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My Story  Talk 20  Ministry at Basingstoke 1968-78  Part 5 Welcome to Talk 20 in our series where I'm reflecting on God's goodness to me throughout my life. Last time I was telling you how God was clearly blessing my trips abroad, to Switzeralnd, France, Belgium and the USA, and, thanks entirely to the gift that God had given me, my teaching was in increasingly great demand both at home and overseas. But how did all this fit in with my responsibilities as the pastor of the church in Basingstoke? The Lord showed me that the answer lay in two things – writing and team ministry.   Writing ministry Today, of course, it's relatively easy to communicate with people all over the world by a variety of options available through the internet. But before the internet, apart from radio and television, speaking on which was not readily available, Christian literature was the main means of communicating with potentially thousands of people. What you write can travel further than you can.   One example of this was Andy Anstey, a Canadian who became a student at Mattersey during the early years of my principalship. He told me that he had been baptised in the Spirit in a university library in Canada as a result of reading my book, The Dynamic Difference. I have never been to Canada, but one of my books had found its way there.   It had started as a booklet I wrote for the Students' Pentecostal Fellowship in 1971, Be Filled with the Spirit. Jim Hall had used it on my first trip to Illinois and persuaded me to expand it, as a result of which Receive Power was published in 1974 in time for my second trip to the States. It was finally published in 1978 by Gospel Publishing House, Springfield MO, under the title, The Dynamic Difference.   I was also writing articles for magazines like Redemption Tidings and Youth Aflame, the AoG youth magazine. At Basingstoke I had given a series of Bible studies on the Fundamental Truths of Assemblies of God, and I asked Vernon Ralphs, the editor of Youth Aflame, if he would like me to write a series of articles on the subject. Those articles were eventually published by Peniel Press as a book under the title, Know the Truth, in 1976, and with the cooperation of the publisher, I was able to give a free copy to every AoG minister at the General Conference that year.   And something similar happened with another series of articles I wrote for Youth Aflame. At Colchester I had duplicated a series of short talks for young people who had just given their lives to Jesus and these were eventually published as a book in 1977 under the title How to Live for Jesus. Both these books are still being used, over fifty years later, by a number of churches today, though Know the Truth is now published under the title You'd Better Believe It. It has been translated into several languages including German, French, Italian, Finnish, Spanish, Urdu, and Nepalese.   Another publication that is still being used widely around the world is the distance learning course I wrote on the Major Prophets for the International Correspondence Institute in Brussels under the title Themes from the Prophets. I have already mentioned that this was a subject I was lecturing on in Kenley Bible College and I already had many pages of lecture notes that I had produced and duplicated for the students.   So when Dr George Flattery, the brother of Warren and founder and director of ICI, asked me if I would be willing to write the course, I was happy to do so. This involved several visits to Brussels, each of which lasted for two weeks, where I could get on with writing the course undistracted. It was also a great opportunity to meet other Pentecostal educators from around the world, including the renowned New Testament scholar, Professor Gordon Fee who was writing the course on 1 Corinthians and became a good friend.   So I will always be grateful for the opportunity I was given to be a part of ICI, but especially for the induction teaching they offered to all their course writers, which included the requirement to read The Art of Readable Writing by Rudolf Flesch the basic message of which, as I remember it, was to write as you speak, rather than writing in the academic style you were required to use at school or university.   Other things Flesch recommended were, wherever possible, to use short words rather than long ones, personal names rather than pronouns, the active voice rather than the passive, and short sentences rather than long ones – which prompts me to close this sentence before it gets any longer!   So, to summarise, I had realised that by using literature a person's ministry could be extended far beyond their time and ability to travel. But that in itself did not solve the problem of reconciling what I perceived to be my obligations to the church where I was pastor with the travelling ministry the Lord was clearly opening up for me.   And, as I was praying about this, he answered my question by whispering into my heart the word Antioch. Of course, I knew that Antioch was the place where the disciples were first called Christians (Acts 11:26), but at first I couldn't see how it was relevant to my problem, so I decided to turn to Acts to see if I could find the answer. And I did. The answer was the development of team ministry.   Developing Team Ministry The church at Antioch was started by believers who had been scattered as a result of the persecution of the church that took place after the stoning of Stephen. Some of them went to Antioch spreading the word to both Jews and gentiles and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. When the apostles at Jerusalem heard about this they sent Barnabas to take care of the work, and even more people became Christians. Realising that he needed help, he went to Tarsus to find Paul and brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught great numbers of people.   From this it is clear that they were both, to say the least, key people in the church. And yet in Acts 13 we are told that the Holy Spirit sent them away from the church for a time in order to pioneer churches in other countries. The reason they were able to do this and, on their return, find that the church was still strong, was because they were not the only leaders in the church. Acts 13:1 talks of three others at Antioch who were prophets and teachers.   As I read about this it became obvious to me that this was the Lord's answer to my question. If I was to continue travelling we would need other leaders in the church. So I started on a detailed study of what the New Testament has to say about the leadership of the local church, and I discovered that churches were led by a team of elders, overseers, or pastors, and as I investigated the passages where these are mentioned I saw very clearly that these were all interchangeable terms. In the New Testament the elders were the pastors. They were the ones who were the shepherds of the flock and had the responsibility of watching over, or overseeing it.   I have gone into this in detail in my book, Body Builders, and so there is no need to repeat it here. All I need to say is that I came to the conclusion that the traditional system of having just one person as the church leader really has no biblical basis and that team leadership must be the way forward.   I have already mentioned how the pastor in East Saint Louis had come to the same conclusion and it soon became apparent that this was something the Lord was saying to many different leaders around the world. I preached on this in the Home Missions Conference at Weymouth in 1973 and was pleasantly surprised that I was not the only one to hold this view.   But where were these new leaders for our church in Basingstoke to come from? The answer was simple. We already had them, but they had never been recognised. There were two men, David Moncaster and Keith Davidson, who, I felt, both met the biblical qualifications mentioned in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. But before I asked the church to appoint them, I spent several weeks teaching about the principles of church leadership. If we are going to persuade people to break away from long held traditions it is vital that we show them very clearly that what we are proposing is in line with scripture.   I have already mentioned that Bill Mitchell had already been recognised as an elder in the church before I came. But after my teaching on the biblical qualifications of elders he graciously came to me and said that in the light of what I had taught he thought he was probably a deacon rather than an elder and offered to resign. I told him that I thought he was probably right, but that, as his resignation might be misunderstood by some of the members, I would prefer him to remain as an elder, nominally at least, as long as we both understood that this was not really his role. And to this he readily agreed.   So for the final few years of my time in Basingstoke the church was led by a team which we referred to as the pastoral oversight, Willaim Kay being added to the team a little later. The church continued to grow under this system of leadership, and when the Lord moved me on to Mattersey the church was in safe hands.   The call to the Bible College I have already mentioned that in 1970 I started as a visiting lecturer at Kenley Bible College. On one of my visits in January 1972 I learned that John Phillips, who was a full time residential tutor at Kenley would be leaving, and as I was travelling home that evening, I was wondering who might be chosen to replace him. It would surely be someone who was already teaching at the college and I was thinking through the names in the college prospectus when I came to my own name. But I quickly dismissed the thought as I was sure that I would be considered too young for such a responsible position. And anyway, God had called me to build a big church in Basingstoke, hadn't he?   But no sooner had I thought this than I felt a check in my spirit and said, But of course, Lord, I'll do whatever you want me to do. But if you ever do want me to leave Basingstoke I will need very clear guidance on the matter.   You may remember the struggle I had when we first moved to Basingstoke and how for some months I wondered if we had done the right thing. I didn't want a repetition of that. But now, having prayed that prayer, I tried to put the matter out of my mind. This turned out to be harder than expected and that very night, some time between 1:00 and 2:00, on Tuesday 25th January, I woke up with a burning conviction that I was going to live at the Bible College. I tried to shake it off, but it would not go away, so I went downstairs to pray. What I said to the Lord went something like this: Lord, you know I need my sleep, so if this is of you, and you want me to go to the college, would you please tell me quickly?   And he did! As I opened my King James Bible, it fell open at 2 Chronicles 34:22. I could hardly believe my eyes. It contained the words dwelt… at the college. With the exception of the parallel verse in 2 Kings 22:14, this is the only reference to the word college in the whole Bible. This had to be more than coincidence.   I had asked the Lord to tell me quickly, and he did. But, rather like Moses in Exodus 3 and 4, I found myself making excuses like, I've only been in Basingstoke for four years, and, They wouldn't choose me. I'm too young. I don't have enough experience etc. But just as God had an answer for every objection Moses made, he had an answer for mine too. For each objection I made he led me directly to a Bible passage that answered it.   As a result I was entirely convinced that I was going to live at the College. I didn't know when but thought that it might be in September after John Phillips had left. In fact it was five or six years later! I have discovered that one of the hardest things in understanding the will of God is his timing. I have also discovered that God seems to give us the clearest guidance when he knows that there is trouble ahead! It's only the certainty that we are in his will that will sustain us through trials and difficulties and tests to our faith.   And there were to be plenty of those before we got to Mattersey! But that's something for our next talk.  

My Story   Talk 19  Ministry in Basingstoke 1968-78 Part 4 Welcome to Talk 19 in our series where I am reflecting on God's goodness to me throughout my life. Today I'll be talking about how, while I was at Basingstoke, the Lord started to open up a wider ministry overseas.   It all began when early in 1971 Willy Droz, a pastor from Switzerland appeared on my doorstep and introduced himself. He had trained at the International Bible Training Institute in Sussex where he had met his wife Brenda. He knew about me through the SPF newsletter which reported details of my travels around the universities preaching on the baptism in the Holy Spirit. He was organising a youth weekend retreat at les Rasses in the Swiss Jura mountains and asked if I would be the main speaker.   I had not been to Switzerland since my first visit in 1958 when I heard about the baptism in the Spirit from Laurie Dixon, and I eagerly accepted the invitation. But I first made sure that they would not expect me to preach in French. There are no less than four different languages spoken in Switzerland, German, French, Italian, and Romansh (spoken only by a small minority). Les Rasses is in the French-speaking area, known also as La Suisse Romande.   It was fifteen years since I had taken my French A level and I had forgotten, or thought I had forgotten, all of it. So I was grateful for the assurance that my preaching would be interpreted, which was a particularly interesting experience as I was at least familiar with the language into which I was being interpreted. In some ways it's much easier when you don't know the language and just have to trust the interpreter, but, when you know the language, you're constantly checking to make sure the interpreter is getting it right! And on one occasion I surprised everyone by saying, Non, je n'ai pas dit cela – No, I didn't say that.   So the French I had learnt at school had not entirely deserted me, but I have to confess that, when I was introduced to the wife of the pastor from Geneva, I could not even remember how to say, I'm pleased to meet you. It was only when in La Chaux-de-Fonds they lodged me for a few days with an elderly woman who spoke no English, that I was compelled to speak French and found the language coming back to me.   But I was far from ready to start preaching in French. The opportunity to do so came three years later in March 1974 as the result of my meeting Jerry Sandidge at an SPF house party at Capel, then the home of the Elim Bible College. Jerry told me he was the director for University Action in Eurasia for the American Assemblies of God, had heard about my ministry in Britain and the USA – about which, more later – and invited me to preach in the University of Louvain (or Leuven) in Belgium on the subject, Charismatic Gifts – are they for today?   He also said that he could arrange for me to speak at CBC, the Continental Bible College, later to become the Continental Theological Seminary, near Brussels, where they had two language streams, one in English and the other in French. It was there, I think, that I first met Warren Flattery, who asked if I would mind taking one of his French classes.             In French? I asked.             Oh no, he said, I always do it in English. To which I responded by politely asking how long he had been living in a French speaking country, and didn't he think he ought to be doing it in French? And so I asked him for a French Bible and, as I had a day or so to prepare for it, after apologising to the class up front for the mistakes I was sure to make, I somehow managed to preach my first sermon in French. At the end of which the class applauded and Warren said,             Lui, s'il peut le faire, moi, je peux le faire!             If he can do it, I can do it!   And the class applauded again, and from then on Warren took all his classes in French. In my case, the applause was certainly not for the quality of my French, but, I suspect, was an expression of sympathy and appreciation that I had made the effort.   The next opportunity came in 1977 as a result of my meeting Marie-France, a French student at Mattersey. The Bible College had moved in 1973 from Kenley to Mattersey and in 1976, in the final week of the summer term, I was giving a lecture when I happened to mention that on one occasion in Switzerland I had spoken to someone in French. Marie-France approached me afterwards, pleased to know that there was someone she could speak to in her own language.   The outcome of that conversation was that over the next few years Marie-France came to stay with us in Basingstoke on several occasions. She became a good friend of our family and a great help to me in improving my spoken French. Several of my sermons had been recorded on cassettes and Eileen had patiently typed them up, word for word as I had preached them. Marie-France kindly offered to translate them for me, so that I could refer to them whenever I might need to preach in French.   The following year, having heard about me from Marie-France, the pastor of her church in Paris invited me to preach whenever I would next be on the continent. So while I was in Brussels for a fortnight writing a course for ICI (International Correspondence Institute, later to become Global University) – more of which later – I travelled to Paris for the weekend and preached one of the sermons Marie-France had translated for me. The French, of course, was excellent, but I can't say the same about the delivery! I was so nervous that I read every word of it! And I did the same the following year when Willy Droz arranged for me to preach in several churches in Switzerland – Vevey, Ste. Croix, Payerne, Lausanne, Saxon, Colenberg, Neuveville, Couvet. I think it was in Vevey that some people came up to me after the service and, after chatting with me, in French of course, for about twenty minutes said, Thank you for your message. It was very good. But why did you read it all? To which I replied that someone had translated it for me and that I did not have enough confidence in my French to do it without reading it. But they replied, You've been speaking with us in perfectly good French for the last 20 minutes. You should trust in the Lord. And I can hardly believe that I made the following stupid reply, Yes, I know how to trust the Lord in English, but I don't know how to trust him in French! But the time did come when occasionally I would have to trust the Lord to help me preach in French without notes, but that's a story for a later talk. It's time now to mention the trips I made to the USA while we were still in Basingstoke.   I have already mentioned John Miles who was my closest friend while we were at Oxford. He was part of that group of Pentecostal students who very much took the initiative in the formation of the Students' Pentecostal Fellowship. After graduating John spent a year or so school teaching in England before going to the Congo as a missionary. It was there he met and married Sara, an American missionary and where their first child Julia was born. By 1972 they were back in the USA where John did a PhD in French at the University of Illinois and eventually became Professor of French at Wheaton College.   However, at one point they were thinking of returning to Congo and in 1972 John wrote to me saying that, if I was thinking of visiting them in the States, I should do so fairly soon. His letter coincided with one of my regular visits to Kenley Bible College where I met Don Mallough, a guest lecturer from America who, over lunch, asked me if I had ever visited the States and encouraged me to go if I had the opportunity.   In those days travelling to the States was far less common than it is today, and to me the decision to go there was far from easy. However, I was talking to Eric Dando, a well-known preacher and member of the AoG Executive Council and asked him what he thought. His reply went something like this: Well, David, I go to America like I go anywhere else. If I feel that I can be a blessing to them and they can be a blessing to me, I go. That put things in perspective for me and on that basis I decided to go, even though at the time I had received no specific invitation to minister anywhere. So I arranged to go for the month of October, and shortly after received an unexpected letter. It was from Jim Hall who had heard about the work I was doing for the SPF in the universities in Britain and asked if I would do something similar in Illinois where he was the Assemblies of God Director for University Action.   So that's what I did. Jim arranged preaching engagements for me in churches morning and evening every Sunday and on Wednesday evenings. An offering was taken in each meeting, half of which was designated for the University Action department, the other half for me, to cover the cost of my airfares and a gift for my ministry. This was a complete surprise for me as I had decided to go to the States before I knew of this.   It was also a wonderful answer to prayer. We had been struggling financially as the church was not yet able to pay me an adequate salary and any funds we originally had as the result of the sale of our bungalow in Colchester had now run out. But now our needs were met, and I came home with a renewed faith and expectation that God would always find a way to meet our financial needs.   But the most satisfying thing about the trip was not the financial reward but the response I received in the churches and universities. I was based at Urbana with John and Sara, and I preached there the first Sunday morning I was there. I preached on repentance and was amazed to see how many people came forward in response to the appeal. I received a similar response everywhere I went, and I quickly learnt how different Americans are from us Brits in responding to an appeal.   But for most of the month I was travelling around the state of Illinois accompanied by Jim Hall who acted as my chauffeur and guide and was a great encouragement to me. We learned a lot from each other over the many miles we travelled together and became great friends. We visited eight universities altogether, spending two days in each. These were: Illinois State University, Normal; University of Illinois, Urbana; Northwestern University, Evanston; Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; Western Illinois University, Macomb; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; and Eastern Illinois University, Charleston.   Over the course of the three weeks we were touring, dozens of students were baptised in the Spirit and began to speak in tongues, one professor telling me how grateful he was to God ‘for the wisdom he had given' me in the way I taught the Word and how I prayed for people to receive. And Jim Hall was so encouraged that he sent a report about my ministry to Aaron Linford, the editor of Redemption Tidings, which was published shortly after I returned to England.   I made a similar trip to Illinois two years later in October 74, visiting the same universities, but this time speaking on two main themes, The fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and The Christan's Armour (Ephesians 6:10-20). On each of these trips I had left Eileen and the children back in England and we all missed each other very much. For Eileen it was particularly difficult as in 1972 Jonathan was only two, and the girls were just seven and eight.   One example of this was when I returned at the end of October 72 and Eileen had driven up to Heathrow with the kids to meet me. During my trip people had asked me about the weather in England and if it was very foggy – I think they must have been watching some of the Sherlock Holmes movies – and I had replied that we occasionally get a bit of fog, but not very much. But ironically, when our flight approached Heathrow, the captain announced that our landing would be delayed because of fog. The delay was so long that we had to go back to Shannon in Ireland to refuel and we eventually landed at Heathrow four and a half hours later than scheduled. And all this time Eileen was waiting with three young children in a very crowded Heathrow. But the third time I went to the States Eileen and the children came with me. This was for six weeks from mid-February to the end of March 1977, and the children had to have special permission to miss school. This was granted on the educational value of the trip and on the condition that whenever possible they went to school in Wheaton, where John and Sara Miles were now living. Most of my ministry during the trip was in churches rather than in universities, although I did speak to students at a breakaway retreat in Carlinville, the headquarters of the Illinois district of Assemblies of God. I also conducted a seminar in Wheaton College on the baptism in the Spirit, more of which in a moment. Once again, the churches we visited were in Illinois. These included Rockford, Urbana, Granite City, Springfield, Naperville, Schaumberg, East Saint Louis (where we took the opportunity to go to the top of the famous arch), and La Grange. The experience at East Saint Louis was interesting for two reasons, first because after the morning service the whole congregation stayed behind for what they called an agapē meal, or love-feast, where they presented a delicious array of both hot and cold dishes.   That church was also significant because during the meal the pastor showed me the notes of a sermon he had preached which were almost identical to what I had preached that morning. It was on the subject of team leadership based on the church in Antioch (Acts 13), about which I will say more next time. The Lord was clearly saying the same thing to different people in different parts of the world.   Our experience at La Grange was even more interesting. I preached there on the first Sunday of our trip and they invited me back for a series of meetings from Sunday to Wednesday towards the end of our stay when I gave a series of talks on Gideon. We were invited by a family whose children were about the same age as ours for a typical Thanksgiving meal specially prepared for us as it was not really the season for Thanksgiving. It was on the Wednesday before the final service and we really enjoyed it, so much so in fact that we arrived a little late for the service and I was so full I could hardly preach!   Even more interesting was the fact that they enjoyed the ministry so much that they asked me if I would seriously consider accepting the pastorate of the church as the pastor had recently announced that he was moving on. The offer was extremely tempting, but, as I will explain later, by this time I was already convinced that the Lord was calling me to Mattersey.   Other significant features of that trip included a visit to the Assemblies of God headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, a journey to Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the invitation of Oral Roberts to attend as his guests a seminar at the Oral Roberts University, and finally, a seminar I was asked to conduct at Wheaton College on the baptism in the Holy Spirit on Saturday 19th March. On the Friday evening I had been asked to appear on television by a Christian TV station in Chicago and was on my way there accompanied by Pastor Tom Richardson when he received a phone call to say that they had made a last-minute decision to have instead a telethon evening to raise much needed funds.   Although this was disappointing, we had no alternative than to return to Wheaton where the next morning I preached on the baptism in the Spirit and several came forward for prayer and were filled with the Spirit. When the meeting was over, one of them asked me if I had heard Professor James Dunn the previous evening.   I said no, at which she expressed some surprise. Dunn, who is well-known for his rejection of the Pentecostal understanding of baptism in the Spirit, had given his reasons for doing so, but I, without knowing what he said, had answered him on every point. This was clearly, without my knowing it, due to the leading of the Holy Spirit in all I had said, and was in itself an evidence of the truth of what I was preaching.

  A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE – When God Says “GO”! By Mary Lindow   This Podcast is going to be focusing on what I would call “A Miracle on Christmas Eve!”   Steve And I Had Just About Been Married About A Year and had been through a complete reorganization of his business due to a partner, having not reported properly on the business financial books. Shortly after we were married, we found this all out and we were saddled with the debt of the business and the business was shuttered and the friendship was shattered.     STEVE REOPENED HIS OWN INTERIOR DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY BUSINESS ON A LITERAL SHOESTRING. I was teaching piano and voice lessons and directing a church choir.   In October Steve had been asked to totally remodel a local restaurant as well as create matching themed Christmas decor. I had worked in a floral shop for years as a young high school girl and had done many wreaths as well as large swags of things for commercial decorations. I helped Steve begin to build and construct the pieces that went together for all of the items we were going to install. Once it was all prepared and ready, the owner was so grateful and so in love with all the work, she asked us to also do Christmas swags and decor for the Bar and eating area in the bar. This was a few days before Christmas and she had decided she wanted more festive decor in the bar since many parties were to take place for Christmas and up to New Years Day. So, we gathered materials and created that and installed it.   WE WERE NOT ANTICIPATING THAT EXTRA BLESSING FINANCIALLY and we received a $400 check, (which was a lot at that time.) As we began to pray about a Christmas offering, we wanted to do something to honor the Lord at Christmas and help others. A friend of ours whom we had met and had had wonderful prayer meetings with two other schoolteachers in East St. Louis, Missouri, had shared in a prayer meeting about a family in need. At that time, the Bloods and the Crips gangs were very heavily active and there was a tremendous amount of racial tension in East Saint Louis. We were always very careful when driving through the area to not get off on the wrong ramp because often there was a lot of car theft and harm done to people who didn't know or belong to that area. But, there were times that we would travel down with a group of our friends, both black and white, to a house where a woman by the name of sister Lucy, who had a Doctorate in education, would hold ladies teas and prayer gatherings. We would worship and pray, and intercede and study the word fervently among both black-and-white women who were either highly educated or women who cleaned homes for a living. It didn't matter! We loved being with each other, and we loved the presence of the Lord. So, when sister Margaret Wren our friend from East St. Louis, who was also a teacher, told us there was a family in desperate need of clothing and food that she knew of and that the mother who was in her early 60s had been holding all of the children and grandchildren together in her home.   THIS DEAR WOMAN WAS SCHEDULED TO GO IN FOR OPEN-HEART SURGERY ON CHRISTMAS EVE. Margaret told us there was going to be limited food and of course they weren't expecting anything for Christmas. Steve and I knew that we were going to end up making what we considered a very significant personal sacrifice instead of doing things we needed to do to broaden our business and also to take care of a few things we needed to handle as well in our home. Yet, the Holy Spirit was persistent. The extra job came in unexpectedly. We knew that $400 was to be used specifically to help this family.   WE BEGAN TO TELL OUR SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO LIVED NEXT-DOOR TO US AND A FEW OTHER FAMILIES BEGAN TO GET EXCITED TO HELP. Steve and I went to the local grocery store and filled carts with warm blankets, hams, cereals, fruits, vegetables, different kinds of meat and canned goods, and had the joy of a lifetime like we had won the “Supermarket Sweepstakes!”   WE WERE GOING TO GO DELIVER ALL OF THIS ON CHRISTMAS EVE AFTERNOON BEFORE THE DEAR SISTER WAS GOING TO GO AND HAVE HER SURGERY THAT EVENING. Everyone congregated at our little cottage home and we could not believe how many people put together beautiful things for this family! My sister-in-law Judi had put together stacks of beautiful clothing and little outfits for children that her children were no longer fitting into because we had said there were children needing clothing. They also found a giant 6-foot long stocking and filled it with candy, fruit, and nuts. Another lovely couple had a giant Christmas turkey on a platter with all kinds of onions and celery and carrots with the stuffing ready to go so they could put it in the oven when we got there.   THERE WERE BOXES OF DIAPERS, FORMULA, AND SACKS OF GROCERIES FROM SO MANY PEOPLE! Many who also had large families! We really didn't know how many we were going to be helping! We just knew that there was a large family in need, and there were children were involved. Several married couples lived in the same house with the mother and the poverty was substantial.   WE MADE A CARAVAN OF FOUR CARS TO TRAVEL INTO EAST ST. LOUIS and Margaret Wren met us on a side street as we entered to go towards this family‘s house. We parked the cars outside, and there was a young man standing outside who did live in the home, who told us he would watch our cars for us. We told him that we didn't think it would be a problem and he smiled at us shyly and he's told us it was very important to have someone from the neighborhood watching your cars. We thanked him and went up the steps to a house that was sturdy but in much needed repair.   WE STOOD ON THE PORCH AND RANG THE DOORBELL. The door opened and there was the most precious older woman standing there in her coat and hat with a purse on her arm. She told us she was waiting for us to come before she made her journey to the hospital. As we began to walk in with box after box, package after package, grocery sack after grocery sack of items, the room began to fill with people coming from upstairs just standing there, staring at us in wonder and shock.   AS I LOOKED INTO THE KITCHEN AREA, THE ONLY HEAT IN THE HOUSE WAS THE GAS STOVE WITH ALL FOUR BURNERS FLAMING AND THE OVEN DOOR WAS OPEN. Lying over on a vinyl couch was a little infant, beautiful, baby boy dressed only in a T-shirt and a diaper, and the house was chilly.   Our hearts were breaking to see how little they had, and yet the love among them was evident and of course, the mother/ grandmother was introducing us all with great pride to her children and their spouses. Two of the little boys saw the big fluffy blankets that we bought. We had stacked things over on a makeshift couch that was really just a twin bed with a covering over it, and these little boys grabbed the blankets and ran upstairs to their rooms.   TO SAY IT WAS HUMBLING IS MINIMIZING HOW LITTLE THESE DEAR PEOPLE HAD. We were not there to give out of any sense of benevolence, but out of love.   We Began To Talk To Their Children And Coo Over The Babies, And The Tension In The Room Began To Melt As They Began To See, That We Were Just People Who Came To Love And Bless Them.   Because they knew Margaret Wren, they knew we were safe people and that we were kind people. We knew they were safe people and kind people.   NOW HERE'S WHERE THE BEAUTIFUL MIRACLE PART BEGINS TO TAKE PLACE! Steve asked if we might be able to pray for this dear woman heading into surgery that night. She was the one holding the family together and I think pretty much financially as well. She was covering what it cost to pay for the house and just basic comforts. Although several other others did have jobs, it just was not going to be enough with her being incapacitated.   SHE SMILED BROADLY, AND SHE SAID, “I AM BELIEVING THAT GOD WILL HEAL ME AND THAT I WILL COME OUT OF THIS WITH A NEW HEART. That I will mend quickly! I trust in Jesus!” Some of her older children were rolling their eyes at her or had an attitude of just accepting that “this was the way their mother always was”, but there was not necessarily disrespect, just a lot of disbelief. Yet, they all joined the large circle we formed to pray.   STEVE BEGAN TO PRAY. He prayed and blessed the family and thanked the Lord for the privilege of meeting every one of them. He asked the Heavenly Father if he would come and show himself to be kind and real to each and every one of them and provide for them and open up new jobs for them. He then laid hands on this dear lady, as did several others who were with us, and he anointed her with oil and prayed that the Lord would touch her body and astound the doctors, asking that there would not nearly be as much damage done to her heart as originally thought.   We All Felt This Unusual Warm Presence Gently Surround All Of Us As We Were Standing There. Everyone Was Aware Of The Sweetness Of God's Presence.   WHEN STEVE GOT DONE PRAYING, WE ALL HUGGED EVERYONE. Some of it was awkward, some of it was genuine and warm, and the dear lady said, "I need to be on my way, they'll be waiting for me at the hospital." We said Merry Christmas to everyone and went outside where the young man was still watching our cars and of course, he had seen us take in all of the items. He was smiling a big smile and gave each of us a hug and said, “Thank you all so much. You have no idea how much this means to our children.” Many of us smiled and said, “We do understand because some of us came from big families and have been through hard times in the past, so we're so glad to be able to share!”   ON OUR WAY HOME STEVE AND I JUST SAT THERE QUIETLY basking in the joy of knowing that God sent us to a difficult place and a potentially dangerous place, and that the enemy would want us to think that we were doing something foolish or dangerous, but instead, we were sent to love people who were in need. We were given the privilege of watching joy take place in their home, as well as seeing their beautiful children, and then praying for the dear lady who was going to have the heart surgery.   WE WENT TO STEVE'S PARENTS HOUSE and sat there with Christmas music playing and good food everywhere and said, “we've already had our Christmas” We just had the most beautiful moment and it just seemed like everything else paled compared to what we had had the honor of partaking in. It was about a 35-minute drive from Steve's parents house to ours and we went home and prepared for bed.   CHRISTMAS MORNING, (THE NEXT MORNING), WE HAD GOTTEN UP AND WE WERE PREPARING SOME COFFEE AND WERE GOING TO OPEN OUR SMALL GIFTS TO EACH OTHER WHEN THE PHONE RANG. When we answered it, Margaret Wren was on the phone and she was laughing and praising God. We said, “What's going on Margaret? What's got you so fired up on Christmas morning to call us! Aren't you with your family?” Margaret said, “WELL!! I WAS getting ready to celebrate with my family, but I got a phone call from our dear sister who went into surgery last night … …And as they were examining her last evening and did a final scan, the doctor was extremely puzzled. They decided to do some exploratory surgery before fully opening her up to make sure that everything was necessary. Upon further examination with laparoscopy, the doctor was absolutely stunned and flummoxed that this woman's heart was in perfect condition! There was no scar tissue. There was no evidence of heart attack or stroke anywhere in her body. Her blood pressure had gone into a normal rhythm and she was breathing with ease. They ran more tests and didn't know what to do with her so they sent her home.    WE WERE STUNNED, JOYFULLY PRAISING GOD AND LAUGHING AT THE FACT THE DOCTOR'S DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HER! We told Margaret we would split calling everybody up with her to let everyone know, and each time we called and told someone the rejoicing increased!   After the phone calls, Steve and I sat and talked about what an absolute moment it must've been for her children to have her walk through that door and smile at them and say, “Look what the Lord has done. He gave me the best Christmas ever! He gave me a new heart!” All of those young adults and grandchildren who stood in that room, doubtful that God cared about them very much, but knew that their grandmother or their mother loved them and gave everything for them in order for them to have comfort and shelter. Yet, she stood there bravely and courageously saying she was believing God for a new heart. (I think the Lord gave a few other people a new heart that day as well!)   WATCHING PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD or even from your own culture, praying for your mother, bringing gifts and treasures much like the Wiseman brought, filled with abundance because of Jesus to celebrate Christmas, created an open door for God to work a miracle and change an entire family's focus to see that he not only cares for them, but that he loves them.   NO CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, NO TINSEL, NO BEAUTIFULLY WRAPPED GIFT HELD INTEREST FOR STEVE AND I THAT CHRISTMAS. We sat on our little couch and held hands and wept and praised God for the extra income that we had been given through the unexpected extra job. Even though we had suffered great losses and had been saddled with the business debt, we knew that we had obeyed the Lord being a part of the blessing of watching God unite many people who gave their little bits, which created a tremendous amount to bless another family in need. To see joy on those dear faces and learn of the miracle that took place was more than we could handle!   Every Christmas we recount the story. We remember the years where there was hardship and yet God always came through. That dear woman lived into her late 80s and although we never saw her or the family again, we occasionally would hear from sister Margaret about the advances that had taken a place in the family. How the grandchildren were doing. We knew that we had been a small, tiny part of validating that they were worthy of love and care.   WHAT IS IT RIGHT NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH IN ABUNDANCE? What is it that you have in your home? Maybe you have a box of new tennis shoes that you don't really like or a pair of dress shoes. Maybe you have jeans or clothing that you can't fit into, or, they're too big and they're just hanging in your closet. Maybe you have an extra $20 or $50 where you could go buy bags of fruit loaves of bread, a few blocks of cheese.   When you put these things together and you ask around, you will find a family in need. A family worthy of love, going through a difficult time. In that moment when you choose to go and be the hands of Christ extended, not only will he empower you with his Holy Spirit, but he gives you the opportunity to offer prayer for the deeper needs that they may have.   Perhaps In The Next Few Days You Will Be Called Upon To Do Something That Starts Out As Simply A Loving Act Of Giving Of Sustenance And Warmth That Will Turn Into A Miraculous And Beautiful Testimony.   We live in a world in a time we're hoarding has become something others applaud, holding our “earthly stuff” close to us, and becoming cynical when others suffer or others are going through difficult times.   IF YOU HAVE WEALTH, IF YOU HAVE ABUNDANCE OR IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE,  and there is even the slightest hint of condescension or looking down on anyone else who suffers or seems to have cycles of loss, Check your heart! You have been blessed in abundance, to help others in abundance. That is the biblical approach to wealth.   We don't store up and hoard for ourselves in order to impress others as believers. We don't flaunt and act extravagant in front of others in order to appear superior. We humble ourselves, we give sacrificially, and we go to hard places, we go to difficult places, perhaps to families who have no interest in Christ, but we become light in their darkness and plant seeds.   THERE ARE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS NEARBY WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW, THAT NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE SEEN AND LOVED. Even the smallest thing, a plate of cookies or a basket of fruit taken to a woman who has been recently widowed, can cause her loneliness and fears to be calmed.   ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PRAY WITH THOSE THAT YOU GO TO CHECK IN ON. They may say no, they don't want to be prayed for, and you can lovingly say, “that's fine. I will pray quietly for you at home.” But never be afraid to offer to pray for them in the moment. This Is What Jesus Would Do.   Ask the Holy Spirit right now what is it that you have been blessed with. Ask if you are supposed to share a part of that blessing. Ask if there's something sacrificial that you can do to help bless others who serve. Those who bless others who care take.  Bless others who seem to be givers and others think they have an endless supply, when in fact; they too need to be loved and seen.   THE COMING OF CHRIST WAS A GIFT OF IMMEASURABLE GRACE. God gave his entire wealth to mankind so that this gift would give us back access to the Father himself. He gave the very best that heaven could offer. That is why Christmas is such a potent time, because it is to be about the giving, the light, and the celebrating of this immeasurable gift.   When We Step Out Into Difficult And Hard Places And Sacrifice, Remember, God Is With Us! Emmanuel!   Matthew 1:23 Tells us “BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN WILL CONCEIVE AND GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND THEY SHALL NAME HIM IMMANUEL,” which translated, means, “GOD WITH US.”   THE NAME OF JESUS THE MESSIAH, “GOD WITH US” MANIFESTS IN NOT ONLY THE MIRACULOUS, BUT HE HEALS AND BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS.    May your celebration of the King of Kings who was sent to earth as a tiny, vulnerable baby, be filled with a deeper understanding of the price that was paid for our lives.   Of course we know this is not actually the accurate date or celebration for Jesus' birthday, but we must never minimize the fact that the world is aware of what we are celebrating! Something of great power and a great comfort. It has a depth and a meaning that many are still seeking to understand.   Let us use every opportunity to its fullest to tell of the wonders of his love!   Have A Miraculous And Beautiful Christmas Season My Friends! God Is With Us. We Are Not Alone!   I will say goodbye for now until my next podcast! I bless you all in the mighty name of the Savior of mankind, the Messiah, Jesus Christ, GOD WITH US.     Duplication and sharing of this writing is welcomed, as long as the complete message, Website, podcast link and information for Mary Lindow is included. Thank You! 2024 "THE MESSENGER"  - Mary Lindow www.marylindow.com www.marylindow.podbean.com   If you would be so kind and assist Mary helping her to meet other administrative needs such as website and podcast costs, or desire to bless her service in ministry with Spirit-led Love gifts or regular support:   Please JOYFULLY send your gift in the form of:  ► Personal Checks ► Business Checks ► Money Orders ► Cashiers Checks To:    His Beloved Ministries Inc.  PO Box 1253 Denver, Colorado 80614
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THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW Orvin Kimbrough, CEO of Midwest Bank Centre | TOPIC: His book “Twice Over a Man: A Fierce Memoir of an Orphan Boy Who Doggedly Determined a Finer Life” | Born in East Saint Louis to a drug-addicted mother who died when he was eight years old, author Orvin Kimbrough chronicles his early years through foster care, orphanages, physical and sexual abuse, hunger, and poverty | Having mentors | Reclaiming personal agency | The importance of networkinghttps://www.orvinkimbrough.com/   https://newstalkstl.com/  FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones    FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps    24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS  RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1 Today's Speaker's Stump Speech is brought to you by https://www.hansenstree.com/  and is about the top things the media is saying about the debate  16:33 SEG 2 Orvin Kimbrough, CEO of Midwest Bank Centre | TOPIC: His book “Twice Over a Man: A Fierce Memoir of an Orphan Boy Who Doggedly Determined a Finer Life” | Born in East Saint Louis to a drug-addicted mother who died when he was eight years old, author Orvin Kimbrough chronicles his early years through foster care, orphanages, physical and sexual abuse, hunger, and poverty | Having mentors | Reclaiming personal agency | The importance of networkinghttps://www.orvinkimbrough.com/ 33:59 SEG 3 Ethan Forhetz, VP of Public Engagement at Convoy of Hope | TOPIC: Helping victims of Hurricane Helene https://convoyofhope.org/   https://newstalkstl.com/  FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones    FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps    24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS  RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW Orvin Kimbrough, CEO of Midwest Bank Centre | TOPIC: His book “Twice Over a Man: A Fierce Memoir of an Orphan Boy Who Doggedly Determined a Finer Life” | Born in East Saint Louis to a drug-addicted mother who died when he was eight years old, author Orvin Kimbrough chronicles his early years through foster care, orphanages, physical and sexual abuse, hunger, and poverty | Having mentors | Reclaiming personal agency | The importance of networkinghttps://www.orvinkimbrough.com/   https://newstalkstl.com/  FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones    FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps    24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS  RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1 Today's Speaker's Stump Speech is brought to you by https://www.hansenstree.com/  and is about the top things the media is saying about the debate  16:33 SEG 2 Orvin Kimbrough, CEO of Midwest Bank Centre | TOPIC: His book “Twice Over a Man: A Fierce Memoir of an Orphan Boy Who Doggedly Determined a Finer Life” | Born in East Saint Louis to a drug-addicted mother who died when he was eight years old, author Orvin Kimbrough chronicles his early years through foster care, orphanages, physical and sexual abuse, hunger, and poverty | Having mentors | Reclaiming personal agency | The importance of networkinghttps://www.orvinkimbrough.com/ 33:59 SEG 3 Ethan Forhetz, VP of Public Engagement at Convoy of Hope | TOPIC: Helping victims of Hurricane Helene https://convoyofhope.org/   https://newstalkstl.com/  FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones    FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps    24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS  RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Tiffany Gholson had seen crime impact her small American city of East Saint Louis, Missouri in many ways. By 2023, however, the town recorded a 31 percent drop in homicides and a 37 percent drop in crime overall. What happened? A partnership. Working together, the city’s Public Safety Enforcement Group—including the state and city police, the city school district, and a faith organization—combined efforts to turn the tide for all citizens. “We say it’s a marriage,” Dr. Gholson stated, with all members of the city partnership joining in to help citizens. The school district’s Wraparound Wellness Center, which she leads, involves school social workers, nurses, and staff to support kids impacted by crime or accidents. Other agencies share their strengths. Police commit to talk more with people on the street—and listen. The psalmist David wrote, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1). Harmony, David added, “is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon” (v. 3 nlt). David was referring to people who share a unifying faith in God. Rather than divided by doctrines or politics, we are one. The concept may feel elusive, yet it blesses all. It’s a beautiful goal for believers—especially in our cities desperately in need of the love of Jesus, but also our concern for one another.

In this episode of The Circuit of Success Podcast, Cuonzo Martin returns for his second appearance, recounting his remarkable journey from a brief NBA career to becoming a respected basketball coach. Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in 1995, Martin's path took an unexpected turn when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1997, a battle he ultimately conquered. Following his recovery, he transitioned into coaching, starting as an assistant at West Lafayette High School before returning to Purdue University, where he had previously played, as an assistant coach. His coaching career then took him to Missouri State University, the University of Tennessee, and the University of California, Berkeley, before returning to the Midwest in 2017 to lead the University of Missouri's basketball program until 2022, leaving a lasting impact on and off the court as a symbol of resilience and perseverance. In this most recent episode, basketball coach Cuonzo Martin shares his remarkable journey, battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and the profound impact of family support and faith. Cuonzo's story is one of resilience and strength, starting from his upbringing in East Saint Louis, where he experienced the power of community support and positive influences. Throughout the conversation, Cuonzo emphasizes the values of leadership, teamwork, and personal growth, drawing inspiration from his mother and other influential figures in his life. Cuonzo's journey is a testament to the indomitable human spirit. Despite facing the daunting challenge of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Cuonzo's determination and unwavering faith propelled him forward. He shares how the support of his family and community played a crucial role in his recovery and success. Cuonzo's story serves as an inspiration to anyone facing adversity, reminding us that with resilience and a positive mindset, we can overcome even the most daunting challenges. Throughout the podcast episode, Cuonzo delves into the importance of leadership, teamwork, and personal growth. He shares how his upbringing and the positive influences in his life shaped his values and approach to coaching. Cuonzo's insights on humility, perseverance, and leaving a meaningful legacy through storytelling resonate deeply. His experiences highlight the power of education, history, and societal issues, as he advocates for diversity, inclusion, and unity within communities. Cuonzo Martin's journey is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the impact of historical figures on society. His story inspires us to embrace resilience, strive for personal growth, and work towards creating a more inclusive and united world. Cuonzo's insights serve as a reminder that with the support of loved ones, faith, and a strong sense of community, we can overcome any obstacle and achieve our dreams. Check out the full video here: Circuit of Success Podcast

[2022 Reciepent (NACAMA) National Academy of Christian Acappella Music Artists Award - "Outstanding Achievement in Record or Radio" ]. On tonight's show my special guest is George Gee from West Palm Beach, Florida.  He will be debuting his NEW Single on the show. "Song of the Week" featuring Greg Owens & Dwanye from East Saint Louis, Missiour. January (Monthly Triple Spin) featuring Straight Company from Louisville, Kentucky. "Funny Bones" ... "Old One Hundreds" ... "Shout Outs" DATE:  January 26, 2024

Episode 210 - Not Falling For IT First lookout for #OFFTHEDOME . What 90's cartoon is overrated ? Which is the better “Say Yes” song (Floetry or The Whispers)?Topics Discussed-NY Adult Survivors Act provides several civil suits -STL vs Tha Home Team-Busta Rhymes - BlockBusta Review-Madame Web Trailer Reaction and MoreOS Song of the WeekJohnnie's Pick - Busta Rhymes - The StatementRalph's Pick - I'm Me Please Enjoy on All Major Platforms and OverSatThePod.Com. Please Comment, Rate , and Subscribe.

Episode 210 - Not Falling For IT First lookout for #OFFTHEDOME . What 90's cartoon is overrated ? Which is the better “Say Yes” song (Floetry or The Whispers)?Topics Discussed-NY Adult Survivors Act provides several civil suits -STL vs Tha Home Team-Busta Rhymes - BlockBusta Review-Madame Web Trailer Reaction and MoreOS Song of the WeekJohnnie's Pick - Busta Rhymes - The StatementRalph's Pick - I'm Me Please Enjoy on All Major Platforms and OverSatThePod.Com. Please Comment, Rate , and Subscribe.

Let's talk ESTL/HIV and BOSSMAN

On this episode of Circuit of Success, Brett Gilliland interviews Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper. Dawn talks about her journey to success, from her upbringing in East Saint Louis to her travels around the world. She shares how her family, faith, and coaches Nino Fennoy and Bob Kersee helped her to become the champion she is today. Dawn overcame a career-ending injury in high school and persevered to become a world-class athlete. Hear her inspiring story of hard work and dedication, and how she encourages others to go out and execute their goals without second-guessing themselves. https://youtu.be/ThikYqp8P4M   Brett Gilliland: Uh, welcome to the Circuit of Success. I'm your host, Brett Gilland, and today I've got Don Harper Nelson with me. Don, how you doing? Dawn Harper-Nelson: I'm doing pretty good. This beautiful, beautiful morning. It's Brett Gilliland: awesome to have you here. What people probably can't see on the cameras I know is uh, so we got some, what, what we got here Dawn Harper-Nelson: in front. We got the good stuff. We got the good stuff. Um, I brought my Olympic medals with me, my World Championship medals, um, and also my Diamond League trophy. And so, yeah, I always say I love to bring them out. I feel like I did not win them just for me. I literally won them for my country, for everyday people. And so I love to have people touch them and just be like, that's heavy. This one's big. And it's really cool to see all the different questions and responses. Well, that's what you got from us. Exactly. Brett Gilliland: Guys in the office here, like, man, look at that. That's so cool. So you are a hundred meter hurdle, a hundred meters hurdle. Uh yes. The gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Mm-hmm. The silver medal in 2012. London Olympics. The 2017 World Championships. First American hurdler to win the gold medal and then a medal. And the next Olympics. Yes sir. 2022 U [00:01:00] ucla, A hall of fame. Who, what? Six time. This is what I couldn't believe. Sixth time. I know it's high school, but six time. Yeah. I h s a state champ. Yes. And one year you didn't even get to race cuz you blew out your knee. Yeah. Uh, somebody who was on a Wheaties box told me a story about that. We're gonna talk about it later. Our friend Jackie. Um. And then also Dana Howard. Mm-hmm. I gotta say, you know what's up to Dana? Absolutely. She introduced the two of us. Absolutely. And so, uh, happy to be here, but if you can Don, what, what has made you the woman you are today? Cause you don't just wake up and have all these medals in the air. No. So if you can kind of tell Dawn Harper-Nelson: us that, what's that story? That's a good question because I always say typically you see in quote unquote the end product. You see me today? Yeah. There's so much life and so much that went behind that. Oh man. A huge chunk of that is family for me. I am. I am just family. Like if Dawn slash family, like that's my name, right? Um, growing up, I mean, an example, even when I won the Olympics, the first thing they says, what's the first thing you wanna do when you go home? And I said, have [00:02:00] Thanksgiving meal at my Aunt Lassie's house with my family. Like that is just family for me. I had a pretty good, um, upbringing with my parents. Uh, my parents did get divorced, so that obviously plays a toll on you as a kid. But to be honest, my mother was very strong. And you're still worth it. You're still, you still have worth, yeah. Um, but then being grounded in church, my faith is huge for me. Um, through all the ups and downs, always knew that God had a plan, has a plan. Um, And then just kind of understanding that you're going to go through ups and downs, and that's okay. Yeah. But as long as you learn from them, you always have your family that backs you, uh, just go out there and give, just, just just give it everything you have. And so it's just such a loaded, but yeah.

This epeisode is a blasty blast. Farren Moore is a podcast host, style enthusiast, and a hilarious guest. In this episode Rob and Farren talk about her disdain for grass, of course the aliens, and growing up in East Saint Louis. Follow Farren Moore on IG: @farrenmooreand the posdcast Moore to the Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 174 - Hustle and Motivate Feat. Howard Hughes IIIEntrepreneur , Author, and Developer, Howard Hughes III (@therealhowardhughes) came through for an interview.Topics Discussed-Upbringing in Kalamazoo, MI-HBCU experience -Giving Back -Real Estate Development in East Saint Louis-and Much MoreCheck out his website: HowardHughesConsults.comPlease Enjoy on All Major Platforms and OverSatThePod.Com. Please Comment, Rate , and Subscribe.

Episode 174 - Hustle and Motivate Feat. Howard Hughes IIIEntrepreneur , Author, and Developer, Howard Hughes III (@therealhowardhughes) came through for an interview.Topics Discussed-Upbringing in Kalamazoo, MI-HBCU experience -Giving Back -Real Estate Development in East Saint Louis-and Much MoreCheck out his website: HowardHughesConsults.comPlease Enjoy on All Major Platforms and OverSatThePod.Com. Please Comment, Rate , and Subscribe.

Episode 169 - Why The Caged Bird Sings Feat Raye ColeEpisode 169 of @oversatthepod - Why The Caged Bird Sings Feat. Raye Cole - is now available. On this episode, the guys welcome Singer, Songwriter and Vocal Coach - Raye Cole. First look out for #OFFTHEDOME. What song do you prefer live version over studio version? What R&B singer would you sing back up for? Topics Discussed- Raye's Upbringing in East Saint Louis- The use of the internet in her career - Working with Kevin Samuels- Grammy Experience - Cyber Bulling and Much More.Follow Raye Cole on IG: @rayecolemusic Please Enjoy on All Major Platforms and OverSatThePod.Com. Please Comment, Rate , and Subscribe.

Episode 169 - Why The Caged Bird Sings Feat Raye Cole Episode 169 of @oversatthepod - Why The Caged Bird Sings Feat. Raye Cole - is now available. On this episode, the guys welcome Singer, Songwriter and Vocal Coach - Raye Cole. First look out for #OFFTHEDOME. What song do you prefer live version over studio version? What R&B singer would you sing back up for? Topics Discussed - Raye's Upbringing in East Saint Louis - The use of the internet in her career - Working with Kevin Samuels - Grammy Experience - Cyber Bulling and Much More. Follow Raye Cole on IG: @rayecolemusic Please Enjoy on All Major Platforms and OverSatThePod.Com. Please Comment, Rate , and Subscribe.

Episode 168 - Stay Outta Women's Business First lookout for #OFFTHEDOME. Do you think Stephen A. Smith has a Ghostwriter? Better TV Show Theme? All That or Fresh Prince?Topics Discussed -Coach Prime offered a Job? -Jim Jones says NY Rap is in Last Place?-Jermaine Dupri says Black Music is under attack -Atlantic Records using bots?-Blade gets new director and Much More!OS Song of the WeekJohnnie's Pick - Busta Rhymes Feat. Big Daddy Kane x Conway The Machine - SlapRalph's Pick - Young Dolph - Get AwayPlease Enjoy on All Major Platforms and OverSatThePod.Com. Please Comment, Rate , and Subscribe.

Episode 168 - Stay Outta Women's Business First lookout for #OFFTHEDOME. Do you think Stephen A. Smith has a Ghostwriter? Better TV Show Theme? All That or Fresh Prince? Topics Discussed -Coach Prime offered a Job? -Jim Jones says NY Rap is in Last Place? -Jermaine Dupri says Black Music is under attack -Atlantic Records using bots? -Blade gets new director and Much More! OS Song of the Week Johnnie's Pick - Busta Rhymes Feat. Big Daddy Kane x Conway The Machine - Slap Ralph's Pick - Young Dolph - Get Away Please Enjoy on All Major Platforms and OverSatThePod.Com. Please Comment, Rate , and Subscribe.

Return specialist Adoree' Jackson cuts to his own come up story, tracing back to his childhood days as a kid when he was moved from LA to East Saint Louis. This episode, the breakout football star shares the neighborhoods, mentorships, and memories on the field that ultimately shaped the trajectory of his career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gloria Patterson is a mother, wife, educator and so many other things in this walk of life. She has managed to go against all odds and work her way against a cycle designed to break you. She was born in California, however, raised in East Saint Louis alongside her two sisters. Gloria would start her journey to adulthood early. She would push past traumas that would leave some people shaking in their boots and please don't misinterpret this process, she was indeed shaking in her boots. That didn't stop her from taking on challenges that children her age shouldn't have to endure. Learning survival skills, demonstrating tenacity, and building character and strength to reach her goals in life, love, and the pursuit of happiness! Gloria would enter adulthood using the skills necessary to gain education and understanding of how life can deal you a bad hand of cards, but I love what she say, it's all in how you play your hand. Follow Mrs. Gloria Patterson via Facebook @ G' Louise Patterson Instagram @ ClassyandControversial Email: blissfulelevationllc@gmail.com Business line - 314-598-3334

Robert Easton, Mayor of East St. Louis, joins Carol Daniel and Tom Ackerman in studio to discuss falling crime rates and all the changes that have been occurring in the city since he took office. 

About Connie MillerI was called by God into full time ministry in 2010 when I met my husband who was a full time Pastor in East Saint Louis, Illinois. Ten months after we were married the Lord moved us to Bacliff, Texas where we would Pastor for 9 years. During this time, the Lord was grounding me in HIs love and that I was secure in my salvation. I spent twenty years of my born-again life doubting my eternal security. When I met my husband, I was in the midst of a pain pill addiction and yet God was promoting me to a position of influence. This promotion would be the catalyst that God would use to bring a much better understanding of HIs amazing love, His Word, and my identity in Christ. I finally could see that it was not about what I had done but what Christ had done for me. In the nine years of doing ministry with my husband, I discovered the gifts and talents He put within me. A passion grew in me to teach His Word and share what I had been through in my tormenting years of doubt so others could be set free. I wrote two books during this time, Two Hearts Collide and Downloads from the Heart of Daddy God. In the spring of 2019 New Heart Living was birthed. New Heart Living would be all about teaching, equipping, and inspiring the Body of Christ through focusing on the new: New Creation, New Life, New Heart, New Identity. These are all the things that the life of Christ gives us when we simply believe in the finished work of the cross. Little did I know that just a few months later God was going to give us a new assignment. My husband was offered a job as Chaplain for the Texas Dept of Criminal Justice. I knew God was opening a door or opportunity for me as well and that was to take New Heart Living into the men's prison so they could be set free from wrong beliefs just like I was.LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.): https://www.facebook.com/connie.miller.984Ne instagram   connie_miller_new_heart_livingYou can get involved by donating financially to New Heart Living. We are always in need of monthly or one-time donors. We are a 501 3c and you can donate at paypal.me/cmiller49 or at venmo, Constance Miller@Constance-Miller-17We also take donations of deodorant, toothpaste, and soap. You can send those to New Heart Living C/0 Connie Millern332 8th Ave N  Texas City, Tx 77590Please provide any upcoming events & web links you would like for us to share: www.conniemiller.onlineTrisha Stetzel, owner of ResultsXtreme Business Solutions is your host.More About Trisha Herehttps://teamrxc.com/about-trisha/Video versions of Serving the Communityhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnxZ3MPHYPGn61f6JNIQzVg82I7gIZo_dHow to Connect with TrishaFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/tstetzelLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/trisha-stetzel/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/teamrxc_resultsxtreme/Websitehttps://trishastetzel.focalpointcoaching.com/

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, March 21. Our top story is about “Match Day” at University of Illinois College of Medicine-Peoria. You'll also hear about the life, legacy, and bipartisan philosophy of Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois. NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg profiles Durbin ahead of the East Saint Louis native's biggest task yet … chairing this week's Supreme Court Senate confirmation hearings. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.

Her research centers Black women and girls in education. But few people expected a girl from East Saint Louis to become what Lori Patton Davis has.   Link to transcript here

Episode 119 - Silky Smooth On Episode 119, the guys breakdown the new Silk Sonic Album. First look out for #OFFTHEDOME. Topics Include Kanye West Interview Reactions Astroworld Tragedy STL Vs The NFL Verzuz News Silk Sonic Album Review MCU “Controversy” OS Songs of The Week Ralph's Pick - Big K.R.I.T. - Subway Johnnie's Pick - Lil Kim Feat. P.Diddy - No Time Please enjoy on all major streaming platforms and OverSatThePod.com.

Episode 119 - Silky SmoothOn Episode 119, the guys breakdown the new Silk Sonic Album. First look out for #OFFTHEDOME.Topics Include Kanye West Interview Reactions Astroworld Tragedy STL Vs The NFL Verzuz News Silk Sonic Album Review MCU “Controversy”OS Songs of The WeekRalph's Pick - Big K.R.I.T. - SubwayJohnnie's Pick - Lil Kim Feat. P.Diddy - No TimePlease enjoy on all major streaming platforms and OverSatThePod.com.

Tune in to episode #80 of Ethnic Ish N More with host's NicoThaGreat & Co host Past Master and our special guest Miles McVay ,the #1 football prospect in Illinois and #14 in the nationMiles McVay is a powerhouse offensive lineman out of East Saint Louis. He is currently going into his Junior year of HS for the East Saint Louis Flyers and already has a plethora of college offers. He is currently ranked the #1 player in Illinois and #14 in the nation!!!Shoutout to our wonderful Sponsors Cash App. Donate at $Nicomar10 Numerology Corner: Number 80 spiritually is a sign of abundance and blessings. Your guardian angels are assuring you that things are about to change in your life for the better. Trust in the guidance of the guardian angels because they are messengers from the divine realm.Black sports players with the number #80HOF Chris Carter (NFL), Minnesota VikingsHOF Len Ford (NFL), Cleveland BrownsAttended Morgan State UniversityHOF James Lofton (NFL), Green Bay PackersHOF Jerry Rice (NFL), San Francisco 49ersAttended Mississippi Valley StateHOF Kellen Winslow (NFL), San Diego ChargersAttended East Saint Louis HS and Mizzou---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Random TopicsDennis Schroder signed a $5.9 Million deal with the Celtics, after turning down the 4 year, $84 million extension last season. Why do you think he fumbled the bag so bad?With the NFL season starting to warm up, who do you think will be the last 2 standing in the Super Bowl and why?From tweet, “The highest paid Linebacker in NFL History is from a Division 1 FCS school that is an HBCU. Why aren't we seeing more black students look to play for HBCUs and build them in powerhouses?Follow Miles McVay on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_miles2x._/Twitter: https://twitter.com/McVayMilesFollow Ethnic Ish N More and the Team on all social media platforms:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ethnicishnmoreInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethnicishnmore/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethnicishnmoretv/Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthnicIshNMoreYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4VX-nSV-KesHgLP1t1LXMwwww.ethnicishnmore.comwww.mycitymymusic.comHost'sFollow NicoThaGreat & Past Master on social media:NicoThaGreat:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicothagreat357Twitter: https://twitter.com/NicoThaGreat357Past Master:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noble1893/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NobleAD357

Join Hank Thompson and guests as they discuss race riots, particularly the 1917 East Saint Louis Race Riot and how it serves as an example of how race riots often occurred to oppress minority communities throughout 18th and 19th century America. This episode's panel includes Dr. Charles Lumpkin of Penn State University, author of American Pogrom, The East Saint Louis Race Riot. The book details the events and circumstances that led up to the 1917 East Saint Louis Race Riot. Also joining is Anne Walker, a native of East Saint Louis, a former Dunham dancer, and the founder of Freedom Trails and legacy tours. Ann was also a member of the East Saint Louis Cultural Commission charged with commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ESL Race Riot. Our last two guests are Dhati M. Kennedy, founder of the Historical Truth Commission, and Terry Kennedy, former Saint Louis 18th Ward Alterman Terry Kennedy aka Kujaliwa. Dr. Charles Lumpkin   Anne Walker   Terry Kennedy aka Kujaliwa (left) and Dhati M. Kennedy (right)   Hank Thompson   Podcast Editor and Curator is Kevin Melter, with Production Support from Ryan Voelkel and Jon Valley.

Episode 113 - New Era Feat. John Pate. On This Episode, Pate gets into his creative process , new EP coming, and Breaking Through STL Hate. First look out for #OFFTHEDOME Topics Discussed -Verzuz Recap (Bow Wow/Soulja Boy) -Verzuz declines Stephanie Mills/Chaka Khan -T Pain Depressed? -Trick Daddy vs The BeyHive -Concerts/Festivals are BACK! Please enjoy on all major streaming platforms and OverSatThePod.com!

Episode 113 - New Era Feat. John Pate. On This Episode, Pate gets into his creative process , new EP coming, and Breaking Through STL Hate.First look out for #OFFTHEDOMETopics Discussed -Verzuz Recap (Bow Wow/Soulja Boy)-Verzuz declines Stephanie Mills/Chaka Khan-T Pain Depressed?-Trick Daddy vs The BeyHive-Concerts/Festivals are BACK!Please enjoy on all major streaming platforms and OverSatThePod.com!

Episode 112 - New Humans. First look out for #OFFTHEDOME Topics Discussed -Verzuz Recap -Juneteenth officially a holiday -Dr. Dre and Pharrell open High Schools -Jada Pinkett x Tupac -2021 XXL Freshman List -Megan Thee Stallion vs DaBaby? OS Song of The Week Johnnie's Pick - Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See Ralph's Pick - The Sounds of Blackness- Optimistic Please enjoy on all Major streaming platforms and OverSatThePod.com.

Episode 112 - New Humans.First look out for #OFFTHEDOMETopics Discussed-Verzuz Recap-Juneteenth officially a holiday-Dr. Dre and Pharrell open High Schools-Jada Pinkett x Tupac-2021 XXL Freshman List-Megan Thee Stallion vs DaBaby?OS Song of The WeekJohnnie's Pick - Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can SeeRalph's Pick - The Sounds of Blackness- OptimisticPlease enjoy on all Major streaming platforms and OverSatThePod.com.

Episode 111 - Moving Mountains. On this episode the guys discuss the ATL Mt. Rushmore that's been circulating. See Who We End Up With?? First look out for #OFFTHEDOME Topics Discussed -Eve vs Trina Verzuz -New Music Reviewed -Migos -Larry June -Ransom , etc -Teyana Taylor named sexiest woman alive -Insecure Season 5 coming -T.I. Announces his Final Album OS Song Of The Week Johnnie's Pick - Ransom - Greed Ralph's Pick - Tupac feat Stretch - Pain Please enjoy on all major streaming platforms and OverSatThePod.com.

Episode 111 - Moving Mountains. On this episode the guys discuss the ATL Mt. Rushmore that's been circulating. See Who We End Up With??First look out for #OFFTHEDOMETopics Discussed -Eve vs Trina Verzuz-New Music Reviewed -Migos -Larry June -Ransom , etc-Teyana Taylor named sexiest woman alive -Insecure Season 5 coming -T.I. Announces his Final AlbumOS Song Of The WeekJohnnie's Pick - Ransom - GreedRalph's Pick - Tupac feat Stretch - PainPlease enjoy on all major streaming platforms and OverSatThePod.com.

CKTH connects with Ms. Gwen Berry: Athlete and Activist. Hailing from East Saint Louis and an alumnus of the University of Southern Illinois, Gwen is one of the Track & Field's elite Hammer throwers. Her mark of 77.78 m (255 ft 2 in) on June 8, 2018, ranks her #5 on the all time list. Learn more about Gwen here: ckth.com/podcasts/gwen-berry

Episode 110 - The Reason.First look out for #OFFTHEDOMETopics Discussed-Justin Timberlake invited to Verzuz?-New Music -Lloyd Banks -Lil Baby x Lil Durk-Naomi Osaka leaves French Open-BDot's Top Ten Rapper List-Issa Rae enters the SpiderVerseOS Song of The WeekJohnnie's Pick - Torey D'Shaun & nobigdyl. - Scam LikelyRalph's Pick - John Pate - Undeniable FreestylePlease Enjoy on All Major Streaming Platforms and OverSatThePod.com. Link In Bio!

Episode 110 - The Reason. First look out for #OFFTHEDOME Topics Discussed -Justin Timberlake invited to Verzuz? -New Music -Lloyd Banks -Lil Baby x Lil Durk -Naomi Osaka leaves French Open -BDot's Top Ten Rapper List -Issa Rae enters the SpiderVerse OS Song of The Week Johnnie's Pick - Torey D'Shaun & nobigdyl. - Scam Likely Ralph's Pick - John Pate - Undeniable Freestyle Please Enjoy on All Major Streaming Platforms and OverSatThePod.com. Link In Bio!

GROW. Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom"My birthplace; East Saint Louis, Illinois.  The eyes of God watch you Illinois, as you GROW in God."People don't believe.  With all the Evil and Suffering in the World, many don't believe in God.Or they keep doing wrong because they believe and Live by this old adage, "Jesus forgives."  Jesus taught you to Forgive.  Have you? Don't have "Twisted Thinking" that will have you bound up in the Laws of Religion.  We are Spiritual people.  You Will give an Account to your Actions here on Earth.  We all will be judged by the Heart, no matter What your denomination.Get Right or get Left.#God allows U-turns.#grow over the Oppression.#narcissist will be Outed.#love you, no one can do that like you.#abetterway of life in God through GROW.Evil has taken over the World and the World has lost Faith.GROW will make you a Believer again.  Watch Us as We GROW in God.  Blessings.

Wayne aka WayneHead is a former Pro Baseball player turned business owner (Mystic Fern) from Portland by ways of East Saint Louis! In this episode he shares with us his highs and lows of the professional baseball industry and how he started his Mystic Fern clothing brand among other things! Enjoy! Blaze one for the nation and enjoy your listening experience! Follow him on IG @mysticfern & astra_way and show him some love! Shop Mystic Fern at his website www.mysticfern.com or DM him on his IG! His work is quality crafted and created through his many inspirations from music, baseball, and spirituality! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pvrlyfe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pvrlyfe/support

Aaron aka Lou is a professional dog trainer from Portland by ways of East Saint Louis! In this episode he shares with us his experiences in the weed industry, surviving a horrific car accident, his experiences on DMT, his thoughts on Politics, and how he came to be a dog trainer! Enjoy! Blaze one for the nation and enjoy your listening experience! Follow him on IG @Lousnews and show him some love! Share The P.V.R LYFE PROJECT with people that enjoy listening to Podcasts!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pvrlyfe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pvrlyfe/support

Alex aka Gold Pan Pete is a jewelry designer from New Zealand by ways of East Saint Louis! In this episode he shares with us how he came to be a jewelry designer, his time playing professional rugby, and we trade some childhood stories! Enjoy! Blaze one for the nation and enjoy your listening experience! Follow him on IG @GoldPanPete and show him some love! Shop Gold Pan Pete Design at his website www.goldpanpete.com His work is awesome! Show him some love! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pvrlyfe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pvrlyfe/support

Darwyn aka D.A. Writer is a Podcaster from East Saint Louis, as well as a father, son, brother, and a positive man! In this episode we talk about racism in schools, Malcolm X, going the extra lengths to become what you think you can become, and cultural appropriation! Blaze one for the nation and enjoy your listening experience! Follow him on IG @d.a._writer and show him some love! Darwyn's Podcast is called Money Under the Table and can be found on Spotify, Google Podcast, and Anchor! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pvrlyfe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pvrlyfe/support

Episode 27 – The Good Life Vol.1 With Kelly. The guys are joined by friend of the show ,Kelly, (@musicjunke) for a new segment called: The Good Life! First in #OFFTHEDOME, One Gotta Go Lyrically and If You Had Chance to Read a Tell All Book from any Celebrity/Public Figure, who would it be and why? They also discussed the Eric Bellinger/Torey Lanez Beef as well as a Vibe.com article written on East Saint Louis's Own , King Skrilla The Good Life Topic is What Advice Did You Receive as Child That Helped or Hurt You? A Great Conversation Came From This. PLEASE ENJOY!!!!Outro: King Skrilla – Heavy is The CrownCheck Out King Skrilla's Music: https://soundcloud.com/kingskrillamusic/heavy-is-the-crown-prod-by-big-kritCheck Us Out On:Facebook: Oversaturated: The PodcastInstagram: oversatthepodcastTwitter: @OversatpodcastEmail: Oversatpodcast@gmail.comOur Website: OverSatThePod.comUse Our Hashtag: #OverSatThePodRemember to Share, Comment, Rate, & Subscribe!Any 5-Star Reviews on Apple Podcasts Will Receive A Shout-Out

Special Episode 7 – Interview W/ The Pratcher-Davis Foundation. This episode Johnnie and Ralph are joined by the Ladies of The Pratcher-Davis Foundation. These Ladies are Natives (along with Johnnie and Ralph) of East Saint Louis, IL and have decided to give back to the community through their foundation. They discuss a range of topics from: Tyrone The Scammer, Growing up in East Saint Louis, 89 Blocks Documentary Reaction, and the reason(s) behind starting the foundation. PLEASE ENJOY!!!Outro: Nas – I Can To Donate Please Check Out: http://thepratcherdavisfoundation.org/donate/Check Us Out On:Facebook: Oversaturated: The PodcastInstagram: oversatthepodcastTwitter: @OversatpodcastEmail: Oversatpodcast@gmail.comOur Website: OverSatThePod.comUse Our Hashtag: #OverSatThePodRemember to Share, Comment, Rate, & Subscribe!Any 5-Star Reviews on Apple Podcasts Will Receive A Shout-Out

OverSaturated: The Podcast presents Episode 15- $ign on the Dotted Line Feat. King Skrilla. In this week's, OFF THE DOME Segment, Johnnie Asks what was the better show, TRL or 106th and Park. Ralph asks what Hip-Hop performer do you think could pull off a Super Bowl Halftime Performance. King Skilla is a recording artist from East Saint Louis, IL and he joined along in the conversation of What's Your Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Record Label. Outro: Drag-On – Down BottomKing Skrilla's SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kingskrillamusicCheck Us Out On:Facebook: Oversaturated: The PodcastInstagram: oversatthepodcastTwitter: @OversatpodcastOur Website: OverSatThePod.comUse Our Hashtag: #OverSatThePodRemember to Share, Comment, Rate & Subscribe!Any 5-Star Ratings on Apple Podcast Will Receive A Shoutout

Guest Alvin Jackson Welcome to Let's Talk!  Going Gym Free with your Hosts Marc & Beth and today's special guest Alvin Jackson, Anatomy & Physiology Instructor, Root Cause Expert, Medical Researcher and Chief Care Officer with Humana Health Link! Today's Conversation:  Let's Talk About "Real Paths to Wellness" About Alvin I'm from a small city in the midwest called East Saint Louis, ILAfter graduating college, I tried to do the noble thing and return to teach at the very high school I graduated from. That was a mistake! Things had changed: students openly threatened other students, parents never showed up for anything, and the students genuinely did not care about school. On top of that, Mr. Jackson (me) was breaking up fights every other day. I figured one day I'd be the one in a fight or worse yet, dead.?So that only lasted a year. Luckily, I was picked to be on Wheel of Fortune, won my episode, and walked away with all cash: $65,050...YEAH! From that, I ran a successful real estate business for 2 years. That ended when the “Great Crash of 2008” happened. Sh*t! Back to work. As life would have it, I ended up getting a position teaching anatomy and physiology, something I love. So that worked perfectly to set me up with my life plan...helping people get rid of chronic and even deadly conditions.?It's what I now live for.Talk about finding a life purpose...this is the ultimate for me! The opinions expressed during this radio broadcast are for inspiration, information and entertainment purposes only. This show is a production of Atlanta Life Radio and to learn more visit us at www.atlantaliferadio.com

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Jeff Liberman, dir. The Amazing Nina Simone opens in Bay Area theatres this weekend. Visit theamazingnina.com We open with a tribute song by Sam Waymon, Ms. Simone's younger brother, friend and band member. 2. Billy X Jennings, Black Panther Party Archivist speaks about a new exhibition at the Oakland Public Library. He is speaking 10/24, 2 p.m. at the Bradley C. Walters Community Room, 125 14th Street, Oakland. Visit itsabouttimebpp.com 3. Charles Blackwell, poet, painter, joins Dr. Eugene Redmond to speak about Eugene B. Redmond Collection and Learning Center, SIUE, which just opened Oct. 19, 2015.  See http://www.siue.edu/news/index.shtml He is Poet Laureate of East Saint Louis [Illinois], Emeritus Professor of English, Founding Editor of Drumvoices Revue, former Chairman of Creative Writing Committee at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville). Before he began his 15-year stint at CSUS, however, he spent two years (1967-69) as Teacher-Counselor and Poet-in-Residence at Southern Illinois University's Experiment in Higher Education in East Saint Louis. At EHE, he taught with Henry Dumas, Joyce Ladner, Oliver Jackson, and Katherine Dunham, serving as a Senior Consultant to the latter at her Performing Arts Training Center. . . .