Podcasts about 'because

"Just by you, dropping into this more effortless place, the place where you feel the most spontaneous, the most not in control - oh, the divine downloads you're going to get about your business or what to just do today because it felt good. Joe Dispenza says, 'If you know this feels so good, how can you be so busy that you don't make time to feel this good?' It's just the most incredibly simple question. And he goes, 'Because the biggest piece of the work with this is making the frickin time for it.'" - Join the free workshop on Tues. August 17th @ 8 pm ET! Sign up at http://cathyheller.com/workshop

3CDC's Steve Leeper says the next major Downtown development priority needs to be the area around the Duke Energy Convention Center. The aging convention center is surrounded mostly by blighted properties and surface parking lots. The old Millennium Hotel is in the process of being demolished, but there's no plan for a new convention center hotel. Leeper, the development organization's president and CEO, had plenty to say about that area of western Downtown as this week's guest on The Enquirer's "That's So Cincinnati" podcast: "We should strive to do better. I think there's a movement (afoot) that we do that and start thinking that district is critical to Downtown. When visitors come into our community, we need to show better than we're showing right now.  "We ought to start looking at the bright side of this, and that we now have a lot property under (public) control. Let's not do anything stupid here. Let's think about this and be bold but fiscally responsible. I think you can do both. Everybody is on the same page here. Our political leaders are actually trying to think about this in a comprehensive manner. They're excited about the potential. We ought to be excited about something instead of tinkling on each other." Leeper said it's a "viable option" to build a new convention hotel on a site directly south of the convention center across Fifth Street and preserve the old Millennium site for a potential future convention center expansion. "I don't think it's the only option," Leeper said. "The site to the south, quite frankly, I think it's big enough for not only a (hotel) but other uses. It could be more residential. It could be more hospitality. It could be entertainment. There's all kinds of possibilities here. We just need to get off our butts and start focusing on it."  The problem: There's no funding source for a new hotel or convention center expansion. And who's going to lead any of those projects has not been determined, though Leeper said conversations have been positive among political, business and development leaders. Meanwhile, a block east of the convention center, 3CDC continues to make progress on overhauling the building that once housed the Fountain Square Macy's store. It was announced last week that Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse will be relocating to the building, known as The Foundry, once the $51 million mixed-use project is finished. In the podcast interview, Leeper told the story of how Ruby's decision came about unexpectedly from a conversation between Jeff Ruby's CEO Britney Ruby Miller and 3CDC Executive Vice President Adam Gelter. Said Leeper: "Britney, with a colleague of mine, Adam Gelter, were walking down to the site. We were actually talking to another restaurateur at the time, and Adam was asking Britney about this restauranteur, what she knew about him. She said, 'Well, why?' He said, 'Because we're thinking about moving them into this spot.' She didn't know we were redeveloping the building at the time. (Jeff Ruby and his team) took a look at the site and said, 'I'd like to come here.' "

 Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis don't believe in bathing every day, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner fight over toys, and you'll never guess who's hubby was creeping on Britney Spears' Instagram. Tune in to today's Dish Nation for a servin' of our celeb dish! 

It's Not Only The King…  WHAT'S YOUR DEEPEST HOPE?IT'S IN YOU!Your Greatest Potential In Life Lies In Your Greatest Hope.How Do I Live It Out?1. Dig It Out.           2. Work It Out.           3. Call It Out. DIG IT OUT 1 Kings 19:19 “So he [Elijah] departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah passed over to him and threw his mantle on him."Most Of Your Potential Is Still Buried.Under Layers Of Painful Experiences We Don't Want To Re-Live.Move Toward - FantasyMove Away - Fear Move Against - AngerCALLING Propel CAREER Prophetic Ministry – Shake Foundations Nation.Elisha Never Saw It Coming… Potential Is UNPREDICTABLE!You Have NO IDEA…IN YOU!Don't SELL Yourself SHORT… SEASON Of Your LIFE!NEIGHBOR: “There's More In You!”WORK IT OUT Philippians 2:12, 13 ...work out your salvation with fear and trembling; 13for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.Elisha Was In The Field… Working It Out!  NO IDEA… God SEES In You! YOU DON'T SEE It In Yourself.UNLIMITED GOD Lives INSIDE YOU. You Are MADE In HIS IMAGE ~ For HIS GLORY.  NO IDEA...Might BE...DO - GOD USE YOU! BUT,You'll Never Work It If You Don't Want It.It's Time To Wake Up Your Want To.Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.We Need A THEOLOGY Of HOLY DESIRE!St. Francis, “Love God And Do What You Want.”John Piper, “GOD is Most GLORIFIED In You When You Are Most SATISFIED In Him.”ILLUS. Johnathan Moore ~ Tony Evans ILLUS. Dad & Dentist!  Payoff!“I'M WORKIN' IT OUT. YOU MIGHT NOT SEE IT NOW.”“IT'S NOT OVER. I'M WORKIN' IT.”“MY PAYDAY IS COMING!”CALL IT OUT Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. Illus. Lazarus… President KennedyEcclesiastes 9:11 The race doesn't go to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor food to the wise, nor wealth to the smart, nor recognition to the skilled. Instead, timing and circumstances meet them all.WHY YOU?  WHY NOT YOU?  CALL IT OUT!You're Crazy If You DON'T Talk To Yourself.Truth: You Already Do. Most Us Like Jerem.   Jeremiah 1:7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am [only] a young man, 'Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And whatever I command you, you shall speak.Deepest Hope, Deepest Fear: A CHOICE!⟰ DIGing, WORKing, NOT UNTIL CALL!NEIGHBOR… “You have no idea who you are sitting next to!”FAITH IS… Go Hard, Make InvestmentTrust God…Return➛Source HE Chooses.How Many Arrows?  ALLLL  FAITH - Strike Ground Every Arrow IN YOU.2 Kings 13:14-19

'Because it's not about the tool you're using but the end product and the outcome' Everyone learns differently. For all ākonga to be successful, lifelong learners, learning spaces need to be designed to be flexible, barrier-free environments. Linda Ojala discusses how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can enable equitable access and participation in learning. 'And it was my epiphany moment - wow, there is something out there that can help' 'So I kind of crashed into UDL on a very random web search one day' 'And I'd often think that what I was doing with the learner could be incorporated into the everyday way of all learners'

No generation has loved animals more than us. However, no generation has kept more animals in factory farms, or pushed more of them towards extinction, writes Henry Mance in his new book, How to Love Animals in a Human-Shaped World. 

No generation has loved animals more than us. However, no generation has kept more animals in factory farms, or pushed more of them towards extinction, writes Henry Mance in his new book, How to Love Animals in a Human-Shaped World. 

As we close our series, we'll look at what happens when we faithfully carry His name. Also, we reveal several things we need to know and remember when we are mistreated because of His name.

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Former Georgia Rep. Vernon Jones, who is running in the Georgia Republican gubernatorial race, says that GOP Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp "doesn't want to have an audit because it blows up in his face."

Nick & Neil are Off The Bench with a special Playoff Preview episode! During the Opening Draw they discuss what will be the biggest story remembered from the strange 2021 season (4:00). Then they break down and choose winners for the First Round match-ups in the Central (21:00), East (38:15), West (51:20), and North Divisions (1:06:20), and then choose their Final Four (1:11:45). Then, they wrap things up with their thoughts on next season for all the teams out of this year's playoff tournament (1:14:50).   SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts or FOLLOW on Spotify! Rate, review, and share the pod! Help us reach as many ears as possible!   Check out tmbmedia.ca for more sports and pop culture content!   Follow us on social media Instagram: 2manbooth Twitter: @2manbooth Facebook: Two-Man Booth

The 'Moonlight Sonata' by van Beethoven was made famous by John Lennon, when he said that his song 'Because' was inspired by Yoko Ono playing this sonata backwards. While debunking this myth, I found that van Beethoven himself never referred to this composition as the 'Moonlight Sonata"; for him, it was a 'quasi-fantasie'. After van Beethoven's death, a music critic wrote an article in a newspaper in which the critic said that the sonata reminded him of moonlight, shining on a lake. The label has stuck ever since. However, listening to the sonata, I'm not reminded of moonlight on a lake at all; instead, it is as if I hear a bell tolling, and a procession of people slowly passing by. On their way to a funeral? I tried to mash the sonata with a church bell, and found that the big bell at the Waalsdorpervlakte matched the sonata (in Cminor) perfectly. A coincidence? The Waalsdorpervlakte is an open place in the dunes in the Netherlands, where more than 250 prisoners were executed by the Germans in World War II. It is one of the main locations where on 4 May "Remembrance of the Dead", a yearly commemoration of victims of World War II and other victims of war, is held by tolling the bell at 8 PM.

- Why are so Many Hollywood Actors Turning Pro-Life? They Say it's 'Because of the Science!' - Judge Sides with Christian Club in Lawsuit with a Michigan University! - KEVIN BUTCHER: "Finding Freedom from Shame-Based Religion" - Arkansas Lawmakers OVERTURN THEIR GOVERNOR'S VETO and APPROVE a Bill that Will Make it ILLEGAL to FACILITATE Sex-Changes for Children!

The Artist and I have some business to get down to, you understand?But here's the deal, here's what we gotta know... Is vaporwave legal? Do you know about vaporwave? Is anybody listening to me? Twitters: @IDS616 @theartist616 FreelanceWrestling.com This week's song: 'Because of the Shame' - Against Me! (2010) We love you.

Comedian and Triple R ‘Breakfasters’ regular Nat Harris joins Richard Watts to talk about her new show with co-creator Hannah Camilleri, ‘Pét-Nat + Han ah Chocolat’, playing as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.Actors Khisraw Jones-Shukoor and Keegan Joyce talk about 'Because the Night', the Malthouse Theatre’s immersive take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Set in the world of Elsinore, the piece allows audiences to choose their path through the story by journeying through different rooms and interacting with different perspectives.Finally, artist and entrepreneur Andrea Lane discusses 'School for UnTourists', the latest venture by FLOAT project, a floating arts residency on Lake Tyres, Gippsland.

We cover the next two stages of Tuckman's stages of team development - norming and performing. But how do you continue to thrive no matter what stage of development the team is at? We look at 'in spite of' thinking versus 'because of' thinking, to orientate you towards the results that you want. References: Tuckman, B. W. (1965). Developmental sequence in small groups. Psychological Bulletin, 63(6), 384–399. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0022100

Sports In Depth With,Dr.Melvin DocStanley Sr.,and his sports posse, is an in depth informative educational and historical look at the world of sports,on his renowned and legendary award winning,radio show,Sports In Depth. Di-versing from both a daily and historical perspective,bringing also both an in depth look and perspective not only on the sports of our times, but too,of the players and performers of the said events, both now and of yesteryear. Sports In Depth AKA SID, also brings us the unique strategies of sports from an intellectual prospective. Not just athletics because as it takes raw GOD given talent and conditioning it too takes a GOD blessed mind fueled with passion, determination,intellect and a belief of competing and accomplishing too. And with the in depth knowledge and diverse intellect, of Doc's iconic posse,Sports In Depth is too,the world in Depth. Thanks for joining us once again,where we always,Rope the Rumors,Hog tie the Issues and Brand the Truth. We too with a current yet late acknowledgment apologize for the technical issues that didn't allow for us to take calls on this segment of SID. We too dedicate this show and say Happy Birthday to Professor William Madison Calhoun Jr. *TRUST*IN*GOD* ''The people with money don't and won't spend it.People who don't have it have no problem both spending the little they have and have forth coming.'' ''LORD Thank you for the victories won and the ones coming.'' ''Waking up in the morning ain't a given it's a Gift from GOD.'' ''Because you have money doesn't mean you have class,character,common sense or decency.Not to mention a sense of right or wrong.''  Doc Stanley's Words Of Wit,Wisdom and Truth'AKA Julius LugWegi's Words of Wealth'

Hoy volveremos a escuchar música de jazz, y para ello, nada mejor que marcharnos a la cuna, al lugar donde todo nació, a Nueva Orleans. Si paseamos por sus calles escuchando con atención, vamos a descubrir que el corazón de esta ciudad está instalado en la música. Se dice que el Jazz nació aquí, pero la ciudad es hogar de una variedad de estilos: Gospel, Cajun, Latino, R&B, Country, Blues y, alternativamente, Reggae y buen Rock n’ Roll. Guiados por su creativa atmósfera, numerosos cantantes y compositores han hecho de la ciudad, su hogar, incluyendo músicos notables como Louis Armstrong o Ellis y Wynton Marsalis. Aquí, la música está viva cada día, ya sea en los clubs nocturnos, en las salas de conciertos o en la calle, y para conocer los entresijos de la ciudad contamos con unos guías turísticos de excepción: Preservation Hall Jazz Band Preservation Hall Jazz Band es una banda de jazz de Nueva Orleans fundada en esta ciudad por el tuba Allan Jaffe a principios de la década de 1960. El nombre de la banda viene del local, ubicado en el centro del famoso barrio francés, donde empezaron a tocar, El Preservation Hall, una antigua galería de arte reconvertida en club de jazz por el matrimonio Allan y Sanda Jaffe. Contrataron a músicos locales, con edades que iban desde los 60 a los 90 años, y casi todos ellos en un estado lamentable debido al racismo y la pobreza. Al principio, los Jaffes no servían alcohol pero el local fue creciendo, la banda fue ganando adeptos y empezaron las giras, primero por otros estados para más tarde dar el salto a Europa. La banda se consolidó, y su jazz tradicional conquistó a la audiencia. En 1987, Allan Jaffe murió de cáncer a la edad de cincuenta y un años y fue su hijo Ben el que se convirtió en director artístico. Por la orquesta han pasado más de 150 músicos, africanos, americanos y europeos. En esta grabación, su disco “Because of you”, el grupo está compuesto por: • Wendell Brunious, Trompeta • David Grillier, clarinete • Frank Demond, trombón • Narvin Kimball, banjo • Benjamin Jaffe, bajo • Joseph Lastie, percusión • Rickie Monie, piano. Les escuchamos ahora en otro corte de esta conseguida grabación, Coquette. Habréis podido observar la evidente influencia que en la música de Nueva Orleans han tenido las de afroamericana, francesa y norteamericana. Y es que, en su personalidad, Nueva Orleans ha adaptado la música más diversa. A las ya citadas, debemos añadir la de las bandas militares que ha dejado su impronta en los funerales. Cuando el cortejo acompaña al difunto dicha música se mezcla a himnos religiosos y música triste. Tras el entierro, los dolientes regresan del cementerio al son del jazz, más alegre. Los funerales con jazz son una atracción turística inevitable. Petite Fleur, la preciosa canción de Sidney Bechet nos da pie para una curiosidad: el origen de la palabra Dixieland. Vereis: Francia poseía la región comprendida el rio Mississippi y las Montañas Rocosas. En 1803 Napoleón, que estaba con su guerras y sus cosas y necesitaba pasta, vendió las tierras a Estados Unidos por una cantidad irrisoria. El idioma francés que se hablaba en la región, hizo que en esa época los billetes de diez dólares emitidos en Louisiana, llevaran impresa la palabra Dix, diez en francés, en lugar de Ten en inglés. Poco tiempo después, se comenzó a llamar de forma coloquial a esa región Dix Land o "la tierra del Dix", palabra que por un proceso de transformación, pasó a ser Dixie Land, y posteriormente Dixieland. Pues nada más camaradas, al compás de este precioso tema de Ray Gilbert nos despedimos por hoy hasta la próxima semana en esta vuestra emisora Radio La Granja, donde encontrareis, completamente gratis, más música, más músicos y más historias. Hasta entonces… ¡¡¡Buenas Vibraciones!!!

Join Nazanin and Lem as they chat about raw, unfiltered and raunchy realities of life in the Western world. No topics are off-limits, and nothing is left to the imagination!

Join Nazanin and Lem as they chat about raw, unfiltered and raunchy realities of life in the Western world. No topics are off-limits, and nothing is left to the imagination!

Bible Study with Jairus – Numbers 9 Numbers 9 tells two stories.  In the first story, the Lord was telling Moses to let the Israelites celebrate the Passover, and He answered Moses' question about whether the Israelites could still celebrate the Passover since they were ceremonially unclean because of a dead body, and were away on a journey (Numbers 9:1-14, NIV).  The Lord said that even if they were unclean because of a dead body or were away on a trip, they could still celebrate the Passover (Numbers 9:10, NIV).  But if a man who was ceremonially clean and not on a journey failed to celebrate the Passover, that person must be cut off from his people (Numbers 9:13, NIV).  A foreigner residing among the Israelites could also voluntarily celebrate the Passover. The second story recounts the details God leading the Israelites through the wilderness. There was a  cloud covering the tabernacle by day and fire by night. (Numbers 9:15-23, NIV).  Whenever the cloud lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped (Numbers 9:17, NIV).  When the cloud stayed for a few days, the Israelites would set up camp for a few days, sometimes for a month or longer (Numbers 9:22, NIV). What is the true meaning of Passover? What is the relationship between these two stories? The inspiration that I received was that the true meaning of Passover is to quiet down and wait to hear God's voice and enter into His presence.  The cloud over the tabernacle represents His presence.  This picture can be described with the verse, "Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10, NIV). When we take time out of our busy schedules to wait quietly before God as the Israelites did to celebrate Passover, we can enter into God's rest and presence.  We can then hear His voice and know that He is God.  Doing this enables us to live in His presence and follow His leading. When it comes to celebrating the Passover, we need to answer a few questions. Why did Jehovah tell the Israelites to celebrate the Passover or keep the Sabbath?  Why didn't Jesus keep the Sabbath?  Instead, He healed the sick, cast out demons, and allowed the disciples to pluck heads of grain on the Sabbath.  We will be able to understand an essential spiritual principle and a mistake that the church has often made when we answer these questions. Did God choose the Israelites to be Jesus' ancestors because they were special, or was it because God chose Jesus to be born amongst them that they became more precious to Him?  If you think about this, you might agree with my conclusion.  I believe that God's primary purpose for telling the Israelites to celebrate the Passover and Sabbath was to protect them from being occupied and defiled by worldly sin like the Gentiles. They remained holy so that Jesus Christ could be born into their nation at the right time.  God wanted Jesus to be born into righteousness.  Celebrating the Passover and Sabbath was a means and a tool to preserve the righteousness of the Israelites.  A similar example is when God chose Noah to multiply generations of people because he was righteous in God's sight. Numbers 15 records a man who went out to gather wood on the Sabbath day and was stoned to death by Jehovah's order.  Why was there a need for such a severe punishment?  We need to understand that in addition to their many sins, the Gentiles were occupied with their own lives and didn't take time to draw near to God.  Ezekiel 28 describes God's judgment of King Tyre.  He specifically said, "By your great skill in trading, you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth, your heart has grown proud." "Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: 'Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god... '" (NIV, Ezekiel 28:5-6).  Many commentators believe that King Tyre represents Satan.  We can see from here that a person who is too occupied with the world's business will gradually be led away from God and sin will enter in. I've heard testimonies of devout Christians who sometimes work twenty hours a day at Wall Street.  When I was a reporter in New Jersey, I interviewed a person who worked alongside a Chinese billionaire that managed an investment fund.  He gave me the day to day routine of this billionaire.  At 5:00 am, the billionaire's driver takes him from New Jersey to New York.  He stays at the office until 11 or 12 pm then heads home, often sleeping in the car. It was observed by the person that I interviewed that this man had no life of his own.  I know some Christian young people who work at Wall Street also.  They were once devout Christians who attended church regularly when they were in high school, but once they started working on Wall Street, they gradually moved away from God.  Their lives were too busy with business and money.  Some fell into a sinful lifestyle.  The first step of falling away from God is not spending time with Him.  As time passes, God's presence will be less and less and lead to sin. I'm not trying to insinuate that all Christians that work at Wall Street are dominated by the world, living a sinful life.  Based on my experience in the United States, Christians working at Wall Street or Hollywood face greater temptation. The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 24:37-38 (NIV),  "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark".  The main idea of this sentence is "eat, drink, get married," which is the basic activity of human beings.  But there is an implication of human greed here. Yes, people need to eat, drink, and marry to survive.  In many cases, however, our business activities are no longer maintaining basic survival, but greed. And greed is endless. Returning to the example of gathering wood in Numbers 15, this Israelite may have gathered wood out of necessity or greed. The intention of Jehovah's severe punishment to him was for the Israelites to devote one day each week to worship and have fellowship with God alone.  They couldn't do anything other than this. But over time, the Israelites have put the cart before the horse.  When the Lord Jesus came to the world as the Son of God, the Israelites condemned Him for not celebrating the Sabbath.  The original purpose of the Sabbath was to keep the Israelites from committing sins until the birth of Jesus Christ.  As Paul said, "Christ is the culmination of the law." (NIV, Romans 10:4). Paul also said, "The law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.  Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian" (NIV, Galatians 3:23-24).  When Christ came, the purpose of the Israelites to celebrate the Sabbath was achieved.  At this time, the Jews should not have focused on whether the Lord Jesus was keeping the Sabbath.  Instead, they should have seized the opportunity to have fellowship with God, because He intended for us to have fellowship with Him in Christ.  But most Jews were completely mistaken and did not seize this opportunity. Though this chapter is talking about Passover instead of the Sabbath, I felt to connect them in a way as God instituted them as laws for the Israelites to keep.  There would be consequences if they didn't keep them.  So in a general sense, we want to discuss the laws and rules and how we handle it.  The Passover in the history of the Israelites was only a one-time event when they passed through the red sea.  Often Christians consider this a type of coming out of the darkness of the world typified by Egypt.  The journey of the Israelites in the wilderness often signifies the fact that we are experiencing the test in our soul. God enacted the laws on keeping Passover and the Sabbath in the wilderness. The purpose of these laws was to help the Israelites get rid of the influences of sin and the world through keeping the Passover in a yearly circle or keeping the Sabbath on a weekly circle.  When they did that, they would be continuously reminded that they were no longer in Egypt.  As we know, even though they left Egypt, they still missed the onions and fish of Egypt.  In other words, they were out of Egypt, but Egypt was not out of them. It is relative to today's Christianity.  Many Christians are out of Egypt, but Egypt is not out of them yet. So likewise, they need a period of discipline by the Lord to go through their wilderness, and then enter the good land.  Using Paul's words, the law acts like the guardian until faith comes so that we become the mature sons of God (Galatians 3:24-26). Another important purpose of establishing the Passover and Sabbath was for the Israelites to have a special time to separate themselves from the things of the world and be able to worship God.  But many Jews regarded it as a law and a ceremony.  A lot of hypocritical things happened.  A Chinese Christian leader in the United States told a story about this.  He had a Jewish neighbor who couldn't turn on the stove or cook on the Sabbath according to Jewish law.  This Jewish neighbor wanted to cook, so she circumvented the law by having the Christian leader's wife turn on the stove for her.  She could truthfully say that she didn't break the law because her neighbor turned the stove on.  This is just an example of how modern Jews hypocritically deal with the Sabbath.  I'm sure that there are genuine people who follow the law, but I cite this as an example. Christians can also be hypocritical.  They may attend church but spend the whole time scrolling through social media on their phones.  Most Christians will admit that to get close to God, you need to pray.  They may talk the talk, but in actuality, prayer is more of a thought rather than an action. I've heard people say that if you don't have a fixed prayer time daily, you don't have a real prayer life.  Lack of prayer gradually leads to a weak spiritual life and can end up propelling a person into sin.  A woman in our study agreed and testified that she experienced moving away from God because she didn't spend time in prayer.  She noted that because of illness and the coronavirus, she was forced to stay home and had more time to read the Bible and pray.  During this time, her relationship with God became closer, and the Word of God came alive to her.  She also had a vision of a cross.  A man in our study who works for a large company said that he became very agitated after the coronavirus outbreak.  He and his wife set aside time to read the Bible and pray every day in the evening and realized that he felt God's peace and presence. I had a similar experience of moving closer to God through dedicated, in-depth prayer time.  In 2010 the failure of my wife's first IVF was a huge disappointment.  Because of this and other mistakes I made in our relationship, our marriage suffered. During that difficult time, my wife didn't speak to me for a month.  I was miserable.  I spent hours a day praying to God, pacing back and forth on the road of our community.  I repented and continually dedicated myself to the Lord.  A month later, this situation was better, and my prayer time was less frequent.  I suddenly realized that I was coming down from the cloud, so to speak.  It was almost like walking down a stairway from the cloud of God's presence.  At a later date, at noon, I was consistently repenting, dedicating myself, and praying to have children.  The same process repeated.  When I was continually praying, I wasn't aware that I had entered the presence of God or into the cloud.  I found myself coming out of the cloud when I stopped praying.  These two spiritual experiences are very real and although I can't describe what that cloud or presence inside of me was like, I know that when I constantly pray, I enter into God's presence.  It's only when prayer stops that I gradually descend from the cloud. The cloud in Numbers 9 represents the presence of God.  The presence of God is with us through His Holy Spirit.  The cloud on the tabernacle described here is a real experience.  The two prayers that led me into the clouds are also real spiritual experiences.  This is the internal manifestation of God's presence. Why did I find myself descending from the cloud when prayer was not as fervent?  Paul tells us to pray continually to stay in God's presence (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NIV).  Brother Lawrence and others throughout history practiced continually living in God's presence.  I'm still learning how to do this, but I understand from these experiences that it's important to set aside time to pray before we can enter into His presence.  I get easily distracted by other things when life is running smoothly.  I don't seem to diligently focus on God and prayer as much as I was compelled to in the difficult times.  It takes more work to enter into God's presence.  I dedicated countless hours of prayer through the painful ten years of infertility.  A Korean prophet told me that God wanted to lead me through this difficulty and harvest my prayer. I've entered into God's presence through prayer many times.  Still, after the birth of our miracle baby, when life became less stressful, I found that at times my prayers were not as sincere, intimate, and passionate as before.  I sometimes miss the difficult times and urgency of dedicated prayer.  While I was sharing my testimony, a man in our study felt like the Holy Spirit was highlighting Numbers 9:8.  The verse describes people who were ceremonially unclean because of coming into contact with a dead body so they couldn't celebrate the Passover.  It goes on to say: "Moses answered them, "Wait until I find out what the Lord commands concerning you."  Even Moses wasn't sure what God meant and had to wait to get a reply from Him.  The man who mentioned this verse said that even though he was eager to pray and get closer to God, the distractions of the news and other things around him kept him from waiting quietly before God.  Although he wanted to hear and receive from God, he rarely heard His voice. The word "busy" in Chinese is composed of two parts. On the left, it's a "heart," and on the right, it's "death." In Chinese, it literally means that when we become busy, we will have a "dead heart."  It is often true in our spiritual experiences.  Even being too busy with Christian ministry can cause a person to be spiritually dry and dead.  Slowing down our lives from the complicated and busy world outside and waiting quietly before God is the real purpose of the Passover or Sabbath.  We must do this every week or every day to develop a strong spiritual habit.  If we do this, we can enter into God's presence, as represented by the clouds on the tabernacle of this chapter.  We will become a person who lives in the presence of God.  As we mentioned in the beginning, "Be still, and know that I am God." (NIV, Psalm 46:10). At the start of 2016, I felt burdened to fast and pray for 40 days for my wife's infertility.  My family didn't understand or agree with this burden and didn't support me in it.  The burden didn't subside, and I continued to seek God's leading as I walked in the park during lunch break.  I usually speak in tongues for a while to calm down my spirit and then sit on a bench waiting for God to speak.  One day after I had been doing this for a while, I sat on the bench and felt sleepy.  I heard the Holy Spirit say suddenly: "Don't eat at noon.”  I waited a few more days, and after confirming the words of the Holy Spirit, I decided to fast and pray at noon Monday to Friday.  I calculated that 40 days of prayer would equal about 120 meals.  If I didn't eat at noon for 22 days per month, it would take about five months.  I began fasting and praying at noon and continued this for three or four months.  On one particular day, I felt confident that God had heard my prayers, and I gradually stopped fasting and praying. Because my family objected, I never told them about this. Recently I started fasting and praying against the coronavirus at noon.  My mother-in-law didn't understand.  She said, “If you don't eat at noon, will the coronavirus go away?”  It was then that I told her and my wife about the story of fasting and praying in early 2016. My wife was miraculously pregnant in May 2016. I told my mother-in-law not to underestimate the power of prayer.  I told my wife that even when it seems that nothing is changing outwardly by our prayers, if we don't pray, we will suffer the consequences. Our individual prayer can be as powerful as “the prayer of faith will save the sick” (James 5:15).  And if we pray together with others, it's even more powerful.  We must do our part to cooperate with God's work.  I fast and pray for God to end the coronavirus but also to pray for a spiritual breakthrough so that I can break the strongholds established by the enemy in me, become a more obedient instrument, and a better channel of blessing before the release of God's revival fire comes. We all need to quiet down and wait for God to realize that He is God and enter into His presence.  This is the spiritual significance of the Passover or Sabbath and the cloud in this chapter.  We may already get out of Egypt, but we need to get Egypt out of us.  The way is to stop engaging with the business of the world temporarily and wait and worship God.  Then when we behold him, he will transform us into the same image of him (2 Corinthians 3:18). It is not by our effort, but we must give him time to do this. We pray that this study blesses you.  

This week Ryan spoke to conductor David Brophy about the great music the orchestra have in store for the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Winter Sessions; Dawn French on her new novel 'Because of You'; And Husband-and-wife duo Arthur and Deborah Carr about their incredible efforts to prevent deaths by accident and suicide on the waterways of Galway City.

This week Ryan spoke to conductor David Brophy about the great music the orchestra have in store for the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Winter Sessions; Dawn French on her new novel 'Because of You'; And Husband-and-wife duo Arthur and Deborah Carr about their incredible efforts to prevent deaths by accident and suicide on the waterways of Galway City.

'Because of You' is the fourth novel by Dawn French. It tells the story of a baby being abducted by a distraught woman from a maternity hospital and how that act goes on to change many lives. Dawn joined Ryan on the line from London to talk about the book and for a catch-up on Dawn's busy 2020!

'Because of You' is the fourth novel by Dawn French. It tells the story of a baby being abducted by a distraught woman from a maternity hospital and how that act goes on to change many lives. Dawn joined Ryan on the line from London to talk about the book and for a catch-up on Dawn's busy 2020!

"The LORD God said to the serpent,'Because you have done this,cursed are you above all livestockand above all beasts of the field;on your belly you shall go,and dust you shall eatall the days of your life.I will put enmity between you and the woman,and between your offspring and her offspring;he shall bruise your head,and you shall bruise his heel.'" – Genesis 3:14-15Let’s Get StartedIn the words of Maria from The Sound of Music, “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…”It’s December 1 and we are starting our journey through the Old Testament which will culminate in the birth of Jesus, so why shouldn’t we start in the first book of the Bible? You might have read the above passage and thought, “that seems weird, why would we start a season that focuses on the coming of Jesus with God cursing the serpent in the garden?”Great question. The answer is because this is where we see the very first glimpse into God’s rescue plan for humanity.The First GospelTheologians have dubbed this passage the proto-evangelion, which is a fancy, Latiny way of saying, “the first Gospel” the reason they have done this is because it contains a promise that God is going to send someone to crush the head of the serpent (which we all know is Satan). As you know God gave Adam and Eve one command to follow, they could eat from any tree of the garden except for the one in the middle called, “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”. However, when they failed to keep this command God disciplined them. We see several consequences of this for mankind, like increased difficulty in working the land and increased pain in bearing children. Then we see that God cursed the serpent (Satan’s instrument in the garden) and then Satan himself. But even in this just punishment, we can see the grace of God. There are several ways we see this. First, God didn’t kill them immediately. They were told that they would “surely die” if they disobeyed, but God didn’t execute them on the spot. Instead, we see that they (and we) became mortal. Instead of living forever with God on earth we now have a ticking clock that will lead to our physical death. But secondly, God promised to provide a remedy for our sin. He promised that He was going to send someone that was going to crush Satan’s head.ReflectionSo what should we be thinking about this first day of December as we are anticipating Christmas? We should marvel at God’s plan for our salvation. We need to step back and reflect on the fact that even though we have an all-powerful, just God, who will not let sins go unpunished he also takes it upon himself to deal eternally with our sin. At the very moment of our first sin we can see that God had a plan to save us. From the beginning, we can see that God is not only wholly just, He is also wholly gracious. And not only that but we also see his grace in letting us know (even just a little bit) about what He is up to in His plan to bring us back to a relationship with Himself.Follow the whole study of The Things Concerning Himself at:https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/Every day, Dec. 1-25, we'll be publishing daily advent study posts (written and audio versions) on our website. You can also access the audio recordings on the Snowbird App, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

It is amazing how God uses the major event in Judaism, the Exodus, to teach us what His ultimate redemption of all men and women will be like.  The Exodus stands alone as a major event in human history.  It is amazing that God chose one people to be His chosen people so that the world would come to know Him, the God of Abraham, the one God, the only God through Israel.   He didn't pick Israel because they were somehow better than every other people.  No.  Just the opposite.  They were a stubborn and stiff necked people and the Lord teaches them it is not that they are righteous that He is doing all this ..."Do not say in your heart when the LORD your God has driven them out before you, 'Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,' but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you. "It is not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God is driving them out before you, in order to confirm the oath which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (Deu 9:4-5)  And later in Isaiah 42:6 & 49:6 we learn that God has a purpose for Israel, His servant.  They are to bring His salvation (salvation in Hebrew is YESHUA יְשׁוּעָה or, in English, Jesus!) God will bring His Yeshua יְשׁוּעָה, His salvation, to the whole world through Israel.The first redemption is the Exodus.  And God seems to teach all of us that to understand the ULTIMATE redemption we need to understand the Exodus.  If we understand the first we will understand the second; we will understand the Jesus and the Cross.  This became the major event in Christianity.  So.  Let us dive in to the study of Exodus.  Let us ask how God brings us the Gospel and the Good News of the Kingdom to us via the pen of Moses.  Let us turn to study THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MOSES.Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - click here for the teacher's background

This week we talk about Grimes and the government, eurodance and Ava Max, Future's age, tons of new singles and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Good News’. Here's the episode track list, playlist on Spotify: 'My Head & My Heart' by Ava Max, 'Regardless' by RAYE and Rudimental, 'Prisoner (ft Dua Lipa)' by Miley Cyrus, 'Holiday' by Lil Nas X, 'te pongo mal' by Kali Uchis, 'Man's World' by Marina, Megan Thee Stallion's 'Good News' album, 'Bitch Bites Dog' by Cecile Believe, 'Throatzillaaa' by Slayyyter, 'OHFR?' by Rico Nasty, 'Because of You' by Future and Lil Uzi Vert, and somehow 10 OTHER TRACKS... Over on the Patreon pre-show we start the episode by talking some shjt. For extended cuts, tough love and bonus episodes subscribe at patreon.com/hotlocalsingles

 'Sports In Depth'with,Dr.M.Lee Melvin ''Doc'' Stanley Sr.,and his sports posse, whom on this segment members are,''Dusty'' and Bobby ''C'' Brando. SID is an in depth informative educational and historical look at the world of sports,on his renowned and legendary award winning,radio show,'Sports In Depth'. Di-versing from both a daily and historical perspective,bringing also both an in depth look and perspective not only on the sports of our times, but too,of the players and performers of the said events, both now and of yesteryear. 'Sports In Depth',AKA SID, also brings us the unique strategies of sports from an intellectual prospective. Not just athletics because as it takes raw GOD given talent and conditioning it too takes a GOD blessed mind fueled with passion, determination,intellect and a belief of competing and accomplishing too. And with the in depth knowledge and diverse intellect, of Doc's iconic posse,'Sports In Depth' is too,''the world in Depth''.  We too here remember Negro League great and New York icon,Jim Robinson,who we lost 2 weeks ago.We too salute and thank Amsterdam News special scribe and person Jamie Harris for his fine story on Mr.Robinson,thanks Jamie. Thanks for joining us once again,where we always,''Rope the Rumors,Hog tie the Issues and Brand the Truth.'' *TRUST*IN*GOD* ''Very few people listen,they may hear you but they ain't really listening or care too.'' ''Because people are spending money doesn't mean they have it.And many people with money refuse to spend it or do so reluctantly.'' 'Doc Stanley's Words,Wit and Wisdom and Truth AKA Julius LugWegi's Words of Wealth'

  Sports In Depth  With,Dr.M.Lee''Doc'' Stanley Sr.,and sports guru and intellect,Bobby C, on this segment is an in depth informative educational and historical look at the world of sports,on his renowned and legendary award winning,radio show,'Sports In Depth'. Di-versing from both a daily and historical perspective,bringing also both an in depth look and perspective not only on the sports of our times, but too,of the players and performers of the said events, both now and of yesteryear. 'Sports In Depth',AKA SID, also brings us the unique strategies of sports from an intellectual prospective. Not just athletics because as it takes raw GOD given Blessed talent and conditioning it too takes a blessed mind fueled with passion, determination,intellect and a belief of competing and accomplishing too. And with the in depth knowledge and diverse intellect, of Doc's iconic posse,'Sports In Depth' is too,''the world in Depth''. Thanks for joining us once again,where we always,''Rope the Rumors,Hog tie the Issues and Brand the Truth.'' *TRUST*IN*GOD* ''Hearing about Segregation is one thing,seeing it and Living it is another.'' ''To many people don't understand the importance of Today,Right now,or at this exact precise present moment.'' ''Because it's your way of thinking and being doesn't mean it's both the right way or the only way.'' ''Rare is the combination of both intellect and common sense.'' ''In Today's society common sense ain't common.'' ''Obtaining and objecting two different aspects.''  ' Doc Stanley's Words of Wit,Wisdom and Truth AKA Julius LugWegi's Words Of Wealth' 

Settle in and listen to a selection of articles from the August issue of CRST that might help ignite the desire in you to be a 'because of' surgeon–that is, a surgeon who encourages and champions adoption of premium technologies. From Quentin B. Allen, MD, talking about increasing premium IOL adoption after the pandemic to Ashley Brissette, MD, MSc, FRCSC, discussing IOL selection in patients with dry eye disease and Richard A. Adler, MD, FACS, offering his practice pearls with intense pulsed light therapy for dry eye, these surgeons exemplify qualities of a 'because of' surgeon.

Settle in and listen to a selection of articles from the August issue of CRST that might help ignite the desire in you to be a 'because of' surgeon—that is, a surgeon who encourages and champions adoption of premium technologies. From Quentin B. Allen, MD, talking about increasing premium IOL adoption after the pandemic to Ashley Brissette, MD, MSc, FRCSC, discussing IOL selection in patients with dry eye disease and Richard A. Adler, MD, FACS, offering his practice pearls with intense pulsed light therapy for dry eye, these surgeons exemplify qualities of a 'because of' surgeon. 

Mt 20, 1-16a Jesus told his disciples this parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Going out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and he said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.' So they went off. (And) he went out again around noon, and around three o'clock, and did likewise. Going out about five o'clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard.' When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.' When those who had started about five o'clock came, each received the usual daily wage. So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them also got the usual wage. And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner, saying, 'These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who bore the day's burden and the heat.' He said to one of them in reply, 'My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? (Or) am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?' Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last."

"Brendan McClenahan and Aaron Boyd read and reflect on Matthew 20:1-16. Please make sure to subscribe to this podcast! For the full Bible Reading Plan, head to victorypoint.org. To find out more about the context of Matthew 20:1-16 head to https://thebibleproject.com/explore/matthew. We would love to include your input on this podcast. Send us an email at brendanmcclenahan@victorypoint.org or leave a voice message by clicking the link below. There is more going on at VictoryPoint! (head to victorypoint.org for more trainings, events, worship gatherings, discipleship opportunities, giving, and ways to get connected). Here's the full text from today's scripture: 20:1 ""For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 20:2 After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 20:3 When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 20:4 and he said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So they went. 20:5 When he went out again about noon and about three o'clock, he did the same. 20:6 And about five o'clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, 'Why are you standing here idle all day?' 20:7 They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.' 20:8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.' 20:9 When those hired about five o'clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. 20:10 Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. 20:11 And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 20:12 saying, 'These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' 20:13 But he replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? 20:14 Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. 20:15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?' 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last.""" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biblereadingplanvp/message

The music duo Poppyiris brings a romantic twist to their debut country album, 'Love Just Knows'. Musicians Deedee O'Malley and Mike Lusk have combined classic R&B, country and folk to create a distinctive sound.  This distinctive sound resonates through their HIT song 'Why The Hell Knot'. Since forming in 2016, Deedee and Mike have released several HIT singles including, 'Why The Hell Knot', 'Love Just Knows', In Your Arms', 'With A Dance', 'Crushing On You', 'Ain't No Secret', Never out of Style' and 'Because of You'.  Deedee and Mike have shared the stage with world renowned performers such as: Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Chris Cagel, Stephen Bishop, Glen Campbell, Keith Urban, Garth Brooks and Miranda Lambert, to name a few.   Be sure to listen to and get their music on your favorite streaming platform!!! To keep up with all that they're up to, follow them on the web at:  www.poppyirismusic.com and on IG at: @poppyirismusic   Check out and download ALL our other great interviews right here on your favorite podcast site and follow the show on IG at @thebigfatjoeyshow  Thanks for listening...

Humanitarian advocates are calling for urgent intervention to prevent spiraling rates of violence against young girls and women in the Asia-Pacific amid coronavirus lockdowns.

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"As a young boy, the famed basketball coach George Raveling learned an invaluable lesson about the power of both knowledge and ignorance from his grandmother, who raised him. 'Why did the slave masters hide their money in books, George?' she asked the young boy, standing together in her kitchen.'I don’t know, grandma,' he said.'Because they knew the slaves wouldn’t open them,' she said.Learn more about George's story, and the importance of reading, in today's Daily Stoic Podcast.***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/signupFollow @DailyStoic:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanholidayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanholiday/Facebook: http://facebook.com/ryanholidayYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic

Divorce is the death of a marriage.  It will be grieved like a death.  If you wonder why you feel bad about it - that is one of the reasons.     After last weeks, topic, I was in an interested conversation with a friend who alerted me to the topic of Grey divorce.     I was divorced.  My story…   Conditions for Divorce Under Mosaic Law - previous sexual? indecency Deuteronomy 24:1-4, "When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out from his house, 2 and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man’s wife, 3 and if the latter husband turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife, 4 then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance." 1 Cor. 7:13-15, "And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, let her not send her husband away. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy. 15 Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace." Abandonment Matthew 5:32, "but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the cause of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery." Adultery Marrying Another Deuteronomy 24:3-4, "and if the latter husband turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife, 4 then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance." Matthew 19:9, "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” Mark 10:11-12, "And He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; 12 and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.” Conditions within Divorce Malachi 2:16, “For I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “and him who covers his garment with wrong,” says the Lord of hosts. “So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously." Divorce and God Isaiah 50:1, "Thus says the LORD, “Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away? Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, And for your transgressions your mother was sent away." Jeremiah 3:8, "And I saw that for all the adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and given her a writ of divorce, yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear; but she went and was a harlot also." God divorced Israel Matt. 19:8, "He said to them, 'Because of your hardness of heart, Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.'" 1 Cor. 7:10-13, "But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband 11 (but if she does leave, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband should not send his wife away. 12 But to the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, let him not send her away. 13 And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, let her not send her husband away." Miscellaneous       Prayer    What Is The Church     What is the church?     The church can be understood in two ways: the visible and the invisible. The visible church is comprised of all who claim the name of Jesus as the Christ and who gather together for worship and participation of the sacraments: the Lord's Supper and Baptism.     But, the visible church contains both believers and non-believers. In other words, there are people in the visible church who are not really saved. The members of the invisible church are the actual body of believers. They are the ones who are truly regenerate and have trusted, by faith, in the true Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The true Christian is indwelt by the Lord Jesus (John 14:23) through the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the Christian church is figuratively said to be the body of Christ. Rom. 12:5, "So we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." Eph. 4:12, "For the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ." The word "church" comes from the Greek "ekklesia" which means "gathering" or "assembly." Therefore, the church is the gathering of the believers who come together to participate in fellowship with one another as they worship God and hear from His Word, the Bible. The church as a whole has been equipped with people possessing different spiritual gifts (Rom. 12:5-8). The purpose of the gifts is Eph. 4:12-13, "for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ."     Want to have Communion with me?  pastor@speaklifechurch.net Giving Links:  https://giv.li/p2nj61 https://paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/3587637 https://www.patreon.com/speaklifechurchpodcast You can support the ministry by check or money order by sending it to Speak Life Church, PO BOX 2, upper Marlboro, MD 20772    

Concerns are growing inside the Cincinnati Police Department about the possibility of officers being laid off as City Hall faces a monumental $80 million budget deficit in the upcoming fiscal year. Police union President Dan Hils, never one to back down from a political fight, is ready to "call out stupid" if City Council attempts to prioritize any pet projects at the expense of public safety. After years of saying they'll make basic public services a top priority, the politicians "have to mean it this time, because they have no choice," Hils told The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast. (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-so-cincinnati/id1429999971?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&ls=1&mt=2)   "If they go out there and do stupid pet projects," Hils added, "we've really elected the wrong bunch of folks."  Click the Audioboom (https://audioboom.com/channels/4967491) link at the top of this article to listen to That's So Cincinnati for free. It's also available for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio and most podcast listening platforms. Hils' interview begins at the 2:25 mark in the episode. The city's budget has been hit hard by coronavirus-related economic shutdown. City Hall must figure out how to deal with the budget crisis before the next fiscal year begins on July 1.  The poster child for pet projects is, of course, the streetcar, which sucks at least $1.4 million out of the annual operating budget. Streetcar ticket sales and advertising revenue continues to be off projections, and the rarely used rail line could require more taxpayer money out of the upcoming operating budget.  The streetcar is closed to passengers during the health emergency, and the question lingers whether it'll ever be reopened. Hils said he supports the idea of the federal government waiving a requirement that the city must pay back $45 million (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/columnists/politics-extra/2020/04/22/coronavirus-fallout-would-trump-white-house-forgive-streetcar-loan/5165296002/) in streetcar construction grants if it's shutdown permanently. "They're stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the federal funds," Hils said. "City Council got themselves into it, and I hope they can figure it out. I would love if the feds could say, 'Because of the COVID stuff, we're going to continue to send what we're going to be able to send you (for non-streetcar related projects), but shut that dumb thing down.' " Hils is prepared to work with the city administration on finding ways to help them save money in the police department. He hopes the city can work with officers nearing retirement as a way to avoid laying off younger officers.  "If you could find some sort of way to buyout or encourage or help people make the decision (to retire), that could save the city an awful lot of money," Hils said.  "And then they could restructure, look at some of the reduction of command officers or higher ranks so you could leave the people that are down there on the street dealing with the violence each and every day," Hils added."That would be a wiser move, if it comes down to it that they have to reduce the amount of Cincinnati police officers that are on the payroll."  Hils discussed other issues and topics on That's So Cincinnati.  His future: Hils has been the Cincinnati Fraternal Order of Police president since 2015, and he made a splash in his first two-year term by advocating for big wage hikes to make the Cincinnati police force salaries comparable to those of officers in similar-size cities. His efforts led to bigger-than-anticipated raises in 2016, costing taxpayers $25 million over three years.  Hils was re-elected to a new two-year term in December. It could be his last term because he has to retire in May 2022, due to parameters of his retirement agreement with the city.  He'd like to stay longer as union president. That would require FOP members to change a rule to allow a retired officer to run the organization, meaning the union would pay the president's full salary instead of the city. The membership will be making the decision as Hils heads to negotiations on a new police contract, which expires in May 2021. "I think I still have a lot of support," Hils said. Beyond that, Hils said, he's keeping the door open to possibly running for elected office someday. The Republican briefly jumped into the 2020 Hamilton County commissioners race, but dropped out a week later when he realized it would be a conflict with his job as FOP president.   "Can I ever see myself in politics in the future?" Hils said. "Yeah, I find it attractive."  Sheriff's race: Hils originally kicked around the idea of running for sheriff this year, but gave way when his long-time colleague and friend Bruce Hoffbauer decided to run. Hoffbauer, who recently retired Cincinnati police lieutenant, faces Democrat Charmaine McGuffey in the November election. It's expected to be a highly competitive race after McGuffey crushed incumbent Jim Neil in last month's primary.  Local political watchers believe Green Township's Hoffbauer will win over many of Neil's strong base of Republican and independent voters on the heavily populated West Side. "Bruce Hoffbauer is an outstanding leader," Hils said. "He's tough as nails when it comes to following the rules and making his officers be professional. He's also very wise. He knows the community and knows how to deal with big problems. Hamilton County is going to be blessed to have Bruce Hoffbauer as the sheriff. I believe he's going to win." 

"Jesus said to him: 'Because you have seen me, you believe? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.'" Jn 20: 29 There was a direct correlation between Thomas' absence from that first gathering and the state of his heart. He was now a skeptic.  What he witnessed at the Cross had disillusioned him for good! But, oh!, God loves the skeptic!--Thomas' story is the proof of it--and if you're a skeptic too, you should know that He loves you as well. Message by Pastor Rod Schorr, Calvary Chapel Old Towne, Orange, CA From the series: The Gospel of John: Truth for a World in the Grip of a Lie

Taking a cue from mainstream education providers, Guru Nanak Punjabi School in Sydney has now switched to online classes in a bid to stay ahead of the curve. - ਕਰੋਨਾਵਾਇਰਸ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਕੋਪ ਦੇ ਚਲਦਿਆਂ ਸਿਖਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ ਨੇ ਆਨ-ਲਾਈਨ ਪੜਾਈ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਉਪਰਾਲੇ ਅਰੰਭੇ ਹਨ। ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਸਕੂਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਕਾਬਲੇ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਕ ਸਕੂਲਾਂ ਕੋਲ ਸਾਧਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਮਾਲੀ ਮਦਦ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਪਰ ਫੇਰ ਵੀ ਉੱਦਮੀਆਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਅਰੰਭੇ ਉਪਰਾਲਿਆਂ ਸਦਕਾ ਮਾਂ-ਬੋਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਆਨ-ਲਾਈਨ ਪੜਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਯਤਨ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ।

Preston Morrison brings a message titled 'Because of Jesus' during Easter at Gateway.

Preston Morrison brings a message titled 'Because of Jesus' during Easter at Gateway.

Join us as Pastor Fernandez goes through Psalm 119:41-48. This message emphasizes the theme of the church this year, 'Because of His Glory'.

  Melvin''Doc'' Stanley Sr.,AKA,Dr.M.Lee Stanley Sr.,legendary scribe and sportscaster takes to the airwaves once again with his award winning and iconic radio show,'Sports In Depth'.Dusty and Danny join Doc on this segment along with Brian guesting.  But tonight Doc takes to the airwaves tonight using the words of former U.S. President,Richard Nixon,''With a heavy heart,'' upon the acknowledgement of his buddy and legendary NBA superstar,Kobe Bryants' death along with his lovely 13 year old daughter,Giana and seven others in a helicopter crash this evening,on the West coast.   Our prayers and sympathy from all here at 'Sports in Depth',and all of the 'Sports In Depth',''nation'',goes out to Kobe's lovely wife and daughters and to the others families involved in this tragic incident. We all are at a loss for words but with heavy hearts take our grief and thoughts to GOD in prayer. Kobe Bryant's Last Tweet to LeBron James After the King surpassed him on the NBA all time scoring list and moving in third place surpassing Kobe in that position.   Thanks for joining us once again where we always,''Rope the Rumors,Lasso the Issues and Brand the Truth.''And keep those prayers coming being for us all as well as Kobe's family and the other victims families. ''Continue to move the game forward much respect my brother'' #33644@King James *TRUST*IN*GOD* ''If you don't mean it don't say it.'' ''Because you don't have a problem with it doesn't mean there ain't one.'' ''Either you have no class or you think I have none.'' ''I miss you so much where as you seem not to miss me at all.''   'Doc Stanley's Words of Wit,Wisdom and Truth'

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Google News and Updates MATT - Use the Google Assistant with your G Suite account in beta KASEY - When fashion and choreography meet artificial intelligence CHRIS - Hey Google, play me the news Featured Content We are finally at episode 100 of the podcast! This episode features Matt, Kasey, and producer Chris Nesi! Chris leads Matt and Kasey in a conversation that reflects on the run of this podcast through 100 episodes and provides some Google-goodness as well! Topics discussed: What have Matt and Kasey learned as hosts of this podcast? Favorite Episodes: Kasey: Episode 72 Matt: Episode 83 Chris: Episode 8 Favorite Memories from creating the podcast? Guest(s) you would like to have on in the future? Matt and Kasey shared their 'Because of this pocast..." stories. What Google topic would you like to cover but haven't? What Google tool(s) do Matt and Kasey struggle with? The conversation also featured an Ask Me Anything (AMA) segment where Matt and Kasey answered questions from Mike Brilla, Mike Mohammad, and Erin Kiger. Google Teacher Tribe Mailbag Mike Mohammad - Congrats on 100! Shelly Stanton (@StantonShelly) - Looking for fun ways to introduce Google Classroom to students. Janna Bonds - Curious to know how to restrict access to Google Forms. On The Blogs Matt - The new Ditch That Textbook “Google in the Classroom” page with LOTS of resources Kasey - Gearing Up for the Hour of Code Chris - Check out the House of #EdTech podcast!

'Because he's the hero Atlanta deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight. We present Jaded Kiss" This week The Wavy Boyz are joined by FOTS @Wavington & @ChaosSkip, they talk dutch dates, Joker, Kylie Jenner & Greg becoming the hero we need, Jaded Kiss.