Podcasts about for people

“As human beings, it's not just survival of the fittest. We're also social animals and we thrive when we share.” -Mike Calabrese It can be hard to remain hopeful when we're relentlessly inundated with bad news about the ever-present threat of the climate crisis. But music has the power to lift us up.  And in a world where we're constantly being divided, music also has the power to bring us together. In today's episode of the Mother Earth Podcast, we sit down with drummer Mike Calabrese for a conversation about how the hit band Lake Street Dive uses music to speak out on the climate crisis. Mike also opens up about his history of depression over the climate crisis and how he found a happier place through mediation, self-care and, ultimately, by taking action on the climate crisis. Mike now lives a low carbon life, has joined together with his bandmates to reduce Lake Street Dive's carbon footprint, makes music about the climate crisis, and uses his modest fame to speak out. Mike's story is one of hope and renewal.  Mike and the band have grown into notable musical activists for climate justice. The band partners with Cool Effect, a carbon offset program that balances emissions from the band's tours. Last year Lake Street Dive premiered the official music video for their song, Making Do, which addresses climate impacts happening around the world. In this episode you'll get to hear a little of Making Do and other AMAZING music from Lake Street Dive. Mike's appearance on the show is no accident: he's on a mission to speak out on the climate crisis. I'm deeply honored that he came on Mother Earth Podcast to do so. For People and Planet, thank you for listening. Matt

Could Boston become the greenest city in the world? Leading Boston mayoral candidate and city council member Michelle Wu believes it can. Michelle may very well be America's most important municipal climate leader. She joins us for an illuminating conversation in this special episode of the Mother Earth Podcast. In our conversation Michelle discusses her far-reaching vision of Boston as the world's leading green city and her detailed Boston Green New Deal plan that takes an integrated approach to the climate crisis with policies to address climate justice, housing, food, transportation, support of Boston's small businesses, and more. Michelle wants to make Boston's subways and buses free and explains why and how. She discusses her goal and plans for Boston to reach net-zero emissions by 2040, a decade earlier than President Biden's goal. And she explains the important environmental policies she has successfully spearheaded as a Boston city councilor. Michelle also discusses her experience growing up as a first generation American citizen, and how her family, culture, and her own life experiences shaped her into the forward-thinking leader she is today. Her compelling life story is utterly improbable and we hear firsthand in this episode how she grew up in an immigrant family with no interest in politics, became an apolitical young adult, and yet somehow became a rapidly rising, progressive, outside-the-box political leader in the rough and tumble world of Boston politics. How important is this conversation?  Consider cities consume over two thirds of the world's energy and account for more than 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. And that cities are now on the cutting edge of our most important solutions to the climate crisis. Leaders like Michelle Wu are critical in devising and implementing these solutions. Join us for this compelling conversation and for some inspiration on how a new, young generation of leaders is stepping up to meet the ultimate challenge of our time. To support the Mother Earth Podcast, please tell your friends and family about it, subscribe, and share online.  For People and Planet, thank you for listening.

This week's For People is based on an a prayer of Howard Thurman. “The concern which I lay bare before You today is: Whatever disaffection there is between me and those who are or have been very close to me—I would seek the root or cause of such disaffection, and with the illumination of Your mind, O God, to understand it. I give myself to Your scrutiny that, whatever there may be in me that is responsible for what has happened, I will acknowledge. Where I have wronged or given offense deliberately or without intention, I seek a face-to-face forgiveness. What I can undo I am willing to try; what I cannot undo, with that I seek to make my peace. How to do these things, what techniques to use, with what spirit—for these I need and seek Your wisdom and strength, O God. Whatever disaffection there is between me and those who are or have been very close to me, I lay bare before You.”Prayers for TodayHoward Thurman

This week's For People is based on the below excerpt from Bishop Wright's sermon for the Preaching Excellence Program. Many preachers are scared of John the Baptist so they dither about with what he ate or what he wore rather than what he did. What he did was to co-create moments with God so hearts could change. What he did was refuse to placate people or reduce to pablum the notion of true repentance. What he did was model the freedom that comes uniquely by the Spirit. John scared the clergy then and he scares the clergy now. It is easier to mock him as a zealot than be transformed by his zeal. John was Jesus' big cousin. Their mothers had been pregnant together. Their mothers bumped bellies in a doorway long ago and sang songs to each other of God's fidelity. John and Jesus had been in dialogue since before birth. It was John who was Jesus' revival preacher. John preached with power, but he also lived that power. Even Herod was afraid of his power. John had moral clarity and because of that he had moral authority and that produces courage of conviction. 

Welcome to a breaking news special edition of For People with Bishop Rob Wright.In this episode, Bishop Wright talks with Georgia State Senator Kim Jackson, who is an Episcopal Priest in the Diocese of Atlanta. Their conversation focuses on recently passed state legislation that made big changes to Georgia’s voting laws. Changes that drew applause from some and anger from others.Given the age of information overload and fake news we live in, they search for what is really at the heart of these new laws. Their discussion includes a controversial provision prohibiting water and food being handed out to voters - something people of faith struggle with given the biblical significance of giving people water in Jesus’ name being a Godly act.Bishop Wright and Senator Jackson also discuss other aspects of Georgia’s new election law and how they impact access to voting in this special edition of For People.Links to learn more shared by Senator Kim Jackson during the episode. Fair Fight - Democracy works best when we put in place the guardrails that ensure every American has an equal opportunity to make their voice heard and be fairly represented.Read the new election law discussed in the podcast. 

On the First Day of the Purpose of Life Challenge, Swami Mukundananda explains the winners' mindset and how they make a firm decision to succeed, no matter how hard it gets. Swamiji also relates a real-life success story to inspire us. Get Inspired and start this new year with a Winning Mindset. All the Best !! Share your thoughts as comments and inspire everyone. Stay tuned for Day 2 of this Challenge. Key-Takeaway: To Develop a Winning Mindset, you need to live a purpose-driven life that will help you persevere no matter how hard it gets. ✉️ Join Swami Mukundananda Mailing list: https://jkyog.org/subscribe-our-newsl... For People in USA : Text JKYOG to 22828 to get started LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/swamimukun... Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/SwamiMukund... 💡 Register to Daily Sadhana Program: https://mydailysadhana.org/ 🛒 Buy Swami Mukundananda’s Literature: https://www.jkyog.org/store 📆 Attend Swamiji’s Yoga, Meditation, and Inspiring Lectures in Your City. Free Registration and details: https://www.JKYog.org/events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website: https://www.jkyog.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Swami.Mukund... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sw_Mukundananda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swami_mukun...

Meeting people’s most basic needs can help break down barriers like poverty, oppression, and hopelessness. And often, this is the first step in helping them experience the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.

Meeting people’s most basic needs can help break down barriers like poverty, oppression, and hopelessness. And often, this is the first step in helping them experience the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.

"For People" - December 13th, 2020 (Ft. Pastor Angelo) by Rock Church

In a lively conversation Afeeya talks of her collegiate dance studies, transitioning into music journalism and creating a modality of exercise for those who have experienced body trauma called "Joncing." As a dancer she has traveled the world. As a journalist she has found herself speechless in front of Morphine (not as feeble as it sounds.) She tells Billy the origin for the band name Scared of Chaka and she shares some stories from her bohemian life. This Episode is For: People who like to move using different styles of movement at the same time, people who enjoy energetic conversations, people who remember or are interested in the 1990's.This Episode is Not For: People who hate portmanteaus, people who think there should be fewer stories about amusement parks on podcasts, people who hate the human body.

Nathaniel Stinnett on how to make our leaders protect the environment: turning non-voting environmentalists into voters by the droves. A Special Bonus Episode. In this second of two special bonus episodes to Season One of the Mother Earth Podcast, we sit down for a timely conversation with Nathaniel Stinnett.  Nathaniel is the founder and executive director of the Environmental Voter Project. The EVP knows EXACTLY how to find non-voters who rank the environment as their top electoral priority and turn them into voters.  Nathaniel founded the Environmental Voter Project in 2016 to turn millions of non-voting environmentalists into voters. And he has seriously succeeded. In the 2020 presidential election, Nathaniel and his colleagues turned tens of thousands of historically non-voting environmentalists into voters in Georgia, more than the margin of victory. They did the same thing in Arizona. And across the country in 12 states they turned out hundreds of thousands of environmental voters who formerly were non-voters. In my conversation with Nathaniel, he explains how the EVP uses sophisticated big data to identify non-voting environmentalists and then employs cutting edge persuasion techniques based on behavioral psychology to turn them into voters. They test their methods against control groups and these tests have proved that their methods work. And EVP shows up over and over in local and state races throughout the country to ensure that the voting habit sticks over time. Tune in to this episode to hear about this fascinating and absolutely critical approach to turning the tide on the politics of climate change. Most importantly, tune in to learn how YOU can get involved RIGHT NOW in the Georgia Senate elections. The EVP is running Georgia voter phone banks throughout December and right up to the last day of voting on January 5. The voting already has begun in Georgia so there is not a minute to spare. Jump on the EVP website NOW and volunteer and donate. Your time and money will not go toward some useless TV ad but to proven techniques that WILL turn out key voters. As always, the podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other podcast app with the links on our website. To support the podcast, please tell your friends and family about it and share online. My conversation with Nathaniel gave me more hope on the climate crisis and our other pressing environmental problems than anything I have heard in a very long time. I think you'll find it inspiring too. For People and Planet, thank you for listening.    

In this podcast, Swami Mukundananda explains the best way to stop negative thoughts and emotions. Negative thinking is counterproductive to our progress and success in life, and we need to prevent such thoughts from arising in mind proactively. Watch more to find out how to do that. Key-Takeaway: To stop Negative thinking, you need to do three things 1. Identify the beneficial thoughts and the ones that aren't helpful to your progress. 2. Use your Free-Will to always to choose the positive thoughts. 3. Repeat that process of positive thinking till it becomes a habit to you. ✉️ Join Swami Mukundananda Mailing list: https://jkyog.org/subscribe-our-newsl... For People in USA : Text JKYOG to 22828 to get started

For People looking to get into reading, it can be difficult to know where to start. For those leaning towards fantasy, the graveyard book by Neil Gaiman is a perfect fit.    Books. Anime. Gaming. Creativity. Performance.

Leah Stokes on What the Voters Really Want A Special Bonus Episode. In this special bonus episode to Season One of the Mother Earth Podcast our guest is Leah Stokes. Leah burst onto the scene in recent years as America’s leading expert on voting behavior and public policy as they relate to the climate crisis. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other podcast app with the links on our website. Leah is an assistant professor of political science at the University of California at Santa Barbara and runs the ENVENT Lab. She researches public opinion, political behavior and public policy as they relate to climate change and energy issues. Stokes’ research regularly appears in top-tier academic journals and her opinion pieces and articles have been published in leading media outlets, including The New York Times, Vox, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, CNN.com and the Los Angeles Times. And for good reason: Leah’s research has put her finger on the pulse of what American voters want from their leaders on energy and climate change policy. In our conversation with Leah, we discuss those voter preferences and what kinds of policies to tackle the climate crisis appeal to voters of all kinds. Leah also explains why she enthusiastically supports Joe Biden’s climate and jobs plan. We discuss her recent book, Short Circuiting Policy, which exposes how electric utilities take money from their monopolized customers and use it to corrupt the political system in an attack on clean energy standards. And if you're not familiar with the HB6 scandal in Ohio, which resulted in the FBI recently arresting the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives on racketeering and bribery charges as part of an alleged $60 million dark money operation to roll back clean energy, you'll get to hear about that too. (No this is not the Sporanos; this is the Mother Earth Podcast and the lived reality of our 2020 politics). In the final analysis, Leah encourages us to remember that the environmental movement is broad and diverse, and that the best policy solutions are inclusive and promote justice. To support the podcast, please tell your friends and family about it and share online. For People and Planet, thank you for listening.Matt

This week on the award-winning Mother Earth Podcast, we have a deep and compelling conversation with the Reverend Lennox Yearwood, founder and president of the Hip Hop Caucus. “Rev” is bringing both Hip Hop culture and the tools of the civil rights movement to bear on the climate crisis. In our conversation with Rev, we discuss his Zero Emissions Manifesto for the Climate Justice Movement in which he calls for a rapid transition off of fossil fuels, the role of music in social movements, his award-winning work bringing justice to people displaced by Hurricane Katrina 15 years ago that sparked his entry into the climate movement, his personal experience being assaulted by a police officer while walking to a climate protest, and the similarities between incidents of police brutality in which black people are suffocated and the air pollution in black neighborhoods that kills large numbers of innocent people. And we learn about Rev’s personal journey from divinity student, to Air Force chaplain opposed to the Iraq war, to crusading hip hop, champion of the climate crisis. Rev is now one of the most influential people in Hip Hop political life. He heads up the national Respect My Vote! Campaign, which has brought numerous celebrity partners into voter participation work, including T.I., 2 Chainz, Amber Rose, Future, Keyshia Cole, Vic Mensa, Charlamagne tha God, Keke Palmer, and Omar Epps. He is the host of the podcast The Coolest Show as part of the Think 100% Climate project using music, radio, film and activism to engage young black people in the climate movement. Join us for this conversation as Rev equates action on the climate crisis with a moral imperative on par with the greatest social movements in our history. For People and Planet, thank you for listening.

Thank you for listening to Day 14 of our 54 day rosary novena. Today we are praying the Sorrowful Mysteries in petition. Blessed Mother, we pray in petition for an end to COVID-19, and for the intentions of our listeners.- For children in foster care- For children awaiting adoption - For an end to human trafficking - For the homeless- For People working in social services.Please send your prayer request to: prayers@54daysofroses.comThe song “Meditation 1” created by Patrick Budde.www.patrickbudde.com

Bracken Hendricks on the Evergreen Action Plan Do you need hope on the climate crisis? In this episode of the Mother Earth Podcast, policy expert Bracken Hendricks issues a stirring call to action for Americans to join together in common purpose to solve the climate crisis. And he explains how we can do so using the policies in the Evergreen Action Plan that he and his colleagues recently released. Bracken was the co-author of the groundbreaking climate plan for Governor Jay Inslee's presidential campaign, which quickly became the go-to plan for all democratic presidential candidates. After Governor Inslee dropped out, Bracken and colleagues released a new version as the Evergreen Action Plan, a comprehensive set of policy solutions for the climate crisis, and made it available to all political candidates at the federal, state and local levels. In our conversation with Bracken, he explains the key policy pillars of standards-plus-investment-plus-justice of the Evergreen Action Plan. And he inspires us with a vision of America that leads the world into a clean green future, invests in all her people with a broad range of policies to revitalize rural and urban areas, ensures that fossil fuel workers and their communities are not left behind, welcomes everyone into the middle class with good jobs, provides opportunity for young people during an economic crisis, and ensures climate justice for people of color and frontline communities. Yes we can do all this -- tune in to find out how. And if you want to understand Joe Biden's climate plan and how it stacks up, give a listen to last week's episode with Bracken in which he gives us a candid and insightful assessment of Biden's plan. Are you enjoying the Mother Earth Podcast? Please hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you do your listening, rate the show, share it on social media or by email, and tell your friends and family about it. For People and Planet, thank you for listening. Matt  

In this episode of the Mother Earth Podcast, America's leading policy expert on the climate crisis gives a candid and insightful assessment of Joe Biden's climate policy. Joe Biden officially became his party's nomination for President just weeks after he released a climate plan that seriously upped his game. It is the most comprehensive and far-reaching plan to tackle the climate crisis by a major party nominee. But is it enough? Bracken and host Matt Pawa discuss key provisions in the Biden climate plan and how they stack up to what the science mandates we do in order to avert climate chaos. Biden has set aggressive standards, such as zero emissions from U.S. electricity generation by 2035. He makes rectifying environmental injustice a central pillar. He proposes a climate corps to get young people to work and a far-reaching agriculture policy. He focuses on creating millions of good jobs in this hour of need. But he doesn't propose to ban fracking and he embraces carbon capture and storage. His goals for upgrading buildings and producing electric vehicles could be more aggressive. What to think of all this? There is no one better to explain it than Bracken. He was the co-author of the groundbreaking climate plan for Governor Jay Inslee's presidential campaign. That plan became the go-to plan for all the democratic candidates. After Governor Inslee dropped out, Bracken and others released a new version as the Evergreen Action Plan and made it available to all comers for all offices nationwide. Joe Biden has now adopted significant parts of the Evergreen Action Plan. Tune in to this episode to hear Bracken explain Biden's plan in clear terms and provide his expert opinion on how Biden has done. We interviewed Bracken both before and after the release of the Biden plan. We are releasing these conversations in two episodes, in reverse chronological order. Bracken has alot to offer on climate policy that goes well beyond our discussion of the Biden plan. We will bring that to you in the next episode; it is Bracken's stirring call to action for a far-reaching plan that lifts up all Americans by joining together in common purpose to solve the climate crisis. In the meantime, tune in today to hear from Bracken on the Biden climate plan. For People and Planet, thank you for listening.

May Boeve leads 350.org into the critical decade. In this episode of the Mother Earth Podcast, 350.org Executive Director May Boeve joins us for a conversation on the grassroots movement to stop the climate crisis. May shares with us her thoughts and ideas on climate divestment and other campaigns that she is helping to lead, 350's determination to win the moral battle in this "can't lose" decade on the climate crisis, the importance of unions and frontline communities in the climate movement, and, most importantly, how everyone can get involved and make a difference. May also looks back with us on her own journey over the past fifteen years from concerned college student to international climate leader, a story she recounts with a mixture of pride and a candid understanding of the role that white privilege played in her success. As college students in 2006, May and her classmates learned about the role of protest in social movements and put their lessons to use by organizing a thousand-person climate protest in Vermont. From this humble beginning comes the international climate action organization 350.org, which has staged thousands of climate rallies around the world. Its mobilizations have included the People's Climate March in 2014 that drew over 400,000 people to New York City and the 2019 Climate Strike in which some 7.5 million people protested at thousands of locations in 150 countries. 350.org has put the movement back into the environmental movement. Please join us around our virtual campfire as May brings us behind the organization, shares her thoughts on the power of civil disobedience, discusses the importance of collaboration in this extraordinary moment led by young people and new climate protest groups emerging everywhere, and recounts the origin story of 350.org. Visit the show notes pages of our website to learn more, to get involved and take action. And donate to 350.org here. It just might save the Earth. For People and Planet, thank you for listening.

The Greatest Fish Tale Ever Told This story may very well be a movie someday. In this episode of the Mother Earth Podcast we sit down with Professor Zygmunt Plater of Boston College Law School, who recounts his extraordinary journey seeking to save an endangered fish, a free-flowing river full of trout, family farms, and the ancestral Cherokee homeland. You may have heard about the Tennessee Snail Darter and Zyg’s famous lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.TVA v. Hill is one of the most important environmental cases ever decided by America’s highest court. But you simply will not believe the back story here. As a young, untenured law professor, Zyg and a ragtag army of law students and family farmers take on all three branches of the federal government and every corporate interest in the country that drinks from the public trough.Their battle to save the Little Tennessee River and the livelihoods of small farmers is an utterly epic tale full of twists and turns, replete with a presidential phone call from Air Force One. At one point, farmers trying to save their farms literally pass a hat around for spare dollar bills to fund the lawsuit while Zyg maxes out his credit card and then loses his job for his zealous pursuit of the case. His students sell T Shirts to raise money for the case. And while the lawsuit is ongoing,TVA tries to make it moot by bulldozing and burning farmhouses and barns to make way for a dam that makes no economic sense whatsoever. Zyg recently wrote a book about this roller coaster of a legal thriller and I could not put it down. Moviemakers have begun looking into it. Zyg's Supreme Court victory continues to stand as a bulwark of environmental protection. So it is no coincidence that right wingers like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Roger Ailes and Devin Nunes continue to use the Snail Darter case to rail against the Endangered Species Act. In 2017, Senator Rand Paul and other Republicans introduced legislation to gut the law. And in 2019, the Trump administration announced new regulations that would weaken the Endangered Species Act and undercut Zyg’s historic legal victory. (See the show notes for this episode on our website for further info on how to help protect the Endangered Species Act). Our in-depth conversation with Zyg comes in the midst of a full-blown extinction crisis that demands an end to habitat destruction, toxins and the climate crisis. Zyg remind us that our fellow creatures are canaries in the coal mine, that what befalls them ultimately befalls us too, and that good ecology is good economics. And here is a special offer: the first ten listeners to make a donation to an environmental group protecting endangered species and to follow us on social media will receive a copy of the beautiful drawing of the Snail Darter that was Exhibit 12 at trial and handed out to the Justices of the US Supreme Court at oral argument, plus a Snail Darter T-Shirt just like the original fundraiser ones (depicting TVA as Jaws). For offer details please visit the show notes page for this episode on our website. For People and Planet, thank you for listening, Matt (Please note that this episode was recorded prior to the pandemic.  Also a language warning: there are a couple F-bombs toward the end starting at 1:24:30 so if little kids are around you will want to use earbuds for a minute).  

“I learned that these kind of people can be resisted, if there are resistors to do it.” Philip Shabecoff The dean of environmental journalism calls on Americans to stop a regime bent on destroying the planet. This week on the Mother Earth Podcast, we sit down for a deep discussion with Philip Shabecoff -- the first major reporter to treat environmental news as its own beat in its own right. As the environmental correspondent for the New York Times from 1977 to 1991, Philip rang the alarm bell loud and clear on numerous environmental crises, including loss of species, the hole in the ozone layer, acid rain, toxic waste, and environmental racism. And he was one of the first reporters to give serious and sustained attention to the issue of the coming climate crisis. Philip has won numerous environmental awards, including the “Global 500” Honor Roll of the United Nations Environmental Program and the Sierra Club’s David R. Brower Award for Environmental Journalism. In our conversation, Philip offers insight on the climate crisis and other pressing environmental problems that he tried so hard to prevent with his prescient reporting. He calls on Americans to rise up and resist the Trump administration and its assault on the environment. He does so from a unique vantage point: Philip was America’s leading reporter exposing the Reagan Administration’s myriad attempts to undercut environmental protections. He minces no words and, based on his decades of experience, this wise elder offers us timely lessons showing that those bent on destroying the environment can be stopped by a determined and organized citizenry. Philip’s straight shooting as the New York Times’ environmental correspondent ultimately spelled the end of his job for America’s most prominent newspaper. He discusses with us his demise at the Times for being too focused on the harms and costs of pollution. But Philip rose from the ashes of this defeat.  He went on to found Greenwire, the daily online digest of worldwide environmental news coverage, and to write several important books on the environment, including A Fierce Green Fire: the American Environmental Movement, which was made into a movie narrated by Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Van Jones, Isabelle Allende, and Meryl Streep. The book called on Americans to launch a new wave of environmentalism to meet the new threats to people and planet. That wave is happening now. If all this were not enough, as a sort of bonus track Philip takes us inside American journalism’s greatest moment: he served as the Times’ White House correspondent in the waning days of Watergate. Philip was right in the midst of it all and discusses the White House disinformation campaign that misled Philip’s own reporting right up through Nixon’s final day in office. The parallels to Trump are palpable. Be sure to check out the end of the show when Philip reads a beautiful and moving piece from his memoir, Places: Habits of a Human Lifetime, which was named a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews. Philip saw the climate crisis coming and tried to save the planet. May we all contribute as greatly as he has to the benefit of humanity and the natural environment that sustains us all.  For People and Planet, thank you for listening. (Please note that this episode was recorded prior to the pandemic).

Where do we find health if the soul of the nation is unwell? It only makes it more challenging in the midst of 2 pandemics. One being COVID-19 and the other racism.In this episode of For People, Melissa leads a conversation with Bishop Wright and special guest Jim Wallis, editor of Sojourners magazine and host of Soul of the Nation, exploring the narratives of 2 pandemics, COVID-19 and racism, and how fear and rage lead to hate and violence. They discuss the current state of the country and how we can use guilt, shame, and despair to turn towards a new middle – a middle where non-partisanship, conviction, and faithfulness can lead to people of faith to take up the work of difference-maker in the world lived in today.Before listening, read Bishop Wright's For Faith. Jim Wallis is a globally respected writer, teacher, preacher, and justice advocate who believes the gospel of Jesus must be transformed from its cultural and political captivities. He is a New York Times bestselling author, widely recognized public theologian, renowned speaker, and regular international commentator on ethics and public life. He is the Founder, President, and Editor-In-Chief of Sojourners, and is the author of 12 books, with his latest being Christ In Crisis. He served on President Obama's White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and has taught faith and public life courses at Harvard and Georgetown University. “Coach Jim” also served for 22 seasons as a Little League coach for his two baseball playing sons.For more about Christ in Crisis: https://book.sojo.net/

“If we committed to the Green New Deal with the vervor that we did for World War Two, we could do this in about a decade.”  Saul Griffith.   The Green New Deal is easier than we think! This week on the Mother Earth Podcast, we hear from America’s leading energy expert, entrepreneur and inventor, Saul Griffith, who sits down with host Matt Pawa for an in-depth conversation on the Green New Deal. Saul has a powerful message: the Green New Deal is not only possible, it will provide enormous benefits to our economy and society.    Saul is the CEO and founder of Otherlab. He and his Otherlab colleagues undertook a  comprehensive study of the U.S. energy system under contract from none other than the U.S. Government. Their results show that just by electrifying most of our energy system, we can reduce our energy usage by over fifty percent! In our conversation with Saul, he leads us step-by-step through the electrification-decarbonization process; and he explains how we can produce the electricity we need to heat and cool our homes, power our cars and run our businesses with clean, green renewable energy.    Saul also describes how implementing a Green New Deal will not only mitigate the climate crisis, it will reduce air and water pollution, save us money on our energy bills, create millions of good new jobs, eliminate billions of dollars in healthcare costs, and rejuvenate our economy for decades to come by putting our people back to work building the wind turbines, solar panels, and other green technologies that we need here at home and can sell to the rest of the world. This is the roadmap to the Green New Deal that we’ve been waiting for and we get to experience it firsthand as we ride shotgun with Saul on this podcast road trip. But Saul has gone way beyond a technocratic analysis. He is a student of history and explains how America rose up to meet this kind of a massive challenge once before. Saul reminds us of America’s greatness when it built the “Arsenal of Democracy” -- the tanks, jeeps, airplanes, and armaments that saved the world from fascim in World War Two. America turned its industrial system on a dime to produce the Arsenal of Democracy and can do so now to save the world from the climate crisis. Saul goes further still and reminds us of America’s role in devising financing mechanisms in the 20th Century, like the 30 year mortgage and the car loan, that serve as templates for how we can affordably retool our homes, offices and factories now to run on renewable energy. Saul may have grown up in Australia, but he seriously loves America. Saul is working on a book on the Green New Deal and placing it in the historical context of America repeatedly rising up to meet great challenges. Listeners who tune in to this episode of the Mother Earth Podcast will be rewarded with a sneak preview of the ideas in this important book from one of American’s leading green thinkers as well as a stirring call to action for America to once again rise to its greatness. For People and Planet, thank you for listening.

Hi listeners,You'll notice some changes to For People in this episode. Matt has accepted a call to serve as the Director of Youth Ministry and Programming for the Diocese of Southwest Florida. We are thankful for Matt and everything he did to get us off the ground.This is Melissa Rau's first episode, the new host of For People. Melissa is from the Diocese of Pennsylvania and currently works with ECF as the Director for Partnership and New Initiatives. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright sit down with Bishop Brian Prior, the 9th Bishop of The Episcopal Church in Minnesota, to talk about the recent events in Minneapolis, Jesus, and his politics. Jesus was often political yet he is non-partisan. Jesus stands with those marginalized. Jesus chooses love - always love.What we see going on in the US right now points to change needed in the current systems. It points to the privilege of some, racism of others, and the inequity of people of color. It shows that now more than ever the church must remember she has a voice, and she must use that voice to proclaim the love of Jesus in a political way that he rejoices in. Listen in to hear more.Before listening, read Bishop Rob Wright's For Faith.

“For many of us who came out of civil rights, we didn’t separate the right to live in a clean environment or the right to breathe, or the right to not be dumped on as a strictly environmental issue. And so the justice part was at the core, the equity part was at the core. Theft of wealth and theft of health, these are basic civil rights and human rights. African Americans and other people of color made that connection and still make that connection even today.” - Dr. Robert Bullard   This episode of the Mother Earth Podcast features a deep conversation on environmental racism with the father of environmental justice, Dr. Robert Bullard. Dr. Bullard is a distinguished professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University, a historically black university. He shares his knowledge and expertise as to how and why race maps closely with air and water pollution, toxic waste sites, garbage dumps and significant health problems for people of color. He focuses on the built environment as a key driver of inequality in America. We recorded our conversation with Dr. Bullard in April, before the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the recent demonstrations, protests and intense national discussion over racial inequality that permeate our society. We now contribute as best we can to this discussion by bringing you Dr. Bullard’s message on environmental justice. This issue is now gaining attention in our national discussion of race. Did you know, for example, that Minneapolis became segregated through the use of racially restrictive covenants in deeds that pushed African Americans into a few small areas of the city? According to the New York Times, "The intersection where George Floyd died — East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South — had an invisible barrier designed to keep out African-Americans," namely, the ongoing legacy of these deed restrictions, which created neighborhoods that "remain among the whitest in the city." This segregation creates the condition for environmental injustice because polluting facilities can be located in predominantly black and brown neighborhoods only if there are such neighborhoods. Interstate highway construction also has targeted black neighborhoods, with devastating consequences. Twin City planners devastated the historically black Rondo neighborhood in the 1950s and 60s by building Interstate 94 down its main thoroughfare. According to the Minnesota Historical Society, “one in every eight African Americans in St. Paul lost a home to I-94,” and “many businesses never reopened.” A similar pattern has repeated itself across the country, including a particularly shocking example in New Orleans. We need not despair. Dr. Bullard, who edited the book Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice and Regional Equity, points to smart growth as one of the  key solutions to healing our racial divide. In this conversation, he reminds us that we can build and reclaim open spaces and parks, walkable neighborhoods, affordable housing, and mixed income developments; we can eliminate food deserts by building grocery stores that sell healthy foods in neighborhoods of color. We can remove highways that have acted for decades as a giant knee on the necks of black neighborhoods and that degrade the quality of life for everyone. These solutions will not only reduce environmental racism but bring us together physically and create liveable, healthy cities and towns for everyone. And by adopting renewable energy and getting off of fossil fuels, we can greatly reduce air and water pollution and mitigate the climate crisis, all of which disproportionately affects people of color. You can learn more about Dr. Bullard and his vital work by visiting our website at https://www.motherearthpod.com/ and checking out the show notes for this episode.  For People and Planet, thank you for listening.

Let us build bridges instead of walls. We are one in thr body of chrits. Pastor micheal Todd and pastor Rick warren explains this. I must say This will defiantly be the greatest protest of human right before the end time. For People to come out even during the midst of this pandemic. Thousands of people are out in different countries to protest against the execution of George floyd.

“It’s time to live out youth to power in all its forms. Be the one who stands up and speaks truth to power, even when it is difficult and unpopular. Be the one who draws the line and says, No more. No more destruction of our environment and planet, no more violence in our communities, no more discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, or ability. Be the one who dares to imagine and create better possibilities, solutions, and ways of living in place of those old systems that have only harmed us.”       -   Jamie Margolin, Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It (Hachette Books 2020) These words of wisdom come from young Jamie Margolin, a high school senior in Seattle.  Jamie sprang onto the national scene in 2018 as a founder and co-executive director of Zero Hour, a climate activist group for young people, run by young people. Zero Hour is aptly named:  it reminds us that we have no time left to mess around - it is zero hour on the climate crisis; we must act now. Jamie and her colleagues organized the first-ever national youth climate march in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2018.  And 2019 was the year the world grasped the scale and severity of the climate crisis in large part due grassroots groups like Zero Hour.  Jamie  took a break from her high school studies and climate leadership at the end of a long week of Earth Day activism to sit down with the Mother Earth Podcast.  Listeners will be rewarded with a genuine voice of youth concerned about the climate crisis. In our conversation with Jamie, she takes us on her journey from being a thirteen year-old writer for online teen publications to the improbable founding of Zero Hour starting with a social media post, and offers us a timely youth perspective on the climate crisis and the explosion of youth activism. Jamie also discusses key insights from her new book, Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It, available June 2nd. Since Jamie and her young colleagues had to learn activism the hard way--on the job and on the fly--she now has written the how-to manual for other youth activists. Youth to Power is the book Jamie wishes she had when figuring out how to start and run Zero Hour. This how-to guide is a must read for any young person trying to better their world through activism. It’s chock full of valuable lessons clearly explained, including how to craft a vision, how to organize and run an effective team, handing the press, dos and don’ts of social media, lobbying politicians, managing relationships with corporations, when to rely on adults, balancing activism duties with your studies, and even how to maintain your mental health when taking on the world.  Jamie’s book offers remarkable wisdom for someone her age. And she selflessly shares the limelight by starting each chapter with advice from other youth activists.  Greta Thunberg provides the book’s introduction. You can learn more about Jamie, Zero Hour and  her work by visiting our website at https://www.motherearthpod.com/ and checking out the show notes for this episode.  For People and Planet, thank you for listening.

Faith, fear, trust, and retreat is the intersection where we currently stand. A good life is one that has meaning and is generative. It is one that has to do with making principle stands. In the church, we call that Faith. It is trusting in a God that is For People and is good. In this episode, Matt has a conversation with Bishop Wright about trusting in God. When we stand at difficult intersections, how do we talk to God? What does that trust look like? Listen to hear responses to tough questions like these that speak to our hearts, and be encouraged.Before listening, read Bishop Rob Wright's For Faith.

SHOW NOTES: This week next level entrepreneur and host of FEARLESS FREEDOM podcast Dr. Charmaine Gregory and I did an official crossover episode on the impact of Coronavirus crisis on our physicians, healthcare workers, finances, and the industry at large, and what we should be doing to secure and empower ourselves. Check out part 2 of the episode. Listen to part one on the Fearless Freedom Podcast with Dr. G. Highlights from the conversation: Part 2 - What are the economic implication of the spread of the virus - Hourly workers are being affected because of closure of restaurants, small businesses, etc - Market is volatile - However there is opportunity here: o For people who are being laid off, it could be the Push to start your own business during these times of struggle o For Entrepreneurs it’s the time to push forward in your business and focus on growth o For People with business ideas, it’s the time to work on that and get ahead of the curve o For Investors, now is the time to hold on and even build o For those thinking of investing, now is the time to jump in if you can o Deals will be good for real estate o Small business association is offering VERY low interest loans for existing businesses - While things are looking bleak, it’s important to see where there is opportunity, and to leverage that. - This is the time we come together, punch fear (AND Coronavirus) in the face, and pull through - As we say, this too shall pass Our full circle moment - Dr. G helped me start my podcast, almost 6 months ago to the week, and this past week she released HER podcast course. - Listen to learn more about the course and why podcasting is such an important medium for getting your voice heard ESPECIALLY during these times. Go check out Dr. Charmaine’s new Podcast course & sign up at: www.podcastinglaunch.com You can also follow Dr. G on social media at: IG: https://www.instagram.com/charmainegregorymd FB: https://www.facebook.com/charmaine.gregory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charmaine-gregory-md Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharmsFitDoc Contact Dr. G directly for questions about her course at : info@fearlessfreedomwithdrg.com See you on the next one! Hosted by: Dr. Maiysha Clairborne Looking for a Coach or Mastermind to Join? Ready to Take Your Career, Business, and Life to the Next Level? If you want to Learn more about Dr. Maiysha's coaching, courses, and masterminds. Visit www.DrMaiysha.com. Choose from of our Free Mini Online Masterclasses on Mindset Mastery, Manifestation, and Next Level Entrepreneurship Right on the Home page to start your journey now.

Welcome to For People with Bishop Rob Wright. This podcast will focus on conversations with Bishop Wright and an in-depth look at his weekly devotional For Faith.God is For People. We are for people. But what does that really mean? In this episode, Bishop Wright, along with host Matt Bowers, discusses this question and what is going on in our world today with COVID-19 including how we as a church are leaning in and adapting.Before listening, read Bishop Rob Wright's For Faith.

Here at NVC, we are about Jesus, People & Cities. This weekend Pastor Matt continues the conversation of knowing what we are for as we dive into the topic of being FOR PEOPLE, and how being for people will benefit us as much as them.

Geniuses are not Born but Made. Best Motivational video of 2019, MUST LISTEN! Have you wondered what makes someone a true Genius? Are Geniuses Born or Made? Listen to find out from an inspiring story related by Swami Mukundananda. TEXT JKYOG to 22828 to receive the weekly letter from the Swami Mukundananda team! ▶ Subscribe NOW to get Swamiji's daily inspirational video: https://bit.ly/2DUQmtt 💡 Register to Daily Sadhana Program: https://mydailysadhana.org/ Join Swami Mukundananda Mailing list: https://jkyog.org/subscribe-our-newsl... For People in USA : Text JKYOG to 22828 to get started 🛒 Buy Swami Mukundananda’s Literature: https://www.jkyog.org/store 📆 Attend Swamiji’s Yoga, Meditation, and Inspiring Lectures in Your City. Free Registration and details: JKYog.org/events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website: https://www.jkyog.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Swami.Mukund... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sw_Mukundananda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swami_mukun... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In this track, Swami Mukundananda stresses the need for all of us to stop making excuses and instead take charge of our lives and goals. Human beings are the only ones in the 8.4 million species on planet earth that have the power of choice. However, the misutilization of this blessing can cripple our growth. One of the biggest hurdles for our growth is the habit of making excuses or suffering from loser's limp. We might at times feel we got handicapped due to some situation or things not going away, and because of that, we couldn't achieve our goals and grow in our life. However, as Humans, we have the power of choice and free will, and if instead of giving excuses we take charge of life, make the right choices and use our potential to the fullest extent, we can not only achieve our goals but can accomplish the ultimate purpose of life which is to grow spiritually and attain God Realization. ▶ Subscribe NOW to get Swamiji's daily inspirational video: https://bit.ly/2DUQmtt 💡 Register to Daily Sadhana Program: https://mydailysadhana.org/ Join Swami Mukundananda Mailing list: https://jkyog.org/subscribe-our-newsl... For People in USA : Text JKYOG to 22828 to get started 🛒 Buy Swami Mukundananda’s Literature: https://www.jkyog.org/store 📆 Attend Swamiji’s Yoga, Meditation, and Inspiring Lectures in Your City. Free Registration and details: JKYog.org/events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website: https://www.jkyog.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Swami.Mukund... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sw_Mukundananda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swami_mukun... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What is the One Quality that all Successful People Have in Common? In this track, Swami Mukundananda discusses the topmost quality among all Successful People - WillPower. WillPower or the ability to face any hardships on the way to accomplishing goals is often the difference between success and failure. Lack of Willpower is one of the main reasons why people give up when the going gets tough. The good news is it's easy to develop Willpower through practice. Just like any other muscle of the body that gets stronger by exercise, we should strive to improve our Willpower by exercising our mind. The best practice to improve willpower is to engage in Meditation. Meditation requires focussing the mind on the object we meditate upon, it requires persistent effort, since the mind easily wanders in many directions. When we engage in Meditation every day, we will eventually become good at it, and our Willpower will also improve. TEXT JKYOG to 22828 to receive the weekly letter from the Swami Mukundananda team! ▶ Subscribe NOW to get Swamiji's daily inspirational video: https://bit.ly/2DUQmtt 💡 Register to Daily Sadhana Program: https://mydailysadhana.org/ Join Swami Mukundananda Mailing list: https://jkyog.org/subscribe-our-newsl... For People in USA : Text JKYOG to 22828 to get started 🛒 Buy Swami Mukundananda’s Literature: https://www.jkyog.org/store 📆 Attend Swamiji’s Yoga, Meditation, and Inspiring Lectures in Your City. Free Registration and details: JKYog.org/events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website: https://www.jkyog.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Swami.Mukund... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sw_Mukundananda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swami_mukun... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Have you ever had an idea so big that it feels impossible, too scary, too out of reach? If you have a calling that overwhelms you, join us to hear how Jeremy Cowart’s career has tackled all those questions and more. Jeremy has accomplished many wonderful callings including work as a humanitarian photographer, artist, author, and founder of The Purpose Hotel! We’ll discover the impact of Jeremy’s work and the mighty power behind the simple act of asking. 3:05 - The Jeremy 101 Jeremy Cowart is a man of many ideas and many callings. He’s an artist, photographer, humanitarian, fine art creator, public speaker, painter, and founder of Help Portrait and The Purpose Hotel. Knowing how much Jeremy has accomplished would make you think it’s always been that way, but school did not come easily to Jeremy. He struggled thinking he’d never amount to much and thought his grades reflected his value as a human being. In junior high, Jeremy fell in love with the arts and his parents encouraged him to pursue graphic design as a more stable career path. In college, Jeremy jumped head first into graphic design and even worked for an ad agency after college. In 2001, Jeremy left the advertising world to pursue his own design agency and has worked for himself ever since. 7:47 - Follow Your Purpose While working on a photography job, Jeremy found himself walking through The Standard (hotel) in LA. As he walked by the rooms, the thought randomly popped into his head that each room could tell a story. Every aspect of a hotel stay reminded Jeremy of a cause that helps people. Each room could sponsor a specific child, keys could be linked to The Giving Keys, the art could come from humanitarian artists, the soap could come from Thistle Farms, and so on. Like many of us with big dreams or entrepreneurship visions, Jeremy spent a lot of time in fear of the grand scale of his idea. On a flight over NYC, the visual of thousands of skyscrapers lead Jeremy to ask “Why can’t that be me?” It’s a great lesson for all of us: If God calls us to something specific, all we are required is to trust that next small step put before us. 12:44 - For People, By People Since The Purpose Hotel idea revolves around helping other people, crowd funding seemed fitting to help get the idea off the ground.    While over 4,700 people contributed to the first Kickstarter campaign for the hotel, the original campaign fell well short of the $2 million goal. What looked like an initial setback proved once again a lesson in trusting things to line up in just the right way. With a second Kickstarter set at $350,000, the next campaign raised around $750,000. When we hit a roadblock on the path to a big dream, instead of letting what looks like failure hinder us, we can recognize it as a setup rather than a setback. 17:03 – The Orchestrated Details Speaking of setbacks, another one popped up when the first plans for the hotel’s location fell through. The next day at the annual Help Portrait event, Santa Claus (no joke!) surprised Jeremy with a Christmas miracle and offered him land to build The Purpose Hotel right next to the brand new Nashville Convention Center.  A chance meeting with Horst Schultze of THE Ritz Carlton did not initially go well, but at the last minute, Jeremy asked if he could show Schultze the full presentation. A 10-minute meeting turned into three hours of conversation and a big offer from Schultze. When things feel like they just won’t work out, God is orchestrating something bigger and better that we don’t always know about right away.  The Purpose Hotel plans to break ground next year and open in 2022. The long-term hope is to continue building hotels all over the world as a beacon of light helping humanity. 30:25 - I’m Possible. Jeremy’s new book is called “I’m Possible.” It’s Jeremy’s story of turning “I can’t do this” to the reminder of “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Hear Jeremy tell us about how that change allowed him to bear witness to more orchestrated moments, including stories of healing from Rwanda in his  “Voices of Reconciliation.” 42:38 - Getting To Know Our Guest Jeremy has been all over the world, so I’m sure you’re curious to know where he’d go if he had to move somewhere outside of the US! You’ll also learn who he’d pick to narrate a movie about his life, what book has influenced him the most, and which 1900s era he’d travel back in time to visit and why! Most importantly, Jeremy shares with us what it means to run a business with purpose (you don’t want to miss hearing what it means for him to be creative)!  JEREMY COWART BIO: Named the “Most Influential Photographer on the Internet” by Huffington Post, Forbes and Yahoo in 2014, Jeremy Cowart is an award-winning photographer, artist, and entrepreneur whose mission in life is to "explore the intersection of creativity and empathy." Jeremy has published four books and is a sought-after speaker, having presented at TEDx, the United Nations and creative conferences across the country. His latest endeavor is The Purpose Hotel, a planned global for-profit hotel chain designed to fuel the work of not-for-profit organizations. He’s the founder of a global photography movement, Help-Portrait, a mobile social networking app called OKDOTHIS, and an online teaching platform, See University. He lives in Nashville, TN, with his wife and four children, two of whom they recently adopted from Haiti.

Second week of Q & A we attempt to answer the questions about Heaven. Tune in to see what God's Word has to say. At Revolution we are FOR PEOPLE, and we know God loves you and has an incredible plan for you. No matter where you're at today, we'd love to talk to you more about how we can help you take a Next Step on your journey together!

In the first week of our Q&A series we look at what the bible has to say about sex and sexuality. At Revolution we are FOR PEOPLE, and we know God loves you and has an incredible plan for you. No matter where you're at today, we'd love to talk to you more about how we can help you take a Next Step on your journey together!

a Christian’s engagement with politics, news and culture ANIMALS ON CVs - ON THE LORD’S SIDE! – Tues., May 28, 2019 #54 Governor Lalong of Plateau State, Nigeria wants political Appointees to feed animals. For People on the Lord’s Side, there’s much more to that story! From The Nation Newspaper: Lalong’s Elephant https://thenationonlineng.net/lalongs-elephant/ Olufemi Oguntokun GospelBells Radio Lagos, Nigeria.

This episode is a raw, intense, and beautiful story of Anavictoria Avila. She speaks her truth and shares with us why she studied to become an attorney and improve the juvenile justice system. She is a passionate youth advocate. Anavictoria was born into a family plagued by domestic violence and went through a custody dispute that lasted 8 years. At an early age she witnessed that justice does not have the upper hand in the legal system and class, gender, and race truly affect the dynamics and progression of a case. She focuses on becoming an attorney and advocating for marginalized communities and specifically youth who are in the juvenile and foster care systems. Anavictoria also informs us that in college she was screened and diagnosed with learning disabilities. She tells us her journey and how she got through it during law school. She explores her passion with art and we discuss how it has allowed her to heal and provide comfort during her most difficult times. Despite all the barriers Anavictoria had to face she overcame them and accomplished her life-long goal of graduating from law school. A lot has changed in Anavictoria’s life since the recording of the interview. The Education Advocacy Clinic hired Anavictoria to be a Clinical Supervisor and Instructor at the East Bay Community Law Center, which is a Clinic of Berkeley Law School (Boalt). In this position, she teaches law students as she represents young people caught at the intersection of the juvenile justice and education systems. She represents youth in delinquency, school expulsion, and special education matters. She will be taking the bar exam this summer 2019. Wish her strength and good vibes! Follow: @reynaspodcast | @hola_reyna | subscribe to newsletter Contact Anavictoria Avila: avavila@berkeley.edu; and support her art! Follow: @artedeavi (starting in September. She deactivated all her social media while she is studying for the bar), and check out her website: artedeavi.com Art email: artedeavi@gmail.com Law school resources that Anavictoria recommends: · For People of Color: https://forpeopleofcolor.org/ · Latina Lawyers Bar Association: http://www.llbalaw.org/content/scholarship · MALDEF: https://www.maldef.org/resources/leadership-programs/ · Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/diversity_pipeline/projects_initiatives/legal_opportunity_scholarship/ · Hispanic National Bar Association: http://www.hnbafund.org/Scholarships.aspx SIGN-UP for Free Webinar: 5 Key Marketing Tips to Bring More Awareness to your Brand Date has been changed to Thursday, April 25th. Thank you!!

Our passions represent how God has wired us and how he has wired our church. As a church we have a passion: FOR GOD, FOR PEOPLE, FOR THE CITY, and FOR THE WORLD. While we have a Passion for these things we also have a call to share the TRUTH! We won’t compromise on the TRUTH we believe—but we will never share the truth in a condemning way. Join us this Sunday as we examine how Jesus was both - GRACE & TRUTH.

Dr. Rob Wildman joins us to dive deep on protein consumption for trained individuals.  We discuss the limitations of current RDA values, how protein synthesis works, and what is optimal vs recommended.  Dr. Wildman gives us his optimal timing around workouts, best protein sources and much more! A huge thanks to Joovv for sponsoring this week's giveaway and podcast!  Visit Joovv.com/bpak to get a little extra gift with the purchase of a Joovv product! For resources and links from this episode visit Benpakulski.com/Podcasts/Wildman Requirements vs. Recommendations: How Much Nutrients do you need to Build Muscle, Optimize Health and Longevity? [3:00] Gains vs. Maintains: How Much Extra Protein is needed to Maintain your Muscle Mass? [5:15] How Much Can the Average Person Assimilate Per Serving of Protein? [7:09] The Science Behind the Optimization/Absorption of Protein. [10:00] What is the Recommend US Guidelines for Protein Compared to What he Recommends? [13:40] What are Things that Directly Influence our Daily Protein Requirement? [16:29] How does Frequency of Training affect Muscle Protein Synthesis? [19:50] The Research and Science behind how Muscle Protein Synthesis Works. [22:19] What does Research say about Slow Acting Proteins? [25:00] The Idea of Achieving a Certain Amount of Amino Acids in the Blood. [26:36] Would the Average Person Benefit from More Protein in their Diet? [29:24] Are there any Negative Effects to Too Much Protein? [33:00] For People with Kidney Dysfunction, When does Too Much Protein Become an Issue? [38:27] The Implications of High Dietary Meat Intake in Depleting Body’s Glycine. [39:22] The Bottom Line on Collagen. [41:21] The Differences Between Whey and Isolate Protein & Which One Should You Be Using. [43:14] Can we Nourish the Muscle with Protein while we Sleep? [46:24] Is it Necessary for us to Re-Sensitize Ourselves to Protein? [50:07] The Rally Cry of the Amino Acids. The Benefits and Importance of Leucine. [52:12] What is Exciting Things are Going on with Dymatize? [55:02] Why Would one take BCAA’s over Hydrolyzed Whey Isolate? [56:55] How Long as Dymatize been a Business? [58:03]

For God, For People, For Our City --- Andre Tan by The City, Singapore

For People in corporate life and feeling unsatisfied and wanting to follow their passion and start some venture in their own

06/29/2018It’s Friday, June 29th, 2018 and welcome to Episode 213 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. In this episode Cindy and I talk about some of the many changes that occur over summertime along with some professional development opportunities to explore over the summer.#edcampEIU#ISTE18#NotAtISTE18#vidcon2018 Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to download.Show Notes:The Tipping PointMalcom GladwellTechnology Picks of the WeekTom's Tech Pick of the WeekMicrosoft Mixed Reality Goggles (Virtual Reality in Education) Cindy's Tech Pick of the WeekVidConFor People who make and love online videoThat wraps it up for Episode 213 of TechTalk4Teachers. For show notes please visit eiu.edu/itc and click on the techTalk4Teachers link. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom, and I'm Cindy Rich. Keep on Learning!Keep on Learning,Tom Grissom, Ph.D.Twitter: @tomgrissomVisit the EIU Instructional Technology Center website for more content:http://eiu.edu/itc

Late at night, mics dragged up by the fire, talking mailbag items on conversation, Banach spaces, mental models, the Facebook dumpster fire, and Christian's weird old tricks for managing your online world. Finally, Mr. Rogers and being better. This show’s links: Larry Alexander, Constrained by Precedent (http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/scal63&div=10&id=&page=) Scott Hershovitz, Integrity and Stare Decisis (https://books.google.com/books?id=O3FCAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&dq=Exploring%20Law%27s%20EmpireThe%20Jurisprudence%20of%20Ronald%20Dworkin%24%20Exploring%20Law%27s%20Empire%3A%20The%20Jurisprudence%20of%20Ronald%20Dworkin&pg=PR16#v=onepage&q&f=false) Aaron Glantz and Emmanuel Martinez, For People of Color, Banks Are Shutting the Door to Homeownership (https://www.revealnews.org/article/for-people-of-color-banks-are-shutting-the-door-to-homeownership/) Zhigang Wei, Hugh McDonald, and Christine Coumarelos, Fines: Are Disadvantaged People at a Disadvantage? (http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/ljf/app/&id=D5D375991CE8E1B68525823A000641F4) Banach spaces (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banach_space) Christian Turner, Models of Law (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2835112) Lawerence Solum, On the Indeterminacy Crisis: Critiquing Critical Dogma (https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/1957/) Robert Cover, Violence and the Word (http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/fss_papers/2708/) Ben Thompson, The Facebook Brand (https://stratechery.com/2018/the-facebook-brand/) Will Oremus, The Real Scandal Isn’t What Cambridge Analytica Did (https://slate.com/technology/2018/03/the-real-scandal-isnt-cambridge-analytica-its-facebooks-whole-business-model.html) Oral Argument 72: The Guinea Pig Problem (http://oralargument.org/72) (guest Michelle Meyer) Matthew Yglesias, The Case Against Facebook (https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/21/17144748/case-against-facebook) Nicholas Carlson, Well, These New Zuckerberg IMs Won't Help Facebook's Privacy Problems (http://www.businessinsider.com/well-these-new-zuckerberg-ims-wont-help-facebooks-privacy-problems-2010-5) Oral Argument 58: Obscurity Settings (http://oralargument.org/58) (guest Woody Hartzog) The trailer for Won't You Be My Neighbor? (https://kottke.org/18/03/the-trailer-for-wont-you-be-my-neighbor)

You Are The Best – For People – Nouman Ali Khan 2015 Malaysian Tour

For People of Praise first annual "Fun Day" Pastor Derik Kerber shared a message of hope in eternal life with Jesus Christ. In this message Derik described eternal life and how God can redeem any one from the pit of hell.

Marco Rogers is the engineering manager at Clover Health, a unique health insurance plan focused on driving down costs and producing improved health outcomes. Marco also writes small novels on Twitter (his words, not mine!) on everything from the current state of the tech industry to issues dealing with inequality and social justice. That's quite an intersection! We talked about the work he's doing at Clover Health, touched on the always hot topic of diversity in the tech industry, and learned how he's changed in the past year as an engineer and as a manager. I'm really grateful for the opportunity to speak with Marco, and you can tell that he takes an immense amount of pride not just in his work, but in ensuring that his work affects change. Dive in and enjoy the interview! Marco Rogers on Twitter "Engineering Management and Diversity" "Conforming to Succeed and What it means For People of Color"