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This month we have local writers Austin Ross and Joey Hedger, both with books out with Malarkey Books. We also have Alan Good, editor of Malarkey Books, who has published a slew of DC writers.  Credits Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/ Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/ Always Faithful by Ketsa is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/cc-by-free-to-use-for-anything/always-faithful/ Bantu by Sneaky Club is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/sneaky-club/single/bantu/ Cellar Door by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/lo-fi-and-chill/cellar-door/ zate it with a spork by Uncle Milk is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/zate_it_with_a_spork_1516/ Re-Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/junior85_-_08_-_Re-Function/ CHASIN' IT by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/Audionautix_Acoustic/CHASIN_IT_________________________1-14/ BACK TO THE WOODS by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/Audionautix_Acoustic/BACK_TO_THE_WOODS____1-03/ SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/Audionautix_Acoustic/SOLO_ACOUSTIC_GUITAR_3-11/ 

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The last days before the Great Hunt.Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.“Can the scorpion ever stop being a scorpion? “"Do we get our legally permitted weaponry back?" The bishop still held my hand."Sure. If it makes you feel better.""I would like to meet your people then," he gave my paw one last shake then released me. "Shall we go?""I will have someone take you to your car. I want to briefly meet with the President, of Havenstone, then I'll join you in the garage. We'll drive over to JIKIT and I'll make the introductions. Good enough?""That is acceptable," he nodded."What about you two?" I regarded the nun and the Swiss Super-soldier. The nun remained vigilant, and silent. The Swiss' eyes flickered to his boss before settling back on me."It is what I volunteered for," he stated firmly."Okay. Please never say I didn't give you a chance to take the sane way out. Also, Bishop Nicolö, circumstances have conspired to up my prospective wedding date to January 1st.""That will be more difficult. Why the change?" he remained grim."We are having twins. By March, this will be very visible.""That is, unfortunate," he shook his head."You have no idea," and then a brainstorm. "And I am curious about resurrecting the Order of the Dragon, the Societas Draconistarum." Technically that meant 'Society of the Dragonists' which was more appropriate than the literal Ordo Draconis."Precisely how do you plan to recreate a crusading Christian Order which was the purview of the Hungarian monarchs?" he didn't sound the least skeptical, just curious."I have billions of euros to fund such a thing," I winked. "Of far greater critical importance, I know where I can find the supernatural guidance and spiritual imperative for such an organization.""You are going to produce a dragon?" his eyes grew larger even as he fought down his fear. Good man. He was adaptive. He'd need to be."I never said such a thing. That would make me sound crazy," I smiled broadly. "Besides, when I say 'dragon', you think 'devil' and that's way too pedestrian for where we are going.""I am not a moral relativist.""Neither am I. I'm out to save lives and nurture the drive in the human spirit to reach for freedom, love and liberty. As you might imagine, I'm pretty freaking outnumbered.""I think you are crazy," he re-evaluated things."I just might be. In all honesty, you should back out now. Take your two compadres back to 25 East 39th Street (the Holy See's Permanent Observer Offices to the UN in NYC) and report 'Mission Failure'. You'll most likely live longer," I reasoned."I am not afraid to die," Sister Rafaela Sophia finally voiced an opinion."That's idiotic," I scoffed before the bishop could reprimand her for opening her mouth. "You should be.""My soul is in God's hands," she set her jaw."Does he talk to you?" I countered."His message is clear.""Not what I asked. I asked if he specifically directed you to toss your life fruitlessly away as an object lesson for the reckless, or careless?""This is uncalled for," Nicolö intervened."Nope. I bet you a phone call to my Brother to physically restore your bishopric that there are four people in this room who have murdered in cold blood," I kept eye contact with the nun, "and she's the odd one out. Right Juanita?""Yes, Ishara," Juanita slipped up. Her spycraft, like mine, needed work."You were in the military?" the bishop asked my bodyguard."Was? I am. Right now," she related. "I will be until I die."That earned me looks from the three Catholics."She is loyal," Nicolö nodded slightly toward her, referring to Juanita's declaration."Huh? To me? Nope. She's loyal to my office, which we shan't get into right now. Back to you, Sister Rafaela Sophia. Are you out to be a martyr, or has some saint, or angel, given you a directive the other two seem to be unaware of which causes you to devalue your life?""I am devoted to the One True God, Christ, our Savior," and Juanita snorted, "and the Virgin Mary," the nun stated firmly. "I don't hear voices in my head.""Juanita, that was rude. Apologize to our guest," I kept looking forward."No." Well, fuck you too."Gun," I commanded. I held out my left hand."What? No. I will not give you one of my guns," she resisted."Juanita, give me your primary weapon, or I will ask Pamela to beat you up the moment I depart for the Great Hunt. After yesterday's stunt, you know she will," I threatened. Fair, I was not. She drew a Glock-20 and handed it to me. I went through the routine, dropped the magazine then ejected the round before opening the door.Oh look, there were four SD chicks outside, ready to escort my visitors downstairs. I didn't even need to waste a phone call. It wasn't like the conference room wasn't being monitored."Excuse me," I took a half step out the door then hurled all three items down the hall. Looking back at Juanita. "Go fetch.""Fuck you," she snapped."And insulting her faith was as degrading to both her faith and her as me doing this to you is degrading to you right now," I lectured her. "It is important to her, therefore it is important to me because she is my guest in the same way it is important to me that I let my bodyguard do her job without being a total asshole all the time. Now go get your God-damn weapon," I barked. Off she went. I left the door open."Now Sister Rafaela Sophia, the point of all this is: I don't give a crap if you are willing to die for God. In fact, that makes you less than worthless to me and the team. I want to know if you are willing to put other motherfuckers in the ground so that Bishop Nicolá, or Mathias, might get to keep doing their jobs.""Murder is a sin," she declared."Go home," I sighed while shaking my head."She answers to me, the Church and God, not you, Mr. Nyilas," the bishop stepped forward."Then you can go home too," I shrugged. "I'm not asking for remorseless killers. I'm asking for people willing to kill to get the hard work done and best of all, for people who know the difference.""Everyone on JIKIT is a professional soldier, or killer?" he asked."No, but the ones who aren't don't carry guns and know to get down when things get funky," I bantered."I vouch for her," he insisted. Juanita came running back into the room."Cool beans. I don't know you either.""You apparently know my service history," he volleyed."Yeah. Ten years a foreigner in the service of France, then you went straight into a university which turns out Jesuits," I riposted."What turned your life around?" he evaded. That was okay. I'd gotten what I wanted. I was willing to bet he had read every bit of public information about me and it was rumored the heavy Catholic membership in the FBI had its benefits to the Church as well. Not so much as to give them insight into JIKIT, but,"Someone risked their life for me. It's been pretty much downhill from there," I confessed. It was the truth. After Katrina gave me the life line on Day Two, it had all spiraled to the revelation of my heritage, Dad's death, Summer Camp, the Hamptons, Romania and Aya's kidnapping."A person, a soldier, died saving my life," the bishop empathized. "Her story is similar. She seeks redemption. She is not suicidal. I am staking both our lives on it."Did he mean him and Mathias, or him and me? I wasn't certain. Still, it was good enough for now. I'd gotten a look at their emotional make up, even the relatively quiet Swiss."Very well," I agreed. "I have to go see the President about my new job description. I'll catch up with you at your car." To the SD team leader, "Take them to the garage. I will join the group of you very soon.""Yes Ishara," she nodded. I exited the room, Juanita in tow. Two SD entered. I was gone before the Papal team left. Upstairs we went, with one last chore to discharge. I had to check on Ms. French to be absolutely freaking sure it was Shawnee, because anyone else would spell disaster.{8:30 am, Monday, September 8th. Last day}A Room full of asistants:Well, there it was, the office of the Executive Director to the President, and not 'Executive Assistant', because this was Katrina's final 'fuck you, no, just her final 'fuck you' before the Great Hunt got underway. I shouldn't assume things, dang it!Anyway, according to the gray-haired matron running gatekeeper to the Office of the President, this was where I was supposed to show up. I shot Juanita a worried look. She glanced my way and shrugged, momentarily willing to not give me shit about the past 24 hours because where I was situated would determine how easily she could do her job.In we went. In the suite were three desks, the 'big' desk situated at the far end of the office space and two far more modest ones on either side of the entryway. The room expanded beyond the chokepoint formed by the two closest desks into a cluttered area. The walls were cluttered with inset bookshelves and portraits of women. Facing one another were a loveseat on my left with bookend plush chairs in an 'L' facing and a full sofa on the right. There were end tables at the ends of the sofa and the corners between the loveseat and each chair.As the door opened, I hadn't knock as this was my office, or so it seemed, the occupants, who had all been sitting in quiet conversation in the central section, began reacting. Oh look ~ Constanza! I nearly had a heart attack before I realized there were three other Amazons also in the room. Sadly, none were behind the 'big desk', so I couldn't tell who was in charge. Two of the other three choices weren't too much better. First off,"Ishara," Marilynn Saint John stood to greet me. I'd last seen her when I'd dedicated her grandmother's (Hayden's) spirit to the halls of my ancestors, not hers, after forcing the political crisis leading to Hayden's suicide ~ her taking herself to the cliffs and in doing so, destroying the Amazon Cult of Blood Purity. Marilynne was clearly still bitter with me. Umm, I could still incite passion in women I hadn't slept with, yet, woot?"Cáel," the senior-most and only friendly face in the room spoke next. Thank goodness it was Beyoncé Vincennes, Head of House Hanwasuit and House Ishara ally."Cáel Ishara," the third individual was deferential which I wasn't sure how to take as the last time I'd encountered her, yeah, things hadn't gone well either."Beyoncé," I started off with a smile. From there, I had to figure out, ah, Beyoncé's eyes flickered to Constanza then Sabia. I knew Marilynn, with her young age, had the least seniority, "Constanza, Sabia, Marilynn. How's tricks?"Glum faces by everyone except Beyoncé. I didn't ask about Sabia's particular well-being. It had been months since I'd beaten her into the mats of the Full-blooded gym. She'd attacked Yasmin, the Brazilian Hottie and my Brazilian Jujutsu sparring buddy, and I'd retaliated by ambushed her when she turned her back on us. Besides, she'd been giving me shit before I even could see straight.Constanza was minus her left eye because of her dire insult to me. If she wasn't capable of working, she wouldn't be here. If she appreciated my 'mercy' in sparing her life ~ her insult was worthy of her death ~ Constanza hid it well. I hadn't spared her expecting a change of heart. I hadn't felt words alone warranted anyone's death. I was a big boy and could take a few insults. House Ishara, as represented by me, could care less. These days, my sisters would be less understanding despite them knowing my heart."Constanza Landau of House Jaya and Marilynn Saint John of House Anahit are Assistants to President Shawnee French," Beyoncé eased things along, "so will be working closely with us, at least for the short term. Sabia Noel of House Guabancex, who I now think you know as well, has joined you as the other 'Assistant' to the 'Executive Director to the President', (that would make me an 'adept', but adept at what?), and since two of the three Regents are unfamiliar with the workings of Havenstone proper, Shawnee has asked me to perform in that role."Beyoncé was, or had been, Havenstone HQ's CFO (Chief Financial Officer). From what I was quickly piecing together, she would essentially be making all the day-to-day decisions concerning the running of Havenstone (how the Host made the majority of its money) until the Regents got up to speed.Only Buffy had actual experience with the New York office and, from what she had told me, solely within Executive Services. While ES knew 'who' did what inside Havenstone, they weren't aware precisely how those Amazons got their jobs done. That would have been an impossible task. Katrina could do it, but she knew it was beyond the ability of most of us 'mere mortals'. Since we were currently at war, the Host needed Katrina completely focused on her duties as Chief Spy-mistress, not baby-sitting the adults.Shawnee indeed had much gravitas among the other House Heads. Not only had she risen up to lead a First House, she had performed heroically during the final days of the last Secret War. Afterwards she had moved into the realm of Amazon jurisprudence and mediation. Until yesterday, she had lived in a House Arinniti freehold in Minnesota's Great Lakes region thus her desire for the 'Training Wheels' period.The Regency would not rule through telecommunication (the upper echelons feared being eavesdropped upon beyond the standard Amazon (read: paranoid) levels) and Havenstone: New York was the center best situated for the current war-fighting operations, so here she lived. I was sure a team from Executive Services was buying, outfitting/spy-proofing and fortifying a dwelling suitable for the President of a Fortune 500 company. Hayden's home would remain the domicile of Sydney thus Marilynn.The same rigmarole would be done for Rhada and Buffy (though I imaged Buffy would bitch endlessly). Publically, they were VP's of a company worth hundreds of billions of dollars and they had to present the public trappings of such leaders.Why did the Amazons do this ~ unmask their leadership to public exposure? Legal-simple: they could request and expect all levels of public and private security for their executives who happened to also be important officials of the Host. Certainly not all executives at Havenstone were officeholders, House Heads, or House Apprentices, but the high level of competence which permitted one often led to the other.Beyonce:As an example: Beyoncé wasn't the most 'bad-ass' lethal chick in House Hanwasuit. As she was preparing to be casted, her intelligence, creativity and diligence at her future craft, finances, was noted by the Host and the members of her House. In due time her name was circulated as Apprentice and the elders approved. When her elder cousin, the prior House Head, took herself to the cliffs, Beyoncé assumed the top spot. Beyoncé wasn't even one of that woman's three daughters.Mirroring her advancement in her House was her advancement in Havenstone's Accounting, Acquisitions and Banking Divisions until she was appointed CFO Havenstone HQ ~ the supreme financial authority inside Havenstone, though the individual regional branches had a greater degree of autonomy than you might normally expect from a 21st century conglomerate, or a Bronze Age autocracy.I had to constantly remind myself, despite the near-constant feuding, Amazons exhibited a phenomenally higher level of trust than I'd ever found in any other society I'd ever witnessed, or read about, before. Though technically Beyoncé could have gone to President Hayden to enforce her decisions ~ or now the Regency ~ she was far more diplomatic in her approach in dealing with the other 'continental' CEO's and CFO's.That meant she had to wrangle the aspirations and resources from:North America (including Latin America, the 'Canadian Arctic' and the North Pacific Ocean),South America (includes both the South Atlantic and South Pacific as far as Samoa),Europe (mostly Central Europe these days plus Antarctica, the 'Russian' Arctic and the North Atlantic),Africa (mostly West-central Africa),India (the subcontinent plus the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean) and,Southeast Asia (which includes Australia)All of which suggested Havenstone hadn't redrawn the Amazons' geographic demarcations since the late 19th century. As an example, an East African venture, say in Tanzania, was as likely to be under the purview of Havenstone: India (due to its control over the Indian Ocean) as Havenstone: Africa (which traditionally had no East Coast holdings due to their constant struggles versus the Arabic slave trade).Returning to Beyoncé: initially she had held the proper 'conservative' (aka man-hating) mindset. My behavior during that first Board Meeting began to change her opinion of me and the New Directive. After the Archery Range incident, Beyoncé became a vocal proponent of the New Directive and faced challenges within her ranks. House Heads do not have to accept challenges and Beyoncé didn't, reasoning with her detractors they had no alternatives save the 'Old Ways' which spelled doom for the Amazon Race.Bing-bang-boom ~ I became the Head of a resurrected House Ishara by the Will of the Ancestors and Beyoncé was vindicated. Not necessarily in the New Directive, but in her support of me thus the rebirth of a sister First House. The purge following High Priestess' Hayden's death was her ultimate absolution. The Ancestors and Destiny had spoken and shown Beyoncé had been piloting House Hanwasuit along the proper course all along.Back to my current circumstances:Oh, why was I Assistant to the Executive Director to the President? It gave me direct access to the finances of Havenstone which was a critical leg of the war-fighting stool ~ people, morale, money and equipment. As Chief Diplomat, I helped with all four of those in varying degrees, allied troops, allied victories, allied bank accounts and allied armaments.The Great Khan, my spiritual 'Blood-Brother', was ramping up his logistic support for my Amazons in Africa, Asia and the Americas. We were 'Allies in the Struggle' and he wasn't going to wait for the Condottieri to begin coordinating with the Seven Pillars to declare them to be his enemies. They were already fighting the Amazons and 9 Clans, his allies, so their fates were sealed.In Japan, my Amazons provided small yet highly effective strike groups which the Ninja families furnished all the support services for. Everything from food to bullets to medical attention as needed. Without reservation, we shared their death-grapple with the Seven Pillars.From the dispatches I was getting back from my family members and envoys in Japan, we were making serious diplomatic inroads with the Ninja. Once again, it was the Amazons shocking capacity for violence as well as their fanaticism, professionalism and proficiency which all impressed our hosts and terrified our enemies, and this from people of a philosophical mindset which had them historically battling samurai.The Black Lotus were running around like rhesus monkeys on crack cocaine unleashed in a China Shop and given RPG's. While the Amazons couldn't help them in China, Indochina & Thailand ~ the Khanate could and was. The Amazons were of more help in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, where the Black Lotus and Amazons were going everywhere on the offensive against the Seven Pillars while the normal tight cohesion and iron-clad confidence, traits which made the 7P's so dangerous ~ were shaken by their horrendous losses in the 'Homeland' aka Mainland China.Less we forget, the 'military intelligence' wing of their organization had been decimated by the Khanate's Anthrax attack due to members of the Earth & Sky sacrificing themselves by being injected with the toxin then allowing themselves to be captured, which always ended in torture and death.Furthermore, the People's Republic of China, while having a scary 18% of the population either captured, imprisoned, dead, or displaced due to the Khanate invasion, that had come with the loss of 63% of their landmass (they had lost all of Nei Mongol, Ningxia & Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Regions, Qinghai and Gansu as well as 90% of Yunnan, 80% of Sichuan and 20% of Shaanxi provinces) to the Khanate and the 'abomination' that was a free Tibet.Then came the Russian 'stab in the back' which entailed the loss of another 10% of their people falling under foreign dominion as well as losing 8% of their most industrialized territory, Manchuria (Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces ~ the Nei Mongol portion of 'Manchuria' was in the Khanate's greedy clutches, from the viewpoint of a Seven P's warrior).Don't get me wrong, they weren't about to throw in the towel. If anything, they were becoming more dedicated to trying harder, digging deep into their knowledge of every atrocity, inhumanity and perversion now deemed necessary to re-chart history back onto its 'correct' path. It was this willingness to act in an even greater sociopathic manner which was being used against them. After all, the 7P's had plenty of proxy allies, who were starting to get really nervous about what their paymasters were now asking them to do,We Amazons were getting some extra special help too. The Booth-gan (Do not call them Thuggee ~ the confederate 9 Clan member based out of India though long since ensconced within various Hindi enclaves across the Globe) had created an all-female group of ultra-fanatical Kali-devotees ~ a gift for the upcoming battle fomented by the Will of the Goddess herself.While Aya was our Queen and the Regency would rule until she wished to assume command of the Amazon People, the nuts-and-bolts of the Host's activities were handled by Saint Marie as Golden Mare (our Minister of War) (technically she held the top spot due to our State of War, though no Golden Mare had ever exercised such authority over a Queen (and she definitely believed Aya was our Queen)), Katrina (as Minister of Intelligence and Security), Beyoncé (as Havenstone (the multinational corporation) ~ our Treasurer/Economic Tsarina) and me (our Foreign Minister).Saint Marie had decided to forgo a public face in order to better facilitate her moving around to various battle fronts and holding clandestine meetings with her junior regional commanders. Her Havenstone corporate title was 'Chief of Security Training and Certification'. As an extra level of deception, the head of Security Services wasn't even a Director-level position, instead being folded into the duties of the Office of the President.To my current circumstances ~ I had been given Constanza's house name which could only mean she wasn't currently assigned to the Security Detail; a fact that couldn't have made her bad attitude any better. Marilynn had completely lost her way as an Amazon when I first met her, burying her pain and confusion in endless partying and intoxicants. I believed only her grandmother's status as High Priestess kept her from the severest of reprimands, or death. I didn't even know what Marilynn's caste was. Sabia,"While I'm sure you are both far more qualified than I, precisely how did you two get these jobs?" I had to ask my two non-coworkers. Constanza glowered. Marilynn flinched."I have an in depth knowledge of Havenstone security procedures and resources," Constanza replied."Shawnee requested me," was Marilynn's comeback. "I also have intimate knowledge of the City of New York and its environs.""Actually, Buffy Ishara recommended you both to Shawnee," Beyoncé corrected their misconceptions. I knew the score. I'd be working intimately with the tight community around the President (Shawnee) and Vice Presidents (Buffy & Rhada). Buffy wanted me to be surrounded by women who hated my guts, so I wouldn't end up boinking them. It rarely worked that way. All too often ladies who hated my still-beating heart ended up punishing me with sex. I wasn't sure why that happened, but it did."Beyoncé, didn't the Chief Diplomat of the Host have her own office? I'm pretty sure Troika had one before her unfortunate collision with Saint Marie," I felt entitled to inquire."Do you feel you've earned that office space?" she riposted."Oh, fuck no!" I waved my hands one over the other to accentuate my denial. "I was just wondering where I could stick Juanita while I'm hanging around, here.""She has the desk right outside the door, Cáel," Beyoncé smiled knowingly. "So there is no way you can sneak past her.""Oh," I grunted. "Buffy again?""No. Pamela Pile put in that particular request.""Oh, Sweet Mother of God, now she is conspiring against me too?""Yes. Some of us realize the greatest hazard to your health is yourself, Ishara," Beyoncé chided me. "We'd like to keep you around, so we listen to those charged with that nigh impossible task.""Is she going to be hanging around the office often?" Constanza asked, either myself, Juanita, or Beyoncé; I wasn't sure. She = Pamela."Please, Constanza," I attempted to intervene, "don't make Pamela kill you. It will upset Mona." Constanza's scowl was accentuated by the eyepatch covering her ruined left socket, the one Pamela had carved out when Constanza had insulted me and House Ishara on our first day of rebirth. I didn't tell Juanita this, because Juanita might just shoot Constanza over the insult before Pamela got a chance to finish the job.The tension was palatable."Mona and I have talked, about Romania, and other things," Constanza grudgingly allowed. It took me a second to realize there was a hidden meaning to what she said. Mona was part of my personal Security Detail bodyguard unit. If she felt Constanza, the woman who had raised her after her birth-mother had died, was a threat to me, she'd feel duty-bound to snuff Constanza first. Amazons were hard-ass bitches alright and I think Mona had made that clear."I hope things can improve between us," I offered to Constanza. "Beyoncé, I just stopped in to say 'hey'. I'm off to JIKIT and I've got three of the Pope's people waiting on me in the garage so,""Vice President Varma requested a moment of your time," Beyoncé smirked. "She is in 2604.""Who?""Vice President Rhada Varma, a moment of your time, alone?" she clarified."Sure thing," I backed out of the office. Once I had some space, I turned to Juanita. "Give me three minutes then bust in and say, I don't know, a tsunami is about to overwhelm the city, or something. Otherwise, I won't get out for at least an hour and I think I've put the Bishop and his people through enough delays as it is.""Are you actually asking me to stop you from having an in-office liaison?" she studied me intently as we walked in the direction of Rhada's office."Yes. It's not likely to happen often, believe me.""Oh, I do, in that you won't ask me to do it often," she grumbled. I'd deal with Juanita's morale problem later. Right now, I had to gird my loins so they wouldn't do anything else with Rhada. I had work to do, damn it!Rhada was sitting at her desk, working on something, stylus raised up so she could chew on the end. Her hair was pulled back in a half-ponytail, the type that captured the rear half of the hair in a ponytail while leaving the front and bangs free to flow down. Rhada's blouse was white & billowy and, as I was soon to discover, her pants were ultra-tight and contour hugging."Mr. Nyilas," she greeted me. "I would like a moment of your time," she relayed what I already knew. She was more than a tad nervous to boot."Vice President Varma," I started off."When in private you may call me Rhada," she interrupted."Rhada, you look more ravishing than ever."That got up her and coming around her desk, which revealed her ultra-tight pants with no sign of her wearing underwear. Yikes! My cock was preparing to do what a cock was meant to do and I just didn't have the time, Really!"Do you have any time?" she let her bosom heave."Not today, ugh," I groaned. See, Rhada took the stylus and dragged it down her chin, throat and in between her bountiful mounds.All of which exposed the top of her black bra."Are you sure, Master?" she enticed me by turning around and then leaning over her desk, point that ass in my direction. My mouth began salivating and my groin ached. I found myself quick-stepping to her and giving those buttocks two firm slaps, one on each cheek."No, damn it, though I'm going to make you pay for this when I get back," I rumbled."Master will make me wait?" she taunted me."That will cost you even more," I growled. "I have business which simply won't wait and here is my captive teasing me with the treasures of her flesh. Bad, war captive," I spanked her yet again, hard. "Bad!" and I spanked her a fourth time. With each beating, Rhada gasped in pain and then exhaled in pleasure."If I've been bad, Master must be extra harsh with me when he returns in triumph from the Great Hunt," she gloated. Rhada had gotten what she wanted, which was another affirmation of my lust for her and our 'game'. I could provide her the release she so desperately craved while allowing her the safety of remaining in the Amazon fold. It was a perfect pairing, for her.I had other problems, such as all the other baby mamas in my life plus the extra-marital affairs I was contemplating. I still took the moments we had to snuggle with Rhada, her grinding that tush into my rod while I held both her arms tightly to her side while raining kisses down onto her neck and head."Sir! A giant tsunami is approaching the city!" Juanita exploded through the door."What?" I coughed. I had a face full of hair."Huh?" Rhada pushed up and away from me. I let her go."Right now," Juanita insisted. She really needed to stop taking me so seriously when I gave her such advice."Really?" from Rhada. She shot me a curious look so I shrugged. What else was I supposed to do with such a flimsy lie forcing our separation? At least I got out of there on time?{9:50 am, Monday, September 8th ~ Last day}(JKIT HQ)"Is this a common occurrence?" Sister Rafaela Sophia whispered to the closest woman, who happened to be Wiesława, the Polish Amazon. Since she hadn't arrived with us from Havenstone, the nun might have assumed she was with the 'Americans', or British."What?" Wiesława responded evenly."Weapons combat, they look real," the nun clarified."They are real. We always practice with real weapons.""Really?""Of course," Wiesława smiled at her. "We believe a few cuts and scrapes now will save lives when the true tests come.""Oh, you are with, Havenstone?" Rafaela clued in."Yes. I am Wiesława of House Živa. I am currently assigned to Unit L, Cáel's unit within JIKIT," she offered her hand to shake. Despite being a full-blooded Amazon from a freehold, her 'human' skills were progressing nicely. The nun shook it."I am Sister Rafaela Sophia of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, that is a Roman Catholic Religious Order." Pause. "Do you hate Catholics too?""Yes. We have lived beside your people for many centuries and found your clergy to be much more dangerous than your pagan predecessors. Still, Cáel thinks you can be relied on and he's proven we can trust outsider women, which I was raised to believe was unlikely, and outsider men, which was basically anathema, so I'm willing to set aside my prejudices and judge you as an individual," the Pole imparted."Outsider men?" Rafaela mumbled."Well, yes," Wiesława smirked. "You are a nun, right?""Yes.""So you set aside the World of Men to live mostly among women, right?""Not entirely," the nun chose her words carefully. "We still rely on priests for religious rights and of course obey the life teachings of Christ and follow the leadership of his Holiness, the Pope, a man.""No one is perfect," the Amazon bantered back."Do you know the teachings of our Lord, Jesus Christ?" Rafaela ventured into dangerous waters."Yes. He was the semi-historical Son of your supposed One True God. We are not monotheists. We are Polytheists. Živa is my House's matron Goddess. It is also the name of the first woman to lead the House, her birth name surrendered to Destiny so all the daughters who came afterwards would be equals.""Oh, is Mr. Nyilas also pagan?" she inquired."I am unsure. From what I have been told, he has commended the spirit of his fallen father to your Jesus in a sacred ceremony then, in the presence of your Trinity and the Goddess Ishara, brought in new members to his House. I suspect he may be both," Wiesława reasoned. "Why don't you ask him?""Because he's fighting for his life?" Rafaela looked my way.See, the entire time their discussion had been going on, I had been sparring in a spare room at JIKIT HQ with Estere Abed, the Hashashin assassin (rather redundant ~ like saying the Sahara Desert). I had two tomahawks while she had a scimitar and curved dagger. While we sparred using the furniture as obstacles, Agent-86 was briefing me on various World events to get my input.Addison Stuart (CIA) and Lady Fathom Worthington-Burke (MI-6) were having a chat with Bishop Nicolé de Santis, verifying for themselves he was worth adding to the team. Juanita was having a similar discussion with Rikki Martin (US State Department) concerning my earlier encounter with the Papal team. Nicolé's buddy, Wachtmeister Mathias Bosshart of the Swiss Guard, was getting acquainted with the other security personnel.In comparison, those two had it easy. Both men were in their elements. Nicolé was a spook who pretended to be a diplomat for the Pope and was well acquainted with terms like 'deniable assets', 'plausible deniability' and your direct superior referring to requests concerning your identity/diplomatic status by saying 'I never heard of him and if I had, I have no idea what he was doing when you caught him doing what I don't know what he was doing', or something like that.Mathias was in the company of military-security specialists, brother professionals who were introducing him to his 'sister' professionals. Our Homeland Security gang were almost entirely former military by now. They got along with our JSOC folks and both had gained a limited acceptance with the Amazon security contingent.They bonded over the fact they were forced to work with really shady characters ~ the 9 Clans menagerie ~ who didn't always appreciate JIKIT operational security. Without going into particulars, the Wachtmeister was given the impression the abnormal was the norm and if you didn't think there was a 'down-side' to being able to carry your personally favorite bang-bang (the SG 552-2P Commando in his case) with some serious attachments (read: grenade launcher) around in downtown Manhattan, you probably didn't belong on this team.Back in the room,"He's not fighting for his life," Estere laughed. "He is fighting for mine.""Right," I responded sarcastically. We went through a flurry of exchanges, ending up with me kicking a chair at her. Estere stepped over it, colliding with me.I blocked her dagger, disarmed her scimitar and,"You are dead," she panted down at me, smiling. I was on my back, her straddling me. She had a belt-knife to my throat. I hadn't see her draw it. The scimitar 'disarm' had been a distraction."Woot!" I exhaled."But you're dead," Sister Rafaela misunderstood my good humor."He survived a minute and thirty-four seconds more today than his previous record," Estere responded. She slithered off of me, doing my arousal no good whatsoever, then offered me a hand up."And that's better?""He's a rank amateur with a few months on the job. I've been training to kill people for nearly two decades," Estere smiled. "Care to have a go?""With him, or you?""Either," Estere offered."I don't have a knife, or any hand weapons," she stated."We'll need to remedy that," Wiesława stated. "You should at least carry a knife.""Really? Why?""It is a nearly universal tool," I verbally stepped up. "Even if you are disarmed, you should be able to find one relatively easily, people are less likely to miss a stolen knife than a purloined gun, and a concealed blade could come in handy.""Do you train in knife-work?" Rafaela eye-balled me."Absolutely. It is part of my culture," I grinned."Okay. Can we spar, hand-to-hand?""Sure," I nodded. I put my tomahawks in their harnesses then put my harnesses aside. Estere gave me a wink before giving us the fighting space."So," Rafaela began to circle, "are you Christian?""By your definition, or mine?""By the definition of the Catholic Church."Oh cool, she went for a Savate stance. This was going to get ugly.My "no," was followed by her kick and my block, lunge and grapple. She wasn't nearly as good as Felix. I had her down and in a choke hold within fifteen seconds.Perhaps she thought I'd take it easy on her. She tapped out. I released her, retreated and flowed back to my boxing stance. It took her a moment to realize this was 'practice', not 'an interview'. She hadn't failed in anyone's eyes. We were both doing this to get better."See, I really, truly believe I have talked to supernatural entities ~ some who are considered divinities," I continued. This time she was more careful, trading jabs and blocks with me. "They don't claim to be the One True God. I believe in such a thing, but I also believe having been given the Message, Humanity has been left to muddle things out for ourselves."Whoops, she popped me one."The Woman-Thing this morning?""Yep," I evaded another flurry. She got cocky and I landed three blows, dropping her to the ground. I didn't help her up. Instead, I withdrew and let her get back up on her own before deciding if she wanted to continue. She did."I believe I've seen dragons and ghosts. I have felt legions of my ancestors give me quiet encouragement when I needed it. I know the dead have been brought back to life," I came at her. This time we both went for body blows, knees, elbows and fists. She was not SD-caliber and she needed to be. I grappled and she was forced to tap out again. After she regained her feet, she held up a hand for a pause."Do you believe any of that?" she addressed Estere."I am an adherent of Ismaili Islam yet nothing Cáel has encountered is contrary to my belief system. The Universe is a complex place and the Divine Light is often seen through a fractured lenses," she counseled the nun."Among the escapees were lawyer Francisco Luemba, Catholic Priest Raul Tati, economist Belchior Lanso Tati and former policeman Benjamin Fuca who are serving jail sentences of between three and six years each for supposed links to the rebel group FLEC (Frente para a Libertaé'o do Enclave de Cabinda), which carried out the attack on the Togolese football team at the start of the Africa Cup of Nations in January, 2010," Agent-86 read off yet another bit of global minutia."We need to get to them," I half turned. Sister Rafaela punched me in the gut and I folded up."Oh!" she gasped. "I'm sorry.""Okay," I mumbled. I had to keep with the plan. "Those men. We need to contact our Coils people in Kinshasa and the Warden of the Mountain Ways ('she' was the Amazon Host's leader of Africa ~ in the ancient times, the mountain ways had been the routes of southern vulnerability for the Amazon tribe thus the name).""Okay," both Agent-86 and Estere answered."Why?" 86 added."The Coils and the Host have had a serious problem with no nation in Africa giving them even back room recognition so we are going to take over our own country, Cabinda. It's been struggling to be free of Angola since 1975 and, by latest estimates, we've got strike elements of over 2,000 Amazons ready and waiting next door in Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of Congo.""So you are going to go to war with Angola?" Estere frowned. "Don't we have enough enemies?""Au contraire," I grinned wickedly. "The resistance movement is genuine," I ticked off my points, "they have tons of offshore oil, and after we set off some spectacular explosions in the two main Angolan ports which are just down the coast, we allow global panic to bully the UN into intervening before the Angolan military launch an effective counter-offensive ~ considering the Angolan Armed Forces (I'd been reading up on a ton of CIA & MI-6 briefings) will most likely involve attrition warfare since they can't beat us in a stand-up fight.""They, the Angolans, have no overland access, they are separated by 60 kilometers of territory belonging to the Democratic Republic of Congo over some sad ass roads Plus the Congo River itself which is freaking huge by the time it gets that close to the Atlantic, Cabinda rests on the Atlantic Ocean by the way. No bridges. The Angolan Navy is anemic. Let me think."I began pacing."Hmm, they have no paratroopers though they have some Special Forces, we will need to hit as many of them in the barracks as we can. Their last invasion was from the north, overland, from the Republic of the Congo, in 1975, not likely to happen this time, though I may have my 'Brother' weasel up a battalion of Indian paratroopers to act as convincing peacekeepers after the initial take over.""Perhaps we can recruit some Vietnamese. I'm sure they'll love fighting in someone else's jungle for a change. We'll need some of 'our' guys to seize the port of Soyo, it is on the wrong side of the river, but has the major refinery the Cabindans will need. Since the entire surrounding province are the same ethnic make-up as the Cabindans, we'll have to take that too.""Man-o-man, I bet by the time this is over they'll really wish they'd given little Cabinda independence back in 1975. As for their other refinery, it is in their capital, Luanda, a few big explosions there too will get the markets jittery. Check that ~ the complete and utter destruction of their major petroleum facility will create a stampede for Peace," I continued. I walked over as our resident computer intelligence genius worked his magic."Blowing things up, you mean killing people," the nun blanched."Yes. This is what I do," I spared her a sympathetic glance. "I've got a madman roaming around in my head who provides me truly epic military advice which normally, but not always, means blowing shit up and killing folks. Welcome to the team," then as the data appeared, "Holy Shit! Did they build their oil refinery in the midst of their ghetto?" I was staggered. The refinery in Soyo was isolated from the town so it could be easily (and safely) seized. It was the one in Luanda which was the 'Holy Shit' site."It looks that way," Agent-86 agreed nonplussed. "Hmm, yeah, here is the port facility then your neighborhood of shoddily constructed one- and two-story dwellings between the refinery and the inland storage tanks, the perimeter barrier appears to be a chain link fence. I'd hate to be their Chief of Security.""Oh yeah," I choked. Estere slipped around to get a look."Whoops," she snorted."What are these people thinking?" I continued. "The whole shebang is exposed to the northern quarter of the city. The storage tanks have residential dwellings on all four sides with numerous side streets. Two teams with RPGs and four rounds apiece, Holy Crap. Sorry Sister.""But I want to save lives," she sputtered."Limiting the collateral damage could be pretty tough," Estere frowned. She toggled throw a series of maps to multiple pictures."Oh, look (dripping sarcasm); they light up the refinery at night. You can sit off the coast in a speed boat under cover of darkness and attack from there," she noted."Damn. Those are a lot of lights," Agent-86 agreed."24-7 operation," I suspected."We will need some experts," the government agent nodded."Or we are going to kill a fuck-load of innocent people. Not just the workers, but can you imagine a fire spreading to those neighborhoods? Shit," I muttered."You can't seriously be contemplating doing something like this," the nun sputtered. "It is inhumane. Think of the families, the children.""Lady, yes I am. Do you have any idea what the Human Rights record of the Angolan Army in Cabinda is? It is truly horrific and in case you missed it, one of the guys in dire need of rescuing by me, due to him being a huge rebel leader who has managed to escape, is also a Catholic priest. He's going to be part of the new government we are going to install once we kill a few hundred Angolans ~ mostly soldiers (more like well over a thousand).""We are going to kill a few hundred so a few hundred thousand can live free, democratic lives without worrying about the local police and political establishment torturing and murdering them. It is all part of the plan.""I think I need to talk with the Bishop.""Hang on. Let me finish," I forestalled her. "He'll get briefed along with everyone else. After all, it is a majority Roman Catholic country as is Angola, so I'm sure your guy can be of immense help.""The people you are putting at risk don't deserve this," she protested."They never do," I nodded in agreement with her. "It rarely stops terrible crap from happening to them though."I felt sorry for the Sister. She thought the Bishop was going to put a stop to this. Poor girl; he was going to do the exact opposite. See, the two competing forces at play here were a communistic kleptocracy (currently ruling Angola) and Catholic liberation theology united with a Cabindan national identity dating back to 1885. At stake was 900,000 barrels a day of petroleum. That was a bunch of funding for somebody. Last I checked, the state run energy conglomerate had misplaced $32 billion, in just three years.Mind you, the Coils of the Serpent and the Amazon Host didn't want to help the People of Cabinda out of the goodness of their hearts either. They wanted cover for the importation of weapons and other war-fighting material so they could kill the Condottieri in Africa. If the rebel leaders-turned-legitimate government didn't play ball well, the Coils were in the 'assassinating people' business and somewhere along the line the survivors would figure out keeping 'us' happy kept them alive. Problem solved.It was Bishop Nicolé de Santis' job to facilitate that understanding. If certain people with Vatican credentials explained the 'facts of life' to the new regime a lot more lives could be saved, Catholic lives. In turn, he could work to make sure the new group in power wasn't nearly as corrupt as the gang we were tossing out. Better education and quality of life, improved infrastructure & security and a nice shiny cathedral, or two.We, as in JIKIT and our component members, didn't want to rule the country and dominate the people's lives. We needed the ports and the airfields with a blind eye turned to our skullduggery. Sure, there would be future considerations. Amazons and Coil members would be fighting and dying for these people's freedom ~ public recognition definitely not required. No; the Amazons wanted to be left alone in their deep jungle homes which was an isolation they basically already had. This was a future chit which said 'don't come looking'.The Coils? Let's just say in the future Cabinda would have embassies around the globe and if occasionally they wanted someone to slip through under diplomatic cover ~ they were good for it. And if the Cabindans ever needed help in the future they knew they had friends in dark places who were now invested in Cabinda's survival. It was a win-win-win, unless you were an Angolan big-wig, or one of their foot-soldier currently serving in Cabinda. Amazons weren't big on taking prisoners, or even giving the opposition the option of giving up.For me, it wasn't lunch yet and here I was plotting to overthrow yet another government in yet another country ~ though in only two, small provinces this time. Thank the Goddess I had the rest of the week

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Here's the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Mbuun (kiMbuun), a western Bantu language spoken in Kwilu Province in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Aka, a Bantu language spoken the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Komo (Kikomo), a Bantu language spoken in […]

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Hai Wonder Kids, kembali dalam renungan anak GKY Mangga besar. Judul renungan hari ini adalah HIDUP DALAM KEKUDUSAN Mari kita membaca Firman Tuhan dari  Matius 5: 16Demikianlah hendaknya terangmu bercahaya di depan orang, supaya mereka melihat perbuatanmu yang baik dan memuliakan Bapamu yang di sorga."  Wonder Kids, apakah kamu bersedia membuat perubahan di dalam duniamu? Hiduplah dalam kekudusan. Apa artinya?Hidup kudus artinya kamu memutuskan untuk: - Taat kepada orangtuamu.- Jadilah anak yang tidak mau ikut-ikutan menyontek di sekolah.- Jadilah tetangga yang baik hati dan bersedia menolong orang lain.- Jadilah orang yang tidak pernah mengeluh ketika harusmengerjakan pekerjaan di rumah.- Hati-hati menggunakan uang dan ingat untuk selalu memberikan persembahan kepada Allah.- Nikmati hidupmu dan selalu tersenyum.- Jalani hidupmu seperti Tuhan Yesus, bukan sekedar bercerita tentang diriny-Nya.  MARI KITA BERTUMBUH DI DALAM ANUGERAH TUHAN Wonder Kids, umumnya manusia lebih suka berbuat sesuai contoh perbuatan yang kamu lakukan dari pada melakukan apa yang kamu katakan. Contoh naytanya  dapatdipraktekkan dengan bermain games Simon Says. Mudah bukan meminta teman-temanmu melakukan apa yang kamu sedang kerjakan dari pada melakukan apa yang kamukatakan? Mari kita berdoa Bapa yang baik, terima kasih telah menjadikan aku sebagaiterang di dunia. Bantu aku untuk bersinar dengan kasih-Mu dan melakukan hal-hal yang baik, ajari aku untuk menunjukkan kasih kepada teman-temanku dan menjadipenolong bagi mereka agar orang lain melihat dan memuliakan Engkau. Dalam nama Tuhan Yesus aku berdoa, Amin. Wonder Kids,  BIARLAH TERANGMU BERSINAR DI DEPAN ORANG, SEHINGGA MEREKA MELIHAT PERBUATAN BAIKMU DAN MEMULIAKAN BAPAMU YANG DI SORGA. Tuhan Yesus memberkati

Hai Wonder Kids, kembali dalam renungan anak GKY Mangga besar.  Selama bulan Maret ini tema besar dari Firman Tuhan yang akan kita renungkan diambil dari Mazmur 37: 5 yang berbunyi sebagai berikut: Serahkanlah hidupmu kepada TUHAN dan percayalah kepada-Nya, dan Ia akan bertindak; Jadi Wonder Kids, judul renungan hari ini adalah OLEH KARENA DIRIMU Mari kita membaca Firman Tuhan dari 1 Korintus 2: 9Tetapi seperti ada tertulis: "Apa yang tidak pernahdilihat oleh mata, dan tidak pernah didengar oleh telinga, dan yang tidak pernah timbul di dalam hati manusia: semua yang disediakan Allah untuk mereka yang mengasihi Dia."  Wonder Kids, coba bayangkan hari kedatangan Tuhan Yesus kedua kalinya. Jika saat itu tiba, kamu akan berada di surga yang dikelilingi oleh semua orang Kristen lainnya yang telah menerima anugerah keselamatan dari Allah. Meskipun kamu adalah salah seorang dari antara banyak orang, tapi saatitu kamu akan merasakan indahnya persekutuan dengan Tuhan Yesus. Saya mencoba membayangkan apa yang akan dikatakan Tuhan Yesus kepadamu. Mungkin Ia akan berkata seperti ini: “Aku sungguh bangga karena kamu mengijinkan dirimu untuk Aku pakai. Hari ini banyak orang yang diselamatkanoleh karena pelayananmu. Apakah kamu bersedia menemui mereka?” Kemudian, satu persatu orang yang pernah kamu injili akanmaju menemuimu. Orang pertama adalah seorang wanita tua tetanggamu yang suka mengomel. Kamu tidak mengira akan bertemu dia di surga! “Kamu tidak tahu bahwa aku memperhatikan semua hal baik yang kamu lakukan kepada orang-orang di lingkungan rumahmu,” kata wanita tua itu. “Tapi aku selalu memperhatikanmu, dan oleh sebab itu hari ini aku bisa hadir disini.” Tidak lama kemudian, kamu dan Tuhan Yesus akan dikelilingioleh semua jiwa yang pernah tersentuh oleh kebaikanmu. Kamu mengenal beberapa orang, tapi ada juga yang tidak kamu kenal. Kamu senang sekali bisa bertemu mereka. Selain itu sungguh luar biasa bisa mendengar Tuhan Yesus berkataseperti yang tertulis di 1 Tesalonika 2: 19 seperti ini, “Sebab siapakah pengharapan kami atau sukacita kami atau mahkota kemegahan kami di hadapan Yesus, Tuhan kita, pada waktu kedatangan-Nya, kalau bukan kamu?”MARI KITA BERTUMBUH DI DALAM ANUGERAH TUHAN Wonder Kids, sadarilah bahwa ada orang yang selalumemperhatikan tindak tandukmu, tanpa sepengetahuanmu. Apakah kamu adalah anakyang sering menyontek? Apakah kamu suka berbohong? Atau apakah kamu adalah orang yang mau membereskan meja yang berantakan oleh karena perbuatan temanmu? Apakah kamu selalu membantu tetanggamu untuk membuangkan sampah mereka? Siapadirimu ketika tidak ada orang di sekitarmu? Mari kita berdoa Bapa yang baik, terima kasih karena Engkau mengasihiku. Aku percaya bahwa Engkau punya rencana yang luar biasa untukku.Tolong aku untuk selalu mengasihi-Mu dan mempercayai-Mu. Bantu aku agar terus belajar lebihbanyak tentang Engkau setiap hari. Aku ingin menjadi anak yang berkenan di hati-Mu. Dalam nama Tuhan Yesus aku berdoa, Amin. Wonder Kids,  ALLAH TELAH MENYIAPKAN BANYAK HAL YANG INDAH DAN LUAR BIASA UNTUK KITA YANGMENGASIHI-NYA, BAHKAN HAL-HAL YANG TIDAK PERNAH KITA LIHAT ATAU DENGAR. Tuhan Yesus memberkati

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Wo ist Heimat? Diese Frage stellte der Sänger und Cellist Abel Selaocoe mit seinem ersten Album „Where is home“, auf dem er Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach mit südafrikanischen Gesängen verband. Mit „Hymns of Bantu“ scheint er darauf eine Antwort gefunden zu haben: Er hat Hymnen seiner südafrikanischen Vorfahren gemeinsam mit dem Ensemble Manchester Collective neu arrangiert und beim Label Warner Classics eingespielt. Doch auch auf diesem Album gehen westliche Barockmusik und südafrikanische Traditionels wieder überraschende Symbiosen ein. Thilo Braun stellt es im heutigen Album-Tipp vor.

durée : 00:11:12 - Hymns of Bantu par Abel Selaocoe - Pour son deuxième album, le violoncelliste sud-africain Abel Selaocoe et le Manchester Collective nous offrent un programme reliant les peuples et les époques, mêlant répertoire baroque, contemporain et musique traditionnelle bantoue.

durée : 00:11:12 - Hymns of Bantu par Abel Selaocoe - Pour son deuxième album, le violoncelliste sud-africain Abel Selaocoe et le Manchester Collective nous offrent un programme reliant les peuples et les époques, mêlant répertoire baroque, contemporain et musique traditionnelle bantoue.

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Hai Wonder Kids, kembali dalam renungan anak GKY Mangga besar. Judul renungan hari ini adalah   LEBIH DARI YANG DAPAT KAMU BAYANGKAN   Mari kita membaca Firman Tuhan dari   Yohanes 14: 2 Di rumah Bapa-Ku banyak tempat tinggal. Jika tidak demikian, tentu Aku mengatakannya kepadamu. Sebab Aku pergi ke situ untuk menyediakan tempat bagimu.    Wonder Kids, kesenangan di dunia ini bukanlah kebahagiaan sejati. Jadi berhati-hatilah jika ada orang yang mengatakan kepadamu bahwa kamu bisa menemukan kebahagiaan  dengan mencari teman yang baik, baju yang bagus , atau rumah yang besar. Wonder Kids, coba ini. Bayangkan ada dunia yang sempurna menurut versimu. Apakah kamu merasa damai?   Kemudian bayangkan tempat dimana kamu merasa paling aman. Apakah kamu memiliki sukacita?   Bayangkan juga hal yang paling menyenangkan bagimu. Apakah ada kasih disana?   Lalu bayangkan suatu tempat dimana setiap orang saling mengasihi.   Bayangkan surga, dan ingat pesan Allah yang tertulis di 1 Korintus 2: 9: "Apa yang tidak pernah dilihat oleh mata, dan tidak pernah didengar oleh telinga, dan yang tidak pernah timbul di dalam hati manusia: semua yang disediakan Allah untuk mereka yang mengasihi Dia."  Jika kita bicara tentang surga, tentu saja yang kamu ingat adalah kata “sempurna”.   MARI KITA BERTUMBUH DI DALAM ANUGERAH TUHAN   Wonder Kids, menurutmu surga itu seperti apa ya? Coba gambarkan surga di selembar kertas. Sambil menggambar, pikirkan bagaimana caranya kamu dapat menghadirkan Kerajaan surga di bumi melalui perkataan dan perbuatanmu.   Mari kita berdoa   Bapa yang baik,terima kasih karena Engkau telah menyiapkan tempat yang indah untukku di surga. Bantu aku untuk selalu percaya bahwa Engkau mengasihiku dan menjagaku. Ajari aku untuk berbagi kasih-Mu dengan orang lain setiap hari. Dalam nama Tuhan Yesus aku berdoa, Amin.   Wonder Kids, TUHAN TELAH MENYIAPKAN TEMPAT YANG INDAH BAGIMU DI SURGA. INI MENUNJUKKAN BETAPA BESAR KASIH-NYA KEPADAMU. Tuhan Yesus memberkati

DPD Partai NasDem Kabupaten Garut Jawa Barat, pada minggu siang memberikan bantuan puluhan ton bibit tanaman sayuran bagi para petani. Bantuan bibit tanaman tersebut melibatkan Pondok Pesantren Ternama di Kabupaten Garut.

In his speech at the Munich Security Conference, US Vice-President JD Vance has accused European governments - including the UK's - of retreating from their values and ignoring voter concerns on free speech and migration. We speak to the deputy leader of Germany's anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) Beatrix von Storch.Also in the programme: The Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov on Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. The number of people who report being the victim of anti-social behaviour is rising - we hear from one of them. Plus a celebration of South Africa's Bantu culture and music with cellist and singer Abel Selaocoe.

Na folia de 2025, a Estação Primeira de Mangueira conta a contribuição desses povos africanos para a formação da identidade carioca. O enredo “À Flor da Terra: No Rio da Negritude entre Dores e Paixões” irá contar como seus saberes resistiram e moldaram muito do que conhecemos da cultura do Rio de Janeiro. Ouvimos a enredista da Mangueira, Sthefanye Paz, que explicou conceitos como o de "ciclo bakongo" e expressões como "zungus".É o primeiro episódio da série Desvendando Enredos, que vai contar as histórias por trás dos desfiles das 12 escolas de samba do Grupo Especial do Rio neste carnaval.Entrevistadores: Maria Clara Anselmo, Ana Beatriz Macedo e Caio MauésRoteiro: Ana Beatriz MacedoLocução: Ana Beatriz Macedo e Julia HerreiraProdução: Maria Clara Anselmo Edição: Thiago Kropf

Here's the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Bafaw-Balong (lèfɔ́', bàlòŋ), a Bantu language (or two closely-related languages) spoken in the Southwest and Littoral regions of Cameroon. Dciriku (Gciriku), a Central Sudanic language spoken mainly in southwestern Chad, and also in Nigeria. Kako (Mkako), a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon, the […]

Kencan Dengan Tuhan - Senin, 10 Februari 2025Bacaan:"la maju mendekati Yesus dari belakang dan menjamah jumbai jubah-Nya, dan seketika itu juga berhentilah pendarahannya."(Lukas 8:44)Renungan: Ada seorang pria mengetuk pintu rumah sahabatnya untuk meminta bantuan, "Pinjamkanlah saya uang lima ratus ribu. Saya punya hutang yang harus dibayar. Bisakah kamu melakukannya untukku?" Sang sahabat meminta istrinya mengambil uang yang mereka miliki, tetapi itu tidak cukup. Mereka harus pergi meminjam uang dari beberapa tetangga sampai mereka berhasil mendapatkan jumlah itu. Ketika pria itu pergi, sang istri mendapati suaminya menangis. "Mengapa kamu sedih? Apakah karena sekarang kita yang berhutang kepada tetangga, dan kau khawatir kita tidak dapat membayar mereka?" "Tidak. Bukan itu! Aku menangis karena dia adalah seseorang yang sangat kukasihi, tapi meski begitu aku tidak tahu bahwa dia sedang butuh pertolongan." Lalu dengan pedih ia menambahkan, "Tak bisa kulupakan wajahnya ketika dia harus mengetuk pintuku untuk meminta pinjaman." Banyak orang yang tidak bisa - sama sekali tidak bisa meminta bantuan. Bukan hal yang gampang buat mereka untuk mengetuk pintu demi meminta pinjaman. Ini bukan hanya tentang uang. Banyak orang tersiksa oleh kesepian, yang lebih buruk daripada kelaparan. Marilah di tahun Yubileum ini kita membuka hati untuk mau menerima setiap pribadi sebagai saudara, terutama mereka yang kesepian dan membutuhkan pertolongan kita. Tuhan Yesus memberkati.Doa:Tuhan Yesus, berilah aku hati yang dapat memahami kebutuhan dan kesusahan orang-orang di sekitarku, sehingga aku mau membantu mereka dengan penuh kasih. Amin. (Dod).

Hai Wonder Kids, kembali dalam renungan anak GKY Mangga besar. Judul renungan hari ini adalah   SIAP UNTUK DITANAM   Mari kita membaca Firman Tuhan dari   MAZMUR 103: 12 Sejauh Timur dari Barat, demikian dijauhkan-Nya dari pada kita pelanggaran kita.   Wonder Kids, tahukah kamu bahwa sebelum menanam benih, seorang petani terlebih dahulu mempersiapkan lahannya. Dia menyingkirkan batu-batuan dan menarik akar tanaman yang sudah mati. Dia tahu betul bahwa benih baru bisa tumbuh dengan baik jika tanah telah disiapkan.   Wonder Kids, pengakuan dosa memiliki fungsi yang sama seperti persiapan lahan untuk ditanami. Pengakuan dosa terjadi ketika kamu mengundang TUHAN berjalan masuk ke dalam hatimu untuk mempersiapkannya agar siap ditanami dengan buah dari TUHAN. Pengakuan dosa mungkin akan terdengar seperti ini: “TUHAN, di dalam hatiku tersimpan batu besar keegoisan. Saya tidak sanggup memindahkannya. Di dalamnya juga terkubur tunggul iri hati. Akarnya panjang dan dalam. Tanahnya terlalu kering dan retak-retak untuk ditanami dengan benih.” Benih TUHAN akan tumbuh dengan lebih baik jika tanahnya telah dibersihkan.   Jadi Allah Bapa dan Tuhan Yesus bersama-sama berjalan masuk ke dalam hatimu. Mereka menggali dan mencabut, mempersiapkan hatimu untuk ditanami dengan buah dari TUHAN yang kudus. Pengakuan dosa mengundang TUHAN untuk menanam kasih dan anugerah-Nya di dalam hatimu.    MARI KITA BERTUMBUH DI DALAM ANUGERAH TUHAN   Ketika kamu mengakui dosamu, TUHAN menjauhkan dosamu sejauh Timur dari Barat. Tahukah kamu jarak Timur dari Barat? Ambil Kompas dan minta seorang dewasa menemanimu. Mulailah berjalan ke Timur. Teruslah berjalan! Apakah kamu bisa mencapai bagian Barat paling ujung? Tidak, kamu tidak bisa. Hal yang sama juga berlaku dengan dosa.  Dosa yang sudah diakui telah diampuni oleh TUHAN seperti jarak Timur dari Barat, dan tidak akan kembali lagi.   Mari kita berdoa TUHAN, aku mengucap syukur karena Engkau mengampuni semua kesalahanku dan menghapus kesalahanku sejauh Timur dari Barat. Bantu aku untuk mengampuni teman-temanku seperti Engkau mengampuni aku. Dalam nama Tuhan Yesus aku berdoa, Amin.   Wonder Kids,  TUHAN MENUNJUKKAN BETAPA BESAR KASIH DAN PENGAMPUNAN-NYA PADAMU DENGAN MENGHAPUS SEMUA DOSAMU SEJAUH TIMUR DARI BARAT. Tuhan Yesus memberkati

J&R Selections airs on the first Thursday of every month from 8:00PM-9:00PM EST (Friday 01:00 – 02:00 GMT) live on 1Mix Radio www.1mix.co.uk https://jrselections.com Thank you for listening! 1) Marc Gonen – Dream (Original Mix)2) Sparrow & Barbossa, Bantu, Bensy, Dr. Charlie, Dr. Chaii, Neyl – Miracle (Original Mix)3) Adam Port, &ME, Rampa, Chuala – Say … Continue reading J&R Selections 097 (SA Tribute) →

Media Partner - Pameran Photo Story “Adaptif” merupakan pameran penting dalam menceritakan dan menyuarakan kebutuhan alat bantu adaptif untuk teman-teman penyandang disabilitas. Disini kita berbincang dengan Candra Dewi selaku perwakilan Bumi Setara, Dinda Mahadewi dan Komang Handayani selaku partisipan pameran, serta Savitri Sastrawan selaku kurator pameran. Kita berbincang tentang proses workshop yang merupakan kolaborasi Bumi Setara, Gugus Tugas Alat Bantu Adaptif dan Everyday Bali, dengan fasilitator fotojurnalis Anggara Mahendra dan ko-fasilitator Kristina Komala, dalam mengangkat tentang kebutuhan yang seharusnya tidak dinomor duakan lagi dan dikenali oleh semua pihak masyarakat yang dilaksanakan di Annika Linden Centre. Diharapkan dengan pameran ini suara-suara yang diceritakan, termasuk dari photo story Dinda dan Komang, dapat tersampaikan lebih jauh lagi. Penasaran apa saja yang dipamerkan? Yuk, didengerin! Ayo berkunjung ke Annika Linden Centre, ADAPTIF masih buka sampai 9 Februari 2025! Hadiri juga acara Penutupan Pameran 9/2/2025 pk. 17.00!

The South African-born, UK-based cellist Abel Selaocoe doesn't really cross musical boundaries – he ignores them entirely. He'll play Bach cello suites, but he also writes music that draws on the throat singing and instinctive vocalizations of his South African heritage, as well as works with electronics, cello preparations, and site-specific sound installations. And sometimes, he'll create a performance that seems to be all of them at once. He has a new album coming called Hymns of Bantu, due on February 21. Abel Selaocoe plays some of those pieces, solo, in-studio.  Abel Selaocoe appears courtesy of Warner Classics  Set list: 1.Ka Bohaleng 2. Les Voix Humaines/Tsohle Tsohle 3. Dinaka

Otoritas Afrika Selatan memperkenalkan sistem informasi digital yang menyediakan data pertanian bagi para petani kecil. Teknologi pertanian presisi ini memanfaatkan kecerdasan buatan dan data satelit untuk membantu petani meningkatkan produktivitas lahan dan hasil panen mereka.

This week we bring you our 3rd mix from our afro house series! ⚡️Like the Show? Click the [Repost] ↻ button so more people can hear it!

Berdasarkan data pemerintah federal, sedikitnya 5% warga dewasa AS mengalami gangguan stres pascatrauma atau PTSD, dan angkanya jauh lebih tinggi untuk veteran Perang Irak dan Afghanistan. Beragam program dikembangkan organisasi advokasi veteran, di antaranya melibatkan pelatihan anjing terapi.

TRACKLIST CHAPTER 118 01. Detras Del Vitral - Ripples Of Memory 02. Oovsha - Olyushka 03. Detras Del Vitral - Knowing You 04. Nareg, Shri (Ind) - What Love Is 05. Bob Howard - Free 06. Alina Love & Svet - New Day 07. Bantu, Blondish - Can't Let You Go 08. Monkey Safari - Bana Waka 09. Peter Mac, Lalla Martin - So Heavenly 10. Greg Ochman - Naya 11. Matiramic - Ease Thanks to all the labels and artist for their music. All tracks selected and mixed by Alex Kentucky. Thanks to all the labels and artist for his music. All tracks selected and mixed by Alex Kentucky www.alexkentucky.com Encoded by MUSICZONE PODCAST SERVICES.

In this fiery love story set in equatorial Africa, Peace Corps volunteer David Fields in on mission: to build a medical dispensary in a remote village where he seldom has his bearings and must fight a cocktail of tropical maladies and cultural taboos. He throws himself into work, which he's deliciously distracted from in his pursuit of a gorgeous African lady. In her vitality, Assam rocks with the energy of a dozen women and bye and bye David becomes the hunter captured by the game. And what a rollicking game of love it is with delicious “distractions” keeping the reader spellbound. With its hunting ventures into rainforest and original Bantu folktales recounted fireside, this is a novel that, in its haunting end, will strum elegiacally at your heartstrings. Resonating with Nabokov's truism, “The finest art is not simple and sincere but rather complex and deceitful.” Think of the Mona Lisa's smile. Think of Water Drumming in the Soul ... Your soul.

Think of Katy Perry in her video for This Is How We Do, Madonna in a traditional Berber outfit at the 2018 VMA awards, or Adele with her hair in Bantu knots to mark Notting Hill Carnival, this is cultural appropriation. It's a practice which has caused regular controversy in the world of pop culture. Most often, white artists are accused of using ideas, symbols or other items which come from non-Western minority cultures. The definition of cultural appropriation itself is somewhat controversial, with many saying it is often misapplied by the general public. Its meaning has evolved over time to have negative connotations. t's problematic when someone belonging to a dominant community uses cultural elements from an oppressed people, for their own artistic or commercial benefit. In 1976, art historian Kenneth Coutts-Smith wrote one of the first essays to discuss cultural appropriation. He didn't actually use the term itself, but brought together the ideas of class appropriation and cultural colonialism. What is cultural appropriation? What's wrong with mixing cultures? So what could they do differently? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen the last episodes, you can click here: Why do we blow out candles on birthdays? What is the ‘Yes Man' Technique? Which five foods slow ageing? A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. Forst broadcast: 21/11/2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A student from Yogyakarta helps schools in Victoria teach Indonesian. - Seorang mahasiswa asal Yogyakarta ikut membantu sekolah-sekolah di Victoria dalam mengajar Bahasa Indonesia.

Monika Beilskyte is a futures researcher and designer currently based in South Africa by way of Lithuania. She conveys to Brett and Rob her vision for a radically inclusive and more hopeful future. As Monika's frames it, her Protopian concept of the future presents a distinct alternative to the utopian -vs- dystopian binary that prevails in science fiction and popular culture. Monika draws on the Bantu-origin concept of Ubuntu to characterize her approach to future scenario planning, and she relates it to a wide range of current issues through the lens of equality, fairness and empathy.

In this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, host Stewart Alsop welcomes Jonathan Dickinson, a specialist in Ibogaine treatment and co-founder/CEO of Ambio Life Sciences and Teregnosis. They discuss the history and therapeutic uses of Iboga and Ibogaine, focusing on its effects in treating heroin addiction, traumatic brain injury, and chronic pain. Jonathan also shares insights into the cultural origins of Iboga, its use in traditional Bwiti ceremonies, and how modern approaches, particularly his work with veterans, expand its applications. More information about Jonathan's work can be found at Ambio Life.Check out this GPT we trained on the conversation!Timestamps00:00 Introduction to the Crazy Wisdom Podcast00:21 Understanding Ibogaine and Its Uses02:00 Ibogaine's Impact on Veterans and Brain Injuries03:57 Psycho-Spiritual and Medical Benefits of Ibogaine07:12 Scientific Studies and Misconceptions18:50 Legalization and Research Challenges25:05 Ibogaine Sourcing and Sustainability31:43 Ibogaine Smuggling and Export Practices32:10 Pharmaceutical Grade Iboga Extract33:36 Challenges of Growing Iboga33:53 Traditional Growth Methods and Cultural Attitudes37:04 Global Cultivation Efforts38:05 Access and Benefit Sharing Agreements38:54 Traditional Knowledge and Bwiti Culture39:40 Historical Context of Iboga Use40:44 Bantu and Pygmy Cultural Exchange42:31 Bwiti Rituals and Practices46:23 Learning from Traditional Practices48:19 Western and Traditional Knowledge Integration55:58 Future of Iboga and Ibogaine59:22 Connecting with AmbioKey InsightsIboga and Ibogaine as Addiction Treatments: Ibogaine is primarily known for its effectiveness in treating heroin addiction. It interrupts the addiction cycle through a powerful psychoactive experience lasting 12-24 hours, which helps individuals detox from drugs like heroin and opioids. After the session, many report being free of withdrawal symptoms and cravings for months, providing a unique pathway out of addiction.Use in Treating Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI): Jonathan has worked extensively with veterans, especially Navy SEALs, using Ibogaine to address TBIs. These injuries, often from combat-related concussive forces, lead to symptoms that mirror PTSD. Ibogaine appears to regenerate brain function, as seen in a study conducted with Stanford University, where veterans exhibited significant brain activity improvement following treatment.Cultural Roots in Bwiti and African Traditions: Iboga has deep cultural significance in Gabon, particularly in Bwiti spiritual practices, which have been influenced by both indigenous Pygmy traditions and Bantu peoples. Bwiti uses Iboga in ceremonies for psycho-spiritual exploration, healing, and connection to ancestors, a tradition that has persisted for centuries and possibly millennia.Misunderstandings About Noribogaine: Many believe that noribogaine, a metabolite of Ibogaine, remains in the body for up to eight months, contributing to long-lasting effects. However, Jonathan clarifies that noribogaine remains in the system for only a few days or a week. The extended feeling of ease or afterglow people experience may be due to neurotrophic factors like GDNF, which stimulate brain healing and regeneration over time.Emerging Scientific Understanding of Ibogaine: Research into Ibogaine's mechanisms is still developing. It acts on many receptors in the brain, including the Sigma 2 receptor, which has been linked to pain relief and neuroprotective effects. There's also growing interest in its potential role in intracellular processes and energy metabolism, where it appears to improve cellular efficiency, possibly explaining its long-term regenerative effects on brain function.Decentralized Knowledge and Treatment Communities: Unlike tightly regulated pharmaceutical models, Ibogaine treatment has grown in a decentralized, community-driven way, with providers sharing their experiences and knowledge. This echoes the traditions of Bwiti and emphasizes the importance of communal support around Ibogaine therapy, where the intensity of the experience requires a supportive environment and a collective sharing of insights.Sustainability and Ethical Sourcing of Iboga: Jonathan is actively involved in ensuring the sustainable and ethical sourcing of Iboga through his company, Teregnosis. Working with Gabonese communities, Teregnosis follows the Nagoya Protocol to ensure that the benefits of Iboga's growing global interest are shared with the traditional communities that have long relied on this plant, protecting both the ecosystem and cultural heritage.

01. Notre Dame - Kids Never Stop Dancing (Extended Version) 02. Bantu & Wakyin - Closer (Original Mix) 03. Nitefreak, Imad, Clubhouse - Not The Same (Extended Mix) 04. Bob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards - World Hold On (Soubeiran & Sasson Extended Remix) 05. Aaron Sevilla, RBØR, El Gato CHP - Gitanos (Original Mix) 06. Lizwi, Lemitz & A.S.O.M. - Lisan Al Gaib (Extended Mix) 07. HUGEL & Diplo - Forever feat. Malou & Yuna (Extended Mix) 08. Shimza, Camelphat, Idd Aziz - Bado (Extended Mix) 09. Gianni Romano, Emanuele Esposito, Mazzei - Kupambe 10. Fraser Jones feat. Tabia - Set Me Free 11. Tiga, Hudson Mohawke, Jesse Boykins III - Silence of Love (Reznik Remix) 12. Justice, Tame Impala, Keinemusik - Neverender (Rampa Remix)

01. Bantu & Wakyin - Closer (Original Mix) 02. Daniel Rateuke - Elbuo (Extended Mix) 03. Chocolate Puma, Rene Et Gaston, Andrew Dum - Vallée De L'Armes (Extended Mix) 04. Aaron Sevilla, RBØR, El Gato CHP - Gitanos (Original Mix) 05. Lizwi, Lemitz & A.S.O.M. - Lisan Al Gaib (Extended Mix) 06. Tayllor - Rollyat (Original Mix) 07. Sevenn - DARE (Extended) 08. HUGEL & Diplo - Forever feat. Malou & Yuna (Extended Mix) 09. Swedish House Mafia, Niki & The Dove - Lioness (Francis Mercier Remix) 10. Spada, Francesco Bianco - U Cannot Hide (Extended Mix) 11. PLS&TY & Sofiya Nzau - Your Love (Antdot Extended Remix) 12. Justice, Tame Impala, Keinemusik - Neverender (Rampa Remix) 13. Eran Hersh, Ethan Rose, MEE•KAY - Work For It (Extended Club Mix)

On today's program, longtime pastor Steve Lawson was removed as pastor of Trinity Bible Church in Dallas over an ‘inappropriate relationship' with a woman...now, ministries are dropping the author and teaching fellow as ripples of his affair spread. We'll take a look. And, devastated families share stories of being cut off by adult children involved in The Network—an association of churches started by Steve Morgan. We'll have details. Plus, two prominent pastors announce their plans for retirement. But first, Fuller Seminary Professor Vince Bantu is being accused of a secret second marriage. Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, the denominational seminary for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), acknowledged that former professor Vince Bantu engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a student during his tenure there. The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. We get database and other technical support from Stephen DuBarry, Rod Pitzer, and Casey Sudduth. Writers who contributed to today's program include Kim Roberts, Jessica Eturralde, Tony Mator, Mallory Challis, G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Daniel Ritchie, Marci Seither, Aaron Earls, Brittany Smith, and Christina Darnell. A special thanks to Baptist News Global for contributing material for this week's podcast. Until next time, may God bless you.   MANUSCRIPT   FIRST SEGMENT Warren: Hello everybody. I'm Warren Smith, coming to you from Charlotte, North Carolina. Natasha: And I'm Natasha Cowden, coming to you from Denver, Colorado. And we'd like to welcome you to the MinistryWatch podcast. Warren: On today's program, longtime pastor Steve Lawson was removed as pastor of Trinity Bible Church in Dallas over an ‘inappropriate relationship' with a woman...now, ministries are dropping the author and teaching fellow as ripples of his affair spread. We'll take a look. And, devastated families share stories of being cut off by adult children involved in The Network—an association of churches started by Steve Morgan. We'll have details. Plus, two prominent pastors announce their plans for retirement. Natasha: But first, Fuller Seminary Professor Vince Bantu is being accused of a secret second marriage. Warren: Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, the denominational seminary for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), acknowledged that former professor Vince Bantu engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a student during his tenure there. The incident arose because of an investigative article published in Christianity Today about Bantu's alleged secret marriage. Covenant said after the student filed a Title IX complaint against Bantu, the seminary confronted him, he confessed to the relationship, and he resigned from his position in 2018. Natasha: But he didn't stop teaching. Warren: That's right, Bantu joined the faculty of Fuller Seminary in 2019 as an associate professor of church history and black church studies. Covenant said they were contacted by Fuller about the reason for his departure and they “shared with Fuller Seminary all the details of what had happened in 2018. Natasha: He doesn't just teach at Fuller, he's also a pastor. Warren: Bantu left his co-pastoring position at Outpour Community Church shortly after the Covenant complaint, and founded a new church, Beloved Community Church. He also began meeting with two other pastors as part of an accountability group. Those pastors, Darren Young and Thurman Williams, met with Bantu regularly to provide moral support and mutual discipleship. Young and Williams told CT about Bantu's alleged secret marriage to a second wife based on conversations with him during accountability meetings. They said he argued that one way for him to avoid sexual temptation was to marry multiple women. Natasha: Is Fuller doing anything about these allegations? Warren: General Counsel Lance Griffin said in a statement.

Alison plays new music from Disco Lines, Manila Killa, Diplo, Mau P, Holly, Taiki Nulight and many more!Don't forget to rate & review on all of your favorite podcast apps! Post your comments on twitter @awonderland #RADIOWONDERLANDTracklist:1. RADIO WONDERLAND OPENER2. Diplo & Mau P ft. Gunna - Receipts3. Manila Killa & Digital Youth - Feel Your Love4. Billie Eilish - CHIHIRO (MALIXE Remix)5. dobi, San Holo, & Artemis Orion - disappear6. Louis The Child - Make You Mine (with Whethan and Hayley May)7. Disco Lines & pluko - Feel It8. ISOKNOCK - ENERGY (feat. Bantu)9. Wuki - Pump The Bass10. Koastle & Talia Rose - Sabotage11. Nurko – Sahara12. Holly - Pain Away13. NLE CHOPPA - SLUT ME OUT 2 (Taiki Nulight Remix)14. Skrillex, Hamdi, TAICHU & OFFAIAH - Push (MALIXE Remix)15. if found, GLNNA - WORTH.the.CRASH16. ROSSY - SHOWOFF17. Dillon Francis, Galantis & Arden Jones - Pretty Low (secs on the beach Remix)18. Megan Thee Stallion x Yuki Chiba - Mamushi (Taiki Nulight Refix)19. TIGER DROOL, QUIX & Vincent - PREY20. Acraze - Heard It Like This (Bailo & Dabow Remix)21. OUTSHADES & Jessalyn - Forgetting Me22. ÆON:MODE & Bertie Scott - Lonely

Alison plays new music from Disco Lines, Manila Killa, Diplo, Mau P, Holly, Taiki Nulight and many more!Don't forget to rate & review on all of your favorite podcast apps! Post your comments on twitter @awonderland #RADIOWONDERLANDTracklist:1. RADIO WONDERLAND OPENER2. Diplo & Mau P ft. Gunna - Receipts3. Manila Killa & Digital Youth - Feel Your Love4. Billie Eilish - CHIHIRO (MALIXE Remix)5. dobi, San Holo, & Artemis Orion - disappear6. Louis The Child - Make You Mine (with Whethan and Hayley May)7. Disco Lines & pluko - Feel It8. ISOKNOCK - ENERGY (feat. Bantu)9. Wuki - Pump The Bass10. Koastle & Talia Rose - Sabotage11. Nurko – Sahara12. Holly - Pain Away13. NLE CHOPPA - SLUT ME OUT 2 (Taiki Nulight Remix)14. Skrillex, Hamdi, TAICHU & OFFAIAH - Push (MALIXE Remix)15. if found, GLNNA - WORTH.the.CRASH16. ROSSY - SHOWOFF17. Dillon Francis, Galantis & Arden Jones - Pretty Low (secs on the beach Remix)18. Megan Thee Stallion x Yuki Chiba - Mamushi (Taiki Nulight Refix)19. TIGER DROOL, QUIX & Vincent - PREY20. Acraze - Heard It Like This (Bailo & Dabow Remix)21. OUTSHADES & Jessalyn - Forgetting Me22. ÆON:MODE & Bertie Scott - Lonely

Jim talks with Pamela Denise Long about the nomination of Kamala Harris and what it might mean for American Freedmen. They discuss the meaning & value of the term "Freedmen," what it means to be Black & why it matters, misallocated affirmative action, Barack Obama's ethnicity, the history of Bantu & Nilotic Africans, Kamala Harris as a metaphor, parallels between Harris & Obama, the question of Harris's Blackness, Harris's decision to identify as Black, the influence on public policy, her statements about reparation, her hesitance to commit to direct redress for Freedmen, the context of an increasingly multiracial America, emphasizing the question of resources, remaining tensions between Black and White Americans, when ethnic identification prevents redress to Freedmen, who Denise will vote for in the election, lineage specificity, immigration moderation, the increased number of Black Americans planning to vote, and much more. Episode Transcript JRS EP 196 - Pamela Denise Long on Affirmative Action for Freedmen Dr. Pamela Denise Long is principal project manager and implementation consultant at Youthcentrix. Denise holds an EdD in organizational development, MS in Learning & Cognition, and BHS in allied health. Dr. Long is an award-winning business consultant for implementing trauma-informed diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism, 7th gen American, “Radical Republican,” and media personality featured at Newsweek, FOX News, WVON, The Griot Politics/Black News Channel, and more.

Dr. Vince Bantu (B.A. Wheaton, M.Div. Gordon-Conwell, Th.M. Princeton Theological Seminary, M.A. and Ph.D. in Semitic and Egyptian Languages from The Catholic University) is Assistant Professor of Church History and Black Church Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of several books including Multitude of All Peoples: Exploring the Multiethnic Roots of Christianity. Dr. Bantu is an expert in the early growth of Christianity into Africa, which is the topic of our conversation. There are so many vibrant Christian leaders in Africa that the western church has simply denounced or ignored. This was a fascinating conversation!  -- Seminary Now has become one of the go-to resources for pastors, church leaders, and lay Christians who are serious about ongoing learning in an increasingly complex world. Seminary Now's 80+ streaming courses and 10+ live online classes allow learners to have access to world-class scholarship and cutting-edge ministry training anywhere, anytime. Visit seminarynow.com. And, for a limited time, use discount code TITR to save 30%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices