Podcast appearances and mentions of Brandon Hawk

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Grab your umin and thummin and dust off your priestly breastplate because we're naming our 2024 prophecies! Join Erin, Jamie, and Evan as we discuss what we hope to see, what we think we'll see, and what we're nervous about in the new year! You'll hear about our Antichrist predictions, movements in Christianity, and so much more! Is purity culture coming back? Which celebs will walk the Romans Road this year? You'll have to listen to find out!  MENTIONS Ditch the planner: Get the Faith Adjacent 2024 Resource Mega-Bundle  Wait, I want to look back on 2023: Listen to 2023 in Review on Patreon The year for prayer: Check out 24-7 Prayer Papal Conclave? Learn more here Antichrist Deep-Dive: Listen to The Popcast Ep. 289: Potential Pop Culture Antichrists Keep an eye on these people in 2024: Jamie Kern Lima | Joel Smallbone | Trey Ferguson  We love Pastor Trey: Listen to our episode with Trey Ferguson | Pre-Order Theologizin' Bigger  Can you tell me more about Joel Smallbone's jawline? Listen to Mini-Sacred: Journey to Bethlehem  Help me out with the Apocrypha: Listen to this past episode | Read Apocrypha for Beginners by Dr. Brandon Hawk   Want to get into icons? Check out The Modern Saints  Point of Grace Deep-Dive: Listen here | Instagram | Life, Love, and Other Mysteries BONUS CONTENT We have tons of additional content, including monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, Office Hours episodes, and so much more! You can access them now with a 7-day free trial. You'll be able to listen to over 250 more episodes! Tuition is just $5 a month after the trial period. Become a Seminarian here! THE FAITH ADJACENT SHOP Looking for some additional resources? We have you covered from an entire Prayer Course all the way to a guide for the new year! Shop here. THE POPCAST Check out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist. Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith Adjacent Shop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacent Follow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the deal with the Apocrypha? Resident Bible Scholar Erin Moon and Community Manager Evan Dodson explore that in this very special conversation with Dr. Brandon Hawk, author of Apocrypha for Beginners. This episode gives you a peek behind the curtain at the type of conversations we have over at The Faith Adjacent Seminary. Is Apocrypha simply Biblical fan fiction, and what do Star Wars and Deuterocanonical books have in common? You'll have to listen to find out! MENTIONS Here's everything you need to know about Brandon Hawk: Website | Twitter | Books | Apocrphya for Beginners Where can I read the Apocrypha online? Early Christian Writings | Early Jewish Writings | NASSCAL What was that about a Lamb? Listen to our Fellowship Hall Replay | Read Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore Bible Scholar Resource: Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible Want even more fun? Join us for our October Fellowship Hall | Pre-Order Jesus Through Medieval Eyes by Grace Hamman Relevant Past Episodes: SWDGISS: The Reformation | SWDGISS: How We Got the Bible BONUS CONTENTOur Patreon supporters can access our Resource Deep-Dives, Office Hours episodes, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and more! You can even test us out with a 7-day free trial. Become a partner.THE FAITH ADJACENT SHOPThe only place on the Internet where you can find Bible studies and resources for those curious about faith AND Chris Hemsworth's abs. Check it out here! THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith AdjacentGet Faith Adjacent Merch: Shop hereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacentFollow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What's the deal with the Apocrypha? Resident Bible Scholar Erin Moon and Community Manager Evan Dodson explore that in this very special conversation with Dr. Brandon Hawk, author of Apocrypha for Beginners. This episode gives you a peek behind the curtain at the type of conversations we have over at The Faith Adjacent Seminary. Is Apocrypha simply Biblical fan fiction, and what do Star Wars and Deuterocanonical books have in common? You'll have to listen to find out!  MENTIONS Here's everything you need to know about Brandon Hawk: Website | Twitter | Books | Apocrphya for Beginners Where can I read the Apocrypha online? Early Christian Writings | Early Jewish Writings | NASSCAL What was that about a Lamb? Listen to our Fellowship Hall Replay | Read Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore Bible Scholar Resource: Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible Want even more fun? Join us for our October Fellowship Hall | Pre-Order Jesus Through Medieval Eyes by Grace Hamman Relevant Past Episodes: SWDGISS: The Reformation | SWDGISS: How We Got the Bible BONUS CONTENT Our Patreon supporters can access our Resource Deep-Dives, Office Hours episodes, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and more! You can even test us out with a 7-day free trial. Become a partner. THE FAITH ADJACENT SHOP The only place on the Internet where you can find Bible studies and resources for those curious about faith AND Chris Hemsworth's abs. Check it out here!  THE POPCAST Check out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist. Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith Adjacent Get Faith Adjacent Merch: Shop here Shop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacent Follow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to I Kid You Not: Growing a Child's Faith When You're a Grown-Up Without All the Answers! Join Erin and Meredith as they talk all about Adam and Eve. Is it appropriate to skip a story in the Bible? Are we all doomed? Why doesn't God have a reset button? If you're a grown-up who has ever asked similar questions about Genesis 3, then this episode is for you! MENTIONSMeet Meredith Anne Miller: Instagram | Website | Ask Away PodcastPast I Kid You Not Episodes: Primer | Creation Where are we in the Bible? Genesis 3Haven't we talked about this before? Season 14, Episode 5: Adam and Eve | Season 12, Episode 1: The SerpentCan you tell me more about the historical Adam debate? BSQTNA #20: Historical Adam on Patreon But can you help me a bit with inerrancy? Open House #2 on Patreon | Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy | NT Wright and Pete Enns on InerrancyCan you tell me more about that bad tree? Watch this video at Bible Project. Save-the-Date: Fellowship Hall: Apocrypha Night with Dr. Brandon Hawk on February 21 at 8 PM CTSubscribe to the I Kid You Not Newsletter for BONUS CONTENT! LIL'FAVOREDSErin - Book: The Lives We Actually Have by Kate Bowler and Jessica RichieMeredith - Teen Version: 3 Big Questions that Shape Your Future | Grown-Up Version: 3 Big Questions that Change Every Teenager I KID YOU NOT HOTLINEAre you stumped by kid theology questions? Are you nervous about putting a kid in your life through the same religious trauma you went through, just repackaged? Send your question (or your kid's questions) to our I Kid You Not hotline. Our next episode will be about Good Friday, so feel free to read that story to your kiddos, let them ask questions, and call or text us at 205-502-2863.THE BIBLE BINGE SEMINARY Head over to Patreon to join our fake online Seminary where you'll find Mini-Favored or Forsakens, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and Open House episodes for just $5 a month. Enroll here! THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge BulletinGet The Bible Binge Merch: Shop hereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | FacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we're joined by Dot and Lindsay from the Inside My Favorite Manuscript podcast! Dot and Lindsay are book historians and nerds, and they'll be sharing their knowledge and insights on the world of medieval manuscripts and how you can incorporate them into your Pathfinder or D&D game. From the history and creation of these beautiful texts to the modern-day scholarship surrounding them, this is an episode not to be missed for any book lovers or history buffs. Check out Inside My Favorite Manuscript for yourself here. Join our discord community! Support us on patreon! Check out our merch! Socials: Website Twitter Instagram Citations & References: Dot's Coffee with a Codex videos are here. Brandon Hawk's episode on IMFM is here. The Luttrel Psalter film is here. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-maniculum-podcast/e80d14f2-b148-4b78-9503-910ee20b8286

In this month's bonus episode, the team talks about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We get at the many ways our biases affect how politicians and the media are discussing the war and its refugees, the religious aspects of Putin's desire to take over Ukraine, how the invasion fits with a growing international movement of religious conservatives from predominantly white countries, and a lot more. Articles mentioned: * “The Secretive Prisons that Keep Migrants out of Europe” by Ian Urbina * “Next Year in Kyiv?” by Diana Butler Bass * “Why Far-Right Nationalists Like Steve Bannon Have Embraced a Russian Ideologue” by Brandon W. Hawk Shake the Dust is a podcast of KTF Press. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Find transcripts of this show at KTFPress.com. Hosts  Jonathan Walton – follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  Suzie Lahoud – follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  Sy Hoekstra – follow him on Twitter.  Our theme song is “Citizens” by Jon Guerra – listen to the whole song on Spotify. Our podcast art is by Jacqueline Tam – follow her and see her other work on Instagram.  Production and editing by Sy Hoekstra. Transcript by Joyce Ambale and Sy Hoekstra. Questions about anything you heard on the show? Write to shakethedust@ktfpress.com and we may answer your question on a future episode. TranscriptSuzie Lahoud: You know, I went to Russian school in the fifth grade and we were still reading books after the fall of the Soviet Union. It was late 90s and we were still reading books of “moya rodina,” and Mother Russia, the Motherland, all that stuff. And I'm like, “Oh my gosh, how can they be teaching this propaganda?” But this is the same battle that's going on in the United States today when you look at the 1619 Project versus the 1776 Project, or whatever they're calling it. It's the same thing. We fight over our national narrative because the way that you construct the story about yourself then feeds into your foreign policy, then feeds into domestic policy, then feeds into your narrative about whose lives matter and whose death and suffering is acceptable to you as a nation. [The song “Citizens” by Jon Guerra fades in. Lyrics: “I need to know there is justice/That it will roll in abundance/ And that you're building a city/ Where we arrive as immigrants/ And you call us citizens/ And you welcome us as children home.” The song fades out.] Sy Hoekstra: Welcome to Shake the Dust: Leaving colonized faith for the Kingdom of God. A podcast of KTF Press. My name is Sy Hoekstra, I'm here with Jonathan Walton and Suzie Lahoud, as always. We are going to be talking today about Ukraine and the conflict there, and the refugees leaving the country, and the ways that we have been talking about this war. Kind of like I said in the Afghanistan episode that we did during season one, we're going to stay in our lane a little bit here, talk about how the church talks about and thinks about this conflict. We're not going to be talking about international politics and military strategy or anything like that.  We're going to be talking about how we think about, conceptualize the refugees, the white supremacy involved, the American exceptionalism, the Christian supremacy involved. We're going to talk a little bit about the religious aspects of this war, which is something that the media is not covering in anywhere near as much detail as just the economic and the geopolitical aspects of it. But before we get to that, really quickly, please just remember to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at KTF Press. Leave a rating and review on whatever your podcast app is.  Also Substack, which is the company that runs our website, or that we use to run our website, just introduced an app, an iOS app. So if you have an iPhone, you can now, you as a subscriber, thank you so much, this is a subscriber bonus episode. You, as a subscriber, can listen to this podcast and read our newsletter and any of the articles we put out all from within an app, if you don't want it to necessarily come to your inbox. I am definitely someone who prefers an app over an inbox. So if that's you, go find the Substack app in the App Store.  Okay. So we're going to get started now. We just, we want to talk a little bit about the white supremacy that is involved in our thinking and talking about the refugees, and in talking about this conflict. Jonathan, let's start out with you. How are you seeing this play out in the things that you're reading and watching?  Jonathan Walton: Yeah, you know. Jump right in the deep end.  Sy Hoekstra: For sure Jonathan Walton: I think it was… and I think the deep end, because it was pretty stark from the beginning, because we have so many references for refugees from Syria, from Mexico… through Mexico, but from dozens of countries, we have images. Like we have names, we have consistent media around engaging with immigrants, especially in Europe, coming from the coast of, coming from Morocco to France, or Morocco to Italy. And just, so we have this backdrop of Black and brown people fleeing armed conflict, fleeing climate change, fleeing violence— sometimes inflicted by us, like the United States. Then we have the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and there are millions of racially-assigned white, in our minds, Ukrainians.  White meaning educated. White meaning like us. White meaning Christian. White meaning acceptable. White meaning can be integrated into our culture more easily. And these are quotes from Polish politicians, from Spanish politicians, from media members or like Prince William who can't believe this is happening in a country like this.  Sy Hoekstra: In Europe. Jonathan Walton:  In Europe, yeah. So Trevor Noah has said great things, Mehdi Hasan has said great things from The Intercept. There's no shortage of media calling out the hypocrisy of the European reaction, and by default, the American and global reaction because whiteness is ubiquitous across the world, of like how the hypocrisy of how these refugees are treated.  Yeah, I think the best example that I found was the speech by one, the leader of the far-right party in Spain speaking to parliament. The quote is, in English, I won't say it in Spanish. The English is, “These are real refugees. Women, children and elderly should be welcomed to Europe. Now, everyone should understand the difference between these refugees and the invasion of Muslim youth of military age who've crossed our borders trying to destabilize and colonize Europe.” Like that is a mess of assumptions. That's a mess of racism. That's a mess of internalized prejudice and ethnic hatred.  So often, I think that we think white supremacy, religious nationalism, Christian nationalism will be defeated by knowledge and clarity, and that's not true. Just because we know more and can see more and understand more, does not mean things will be different. I think that's what this is unearthing for me and proving again, there needs to be transformation. There has to be resistance. There needs to be Jesus and the Holy Spirit. People need to meet God, need to meet… There has to be a fundamental, internal change that leads to the social transformation that we actually all want to aspire to. It's not just a photo or an image of someone being pushed off a train.  Sy Hoekstra: Yeah. Boy, I just had like 800 different thoughts.  Jonathan Walton: Yeah. I'm sorry. I said a lot, sorry.  [Laughter] Sy Hoekstra: No, no, no. I just mean there's so much to talk about. I think one thing that I want to point out in the difference of how we're talking about these refugees versus those from other conflicts, most notably the Syrian conflict six or seven years ago, is that we have already welcomed into Western Europe and other places, so many more refugees from Ukraine than we ever did from Syria. But that was an utter panic. Like that was, how are we ever going to afford these people? We need to be really concerned about their extremism, like you just said, like characterizing them as military-aged Muslim men trying to come across and destabilize Europe, right? Suzie Lahoud: Right. Sy Hoekstra: When obviously the reality of Muslims is not, of course there are extremists among Muslims the way there are extremists among anybody else. But we don't care when it's coming from Europe. So the thing that I was thinking about a lot this week, and I have to be a little bit careful here, so bear with me. But among people in Ukraine, there are extremists. Of course there are, like there are anywhere else. And Putin has been using the extremists within the national guard of Ukraine as an excuse to invade. He's been talking about the denazification of Ukraine, which is propaganda. Like I don't want to give, I don't want to validate reasons for Putin's invasion. But at the same time there are actual neo-Nazis in Ukraine. I mean, there are neo-Nazis anywhere in Western Europe. But we're not concerned about them as radicals the way that we are concerned about Muslim terrorists or Muslim extremists, because they're our radicals. They're our extremists. They're the ones that we have already. We have among the people that we see as the true inheritors of Western Europe or the United States. Like we have lots of neo-Nazis. We have the far-right. Those already are here, and like we, so we're just not concerned. We're not saying, “Oh, we need to surveil these people.” We need to do all the things that we've done, like all the obnoxious things that we've done to Muslims to counter extremism, because these are basically our terrorists.  And of course, when you talk about domestic terrorism in the United States post 9/11, it has basically been, as we've talked about before, all white men. It has been all disgruntled, many far-right, white men committing the mass shootings and the acts of terrorism that we've seen, almost without exception. Yet when it is a bunch of white men or white people refugees, like all we're talking about in the US is how many can we take and how do we grant them Temporary Protected Status and that sort of thing. So I will stop there. Suzie, what do you think? Suzie Lahoud: Well, I think it's telling even if you look at how we're framing what's happening right now, versus, again making the comparison to the, what happened in Syria. So then the conversation was all about the Syrian refugee crisis. So the crisis is that we have all of these people fleeing conflict, what are we going to do about these people? They're going to destroy our economies. They're going to threaten our way of life. There are going to be, as you all said, extremists among them. Whereas now we see today it's framed as the invasion of Ukraine. So the emphasis is on the violence being done to the Ukrainian people, that is entirely unjust, that is unacceptable, that is horrific.  There is an empathetic response. There's a sense of compassion. And then you see that these European nations— and I have to give due credit to Volodymyr Zelensky, for putting out this rallying cry— that they are now essentially willing to shred their own economies to help save the Ukrainian people. So the conversation is no longer, “they're going to destroy our economy,” it's “we're willing to stop buying Russian oil. We're willing to put a hold on building this pipeline so that we can allow for this conflict to end and to preserve Ukrainian life and preserve the nation of Ukraine.” So it's a very different response, that double standard.  Then also if you look at the language around it, broadening the comparison from just what happened in Syria versus what's happening in Ukraine, it was interesting the conversation around the time of the conflict in Syria, around the time that it started. There started to be more conversations around the distinction between refugee versus migrant, because you also had all of these people fleeing from countries in Northern Africa, and then certainly we have the, what we've been calling a crisis on our own borders in the United States. Which again, the framing of that is so problematic. But that distinction, even though international law does provide for special protections for refugees as people who are fleeing violence and armed conflicts specifically, the way that that's wielded isn't consistent. That distinction of migrant versus refugee, it's not always that clear cut. On top of that, states were being incredibly hypocritical and problematic in the ways that they were upholding the [1951] Refugee Convention in choosing to accept or not accept folks coming from places like Syria. So, for example, in Lebanon, and I think it's clear that we're always making distinctions between the governments of countries and the people of countries, especially in countries where people tend to be victims of their government. So I'm not talking about the Lebanese people here, but if you look at the country of Lebanon, one of the main issues that we were seeing there while I was working there was a violation of non-refoulement, that you cannot return a refugee to the country that they are fleeing from. That's illegal. And yet there were cases reported of that, and the government had sort of this backhanded way of trying to make life incredibly difficult and uncomfortable, and almost unlivable for folks who had fled from Syria. And I know that Lebanon was not the only case of that.  So it's just such a stark contrast to what we're seeing now in Poland. Moms leaving strollers at the train station for Ukrainian moms who are fleeing across the border. Those women get to be mothers. They get to be people. They have their humanity versus the language of them, it being an invasion. They're subhuman somehow.  They're almost like vermin who are coming and taking over and infesting the nation. And it's just, again, it just shows that we, not only have we become anesthetized to the suffering of Black and brown people, we enable it. We don't think that it's our responsibility. We don't see that we're actually a part of the problem. We don't see them as human beings bearing the imago Dei.  So yeah, if you want to look at the church's response, it should be consistent with that theological truth. That you can't slap the label of refugee on them and think that that allows you to, that exonerates you from seeing them as an individual who is suffering. That it exonerates you from doing everything that you can to preserve their life and wellbeing, even to the point of sacrifice, which again, we're seeing in Europe. For everyone who said in the past that it's unrealistic to expect nations to sacrifice, to save life, we're seeing that happen today. So yeah, I think all of this is sort of broader political commentary, but I think it should be upheld first and foremost in the church if we call ourselves the people of God. Sy Hoekstra: Can I bring up really quickly the article that you brought up in a recent newsletter that was this long New Yorker article about the shadow immigration system in Libya? Suzie Lahoud: Yes! Sy Hoekstra: That the EU is basically funding immigration detention centers in Libya, for the Libyan government, for other people to grab people on their way to Europe and put them in detention, right? People coming specifically from Africa, because Libya geographically is on the Mediterranean and is a place where people leave on boats to try and reach Europe.  The other thing, I'm only going to say this once, we don't need to go over it in a lot of detail. But the caveat we should probably say to this whole conversation is, we obviously don't want Ukrainian refugees to be treated badly, nor do we have any sort of… we just want everybody else to be treated the way that we're treating Ukrainians when they are suffering.  We're not trying to sort of cast aspersions on anything that's going on here. We think all the efforts being made across Europe and in the United States for Ukrainians are great and should happen for everyone, and we applaud them, and we're denouncing a double standard. Jonathan Walton: We have to be able as people, in the same way that Jesus was fully God and fully man, there's like, we hold these things in tension of like, it's possible to call out white supremacy and racial prejudice and violence, and say, “isn't it amazing that the Ukrainian people are being accepted and received and loved?” Suzie Lahoud: Yeah. I think that, Jonathan, I think you just raised such an important point. And just to bring it back to the Bible, I feel like that's what prophetic ministry does. You can't say that as prophets the only job is to encourage folks and tell them where they're doing well. It's also to call people to attention in areas of individual and collective and communal sin. So I absolutely agree that those two need to be held in tension. That yes, absolutely, I think it's just sort of… what we're seeing today is the response that folks working on the front lines had hoped that we would see when everything was and continues to fall apart in Syria. Oh, and in fact, if we want to talk, to dig in a little bit to what exactly is playing out right now in Ukraine and part of why it is so horrific, I think if you want to see how far Putin is willing to go, you need to look at Syria. Because, as we know, Russia has been actively backing the Assad regime in Syria, providing the air power in that war. Essentially, Russia's the one that's enabled him to hold on, and what we're seeing on the ground right now is just this nihilism of Putin is now actively punishing the Ukrainian people for daring to stand up to him. For daring to act like they are not just sort of a vassal state of Russia.  So if you want to see how bad this can get, you need to look at what has happened in Syria and the horrific loss of life. And all of the violence in so many different forms that's happened, all of the brutality. We allowed that to thrive elsewhere, and now it's coming home to roost in places where people now feel connected to it. They should have felt connected to it before. It should have been enough that Syrian people were being terrorized and murdered by their own government, but we didn't care enough to stop it, and now it's wreaking havoc everywhere.  Sy Hoekstra: So I think we should transition a little bit then to talking about kind of the ways that American exceptionalism creeps into how we're approaching this conflict as well. And then I think tied up in that is Christian nationalism and Christian supremacy. We all had a lot of thoughts about this, so I'll just open it up to anyone who wants to talk. Suzie Lahoud: So one thing that keeps coming up that analysts keep pointing to is this concept that Putin has of “Russkiy mir.” The Russian World, or actually, it could almost be translated as Pax Russica. “Mir” in Russian means both world and peace. It's this idea that the sort of ideal Mother Russia, it's a linguistic unit of Russian-speaking peoples. It's also, obviously, there's a cultural element there, but then thirdly, there's a religious element of, essentially it's white, Russian-speaking Christians under the Russian Orthodox Church. So I think that's something we pointed to in our newsletter recently with the Diana Butler Bass piece, where she talks about this: that another component of this war is a response to this sort of schism that occurred within the Orthodox Church of Ukraine trying to come out with its own sort of Orthodox Church based in Kiev, and Russia is saying, “No, you can't do that. Kiev is the center of the Russian Orthodox Church. It's the center of our Christendom. It's our Jerusalem.” In an attempt to sort of reclaim it from any sense of Ukrainian nationalism. So I think it's, we need to, especially as Christians, we need to understand the religious elements that are at play here. We need to understand how dangerous that is and how religion fuels violence like this. And we need to understand how we are actually, with what we're seeing in the United States today, somehow connected to that. Again, going back to the Diana Butler Bass piece, which I highly recommend. I think she does a good job of giving just kind of a broad overview of what's happening, but she refers to this sort of “authoritarian, neo-Christendom triumvirate.” Where you see folks like Trump in the United States, trying to build this concept of a white Christian America, and rallying conservatives around that. You're seeing the same thing happen in Russia today in attempts to sort of create links between these sort of Christian empires, essentially. Again, that's just so destructive, so dangerous, so scary, because when you marry religious ideology to violence, the potential for destruction is almost endless.  Sy Hoekstra: And it's not just those two places, right? It's also conservatives, a lot of conservative Catholics in Western Europe and some Protestants as well. But it is an actual international movement based around leaders who have, they have written extensively on their vision for where kind of the white world should go. It's this united, like you said, white Christian kind of international empire that is against at once, like Western secular decadence, and then also Islam and also China. They have very specific enemies, they know who they want to unite with and it's like a real international political movement. Diana Butler Bass linked to this interesting article by a medieval expert named Brandon Hawk, who kind of writes about how Putin and Steve Bannon and all these other groups are sort of looking… and by the way, these groups also have connections to like David Duke and the Klan. How they look back to medieval kind of imagery and iconography for their inspiration, because they really do believe that they are kind of the next Holy Roman Empire, or the next Constantinople. That's the historical vision that they see themselves in. It's like, “We are going to be the people who are in charge of,” as Hawk put it, “the earthly and the heavenly destinies of European white people.”  So that's, I don't know, that's a vision that Putin has, has written about extensively. Suzie, you've clued me into this a little bit. I don't know, it's an angle of the war that we are not talking about as much in our media, because it's kind of, I don't know. It's just something that a lot of the Western, non-religious media doesn't have as much information or familiarity with, but it's very real in the minds of a lot of people who think like Putin. Jonathan Walton: Yeah. I mean… oh man, I just have so many thoughts. So something that is, to me, that is important, but also missing, is like, I think we are so ignorant and so myopic, yet also assume the best. Okay, so we are ignorant of the pervasiveness of white supremacy. The pervasiveness of Christian internationalism, as Diana Butler Bass calls it. The pervasiveness of an internalized imperial mindset and posture towards anybody that is not quote-unquote “like us”.  And I'm included in that. Me and Priscilla, my wife is Chinese and Korean. She's like, “Jonathan, that is so Western in how you're thinking, and I don't have another way to think about it.” So I actually have to be quiet and listen to consider that there's another way of doing it, because I automatically think I'm right. I automatically think I'm just, and I automatically think I'm capital “G” good in how I'm thinking. So like, there's an ignorance to that, and then, to the pervasive internalized sense of that.  Then there's a… and I don't mean to be like alarmist, but it's like people are sold out to like Steve Bannon's podcast or Alex Jones' podcast, or like all these things. Like a dude doesn't just show up at a pizza place in Washington D.C. to kill people unless they're sold out. And there are millions of people who are imbibing this every day. This goes back to Chuck Armstrong who is like our first or second episode. Of him talking like we're listening over and over again. So when Tucker Carlson starts hearkening to Putin, and hearken — and having these narratives start to play, dropping in replacement theory, dropping the —  you know, the white supremacist notion that they are quote-unquote “going to be replaced” by brown people. Using words like “invasion” and “vermin,” and all these things.  So we, as you were saying, Suzie, it's like we're anesthetized to it. There's a desperate need to, and not to use the word, in the 90s it'd be, “conscious,” today it's called, “woke,” but like to be aware and engage with the narratives that are happening, because they're all connected. And the most dangerous thing is the divination of it. Like this is a divine thing. Because once somebody believes God is behind it, it's done. Like it's… Yeah, how can you argue? Suzie Lahoud: Yeah. I think to put this, kind of drawing on that a little bit and going back to Sy's earlier point about some of the psychology behind this, because I think there are a lot of questions of how could Putin still be popular in Russia? Sy, you brought up a great point, that actually thousands of Russians are now fleeing Russia because of this war and…  Sy Hoekstra: And protesting the war at great personal risk. Suzie Lahoud: Yes risking, literally risking their lives to stand up and protest. You have officials and leaders of government-sponsored groups like the symphony orchestra, who are taking a stand. So really courageous individuals. So it's not that the Russian people is necessarily fully behind this, but you do have a lot of folks who also buy into this narrative and you need to see that there's this whole picture behind it. And one way of framing the religious component, is this is as if our culture wars took on the form of aggression towards another state. But Sy's point about Putin seeing himself as standing up against the decadence of corrupted Western values, that's their culture wars. You also have to understand culturally, so I grew up in the former Soviet Union. So many people in the former Soviet Union, the United States to them is synonymous with like MTV. That's American culture, and like the worst of what we have to offer in terms of Hollywood. And I constantly had to fight that sort of stereotype about who I was as an American girl. There's just, that's what we've, we've exported the worst of who we are to the rest of the world and that's how they see us. So there's that side of it. But then also the psychology that's kind of at work, and I say that because it's dangerous how the psychology of the culture wars is being weaponized in the United States in ways that are destructive to people's lives. People are dying because of this.  So I want to tear off the veil of what's happening in Russia to let us see that the same thing is happening in the United States as well. And in terms of, we always point fingers at Soviet propaganda and indoctrination. And I went to Russian school in the fifth grade and we were still reading books after the fall of Soviet Union— this was after, it was late 90s and we were still reading books of “moya rodina,” and Mother Russia, the Motherland, all that stuff. And I'm like, “oh my gosh, how can they be teaching this propaganda?” But this is the same battle that's going on in the United States today when you look at the 1619 project versus the 1776 project, it's like, or whatever, they're calling it. It's the same thing. We fight over our national narrative because the way that you construct the story about yourself then feeds into your foreign policy, then feeds into your domestic policy, then feeds into your narrative about whose lives matter and whose death and suffering is acceptable to you as a nation. Sy Hoekstra: Yeah. By the way, what natural allies with American conservatives, like you hate Hollywood and MTV and that's what churches in America have been talking about. We basically hate the same things about the West. We just have like a different kind of view of ourselves and who we essentially are, you know what I mean? We don't have the stereotypes of the MTV girl being all Americans, but we still are raging against those same things.  Suzie Lahoud: We still decry it. Sy Hoekstra: So when factions of our society start linking up with the similar factions of Russian society, it shouldn't be a surprise to us. It should not be a surprise that Tucker Carlson kind of loves Vladimir Putin. Because I think a lot of people have been asking this question, I've seen this a lot in the media and on social media. When did it become cool for conservatives to start loving Russia? Because we're hearkening back to the Cold War era when conservatives were so very anti-Soviet Union, because they were ideologically opposed, they were communists.  And I'm like, that doesn't, the idea behind hating Russia back then was not that those conservatives in America were anti-authoritarian, they were just anti-communist. They were not, if you want to talk about all the stuff that we did during the Cold War to try and suppress any sort of communist or leftist thought of any kind. It was extremely authoritarian. Like Joseph McCarthy was talking about what is unamerican and how do we blacklist it and ban it. I mean, we prosecuted people for advocating for communism. All those sorts of things. Suzie Lahoud: We toppled governments.  Jonathan Walton: [simultaneously] Yeah, propped up authoritarian dict —  yeah toppled governments and propped up… [laughs]. Suzie Lahoud: In foreign countries.  Sy Hoekstra: Right, right. We propped up dictators all around the world in favor of, like we are fundamentally the conservative movement in the United States is not anti-authoritarian. There may be people who believed that it was and have philosophies of being anti-authoritarian, but that has not been the reality of what has been going on in the US over the past several decades. Jonathan Walton: Right. Yeah. The reality of the support of an illiberal democracy, basically. Like it is authoritarianism, but it wants to give the face of a democracy. So Putin is voted into office. Bashar al- Assad is voted into office, but obviously there is corruption and the crushing of dissent. Sy Hoekstra: There's another angle about this that I want to talk about, which is our framing of Ukrainian refugees as Christians. This is something I've been hearing both from Christians and from just kind of the media in general, that makes them the good guys a little bit. We're talking about the Christianity of the refugees and of a lot of people in Ukraine. There is a tendency among, I think, a lot of American Christians to try and separate good guys. Good guys are Christians and bad guys are not real Christians. We try and make, and this plays into how we have so many guardrails around our orthodoxy and our beliefs, and the things that we say make you a real Christian or don't make you a real Christian. It also plays into the ways that we separate ourselves from anything bad that Christians have done in the past, and we cling to and identify with things that they've done that are good. So in the American context, it's like we love Christian abolitionists and then we talk about Christian slaveholders as not real Christians. But what I'm getting at here is, Vladimir Putin is a Christian. You can't just say he's not a Christian because I don't think that he understands God the same way I do, he has different theology, he has different politics. The man is a Christian, like the same way that the slaveholders were Christians in the United States. We can't just push ourselves away from that and sort of absolve ourselves of like any identification with those people that way. That is not how God's vision of the church works. So what I mean is, even if you're talking about like, okay, somewhere in the Bible, people might have said you should excommunicate or cast people out if they do X, Y, or Z. But in every instance, like if Paul was talking about, saying, you need to separate yourself from some person who's doing something terrible, who's like harming the community in some way, the whole point of saying that was in the hopes that they would see the error of their ways and then come back into the community. Specifically because they were your sibling in Christ, right? We don't get to pick and choose who we think are Christian. We can say they're wrong. I can say, I believe that Vladimir Putin is absolutely wrong about the way he approaches Christianity. I can't say he's not a Christian. I can say he's a Christian who's wrong. Like he still is out there going to services and talking about worshiping God. There's no meaningful way in which I get to separate myself from Christians who have done bad things like that, just because I want to preserve the appearance of the goodness of Christianity. Does that make sense? Jonathan Walton: Yeah, absolutely. Because what you hear a lot of the time, is like you don't want to quote-unquote “compromise your witness.” But we don't say that when it comes to issues of justice usually. We don't talk about compromising our witness around things that are resistant to dominant culture. We don't. Sy Hoekstra: Yeah. It's very strategically deployed and we do it in a way to like… I don't know, it ends up looking kind of inconsistent and sort of absurd when you think about the different ways that we deploy that idea of compromising our witness, but it's, we put it out… When there's an opportunity for us to say these Christians are good guys, and that person is a bad guy, we just take, I don't know, we take every opportunity to do that.  Jonathan Walton: And right now, I do think that is in a, we talked about this in the Hierarchy of Sins episode. There's a big argument and conversation, at least in my algorithm online, about who the real Christians are versus those who are not. And it is a, I think it's a very real thing, and it's been debated and argued since the Ascension and Pentecost. It's like, who is the real person that has the real truth and is doing the real thing? And I don't get to decide, at the end of the day, who goes to heaven, who knows Jesus, who's in relationship with him, what qualifies it. I don't get to do that, even though I would really like to, you know what I mean? Sy Hoekstra: I've pointed this out before, I'll be brief here. The Bible talks about the disciples of Jesus being disciples before they know anything about what he was going to do. They don't know about the crucifixion, they don't know about the resurrection, they don't know about the ascension, they don't know about all the things. Like they could not have written most of the Apostles' Creed, yet the Bible calls them disciples. Judas Iscariot, the Bible calls a disciple. So I just, our notions of who does and does not count as a follower of Jesus, as a Christian, are so, I don't know, bound up in our attempts to control our image and control how people think. And we need to just let go of that stuff if we want to think the way God thinks. Jonathan Walton: The reality that pre-Constantinople, the sermon that was preached, at least from the little bit that I read, was usually the Sermon on the Mount, which is full of being and doing in the world. Post-Nicene Creed and obviously looking back from that, the core question became, what do you believe? Which is a different way of embodying, it's not actually an embodiment at all, but it's a different way of practicing our faith, which actually requires little practice to then claim relationship with God. Christianity post its marriage to politics and nationalism that we're talking about stripped out the being and doing. And when it is fundamentally about belief, things change. You get to define then what the doing and the being is.  Suzie Lahoud: I think too, just going to this element of certainty and kind of critiquing that a little bit. Kat Armas had a great post about this the other day, where she talked about, it struck her in the passage about the sheep and the goats that not only are the goats surprised that they're not the ones entering into heavenly rest, it's the sheep that are also like, “Whoa wait, we did it right?” And I think just, that's part of the point of why it's so important to be able to call these things out and to have prophetic critique in the church, because we need to beware of having the certainty of saying, “Yes, God should bless our armies.” And being able to say, as Sy said, “These are the good guys, these are the bad guys.”  I think we constantly need to be checking our own hearts and questioning things and yeah, being wise as serpents and innocent is doves. Also kind of what we were talking about reminds me of a great quote, which I think is appropriate here by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, “The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either— but right through every human heart.” Sy Hoekstra: I like that quote, first of all. I've heard that many times before. I go back to it in my brain a lot. I think like, this is just another point that I wanted to make before we're done, is that it becomes extremely difficult for the United States, or any other Western power, to critique anything that's happening in Ukraine when we've been doing similar things all around the world for so long. And I don't just mean propping up the dictatorships and toppling governments that we did during the Cold War. I also mean the War on Terror. We have been invading and taking over countries on flimsy pretexts or for ideological reasons and for religious reasons for quite some time.  Which is not to say that nobody in the US should call out anything bad that's happening, that Russia's doing. I'm just saying it's, on the international stage, the fact of the matter is we don't have any credibility to talk about this because of the things that we have done or allowed to happen, and the fact that we've never gone back and acknowledged all the harms that we've caused and tried to do anything to rectify those harms. So I just, I don't know, when we're talking about our judgment or when we are criticizing Putin, as we absolutely should be, I think keeping in mind that that line goes right down your heart, the middle of your heart, is important. Because we are genuinely no better than him. And I mean, that is hard, I think, for a lot of people to hear, but the three of us talk a lot about the piece that one of our previous guests, Wissam al-Saliby, wrote in our anthology, and how we like to pretend that there are false moral equivalencies to draw between the actions of the US and the actions of our enemies. And the reality just doesn't look that way for anyone who has experienced the, I don't know, just the suffering and the terror that the US has caused around the world for so many decades.  Suzie Lahoud: Yeah. And I mean, probably Jonathan's the best person to make this point since you wrote a whole book about it. But let that be a critique of the misconception, the lie that America is judge because America is somehow synonymous with the will of God. America is not the judge of the world. God is the judge of the world. Let us be clear on that distinction. And I think too, because again, to Sy's earlier point, and I hope this goes without saying, but all of these ideas and points that we're raising are not to say that we don't stand in solidarity with the battle that Ukraine is fighting, the existential battle that Ukraine is fighting. And not that we don't stand with the Ukrainian people.  I can speak for myself, I absolutely do. And I think one of the powerful things that Volodymyr Zelensky has done, and I know I'm not the first person to say this, is he has demonstrated moral power and has wielded that. He's called these leaders to account and said, “You need to stand behind your values.” All of our critiques earlier still stand, that it's striking that that's the rallying cry that these nations have responded to. So we got into that earlier, but just that point of the power of moral leadership, and that yeah, you need to be willing to stand up and have that voice and call nations like the United States to account. Because in the past we've spoken the language of values, but really we've been acting in our interest. Jonathan Walton: Yeah. I think we are talking like very big picture, trying to make historical references like ground ourselves so that we can engage. But I think a worthy point also to make is like, if we love something, we can critique it. If, all of us are married, people who are listening, we are in deep relationships, if we love something, if we care about something, if we care about someone, we tell the truth. And I think we have to be willing in the church and outside the church, for the sake of the world and the gospel, to tell the truth. I don't know what that will cost me one day. I'm sitting in Queens, I'm fine. I have heat. I have electricity. I have clean water. I have hot water when I shower. I have all these things. Truth-telling does not cost me that much today. My prayer though, is that we would be people who are able to bear witness and tell the truth in word, in deed, in power, in the midst of even the gravest conflicts like what's happening in Ukraine, and pray that they're able to do so. Because I mean, I couldn't imagine, I know my ancestors had to do things like this. But I pray that one, I hope I never have to, but I pray that I would have the courage to respond in ways that are honoring to God and those I love and care about.  Sy Hoekstra: Yeah. I think that's a good place for us to end it. Thank you all so much for listening. We've talked about a number of articles today. We will have those in the show notes for this episode if you want to reference them. Again, thank you to all of our subscribers for listening to this bonus episode. Please do follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at KTF Press, and leave a rating and review for this podcast wherever you're listening.  Okay, yeah, I think that is it then. So our theme song as always is “Citizens” by Jon Guerra. Our podcast art is by Jacqueline Tam, and we will see you all for our bonus episode next month. [The song “Citizens” by Jon Guerra fades in. Lyrics: “And that you're building a city/ Where we arrive as immigrants/ And you call us citizens/ And you welcome us as children home/ Where we arrive as immigrants/ And you call us citizens/ And you welcome us as children home.” The song fades out.] Sy Hoekstra: It's 10:34. Gosh. Do you guys have — when are your end times?  Suzie Lahoud: Marvin is not here, so I'm on my own the whole day. So it's until Nora gets sick of CoComelon. Sy Hoekstra: Oh, Jonathan? Jonathan Walton: Ideally, 11:30?  Sy Hoekstra: We can definitely do 11:30. So I guess Nora's capacity to watch CoComelon is our limiting factor here.   Suzie Lahoud: And I would guess that her limit on CoComelon is endless. Sy Hoekstra: [laughs] Okay, cool. So we have till 11:30. This is a public episode. 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Dr. Brandon Hawk's new book, Apocrypha for Beginners: A Guide to Understanding and Exploring Scriptures Beyond the Bible, is an easy-to-read and indispensable book for people seeking to understand all the extracanonical writings—sometimes called apocrypha, pseudepigrapha, or deuteroncanonical writings. Although they are not in the Bible, they all relate to the Bible in some important way, from the earliest Hebrew texts through the Middle Ages and teach us something about the Bible's impact on world thought.

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We access our individual and collective creativity through music, connect beyond words through movement, harness the power of language through memetics, and amplify our awareness of the mystery and synchronicity that connects us all.   Listen To Episode 307 As Daniel & Josh Uncover: Cured Nutrition Benefits of the Cured full spectrum raw hemp oil and why Josh loves it so much. M21 Wellness Guide Daniel Eisenman Breaking Normal Podcast What 'normal' means to each individual and based on society's expectations. Daniel and Josh's childhood backgrounds, their wellness journeys, and the inner work they get to do now in 2019. What abundance, money, and wealth actually mean and how much they correlate with prosperity. (9:00) Daniel's journey to where he is now with his life in Sedona with his family and career. 275 Paul Chek  282 Anahata Ananda Cathedral Rock Trail His relationship to God and his spiritual evolution of waking up to "We are God" with the holy spirit living and radiating within us. (13:20) What breaking normal means to him now in his wellness journey and career. (15:50)   How Daniel and Josh came to meet, connect, and reconnect to have this deep conversation. Josh's curiosity to learn more about how people such as Daniel come to design an authentic life of wellness which strongly impacts other people's lives. The moment Josh decided he needed to switch gears to live a more authentic life that is in alignment with his soul. Why most people are teaching what they actually want to master in life. (19:10) Josh's moment of almost dying on Mount Whitney last year after having acute mountain sickness. Daniel's journey towards uncovering who he truly is at his core. Why Daniel has chosen not to share his actual age with other people. Daniel's determination to not let himself be defined, judged, or be put into a mold by other people and their expectations. (23:00) Exploring ideas of near-death experiences, recycled souls, and higher consciousness.   Alan Watts Josh's deep research into the work of Alan Watts. The life lessons that Daniel's daughter, Divina, is teaching him every day. How Divina and children can actually learn important life lessons when they become adults' teachers. JP Sears Brandon Hawk Diana Eisenman Other important influencers in Daniel's life from JP Sears and Brandon Hawk to his wife and brother. Jordan Bowditch Laird Hamilton Why Laird Hamilton specifically inspires Daniel to be an adventurous dad and ideal male archetype. How uncovering what lights you up the most in life will lead you down the pathway of life and success you desire. (27:15) The Joe Rogan Experience - #1301 - Laird Hamilton The importance of finding a life partner that will support you and help propel your dreams. How much of our brain are we actually using? (28:00) Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success by Napoleon Hill   Past inner stories and thought patterns that Daniel lived by during his 20s including what it means "to be at the top." How taking a year off between his undergrad and plans for medical school impacted his life and set him on a new pathway to Breaking Normal. Dad quiets baby by chanting 'Om' Why is Om Daddy video went viral due to people's natural reaction to the father-daughter archetype, life transition, and connection to source. (31:00) Dustin Thomas How Josh's experience on Mount Whitney and his new relationship are teaching him how to let go and just be in flow. (34:20) International Tribe Design Neville Goddard Napoleon Hill The Breaking Normal Podcast - The Acupuncture Dude | Adam Da Virro   The hummingbird feeling of the heart to let you know that something is calling you to go on a specific path. How Daniel encouraged JP Sears to do more videos and comedy shows. Why Daniel and his family have decided to live this unconventional life and how they do it. (39:00) How surrendering and letting go when things haven't gone Daniel's way to stay balanced and healthy actually led to miracles happening constantly. (40:00) Easy practices of meditation, breathwork, or cold baths to help you get into a higher state of flow and fulfill a life desire. (41:15) MindPod Network How to use your imagination and super-charged emotions to call in anything that you want in your life right now. (42:00) What it looks like to follow in the footsteps of all of the masters to harness your own faith. Getting back to your roots and celebrating all that you have in your life.   The biggest blocks Daniel is facing to live this specific lifestyle; especially with all of the technology that is available to us. Why the kind of life that Daniel and his family have is not for everyone as it brings up a lot of fears of making decisions. The importance of reminding ourselves to pay attention inward rather than outward. How the environment plays such a crucial role in the inner work process. Why traveling has this amazing novelty yet it brings a lot of challenges in self-awareness and growth. The fact that many people who want to create actually get caught up in their own mind. (48:50) 300 Special Edition: Top Lessons Learned From 300+ Shows Josh's creative constraints for putting out podcast interviews and constant content for Wellness Force Radio. What eye gazing is and why it's such an intense method to really get to know somebody. The power of doing what scares you in a healthy way. (50:30) David Deida Josh's transition from being a fitness trainer to working for Corporate America in a "safe space" to launching Wellness Force. The moment Josh chose to break away from what's considered normal and be 100% committed to his new life. Why intelligence has nothing to do with how smart we are and everything to do with gathering, applying, and embodying information.   Why "breaking normal" is this giant permission slip to do what attracts you. The simple fact that we are naturally wired to want to become like our parents in order to stay connected as a projection of them. Josh's and Daniel's own honest judgments of each other. James Swanwick Why our triggers can be our natural teachers. Final thoughts on this special, open-conversation podcast episode. Daniel's career aims and life goals for the near future. International Tribe Design Breaking Normal   Power Quotes From The Show "If you are not doing something because someone else said you can't do it, you have worshipped the man and you forgot that you are I am. It's time to remember what you are capable of, what great things are happening in your life, and to celebrate it." - Daniel Eisenman   "The name of the game is not to get distracted externally and pay attention internally. That is our joy of being human; to be able to create from within. I want to remind myself at this point to be internally focused because there are so many external distractions out there right now such as technology." - Daniel Eisenman   "What is my heart desire? That feeling is like a hummingbird flickering nearby, calling me to catch it and commit to it." - Daniel Eisenman     Links From Today's Show Cured Nutrition M21 Wellness Guide 275 Paul Chek  282 Anahata Ananda Cathedral Rock Trail Alan Watts JP Sears Brandon Hawk Diana Eisenman Jordan Bowditch Laird Hamilton The Joe Rogan Experience - #1301 - Laird Hamilton Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success by Napoleon Hill Dad quiets baby by chanting 'Om' Dustin Thomas Neville Goddard Napoleon Hill The Breaking Normal Podcast - The Acupuncture Dude | Adam Da Virro MindPod Network 300 Special Edition: Top Lessons Learned From 300+ Shows David Deida James Swanwick Breaking Normal Podcast The Breaking Normal App Breaking Normal by Daniel Eisenman International Tribe Design Breaking Normal Daniel Eisenman Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube   About Daniel Eisenman Daniel Eisenman graduated Pre-Med from Emory University with a BS (Key Acronym) in Biology & even took the MCAT about 10 years ago. Before applying to medical school to stay on the path of "NORMAL" as people advised him, he decided to "take a year off." That year off has now turned into a decade of BREAKING NORMAL adventures throughout all 50 states and at least 20 countries. He travels the world as a keynote speaker and facilitator of Breaking Normal Experiences / radical retreats and workshops (though he likes to call them playshops, as what's purer than play?) based on the principles of raw honesty and emotional freedom. He found that the common theme through his journey and experiences was that so many people seemed to be trapped in self-imposed prisons, keeping a lid on their genius, joy, & growth. Thus Breaking Normal was birthed as a way for people to free themselves from this self-imposed prison.   Join The #WellnessWarrior VIP Club **Click on the photo above to get exclusive discounts on new wellness tools, be first in line for new podcasts, get access to invite-only events, and so much more.**   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page  

On today's amazing episode, I'm speaking with the talented Brandon Hawk, author of … YOU: A Guide to Deeper Connection, a Lifestyle of Ease, and Massive Results Brandon has dedicated the last fifteen years of his life to helping people explore their YOU journey. A former professional athlete who played in the US Open at age seventeen and Wimbledon at twenty, Brandon learned firsthand that external success doesn't change your internal reality. This discovery sent him on a journey of healing himself from the inside out and ultimately led to the creation of his coaching company. Now, CEOs, athletes, celebrities, and other visionary leaders pay him six figures to develop their capacity for a more fulfilling life. Brandon, also serves as a corporate trainer and speaker, and lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and three kids. So, if you are ready for a lifestyle of ease and massive results, stay tuned for this episode of the Daily Authors Podcast with Brandon Hawk ... ... and make sure to pickup YOU on Amazon! By the way, if you’ve got a story to tell, want to help others, and are ready to write your book, go to Write a Book University to get a free 4 lesson video course to help you on your book writing journey …

In this episode I speak with Brandon Hawk about his recent book on Christian apocrypha about the infancies of both Mary and Jesus. Find out about them because they interest you in their own right, or out of curiosity to find out how we connected them to Star Wars and other things!

Born and raised in Texas, young Brandon Hawk set his mind on two goals; one, to play tennis in Wimbledon and two, become a successful motivational speaker. In 2001, Brandon accomplished his dream of playing in the main draw of Wimbledon and for over 15 years now, has also been living his dream as a transformational life […]

Brandon Hawk, the author of You, achieved stunning success at a very young age. Through this, he learned firsthand that external success doesn’t change our internal reality. It doesn’t lead to fulfillment. Since ... The post You: Brandon Hawk appeared first on Author Hour.

Brandon Hawk, the author of You, achieved stunning success at a very young age. Through this, he learned firsthand that external success doesn’t change our internal reality. It doesn’t lead to fulfillment. Since ... The post You: Brandon Hawk appeared first on Author Hour.

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Brandon Hawk is someone who lives from his heart and teaches principles of personal transcendence and human connection. He works with CEO’s to develop their capacity for a more quality, productive and fulfilling life. Beyond his personal coaching, Brandon is the creator of several programs and products that help people discover who they are and create lives they actually love living — including the YOU(TRAINING) event, YOU(COACHING) process, & the YOU(JOURNEY) workbook. -Help people around the world get clean water by donating to Charity Water | cwtr.org/jp   Connect with Brandon Hawk: Website | http://brandonhawk.com/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/brandonhawkinternational Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/officialbrandonhawk/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/HawkInternation   Check out Brandon Hawk’s book I Call Bullsh*t for free | https://imcallingbs.co/free-download     -Join my private membership community, AwakenWithJP PremiumAF here: https://awakenwithjp.com/subscribe   -For comedy show dates and tickets: https://awakenwithjp.com/events/   -Check out the New Awaken Shirts :https://awakenwithjp.com/shop/   -Order my book at: http://HowToBeUltraSpiritual.com/   Connect with me at: Website | http://www.AwakenWithJP.com Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/AwakenWithJP Instagram | http://www.Instagram.com/AwakenWithJP Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/AwakenWithJP YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/AwakenWithJP SnapChat: AwakenWithJP   Subscribe to the Awaken With JP Sears Show on Itunes  https://apple.co/2zMzcwr Spotify https://spoti.fi/2QtwFwH Stitcher | https://bit.ly/2Rp5eob Google Play Music | https://bit.ly/2suHlAU Android https://bit.ly/2NjzBdh  

Brandon Hawk, a man who has created and found profound success through an extraordinary mindset and HEARTset. His relationship with money is the smallest of examples that are explored and discovered in in this phenomenal and telling episode. Today, AFTER you tune in to the episode... what is your relationship to money?

Brandon Hawk had two dreams when he was growing up. To play tennis at Wimbledon & to become a motivational speaker. By age 14, he made the US national tennis team & went on to play at Wimbledon. Eventually he checked off that second goal, but a lot happened in-between. Brandon has been very successful growing & selling multi-million dollar companies. He's studied & taught the science of the mind & has now evolved into a high performance executive coach. Brandon has a lot to share & his approach is unique.

Welcome to Episode 161 of the No Quit Living Podcast. NQL is a personal development podcast designed to help you achieve your goals and desires. Whether you found us from Forbes, Inc Magazine, CEO Magazine, CIO, New Theory, or elsewhere, we're thrilled you are listening. Through hearing the inspiring stories and tips from the greats, we will all find it easier to stay motivated. Hailed by one of his CEO client’s as “some sort of hybrid of Tony Robbins & Martin Luther King Jr,” Brandon Hawk is an expert in human potential. After joining the U.S. Olympic Tennis team at the age of 17, Brandon had the opportunity to taste the double-edged sword of success at a young age. He retired from Tennis in his early 20’s due to injury and began a 10 year journey of studying, developing and testing principles of personal transcendence and human connection. Brandon now works exclusively with CEO’s who pay up to $250,000/year to develop their capacity for a more quality, productive and fulfilling life — all of whom credit Brandon with dramatic life change.   Website: http://brandonhawk.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandonhawkinternational/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialbrandonhawk/  

Squirrels can bury up to 10,000 nuts annually, many of which they do go back and find. A recent study on cognition in the journal Royal Society Open Science examines how fox squirrels keep track of their nuts, and whether those techniques can be used by humans. Anthony and Jeff discuss the finding in hopes of learning to chunk like squirrel. GET BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO HANGOUTS AND MORE. VISIT: http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Get all your sweet We Have Concerns merch by swinging by http://wehaveconcerns.com/shop Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Or, you can send us mail! Our address: We Have Concerns c/o WORLD CRIME LEAGUE 1920 Hillhurst Ave #425 Los Angeles, CA 90027-2706 Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Today’s story was sent in by Brandon Hawk: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/squirrels-can-store-the-same-kinds-of-nuts-in-specific-groupings/ If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com, post in on our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/WeHaveConcerns/ or leave it on the subreddit:http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Chris and Brian are joined via Zoom by Brandon Hawk of Brandon Hawk International. Brandon grew up in Texas as a tennis phenom. He played on the US National Team and played in the US Open and Wimbeldon. Chasing his dreams at such a high level led to an epiphany one night as he realized he was placing too much value on external achivement and not enough on internal fulfillment and happiness. He began a journey to self discovery, living a life of love and encouraging others to design a life that's gonna make them happy. Now, he shares his message as an Executive Coach and Public Speaker. Brandon works exclusively with CEOs who pay up to $250,000 per year to develop their capacity for a more productive and fulfilling life. Beyond his personal coaching, Brandon is the creator of several programs and products that help people discover who they are and create lives they actually love living — including the YOU(TRAINING) event, YOU(COACHING) process, & the YOU(JOURNEY) workbook. He authored the book “I’m calling BS: Debunking 7 myths of Modern Life” and gave a Ted Talk entitiled 'Heart over Hustle - How You Feel Matters.' Brandon was once hailed by one of his CEO clients as “some sort of hybrid between Tony Robbins and Martin Luther King Jr." www.thejoneszones.com www.brandonhawk.com www.youjourney.co --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/undisputedawareness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/undisputedawareness/support

After joining the U.S. Olympic Tennis team at the age of 17, Brandon had the opportunity to taste the double-edged sword of success at a young age. He retired from Tennis in his early 20's due to injury and began a 10 year journey of studying, developing and testing principles of personal transcendence and human connection. Brandon now works exclusively with CEO's who pay up to $250,000/year to develop their capacity for a more quality, productive and fulfilling life — all of whom credit Brandon with dramatic life change. JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY PAGE | LEAVE A POSITIVE REVIEW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Brandon Hawk: http://brandonhawk.com/ Ronnie Landis: http://www.ronnielandis.net

After joining the U.S. Olympic Tennis team at the age of 17, Brandon had the opportunity to taste the double-edged sword of success at a young age. He retired from Tennis in his early 20's due to injury and began a 10 year journey of studying, developing and testing principles of personal transcendence and human connection. Brandon now works exclusively with CEO's who pay up to $250,000/year to develop their capacity for a more quality, productive and fulfilling life — all of whom credit Brandon with dramatic life change. JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY PAGE | LEAVE A POSITIVE REVIEW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Brandon Hawk: http://brandonhawk.com/ Ronnie Landis: http://www.ronnielandis.net

Thank you for listening to Millionaire Mindcast - The show that focuses on all things Mindset, Money, and Motivation to help you increase your Income, Impact, and Influence. If you enjoyed this interview, please SHARE it! New Millionaire interviews, motivational videos, and educational content will be posted every week! Subscribe to the channel here: http://bit.ly/youtubemattya I'd be honored if you left a review in iTunes - http://bit.ly/MMiTunesReview Today's "Millionaire Worth Modeling" Podcast Interview - Hailed by one of his CEO client's as “some sort of hybrid of Tony Robbins & Martin Luther King Jr,” Brandon Hawk is an expert in human potential. After joining the U.S. Olympic Tennis team at the age of 17, Brandon had the opportunity to taste the double-edged sword of success at a young age. He retired from Tennis in his early 20's due to injury and began a 10 year journey of studying, developing and testing principles of personal transcendence and human connection. Brandon now works exclusively with CEO's who pay up to $250,000/year to develop their capacity for a more quality, productive and fulfilling life — all of whom credit Brandon with dramatic life change. In today's episode of Millionaire Worth Modeling, Brandon Hawk and I talk about: -How life lessons can be learned through sports -Ways that “heart based connection” can allow for higher achievements -Why denying pain can be detrimental to success -The ways providing “protection” and “provision” for yourself is so empowering -How putting yourself first enables you to provide for those around you at a higher level, and how to achieve this -The ways anger can be altered into power rather than be detrimental -How building from love can create the best life possible -What must be done to become affluently wealthy -Brandon's advice on reaching your full potential -The importance of investing into yourself and heart connection -Why being honest about what you have to give away rather than trying to over provide what you can't deliver will benefit you more ...and much more! To stay up to date on all Millionaire Mindcast Media, like us on Facebook - http://bit.ly/MMFacebookpg Stay in touch by following Matty A at: Website - http://mattaitchison.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mattyaitchison Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattyaitchison1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mattyaitchi... Matt Aitchison is a 7-figure real estate investor, millennial entrepreneur, speaker and educator. Matt hosts the Millionaire Mindcast, a top ranked motivational podcast focused on helping individuals from around the globe grow their wealth while living a life of fulfillment far beyond what dollars can buy.

Today on the podcast Brandon Hawk and I get into emotional age and why it matters, giving within capacity and creating boundaries of value, and parenting through connection. About Brandon Hawk: Hailed by one of his CEO client’s as “some sort of hybrid of Tony Robbins & Martin Luther King Jr,” Brandon Hawk is an expert in human potential. After joining the U.S. Olympic Tennis team at the age of 17, Brandon had the opportunity to taste the double-edged sword of success at a young age. He retired from Tennis in his early 20’s due to injury and began a 10 year journey of studying, developing and testing principles of personal transcendence and human connection. Brandon now works exclusively with CEO’s who pay up to $250,000/year to develop their capacity for a more quality, productive and fulfilling life — all of whom credit Brandon with dramatic life change. Beyond his personal coaching, Brandon is the creator of several programs and products that help people discover who they are and create lives they actually love living — including the YOU(TRAINING) event, YOU(COACHING) process, & the YOU(JOURNEY) workbook. When not on the road speaking, Brandon divides his time between introducing people to a better way of life, husbanding his beautiful wife—Ginny, and fathering his three fantastic kids—Austin, Conner & Georgia. In this episode, Brandon shares: 1. Emotional age and why it matters 2. Giving within capacity and creating boundaries of value 3. Parenting through connection  

Today we are joined by Marci Lock.

I first met Marci when she was speaking at one of Brandon Hawk's “YOU Training” events.. She was just so full of energy I was in awe..

She had such a commanding presence, really knew how to speak to a large group of people and did a fantastic job of inspiring us, motivating us and making the event special.

Afterwards we connected at a different conference in Vegas.. One where once again Marci set the pace and really lead by example.. She wasn't on stage though. It was a sales training event and Marci was either #1 or #2 for sales in the room.

What did you hit? You broke 5 figures I know that for sure.. But I think you might have even had a 6 figure day there.. Whatever it was, it was impressive.

Her personality, her vibe & energy, her good looks and charm.. I had to know ‘Who is this woman?”


Well, I found out Marci is a 7 figure business owner. She's know worldwide as “The Body-Mind Mentor” and the Game Changer for teaching people how to get their Rockin' Body of Health and Ultimate Life.   She's crushing it as a Nutrition, Fitness, Mindset Expert and Transformation Mentor.

She's appeared on TV around the world and hosts her own TV & Radio Show.

She also speaks globally and is a bestselling Author. Marci is passionate about changing lives… by breaking down the barriers to get and keep Breakthrough Results.  

Her unique “Lock Formula” implements ALL Components; through her programs, books, kick ass events, and regular Marci Lock “Influential TV show”, she has touched and transformed thousands of lives through her Mind Body Breakthrough Program, Goddess Revolution Experience, Bad Ass Break Through Adventure Series and her Corporate Wellness Programs. Marci lives in Southern California, a little south of me in Solana Beach with her two amazing boys, seizing life in every moment, and living in alignment with her purpose and passion. 

 You can download the Marci Lock App for free on iTunes or MarciLockApp.com to get free workouts, recipes and break through tips. Follow her for daily inspiration on Facebook, and get her free video series at www.MindBody90.com. She is a phenomenal mom and a great connector between people. She's a bright light on a cloudy day and someone you can count on… Or at least she has been for me. I've asked her to come here today and share with us some of her business wisdom.. If there're any secrets to building a 7 figure business, Marci knows them. Enjoy! — Mission Statement:

My mission is to create 200 new multi-millionaire business owners who solve world problems with entrepreneurship. How? You'll do better when you know better. Would it help you to have a mentor who can cut your learning curve by sharing their mistakes with you so you could avoid them? Would it help you to talk to that mentor and learn how they shifted their mindset to allow success to happen in the first place? Would it help you to hear them talk to other high-level entrepreneurs about their journeys, their mistakes and how they overcame their challenges to create the lives and financial success they desire? The Best Business Podcast was created for you to have all this in one place. 
If you like it, please subscribe, give an honest review and share with a friend you think will benefit so I may serve you both together. "Your success is my success." -- Daryl Urbanski

Brandon Hawk, lifestyle and business expert, teaches how showing love and being connected are the keys to a fulfilled life. Today, he is here to share his Top 3 Tips for Putting Yourself First!The Top 3 for Entrepreneurs is a weekly podcast created for any business owner looking to get inspired, motivated and moving by asking successful entrepreneurs to share their Top 3 best tips. Stephanie Burns, founder of Chic-CEO.com, a global resource for female entrepreneurs, interviews today's most impressive entrepreneurs to talk about their challenges and the top 3 things they want you to know in order to be successful. www.chic-ceo.com/top3podcast