Podcast appearances and mentions of Conner Prairie

The power of experience is undeniable. The context it creates, the insight that it develops is far more than could be accomplished than by simply reading. Benjamin Franklin, one of our nation's founding fathers, I think, said it best. “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I'll remember. Involve me and I'll learn.” Dr. Ronda Hamm, Director of Food, Farm and Energy Experience and Conner Prairie, joins this week to talk experiential learning and what lies ahead for the National Register of Historic Places in the coming years. We get into: Ronda's scientific background and how she's seen biology accelerate innovation over the last two decades Her love for entomology – that's it – she loves bugs The exciting idea that science is continuing to educate itself, always evolving – and the endless career possibilities that it can present The Food, Farm and Energy Experience at Conner Prairie – what it is, what it's designed to bring to consumers and industry alike – from grower to grocer How she hopes this new addition to Conner Prairie engages a new generation of agbioscience workforce – and to understand that it expands well beyond farmers to supply chain, food scientists, data analysts and more Her ambition for this site to become The Smithsonian of the Midwest focused on food and agriculture A call to action for industry wanting to be involved in this project and timelines for when to expect this to be rolled out at Conner Prairie

The power of experience is undeniable. The context it creates, the insight that it develops is far more than could be accomplished than by simply reading. Benjamin Franklin, one of our nation's founding fathers, I think, said it best. “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I'll remember. Involve me and I'll learn.”  Dr. Ronda Hamm, Director of Food, Farm and Energy Experience and Conner Prairie, joins this week to talk experiential learning and what lies ahead for the National Register of Historic Places in the coming years. We get into:  Ronda's scientific background and how she's seen biology accelerate innovation over the last two decades Her love for entomology – that's it – she loves bugs The exciting idea that science is continuing to educate itself, always evolving – and the endless career possibilities that it can present  The Food, Farm and Energy Experience at Conner Prairie – what it is, what it's designed to bring to consumers and industry alike – from grower to grocer How she hopes this new addition to Conner Prairie engages a new generation of agbioscience workforce – and to understand that it expands well beyond farmers to supply chain, food scientists, data analysts and more Her ambition for this site to become The Smithsonian of the Midwest focused on food and agriculture A call to action for industry wanting to be involved in this project and timelines for when to expect this to be rolled out at Conner Prairie 

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? You're in the right place! WISH-TV Events manager, Allan Haw, has a calendar full of things for you to do! Here's what's happening for the weekend of Friday, December 13 through Sunday, December 15, 2024. This week: A Merry Prairie Holiday at Conner Prairie and more from the WISH-TV Community Calendar! Let's make it a great weekend and find out what's going on “IN the Community”! Events mentioned in this episode:A Merry Prairie HolidayThrough December 22, 5:30pm-9:30pmConner Prairie13400 Allisonville Rd,Fishers, IN The Lost Holliday Red Carpet Screening & TalkbackFriday, December 13 & 14Madam Walker Legacy Center617 Indiana AvenueIndianapolis, IN INSPIREsmall.biz 2025 Preview PartyFriday, December 13, 4:00pm-6:00pmNexus Impact Center9511 Angola Ct Suite 200Indianapolis, IN Winter WonderlandDecember 13 – December 15Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site1230 N Delaware StIndianapolis, IN Rejoice!December 13 – December 14Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University4602 Sunset AvenueIndianapolis, IN Christmas in the ParkSaturday, December 14, 10:00am-12:00pmElm Street Green165 N Elm StreetZionsville, IN Winter Markets at Jingle RailsSaturday, December 14, 10:00am-5:00pmEiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art500 West Washington StreetIndianapolis, IN Nights of Lights!, Mounds State ParkThrough December 29, 6:00pm-9:00pmMounds State Park4306 Mounds RdAnderson, IN Wizard's Winter BallSaturday, December 14, 7:00pm-11:00pmThe Sanctuary on Penn701 North Pennsylvania StreetIndianapolis, IN 2024 Indy ClassicSaturday, December 14Gainbridge Fieldhouse125 S. Pennsylvania St.Indianapolis, IN WISH-TV Community Calendar If you have a suggestion for the show you can reach me at: Allan.Haw@wishtv.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we are taking a trip back in time to two farms that offer immersive historic culinary experiences. First, we will visit with the team at Living History Farms in Iowa, who run several dinners that reflect authentic experiences of community members from days gone by. Then, it's off to Indiana to visit Conner Prairie, where historic interpreters bring yesterday's cooking skills to modern day students.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Eat Your Heartland Out by becoming a member!Eat Your Heartland Out is Powered by Simplecast.

Confederate monuments spawn controversy wherever they sit, and recently their removal has caused emotional uproar from all sides of the political spectrum. These ghostly shells of the past represent the myth of the Lost Cause, striking slavery from the list of reasons why the Civil War was fought and turning blame towards the North. Our special guests, Katie Bramell, a museum professional who tackled this subject at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and her former co-worker Jesse Kramer, the director of Exhibits and Collections at Conner Prairie join Zoë and Easton to unpack the issue; if our country almost split in half, what is there to celebrate? From the deep South to the heart of Indiana, these harmful celebrations still negatively impact people who simply want to live lives free of fear. How do we deal with issues beyond flags and statues? What role do museums have in all of this? Can a monument truly receive proper interpretation? We'll try to answer these questions as best we can! Description of and link to Through2Eyes: https://www.through2eyes.com/    National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Website: https://freedomcenter.org/    Link to Kehende Wiley New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/kehinde-wileys-anti-confederate-memorial    Description of and link to civic love questions: https://www.nphm.org/civiclove   Links to Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Confederate-States-of-America/The-Confederacy-at-war    https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2020/06/08/garfield-park-confederate-monument-history/5319718002/    https://www.indianaconnection.org/the-battle-of-corydon-memorial-park/    https://www.indyartsguide.org/public-art/confederate-soldiers-sailors-monument/    https://publichistory.iupui.edu/items/show/250?tour=30&index=0    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/27/the-statue-graveyard-where-torn-down-confederate-monuments-lie    https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/stone-mountain-monumental-dilemma    https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/kehinde-wileys-anti-confederate-memorial&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1714674240156546&usg=AOvVaw25CmBjt9EKu9__2yCBThb_  

If you've been looking for a smaller breed of goat that's parasite resistant, has excellent mothering skills, and comes in a variety of colors, the Arapawa goat from New Zealand might be a good fit, especially if you are interested in conserving rare breeds.In this episode, we are joined by Emily Nyman, Arapawa Goat Breeders Association President and Livestock Coordinator at Conner Prairie in Indiana, a living history farm museum that has a herd of Arapawa.Their feral history means that this breed is very hardy, but there are also challenges for those who want to raise them, such as finding breeding stock. With only 300 total goats in the United States, you probably won't find them locally.Emily talks about the Arapawa's history, appearance, size, and more in this exciting episode.See full show notes here >> https://thriftyhomesteader.com/arapawa-goats/ To see the most recent episodes, visit  ForTheLoveOfGoats.comWant to support the content you love?Head over to -- https://thrifty-homesteader.ck.page/products/love-goats-tip-jarThanks for listening!No one ever said raising goats was easy, but it doesn't have to cost a fortune or drive you crazy! You just need the right information. Click here to learn more about our Goats 365 membership. Or see my other goat courses in Thrifty Homesteader Academy.

Today Zoe and Easton are unraveling a complex yet fascinating story connecting a solar eclipse in 1806 to a future president, Chief Anderson's ascension to Chiefdom, and a pan-indigenous movement led by a Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa- the man that many remember as 'The prophet.' They won't be alone however. Our curator of Native American history and life, Sara Schumacher, is back with us, setting the historical stage and teaching us who the fascinating figures that make up this story are and how they got here. Later on, the former Assistant Chief of the Delaware Tribe of Indians in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and was a longtime cultural ambassador and Historical Interpreter here at Conner Prairie, Mike Pace, makes his podcast debut to recount his experiences as a member of the Lenape nation and explore the long-term impacts that the often overlooked indigenous population have on our state of Indiana as well as our nation.   Our sources:   Badger, Joseph and Day, Henry Noble. A Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan, September 2009. Drake, Benjamin. 1841. Life of Tecumseh. Cincinnati: Anderson, Gates & Wright.   Eggleston, Edward, and Lillie Eggleston Seelye. 1878. Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company.   Mason, Augustus L. 1904. True Stories of Our Pioneers. E.A. Merriam.   McDonnell, Micheal A., 2015, Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America, New York: Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.    Kinietz, W. Vernon, and Erminie Voegelin. Shawnese Traditions: C. C. Trowbridge's Account. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, 1939. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11395092. PDF. *   * This is a work created by an unreliable author with a singular source to represent a vast nation of people. Black Hoof himself has biases that may leak into the work as well. He would have no reason not to mention the 1806 eclipse and the Prophet but since we can't read Trowbridge's notes we don't know if Black Hoof mentioned it and Trowbridge left it out or if it was never mentioned at all. Also sensationalizes ritual cannibalism which rarely occurred amongst the Shawnee and even rarer post-contact.  

Conner Prairie is focusing on families and kids when it comes to their total solar eclipse programming to assure everyone has something to do come April 8.Andrew Bradford, vice president and chief advancement officer at the living-history museum, said, “We're excited about the inclusive nature of what Conner Prairie can offer from a programming perspective whether it's young children or adults who want to learn.”Conner Prairie is bringing in kids' science expert Rick Crosslin who will teach about the eclipse in a way children can understand.Crosslin, the scientist in residence at the Wayne Township Schools district in Indianapolis, said, “I can make these cool things and learn about revolving and rotating, and have all this fun because I think it helps prepare us for this event.”Crosslin, who has seen multiple solar eclipses, says Hoosiers can expect a big reaction when the time comes. “People are going to not believe it until you see it or feel it. I mean, can you imagine if we're looking to the sky and it starts slowly (getting darker)? I guarantee you there will be a cheer. There will be a countdown, and people will all just stand there in awe.”Conner Prairie is also looking at native American cultural traditions when it comes to eclipses.Bradford said, “We have a chance to talk about the ways the Lenape people would have experienced an eclipse then, how they would have seen this. The ways in which the stars and the sun and the moon were honored in these communities and we're going to be really excited to bring that to life.”Plus, a real astronaut will be at Conner Prairie's event. Families can expect to hear from Mark Brown, a Hoosier astronaut.Find a list of Conner Prairie's total solar eclipse activities on its website.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Conner Prairie's Director of Business Intelligence, Andrew Collins, joins us to discuss funding and oversight for K-12 education. When common school trailblazer Horace Mann began his campaign to establish universal education in the United States, he saw it as the only way to overcome disparities plaguing the country and give every child an equal opportunity and access to quality educational opportunities. However, with public schools faltering on this promise, the recent rise of private charter schools have claimed to offer a similar opportunity as an alternative. Some charter schools succeed at providing this opportunity with an 'atypical' education in an honest way while some fail. Easton, Zoe, and Andrew Collins dive into just how deep the issue has become, who the true victims are, and how we can begin to re-center those who have always deserved a fair shot at achieving their dreams. Our sources:   Baines, Lawrence. “Does Horace Mann Still Matter?” Educational Horizons, Vol. 84, No. 4 (Summer 2006). https://www.jstor.org/stable/42923671    Burris and Cimarusti. “Chartered for Profit: The Hidden World of Charter Schools Operated for Financial Gain.” networkforpubliceducation.org (September 2020- February, 2021) https://networkforpubliceducation.org/chartered-for-profit/    Burris and Cimarusti. “Chartered for Profit II: Pandemic Profiteering.” networkforpubliceducation.org (2021) https://networkforpubliceducation.org/chartered-for-profit-ii-pandemic-profiteering/    Cremin, Lawrence A.“Horace Mann.” Encyclopedia Britannica. (Jul 20, 1998). https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hall-of-Fame-for-Great-Americans    Jason, Zachary. “The Battle Over Charter Schools.” Harvard Graduate School of Education (May 20, 2017) https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/ed-magazine/17/05/battle-over-charter-schools    Newton, Derek. “20,000 More Reasons To Never Go To A For-Profit School.” forbes.com (Dec 9, 2018) https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2018/12/09/20000-more-reasons-to-never-go-to-a-for-profit-school/?sh=310767bb30e5   Smith, Casey “Charter schools win in proposed Indiana budget amid public advocacy campaign.” indianacapitalchronicle.com (MARCH 8, 2023) https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/03/08/charter-schools-win-in-proposed-indiana-budget-what-does-that-mean-for-other-public-schools/    TBS Staff. “Guide to For-Profit Colleges: How to Avoid Predatory Schools.” thebestschools.org (September 2, 2022) https://thebestschools.org/resources/for-profit-colleges/#:~:text=For%2Dprofit%20colleges%20have%20earned,report%20much%20lower%20graduation%20rates Further Reading:   https://tjrs.monticello.org/archive/search/quotes?keys=&sort_bef_combine=field_tjrs_date_value+ASC&field_tjrs_categorization_tid%5B%5D=2174&field_tjrs_date_value_1%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&field_tjrs_date_value2_1%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&_ga=2.75063957.660474691.1702336022-1751129134.1702336022   

Today in 1936, the premiere of Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 1. That was 71 years after the symphony was written, which is what happens when a symphony is thought to be lost. Plus: atarting tomorrow at the Conner Prairie outdoor history museum in Indiana, it's the Headless Horseman Festival. José Serebrier writes about the strange history of Dvořák's First Symphony, The Bells of Zlonice (Classical Source) Antonín Dvořák and the lost symphony (Radio Prague International)   Headless Horseman Festival at Conner Prairie   Let's make beautiful music together, back us on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support

David Heighway is back once again to explore the intricacies of our country's constructed memory! It finds its way into nearly every American home; lingering memories of a sparsely populated frontier and the rugged pioneer. Many family histories have followed this line of thinking for generations. It even shows up at our own “Pioneer museum” of Conner Prairie. And yet, while not necessarily fabricated, we can use new information to see what the world would have truly looked like. As historians ourselves-just like David, that's the best we can hope to share!   Show Notes: Guest: David Heighway- Hamilton County Historian at the Hamilton East Public Library.   Library Website website:  https://www.hepl.lib.in.us/  He has written a book regarding strange local lore/ historical topics much akin to what we talk about in this episode- Hidden History of Hamilton County, Indiana Linked Here: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-History-Hamilton-County-Indiana/dp/1467150177#:~:text=all%202%20images-,Hidden%20History%20of%20Hamilton%20County%2C%20Indiana,-Paperback%20%E2%80%93%20August%209  Also, Special thanks to Dylan Rawles- Our Conner Prairie Curatorial Assistant, for giving us the gift of reveling in the presence of his great historical skills. Our sources: A Pageant In/At Hamilton County: Stage setting for all episodes (Noblesville Southeastern Public Library 1923. Hamilton County's first Centennial Celebration held at Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, on October 3 and 4, 1923 (Source Library (Noblesville Southeastern Public Library, 1923) Rogers, Carol O. “Black and White in Indiana.” Indiana Business Review, Vol. 80, No. 2 (Summer 2005).  

Join us on this week's PreserveCast as we head back to frontier Indiana where we'll talk with Michelle Evans, the Domestic Trades Manager at Conner Prairie, one of the largest open air history museums in the nation. Michelle will take us through the background of Conner Prairie and her experience over the past four decades on site as well as Conner's Prairie's use of heirloom plants within their 1000 acres and 14 areas of interaction.

Why Hamilton County, Indiana is the perfect destination for families this summer: There's something for everyone in the family to enjoy in Hamilton County, Indiana. Discover kid-friendly attractions like Conner Prairie, the Nickel Plate Express, and Monon Waterpark. Families can also explore outdoors through Hamilton County's extensive trail system and dozens of parks.  Official website: VisitHamiltonCounty.comInstagram handle: visithamiltoncoTwitter handle: visithamiltoncoFacebook: visithamiltonco  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why Hamilton County, Indiana is the perfect destination for families this summer: There's something for everyone in the family to enjoy in Hamilton County, Indiana. Discover kid-friendly attractions like Conner Prairie, the Nickel Plate Express, and Monon Waterpark. Families can also explore outdoors through Hamilton County's extensive trail system and dozens of parks.   Official website: VisitHamiltonCounty.com Instagram handle: visithamiltonco Twitter handle: visithamiltonco Facebook: visithamiltonco  

Brandy Whitaker, Conner Prairie's Director of Education, shares her 10+ years in the Education field in this discussion about Museum Education. Together we contemplate how Museums and their Educational philsophies fit within the wider Education landscape. 

Our first Presidential episode of This is Problematic featuring the (not so) well known US President John Tyler (AKA "His Accidency")! Today's trip through the problematic life of President Tyler is guided by your favorite hosts Hannah & Easton, as well as special guests Dylan Rawles (Curatorial Assistant at Conner Prairie) and Ryan Shank (Director of Digital Experiences). 

Sara Schumacher:  Who is Sara? Sara is a recent graduate of the MA Curatorship program at Indiana University Bloomington.  During her time at Bloomington she worked at IUMAA in the Archeology lab with Dr Melody Pope. Their work included rehousing artifacts from the Angel Mounds Collection under the Saving America's Treasures Grant.  Sara also volunteered at the Wiley House Museum, whilst there she worked to maintain the historic heirloom seed saving project and documented artifacts found in the garden.  Prior to this she undertook an Undergraduate degree also at IU Bloomington in Anthropology with a focus in Archeology and a minor Native American & Indigenous Studies. Her time there was funded by the Indiana University Provost Scholarship. Some of her activities whilst there included President of the Lambda Alpha, Kappa Chapter, Anthropological Honors Society and recipient of Mary Ann Savage Archeological Fieldwork Grant in 2019.  She is Conner Prairie's new Curator of Native American Life and History and you can see her official institutional introduction below. Link to Sara's introduction at Conner Prairie: https://www.connerprairie.org/new-curatorial-team-addition-at-conner-prairie-continues-advancing-diversity-in-museums-staff-exhibits-and-experiences/ Sources:   Charles N. Thompson. Sons of the Wilderness (Indiana Historical Society, 1937). **NOT a recommended historically objective or accurate source. Few sources exist so occasionally this is consulted to guide to primary sources. The author was a friend of the family and the narrative is deeply problematic (a topic for another podcast!!)**   John Lauritz Larson & David G. Vanderstel. “Agent of Empire: William Conner on the Indiana Frontier, 1800-1855,” Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 80, No. 4 (December 1984). Pp. 301-328.   James Brown & Rita Kohn. Long Journey Home: Oral Histories of Contemporary Delaware Indians (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2008).   Ma chun chis. Census of the Delaware Tribe of Indians Within the Delaware Agency Taken February 15th 1862. From “Delaware Trails: Some Tribal Records, 1842-1907”. From Ancestry.com.  Multiple articles at Official Site of Delaware Tribe of Indians accessed at https://delawaretribe.org. **This represents one group of the Lenape people, there are many groups and their stories intersect with the stories told here but are not representative of all experiences**

Over close to four decades, Steve Gerardi has brought entertainment to Indianapolis, most recently to the annual Symphony on the Prairie series at Conner Prairie. He mentions dozens of names, and describes the personal joy of dealing with them.    

Dive with us into the first of our three part series about the history of the land that Conner Prairie sits on today. Our first episode is about William Conner, the namesake of the William Conner House here at the Prairie. We are joined by Hamilton County Historian to dive into all areas of his life-the good, the bad and the ugly!   David Heighway:   You can find more about Hamilton East Public Library's work in history (County Historian David Heighway's organization) here: https://www.hepl.lib.in.us/indiana-room/   Order your copy of David's book “Hidden History of Hamilton County, Indiana” here: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467150170   The Conner House (come see where some of it went down!): https://www.connerprairie.org/explore/experiences/william-conner-house/  Sources:   F. Shirts. A Primitive History of Indiana. P. 228.   Charles B Lasselle, “Old Indian Traders of Indiana” in Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 2, No. 1 (March 1906), pp. 1-13. Accessible at:  https://www.jstor.org/stable/27785428.    David Zeisberger, Diary of the Moravian mission at Lichtenau, Ohio. 1777-1778. Box 37, Reel 9.  Moravian Church Archives, Bethlehem, PA. (Copy of notes accessed at Conner Prairie Archive)   Denissen Volumes. Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Detroit, Michigan. (Copy accessed at Conner Prairie Archive)   Dylan Rawles. “William Conner and the War of 1812”. Accessed at https://www.connerprairie.org/william-conner-and-the-war-of-1812/.    “Early Days” by Rev. J. C. Fletcher in “The Indianapolis Daily News”, May 11th 1881, p. 2. Accessed at Newspapers.com.   Eli Lilly Map tracing and Letter October 2, 1934. Accessible on the F Drive:    Indianapolis Gazette December 30th 1823   Indiana DNR, “Indigenous Peoples in Indiana”, accessed at https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/cultural-resources-and-history/native-americans/#:~:text=William%20Henry%20Harrison%2C%20governor%20of,Fox%2C%20Sauk%2C%20and%20Creek.   Indiana State Library, “Treaty of St Mary's”, accessed at https://blog.library.in.gov/treaty-of-st-marys/.   John F. Haines, History of Hamilton County, IN, p. 161.   Larson and Vanderstal, “Agent of Empire: William Conner on the Indiana Frontier, 1800-1855”, in Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 80, Issue 4, December 1984, p. 327-328.   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54507152/william-h.-conner   LEIGH DARBEE, “Fall Creek Massacre,” Encyclopedia of Indianapolis 1994, (Revised March 2021) https://indyencyclopedia.org/fall-creek-massacre-1824/    Robert F. Eldredge, Past and Present of Macomb County, Michigan. P.567-568.   Official website of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, “Removal History of the Delaware Tribe”, accessed at https://delawaretribe.org/services-and-programs/historic-preservation/removal-history-of-the-delaware-tribe/.    Western Censor, June 18th 1823, page 58. Accessible online at https://www.digitalindy.org/digital/collection/IH/   https://indianahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Hoosiers-and-the-American-Story-ch-02.pdf    William Conner, Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages 1802-1892, 30 Nov. 1820, Fayette, Indiana, accessed at Ancestry.com.   William Conner, 1840 Census, Accessed on Ancestry.com.

Join Hannah and Easton as they introduce you to This is Problematic, a Conner Prairie podcast! Discussion of the upcoming first season of the podcast and what you have to look forward to.

Today Hannah and Easton are sitting down on This is Problematic, a Conner Prairie podcast, with the institution's President and CEO, Norman Burns, to discuss the topic of First Person Interpretation. As a museum that has employed this strategy for telling history this is an opportunity to get a glimpse into the past, present and future of this type of storytelling. Show Notes: Norman Burns: @NormanOBurns on Twitter His Bio on Conner Prairie's website-https://www.connerprairie.org/about/board-of-directors/ Conner Prairie-https://www.connerprairie.org   Our sources: Broomall, James J. “The Interpretation is a-changin': Memory, Museums and Public History in Central Virginia,” in Journal of the Civil War Era. Vol. 3, No. 1 (March 2013), pp. 114-124.   Coslett, Daniel E. and Manish Chalana. “National Parks for New Audiences: Diversifying Interpretation for Enhanced Contemporary Relevance,” in The Public Historian, Vol. 38, No. 4 (November 2016), pp. 101-128.   Gallas, Kristin L. and James DeWolf Perry. “Developing Comprehensive and Conscientious Interpretation of Slavery at Historic Sites and Museums” in History News. Vol. 69, No. 2 (Spring 2014) pp. 1-8.   Halifax, Shawn. “McLeod Plantation Historic Site: Sowing Truth and Change” in The Public Historian. Vol. 40, No. 3 (August 2018), pp. 252-277.   Jones, Dale. “Theater 101 for Historical Interpretation,” in History News. Vol. 59. No. 3 (Summer 2004), pp. 1-8.   Moore, Nicole A. “Recollections on Interpreting Slave Life and Falling into Your Purpose,” in Radical Roots: Public History and a Tradition of Social Justice Activism. 2021, pp. 483-500.   Peers, Laura. ‘“Playing Ourselves”: First Nations and Native American Interpreters at Living History Sites,” in The Public Historian, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Autumn 1999), pp. 39-59. Sheppard, Beverly. “Interpretation in the Outdoor Living History Museum,” in History News. Vol. 64, No. 1 (Winter 2009), pp. 15-18.   Rao, Seema. “Inclusive Interpretation Tips,” in History News, Vol. 73, No. 2 (Spring 2018), pp. 1-8.   Reid, Debra. “A Story to Pass On: Interpreting Women in Historic Sites and Open-Air Museums,” in History News. Vol. 50, No. 2 (March/ April 1995), pp. 12-15.   Whittlesey, Lee H. “The First National Park Interpreter: G.L. Henderson in Yellowstone, 1882-1902,” in Montana: The Magazine of Western History. Vol. 46, No. 1 (Spring, 1996), pp. 26-41.

The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast – July 8-9, 2022: 1.) Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says sunny, hot and dry weather returns for the week ahead in his Indiana Farm Forecast. 2.) Bob Utterback with Utterback Marketing Services has grain market analysis after two straight days of gains in corn, soybean and wheat futures. 3.) We take a look at the past as Conner Prairie in Hamilton County is preserving rare English Longhorn Cattle as a teaching tool for students. 4.) A Bartholomew County man is preserving Indiana farm history as he shares his passion for the Willys Farm Jeep. 5.) AND are cover crops right for your farm?  There's a trial you can participate in that will help you answer that question. That's all part of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast!

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for Friday, July 8, 2022: 1.) A derecho is a very strong wind storm that can cause a lot of damage across a wide area.  Eric Pfeiffer reports that one hit Iowa on Tuesday – and damaged a lot of corn and soybean crops. 2.) Even though settlers used to raise English Longhorn Cattle many years ago in Indiana, nowadays they're very rare.  In fact, one of the few places you can find them today is at Conner Prairie in Hamilton County.  You'll hear how that heritage breed of cattle is now part of a teaching tool about Indiana's farm history. 3.) Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says some much needed rain is heading across Indiana on Friday.  4.) AND a rebound for the grain markets on Thursday!  Mike Silver with Kokomo Grain reviews Thursday's markets and what COULD impact the markets on Friday. That's all part of Friday's HAT Podcast!

Onya Mic, get set, listen!   Taking measured steps for your 2022 marketing strategy involves looking back on the previous years to know which worked and which didn't. In line with our last episode, Onya CEO Ashley Monk interviews Conner Prairie's Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy Kathryn Warthan, and they talk about what shifted in the marketing landscape and what we can do about it.   To get your marketing set-up for this year, make sure that you don't miss out on listening to this episode. Here's everything that you need to know: Pivoting into the new normal - 2022's marketing trends Marketing tactic no-no's to take note of Leveraging text opt-in and immersive experience as strategy to market your next event   Experience Conner Prairie! To know more about it visit https://www.connerprairie.org/    Reach out to us at hello@onyamark.com if you have any questions or you want to know more about our services.   Connect with us on social! Look us up on Instagram and Facebook @onyamarketing and @iamashleymonk.    And if you are interested in joining our community with growth-minded online service-based entrepreneurs, sign up here to get your free invite: https://info.onyamark.com/onyamark-community   Want to get notified when a new episode comes up? Subscribe to our newsletter https://info.onyamark.com/onya-newsletter    Onya mark, get set, grow!

KJ and Tom are both recovering from a flurry of Independence Day "fests" and now look to outdoor concerts to entertain locals, including the Nauti Yachtis tonight at the Nickel Plate Amphitheater, Billy Joel vs. Elton John at Conner Prairie this Friday and Saturday (tribute bands of course), Henry Lee Summer coming next week, and Pop Con coming to the Indianapolis Convention Center this weekend. Special guest this week was Dr. Trond Seland of Seland Chiropractic and Living Well Center here in Fishers talking about their new Nauticus Laser Therapy and Wellness Center which treats Peripheral Neuropathy without drugs or surgery, red light therapy for weight loss and mood enhancement, and doctor supervised weight loss. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aroundtowne/message

This week Beth and Wendy discuss Eugene Victor Britt, an American serial killer and rapist. He killed somewhere around 11 people in Gary and Portage, Indiana between May and September 1995. We get into our mailbag and thank our supporters (3.27).  We get into the stats (14:13), then we dive into the setting (16:05), the killers early life (24:24) and the timeline (25:10).  Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (42:00) followed by "Where are they now?" (59:45). We get into our take aways and what we think made the perp snap (1:00:06). As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (1:06:34) and some shout outs (1:10:02). Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive y’all, it's crazy out there! 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You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron page https://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspod Articles/Websites Wikipedia contributors. (03/08/2021). Eugene Britt. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 03/11/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eugene_Britt&oldid=1010953935 Murderpedia. (n.d.). Eugene Victor Britt. Retrieved 03/11/2021 from https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/britt-eugene.htm Kendall, Peter; O’Brien, John; Tribune Staff Writers. (12/15/1995). BREAKING SERIAL KILLER MOLD. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 03/11/2021 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-12-15-9512150306-story.html The Associated Press. (11/10/1995). Convicted Rapist Confesses to Indiana Slayings. LA Times. Retrieved 03/12/2021 from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-10-mn-1710-story.html Tierney, Tim; O'Brien, John; Cytrynbaum; Pamela; Tribune Staff Writers. (11/11/1995). 10 DEATHS LINKED TO GARY MAN. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 03/12/2021 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-11-9511110096-story.html Armour, Nancy. (11/09/1995). Police Search for Bodies After Man Admits Serial Killings. The Associated Press. Retrieved 03/12/2021 from https://apnews.com/article/638ba3e661c0ceac8067d59115eff7a7 Colander, Pat. (08/06/2015). TRUE CRIME: Eugene Britt. NWI Times. Retrieved 03/26/2021 from https://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/true-crime-eugene-britt/article_39bf167c-0bf5-5723-b35b-59d669770792.html Russel, Joyce. (08/25/2015). Slaying of girl shook her family, state 20 years ago. The Dubois County Herald. Retrieved 03/26/2021 from https://duboiscountyherald.com/b/slaying-of-girl-shook-her-family-state-20-years-ago Marsh, Sarah. (11/15/1995). Victim lived next to Eugene Britt. NWI Times. 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Doug Church recently became a Legendary Lawyer at the Indiana Bar Foundation. An incredible honor with intensive qualifications for nominees, including a mandatory 50 years of practicing law. Doug takes us back in time and discusses what he's seen in law in the past five decades and offers the knowledge he's learned along the way. Key moments:50 years of practicing law: a journey into the past (1:58)Experiences on the Conner Prairie Board of Directors (22:22)What Douglas Church wants to see changed in the legal profession (31:07) MEMORABLE QUOTES“You need to take time for yourself, number one, because the law is a jealous mistress and you can find yourself working twelve, fourteen hours a day….It's important to try to make sure you don't let yourself become a slave to your practice.”“I've always operated under the theory that you got to be somewhere. So some people choose to be somewhere by sitting in their easy chair or watching TV, some people sit and read a book, I chose to just spend my time being involved with organizations that were advancing some cause that I felt strongly about.”“My dad always told me as a young person: ‘If you set out to make money you're going to be disappointed because there will never be enough.' You can set out to do a good job at whatever it is you're doing and money will follow, because people will appreciate your good work, whatever that may be. And I believe that that is true.” CONNECT WITH DOUG CHURCHDoug is the Senior Partner of Hamilton County based Church Church Hittle + Antrim law firm which was founded in 1880.  He has been actively involved with the Hamilton County, Indiana State and American Bar Association serving in various leadership positions.  He served as the Noblesville City attorney from 1987-1995 and the Town of Fishers attorney from 1980- 2014.  Doug was instrumental in the development of the Hamilton County Leadership Academy serving as a Faculty Member and Dean (1992) and as Board President (1996-98).  He has also been actively involved with Conner Prairie as the Chairperson, 1999-2001 and Member, Board of Trustees, 1997, 2003.  He currently serves as an Emeritus Member of the Museum Board of Trustees.  Doug has also served on a number of other Hamilton County organizations' Boards of Directors.  Doug is an avid swimmer and promoter of the sport. Church Church Hittle + Antrim: www.cchalaw.com KEEP READING“A Hamilton County community champion: Legendary Lawyer Douglas Church” Marilyn Odendahl; The Indiana Lawyer (28 Oct. 2020)https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/a-hamilton-county-community-champion-legendary-lawyer-douglas-church“I'm Billing Time” Music Parodyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFVtkpsWCn4Conner Prairie: A living history museum in unincorporated south-central Hamilton County, Indianahttps://www.connerprairie.org/Civics Education program “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” from the Indiana Bar Foundationhttps://inbf.org/Educational-Programs/We-The-People“Importance of Jury Trials” Informational Sheets to share and educate; The National Judicial College2 Page Info Sheet: https://www.judges.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Why-Jury-Trials-are-Important-to-a-Democratic-Society.pdfPresentation Slides: https://www.judges.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Importance-of-Jury-Trials.pdf“Jury Trials Aren't What They Used to Be” Randall T. Shepard; Indiana Law Review, Vol. 38:859 (p. 859-866)https://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/ilr/pdf/vol38p859.pdf Have comments, questions, or concerns? Contact us at feedback@1958lawyer.com

Andrew Bradford is the VP and Chief Advancement Officer at Conner Prairie - an interactive, hands-on outdoor living history museum that welcomes nearly 400,000 visitors of all ages. Andrew talks about the significant work they are doing to make the museum a friendlier place for people living with dementia, including creating safe places for people to enjoy a world-class museum, dementia training for staff members, and plans for the future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Life of Adventure The title for this post comes from a billboard I recently noticed not far from my home. The advertisement is for a living history museum called Conner Prairie located just north of Indianapolis. The caption artfully draws the parallel between the interesting past presented at the museum and the compelling notion of […]

How do presidents prepare to be leaders? Join us to learn the story of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site from the CEO Charles Hyde. As a Hanover graduate with a History degree, Charlie started his career in non-profit management in an entry-level position at Conner Prairie before becoming a Director at the Indianapolis Zoo. When the position for CEO of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site opened up, Charlie’s experience and passion for engaging people with history made him the top contender during a nation-wide search. Since joining the team, they have set out to increase engagement with the museum. The execution of the goal includes a successful program called Future Presidents of America, which teaches young leaders about leadership through the stories of presidents. Tune in to also learn how the museum is at the forefront of technology by 3D scanning their collections for the public to print and the story of Benjamin Harrison best illustrated by Charlie’s quote: “While real-life stories are interesting, all the fiction in the world has a hard time standing up to one life really well lived.” Drink deep of the culture that surrounds you with Charles Hyde of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Learn about the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site! What we tasted From Indiana City Brewing Co. Citizen's Right: American Barleywine, 11% ABV 120 IBUThis American Barleywine drinks like a triple IPA, with a fantastic hop finish and a sneaky 11% ABV.   Beast of Laurey's: Belgian Strong Dark Ale • 9.8% ABV • 20 IBUBeast of Laurey’s is a Strong Dark Belgian Ale, deep copper in color and full of rich dark fruit flavor with enough strength to warm your chilly bones. Check out our sponsors for this episode: FullStack PEO - Turnkey HR for Emerging Companieshttps://www.linkedin.com/company/27092746/ https://twitter.com/fullstackpeo https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Consulting-Agency/FullStack-PEO-1107694849373703/ Indiana City Brewing Co. https://indianacitybeer.com/ https://www.facebook.com/IndianaCityBeer?rf=552820961428121 http://instagram.com/indianacitybeer Drink Culture Website: https://www.drnkcltr.com Drink Culture Newsletter: https://www.drnkcltr.com/newsletter/ Drink Culture Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drnkcltr Drink Culture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkculturepodcast/ Drink Culture Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drinkculturepodcast Drink Culture YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrw7Fqfw4ZORgZMPJKio-A

Last fall, IHB partnered with Conner Prairie and the National Council on Public History to host a workshop covering the History Relevance Campaign. On this episode, we bring the valuable discussions from that day to you, our listeners. We ask you the question: What do you expect from your historical institutions? What should you expect?  See show notes and transcripts here. 

In this episode, Emily examines how real surrogate grandparenting works in an imaginary world--a living history museum where it's always 1836, and the townspeople included Emily's children. (Photo: Asa Gauen) SHOW NOTES Emily's guest Sarah Morin is the Youth Volunteer Coordinator at Conner Prairie. Children can apply to serve as youth volunteers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick is joined by Norman Burns, CEO, Conner Prairie

Most people have gotten to know Leah McGrath over the last 4 years as the deputy mayor of the City of Fishers. During that time, we’ve seen Fishers grow, but also seen a local unknown step up and make a name for herself as a community outreach and government relations expert. Leah serves on the boards of Conner Prairie, the Fishers Advisory Committee on Disability, and the Fishers Youth Assistance Program. Probably one of her most visible feats was organizing and leading the Spark Fishers pre-4th of July celebration in downtown Fishers during the transition from the Fishers Freedom Festival to the City-Run event in 2018. You might say her political capital stock has risen steadily over the last 4 years, so it was no surprise yesterday when she announced that she will run for the Indiana House District 88 seat being vacated by long-time republican leader Brian Bosma. Somewhat shocked at the news, I had to call and get the skinny from Leah herself. This episode is sponsored by Leadstra, who can help you with your own podcast in 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tombritt/message

This week, local artist and former Weimer Typesetting co-worker Chuck Horsman drops off his "Lady Victory" painting that Tom and Jeanne Britt commissioned at Penrod this fall. Tom and Dave talk about upcoming Christmas events in Fortville (Winterfest), Fishers (Winter Wonderland), and Carmel (Christkindlmarkt). Lights are "on" at Conner Prairie - relocated Reynolds Farm Equipment display. Longtime Fishers High School football coach Rick Wimmer announces his retirement. And a lot of local political news, including the next speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives Todd Huston (a Fishers resident) and deputy mayor of the City of Fishers Leah McGrath announcing her candidacy to fill Brian Bosma's vacancy next year. This show sponsored by Leadstra, who can help you design, produce, and distribute your very own podcast show in 2020! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tombritt/message

What vision comes to mind when you hear the word “networking”? A room full of business executives in their suit and ties mingling around shaking hands and passing out business cards? A place where you've got to have this stellar performance to sell what you have to offer? A place where you don't feel like you fit in? The word “networking,” for many of us, especially those of us who are introverts, conjure up feelings of dread. The interactions seem insincere and uncomfortable. On many occasions, I've asked my husband, Robert, to join me to attend business networking events. He would graciously accompany me, but they're certainly not his thing. Robert is the behind-behind the scenes guy on the Scrivener Solutions team. His day job with Scrivener Solutions involves primarily editing and producing podcasts for our clients. Marketing our company in official business networking channels is not where Robert's area of excellent lies. Although he's very talented in his skills of editing and producing podcasts, he'd rather be making leather hunting pouches. Recently, we made a trip to Conner Prairie outside of Indianapolis, Indiana. Robert had signed up for specialized classes for his fur trade era mountain man artistry. Robert was nervous about going because he knew he'd be in the same room with leaders in the niche and he didn't know what to expect. He had fears that his skills didn't measure up. “I'm with my people.” What resulted was five days of discovering that he was truly “with his people.” He learned new skills, but most importantly, he genuinely got to know leaders in this niche. He received advice, direction, and encouragement. Conversations led to new discoveries of skills, interests and new connections. Robert realized that he was networking. In today's episode, I asked Robert to join me so that we could share our conversation about how you could be networking and not even knowing it. The very root of growing your business is creating relationships and helping people. Having genuine conversations with individuals may start as little ripples in your business growth but will lead to big waves down the line. Networking doesn't have to be uncomfortable or boring. If you're the creative type trying to make a living with your creative talents, perhaps this episode will help you gain perspective. Find your people and you'll realize like Robert did, that you are networking when you're honing your craft through classes and events. Enjoy!   Resources: Robert Scrivener Website Instagram Facebook Pinterest YouTube Conner Prairie | Fishers, Indiana Ken Scott | American Frontier Artist | Pouches Eddie Rector | Can-tu-kee Hunting Pouches and Accoutrements Contemporary Longrifle Association

When's the last time you visited Conner Prairie? If it was for your fourth-grade field trip, you're in for a treat. Norman Burns, the CEO of Conner Prairie, invited us to the Golden Eagle Inn to share colonial time appropriate cocktails, his story, and the story of Conner Prairie. Norman 's passion for studying history was sparked in his youth. He spent time with his grandparents in Tennessee listening to and learning about the human experience through stories of his grandparents' friends and neighbors while out and about. Fast forward through years spent in college and working in Virginia, Norman is now CEO of Conner Prairie and shares with us the intricacies of how they create a historically accurate place for people to engage with the colonial times in Indiana. Conner Prairie is named after William Conner who built the brick home on Conner Prairie's property; however, don't forget about his brother because he may still be haunting the location to this day (off the record, of course!). Learn about the economic impact of Conner Prairie in Indiana, their activities from tomahawk throwing to hot air balloon rides, and the conclusions from our hot-topic conversation on the comparison of the U.S. government's recognition and support towards historic preservation and education versus the rest of the world. Drink deep of the culture that surrounds you this week with Norman Burns of Conner Prairie. Visit the Conner Prairie website here! Review the episode on iTunes, Twitter, and Facebook! Join our community on Patreon! The drinks we tasted...Milk Punch Conner Prairie Buck Check out our sponsors for this episode: Hotel Tango Artisan Distillery - hoteltangowhiskey.com  Facebook - @hoteltangowhiskey Instagram - @hoteltangodistillery Twitter - @hoteltangoindy LinkedIn YouTube 2nd St Creative - A small shop you can trust with your big ideas.http://2ndcreative.comhttps://www.instagram.com/2ndstcreative/ https://twitter.com/2NDcreative https://www.facebook.com/secondstreetcreative Drink Culture Website: https://www.drnkcltr.com Drink Culture Newsletter: https://www.drnkcltr.com/newsletter/ Drink Culture Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drnkcltr Drink Culture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkculturepodcast/ Drink Culture Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drinkculturepodcast Drink Culture YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrw7Fqfw4ZORgZMPJKio-A      

PART ONE Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with La Vella Hyter, Roberts Settlement Descendant, Board Member and Media Chair; and Dr. Catherine Hughes, Director of Museum Theatre and Research for Conner Prairie, about Indiana’s Roberts Settlement. PART TWO In part two we hear from Indiana University’s First Nations Educational and Cultural Center Director Nicky …

On tap this week is an interview with Indianapolis guests Catherine Hughes, Director of Interpretation & Evaluation at Conner Prairie, and Keesha Dixon, Executive Director of Asante Children’s Theatre.  The two have collaborated on a unique project called “Giving Voice: African-Americans’ Presence in Indiana’s History,” which has generated new community engagement opportunities and greater exposure, and presented the stories and history of the African-American community.

Travis DiNicola spoke with the Centre's President, Amy Carroll, and racing artist Gary Dausch, about a racing-themed exhibit at the Speedway Centre. Sharon Gamble invited Conner Prairie's new president, Norman Burns, to our studios to learn more about his background and his thoughts about his new job. The first ever Divedapper Poetry Carnival took place at Butler University's Efroymson Center for Creative Writing in May 2016. Travis DiNicola spoke with organizers Dan Barden and Mindy Dunn about the carnival.

The second production of Spotlight Players' new season at the Theatre at the Fort, as in at Fort Harrison, highlights an all-black cast to celebrate Black History Month. Travis DiNicola spoke with Judy Byron from Partnerships for Lawrence. Recently retired as President and CEO of Conner Prairie, Ellen Rosenthal made time to come in to tell Sharon what she learned as President and CEO. Ellen also wrote the text for a new book about Conner Prairie that features photos by Thomas Mueller. The Indiana Art Fair at the Indiana State Museum takes place this weekend. Travis DiNicola spoke with the museum's Manager of Public Programs, Carrie Miller, and one of the featured artists, Amy Carroll, about the Fair.

In this episode of the Nonprofit Leaders Network Podcast series we welcome Ellen Rosenthal of Conner Prairie, close to Indianapolis, Indiana. Conner Prairie has transformed from a very traditional outdoor history museum into a vibrant, busy family and educative destination, providing immersive learning about nature, technology, arts and crafts and the natural environment, all in a historical context. They are also the summer home of the Indianapolis Symphony. With visitations last year of just over 360,000 they are now one of the most visited outdoor history museums in the country. Here are some of the highlights from our talk: RETHINKING PURPOSE OPENS DOORS TO GREATER IMPACT We believed at Conner Prairie that we were educating visitors by spewing information at them, but we were turning them off; they really didn’t want to take in reams of information when they were trying to have a fun day out. So we had to rethink what we were really trying to do, what was our mission and function in the community. We used taped recordings of honest visitor experiences to show how they were confused and bored with our current offering, and how, when we changed that to encourage people to explore, be hands-on, and follow their interests, it resulted in much deeper engagement and satisfaction. It enabled us to move from what we thought we were doing into understanding what we really could accomplish, and that became the start point for our transformation. STOP ASSUMING – AND HAVE A GREATER IMPACT As hard as we try as organizations to make assumptions about what our clients, customers or visitors think, until we really observe their behavior, stopping talking to ourselves, and honestly look at what is happening we will not get a true picture. We have to go beyond focus groups and traditional feedback forms, and find ways to look at how people are actually behaving, responding to our offerings. It is hard to do, but essential to bring about true transformational change. BE PATIENT. BIG CHANGES DON’T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT At Conner Prairie we started this change in 2003. It probably took six or seven years for everyone to be really on board, including managing a significant governance dispute; when you start something like this you are in for the long-haul. Alongside the mission and offering change, there was a lot of other realignment and skills diversification happening at the same time. When you are working at capturing the hearts and minds of the employees and volunteers at a non-profit through periods of major change it can be a long and hard process. Their motive for being with you in the first place relates directly to their own identify and their belief in what you are doing. Being sensitive to that and making significant change to your organization takes time and sustained effort. Visit www.SocialGoodInstigators.com for the transcript and additional show notes. ocialGoodInstigators.com for the transcript and additional show notes.

My dearest apologies to my listeners for the technical difficulties in the beginning of this interview.   You find that these "real" moments actually add to the fun nature of this live conversation! Opera Diva, Angela M. Brown drops in on Patrick D. McCoy, The African-American Voice in Classical Music about her exciting career interest in the area of opera, including her program "Opera from a Sista's Point of View,"  he recent wedding in Paris and her future career goals. Angela Brown personifies the ideal American dramatic soprano: sheer vocal power; luxurious finesse; shimmering, high pianissimos; and a charming personality larger than life. Her highly successful Metropolitan Opera debut in 2004 sparked a media excitement with reviews from The New York Times: "At last an Aida," the Associated Press: "she combines a potent, dusky lower register with a striking ability to spin out soft high notes of shimmering beauty. There's no doubt her voice is powerful enough for Verdi," CBS Evening News: "the future of opera has arrived," and features on the front page of The New York Times and in Oprah Magazine, Essence Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Classical Singer, Reader's Digest, and Psychology Today. In fall 2009, Angela received the Governor's Arts Award from the Governor of Indiana, a Spirit of the Prairie Award from Conner Prairie in Indiana, and was inducted into the Indianapolis Public Schools Hall of Fame. Miss Brown is a trailblazer on a mission to bring operatic and classical vocal performance to a diverse audience. Her witty and inspired recital program titled "Opera from a Sistah's Point of View" dispels the myths of opera through lively commentary on opera plots and characters, show-stopping arias, poignant art songs and moving spirituals.  

Introduction This morning we are looking this morning at Romans 9:19-23. One of the things my family and I like to do is to go to historic places like Williamsburg or Conner Prairie in Indiana or some of these other places where they do crafts from the colonial era. Some of you enjoy doing that kind of thing too. I like to see the blacksmith make an iron hinge or the gunsmith make a rifle barrel with a long kind of interesting drill. I like to see the joiners making furniture and cabinets. That's really an amazing thing. The tailor sitting cross legged on a table all day long, sewing. I wonder how they do that. It looks like a stiff position, but that's where they are and they're just working. But I especially love to see the potters doing their work, you know what I mean? The skilled potter, who takes some clay out of some container of clay, and then slaps it down on the wheel as it's spinning, and then with just artful fingers he just makes the thing seemingly come to life. I love that moment where he puts his fingers inside and just pulls up and it just grows right in front of you. Have you seen that before? It's an amazing thing. And out of this lump of clay comes a pitcher or a bowl or something according to his skill and his vision, what it is he's trying to make, it's a marvelous thing. And that is the image that the apostle Paul uses to talk about what God is doing in the world with people. And it's an incredible thing, and we need to understand it in context. I. A Deep and Confirming Objection Paul here in Romans 9, is dealing with a very deep and significant question. The question has to do with whether God's Word has failed. And the issue is that the Jews in large number, are, were and still are, rejecting the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And they're not just any people, but they are people that had received great privileges and amazing promises and prophetic warnings and all kinds of things and here they're rejecting Christ. And so Paul is dealing with that. Now we as Christians, we cherish the promises of God, don't we. And all the incredible things that God has said to us, like in Romans 8, "And we are assured that nothing else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that's in Christ Jesus." Isn't that wonderful. Those are just words. But for me, they're not words. That's the foundation of my hope, that's what gives me joy. I cling to that. But Paul has to take up this problem, if God's Word has failed to the Jews, how do I know it's not going to fail to me? And so, he's dealing with that question. Has the Word of God failed? And he strongly answers it in verse 6 of chapter 9, "It is not as though God's Word has failed, for not all who are descended from Israel are Israel." And so, he sets up this category, where there are the physical descendants of Israel, the Jews, physically and nationally, but then within that a subset of the true Israel. "Not all who are descended from Israel are Israel." And then he brings us to the mystery of unconditional election. He goes beyond just saying that, he says that God decides who's in each category. And he makes that decision before any of us are born or do anything good or bad. It's the doctrine of unconditional election. The case study was Jacob and Esau. "Before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose in election might stand, not by works but by Him who calls. She was told the older will serve the younger just as it is written. Jacob, I love and Esau I hated." This is the doctrine of unconditional election. In order to deal with that though, up comes the question of God's justice. It seems unjust for God to do this. Unconditional election seems unjust and so he has to raise the question and answer it in verses 14-16. Is God unjust? And He deals with the issue of, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." It makes an amazing summary statement in verse 16. It does not, therefore, depend on the man who wills, or the man who runs, but on God, who has mercy. It doesn't depend on human will, it doesn't depend on human effort, it depends on God, who has mercy. And then he deals with the negative side as we did the last time, two weeks ago, that we looked at the hardening of Pharaoh's heart and how God doesn't just deal in the lives of the Jacobs but he also deals in the lives of the Esaus. And he deals with the doctrine there of hardening. And the summary then, after dealing with the case of Pharaoh, in verse 18, he sums it all up saying, "Therefore God has mercy on whom He wills to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wills to harden." There it is, in verse 18. And we covered that last time. Now, as Paul frequently does, he raises up an objection to his doctrine. Now, I've mentioned before he does this because he's a veteran evangelist and apologist, defender of the Christian faith, he's going from place to place in all these synagogues, he has heard this before. "One of you at this point is going to say this to me..." And isn't it refreshing that he does that? I want the doctrine tested, I want the answers that are popping up in my mind to be dealt with. And so he brings up this incredibly deep and I think confirming objection. "One of you will say to me, that why does God still blame us for who resists His will?" That's the objection that Paul is dealing with here in verse 19. Now, what is the objection? Well, the way I understand it is this basically, if God is so all powerful as you're saying, Paul, if everything just comes down to His will. If He can do anything He wants, then why does anybody go to hell, frankly. Why does He blame anybody? For who resists His will? Why doesn't He just save everyone? Has that question ever occurred to you? I know it's occurred to some of you, because you come and talk to me about it. And so, yes, it's on our minds, we're trying to understand it. Why doesn't he just save everybody? If it doesn't depend on the man desires or wills but on God who has mercy, why doesn't He just have universal mercy? Oh yes, you know the question's in your mind, you have this question. And I remember the first time I read this thinking, "Oh good, I'm going to get an answer. And instead, I get a security alert clearance and I'm not allowed to go in the room. "Who are you oh man to talk back to God?" I'm not cleared for that room, it seems. And yet, amazingly, he goes beyond, and starts to give some of his reasons even past that statement. So it's remarkable what God's doing here in Romans 9, but He's dealing with this objection. Now, as I look at the objection in my opinion, as I look at it, there's a true aspect to it, and a false one. The objection contains a truth and it also contains a falsehood. What is the truth to the objection? No one can resist the will of God. That is true. God gets what He wants. Some call it the doctrine of irresistible grace. I like effectual grace better. None of us are dragged kicking and screaming to faith in Christ, we run and embrace him don't we? But I look on that as effectual grace, it has an effect on us, effectual grace. So the true aspect is, who resists His will? More on that in a minute. The false aspect is, if God is so sovereign, absolute sovereignty must nullify human responsibility so that there can be no Judgment Day. That is false. Now how those go together, I don't know. And I challenge you to find any human being who does. I can't put it all together. And if you want the removal of mystery you've come to the wrong place, and you're listening to the wrong sermon. I'm not here to remove mystery there is mystery in our faith isn't there? There's limitations to these brains and so there's limit. But truth, I believe God's will is final. The scriptures teach it over and over again. But one of the clearest passages on this, is Isaiah 14:24-27. Don't turn there, but just listen. There Isaiah is dealing with the problem of the Assyrian empire. And Assyria, a mighty empire, was invading and took over the Northern Kingdom of Israel and was going to come right up to the neck, it says in Isaiah, of taking over Judah as well. But God says, this far, you go and no further and then I'm going to crush you, that's what He says in Isaiah 14 to the Assyrian. Very interesting, but these are the statements that He makes. Isaiah 14:24, "The Lord Almighty has sworn," very strong statement. "The Lord Almighty has sworn, surely as I have planned, so it will be. And as I have purposed, so it will stand." Now, what is that saying? Means, I'm the king. I rule. What I plan stands. I was talking to one of my children about that this morning, I said. "What would you think of a child in a home getting up and telling his or her parents, "Well these are my plans today. I'm going to eat such and such for breakfast, I want to make bacon and eggs and all that, and have some toast, maybe some yogurt. And after I get done, I'm going to go play with the neighbor kids for a while, and then I'll do some of my school work and when I get done with that, I'm not sure what I'd like to do. I would like to spread some mulch on the yard and maybe cut the grass a little bit, and then when I get done... " He'd stand there in amazement saying, "Excuse me? Well, those are wonderful plans. They're subject to change. Okay, why? Because I'm the daddy. That's why. You don't get to decide, you don't get to choose." So there's an issue of authority. The highest authority however, isn't subject to change. What He plans, it stands. What He purposes that's the way it's going to go. And He says It openly over and over in Scripture. He says later in that same section, Isaiah 14:27, "For the Lord Almighty has purposed and who can thwart Him. His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?" Answer, No one. So that is true. The objection is true. Who resist His will? But the conclusion from the objection is not. That means we're all free, we're all robots, none of us is responsible for the things we do. That. My friends, is not true. We will give an account on the Day of Judgment for every careless word that we have spoken. That is a fact. So the objection is put together in a package of truth and error and we have to try to understand it. Now in my opinion, this very objection kind of proves the interpretation we've been giving all along in Romans 9, of God's absolute sovereignty in salvation. A free will approach to salvation does not have to answer this question. Somebody would never even think to say, "Well then why does God still find fault for who resists His will in a freewill scheme?" It would never come up. If people make their ultimate choices, then they get the ultimate conclusion of those choices and that's it. But here, this objection proves we are dealing with absolute sovereignty, aren't we? As if the open texts weren't enough that openly say it, he raises this question. Now, as I look at this, I see basically, four parts to the answer. And it's just amazing how they all begin with R, isn't it amazing when that happens? But I tell you this, I like alliteration, but I don't ever want to force a text under certain letter schemes. Certain letters are better than others. Q is really bad. I've never been able to do Q but R is good. And in this case, I think it does lay out the text, pretty well for us. First, we're going to see God's Rebuke. Second, we're going to see God's Role. Third, God's Rights. And fourth, but not really this week, probably more like next week, God willing, we'll see God's Reason for all of this. Okay? II. God’s Rebuke First, God's Rebuke. Basically, this begins with God putting humanity in its place. We are put in our place here. Look at verse 20. "But who are you, Oh man, to talk back to God?" This is a rebuke. "Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, Why did you make me like this?" The focus here is on our weakness, our frailty as created beings, our mortality. The human race has forgotten itself and it's wisdom to know who we are, isn't it? So, as we deal with the issue of God's sovereignty in salvation, it's good for us to have an attitude check at a certain point. We are, uppity. Is that a good word? We're uppity. Human beings are uppity. We don't stay in the place that God created us for. There's an upward mobility in the spiritual realm, just like the devil when he said, "I will ascend to the most high, I'll sit on God's throne." We have that in us, and so we don't stay in our place, we are uppity. And so therefore, it's good for us to be humbled, to be quieted at a certain point. Because we misunderstand our relationship with God as a result. And so there are some things that God has designed to humble us. For example, in Psalm 8:3-4, David said, "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers. The moon and the stars, which you have set in place, you know what I think? I think what am I? What is man, that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?" Now, that's humbling. A nice walk under a star strewn sky, that'll do it. Or look at a mountain range, that will put you in your place. Look at the ocean as it's raging on a stormy night, that'll put you in your place. And then there's just theology. Just as you read scripture. In Ecclesiastes 5:2 it says, "Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you, you're on earth. So let your words be few." There's a humbling there. I actually think that Isaiah 40 through 49, those 10 chapters, are written to humble us so that we remember that, "He sits enthroned above the circle of the Earth, and its people are like grasshoppers in front of Him. All the nations are like a drop in the bucket, he weighs them like they're dust on the scale." Does that not put you and me in our place? It does. And so therefore, God wants to humble us. But one of the number one things that God does to the people that He loves is He begins by humbling them. I already talked to you about Moses. "Stop, don't come any closer. Take off your sandals." And Moses is trembling on the ground. He can't even look, he's so fearful. God did that to Abraham in Genesis 15 when He was going to appear to him and confirm the covenant. A thick and dreadful darkness came over Abraham and he was afraid. It was a fear. He did that with Isaiah when Isaiah saw a vision of Christ seated on His throne and the train of His robe filled the temple, and there were Seraphs, each with six wings and they were calling to one another, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord Almighty. And the door posts and thresholds shook with the voice of the angels. And Isaiah says, reasonably, I think, "Woe is me. I'm a sinner." He means to humble Isaiah there. He meant to humble the Israelites at Mount Sinai with that display of power when He came down in a cloud, and there was lightning, and thunder, and there was a loud voice and a trumpet and the whole ground under their feet shook. And the people were terrified. Don't tell me God wasn't trying for fear there. He was. He was trying to bring the fear of God in the hearts of people. And it worked, because they said, as God began to speak to them, they begged to not hear His voice anymore, and God said, "It's a good thing. Oh, that they would always fear me and obey my commands." So God does mean to humble us and He means to keep us in our place. Why? For our own good, because it is reality. He is God and we are not. He sits on the throne and we will not, except in that we sit on Christ's throne through redemption. But He is God. And so we need to be humbled. Therefore we have to have the right attitude. Martin Lloyd Jones put it this ways so beautifully. Talking about this whole difficult chapter of Romans 9, he says this, “You cannot understand? You are tempted to question and to argue, and to query? The reply to you is, ‘Who are you, O man, that replies against God! Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, why have you made me like this?’ ‘But that,’ you may say, ‘is not a fair argument. It is rather a prohibition of argument, and the exertion of an unfair authority.’ To which I reply that we were never meant to argue with God, and that we should never have started from the assumption that it was to be a discussion between two equal disputants. God is in heaven, and we are upon the earth. God is holy and we are sinful. God knows all things, and sees the end from the beginning.... God needs no defense, for He is on the throne. He is the Judge of all the earth. His Kingdom is without end. Cease to question and to argue! Bow down before Him! Worship Him! Get into the right attitude yourself, and you will begin to understand His actions.” Lloyd Jones is right. And that's all that happens today in this sermon, is that you feel a humbling in a downward direction, like it says in Psalm 95. "Come let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord, our God, our Maker. For He is our God and we are His people, the sheep of His pasture." Oh, that's a good thing, isn't it, to be humbled. There's a sweet feeling that comes from that. Now, the issue here is, is God on trial? Is he needing to answer our cross examination? Are we the district attorney pacing back and forth and thinking of our next question, as we orchestrate this debate with God and make Him dance to our logical tune? Is that what's going on here? "Enough." says Romans 9. Stop. Remember, who you are. Remember who you're speaking to. Think. You're dust, created, and if you're a Christian, you're a vessel fitted for glory by His power. That's marvelous. But we are not in any position to talk back to God. The word means here, doesn't mean ask an honest question. That's not what we're talking about here. Doesn't mean, I have a question I really would like to know. I'm trying to understand, that's all fine. I lack wisdom, James says He gives honestly, and generously out without rebuke. He's not going to rebuke you for asking for wisdom. But that's not what this verse is talking about. Here we're talking about answering back or arguing back, or in the parental child relationship, talking back you know. There's the back talking and that is cut off here. We are not to talk back to God. This is, I think a rebuke that refreshes us. It doesn't sting, it actually heals us, friends. It heals us. It's a good thing to be in our place, because the place that God made is good. And so after God had rebuked Job, Job repented in sackcloth and ashes. He said his disputations with God, were over forever. You're not going to argue anymore. And so it says in Job 40, "The Lord said to Job. Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? Let him who accuses God answer him." And then Job answered the Lord. "I am unworthy. How can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth. I spoke once but have no answer. Twice but I will say no more." Job said, I don't have anything else to say. I've seen the Lord and He has quieted me. And so friends, let's start with the rebuke. "Who are you oh man to argue against God?" Let's not argue anymore. III. God’s Role The second is God's role. God is the potter and we are the clay. I love that song. Wasn't that beautiful? I mean it's delightful, the sense of God at work in our lives, is one of the most encouraging ones you'll ever find in your life. And to know that God is wise about what He's doing in your life, His hands are on the events of your life, nothing comes to you except through His fingers, and He's wise, He is the potter we are the clay. It's such a beautiful thought. And it is all true for us as Christians as you listen to all the words of the song. It's true. But I think Paul is using it differently here in Romans 9, a little bit. The thought itself is the same, but he's dealing here with vessels of mercy, and vessels of wrath and what God is doing there. And here it says, "God is the potter and we are the clay." It says, "Shall what is formed," verse 20, "say to Him who formed it, 'Why did you make me like this?'" The Greek word is plasma from which we get the word plastic, and all that. There's a sense of something moldable, shapeable, you can work with it. We're being molded and shaped, and fashioned. The point is essentially our changeability. We are moldable, we are changeable. Every day then, we are shaped and molded and changed in some way. By things we read, by conversations we have with people, by experiences that we have out in the world. All of those things mold us, shape us, affect us. Christian, non-christian everybody, all over the world. That's what it is we are moldable, we are shapeable. The contrast is God, He never changes, never. Nothing molds and shapes God. God isn't progressing, He's not improving, He's not getting worse either. He is the same yesterday, and today and forever, always. God is fashioning us after His own purpose. He is working on us by His own internal vision. Many testimonies of people, craftsmen and artists talk about the artistic process. One French artist was talking this way, he said, "A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him, the image of a cathedral." It was a rock pile, it could eventually, 128 years later be a cathedral. But there's a vision. The artist working. Michael Angelo was talking about one of the angels that he carved out of marble and he said, "Well, I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." Isn't that marvelous. Another time, Michael Angelo was asked while he was sculpting his David, "How do you know what to carve away?" His response was reported to be, "I simply remove everything that doesn't look like David." See there it is, you know. Sculpting in one easy step. I don't know how he gets the veins and tendons and how it looks like it's actually skin on the marble, that's amazing that he was gifted. But that's what... He's got an internal vision and he works with the block of marble until it is the way he saw. That is what God is doing in the world. God, God, God's medium, is people. That's what He's working in. Michelangelo worked with marble there making that statue. Others work with canvas, and oil-based paints. God works with people. He is the potter and we are the clay. We're moldable. And what is He doing in the elect? What's He doing in we who believe in Jesus Christ? Well, it says in Romans 8:29, "Those God foreknew, He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He, Christ, might be the first born among many brothers." So God's internal vision is his own Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And what is he doing? Well, basically, I take everything out of him or her that doesn't look like Jesus. That's it, that's sanctification, that's the work that He's doing. He's fitting us for glory. More about that God willing next week. But he is the potter and we're the clay. Look at verses 20-21. "Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, Why did you make me like this? Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes, and some for common use?" Now, pottery is an ancient art, it's been around for a long, long time. Ancient, ancient art. The potter and the clay is a strong image from Old Testament days. The human race, Adam originally came out of the dirt. And God, in an amazing way, shaped out of clay Adam's body. It says in 1 Corinthians 15:47, "The first man is from the earth." He's earthy. That's us. Okay, but then the prophets especially Isaiah, have the image of the potter and the clay for example, Isaiah 29, "Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the Lord, who do their work in darkness and think who sees us? Who will know?You turn things upside down. As if the potter were thought to be like the clay. "Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, 'He did not make me.' Can the pot say to the potter, 'He knows nothing.'" But that's what a sinner does. The pot, (we) say of the potter, he doesn't know anything. Similarly, in Isaiah 45, it says, "Woe to him who quarrels with his maker. To him who is but a potsherd among the potsherds on the ground." The image is the same. And then in Isaiah 64:8, "Yet O Lord, You are our Father, we are the clay You are the potter. We are all the work of your hand." But the best is in Jeremiah 18. "This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord." So the Word of the Lord is coming to Jeremiah, but not there. He says, "Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message. So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands, so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Then the word of the Lord came to me." So first, he is watching this thing. What does this have to do with anything? And then the Word of the Lord came and this is what it was, "O House of Israel, can I not do with you, as this potter does, declares the Lord. Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O House of Israel." Don't I have the right to do this? That's what the potter did with his pot, he reshaped it, he remolded it, he did something different with it. And you didn't cry out an objection, you didn't say, "That's unjust what you're doing there." Of course, he's the potter, that's his clay. He can do that. Now, I want to make a key distinction and I think this will be essential to you understanding Romans 9. Martin Lloyd Jones makes this point, and I think he's right. "We are not dealing here with original creation, God originally making man. I don't think so. Rather, we're dealing with man, the human race, as sinful after the fall." That's an important distinction to make. God did not create Adam evil, He created him good. He gave Adam a will and put him in the garden and tested him. Adam chose to sin. In him, the entire human race sinned and became corrupt, all of us. That's the doctrine of original sin. As soon as each individual human being has the opportunity to choose and to obey or disobey the law of God, we sin, all of us. When the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. And so we sin as a result of being in Adam, but also from actual choices, as well. The whole human race then, is the massive lump of sinful clay. Not shaped or made sinful by God for God cannot make any one evil. It says in James 1:13, "When tempted no one should say, God is tempting me, for God cannot be tempted by evil nor does He tempt anyone." Lloyd Jones put it this way. "This is essentially different from the original creation, because in the original creation it was not only creation from nothing, but still more important, God created man in His own image and likeness.’ That is the opposite of dishonor. He looked upon man, as He looked upon the whole of creation, and we are told that He saw that it was good. God never created anything unto dishonor, but here we are dealing with a potter who makes one vessel unto dishonor. And that proves we cannot be dealing with human nature as such, still less with man as he was made at the beginning. It is an account of what God does with fallen humanity. So there is the key to the whole explanation of this statement that has mystified so many people. They get hold of the idea that God has deliberately made some people that they might go to hell. That is a lie! It is not taught anywhere in the Scripture... The lump of clay is not 'humanity'; it is 'fallen humanity.'" It is as though God found this disgusting pile of rejected stinking clay good for nothing, and chose to do something with some of it. He chose to take some of that lump that defiled and evil pile of useless clay, and fashioned it into the perfect image of His Son. But he did more than that, the rest He gave over to the natural proclivities of their heart hardening them as vessels of wrath. He gave them over to what they wanted to be. He could have saved them all, he could have exerted His sovereign power in an awesome way. He could have transformed them all, but He chose not to. Why? We'll talk about that next week. I told you already, I'm not going to remove all the mystery, but we will discuss it more. His reasons, next week. But here is God a molder and shaper of unregenerate people, and a hardener and judge of unregenerate reprobate people. The key insight here then is that God does not fashion and shape every one for glory. Some are crafted as vessels of honor, some are hardened as vessels of dishonor. Some are vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, others are vessels of mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory. IV. God’s Rights A final point I want to make today is God's rights. Verse 21. "Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes, and some for common use?" God has a right of ownership here. The potter/clay analogy is one of sovereign rights of ownership and craftsmanship. God owns the clay. He can make anything He wants out of it. The Greek word here is 'exousia,' power, authority. Not so much like the dynamite power that we get later in verse 22. "What if God, choosing to show His wrath and make His power known, [like dynamite] bore with great patience the objects of His wrath." Here it's rather authority, God has the authority to do this. He has the right to do it, He's the king, He's the owner, He owns all things. God can do what He wants with what He's made. And you live by this, don't you? Suppose the government came without due process of law and confiscated your house. Would you not feel a sense of injustice? Oh yes, you would. And so also in all the other areas of your property. Communism was an utter failure because it violated this basic principle of rights of ownership. Without due process of law, things were confiscated and put into a big collective pot. But God here declares His rights over the whole human race. Now when we deal with this issue of the same lump of clay, this is remarkable, and it is humbling. Basically, God doesn't find a pocket of the rejected clay and say, "Oh here's something I can work with. Well, here's some good clay. Just, right there and pull out some good clay and work with it. And those are the Christians. No, it's the same lump folks. The same lump, as those that are going to hell. Does that not humble us? Does it not teach that there's no difference between us and them? Out of the same lump of clay God has power to do this. And what is He doing in us? Well, He's making us a vessel of honor, and I want to end with that. God is working in the believers, that we would be containers or vessels of glory. That we would have the delight and the glory of the knowledge of God inside of us. That we would hear that voice saying, "Come up here and I will show you my glory." And that we will see it. We're being fitted and prepared for glory. And if you're a child of God, no matter what is going on in your life, no matter what suffering, no matter what struggles and temptations you're fighting, you are being fitted and prepared for glory. You are being prepared in advance for honor. And oh is that so encouraging and so sweet. Next week, I want to talk about God's reason for all of this. V. Application Application. First, humbly ask God, humbly ask God for the proper attitude. Say, "Lord, you know I've had the tendency to argue against doctrine. I've had the tendency to reject the doctrine of your sovereignty. Will you please humble me? Like You did Job. Well, maybe not exactly like you did Job. But do a humbling work in me. I'm not asking for all of that. But humble me Lord. Do what you need to do in me to make me humble before You. To accept anything You say. Also Lord, I want to confess a sin of arrogance that I have fought against the doctrine, fought against Scripture. I want to just accept what your Word teaches." Christians, will you praise God for His incredible skill. He is working on you, right now, He's working on you. He's going to be working on you all this upcoming week. He is feeding you and preparing you for glory. And is that not a marvelous thought? Does it not take some of the sting out of the trial that you're going through? And unbelievers, if you're here and you've never trusted in Christ, He could fit you for glory too. He has the power to transform anybody's life. Come to Christ, trust in Him, believe in Him for the salvation of your soul. Close with me in prayer.

Introduction This morning we are looking this morning at Romans 9:19-23. One of the things my family and I like to do is to go to historic places like Williamsburg or Conner Prairie in Indiana or some of these other places where they do crafts from...