Podcast appearances and mentions of don thomas

Don Thomas and Pete Aguanno discuss what it's like to serve in the prison ministry at Calvary Chapel Pasadena, and how God has used them over the years.

By Rev. Don Thomas

From walk-on to the NFL, Don Thomas's journey is a masterclass in mental toughness, resilience, and relentless work ethic. He didn't play football in middle or high school, but after his baseball career ended, he walked on to the University of Connecticut football team—eventually earning a scholarship, a starting spot, and All-Big East honors. He went on to be drafted by the Miami Dolphins, endured the struggles of a 1-15 season, and later played for the Lions and Patriots, even competing for a Super Bowl alongside Tom Brady.In this episode, Don shares how his walk-on mentality—earning his spot, preparing relentlessly, and outworking the competition—shaped his career. He talks about the critical role mental toughness played in his journey, the impact of Bill Belichick's culture, and how he's now passing those lessons on as a coach and a father.If you're looking for a powerful story of perseverance, grit, and what it takes to succeed at the highest level, this episode is for you.Are you an ATHLETE looking to take your training to the next level? Check out our website to learn more about 1-on-1 training opportunities:mentaltrainingplan.com/athletesAre you a COACH looking for an affordable year-round mental performance training program? Check out the MTP Academy available through our website:mentaltrainingplan.com/academy

  Author & Researcher Jim DiEugenio Donald Thomas Obituary - Mission, TX NIGHT OF CAMP DAVID" : Free Download, Borrow, : Internet Archive Seven days in May : Fletcher Knebel: Free Download, : Internet Archive Provoked: How Washington Started the Catastrophe in Ukraine: Scott Horton : Books - Amazon.ca The Real Anthony Fauci: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Books - Amazon.ca The Wuhan Cover-Up: And the Terrifying Bioweapons Arms Race : Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Books - Amazon.ca JFK researcher Don Thomas, author of 'Hear No Evil' has passed away on November 24, 2024. RIP. Len & Jim reflect on Don's research & his contributions to the JFK assassination research. Thomas has chapters dedicated to the Tippit shooting, ballistic evidence & Ruby's fake polygraph test. Thomas was previously featured on Black Op Radio episode #492 in 2010. Len & Jim met Don at the San Francisco presentation in 2019, Black Op Radio episode #924. At a Lancer conference, Don featured the Stare of Death autopsy photo of JFK's wound. Don blew up photo, asking the audience what they thought of the horizontal wound in JFK's hairline. Jim reads & answers questions from Black Op Radio listeners. Barbara S. writes in to bring awareness of 'Night of Camp David' & the similarities with Trump. Jim recalls the story line for 'Canadian Bacon' staring John Candy. The MSM is getting ready to debunk any of the new information released to the public. Oswald must be portrayed as the 'lone nut assassin' at all costs by the MSM. MSM credibility is lost. CNN recently let go 200 employees after losing their large following. People are waking up. Does Jim think Trump will truly release the JFK documents? Will documents be missing? Redacted? Ron asks if Jim believes anything revealing or incriminating will be released in the JFK documents. Jim would really like to see the documents related to Mexico City released. Jim Garrison said New Orleans was just one of the four corners of the JFK assassination. Will the release of JFK files be restricted to the HSCA files? ARRB files? Will we finally be allowed to view withheld IRS documents? Will Jackie Kennedy's notes on her relationship with Lyndon Johnson be released? As Oswald travelled to the Soviet Union, someone was manipulating his files in Washington. Will the Federal government release anything of value regarding the RFK assassination? Jim feels so. Jim believes there will be significant documents regarding the assassination of MLK. The litmus test for Trump is, will he follow through with the release of the assassination documents? Len is optimistic that Trump has just defunded the USAID. Will RFK Jr. truly make food healthy again? RFK Jr. outed Bernie Sanders for taking in over a million dollars from pharmaceutical companies. Video Here Watch Bernie lose his mind - Bernie Sanders spars with RFK Jr. during confirmation hearing Bobby Kennedy has been the most successful lawyer in taking on health and enviromental issues Why were Fauci & others pardoned by Biden? What was he charged with? When was he charged? How can you be pardoned for a crime that you haven't been charged with yet? Play Donald Thomas (31:13) Youtube video Don Thomas speaks in San Fransisco - from Black Op Radio #924 The pre-assassination investigation of Alpha 66 Alpha 66 is the oldest anti-Castro group in Miami, Florida Donald Thomas' book Hear No Evil: Scientific Analysis of the Forensic Evidence in the Kennedy Assassination John Kennedy ordered the FBI to investigate Alpha 66 for violations of the neutrality act FBI Office in San Antonio Marita Lorenz, girlfriend of Frank Sturgis (watergate) Alpha 66 smuggled weapons into Cuba to support anti-Castro counter-revolutionaries Captain George C. Nonte Manuel Rodriguez Orcarberro was the leader of Alpha 66 in Dallas John Thomas Masen,

Inverurie Site Pastor, Don Thomas, continues the series in Proverbs.

By Rev. Don Thomas

Welcome to another insightful episode of the "Shedding the Corporate Bitch Podcast" with host and executive coach, Bernadette Boas. This week, we welcome Dr. Don Thomas who dives deep into the complexities and opportunities of managing a multigenerational workforce. You will learn how effective communication and strategic leadership can drive greater teamwork, success, and workplace enjoyment. You will discover practical tips for enhancing human connections and integrating diverse generational preferences into your leadership style. Don Thomas is a strategic communicator, technologist, and self-professed "pirate." With a keen ability to navigate the intricate waters of workplace dynamics, Don brings a wealth of knowledge on adaptive leadership, democratic decision-making, risk-taking, and innovation networking. As a thought leader, he leverages his deep understanding of generational cohorts to foster effective communication and collaboration within diverse teams. Key Topics: - The benefits of a multi-generational workforce. - Enhancing communication and human connections within business environments. - Aligning leadership and communication styles across different generations. - The significance of incorporating tests for communication skills and cultural fit in hiring processes. - Addressing the challenges of remote communication and missing non-verbal cues. - The role of adaptive, nimble, and flexible leadership in today's fluid cultural, economic, and technological landscape. - Encouraging soft skills development and incorporating leadership goals into business metrics. - Don's insights into Generation Alpha and their potential impact on the workplace.Some Memorable Quotes from our Guest and Bernadette: "Successful multigenerational communications lead to greater teamwork, success, and enjoyment at work." - Don"Leaders should prioritize building a supportive culture, valuing, and growing their people, rather than simply managing the workforce." - Bernadette"We need a metaphorical 'Rosetta Stone' to navigate communication across multiple generational cohorts effectively." - DonSocial Links: Follow Don on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/donthomas Learn more about Don and his work at - https://www.drdonthomas.comFollow Shedding the Corporate Bitch Podcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/balloffirebernadette and on Ball of Fire Coaching at https://balloffirecoaching.com/podcastCall to Action: If you enjoyed today's episode, please give us a thumbs up, leave a review, and share it with others who could benefit from these insights. Connect with us on social media for more leadership tips and join Bernadette's coaching services for personalized support in your leadership journey. Thank you for tuning in!Support the Show.

Welcome to another insightful episode of the "Shedding the Corporate Bitch Podcast" with host and executive coach, Bernadette Boas. This week, we welcome Dr. Don Thomas who dives deep into the complexities and opportunities of managing a multigenerational workforce. You will learn how effective communication and strategic leadership can drive greater teamwork, success, and workplace enjoyment. You will discover practical tips for enhancing human connections and integrating diverse generational preferences into your leadership style. Don Thomas is a strategic communicator, technologist, and self-professed "pirate." With a keen ability to navigate the intricate waters of workplace dynamics, Don brings a wealth of knowledge on adaptive leadership, democratic decision-making, risk-taking, and innovation networking. As a thought leader, he leverages his deep understanding of generational cohorts to foster effective communication and collaboration within diverse teams. Key Topics: - The benefits of a multi-generational workforce. - Enhancing communication and human connections within business environments. - Aligning leadership and communication styles across different generations. - The significance of incorporating tests for communication skills and cultural fit in hiring processes. - Addressing the challenges of remote communication and missing non-verbal cues. - The role of adaptive, nimble, and flexible leadership in today's fluid cultural, economic, and technological landscape. - Encouraging soft skills development and incorporating leadership goals into business metrics. - Don's insights into Generation Alpha and their potential impact on the workplace.Some Memorable Quotes from our Guest and Bernadette: "Successful multigenerational communications lead to greater teamwork, success, and enjoyment at work." - Don"Leaders should prioritize building a supportive culture, valuing, and growing their people, rather than simply managing the workforce." - Bernadette"We need a metaphorical 'Rosetta Stone' to navigate communication across multiple generational cohorts effectively." - DonSocial Links: Follow Don on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/donthomas Learn more about Don and his work at - https://www.drdonthomas.comFollow Shedding the Corporate Bitch Podcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/balloffirebernadette and on Ball of Fire Coaching at https://balloffirecoaching.com/podcastCall to Action: If you enjoyed today's episode, please give us a thumbs up, leave a review, and share it with others who could benefit from these insights. Connect with us on social media for more leadership tips and join Bernadette's coaching services for personalized support in your leadership journey. Thank you for tuning in!Support the Show.

Dr. Don Thomas is a researcher of the JFK assassination and the author of "Hear No Evil" in which he explains the acoustics evidence in detail, placing it in the context of an analysis of all the scientific evidence in the Kennedy assassination. Don is back to discuss the polarization of the acoustic evidence in the case and how it can conflict or confirm certain statements and footage within the events of November 22nd 1963. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Renowned author James Perloff returns to Paratruther to unravel the enigmatic web surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. With insights from his latest book, "Official Myths of the Lincoln Assassination," Perloff, joined by co-host Mr. Anderson and the legendary Don Jeffries, dives deep into the complexities and misconceptions of this historical event. Sparked by meticulous archival research from Otto Eisenschiml  and modern analysis by Don Thomas, Perloff shows how their findings stand strong against mainstream historical attempts at debunking.Our conversation scrutinizes the biases of today's historians and revisits Edwin Stanton's potential involvement in orchestrating Lincoln's assassination. By comparing Lincoln's murder to other historical enigmas like the JFK assassination, we uncover layers of conspiracy theories involving secret societies and suspicious actions post-Lincoln's death. We also discuss controversial exhumations and how historical figures from John Wilkes Booth to Dr. Samuel Mudd continue to shape narratives today.We further explore the far-reaching implications of Lincoln's controversial financial decisions, including his issuance of greenbacks, and how these may have angered the banking elite of his time. Perloff and Jeffries provide a nuanced discussion around Lincoln's character and legacy, questioning the integrity of established narratives. Tune in to connect the historical dots and understand how these events influence our present and future, revealing a trajectory towards global consolidation.

Step into a realm of intrigue and revelation with our latest podcast episode with Michael Jaco and Ole Dammegard featuring James Perloff, a prolific author whose groundbreaking research challenges the myths surrounding one of America's most pivotal events – the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Drawing inspiration from Otto Eisenschimmel's 1937 classic "Why Was Lincoln Murdered?", Perloff dives deeper, unearthing connections and insights that paint a starkly different picture from the accepted historical narrative. In this gripping episode, Perloff unveils his newest book, which dissects the official story of Lincoln's assassination, exposing the hidden forces and true motivations behind this seismic event. Join us as we journey through meticulously researched archival work, consultations with historical experts, and the compelling arguments presented by authors like Don Thomas and David McGowan. Discover the eerie parallels between Lincoln's and Kennedy's assassinations – from the fatal shots fired while both presidents sat beside their wives to the mysterious deaths of their accused assassins before they could stand trial. Uncover the dark machinations of the deep state, which, Perloff argues, has been manipulating historical events from the shadows long before the term entered our modern lexicon. Through a series of enthralling discussions, we delve into the broader conspiracy theories, the role of secret societies, and the possible involvement of high-ranking officials in the orchestration and cover-up of Lincoln's death. From the suspicious absence of Ulysses S. Grant from Ford's Theater that fateful night to the dubious conduct of Lincoln's bodyguard, John F. Parker, every detail is scrutinized to reveal a web of deceit and power play. This episode isn't just about revisiting history; it's about rethinking it. By questioning mainstream narratives and seeking deeper truths, we aim to shed light on the profound implications these revelations hold for our understanding of American history. Join us for a riveting exploration that promises to reshape your perspective on the Lincoln assassination and challenge the way you view historical narratives. This is not just a history lesson – it's a call to question, investigate, and awaken to the truths buried beneath the surface. Don't miss out on this extraordinary journey into the heart of one of America's greatest mysteries.  Join host Michael Jaco, Ex-Navy Seal, who teaches you how to tap into your Intuition and Unleash the Power within, so you can become the Master of your Reality. Connect with Michael Jaco at his website - michaelkjaco.com   James Perloff has been a journalist since 1986 when he began writing for The New American magazine. He is the author of eight books, the subjects of which range from COVID-19 to political history to creationism and including his latest book: Exploding the Official Myths of the Lincoln Assassination Paperback – July 8, 2024 https://www.amazon.com/Exploding-Official-Myths-Lincoln-Assassination/dp/0966816064 Email: bookrefuge@aol.com Website: https://jamesperloff.net Ole Dammegard ON A MISSION TO SAVE LIVES OLE HAS DEDICATED SOME 40 YEARS EXPOSING STATE SPONSORED TERROR AND ASSASSINATIONS https://lightonconspiracies.com

https://youtu.be/Q9Y0FO3j_WA Dr. Don Thomas, Strategy Expert, is driven by the idea that there's always something better we can do strategically. His approach includes strategy from pirates to enhance traditional methods. We learn about his journey from software developer to strategic leadership expert, emphasizing vision-driven leadership. Don highlights the importance of casting a vision and making it attainable. He also addresses multi-generational communication in the workplace, offering insights from his Cross-Generational Communication Framework. Additionally, he shares unique leadership lessons inspired by historical pirates from his book, The Pirate's Guide to Strategic Leadership. --- Learn Strategy from Pirates with Dr Don Thomas Good day, dear listeners. This is Steve Preda with the Management Blueprint Podcast. And my guest today is Dr. Don Thomas, a strategy expert who's working with investors, software and tech-enabled companies to add value to their businesses and investments. He is also the author of The Pirate's Guide to Strategic Leadership. Dr. Don, welcome to the show. Well, thank you. I appreciate it, Steve. Fantastic to be here. Well, I'm very curious about you are a strategy expert. I love strategy myself, as you can see from my background. I'm curious what prompted you to become interested in strategy in the first place?  Absolutely. Fantastic question. It kind of goes to my single motivating point of what I do as well. I started out 35 years ago and was graduating college and thought, hey, I'm just gonna be a software developer. Sounds like a good life back in those days. And I did it quite well, actually. I did it and became a very good developer, became management, became engagement lead. The one thing I noticed in life is that it was so easy to get into a repetitive space of just going through the motions. There was really nothing that took you to the next level. So I was looking at what would take someone to the next level, what really takes a strategic look at where you want to be, not just day-to-day which we call operational leadership, but it's really how do we look at things from a strategic perspective of I want to be here from a one, three, five year perspective. So, when we do that, it's also applicable to business, to individuals, and that's really what got me into this whole strategic leadership space. Very interesting. So, what is your personal “Why” and what drives you to get out of bed every morning? What gets me out of bed every morning is the idea that there's always something better we can do strategically. So, I used to be called the pirate entrepreneur because I started quite a few organizations, adopted a lifestyle of how do you build an organization? A pirate thing. We can talk about that later, about my thoughts on how we do strategic leadership through looking at parts of the past. But what got me out was how do we move forward? How do I help others get forward? If we look today, there's so many people that are underemployed, unemployed, that are just not happy where they want to be. So, what gets me out is I can get out there and help people to grow them to understand that there's so much more you can do and if you're a leader, because all of us are leaders, we lead ourselves first of all, but when we lead others, we go out there and we help others be even better at what they do. 224: Learn Strategy from Pirates with Dr. Don ThomasShare on X Okay. So how can strategic leadership make people happy? It makes people happy because it gives them a goal to accomplish. I believe every person secretly strives to have something they want to work on. Very few of us want, well, I have daughters, so maybe this won't apply to them. But now most people like to get out there and know that every day they're moving forward on what they want to do, be it, I want to finish college, I want to have a better job, I want to lead others to be as productive as they are.

Dr. Don Thomas, Strategy Expert, is driven by the idea that there's always something better we can do strategically. His approach includes strategy from pirates to enhance traditional methods.   We learn about his journey from software developer to strategic leadership expert, emphasizing vision-driven leadership. Don highlights the importance of casting a vision and making it attainable. He also addresses multi-generational communication in the workplace, offering insights from his Cross-Generational Communication Framework. Additionally, he shares unique leadership lessons inspired by historical pirates from his book, The Pirate's Guide to Strategic Leadership.   (0:39) Don's journey to becoming a strategy expert (2:54) What is strategic leadership? (10:10) The Cross-Generational Communication Framework (20:20) Pirates as strategists (24:32) Find out more about Don   Links and Resources Don's LinkedIn  The Pirate's Guide to Strategic Leadership by Dr. Don Thomas  Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/ Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/ Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT  Steve Preda's books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks

By Rev. Don Thomas

By Rev. Don Thomas

Don Thomas and Luis Rocha discuss what it's like to serve in the prison ministry at Calvary Chapel Pasadena.

It's another exciting O'Brien Sisters Christmas 2023 Special. What a Red Pill Banner Year! Shout out to Don Thomas! Plus Plenty of Joy! Tune in to hear your favorite Butts County Puppet Players Weekly PSA about Christmas Light & Farts,  Roxie & Rose Advice Corner Boyfriend Material? Mafia 2024, and Rudolph the Red Pilled Reindeer isn't Around Anymore! 

By Rev. Don Thomas

By Rev. Don Thomas

By Rev. Don Thomas

By Rev. Don Thomas

“Trust the process.” Join us as we look at things Jesus didn’t say! “We need to be people that surrender to Jesus every day, not just once.  Salvation is a moment… and a process!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music from our Central Wired Praise Team led by Don Thomas and a […]

“We are embarking on a journey… back in time!” Join us as we look at the Tabernacle! “From the beginning of time God has planned to be with us.  God has never stopped pursuing us!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music from our Central Wired Praise Team led by Don Thomas […]

“We are embarking on a journey… back in time!” Join us as we look at the Tabernacle! “From the beginning of time God has planned to be with us.  God has never stopped pursuing us!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music from our Central Wired Praise Team led by Don Thomas […]

“We are embarking on a journey… back in time!” Join us as we look at the Tabernacle! “From the beginning of time God has planned to be with us.  God has never stopped pursuing us!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music from our Central Wired Praise Team led by Don Thomas […]

“We are embarking on a journey… back in time!” Join us as we look at the Tabernacle! “From the beginning of time God has planned to be with us.  God has never stopped pursuing us!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music from our Central Wired Praise Team led by Don Thomas […]

“We are embarking on a journey… back in time!” Join us as we look at the Tabernacle! “From the beginning of time God has planned to be with us.  God has never stopped pursuing us!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music from our Central Wired Praise Team led by Don Thomas […]

Don Thomas is a legend in the outdoor hunting and fishing community. He is widely considered to be amongst the best outdoor authors in the world and his traditional bowhunting, fly fishing, and wingshooting adventures span the globe. Don has written more than 20 best-selling books and countless articles; and, he always tells a great story. This episode is one of the "lost episodes" of my show. It was recorded when I was on another hosting platform and contained those watermarks. Because of that, it was not circulated properly. I've re-edited this version and am re-releasing it! I finally get a chance to catch up with Don after a long spell of losing touch. We chat about cooking wild game, and old times, dogs and cats; and, then the stories really get rolling about bow-hunting bears, including several intense encounters Don has had over the years (yes, the Russian Brown Bear story is in here).We have plans to have Don back on the show sometime soon and I'm trying to talk Lori into joining us too. Enjoy!Mentioned in this episode:Traditional Bowhunter MagazineHeritage. Lifestyle. Community. We at Traditional Bowhunter Magazine strive to provide the best traditional experience for you. Our goal is to encourage a welcoming community focused on a lifestyle that honors the heritage of the traditional bow.In the bi-monthly magazine issues, you can read about hunts in faraway places and close to home, wild game cooking, How-to's, technique advice, beginner-friendly articles, and wisdom from our beloved experts. You will also find businesses that have the tools you need to get out into the woods.Want to start reading now? Download the app and enjoy the digital magazine for $10 per year. Just search Traditional Bowhunter Magazine in your favorite app store. Want a print subscription? Subscribe online at Tradbow.com and don't forget to place the code “foodafield” at the checkout. Something new! We've launched a YouTube channel... "John Schneider's Wild Life". Follow along as John transitions to living aboard a sailboat on the Pacific Coast, living a self-sustainable lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and foraging for wild food. Please be sure to check us out on Instagram. If we've earned it, give us a follow and share the account with your friends and family.Another great way to access more of our content is at the website. There are some great how-to articles along with recipes and gear reviews revolving around traditional bowhunting, back-country camping, fly fishing, and other wild food adventures.Wild food ingredients and how to collect them. Thanks for all of your support!Subscribe to the Traditional Bowhunter Magazine and when you are at the checkout, place the code "foodafield" for a bonus edition of the magazine.

By Rev. Don Thomas

By Rev. Don Thomas

Growing up, Don Thomas always dreamed of becoming an astronaut. But the journey to space wasn't an easy one. Through years of hard work, studying, and learning new skills, Don's perseverance landed him his dream job of becoming a NASA Space Shuttle astronaut. Recorded live at IMTS 2022 in Chicago, we have a fascinating discussion with Dr. Thomas about his journey to becoming an astronaut, his four science missions in space, and what the future of space exploration could look like for students interested in becoming scientists and astronauts themselves. Learn more about Dr. Thomas and his missions to space: http://ohioastronaut.com/Episode web page: techedpodcast.com/donthomas

Don Thomas of A Podcast Divided joins the show to talk some preseason football and of course the QB1 debate. Crack a coldy and enjoy the show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week we sit down with Don Thomas and talk about a wide range of topics.  With all the talk about the Robertson-Pittman act in political circles these days, we thought it would be a good idea to touch on exactly what that is.  But we quickly move on to bowhunting and adventure, and even discuss responsibilities we share as bowhunters to be informed and speak intelligently on our passions.  As always, this conversation with Don is as pleasant, thought provoking, and fun as every one we've ever had with him.   

By Rev. Don Thomas

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By Rev. Don Thomas

“How do I know God’s will for my life?” Join us as Don Thomas challenges our graduates.  “When our confidence is in Him we can go where He wants us to go!  Our prayer is that you build your life with Him!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music from our Central […] The post 5.22.22 Knowing His Will (Senior Sunday) appeared first on Central Christian Church.

“Hope is a passionate trust in who God is!” Join us as Don Thomas challenges us with the story of Lazarus.  “Lots of Christ followers are saved, raised to new life – but they’re still wearing clothes of death.  Jesus brings hope and He sets you free from something for something!”  This incredible Sunday time […] The post 5.15.22 Lazarus appeared first on Central Christian Church.

“To live a godly life we’re going to look weird to the world!” Join us as Don Thomas celebrates our mothers and brings a message of hope and encouragement in the story of Hannah.  “The power of prayer isn’t in the person, but the recipient.  Are you holding back anything in your life?”  This incredible […] The post 5.8.22 Mother’s Day – Hannah appeared first on Central Christian Church.

“The ‘I’ in this story is you and me!” Join us as Don Thomas continues our sermon series, “i am!”  “God specializes in giving ordinary people extraordinary boldness.  Inside you beats the heart of a Christ-follower… go be bold!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music from our Central Wired Praise Team […] The post 4.24.22 i am Thomas… appeared first on Central Christian Church.

“The ‘I’ in this story is you and me!” Join us as Don Thomas continues our sermon series, “i am!”  “You may say, “Jesus is Lord” but have you acted on that?  For Easter to matter… our actions have to prove our faith!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music from our […] The post 4.17.22 i am Barrabas appeared first on Central Christian Church.

“The ‘I’ in this story is you and me!” Join us as Don Thomas begins our sermon series, “i am!”  “Jesus knew all that Judas was capable of and He chose him anyway!  I am chosen, not forsaken… I am who You say I am!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music […] The post 4.10.22 i am Judas appeared first on Central Christian Church.

“The ‘I’ in this story is you and me!” Join us as Don Thomas begins our sermon series, “i am!”  “Real freedom lies in being bold for Jesus.  Being near to Him is more about surrender and less about proximity!”  This incredible Sunday time of worship includes words and music from our Central Wired Praise […] The post 4.3.22 i am Nicodemus appeared first on Central Christian Church.

Full Transcript: Captain Janet:Welcome to The JP AstroCast, where we are traveling at the speed of thought. Today's episode is brought to you by Hunt Brothers Pizza. Eyezak, can you come help me tidy up our hologram stage for our guest today?Eyezak:Oh, I'm kind of in the middle of something. Can you come here for just a sec?Captain Janet:Oh, well sure Eyezak, how can I help?Eyezak:Well, captain Janet, after hearing Dr. John Grunsfeld speak about being an astronaut, going out for spacewalks, and fixing things in space, I decided that I want to be an astronaut. (Singing).Captain Janet:That's wonderful Eyezak, but as an alien, aren't you already an astronaut?Eyezak;Not the official NASA kind. I'm just looking for where to start.Captain Janet:Well, maybe let's use the search words, 'Apply to be a NASA astronaut.'Eyezak:Wow, This is the link. I'm going to send my information in. Oh, a master's degree in engineering? I don't have that. Oh, but I am a pretty good pilot. Well, not really, but I am very good on my PlayStation 4. Any special talents? Well, I am an alien that ought to put me way ahead of the pack.Captain Janet:Well, certainly you have some interesting qualities for sure. I'll tell you what, help me get the hologram stage ready and you can ask our guest astronaut Don Thomas, some questions about how he became an astronaut.Eyezak:Perfect. And then I'll become an astronaut for sure.Captain Janet:Well becoming an astronaut can take years of preparation and applying.Eyezak:Years? Like how many years? I'm not getting any younger in alien years, or human years, or dog years.Captain Janet:Let's talk about that later. I think I hear the kids coming.Kids:Eyezak:Captain Janet, the crew is here. We can work on my astro thing later.Captain Janet:Perfect Eyezak! Sounds good. All right my JP space crew, happy to have you gather here at our hologram stage to hear from astronaut Dr. Don Thomas. We have some great snacks for you, so please help yourself, get cosmically comfy and then we'll beam up Astro Don, and talk about his experiences as an astronaut.Eyezak:Hunt Brothers Pizza is proud to support the JP AstroCast, with over 8,000 locations in convenience stores near you, finding a Hunt Brothers Pizza is easy as pie. Choose between Hunt Brothers Pizza's original crust or thin crust, and top your pizza with any of our 10 toppings at no extra charge. With that many options, there's sure to be a topping combo for everyone to enjoy a Hunt Brothers Pizza.Captain Janet:All right, everyone allow me to introduce our guest today. What an honor it is to have Dr. Don Thomas beam up today. Astronaut Don Thomas first got interested in becoming an astronaut when he watched the early astronauts like Allen Shepherd, John Glynn, and Neil Armstrong blast off into space and that made him want to follow in their footsteps, and 33 years later, he would do exactly that.Captain Janet:Don started his professional career as a senior member of the technical staff at the Bell Laboratories Engineering Research Center in Princeton, New Jersey, working on materials issues and semiconductor devices. Ooh, he's super smart. From there, he joined Lockheed's Sciences and Engineering in Houston, Texas as an engineer, working on the space shuttle program. Selected as a mission specialist astronaut in NASA's 13th group of astronauts in 1990, he is a veteran of four space shuttle missions, three aboard Columbia, and one aboard discovery.Captain Janet:He has spent 44 days in space, completing almost 700 orbits of the earth, and traveling 17.6 million miles in the process. After retiring from NASA in 2007, Don became the director of the Hackerman Academic of mathematics and science at Towson University, working to encourage and inspire young Maryland students about the wonders of STEM. Since 2015, Don has been engaged in public speaking, continuing his efforts to excite and inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and astronauts and encouraging all students everywhere to reach for the stars. Most wonderfully astronaut Don Thomas always says yes to speaking to the students of Janet's planet. Welcome Astro Don, thank you for being here today.Kids:Hello Dr. Don!Dr. Don Thomas:Oh, that's the way to do it there.Captain Janet:Eyezak has a question. Eyezak, can you ask about how one becomes, what you want to become?Eyezak:Yeah. How do you become an astronaut?Dr. Don Thomas:Yeah, that's a great question, Eyezak. I wanted to do this since I was just six years old, and when I was six years old, back in 1961, that's when we launched the first American into space and I watched the launch at my kindergarten class there. And as soon as our astronaut was in space, I knew I wanted to do that as well. So this was the dream my whole life, and one thing I recognized early on was, it was going to be really difficult to do this. I knew there was a lot of competition, thousands of people apply to be astronauts and then just a small handful gets selected. So I knew the key, had to be working hard and doing my best in school every single day.Dr. Don Thomas:I never knew if I was good enough, if I could get selected, but I figured I'm going to give it a try, and to do that I got to work as hard as I possibly can and do my absolute best. So that's what I did all through school, and after high school, I went on to college and got my bachelor's degree in physics, one of the sciences. And then I went on to graduate school and got my master's and Ph.D. in engineering, just because I knew that would help me become an astronaut. I also learned to fly. I got my private pilot's license. I learned to skydive, and I taught a university course.Dr. Don Thomas:These are things that are not requirements to be an astronaut, but I noticed that they seemed to really help. I looked at the people that they were selecting, and most of the people had flying experience, skydiving or maybe had taught a university course. So I watched who NASA was selecting and tried to model my career, a little bit around those requirements and what everybody was doing that was getting selected, and the key also for me becoming an astronaut was persistence.Dr. Don Thomas:I dreamed of this when I was six, and I started applying to NASA when I was in my late twenties, and I applied four times, and I got turned down the first time, the second time and the third time. And I felt like giving up on it all, but I really wanted to do this. So the key in any dream you have in life is to never give up on it. You want to keep improving yourself, keep making yourself a better candidate. You don't have to be a A++, 100% perfect student, you just have to work hard and do your absolute best, and nobody will ever argue with that ever. And if you don't give up, you work hard, you keep going on your journey, on your dream. I'm convinced that you can become anything you want to in your lifetime.Captain Janet:One of my favorite stories is how deep they went into looking into Dr. Don's past when he applied to NASA. And wow, can you imagine being investigated by the FBI? Maybe you might think twice before you post something that isn't so nice on social media. Dr. Don, can you tell us more about that?Dr. Don Thomas:Yeah, that's a great question there Miss Janet. The third time that I applied, NASA invited me down to the Johnson Space Center for a week of medical testing in an interview. And out of the thousands of people that apply NASA selects a hundred individuals. They bring you to Houston and again, you spend a full week, most of it is on a very thorough medical exam, and then there's a one hour interview. The interview is very simple, they just ask me, "Hey, tell me what you did since high school? Why'd you major in physics." They're just asking... They want you to talk about yourself and asking general questions.Dr. Don Thomas:And I went through all that and it went really well, and then a week later, some of my friends started calling me up from across the country. And they were calling me up and they said, "Hey, Don, the FBI's been calling about you." So usually when the FBI is calling about you, it's either really good or really bad, right? In this case, it was really good. NASA was doing a security background check on me and they looked into my background. They checked the police records in every city, wherever I lived.Dr. Don Thomas:They met with all my former bosses, every company that I worked for, from high school on. They would talk to my bosses and ask, what kind of worker was I? How did I treat the customers and coworkers? And did I show up to work on time? And then they went up and down the streets in all the neighborhoods, wherever I lived talking to the neighbors, and asking what kind of person was I in the neighborhood? How did I treat people? And had we had social media, we didn't have social media 40 something years ago when I was going through this but had we had social media, can any of you guess what they might have been doing?Isaiah:Stalking it?Dr. Don Thomas:They would've been looking at every single post that I had put online there. So you have to be careful today, because you never know, maybe five years, 10 years, 15 years from now, you're applying for some incredible job, maybe to go to Mars or do something else really incredible. And they may do a security background check on you, and just know they're going to be looking at everything they can find, and all your posts are there forever. So you got to be really careful. Be smart about what you post today, because you never know in the future if somebody's going to be looking into that.Andrew:So I've heard that you've had an engineering career. So my question is, how did your engineering career compare to your astronaut career?Dr. Don Thomas:Good question, Andrew. I start it off as an engineer, I became an astronaut, and for the last 15 years, I've been working in education. I had a great job in engineering. I really loved the work that I was doing, but almost nothing compares to going in space. I worked as an engineer for six years at a company called Bell Laboratories in Princeton, New Jersey, and then three years I was working at the Johnson Space Center as an engineer before I became an astronaut. And I loved those careers. And I was just so thankful to be working at NASA as an engineer. I really loved it, but I'll tell you nothing can compare to being an astronaut and going in space.Dr. Don Thomas:And I did that for 17 years, and then I told you I've been in education for 15 years, and this is pretty close. There hasn't been a day since I left NASA that I've been sitting around saying, "Why did I leave? Why oh why did I ever leave?" I found a good career to do after the astronaut job, working with young students like yourself, working with great educators, like Miss Janet here. And it's really rewarding work for me. So, I think my favorite career would be the astronaut, the second favorite on the list would be working in education, and maybe the engineering was a close third there.Dharma:You mentioned that you got your private pilots license. So what was the best memory you've ever had about learning how to fly? And what's some advice you would give to a student pilot learning to fly like myself. I really look up to in your whole flight career.Dr. Don Thomas:Wow. That's fantastic. That's great. You're doing that Dharma. I'll tell you my memory of my very first flight. We took off, the instructor gave me the controls, and we started bouncing around. It seemed like a really rough day. And I asked the instructor, I said, "Is that me? Or is this turbulence?" He said, "Let go of the column." So I let go of the stick and the plane smoothed out. And then I took control again and I was bouncing around the sky.Dr. Don Thomas:So that's one of those funny moments that I remember. I also remember when I soloed the first time, I don't know if I had 20 or 30 hours, I don't know how many hours of flying time I had, but we were practicing touch and goes, coming down, landing, taking off, going around and doing more landings. And after one of those, the instructor just said, "Hey, go over to the control tower, let me out, you're going to go solo." And my jaw dropped, it's like, "Wow." And it was an amazing feeling knowing that, once I took off, there was only one person that could land that plane. That was me. I always had the instructor sitting next to me, and that made it a lot easier, if anything goes wrong, there's an instructor there to take over. But when you solo, you're there on your own. It's a little scary, but in incredibly exciting.Captain Janet:Dharma, do you have a favorite moment from your flight training so far?Dharma:I'm often very stressed, but when I get in the plane, just this calmness washes over me. So anytime I get to be in the plane is my favorite moment ever, just that I could be away from everything. So that's my favorite thing ever, I couldn't pick a single memory.Isaiah:Did you serve in the military, and is it a requirement for the astronauts?Dr. Don Thomas:Yeah Isaiah, good question. We have two types of astronauts that we select, pilot astronauts and then mission specialists. And almost all the pilot astronauts come out of the military, and even some of the mission specialists do as well, but I never served in the military. I just went the science route. When I was in high school, the United States launched a space station called Skylab, it was our first space station, and they were selecting science astronauts to fly on those missions to do science. And I loved science when I was your age, and I knew that that was my path.Dr. Don Thomas:Probably about two thirds of the astronauts they select, come out of the military, maybe a third or just strictly civilians. Typically, they select a lot of people out of the military.Eyezak:What makes a good crew mate?Dr. Don Thomas:Eyezak, good question. We are in space, like on the space shuttle on my missions, we're in a very small area for two weeks or more in space. So, the number one requirement is to really work as a team, to get along with other people. That's why NASA was carefully looking at, interviewing my neighbors to see how I treated people in the neighborhood and talking to my former bosses to see how did I get along with my coworkers. Because it's so important in space, almost everything we do in space, it's a team effort, and it takes everybody working together, and you have to learn to work with different personalities.Dr. Don Thomas:So I think that would be the number one thing to be a good crew member. You need to be a really good team player, and work together with the team.Isaiah:What was your favorite food in space?Dr. Don Thomas:You are talking with the very first human being to take pizza to space.Captain Janet:Famous even, right? You're famous for this, right?Dr. Don Thomas:I'm, famous for that. Yeah. I'm not famous for much else, but I'm famous for flying the first pizza in space. And I'll just tell you the story quickly, we're allowed to carry a sandwich with us out to the launchpad, on launch morning, because we may be laying on our backs out there for a few hours if there's weather to even longer than that. So they would let us take a sandwich, and most of the time you may take a Turkey sandwich or something like that. But on my third mission I asked instead of a Turkey sandwich, could I get a slice of pizza? Because I love pizza. And they said, "Yeah, we can do that." So they made me a little personal pizza. It was pepperoni, and we flew that in space. I did that both on my third and fourth missions.Dr. Don Thomas:So, we don't normally fly pizza, most of our food, as you probably know is freeze-dried food or military rations, MREs Meals Ready to Eat, that come out of the military. And most of that food is okay. When I get asked the question, what's my favorite space food? I say none of them. Because it isn't that good, and I would never go to a restaurant that was serving space food. I wouldn't do that. But it's okay, it's a lot like camping food.Dr. Don Thomas:My favorite overall of the food that I had in space, they had beef and barbecue sauce. That was one of the MREs, the military rations that were pretty good. And we had sweet and sour chicken, which was good up there too. I did make, before I flew the pizza in space, we made what we call space pizza and that would be taking a tortilla, and then I would spread some spaghetti and meat sauce on top of that, and then roll it up. And that was as close as I could get to a pizza.Andrew:What was the funniest thing you saw in space?Dr. Don Thomas:We don't do a lot of practical jokes. People always ask that, so tell me about the practical jokes you do in space. And it's like, "Boy, I don't have any stories like that." Because you don't want to go up to somebody and try to scare them going, "Boo." And have them jump and maybe hurt themselves. So, we don't do a lot of practical jokes up there, but one of the funnier things that I saw in space, is sometimes when the astronauts have free time, we goof around. I don't know if any of you guys goof around all, but sometimes the astronauts goof around and what we like to do, we play catch, up in space. And when you play catch here on earth, you're probably using a football or a baseball. In space we don't have anything like that, so what we'll do, we have one of the astronauts, we'll tuck themselves into a little ball and then two of us can play catch with that individual. And it's really funny to watch two people playing catch, with a third person going back and forth, just tucked into a little ball like that.Dharma:Was there any feeling that compared to looking back on earth while in space?Dr. Don Thomas:There is nothing like that. Before I first flew in space on my first mission, I trained to be an astronaut for four years for that flight, and in that four-year period, I probably had 40 or 50 hours of training on earth observation training. So, specialists would come in, show us pictures of the earth taken from space and tell us what we're looking at. So once we got to space, we would be very familiar with what we're looking at back on planet earth. So I thought, okay, I've seen it, I know exactly what it's going to look like when I get to space, but that wasn't the case. Once I got to space and I looked out the window the first time I just gasped, I went, "Oh wow." It's just so incredible when you see it with your own eyes.Dr. Don Thomas:The pictures that we take, the IMAX movies that you'll see of the earth, they don't do it justice. You see much more detail and subtle color variations with your eyes, than any of the pictures can take. So, it just doesn't do it justice, and every astronaut, the very first time they look out the window with their own eyes, you'll hear that gasp. And I'm gasping at how thin the atmosphere is from space. Our atmosphere is just a paper-thin layer around the earth and it's glowing blue, like a blue fluorescent light glowing. And then I'm all also gasping at the black sky. The sky in space is a darker black color than I've ever seen anywhere else. I've been caving, where we all turned off our lights, it's pitch black, but I think the sky in space is even darker, darker than that.Isaiah:How old were you when you went to space?Dr. Don Thomas:Okay. When I got selected to be an astronaut Isaiah, I was 35 years old and the first time I made it to space, I was 39 years old. And 39 years old, that's pretty much an old man, right Isaiah? You could be honest. That's okay. Is that an old man or not?Isaiah:Kind of.Dr. Don Thomas:Kind of. Yeah. And my point is, some of the careers you're going to pick, it's going to take time to get there. If you want to be a teacher, doctor, lawyer, scientist, professional athlete, it takes a lot of time after high school to get there. So don't be turned off by that, just keep working hard, keep following your dream, follow your path. You can accomplish anything you want to, don't worry about how much time it takes.Captain Janet:JP Space Crew I really want you to hear this. I think sometimes we think that things are going to happen instantly, the moment that we apply, and if we just put our best out there, there's going to be an instant yes. But as we listen to Dr. Don's story, he applied, and applied, and then applied for a third time and got another no. And Don, I just have to say, please tell them more about this experience of getting that third no, going to bed that night and then waking up the next with what decision.Dr. Don Thomas:I thought I got to do something else. NASA doesn't want me, and I thought I'll go to bed, get a good night's sleep and then in the morning when I wake up, I would put together a new plan for my career that did not involve being an astronaut. Because I had worked hard, I did my best, and just three times in a row NASA said no to me. I went to bed that night, the next morning when I woke up, the very first thought that popped into my head was, I still want to be an astronaut. And that dream never died as I slept that night.Dr. Don Thomas:So I just kind of dusted myself off and said, "Okay, what else can I do? I've learned to fly. I've learned to skydive. I've taught a university course." And just looking at who NASA was selecting and who they weren't selecting, it was pretty clear that I could increase my chances quite a bit by working down at the Johnson Space Center. So I moved, I quit my job. I moved down to Houston, got a job there with NASA, as an engineer and did that for three years and then became an astronaut.Dharma:What is your life advice for students?Dr. Don Thomas:My life advice for students, whatever your dream is in life, you don't have to be dreaming of being an astronaut, whatever your dream is, if you want to be a teacher, a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, whatever, just work hard and always do your best. You want to do your best every single day, in all your subjects, because you never know when something you're learning today is going to help you out in the future. And the other thing is to never give up on that dream, keep working hard towards that goal. You'll get discouraged. You'll fail along the way, I failed three times, but you just got to pick yourself up and try to figure out, okay, what am I missing here? How can I make myself a better candidate?Dr. Don Thomas:But the key is to never give up. It takes hard work. It takes time, and never give up on your dream and you can accomplish anything you want to in your lifetime. Because I was just an average student in school, but I had a big, big dream and I was going to go for it and nothing was going to hold me back.Captain Janet:We are so glad that you stuck with it, that you didn't give up and that you persevered, otherwise we wouldn't be having this incredible conversation with you. To learn more about astronaut Don Thomas, you can visit his website, Ohioastronaut.com. And if you're really wanting to know more, read his book Orbit of Discovery available on Amazon.Dr. Don Thomas:Thanks. It's been great being with you, Isaiah, Andrew and Dharma, thanks for the great questions and Eyezak always great getting your questions as well. Thank you so much.Captain Janet:ByeKids:Bye.Eyezak:Wow. Astronauts are the best!Captain Janet:Indeed they are, and just like astronaut, Don said, NASA is looking for all kinds of people to be astronauts and especially those who are kind and know how to get along well with others. And Isaac, you definitely are one of the best crew members I've ever had.Eyezak:Wow, thanks Captain Janet. Hey, would you be willing to write me a recommendation letter?Captain Janet:You bet I would. Thanks everyone for listening to the JP AstroCast. Let your mind revolve around this thought, the universe is always expanding, let your dreams do the saying. And that's the view from the JP AstroCast. (Singing).

Don Thomas and Kris Kidd join the discussion about the prison ministry at Calvary Chapel Pasadena.

By Rev. Don Thomas

Episode 6 of "Planted" takes us to Inverclyde, to speak to Don Thomas who with his wife Abi lead Inverclyde Vineyard Church. This was such a good chat and so encouraging to listen to - enjoy!

Part 1 - By Rev. Don Thomas

Welcome to Episode 013 of The Bowhunting Montana Podcast! Every once in awhile you get the opportunity to talk to a true legend. In this episode, Paul and Dane had the opportunity to catch up with Don Thomas, a writer and contributor to much that the traditional bowhunting world and conservation world can celebrate. Whether it is his long-standing position as editor with Traditional Bowhunter Magazine, his bowhunting adventures around the world or his role in conservation in Montana and abroad, there is undoubtedly plenty of great stuff to listen to in this conversation. #bowhuntmt   #Bowhunting - #Conservation - #Conversation Guests Donnall Thomas Jr. (@traditional.bowhunter)   Hosts Paul Kemper (@paul_kemper) Dane Rider (@dane.rider)   Download / Subscribe iTunes | Google Play  | Spotify | Stitcher | Castbox | Tune-In | iHeartRadio   Contact email: bowhuntingmontanapodcast@gmail.com ig: @thebowhuntingmontanapodcast fb: The Bowhunting Montana Podcast twitter: @bowhuntmontana   Resources http://bowhuntingmontana.libsyn.com/ https://www.tradbowmt.org/ - Join TBM here https://tradbow.com/ Credits "On Our Own"  Written by Matthew Lorenz, performed by The Suitcase Junket. From Dying Star, Signature Sounds Recordings (ASCAP)    The Suitcase Junket is not affiliated with the Traditional Bowhunters of Montana – other than in a friendly way – or with opinions expressed in this podcast.   https://www.thesuitcasejunket.com/

This week we hear from a man who has seen entire continents in one glance: NASA astronaut, Don Thomas. Don has orbited Earth nearly 700 times on four space flights, and talks vividly about the view from outer space, and how space travel changes your perspective of life on Earth.