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Brief Overview- This famous account of Jesus calming the storm begins an important section in Luke. It kicks off a series of four passages in which Luke desires to reveal certain truths about Jesus. This precious, but often misapplied, account reveals Jesus' sovereign power and authority over creation. It is a clear declaration that Jesus is Lord and God. The personal application shows how it is not wrong for Christians to fear in times of trial, or even cry out to God. That is right and proper. However, the question Luke wants to address is how will a person come to God. Will they cry out in fear and faith, or will they cry out in fear only- That is the critical difference. For Luke, the only right way to come is in belief. However, the Christian's belief in times of trial will be forged from their understanding of Jesus as the sovereign Lord and God over every circumstance and event in life.

This week we have a very special episode in honour of Pride Month, and we're delighted to be joined by two LCP colleagues, Jess Horner and Luke Hothersall.  Jess and Luke share their experiences of being gay in the city, and we also discuss wider LGBT+ issues with them. We discuss: What Pride Month means to Jess and Luke The impact of changing attitudes towards the LGBT+ community Power of networks, both internal and at industry level The importance of pronouns Making sure trans and non-binary aren't left behind What we can do to better support the LGBT+ community What does pride month mean to you? For Luke, it really demonstrates the value of visibility and it makes him smile.  Literally it's about feeling proud!  Jess observes that seeing the rainbow sign everywhere makes you feel like you're the norm, not the minority, and it feels safe to be out. We remember that Pride  has evolved from a riot to a protest to a celebration, albeit it's become more corporate in recent years.  Potential for it to go back the other way towards a protest and a push for more change? As members of the “L” and “G” in LGBT+, Luke and Jess reflect on whether they are now in a privileged position and stress the responsibility they now have to support other parts of the community. Impact of attitudes Bringing your whole self to work – or maybe not the bit about being bad at washing up (if you're Luke)!  But to able to be yourself is essential: if you're constantly in threat mode about what people think, it's clear you will have less mental space to deliver great work.  In Luke's early career there was a lack of visible role models, which made it unclear if it was ok to talk about being gay openly. Jess reflects on the power of the LGBT+ network, which showed her there were others just like her and literally opened a network of support and role models.  Views on industry networks? O:Pen is a network for members of the LGBT+ community in the pensions industry, which launched over last year.  Three events so far centred around social networking, to build a community.  Seeing people like yourselves makes you happy and you realise you're not the only one anymore. LGBT Great is a network for the investment and savings industry – and in particular Project 1000 highlights allies and role models. Impact of lockdown?  Actually very positive.  Possibly accelerated by Black Lives Matter movement or by lockdown meaning we're at home, with more time on our hands?  Jess has seen much more engagement internally at LCP than before.  Conversations have reached another level and she's been pleased but surprised with the continued appetite for virtual socials. Mary reflects on joining an O:Pen event and being in the minority.  Having this conversation can feel a bit uncomfortable, but we're getting used to it, and should approach with curiosity. Pronouns Putting pronouns in email signatures – this opens the conversation about gender identity and shows acceptance that you won't pre-judge that for someone else.  Luke describes it as a “green light” that says it's ok to not be a cisgender heterosexual person. Jess adds that it shows that being cis doesn't need to be the norm.  When she first added pronouns she got a lot of comments and questions, which were inconvenient but didn't cause stress or damage, so she feels she should do it as an ally to someone non-binary (eg someone who's pronouns are they / them).  What's the next big thing? Trans and non-binary inclusion.  We're all on a journey and don't always get it right.  There is a long way to go before we reach equal rights for trans and non-binary people.  We discuss the difficulty of putting oneself in someone else's shows and that it takes time to get your head around how others may feel, particularly if it's not something you've thought about before.  The best way we found to describe it was a leap.

In today’s episode, we’re talking with Luke Bathel from Rinse n Ride in Arizona. Luke owns 5 locations, and while he would love to keep growing the business, this isn’t a story about that kind of growth. For Luke, the passion comes in cultivating the Rinse n Ride team. He comes at the business with a mission to serve and to lift people up, and to provide practical skills to those who work at Rinse n Ride to help make their lives better. It’s all about culture, and community here friends. A culture focused on things like providing financial literacy programs to team members, and planting gardens at the washes to help provide access to healthy foods. Here’s a recent conversation with Luke Bathel from CAR WASH Magazine Live Episode 58.

I love road trips. I always have. When I was a kid, it was trips to see Grandparents down the country roads in Illinois. When we got married, Kimberly and I would drive across the country to B&B's in small towns or out in the country. When we had kids of our own, we would strap them in the car seats and head to Kentucky or Arkansas, or one big Clark Griswold trip out to South Dakota and Montana and Nevada. Of course the mother of all road trips was our sabbatical a couple of summers ago, when we put several thousand miles on the minivan in one summer! And over the years in ministry, I remember fondly youth trips to Green Lake or Colorado or down to Georgia to camp. Veteran youth leaders will tell you that ABY and GaGa ball and the like are great, but there is nothing like the bonding experience of a road trip. I would suggest that Luke must have been a big fan of road trips, too. Remember how he reported in Chapter 9 that Jesus “set his face toward Jerusalem.” The teaching and healing ministry of the Gospel takes place on the road, as he and the disciples travelled from Galilee to Jerusalem. And now, in the short few chapters since Jesus' Resurrection, we have all of these road trip stories. Easter evening, Jesus meets travelers on the Road to Emmaus…it is in the journey that Christ appears to them. Stephen doesn't take a road trip, but his famous sermon—the one that makes everyone mad enough to kill him—is all about how God never really wanted the Temple and was fine in the tabernacle, wandering from place to place on a holy road trip. And—spoiler-alert!—in the next chapter we are going to read about a guy named Saul who is once again on the road, this time the road to Damascus, where some things might happen. For Luke, there is power in the road trip, in the energy and relationship built on the journey. The ministry of Jesus and the Church of Jesus takes place in the dynamism and motion of the journey. And so there should be no surprise when we read today about Phillip, a master of the road trip. After Stephen's death, he started on the road north to Samaria where he preached to Simon Magus and the Samaritans. And now he is on the road south out of Jerusalem, on yet another road trip. As I read it, it may not feel like a long trip, but remember that the Bible and especially the book of Acts collapses time, so that while this story only lasts a few verses, Justo Gonzalez suggests that it might have taken hours or even days. The Two Way folks loved playing around with the road trip in this story a little bit, talking about the Ethiopian must have stopped at the gas station in South Jerusalem on the way out of town. It must have been a Phillips 66 (get it?) and he probably picked up a Slim Jim and a pocket copy of the book of Isaiah to read on the way home to Ethiopia. There really is something for us to discern about our journey of faith, our walk of faith, from what we see in this story. What can this story teach us about our faith? There are three different characters, if you will, that make up this story. Let's look at what each one teaches us. The first character to look at more closely is the Ethiopian Eunuch, who I think has something to teach us about the experience of the outsider. Now, we have to be careful assuming too much about this man. Luke doesn't give us much backstory, or too many details. But it seems to me that part of why he is included in this narrative is his outsider status: • Whether it was the fact that he was an Ethiopian, kind of a catch-all category for all non-Egyptian Africans or simply those with dark skin, which would have made him a racial minority in Palestine. • Or perhaps it was the fact that he was a eunuch, a sexual minority, potentially naturally-castrated and thus considered safe enough to put into position of authority around the Queen, or potentially forcible castrated in order to make him “safe.” • Or perhaps even his role as a government official, which made him a kind of unpopular cultural minority, like the hated tax collectors who had authority over the people. • Or some scholars think that he is what some call a “god-fearer,” someone who believed in Yahweh, but didn't take part in religious practice, perhaps for some of these other reasons; today we might call him “spiritual but not religious” potentially even inviting scorn. • Or perhaps even all four of these categories were relevant, meaning that he was quadruply an outsider! To me, it feels like he saw himself as an outsider because as he read this passage from Isaiah, and engaged in Philip in conversation about it, he asks a fascinating question: “What is to prevent me from being baptized?” From being included. He somehow knew that there were reasons, and likely he had heard them his whole life. Philip must have known them, too. He could have given this man a valid Bible study, based on the book of Deuteronomy, that told him exactly why he couldn't be included. Why he couldn't be baptized as a eunuch and non-Israelite and an outsider. What is to prevent me? The Bible says so! Which is a question that a lot of Christians ask, even today? The figure of the Ethiopian eunuch is one that many identify with, especially those who see themselves as outsiders. Racial minorities connect with the fact that he is from Ethiopia. LGBTQI persons connect with the eunuch's sexual minority status. Or anyone who feels outside of the accepted norm of the church: as single parents or divorced persons or those choosing or not able to have children or choosing or not able to get married. So many have read this story and heard the reasons why they must be excluded, including “the Bible says so.” But look at Philip's response here. Take a look at Character Number Two in the story. Again, Philip could have come at the Ethiopian with some hard-core Bible study. But instead of an aggressive stance, Philip seems to follow the rule of “listen first; talk second.” He gets this feeling, this prompting to walk along that road, and then another feeling/prompting to walk up next to the man's chariot, and so he does, and hears him reading out loud the book of Isaiah. He doesn't walk right in with an agenda of conversion, or a script to read out loud. Phillip simply shows up and listens first. And then, he talks. But even then, he begins with a question: “Do you understand what you are reading?” And the dialogue begins! For Philip, the good news does not come as a pre-packaged speech to deliver to this man, in order to convert him and put him in the win column. It is the beginning of a conversation. To help him understand his truth, and eventually for Philip to share his understanding of the truth. Notice that Philip doesn't listen first and listen second, simply idling until the Ethiopian figures it out for himself. Philip has something to say. But he doesn't unload a Roman Road or Four Spiritual Laws or anything learned in a Tuesday night training session. He listens to the man and his questions. And when the time is right, he speaks. Remember that like Stephen, Philip is one of the Seven, one of the Hellenistic, outsider Jewish Christ-followers, who was put in charge of the food pantry and followed the food pantry right out the door. As an outsider himself, he was able to understand and speak truth to the outsider Ethiopian. Because it became a dialogue, he was able to understand and be understood. A helpful word for those of us 2,000 years later that feel like we want to share the good news of Jesus, but aren't sure how to do it. Listen first and speak second. The Evangelism committee talked about this just this last week, asking how we can encourage those conversations. You know, we live in a world that is hurting and angry and afraid and not sure what to do next. A lot of folks are feeling left out. If we approach these conversations with a willingness to listen and learn, then maybe, the Spirit of God can use us. We can speak our truth, and listen as other speak theirs. Philip teaches us that for the good news to take root, it takes dialogue, patience, and a willingness to listen. So, we have talked about two of the three main characters of the story, but there is a third. Besides the Ethiopian and Philip, the third voice we hear is the voice of the Spirit of God. You know, I don't think it is an accident that all these big moments take place on road trips in Luke and Acts. Because I think that Luke is making a theological point about how God works. In short, these stories remind us that God is on the road. Journey to Jerusalem. The Road to Emmaus. The Wilderness Road. The Damascus Road. This is more than a literary device. The God of the tabernacle in Stephen's sermon is still a God on the move. God is dynamic and active and on the road. This theology of dynamism is crucial for us to remember today. Especially out of a pandemic, when we have yearned so deeply to return to a physical space. Let us remember that the Church has always been scattered and sent! The theology of God throughout Scripture is that God is on the move. The life of faith is a never-ending road trip. This physical space is always meant to be a rest stop to the real work of the Gospel, in the workplaces, and classrooms, and ballfields and coffeehouses of God's world. And let us now add the social networks and virtual spaces and Zoom Rooms. Like Philip, we are called to be responsive and dialogical open to how God is at work out there. Like Philip, we are called to be on the move!

Have you ever watched a mystery movie with a bunch of people? You know, a movie that gives you clues over time, but doesn’t reveal the solution until the very end? And the characters all experience bits and pieces, but don’t see what is really happening? That’s a little bit what it feels like reading the book of Luke. As Chapter 24 opens, there is confusion and chaos and unexplained phenomena and death and grief and tears. Remember that Luke has been telling us for 23 chapters how no one really understands what is going on. Why should chapter 24 be any different? Once again, no one really understands what is going on. And now, for 12 verses here, there is no appearance of a Resurrected Jesus, and no real clarity about what is happening. Again, this is a brilliant move for Luke, who probably wrote this Gospel several years, if not decades, after the events of that Sunday morning. Because his first hearers likely had a similar experience: not eyewitnesses to the Resurrection itself, not even eyewitnesses to Jesus and his ministry, these people were living in their own moment of confusion and chaos and death. They were trying to chart a way forward without knowing exactly what was going on. And let me suggest that while Luke wasn’t just writing to the Baptists of Kansas in 2021, his Gospel is especially appropriate for us today. Just like those first readers, we don’t understand what is going on either. We weren’t eyewitnesses to Jesus or his Resurrection. We still struggle with what his teachings and life means for us. And if that weren’t enough, we are living in a time that for many of us is the most confusing, most chaotic, most grief- and death-filled time of our lives. We are just as clueless as the women who showed up that morning, expecting one thing and getting something completely different. And just like the women, we come with hearts of grief and pain and tears of sadness, watching the death toll from COVID-19 still rise in our country and around the world. And just like the women, there are moments when we just wish we could go back to the way it used to be. Like them, we try and chart a way forward, without knowing exactly what is going on. So, the women show up and receive the word of these two men, the text is unclear but likely suggests that they are angels. Again, still confused and afraid, they return to the apostles to tell what they have seen…and the apostles tell them they are nuts. “It was to them as an idle tale.” Biblical scholar Kathryn Schifferdecker says that in today’s parlance they told the women, “Fake News.” And her assessment is so apropos! They did not trust that the women were reliable news sources. Both Romans and religious scholars of the day suggest that the witness of a woman was not to be trusted. So in their chaos and confusion and grief, their first reaction was to reject their words. They must not be correct. Peter will go check it out for himself. And do we not still do the same thing? In the midst of our chaos and confusion and grief, how often are we are skeptical and cynical and untrusting? “Fake News!” We heard this phrase of shared distrust before the pandemic, but it seems like the less we understand about what is happening around us, the less trusting we become. We insulate and isolate and fortify ourselves in our silos and engage in this shared distrust. I am convinced that is why we have seen this crazy rise in conspiracy theories. Election conspiracies and vaccine conspiracies and Q Anon, and it is all a crystallization of distrust. I am struck by the fact that there is now a booming market for conspiracy theories…an institution built on the distrust of institutions. l There is an institutionalized market for conspiracy and distrust. Evidence and testimony and the personal experiences of others are all dismissed, with a wave of our hands like “idle tales.” But, again, Luke tells this story of the truth peeking through the confusion. Just like it would for his first readers. Just like it does for us. And it comes as a moment of remembering. Pay attention to what the men in front of the tomb say. First, they ask the women why they are looking for the living among the dead. And then they tell them, “don’t you remember when he was in Galilee that he told you how this would happen?” “Remember.” The Gospel of Luke seems to hinge on this idea of shared memory, and the simplicity of this word: remember. The genealogy at the beginning of the Gospel is meant to help people remember the story and family from whence Jesus came. Anna and Simeon look at each other and remember the story of the Messiah foretold.At the Transfiguration, Peter and James and John have a chance to see these amazing figures from the past—Elijah and Moses—and remember their legacy.Jesus tells the lawyer who asks how he might inherit eternal life, “remember the law and the prophets.”And in the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, he does the same thing about his brothers, “They are fine if they remember the law and the prophets…it’s all in there.”They come together for the Passover, a festival of remembering God’s rescue.And at that Passover meal, Jesus looks his disciples in the eye, gives them bread and wine, and tells them, “Do this in remembrance of me.”Now, the angels stand and say to the women, “Remember,” and Luke tells us “the women remembered Jesus’ words.” Scholar Michal Beth Dinkler talks about the importance of this word to the text, and to the Resurrection story. The life of faith is lived forward, but the tools needed for it are claimed from the past. When we face chaos and confusion and unpredictable moments, Luke and the Gospels and the Biblical witness as a whole remind us to remember. This act of shared remembering, what Dinkler calls a “redemptive remembering” is how we must live the life of faith forward. Just like the women, we recall the moments in our lives when Christ transformed us, changed us. The call from the doctor that we are in the clear. The reconciliation in that relationship with our family member. The Easter symbol of walking in newness of life. And we get it in bits and pieces, just like the women. In that moment, they still didn’t understand it all. But they—and we—get that we are a part of something big and transformational and redemptive. But Dinkler suggests that that memory must be shared, must be a part of a process not just of recalling, but of re-membering. Of re-gathering. Of restoring community. Of trusting in voices that we might otherwise be doubt. Imagine how the disciples must have started to piece together these memories, clues, transformational moments, until eventually they begin to understand. For Luke’s hearers, and for us today, even if the Risen Christ is not physically in our presence, we still participate in the shared community that gathers in his name. And again, it feels like the experience of watching that mystery movie together. Someone recalls a piece of information, and then someone else another: “remember when…” that thing happened and “remember when…” and someone says, “oh yeah…” And sometimes it gets loud, as emotions rise and people get excited. And together, you start to piece together the mystery and what really happened. Which sounds a lot like the life of faith. You may not know all the answers on your own. You might not be able to give a convincing theological explanation for the Resurrection. You might not have an airtight systemic theology of the atonement of Christ that you can publish. You might not know all the answers about what the Church and our congregation are supposed to do, or look like, or become, in the months and years after the volatility of this pandemic. But you are here today because you have an experience of Christ! You have an Easter story to tell! A story of transformation. A story of redemption. Even if you don’t understand it all, you have an experience and a voice and a story to bring to bear. This season, let us enjoy the shared experience of the hope and truth of Christ’s presence in our lives! This Easter, let us become an Easter community in new and glorious ways! Let’s open our eyes to the Resurrection community that God has created!

The Rams beat the Bears 24-10 in a sleepy matchup of poor QBs, determined by who can prop theirs up better. Then, Ross and Luke air out their gripes. For Ross, it's time to stop telling Cam Newton what he can and can't wear after a game. For Luke, it's Brian Burke's bizarre Aaron Donald takes, and how ESPN's model is trying to over-simplify his play. Finally, Marcus Mosher tells us what to do if we're suffering a desolate Mike Evans season. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. MyBookie INVEST IN YOUR INTUITION. USE PROMO CODE LOCKEDON AND DOUBLE YOUR FIRST DEPOSIT. NEW PLAYERS GET UP TO $1,000 IN FREE PLAY - DESIGNED TO ADD MORE EXCITEMENT TO THE SPORTS YOU LOVE AND THE GAMES YOU BET. YOUR WINNING SEASON BEGINS TODAY...ONLY AT MYBOOKIE! BuiltGo Visit BuiltGO.com and use promo code “LOCKED,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. Follow the network: @LockedOnNFLPods Follow Ross: @RossJacksonNOLA Follow Luke: @LukeBraunNFL Follow Marcus: @Marcus_Mosher Follow Kate: @FFBallBlast Bears-Rams: https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=401220351 Jeff Garcia's Cam Newton opinions: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jeff-garcia-criticizes-patriots-cam-newton-for-his-clothing-choices-why-are-you-dressing-like-that/ The Brian Burke article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/29813856/aaron-donald-average-run-defender-our-new-nfl-run-stopping-metrics-prove-it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luke begins this sequel to his Gospel by referring back to all that Jesus did and said before being taken up to heaven. For Luke, the history he now writes to Theophilus finds its foundation in the work and words of the historical Jesus.

Sent Some perspectives Paul always kept in mind (with help from Tim Keller): 1. Life is a struggle. Paul says, “For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” 2. Death is an adventure. The word departure was a way of talking about death, but it's a fascinating way because it's a word that means to untie. It was especially used for untying a boat so the boat could leave and go on a voyage. I want you to see this incredible balance Paul has, that the Bible has, with regard to death. When a boat unmoors and goes off, on the one hand it's sad. It's a departure. On the other hand, it's exciting, because it's a newness, it's a journey, it's a voyage, and it's something new. 3. The gospel can't be stopped Why does Luke end not telling us at all what happens to Paul? Did he get a fair trial? Did he actually speak before Caesar? That was a big deal. Was he able to preach the gospel to Caesar? Did it ever happen? Luke doesn't even tell you. All it tells you is … Here's the last line. “The gospel is being preached with boldness and without hindrance.” Do you know the reason why we're kind of saying, “Whatever happened to Paul?” and Luke doesn't even tell you? Because the book is not about Paul. What is the story of the book of Acts about? It's about the gospel, and it's about the progress of the gospel. For Luke to end it this way is his way of saying, “Look at all this stuff the world threw at us. Look at the world. Look at the flesh. Look at the Devil. Look at all the opposition. Well, you can imprison people, you can kill people, but you can never imprison or kill the gospel. The gospel cannot be stopped.” 4. Ultimately, in the end, you only need one primary thing. In some ways this is the key to the rest, and as I said, Paul knew there was only one thing in the end he really needed. Do you know what that is? Look here in 2 Timothy 4:16. “At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me.” Then he says, “But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength…” Do you have a sense of his presence like this? You say, “Well, how do you get that?” I'll tell you how Paul got it. It's through the gospel of Jesus Christ. There is so much fear: Fear of authoritarianism. Fear of pandemic. Fear of personal safety. Fear of political uncertainty. Fear of economic collapse. Fear of failure. Who is at your side? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shcc/message

In Luke Currie-Richardson's own words, he may not know what he does for a living, but he knows why he wake up in the morning.Luke is a descendant of the Kuku Yalanji and Djabugay peoples, the Munaldjali Clan of South East QLD and the Meriam people of the Eastern Torres Strait Islands. His younger years were spent as a basketball player, and from 2012 to 2018, he was a company dancer in Bangarra Dance Theatre.Recently, Luke has hosted a short Buzzfeed documentary Pay the Rent. He has also worked as a model, sessional teacher, poet, photographer and mentor. But all of this falls under the umbrella of a storyteller. For Luke, irrespective of the medium, the why remains the same: to be the best ancestor he can be for all generations. This approach proves that 'being the best' is a term of your own making, your own measure. In this conversation, Luke delves further into this idea of it’s not what you do it’s the way that you do it, navigating the loss of work during this time, his thoughts on routine being more about priority than rigid structures, the toxicity of sayings like “the show must go on” and “fake it till you make it,” the power of asking for help and taking care of your mental health, and knowing when to walk away from something. Follow @balaluke on Instagram * * *In a special episode of this very podcast, I’ll be sharing your reflections and challenges, routines or ruts in these extraordinary times. If you’d like to share your reflections, routines and ruts, start the survey here or visit  www.extraordinaryroutines.com/surveyTo stay tuned, please subscribe or follow the podcast on your preferred listening platform and leave a review on iTunes.You can also sign up to the Extraordinary Routines newsletter, or follow along at @extraordinary_routines on Instagram.This podcast is produced, edited and mixed by Madeleine Dore using Hindenburg. Special thanks to Nelson Dore for the theme music and Ellen Porteus for the cover art.

What does it mean to be saved? Is it a far off, post-mortem event? For Luke the Evangelist (who we remember this day) it was much more and very present. Salvation was an encounter with Jesus that brought restoration and allowed people to be what God called them to be more fully. It was healing, but more than that. It was forgiveness, but more than that. Salvation – is it for you? Today?

Today I’m excited to introduce you to my friend Luke Frazier with INSPiRE Financial Group. I met Luke at a Tulsa Chamber of Commerce event and I was so inspired by him and how he runs his business as a financial planner. Luke started this firm three years ago with what he calls “uncommon knowledge.” He felt that the industry as a whole was going in one direction, but not enough people were asking why. We’ve taken that knowledge and applied strategies and recommendations behind it to better our clients. As opposed to the stock market, they tend to focus on cash flow. Products and services can only get you so far if you don’t have a strong “why.” For Luke, he believes that there are five core areas in which everyone is trying to improve: relationships with family and friends, career, finances, spiritual well-being, and physical well-being.  Luke and INSPiRE feel like the financial aspect too often adds stress or negatively affect the other five areas. Their goal with their clients is to put strategies in place to turn the financial aspect into a positive and positively affects the other areas. “Everybody has a different personality and mindset about finances.” Way too many people are relying on Wall Street and big banks for their finances. Luke and his team promote investing in themselves instead of Wall Street or big banks. They work with a lot of small business owners and even real estate investors to produce cash flow instead of just putting money away and not ever seeing it for 30 years. Their program is based on what the truly wealthy people in our country do. They go to work and make money, put their money to work for them, and use other people’s money to make even more money. They finance their own deals and use their own leverage, and Luke uses a lot of these types of strategies with his clients. As opposed to paying a lump sum for a boat, for example, you can take that amount and put it towards a rental property, for example. The income on the property can pay that mortgage and the loan on the boat. If we repeat that process over and over, it will create wealth. Everybody has a different personality and mindset about finances. Where Luke and his team shine are with the clients with abundant mindsets who want to get wealthy now and not wait for it for later. To learn more about Luke and what he does at INSPiRE, visit their website at www.planwithinspire.com or call Luke at (918) 500-2931. Thanks so much to Luke for joining me. If you have any other questions for me in the meantime, don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you soon. 

In part 1, (0-11:40) Tim notes the ways that Luke has mapped the story of Paul on top of the story of Jesus. He quotes from Charles Talbert. “In Luke-Acts we find an architectural pattern of correspondences between the career of Jesus and the life of the apostles. In this way, Luke portrays the deeds and teachings of Jesus as the pattern for the acts and instruction of the apostolic church in the book of Acts. It is near impossible to avoid the conclusion that these correspondences between Jesus and his followers serve this purpose: Jesus is the master and the source of the Christian way of life that is imitated by his disciples.” — Charles Talbert, Literary Patterns and Theological Themes in Luke-Acts. Tim points out several interesting symbolic ways that Luke and Acts are similar. For example, when Jesus and Paul initially go to Jerusalem. They are both greeted warmly, and they both immediately go to the temple. Both Jesus and Paul stand before someone named Herod. In both cases a Roman centurion is given a positive portrait. In part 2 (11:40-21:30) Jon asks why would Luke be so interested in comparing Paul and Jesus together? Tim says that the parallelism isn’t meant to lessen Christ’s status, but instead to show that Christ’s work is continuing in regular humans who are now being grafted in, being created new as a new humanity following in Christ’s example and life. Tim shares a quote from scholar Michael Goulder: “Luke is writing a typological history, the life of Jesus providing the template for the life of the church. It is the Pauline doctrine of the body of Christ which is finding here a literary expression in the patterns and cycles of Luke’s narrative. Christ is alive and continuing his own life through his body, that is, his church.” — Michael Goulder, Type and History in Acts, 61-62. In part 3, (21:30-end) The guys discuss how the book of acts concludes. To many modern readers it is an abrupt ending. Tim shares a scholar Ben Witherington: “The ending of the book of Acts makes it clear that Luke’s purpose wasn’t simply to chronicle not the life and death of Paul, but rather the rise and spread of the gospel and of the social and religious movement to which it gave birth. Luke has provided a theological history that traces the spread of the good news from Jerusalem to Rome, from the eastern edge of the Roman Empire into its very heart. Rome was not seen in Luke’s day as the edge of the known world, and so the reader would know very well that Jesus’ mission to spread the gospel to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8) was still ongoing in his own day. However, for Luke it was critical and symbolic that the message reach the heart and hub of the Empire, as a challenge to Caesar and a gateway into to the ends of the earth. The open-endedness that the modern reader senses in the ending of Acts is intentional. Luke is chronicling not the life and times of Paul (or any other early Christian leader), which would have a definite conclusion, but rather a phenomenon and movement that was continuing and alive and well in his own day. For Luke, Paul’s story is really… about the unstoppable word of god, which no obstacle, no shipwreck, no snake-bite, and no Roman authorities could hinder from reaching the heart of the empire and the hearts of those who lived there. -- Adapted from Ben Witherington III, The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1998), 809. Thank you to all our supporters! Show produced by: Dan Gummel Show Resources: Ben Witherington III, The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1998), 809. Michael Goulder, Type and History in Acts Charles Talbert, Literary Patterns and Theological Themes in Luke-Acts. Show Music: Defender Instrumental: Tents Where Peace and Rest Are Found Polaroid: Extenz

Much like episode 1, the lead or hook to a lesson can mean everything. In this episode we share ideas on how to quickly make changes to your beginnings of your lessons to draw the students in immediately. Hooks an important part of our classroom and a easy way to make the kids want to comeback. Hooks, are the lead in, something that gets your students to want more. A good hook is creative, focused, engaging the student, plays on students schema, sure to breed confidence, culturally relevant. For example, Luke used the music artist Drake and something he had advocated for in his past to lead into a Civil Rights Movement discussion. This sparked conversation among his students as they have background knowledge to make that specific example relevant to his students. Jack Berkemeyer writes in Managing the Madness about hooks. He writes about be willing to understand where your students are at and meet them there. A simple approach is to change your seating arrangements. Tom has the luxury of being the first door in the building for all of his students. The day to day variety of seating in his room is not necessarily all that creative. He has a handful of arrangements that spark the curiosity for the students who will eventually come to his classroom throughout the day. The arrangement gets the students to stop by and say, "I wonder what we will be doing today?!" For Luke this can be a picture on the board, a song playing in the backgound, a sign hanging outside of the door, etc. Accessibility is key. If it is a question posted on the board that only 2 students can answer, the lesson begins with frustration or discouragement for most of the students in the room. This is not effectively hooking anyone. Start small and infrequent. Novelty and variety keep it fresh. Don't be afraid to hook the students at the end of the class the day before. Resources:Managing the Madness by Jack Berckemeyer - http://jackberckemeyer.com/

Wisdom doesn’t always come in older packages—as this week’s guest proves. Luke Marks is a very accomplished 13-year-old, this exceptional young man has already written an entire book. Talk about a dream tender who’s making it happen!  Luke has very specific goals, and reasons behind them. He wants to write books as a way to express himself, and to express his feelings. He wants people to hear and read his writing to help change lives.  For Luke, writing is something he stumbled on, it wasn’t a dream he always knew he wanted to pursue. He’s thought about and tried other things, but he always found himself coming back to writing. Like many people, it was a reoccurring theme or pattern he couldn’t seem to get away from, because it’s obviously part of his greater purpose.  As many adults can relate to, Luke also struggles against the draw of the shiny new object. When you’re in the middle of a project or a particular dream, and something else glitters and sparkles on the horizon, trying to pull you away from that thing you’re supposed to finish. Far too many dream tenders have fallen prey to the temptation and allure of a fresh, new idea. As Luke says, “Ideas can be like an addiction. You want to stop and start something new, but then you know you need to go back and finish. It’s really difficult to start a new book when you’re already working on one. So you have to grind it out and keep working on your first.”   Filling Needs: Do you have someone who not only cheers and encourages you, but who also coaches you and pushes you to grind out your dreams? Do you cheerlead and coach yourself when no one else is available or willing to do it for you?  Are you willing to set aside some entertaining and fun things to stick with your dream? Dream big and dream long. Luke has a goal of publishing a minimum of ten books, and he anticipates it taking many years, but he has decided he’s in it for the long haul. How big and how long are you willing to dream?   This episode’s Dream Planting Tips: Give yourself the gift of completion. There’s nothing like the feel of the finish, especially when you’ve accomplished something difficult.   Prepare yourself mentally for the sacrifice. It will be required, but if you expect it, you will find it easier to delay gratification for now, so you gain a greater reward later. Don’t overwork yourself. Make sure you take care of your body with good nutrition, hydrating drinks, and sufficient rest—otherwise, your work will suffer.  Expect rejection. Know it’s part of the process, but don’t allow it to embed into your person. A project or dream rejection is a temporary judgment from someone who may not be suited to be part of your dream, but the right person, group, or partner will come along.   Use Luke’s creative key bashing process: when looking for a name, title, or simply inspiration, just type letters into your computer, and see what shows up on the screen. Don’t step away from your dream too long, otherwise, you will discover how much longer it takes to regain your momentum.   Let your imagination run free—but equally practice discipline.  Listen to the gratitude and fortitude in this young man’s voice. If a 13-year-old can dare to believe in his dreams, why you can’t you? Try something new on a regular basis, then practice, practice, practice. Even if it seems unrelated to your dream, don’t be surprised if that knowledge doesn’t come into play at some point. But if nothing else, it will grow your confidence, which will enhance any dream you hope to tend. Work hard. Push through the pain. Never stop being a dreamer who is also a doer. To find out more about Luke Marks, look for him on YouTube and other social media platforms. I expect you’ll find a website coming soon. Grab the Tending Your Dreams’ free giveaways and discounts from every episode. Go to tendyourdreams.com/freebie22 for your gift, just for tuning in. Don’t forget our product discount—20% off on all autographed books. Enter the coupon code TYD22 to snatch your deal.  Host Anita Agers Brooks can be found on various social media platforms, and you can discover additional dream tending tips at tendyourdreams.com.

In this episode you will discover just how crazy much we are in love with the Star Wars franchise. Yes, at one point Gomer connects some themes to theology or morality, but we let Star Wars be Star Wars, for the most part. ( I don't quote this article, but wish I had! Fun read for Thomists.)This is where we go off with Ring Theory and Darth Jar Jar Binks. If you haven't heard about this, it might break your brain or roll your eyes. For Gomer, he rolls his eyes. For Luke, his brain hath broke.Gomer reveals how many books he's read to prepare his heart. Luke reveals how much he's cried in anticipation of the movie. Then we mock George Lucas for a bit and Luke makes such an inappropriate comment, even for our show, that I had to edit it out. But, most importantly, CLICK THE PICTURE BELOW AND RESCUE YOUR CHILDHOOD FROM GEORGE LUCAS! (or watch this documentary on Netflix)And finally, what if you hate the prequels? What if a film student decided to rewrite history and suggest to George Lucas' finished script certain alterations that would make the prequels actually good movies with actual characters you care about and an actual plot surprise, rather than boring characters, stupid CGI set pieces, and the prequels simply explaining everything in the original triology. Here's a pitch for a new plot to Episode I, II, and III. When George Lucas ruined your childhood because of his own peccadillos, Harmy's restoration of the Original Triology in this Despecialized Edition will warm your heart. Click it to discover a whole new world. Lost Stars... Where Twilight meets Star Wars. Enough said. I read it just to find out why that Star Destroyer crashes on Jakku. This book chronologically starts with pre-Star Wars A New Hope and ends after The Return of the Jedi. This one wasn't as awful as the reviews make it out. Listen to it on audiobook and it's fine. The ending is not as great as it should be, but it's probably because they are setting up for more. This book starts right at the end of Return of the Jedi. This is a book about a video game about the movies. Yes! But it is good. It gives you a grunt's eye view of the Rebellion and is a great audiobook. This sets up the Star Wars REBELS cartoon show and is a good back story. The guy with the lightsaber was the last Padawan, with his Jedi master being killed by the Clone Troopers. This will lead into the Rebellion, as the green woman here is helping gather resistance fighters. Good stuff.  A buddy comedy. The Emperor and Vader get stranded on a planet that yearns to be free of Imperial rule. This book's anti-Emperor protagonist is the daddy to Hera, the green girl above and in the Star Wars REBELS cartoon. It seems like everything is a prequel these days. Oh well. It's a fun story of Vader slaughtering things and the Emperor being all manipulative, but of Vader.

After a long absence my first guest is Luke Jenkinson, Lead S&C and Sports Scientist at Sheffield United FC. During the podcast we talk about all the various strategies that Luke uses working with young players, and discuss the importance of movement and gymnastics in football. For Luke's seminar next week: eventbrite.com/e/south-yorkshire-performance-seminar-tickets-16614805330?aff=LukeJenkinson&afu=141060329397 … Follow Luke on Twitter @lukegatus

Luke - Acts is considered in this part four discussion. The presenting issue was if Gentile converts needed to be circumcised. God's purposes for the whole world were coming to fulfillment for Jew and Gentile. Luke 2 contains the Song of Simeon. Acts 15 and Luke 2 both tell that Jesus is the Savior of all- both Jew and Gentile. Examine Luke 24 with the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus. For Luke, God's promises are fulfilled in the mission and message of the Son and the missionary message about the Son. Luke's genealogy is different from Matthew's genealogy. Matthew starts the genealogy with Jesus as the son of Abraham and son of David. In Luke 3:23, the genealogy of Luke starts with Jesus. Luke takes the genealogy from Jesus all the way back to Adam.

Luke - Acts is considered in this part four discussion. The presenting issue was if Gentile converts needed to be circumcised. God's purposes for the whole world were coming to fulfillment for Jew and Gentile. Luke 2 contains the Song of Simeon. Acts 15 and Luke 2 both tell that Jesus is the Savior of all- both Jew and Gentile. Examine Luke 24 with the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus. For Luke, God's promises are fulfilled in the mission and message of the Son and the missionary message about the Son. Luke's genealogy is different from Matthew's genealogy. Matthew starts the genealogy with Jesus as the son of Abraham and son of David. In Luke 3:23, the genealogy of Luke starts with Jesus. Luke takes the genealogy from Jesus all the way back to Adam.

There are two kinds of dreams. An honest dream. “The kind of dream,” writes Luke Mehall “that keeps you up at night, and wakes you up in the morning with a knot in your stomach that can only be untied with blood sweat and tears.” For Luke, climbing El Cap was that kind of dream. And then there’s the other kind of dream. The kind that starts out as a joke, then escalates to the level of the ridiculous. When Luke drove west towards Yosemite National Park, he was determined to realize one of each.     CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

This week on the B.A.R. we have Wrath and Grace own Luke Walker. He discusses the company Wrath and Grace and where they are going. He also talks about the book series. We are excited to hear that the first installment is ready right now. Also a little surprise at the end of the show so listen to the very end. Artist Result from Wrath and Grace new track “The Calling” www.wrathandgrace.com For Luke's book: www.wrathandgrace.com/books Facebook: www.facebook.com/wrathandgrace Follow and Subscribe EVERYTHING THE B.A.R. PODCAST: Like us on Facebook: The Bar Podcast Follow us on Twitter: @thebar_podcast Follow us on Instagram:@thebar_podcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-b-a-r-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy