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(Host: Lucy) Seasonal eating and regional eating were the variables responsible for the most widespread differences in what people ate, although then as now, wealth and class played a significant role in what was available to and prized by diners. Contrary to Hollywood myth, though, sad gruel was not the norm. This episode explores cooking, eating, and thinking about food in medieval Europe. For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com
Send us a textWhat if your greatest strength becomes your biggest obstacle to transformation? Toney Freeman, once known as "The X-Man" in professional bodybuilding, reveals the powerful journey that took him from bodybuilding glory to spiritual awakening.Toney's story begins with his strict upbringing as a preacher's kid, which established boundaries that would later save him from complete self-destruction. Despite reaching the pinnacles of bodybuilding and entertainment, Tony found himself spiritually empty until a profound physical and spiritual reset changed everything. "I literally doubled my flesh," Toney explains, describing how his body grew from 162 to 323 pounds at his peak, accumulating not just muscle but spiritual baggage along the way.The turning point came through an unexpected crisis – the discovery of a parasite in his kidney that conventional medicine couldn't treat. Toney describes in vivid detail how divine intervention, alongside fasting, prayer, and natural remedies, led to his dramatic healing and transformation. This experience fundamentally changed his relationship with his body, his approach to fitness, and his spiritual practice.Fitness enthusiasts will appreciate Toney's surprising insights about muscle function and exercise technique. Contrary to expectations for someone with his massive physique, Tony reveals he typically used low weights with perfect form, explaining that "heavy is relative" and most people sacrifice effectiveness by lifting too heavy. His approach to training mirrors his spiritual philosophy – focus on function rather than appearance, substance over show.Throughout our conversation, Toney weaves together practical advice on physical health with profound spiritual insights. He offers listeners simple starting points for their own cleansing journey, including fasting protocols and nutrition tips, while emphasizing that true healing must address both physical and spiritual dimensions.Ready to start your own transformation journey? Connect with Toney on Instagram @tfxman305 or find him on Facebook to learn more about cleansing your temple and aligning your physical health with spiritual wellness. Support the show https://www.audible.com/pd/9-Simple-Steps-to-Sell-More-ht-Audiobook/B0D4SJYD4Q?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=library_overflowhttps://www.amazon.com/Simple-Steps-Sell-More-Stereotypes-ebook/dp/B0BRNSFYG6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OSB7HX6FQMHS&keywords=corey+berrier&qid=1674232549&sprefix=%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreysalescoach/
Is science really at odds with faith? In this powerful episode of the Salty Pastor, Pastor Doug challenges the popular narrative that science disproves God. Instead, he shows how scientific discovery—when viewed honestly—points us toward a Creator, not away. From the complexity of life to the order of the universe, the evidence continues to align with the truth of Scripture. It's time to rethink the false divide between science and belief.Support the mission of the Salty Pastor podcast!Visit our donations page at https://pushpay.com/g/thesaltypastor to help us continue sharing truth with a world in need.Discussion Questions:What are some specific examples of science pointing toward the existence of God?Why do you think modern culture pushes a divide between faith and science?How can Christians better engage with scientific conversations without fear or compromise?
Nuneaton-based Birds Precision Engineering has recently invested in a Sodick AG 600L wire erosion machine from Sodi-Tech UK, marking a significant advance in the company's capabilities and service offerings. This strategic investment represents the latest chapter in the evolution of a business that has been growing steadily since its inception over three decades ago. The story of subcontract CNC machine shop Birds Precision Engineering began in 1991 when Chris Bird established B&C Engineering in Nuneaton. What started as a sole trader operation quickly expanded, necessitating a move to larger premises. As demand grew, the business relocated and transformed into the name Birds Precision Engineering Ltd. Chris's son, Tom Bird, joined the company and immersed himself in all aspects of the operation, eventually becoming the Managing Director in 2023. Bringing Wire EDM In-House The latest advancement came earlier this year with the acquisition of a Sodick AG 600L wire erosion machine from Warwick-based Sodi-Tech. This investment was driven by practical business considerations, as Tom Bird explains: “We are predominantly a subcontract CNC machine shop, and we focus mainly on the special-purpose machine tool industry. We invested in the wire eroder because, in the tooling industry, there are a lot of complex components with tight tolerances.” Before this investment, Birds Precision had outsourced wire EDM work to local companies, which created bottlenecks in their production schedules. “We were subbing a lot of the work out to a couple of companies in the local area, but it created bottlenecks with our schedules, so we decided to bring it in-house to control it a little bit better,” Tom explains. This decision to bring wire EDM capabilities in-house has proven to be transformative, enabling the company to have complete control over its production process, from start to finish, whilst eradicating subcontract EDM costs. The Sodick Advantage The Sodick AG 600L is a high-precision, linear motor-driven die-sink EDM machine renowned for its accuracy, speed, and superior finishing capabilities. For Birds Precision, this machine has been a game changer, offering several key benefits. The AG 600L utilises advanced linear motor technology to achieve remarkable precision, with accuracy on all axes (X, Y, Z, U, W) of +/-0.001mm. This level of precision is crucial for Birds Precision, as Tom notes: “Customers are always after accuracy. The components that we're machining are getting tighter and tighter on tolerances every time we see the drawings. It's a major factor, and this machine helps to set us apart as we always guarantee to hit those tolerances for our customers.” Enhanced Production Efficiency The Sodick AG 600L machine features a linear drive system that ensures swift axis movement and immediate response, optimising spark gaps and enhancing cutting performance. The AG 600L can produce fine finishes, including satin and mirror finishes, thereby expanding Birds Precision's service offerings. “It's a great machine, and it's one that, once it's set up and running, you can just leave to run. You can go and carry on with the other jobs that need doing,” Tom explains. “So for me, being in and out of the office, I can set it up and then go and do my office work.” Tom's enthusiasm for the machine's capabilities is evident: “When you see the precision this machine delivers consistently, it's a game-changer. What used to be our most challenging work is now just another day. That's the difference quality equipment makes.” This efficiency has helped Birds Precision meet delivery dates more consistently and has opened up possibilities for expanding into new sectors within the industry. The new EDM technology enables Birds Precision to achieve extremely tight tolerances across a wide range of materials, including hardened tool steels. “For us, our tolerance demands from customers are probably in the 15 to 20 micron realm, and this machine doesn't even think about it; it hits tolerance every time. We've not had a part come off that hasn't been right yet,” Tom states proudly. This capability allows Birds Precision to produce complex components for various industries, including aerospace, medical, special-purpose machine tools, and nuclear sectors. What makes this investment particularly noteworthy is that Birds Precision opted for a refurbished Sodick machine instead of a new one. This decision was driven by practical considerations, as Tom explains: “For us, not being as big as some of the other companies out there, we don't have as big a budget. This machine has opened the door to us having access to an in-house wire eroder because it's refurbished. It was significantly cheaper than a brand new one, yet for the accuracy and what we're after, it's brilliant.” Contrary to what some might assume, the refurbished machine from Sodi-Tech is far from merely a cosmetically refreshed unit. Sodi-Tech restores each refurbished machine to factory standards through a meticulous full specification check. “All the parts of the refurb are genuine Sodi-Tech parts, and they were all kept at a facility in Warwick, so it was a quick turnaround on the refurb,” Tom notes. The quality of the refurbishment was so high that Tom admits, “I haven't told any of my customers that it's a refurb. I've told them all that it's brand new, because it looks brand new.” Superior Service and Support Beyond the machine, Birds Precision has been impressed with the service provided by Sodi-Tech. Their reputation influenced the decision to choose Sodi-Tech, as Tom states: “The reason we chose Sodi-Tech was their brand, their reputation in the industry for EDM machining and customer service, which I can't fault. It's been brilliant.” The training was particularly valuable, featuring trainers who ‘knew exactly what they were doing' and understood Birds Precision's need to get the machine operational quickly. “They trained us on the parts that we were cutting. So, the afternoon they left, we were already cutting parts that needed to go out in the next couple of days,” Tom recalls. This practical approach to training, combined with the 12-month warranty on the refurbished machine, has given Birds Precision complete confidence in their investment. Looking Toward the Future For Birds Precision Engineering, the investment in the Sodick AG 600L wire erosion machine represents more than just an addition to their plant list. It's a strategic enhancement of their capabilities that positions them for future growth. “Right now, it's made sure that we can keep hitting times and delivery dates, but going forward, it will open up more doors for us into different sectors within the industry,” Tom says. When asked about the impact on his business, Tom doesn't hesitate: “This machine doesn't just cut metal—it cuts through barriers. We're now competing for work we couldn't even quote on before. In this industry, you're only as good as your tools, and with this Sodick machine, we're better than we've ever been.” As Birds Precision continues to build on its three-decade legacy of growth and precision engineering, this latest investment reinforces the company's commitment to delivering high-quality, precise components to its customers, maintaining the reputation for excellence that has defined the business since Chris Bird first opened the doors in 1991.
Grab the free Teacher Biz Starter Guide at teacherbiz.com/start Ever dreamed of making money while spending your afternoon at the park with your kids? This episode dives into a topic that's top of mind for so many online business owners: passive income. It's often seen as the ultimate goal in the online business space, but what does it actually take to make it work? Contrary to what a lot of people think, passive income is not about making money while doing absolutely nothing. Heather explains what passive income really means, how to achieve it in a way that's sustainable, and why it's not as “hands off” as it's often portrayed. If you have ever wondered whether passive income is really possible or where to even begin, this episode is the perfect place to start!Key Takeaways:(02:15) What passive income really means(04:20) Behind the systems: how freebies and simple funnels keep sales rolling(05:25) Heather's Instagram highlights and “sales while at the park” moments(07:00) Creating and maintaining passive income streams(12:50) Your first step to passive incomeConnect With Heather:teacherbiz.com/aboutinstagram.com/teacherbiz
Discover the profound lessons behind Judas' betrayal and the impactful story of Jonah in our latest episode of the More Faith, More Life podcast. Pastor Steve Gray and his wife Kathy guide us through these biblical narratives, focusing on the transformative power of a renewed mindset and the consequences of veering away from God's message. With insights from Steve's book, "Mighty Like Gideon," you'll uncover the surprising truth behind the storm that threatened Jonah and the sailors. Our discussion promises to enrich your faith and encourage a deeper exploration of biblical truths, offering fresh interpretations that will challenge and inspire.Key Takeaways:Judas' betrayal of Jesus highlights the dangers of a rigid, untransformed mindset, as well as the importance of alignment with divine purpose.Parable of the nobleman (Luke 19) illustrates the principle of multiplying God-given gifts and resources to advance His kingdom.God's kingdom operates on the premise of faith and responsibility, rewarding those who actively invest and grow His gifts.Contrary to societal notions of equal distribution, biblical stewardship involves rewarding productivity and responsible growth with more resources.How to recognize and utilize your talents for kingdom growth while understanding God's principles on resources and investment.
In this episode of Automox's CISO IT Podcast, host Jason Kikta returns from Black Hat and DEF CON in Las Vegas to discuss one of the most talked-about IT events of the summer, and what it truly reveals about automation in IT. Contrary to popular fearmongering, Jason argues that the incident isn't a cautionary tale against automation but a clear call for more thoughtful automation.Jason breaks down why automation, when paired with rigorous testing and strategic controls, is critical to modern IT and cybersecurity success. He challenges listeners to rethink what IT efficiency really means—not job cuts, but freeing teams to tackle the backlog and do more meaningful work. He wraps with a personal challenge: find and automate one tedious task this week using tools like Automox, Okta workflows, or your own scripts.This episode originally aired September 12, 2024
“LazyCabbie” drives for 10 hours daily, besides making insightful videos on his working life. Synopsis: Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times examines not just vehicle prices but wider transport issues and trends connected to public and private transport. Contrary to the name of his YouTube channel, Mr Eddie Jui is anything but lazy. The 48-year-old drives 10 hours daily and spends nearly as much time making videos. Like the friendly cabbie making conversation with his passenger, Mr Jui’s videos are candid and honest. And based on how fast the LazyCabbie YouTube channel is growing, it is resonating with people.More on the conversations between Mr Eddie Jui and senior transport correspondent Lee Nian Tjoe below. Highlights (click/tap above): 2:00 Spending at least two to three hours just to get the right angles for the videos. 14:20 Trying to create an online community that is more forward-looking and positive. 18:00 Taxi driving as a sunset industry but one that pays the bills, if you need money urgently. 20:10 Reacting to the rise of autonomous driving potentially taking away taxi driving as a vocation. 23:00 Do not treat driving as a career because there is no progression. Zero progression. Read Lee Nian Tjoe's articles: https://str.sg/wt8G Follow Lee Nian Tjoe on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/iqkJ Read more COE articles: https://str.sg/iGKC Host: Lee Nian Tjoe (niantjoel@sph.com.sg) Produced & edited by: Teo Tong Kai Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong Follow Wheel Insights Podcast here and get notified for new episode drops: Channel: https://str.sg/iTtE Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/iqW2 Spotify: https://str.sg/iqgB Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 Get more updates: http://str.sg/stpodcasts The Usual Place Podcast YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa --- Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX --- #wheelinsightsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Your Dream Business Podcast, Teresa Heath-Wareing sits down with email marketing expert Jay Schwedelson for a deep dive into the tactics and tools that can supercharge your email marketing strategy. From writing irresistible subject lines to knowing the best times to hit send, Jay shares actionable tips that can immediately boost your open and click-through rates. They also explore how AI is transforming email campaigns—from smarter automations to more effective personalization. Plus, you'll learn why weekends might just be your secret email weapon. Jay also gives an inside look at his innovative Guru Conference and how he's revolutionizing the way we experience virtual summits—with humor, star power, and unforgettable value. Whether you're new to email marketing or looking to level up, this conversation is packed with expert insights you won't want to miss. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST Subject lines are everything. Jay explains how great subject lines are the #1 way to increase open rates—and shares real-world examples that work. AI can make your emails smarter. From optimizing send times to refining content, AI tools are changing the way we approach email strategy. Don't underestimate weekend sends. Contrary to common myths, emails sent on Saturdays and Sundays often perform better—especially with the right audience. Automation isn't optional—it's essential. Jay breaks down how automated email flows save time, re-engage cold leads, and drive long-term results. Your CTA buttons matter more than you think. Personalized and benefit-driven call-to-actions get more clicks. Jay shares what to say (and what to avoid). Email is still king—when done right. Relevancy, frequency, and personality are key to building lasting connections through your list. If you enjoyed this episode then please feel free to go and share it on your social media or head over to Apple podcasts or Spotify and give me a review, I would be so very grateful. Connect with Jay Schwedelson on Website, Linkedin, Instagram Connect with Teresa on Website, (Grow, Launch, Sell), Sign up to Teresa's email list, Instagram,
Contrary to popular belief, osteoarthritis may not just be the result of wear and tear accrued over the course of a long life. New evidence points to a deeper evolutionary explanation for why our joints ache in old age. Let's take a look.
Join us as we embark on a journey through the pages of Jonah to uncover a timeless truth - whether we are talking about 300BC or 2025, humans have a tendency to be contrary.Let's explore the consequences of disobedience and discover how we can navigate the challenges of obeying God's call in a world prone to rebellion. This is the first in a four part sermon series on Jonah.
Send us a textPaul's opening words to the Galatians pack a theological punch that resonates far beyond their ancient context. By declaring himself "an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ," he establishes the divine authority behind his message while simultaneously defining what true apostleship means.Contrary to popular misconceptions, apostles weren't merely influential religious leaders. They were directly commissioned by the risen Christ, spoke with divine authority, and performed miraculous signs to authenticate their message. This has profound implications for today's church: since the apostolic office required a post-resurrection calling from Jesus himself, the age of apostles ended with John's death. Anyone claiming apostolic authority now is, by definition, a false apostle.The foundation of our faith rests on what these apostles taught, alongside the prophets of old. Together, they represent God's complete revelation—the Old Testament anticipating Christ, the New Testament revealing Him. This unified foundation creates a unified people. As Paul explains in Ephesians, believers from every tribe and nation form one household of faith, with no distinction between Jew and Gentile in God's family.This unity extends to our fundamental understanding of salvation. Abraham, the father of faith, believed essentially the same gospel we embrace today—he simply looked forward to what we now look back upon. The sacrificial system God established through Moses served as spiritual training wheels, preparing His people to recognize Christ as the ultimate sacrifice. Every lamb slain pointed to the Lamb who would take away the sin of the world.When Christ declared "God so loved the world," He wasn't indicating universal salvation but rather demolishing national boundaries. His love extends without distinction to people from every nation who believe. His sacrifice was specifically for His church—those who would believe in Him from every tribe and tongue.Ready to deepen your understanding of these foundational truths? Join us as we continue our verse-by-verse exploration of Galatians, unpacking the transformative power of the one true gospel.Personalized Cancer Treatment Center in USAWe treat you—not just your illness—with personalized, integrative care, love, and support.Support the show
In today's episode, Daniel Rogers interviews Tom Wadsworth concerning his doctoral level research on the early Christian assemblies. Contrary to what most Christians assume, the New Testament never actually talks about a worship service. For those of us raised within the Churches of Christ, this means there is no biblical pattern for a mandatory worship service with five ritualistic acts. Instead, the early church gathered to encourage one another and to build each other up. In the show notes below, you'll find access to Tom's website and YouTube channel along with a self-guided study on "worship" in the New Testament that will take you through five important Greek words. Tom's Website: www.tomwadsworth.com Tom's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@tomwadsworth Self-Guided Word Study on Worship: https://danielr.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Worship-Service-Self-Guided-Study.pdf For my articles, podcasts, and videos, you can use the following links: Blog: https://danielcrogers.substack.com Website: https://danielr.net Podcast: https://danielr.net/podcasts Free Downloads: https://danielcrogers.gumroad.com/ Church: https://northbroadal.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DanielRogers
Jacoby Landry, the new owner of Lafayette's oldest indoor shopping center, Northgate Mall, shares his vision to bring hope, commerce, and fresh energy to North Lafayette. Jacoby's energy and can-do attitude is a beacon of light for a community waiting to see how he will transform the mall into "The Hub." Jacoby, owner of JL Construction and Pont Breaux Plaza in Breaux Bridge, is the first local owner of Northgate Mall in years. Originally developed by Isan Fontenot, Dr. Daniel Voorheis and Joseph Angelle who opened it in August 1969, Jacoby paid $2.8 million for the property. His journey started under the wing of his grandfather, a framer, and his father, who ran dirt construction, trucking businesses, and in the oil field industry. “My entrepreneurial skills came from my dad. He's always been a business owner.” After studying engineering at UL Lafayette, Jacoby discovered his love for business and numbers, opening a tax office in his early twenties. Real estate soon became his passion, with his first major commercial property purchased from cousin Dominick Williams (formerly Dominick Davis of LSU and the Houston Texans). “There's nothing that I didn't try,” Jacoby shared, reflecting on his entrepreneurial spirit. In 2016, Jacoby earned his residential contractor's license, followed by obtaining his commercial license a year later. “I went from building custom homes to developing my own lots and building spec homes and selling them.” His interest in North Lafayette grew when he purchased seven acres on Louisiana Avenue at Butcher Switch Road in 2020 with plans for a med spa and gym. Facing zoning challenges, Jacoby joined LEDA's Elevate North Lafayette program, where he connected with Monte Anderson, a Dallas-based developer. Monte's advice led Jacoby to consider revitalizing existing properties, prompting Jacoby to set his sights on Northgate Mall. "I was always infatuated with the I-10 and I-49 crossing. I just always had it in my mind that it (development) was going to come to the North one day." “Before I started the program, I had goals of doing something bigger, but they really pushed me to actually go do it. They gave me the courage and knowledge to do it.” Once Jacoby walked the property, he couldn't sleep at night thinking about its potential. “Ever since the day I walked on the property, I couldn't sleep at night, thinking about it. I think I want to do it.” Despite initial nerves, Jacoby embraced the risk, saying, “I'm a risk taker. I could do this.” Jacoby Landry at the Northgate Mall in June 2025. Photo by Brad Kemp, Acadiana Advocate. Jacoby is rebranding Northgate Mall as “The Hub,” inspired by Lafayette's nickname, Hub City, and the I-10/I-49 cloverleaf, which will be reflected in its new logo. The redevelopment will focus on mixed-use commerce, green spaces, and lighting to ensure safety and create a welcoming atmosphere. “I want to change the whole theme of the mall. I want to have trees, green space, make it nice, have a lot of lighting and make it feel safe.” Contrary to negative perceptions, Jacoby says, “Statistically, there's no crime at the mall. There's more crime in other places. The mall's been dead for so long, there's nothing to steal.” Jacoby's vision includes a grocery store, children's entertainment options, and a health club and spa in the former Planet Fitness space in partnership with his sister, Rachel McCorvey of BeLuxxe Health and Wellness Center. “Our whole motto is to add ten years to your life.” The facility will feature a nutritionist, weight management services, Botox, IV drips, sauna, hot tub, salt room, cold plunge, a health bar, and two indoor pickleball courts. Pilates and boxing fitness will also be offered, bringing Red's Health Club-like amenities to North Lafayette on a smaller, community-focused scale. Jacoby emphasized his commitment to supporting current tenants, saying, “They've been a blessing… I came to introduce myself to ...
“It behooves us as Christians to think theologically and ethically about what it means to live as humans in the age of AI and about the potential opportunities and challenges that may arise from its widespread adoption, both in the short-term and long-term future,” writes Todd Korpi. “Contrary to popular belief, technology is not acultural, neutral in its orientation, or immune from pitfalls that can harm vulnerable populations. We therefore must think ethically about technology from a Christian perspective.” In this episode of the Influence Podcast, I talk to Korpi about how to think Christianly about AI. I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. Todd Korpi is missiologist at OneHope, dean of digital ministry programs at Ascent College, assistant professor of Christian leadership Fuller Theological Seminary, and director of Digital Ministry Consortia at the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center. He is author of AI Goes to Church, published by InterVarsity Press. ————— This episode of the Influence podcast is brought to you by My Healthy Church, distributors of the Ignite Parenting Conversation Cards. Strengthen your family's relationships with God and each other with these easy-to-use Conversation Cards. Each card is uniquely designed with a question, faith builder statement, and a Bible verse to spark meaningful conversations that cultivate an open and nurturing environment in your home. For more information about the Ignite Parenting Conversation Cards visit MyHealthyChurch.com.
Dreaming of sharing your expertise beyond one-on-one client work? Creating continuing education courses could be your next revenue stream—and it's far simpler than you might think.Dr. Kate Walker demystifies the process of becoming a CE provider in this practical coaching session. Contrary to popular belief, Texas practitioners don't need special approval or certification to offer continuing education. "If you want to be a CE provider, good news is you already are," Dr. Walker explains, clearing away common misconceptions about regulatory requirements.The session walks through a three-part framework for successful CE creation: presenting your content effectively, hosting it accessibly, and selling it profitably. From recording live presentations to setting up automated certificate delivery, Dr. Walker breaks down the technical elements that often intimidate would-be providers.Technology recommendations include Zoom for live presentation, YouTube for hosting, and Podia as an all-in-one platform for selling courses and delivering certificates. "At the end of the day, you have to have a way to automatically provide the certificate," she emphasizes, highlighting how manual distribution quickly becomes unmanageable as you scale.Marketing guidance focuses on finding viable niches through preliminary research. "If you're wanting to do a CE on backyard gardening for counselors, Google it," she advises. "You've either found a niche that's going to make you a million dollars, or you've found a niche that nobody wants."For Step It Up members, this preview sets the stage for a comprehensive summer training that will include screen sharing tutorials and step-by-step technical guidance. Additional resources will include specialized training on NBCC certification for those seeking national recognition of their CE offerings.Ready to transform your knowledge into professional development opportunities that other practitioners need—and will pay for? This session provides the roadmap to get started.Get your step by step guide to private practice. Because you are too important to lose to not knowing the rules, going broke, burning out, and giving up. #counselorsdontquit.
Questions about whether it's problematic for a DJ on a secular radio station to play songs with lyrics that are contrary to his Christian values, and what approach a musician should take toward royalties he's still receiving from music that had less-than-Christian lyrics. As a DJ on a secular radio station that plays music from the '60s through the '90s, is it problematic for me to play music with lyrics that are contrary to my Christian values? What approach should I take toward the monetary royalties I still collect from music that had less-than-Christian imagery and lyrics?
In this episode we answer emails from Ron, Michael, Jaime and Clare. We discuss all the generosity bestowed on us and our charity, including the McKenna Man portfolio, a listener's personal portfolio and two-year experience, portfolio longevity issues and common myths thereabout, tax considerations and how to really enjoy retirement after accumulation.Links:Father McKenna Center Donation Page: Donate - Father McKenna CenterMichael's Portfolio (unlevered) vs. a 70/30 since 2022: testfol.io/?s=fW46hjKw65MBreathless AI-Bot Summary:Money can buy you more wealth, but it can't buy you more time. This fundamental truth frames our deep dive into the stories of listeners who've transformed their financial futures through risk parity investing.We begin with Ron's creative McKenna Man Portfolio – a 100% equity allocation that makes quarterly charitable distributions while still growing steadily. Michael shares his journey from traditional investing to a risk parity approach that delivers impressive returns with dramatically lower volatility, proving these principles work in real-world applications.The heart of this episode tackles a question many struggle with: how to plan for extremely long retirement periods of 50+ years. Contrary to popular fear-mongering that suggests dramatically lower withdrawal rates, we explore research showing withdrawal rates tend to flatten over extended timeframes. Variable withdrawal strategies that adjust based on actual spending needs rather than rigid CPI increases can support withdrawal rates only slightly lower than traditional 30-year plans. For those concerned about longevity risk, slight adjustments to equity allocations or implementing rising equity glide paths provide additional security without sacrificing quality of life.Perhaps most powerful is Claire's story of transitioning to a work-optional lifestyle at 56, using risk parity principles to escape a high-pressure career and create space for relationships and experiences. Her wisdom cuts through financial noise with crystal clarity: "Don't worry about running out of money, worry about running out of time."When we reflect on Bronnie Ware's "Five Regrets of the Dying," none involve wishing for more wealth. They center on authentic relationships, self-expression, and allowing more happiness – precisely what proper financial planning should ultimately enable. The purpose isn't maximizing wealth, but confidently answering "how much is enough" so you can stop playing the accumulation game and start truly living.What would your life look like if financial fears no longer dictated your choices? Join our community at riskparityradio.com to continue the conversation.Support the show
Story at-a-glance PPI heartburn drugs have been linked to a 16% higher risk of heart attacks and double the risk of dying from cardiovascular events, even in people with no history of heart disease Contrary to common belief, most reflux is caused by too little stomach acid, not too much, and PPIs worsen this problem by further suppressing acid production Long-term PPI use damages kidneys, weakens bones, impairs nutrient absorption and increases infection risk, as stomach acid is essential for pathogen defense If you're using PPIs, taper off slowly and switch to famotidine (Pepcid), a safer option that not only avoids heart risks but also helps block excess serotonin that disrupts energy and drives inflammation Full recovery of stomach acid production and digestive function after long-term PPI use takes several months up to two years, requiring targeted nutritional support
In this electrifying live episode of History Rage, host Paul Bavill takes the stage at the Chalke History Festival with distinguished medieval historian Michael Livingston. Together, they dive into the myths and realities surrounding the legendary Battle of Agincourt, a pivotal moment in English history that has been steeped in myth and misinterpretation.The Agincourt Myth: Michael passionately debunks the widely held belief that the infamous "V" sign originated from English archers at Agincourt, arguing that this narrative is a modern fabrication with no historical basis. He challenges listeners to reconsider the true nature of the battle and the motivations of those involved.Henry V's Leadership: Discover the truth behind Henry V's intentions before the battle. Contrary to popular belief, he was not seeking a fight but was instead cornered into a confrontation, a fact that reshapes our understanding of his leadership during this critical moment.Battlefield Dynamics: Michael provides an insightful analysis of the battlefield itself, questioning the traditional location of Agincourt and exploring how the terrain and weather conditions significantly impacted the outcome of the battle. He highlights the importance of geography in understanding historical events.Casualty Figures: The discussion delves into the murky waters of casualty figures, revealing how propaganda has skewed our perception of losses on both sides. Michael shares fascinating insights into how names and numbers were recorded, or often not recorded, in the chaotic aftermath of battle.Audience Q&A: The episode also features an engaging Q&A session, where audience members pose thought-provoking questions about archery, Shakespeare's portrayal of history, and the impact of mud on the battlefield, leading to lively discussions and further revelations.Join us for this unforgettable exploration of Agincourt, where history meets myth, and stay tuned for more episodes of History Rage, where we continue to challenge the narratives that shape our understanding of the past.Support History Rage on Patreon for exclusive content and early episode access at www.patreon.com/historyrage. For more historical insights, visit our website www.historyrage.com. If you want to get in touch with History Rage, email us at historyragepod@gmail.com. Follow History Rage on Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoryRageTwitter: https://twitter.com/HistoryRageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyrage Stay Angry, Stay Informed - History Rage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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LAST OF CAESAR'S LINE: 8/8:: Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome by Anthony Everitt (Author), Roddy Ashworth (Author) https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/sunspot-update-after-going-through-the-roof-last-month-sunspots-drop-into-the-attic-this-month/ There are many infamous stories about the Roman emperor Nero: He set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. Cruel, vain, and incompetent, he then cleared the charred ruins and built a vast palace. He committed incest with his mother, who had schemed and killed to place him on the throne, and later murdered her. Nero has long been the very image of a bad ruler, a legacy left behind by the historians of his day, who despised him. But there is a mystery. For a long time after his death, anonymous hands laid flowers on his grave. The monster was loved. In this nuanced biography, Anthony Everitt, the celebrated biographer of classical Greece and Rome, and investigative journalist Roddy Ashworth reveal the contradictions inherent in Nero and offer a reappraisal of his life. Contrary to popular memory, the empire was well managed during his reign. He presided over diplomatic triumphs and Rome's epic conquest of Britain and British queen Boudica's doomed revolt against Nero's legions. He was also a champion of arts and culture who loved music, and he won the loyalty of the lower classes with fantastic spectacles. He did not set fire to Rome.
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1. In his sermon, Tim noted humanity's assigned roles in creation: to till, keep, nurture, and conserve…to be the keepers of everything that is. (Hebrew: abad and shamar). Contrary to the message that sometimes dominates Christian narratives, our job, Tim said, isn't to be perfect; it's to be faithful. When we're talking about “everything that is,” that obviously encompasses a lot of areas and things. As a group, brainstorm a quick list of some of the different elements of creation so you can have some specifics as you continue discussing. In light of the different items you listed, discuss what it means to till, keep, nurture, and conserve in those areas. What does it look like to be a faithful keeper in some of the different areas and contexts you listed? What are some of the barriers and areas of resistance you might encounter trying to do the work of faithful of keeping in some of these areas? What are some of the ways you respond to these barriers and resistances to your faithful intentions? 2. Tim pointed out that neither Cain nor the reader is given a reason for the rejection of Cain's offering. God's response seems arbitrary and unfair - just like so many of life's experiences and realities. When we feel alienated and not enough, and when we have no explanation for our unfair situations, we find ourselves at a crossroads similar to the one Cain encounters. One response Tim articulated is to turn to stories we tell ourselves in an effort to make sense of why we feel like we're missing out, alienated, and not enough. In these stories (or fantasies, in philosophical terms), we blame others for our circumstances in order to make sense of why. Who are some of your go-to people to blame when crafting your own fantasy stories? What themes tend to arise in your stories? How does it feel to consider themes and recurring people in your own fantasy stories? 3. Rather than blaming and stories, Tim taught that the ache we all feel is meant to turn us toward one another. What's more is that we are, in ironic contrast to Cain's snide response to God, meant to be each other's keepers. Embracing St. Thomas Aquinas' language, Tim said that, “humanity is placed in creation, at least in part, to embody grace within nature.” Think back to the themes and recurring figures in your own blaming fantasies and stories. What would it look like to embody grace in those relationships and paradigms instead?What would it mean to fully embrace the idea of being the “keeper” of one or some of the people your stories tend to blame in life's painful places? How do you feel about this idea?Consider some of your own specific unfair challenges and circumstances. In what ways do you allow those things to turn you toward others? In which ways might you do so?What surfaces for you as you contemplate turning toward others and embodying grace, rather than leaning into blaming stories and fantasy? What about this approach feels appealing? What feels unappealing?
A Sermon for the Third Sunday after Trinity St. Luke 15:1-10 by William Klock In today's Gospel St. Luke tells us that: All the tax collectors and sinners were drawing new to listen to Jesus. You would think faithful Israelites would be happy about that. After all, Jesus was calling them to repentance. The Pharisees had been doing that for generations and without much success. But when Jesus did it, crowds of sinners gathered to hear what he had to say. But, says Luke, instead of rejoicing: The Pharisees and the scribes [they were the legal experts] were grumbling. “This fellow welcomes sinners!” they said. “He even eats with them!” And we can gather that they didn't just grumble this to themselves. They grumbled it out loud to Jesus and So—this is Luke 15, in verse 3—and So Jesus told them this parable: “Who amongst you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the countryside and go off looking for the lost one until you found it? And when you found it, you'd carry it back home on your shoulders, rejoicing. And you'd call your friends and neighbours in. “Come and rejoice with me,” you'd say to them, “because I've found my lost sheep!” Jesus smiled at the Pharisees like he was the one who had found his lost sheep and was inviting them to a party to celebrate. But they just scowled at him all the more. But why? This is what they longed for. There's a saying of the rabbis that came later, but it still speaks accurately of the Pharisees who were their predecessors. They said that if everyone in Israel obeyed the law, even if only for a single day, the Lord would return to them. So why were they so angry when Jesus was moving sinners to repentance? Well, a bit about the Pharisees. They were a group or a party—if we were talking about Christians, you could almost-but-not-quite think of them as a “denomination”. Like nearly everyone in Israel, they knew the Lord's promises that one day he would return to his people and set this broken world to rights. They longed for that day. They knew that the Lord had left the temple and allowed it and Jerusalem and Judea to be destroyed by the Babylonians and for the people to be carried away to Babylon in exile as punishment for being unfaithful. They hadn't obeyed his law, but worse, they had bowed to foreign kings and worshipped other gods. And even though the people had returned to Judea and they'd rebuilt the temple, the Lord's presence had never returned and the land was still ruled by foreign pagan kings. And that meant that the exile had never really ended. Israel was still being punished for her unfaithfulness. And so the main business of the Pharisees was calling the people of Israel to be faithful to God's law. They urged the people to be holy. And if everyone would do that, maybe their long exile would finally end and the Lord would return. And right at the centre of everything the Pharisees did was the temple. The temple was the one place—or at least it was before the exile—it was the one place where heaven and earth and where God and human beings met. It was a bubble of hope in a dark world. It was what creation is supposed to be. Heaven and earth, God and man had been separated by sin, but in the temple God had created a place where everything was as it should be—or at least a taste of it—until Israel's unfaithfulness and idolatry messed that up just as Adam and Eve had messed up Eden. So the Pharisees resolved to live their lives as if they were perpetually in the temple. They weren't priests, but they lived like priests anyway. All the time. And they urged everyone else to live this way too. And that made them popular with some people, while other people resented them. The problem with the Pharisees' way of life was that only rich people could afford to live that way. Because it wasn't just that they avoided sin—God called everyone in Israel to do that—but they also did their best to stay ritually, ceremonially pure at all times—like the priests in the temple. They were ready for the Lord's presence to return at any moment and they'd be prepared to be in it. The problem was that normal people were ritually impure a lot of the time. It wasn't a sin thing. You only had to be ritually pure when it came time to go to the temple or eat the Passover, the rest of the time it didn't much matter. Women became impure when they menstruated. Farmers became impure birthing livestock or dealing with dead animals. If a family member died and you had to touch the body, you were then ritually impure. For some people impurity was an almost daily thing. Again, nothing to do with sin. It was about what the Lord required of his people before entering his presence in the temple. But what it meant was that regular people could never meet the demands of the Pharisees. So the Pharisees were well-meaning. They understood God's grace. Contrary to popular opinion, they weren't trying to earn their way into God's favour. But there's something that seems to happen whenever people start looking for ways to be holy above and beyond the ordinary or when we start making rules for ourselves that God didn't give us in the first place. It happened with monastics in the Middle Ages, when celibacy became a sign of holiness and ordinary Christian—who were faithfully fruitful and multiplying as God commanded in the beginning—were made to feel unholy and second-class. It happened with the Methodist Holiness Movement in the Seventeenth Century, with what started out as Wesley's desire to simply see Christians being more faithfully holy turning into a movement where Christian brothers and sisters were frowned on for putting sugar in their tea rather than drinking it black and giving the money to the poor. It eventually led to people thinking that the gift of God's Spirit was a separate event in the life of the Christian that you had to earn by reaching a certain level of holiness—turning the Christian life completely upside-down. So wanting to be more holy is a good thing, but certain ways of doing it seem to have a powerful tendency to make us self-righteous. Even when we know that being God's people is all about grace, we can still act very self-righteously. It happened to the Pharisees and it can happen to us. And so they rightly saw that the world is not what it should be. It's full of sin and pain and tears and that's all because of unholiness and sin. They knew that only God can ultimately set it to rights, but they also knew that God's people—whether Israel in the Old Testament or the Church in the New—we're called to live God's law—the torah in the Old Testament and the law of the Spirit in the New—we're called to live God's law and through that to became bubbles of God's new creation, his future world set to rights, we're called to be bubbles of that here in the present. But some people out there are obstinate in their sin. Some people are really awful sinners and we can literally watch as they make a mess of the world around them. They do things that drag others into sin. For the Pharisees that was the tax collectors, who collaborated with the Romans and who stole from their own people. It was prostitutes, who not only sinned themselves, but who enticed others into sin. Pharisees could see the fallout as men destroyed their lives and families because of prostitution. These things were grievously wrong and sinful. They were choices people made and they were conscious rejections of God's covenant. They weren't just people who stumbled into sin; they were traitors to the covenant people, choosing sin and making the world worse. And so the Pharisees—and I'm sure even ordinary people in Israel—they longed for the Lord to deal with these sinners. And that's good. And I expect they prayed: Lord, bring Matthew the tax collector, bring Mary the prostitute, to repentance—or smite them. Either way, put an end to the sin. And, again, that's what God does with sinners. They were right to pray that way. But, again, something happens when we start making rules for ourselves that mark us out as especially holy. First, we forget that even if our sins aren't as heinous, none of us is ever perfect or sinless. We all contribute in some way to the mess this world is in and the pain and the tears of the people around us. But, maybe worse, we can start to resent when those really bad sinners don't get their just comeuppance. Self-righteousness creeps in and grace and mercy get pushed out even though we know better, and we start longing to see God's judgement fall on sinners and we become resentful when they do repent—like the men in another of Jesus' parables who were angry when they, who had worked through the heat of the day, received the same wage as the men who had only worked an hour. The Pharisees expected the Messiah to come in judgement on the unfaithful in Israel, to smite the tax collectors and the prostitutes and all the other sinners, but instead Jesus was eating with them. The Pharisees knew that if Jesus was the Messiah, sharing a meal with him was like a promise of the great banquet that the Lord had promised the prophets, the great banquet that would take place when Israel was restored, when the world was set to rights, and when sinners were wiped from the earth for ever. That banquet was for people like the Pharisees. The tax collectors and sinners were supposed to be outside in the dark, weeping and gnashing their teeth—suffering the Lord's wrath because they'd missed their chance for repentance. Even though they knew that being the people of God was about grace, the Pharisees had managed to become self-righteous. But there was a second thing about the Pharisees. Remember that they were all about the temple. They weren't priests. They couldn't live in and around the temple the way the priests did, so they had their way of bringing the temple to themselves by following the purity codes for the priests in their everyday lives. They wanted to see things on earth as they are in heaven. But as they followed Jesus around and watched him, one thing that we might miss, but that stood out like a sore thumb to them, was that he bypassed the temple. According to the law, for a sinner to be right again with the Lord, he had to repent of his sins, he had to make restitution for his sins, and he had to offer a sacrifice at the temple. But time after time, they watched as Jesus simply forgave sinners and sent them on their way. Repeatedly, Jesus bypassed the temple, the priests, and the sacrificial system altogether. That absolutely infuriated the Pharisees. The Messiah—so they thought—should have been reinforcing the importance of the temple, but instead Jesus was bypassing it. In fact, when he did go to the temple, he upset everything and brought the sacrifices to a halt while people ran around to collect all the animals he'd scattered. And then he was announcing that he would destroy and rebuild it in three days. This, I think more than anything else, made the Pharisees angry. In Jesus, the God of Israel was doing something new. In Jesus, the God of Israel had begun the process of uniting earth and heaven, when he took on human flesh. In Jesus, the God of Israel had begun the work of creating a new people for himself, a people who instead of having a temple, would themselves be the temple as he poured his own Spirit into them. That's why Jesus was bypassing the temple and offering people forgiveness apart from the priests and sacrificial system. This is why Jesus was announcing and acting out prophecies of the temple's destruction. But the Pharisees just couldn't let go of the temple. They couldn't accept that in Jesus, the Lord was creating a new one. If the tax collectors and sinners had first gone to the temple to offer sacrifices for their sins and then been welcomed by Jesus, the Pharisees would have rejoiced. But for Jesus to forgive them and then celebrate with them without the temple in between. Well, that was blasphemy. That's why they grumbled. And so Jesus told them the simply story of the man who lost a sheep. Some of them owned sheep. They paid shepherds to look after them, but they knew the value of a sheep. If you and I who have never shepherded sheep a day in our lives can identify with the joyful shepherd who celebrated finding his sheep, so could the Pharisees. “Which one of you wouldn't rejoice in that situation,” Jesus asks them. He knew the answer and so did they. But just to drive his point home, Jesus tells a second story in verse 8. We go from one of ninety-nine being lost to now one of ten. There's a third parable about the prodigal son. It follows, but isn't part of today's Gospel, but in that story Jesus goes from one of ten to one of two). But Jesus said to them: Or a woman having ten drachmas [those were little silver coins] loses one of them. Will she not light a lamp and sweep the house, and hunt carefully until she finds it! And when she finds it she'll call her friends and neighbours in. “Come!” she'll say. “Celebrate with me because I've found my lost coin!” I get this one. A while ago the freehub on my road bike seized up. The freehub is the thing in the back that lets the wheel spin when you're not pedalling and then engages when you do pedal. It's full of tiny ball bearings—lots of ball bearings. I took it apart to clean out all the grit that had got into it and when I went to put it back together I was missing three of those tiny ball bearings. I turned on all the lights in the garage and hunted. Eventually I swept the whole floor and then went through the dustpan with a magnet. And I found one and I rejoiced and I found a second and I rejoiced. And I really, really would have rejoiced if I'd found that third one, but I didn't. I still haven't. And I had to buy a new freehub. So I get the story. You get the story. The Pharisees would have got it too. So we've gone from a shepherd well enough off to have a hundred sheep to a woman with only ten drachmas. They were probably her bridal headdress, but that there were only ten coins says that she was poor. Headdresses with hundreds of coins were common. We can imagine this elderly widow taking out her precious bridal headdress and putting it on to remember that day so long ago. And when she goes to put it away she notices one of the ten coins is missing. She doesn't see it anywhere and panics. The sort of house a woman like that lived in was small and dark—hard to see anything small—so she sweeps the whole house. And finally she finds it and she's so excited she runs to tell her friends so that they can share her joy. And, again, there's that question. “If this happened to you, wouldn't you rejoice?” Of course they would. Two-thousand years distant we understand the stories, we sympathise with the shepherd and with the woman. I bet that everyone who reads these stories immediately thinks of some time when something like this happened to them and the Pharisees were no different. Jesus really drives the point home: If we can rejoice over a lost sheep or a lost coin that we've found, how much more ought we to rejoice over a lost sinner who repents. Jesus strikes at their self-righteousness and lack of mercy. God had once rescued them when they were lost in Egypt and slaves to Pharaoh. He'd delivered Israel and claimed them as his own. He even named Israel his son. He naturally grieves over those who reject his gracious covenant and he just as naturally rejoices when they receive his grace and return. I fully expect the Pharisees understood this was what Jesus was getting at, but just to make sure he says it out loud at the end of each story: “Let me tell you: that's how glad they will be in heaven over one sinner who repents—more than over ninety-nine righteous people who don't need repentance…[and]…that's how glad God's angels feel when a single sinner repents.” You see, their idea of “on earth as in heaven” had gradually come to mean condemning sinners and consigning them to God's judgement. But Jesus is saying, if you want to see what's going on in heaven stop looking to the temple. That worked in the past, but in me God is doing something new. Again, this is part of the reason why Jesus was forgiving sins and declaring people clean. He was acting out and showing people how he is the new temple. In him heaven and earth have come together. In Jesus we have the firstfruits and a foretaste of God's redemption and his new creation. So in these parables Jesus is telling the Pharisees, if you want to manifest on earth what is happening in heaven, look at what I am doing, not at the old temple. And in Jesus and in his banquets with tax collectors and sinners we see that God truly loves sinners and that he's sent Jesus not to condemn us in our sin, but to rescue us and to lead us back to him in repentance and faith. We're reminded here of Jesus' words in John 3:16-17: “This is how much God loved the world: enough to give his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him should not be lost, but should share in the life of God's new age. After all, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world could be saved by him.” The restoration of sinners was so important to God, that he was doing something dramatically new—and instead of rejoicing over what Jesus was doing, the Pharisees were rejecting him. The Pharisees were partly right. They were right to look forward to a day of coming judgement when God's Son would come to condemn sinners and to vindicate the righteous. What they got wrong was that it never occurred to them that God would send his Son, not just at the end of history, but would first send him into the middle of history, to call sinners to repentance and to offer himself as a sacrifice for their sins. To step into the middle of history to set a group of people to rights so that they would be his means of proclaiming his kingdom and his gracious forgiveness of sins—his gospel—to the world, so that when he does return at the end of history we won't be condemned. In this we see the love of God. He didn't cast humanity from his presence with a “Good riddance!” That's what the Pharisees would have done. Instead, when we sundered heaven and earth, God graciously set in motion a plan to bring us back together. Brothers and Sisters, Jesus has sought us out in our lostness, he's forgiven us, and now invites us to his Table. He's given himself as a sacrifice for our sins and this morning he invites us to his heavenly banquet. But how do we come? Again, this is the meal Jesus gave us to make sense of the cross. He is the Passover lamb sacrificed for our sins. By his death he frees us from our bondage to sin and death and leads us into new life and new creation. In Jesus we see grace. We don't deserve any of this. We're the rebels; we're the sinners; we're the God-haters. One day he will wipe such people from creation so that it can be finally, once and for all set to rights. We deserve nothing but death, but in his grace Jesus offers us forgiveness and restoration and life. And when we take hold of his grace in faith he tells us that the whole heavenly court rejoices. What was lost has been found. What ran away has been restored. Someone who had been an enemy of God, is now a friend—even a son or a daughter. But we're always at risk of forgetting that we come to the banquet only by grace. It's interesting that in the gnostic pseudo-gospel of Thomas, the parable was changed. In that telling of the story, the shepherd explains to the lost sheep that he sought it out because he loved it and he valued it more than the others.[1] We're prone to twisting the story the same way in our own minds—thinking that we've been invited here to the Table because we deserved to be here. But that's not the story Jesus tells. The one sheep that was lost was no more valuable than the other ninety-nine. The one coin lost was no different than all the others. In fact, in the parable of the Prodigal Son, which follows them, the son who was lost was a disgrace to his father and many people justly wonder why his father didn't simply disown him. The only difference between the one and the ninety-nine and the one and the ten is that the one was lost. Brothers and sisters, we are not here because we've earned God's love. We're here by his grace. We are here because he rejoices in redeeming sinners. We're here because it pleases him to forgive his enemies and restore them to his fellowship. In this we see his glory. Jesus upset the Pharisees because he made manifest on earth the reality of heaven that they had forgotten. He revealed that the Lord is a God who loves his enemies and desires to save them. We pray the words from Jesus' prayer: “on earth as in heaven”. But do we live out the reality of heaven in our lives by reaching out to sinners with the love and grace and joy of heaven? It's easy to fall into self-righteousness and it's easy to live with an attitude of condemnation. Brothers and Sisters, remember this morning that we come to the Lord's Table because of his love and grace. We come as sinners forgiven. When you go, don't leave all of this at the door of the church, but take it with you so that you can encounter the world with grace and with the same love that God has shown you in Jesus. Let us pray: Loving and gracious Father, help us to grasp your deep, deep love for sinners and the profound graciousness of grace. Remind us of the joy in your courts over sinners who were lost and now found. And, Father, help us to love our fellow sinners as you have loved us and show us ways in which we can make the reality of heaven known here on earth. We ask this through Jesus the Messiah our Lord. Amen. [1] Gospel of Thomas 107.
Send us a textWhat truly separates average technicians from those consistently bringing in $20,000 days? Contrary to what many believe, it's not experience or technical knowledge—it's masterful communication.The psychology of technical sales hinges on three critical components. Body language accounts for a staggering 55% of your impact, creating immediate impressions within seven seconds of meeting a customer. Your posture, facial expressions, and positioning silently broadcast your confidence and trustworthiness before you speak a single word. Even subtle microexpressions—fleeting facial movements that happen unconsciously—can make or break customer trust.Next comes mirroring at 37%, a psychological technique that builds rapid connection without manipulation. By subtly matching a customer's speaking pace, tone, or repeating their key phrases ("I'm just trying to figure this all out" → "trying to figure this all out"), you create neural resonance that deepens trust. This tactical approach transforms skeptical homeowners into collaborative partners.The final 7% comes down to precise word choice. Weak language patterns ("I think," "hopefully," "this might work") subtly undermine authority, while confident phrasing ("what I recommend is," "this is the best long-term solution") establishes expertise. The "feel, felt, found" framework effectively addresses concerns without creating pressure.When these three elements work together—proper body language during entry, mirroring during problem assessment, and powerful language during solution presentation—service calls transform from confrontational to collaborative. The result isn't just higher close rates and revenue; it's better workdays for everyone involved.Ready to elevate your communication skills? Choose one area to focus on for your next five service calls. Track the changes in customer response and watch your results transform. Share your success stories with colleagues and help elevate our entire industry—because in technical service, how you communicate matters more than the wrench in your hand. Support the show https://www.audible.com/pd/9-Simple-Steps-to-Sell-More-ht-Audiobook/B0D4SJYD4Q?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=library_overflowhttps://www.amazon.com/Simple-Steps-Sell-More-Stereotypes-ebook/dp/B0BRNSFYG6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OSB7HX6FQMHS&keywords=corey+berrier&qid=1674232549&sprefix=%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreysalescoach/
Episode 62: In this episode, Timalyn explains why the IRS selects certain taxpayers for audits and reassures listeners that being chosen does not automatically mean anything is wrong. Following up on last week's episode, What Is an IRS Audit?, Timalyn continues her audit series by breaking down how audit selections are made and why it is important not to panic if you receive an IRS notice. Contrary to common fears, receiving an audit notice does not mean jail time or that you did something wrong. Many audits are selected at random or flagged through a computer system that looks for unusual patterns or differences compared to similar tax returns. The IRS also uses related examinations, which means if your return is connected to someone else who is being audited, such as a business partner or investor, your return may also be reviewed. Timalyn explains that: Your tax return may be selected because it differs from statistical norms within your industry. Amended returns do go through a screening process, but do not always lead to an audit. IRS audit notices are always initiated by mail and never by phone. Scammers often use phone calls to impersonate the IRS and gather personal information. If you'd like more information on amended tax returns, you can check out episode 40: What is an Amended Tax Return? Timalyn also has a video on her YouTube channel that will walk you through How to fill out a 1040-X Amended Tax Return. Timalyn shares real-life examples to help you understand why the IRS may request certain documents and emphasizes the importance of submitting exactly what is requested. Submitting more than what is asked for could lead to unnecessary scrutiny. In this episode, you will also learn: How to respond when you receive a request for documentation What kind of records should you keep and for how long Why receipts should be clear and specific when used to support deductions The value of working with a skilled bookkeeper and having accurate financial records Timalyn closes with an important reminder. As a taxpayer, you have rights. That includes the right to professional and respectful treatment from the IRS, the right to understand what the IRS is requesting and why, and the right to be represented during the audit process. If you are feeling overwhelmed, you do not have to face the IRS alone. An Enrolled Agent, CPA, or tax attorney can represent you and help make sure your audit is handled properly and professionally. Need Tax Help Now? If you are currently facing an audit or have received a notice, schedule a consultation with Timalyn through her website
William J. Federer is a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc. He's the speaker on "The American Minute" daily broadcast. He has authored numerous books including, America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, Who is the King in America?, Socialism: The Real History From Plato to the Present - How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control and the newly released, Silence Equals Consent: The Sin of Omission. On July 4th, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence. At that time, those living in the colonies were outraged concerning the control that England held over them. The Declaration carefully laid out their grievances and reasons for seeking to break away from Great Britain. There were 56 signers of the Declaration, all of whom pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor. In other words, they had much to lose if the war was lost and many did suffer hardship because of their resolve. Contrary to what some skeptics may try to allege, at its birth, America revered God so allegiance to Him was naturally assumed. With all of the blessings we have, it should shame us that we have drifted so far off course. Therefore it's critical that we remember Psalm 33:12: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom He hath chosen for his own inheritance." Don't miss this edition of Crosstalk that looks back at the forming of this powerful document. The discussion begins with what led up to the Revolutionary War and the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord in 1775, the specific grievances against Great Britain and more!
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William J. Federer is a nationally known speaker, historian, author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc. He's the speaker on "The American Minute" daily broadcast. He has authored numerous books including, America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, Who is the King in America?, Socialism: The Real History From Plato to the Present - How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control and the newly released, Silence Equals Consent: The Sin of Omission. On July 4th, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence. At that time, those living in the colonies were outraged concerning the control that England held over them. The Declaration carefully laid out their grievances and reasons for seeking to break away from Great Britain. There were 56 signers of the Declaration, all of whom pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor. In other words, they had much to lose if the war was lost and many did suffer hardship because of their resolve. Contrary to what some skeptics may try to allege, at its birth, America revered God so allegiance to Him was naturally assumed. With all of the blessings we have, it should shame us that we have drifted so far off course. Therefore it's critical that we remember Psalm 33:12: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom He hath chosen for his own inheritance." Don't miss this edition of Crosstalk that looks back at the forming of this powerful document. The discussion begins with what led up to the Revolutionary War and the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord in 1775, the specific grievances against Great Britain and more!
In this eye-opening episode of the eCommerce Podcast, host Matt Edmundson chats with Luke Yarnton from The Rave about what might be the "most ridiculous idea" currently trending in influencer marketing: AI-generated influencers. This thought-provoking conversation explores why authentic human connections trump artificial endorsements and reveals how brands can build powerful ambassador armies from their existing customer base.Contrary to popular approaches focusing on mega-influencers, Luke shares data-backed insights on why nano and micro-influencers consistently outperform their larger counterparts. The discussion offers practical strategies for creating authentic engagement with influencers who genuinely love your products, rather than pursuing expensive partnerships that yield diminishing returns.Perhaps most valuable is the revelation about incentive psychology - with Luke sharing a surprising insight about what motivates customers to create content that could transform your approach to building brand advocates.Key Takeaway: The Psychology of IncentivesLuke shares a game-changing insight about incentivising customers to create content: offering a partial refund on a recent purchase dramatically outperforms direct cash incentives of the same value. For example, offering a 20% refund on a recent purchase generates significantly more content than offering a flat $20 payment. This simple shift in framing transforms how customers perceive the request and could revolutionise your approach to generating authentic user content.I wonder if this taps into the psychology of getting something back rather than earning something new? Does it feel less transactional and more like a reward for being a loyal customer?Discover more strategies for authentic influencer marketing on our website.ResourcesGuest & CompanyLuke's email - luke@therave.coThe Rave - https://therave.co/homeeCommerce Podcast EcosystemeCommerce Cohort signup (free monthly calls for eCommerce entrepreneurs) - https://www.ecommerce-podcast.com/cohortMatt's LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattedmundson/The eCommerce Podcast Newsletter for show notes and extra insights - https://www.ecommerce-podcast.com/subscribe
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Contrary to popular myth, every Republican president since and including Herbert Hoover has increased the federal government's size, scope, or power. Over the last one hundred years, of the five presidents who presided over the largest domestic spending increases, four were Republicans.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-daily/republicans-and-big-government
Contrary to popular myth, every Republican president since and including Herbert Hoover has increased the federal government's size, scope, or power. Over the last one hundred years, of the five presidents who presided over the largest domestic spending increases, four were Republicans.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-daily/republicans-and-big-government
Ready to heal and trust again? Book your call: https://cal.com/jordan-apodaca/infidelity-recovery-free-strategy-call In this episode, we explore the signs that indicate a relationship might not survive. Contrary to popular belief, it's not about losing sexual desire, growing apart, or frequent fighting. The primary factor is contempt. We delve into the research findings, explaining how contempt manifests through mockery, sarcasm, and condescension, and how it erodes the foundation of a relationship. The video also discusses the roots of contempt, often stemming from past unhealed wounds, and offers actionable steps to overcome it and cultivate appreciation, respect, and genuine love in relationships. 00:00 Introduction: Signs of a Failing Relationship 00:11 The Role of Contempt 01:14 Manifestations of Contempt 02:39 Origins of Contempt 03:55 Unrealistic Expectations 04:42 Steps to Overcome Contempt 06:01 Conclusion: Predicting Relationship Success Free course, The Infidelity Recovery First Aid Kit: https://jordanapodaca.gumroad.com/l/infidelity-recovery-first-aid-kit Success Stories and More Resources: https://jordanapodaca.com/ If you're struggling with the pain of infidelity, you don't have to go through this alone. I help people heal from betrayal and open their hearts to love again in as little as one session—even if you think you'll never trust again. Book your call today and discover how you can: - Break free from intrusive thoughts - Stop feeling worthless - Learn to trust again - Build stronger relationships than ever before Don't waste months or years trying to heal on your own. Take the first step toward transformation now: https://cal.com/jordan-apodaca/infidelity-recovery-free-strategy-call --------------------------------------------------------------------- • Educational Purpose Only: Our courses and services are for educational purposes only and are not certification programs or recognized by any professional boards. • Not Medical/Therapeutic: Hypnosis and coaching services are not substitutes for professional therapy or medical treatment. If under care of a mental health professional, inform them before participating. • No Guarantees: We make no guarantees regarding results, outcomes, or income potential from our programs. • Your Responsibility: You are solely responsible for your implementation of techniques learned, compliance with applicable laws, and any results with clients. • No Refunds: We do not offer refunds except as required by law. • Lifetime Access: Includes all future updates to the program for as long as it exists. • Intellectual Property: All materials are property of JJA Consulting LLC and may not be shared or distributed. • Code of Conduct: We reserve the right to remove disruptive participants without refund. By purchasing our products or services, you agree to these full terms: https://jjaconsultingllcterms.carrd.co/ JJA Consulting LLC | info@jordanapodaca.com Subscribe to The Infidelity Recovery Podcast on Soundwise
Do any of us really care about truth when it comes to politics? Should we? In a world of big lies, denialism, and conspiracy theories, democracies are experiencing two interlocked crises: a loss of confidence in democracy itself and the growing sense among many that politics is only about power—not truth. In his new book, Michael Patrick Lynch argues that truth not only can—but must—matter in politics. He shows why truth is an essential democratic value—a value we need to sustain our democratic way of life—and how it can be strengthened. Despite evidence that people are rarely motivated by truth when it comes to politics, Lynch argues that this isn't inevitable. Contrary to the belief of many, political beliefs can be true or false. But if democracy is to continue to be a space of reason and not just an arena of power, we must build a better infrastructure of knowledge, including stronger schools and media, and renew our commitment to science and history. Michael Patrick Lynch is Provost Professor of the Humanities and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut. Lynch is the author or editor of ten books, including Know-it-All Society, The Internet of Us, Truth as One and Many, and the New York TimesSunday Book Review Editor's pick, True to Life. He has spoken at TED and SXSW. In 2019 he was awarded The George Orwell Award, which recognizes writers who have made outstanding contributions to the critical analysis of public discourse. His new book is On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It.
Understanding the Dynamics of Raising Boys In the realm of parenting, the relationship between a mother and her son is both unique and crucial. As children transition from adolescence into adulthood, fostering a healthy mother-son relationship can be pivotal in shaping well-rounded, compassionate, and confident young men. The journey of parenting boys is filled with distinct challenges and joys. Raising sons is not just about addressing their basic needs but also about understanding their intrinsic masculine traits. It's crucial for mothers to be consciously involved in their sons' emotional and social development, which can directly influence how boys perceive their role within the family and society. The Critical Role of Mothers in Building Relationships A striking point raised is the profound impact a mother's relationship can have on her son's development. Contrary to some societal narratives, celebrating masculine traits doesn't have to come at the expense of femininity. Instead, nurturing these traits while fostering empathy and kindness is key. Key Strategy: Open Communication One of the simplest yet most transformative strategies for fostering a healthy mother-son relationship is through open communication. Asking your son questions like, "How do you know I love you?" can open the door to better understanding and communication. This simple question encourages sons to express what actions or words make them feel loved and supported—information that is invaluable for any parent striving to connect more deeply with their child. Addressing Societal Messages About Masculinity It's no secret that boys today face a barrage of mixed messages about masculinity. Many boys are led to believe that their natural inclinations to protect and provide are undesirable or even toxic. However, it's essential to help them embrace these natural traits while also learning to express emotions in a healthy manner. Read the full show notes and access additional links. Website for Heidi Allsop A free resource for you: If you or your teen is struggling with anxiety, download the free eBook: A Guide for Alleviating Anxiety and Developing Healthy Habits for a Healthy Mind.
Wanna start a side hustle but need an idea? Check out our Side Hustle Ideas Database: https://clickhubspot.com/thds Starbucks is investing more in people. Contrary to the service industry, which is using AI and robotics to speed up order processes, the Seattle-based coffee company is going in the opposite direction. So how exactly is Starbucks investing in its workers? Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehustledaily/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don't forget to hit subscribe or follow us on your favorite podcast player, so you never miss an episode! If you want this news delivered to your inbox, join millions of others and sign up for The Hustle Daily newsletter, here: https://thehustle.co/email/ If you are a fan of the show be sure to leave us a 5-Star Review, and share your favorite episodes with your friends, clients, and colleagues.
In Episode 137, hosts Alyce and Laura take* a bite out of Marchion Ro's neck, then do Marchion impressions. Ultimately, it's all about Marchion, which is exactly how he would want it. Laura is the warden. Laura the Warden. Laur-den.Pause to appreciate the moment where Alyce delivers the smoothest g-d damn segue of all timeCan Soda Stream sponsor us? Someone hook us up with some free gas cylinder refillsHas the movie rating system (G, PG, etc.) gotten soft?How to pronounce Shawn Levy's last name confirmed (maybe)Contrary to all the clickbait-y headlines. Calm your t*ts, Gareth Edwards does not hate Star Wars (via Business Insider)Alyce forgot Skeleton Crew happened lolJohn Watts had a good experience making a Star War and we gotta take that as a win (via Screenrant)The Andor cast doesn't know how to read good…on iPads anyway (via Gizmodo)Imagine trying to explain to someone in another fandom this giant map of the Star Wars universe (via Jason Fry's substack)Collectors and Coke drinkers, your worlds are about to collide! And check out this short film of the Star Wars-Coca Cola collab, it's kinda cute.More High Republic in Recap on Tap! We share a few more spoiler-free thoughts (mostly confusion) on Trials of the Jedi throughout our Recap segment, so beware! Plus, a discussion WITH SPOILERS on the Tempest Breaker audio drama, feat. Sexy Tango Marchion. To avoid Tempest Breaker spoilers, skip around 46:30-1:02:00.The number of degrees of separation between The High Republic and The Gilded Age is basically zero.Tumblr valides Laura's thoughts on Trials of the Jedi. Yes, THAT Tumblr.Yay listener email from our friend Allison! Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comInstagram: @forcetoastpodTwitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!
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Send us a textClick here to register you and your team for NPG Iconic. Click here to schedule free consultation with New Patient Group and/or WrightChat Click here to subscribe to The Brian Wright Show Podcast Click here to subscribe The Brian Wright Show YouTube Station Click here to subscribe to the New Patient Group YouTube Station.What makes a truly exceptional marketing company? Contrary to popular belief, it's not about generating more calls or leads—it's about attracting the right customers for your specific business model.In this eye-opening episode, I challenge the widespread misconception that marketing success is measured by lead volume rather than lead quality. Drawing from my extensive experience working with businesses across multiple industries, I introduce the crucial Best Western/JW Marriott/Ritz-Carlton framework to help you identify your business positioning and align your marketing accordingly.The stark reality is that many businesses waste marketing dollars attracting prospects who will never convert because there's a fundamental mismatch between the marketing and the business model. Whether you're trying to be the premium provider commanding top prices or a volume-based business with competitive rates, your marketing strategy must reflect that positioning to attract customers who already value what you offer.This episode provides actionable insights on how to evaluate marketing companies, what questions to ask during the selection process, and why template-based marketing fails premium businesses. You'll learn why raising prices requires simultaneously increasing perceived value, and how your entire customer journey—from digital presence to physical space to team training—must align with the expectations set by your marketing.For business owners tired of high lead numbers but disappointing conversion rates, this conversation offers a transformational perspective on marketing that focuses on quality over quantity. The right marketing doesn't just fill your pipeline—it fills your pipeline with people ready to say "yes" to what you offer at your desired price point.Ready to transform how you think about marketing for your business? This episode will change your approach forever. Like, subscribe, and share with fellow business owners who need to hear this message!New Patient Group - The Employee & Patient Experience Co.A company designed to help orthodontists, dentists and other types of Doctors create a practice that dominates the new economy. Learn Advanced and Cutting Edge Skill Sets Used by the Finest People Businesses in the World, such as the Ritz Carlton and other famous Companies: - Leadership- Sales Fundamentals- Hospitality- Consumer Psychology- Verbiage- Presentation- Many More Learn How to Apply the Skill Sets Above to each of the following:- Existing Patient Experience- New Patient Experience- New Patient Phone Call- Existing Patient Phone Call- Digital Workflow- Treatment Coordinator Exam- Doctor Exam- Financial Presentation- Pending Treatment FollowUp- Handling and Overcoming Objections - Trust & Communication Transfers - Digital Marketing- Patient Compliance- Clinical Assistant Chair Side Conversations- Clinical Assistant Conversation with Parents - Remote Monitoring (If, applicable) - Clear Aligner Starts and Profitability (
As the Founder and Managing Partner of One Wealth Advisors, David Steele sets the strategy, vision, and culture for the firm, leveraging his nearly 30 years in finance and as an entrepreneur. A person of many interests, he manages to balance logic with creativity through his varied unexpected activities. David has worked hard to help build a firm that acts as a fiduciary for our clients, always placing the interests of those we serve above everything else. The firm's north star is helping people lead happier and more peaceful lives. Though his primary role is Managing Partner of One Wealth Advisors, he is also the Founder and a Principal Partner of the Flour + Water Hospitality Group as well as an avid supporter of local arts and cultural organizations. He is on the board of both Playground, a non-profit playwright incubator, and Zero Food Print, an organization that works with restaurants all over the world that are committed to fighting climate change. Constantly on the move, often with his iPhone to his ear, David can be found alternately wandering the streets of New York City or snowboarding the backcountry runs of Lake Tahoe. Contrary to popular belief, he actually does sleep. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Ally and David Steele: Website: onewealth.net *E – explicit language may be used in this podcast.
On Friday's Mark Levin Show, the Second Industrial Revolution unleashed American capitalism's potential, driving unprecedented economic growth and creating a prosperous middle class. Contrary to Marxist critiques, capitalism delivered widespread benefits through innovation, producing abundant food, housing, medical care, and modern conveniences like clean water and automobiles. These advancements raised life expectancy and living standards far beyond historical norms, showcasing capitalism's ability to foster prosperity and self-correction in open societies, unlike Marxist or autocratic systems. This is an answer to NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani who said he doesn't support capitalism. When you understand capitalism it's very easy to defend. Also, there were two big Supreme Court cases today. In a 6-3 Supreme Court decision written by Justice Barrett, the court ruled against universal injunctions, asserting federal courts lack authority to broadly oversee the executive branch. Barrett's opinion emphasizes courts must stay within Congress-granted powers, preventing judicial overreach that could undermine the presidency and constitutional framework. Justice Jackson's dissent is radical. The ruling protects the democratic processes. In addition, there was a 6-3 decision written by Justice Alito, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, who challenged the school board's policy of mandating LGBTQ and related curricula in elementary schools without informing parents or allowing them to opt out. This decision reinforces protections for religious freedom and parental authority. Finally, Gianno Caldwell joins to talk about his new book, The Day My Brother Was Murdered: My Journey Through America's Violent Crime Crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Contrary to the expectation of the Luddites, we have only become wealthier than before and workers today enjoy much higher standards of living than workers in the past.Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/what-modern-luddites-miss-technology-makes-us-wealthier
Contrary to the expectation of the Luddites, we have only become wealthier than before and workers today enjoy much higher standards of living than workers in the past.Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/what-modern-luddites-miss-technology-makes-us-wealthier
The episode where it all began.. not really but for some of you. And if you've only seen clips on instagram you OWE IT TO BOTH OF US to listen to the rant in full. Contrary to my work ethic described here I am working my life away and needed to take one week off from the pod. I'll be back next week with fresh stuff!!Sponsors:Simply Pop: Go to cokeurl.com/simplyPOP to find out where you can try SimplyPopDipsea: get a 30-day free trial PLUS 25% off your annual subscription when you go to DipseaStories.com/GABBYWINDEYArya: Visit arya.fyi and use code GABBYWINDEY for 15% off to get started todayRocketmoney: Go to RocketMoney.com/LONGWINDED todayQuince: Go to Quince.com/gabbywindey for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returnsProduced by Dear Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Your health journey begins in the soil. This fascinating conversation between nutritionist Kara Kroger and Amy Milliron of Fearless Farmers reveals the profound connections between environmental and human health that most of us don't fully understand how to integrate into our shopping and eating habits.Driven by the loss of her father to cancer related to Agent Orange exposure, Kara has dedicated her career to understanding how our environment shapes our wellbeing. She shares the remarkable parallel between soil and gut microbiomes—both functioning as complex digestive systems that either thrive or suffer based on what they are fed. When we nourish the soil properly, it produces nutrient-dense foods that support our gut health. Conversely, when we nourish our gut properly, we experience better digestion, improved immunity, and even a more positive mood.Contrary to popular belief, transforming your gut health doesn't require expensive supplements or complicated regimens. Kara demonstrates how simple interventions like increasing fiber intake from diverse plant sources and staying properly hydrated can create dramatic improvements, sharing a client story where these basic changes resolved 80% of post-cancer digestive issues within just two weeks. She illuminates how phytonutrients from plants support microbial diversity in both soil and gut, creating a continuous cycle of health that extends from the land to our bodies.Most powerfully, this episode offers practical tools that you can implement immediately, while introducing an upcoming three-part webinar series, "Harvesting Health," which will guide participants through creating personalized gut health protocols. Whether you're dealing with chronic health issues, curious about the environmental impact of your food choices, or want to optimize your wellbeing, this episode provides a roadmap for understanding the inextricable link between the health of our planet and the health of our bodies. Register for the webinar series at learnfearlessfarmers.org/course/harvesting-health or join Kara's email list for weekly gut health tips that can transform your relationship with food.Register for Harvesting Health 3-Part Webinar Series.Join Kara's Mailing List for Weekly Gut Health Tidbits.Learn About Kara's Balance Your Gut Personalized Nutrition Coaching Program - Break free from abdominal pain, gas, bloat, altered bowel movements, indigestion, and reflux symptoms - often in 4 months or less with personalized nutrition coaching.Visit the Land Food Life Website.
Join us for a bonus episode this month, as we share Keri and Kelly's appearance on Notes on Resilience, hosted by Manya Chylinski!What if the secret to effective leadership wasn't having all the answers, but rather creating space for genuine human connection? In this enlightening conversation with Keri Ohlrich and Kelly Guenther, co-founders of the Abbracci Group, we explore the transformative power of compassion in the workplace.The dialogue begins with a fundamental truth: people want to feel cared for, regardless of whether they're at home or at work. Despite this simple reality, many managers struggle to show genuine empathy and vulnerability—often because they've been conditioned to maintain professional distance or believe they must always provide immediate solutions to every problem.As Keri points out, it is hard to fully listen as humans, especially in our hyper-connected, distraction-filled world. Yet this skill becomes increasingly crucial in times of uncertainty. Kelly emphasizes that managers needn't have answers to every question; sometimes their most valuable contribution is simply acknowledging, "I don't know what's going on, but as soon as I have information, I'll share it with you."The conversation navigates the delicate balance between compassion and boundaries. Contrary to popular belief, these concepts aren't opposites—in fact, clear expectations and boundaries are themselves compassionate acts. Without them, managers risk becoming ineffective "besties" rather than leaders who can guide their teams through challenges.Perhaps most compelling is the business case for compassion. When employees don't feel cared for, engagement plummets, discretionary effort disappears, and eventually, customer experience suffers. It might not happen right away, Keri warns, but eventually you will lose customers, clients, and revenue.Through personal stories and practical insights, this episode offers a masterclass in human-centered leadership that acknowledges our shared vulnerability while maintaining the structure necessary for organizational success.About Keri and KellyKeri Ohlrich and Kelly Guenther are the founders of Abbracci Group, co-authors of “Whatever the Hell You Want," and hosts of The Breakout podcast. Dr. Keri Ohlrich has over two decades in HR leadership, and embodies a passion for transforming workplaces into thriving ecosystems. Kelly Guenther brings a holistic approach to people and talent, focusing not only on the organization but also on the individuals who create teams.Go to https://betterhelp.com/resilience or click Notes on Resilience during sign up for 10% off your first month of therapy with my sponsor BetterHelp.Take a minute to fill out our listener survey and help us make The Breakout Podcast even better. Your feedback means the world to us!
Contrition is love! To many this will seem to be an absurdity, but when we look not only to the writings of the fathers, but to the life of Christ himself something far more beautiful begins to emerge. Contrition, in order for it to be genuine and not to lead to despair, must be tied to a depth of love that does not allow for any other response from the heart than to weep. One of the perfect examples came tonight through the teaching of Abba Poimen. “On one occasion, as he was returning to Egypt, Abba Poimen saw a woman sitting on a tomb and weeping bitterly. He said to himself: ‘If all of the delights of the world were assembled in front of her, they could not comfort her soul, because she is mourning. So, also, should the monk always have contrition in his soul'”. This woman lost her beloved and no one and no thing in this world could prevent her from mourning his loss. For example, when a couple has been married for many years and, as Christ tells us, the two become one, the loss of this love is like the dying of part of oneself. The depth of the love is mirrored by the intensity of the experience of the loss. Similarly, a soul who not only understands that Christ is her Beloved, but has experienced it in the depths of her heart, and lives it on a daily basis, is going to experience the loss or betrayal of this love as something that pierces the heart. Contrary to public opinion, love is not blind. In fact, just the opposite. Love, the more that the heart has been purified and freed of selfishness and pride, is going to see things with a perfect clarity such that the individual participates in the experience of the Other. The great example of this is Mary, the Mother of our Lord. It is prophesied by Simeon that her child was destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel and that a sort of sorrow would pierce through her heart as well. Mary was not an outside observer but through her humility and love participated radically in the ministry and suffering of her son. The death of the beloved, of Love, could not help but pierce her heart, transfixing it to her son's. Such should be our experience of contrition. The deeper our love for the Lord becomes the more we see of our poverty and of His immeasurable compassion, the more our hearts are pierced with sorrow when we turn away from Him. In this sense, nothing is small or inconsequential. We see how our hearts can betray us and betray Christ. This is part of the reality of allowing ourselves to be drawn into the mystery of the Cross; not only to allow ourselves to be stretched out in love for others, but to experience how our own betrayal and neglect adds to the poverty of a world darkened by sin. Weep we must because love demands it. This we must understand literally as we see Christ himself weep at the tomb of his friend Lazarus and how shaken he is when he sees the multitude that are like sheep without a shepherd, abandoned, wounded and beyond recognition. May God have mercy on us, and may our faith be such that we allow love to pierce our hearts as Christ allowed it to pierce His own. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:13:36 Bob Čihák, AZ: P. 261, # 4 00:29:59 Maureen Cunningham: Page ? 00:34:07 Myles Davidson: Replying to "Page ?" 252 #6 00:36:02 Anthony: In reading Archbishop Raya, The Face of God. He says in Byzantine Rite, forgiveness comes in giving praise to God, in a different way than Sacramental Confession. 00:49:59 Anthony: If it's not tied to faith in God, such superattentiveness will drive you batty trying to sort what thoughts are actually yours, how culpable you are, multiplying thought on thought. Faith has to cut it off and say No more! 00:53:38 Rebecca Thérèse: It seems that the boy chose to be hit with the bowling ball. If you warned him several times, it was selfish of him to obstruct you when it was your turn. He probably never thinks of this event at all. 00:56:09 Kate : Is there a certain fear of contrition in the sense that if we really saw the truth about our sins we wouldn't be able to bear it? 01:00:15 Anthony: St Gregory of Narek, Lamentations, is the best book I've found to balance grief and hope. He's a guide on not being overwhelmed. 01:07:19 Rick Visser: "when he calls upon God with discernment" ?? 01:09:10 Julie: I don't know if this is related, but Fr Sophrony was asked,” give me a word for the salvation of my soul” Without hesitation he replied.” Stand at the brink of the abyss of despair, and when you see that you cannot bear it anymore, draw back a little and have a cup of tea “. 01:13:30 Maureen Cunningham: Is your birthday soon 01:14:02 Nypaver Clan: That IS NOT old!!!! 01:15:04 Bob Čihák, AZ: You'll get used to being "old", I bet. 01:15:26 Maureen Cunningham: Both good 01:15:36 Janine: Thank you Father 01:16:15 Rebecca Thérèse: Thank you☺️
Contrary to Trump's assertion that we need illegal alien farm workers, today I explain how they actually serve the business model of the cartels, bringing drug trafficking, crime, drunk driving, and cultural subversion into our most pristine rural counties. We're joined by Jason Richwine, a resident scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies, who blows up the myth that entire industries absolutely need foreign labor to function. We touch on economic arguments, but also cultural problems. This farm labor greed is destroying the social cohesion of many communities. He also explains the problem with Trump's plans to expand foreign student university attendance and grant them green cards. Also, what's up with the Trump Gold Cards? How do we know the recipients are not subversive people? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices