Podcast appearances and mentions of Dwight L Moody

The great 19th century evangelist, Dwight L. Moody said, “The measure of a man is not how many servants he has, but how many men he serves.” This is the essence of the cross-shaped life we're exploring in our “Who We Are” series. While our culture often measures success by what we accumulate or achieve, Jesus demonstrates a radically different measure of greatness. As He declares, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45, NIV). The One who deserved to be served came to serve us! Today, we discover that service isn't just something we do; it's central to who we are as Christ-followers. It's not an optional add-on to the Christian life but an essential expression of a life transformed by the Gospel. 

Quem foi DWIGHT L. MOODY Um Sapateiro que se Tornou um dos Maiores Evangelistas do Século XIX?

Where am I? Who am I? Where am I going? I think it is good for a man to pause and ask himself these questions. I do not ask you where you are in the eyes of your family, friends, or the community in which you live. It is of very little account what men think of us, but it is of vast importance what God thinks of us. Am I in communion with my Creator or out of communion? If I am out of communion, there is no true peace, joy, or happiness. But when we are in communion with God, there is light all around our path. You may think that your life is hidden, that God does not know anything about you, but He knows our lives much better than we do, and His eye has been fixed on us from our earliest childhood until now. I have heard of many people who think that if they join a church and make a profession of faith, that will suffice for the rest of their days. But there is also a cross for every one of us daily. O child of God, where are you? If God were to appear to you tonight and ask the question, “Where are you?” what would your answer be? Could you say, “Lord, I am serving You with my whole heart and strength; I am improving my talents and preparing for the kingdom to come”? About the Author Dwight L. Moody, determined to make a fortune, arrived in Chicago and started selling shoes. But Christ found him and his energies were redirected into full-time ministry. And what a ministry it was. Today, Moody's name still graces a church, a mission, a college, and more. Moody loved God and men, and the power of a love like that impacts generations.

En 1854, un niño enfermizo llamado Edward Kimball comenzó a enseñar en una escuela dominical. Un día, decidió hablarle a un joven vendedor de zapatos sobre Cristo. Ese joven era Dwight L. Moody, quien años después se convertiría en uno de los evangelistas más influyentes de la historia. Pero la historia no termina allí. Moody llevó a Cristo a F.B. Meyer, quien influyó en J. Wilbur Chapman, quien a su vez tocó la vida de Billy Sunday. Finalmente, Billy Sunday predicó y llevó a Cristo a un hombre llamado Mordecai Ham, quien en una cruzada evangelística alcanzó a Billy Graham, el evangelista más influyente del siglo XX.Lo que comenzó con un maestro de escuela dominical sin fama ni reconocimiento terminó impactando a millones de personas. Dios no mide la importancia por el tamaño de la plataforma, sino por la disposición del corazón.Tal vez sientes que lo que haces es pequeño e insignificante, pero nunca subestimes el impacto de un acto de obediencia. Dios usa lo que parece pequeño para grandes propósitos. La Biblia dice en Zacarías 4:10: “Porque los que menospreciaron el día de las pequeñeces se alegrarán…” (RV1960)

En 1854, un niño enfermizo llamado Edward Kimball comenzó a enseñar en una escuela dominical. Un día, decidió hablarle a un joven vendedor de zapatos sobre Cristo. Ese joven era Dwight L. Moody, quien años después se convertiría en uno de los evangelistas más influyentes de la historia. Pero la historia no termina allí. Moody llevó a Cristo a F.B. Meyer, quien influyó en J. Wilbur Chapman, quien a su vez tocó la vida de Billy Sunday. Finalmente, Billy Sunday predicó y llevó a Cristo a un hombre llamado Mordecai Ham, quien en una cruzada evangelística alcanzó a Billy Graham, el evangelista más influyente del siglo XX. Lo que comenzó con un maestro de escuela dominical sin fama ni reconocimiento terminó impactando a millones de personas. Dios no mide la importancia por el tamaño de la plataforma, sino por la disposición del corazón. Tal vez sientes que lo que haces es pequeño e insignificante, pero nunca subestimes el impacto de un acto de obediencia. Dios usa lo que parece pequeño para grandes propósitos. La Biblia dice en Zacarías 4:10: “Porque los que menospreciaron el día de las pequeñeces se alegrarán…” (RV1960)

Are we sowing seeds of the gospel by praying for the lost? Dwight L Moody would not go to bed until he had reached out to one person. Do we have this passion? Are we praying for the lost?

In this episode of the Long Blue Leadership Podcast, Cadet First Class Andrew Cormier opens up about his inspiring journey from growing up in Massachusetts to becoming a squadron commander at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He reflects on the early influences that shaped his values, the value of community service and service before self, sharing the leadership lessons he's learned along the way.   SUMMARY Andrew also talks about launching his own podcast, designed to help fellow cadets explore their career paths and grow as leaders. Throughout the conversation, he highlights the importance of understanding diverse career opportunities, the personal growth that comes from podcasting, and the power of community engagement. With a focus on national pride and perspective, he emphasizes that true leadership is about serving others—putting the team first rather than seeking personal recognition.   5 QUOTES "It's not about you. It's not about you. It's about the team." "When you're a leader, it's your job. There shouldn't be any extra, you know, kudos given to you. Everyone has their own piece in the puzzle, and just because your face is more prominent than others does not mean that the mission is any less doable with like one piece missing or another piece missing." "I just really urge people to try to understand other people's perspectives and listen more than they talk, because those pieces for me, like I'm a Pretty staunch capitalist, but I recently bought the Communist Manifesto. I want to understand where these ideas stem from." "American ideals are amazing, and they need to be protected. And in order for me to have any say in that, I need to have skin in the game. And that's what I look at my service as is me gaining skin in the game." "It's not difficult, it's just super time consuming and kind of annoying. And so, I mean, it even like stays true to today, everything I have to do isn't necessarily difficult. I'm a management major. I don't know what the Astro or aero people are going through. I'm sure that's very difficult. But for me, it's more just like getting the reps in it, and it's very gradual." - C1C Andrew Cormier '25, October 2024   SHARE THIS EPISODE LINKEDIN  |  TWITTER  |  FACEBOOK   CHAPTERS 00:00:  Introduction to Cadet Andrew Cormier 02:52:  Andrew's Early Life and Background 05:52:  Discovering the Military Path 08:46:  Community Service and Humanitarian Efforts 12:10:  Transitioning to the Air Force Academy 15:07:  Experiences in Basic Training 17:57:  Leadership and Followership at the Academy 20:47:  Becoming a Squadron Commander 24:11:  The Role of a Squadron Commander 27:12:  Starting the Podcast Journey 34:54:  Understanding Career Paths in the Air Force 39:30:  The Impact of Podcasting on Personal Growth 44:45:  Engagement and Value in the Cadet Community 52:36:  Navigating Post-Graduation Decisions 01:00:05:  The Importance of National Pride and Perspective 01:04:53:  Leadership Lessons: It's Not About You   ANDREW'S 5 KEYS TO LEADERSHIP SUCCESS Leadership is not about you, it's about the team. As a leader, your job is to represent and protect your people, not focus on personal privileges. Seek to understand different perspectives and listen more than you talk. Don't take American ideals and freedoms for granted - they need to be actively defended. Balance future planning with living in the present. Don't become overly fixated on the future at the expense of enjoying the moment. Perseverance, critical thinking, and resourcefulness are key to success. Rely on these core strengths rather than trying to control everything. Diverse experiences and mentorship are invaluable. Seek out advice from those who have walked the path you want to follow, and be open to learning from a variety of backgrounds.   ABOUT ANDREW BIO C1C Andrew D. Cormier is a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, CO. Cadet Cormier is the commander of squadron 15, the Mighty War Eagles. C1C Cormier is originally from Fitchburg, MA and entered the Air Force Academy in June of 2021 following his lifelong passion to “serve others.” Throughout his cadet career he has held the squadron position of Diversity & Inclusion NCO and Spark Innovator, but on an unofficial level has hosted the “For the Zoomies” podcast interviewing over 75 officers to better understand their experiences in the Air Force for the sake of helping cadets make career decisions, as well as been a widely trusted barber in the dormitories. C1C Cormier plans to complete his Bachelor of Science in Business Management in May 2025. Immediately following graduation he intends to commission as a Second Leiutenant in the U.S. Air Force and become an Acquisitions Officer. - Copy and Image Credit: Andrew Cormier    CONNECT WITH ANDREW LINKEDIN  |  INSTAGRAM  |  TWITTER   RECOMMENDED LISTENING:  FOR THE ZOOMIES PODCAST with C1C Andrew Cormier   LISTEN NOW!     ABOUT LONG BLUE LEADERSHIP Long Blue Leadership drops every two weeks on Tuesdays and is available on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn + Alexa, Spotify and all your favorite podcast platforms. Search @AirForceGrads on your favorite social channels for Long Blue Leadership news and updates!          FULL TRANSCRIPT SPEAKERS GUEST:  C1C Andrew Cormier  |  HOST:  Lt. Col. (Ret.) Naviere Walkewicz '99   Naviere Walkewicz 00:00 My guest today is Cadet 1st Class Andrew Cormier, USAFA Class of '25. Andrew stands out among the finest examples of those who have taken the service-before-self aspect of their work as developing leaders very seriously. In Andrew's case, he helps and supports his fellow cadets by guiding them to their optimal career paths through the guests and their experiences on his podcast. This is a new approach for Long Blue Leadership, and one we think you'll appreciate, because we're looking at leadership through the eyes of one who both follows and leads, thriving in both spaces. We'll talk with Andrew about his life before and during his time at the Academy. We'll ask where he's headed when he graduates. We'll discuss the role he's taken on as a podcaster, and we'll ask how he's successfully led and followed. We'll end with Andrew's takeaways and leadership tips. Andrew, welcome to Long Blue Leadership. We're so glad you're here.   Andrew Cormier Thanks for having me, Naviere.   Naviere Walkewicz Absolutely. So it's got to be a little bit different being on the other side of the podcast mic.   Andrew Cormier Yeah, no, it's definitely interesting to be here. I've done a few before, but they weren't in person, and this was like the highest quality, so I have a little bit of imposter syndrome, not gonna lie.   Naviere Walkewicz Oh goodness. Well, we'll learn from each other, right? I think that's the best. We can always be learning; we can always get better. So, I'm excited to take in some of the things that you do as well. Feel really good about that. Well, one of the things we like to do on Long Blue Leadership is we rewind the clock a little bit. Some clocks are further rewound back than others, and so I'm really excited to kind of get to know. Where were you before the Academy? Where'd you grow up? What was life like?   Andrew Cormier OK, I'm not as chronologically advanced, like, relative to maybe my experience in high school. I grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, lot of pride coming from the East Coast. My parents, my dad, he worked as a general contractor, so I spent a lot of summers laying tile, you know, doing framing houses, all that sort of stuff, just like, you know, a general laborer. Honestly, just like sweeping up a lot of dust and mess, as he actually did all the hard work. And then I went to a tech school, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School. That's a mouthful, but I went there mostly because my brother went there. I wasn't a huge decision maker back then, like I consider myself somewhat now. And I studied machine technology, and working on metal pieces like running lathes and mill machines and electronic discharge machines, just to — I didn't really know what preparing for the future was like, but that was the kind of path I was on. But then, I grew up playing hockey and lacrosse, and I realized that I had an opportunity with that somewhat, and I was traveling the East Coast playing lacrosse. Think it was after a tournament in Ashton, Pennsylvania, me and my dad got a phone call from Coach Wilson, the Air Force Academy lacrosse coach, saying, “Hey, we saw you play this weekend. We'd love to have you out.” And so that's like a really quick rundown of where I come from, but I guess moral of the story: I really appreciate the background, the kind of blue-collar experiences that I've had when it comes to growing up in Massachusetts.   Naviere Walkewicz No, that's awesome. And I think it's, it's great know that you're not afraid to get your hands dirty, to work hard and grit. I mean, that kind of is also synonymous with hockey. I feel like you work hard, you dig. So let's talk about that a little bit more. Older brother then. So you're one of two? Any other siblings?   Andrew Cormier Yeah, just me and my brother.   Naviere Walkewicz OK, and so what was it like growing up with an older brother? You know, were you always the one that he got to test things on? Or what did that look like?   Andrew Cormier No, my brother — he's about three and a half years older than me, so we never really were in school at the same time. He was always, four grades ahead. So we went to all the same schools, but he was leaving just as soon as I was arriving. But no, he was a great big brother. I was more of like the wild child, me and my mom will sometimes look at the family videos, and it's me kind of just being this goofball, like not appreciating things, like complaining, whining, all this stuff while Zach's over here, trying to help me. Like, I remember this video: We lived in this house where the driveway was very steep, and so we would just like drive our little like plastic carts down the driveway right, and my brother was over here, like, trying to push me up the hill, and I'm over here, like yelling at him—   Naviere Walkewicz Go faster!   Andrew Cormier No, I was like, “Stop, Zach, stop!” Like, looking back, I'm like, wow, I was just a goofball. He's over here trying to help me, right? But no, he was. He was a great big brother. And to be honest, growing up, I consider myself to have, like, a really spongy brain in terms of, I want to learn things through other people's experiences so that I don't make the same mistakes myself. And so when I would see my brother do all these things, he got into lacrosse. I got into lacrosse. He went to Monty Tech. I saw what cool opportunities there were with that. I went there. And so it was kind of like he tested the waters for me, and then I ended up, following suit. And it's, it's kind of changed since then, I've come to a little bit more of like an independent person. But, you know, growing up, you kind of always look up to your big brother.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, I love that. And so, aside from being recognized through your lacrosse sport, how? How did the military come into play? Was that something always on the radar? Is it somewhere in your family, maybe not with your dad or your mom, but elsewhere?   Andrew Cormier Yeah, um, my family wasn't big on the military, not that — you know, we grew up pretty disciplined, but the on my mom's side, her parents are immigrants from Canada. There's not a whole bunch of military history there. But on my dad's side, my Pepe, his dad, was drafted for the Korean War, and so he did communications for four years, and then he got out. But beyond that, I mean, he passed when I was young, so I never really got to really — he never really had the opportunity to instill lessons into a sentient person, more or less. So, yeah, I felt more or less like I was doing this for the first time, like it wasn't a huge military thing. But in high school again, my brother, it was an open house. I was in seventh or eighth grade. I get brought to the Marine Corps Junior ROTC program at my high school. And I was really like, what's going on here?   Naviere Walkewicz In an excited way, or?   Andrew Cormier Kind of. It was more like, intrigued, not super— my first question after he gave his little pitch was, “So do I have to serve?” And he was like, “No, no, no.” And I was kind of relieved. So that's kind of my initial impression. I go to school, I'm not enrolled initially, and to be honest, I don't remember what urged me to enroll in the program, but I ended up enrolling. I loved it.   Naviere Walkewicz What year was that?   Andrew Cormier It was freshman year, so I did all three years, because I transferred to a different school my senior year, but I did it all three years, and I loved it, mostly because of the service aspect of it. We did a lot of — it wasn't like, I feel like ROTC, especially at the Academy, because, you know, if other cadets see this, they're probably gonna flame me for it. But this has, it has this perception of collecting badges and ribbons and, cadet general, all that sort of stuff. And that was so far from what my program was all about, we were doing a bunch of community service. Like, you know, in Fitchburg, we would go near the Boys & Girls Club and pick up trash in the area. Obviously, picking up the trash wasn't fun, but just like, going out and do something with your buddies on the weekend, that was fun. Countless Salvation Army collections, like we'd sit outside the grocery store—   Naviere Walkewicz Ring the bell?   Andrew Cormier Yeah, collect money. All those sorts of things were what really pushed me on. And then I think the culminating thing that really pushed me to want to pursue this was, my sophomore year, we did a humanitarian trip after Hurricane Harvey hit in Texas. So we went down to Wharton, raised a whole bunch of money, took 50 of the about 100 cadet corps, and we posted up in this Boys & Girls Club gymnasium, all on cots. We'd march to breakfast at Wharton Community College, and then we'd spend the day going back and forth in teams, in our vans, either bringing cabinetry to houses, flooring to houses, drywall to houses. And then we'd install it, because it was all flooded up to pretty much the knee from Hurricane Harvey. And so that week that we spent down there was super impactful to me, especially at the end. There was a bunch of little projects, but centrally, there was a big project, because this house was basically destroyed. And coming from a tech school, we have a bunch of plumbers, carpenters, cabinet makers, all the all these different trades coming together, and they ended up doing something really good for this one family. And so they left for a week, and then they were able to reintroduce them on that Friday, and it was super heartwarming. I don't know how I feel saying that word, because I emasculated myself, but, that sort of feeling. It was like, “Wow, we really, like, helped a family,” and it was impactful to me. And so, you know, now at the Academy, I'm like, I haven't had time to do community service, and I feel bad about it, but that's kind of what really got me interested in it.   Naviere Walkewicz Well, I think it's fascinating how, you know, your ability — you worked with your dad, so I think you brought some of those skills, and then again through school. But I think a heart of service is kind of the theme that we're hearing early on in this conversation. What I think we're going to even talk about more. So you were discovered through lacrosse, the little — you went on a, probably an intercollegiate, tour of the Academy. And were you like, “Yes, this is it,” or was it still like a “Well…”   Andrew Cormier Yeah, so backtrack a little bit. My senior year I ended up transferring to Northfield Mount Hermon. It's a college preparatory school, so I was boarding there. And I say that because when I came here, I was really interested in old schools that have a lot of heritage, a lot of tradition. My school, it was like, I — all my fellow “Hoggers” are going to be disappointed that I forget the year that it was founded by Dwight L. Moody, but it's a very old school. Lots of traditions, a lot of fun stuff to like, you know, students are looking forward to and seeing what a lot of the freshmen had to do in my trip here, despite it being a relatively younger school compared to West Point and Annapolis, I was like, “That's cool.” Like, I like the hierarchy structure of it. I really like seeing it. The chapel was out, so I got to see, ya know, it was one of those sort of situations where I was really looking for a school that had fit the criteria of getting able to, you know, serve tradition. And I really wanted to play college lacrosse and at that time it looked like it was gonna fit those descriptions.   Naviere Walkewicz Yeah, so the Academy it was, and what was day 1 like for you?   Andrew Cormier 12:41 A few disclaimers: I want to say that, one, I didn't end up making lacrosse team, so I don't want to be, you know, claiming I made it and I didn't. And two, so…   Naviere Walkewicz …so let's pause there a second. So you were initially recruited, but you got and you had to do the whole application and get in on your own, because you ended up not being a recruited athlete?   Andrew Cormier Yes, and I got denied my first time.   Naviere Walkewicz OK, let's talk about that.   Andrew Cormier Yeah, so I, I applied Well, trade school, education, trade one week, education, other week. So you can see I might be slightly deficient in in certain academic realms. And so that's why I transferred to college Preparatory School, because I wanted to, you know, go all in on my academics, hopefully, you know, get me in. It worked in terms of really opening my perspective, but didn't work in terms of getting me into the Academy the first try, which I was initially a little bummed about, but now looking back on it, I'm like, that was, you know, the Falcon Foundation, shout out to him, or shout out to them, and Gen. Lorenz, everyone. We actually had the dinner last week that was super fun. But I didn't get in. But I got offered Falcon Foundation Scholarship, and I ended up going to again, picking schools off of tradition, Marion Military Institute, which is the oldest one on the list of options. And yeah, I went there for a year during COVID, and that's where I guess the gap is because I'm a Class — I was Class of 2020 in high school, graduating Class of '25, there's that gap. I hope I answered your question.   Naviere Walkewicz That's fantastic, actually. And, and I think for those listeners who may not be aware of the Falcon Foundation. You know, we have a number of different college preparatory, military preparatory programs that are affiliated with our Academy. And I think it's a wonderful testament to — you apply for the Air Force Academy. You don't apply for a preparatory school, but the Academy recognizes when we have areas that are maybe just under the cut line, but someone we're really interested in, and how do we get them there? And so I think it's fantastic that you were able to get a Falcon Foundation Scholarship. And I don't call that a gap. I call that just an extra year of preparatory So, yeah, it's wonderful.   Andrew Cormier I was definitely prepared more.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, OK, so you came in on day 1 feeling pretty good then, because, you know, where others might have been the whole basic training experience, just kind of, you know, knock their socks off. You're like, “All right, we know this military thing.” Is that true?   Andrew Cormier Yeah. And, I mean, I guess in terms of, I know how to make a bed, I know how to wear a uniform, that was less daunting. I'm a management major. I don't know what the Astro or Aero people are going through. I'm sure that's very—   Naviere Walkewicz I'm glad you put that caveat in there. OK.   Andrew Cormier Yes, I'm a management major. All the assignments are more or less easy, but it's more just like getting the reps in and it's very gradual. So I don't want this to make it sound like the Academy is easy by any means, because what's difficult about it is the task-saturation they have you doing. It's like stuffing 10 pounds of sand in a 5-pound bag, that sort of deal. That's where it's difficult, at least for me. And so coming into it with hearing those sort of perceptions, that's how I went into it feeling, and I was kind of right. I mean, basic training wasn't super rigorous.   Naviere Walkewicz You were fit.   Andrew Cormier I was, you know, I was able to memorize things.   Naviere Walkewicz Good, your mind is a sponge, so that was probably helpful.   Andrew Cormier Yeah, I had all my— my bed making skills were already down pat, so all the really tactical things were taken care of, and I understood that I was going to get yelled at no matter what. And coming into it with that, I was just like, OK, this is a game of attrition, and I just can't quit.   Naviere Walkewicz I love that. So how did you translate what you felt was maybe not as difficult and you saw others struggling? Have there been times where you've had to step up and take on a role of being more of a support or a leader amongst your peers?   Andrew Cormier Yes, of course. I mean, in my baby squad, we had — I wasn't the only, not only preppy, but also they call them prepsters. I was technically a prepster because I didn't go to the “P” but, you know, I was still did a prep year, and we had a prior enlisted person, and so the four or five of us had already seen all this stuff before. And when it came to studying the Contrails, showing people how to, you know, make their closet and all those sort of things. And also when it came to just being away from home, I had been away from home since I was about 17, and I got there when I was 19 or 20. And so acclimating to living away from home is kind of difficult challenge. And so just being there for the people that are like, “I miss home, I miss my mom, I miss my dad, I miss my home food” and all this sort of stuff. You know, there, there aren't a lot of opportunities for chit chat during basic training, at least towards the beginning, but towards the end, I'm like, you know, “You got this, let's power through.”   Naviere Walkewicz And yeah, I love that. So let's talk about, while you've been a cadet, maybe some of the ways that you've been a follower and some of the ways that you've been a leader, aside from the one you just kind of shared, what have been some ones that have stood out to you as you're continuing to develop your leadership skills?     Andrew Cormier 18:48 OK, following — very much freshman year you're following. Trying to think of some concrete examples. I think credibility, like understanding where you fall on the credibility hierarchy is somewhat a dictator, an indicator of where you should be in terms of leading and following, and I understood that relative to the rest of my baby squaddies, I might have been slightly above the average in terms of credibility, but in terms of the entire squadron, lowest of the low.   Naviere Walkewicz Tell me why. Let's talk about that. What do you mean?   Andrew Cormier Well, I mean, I remember freshman year when we were getting quizzed on our shoulder board rankings. It's a ground-cloud horizon, and freshmen just have the cloud because their heads in the clouds. They're, very unfamiliar with this place. And you know, it's true, not only do you not know what it's like to have a bunch of GRs in a week as a freshman, just coming out of basic training, but you also don't know what it's like to understand an organization. I didn't understand what a reporting structure like — you know, I didn't understand a lot of these intricacies, and I tried my best to have some humility and understanding that and just keeping my ears open for it. And with that credibility spectrum I was confident in the sense that I could be self-sufficient NS take care of what I needed to take care of on the academic front, the knowledge, the K-test front, athletic front. But when it came to, oh wow, I've never been in a 100-person organization before and at the bottom of it, this is a time to take some notes. I think that's definitely a theme's that's definitely followed through with the podcast especially. I kind of avoided giving a concrete example of the followership.   Naviere Walkewicz 25:00 You had mentioned you thought it was a whole bunch of KPP, so what is the role really like as a squadron commander?   Andrew Cormier 25:07 It's different than I thought it would be. You know, I think there's this perception of leadership at the Academy, amongst cadets, that leadership is land-naving through the athletic fields and like Jacks Valley. You know what I mean? Like, leadership is these super tactical things, like, how can you be as close to George Washington as possible? But, one, there's not many opportunities. And if you're doing that, opportunities for that sort of stuff, and if you're doing that stuff, you're probably not delegating as you should. And so I think the biggest takeaway that I've gotten from this position is like representation of your people and protection of them.   Naviere Walkewicz Talk about that.   Andrew Cormier 25:57 So even this past week — I don't want it to be tainted that he's a very good friend of mine, because I would have done this for anybody in my squadron. But he received some paperwork from somebody else, his supervisor. He works a group job, so the paperwork was coming from a wing person, and it was outlining how he had failed to do this and all this stuff, and then at the end, it had said something about his like, — I'm super cool. People mess up all the time. I mess up all the time. That's understandable. Mistakes are gonna happen. But the last paragraph rubbed me the wrong way, because it said something about his character, that, knowing him, well, I didn't really — it seemed very out of character. And so, you know, I've had cadet squadron commanders in the past that are just like, you know, hey, I'm going to trust everything that that the wing person said, issue all of the demerits, tours, paperwork that comes with the recommendation and leave it at that, but my attempt to really take this position seriously is to get the perspective of my friend, see what his opinion on it was like. Maybe let me gather a little bit more evidence. And upon doing that, the statement that was at the bottom of it was completely not apparent in the evidence. And this really raised an alarm for me, because if I weren't to do that, not only was it sent to me, but it was sent to permanent party. I'm like, this is, you know, kind of throwing some dirt on his reputation, and it's not true. And so what happened was I immediately texted the guy. It was cool. I worked with him over the summer on wing staff, and I went to his room, and I was like, “Hey, so, you know, just trying to get some understanding. I'm not here to press you about this, but I want to understand what's actually going on here. This is what is outlined in the Form 10. This is the evidence that I gathered from my friend, and they don't really seem to be congruent.” And then he starts giving his case, and I don't disagree with any of the things where he actually, you know, failed to do things. But then, when it came to the part about his character, he was like, “Yeah, so that's the issue. I did that out of anger of somebody else.” Because I remember seeing the group chat and the message was sent, and then my friend responded super politely, super respectfully, and then his co-worker was like, you know, kind of escalatory, aggressive. And then, as a result, both of them got negative paperwork. And I believe that only the negative character should have been put on his co-worker, not on my friend. And he admitted to that, and he was like, “I'm willing to walk that back, because it doesn't give an accurate representation of his character.” And so, you know, my friend was super appreciative, because, you know, we ended up having a permanent party conversation the next day, and we cleared everything up, and they were like, “Thank you for investigating this a little bit more. Because if you didn't, we probably would have just ran with the guy's recommendation and maybe thought a little bit less of him.” So, um, I guess when it comes to protecting my people, maybe that's now thinking back on it, maybe that's a first sergeant job to handle, like the discipline stuff, but maybe that it was my friend that took a little bit more ownership of it, and wanted to make sure it's correct. But that's more or less an example of protecting my people, or representing my people, I guess they kind of go hand in hand on. I guess, another note of protecting—   Naviere Walkewicz Or even what you've learned since being in the role of squadron.   Andrew Cormier 30:04 Yeah.   Naviere Walkewicz Peer leadership is hard, wouldn't you agree?   Andrew Cormier 30:04 It is very difficult. And I think maybe part of the reason why I was selected was because I have a relatively good reputation in squadron to be friendly. Last semester I was D&C. So, you know, I'm outside of the formation, making corrections –   Naviere Walkewicz What is D&C?   Andrew Cormier D&C: drilling and ceremonies. So I'm outside of the squadron making corrections as people are marching. And it's not an easy thing to do when it's somebody older than you as well. And I'm over here cracking jokes with them and making sure that I do it to everyone, not just certain people. I dig in a little bit more to my friends who I know can accept it, and then it might ease the tension of all the other people who might be not doing it right. And then I go talk to them, like, “Hey, chest up a little bit,” or, like, “'Fix your dress.” But yeah, I think that that was a big piece of me getting picked for it, because I have to uphold a standard, especially in today's Cadet Wing. I don't know if the listeners are privy to all the change going on in the Cadet Wing, but there's a much larger emphasis on standards. “Hey, I'm low key doing you a favor by correcting you so that you don't end up in a three-star's office.” And so as much as it's made cadet life as a whole, somewhat more difficult, it's made my job as a squadron commander, supposed to enforce these standards, a little bit easier, because they know that I'm not like the highest person that's like enforcing this. This isn't me power tripping. This is me trying to look out for people. That perception makes a big difference.   Naviere Walkewicz No, that's really helpful, and probably more than you thought we were going to be talking about, because you were probably thought we spending a lot of time talking about For the Zoomies, and I'd like to get there. So let's, let's talk about that right now. So, when did it start and why?   Andrew Cormier The reason changed over time, but I started it. I came out of CST, combat survival training, after my freshman-year summer. So it was approximately July timeframe. And I've always been an avid podcast listener. Loved hearing conversations, new ideas, learning, you know, while I just drive. I might think I'm a little bit more productive, like multitasking. And so I've always wanted to start one, but I wanted to be meaningful, not just me and my friends just yapping in some microphones. So what I did was, after freshman year, all of the fever dream of it was over. I could start projecting into the future, not just living in the present. I started projecting into the future, and I'm like, “Oh crap, I have an active-duty service commitment. I actually have to think about that decision for a little bit.” And I was scared because I didn't want to be a pilot. We had Career Night, which is one night every year, and then Ops, which was a whole year out. So I'm just like, I'm not the type to just sit back and let things happen to me. And so to address this issue, I went ahead and was like, you know, Col. Rutter. I went asked him, “Hey, is this feasible? What sort of problems you think I could run into? You know, like, PA, whatever?” And he was like, “Dude, go for it.” And so I started off just interviewing AOCs around base, getting — he was my first episode, talking about A-10s, even though I didn't want to be a pilot, you know, even though I don't want to do that, I'd like to learn more about it. Same thing, maintenance, acquisitions — being a management major was something I was very exposed to in the classroom, and then, you know, it just kind of like expanded. I covered a decent number of AFSCs, and then I started getting to the point where I had this better picture of not only what job I wanted, but also a holistic understanding of how these jobs and career fields intertwined, and it gave me a better picture of what the Air Force does as a whole. And so that was like a big learning piece for it, but it transitioned to, “OK, I don't want to just interview people and like, “Oh, this is what a maintenance officer does the entire time.” People get out after five years. And the reputation right now is that if you want to be a president, go to the Naval Academy. If you want to be a CEO, go to West Point. If you want to be a FedEx pilot, go to the Air Force Academy. And I heard that joke plenty of times, and as funny as it is, I'll admit it, I laughed at it, but like, I don't want that to be the perception of this place, because we produce much, much better leaders than just, pilots, not to poo-poo pilots, but like, CEO versus pilot, like it's, a different game. And so my idea was, how can I highlight that being an airline pilot, a cargo pilot, whatever it is, is not the only avenue to take after commissioning, what else can we do? And that's where I started picking up more perspectives, both on leadership, “What is it like to be a consultant?” I did, you know, definitely lean more towards things that I was interested in, but like equity research, private equity — all these different things, like podcasts, specifically about getting an MBA out of a service academy, all these sort of, like, super tangible things that, because I'm the target audience, I felt would, felt like it would resonate with the cadet wing, and so that was kind of like the motivation moving forward. And you know, it's had so many opportunities for me, like last week. Shout out Ted Robertson behind me, invited me to interview Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, and I'm getting all these super cool opportunities to expand my network and learn what it's like to do things at a more strategic level. And so it's been this really interesting, evolving project over the past two years, and I'll even share this little story. So this summer, I worked a cadet summer research program at Lockheed Martin in D.C. And one of the last days that we were there, they had this quarterly face to face, because it's a global, the corporate strategy arm is a global thing. So they have a like an in person thing every year — or every quarter. And how they started it was, we're gonna talk about just things that you've picked up, whether it's personal life, listen to a podcast, read a book that you wanna share with people. And so I was at the end of this big circle, and I was like, “What am I gonna say?” You know, like, all these people are spouting off this knowledge and wisdom, and I'm sitting here as this intern, trying to come up with something that would be useful to them, and then I actually started thinking. I was like, you know, this podcast changed my perspective on a lot of things, and I get a lot of praise for it, but as much as, like, you know, I acknowledge it was a good thing to help other people expand my own knowledge base of this, it had some downfalls and drawbacks as well. Namely, being I became super fixated on the future, and I was unable to really focus on the present, living in the moment like, get a little dark here, I was a little existential at certain points of time, because I was just constantly thinking future, and I'm like, What am I doing like right now? And it became like a frustrating thing for me, because not only was I interacting with a lot of older people, it was kind of making me feel unrelatable to my peers, and that was bothersome to me, because, you know, I never want to be perceived as this person who's a sycophant, like, just brown-noser and all that sort of stuff. And so it was definitely some drawbacks. And then I, like, brings me to the point of the reason why I started this was that fear. I started because I was scared of not knowing what the future was going to entail. It was this fear of uncertainty. And, you know, reflecting upon that I came into the Academy this, like this confident person and like, where'd that go? Am I not confident? Like the two things that I think if anybody can have will be successful in any realm of life, is perseverance and critical thinking. Those two things, in my opinion, will carry you anywhere. And I felt like I had those things, but I was just discounting them so heavily, to the point that I was like, I need to figure all this stuff out, or else I'm gonna be screwed, when in reality,why am I not just relying on these two things that I know, that I have, you know, maybe you can work in resourcefulness, but I have these two things. Why am I discounting those? And I think that was the big reflection point that I was able to share with the people in this room at this, you know — face to face. And I was like, you know, I had this really big pendulum swing to trying to control everything. And I really don't perceive myself to be a control freak. As, like, a micromanager. I think if you talk to anybody in the squad, they, they won't perceive me that way. But when it comes to my own future, like I want to — in the past — I'm trying to correct it. I'm still not perfect, but I was trying to correct for this. And I'm like, No, that's it's not right. That's not a long term, feasible thing I'm gonna end up burning out, never really living in the moment, never really enjoying things. And so, like that was a big learning lesson from this whole idea.   Naviere Walkewicz And you learned that when you're sitting in that circle, or did you learn that — was that when it kind of culminated into how you articulated it? Or had you already felt that way?   Andrew Cormier 41:40 The cadet experience, like I said, is very task-saturating, and so I never feel like I have a time to reflect during the semester. This was about July, like this past July, and so although I was working, it was like four day weeks, so I had a decent amount of time to reflect. I always treat my Christmas breaks and my summer breaks as points to reflect, and because that's the only time I have, like, the bandwidth to. And like that whole time period, like I was just so locked in on — like all this work I have my my notion planner and checking boxes, Life is checking boxes. And it took me, you know, shout out to Cylas Reilly, 100% because as much as we're different — like, he's much more, like, happy go lucky, like super high energy guy — being with him on the C-SERP at Lockheed, he, allowed me to put my hair down a little bit like, just take a little road trip, talk about stuff, not be so analytical about everything. And so I guess that's that point where — I had about month, because this was at the end of it. I was leaving the next day. And so we had about a month to talk about things. I had a month to reflect on it, and then this was something that was — like it had been the first time I'd ever put it to words, I'll say that. It wasn't the first time I was trying to process it, but it was the first time that I was putting it into words.   Naviere Walkewicz How did you feel after you said that?   Andrew Cormier Uh, slightly cathartic. I don't know it is. It's weird because as soon as you put something to words, then you can, like, I feel like understanding is like, if you can talk, if you can think about it, that's like, the lowest level of understanding. If you can talk about it, that's slightly higher. But then writing about it is the highest level. And so, like, I always keep a journal, and I've been trying to write about it, to put it into more concise words. But that was a big — it was kind of like a breakthrough of like, I'm having a higher understanding of this lesson that seems to be apparent in life.   Naviere Walkewicz Wow. And I think that's something that our listeners can — and those watching too — can really gravitate toward, because, you know, sometimes we get so caught up in the churn of the “what's next?” and the “do this” and “get here.” And I think an important lesson you just shared with us, and I love that you've learned it earlier on, is the key of reflection and really assessing “where am I?” and “how do I feel about that?” and “what's next?”. So For the Zoomies. Let's talk about that. First off, I mean, you've gotten a lot of praise for it, because they're fantastic, your episodes. What has the cadet wing — how have they embraced it?   Andrew Cormier 44:31 You know, I wish Spotify had a little bit better of the data. I can't attach an IP number to a listen. But to be honest, I was never looking for listens. But then as soon as I started growing, I'm, you know, a little bit more tied to it. It's kind of like seeing a lot of likes and stuff on Instagram or whatever.   Naviere Walkewicz Affirmations are wonderful.   Andrew Cormier 44:53 Yeah, but so I think it was received somewhat well. And I always try to add value to the cadet wing. Some of them I admit are a little bit selfish. They're mostly for me, like I really want to talk to this person. But then I had an episode with the Office of Labor and Economic Analysis about a change in how cadets were going to get matched their AFSCs, and I was thankful that — shout-out to Maj. Ian McDonald. He's the person who reached out for me. He is a representative from OLEA who was like, “Hey, I heard about your podcast. This might be a good episode idea.” And I'm like, “You're a genius. You're a genius.” And so we sat down — him and Col. Joffrion in the economic department. They were—.   Naviere Walkewicz Justin Joffrion?   Andrew Cormier Yes, classmate, my upper-classmate. He's '98.   Andrew Cormier OK, OK. And so we sat down and we walked through how cadets — because the initial, or I guess the legacy system, was OPA, your class, rank, your major, and then your preference. Those were the three things that would get put into this algorithm, this black box, and then you'd be spit out your AFSC. Now, and I think it's still in pilot. Maybe it's confirmed for a Class of '26 but at least for the '24/'25 those were, you know, where it was being tested, and it was much more like an open job market, where you actually able to submit a narrative about things that you projects that you've worked on, capstones, research that you've done, and it was super impactful. Because one, I really appreciate the new system, to be honest, because the military can be very — I've studied a lot of Austrian economics in my time, so I'm very of the mind, like, free markets, don't tell people what to do, like, they'll pick what's right for them. And so seeing this moving more towards a market structure, I was like, this is a good idea. But being able to share that with the Cadet Wing — that's the highest-listen episode, because I think it really, like, drives value. People don't want to, they want to know how the system works so that they can game the system. And one of my questions on the episode was like, “So, are you worried about people gaming the system? Because they know how it works?” And they're like, “Do it. We want you to get the right job.” And so, yeah, it's been super impactful to me that cadets valued the product that I put out there. And they would value it because it was useful to them. I wouldn't want it to be artificially inflated just for the sake of that affirmation, even though it feels good, but, yeah, it felt good to be able to contribute in that way.   Naviere Walkewicz I love that. So that's the most listened from the cadet perspective, what was been the most rewarding from the podcast seat, from your side of it?   Andrew Cormier Like, most rewarding in terms of—   Naviere Walkewicz Either a guest episode or just the experience of podcasts, okay, I'll let you take it where you'd like.   Andrew Cormier I have a lot of people pose this sort of question to me a lot about, like, who's your favorite episode? Like, who's your favorite guest? And, you know, they, like, kind of hint at, like, all, like, Gen. Clark, like, or anyone with stars was probably a really cool episode. And, you know, it is an honor and a privilege to be able to get an hour on their calendar because they're super busy. They're strategic thinkers. They don't usually have a whole bunch of time on their hands, but they were able to open up their calendar to me, and so it's an honor, and usually I do come away with a lot of practical knowledge from those things. I shouldn't say that those are always the most enjoyable. One of my favorites thus far has been with Julian Gluck, Cosmo. Because, you know, we sit down, same thing with Sam Eckholm, we sit down and we just — it is a little bit of yap-sesh, so maybe it's more for the people who are looking for entertainment than advice or information on the Air Force as a whole. But we just sit down and talk about cadet life. And I really enjoy the evolution of the Academy experience, year over year. And Sam Eckholm, being a relatively recent grad. Cosmo being — I think he's 2010, so it's like, you know, in these sort of 10-year chunks, and then even…   Naviere Walkewicz Is he ‘08 or ‘10?   Andrew Cormier He might be — in that timeframe. Yeah. And even Dr. Chaudhary, which was super fun, because for the first half of the episode, we were just talking about spirit missions. And so usually, with these senior leaders, it's more of “What's the strategic landscape?” “What can cadets take away from this?” But with him, it was like, you know, talking about chickens on the freaking football field and like, going up on Flat Iron. And so I always enjoy those episodes from a personal perspective of really having institutional pride, is seeing the evolution of this place and seeing the ebbs and flows of it. And it's like telling that — it makes me understand that the difficulty of this place and like the perception that the cadet wing is getting softer. It's not something that's been this ever since '59 it's been this gradual decline, persistently. It's a thing that comes and goes and honestly, we're more-or-less on an uptrend than not, relative to the adversaries that we're facing. So I guess that's a big piece of it is, as much as I really enjoy learning and getting different people's perspectives on, “Oh, what base should I choose given these goals?” Or, you know, “What does a maintenance officer do at Red Flag?”   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, oh, my goodness. Well, I think one of the things that you've highlighted in and this journey of yours is, yes, it's about impact. Yes, it's about, you know, taking care of one another. But there's also this intrinsic piece which is really about relationships, and that's what I hear when you talked about the ones that you really enjoyed most. I think it was that human connection. That's that thread that connects us.   Andrew Cormier Yeah, I think you hit the hammer on that thing. You know what I'm trying to say.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, no, I'm with you. So, Andrew, what's next for you? Upon graduation, we know you're not going to be a pilot. What are you going to be doing?   Andrew Cormier 52:29 I dropped 63 Alpha Acquisition Manager.   Naviere Walkewicz And that's what you wanted?   Andrew Cormier Yes, first pick.   Naviere Walkewicz So you gamed the system properly?   Andrew Cormier Yes. I gamed it properly, yes. And I think the narrative piece of it, I included how I went to Lockheed, and they're very — the project I was working on, was very acquisition-oriented, so I think I really put a lot of emphasis on, “Give me this.”   Naviere Walkewicz “I really, really want this.” I'm so happy for you.   Andrew Cormier Thank you. Thank you. But so we just put in base preferences. That was a pretty long conversation with a lot of people that I had to have.   Naviere Walkewicz Including Chloe. Is she…?   Andrew Cormier Yeah, no, she was the main stakeholder outside of me. We probably had three different conversations about it. I'd talk to her first, go get some other input from grads. Talk to her again, more input. Talk to her, and then finally, input. And so, you know, I talked to my sponsor, Maj. Bryce Luken. And the reason I talked to a lot of people that I wanted to be somewhat like, like, I envision myself as them somewhat in the future. You know, they're reservists, entrepreneurial, very like — not sit back 9 to 5, but how are we gonna, you know, improve national security and have our own spin on things, have autonomy over, you know, what we do and our time and so, like, those are the criteria over, like, who I was talking to, so I had a conversation with him. He's like, “You should go to L.A.” I'm like, “Air Force people aren't going to L.A. That's Space Force…” Like, Boston. And so he's like, “Dude, you should go to Boston, MIT, Lincoln Lab.”   Naviere Walkewicz Hopefully you talked to Cosmo as well.   Andrew Cormier I actually haven't, but yeah, I should let him know I ended up putting in Hanscom. But you know Col. Misha, I saw him at the Falcon Foundation dinner, Forrest Underwood. Yes, they were giving me the same like urging me go to Boston. You're a young professional who wants to get his hands dirty. Don't go to, you know, Langley, where — you know you can still be industrious down there, but you'll be under-resourced compared to if you went to Boston.   Naviere Walkewicz See, and that's great feedback that you know maybe others aren't thinking about in their decisions. So I think that's a really great process in the way you approached it. People that are in the ways of where you want to go. And also the important people in your life that you want to make sure stay important.   Andrew Cormier Yeah. I mean, at the end of every single episode on the podcast, I always ask for advice for cadets looking to pursue a similar path. Emphasis on “pursue a similar path.” I get a lot of advice, and not that I think anyone is, you know, basing their advice off of maybe an incomplete conclusion. But when you're getting advice, you really have to understand, what are what is their envisioning or like, how are they envisioning your outcome, and is their envision outcome the same as like, what you want? And so I think getting to your point, I really look — I got the advice. Same thing. This past Sunday, I called up Chase Lane, who went to Langley first. And I think that's why he really stuck out to me. But he urged me to go to Boston. And also, kind of like, walked me through. He's like, you know, Chloe works at Space Foundation. She really wants to be in the space world. And so, she's like, “Let's go to Patrick. Right near Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach.” Super cool location, you know. I mean, prayers out to the people in Florida right now. I hope that they're all right. But like, you know, that'd be a good spot. Uh, relative, you know, Boston, wet snow every single day. But you know, he kind of like, Chase, walked me through how I should approach a conversation like this. And so, you know, the other night when I sat down with Chloe, as much as you know, I want to value her perspective and wanting to value all inputs, understand where those inputs come from, and find a middle point, a middle ground for everybody, because the team won't last if we're only valuing certain inputs. And you know, it does take a little bit of convincing, but also more of like, open your eyes to what the opportunity really is. Are you making assumptions about this? Am I making assumptions about this? Let's clear those up. And so that's a sort of conversation that we ended up having. And, you know, she's on board with Boston now and so.   Naviere Walkewicz I think that's wonderful. I think communication is key. Luckily for you, you're big on communication, And no, I think that's wonderful for our listeners, even. You know, yes, there's probably times when you have to make a decision, there's a lead decision maker, maybe in in a partnership or in a relationship, but when you take in all of those perspectives, like you said, I think the end of the day, when you're coming to that decision, you're in a place of transparency and, yeah, you kind of go for it together. So I think that's great lessons for all of our listeners. Andrew, we're going to get to some of the key thoughts that you have, and I also would love for you to share, and you have a limited to think about this, but something that is, you know, unique to you, that you would love our listeners to kind of hear or learn about you. I think that's one of the things that we've been able to pick up in Long Blue Leadership, is it's kind of neat when people just know what's relatable or what they think is really cool. So, give you a second on that. But before we do, I'd like to take a moment and thank you for listening to Long Blue Leadership. This podcast publishes Tuesdays in both video and audio, and is available on all your favorite podcast platforms. Watch or listen to episodes of Long Blue Leadership at long blue leadership.org   Naviere Walkewicz 58:38 So Andrew, here we are, and we can go in either order. I think, you know, we always like to make sure our listeners kind of have a way to encapsulate the leadership lessons you want to leave them with that's close to you. But also just kind of, what's the thing you want to leave them with that's all about, Andrew?   Andrew Cormier It's weird talking about myself, to be honest, because I bet I'm always on the other side of the microphone.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes. It's much easier asking the questions.   Andrew Cormier Yes. I think one thing that I really wanted to talk about that I guess wasn't outlined in this, was the regular question of “Why'd you come?” versus “Why'd you stay?” And like I mentioned before, the service piece was why I came, but seeing how I haven't done community service really since high school, the reason why I've been staying is because American ideals are amazing, and they need to be protected. And in order for me to have any say in that, I need to have skin in the game. And that's what I look at my service as, is me gaining skin in the game. And, you know, I just, I am by no means a scholar of American history. Massachusetts Public Education did not teach me about the Alamo, unfortunately, so when I went to San Antonio for the first time, I was learning it. But what they did teach me was about our founding fathers. And, you know, being from Massachusetts, Plymouth Rock, it's where the Pilgrims landed, and what it really took for people to come across an entire ocean, fight tyranny. Like ask me, “How do you think I like my tea?”   Naviere Walkewicz How do you like your tea?   Andrew Cormier In the harbor. You know what I mean? Yeah, like, there's this sort of state and then largely national pride as — it's audacious what has transpired over the past 250 years, and I just want Americans not to take that for granted. I recently watched Civil War. Have you seen that movie? It's like, kind of a journalist's take on what would happen if, you know, states seceded. And it's like a, it's like a reminder of, “Oh, this actually happened. There was a civil war,” but like, you know, we were able to remand it, and like those reminders, tell me that this, this should not be taken for granted. And so, you know, with the kind of, like national landscape, the whole climate, I just really urge people to try to understand other people's perspectives and listen more than they talk, because those pieces for me, like I'm a pretty staunch capitalist, but I recently bought TheCommunist Manifesto. This is probably gonna get clipped or something, but I bought it, and I still haven't started reading it yet, because this semester's been crazy. But I want to understand where these people are coming from.   Naviere Walkewicz Critical thinking.   Andrew Cormier I want to understand where these ideas stem from. And I want to listen, and I want other people to listen as well. I want a more general understanding of the ideas that are guiding all of this change. What are they actually rooted in? And I think that understanding will make it much more clear as to like, a direction that we should all head in rather than, you know, all this public descent over very more or less menial things that are petty and not worth having the uproar that is ensuing. So I don't know, I guess. I don't know exactly where I was going with that, but my national and state pride gives me this urge to go, in some way, shape or form, defend these ideals and to encourage other people to look at — you know, I didn't mention a whole bunch about Northfield, Mount Herman, but I went to four schools in four years, Monty, Tech, NMH, Marion Military Institute and then here, all four different years, Massachusetts, Alabama, Colorado — in, you know, Massachusetts, my hometown, it's blue collar, NMH, super liberal. I was very international. I was in class with a Malaysian prince. I was exposed to very different perspectives there than I was when I was in Alabama. Here, there's people from all corners of the United States, and so there's this expanding perspective that allows me to be like, what we have here really shouldn't be taken for granted. I think I'm just beating a dead horse at this point, but I just really want Americans to think a little bit more and, like, listen a little bit more and understand a little bit more. I'm off my soapbox.   Naviere Walkewicz 1:04:27 I'm really glad you shared that perspective. I mean, I think it's an insight into you know, your deeper calling, and, like you said, why you stay but the threads of everything you've shared have played into that part of that of who you are at the fabric of Andrew. So, any additional leadership nuggets you want to leave with our listeners?   Andrew Cormier 1:04:53 I don't want to defer to other things that I said earlier in the conversation, but it's not about you. It's not about you. I have a couch in my room. It's like,   Naviere Walkewicz Tell me more about that.   Andrew Cormier It's a squadron commander privilege. I have my own room. I have all these like privileges. I have up top parking. It's very like ivory tower-centric. And that's like the perception of this. But it's not about me at all. It is about going and defending my friend. It is about when permanent party is directing frustration towards me, how do I not pass that frustration onto them? How do I make sure that the voices below me are heard. How do we reopen Hap's? Those are the jobs that are mine, and that involves no, like — it's my job, that I think that's the main thing. When you're a leader, it's your job. There shouldn't be any extra, you know, kudos given to you. Everyone has their own piece in the puzzle, and just because your face is more prominent than others does not mean that the mission is any less doable with one piece missing or another piece missing. So I guess it's not about you, it's about the team.   Naviere Walkewicz 1:06:23 So, For the Zoomies, just to kind of recap, where is it headed, and how can they find it, our listeners?   Andrew Cormier 1:06:33 Spotify podcasts, or Apple podcasts, I guess that's where you can find it. I'm not gonna lie; it's been on a little bit of a hiatus. I've been returning to posting, but had to give myself a break at the beginning of the semester. To be honest, I'm looking to just get to 100 episodes upon graduation and calling it a repository. I'm looking forward to some of the upcoming guests. I reached out to Gen. Mike Minihan the other day on LinkedIn, and he got back to me, and I was like, wow, so maybe he might be on the show by the time this is released. But yeah, I kind of want cadets to understand more. There's a lot of things that are advertised about pilots, but there's more out there. And I want this also be a testament of you don't need to do something in your extracurricular time that is an Academy club. Cadets can do their own thing. Yeah, I hope that answers the question.   Naviere Walkewicz That's outstanding. Is there anything that I didn't ask you that you want to share before we close out this amazing episode?   Andrew Cormier No, I think, I think I'm good. I've been talking way too long.   Naviere Walkewicz Well, it's that, well, we want you to talk because you've been our guest. But Andrew, it's been a pleasure.   Andrew Cormier It's been a really — I didn't say this in the beginning, but really, thank you for having me on. It means a lot to me that, you know, I'm the first cadet here, and I don't know what the plan is moving forward, but it means a lot to me that you saw enough in me to put me in company with all the other guests that you have on the show so far, and so I just hope you know it's pressure for me not to do anything to let you guys down.   Naviere Walkewicz Well, I think you being who you are, you've already not let us down. You're amazing. Thank you so much.     KEYWORDS Air Force Academy, leadership, cadet experience, community service, podcasting, military career, personal growth, mentorship, squadron commander, humanitarian efforts, Air Force Academy, leadership, career paths, podcasting, personal growth, cadet community, national pride, decision making, leadership lessons       The Long Blue Line Podcast Network is presented by the U.S. Air Force Academy Association and Foundation    

Episódio com o tema "Dwight L Moody ". Apresentação: Samuel Mattos Dwight L. Moody foi um evangelista revolucionário que viveu no final do século XIX. Fundador do Instituto Moody que formou centenas de missionários. Confira!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textStrengthen your spiritual journey with essential Bible study insights. Whether you're a seasoned reader or new to the Scriptures, this episode promises a fresh perspective on integrating study into your daily life. Learn how a newcomer in our weekly faith group sparked thought-provoking discussions, reminding us of the foundational practices that can rejuvenate our study habits. Discover personalized approaches to Bible study, from daily devotionals to more flexible reading schedules, and see how these methods can be tailored to fit your lifestyle.Prepare to transform your study environment and gather the right tools for a focused and meaningful Bible exploration. We share practical strategies for creating a distraction-free space that encourages reflection, even involving family members by setting an example. From using multiple Bible versions to incorporating highlighters and trusted commentaries, you'll find guidance on how to conduct an effective and enriching study. A structured approach, starting with prayer and moving through reading, studying, memorizing, and applying scripture, is emphasized to open hearts to God's message.Embrace the power of intentional study and listening over speaking in your spiritual growth. Inspired by the wisdom of Dwight L. Moody, we delve into the significance of letting God do most of the talking during your Bible study. We explore various methods and resources, suggesting starting points like the Gospels or exploring themes and characters that resonate personally. Overcome challenges like time constraints by prioritizing your study efforts, and find encouragement from respected authors and platforms like Lifeway and Proverbs 31 Ministries. Let this episode equip you for a life full of purpose and meaning through dedicated Bible study.Support the showVisit www.hollycurby.com for more information and to sign up for the monthly Holly's Happenings e-newsletter. Holly's Highlights podcast and the opinions and ideas shared within it are for entertainment purposes only. The advice should be confirmed with a qualified professional.

====================================================SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1=======================================================================VIRTUOSADevoción Matutina Para Mujeres 2024Narrado por: Sirley DelgadilloDesde: Bucaramanga, Colombia===================|| www.drministries.org ||===================10 DE JUNIOPEQUEÑOS COMIENZOS, GRANDES FINALES«No desprecien este humilde comienzo, porque los ojos del Señor se deleitan en ver el trabajo iniciado» (Zac. 4: 10, NBV).Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899) llegó a ser reconocido como «el evangelista más grande del siglo XIX».* En varias ocasiones llenó estadios en su país, Estados Unidos, con capacidad para cuatro mil personas. En una reunión celebrada en el Botanic Gardens Palace de Inglaterra, se juntaron entre quince mil y treinta mil personas para oírlo predicar. Entre los años 1874 y 1875, acudían «muchedumbres a todas sus reuniones».** Y, como resultado de tanta gente escuchándolo predicar a Cristo, muchos se convirtieron. Lo interesante es que estos «grandes finales» tuvieron pequeños comienzos. De hecho, un pequeño comienzo.Todo comenzó con una resolución: Moody hizo el compromiso con el Señor de que testificaría a favor de Dios sin importar el costo personal que pudiera tener para él. Decidió que no descansaría al final de cada día, a menos que pudiera decir que había hablado con una persona acerca de la salvación.Una noche, Moody ya se había acostado cuando se dio cuenta de que ese día no le había hablado a nadie acerca de la salvación. Sin pensarlo dos veces, se levantó de la cama, se puso los zapatos y salió en plena noche en busca de un alma a quien hablarle del Señor. No se dio cuenta de que estaba en ropa interior. Bajo una farola, encontró a un hombre y le habló de Cristo. Años después, ese mismo hombre se acercó a Moody durante una campaña de evangelización para decirle cuán impresionado se había sentido aquella noche. «Si usted hizo eso por mí en ropa interior, sin reparar en nada por Jesús», le dijo, «sentí que yo no podía hacer menos».***Un pequeño comienzo puede traer a la luz lo que nadie nunca hubiera pensado; sobre todo, el comienzo de tomar la decisión de hacer un compromiso personal con Cristo, acompañado de responsabilidad e integridad. Ese primer paso aparentemente pequeño sentará una sólida base para la sucesión de pasos siguientes. También el reino de los cielos fue al principio como la más pequeña de las semillas, pero se hizo más grande que las otras plantas (ver Mat. 13: 31-32).El Señor logra grandes cosas con nuestros pequeños comienzos. Comienza hoy con la decisión que debes tomar: da ese pequeño primer paso que necesitas para subir una montaña.«Subir montañas encrespadas requiere pequeños pasos al comienzo». Shakespeare.*https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_L._Moody [consultado en septiembre de 2022].** Ibid.*** Tompaul Wheeler, No se trata de mí, se trata de ti (Doral, Florida: IADPA, 2020), p. 362. 170 

“What Am I Missing?”As believers living in the Laodicean church age (Rev. 3:14-22), we often look back and marvel at the extraordinary lives of our Biblical heroes and spiritual giants who have gone before us. We see them in Scripture, read their biographies, watch movies about their lives, study their teachings, and aspire to experience the intimacy and devotion they had with God that allowed them to do great things. Yet, for many of us, there seems to be a sad disconnect between the vibrant, Spirit-filled experiences we admire in these heroes of the faith and the comparatively subdued, lackluster, and lukewarm reality of our own spiritual lives. And try as we may, we can't seem to put our finger on why.We find ourselves wondering, “Why does my spiritual life feel so different from theirs? Where is the promised power they exhibited that is so lacking in my own life?” Or, in essence, “Is this what Jesus meant when He talked about the abundant life in Him? I sure hope not. And if so, is there something I'm missing?” These questions are not uncommon, and they point to a deeper longing within our hearts— a desire to experience the fullness of life in Christ we see so graphically portrayed in the lives of these spiritual giants that is clearly missing in most of the church today.This brings us to the encouraging part of our dilemma, which is finally recognizing this longing comes from Him. It is a God-given desire to know Him more and to experience the closeness and intimacy with God that is our promised birthright as one of His children. This unfilled longing is your invitation to pursue what has been referred to as the “Higher Christian life”— a life characterized by a profound, transformative relationship with Christ through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. And the door to this “abundant life” (John 10:10) Jesus promised is opened by your surrender to Him. It is really that simple.Time For Self-ReflectionAs you begin this journey of embracing the Higher Christian life, take a moment to ask yourself a few questions about your own spiritual experience:• Have you ever felt a deep desire for more of God's presence in your life?• Do you long to experience the joy, peace, and power that seem to characterize the lives of the spiritual heroes you admire?• And have you ever wondered what it would be like to live a life fully surrendered to and empowered by the Holy Spirit?If you can relate to these questions, great— you're in good company. The desire for a deeper, more intimate relationship with God is a common thread woven throughout the lives of countless believers throughout the ages.Glimpses of the Higher Christian LifeTo better understand what the Higher Christian life entails, over the next few days, we will look at the lives of a few well-known spiritual giants who exemplified this way of living and their personal experiences with surrendering to the Holy Spirit that marked a dramatic change in their lives. I think these should prove to be not only instructive, but also encouraging.We shall begin with Dwight L. Moody, more commonly known as D.L. Moody.D.L. Moody (1837-1899)For those of you who may not be familiar with D.L. Moody, he was an American evangelist who founded the Moody Church in Chicago, the Moody Bible Institute (which still functions today), and the Pacific Garden Mission (I listen to their radio broadcasts weekly, and have for over thirty years). It is estimated that over a million people came to Christ under his powerful and passionate preaching in both the United Kingdom and across America. And, on a personal note, he is also one of my spiritual...

In this episode, James continues the "Becoming Useful to God" Series with a discussion of getting and remaining free from the Love of Money. He discusses Deuteronomy 8 and Luke 16, as well as referencing the life of D. L. Moody. You can download "Becoming Useful to God" at usefultogod.com.  To purchase Dr. Spencer's book Useful to God: Eight Lessons from the Life of Dwight L. Moody, visit amazon.com.  

In this episode, James talks about the characteristic of humility as he continues the "Becoming Useful to God" series. He considers Philippians 2 and the way Christ's humility serves as a paradigm for our humility. He also offers practical tips for becoming more humble as believers. You can download "Becoming Useful to God" at usefultogod.com.  To purchase Dr. Spencer's book Useful to God: Eight Lessons from the Life of Dwight L. Moody, visit amazon.com.

In this episode, James continues with his series on Becoming Useful to God by looking at the characteristic of being "Studious" or being a student of God's word. He considers Deuteronomy 17 as a way of underscoring the way God's word transforms our relationship with God and others. You can download "Becoming Useful to God" at usefultogod.com.  To purchase Dr. Spencer's book Useful to God: Eight Lessons from the Life of Dwight L. Moody, visit amazon.com. You can also get Dr. Spencer's new book Serpents and Doves: Christians, Politics, and the Art of Bearing Witness at amazon.com.

In this episode, James continues the "Becoming Useful to God" series by discussing the Lord's prayer in Luke 11.  You can download "Becoming Useful to God" at usefultogod.com.  To purchase Dr. Spencer's book Useful to God: Eight Lessons from the Life of Dwight L. Moody, visit amazon.com. You can also get Dr. Spencer's new book Serpents and Doves: Christians, Politics, and the Art of Bearing Witness at amazon.com.

In this episode, Dr. Spencer begins a new series on "Becoming Useful to God" based on his book Usefult to God: Eight Lessons from the Life of Dwight L. Moody. He tackles the characteristic of being surrendered to God through the lens of the fear of the Lord in Deuteronomy 6.  You can download "Becoming Useful to God" at usefultogod.com.  To purchase Dr. Spencer's book Useful to God: Eight Lessons from the Life of Dwight L. Moody, visit amazon.com. You can also get Dr. Spencer's new book Serpents and Doves: Christians, Politics, and the Art of Bearing Witness at amazon.com.

Aren't there better ways to accomplish your Vision than by writing it down and just simply looking at it? In short, nope! But let's talk about that today. Thomas Joyner with Business on Purpose here, thanks so much for listening. Let me introduce you to Eli Hanneman. Now, call me a geek…whatever you want to do. But Eli Hanneman is 20 years old, and from Lahaina, Hawaii. I'm a surfing nerd and follow the professional surfing tour called the CT or Championship Tour. Eli has been a prodigy since he was 12 years old. Everyone knew he was going to be the next great Hawaiian surfer. But, when his professional career started at 17 he limped along and basically was stuck in the minor leagues for the past 3 years…until a month ago…. HE finally qualified.  That day he posted a video to his social media. It's a video of the Note app on his phone dating back to May 22 of 2022. The date he decided to start writing down his vision and keeping it in front of him regularly. Every morning he woke up, and wrote down the date and the simple vision of  I WILL QUALIFY in all caps. He did the same thing every single day, reviewed his vision until this past week he was able to write down, I QUALIFIED!!! He did it. That is the power of reviewing this thing? It's motivation and focus. It's keeping the important things in front of you and not getting distracted by the noise. It's pushing through frustrations and setbacks. And keeping what matters always at the forefront of your mind.  So, if I were sitting down next to you and asked you, pull up your vision. What would you have to pull up? Would you answer, “Oh, I've got it in my head?” Sorry, but that's not good enough. If I pulled one of your team members aside and asked them, “Where are you guys headed as a business in the next 1-3 years?” How would they respond? How much detail could they come up with other than just some dry, bland, maybe even catchy rally cry? Your vision should be regularly reviewed as a team. By regularly, what I mean and what we recommend is a minimum of 6 times a year.  “What, 6 times a year?” Yes, 6 times a year. You want it to roll of their tongues and to get to the point that the team begins to roll their eyes as you read it over. And yes you heard that right, as you read it over! It needs to be written down to the point that you can hold yourself accountable to it, as well. Here's the danger of NOT doing this. You end up somewhere you don't want to be. Author and pastor Dwight L Moody was famously quoted as saying, “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at things that don't matter!” Let me read that again, “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at things that don't matter!” What a profound and powerful thing to say! That's what Vision does. It sets your sights on things that matter. And is failure an option? Absolutely! It's scary to write something down that you could fail at. And, ultimately, that's why I think most people don't do it. It's easier to not know what you were targeting and not know if you failed than to get specific and then to chase after it. It's exposing and tough! But what's the possible alternative? Getting to the finish line and realizing you succeeded at something that doesn't matter or something you didn't want in the first place. So put some time on your calendar if you haven't already. Write the Vision down. Dive into what you want for your family and the freedom from work. Dive into financials and your products and services you offer. Walk through your ORG chart and your client avatar and then finish with culture. Who do you want to be as a business? Man if that doesn't fire you up and make you want to get running after it then keep working on it until it does!  And then once you finish, put it on the calendar 6 times in the next year to pull it up and review the progress. Like Eli Hanneman, the power is in looking at it day after day after day and reminding yourself that success in things that matter is worth working for! I hope that makes sense today and is something that you will put the work in on. As always, if we can help, head on over to mybusinessonpurpose.com and reach out. We'd love to help!  

What does it mean to be a praying people? How do Tolkien's writings relate to prayer? On this episode of Thinking Christian, James Spencer and Ashish Varma dive into Ashish's essay titled "A Home Among the Trees: Prayer from the Heart of the Earth," which was published in A Praying People, a new book that James and Ashish co-edited. They also discuss some of the work he is doing with Princeton Theololigcal Seminary's Center for Asian American Christianity.   A Praying People: Essays Inspired by Dwight L. Moody is available on amazon.com. https://www.amazon.com/Praying-People-Essays-Inspired-Dwight/dp/1666765694 Read more from Ashish Varma at: https://caac.ptsem.edu/even-in-the-dark-reflections-on-diwali-and-the-stars-in-the-sky/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Matthew 7:7 It's interesting to hear how often people say things like: “My problems were so great all I could do was pray”, as if prayer is an activity confined to desperate situations. But these words of Jesus make it plain that he is eager for us to be persistent in prayer, and not reserve our praying for moments of sheer desperation. He wants us to keep it up continually for the simple reason that he wants to maintain an ongoing relationship with us. In a marriage or close friendship, it would be absurd if there was an agreement to talk on a monthly basis or if the need arose. The fact is, of course, that we may not always feel like praying. Julian of Norwich, who lived more than 600 years ago, wrote strikingly and honestly about this, saying: “Pray inwardly, even if you do not enjoy it. It does good, though you feel nothing, see nothing, yes, even though you think you are doing nothing. For when you are dry, empty, sick or weak, at such a time is your prayer most pleasing, though you find little enough to enjoy in it. This is true of all believing prayer.” When we pray we can have confidence because we can be sure that God hears us and will answer us. Because of his perfect love for us his responses will not always be in the way or at the time that we request. If he did exactly what we asked for and at the time that we requested it, prayer wouldn't be prayer at all. It would be called magic and we would be the ones in control. Prayer is about us placing our lives securely in God's hands and trusting him to respond in the way and at the time that he knows is best. Dwight L Moody, the American evangelist, said: “When it is hardest to pray, we ought to pray the hardest.” Wise words that underline the importance of being persistent in prayer, however we are feeling. Question Do you find it easy to be persistent in prayer? If you don't, then what might help you? If you do, thank God that you do! Prayer Loving God, thank you that you want us to keep close to you in prayer. Help me to keep asking, seeking and knocking. Amen

Dwight L. Moody said, "We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we weon't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining - they just shine".  In the same way, when we are saved by grace, we must walk in compassion by recognizing the need and responding accordingly.  Join us this week as we talk about it!

This hymn, like many others of this era, owes it recognition and appearance in current hymnals to the revivals of Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey. Stirring invitation hymns were an essential part of the revival experience. Our Hymn is Only Trust Him.

Dwight L. Moody was the Billy Graham of the mid-1800s. He preached powerfully across the world, leading over a million people to convert to Christ. Earlier in his ministry, a young man asked if he visited Chicago, could he preach at Moody's church. Moody agreed absentmindedly. But Henry Morehouse preached John 3:16 so powerfully that Moody asked him to preach for seven more nights. Morehouse transformed Moody's preaching. It was said Morehouse moved the man who moved millions. Morehouse said if he asked the angel Gabriel how much God loved the world, the reply would be John 3:16. God demonstrated his love tangibly by sacrificing Jesus to provide full, free salvation so we can be with Him forever. I want to move you with God's love. Mighty Father God, I thank you for this day. I pray you'd be with us and allow us to know your love, strength and care moment by moment, infinitely available because of Christ's work. Thank you for the man who moved the man who moved millions. In Jesus' name, amen. God bless you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more. Have a great night.

The Bible2 Timothy 3:14-17 “Christianity is the religion of a Book.” – Arthur Pink“At any price give me the book of God. Let me be a man of one book.” – John WesleyThe nature of Scripture is divine.“I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.” Isaac NewtonThe unique revelation of Jesus.Claims it is from God.Fulfillment of prophecy.The power of the message.The unity of the message.Trans-cultural appeal of the message.The honesty of the bible.  VIII.Superiority to other literature.Pragmatic test of experience.The translation process.The purpose of Scripture revelation.BelieveAct“The bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the bible.” Dwight L. MoodyThe effect of Scripture is powerful.Saves youEquips you“Scripture is the chief means which God employs to bring ‘the man of God' to maturity.” John Stott

The Bible2 Timothy 3:14-17 “Christianity is the religion of a Book.” – Arthur Pink“At any price give me the book of God. Let me be a man of one book.” – John WesleyThe nature of Scripture is divine.“I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.” Isaac NewtonThe unique revelation of Jesus.Claims it is from God.Fulfillment of prophecy.The power of the message.The unity of the message.Trans-cultural appeal of the message.The honesty of the bible.  VIII.Superiority to other literature.Pragmatic test of experience.The translation process.The purpose of Scripture revelation.BelieveAct“The bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the bible.” Dwight L. MoodyThe effect of Scripture is powerful.Saves youEquips you“Scripture is the chief means which God employs to bring ‘the man of God' to maturity.” John Stott

What we experience in Christ, we share with each other. And we only fully participate in the life of Christ if and when we operate as part of the mutually loving body of Christ. This is why Paul wants to tell us to think like Christ in complete and total sacrifice. Yet he begins that section of Philippians 2 by urging us to be like Christ, "if there is any fellowship in the Spirit” (Phil 2:1).Fellowship is to participate in and share life together. This is why “church” means “community,” especially one that lives and loves together. The sermon today is titled "Fellowship." It is the fourth installment in our "Community" Series. The Scripture reading is from Acts 2:42 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on May 14, 2023. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under DISCOVER: A New Community.Click here if you would like to watch the sermon or read a transcript.Footnotes (Sources and References Used In Today's Podcast):For an excellent discussion of church life and COVID, see the Journal of Christian Studies, Vol 1, No. 1 (Jan 2022). Available in full at Christian-studies.org.For quote about 4th of July Saturday gathering, see Allan Stanglin quoted in "Pastoral Care in the Pandemic," JCS 1/1 (Jan 2022): 76-77.For emergencies becoming norms, see Keith D. Stanglin, "Upon This Rock I Will Build My Livestream: Reflections on Ecclesiological Emergencies," JCS 1/1 (Jan 2022): 28-31.Amy Kiley, Roadside Service: Drive-In Church Brings God to Your Car," NPR (March 3, 2014).For the Dwight L. Moody fireplace illustration, see here.Ignatius, Letter to the Ephesians 13.On the Jesus community involved in each other's business, see Ed Gallagher, "A Worshipping Community on a Mandated Break," JCS 1/1 (Jan 2022): 14."A true friend helps you move a body." Andy Crouch, The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World (Convergent, 2022), p. 71.Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together [1940]For the AA story, see Philip Yancey, Church: Why Bother? (Zondervan, 1998), pp. 48-52.I'd love to connect with you!Watch sermons and find transcripts at nathanguy.com.Follow along each Sunday through YouTube livestream and find a study guide and even kids notes on the sermon notes page.Follow me @nathanpguy (facebook/instagram/twitter)Subscribe to my email newsletter on substack.

Vence a tu mayor enemigo: tú mismo ¿Eres de los que vencen? ¿O hay pequeños pecados que te acosan y te derrotan? O peor, ¿fallas en tu anduviera cristiano porque te niegas a admitirlos y ocuparte de ellos? Ningún cristiano puede darse el lujo de desoír el llamado a vencer. El costo terrenal es menor. Pero la recompensa eterna es inconmensurable. Dwight L. Moody es un maestro en esto de desenterrar lo que nos perturba. Utiliza relatos y sentido del humor para sacar a la luz los principios esenciales de la vida cristiana exitosa. Nos muestra cada uno de los aspectos de la victoria desde un ángulo práctico y fácil de entender. La solución que Moody presenta para nuestros problemas no es la religión, ni las reglas, ni las correcciones externas. Más bien, nos lleva al corazón del asunto y prescribe remedios bíblicos, dados por Dios, para la vida de todo cristiano. Prepárate para vivir en auténtica victoria en el presente, y en el gozo para la eternidad. Los temas de nuestro interior incluyen: * el temperamento * los apetitos o deseos * la envidia * el orgullo * lo carnal Los temas del exterior incluyen: * el mundo * los negocios * la persecución * nuestros hijos

Vence a tu mayor enemigo: tú mismo ¿Eres de los que vencen? ¿O hay pequeños pecados que te acosan y te derrotan? O peor, ¿fallas en tu anduviera cristiano porque te niegas a admitirlos y ocuparte de ellos? Ningún cristiano puede darse el lujo de desoír el llamado a vencer. El costo terrenal es menor. Pero la recompensa eterna es inconmensurable. Dwight L. Moody es un maestro en esto de desenterrar lo que nos perturba. Utiliza relatos y sentido del humor para sacar a la luz los principios esenciales de la vida cristiana exitosa. Nos muestra cada uno de los aspectos de la victoria desde un ángulo práctico y fácil de entender. La solución que Moody presenta para nuestros problemas no es la religión, ni las reglas, ni las correcciones externas. Más bien, nos lleva al corazón del asunto y prescribe remedios bíblicos, dados por Dios, para la vida de todo cristiano. Prepárate para vivir en auténtica victoria en el presente, y en el gozo para la eternidad. Los temas de nuestro interior incluyen: * el temperamento * los apetitos o deseos * la envidia * el orgullo * lo carnal Los temas del exterior incluyen: * el mundo * los negocios * la persecución * nuestros hijos

Vence a tu mayor enemigo: tú mismo ¿Eres de los que vencen? ¿O hay pequeños pecados que te acosan y te derrotan? O peor, ¿fallas en tu anduviera cristiano porque te niegas a admitirlos y ocuparte de ellos? Ningún cristiano puede darse el lujo de desoír el llamado a vencer. El costo terrenal es menor. Pero la recompensa eterna es inconmensurable. Dwight L. Moody es un maestro en esto de desenterrar lo que nos perturba. Utiliza relatos y sentido del humor para sacar a la luz los principios esenciales de la vida cristiana exitosa. Nos muestra cada uno de los aspectos de la victoria desde un ángulo práctico y fácil de entender. La solución que Moody presenta para nuestros problemas no es la religión, ni las reglas, ni las correcciones externas. Más bien, nos lleva al corazón del asunto y prescribe remedios bíblicos, dados por Dios, para la vida de todo cristiano. Prepárate para vivir en auténtica victoria en el presente, y en el gozo para la eternidad. Los temas de nuestro interior incluyen: * el temperamento * los apetitos o deseos * la envidia * el orgullo * lo carnal Los temas del exterior incluyen: * el mundo * los negocios * la persecución * nuestros hijos

Vence a tu mayor enemigo: tú mismo ¿Eres de los que vencen? ¿O hay pequeños pecados que te acosan y te derrotan? O peor, ¿fallas en tu anduviera cristiano porque te niegas a admitirlos y ocuparte de ellos? Ningún cristiano puede darse el lujo de desoír el llamado a vencer. El costo terrenal es menor. Pero la recompensa eterna es inconmensurable. Dwight L. Moody es un maestro en esto de desenterrar lo que nos perturba. Utiliza relatos y sentido del humor para sacar a la luz los principios esenciales de la vida cristiana exitosa. Nos muestra cada uno de los aspectos de la victoria desde un ángulo práctico y fácil de entender. La solución que Moody presenta para nuestros problemas no es la religión, ni las reglas, ni las correcciones externas. Más bien, nos lleva al corazón del asunto y prescribe remedios bíblicos, dados por Dios, para la vida de todo cristiano. Prepárate para vivir en auténtica victoria en el presente, y en el gozo para la eternidad. Los temas de nuestro interior incluyen: * el temperamento * los apetitos o deseos * la envidia * el orgullo * lo carnal Los temas del exterior incluyen: * el mundo * los negocios * la persecución * nuestros hijos

Vence a tu mayor enemigo: tú mismo ¿Eres de los que vencen? ¿O hay pequeños pecados que te acosan y te derrotan? O peor, ¿fallas en tu anduviera cristiano porque te niegas a admitirlos y ocuparte de ellos? Ningún cristiano puede darse el lujo de desoír el llamado a vencer. El costo terrenal es menor. Pero la recompensa eterna es inconmensurable. Dwight L. Moody es un maestro en esto de desenterrar lo que nos perturba. Utiliza relatos y sentido del humor para sacar a la luz los principios esenciales de la vida cristiana exitosa. Nos muestra cada uno de los aspectos de la victoria desde un ángulo práctico y fácil de entender. La solución que Moody presenta para nuestros problemas no es la religión, ni las reglas, ni las correcciones externas. Más bien, nos lleva al corazón del asunto y prescribe remedios bíblicos, dados por Dios, para la vida de todo cristiano. Prepárate para vivir en auténtica victoria en el presente, y en el gozo para la eternidad. Los temas de nuestro interior incluyen: * el temperamento * los apetitos o deseos * la envidia * el orgullo * lo carnal Los temas del exterior incluyen: * el mundo * los negocios * la persecución * nuestros hijos

Vence a tu mayor enemigo: tú mismo ¿Eres de los que vencen? ¿O hay pequeños pecados que te acosan y te derrotan? O peor, ¿fallas en tu anduviera cristiano porque te niegas a admitirlos y ocuparte de ellos? Ningún cristiano puede darse el lujo de desoír el llamado a vencer. El costo terrenal es menor. Pero la recompensa eterna es inconmensurable. Dwight L. Moody es un maestro en esto de desenterrar lo que nos perturba. Utiliza relatos y sentido del humor para sacar a la luz los principios esenciales de la vida cristiana exitosa. Nos muestra cada uno de los aspectos de la victoria desde un ángulo práctico y fácil de entender. La solución que Moody presenta para nuestros problemas no es la religión, ni las reglas, ni las correcciones externas. Más bien, nos lleva al corazón del asunto y prescribe remedios bíblicos, dados por Dios, para la vida de todo cristiano. Prepárate para vivir en auténtica victoria en el presente, y en el gozo para la eternidad. Los temas de nuestro interior incluyen: * el temperamento * los apetitos o deseos * la envidia * el orgullo * lo carnal Los temas del exterior incluyen: * el mundo * los negocios * la persecución * nuestros hijos

Vence a tu mayor enemigo: tú mismo ¿Eres de los que vencen? ¿O hay pequeños pecados que te acosan y te derrotan? O peor, ¿fallas en tu anduviera cristiano porque te niegas a admitirlos y ocuparte de ellos? Ningún cristiano puede darse el lujo de desoír el llamado a vencer. El costo terrenal es menor. Pero la recompensa eterna es inconmensurable. Dwight L. Moody es un maestro en esto de desenterrar lo que nos perturba. Utiliza relatos y sentido del humor para sacar a la luz los principios esenciales de la vida cristiana exitosa. Nos muestra cada uno de los aspectos de la victoria desde un ángulo práctico y fácil de entender. La solución que Moody presenta para nuestros problemas no es la religión, ni las reglas, ni las correcciones externas. Más bien, nos lleva al corazón del asunto y prescribe remedios bíblicos, dados por Dios, para la vida de todo cristiano. Prepárate para vivir en auténtica victoria en el presente, y en el gozo para la eternidad. Los temas de nuestro interior incluyen: * el temperamento * los apetitos o deseos * la envidia * el orgullo * lo carnal Los temas del exterior incluyen: * el mundo * los negocios * la persecución * nuestros hijos

Vence a tu mayor enemigo: tú mismo ¿Eres de los que vencen? ¿O hay pequeños pecados que te acosan y te derrotan? O peor, ¿fallas en tu anduviera cristiano porque te niegas a admitirlos y ocuparte de ellos? Ningún cristiano puede darse el lujo de desoír el llamado a vencer. El costo terrenal es menor. Pero la recompensa eterna es inconmensurable. Dwight L. Moody es un maestro en esto de desenterrar lo que nos perturba. Utiliza relatos y sentido del humor para sacar a la luz los principios esenciales de la vida cristiana exitosa. Nos muestra cada uno de los aspectos de la victoria desde un ángulo práctico y fácil de entender. La solución que Moody presenta para nuestros problemas no es la religión, ni las reglas, ni las correcciones externas. Más bien, nos lleva al corazón del asunto y prescribe remedios bíblicos, dados por Dios, para la vida de todo cristiano. Prepárate para vivir en auténtica victoria en el presente, y en el gozo para la eternidad. Los temas de nuestro interior incluyen: * el temperamento * los apetitos o deseos * la envidia * el orgullo * lo carnal Los temas del exterior incluyen: * el mundo * los negocios * la persecución * nuestros hijos

Vence a tu mayor enemigo: tú mismo ¿Eres de los que vencen? ¿O hay pequeños pecados que te acosan y te derrotan? O peor, ¿fallas en tu anduviera cristiano porque te niegas a admitirlos y ocuparte de ellos? Ningún cristiano puede darse el lujo de desoír el llamado a vencer. El costo terrenal es menor. Pero la recompensa eterna es inconmensurable. Dwight L. Moody es un maestro en esto de desenterrar lo que nos perturba. Utiliza relatos y sentido del humor para sacar a la luz los principios esenciales de la vida cristiana exitosa. Nos muestra cada uno de los aspectos de la victoria desde un ángulo práctico y fácil de entender. La solución que Moody presenta para nuestros problemas no es la religión, ni las reglas, ni las correcciones externas. Más bien, nos lleva al corazón del asunto y prescribe remedios bíblicos, dados por Dios, para la vida de todo cristiano. Prepárate para vivir en auténtica victoria en el presente, y en el gozo para la eternidad. Los temas de nuestro interior incluyen: * el temperamento * los apetitos o deseos * la envidia * el orgullo * lo carnal Los temas del exterior incluyen: * el mundo * los negocios * la persecución * nuestros hijos

William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, was once asked. “What's your secret?” Booth thought pensively for a moment and said, “God has had all there was of me!” Few can really say that. But some can, with all honesty and candor. One of my spiritual heroes, Dwight L. Moody, could have said the same thing. He was known for the declaration, “The world has yet to see what God will do with a man fully consecrated to Him. I will strive to be that man.”

On today's episode of Godly Goosebumps, Pastor Dudley Rutherford shares the story of Edward Kimble, a simple shoe salesman and Sunday school teacher. Little did Edward know that when he began to evangelize to and eventually bring his co-worker to Christ, that this co-worker would become the greatest evangelist of his time. This co-worker's name was Dwight L. Moody. All because of one man's faith – Edward Kimble, Dwight L. Moody came to Christ, who touched Frederick Meyer, who reached Wilbur Chapman, who helped Billy Sunday, who invited Mordecai Ham, who ultimately reached Billy Graham.

================================================== ==SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1================================================== == DEVOCIÓN MATUTINA PARA ADOLESCENTES 2023“QUIERO CONOCERTE”Narrado por: Isa ValenDesde: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUna cortesía de DR'Ministries y Canaan Seventh-Day Adventist Church  07 DE ENEROOJOS BIEN ABIERTOSYo soy la Luz del mundo; el que me sigue, tendra la luz le da vida, y nunca andara en la oscuridad. Juan 8:12En Boston, en 1897, tres niñas se pararon frente a una vitrina. Dos de ellas miraban los objetos de una tienda y se los describían a la tercera niña. ¿Por qué hacían eso? Porque esa niña era ciega. No lo sabían, pero estaban siendo observadas de cerca por un periodista de un periódico local, que luego escribieron una historia en la que contaba lo difícil que era para estas dos amigas explicar algo a alguien que nunca había visto y, por lo tanto, no tenía referencias para hacer una comparación. Unos días después, el mismo reportero asistió a un sermón del gran evangelista Dwight L. Moody. Su intención era criticar el cristianismo. Pero, para su sorpresa, el predicador habló sobre la historia de las tres niñas, que había leído en el periódico, sin saber que su autor estaba entre la audiencia.Moody dijo: "Así como esa niña ciega no podía entender completamente los objetos que se le describían, una persona que no ha aceptado a Jesús en su corazón no puede ver su gloria". También dijo que Dios abre los ojos de aquellos que afirman que son pecadores y aceptan a Cristo como su Salvador. Ese día, el periodista se dio cuenta de que podía ver físicamente, pero que estaba espiritualmente ciego.¿Cuántos están en la oscuridad del pecado? Esta es la peor de las cegueras. Todos nacemos ciegos a Dios, y permanecemos así hasta que permitimos que Jesús, la Luz del mundo, abra nuestros ojos.

Join us for a powerful word from Pastor Jared Blauwkamp on how your simple yes to Jesus can have far reaching and immense impact on the Kingdom of God being manifest here on earth. Pastor Jared reviews the story of Joseph and Mary and then shares the story of Dwight L. Moody's life and a some of his own testimony and how their yes' changed their respective histories. Obedience is everything to God.

In this episode, J.P. and Stan continue discussing a path toward ethical clarity through the complex conversations surrounding death and dying. In this podcast we discuss: Is death a process or an event?What are the major distinctions and implications between the two views of how the body and soul are “connected”?What is the difference between having consciousness because of the soul and being alive because of the soul?How do we evaluate issues in medicine in light of J.P. and Stan's understanding of the soul-body relationship?Can our identity be sustained until the final resurrection, even after the death of our bodies?What is the “intermediate state” and how do different views of what the soul is explain what happens to the person during that state?When we're faced with end-of-life decisions for ourselves and others, what kind of questions should we ask?How can we move from “hoping” in a future glory to acknowledging the bodily resurrection as a reality?Why does an accurate understanding of the proper use of the body leads to flourishing? Resources mentioned during our conversation:P. Moreland and Stan Wallace, Aquinas versus Locke and Descartes on the Human Person and End-of-Life EthicsBilly Graham paraphrasing Dwight L. Moody, The Autobiography of Dwight L. MoodyStan Wallace, "Saying ‘Goodbye' Well"________, “What are We? The Three Answers Underlying Many Spiritual, Moral, and Political Disagreements”Dallas Willard, Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with GodConnect with us!

QUOTES FOR REFLECTION“God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.”~Romans 5:5-6“The Spirit-filled life is not a special, deluxe edition of Christianity. It is part and parcel of the total plan of God for His people.”~A. W. Tozer“I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need.”~Charles Spurgeon“The work of the Spirit is to impart life, to implant hope, to give liberty, to testify of Christ, to guide us into all truth, to teach us all things, to comfort the believer, and to convict the world of sin.”~Dwight L. Moody“Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.”~Corrie Ten Boom“It is futile for us to try to serve God without the power of the Holy Spirit. Talent, training, and experience cannot take the place of the power of the Spirit.”~Warren W. Wiersbe“If we think of the Holy Spirit only as an impersonal power or influence, then our thought will constantly be, how can I get hold of and use the Holy Spirit; but if we think of Him in the biblical way as a divine Person, infinitely wise, infinitely holy, infinitely tender, then our thought will constantly be, ‘How can the Holy Spirit get hold of and use me?'”~R. A. Torrey“Were it not for the work of the Holy Spirit there would be no gospel, no faith, no church, no Christianity in the world at all.”~J. I. PackerSERMON PASSAGEJohn 15:26-16:15 (ESV)John 15 26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. 27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. John 16 1 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. “I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?' 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”

We'll be finishing up Romans chapter ten today. As you think back on the evangelists that God has greatly used, Billy Graham and Dwight L. Moody probably come to mind. But what if I was to tell you that God wants you to be an evangelist too? And by His strength and resources, you can be very effective at it. Whether it's at work, in the neighborhood, or at home. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29

What is an "Evangelical Entrepreneur"? There is a long history of Evangelical Entrepreneurs in this country. We trace a long line of leading figures from the likes of Dwight L. Moody to Billy Sunday to Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell to Paula White and Robert Jeffress. Are there common themes and grievances in the messages of these leaders that we're still hearing today? What are some of the hallmarks of Evangelicalism that led to its close alignment with the Republican Party? What do Evangelicals see in Donald Trump? We explore all that and more in this conversation with David Clary. David Clary is an award-winning author and news editor at The San Diego Union-Tribune. Clary's latest book is Soul Winners: The Ascent of America's Evangelical Entrepreneurs, which we discuss at length in this episode. David's previous book, Gangsters to Governors: The New Bosses of Gambling in America, explores how and why states have encouraged and promoted the expansion of legalized gambling in America. Interestingly, that book was cited five times in the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion that struck down the federal ban on sports gambling in May 2018. Before joining the Union-Tribune in 2002, David worked in a variety of editing and design roles at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland. He is a native of Central New York and studied Journalism and PoliSci at Syracuse University. www.sandiegouniontribune.com www.davidclaryauthor.com/ julieroys.com/ twitter.com/coreysnathan

Emma's poise, serenity, and sense of humor counterbalanced her husband's impulsive, emotional nature and became the backbone of [Dwight] Moody's success.

REPRISE - Ken welcomes Rev. David Swanson, author of the powerfully provocative book, Redisciplining the White Church from Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity. Once again on the podcast, two white guys talk about race - specifically race in the American white evangelical church. David started a church in the historic Bronzeville district in the South Side of Chicago. David tells the story of his own awakenings. The white church is predisposed to resist conversation about racial history, white dominance, and the harmful impact of the conservative propaganda machine.  The two share their journeys of self-discovery - awakening to the problems of whiteness.  Swanson quotes many, like Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, and Bryan Stevenson. Ida B. Wells  (who battled lynching in the late 1800s) challenged Dwight L. Moody. The Emmett Till Law of 2020 was just signed the week of this recording, making lynching a federal hate crime. Structural, systemic, and institutional racism is a reality that must be taken into account. David is a great proponent of the Civil Rights Tour. SHOW NOTESBecome a Patron: www.patreon.com/beachedwhitemaleSupport the show

2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right." The Queen's Christmas Day broadcasts give us the clearest possible insight into her own personal faith. She wrote the scripts herself and it gave her a wonderful opportunity to reveal what her faith meant to her. In 2016 she asked: “To what great inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?” A well-thumbed Bible was said to lie beside her bed, and she clearly valued the inspiration of Scripture throughout her life. As we face the constant challenges of life nothing is more important than that we stay close to the Bible. When Paul wrote to his young colleague Timothy, he encouraged him to stick close to the Scriptures. It's important to remember that, at the time that he was writing, the New Testament wasn't written and so he was referring to the Old Testament. We find ourselves in a far more privileged position than Timothy. Paul was continually concerned about the threat from false teachers and, as he drew towards the end of his life, he was desperately concerned that Timothy should be strong and secure in his faith. He knew that living close to the Scriptures was the only way in which this could be achieved. Dwight L Moody, the famous Victorian evangelist, said: “I never saw a useful Christian who was not a student of the Bible. If a person neglects the Bible there is not much for the Holy Spirit to work with. We must have the word.” God's desire is to work powerfully in all of our lives, but often we limit what he is able to do because of our poor knowledge of the Bible. I believe that we need to be continually listening to the Bible and reflecting on its truth for our lives. We are all different, and will do this in a wide variety of ways, but the Bible is so powerful and effective that we dare not neglect it.  Prayer: Lord God our Father, we thank you for the gift of the Bible. Help us to listen to it with increasing care so that we may always walk in your ways and allow your light to shine on our path. Amen

Somebody asked the great evangelist Dwight L. Moody why he said that he needed to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit. He said, “Because I leak.” When it comes to having a passionate relationship with the Lord, we have to continually refresh our passion, because we all have a slow leak. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us see where we are in that relationship with the Lord, and take the proper steps to re-energize our faith, fervor and fidelity to the Lord. Listen on harvest.org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest.org. A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners. Support the show: https://harvest.org/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Somebody asked the great evangelist Dwight L. Moody why he said that he needed to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit. He said, “Because I leak.” When it comes to having a passionate relationship with the Lord, we have to continually refresh our passion, because we all have a slow leak. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us see where we are in that relationship with the Lord, and take the proper steps to re-energize our faith, fervor and fidelity to the Lord. Listen on harvest.org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest.org. A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners. Support the show: https://harvest.org/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you still in the May Day mood? Then take a trip back in time with us to last year when we talked about the Haymarket Riot and Dwight L. Moody! -------- In past eps, we've talked about a lot of the cool leftist Christians involved in the Haymarket riot and the gilded age labor movement, but what about the shitty Christians? This week, we're bringing you a wild story about how Dwight L Moody massively profited from the Harmarket riot! Intro Music by Amaryah Armstrong Outro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues *Support The Magnificast on Patreon* http://patreon.com/themagnificast *Get Magnificast Merch* https://www.redbubble.com/people/themagnificast/

On today's Crosstalk, we learn about a man who only lived to the age of 62 and yet is considered one of the most significant Christian figures in American history and who left an enduring mark on the church. This man was known as a great evangelist. Who was he- D.L. Moody.--Joining Crosstalk was James Spencer. He is the President of the D.L. Moody Center, an independent nonprofit organization inspired by the life and ministry of Dwight L. Moody and dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel and challenging God's people to follow Jesus. James is a theologian and Christian leader. He is the author of numerous books including the one discussed today titled -Useful to God- Eight Lessons from the Life of D.L. Moody.---During the program, James gives a background for D.L. Moody and then proceeds to walk us through these 8 lessons.

Hey friends this is a special week on the pod as we welcome Blake Chastain to the open bar that is Go Home Bible; You're Drunk. For those of you that don't know Blake is the creator of the Exvangelical Podcast and if you have ever used that hashtag you have him to thank for coining and popularizing it. He also helped found Irreverent Media Group which is one of the reasons this podcast exists! Blake is on the pod today to talk a bit about the relationship between evangelicalism and capitalism and you better have a drink in hand because those roots go super deep. We also dive into the cultural phenomenon that is the bearded theobro, how Dwight L. Moody sold out, and why you have German anarchists to thank for the 8 hour work day. It's a delight, hope you enjoy. This podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices