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3. The Ghost of Crassus and the Perils of Imperial Hubris Gaius draws a direct parallel between the Iran crisis and Crassus's disastrous invasion of Parthia (modern Iran) in 53 BCE. Crassus, the richest man in Rome, was driven by ego and a desire for military fame to match Caesar. His campaign failed due to poor intelligence, a divided army, and a complete failure to respect the enemy's unique technology. The Parthians utilized highly mobile horsemen and composite bows—a technology disparity that the Romans, overconfident in their traditional legions, could not overcome. Similarly, the U.S. maintains traditional forces while Iran, Russia, and China have developed advanced missile technology to counter American manned aircraft and tanks. Germanicus notes that when ancient emperors faced such "holes," they often sought to "declare victory" and extricate themselves through treaties to save face. However, the current "emperor" is depicted as trapped in a bubble of euphoria and sycophants, possessing a temperament that refuses to yield or "stop digging" despite the rising costs. The debate concludes that without a pathway to a sensible outcome, the U.S. risks a repeat of historical catastrophes where a refusal to recognize asymmetric threats and lack of a clear objective led to total annihilation. (4)1880 CICERO DENOUNCES CATALINE

Ephesians 3:1-13 (ESV)Andrew and Edwin consider Paul's concern that the Ephesian Christians might lose heart over his imprisonment and discuss his first reason they should not.Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.    Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.    Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find out more. Michael Eldridge sang all four parts of our theme song. Find more from him by clicking here.   Thanks for talking about the text with us today.________________________________________________If the hyperlinks do not work, copy the following addresses and paste them into the URL bar of your web browser: Daily Written Devo: https://readthebiblemakedisciples.wordpress.com/?p=24812The Christians Who Meet on Livingston Avenue: http://www.christiansmeethere.org/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TalkAboutTheTextFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/texttalkMichael Eldridge: https://acapeldridge.com/ 

***This show is brought to you by Quince. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://quince.com/playonpod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.*** Cloten orders a group of hastily assembled musicians to play under Imogen's window, hoping to win her heart. As they play, Cymbeline and the Queen pass by and tell Cloten to keep persisting with Imogen. A messenger brings word that ambassadors from Rome have arrived. The royal couple goes to greet the Romans, telling Cloten to join them after he leaves Imogen's chambers. Cloten knocks on Imogen's door and tries to bribe one of her ladies-in-waiting before Imogen appears. Imogen turns Cloten away so harshly that he vows to get revenge on Posthumus. As he rails, Imogen realizes that the bracelet Posthumus gave her is missing. She orders Pisanio to have her servants search for it. Meanwhile, Iachimo returns to Italy and goes to Philario's house, where Philario and Posthumus are discussing the prospects of war between Rome and Britain over the tribute that Cymbeline owes Caesar. Iachimo claims to have won the bet, saying he slept with Imogen and describing her bedroom in detail. He shows off the bracelet he took from her wrist, then adds the detail of the mole on Imogen's breast. Enraged, Posthumus turns over the ring he wagered. Back in Britain, Cymbeline refuses to pay the tribute Caius Lucius demands for Rome. Lucius says that can only mean war between the nations. Meanwhile, Pisanio receives a letter from Posthumus accusing Imogen of infidelity and ordering him to murder her. The PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “CYMBELINE”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by ANDREA THOME. All episodes were directed by RAKESH PALISETTY and are based on the NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN THEATRE COMPANY'S stage production directed by STEPHEN BROWN-FRIED. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON.   Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND   This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA AGREEMENT.   The cast is as follows:   PURVA BEDI                     as    SICILIUS, LORD AND CAIUS LUCIUS     ANNIE FANG                   as    ARVIRAGUS, FRENCHMAN, LADY AND THE WRITER CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON      as    CYMBELINE ANNA ISHIDA                               as    IACHIMO, ROMAN SOLDIER, AND JAILOR NAREA KANG                              as    CORNELIUS, MOTHER, SOOTHSAYER, LORD AND MESSENGER JENNIFER LIM                             as    IMOGEN KK MOGGIE                              as    POSTHUMUS MARIA-CHRISTINA OLIVERAS as    THE QUEEN AND BELARIUS SARAH SUZUKI                           as    PHILARIO, GUIDERIUS, AND COMPANION JEENA YI                               as    CLOTEN AND ROMAN SOLDIER JULYANA SOELISTYO               as    PISANIO AND JUPITER        Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.   Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH   Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Original Music Composition by CAROLINE ENG and LINDSAY JONES, with additional composition, orchestration and arrangement by STEPHEN BROWN-FRIED. Sound engineering and mixing by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES).   The Play On Podcast Series “CYMBELINE” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit NEXTCHAPTERPODCASTS.COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare.   Subscribe to Play On Premium for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to nextchapterpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you'll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “FALSEHOOD IS WORSE IN KINGS THAN BEGGARS!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ides of March is the best-known date in the ancient world, thanks to one of the most infamous acts in history: the assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar. Assassin's Creed Origins portrays Caesar at the peak of his powers, who was shockingly assassinated by a gang of Senators, including his most loyal friends and followers, like Brutus. What had Caesar done to deserve this? Who stabbed him first? And how did the assassins' plan to save the Roman Republic ultimately lead to the creation of the Roman Empire?Prof. Colin Elliot from Indiana University Bloomington, host of the Pax Romana podcast, joins Matt Lewis to reveal the true events of that fateful day. His book Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook The World offers a comprehensive, wide-ranging account of the world's first pandemic.Echoes of History is a Ubisoft podcast, brought to you by History Hit. Watch these interviews and exclusive videos on our YouTube channel, and listen to our previous episodes about the wars of Caesar and Cleopatra.Hosted by: Matt LewisEdited by: Robin McConnellProduced by: Robin McConnell, Peta StamperSenior Producer: Anne-Marie LuffProduction Manager: Beth DonaldsonExecutive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen BennettMusic:Winds of Cyrene by Sarah SchachnerAcross the Dunes by Sarah SchachnerPtolemy's Lament by Sarah SchachnerIf you liked this podcast please subscribe, share, rate & review. Take part in our listener survey here.Tell us your favourite Assassin's Creed game or podcast episode at echoes-of-history@historyhit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prisoner of Jesus the Messiah Ephesians 3:1-13 by  William Klock Ask yourself what happens when the church is being faithful in its gospel calling and life. As we've worked through the first two chapter of Ephesians, Paul has explained that the church is God's new temple. It's a people purified by the blood of Jesus so that God can draw near in the person of his Spirit to dwell with us. That's always been God's plan for humanity and for creation. The garden was his temple and he placed us there to steward it well, on the one hand, and on the other, to dwell with him and to enjoy his presence—life with him.  And ever since we rejected that calling, God has been working to restore us to it.  And so the church, this people washed clean of sin and death by Jesus, and then filled with his Spirit, this new temple, we're the working model of God's coming new creation in the here and now. And if we're faithful in being that working model, what happens? The ideal, the hope is that people hear our proclamation of the kingdom and they see the first beginning of God's new creation when they look at the church. In the midst of the darkness, the church should be light.  In the midst of death, the church should be life.  The church should be here to show a better way through the cross.  To prophetically wipe away the tears of the hurt and mourning and to confront the principalities and powers, the false lords and the corrupt systems of the world with the truth of the gospel and the lordship of Jesus.  And people do hear and see and experience the faithfulness of the church.  In us they meet the living God and the Lord who died for them and they encounter his glory and they kneel in faith and are, themselves washed by Jesus and filled with the Spirit. But our idea of the faithful church often stops there. Maybe that's because we think of the church, not in terms of faithfulness, but in terms of success.  Butts in the pews. Money in the plate. Acclaim by the world.  And yet for the first Christians the opposite was true.  They were small.  They were poor.  They were persecuted and imprisoned and martyred by the world around them. And that's because, when the church is faithful in living and proclaiming and witnessing the presence of God's new creation and the Lordship of Jesus, the principalities and powers—that was how Jews like Paul thought of the unseen powers, once placed by God to oversee peoples and nations, but now in rebellion against him—those principalities and powers, earthly kings, and the powerful people invested in those kingdoms and the corrupt systems that run them—Brothers and Sisters, if we're doing our job showing that God's new world is breaking in and that Jesus is setting things to rights, those powers will fight back.  They will try to shut us up or shut us down. They will throw us in prison.  They will kill us.  Or they will try to corrupt us. They'll divide our loyalties: Sure you can worship Jesus, but you'll also need to kneel to Caesar.  They'll get us to adulterate the gospel with materialism and commercialism or politics.  They'll convince us we can have one set of values in the church and another in business or in government. With that in mind, look at Ephesians 3. Paul rites, “It is because of all this that I, Paul, the prisoner of Messiah Jesus on behalf of you gnetiles…”  Paul sort of interrupts himself there for rhetorical purposes, but we should pause here too.  Paul was in prison. Probably this is when he was in prison in Rome, but it could have been in Ephesus.  And for a lot of people in his word, that meant that Paul was out of favour with God.  How often do we hear that sort of thing today? There are parts of the church that have been corrupted and compromised by the idea that faith means health and wealth, happiness and prosperity.  That you can name it and, by faith, claim it.  And if you don't get it, well, then you don't have enough faith or you're out of favour with God.  If we were to turn over to Second Corinthians we'd see that that's how the Corinthians interpreted Paul's imprisonment.  But this is pagan thinking. But Paul knew better. In verse 13 he tells them, “Don't lose heart because of my sufferings on your behalf. That's your glory!”  In other words, he's imprisoned because he's been faithful to the calling God gave him.  He's imprisoned because of his great faith.  He wants the Ephesians to understand the paradox of the cross: God's power is made perfect in weakness.  We're prone to forgetting this.  When we bail on a church because we think it's too small, when we start adopting sales tactics as if the gospel is something to sell, when we cozy up to corrupt leaders and rulers looking for favour, when we think we have to project or pursue strength in order to win, we've lost the plot that is centred on the cross of Jesus.  You can't adulterate God's new creation with the old.  If we do, we lose our witness and we stop challenging the principalities and power of the old with the lordship of Jesus and the glory of the kingdom. So Paul was in prison because he was being faithful, because he was establishing, just as God had called him to do, these little communities that were breaking the rules of the old order: bringing Jews and gentiles, men and women, slave and free together into a single family.  This was the family through which God will make his glory known throughout the earth.  Remember the priests mocking Jesus on the cross, to come down if he was really the son of God, then they would believe. But Paul knew—and the people in those little churches in Ephesus knew—it was because Jesus is the son of God that he had to stay on the cross.  It was through his weakness, through his death that the great enemy, death itself, would be defeated and the battle won.  Weakness is the powerful way of the cross. Paul had got the attention of the powers of the present evil age and it landed him in prison, but instead of thinking that God had failed, Paul knew that this was actually the sign, the proof that the gospel and the Spirit were doing their work, that they were truly rising to challenge the old gods and kings.  So he goes on in verse 3, “I'm assuming, by the way, that you've heard about the plan of Gods' grace that was given to me to pass on to you?  You know, the mystery that God revealed to me, as I wrote briefly just now.  Anyway…  When you read this you'll be able to understand the special insight I have into the Messiah's mystery.  This wasn't made known to human beings in previous generations, but now it's been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets.  The mystery is this, that, through the gospel, the gentiles are to share Israel's inheritance.  They are to become fellow members of the body, along with them, and fellow sharers of the promise of Jesus the Messiah.”   God's great mystery, his secret purpose that was there all along, promised to Abraham and to Moses, to David and to the Prophets, but missed by so many people in Israel—and of course totally unknown to the gentiles who did know about those promises—that mystery hit Paul like a ton of bricks the day he met the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus—or maybe it was three days later when Ananias prayed for him and his eyes were opened.  Paul started to rethink everything his Jewish Pharisee brain knew—and it knew the whole story—but suddenly he was looking it at through a new lens, through the reality that this Jesus who was crucified as a false Messiah had been raised and was, in fact, the Messiah after all.  And if that were true—well, that wall outside the temple, the one carved with the warning that gentile must not pass on pain of death—that wall was now irrelevant.  In fact, that whole temple had become irrelevant because of Jesus.  He's said this back in 2:19 and now he says pretty much the same thing again, “The mystery is this, that through the gospel, the gentiles are to share in Israel's inheritance.  They are to become fellow members of the body…fellow sharers of the promise in Messiah Jesus.”  In Greek he drives this point home with real force using three words that all begin with the prefix syn that means “with”.  The gentiles are with-inheritors, with-body, and with-partakers—to put it very literally in English.  For those in the Messiah, the distinction between the Jews and the rest of the world is gone.  And we often read right past it, but this was absolutely key, heart of the gospel stuff for Paul. Israel's story reached its climax and the promises were fulfilled in the Messiah and in his death for the sins of the whole world.  In that moment the whole sacrificial system, the whole system of purity and impurity, the temple itself became irrelevant for everyone—whether or Jew or gentile—for anyone who throws himself or herself at the feet of Jesus in faith and love to be purified once and for all and forever by his blood, to be filled by God's Spirit, and thereby to become a part of God's new temple. When the scales fell from Paul's eyes, he was the first to really grasp all this.  The other apostles back in Jerusalem were still debating whether gentile believers had to be circumcised or not.  So Jesus sent Paul to go announce to the gentiles that it's not necessary.  There's now a single people defined by faith in the risen Messiah.  Of course, Paul first went back to Jerusalem to make sure his fellow apostles understood this, too.  But his mission was to proclaim the good news to the nations.  I expect most of the his first converts were those gentiles who were already on the fringe.  The “god fearers” as the Jews called them.  Greeks and Romans who encountered Jewish society and saw something they'd never seen before.  In a world of moral filth, they saw in Israel a passion for holiness, a desire for justice, a hope of God setting the world to rights—a hope few in the gentile world had.  And they couldn't go to the temple, but they could sit in the synagogues and hear the scriptures read and there they heard about the faithfulness of Israel's God.  And so they hung around, on the fringe, longing for what this family had, but knowing it was not theirs and thinking it never could belong to them.  Hoping that maybe there could be a place for them, even if on the fringe, in this story of hope.  And Paul came to them excited, to announce that in Jesus, they were co-inheritors, fellow body-members, and fellow partakers of all those promises God had made to his people.  That in Jesus and the Spirit, the could actually become the temple of the living God…not on the fringe, but actually the temple in which he dwells. Imagine the excitement those first gentile believers felt. Like children in an orphanage, waiting and longing for years to have a place in and the love of a family, now they were part of the family.  They'd escaped from the fickle gods and moral filth and hopelessness of paganism and were now sons and daughters of God. So having made clear this point that is so central to everything, Paul goes on in verse 7: “This is the gospel that I was appointed to serve, in line with the free gift of God's grace that was given to me.  It was backed up with the power through which God accomplishes his work.”  I have to think that Paul never ceased to marvel at this.  The guy who made it his career to round up Christians so they could be brought before the Jewish council—and stoned like Stephen—that evil guy was called and chosen by God to proclaim this good news.  Washed clean by the blood of Jesus and made an apostle.  If anyone understood grace, it was Paul.  If anyone knew the power of God made perfect in weakness, it was Paul.  And so he goes on in verse 8: “I am the very least of all God's people.  However, he gave me this task as a gift: that I should be the one to tell the gentiles the good news of the Messiah's riches, riches no one could begin to count. My job is to make clear to everyone just what the mystery is, the purpose that's been hidden from the very beginning of the world in God who created all things.” Paul, the least deserving of anyone having been such a great persecutor of Jesus and his church, has been given the grace to proclaim the riches of God, his immense wealth.  The riches of the Messiah.  Sonship in God's family.  The inheritance of the word.  And one day that world set to rights and fellowship with the living God forever.  This is good news.  Not good advice, like, “Hey, let me tell you about Jesus. Try him out and see if he works for you and if not, oh well.”  No this is good news.  Sin and death are defeated, the corrupt principalities and powers are on borrowed time, God's kingdom has come.  And those powers have heard the proclamation of Paul and his churches and they're angry.  Maybe if it had just been all talk, maybe if they'd just proclaimed it as good advice, maybe if they'd let themselves be corrupted by the desire for strength and power, but no…the principalities and powers, the king and gods of the present age are angry, because they've seen this good news at work.  Caesar was the great peacemaker who had forged all the peoples of his vast empire into one with his sword and his armies.  But this crucified Messiah who came out of a weak and conquered people, whose missionaries had gathered a bunch of largely poor people, women, and slaves—their unity across all their difference brought about by a message of grace—that was a real threat to the order of the old world.  The Lord Jesus was the real deal.  Caesar was a cheap copy.  And while the Caesars of the world will one day be brought down, they won't go down easily.  And yet, it's in just this that the church has its greatest witness the power of God, the power of the cross, the power of the good news.  God's power is made most manifest when we are at our weakest—laughed at, imprisoned, martyred.  Those things are proof of the power of the gospel. And now Paul brings the first part of the chapter to its climax in verse 10: “This is it: that God's wisdom, in all its rich variety, was to be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places—through the church! This is God's eternal purpose, and he's accomplished it in Messiah Jesus our Lord.  We have confidence and access to God in him, in full assurance, through his faithfulness.” I've heard and read Tom Wright say that if you want to understand what Paul is really getting at in this first half of Ephesians, look at the 10s: 1:10, 2:10, and 3:10.  In 1:10 we see God's purpose to bring all things together in heaven and on earth in the Messiah. In 2:10 we see the church today, justified by grace through faith, called to have the vital role to play in God's plan to bring everything together in the Messiah.  And here in 3:10 Paul reminds us that when the church is faithfully the church—that fellowship of people from every nation, tribe, and tongue who have given their allegiance to the Messiah, then the principalities and powers are put on notice and called to account.  As Paul says here: “God's wisdom, in all its rich variety, was to be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places—through the church!”  For two thousand years God's promises to set creation and humanity rights was out there, but how was it going to happen?  Brothers and Sisters, it's through the church being the church, with uncompromising allegiance to Jesus, living in the power of the Spirit, refusing to compromise, refusing to give an inch to evil men, to wicked systems, to the gods of the present age.  Not one inch.  Because, the resurrection and ascension of Jesus tell us, in those famous words of Abrham Kuyper, “there is not one inch in the whole domain of human existence over which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!” And knowing that with full assurance, uncompromisingly living that out, we the church are, as Paul put it in Chapter 2, we're God's poiema, his beautiful, finely crafted handywork.  We put on display God's wisdom in all its polypoikilos, the ESV translates it “manifold”.  I'm tempted to translate it a little more freely as something like “all the colours of the rainbow”.  Think of the vision of the church in Revelation 7—an uncountable multitude from every nation, tribe and tongue.  The church is meant to display the polychromed, Technicolor glory of God's new creation and, in doing so, to reveal the shabby drabness of this wicked old age and its gods and kings.  But what the church has done instead is to fracture.  This colour here and that colour over there.  It's to our shame.  And perhaps it's because we ourselves have lost the glory of that Technicolor world the church is meant to represent, we seem to be perpetually drawn back to the shabby drabness of the present age and it's cheap attempts to do what only Jesus and the Spirit can do.  Again, we treat the church and the gospel like commodities to marketed and to be bought and sold.  We try to divide our loyalty between Jesus and mammon or sex or power.  We become captivated by the ugliness of violence and war.  Or we sell our souls for a mess of political pottage, losing our vision of new creation and our passion for goodness, truth, and beauty and instead of trusting in the God who will bring it about, we trust in horses and chariots and chase after lesser evils instead of the good.  Brothers and Sisters, that what the principalities and powers, that's what the devils want.  They want us to think that we can bring God's kingdom by using the world's ways.  But it won't, it can't work.  Because doing so simply paints the church with the same shabby drabnesss of their world and casts a veil over the glory of God and the goodness of the gospel.  It removes us as a threat to those powers. But when we are faithful to being the church.  When we are uncompromising in our loyalty to Jesus.  When love one another and are truly one, instead of fracturing our witness to the unity of the people of God, that's when the world and its rulers take notice.  They recognise that, as Paul wrote back in 2:6, we are already seated with God in the heavenly places in the Messiah.  That doesn't mean we're somehow above the mess.  Instead it means we're right here in the midst of the mess, taking on the corrupt and evil powers of this age with power of the cross of Jesus for the sake of the people around us.  We're here, with the authority of heaven, to shine the light of the gospel and to put on full display the Technicolor glory of God.  Even as the powers fight back. We've all seen it.  It's not always as obvious as Paul being in prison.  More often than not, it seems that when a church being faithful to preach God's word and to live out the gospel and the life of the Spirit, all hell comes at us out of nowhere.  People start grumbling and creating divisions.  People leave over stupid things.  World or national events distract us from the gospel. or divisions become obstacles to faithfulness.  Those are times for prayer and to double-down on faithfulness to Jesus and the gospel when we're tempted to give up or tempted to compromise.  But Paul would tell us to be prepared.  When you're being faithful, when a church is putting on display the manifold wisdom of God—new creation—the enemies of the gospel will see, they'll feel the threat, they will strike back.  That's why Paul was in prison.  And he tells them, “That's your glory.” Think again back to the Solomon's dedication of the temple.  That stunningly grand and beautiful building, skilfully and purposefully crafted so that the glorious presence of God could dwell with in it.  So that God could shine forth from it.  That was the glory of his people on display for the sake of the whole world.  And Solomon and all Israel watched as the cloud of glory descended and filled the temple.  I always struggle to visualize just how amazing that must have been.  But the key takeaway here is this, Brothers and Sisters: that glory now indwells us.  We are now God's temple, his skilfully and purposefully crafted handiwork, purified by the blood of Jesus, so that he can dwell in us.  And if we, by his grace and sure of promises, are faithful to be what he has made, we will shine forth that glory: life in the midst of death, light in the midst of darkness, hope in the midst of despair, glorious Technicolour in the midst of dreary mud puddles, new creation in the midst of the hold. Let's pray: Almighty God, consider the heartfelt desires of your servants, we pray,  and stretch out the right hand of your majesty to defend us against all our enemies, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

This week, Pastor Dennis Allan continues our Lent series by talking through a story found in John 18-19. Jesus is brought by the Jewish religious leaders to Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor in Jerusalem, in the hopes that Pilate will condemn Jesus to death. The religious establishment doesn't have the authority to execute Jesus on their own, and they're hoping to coerce Pilate into doing their bidding for them. Despite Pilate saying multiple times he finds no reason to condemn Jesus, he still relents, giving the assembled mob exactly what they want. It's a story where we see Pilate, seemingly the most powerful person in the story based on his political position, overlook what is obviously true and good and, instead, participate in injustice. The same temptation Pilate faced is one many Christians face today. If we speak up or act up we might get cast out by people we once considered friends. What are we to do and how are we to be truth tellers in a world that needs people who are both unafraid and courageous?

In a world that constantly beckons us to climb higher, gain more followers, and achieve greater recognition, we're confronted with a radical alternative: the cross-shaped life. This message challenges us to examine which citizenship truly defines us—are we citizens of heaven living as ambassadors in a foreign land, or have we become so entangled with earthly allegiances that we've forgotten our true home? Drawing from Philippians 3:17-4:1, we're reminded that the church exists as a heavenly colony within the world, just as ancient Philippi was a Roman colony in Greece. But here's the striking contrast: while Rome built its empire through conquest and power, Jesus established His kingdom through humility, service, and sacrifice. We're called not to a Caesar-fit life of ascending through our own strength, but to a cross-fit life of descending in love—considering others more important than ourselves, serving rather than being served, and trusting that the same God who raised Jesus will one day transform our humble bodies into glorious resurrection bodies. The tears shed over those who claim Christ's name while living as enemies of the cross remind us that this isn't merely theological theory—it's a matter of eternal consequence. When we worship at the altar of our appetites, glory in what should bring us shame, and focus exclusively on earthly things, we're walking a path that leads to destruction. But when we eagerly await our Savior's return, standing firm together as brothers and sisters, we're investing in a glory that will never fade.ChaptersChapter 1: Citizens of Heaven Living on Earth0:00 - 11:11We are reminded that as Christians, we hold dual citizenship - earthly and heavenly - but our primary allegiance belongs to Jesus Christ as our King and Savior.Chapter 2: The CrossFit Life: Imitating Christ's Humility11:11 - 20:40We are called to live a cruciform or CrossFit life - aligning ourselves with the cross through humility, service, and sacrifice, imitating those who follow Jesus.Chapter 3: Enemies of the Cross: A Warning with Tears20:40 - 31:21We are warned about those who live as enemies of the cross, whose god is their appetites, who glory in shameful things, and who focus on earthly rather than eternal matters.Chapter 4: Awaiting Transformation: Our Glorious Future31:21 - 44:12We eagerly await the return of our Savior Jesus Christ, who will transform our humble bodies into glorious resurrection bodies by His mighty power.

When I was a kid, and I had to go down to the basement to fetch something for my mom, I hated opening that door. And once the errand was accomplished, I would run up the steps like the devil himself was after me. There was something about the dark and unknown that my naive little heart wanted nothing to do with. Today, the notion of gatekeepers and hall monitors for the deep state has that same effect on me. I don’t even want to open the door. But in an important conversation today with Alex Newman, we talk about one of the poster boys for basement level boogeymen: Jeffrey Epstein. He didn’t own a country or a title, wasn’t a Caesar, Kaiser or Tzar.  And yet his influence is massive and we have to ask why. The answers may shock you. Why is the nation so obsessed with Epstein? We also talk about bad actors in public schooling and in climate agendas. A Deep State dive today on SUFTT.     Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

THIS WEEK! We do another 2 parter where we take a look at the life, and times of Augustus. In part 1 we focus on the rise of Young Octavian. From his early childhood, to meeting Caesar. And how did he handle beng Caessars heir? And how did he deal with the threa of Sextus, and Brutus, to the falling out of Mark Anthony, and The Battle Of Anthony. All this, and much more on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart".Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Start with a hard question: who gets your final say—public opinion or God? We open with Jesus' authority challenged in the temple and find that “we don't know” is not a refuge but a verdict. From there, we follow the parable of the tenants to its sharp edge, where the cornerstone is rejected and fear of the crowd distorts judgment. That tension isn't ancient alone; it hums under our headlines today, shaping how we decide, vote, and lead when the costs are real.We dig into the famous charge to “render to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's,” teasing out the deeper claim about image and allegiance. Coins bear Caesar's face; we bear God's image. Taxes are a civic duty; worship is a life's orientation. With Psalms and Proverbs as our compass, we explore how God's sovereignty offers a lasting foundation when storms hit—not by promising pain-free lives, but by anchoring us when the wind howls. That foundation calls us to trade performative piety for practical faith that shows up in work, family, and country.History grounds the conversation. We revisit the FARC bombing in Bogotá to name evil plainly and honor the innocent, then spotlight Medal of Honor recipient PFC Leonard Brostrom, whose courage under fire opened the way for his unit. These moments test our theories: do we truly value the vulnerable, and do we admire sacrifice enough to imitate it in our own spheres? We also reflect on founding sources, citizenship, and the moral character expected of leaders, asking what happens to a nation when duty to neighbors yields to applause or foreign favor.If you're navigating the pull between comfort and conviction, this episode offers Scripture, story, and a steady challenge: choose the authority that lasts. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs courage today, and leave a review to help others find the show.#VermontConstitution #DailyScripture #MariaGonzales Support the showThe American Soul Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2

Festus asks King Herod Agrippa II to help him write the letter explaining Paul's case to Caesar. What was so important about the letter? Let's find out together as we read Acts 25:13-27 and Ezra 6.

Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 1-2; Mark 12 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible! In this episode for March 5th, 2025, Hunter embraces listeners on day 65 of a year-long journey through the Scriptures. Today's reading leads us through Deuteronomy 1 and 2, revisiting Moses' reminders to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land, and Mark 12, where Jesus offers profound teachings about authority, resurrection, love, and true devotion to God. Hunter guides us through the narrative, reflecting on Israel's wandering, God's faithful provision, and the call to trust Him fully—even when the journey gets long or the challenges seem impossible. In Mark's Gospel, Jesus addresses tough questions from the religious leaders, teaching us about giving to God what is truly His—ourselves—and highlighting the importance of loving God and our neighbors above all. After the readings, we're invited into a thoughtful time of prayer led by Unknown, centering our hearts on peace, unity, and surrendering our lives back to God. Hunter also marks the significance of Ash Wednesday, inviting everyone—regardless of tradition—to walk together through the reflective season of Lent as we prepare our hearts for Easter. Join us in this sacred space as we listen to God's Word, offer our hearts in prayer, and remember the deep truth: you are God's beloved, and you are not alone on the journey. TODAY'S DEVOTION: The coin belongs to Caesar, but you—you belong to God. That's what Jesus wants you to see. As Hunter points out, the religious leaders tried to trap Jesus in a web of money, power, and politics, but he would not be caught in the snare of their idols. Instead, Jesus took a simple coin and asked whose image was stamped upon it. "Caesar's," they answered. But then Jesus took this moment to direct their hearts—and ours—to a far deeper reality. You are made in God's image. His imprint is upon you, just as surely as Caesar's image is on that coin. Therefore, your truest belonging is not to any ruler or any fleeting thing, but to God himself. As the catechism proclaims, "We are not our own, but belong to God." This is our hope in life and death. You are his—his child, his family, his beloved. So what do we give to God? Ourselves. Returning to him what is already his. When we do this—when we yield our hearts, our loves, our lives—we are freed from the idols and traps that entangle so many: money, politics, power. Instead, we find our truest and most joyful life in him. As Hunter reminds us, our real life is "hidden with God in Christ." This is the deepest truth about who we are. Let us learn to walk this out, returning daily to the God who made us, offering ourselves in love and trust. That is my prayer for my own soul. That is my prayer for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that is my prayer for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. 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Once upon a time in a distant place near the Sands and Stardust of our memories was a kingdom below the desert called Caesar's Magic Empire. Well known magicians performed there among many younger, magicians who became very well known after they honed their craft before thousands of diners and revelers.Yes, this was a real place (but not below ground) that was a premier, immersive dinner-show attraction at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, operating from 1997 to 2002. Many fledgling magicians got their start there, one of whom is our guest in this episode: Jason Bird.Today Jason is a successful magician who specializes in close-up strolling and has recently written the ultimate treatise on the craft called, “Strolling for Dollars.” View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize This week Jason tells us about how a young teenage boy left home in search of the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip and found himself as regular, strolling magician at the new Caesar's Magic Empire. For those who never visited the kingdom or even if you did visit, everyone should enjoy a fun trip back through time as we visit the Empire in our minds. Also, Jason and Scott give us some tips and advice for strolling magic (trick selection, marketing, handling audiences, etc.) many of which come from Jason's new book “Strolling for Dollars.” Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. Click on the image above to visit the website where you can get more information on this book and order your copy. Strolling for Dollars: How You Can Make a Living Doing Close-Up Magic Sign up with your name and email address for a chance to win a FREE copy. First Name Last Name Email Address enter now This book is “print on demand” so this contest is open to our listeners in the U.S. (of course) but also in Canada and the U.K.We respect your privacy. We will only share your email address with the author. Thank you for entering the contest. There will only be one winner in this contest. If your name is randomly selected, then you will be notified on how to order your book from Jason Bird. Good luck!

As things progress, Paul appeals to have his case brought directly to Caesar Nero. Why would Paul do that? Let's find out together as we read Acts 25:1-12 and Esther 7.

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Acts 28:17-31 Paul in Rome 17 After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 18 When they had examined me, they wished to set me at liberty, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case. 19 But because the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar—though I had no charge to bring against my nation. 20 For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.” 21 And they said to him, “We have received no letters from Judea about you, and none of the brothers coming here has reported or spoken any evil about you. 22 But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against.” 23 When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets. 24 And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved. 25 And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: 26 “‘Go to this people, and say, “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” 27 For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.' 28 Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.”[a] 30 He lived there two whole years at his own expense,[b] and welcomed all who came to him, 31 proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.

Is the end of a biblical letter just a polite "talk to you later"? Join us as we dive into the final verses of Philippians to discover why Paul's closing greetings are actually a theological powerhouse. From the "saints" in Caesar's palace to the transformative power of grace, we explore how these ancient words define our identity today. Don't forget to like and subscribe for more insightful discussions! Learn more about the Further Faith Podcast, subscribe to the audio podcast or email notifications, and browse our entire library at https://furtherfaith.org. Did this conversation raise a question or do you have an idea for a future series? We would love to hear from you! https://furtherfaith.org The Further Faith Podcast is a ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake, IA (https://fpcspiritlake.org).

In this episode, we explore what the "Ides" actually meant in ancient Rome and how March 15th transformed from an ordinary—sometimes even festive—date on the Roman calendar into one of history's most infamous days. Jörg Rüpke explains how Romans understood their calendar, what rituals or superstitions may (or may not) have surrounded the Ides, and how news of Caesar's assassination would have spread through the city. We also examine the differences between ancient historical sources and Shakespeare's dramatic choices, from Calpurnia's ominous warnings to the political and religious tensions surrounding tyrannicide. We then turn to Shakespeare's England, asking how Renaissance audiences would have interpreted Roman dates, costumes, and political symbolism on stage. Did Elizabethans already fear March 15th, or did Shakespeare himself help create that association? Along the way, we consider how the play reflects the delicate political climate of Elizabeth I's reign, the moral dangers of overthrowing authority, and why the assassination scene unfolds at "the Capitol" instead of the historically accurate Curia of Pompey.

Olympic gold medalist and Caesar salad-rating phenom Aerin Frankel joins Sarah to discuss being the last line of defense for Team USA at the Milan Cortina Olympics, the coolest person who congratulated her after winning gold, and returning to the ice for the PWHL’s Boston Fleet. Plus, SNL gets it right, controversy at the U.S. Half Marathon Championships, and these playoffs are Unrivaled. Follow Aerin on Instagram here and follow her salad-rating account @painbyromaine here Read Jess McClain’s post about the wrong turn at U.S. Champs here Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky:@biancahillier.bsky.social See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trial of Jesus Coleton's sermon walked through Gospel of Mark 14:53–65 — Jesus before the high priest and the Sanhedrin — and focused on three major truths: The Lack of Evidence, The Injustice, and The Answer Jesus Gives. 1. The Lack of Evidence The passage says: “The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any… Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.” This was not a fair trial. It was rigged from the beginning. ● It was held at night. ● It was held in the high priest's house. ● Witnesses were prepped to testify falsely. ● The entire purpose was to find a reason to kill Him. And yet — they could not find solid evidence. Even the eyewitnesses who had seen Him and heard Him could not produce consistent testimony proving He deserved death. That's staggering. The point made was simple but powerful: If the people who lived at the same time as Jesus — who hated Him and wanted Him dead — could not produce credible evidence to disprove His claims, then what evidence do we have 2,000 years later to dismiss Him? The question was posed directly: “If you don't believe Jesus is who He says He is — what evidence do you point to? Because the people who lived in His time, who hated Him and wanted Him dead, couldn't find any.” The sermon argued that we actually have more evidence to consider the truthfulness of Jesus' claims today — not more evidence to disprove Him. To emphasize Jesus' global impact, the quote from Dr. James Allan Francis was read, describing Jesus as an obscure carpenter who never held office, never wrote a book, never traveled far — and yet: “All the armies that ever marched… all the kings that ever reigned… have not affected the life of mankind upon the earth as powerfully as this one solitary life.” History has been shaped not by Caesar, but by a carpenter from Nazareth. That demands explanation. 2. The Injustice The second focus was the staggering injustice of the trial. Multiple Jewish legal procedures were broken: ● Arrest without formal charges ● Trial during Passover ● Night trial outside the temple courts ● No agreeing witnesses in a capital case ● No 24-hour waiting period before sentencing Jesus was arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced within hours. And yet — none of this hindered God's plan. The sermon pointed to Book of Isaiah 53, written centuries before, which describes the Messiah: “He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth… From arrest and judgment he was taken away… though he had done no violence.” Their injustice did not derail God's plan — it fulfilled it. A quote from James Stewart captured it beautifully: “They gave Him a cross, not guessing that He would make it a throne… He did not conquer in spite of the evil. He conquered by using it.” That line shaped the heart of this section: God doesn't merely overcome evil — He uses it. This doesn't mean what they did was good. It means nothing can stop what God has determined to accomplish. The application became deeply personal. We often think: ● That relationship ruined God's plan. ● That job loss ruined God's plan. ● My upbringing ruined God's plan. ● Time is running out. But the cross shows otherwise. If God has determined to bless you, no one can stop Him. Their curses can become stepping stones. The example of David was used: Saul tried repeatedly to kill him, but every attempt only moved David closer to the throne. The preacher shared personally about the pain of his parents' divorce — and how God used that painful disruption to bring him to Memphis, where he met his wife. What felt like loss became a pathway to blessing. The message was clear: “What He has decided to do, no one and nothing can stop Him.” 3. The Answer Jesus Gives Up to this point, Jesus had remained silent. If He stays silent, it becomes very difficult to condemn Him. But then the high priest asks directly: “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” And Jesus answers: “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” This is the turning point. Jesus gives them exactly what they need to condemn Him. He ensures His own death. He is not trapped. He is choosing. The sermon made this stunning reversal clear: ● He was declared guilty though innocent… ● So that we who are guilty could be declared innocent. Quoting Book of Isaiah again: “It was the Lord's will to crush him… he will bear their iniquities… he poured out his life unto death and was numbered with the transgressors.” Jesus chose condemnation so we could receive justification. A quote from Greg Boyd reinforced the heart of it: “Despite our sin our creator thinks that we are worth experiencing a hellish death for… the cross reveals our unsurpassable worth and significance to God.” At the core of our fears is the suspicion that we are not truly loved — that we are on our own. But the cross answers that fear. You are not the only one fighting for your life. He is fighting for you. He is not against you. He is for you. And He proves it here. He chose death so that you could experience life. The sermon closed with a call to respond: Give Him more of your allegiance. Give Him more of your life. Trust Him more deeply. Because the cross shows: Nothing can stop His plan. Nothing can disprove His claim. And nothing can separate you from His love.

Send a textWhat's the most dangerous thing Jesus ever said?Most people guess, “Love your enemies.” Or “Pick up your cross.” Or something about judgment.But I don't think that's it.I think the most dangerous thing Jesus ever said was this: “The kingdom of God is at hand.”Because in the first century, that wasn't a spiritual fortune cookie. That was an act of resistance.Rome already had a kingdom.Rome already had a lord.Rome already had a “gospel.”When a new Caesar took power, heralds would go city to city announcing the “good news” of Caesar our lord. And then this Jewish rabbi shows up and says, in effect: That's not the real kingdom. That's not the real Lord. That's not the real good news.That sentence was explosive. And it's a big part of why Jesus ended up on a cross.In this episode, we talk about the two competing gospels still fighting for our hearts today:Caesar's gospel: be stronger, be wealthier, be more armed, dominate to stay safe.Jesus' gospel: blessed are the poor, the meek, the merciful, the peacemakers. Serve. Lift the lowly. Free the oppressed. Feed the hungry. Visit the sick. Stand with the marginalized.We walk through the New Testament arc:the announcement (Mark 1:15)the definition (Luke 4)the values (Matthew 5)the lived reality (Matthew 25)And we get honest about “Christianity light,” the version that stays clean, avoids discomfort, and doesn't get its hands dirty. The problem is: the real gospel is always going to confront an empire.Not with weapons. Not with domination.But with mercy, justice, courage, and a refusal to dehumanize people.Because when you tell people the last are first, debts can be forgiven, God sides with the marginalized, and power doesn't get the final word, you destabilize systems built on control.That's dangerous.And that's exactly the point.#HarvestSarasota#DanMinor#KingdomOfGod#TheKingdomIsAtHand#JesusVsCaesar#GospelNotEmpire#ChristianityLight#Beatitudes#Matthew25#JusticeMercyHumility#Peacemakers#FaithInAction Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

Revelation 2:12-17 - Speaker: Will Galkin - In Revelation 2:12–17, Jesus speaks to a church living in a city where loyalties competed at every level. Pergamum was impressive, intellectual, and religious, but it was also filled with counterfeit saviors and daily pressure to bow to Caesar. Jesus begins by reminding His people that He knows exactly where they live and what it costs to remain faithful. He commends them for holding fast to His name, even when Antipas was killed for refusing to deny Christ. Yet He also confronts them for tolerating compromise within their own fellowship, allowing teaching that led to idolatry and sexual immorality. The danger was not open rejection of Jesus, but quiet accommodation that slowly reshaped allegiance. The One who holds the sharp two-edged sword will not ignore divided loyalty in His church. Still, His final word is not judgment but promise. To those who conquer, He offers hidden manna, a white stone, and a new name. These images speak of provision, access, and lasting identity. Jesus calls us to be fully His and find our true satisfaction and security in Him alone.

Revelation 2:12-17 - Speaker: Joe Skinner - In Revelation 2:12–17, Jesus speaks to a church living in a city where loyalties competed at every level. Pergamum was impressive, intellectual, and religious, but it was also filled with counterfeit saviors and daily pressure to bow to Caesar. Jesus begins by reminding His people that He knows exactly where they live and what it costs to remain faithful. He commends them for holding fast to His name, even when Antipas was killed for refusing to deny Christ. Yet He also confronts them for tolerating compromise within their own fellowship, allowing teaching that led to idolatry and sexual immorality. The danger was not open rejection of Jesus, but quiet accommodation that slowly reshaped allegiance. The One who holds the sharp two-edged sword will not ignore divided loyalty in His church. Still, His final word is not judgment but promise. To those who conquer, He offers hidden manna, a white stone, and a new name. These images speak of provision, access, and lasting identity. Jesus calls us to be fully His and find our true satisfaction and security in Him alone.

Acts 25-26 Paul appeals to Caesar as the Jews and the Governor Festus continue to find fault or no fault and he remains imprisoned. He is able to share his testimony and the gospel message with Agrippa, Festus and many Roman officers and soldiers. Paul did not fear death, but was emboldened by the grace of God to share the truth of the prophets and Moses which point to Christ. 

Constantius was elevated to Caesar with one primary mission - retake Britannia for the Roman empire. In the later half of the fourth century the province and parts of western Gaul had retained a stubborn sort of independence, flying in the face of a unified Rome. If the tetrarchy were to prove they were a stable system, this had to come to an end. Support Emperors of Rome on Patreon: patreon.com/romepodcast This month's bonus episode on Patreon is with Peter Guest, looking at the coins of Carausius. Episode CCLII (252) Part IV of Diocletian Guest: Professor Caillan Davenport (Centre for Classical Studies, Australian National University)

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 “Render to Caesar ...” That verse gets quoted anytime Christians start asking hard questions about authority. “Just obey.” “Stay in your lane.”But that's not what Jesus was teaching. In fact, this moment is far more subversive than most people realize.And it all hinges on a coin. The answer is in the very thing that Jesus asked to see! And it was all to make a point that we very often miss!Let's get into it… 

De Regeringsverklaring is voor elk kabinet een buitengewoon moment. Het is zelfs de enige keer dat een premier zijn visie mag geven zonder geïnterrumpeerd te worden. Voor de vierde maal in deze eeuw trad een nieuwe premier aan. De debuten van Jan Peter Balkenende, Mark Rutte en Dick Schoof leken veel meer op dat van Rob Jetten dan je op het eerste gezicht zou vermoeden. Elk van hen debuteerde met een hachelijk politiek en staatsrechtelijk experiment. Zoiets lijkt nu warempel een soort van traditie geworden. Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger analyseren het debat met de nieuwe premier en wie hij daarin wél en wie hij zeker niet was. En zien wat hem nu al onderscheidt van zijn voorgangers in deze eeuw. *** Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show! Deze aflevering bevat een advertentie van de bioscoopfilm The Wizard of the Kremlin. Boek hier je tickets! Heb je belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Zend ons een mailtje en wij zoeken contact. *** De coalitie van D66, VVD en CDA presenteerde zich als het contra-Schoof verbond. Deze partijen gunnen elkaar hun eigen aard, visie en inhoudelijke verschillen en accenten. In alles wilden zij de voorgaande coalitie doen vergeten. De premier trad natuurlijk, ontspannen, positief en uitnodigend op, maar deinsde er ook niet voor terug de eigen visie te markeren. Rob Jetten was alles wat Dick Schoof niet was en nimmer kon zijn. Allesbehalve de 'slappe hap' die op dag één van zijn bewind elk gezag al kwijt was. Jettens betoog was coherent met een brede blik. Wat eraan ontbrak: de hulpeloze toon die Schoofs gebrek aan politiek repertoire zo pijnlijk maakte. Voor alle hoofdrolspelers in het debat was het oefenen met nieuwe rollen en rolgedrag én struikelen waar dat af en toe nog onbeholpen gebeurde. Ook Jetten zelf moest aftasten waar en wanneer hij soepelheid kon tonen en hoe hij dit dan zou moeten doen. Het lastigste was hier het thema van een denkbare of onbespreekbare verhoging van de AOW-leeftijd per 2033. Jesse Klaver van oppositiepartij GroenLinks-PvdA bracht een hulpstuk in stelling: de boosheid van de vakbonden. Nu zo'n signaal als wat voorbarig negeren zou geen wijsheid zijn voor het kabinet, maar nu al geïntimideerd buigen evenmin. De polder dicteert immers het regeringsbeleid niet, al is hij wel een onmisbare partner. Na twee uur soebatten kwam Jetten met een combinatie van afremmen en gas geven tegelijk: 'pas op de plaats' en 'opening voor gesprek'. Een ‘Netanyahu-coalitie’ van SGP en Groep-Markuszower liet de D66-premier hiermee slagen. Politieke ironie is bijna een kunstvorm. De drie minderheidscoalitiepartners D66, VVD en CDA moesten ook nog verkennen welke rol zij zouden spelen. Jan Paternotte (D66) deed dat met verve, maar niet altijd even 'verbindend'. Hoe hij Geert Wilders met 'subsidie voor sjeiks' en FvD-er Lidewij de Vos met brandnetelstruiken geselde was memorabel. VVD'er Ruben Brekelmans leek nog niet echt afscheid genomen te hebben van zijn minsiterschap op Defensie. Henri Bontenbal (CDA) maakte indruk met een breed, principieel betoog over de noodzaak om als coalitie en als parlement in zijn geheel een nieuwe beleidscultuur te leren praktiseren. En daarmee slaagde hij erin openingen te realiseren. Zowel bij de AOW kwestie - die was 'een startpunt'- als bij de wens van GroenLinks-PvdA om een brede 'deal' te kunnen sluiten voor de begrotingen, komende zomer. VVD-minister Eelco Heinen van Financiën zit hierdoor nu klem. D66-minister Hans Vijlbrief (Sociale Zaken) kan nu juist gaan manoeuvreren. In de oppositie zagen Jaap en PG de verhoudingen opnieuw geschud worden. De oerkracht van Geert Wilders lijkt verdwenen. JA21 dacht eerder oppermachtig te worden dankzij de VVD, maar kon alleen nog een rol claimen door braaf achter SGP en Gidi Markuszower aan te sjokken. De vele fracties en afsplitsingen maken het de coalitie gemakkelijk om op links en op rechts 'fundi's' en 'realo's' uit elkaar te jagen. Die zitten bovendien vaak meer elkaar op de huid dan dat zij de premier het vuur na aan de schenen legden. Vooral Jesse Klaver ging daaronder gebukt. Opnieuw bleek zijn focus op de AOW een recept voor een verdeelde oppositie. Zijn bereidheid om op andere grote thema's 'mee te denken' en Europees en geopolitiek voluit medeverantwoordelijkheid te dragen werd daardoor overschaduwd. Zo kon Rob Jetten met doordachte gestes aan de Kamer het debat domineren. Bij stikstof, armoede en koopkracht, krachtig EU-beleid - ook met buurland Noordrijn-Westfalen - en steun aan Oekraïne, bij 'fiscale regelingen' deze zomer alsnog en een 'productiviteitsagenda' als actiepunt van de nieuwe 'taskforce Wennink/Draghi/Letta' zette hij nadrukkelijk eigen accenten. Elke minister zal in een 'beleidsbrief' op korte termijn de Kamer een agenda presenteren voor de grote thema’s. In de eerste dagen van zijn premierschap heeft Jetten in CDA vicepremier Bart van den Brink al een permanent aanspreekpunt gevonden. D66- benjamin Jaimi van Essen (Landbouw) moest nog leren niet elk bon mot van Jetten te voorzien van instemmend knikken. Rob Jetten kende bij zijn debuut geen zwakke momenten. Laat staan onthutsende blunders zoals Schoof bij diens regeringsverklaring. Alsof hij als Jakub Józef Orliński in zijn debuut de machtsbeluste veroveraar Caesar zong. En hij was evenmin een Rutte. Vragen die om visie vroegen, beantwoorde hij juist gretig. Onmiskenbaar riep hij een andere premier in herinnering. Sterker nog, hij meldde achteloos dat hij beleid benaderde ‘vanuit een positieve grondhouding’. Channelde hij hier Ruud Lubbers? Een ander moment leek dit nog eens te bevestigen. Hoe anders kun je immers verklaren dat hij van diens politieke vriend en leidsman Jan de Koning zijn meest klassieke uitspraak aanhaalde? *** Verder luisteren Start kabinetten 565 – Drie ongelijke zuilen en een lege pizzadoos https://omny.fm/shows/betrouwbare-bronnen/565-drie-ongelijke-zuilen-en-een-lege-pizzadoos 438 –Het kabinet-Schoof als kleuterklas. De koning kun je niet spelen https://art19.com/shows/betrouwbare-bronnen/episodes/d98180ef-659e-4273-a0b1-56bb9c8e23aa 241 – Start investeringskabinet Rutte IV: een breuk met de begrotingstraditie https://art19.com/shows/betrouwbare-bronnen/episodes/5baa0eb9-0f91-4d9e-b03f-5c586804aa62 Overleven als minderheid 563 - Als minderheid meerderheden maken https://omny.fm/shows/betrouwbare-bronnen/563-als-minderheid-meerderheden-maken Rob Jetten 557 – Hoe overleeft Rob Jetten het premierschap? Uitdagingen en risico's voor de nieuwe minister-president https://omny.fm/shows/betrouwbare-bronnen/557-rob-jetten-minister-president-tips-en-trucs-voor-de-nieuwe-premier 369 - Rob Jetten wil een ideeënstrijd rond het midden en een lossere verhouding tussen Kamer en kabinet https://art19.com/shows/betrouwbare-bronnen/episodes/6c04c7bb-7d1d-4ad4-9e18-39750951de37 27 – Rob Jetten wil muren slopen https://art19.com/shows/betrouwbare-bronnen/episodes/65595e06-8398-41d3-ba4a-38318beca665 Lubbers en De Koning 461 - Ruud Lubbers zag het een slag anders https://art19.com/shows/betrouwbare-bronnen/episodes/c2c97419-89bc-4f85-8316-58d1bee4efcf 385 - Jan de Koning en het verschil tussen een greppel en de laatste gracht https://art19.com/shows/betrouwbare-bronnen/episodes/77d9e173-302f-44cb-9186-d78a4a89592b *** Tijdlijn 00:00:00 – Deel 1 00:28:36 – Deel 2 00:49:58 – Deel 3 01:35:36 – Einde See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Mysterious Universe Season 35 episode 08, and the conclusion of Caesar's Messiah: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus by Joseph Attwell, which we began on the plus extension last Friday, season 35 episode 07. On this episode, we continue the work of Joseph Attwell with our look at the origin of the gospels of the Bible to see if there are any alternative perspectives with the official interpretations, and to discover the motives behind its very existence in the first place. For our Plus+ extension we continue the time slip/Missing 411 thread along a slightly different path, that of Dirk Gillabel ala Experiences of Changed Reality. From theories behind these odd "out of place/time" occurrences to detailed accounts of first hand witnesses, we follow his reasoning and speculations and continue to wonder: what happens to the ones who DON'T return? Check out the link below and get the new Inescapable Podcast out now. Plus+ Members can now find the new feed on your Dashboard and add it to your preferred podcast player. Full Movie! CAESAR'S MESSIAH: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus  Caesar's Messiah: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus: Flavian Signature Edition KJV Bible, Charcoal Leather, Touch Crown of Thorns, Red Letter, Pure Cambridge Text, Full-Color Maps NABRE, New American Bible, Revised Edition, Catholic Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible Which Translation of the Bible is the Best? Video - Relief from the Arch of Titus, showing The Spoils of Jerusalem being brought into Rome Jesus Homeboy T-Shirt  Soul-Guidance.com Cosmick Traveler LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join. click HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Trump Barabbas? In this episode, Craig sits down with Paul Lazzaroni (Crossing Cornerstone / No King but Christ Network) to talk about the Barabbas mindset, our craving for a strongman savior, political control, and “winning,” even when it contradicts Jesus' way. We explore modern Babylon, the wilderness formation of God's people, and why “Jesus is Lord” can't be a slogan that still needs Caesar's power to do the work. Topics covered Barabbas vs. Jesus: what kind of “savior” we want Christian nationalism and the temptation of state power Strongman politics and fear-based faith“Modern Babylon” as a pattern (empire thinking) Exodus / wilderness formation and slavery mindsetReading the Bible without using it to justify domination “No King but Christ” as lived discipleship

Okay, try to picture it. Maybe you don't have to picture it. Maybe you've been there. It's the Friday morning after Thanksgiving, just before doors open at, let's say, Walmart. It's still dark, but a lot of people are lined up, anxiously waiting to enter. It's the day of those fabulous sales that stores like this have to encourage your early Christmas shopping. And for a short time after the doors open, there are some absolutely amazing prices on many popular items. But you have to move quickly and scoop them up. One year recently, I remember the crush of people was so great, at one store a lady was nearly trampled to death when the doors opened. And at another store, another year, a man actually was trampled to death. Once you're in the store, you know what to do. No browsing. No chatting. You're on a mission! Just look for those sales opportunities and grab them while you can! I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Grabbing Opportunities to Save a Life." Aggressively seizing opportunities because time is short - that's not just a picture of a sale day shopper. That's supposed to be the picture of every follower of Jesus Christ. Not just browsing and cruising through our days, but really making them count...really making a difference with your life. If you read our word for today from the Word of God in the original language of the New Testament, you can see just that kind of urgency and intensity. It's Ephesians 5:15-16 - "Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise, but as wise" - now what follows is God's definition of what it means to "live smart." "...making the most of every opportunity because the days are evil." The original Greek conveys the idea of aggressively buying up every opportunity you have to do something about the darkness around you. Near the end of this letter that Paul wrote from a prison cell, probably chained to a Roman guard, he gives us a living example of this "make a difference" mindset in action. He says, "Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the Gospel...pray that I will declare it fearlessly, as I should." In another letter, we learn that there were believers ultimately in Caesar's household; likely some of those soldiers Paul spent so much time with. He saw his imprisonment, not so much as an ordeal, but as an opportunity to tell people there about his Jesus and to rescue them from evil. Life is full of life-saving opportunities for those with eyes to see them; for those who understand that we're supposed to be looking for them wherever we are. I know when one member of our family was in the hospital, the reason seemed clear. There was a patient who left a trail of Jesus all through that hospital. There just to get well? No. They were there positioned by God to help spiritually rescue some of the people in that hospital. If you want to make the greatest possible difference with the rest of your life, and I hope you do. If you want to help some people be in heaven with you, and I hope you do. Then each morning pray for natural opportunities to bring up your Jesus. "Lord, open a door." Then look for those opportunities to open up. Buy them up like an alert shopper. When someone shares a burden or a concern with you, don't just promise to pray for them. Ask if you can pray with them right then. Chances are they have never heard their name in a prayer all their life! I've never had anyone turn down that offer by the way. And if God opens the door, tell them after you pray that you weren't always able to talk to God like that because there used to be a wall between you and Him that Jesus took down. Look for opportunities to share your personal hope story, which is the story of the difference Jesus has made for you in certain life situations, particular needs, and certainly your eternal situation. Look for those opportunities. Pray for those opportunities. Grab those opportunities. Why? Because God is putting people in your life so they can have a chance at Jesus...and a chance at heaven. That's an opportunity you just must not miss.

Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In today's episode, we are exploring how Shakespeare depicts Julius Caesar's "falling sickness," commonly believed by historians and scholars to be epilepsy. First, we'll discuss how the play Julius Caesar can be read as a disability narrative and how it reflects early modern anxieties around invisible disabilities like epilepsy.  Then, we will look at how Shakespeare depicts falling sickness or epilepsy across the canon and determine whether or not the depictions are as accurate as they are often celebrated to be. Finally, we will share an alternative diagnosis for Caesar's symptoms based on what is known of historical Caesar's medical history.  Content Warning: Emetophobia, brief discussion of eating disorders Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: Join our email list Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod Visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Support the podcast: Become a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone  Buy us a coffee Bookshop.org: Since 2020, Bookshop.org has raised more than $38 million for independent bookstores. Shop our Shakespeare Anyone? storefront to find books featured on the podcast, books by our guests, and other Shakespeare-related books and gifts. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Libro.fm: Libro.fm makes it possible to purchase audiobooks through your local bookshop of choice. Use our link for 2 free audiobooks when you sign up for a new Libro.fm membership using our link. Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Breuer, Horst. "Bilder Der Epilepsie Bei Shakespeare / Representations of Epilepsy in Shakespeare." Medizinhistorisches Journal, vol. 37, no. 1, 2002, pp. 5–19. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25805304. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026. Hamlyn, Tim. "The Nature of Caesar's Illness." Latomus, vol. 73, no. 2, 2014, pp. 360–67. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/24858427. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026. Hobgood, Allison. (2009). Caesar Hath the Falling Sickness: The Legibility of Early Modern Disability in Shakespearean Drama. Disability Studies Quarterly. 29. 10.18061/dsq.v29i4.993. 

Send a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, February 25, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Acts 17. 5-7But the Jewish religious leaders were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” Support the show

We make decisions every day with incomplete information — and sometimes we find out later things could have gone differently. In Acts 25, Paul appeals to Caesar to escape a rigged system, only to learn he may have just missed his shot at freedom. Dr. John uses this moment to explore one of life's most relatable struggles: how do we stop second-guessing ourselves and trust that God was in our corner even when things don't go the way we planned?Jesus Goes Global: A Prisoner of Christ: When we read the book of Acts, we tend to give primary attention to the formation and growth of the Church in the early chapters. We then highlight the three mission trips of Paul. But some of the most profound lessons lie in the final chapters of Acts 25-28. Dr. John will show God extending His Kingdom through the personal struggle and imprisonment of Paul. The world's worst cannot impede God's best.

In this episode, Julio Caesar sits down to share what life has really been like on tour with Ivan Cornejo and the experiences that come with chasing success in the music world. He opens up about the sacrifices, the unexpected moments on the road, and the mindset it takes to stay focused while building a name. One heartfelt story about a Mexican father's simple yet powerful gesture reminds us how deep love and support can shape a person's journey. We also dive into what truly sets someone apart in the industry and the personal “secret” behind earning recognition and respect. It's an honest conversation about family, fame, and the drive to make something bigger out of your passion.Support the show

Join Micah, W Scott McAndless, Anthony Moss, and Darth as we explore the material reality of sacrifice in Leviticus 6:8-7:38. What are all of these different sacrifices and what do they mean? What does this ancient system communicate about the way our faith ancestors were dealing with the everyday material realities they struggled with and against? What does it mean for everyone to be holy? What does this practice illustrate about the decentralization of ancient Israelite religion and what does that have to teach us about our own politics?Darth is the comforting third sip of hot cocoa after you burnt your lips twice and decided to let it cool down for awhile. Anthony Moss is the author of The Yellow Sky was Ours and can be found online @mossmancometh.W Scott McAndless is the host of Micah's favorite Bible podcast, Retelling the Bible, and the author of Caesar's Census, God's Jubilee: Rethinking and Reimagining the Story of Mary and Joseph's Journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Giving power to government by consent; Cain and Abel; Altars; Abraham's police action; Human resources; World government police; Social contract/covenant; Delegating your power to government; Organized militia; Bearing Arms; Doing right in our own eyes; Getting involved; Authority of police; Courts; Common Law?; Constitutional changes; Old Testament patterns; Private interpretation; Electing kings; Imperium and Potestas; Getting back your police powers; Right to revolt?; Deut 17:14; God's wisdom; Brothers?; Multiplying horses?; Bondage of Egypt; Hum-Vs? FDR as Pharaoh; Social Security Act/Number; Government dependence; Changing your relationship with government; Benefits at taxpayers' expense; Sureties for debt; v17 - multiplying wives; Solomon's broken rules; Rebuilding the Temple?; Covenanting with Caesar?; Accumulating gold and silver; Corruption and immorality; Doing what Christ said; Putting your own house in order; Kings and priests; Pontius Pilate - Procurator of Rome; Jurisdiction; Preparing to be a free society; Is Jesus your king?; Caesar stories; Government of, for and by the people; "Hue and Cry"; Asylum; Corruption by power; Choosing a king; Taking back your responsibilities; Temple police?; Eating at their tables = giving consent; Seeing the whole truth; Join us.

Send me a text!The decade long pacification of Gaul as seen through the eyes of Julius Caesar. Support the show war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://war102.buzzsprout.com

Spies, flattery, politics, a snare, money, revolutionary visions, silence, and the fall of ancient Rome. In the middle of all of this is Jesus and his answer to a question about something everyone seems to hate except those who collect it: taxes. Luke 20:19–26 is a short passage packed with no shortage of drama with lessons for how Christian's relate—and don't relate—to human governing authorities in every age. As important, how human governing authorities relate to Christ. Caesar as it turns out is not a problem for Jesus, but Jesus is a problem for Caesar.

The church in Pergamum had lost its edge, so Jesus brought His sword to church. In this message, Lead Pastor Jamie Nunnally continues the sermon series on the letters of Revelation.Pergamum, the Roman capital of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), faced intense pressure to worship Caesar and was filled with temples to false gods.Revelation 2:12 (NLT): This is the message to Pergamum from the one with the sharp two-edged sword...Hebrews 4:12 (NLT): The word of God is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword...The word of God has two edges: comfort and correction—one delivers, the other disciples.Revelation 2:13 (NLT): I know that you live where Satan has his throne.Pergamum was saturated with idolatry.Revelation 2:14–15 (NLT): You tolerate teaching like Balaam and the Nicolaitans—the doctrine that sin is no big deal.Jesus confronts their compromise with sexual immorality and idolatry.Revelation 2:16 (NLT):God wants to fight for you, but if you play for the other team, He will fight against you. Refuse His correction, and you will face sin's consequences.Revelation 2:17 (NLT):The promises: manna—provision now and in the life to come—and a white stone with a new name. A white stone meant "not guilty" and was a token of admission.Timeless Truths1. Where you live shouldn't affect how you live.Philippians 3:20 (ESV): Our citizenship is in heaven.You live here, but obey there—address here, allegiance there.James 4:4 (NLT):Be friends to the world, not of it. A friend OF the world imitates it; a friend TO the world calls people out of it.You can't be like the world and help it. Boats belong in the water, but water doesn't belong in the boat. You're in the world; it shouldn't be in you.2. Jesus gives freedom from sin, not freedom to sin.Grace empowers you to meet the standard.Compromise treats forgiveness as a reset instead of transformation.God's forgiveness gives freedom to say no.Titus 2:11–12 (NLT):Live with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion. Grace gives power over sin, not permission for it.3. Change comes from repentance, not remorse.Remorse feels; repentance acts. Remorse looks back; repentance moves forward.2 Corinthians 7:10 (NLT):Worldly sorrow repeats the pattern; godly sorrow produces change.God's word is a sword—it cuts to heal, not humiliate. Repentance isn't "I'm sorry," but "I surrender."4. God's promise is greater than your compromise.God's grace outruns our failures.2 Timothy 2:13 (NLT): If we are unfaithful, He remains faithful.Your failure isn't final. God warns to welcome, not write you off—He writes a new name on a white stone.ClosingCompromise is a destructive fire—ignored, it spreads and consumes.Though compromise destroys, Jesus restores. He calls us to repent, not to shame us, but to save us.What compromise is God asking you to deal with today?

Savage Season is all about finding the real ones — and Maggie Doogan is exactly that. In this episode of SportsLifeTalk: You Got Next, we sit down with the “Richmond Rifle” herself — a 6'2 senior forward out of Richmond University who has been on an absolute tear, averaging 23+ points per game and proving she's a complete two-way force in the A-10.B Jones sets the tone with a legendary intro (including a “deadliest spider” comparison that Maggie takes like a champ), and from there the episode becomes a masterclass in confidence, culture, and competitive edge.We kick things off with Moment of Truth (two truths and a lie), where Maggie reveals she's a fourth-generation college athlete, the oldest of four siblings, and keeps the vibes rolling right into our call-to-action run that reminds the SLT family what this platform is built for: exposure, storytelling, and lifting the women's game up — one savage at a time.Then it's time for the SLT Initiation, where Maggie shares her Top 5 artists (showing real range): Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, and Cody Johnson. She breaks down why she rocks with Spider-Man (because… spiders), and taps into her mindset with a calm, grounded pregame theme song rooted in worship — because killers don't always show up loud… sometimes they show up locked in.Maggie also explains the story behind her jersey number 44, a family connection tied to her grandfather and her basketball roots, and she puts us on to a Richmond favorite: The Continental, a campus-area spot where she's keeping it simple with a chicken Caesar salad, but makes sure everyone knows the burgers go crazy too.But the heart of the episode is The First 48 — the night Maggie dropped 48 points in a historic three-overtime win at Davidson. She walks us through how it felt, when she realized it was special, and how adrenaline took over when the game demanded more. The best part? She admits she doesn't even fully remember the details — she just clicked into a different mode. That's what real “Mamba Moments” sound like.We also get into the bigger picture: why Maggie stayed at Richmond instead of chasing portal hype or NIL noise. Her answer is real: she chose a place she could be happy for four years, a program that felt like home, and a journey she wanted to finish with her people. She's focused on winning, enjoying the moment, and letting everything else come when it's time.As the episode closes, Maggie shares what's next: continuing her career professionally (in the U.S. or overseas) and eventually stepping into coaching — with a future that feels bigger than basketball. She also shouts out her team and calls out a teammate we need to get on the show next: Rachel Ullstrom, a shooter she describes as unreal.This one isn't just hoops — it's legacy, leadership, and proof that Savage Season is built for players like Maggie Doogan.

THIS WEEK! We conclude our 3 part series on The Roman Republic. From the reign of Sulla. To the Spartacus war. We take a look at the greed of Crassus, and the rise of Cicero, V Cataline. The rivlary between Caesar, and Pompeii. And the eventuall fall of the republic with The Death Of Caesar. All this, and much, much more on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  Numbers 5-6; Psalm 22; Acts 26 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible! In today's episode, join your host Hunter as he guides us through powerful readings from Numbers 5 and 6, Psalm 22, and Acts 26. We're reminded of how the scriptures tell a story that points us to Jesus—the one in whom we live, move, and have our being. As we reflect on the journey of Paul and the "sober truth" of Christ's resurrection, Hunter encourages us to embrace true freedom and live unchained by our past or self-righteousness. Together, we'll spend time in scripture, prayer, and gratitude for a community that gathers daily to share in God's word. So, grab your Bible and let's step into another day of joy, peace, and the reminder that you are deeply loved. TODAY'S DEVOTION: It seems crazy to everyone, but Paul is speaking the sober truth. To most people, the idea of a dead man being raised to life seems crazy. But Paul says, why does it seem so incredible that God can raise the dead? To Paul, this is the sober truth. There's nothing crazy about it. And when we believe in this sober truth and trust the risen Christ, he sets us free from the inside out. So Paul the prisoner stands before this crowd and says, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am—except for these chains. He has chains, but he is the freest man there. The irony is that at the end of this speech, Agrippa and Festus and all the others walk away, and their final comment is, "He could have been set free if he hadn't appealed to Caesar." Unfortunately, they weren't sober-minded and couldn't see that the freest man among them was Paul. He had been freed of the guilt of his former life where he had overseen the death of Christians and had persecuted Christ himself. He had been freed from the self-righteousness that blindly led him to that kind of life. He may have been in chains, but Paul was sober and free. Through the resurrection, you have been included in the sober, free life of God. Live a sober and free life. Don't let religion come in and entangle. Don't let your past come in and chain you up anymore. Live like Paul in the reality of what is—what is true about all that God has done in Christ, not only for you but for the whole world. You are sober and you are free. Live in it. That's the prayer that I have for my own soul this very day. That's the prayer that I have for my family, for my wife and my daughters and my son this very day. And that's a prayer that I have for you this very day. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL  

In 1522, Anne Boleyn returned to the English court, and within a few years, she was already at the centre of political tension, whispered promises, and poetic legend. Long before Henry VIII began his pursuit, Anne was linked to two influential men: Henry Percy, heir to the Earl of Northumberland, and Sir Thomas Wyatt, courtier and poet. Did Anne Boleyn and Henry Percy secretly promise to marry? Was there a binding precontract, something that, under Tudor canon law, could have invalidated a later royal marriage? Why did Cardinal Wolsey intervene? And what really lies behind Wyatt's famous poem “Whoso List to Hunt” and its haunting line: “Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am”? In this episode, I explore: Anne Boleyn's place in the Tudor marriage market The political implications of a precontract The Cavendish account of Percy and Anne The later denials in 1532 and 1536 The myths surrounding Thomas Wyatt The Spanish Chronicle story How Anne's reputation began forming long before she became queen Subscribe for more Tudor history deep dives, myth-busting, and documentary-style episodes on Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, and the Tudor court.    #AnneBoleyn #TudorHistory #HenryPercy #ThomasWyatt #HenryVIII  

Acts 27 And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. 2 And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for. 4 And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. 5 And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board. 7 We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. 8 Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea. 9 Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, 10 saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11 But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. 12 And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. The Storm at Sea 13 Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. 14 But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land. 15 And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship's boat. 17 After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along. 18 Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo. 19 And on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. 21 Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. 22 Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, 24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.' 25 So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. 26 But we must run aground on some island.” 27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. 28 So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms.[d] A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.29 And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. 30 And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the ship's boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship's boat and let it go. 33 As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing. 34 Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.” 35 And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. 36 Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. 37 (We were in all 276 persons in the ship.) 38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. The Shipwreck 39 Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore. 40 So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach. 41 But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. 42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. 43 But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, 44 and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.

On an all-new Speed Dates episode, host Joel Kim Booster sits down with the hilarious Jon Daly (Kroll Show, Hail, Caesar!, Big Mouth) to talk about his role on the hit series Fallout, his journey from drama school to comedy and back to dramatic roles, falling in love during the pandemic, and why Billy Joel's “New York State Of Mind” depicts a perfect relationship (between Billy and the city of New York, obvs). Plus: Peaches is a very good dog, and this should be commemorated.  Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for full episodes. Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 3Jon Daly: Fallout Seasons 1 and 2 are streaming now! Check out The Fallout Fake Talkshow! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Bad Dates ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Should Christians pay taxes to wicked rulers? From his sermon series in the gospel of Mark, today R.C. Sproul unfolds Jesus' teaching about the responsibilities we have toward the state. Get R.C. Sproul's commentary on the gospel of Mark with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the Mark commentary ebook with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

In honor of Valentine's Day, I wanted to make a meal for my favorite Valentine — my Aussie. I made a three-course, all plant-based, high-protein, high-fiber, all-Vegemite meal while wearing Sea Eagles shorts as an ode to how much I love my Aussie.The mac and cheese has:half the calories, and twice the protein as traditional. The plant-based Vegemite Caesar has: half the calories, and three times the protein. And the plant-based Vegemite ice cream has: twice the protein and even some fiber!This was my favorite episode ever to film, and the recipes are some of my best work. I truly hope you enjoy it as much as I did.