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Drew shares from Luke 2:1-10 as part of our Christmas Family service. Here we see that in some eyes the coming of Jesus might seem unimpressive, yet because of who He is and what He came to do, we see His immense power in His incarnation.You can watch this message via: https://youtu.be/gtTUJDNI5qU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this conversation, Amanda and Virginie discuss the complexities of navigating holiday boundaries, cultural differences in Christmas celebrations, and the importance of communication within families. They explore the Santa tradition, gift-giving practices, and the stress associated with holiday planning. The discussion highlights the significance of setting boundaries, managing expectations, and balancing personal and family traditions during the festive season. In this engaging conversation, Amanda and Virginie explore the themes of comfort, personal choice, and the complexities of parenting during the holiday season. They discuss the importance of self-expression, the challenges of navigating family dynamics, and the necessity of open communication in relationships. The dialogue emphasizes the need to challenge traditional roles and expectations, particularly around holiday obligations, while also reflecting on personal traditions and the joy of being true to oneself. Follow Amanda on Instagram here. Follow Virginie on Instagram here. Check out Virginie's podcast, "Without Judgement", here. Mom guilt, mom shame, boundaries in motherhood, mom life, christmas, holidays, boundaries with family

2 Chronicles 27 Jotham Reigns in Judah 1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. 2And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord according to all that his father Uzziah had done, except he did not enter the temple of the Lord. But the people still followed corrupt practices. 3He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord and did much building on the wall of Ophel. 4Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills. 5He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave him that year 100 talents of silver, and 10,000 cors of wheat and 10,000 of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and the third years. 6So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God. 7Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

The Importance of Family Family has been described as “the glue which holds the fabric of society together.” From the very beginning, family has been central to God's plan. 18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” In Genesis 2:18 , God says,…

Fluent Fiction - Danish: A Copenhagen Christmas: Family, Art, and Unexpected Connections Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/da/episode/2024-12-21-23-34-01-da Story Transcript:Da: Det var en stille vinterdag.En: It was a quiet winter day.Da: Sneen faldt blidt over København, og julelysene i byen skinnede klart.En: The snow fell gently over København, and the Christmas lights in the city shone brightly.Da: Det var Sørens fødselsdag, og Freja havde planlagt en særlig dag.En: It was Søren's birthday, and Freja had planned a special day.Da: De skulle besøge Statens Museum for Kunst.En: They were going to visit the Statens Museum for Kunst.Da: Freja håbede, at denne dag ville bringe familien tættere og gøre Søren glad.En: Freja hoped that this day would bring the family closer and make Søren happy.Da: Freja, Nikolaj og Søren gik langsomt mod museet.En: Freja, Nikolaj, and Søren walked slowly towards the museum.Da: Freja havde travlt med at forberede julen og tænkte på alt det, der skulle ordnes.En: Freja was busy preparing for Christmas and thought about everything that needed to be done.Da: Men i dag ville hun give slip på stressen.En: But today, she wanted to let go of the stress.Da: Hun ville fokusere på familien.En: She wanted to focus on the family.Da: Nikolaj gik ved siden af dem.En: Nikolaj walked beside them.Da: Han tænkte på arbejdet og de mange opgaver, der ventede ham.En: He thought about work and the many tasks awaiting him.Da: Men han følte også en skyld for ikke at være mere til stede.En: But he also felt guilty for not being more present.Da: Hans søn havde fødselsdag, og han ønskede at skabe gode minder.En: His son had a birthday, and he wanted to create good memories.Da: Søren gik lidt bagved.En: Søren walked a little behind.Da: Han kiggede rundt, trak vejret dybt ind, men sagde ikke meget.En: He looked around, breathed deeply, but didn't say much.Da: Han elskede kunst, men han havde aldrig fortalt sine forældre det.En: He loved art, but he had never told his parents that.Da: Han frygtede, at de ikke ville forstå.En: He feared they wouldn't understand.Da: Museet var smukt pyntet til jul.En: The museum was beautifully decorated for Christmas.Da: Indenfor var der varmt, og der var mange besøgende.En: Inside, it was warm, and there were many visitors.Da: Freja førte an med et smil: "Lad os se noget smukt og lade os inspirere."En: Freja led the way with a smile: "Let's see something beautiful and let it inspire us."Da: De spadserede gennem udstillingerne.En: They strolled through the exhibitions.Da: Søren stoppede foran et stort maleri.En: Søren stopped in front of a large painting.Da: Det forestillede en vinterstemning, lysene så levende ud, og det mindede ham om, hvorfor han elskede kunst.En: It portrayed a winter scene, the lights looked vivid, and it reminded him of why he loved art.Da: Freja og Nikolaj bemærkede hans interesse.En: Freja and Nikolaj noticed his interest.Da: "Søren?"En: "Søren?"Da: spurgte Freja blidt.En: Freja asked gently.Da: "Hvad synes du om maleriet?"En: "What do you think of the painting?"Da: Søren tøvede et øjeblik, men besluttede at være modig.En: Søren hesitated for a moment but decided to be brave.Da: "Jeg elsker det.En: "I love it.Da: Jeg elsker kunst," sagde han.En: I love art," he said.Da: "Jeg ønsker at forfølge det."En: "I want to pursue it."Da: Der blev stille et øjeblik.En: There was silence for a moment.Da: Freja og Nikolaj kiggede på hinanden.En: Freja and Nikolaj looked at each other.Da: Så smilede de begge, lettede.En: Then they both smiled, relieved.Da: "Vi er stolte af dig," sagde Nikolaj og klappede sin søn på skulderen.En: "We are proud of you," said Nikolaj, patting his son on the shoulder.Da: "Vi vil støtte dig."En: "We will support you."Da: Freja nikkede.En: Freja nodded.Da: "Vi kan finde tid til at dyrke din passion.En: "We can find time to nurture your passion.Da: Vi er her for dig."En: We're here for you."Da: Søren følte en varme indeni.En: Søren felt a warmth inside.Da: Frygten var væk.En: The fear was gone.Da: Hans forældre forstod ham.En: His parents understood him.Da: De forlod museet, hånd i hånd.En: They left the museum, hand in hand.Da: Familien var kommet tættere på hinanden.En: The family had come closer together.Da: På vej hjem i den kolde vinterluft vidste de alle, at denne dag havde været en succes.En: On their way home in the cold winter air, they all knew that this day had been a success.Da: Freja følte sig lettet, Nikolaj lovede sig selv at balancere bedre, og Søren havde fundet mod.En: Freja felt relieved, Nikolaj promised himself to balance better, and Søren had found courage.Da: De var en familie i harmoni.En: They were a family in harmony.Da: Snefnuggene faldt stille omkring dem, mens de gik sammen.En: The snowflakes fell quietly around them as they walked together.Da: Det var julemagien, og den gik lige i hjertet.En: It was the magic of Christmas, and it went straight to the heart. 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Ronald Gene Simmons "CHRISTMAS FAMILY INCEST MASSACRE" murders On December 22, 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons began a killing spree that would be the worst mass murder in Arkansas history and the worst crime involving one family in the history of the country. His rampage ended on December 28, 1987, leaving dead fourteen members of his immediate family and two former coworkers. Ronald Gene Simmons was born on July 15, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to Loretta and William Simmons. On January 31, 1943, William Simmons died of a stroke. Within a year, Simmons's mother married again, this time to William D. Griffen, a civil engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The corps moved Griffen to Little Rock (Pulaski County) in 1946, the first of several transfers that would take the family across central Arkansas over the next decade. On September 15, 1957, Simmons dropped out of school and joined the U.S. Navy. His first station was Bremerton Naval Base in Washington, where he met Bersabe Rebecca “Becky” Ulibarri, whom he married in New Mexico on July 9, 1960. Over the next eighteen years, the couple had seven children. In 1963, Simmons left the navy and approximately two years later, he joined the air force. During his twenty-two-year military career, Simmons was awarded a Bronze Star, the Republic of Vietnam Cross for his service as an airman, and the Air Force Ribbon for excellent marksmanship. Simmons retired on November 30, 1979, at the rank of master sergeant. On April 3, 1981, Simmons was being investigated by the Cloudcroft, New Mexico, Department of Human Services for allegations that he had fathered a child with his seventeen-year-old daughter, Sheila. Fearing arrest, Simmons fled first to Ward (Lonoke County) in late 1981 and then to Dover (Pope County) in the summer of 1983. The family took up residence on a thirteen-acre tract of land that would become known as “Mockingbird Hill.” The residence was constructed of two older-model mobile homes joined to form one large home and was surrounded by a makeshift privacy fence, as high as ten feet tall in some places. The home did not have a telephone or indoor plumbing. Simmons worked a string of low-paying jobs in the nearby town of Russellville (Pope County). He quit a position as an accounts receivable clerk at Woodline Motor Freight after numerous reports of inappropriate sexual advances. He went to work at a Sinclair Mini Mart for approximately a year and a half before quitting on December 18, 1987. Evidence indicates that Simmons bludgeoned and shot his wife on December 22, 1987. Simmons also bludgeoned and shot his visiting son, twenty-nine-year-old Ronald Gene Simmons Jr. He then strangled his three-year-old granddaughter. All three bodies were later found in a shallow pit Simmons had instructed the children to dig months before for a third family outhouse. Later the same day, the Dover school bus dropped off the younger Simmons children for their Christmas break from school. Based on crime scene investigation, it is believed the Simmons children (ages seventeen, fourteen, eleven, and eight) were separated and killed individually, by strangulation and/or drowning in a rain barrel. Their bodies, too, were found in the hole for the outhouse. The older Simmons children had been invited to the Simmons home on December 26, 1987, for an after-Christmas dinner. Twenty-three-year-old William H. Simmons II, his twenty-one-year-old wife, Renata May Simmons, and their twenty-month-old son, all of Fordyce (Dallas County), were likely the first to arrive. William and Renata were shot, and their bodies were left by the dining room table, and covered with their own coats and some bedding. The child was killed and placed into the trunk of a car behind the Simmons home. Next to arrive were Simmons's twenty-four-year-old daughter, Sheila, and her husband, thirty-three-year-old Dennis Raymond McNulty, as well as their children, seven-year-old Sylvia (the daughter of Sheila and her father) and twenty-one-month-old Michael. Sheila was shot, and her body was laid on the dining room table and covered with a tablecloth. Simmons shot Dennis and strangled Sylvia. Michael was strangled and placed into the trunk of yet another parked car. Later this same day, Simmons drove to Russellville, where he stopped at a Sears store and picked up Christmas gifts that had been ordered but had not made it in before the holiday. Later that night, he drove to a private club in Russellville. Then he went home and waited out the weekend. On Monday, December 28, 1987, Simmons drove a car that had belonged to his son, Ronald Jr., to Russellville. He purchased a second gun from Walmart Inc. His next stop was the Peel, Eddy and Gibbons Law Firm. After entering the building, Simmons shot and killed receptionist/secretary Kathy Cribbins Kendrick. He next went to the Taylor Oil Company, where he shot and wounded Russell “Rusty” Taylor, the owner of the Sinclair Mini Mart where he had worked, and then shot and killed J. D. (Jim) Chaffin, a fireman and part-time truck driver for Taylor Oil. Simmons shot at and missed another employee before exiting the building. Simmons then went to the Sinclair Mini Mart, where he shot and wounded Roberta Woolery and David Salyer. His last stop was the Woodline Motor Freight company. Simmons located his former supervisor, Joyce Butts, and wounded her in the head and chest. He then took worker Vicky Jackson at gunpoint into the computer office and advised her to phone the police. Simmons allegedly told Jackson: “I've come to do what I wanted to do. It's all over now. I've gotten everybody who wanted to hurt me.” He surrendered to Russellville police when they arrived. Simmons was sent to the Arkansas State Hospital in Little Rock (Pulaski County) for a competency evaluation by staff psychiatrist Dr. Irving Kuo. Kuo found Simmons to be sane and capable of standing trial. Robert E. “Doc” Irwin and John Harris were appointed by the court to represent Simmons. The prosecuting attorney was John Bynum. Jury selection for the first trial took less than six hours. Simmons was convicted on May 12, 1988, in the Franklin County Circuit Court for the deaths of Kendrick and Chaffin. On May 16 Judge John Samuel Patterson sentenced Simmons to death by lethal injection plus 147 years. Simmons refused all rights to appeal. Simmons was found guilty of fourteen counts of capital murder in the deaths of his family members on February 10, 1989, in the Johnson County Circuit Court, with Judge Patterson presiding. Bynum offered a possible motive when he presented an undated note that was discovered in a safe deposit box at a Russellville bank after Simmons's arrest. The letter seemed to indicate a strong love/hate relationship between Simmons and his daughter Sheila. After the judge ruled the letter admissible, Simmons lashed out at Bynum, punching him the face, and then unsuccessfully struggled for a deputy's handgun. Officers rushed him out of the courtroom in chains. Simmons was sentenced to death by lethal injection on March 16, 1989. He again waived all rights to appeal. KTHV reporter Anne Jensen conducted a series of interviews with Simmons in February and March 1989. On March 1, 1989, Simmons was found competent to waive his rights to appeal his conviction. However the filing of Whitmore v. Arkansas challenged this right. Reverend Louis Franz and Jonas Whitmore contended that Simmons using his right to refuse appeal in fact jeopardized the appellate rights of other death row inmates. By 7–2 vote, the Supreme Court justices threw out this appeal; however, the ongoing legal proceedings had prevented the execution of Simmons from being carried out. Simmons was watching television and eating what he thought would be his last meal when the news of his stay of execution was announced. On May 31, 1990, Governor Bill Clinton signed Simmons's second execution warrant for June 25, 1990. This was the quickest sentence-to-execution-to-death time in United States history since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Simmons refused all visitors, including legal counsel and clergy. His last words were: “Justice delayed finally be done is justifiable homicide.” No family members claimed the body, so Simmons was buried in a paupers' plot at Lincoln Memorial Lawn in Varner (Lincoln County).

2 Chronicles 33 Manasseh Reigns in Judah 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. 3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had broken down, and he erected altars to the Baals, and made Asheroth, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. 4And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.” 5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. 6And he burned his sons as an offering in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and used fortune-telling and omens and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger. 7And the carved image of the idol that he had made he set in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever, 8and I will no more remove the foot of Israel from the land that I appointed for your fathers, if only they will be careful to do all that I have commanded them, all the law, the statutes, and the rules given through Moses.” 9Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the people of Israel. Manasseh's Repentance 10The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention. 11Therefore the Lord brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. 12And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God. 14Afterward he built an outer wall for the city of David west of Gihon, in the valley, and for the entrance into the Fish Gate, and carried it around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. He also put commanders of the army in all the fortified cities in Judah. 15And he took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside of the city. 16He also restored the altar of the Lord and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving, and he commanded Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel. 17Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the Lord their God. 18Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, behold, they are in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 19And his prayer, and how God was moved by his entreaty, and all his sin and his faithlessness, and the sites on which he built high places and set up the Asherim and the images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the Chronicles of the Seers. 20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his house, and Amon his son reigned in his place.

(Luke  2:16) Christmas family portraits are a tradition in many homes. The first Christmas family portrait is seen on the pages of Scripture. Take a fresh look at the Son of God and the parents that were chosen for Him. (08301241216)  Make a tax deductible year-end gift to Enjoying the Journey at https://enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/ Access our full archive of Bible study resource at https://enjoyingthejourney.org/

Join Todd Zimmermann, the author of the beloved Oliver the Ornament series, as he shares his personal journey to rediscovering the true spirit of Christmas. Years ago, a simple ornament sparked a profound realization: the holiday season, often fraught with stress and commercialism, could be a time for connection, joy, and gratitude. In this heartfelt episode, Todd delves into the power of family traditions, the magic of storytelling, and the importance of slowing down to appreciate the present moment. Discover how a single ornament inspired a movement to encourage families to spend quality time together, create lasting memories, and find peace in the midst of the holiday hustle. Whether you're a parent seeking to instill the true meaning of Christmas in your children or simply looking to recapture the magic of the season, this episode offers a refreshing perspective and practical tips to make this holiday season more meaningful.  Interested in Todd's book? Get a 10% discount by using the promo code 'Franz' at the check out. https://olivertheornament.com Topics: Christmas, holiday season, family, tradition, peace, joy, inspiration, Oliver the Ornament, children's books, holiday projects, gratitude, mindfulness, slowing down, mental health, well-being Video: https//youtu.be/xYTa17ZogXY Questions? Comments? Find Franz here: https://substack.com/@franzsidney   Did you enjoy this episode and would like to share some love?

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Uzziah the leper

Genesis 49:8-12 8“Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you. 9Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him? 10The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. 11Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey's colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine and his vesture in the blood of grapes. 12His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.

The month of December can be a wonderful time to celebrate the season and focus on Christ. Listen to twelve different ways you might bring Christ into your family's celebration.To read the original post, visit https://www.thedisciplemakingparent.com/the-12-ways-of-christmas-family-discipleship/

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If you ever wondered what its like being part of those giant families that plays games on Christmas and have matching PJs watching movies together and have traditions passed down from the last 50 years - LOOK NO FURTHER, 2nd year dental student Gracie Banning (@banningbites) is here to break down her family's craziest christmas traditions and what its like being part of a Hallmark Christmas family! We break down the top holiday small talk news to share with patients such as: - how Coca Cola invented the current day image of Santa - why we set out milk and cookies for Santa & what children all around the world set out for him - what is the highest grossing Christmas film of all time and why it isn't what you expect + Gracie's D2 year and experience with persevering and growing stronger through failing competencies, the pressure to specialize, & other challenges dental school brings IG: @justaquickpinch, @drconniewang link to watch full episode on youtube: www.youtube.com/@justaquickpinch

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Ruth 1:16 16But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.

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Pippa speaks to Lifeline Western Cape counsellors Dijana Mitrovic and Fiona van der Westhuizen about dealing with the stress of the festive season.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Christmas story begins with a genealogy that highlights both heroes and broken people, showing that Jesus came not only for sinners but also from sinners. In this, we see God's heart to draw near to those far from Him, offering grace and inclusion to the undeserving. The story of Christmas is the story of God drawing near to those who had been drawn away.

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Home for Christmas: Family, Forgiveness & New Beginnings Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2024-12-01-23-34-01-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Det var en kall vintermorgon när Lena steg av tåget på den lilla stationen i den svenska landsbygden.En: It was a cold winter morning when Lena got off the train at the small station in the Sweden countryside.Sv: Snön föll mjukt omkring henne, och landskapet var täckt av ett vitt täcke.En: The snow fell softly around her, and the landscape was covered in a white blanket.Sv: Hon drog djupt efter andan, kände den friska luften fylla hennes lungor, och kände både glädjen och melankolin av att vara hemma igen.En: She took a deep breath, feeling the fresh air fill her lungs, and felt both the joy and melancholy of being home again.Sv: Farmen där hon växte upp, låg inte långt från stationen.En: The farm where she grew up was not far from the station.Sv: Röda stugor med vita knutar och en stor lada, allt inbäddat i snö.En: Red cottages with white corners and a large barn, all nestled in snow.Sv: Röken steg ur skorstenen och blandade sig med doften av nybakad pepparkaka.En: Smoke rose from the chimney and mingled with the scent of freshly baked gingerbread.Sv: Juldekorationerna blinkade glatt, och den varma atmosfären välkomnade henne när hon närmade sig huset.En: Christmas decorations blinked cheerfully, and the warm atmosphere welcomed her as she approached the house.Sv: Lena visste att hennes bror, Oskar, var där inne och arbetade flitigt.En: Lena knew that her brother, Oskar, was inside working diligently.Sv: Han hade aldrig lämnat familjens hem.En: He had never left the family home.Sv: Han hade blivit kvar för att ta hand om gården, medan hon hade sökt lyckan i staden.En: He had stayed to take care of the farm, while she had sought fortune in the city.Sv: Det fanns en viss spänning mellan dem, en outtalad konflikt om deras val i livet.En: There was a certain tension between them, an unspoken conflict about their life choices.Sv: Oskar öppnade dörren när han hörde Lena närma sig.En: Oskar opened the door when he heard Lena approaching.Sv: Hans ansikte var allvarligt, men han gav henne en kort kram.En: His face was serious, but he gave her a brief hug.Sv: "Välkommen hem," sa han kort.En: "Welcome home," he said curtly.Sv: De satte sig vid köksbordet med var sin kopp varm choklad.En: They sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of hot chocolate each.Sv: Lena såg sig omkring på de välbekanta väggarna, och även om de bar samma inredning som hennes barndom, kändes de på något sätt annorlunda.En: Lena looked around at the familiar walls, and even though they held the same decor as her childhood, they felt somehow different.Sv: De påminde henne om allt hon hade lämnat bakom sig.En: They reminded her of everything she had left behind.Sv: "Jag tänkte hjälpa till med julförberedelserna," sa Lena försiktigt.En: "I thought I'd help with the Christmas preparations," said Lena cautiously.Sv: Hon ville göra ett försök att överbrygga avståndet mellan dem.En: She wanted to make an effort to bridge the distance between them.Sv: "Det finns mycket att göra," svarade Oskar, hans röst var hård men inte ovänlig.En: "There's a lot to do," responded Oskar, his voice stern but not unfriendly.Sv: Under de följande dagarna hjälpte Lena till på gården.En: In the following days, Lena helped on the farm.Sv: Hon kände sig klumpig och ovan vid sysslorna, men hennes beslutsamhet växte.En: She felt clumsy and inexperienced with the tasks, but her determination grew.Sv: Hon ställde frågor, lärde sig, och snart fann hon rytmen i arbetet.En: She asked questions, learned, and soon found the rhythm in the work.Sv: Oskar började så småningom mjukna, och tillsammans plockade de fram gamla familjerecept för att göra den traditionella julmåltiden.En: Oskar gradually began to soften, and together they brought out old family recipes to make the traditional Christmas meal.Sv: När de tillsammans rörde i den stora grytan, tystnade köket och det var som att tiden stannade en stund.En: As they stirred the large pot together, the kitchen fell silent, and it was as if time paused for a moment.Sv: Det var då Oskar bröt tystnaden.En: It was then that Oskar broke the silence.Sv: "Jag hatade att du lämnade oss," erkände han, och hans ord hängde i luften som tjock dimma.En: "I hated that you left us," he admitted, his words hanging in the air like thick fog.Sv: Lena stannade upp och såg på honom.En: Lena paused and looked at him.Sv: "Jag vet.En: "I know.Sv: Det var inte lätt för mig heller," sa hon.En: It wasn't easy for me either," she said.Sv: "Men jag behövde hitta min egen väg."En: "But I needed to find my own path."Sv: De pratade länge.En: They talked for a long time.Sv: De delade sina känslor, sin oro, och sin saknad.En: They shared their feelings, their worries, and their longing.Sv: Gradvis löstes spänningarna upp, och skratt ersatte allvaret.En: Gradually, the tensions dissolved, and laughter replaced the seriousness.Sv: När julafton kom, samlades familjen runt det dekorerade bordet.En: When Christmas Eve came, the family gathered around the decorated table.Sv: Ljusen glittrade i granen som stod vid sidan.En: The lights sparkled in the Christmas tree that stood to the side.Sv: Lena kände en värme inom sig, en nyfunnen förståelse och vänskap med sin bror.En: Lena felt a warmth within her, a newfound understanding and friendship with her brother.Sv: Hon såg på Oskar och insåg att hans liv var precis lika värdefullt och vackert som hennes från staden.En: She looked at Oskar and realized that his life was just as valuable and beautiful as hers in the city.Sv: De skålade och såg på varandra med nya ögon.En: They toasted and looked at each other with new eyes.Sv: Julen på gården blev en tid att minnas, en tid för försoning och förnyad gemenskap.En: Christmas at the farm became a time to remember, a time for reconciliation and renewed togetherness.Sv: Lena hade återfunnit sin tillhörighet, sin förankring i både det förflutna och nuet.En: Lena had rediscovered her belonging, her anchoring in both the past and the present.Sv: Och Oskar hade funnit stolthet inte bara i gården utan också i sin systers mod att följa sitt hjärta.En: And Oskar had found pride not only in the farm but also in his sister's courage to follow her heart. Vocabulary Words:melancholy: melankolinnestled: inbäddatgingerbread: pepparkakacurtly: kortstern: hårdclumsy: klumpigdetermination: beslutsamhetsoften: mjuknapaused: stannadefog: dimmapath: väglonging: saknadtensions: spänningarnareconciliation: försoningtogetherness: gemenskapbelonging: tillhörighetanchoring: förankringpride: stolthetchimney: skorstenenbreathed: andandiligently: flitigtunspoken: outtaladdecor: inredningbridge: överbryggagathered: samladessparkled: glittradevaluable: värdefulltcourage: modscent: doftenvanished: löste

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In this episode we talk about the good, bad, and the ugly of Christmas. WE also answer questions on our own Christmas traditions, how much Christmas music to sing in church, and whether or not faith is a work. We wrap it all up with a quick game of Christmas family fued.

This week we dove back into our Christmas series looking at the story of Joseph. We see how Joseph obeyed God no matter the cost and that every act of obedience to God takes us deeper into His story.

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Christmas is a time to bring people together. For today's Christmas episode, Joe White and Beth Ann have brought together a wonderful ensemble of guests featuring Beth Weibe, Melissa Houston, Rachel Wilkins, Kat Hampsch, Emily Sizelove, and Rachel Sparks. Join the conversation and learn more about some favorite family traditions, the why behind those traditions, and the real reason for it all, Jesus!Click HERE to listen on Spotify!Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

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Ronald Gene Simmons "CHRISTMAS FAMILY INCEST MASSACRE" murders On December 22, 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons began a killing spree that would be the worst mass murder in Arkansas history and the worst crime involving one family in the history of the country. His rampage ended on December 28, 1987, leaving dead fourteen members of his immediate family and two former coworkers. Ronald Gene Simmons was born on July 15, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to Loretta and William Simmons. On January 31, 1943, William Simmons died of a stroke. Within a year, Simmons's mother married again, this time to William D. Griffen, a civil engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The corps moved Griffen to Little Rock (Pulaski County) in 1946, the first of several transfers that would take the family across central Arkansas over the next decade. On September 15, 1957, Simmons dropped out of school and joined the U.S. Navy. His first station was Bremerton Naval Base in Washington, where he met Bersabe Rebecca “Becky” Ulibarri, whom he married in New Mexico on July 9, 1960. Over the next eighteen years, the couple had seven children. In 1963, Simmons left the navy and approximately two years later, he joined the air force. During his twenty-two-year military career, Simmons was awarded a Bronze Star, the Republic of Vietnam Cross for his service as an airman, and the Air Force Ribbon for excellent marksmanship. Simmons retired on November 30, 1979, at the rank of master sergeant. On April 3, 1981, Simmons was being investigated by the Cloudcroft, New Mexico, Department of Human Services for allegations that he had fathered a child with his seventeen-year-old daughter, Sheila. Fearing arrest, Simmons fled first to Ward (Lonoke County) in late 1981 and then to Dover (Pope County) in the summer of 1983. The family took up residence on a thirteen-acre tract of land that would become known as “Mockingbird Hill.” The residence was constructed of two older-model mobile homes joined to form one large home and was surrounded by a makeshift privacy fence, as high as ten feet tall in some places. The home did not have a telephone or indoor plumbing. Simmons worked a string of low-paying jobs in the nearby town of Russellville (Pope County). He quit a position as an accounts receivable clerk at Woodline Motor Freight after numerous reports of inappropriate sexual advances. He went to work at a Sinclair Mini Mart for approximately a year and a half before quitting on December 18, 1987. Evidence indicates that Simmons bludgeoned and shot his wife on December 22, 1987. Simmons also bludgeoned and shot his visiting son, twenty-nine-year-old Ronald Gene Simmons Jr. He then strangled his three-year-old granddaughter. All three bodies were later found in a shallow pit Simmons had instructed the children to dig months before for a third family outhouse. Later the same day, the Dover school bus dropped off the younger Simmons children for their Christmas break from school. Based on crime scene investigation, it is believed the Simmons children (ages seventeen, fourteen, eleven, and eight) were separated and killed individually, by strangulation and/or drowning in a rain barrel. Their bodies, too, were found in the hole for the outhouse. The older Simmons children had been invited to the Simmons home on December 26, 1987, for an after-Christmas dinner. Twenty-three-year-old William H. Simmons II, his twenty-one-year-old wife, Renata May Simmons, and their twenty-month-old son, all of Fordyce (Dallas County), were likely the first to arrive. William and Renata were shot, and their bodies were left by the dining room table, and covered with their own coats and some bedding. The child was killed and placed into the trunk of a car behind the Simmons home. Next to arrive were Simmons's twenty-four-year-old daughter, Sheila, and her husband, thirty-three-year-old Dennis Raymond McNulty, as well as their children, seven-year-old Sylvia (the daughter of Sheila and her father) and twenty-one-month-old Michael. Sheila was shot, and her body was laid on the dining room table and covered with a tablecloth. Simmons shot Dennis and strangled Sylvia. Michael was strangled and placed into the trunk of yet another parked car. Later this same day, Simmons drove to Russellville, where he stopped at a Sears store and picked up Christmas gifts that had been ordered but had not made it in before the holiday. Later that night, he drove to a private club in Russellville. Then he went home and waited out the weekend. On Monday, December 28, 1987, Simmons drove a car that had belonged to his son, Ronald Jr., to Russellville. He purchased a second gun from Walmart Inc. His next stop was the Peel, Eddy and Gibbons Law Firm. After entering the building, Simmons shot and killed receptionist/secretary Kathy Cribbins Kendrick. He next went to the Taylor Oil Company, where he shot and wounded Russell “Rusty” Taylor, the owner of the Sinclair Mini Mart where he had worked, and then shot and killed J. D. (Jim) Chaffin, a fireman and part-time truck driver for Taylor Oil. Simmons shot at and missed another employee before exiting the building. Simmons then went to the Sinclair Mini Mart, where he shot and wounded Roberta Woolery and David Salyer. His last stop was the Woodline Motor Freight company. Simmons located his former supervisor, Joyce Butts, and wounded her in the head and chest. He then took worker Vicky Jackson at gunpoint into the computer office and advised her to phone the police. Simmons allegedly told Jackson: “I've come to do what I wanted to do. It's all over now. I've gotten everybody who wanted to hurt me.” He surrendered to Russellville police when they arrived. Simmons was sent to the Arkansas State Hospital in Little Rock (Pulaski County) for a competency evaluation by staff psychiatrist Dr. Irving Kuo. Kuo found Simmons to be sane and capable of standing trial. Robert E. “Doc” Irwin and John Harris were appointed by the court to represent Simmons. The prosecuting attorney was John Bynum. Jury selection for the first trial took less than six hours. Simmons was convicted on May 12, 1988, in the Franklin County Circuit Court for the deaths of Kendrick and Chaffin. On May 16 Judge John Samuel Patterson sentenced Simmons to death by lethal injection plus 147 years. Simmons refused all rights to appeal. Simmons was found guilty of fourteen counts of capital murder in the deaths of his family members on February 10, 1989, in the Johnson County Circuit Court, with Judge Patterson presiding. Bynum offered a possible motive when he presented an undated note that was discovered in a safe deposit box at a Russellville bank after Simmons's arrest. The letter seemed to indicate a strong love/hate relationship between Simmons and his daughter Sheila. After the judge ruled the letter admissible, Simmons lashed out at Bynum, punching him the face, and then unsuccessfully struggled for a deputy's handgun. Officers rushed him out of the courtroom in chains. Simmons was sentenced to death by lethal injection on March 16, 1989. He again waived all rights to appeal. KTHV reporter Anne Jensen conducted a series of interviews with Simmons in February and March 1989. On March 1, 1989, Simmons was found competent to waive his rights to appeal his conviction. However the filing of Whitmore v. Arkansas challenged this right. Reverend Louis Franz and Jonas Whitmore contended that Simmons using his right to refuse appeal in fact jeopardized the appellate rights of other death row inmates. By 7–2 vote, the Supreme Court justices threw out this appeal; however, the ongoing legal proceedings had prevented the execution of Simmons from being carried out. Simmons was watching television and eating what he thought would be his last meal when the news of his stay of execution was announced. On May 31, 1990, Governor Bill Clinton signed Simmons's second execution warrant for June 25, 1990. This was the quickest sentence-to-execution-to-death time in United States history since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Simmons refused all visitors, including legal counsel and clergy. His last words were: “Justice delayed finally be done is justifiable homicide.” No family members claimed the body, so Simmons was buried in a paupers' plot at Lincoln Memorial Lawn in Varner (Lincoln County).

We started our Christmas series looking at the significance of Jesus' genealogy listed in Matthew 1. This passage points to Jesus as the Messiah and how He is the fulfillment of the Covenant made to David- the One who would rule and reign on David's throne forever!

The month of December can be a wonderful time to celebrate the season and focus on Christ. Listen to twelve different ways you might bring Christ into your family's celebration.To read the original post, visit https://www.thedisciplemakingparent.com/the-12-ways-of-christmas-family-discipleship/

In this episode, Costi Hinn continues his Christmas series with a focus on family! During the Advent season, the rat race of pleasing people and special events can quickly put the family on the back burner. This episode will highlight the importance of prioritizing family and saying "no" to good things in order to focus on greater things.  

Ronald Gene Simmons "CHRISTMAS FAMILY INCEST MASSACRE" murdersOn December 22, 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons began a killing spree that would be the worst mass murder in Arkansas history and the worst crime involving one family in the history of the country. His rampage ended on December 28, 1987, leaving dead fourteen members of his immediate family and two former coworkers.Ronald Gene Simmons was born on July 15, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to Loretta and William Simmons. On January 31, 1943, William Simmons died of a stroke. Within a year, Simmons's mother married again, this time to William D. Griffen, a civil engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The corps moved Griffen to Little Rock (Pulaski County) in 1946, the first of several transfers that would take the family across central Arkansas over the next decade. On September 15, 1957, Simmons dropped out of school and joined the U.S. Navy. His first station was Bremerton Naval Base in Washington, where he met Bersabe Rebecca “Becky” Ulibarri, whom he married in New Mexico on July 9, 1960.Over the next eighteen years, the couple had seven children. In 1963, Simmons left the navy and approximately two years later, he joined the air force. During his twenty-two-year military career, Simmons was awarded a Bronze Star, the Republic of Vietnam Cross for his service as an airman, and the Air Force Ribbon for excellent marksmanship. Simmons retired on November 30, 1979, at the rank of master sergeant.On April 3, 1981, Simmons was being investigated by the Cloudcroft, New Mexico, Department of Human Services for allegations that he had fathered a child with his seventeen-year-old daughter, Sheila. Fearing arrest, Simmons fled first to Ward (Lonoke County) in late 1981 and then to Dover (Pope County) in the summer of 1983. The family took up residence on a thirteen-acre tract of land that would become known as “Mockingbird Hill.” The residence was constructed of two older-model mobile homes joined to form one large home and was surrounded by a makeshift privacy fence, as high as ten feet tall in some places. The home did not have a telephone or indoor plumbing.Simmons worked a string of low-paying jobs in the nearby town of Russellville (Pope County). He quit a position as an accounts receivable clerk at Woodline Motor Freight after numerous reports of inappropriate sexual advances. He went to work at a Sinclair Mini Mart for approximately a year and a half before quitting on December 18, 1987.Evidence indicates that Simmons bludgeoned and shot his wife on December 22, 1987. Simmons also bludgeoned and shot his visiting son, twenty-nine-year-old Ronald Gene Simmons Jr. He then strangled his three-year-old granddaughter. All three bodies were later found in a shallow pit Simmons had instructed the children to dig months before for a third family outhouse.Later the same day, the Dover school bus dropped off the younger Simmons children for their Christmas break from school. Based on crime scene investigation, it is believed the Simmons children (ages seventeen, fourteen, eleven, and eight) were separated and killed individually, by strangulation and/or drowning in a rain barrel. Their bodies, too, were found in the hole for the outhouse.The older Simmons children had been invited to the Simmons home on December 26, 1987, for an after-Christmas dinner. Twenty-three-year-old William H. Simmons II, his twenty-one-year-old wife, Renata May Simmons, and their twenty-month-old son, all of Fordyce (Dallas County), were likely the first to arrive. William and Renata were shot, and their bodies were left by the dining room table, and covered with their own coats and some bedding. The child was killed and placed into the trunk of a car behind the Simmons home.Next to arrive were Simmons's twenty-four-year-old daughter, Sheila, and her husband, thirty-three-year-old Dennis Raymond McNulty, as well as their children, seven-year-old Sylvia (the daughter of Sheila and her father) and twenty-one-month-old Michael. Sheila was shot, and her body was laid on the dining room table and covered with a tablecloth. Simmons shot Dennis and strangled Sylvia. Michael was strangled and placed into the trunk of yet another parked car.Later this same day, Simmons drove to Russellville, where he stopped at a Sears store and picked up Christmas gifts that had been ordered but had not made it in before the holiday. Later that night, he drove to a private club in Russellville. Then he went home and waited out the weekend.On Monday, December 28, 1987, Simmons drove a car that had belonged to his son, Ronald Jr., to Russellville. He purchased a second gun from Walmart Inc. His next stop was the Peel, Eddy and Gibbons Law Firm. After entering the building, Simmons shot and killed receptionist/secretary Kathy Cribbins Kendrick. He next went to the Taylor Oil Company, where he shot and wounded Russell “Rusty” Taylor, the owner of the Sinclair Mini Mart where he had worked, and then shot and killed J. D. (Jim) Chaffin, a fireman and part-time truck driver for Taylor Oil. Simmons shot at and missed another employee before exiting the building. Simmons then went to the Sinclair Mini Mart, where he shot and wounded Roberta Woolery and David Salyer. His last stop was the Woodline Motor Freight company. Simmons located his former supervisor, Joyce Butts, and wounded her in the head and chest. He then took worker Vicky Jackson at gunpoint into the computer office and advised her to phone the police. Simmons allegedly told Jackson: “I've come to do what I wanted to do. It's all over now. I've gotten everybody who wanted to hurt me.” He surrendered to Russellville police when they arrived.Simmons was sent to the Arkansas State Hospital in Little Rock (Pulaski County) for a competency evaluation by staff psychiatrist Dr. Irving Kuo. Kuo found Simmons to be sane and capable of standing trial. Robert E. “Doc” Irwin and John Harris were appointed by the court to represent Simmons. The prosecuting attorney was John Bynum. Jury selection for the first trial took less than six hours. Simmons was convicted on May 12, 1988, in the Franklin County Circuit Court for the deaths of Kendrick and Chaffin. On May 16 Judge John Samuel Patterson sentenced Simmons to death by lethal injection plus 147 years. Simmons refused all rights to appeal.Simmons was found guilty of fourteen counts of capital murder in the deaths of his family members on February 10, 1989, in the Johnson County Circuit Court, with Judge Patterson presiding. Bynum offered a possible motive when he presented an undated note that was discovered in a safe deposit box at a Russellville bank after Simmons's arrest. The letter seemed to indicate a strong love/hate relationship between Simmons and his daughter Sheila. After the judge ruled the letter admissible, Simmons lashed out at Bynum, punching him the face, and then unsuccessfully struggled for a deputy's handgun. Officers rushed him out of the courtroom in chains. Simmons was sentenced to death by lethal injection on March 16, 1989. He again waived all rights to appeal.KTHV reporter Anne Jensen conducted a series of interviews with Simmons in February and March 1989. On March 1, 1989, Simmons was found competent to waive his rights to appeal his conviction. However the filing of Whitmore v. Arkansas challenged this right. Reverend Louis Franz and Jonas Whitmore contended that Simmons using his right to refuse appeal in fact jeopardized the appellate rights of other death row inmates. By 7–2 vote, the Supreme Court justices threw out this appeal; however, the ongoing legal proceedings had prevented the execution of Simmons from being carried out. Simmons was watching television and eating what he thought would be his last meal when the news of his stay of execution was announced.On May 31, 1990, Governor Bill Clinton signed Simmons's second execution warrant for June 25, 1990. This was the quickest sentence-to-execution-to-death time in United States history since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Simmons refused all visitors, including legal counsel and clergy. His last words were: “Justice delayed finally be done is justifiable homicide.” No family members claimed the body, so Simmons was buried in a paupers' plot at Lincoln Memorial Lawn in Varner (Lincoln County).

Girls Gone Hallmark pulls this gem of a movie from the vault for Christmas in July! Megan and Wendy review the underrated "My Christmas Family Tree" starring Aimee Teegarden, Andrew Walker and James Tupper. This movie originally aired on November 13, 2021 and includes a nice surprise cameo from the King of Hallmark. Got a favorite movie starring your favorite leading man or woman you'd like Girls Gone Hallmark to review? Let us know! Email us at meganandwendy@gmail.com. Girls Gone Hallmark is a Hallmark movie review podcast hosted by Megan and Wendy. Listen in as they review "My Christmas Family Tree" starring Andrew Walker and Aimee Teegarden in this underrated holiday movie from 2021. About "My Christmas Family Tree" "My Christmas Family Tree" was written by Mark Hefti. He currently has 16 writing credits including "Unexpected Grace," "A Dickens of a Holiday," and "Beverly Hills Wedding." According to IMDb, Hefti has penned a holiday movies called "A World Record Christmas" starring Nikki DeLoach though it is unclear if this will air on Hallmark Channel. Jason Bourque directed. He has an impressive 58 directing credits including Hallmark titles "Game of Love" and "A Tale of Two Christmases." Fun fact: Bourque is also the director on the Hefti movie "A World Record Christmas." Related: "Beverly Hills Wedding" delivers one of the best lines, ever. Listen to the review from Girls Gone Hallmark. Aimee Teegarden plays daughter Vanessa. You might know her best from "Friday Night Lights" but has starred in several Hallmark movies including "Autumn in the City," "Christmas Class Reunion," "Heart of the Matter," and "A New Year's Resolution." Related: One of Wendy's least favorite movies - a review of "A New Year's Resolution" Andrew Walker plays Kris. Walker made it to the Girls Gone Hallmark 'King of Hallmark' final two. Who came won the title of 'King of Hallmark?' Some dude who had a small cameo in this film (psst...Tyler Hynes). James Tupper plays Richard. Tupper is currently starring as Cody in the Hallmark series "Ride." IMDb users gave this movie a 7.6/10 which is a pretty decent rating but not too many people talk about this movie as being a favorite. Girls Gone Hallmark hosted by Megan and Wendy have brand new movie reviews all summer long based on the suggestions from the Hallmark community!

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Family Worship Center Lakeland Sunday Message from Pastor Shawn 12.11.2022

Today sees the release of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's much anticipated Netflix series. To discuss Krupa is joined by Catherine Mayer, author of Charles: The Heart of a King and co-founder of the Women's Equality Party, and the former Royal photographer Jayne Fincher who was the only woman in the press pack with Princess Diana. Yesterday on the programme, we spoke to actor Kate Winslet about her new drama I am Ruth on Channel 4. During that interview, Kate told Emma about a donation she made to pay a soaring energy bill for a child's life support after being moved by the family's story. Freya, who is 13, has severe cerebral palsy and relies on receiving oxygen for chronic breathing problems. Freya's mother, Carolynne Hunter, joins us today. At least nine children across the UK are said to have died recently from complications caused by the Strep A infection. So just how concerned should parents be, and what, if anything, can parents do to protect their children? Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, joins Krupa. Sara Collins won the Costa First Novel Prize in 2019 for The Confessions of Frannie Langton, a gothic thriller about a Jamaican maid in 1820's London. Sara has now adapted her book for television and the four part series is available on the streaming service ITVX from today. Sara joins Krupa in studio. How do you convince your adult children to spend Christmas with you? We hear from Sue Elliot Nicholls who says she's already preparing for the fact that her son's will choose their girlfriends family over her and from relationship psychologist Emma Kenny. Presenter: Krupa Padhy Producer: Emma Pearce

Steven Rinella talks with Matt Rinella, Danny Rinella, Kevin Gillespie, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson,Sean Weaver, Hunter Spencer, Phil Taylor, Corinne Schneider, and Janis Putelis.  Topics discussed: Phil and Kevin's shared love of pop-up tiki bars; the incredible land masses that would open up if we could corner cross public lands; Danny Rinella on mule deer making the creep up into Alaska; Kevin's slammin' hot buttered rum and invasive iguana lard Christmas cookies; last chance to bid on prized 2021 Auction House of Oddities items; why you need MeatEater's low transfer rate Safflower Oil for your cooking; the importance of keeping tourniquets and trauma kits in your hunting packs; the cloacal kiss; the evolution of duck genitalia: penis hooks and dead end vaginal pouches; marinating deer in floral scented trash bags; a debate with Matt Rinella about hunting social media and influencers; R3, Covid, cameras, clicks, and overcrowding; writing notes on blank checks; rectal health; Matt's 2022 "no post" New Year's Resolution challenge; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.