garde Manger. In 2020, Chef Tia became the Ristorante Del Lago Sous Chef and later excelled as the Ristorante Del Lago Interim Chef de Cuisine. Chef Tia was later promoted to Chef of Garde Manger Banquets in 2021, where she has been instrumental in the success of the Banquets Team. Chef Tia has been a prime example of dedication and hard work throughout her time with The Broadmoor. Subscribe, or die! Just kidding, but please subscribe? We're getting better, but still 85% of those who watch our episodes aren't subscribed, and it would mean the world to us if you'd like, subscribe and even hit the bell for notifications of our upcoming episodes! We have some amazing next guests lined up, so it means a lot that you've taken the time out of your day to watch/listen to our podcast. Follow tap&table on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tapandtablepodcast⁠ Follow tap&table on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tapandtablepodcast⁠ About tap&table: tap&table is a comprehensive food and drink podcast for the Pikes Peak region presented by Matthew Schniper (Side Dish) and Ryan Hannigan (Focus on the Beer/Focal Pint). Combined, Matthew and Ryan have 30+ years experience covering food and beer here in Colorado Springs.  Our aim is to elevate voices and ideas directly from the local service industry community with commentary, insight, guests and the TableStakes product-of-the-week segment. By default, each episode will be nomadic by nature, recording via pop-ups in various unique local spaces, to provide texture and ambiance from those environments.

Hello!Excited to have as a guest Professor Thomas DuBois introducing us to his new book, an adventure through China's culinary history "China in Seven Banquets, A Flavourful History" , published by Reaktion Books: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/china-in-seven-banquetsYou can purchase Professor Thomas DuBois book from many online shops like here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/china-in-seven-banquets/thomas-david-dubois/9781789148619Enjoy part one, and I'll see you next week for part two!The Delicious LegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 21 - AM - Pastor Jean GomesRevelation 19 

Ever wondered what it takes to transition from running a banquet facility to pioneering a startup in the automotive industry? In the latest episode of the Startup Anthology podcast, I had the pleasure of hosting seasoned entrepreneur Jake Hamann. Jake shared his inspiring journey from Peoria, Illinois, to Dallas, TX, where he discussed the challenges and triumphs. He emphasized the importance of culture fit, mentorship, and community building. Jake also talked about his current venture, Autix, and his efforts to enhance the Dallas/Fort Worth startup ecosystem. This episode provides valuable insights into Jake's diverse experiences and dedication to fostering entrepreneurial growth. 0:00 From Peoria to Dallas - The Entrepreneurial Journey of Jake Hamann 00:22 Startup Anthology Introduction 00:41 Episode Intro 01:27 Meet Jake Hamann: Background and Journey 01:34 Jake's Journey to Dallas 02:54 First Entrepreneurial Venture 04:04 The Appeal of Entrepreneurship 04:30 Working in a Startup vs. Being an Entrepreneur 05:38 The Birth of Autix 08:44 Challenges and Opportunities in Dallas 11:23 Regional Ecosystem and Future Plans 11:32 Building a Regional Ecosystem 14:12 Join the Startup Anthology Community 14:48 Defining Moments and Achievements 16:54 Transitioning from Services to Product Business 16:59 Eye-Opening Startup Lessons 17:59 Identifying Target Markets and Strategies 19:45 Building an Advisory Board 21:58 Mentorship 24:45 Mental Health and Entrepreneurship 28:38 Establishing Company Values and Culture 32:08 Conclusion and Personal Reflections 32:49 Startup Anthology Outro How to connect with Jake: LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/jakehamann Instagram @jakehamann Email jakehamann@me.com Personal Website https://jakehamann.me/ Other Websites  Autix Entevate StartupNTX

durée : 00:57:56 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann - Les banquets ont l'apparence de moments de joie : on mange beaucoup, on boit beaucoup, on fait la fête. Des banquets philosophiques aux banquets républicains, quels sens ont ces banquets ? - invités : Olivier Ihl Politiste, professeur de sociologie historique à l'IEP de Grenoble; Anne Merker Professeure de philosophie spécialisée en histoire de la philosophie ancienne à l'université de Strasbourg; Christian Jacob Historien, directeur de recherche au CNRS et directeur d'études à l'EHESS, membre de l'UMR Anhima (Anthropologie et histoire des Mondes antiques)

1. Prayer requires wisdom. (v.1-8) 2. God Begins to answer our prayers before we notice. (v.9-14) 3. God Answers our prayers through Jesus, not cunning tactics.

John Ervine - Sun 5th May 24false00:49:161The banquets and the refusalfull

On this week’s Torg Stories Podcast we talk NBA Round 1 Wraps Up, Athletic Banquets, Morel Mushroom Season, and that Anne would wear crew socks with shorts. Recorded May 3, 2024. Thanks for checking out Torg Stories. We appreciate you!

On this week’s Torg Stories Podcast we talk NBA Round 1 Wraps Up, Athletic Banquets, Morel Mushroom Season, and that Anne would wear crew socks with shorts. Thanks for checking out the podcast!

On this week's episode a buddy of mine Ryan Critti hops on the podcast to talk about his background and accomplishments within the sport of powerlifting as well as some in depth talk about the world of geared lifting. We also discuss a bit about his future plans a few funny stories. Guest Instagram: @banqlord My Instagram: @lift.smith --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftsmith/support

The upcoming solar eclipse, another night golf course in Arizona, and a potential new labor rule that would affect country clubs were some of the topics discussed by Club + Resort Business Editor-in-Chief Rob Thomas and Senior Editor Phil Keren during the latest episode of Club + Resort Talks. There are multiple clubs and resorts in the solar eclipse's path of totality that are hosting parties and watch parties with food, beverages, music and other activities. Arrowhead Golf Club in Minster, Ohio, Heritage Ranch Golf & Country Club in McKinney, Texas, and Byrncliff Golf Resort & Banquets in Varysburg, N.Y. are hosting special events. Any clubs that host eclipse gatherings are encouraged to send photos and videos to Phil at pkeren@wtwhmedia.com. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Ariz. will use its six-hole short course, #miniDunes, for night play starting April 26. The #miniDunes golf course originally opened for play in 2014 and has holes that range from 60 to 115 yards. Fifteen poles with 88 LED light fixtures shine down and illuminate the golf course while up-lighting will allow golfers to track ball flight through the night sky. They will have tee times, but walk-ins are available, too. The Department of Labor (DOL) is proposing to increase the exempt salary threshold for certain white-collar exemptions, potentially raising it from about $35,000 to about $55,000 annually. This change is expected to impact around 3.6 million workers. Rob and Phil discussed the fact that, if the rule was implemented, it would compel club general managers to make some important decisions regarding budgeting and payroll. Rob and Phil also discussed two projects happening at clubs in Florida: The Club at Ibis in West Palm Beach, Fla. is collaborating with Peacock + Lewis Architects and Planners to develop a comprehensive amenities master plan; and Vineyards Country Club in Naples, Florida recently began construction work for the redesign and renovation of its 18-hole, Mark McCumber-designed championship North golf course. Rob and Phil also briefly reviewed the plans for the upcoming stories and webinars in the Club + Resort Business Model Club program.

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A l'occasion du 10e anniversaire d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire, nous inaugurons une nouvelle série de capsules consacrées à la Fête à travers les siècles. Banquets, bals, charivari, noces, anniversaires, célébrations féériques ou virant au cauchemar : chaque semaine, Cindya Izzarelli vous raconte une soirée qui a fait date dans l'Histoire, de l'Antiquité à nos jours. Cette semaine, nous avons rendez-vous à Washington pour la Cheese Party organisée par Andrew Jackson, 7e président des Etats-Unis… Sujets traités : Cheese Party, Andrew Jackson, président, Etats-Unis, anniversaire Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 15h sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

Join us on a journey through history's most extravagant and elaborate banquets. Discover how ancient hosts went all out to impress their guests with intricate dishes and diverse entertainment, from musicians and actors to more scandalous offerings. Explore the fascinating reasons behind these luxurious feasts and how they shaped historical social dynamics. #decadentbanquets #historicalfeasts #extravagantmeals #elaboratebanquets #historicalparties #luxuriousfeasts #weirdhistory #famousbanquets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's been a few events and challenges going on lately. Let's discuss!!

Fundraising… Blessing or Nightmare? (Answer: They can be both.) Usually you are either a good at: Ministering to people or 2. Fundraising (Occasionally some are both.) But it doesn't matter. It's not about you, it's about God. It's about you transferring your knowledge and your abilities to others. When you're not good at something, then you find somebody else that is. We often say if we show by example and do it, all the people will follow our example of doing. Most of the time that's not true. You must do a little show a lot and handed over. What we want to do is rescue people when they start failing. All that means is now we are discouraging them to think that we are better than them and that we will have to rescue them… and guess what? They'll let you. You need to help them find a way to win, but never win for them. That's what Jesus did for his disciples. He did not win for them (and at times they were frustrated), so He would say… do it this way. Do you believe God has placed you in the most important ministry that the church has to offer? Best Fundraisers EVER: The ones your student's parents are running… Not you! My biggest fails were the fundraisers I ran. Why? Because it shows me as an incompetent leader! You and I are there to lead, inspire, and teach… not to do what other people are suppose to be doing. Allow them to use their gifts. The ones that take no time and effort away from your ministry.  The ones that will make $5k, $10k or $50k. No show Banquets, setting up fundraising meetings with people who already believe in the program and ask them to donate to a specific trip, retreat, discipleship weekend, conference, etc. (Mission trips are separate from this, they usually sell themselves if you do the right things). These can be short meetings or long depending if the individual or couple wants to talk longer. Be respectful of the person's time. The best ones repeat each year.  Ask… Seek… Knock 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Always pray and ask God for His guidance in raising the funds needed. If the project doesn't excite you it won't excite others. _______________________________ Looking for a new student ministry resource? You can read my book “Burn Up Not Out: A Student Ministry Fire Builder's Guidebook” here: https://amzn.to/3PtBTIy Listen to more episodes from the Youth Worker On Fire Podcast here: https://bit.ly/3saDyYq _______________________________ EPISODE CREDITS Email us at: youthworkeronfire@gmail.com Hosted by: Doug Edwards Theme Song: "The One and Only" by The 808 : Listen to more at https://bit.ly/3FTYIAJ Intro/Outro Voiceover: Michael Helms : https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelTheSoundGuy  Edited by: Secret Roots Music House

The Gospel Passage today tells us of a Parable in which many were invited and yet those guests did not attend and even offered excuses to why they couldnt come to the banquet. We too are invited to at least 52 Banquets a year.  Do we go?  Or do we make excuses too?Christmas is also just around the corner and have we prepared our hearts for Him Who came to save us?How are the above intertwined and what can we still do?  Listen...

Senior Pastor Ezequiel Velez. “BANQUETS, INVITES & ATTIRE”

What were the Waterloo banquets, and why did they matter? Luke Reynolds returns to explain why there was much more to these annual celebrations of the allied victory than an aristocratic booze-up. Buy the book. Discount code: AAFLYG6 for 33% off https://global.oup.com/academic/product/who-owned-waterloo-9780192865281?q=Reynolds&lang=en&cc=gb Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @lureynol

Mike Sertle, manager of conservation programs, and Sara Burns, water program specialist, join Dr. Mike Brasher to share the exciting story of how DU is growing conservation through innovative partnerships around the many benefits of wetlands and waterfowl habitat. From water quality to flood water retention and coastal resiliency, DU's new work in Sustainability and Nature-based Solutions is attracting more partners, funding sources, and ideas to our waterfowl and wetlands conservation mission.www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

Old Testament: Esther 1–2 Esther 1–2 (Listen) The King's Banquets 1 Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel, 3 in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him, 4 while he showed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor and pomp of his greatness for many days, 180 days. 5 And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa the citadel, both great and small, a feast lasting for seven days in the court of the garden of the king's palace. 6 There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods1 and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones. 7 Drinks were served in golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king. 8 And drinking was according to this edict: “There is no compulsion.” For the king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do as each man desired. 9 Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus. Queen Vashti's Refusal 10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, 11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown,2 in order to show the peoples and the princes her beauty, for she was lovely to look at. 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command delivered by the eunuchs. At this the king became enraged, and his anger burned within him. 13 Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for this was the king's procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment, 14 the men next to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom): 15 “According to the law, what is to be done to Queen Vashti, because she has not performed the command of King Ahasuerus delivered by the eunuchs?” 16 Then Memucan said in the presence of the king and the officials, “Not only against the king has Queen Vashti done wrong, but also against all the officials and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. 17 For the queen's behavior will be made known to all women, causing them to look at their husbands with contempt,3 since they will say, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, and she did not come.' 18 This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's behavior will say the same to all the king's officials, and there will be contempt and wrath in plenty. 19 If it please the king, let a royal order go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so that it may not be repealed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus. And let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she. 20 So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, for it is vast, all women will give honor to their husbands, high and low alike.” 21 This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed. 22 He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to every province in its own script and to every people in its own language, that every man be master in his own household and speak according to the language of his people. Esther Chosen Queen 2 After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus had abated, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her. 2 Then the king's young men who attended him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king. 3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in Susa the citadel, under custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women. Let their cosmetics be given them. 4 And let the young woman who pleases the king4 be queen instead of Vashti.” This pleased the king, and he did so. 5 Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite, 6 who had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away. 7 He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. 8 So when the king's order and his edict were proclaimed, and when many young women were gathered in Susa the citadel in custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai, who had charge of the women. 9 And the young woman pleased him and won his favor. And he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her portion of food, and with seven chosen young women from the king's palace, and advanced her and her young women to the best place in the harem. 10 Esther had not made known her people or kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her not to make it known. 11 And every day Mordecai walked in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and what was happening to her. 12 Now when the turn came for each young woman to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their beautifying, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and ointments for women—13 when the young woman went in to the king in this way, she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the harem to the king's palace. 14 In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second harem in custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch, who was in charge of the concubines. She would not go in to the king again, unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name. 15 When the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter, to go in to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, who had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her. 16 And when Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign, 17 the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown5 on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. 18 Then the king gave a great feast for all his officials and servants; it was Esther's feast. He also granted a remission of taxes to the provinces and gave gifts with royal generosity. Mordecai Discovers a Plot 19 Now when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate. 20 Esther had not made known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him. 21 In those days, as Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 22 And this came to the knowledge of Mordecai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai. 23 When the affair was investigated and found to be so, the men were both hanged on the gallows.6 And it was recorded in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king. Footnotes [1] 1:6 Or rings [2] 1:11 Or headdress [3] 1:17 Hebrew to disdain their husbands in their eyes [4] 2:4 Hebrew who is good in the eyes of the king [5] 2:17 Or headdress [6] 2:23 Or wooden beam or stake; Hebrew tree or wood. This Persian execution practice involved affixing or impaling a person on a stake or pole (compare Ezra 6:11) (ESV) Psalm: Psalm 40 Psalm 40 (Listen) My Help and My Deliverer To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 40   I waited patiently for the LORD;    he inclined to me and heard my cry.2   He drew me up from the pit of destruction,    out of the miry bog,  and set my feet upon a rock,    making my steps secure.3   He put a new song in my mouth,    a song of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear,    and put their trust in the LORD. 4   Blessed is the man who makes    the LORD his trust,  who does not turn to the proud,    to those who go astray after a lie!5   You have multiplied, O LORD my God,    your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;    none can compare with you!  I will proclaim and tell of them,    yet they are more than can be told. 6   In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,    but you have given me an open ear.1  Burnt offering and sin offering    you have not required.7   Then I said, “Behold, I have come;    in the scroll of the book it is written of me:8   I delight to do your will, O my God;    your law is within my heart.” 9   I have told the glad news of deliverance2    in the great congregation;  behold, I have not restrained my lips,    as you know, O LORD.10   I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;    I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;  I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness    from the great congregation. 11   As for you, O LORD, you will not restrain    your mercy from me;  your steadfast love and your faithfulness will    ever preserve me!12   For evils have encompassed me    beyond number;  my iniquities have overtaken me,    and I cannot see;  they are more than the hairs of my head;    my heart fails me. 13   Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me!    O LORD, make haste to help me!14   Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether    who seek to snatch away my life;  let those be turned back and brought to dishonor    who delight in my hurt!15   Let those be appalled because of their shame    who say to me, “Aha, Aha!” 16   But may all who seek you    rejoice and be glad in you;  may those who love your salvation    say continually, “Great is the LORD!”17   As for me, I am poor and needy,    but the Lord takes thought for me.  You are my help and my deliverer;    do not delay, O my God! Footnotes [1] 40:6 Hebrew ears you have dug for me [2] 40:9 Hebrew righteousness; also verse 10 (ESV) New Testament: Luke 4 Luke 4 (Listen) The Temptation of Jesus 4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.'” 5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 8 And Jesus answered him, “It is written,   “‘You shall worship the Lord your God,    and him only shall you serve.'” 9 And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,   “‘He will command his angels concerning you,    to guard you,' 11 and   “‘On their hands they will bear you up,    lest you strike your foot against a stone.'” 12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'” 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. Jesus Begins His Ministry 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 18   “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,    because he has anointed me    to proclaim good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives    and recovering of sight to the blind,    to set at liberty those who are oppressed,19   to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” 20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph's son?” 23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.'” 24 And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. 25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers1 in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. 30 But passing through their midst, he went away. Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon 31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 “Ha!2 What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” 35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. 36 And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” 37 And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region. Jesus Heals Many 38 And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. 39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them. 40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. Jesus Preaches in Synagogues 42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, 43 but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” 44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.3 Footnotes [1] 4:27 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13 [2] 4:34 Or Leave us alone [3] 4:44 Some manuscripts Galilee (ESV)

Host Dr. Mike Brasher discusses the important role of auctioneers for Ducks Unlimited. They are joined by Junior Staggs, an auctioneer and instructor at Auctioneer University, who shares his story of overcoming stage fright to become an auctioneer. DU's Director of Event Marketing and Field Support Jimbo Robinson also joins the conversation and explains the significance of fundraising events for DU's mission. The hosts and guests discuss the auctioneer's chant, its history, and its importance in generating excitement and raising funds. Overall, the episode highlights auctioneers's crucial contribution to helping conserve wetlands and associated habitats.www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

Who was Darius the Mede? I'm putting a bunch of work into my website so that it's easy to search and access the entire podcast back catalog; including the series on Matthew and the series where we went through the whole Bible, covering one book per episode. My YouTube stuff is there and easy to peruse as well. You can check it out at thetmbh.com Thanks to everyone who supports TMBH at patreon.com/thetmbhpodcast You're the reason we can all do this together! Discuss the episode here Opening song, "A Premonition" from the album, "The Clamour and the Crash" by Jeff Foote