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As we continue our FaithPath series, this week we spent our worship time focusing on prayer. Often we think there is a special formula for prayer. But the truth is that prayer is any time and any way we come into God's presence and bring God's will and our will closer together. For Hezekiah, this meant God changed His will to extend his life. For Peter, that meant him changing his will to go to the Gentiles as God desired. We need richer and deeper tools to fully engage an active life of prayer.

What you'll learn in this episode: The process Atelier Zobel uses to fuse different metals together in innovative and beautiful ways How Peter has maintained Michael Zobel's legacy while modernizing and refining the Atelier's designs Why Peter is attracted to imperfect gems, and how he designs jewelry that highlights the beauty of imperfection Why passion and a willingness to push boundaries are necessary for aspiring jewelry designers About Peter Schmid Peter Schmid owns Atelier Zobel in Konstanz, Germany. Original owner Michael Zobel was a master craftsman who honed his skills and talent to create pieces that are arresting in their visual impact and remarkable in their goldsmithing and soldering technique. He combined metals in new, sensual, even erotic ways. The effect was electrifying. Working at his side was protégé Peter Schmid.  Like Zobel before him, Peter is both artist and craftsman, and he brings that special blend to every piece he creates. His chief inspiration is character: the character of place, the character of material, even the character of intent. Mountains and rivers inspire him. Precious stones inspire him. And the idea of what he is making inspires him, whether it's a ring or a brooch or a bracelet, or one that transforms into another. For Peter, every piece is about the interaction of visual elements with invisible inspiration. His work is revered worldwide for its attention to detail, its fusion of gold and silver, his gemstone settings, and the fluid movement all his pieces seem to share. Additional Resources: Website Instagram Photos: Jewelry from Peter Schmid:   Transcript: Peter Schmid might have become a corporate manager if he never walked past the window of Atelier Zobel in Konstanz, Germany. Peter was instantly mesmerized by the jewelry on display, and he made it his goal to leave business school and become an apprentice for Michael Zobel. After a few years of jewelry design school, that dream came true, and today Peter is the head of Atelier Zobel. He joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to share what advice he would give young jewelry designers who want to follow his path, why he loves using stones with imperfections, and how he has refined Atelier Zobel's designs and process. Read the episode transcript below. Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. Today, my guest is Peter Schmid, head of the well-known firm Atelier Zobel in Konstanz, Germany. Although he didn't set out to become a metalsmith and jewelry designer, his work is shown all over the world. Today we'll hear all about his jewelry journey. Peter, welcome to the program. Peter: Thank you. I'm glad to be here. Sharon: Glad to have you. Tell us about your jewelry journey. They're all interesting, but this sounds like a very interesting one. Peter: Yeah, I don't know. When I started, I was basically thinking about what I was going to be in my professional career. I was thinking, “Well, I'll be an accountant or manager of something,” so I went to school. After that, I found out it's not actually exactly what I wanted to be, because I was always painting and interested in sculpting things and making things, but I never knew what to make; I just wanted to make something. So, a friend of my dad was like, “Well, why don't you become a goldsmith?” and I was like, “I don't know.” I looked at the jewelry of my mom and it didn't appeal so much. It's not what I wanted to do, the jewelry she had.  Then another friend was telling me about Konstanz, the town I'm now in, that there are so many goldsmiths here. It's a big tradition in Germany and in Konstanz especially. Then, I walked up to the window of Michael Zobel—this was in 1995—and I saw the window. It was amazing, with crazy decoration and big pieces in there. This is how jewelry should look like. It's an expression. It's an artful piece. It's a piece you wear for yourself and not for anybody else. It's a personal thing, and I think that got me more into this experience, what is jewelry and what to make out of it. Sharon: Were you always creative, or were you always painting and doing other things? Up to this point, were you doing things with your hands? Peter: Yes, I was always painting, but the paintings I did, I was playing with colors. It was a lot of just paint on the canvas and melting colors into each other. I was always fascinated by that. I didn't like my paintings that much, I have to say. I had an exhibition once here in Konstanz because people were pushing me into that, but I didn't feel like I was a painter. I didn't feel like this was my career or I was good enough for that, the play of color. Sharon: I'm jumping around now, but today do you feel like you're a jeweler? You didn't feel like you were a painter. Do you feel like you're a designer, a jeweler?  Peter: The designing for me is the pleasure of being free with my thoughts. I don't know if I'm a designer in the sense of designing. It's hard to say. Maybe I'm more an artist. But in the first place, that's the tradition here in Germany. How I learned metalsmithing and goldsmithing was basically traditional. It's more about the techniques and refining those techniques. It's also what our atelier still does. We're really working on the bench with the metal, melting them together and fusing them together. We basically use the metal as a paint as well as the stones and the color of the stones. I use this as a color palette, but with the skills of a goldsmith. It's nice to be able to do that and to use those traditions as well. Sharon: So, you combined everything, in a sense.  Peter: Yes. Sharon: So, you looked in the Michael Zobel window. Tell us why you saw this jewelry and said, “Oh my god, this is it.” What did you do from there? You became an apprentice, but how did that happen? Peter: I became an apprentice. I was very convinced that this was it. It never occurred to me that there is something else. What happened was I had a résumé made, and I walked into the shop and met Michael Zobel. I'm like, “I want to be your apprentice,” and he was like, “Well, you first have to go to school and learn the basic techniques of sewing and filing and soldering and all of this. This is what I need of somebody who comes to us. They need to know how to work with the tools.” I'm like, “O.K., sounds good to me.” So, I walked out again and applied to a school which offered a design course that was just a year longer than the regular school.  After that, I graduated as a jewelry designer as well as a theoretical goldsmith from that school. In Germany, you have to do both; you have to do school and learn with a master goldsmith. I did everything theoretically in school, learning how to file and do all the basics. I came back to him and said, “I'm done with my school and I want to apprentice with you.” He was like, “Well, I have an apprentice already.” For me, it was so clear that I was going to practice there. I never looked for anything else. I never thought of anything else, because that's the jewelry I wanted to make. Somehow I think he felt that I was really passionate about that, and he was like, “Well, I think this is the first and only year we're going to have two apprentices.” That was it, and he took me in as an apprentice. It was so interesting to learn, and yeah, it's different. You're on the lowest level when you start as an apprentice. You have to clean the workshop and supply basically all the other goldsmiths with whatever they need. If they need coffee, you have to go and run out for coffee. Sharon: Go get Starbucks, yes. Peter: Exactly, that's how it works. Sharon: So, you already had a career in a sense. You were on a different career path before you did this, right? Peter: Yes, I was in business school. I didn't really know what to do, but I felt like, “Well, business is always good. It sounds perfect.” My dad was also an entrepreneur and I felt like it was a good path, and I knew a lot about it already and how it is to work for yourself. Then in school, the whole time it was, “You're going to be manager of Zieman's and you're going to be manager of this and that company,” and I was like, “I don't want to be a manager of any company.” Sharon: When you decided to switch, did you meet resistance from family and friends? Like, “How are you going to make a living?” Peter: No, actually, everybody knew already. Sharon: They were happy you found something that made you happy. Peter: They were happy I finally realized that. Sharon: Wow, that's great! What is it about jewelry that attracted you when you saw it? They sound like statement pieces. Peter: There was a fusing of the work back then. Gold was not as expensive as it is today. There was a big cuff which was about, I don't know, like a Wonder Woman cuff, but all in gold with platinum on top of it. I looked at it and I was like, “This is so strong and mesmerizing,” because I didn't know how it was made, that the platinum on top was fused and it's all done by heat only. I could not believe how to make a piece like that. It was unbelievable. Sharon: I love that word, mesmerizing. That is really great word. I don't hear it too often, but it just drew you in. I'm not a maker—I've done some soldering and stuff, but when we look at your pieces with the gold on top of the—I don't even know what the other metal is. Peter: It's sterling silver. Sharon: Is it just heat that makes it stick together? Peter: Yeah, and magic I guess, but basically it's just heat. It's a heating process. We heat it up. It's like a granulation, which is also just heat to heat, and you granulate it. It's gold on top of sterling silver, and then we do gold with platinum on top or gold with gold on top. That works as well. Then there's sterling with palladium or sterling with platinum all together also. Sharon: That would be mesmerizing. Is this a technique that you learned outside of your schooling?  Peter: It is a tradition we have here in the studio and at Michael Zobel. When I came here as an apprentice, we already did a lot of the sterling with gold on top. I think Michael started that in the 80s, the first pieces, when I look back in our archive. Then, there were a lot of tryouts with different material on top, like copper and bronze. There was already a lot of trying of these things, and some worked out really well and some didn't so much. When I started working here, I learned all of these techniques to make jewelry in that way, with the fusing and basically painting on the piece.  At the beginning, I was just executing designs for Michael Zobel. Later I graduated as a goldsmith in the studio, and I worked here for a while as a goldsmith and in the shop, so I was in contact with the clients. I always liked to travel, and at one point we started traveling more in the U.S., building out more contacts there and doing shows in Baltimore. I think it was the late 90s when we were in Baltimore. It was fun, and I met Todd Reed. I met all these people. It was super fun. I had a great time, and for me, as a goldsmith, it was amazing to see all that. Michael liked to have somebody to travel with, so we built up that market together and it was nice.  At one point I took over the business, because I think he saw that I'm very passionate about it. I started to design my own pieces and work from there. It was very interesting to step forward into designing and making. I wasn't hired as a designer; I was hired as a goldsmith, but it was kind of a liquid transition to it. It's a flow. It went on. It's like a master and an apprentice, and then the apprentice becomes a master. It's quite an interesting way of moving on, with an atelier like that. Sharon: So, you were transitioning from being one of the hands-on people to translating your ideas, your vision into something that somebody else was making. Peter: Right. I became the head of the atelier later because Michael retired. I did my own work, and we moved on with a lot of the designs and the process. The fusing became more refined. I don't know how to describe it, but it became more textured on the surface. In the early days, we only had strong graphic designs. Now, they've become a bit more poetic because we do flowers and paisley, stuff like that. That wasn't possible before. It was interesting to work in the studio with the goldsmiths and push them into going forward in the making process and discovering new techniques in how we work. It was really cool.  That happened when I saw an exhibition of Japanese kimonos. Parts of them are stitched. There's stitching and printing on the kimonos, and they have these beautiful patterns. I thought, “It's amazing. I want to do something like that. I want to bring a pattern onto the surface of our jewelry.” We actually have been able to do that, to put a real pattern on it. The first pattern we figured out looked a bit like a koi pond. It's sterling silver as a base, and then we figured out how to print koi onto the figure in gold. We had golden koi printed on top. Sharon: It sounds beautiful. Peter: It was a beautiful piece with aquamarine, beautifully carved. There were aquamarine slices carved from the back on the surface, which was the water of the pond, and then the koi, which was a little reminiscent of the kimonos. Sharon: Wow, that sounds beautiful! You mentioned aquamarine. I know you have a real interest in gems. How did you develop that? Did you just start incorporating it, or was it already part of the atelier? Peter: It's interesting because now I love gems, but when I was in school—I don't blame the school, but when you learn about gems and have class about gemology, you look at these tiny little stones and they all look alike. I mean, one is blue and the other is red. O.K., this is tourmaline red and this is ruby red, but they all look alike. You have to use a microscope and all of that. I couldn't really grasp them as a piece of jewelry.  Now what I love about stones is the imperfection. I love a stone which is completely perfect; that's amazing, but I actually do like the imperfection in the stone. I feel like it's more personal. It's a unique stone and I'm always drawn to that one. I'm like, “This is off. The color is off,” and I want that. I want to have something that is not expected to be that color. Now I love stones and I use them as my color palette, but it was not so easy to get into gems. Sharon: Do your clients embrace the fact that you like the imperfections? Do they see it in the same way you do, that it gives the work personality, or are they like, “Oh, that's not a perfect stone”? Peter: No, I think they see what I do with it. For me, when I see this beautiful stone, it's not that it's sitting there as a flaw. It comes into a composition with the piece itself. I want to put it on a pedestal and show off that it's beautiful and that it has this imperfection. Sometimes, when there is an inclusion in the stone, for example, I repeat this inclusion onto the metal as an echo of the inclusion, so you really see the inclusion. I don't want to hide the inclusion; I want to show the inclusion. The cool part is the inclusion because that makes it real. A perfect stone could be synthetic, but nature is amazing, how that inclusion is in there. Hydroquartz or inner quartz is amazing, I think. They do great work with that. Sharon: You're probably surrounded by fabulous stones, both perfect and imperfect ones. Peter: Yes. Sharon: Tell us about your clientele. Is there a demographic of women of a certain age? Is it younger people? Is it men?  Peter: I don't know. Most clients, I think they like the jewelry because it is a personal piece. It's something you wear for yourself, and you don't have to show off with it. I mean, you show off; you get attraction with it. It's not something that hides. If you wear a piece of my work, you can definitely see it, and I think the clients appreciate it. They also like that people don't understand what it really is. It's an interesting piece.  I have one client, she never wore jewelry and then she came and was so in love. We had this exhibition on lucky charms. Lucky charms are usually these tiny things you wear around your wrist or your neck, but we made big ones. I made a really big brooch with a Buddha inside. There was an ancient Buddha about two or three hundred years ago inside, then rays of gold going away from that, and then rough diamonds as a frame, almost like a picture frame. It was a round brooch, and on top was a tourmaline cat's eye just to have this magical light, because the Buddha was in a triangle, sitting there in a niche. It's quite a big brooch, about 12 centimeters in diameter. The client came and she was like, “This is an amazing piece of art.” She didn't wear jewelry at all, but she bought the piece and she wears it all the time. When she doesn't wear it, she has it in a frame at home. I see her often in the city wearing it. Just like that, they go to a beer garden and she's wearing that piece around her neck, and it makes her feel good and lucky. It's amazing. Sharon: A different kind of lucky charm. If it makes her feel like she's lucky, that's half the battle. Do you do custom work? Do you do jewelry for men?  Peter: Yes, I do custom work. I love to do that. I love to explore special pieces with people when they tell me a story for what it is. We talk a little bit, and usually I get a sense of this person, if they like a big piece or a smaller piece. I'm not only making gigantic pieces. It has to fit to the person. The person has to be comfortable to wear it. It shouldn't be something which is wearing you; you should wear it. You should own it. That's what it should be, so I love to make custom pieces for people. Men are also super fun. I have a collection of Ashanti gold weights. They're from a tribe in Africa. Nowadays, I think it's in Ghana. The tribe of the Ashanti, they used to have these gold weights for trade back then. It was a different time, so they traded the gold with these little pronged weights. I think they're super interesting. Each one is different. I make a lot of men's jewelry with that, like a ring or a pendant, adding some rough diamonds to it and giving it an edge. Men tend to like the story around that. Also meteorite jewelry is often used for men. Sharon: I'm sorry, what kind of jewelry is used for men? Peter: Meteorite. Sharon: Oh, meteorite. Yes, that would be interesting. There's a masculine element to that.  Peter: Yeah, or opal. I love opals for men as well. Sharon: Who doesn't like opals? For those people just starting out, for the next person who knocks on your window and says, “This is really cool. I really want to do this,” what advice would you give them, besides make sure you know how to saw and all of that? That's important. Peter: It is important. Sharon: Oh, my gosh! It takes a lot of patience and you have to be very detail-oriented. You grew up with an entrepreneur as a father and you're an entrepreneur. What advice what you give somebody, besides that they have to have the foundational skills? What advice what you give somebody starting out? Peter: The first that comes to my mind is you have to be passionate about what you do. You must follow the passion in what you do and be true to that. I also think curiosity is important, to push it always a little bit. I think that's important to just push a little bit. I have a little story about pushing, because I have that in mind. When I was in school, we had pottery class and we had to make a flowerpot. You just have a flower in there. I started off making that flowerpot and I was like, “This is so boring. I can't even tell you how boring it is to make a tubular flowerpot out of clay.” Clay felt amazing for me, and so I started drifting off into clay. I ended up with—how do you call it, for watering flowers? Sharon: Like a watering can? Peter: Yeah, like a watering can out of clay. It was really amazing, and my teacher loved it because it was well-done and beautifully made. She had to take one point away from me because it was supposed to be a flowerpot, but it's always pushing a little bit, pushing the boundaries. I don't know; I love that. I think it's hard to stay within the parameters. I think passion is a good thing. Sharon: It's so important. It's clear that's what has driven you and continued the firm's success and made your jewelry so well-known. Peter, thank you so much for being with us today. Peter: My pleasure. That was fun. You can find us wherever you download your podcasts, and please rate us. Please join us next time, when our guest will be another jewelry industry professional who will share their experience and expertise. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you again for listening. Please leave us a rating and review so we can help others start their own jewelry journey.  

Peter said, 'I swear to God, I never knew Jesus Christ!' He took a giant step backwards in his integrity and proclamation of the Gospel. But Pastor Greg Laurie says God grants second chances. Believers can fall. Believers can stumble. They can also get up again. For Peter, his setback was going to turn into a set-up. Support the show: https://harvest.org/resources/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opera singer Peter Brathwaite shares his passion for five very different singers whose voices, artistry and lives inspire and move him, and whose stories he needs to tell. If you're asked to think of a groundbreaking singer called McFerrin, it's likely that Bobby springs to mind. But this undisputed vocal genius is in fact following in the footsteps of his father, Robert McFerrin Snr: the first ever African American man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. For Peter, Robert McFerrin's beautiful baritone voice, and his experiences singing on the global opera stage, resonate down generations of black men singing in opera. He both acts as a role model and offers insight into the cyclical nature of conversations about race and representation in classical music.

In this episode of About Your Mother, you will meet Peter Mutabazi - a remarkable human being who survived a traumatic childhood, only to use that experience to transform lives. He ran away from an abusive father at the age of ten and was homeless on the streets for four years until a stranger asked him his name. That gesture changed his life forever. However, that isn't Peter's story. His story is so much more than that. He has used his experience to lift the lives of those who need our help most. It started with global relief efforts, and now he has been a foster dad to sixteen kids. His mission is to make sure every child is known. Prepare to be in awe of Peter Mutabazi: his courage, empathy, and will to change the lives of the four hundred thousand foster children in our system. Joining me during this episode is my partner in Adoption/Foster Stories, Jeff Forney. If you want to learn more about Jeff's story and work, please listen to episode 010.   A Mother's Love When asked about his mother, Peter has nothing but love and appreciation for how she cared for her children despite their situation. Raised in a culture where women are viewed as second-class citizens, Peter lived with an abusive father. Despite this, it did not stop his mother from raising her children with kindness and love. Her lesson that the impossible is possible was taught to him by his mother.   "She said, 'Look, wrong people and bad behaviors will always come, but you have a right, and you have an opportunity to not always to act the same way.' That gave me empathy for that, that yes, I don't like my dad in some way. That somehow gave me the opportunity to no-repeat who my dad was or to think that was okay." – Peter Mutabazi   Peter's mother has given him the best values and principles in life on how to have empathy.   Running Away From Home At the age of four, Peter began to realize that not only were they poor, but his father was also an abusive man. So for him, hope wasn't there in any shape or form, and his mother was the small ray of sunshine in his life. Yet, at the age of ten, he could not take it anymore, so he ran away from home. To survive, he became a street kid. For Peter, it was better to be miserable in the streets than be abused by the one person who was supposed to be his protector. So for four years, he lived as a street kid. During those four years, no one had asked him who he was or what his name is. Yet a stranger stopped one day and asked him, "Hey, what's your name?" Over time, he had grown close to this visitor, who eventually offered him a chance to go to school.   "He saw the potential in me. He didn't see the dirty thief boy, but a little boy that had an opportunity to be someone, and he said, 'I will offer that. I will be there for him.' For the first time, someone saw me as a human being. The message changed my life. So I went to school – not because I wanted to be somebody, but for the very first time, I had was seen as a human being. Another person has seen me as someone who had potential." – Peter Mutabazi   Being a Father to Others   Dads have the right to be vulnerable, a right to be tender...I have learned to be all, just like moms, when they need that. - Peter MutabaziClick To Tweet   When this kind stranger took Peter in, he made sure Peter knew he was valuable. By using words of affirmation, Peter felt he mattered and belonged. However, there was one word that stuck to Peter - that he was a gift. A gift to his family and a gift to everyone. Given a chance to give back to others, he decided to be a foster dad himself when he grew up.   "The reason why I became a foster dad was he had done so much for me. He has allowed me to have a family, go to school, and then travel over the world. So when I came to United States. I really wanted to give back. They say, 'To whom much is given, much is required.' I had been given so much that I wanted to give back as well.

Acts 11:1-18 (NIV) Have you ever found yourself tempted to stand in God's way by controlling how something goes or refusing to participate in something God's clearly doing? There is a reflection on humility available to us in today's passage. As Peter returns to Jerusalem, and as word spreads that the Gentiles have received the Holy Spirit, he finds himself with some explaining to do. Now, remember it's no small thing to say that a group of Gentiles could belong in God's new family without being circumcised, or committing to the food laws and Sabbath observance. So tensions are high. It may seem hard to relate to this passage today. We don't require people to be circumcised or not, eat certain foods or not, observe a strict Sabbath or not… do we? As I name those things, the things we do require begin to come to mind. Think about it, we may not explicitly require those exact things but sometimes how a person presents themselves, where they are from, how they vote or how they spend their money changes our willingness to engage what the Spirit might do in their lives. As you listen to this passage, bring to mind groups that do not tend to align with your church, chapter or community. ----------REFLECT---------- 1. What part of this passage stood out to you? 2. For Peter it was the circumcised believers who began to criticize him. But what about you, who might come to you with questions and criticism, depending on who you might care for across differences? 3. Peter says, “who was I to think that I could stand in God's way.” He saw the Spirit fall on him and the other disciples at pentecost, and it's this reasoning that leads him to say this. That is Humility. He acknowledges how utterly gracious it was to receive the gift of the spirit, they didn't merit it, so they can't control it. How might this help you take a posture of humility towards the Spirit's work in others? ----------GO DEEPER---------- Bible Project: Acts 1-12 Overview >> InterVarsity Press Selections: Acts >> ----------CONNECT---------- Find an InterVarsity Chapter >> Start an InterVarsity Chapter >> Learn More >> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dailyread/message

Over the past year, due to this pandemic, many of us have had to face situations where we have been forced to move beyond our comfort zones.  Moving to online worship is an example of how we have been forced to go to a place that was initially beyond our comfort zone.  It took us a while to adjust to this new reality. Wearing masks, maintaining physical distance from others, and following public health guidelines have also forced people to move way beyond their comfort zones.  I find it is fascinating to watch people’s actions and behavior when forced to move beyond their comfort zones.  Quite honestly, when people are forced to do this because of circumstances, they often react adversely. We have seen this in extreme examples over the past year.  When we step outside of our comfort zone, it always tends to produce added stress and anxiety.  And, when this happens, people react – often unpleasantly.  So, the gospel reading on this night is captivating because we see the disciples having to move way beyond their comfort zones. In biblical times, the washing of feet was a non-religious, ordinary part of everyday life. It was as ordinary as brushing your teeth or washing your hands before a meal. It was a secular practice that routinely took place after entering a dwelling, especially if you would be sitting down and preparing to eat a meal.  After all, peoples’ feet would get very dirty from all of that walking in those sandals on dusty roads. Furthermore, this foot washing was always done by the lowliest of servants.  So, when Jesus gets up from the table and begins washing the disciples’ feet, his action is truly shocking. In fact, it is disgraceful and scandalous, and it moves the disciples to a place of real unease.  It moves them beyond their comfort zones. Reactive Peter, always the outspoken one, always a work in progress, knows that servants wash the feet of their master.  Masters do not wash the feet of their servants. This is just NOT how the world works.  So, certainly Jesus, the one they see as the Messiah, should not be the one touching their feet!  Peter’s world is structured by domination, power, hierarchy, and tradition. Foot washing revealed the societal pecking order. It was usually done by slaves, children, and women, those who had no standing in society. The lower class washed the upper class. Now, I have to say, our world is not so different from Peter’s. Those who have power, wealth, intelligence, beauty, and position are the ones who are washed, they make sure they get the best of everything and hire others to do the menial work. Those who don’t have power, wealth, intelligence, beauty and position – well, they are the washers. But this night is different, this foot washing is different. Once again Jesus is breaking the rules and the social order is being realigned as Jesus forces the disciples to move beyond their comfort zones.  In the middle of supper Jesus gets up from the table, removes his outer robe, ties a towel around himself, pours water into a basin, and he begins to wash the disciples’ feet. With this action, the boundaries that establish status and power are reversed, and all human images of protective barriers that provide security are removed. And what is the result? Turmoil fills the room.  Peter is alarmed.  His world is being changed.  This is truly uncomfortable.  Peter does not like it and he does not understand it.   As we ponder Peter’s reaction, I ask you to think about this past year, about how your world has changed and how you have felt threatened by that change. Think about the last time some circumstance forced you to move beyond your comfort zone.  Even when it’s for our own good we often resist, get angry, or fight back. At a minimum, we grumble under our breath or vent to a trusted friend. So, Peter responds saying, “You will never wash my feet!  I am hanging on to what I know, to what I have. I don’t want you messing with my world. This is just not right and definitely not comfortable.” Today in the church we might respond, “We’ve never done it like this before and we’re just not really interested in starting now.” Jesus is always setting before us one example after another of what God’s life in the world looks like.  Friends, God’s life in this world is always going to shake us up and move us to places that quite frequently seem uncomfortable and downright risky.  For Peter, Jesus’ action looks like nothing he has ever seen or done before.  As he reacts, I wonder if he might be pondering, “If this is how the Messiah acts, what will be expected of the Messiah’s disciples? Whose feet might I be asked to wash for the love of Christ?” Well, as Peter objects and wonders, he hears Jesus say, “You also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master.” Jesus is essentially saying: Peter, do not resist the freeing power of divine love through which I am calling you into a new dimension of what it means to be truly human. Here status needs are not relevant. Those rules apply only in the world of consistent human yearning, the world of human becoming.  I am a doorway for you into being itself.  Come through me and you will become more fully human.  I am inviting you into an experience that will make you whole.  If I do not wash your feet, you cannot be part of the God I am revealing and of the humanity I am offering.  (John Shelby Spong, The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic)   In the gospel of John, Jesus is always calling us into a new way of being, new life that matters. And, tonight, we see Jesus sets before the disciples and before us an example of love, servant love. That is the kind of love he has lived and that is the kind of love he calls us to live.  By doing this, Jesus has washed away the old ways of domination and hierarchy. He has replaced those old ways with something new, communion and love. There are no feet excluded from God’s love, and God’s very self is defined as love. There are no feet unworthy of being washed. Even Judas’s feet were washed.  And, the unconditional love of Jesus always means moving beyond our comfort zone and going to the places where Jesus goes. Think of all the feet that pass through our lives in a day, a month, a year, a lifetime. What have we done with those feet? What will we do with them? Maybe we ignore them. Maybe we have stepped on them. Maybe we have received them into our lives and maybe we have not.  So many feet. Young, old, tired, lost, angry, hurt. There are all sorts of feet. Feet that have walked through the muck of life. Feet that have trespassed into places they shouldn’t have gone. Feet that have stood on holy ground. Feet that have carried the message of good news. Feet that dance to a different beat or walk a path different from ours. Those are the very feet Jesus washed. They are the feet of the world. They are the ones he commands us to wash.  And, guess what?  They are no different from our own feet. We too have walked through the muck of life. Our feet have trespassed into places they shouldn’t have gone. Our feet have stood on holy ground. Our feet have carried the message of good news. Our feet have sometimes walked a unique, if not strange, path. Well, still feeling the discomfort of this situation, Peter hears Jesus then say, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another.  Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.  By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” Jesus, through his action of washing the disciples’ feet, has just taken on the role of the servant.  He is showing the disciples that love means serving others, all others!  The love he has for them also means providing routine physical, even intimate care for others.  Jesus subverts the religious expectations of the moment by turning this non-religious deed into an act of humility, service, and love. And, he moves his disciples way beyond their comfort zones.  Yes, that is where love will always take us. That is what love does because love always takes us to the cross. Tonight, Jesus comes to each one of us and, through his very humble deed, shows us and teaches us what love is all about.  The self-giving love of Jesus connects us to the very source of love, God’s very self.  It is a love we will see lifted high on a cross. And, it is that self-giving, healing love that empowers us to move beyond our comfort zones as we share God’s love for the sake of a very broken world. 

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The early chapters of Mark explore who Jesus is through the eyes of Peter. For Peter this identification culminates in the Transfiguration where he is both awed and not quite understanding of what is happening. Sometimes we, too, lose sight of the mystery that cannot be put into words. The overwhelming experience of mystery can happen in our own church sanctuary. How does God call us to offer our sanctuary for people to share the mystery?

The early chapters of Mark explore who Jesus is through the eyes of Peter. For Peter this identification culminates in the Transfiguration where he is both awed and not quite understanding of what is happening. Sometimes we, too, lose sight of the mystery that cannot be put into words. The overwhelming experience of mystery can happen in our own church sanctuary. How does God call us to offer our sanctuary for people to share the mystery?

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Scattering beyond our comfort zone “Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. A nd on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭8:1‬ ‭NASB‬‬ In the last lesson we looked at how the church moved into Judea. We saw how God changed the Saul and Peter. For Saul, he had a radical transformation to conversion. For Peter, he had a change in the way that he saw conversion. They both came to understand salvation by grace through Christ alone. In this lesson, we are going to see how God used Philip in Samaria. This lesson comes from Acts 8. Before we go into the lesson, it’s important that we understand something that happened back in the Old Testament. The northern kingdom of Israel split off from the southern kingdom of Judah. This split caused a Civil War with the people of God. The capital city of Judah was Jerusalem and the capital city of Israel was Samaria. When the Romans came in to occupy the territory they called Judah, “Judea.” Also, they called the former region of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, “ Samaria.“ The Jews of Judea did not want to have anything to do with the people of Samaria. What I just explained is the basic root of the problem. Although there is more to it than that, that is the basic essence of the problem. The fact that Philip went into Samaria to do ministry is a huge deal! I know that Jesus had already gone into the region and met with a woman at a well. During that time he explained the whole thing. But, this was still a big stretch for a Jewish man to go into Samaria and tell them the way to salvation. We are going to learn about doing ministry beyond our comfort zone. B-E-Y-O-N-D

Peter Nettesheim has dedicated more than 40 years of his life finding and restoring a huge and unique collection of bikes that span almost a century of BMW motorcycle production. For Peter, it’s all about sharing his knowledge of BMW’s past while preserving its history for others to appreciate. We meet the man who built his own private museum at his home in Long Island, USA, and hear some of his amazing background stories about the engineering and machinery, the people and the sheer joy of bringing a piece of history back to life. We sincerely hope you enjoy this podcast. Make sure you don’t miss another one by clicking the ‘subscribe’ button now. In fact, why not get in touch and tell us who – or what – you’d like to hear on a future show. It could even be you if you have an interesting story to tell… Please take the time to share, rate and review us on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. It means a lot to us and also makes it easier for other listeners to find us. Thanks for your support!

Executive Producer This episode is brought to you in part by Executive Producer, John Anonymous. Today's Bible Translation Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 5 NET, Ch. NKJV Support Please remember that this is a listener supported show. Your support of any amount is needed and very much appreciated. Find out how by clicking here. Thoughts I'm going to focus on chapter 5, verses 1-11. Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God. 2 He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” 5 Simon answered, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.” 6 When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear. 7 So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” 9 For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people!” 11 So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.Luke 5:1-11 NET Jesus got into Simon's boat, and asked Simon to put out a little way from the shore. Jesus' first request of Simon didn't require much faith from him, did it? All he asked was for Simon to take him a little way from shore, so that He could speak to the people who had been pushing and crowding Him in order to hear the Word of God.  Picture the scene. Simon (called Simon at this point in Luke's gospel) and some other fishermen were by the lake with their two boats, washing their nets, after having been out all night try unsuccessfully to make their day's catch. Jesus is being followed by a throng of people anxious to hear Him teach the Word of God. When He sees the boats, Jesus decides to get into one of the boats and speak to the crowd from a short distance away, using the water as a way to put some space between himself and the people, and also using the water as an acoustic aid so that more people can hear. The sound of his voice would carry as it bounced off the surface of the water. The fishermen were tired. They worked hard all night. And they were frustrated, because of the lack of anything to show for their work. And now Simon, the one most prone to emotional outbursts, is asked to stop cleaning his net and Uber Jesus out in his boat. We are not told what Simon's reaction is when Jesus makes this request, but I can imagine that Simon was less than thrilled. I'll bet that he was looking forward to going home to get cleaned up and grab some shuteye. And I doubt that he hid his displeasure from Jesus.  Nonetheless, Simon takes Jesus out in the boat. And he becomes a captive audience to listen to Jesus' sermon.  Luke does not tell us what Jesus said, but after his message to the people, Jesus tells Simon to go out to the deep water and put his nets back out for a catch. Jesus is asking Simon to do something that requires more faith. And what does Simon do? He says, "Master (which is a term of respect for a person of high status), we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.” So in a sort of backhanded way he says, "Sir, We've been at this all night. The fish aren't here. We know this lake. We've been fishing it for years. We know what we're doing.

Peter Valley decided to never work for anybody other than himself from an early age. He has authored many books about selling on Amazon and recently launched Zen arbitrage. This simple tool scans through Amazon to identify profit-making books. With this tool, you neither require an inventory, nor experience to make profits. Listen to Peter as he shares his journey with Geordie.  What You Will Learn Peter’s intriguing history The unlikely formula that Peter used in his pursuit for success Why doing something that everyone says cannot be done changes your perception towards things Why you should always try things regardless of what the society says The different entrepreneurial mindsets Peter’s initial idea for his tool How Peter succeeded on Amazon and finally ventured into software About Zen arbitrage How did Peter find and pay his developer? How did Peter generate his startup capital? Why you should not limit your expectations Why Testimonials are critical for the success of your business How Peter moved from 30,000 to 150,000 In this Episode: Evolution is inevitable, especially in today’s world, where technology is advancing rapidly. Peter Valley has been selling used books on Amazon for many years with no software experience. However, he has evolved with the changing times in his quest to find solutions for problems he faces in his field. Peter gives Geordie an intriguing story about his background that you should not miss. You will be amazed to learn that Peter had zero entrepreneurial history. He even did everything to avoid working. How then did he venture into the entrepreneurship world? Listen on to understand. Peter says while he lived his life in a destitute manner, he learned some of the best lessons then. He describes one of the critical things he achieved from his traveling escapades as learning how to identify loopholes that no one else has. Peter tells Geordie that being able to identify unique problems is what has helped him to becoming successful in SaaS. Peter’s story is one of resilience, courage, and determination. Do not miss his interesting narration on how he broke into a house and lived there. Figure out how he dodged landscapers and the police to live in the abandoned house for two years. You will also find out the lessons that Peter learned from that experience. According to Peter, the experience of living in an abandoned house was the best he has ever had. It created in him the value extraction mindset he had when he finally ventured into entrepreneurship. To achieve success as an entrepreneur, Peter says you should strive to add value to people. For his initial idea, Peter hired a developer to write a program. While the program did not work out, it was a great learning experience. He shares the entire experience in the podcast, and every entrepreneur should listen and learn. Peter attributes part of his success to listening to professionals in the field and researching extensively on the internet. At some point, Peter mentions how he accidentally bumped into a party that later became one of his life changing opportunities. Peter explains how he attended an event, discovered the SaaS model, and fell in love with it. He launched his product right after completing the SaaS model training. How does Zen arbitrage operate? Peter gives a detailed explanation in the podcast. Getting your first customer can be an uphill task. How did Peter navigate challenges to get his first customer? He says he had a lead magnet that you can find out from listening to the podcast. At some point, Peter held a webinar where he demonstrated how his SaaS product automates manual tasks. So successful was his webinars that they generated tremendous amounts of money. He says while everything was happening very fast, he always wanted to hit the 30,000 mark. There is another reason why Peter was obsessed with 30,000. Listen to the podcast to find out. While Peter finally hit 30,000 within a short period, he would stagnate for some time. He attributes his stagnation to the fact that he did not understand customer retention. Dealing with customers is not easy, and sometimes you will encounter some who keep on canceling their orders. While you want to make it easy for them to cancel, it is critical to establish why they are canceling. Peter mentions that entrepreneurs should be ready to offer solutions that encourage customers to stay. For Peter, the future is bright, and with numerous plans in the pipeline, he believes he will soon overshadow his flagship product. Listen to the final part of this podcast where Peter narrates his plans for the future. He also talks about writing a memoir soon, and you can find all the details from the podcast. References FBA mastery.com The Zen arbitrage Peter Valley Twitter Peter Valley Amazon

Peter Diamandis is an entrepreneur, engineer, physician, author, and so much more. He is a cofounder of SEDS, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary on October 30th, 2020. Peter joined us for a conversation on the founding of SEDS and his subsequent ventures. For Peter's full biography visit www.diamandis.com. Timestamps: 00:00 Founding SEDS 10:00 ISU 16:30 XPrize 26:00 COVAXX 34:00 Future of Space 42:30 Student Advice

Part of the journey is the end. For Tony, anyway. For Peter, it’s a whole new ball game on his own with sky-high expectations on his shoulders, not to mention the prospect of Elemental monsters and a man with a fishbowl on his head. This film has been probably the most controversial among Spidey fans, so what side of the field does it land on? Tune in and sync up as Alec and Brian reach the end of the movie commentary tracks (for now, anyway) with 2019’s SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME!

In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, we have an extraordinary guest, Peter Taunton, who shares his knowledge and insights about building a real wealth, how to turn a failing business into an empire, how he built his first 3 clubs and expand it into 6,000 locations, why it’s essential to understand your numbers as a business owner, how to make your employees loyal, and what’s the good thing about bootstrapping a business! Peter Taunton is a serial-entrepreneur, a pioneer in the fitness industry, an expert in building a franchise system, international franchising, bootstrapping a startup, expansion, and roll-out strategies both domestic and international, the CEO of Lift Brands, and the founder of Snap Fitness, an affordable, 24-7, results-driven gym. In recent years, he has acquired and founded several brands to round out the consumer-fitness experience: 9Round, Farrell’s, YogaFit, STEELE Fitness, Fitness on Demand. Together with the Snap Fitness brand, they comprise the world’s largest wellness franchise organization, serving 165 million workouts and counting. Prior to founding Snap Fitness, Peter owned nine America’s Fitness Centers and has been well-recognized by the business community. In 2010, he was named an Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year.” His companies have also been featured for six years running in such prestigious industry lists as Entrepreneur 500, Inc 5000, Top Global, and Franchise 500.  Peter was born and raised in a middle-class family. He has been engaging in business since he was 8 years old working with his dad, selling popcorn in front of a grocery store. This young entrepreneur also loves sports. He was one of the better racquetball players in their town. The discipline and dedication he learned from this sport would later fuel his success in business.  He was in his early 20’s when the huge break came. With no experience, Peter never thinks twice and grabbed the opportunity to turn on and manage a failing club. With his commitment and sacrifices, he turns it into an empire. Later, Peter has built his own three (3) clubs, the Snap Fitness that now has 6, 000 locations across 20 different countries. What so special with his way of managing?  Simply, quitting was not an option for him. He loves wins but embraces loses and lives with it. Peter believes that failing is part of growing. Likewise, Peter gives importance on investing not just the machine but also the human capital. He made sure that the company grows as well as his employees. Peter shares with those big moments in their life. Co-signed for homes for his employees, and helped them buy their first new car. Also, Peter allows them to buy shares in the company. Currently, his employees have stock options in his companies that he owned because when he wins, he wants everyone to win. Additionally, the essentials of knowing his numbers as a business owner and being very aware of what wants and needs. For Peter, it is surreal to experience the life he dreamed of. But with his amazing leadership, he impacts people’s lives, businesses, economy, and the health and fitness industry. Some Questions I Ask: Where did these all start? (00:45) Where did you get that first big break when you were starting your company?  (02:53) How do you build that mindset? (03:56) Where did that confidence come from? (09:52) Do you love to win more or hate to lose more? (11:50) As you were starting to thrive as a young entrepreneur in business, where did the vision start to expand to be where you are at that moment?  (13:36) How important is it in the very beginning to sharpen the ax on financial literacy and understanding your economic model to scale and to build real wealth? (17:40) Any of that stuck out more than others to you that you think it might be worthwhile to spotlighting for entrepreneurs moving forward? (20:59) What do you say to that young entrepreneur that is chasing those sexy lifestyles, building real wealth, financial freedom, and living like a millionaire in all areas of life?? (25:34) When did you start kind of up in the lifestyle a little bit? (29:12) How did it feel when you get the deal for $47 million on that very first big payday? (33:58) In This Episode, You Will Learn: Why should fight for the fear of failure (04:02) How Peter completely change the culture and dynamic of a failing business and turning it an empire (06:02) Importance of investing not just machines but also human capital (09:00) The story when Peter built his first club (15:17) The essential of knowing/understanding your numbers as a business owner (19:01) How to create unbelievable loyalty with your employees (24:07) The good thing about bootstrap and managing a company without access to unlimited capital (26:36) How Peter started Snap Fitness and bootstrapped his company (29:41)  Quotes: “Hard work works.” “Being mentally prepared to fight in order to win is paramount in the endgame.” “Fear is a dream killer.” “It’s during times of adversities that all the growth takes place.” “It’s not what you bring in the front door, it’s what you take out at the back door.” “If you owned a business, it’s on you.” “Knowing the numbers is key.” “Don’t mistake kindness for weakness.” “You have to plan for the worst and hope for the best.”  “Watch your debt levels because debt will kill you.”  “I’m diversified to protect my downside.” “The other side of winning, don’t lose yourself in the process.” “Money doesn’t make a man.”   Connect with Peter Taunton on: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter

Episode 6 Peter CasePart I Song Chronicles is proud to present the first of a two-part interview with Peter Case. For Peter, music is an economy of energy, a spiritual economy. His career stretches out over half a century and is still going strong. Through the experiences he's had, the different band line-ups, the travels, the epiphanies, the inspiring companions, he pours vibrancy into each new musical chapter. Case, a native of Buffalo, New York, dropped out of high school when he was fifteen and traveled before replanting himself in San Francisco in 1973. You can see a young Peter in action during this period, in the documentary Nightshift, directed by Bert Deivert, where the director and subject wandered the streets looking for places to play, cash to earn, and food to eat while meeting with people anywhere on street corners and filming.  In 1976, he teamed up with two other bandmates, Jack Lee and Paul Collins, to form The Nerves in San Francisco. (Jack was the sole writer of The Nerves song "Hanging On The Telephone" which was later recorded by Blondie). The band moved to Los Angeles and performed in many of LA's punk-era venues, and soon they went on a national tour opening for The Ramones and Mink Deville. They broke up in 1978. photo by Greg Allen         The Nerves One Way Ticket - 1977     In 1979, Peter formed The Plimsouls, which, after the release of their debut EP Zero Hour, started building a significant live following in California. They had record deals with two major record labels (Planet/Elektra in 1981 and Geffen Records in 1983). In 1982, "A Million Miles Away" was released as a 12" single and the song was a radio hit in California and in some other regions of the U.S.          The Plimsouls Live! Beg, Borrow & Steal  (1981)                         The Plimsouls - Beach Town Confidential - 1983   "The gimmick of the band was to have high standards", says Case.             The Plimsouls lasted until January 1st, 1985 and, in this interview, Peter charts the course of the musical changes he made after the band broke up, how songs, stories and words made playing solo appealing to him, despite having to carve out a new audience after losing half of The Plimsouls fans.      "I love The Plimsouls, but my life took off in another way. [Playing solo] enabled me to put together a lot of things that I loved...to get away from that strict environment of the four-piece rock and roll band". Throughout his life, he'd seen performers that made deep impressions on him, such as  Lightnin' Hopkins, Simon and Garfunkel (with one guitar in 1967), Arlo Guthrie, James Taylor, John Hammond Jr., Dave Van Ronk, Pete Seeger, an under-the-radar folk singer and actor, Cedric Smith (Perth County Conspiracy), Fred Neil, Memphis Slim, Mississippi John Hurt, and more.   Like musicians before him, Case would at times have a band ready in different towns but once he realized that what he could do solo was more unique, less turned into more: more range in the story-telling of the songs, more potency in the groove, and it worked. Traveling light is the way to go if you're an independent musician. Even traveling light, Peter grooves heavy.   The Man With The Blue Post-Modern, Fragmented, Neo-Traditionalist Guitar 1989       He made a self-titled solo album, Peter Case, released in 1986, on Geffen Records, produced by both T-Bone Burnett and Mitchell Froom. One of the songs on it, "Old Blue Car," was nominated for a Grammy Award. Robert Palmer of The New York Times chose the album as the No. 1 release for 1986 in his year-in-review wrap-up. The album had contributions from Mike Campbell (of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers), John Hiatt, Jim Kelter, Jerry Marotta, Roger McGuinn (of The Byrds), Richard Thompson, Van Dyke Parks and included songs co-written with Victoria Williams (Peter's first wife) and T-Bone Burnett.  1986   Peter describes having record deals: "When you're on those labels, you know, as you well know, you get that, you get that feeling of wind in your sails. That even on a failure, you're, you know, you're doing a lap. There's a certain amount of momentum that happens on those things that's not anywhere anymore".    Torn Again 1995   In 2015, Peter released HWY 62 on Omnivore, an album filled with songs and stories, the blues, and heartfelt singing. That spiritual economy of heart and soul, with the wisdom of his years, makes Peter one of America's treasured songwriters and performers. In this interview, he tells us of the journey he took to get here. If you're a songwriter, when you listen, you'll want to take notes.    Peter Case - Hwy 62  2015   Lost Songs & Outside Favorites 2016   The songs used in this episode were used by permission. They are found on the album titled, "Hwy 62". For more info go to Petercase.com    

Your Ambassador of JOY, Barry Shore, is honored to introduce You to the embodiment of Passion: Peter Taunton. Peter is a highly successful pioneer in the fitness industry. In 2003, he had a vision for Snap Fitness: to create an affordable, 24-7, results and value driven gym concept that was differentiated from the impersonal, expensive big-box experience. Today he has over 6,000 locations worldwide and serves 165 Million workouts. Taunton credits his success to the fundamental advice passed down from his father: go get it! For Peter, as with Barry, it comes down to one word: PASSION. He has it, he teaches it, and the results speak for themselves. Even as his operations expand, he remains ever-committed to providing knowledge and sharing his own firsthand experiences to help others find their way in life or in their own entrepreneurial journey in the quest for personal financial freedom. You will be ENERGIZED and UPLIFTED by this dynamic Episode. SHARE with All You Love. ACTION NOW

Today’s Scripture reading comes from Luke 22:28, quoting from the NASB: “You are those who have stood by Me in My trials.” How well are you sensing what God desires of you? A reading of Luke 22:27-32 might lead you to respond that constancy is what the Lord wants of you. It is normal to tire of struggles. God knows we will be tried, but in our trials He yearns for us to keep at it and not give up. Evil forces are always gunning to take down a good team. Regardless of how impervious one might think he is, the occasion to fall exists. Christ commended the disciples for standing with Him in his trials. What a critical teaching point. This perseverance in the face of challenge would be required of them individually and as a team. The disciples had been with Jesus for three years, and little did they know they would be the leaders of the world’s Christianity movement. Not surprisingly, the responsibility to teach and train others most often falls to the one who has experienced the event. In our society a qualifying requirement of a leader is experience. Jesus flatly said to His disciples: You’ve been there, you have seen what I have been through, you have heard my explanations, and you saw me in my trials—you “have stood by Me.” In no uncertain terms, Jesus told the disciples they would be leaders who would sit in judgment in His kingdom. This kind of leadership and authority would come at a cost. For Peter and for many of us that cost would be testing, even the possibility of failure. Our response to trials will either strengthen or arrest us. The elect must not turn back but continue to serve and edify others. Keep at it; don’t give up. Be counted among those who “stood by Me in my trials.”   // Points to Ponder Over the next week, here are 3 points to ponder during your personal time of reflection or with a small group or mentor. First, will it be said that you “stood by” Him against the popular culture, in the midst of calls to compromise, and despite your natural intuition or desires? Second, how is your faith when the going gets tough? Know that the trial of your faith is to the praise, honor, and glory of Jesus Christ. Third, ask yourself: Am I still working at what I thought the Lord called me to or have I quietly moved on to other interests? What does Jesus want from you? That your faith not fail, that you keep turning to Him, and finally, that you lead by encouraging and strengthening others who face similar circumstances. Be encouraged, Jesus stands by you.   // Monthly Evaluation It’s time for a quick monthly evaluation. Point your browser to ocfusa.org/LDNpodcast or check out the show notes for a link to download the monthly reflection sheet. Use the reflection sheet to help gauge your habit of integrating faith and profession, and to help get you into the habit of keeping a written record of those times when the Holy Spirit speaks to you.   // About the Narrator Lt Col Kate Toms is a C-17 Instructor Pilot currently assigned to doctoral study in philosophy. She and her husband enjoy hospitality, outdoor adventure, and delighting in the cute antics of their young children.   // Purchase a Copy Call the OCF Home Office at 800-424-1984 to purchase a paperback copy of the book, or buy a Kindle version at Amazon.

On this episode of Le Run Down we dug deep with an elite marathon runner, writer and father, Peter Bromka. For Peter running is part of his DNA. It was part of his upbringing and he thrived in the culture. After taking a step back from competitive running he returned a few years ago with a new fire and motivation, which eventually turned into his pursuit for a spot on the U.S Olympic Trials Team. Join us on this journey as we uncover the rollercoaster ride that is running and what it means to have big scary goals. News Links: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/sports/mary-cain-sponsor.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/sports/mary-cain-sponsor.html) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBwtCf2X5jw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBwtCf2X5jw) Show notes: https://tempojournal.com/article/keep-on-dreamin/index.html (https://tempojournal.com/article/keep-on-dreamin/index.html) https://medium.com/@bromka (https://medium.com/@bromka) https://www.peterbromka.com/ (https://www.peterbromka.com/) https://www.bowermantc.com/store (https://www.bowermantc.com/store)

Certain things change our experience and view of the world. Covid-19 changed our world within weeks. The resurrection of Jesus did the same thing, only far more fundamentally. Both have changed the way we look at life. For Peter there was a huge disappointment at the way in which he had handled it and a huge excitement as he experienced the resurrection of his hopes and dreams. Not back to normal, nor indeed a new normal but a new adventure ahead with unforeseen challenges and inexpressible joys.

Peter Hirsch is a social entrepreneur. He’s also a sought after international speaker, but that’s not how he introduces himself. For Peter, it’s a lot more important to talk about where you come from, and not who knows where you’re going. And today on Masters of Wealth, he’s sitting down with Johnny to talk about what exactly social entrepreneurship is, why being happy with money isn’t always so different from being evil, and why the first goal of any charity is profit (and why that’s not a bad thing). To find out more about Peter, check out his Facebook page at facebook.com/plhirsch, or follow him on LinkedIn @peterlhirsch. To learn more about Johnny and to hear more episodes of Masters of Wealth, follow him on Facebook at facebook.com/JohnnyWimbrey and check out his website at johnnywimbrey.com.Show Notes & Show Quotes: ----7:05 (Peter) - I am more than my degrees, and so are you! And you are more than your lack of degrees! 9:25 (Peter) - Unlike every other creature on earth, we have the dignity of choice!11:15 (Johnny) - I had an honor of fear. I could not disrespect my father at all. 13:55 (Peter) - And it was the first major lesson of my life - if you do something just for money, you will be miserable. 15:25 (Peter) - As a matter of fact, it took me losing EVERYTHING to be able to look up to God. 17:55 (Peter) - Y’know, whenever you don’t live what you’re meant to live, everything in life goes astray. 25:15 (Peter) - The working definition of social entrepreneurship is taking the cash flow business know-how technologies of a for-profit company and combining it with the heart and the passion and the purpose of a not-for-profit organization with the goal of creating sustainable change. 33:20 (Peter) - Let me tell you something - and people do not like hearing this - I don’t know any broke philanthropists. 40:40 (Peter) - And the reality is, the greater the fall, the greater the qualifications. Peter Hirsch: ---Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/plhirschTwitter: @peterhirschInstagram: @peterlhirschLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterlhirschPeter’s Website: https://home.ibuumerang.com/Johnny Wimbrey: ---Facebook: facebook.com/JohnnyWimbreyInstagram: @wimbreyTwitter: @wimbreyWebsite: johnnywimbrey.com Books featured in this Episode:---Peter Hirsch - Living the Significant LifeJohnny Wimbrey - From The Hood To Doing Good

Dr Peter Malliaras has been a clinical researcher in the field of tendinopathy pathology and rehabilitation for more than 15 years. He has contributed to more than 55 peer review publications surrounding tendinopathy and as a clinician, sees around 30-40 tendinopathy clients per week. I pick his brain around: The latest research in tendon pain and tendon rehabilitation What management has shifted in the past 5-10 years What we can conclude with shockwave. PRP and cortisone injections. Best management from acute to chronic When to be sent for scans What other structures could be contributing to pain Your Facebook questions also get answered! To visit Peter's website head to:  https://www.tendinopathyrehab.com/ For Peter's twitter go to: https://twitter.com/DrPeteMalliaras To follow the podcast joint the facebook group Becoming a smarter runner click on the link:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/833137020455347/?ref=group_header To find Brodie on instagram head to: https://www.instagram.com/brodie.sharpe/ To work with Brodie Sharpe at The Running Breakthrough Clinic visit: https://breakthroughrunning.physio/

In this episode, Marni and her favorite man-panelist, Chris Gillis break down the two-day finale to pull out all the juicy nuggets you need to know. Together, they translate the show’s drama into real-life dating and relationship scenarios you can use in your life to make finding a real, high-quality guy easier.    Key takeaways from this episode:    Understanding your non-negotiables and being in integrity with yourself Identifying patterns in your failed relationships The importance of being open, honest, and vulnerable The purpose of slowing down and being curious about your partner Choosing a partner solely to get validation Knowing when to compromise and when it’s martyrdom   Meeting the Family [1:43]  During the show when meeting Barbara, Hannah Anne walks in and wants to fit in and be liked. But Madison's actions were more cryptic. She was 3-hours late and seemed a bit harsh. There was a superficial exchange and poor communication between Barbara and Madison.    Marni asks when you are considering a long-term relationship where do you draw the line between what the family thinks and how you want to live your life? Should it be a Megan and Harry type thing when you pull out completely or some form of compromise?   Chris believes this subject should be talked about and understood by both partners before it is time to meet the family. Marni says when family is a core value it means you want to spend time with the family as a couple, share holidays, etc.    We get so caught up in being enamored with each other when dating sometimes we fail to ask the important questions like what faith or family looks like for the other person.     Breaking Up Isn’t Hard to Do [8:04] In the desert, Madison breaks up with Peter. She says she loves him but they live different lives. She says love is necessary but not sufficient.    Chris thinks Peter wasn't honest with himself and was trying to live up to someone else's ideals. It's attractive when someone can be open and vulnerable but Peter was setting himself up for failure.    Marni notes that Peter has a belief that love conquers all and if you love someone you can get through anything. But, Madison was not willing to compromise anything and Peter would have had to compromise himself completely. She thinks Peter’s family has a different way of expressing his faith that is a bit rigid.     When deciding on a long-term partner you might want to be flexible about your non-negotiables.    After Madison breaks up with Peter he decides he doesn't want to lose Hannah Anne. But is it really about love?     Marni points out that Peter knows Hanna Anne is a great person but he may not be over his ex. She shares how a situation like this may have been handled better and the different options Peter could have used to be more open, honest, and vulnerable. Peter is falling into the trap of loving anyone who loves him to get validated.   Being Attracted to Drama Syndrome [33:56] For Peter, the feeling of love is a feeling of being challenged, and that is an unhealthy way to experience love. Both he and Hannah Anne are people pleasers.    If you identify with this pattern, Marni says that should be the number one issue to address to improve your relationships.    Out of the women on the show, Marni thinks that possibly Kelsey and Peter may be a match because of their shared emotional immaturity.    Make a Connection: Visit Our Website Join Our Dating Den Facebook Community Here! Follow us on Instagram @thedatingden Learn how to attract your perfect equal...watch our latest training here! Interested in working with us? Book a Breakthrough session at DWDVIP Download a Complimentary Copy of our Book - How to Find a Quality Guy Without Going on 200 Dates

Marketing real estate property is more than just churning out vlogs and property videos then waiting for clients to start rolling in. Building your online presence and expanding your reach takes hard work and knowledge of your target market. Beverly Hills real estate agent and content marketing ninja Peter Lorimer is here to tell us all about it. Did you know that Peter used to work as a sought-after producer in the music industry? He has worked with some of the biggest names in music, accumulating over #1 Billboard chart hits by his retirement in 2003. Today, Peter takes us through the lessons he learned in the music industry to carving his brand of real estate in the LA property market. His punk rock approach and social media savvy allow him to build relationships and trust with the people drawn to his philosophy. Tune in to learn about creating an identity that works for you and how to bring your brand to the people who need it. About Peter Lorimer Peter Lorimer was a successful music producer with over 30 #1 Billboard chart hits before taking his talents to the LA property market. He has launched his punk rock real estate business in the heart of Beverly Hills. His hand-picked swat team of creatives at PLG Estates dance to the beat of their drums while living at the bleeding edge of their industry. Lessons from the music industry to working in real estate Living in gratitude Appreciate the things in your life that make you feel blessed and lucky. Get out of bed with an eagerness to work hard and to be of service. Do not let self-doubt dictate how you go about your business. Beginnings of a music career Peter used music as an escape from gangs, crime, and fighting. From classical music, Peter moved into the nightclub scene and worked his way into becoming a record producer Working in the music industry taught Peter how to treat people respectfully. It translated very well into his real estate career. Fear is a cunning, baffling and crippling foe. Do not let it keep you from going at your goals. From sex, drugs and rock & roll to sparkling water and open houses Living a life of excess weighs heavy on you. Realising where you are and where you want to be in the future is crucial to your ability to change your life's direction. Leave your ego out the door. Grind it out and learn your new craft. Keep your eyes on your goals. For Peter, it was starting his own firm and pulling the levers behind the curtains. Punk rock real estate Do not hesitate to break away from traditional real estate marketing. Work with the people you want to work with; do not attempt to fit in. Sell trust. Build a good relationship with people drawn to your style. Own your space in the market and dig deep. Do not get bothered by everything going around your space. Capture your target audience with social media Customise your content to suit the communities you intend to reach. Use digital platforms to get yourself in front of your target clients. Build relationships and keep them alive on and off social media. You can tailor your online presence to show the various facets of your personality. Prospect your database rather than rely on online leads. The 666 rule The 666 Rule refers to 6 emails, 6 text messages, and 6 DMs a day. Categorise your leads based on how well you know them. Peter recommends 18 touches a day per category. Do not be affected by the results. Divorce yourself from expectations and keep doing the job. The boomerang effect The more you put into your marketing, the more it will return multiples. Remain in action and work as hard as you can. Craft your individuality through marketing and increase your digital footprint. If you want to learn more about real estate and marketing strategies, check out Peter Lorimer's personal website, and PLG Estates. This week's Monster Prize Draw winner Graham Forrester, Managing Director of NVMS Solutions. This week's podcast sponsor This mind-expanding episode 493 of The (award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing Show is brought to you thanks to Your Ultimate Marketing Resources List. Thanks also to Charley and the team at Valher Media for putting this episode together. If something in this episode of Australia's favourite marketing podcast piqued your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below. May your marketing be the best marketing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Hvem vet hva jeg heter? Hvem vet hvordan jeg har det hjemme? Hvem vet hva jeg er opptatt av? Hvem vet hva jeg kan? Hvem gir meg en ny sjanse?" For Peter ble Jesus fra Nasaret svaret på alle disse spørsmålene. Hør hvordan historiene om Jesus og Peter kan inspirere oss til å møte andre med interesse.

Hello and welcome to season 2 episode 63 of The Berean Manifesto, brought to you by The Ekklesian House. This is Pastor Bill and over the next 10 minutes, or so, we are going to be looking at repentance. Repentance is one of those things that is widely misunderstood and therefore avoided by some and offensive to others. It's a word that conjures up images of shaving your head and joining a monastery. Let's take a beat to talk about Peter the Apostle. I haven't said it in at least a month, so here goes, Peter is my favorite of all the apostles. Peter's the guy who when he met Jesus, he had been fishing all night and caught nothing when Jesus gets into his boat and asks him to push out from the shore so Jesus could preach to the crowd. Jesus then tells Peter, the professional fisherman, who once again, has been fishing all night and caught nothing, to drop his nets. You can imagine the scene as if in a movie, the jacked fisherman, rough around the edges who gives in to the character who seemingly doesn't know what they're talking about just to get them to shut up. When he dropped the nets though, so many fish were caught that the nets began to break, they had to call over their partners with their boats and couldn't hold all the fish. Peter then dropped to his knees in his boat at Jesus' feet and pleaded with Him, “Go away from me, because I'm a sinful man, Lord!” Jesus' reply was to invite Peter to give up catching fish and follow Him to catch people. When the disciples were sailing across the sea and saw a ghost out on the choppy water then realizing it was Jesus, Peter's the guy who thought, Oh, if that's Jesus then I should walk out on the water to Him. He did it, then took his eyes off of Jesus and began to sink needing to be rescued by Jesus because he had, to quote Jesus, “little faith.” Even though he's the only one of the twelve with enough faith to step out of the boat. Peter's the guy who was the first of the disciples to discern by divine inspiration that Jesus was the Messiah. Something that Jesus praises him for, to only turn around and compare Peter to Satan when he forbids that Jesus should be crucified. Peter is the guy who Jesus warns that Satan has not only drawn a target on his back but that he will deny Jesus three times. Peter is the guy that got overzealous about protecting Jesus and cut off a man's ear. Peter is the guy who follows just inside the shadows as the illegal midnight trial of Jesus is carried out. Peter is the guy who denies even knowing Jesus on three separate occasions during that sham of a trial. Now we went through all of that to highlight how relatable Peter is. Who amongst us believers didn't approach Jesus with a certain amount of trepidation because of our sin? Who amongst us believers hasn't had a time where we felt like a faith giant only to realize the moment was fleeting and start to sink? Who amongst us believers hasn't had some mind-blowing revelation only to then feel defeated when we fall back into the ways of our old self? Who amongst us believers hasn't felt like Satan has literally drawn a target on our back and that it's highly likely we're going to crumble under the pressure? Who amongst us believers hasn't hurt someone else when we got a little too zealous defending our own brand of Christianity? Who amongst us believers hasn't hidden in the shadows hoping no one will notice how inadequate we are? Who amongst us believers hasn't missed the opportunity to stand up for our faith and felt like we had denied Christ? We all, us believers can relate to Peter in very real ways. In John 21:15-17 CSB, Jesus says, “[15] When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said to him, "you know that I love you." "Feed my lambs," he told him. [16] A second time he asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Lord," he said to him, "you know that I love you." "Shepherd my sheep," he told him. [17] He asked him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved that he asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." "Feed my sheep," Jesus said.” I can only imagine what was going through Peter's mind while Jesus is talking to him in this passage. But, I bet it was something like this; Jesus says, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” In a flash, he's taken back to the courtyard outside that midnight trial of Jesus as a servant girl approaches him and says, “You were with Jesus the Galilean too.” He denies it, “I don't know what you're talking about.” Then he replies to Jesus, “Yes Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus tells him to feed His lambs. Again, Jesus asks, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter is taken back to that night standing out by the gateway of the property and a woman tells those around him, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene!” A second time Peter denies it, “I don't know the man!” Then he replies to Jesus, “Yes Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus tells him to shepherd His sheep. Again, Jesus asks, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter is for a third time back in that night confronted that he must be one of Jesus' followers, his accent gives him away. A third time he denies knowing Jesus. Grieving the three instances he replies to Jesus, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” “Feed my sheep,” Jesus instructs. Repentance isn't this big grandiose show, it's recognition of misstep and turning course. For Peter, this misstep was denial when he was supposed to be Pastoring. What is it for you? You see, repentance is deciding to walk the correct course, right here, right now, today. Not tomorrow, not next week, today. We only have today, tomorrow doesn't exist, next week doesn't exist, only today. I like the way John the Baptist puts it best. When the Pharisees and Sadducees came to be baptized, not for true repentance but because it had become popular with the people, John told them to, “produce fruit consistent with repentance.” At its base, the word means to think differently. Live a life consistent with thinking differently than what led you astray before. This is Pastor Bill saying, “Until next time…”

This week, we welcome legendary Bigfoot investigator, Peter Byrne. As many may know, Peter has spent over 60 years hunting for both the Yeti and Bigfoot around the world. We cover Peter's work in India, Tibet and the Himalaya’s, meeting Tom Slick and his work hunting for Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest. For Peter to still be out hunting for Bigfoot at 94 years of age is simply staggering so we keep things fairly brief for over 35 minutes. As such, we look back on 3 of my favourite interviews from last year, Episode 14 with Seth Breedlove covering Terror In The Skies, Episode 2 with Lyle Blackburn covering The Legend of Boggy Creek and Episode 21 with another Bigfoot legend, Ron Morehead. We have highlights from all three episodes prior to speaking with Peter. All three can be heard in full by clicking on the links below: Seth Breedlove Episode 14:Lyle Blackburn Episode 2: Ron Morehead Episode 21: You can keep up to date with Peter's work here: His books are also available through Amazon. Thank you for joining us Peter! You can join us on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram as well as signing up for Patreon too. Email us at mysteriesandmonsters@gmail.com with any feedback, guest suggestions or if you'd like to appear. Thanks for listening. #Bigfoot #Yeti #PeterByrne #TomSlick #Washington #JohnGreen #IvanSanderson #Oregon #Washington #Sasquatch #Almasty #Canada #DrGroverKrantz #JeffMeldrum #BFRO #Yeren #Yowie

Tabu handler i dag om det med at købe sex. Det er noget som alle kender og alle har en holdning til, men som også er plaget utrolig meget af fordomme og uvidenhed. Det sætter vi spot på i dag. Vi skal dog lige have varmet lidt op og få luftet lidt ud for hverdagsskammen. Heldigvis kan Ibi Makienok hjælpe os med det. Hun skammer sig nemlig lidt over, at hun ikke kan lade være med at spise saltede chips, selvom hun har problemer med nyrerne. Hun er heldigvis ikke alene, for verdens bedste lyttere er åbenbart også verdens bedste til at forkæle sig selv, selvom det ikke er så godt for dem. Vi har en rigtig modig gæst med i studiet i dag. Det er Peter, der benytter sig af købesex, og han fortæller åbent om sine oplevelser med det. Der kan være massere af grunde til at købe sex. Peter fortæller om sine grunde, og maner samtidigt nogle fordomme til jorden. Ligesom Kathrine, har lytterne også læssevis af spørgsmål til Peter, og dem svarer han meget åbent og ærligt på. Mega sejt! For Peter var det også et spørgsmål om at være "kørt træt" i et parforhold. Det var også en af grundene til at han benytter sig af prostituerede. Det der med at gøre nogle ting for at "peppe" sexlivet lidt op, kender vores lyttere godt. Udover Peter, så har vi også to rigtig seje lyttere, Lars og Kasper, der ringer ind og fortæller om deres oplevelser med at gå til prostitueret. Det er blevet tid til at høre hvad der i det mindste er godt. Tina stod midt i et hårdt break-up, da en operation også lige røg med i puljen, men i det mindste har hun en dejlig baby. Denice kom ikke ind på drømmeuddannelsen i sommers, men i det mindste fik hun en plads til februar. Vært: Kathrine Abrahamsen.

I had a man in my office this week who had a dream about three years ago and, as a result, became a follower of Christ. He had no Christians in his life witnessing to him. Had not read the Bible. Nor had he attended a church where the gospel was presented. He was in crisis. He called out to God in desperation. He had a dream. He gave his life to Christ. Some in our church family, no doubt, embrace that account and thank God for doing a mighty, supernatural work. Others, perhaps having spent time in less charismatic-oriented churches, are less comfortable with the thought of God using dreams or any of the miraculous gifts to advance his plan. These folks might say that believing such things leads to excess, extremism, and even chicanery. That’s not an unreasonable concern. And yet, there’s an equally legitimate concern in limiting God’s prerogative to work in any way he desires. It seems right then, despite the risk, to see that God can and will do as he pleases including the miraculous. Even though we may be uncomfortable with it. In Acts 2:14-21, the Apostle Peter begins his epic and impactful sermon by presenting the Scripture passage he would preach from, Joel 2:28-32. For Peter, this passage is the argument and explanation for the powerful Holy Spirit manifestations they had all just witnessed on the Day of Pentecost. And the main point he makes comes with the last sentence, “Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” The power, the signs, the miracles all point to the offer of the gospel. As we look at this passage together, we’ll see that what we need to know about the mighty works of God is that they are grace-based, Spirit-empowered, Scripture-grounded, end-times-oriented, mission-centric manifestations. In other words, the signs all point to Jesus and his mission. Sermon Notes The Book of Acts | Chapters 1–7 Let This Be Known to You Pastor Todd Dugard Acts 2:14–21 September 29, 2019 "Safe?" said Mr. Beaver..."Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.” C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe What I need to know about the mighty works of God is that they are… • Grace-based (v. 14) • Spirit-empowered (v. 15–17a) • Scripture-grounded (v. 17b–18) Ephesians 2:19b–22 Prophesy is… (1) Proclaiming: to preach or pronounce an inspired word; (2) Revealing: to tell of something that is hidden from view; (3) Foretelling: to predict something that lies in the future A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (BAGD) https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/muslims-dream-jesus/ In 2007, Dudley Woodberry and others published a study that recounted interviews with 750 former Muslims who had converted to evangelical Christianity. Many of the reasons they gave for their conversion would be expected—the love of God, a changing view of the Bible, and an attraction to Christians who loved others. But one reason might come as a surprise: the experience of a dream they believed to be from God. • End-times-oriented (v. 19–20) • Mission-centric (v. 21)

We usually feature top public speakers on Fireside with Voxgig, but in this episode, we decided to speak with a top public speaking coach. Peter Hopwood describes himself as a pitch and presentations coach, and he supports public speaking professionals at every stage in their speaking career.During our thought-provoking Fireside Chat, he revealed that speakers can always learn something new, no matter how experienced they are. It’s tempting for speakers who have some experience to believe that they have nothing left to learn, but Peter helps them break through to the next level.Peter Hopwood is also an MC, and he has helped speakers through some very sticky situations – the stuff of nightmares. He saw for himself that if speakers, can find a way out of that crisis and carry on, the audience will be right behind them. For Peter, the biggest lesson any speaker can learn is resilience.Learn more about Peter Hopwood here.To get a weekly dose of public speaking tips, information, videos of great talks, conference news, book reviews and more, sign up to the Voxgig newsletter.We’re proud to partner with Simplecast to bring you our Fireside with Voxgig podcast.View all show notes, links, and more brilliant public speaking resources at voxgig.com.If you like what you hear on Fireside with Voxgig, don’t be shy―tell everyone! Use  #firesidewithvoxgig on your social media.

In this section Peter imagines living differently every day in our workplaces and in our relationships. For Peter, this includes identifying with the crucified and suffering Messiah. This is true in the oppression of slavery back then and true in the oppression of meaninglessness and slavery to our work today. Peter also looks at the new way of life in our relationships. Peter’s words challenge the ancient and the modern understandings of gender roles and expectations. What does it mean for us as Peter challenges our expected roles with the Gospel of Jesus? Peter also challenges his readers to unlearn old habits in the way we relate and develop new habits of heart and life.

Honor everyone. For Peter, our commitment to the ways of Jesus will propel us toward the other. State Street Community Church is a just and generous expression of the Christian faith in downtown LaPorte, IN. For more information about our community, download our mobile app or visit us online at statestreet.church.

For Peter, James, and John, the transfiguration was a privileged glimpse of the King and his kingdom that was far greater than they could have imagined. Understand more of this divine preview in this message from Pastor Travis.

Peter Thompson and his wife Nicki run EchoCattle, a roughly 18,000 acre property  located 80km northeast of Roma, in southern central Queensland, Australia. They run a grass-fed beef operation and crop around 3,000 acres, depending on the season, with an additional 6,00 acres of wilderness country.  As of this year, their house block (~10,000 acres) will have been in the Thompson family for 70 years. They’ll also celebrate their 42nd anniversary together.  The Thompson’s have been farming regeneratively long before it was a ‘thing’. In this episode, Peter shares his hard-earned insights about: Finding compromises that are truly win-win; Avoiding the temptation of silver bullet solutions; The long list of technologies they’ve adopted; and The importance of balance.  “I see the technology being able to give us the ability to help people understand and connect people so that they realize that it’s not me as the farmer doing whatever might be perceived as bad for the environment. It’s you and me and everyone else that eats and drinks and lives. We’re all complicit in it, so if we can virtually connect everyone and connect people back… I still believe we’ve got significant time to turn things around, if we start now” Searching for Win-Wins and Breaking Tradeoffs The Thompson’s property is home to forty coal seam gas wells, which are some of the first drilled in Australia. Knowing that the world needs energy, and because they loved where they lived, Peter and Nicki made the conscious decision to find a way to have the wells and still look after the land.  They started by putting some principles in place. First, protect the land. Second, ensure the property continued to be livable for the family. And finally, make sure their operation wasn’t at risk. They also did their homework to ensure that they understood the impact these wells would have on the environment.  Once Peter decided to have the wells, he needed to figure out a new model for compensation. The original approach from the gas company was to pay producers with “a few cartons of beer and tickets to the rugby.” That didn’t fly with the Thompsons. Instead, they worked with the gas company to develop a compensation package that took the well from being worth a few thousand dollars per year, to “hundreds of thousands of dollars.” The financial benefits of the gas wells have been a significant support, especially during dry times. Further, Peter is proud of the compromise that they reached, and that they were able to reach it without compromising the wellbeing of the land or the water. Peter’s approach was pragmatic, but grounded in a commitment to sustainability and vision that the environment and enterprise can work hand in hand.   “We must consider humanity and the environment in everything we do”   Beware of ‘Silver Bullets’ Back in the 90’s, hormone growth promotants (HGP’s) were all the rage, enabling producers to get top dollar for glossy, muscled cattle. For Peter and Nicki, this just didn’t seem right, so they turned to grass fed production instead. Some called him mad, but he stuck to his guns.  It turned out to be a great decision that has paid off. Just two years later, the big supermarkets were refusing to sell any beef with traces of growth promotants. And now, Peter’s grass fed beef commands a premium.   As much as we all wish there was a silver bullet, farming- like life- just doesn’t work that way. Farming practices and technologies that take time and consideration are more often than not where producers strike gold. Netflix and No Till Conversations about connectivity in agriculture often focus on the potential productivity benefits from the technologies that an internet connection can enable. Peter has certainly explored these new and emerging tools, from walk over weighing to pasture mapping to water monitoring, Echo Cattle is a progressive operation in terms of technologies as well as practices. They also recently hosted a field day where, despite being “80kms from anywhere,” guests had “city style” wifi access.  With the significant investment Peter has made into connectivity comes another benefit: Netflix. Farmers and their staff don’t farm 24/7, and so, like the rest of us, they love a chance to rewind with a movie at the end of the day. A fast internet connection also helps staff keep in touch with family and friends. Peter has seen the benefits in terms of quality of life as well as retention. In the future? Maybe he’ll be live streaming from his drone, too.   Want to learn more about Peter and some of the technologies he’s using? Check these out: EchoCattle: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Agricultural-Cooperative/Echo-Cattle-228388813850666/ PeterPointT, his invention that’s now sold globally: https://www.facebook.com/433620400044090/videos/1219724138184212/ Soil2Soul: www.soil2soul.com.au- Collaborative model that Peter is involved in, to support regenerative practices and bring in capital from aligned investors. Walk over weighing project: https://futurebeef.com.au/projects/walk-over-weighing/ Tru Test - https://livestock.tru-test.com/en-au Provided weighing scales for the WOW system Advanced Communications - https://advancedcomms.com.au/ Assisted Peter’s field day by supplying the property with cell-fi go repeaters and mobile satellite to create a mobile Wifi hotspot for over 100 attendees of his field day. Observant - https://observant.net/ Remote sensors for water tanks and bores have helped identify leaks and water consumption habits of cattle. [Co-founded by our very own Matthew Pryor!]  Cibo Labs - https://www.cibolabs.com.au/blog Satellite imagery for pasture crop monitoring This episode is the fourth in the theme, responding to climate risk, brought to you in partnership with Australian Farm Institute, an independent organisation conducting research into the strategic issues facing Australian farmers and the agriculture sector. Find them on social media @AustFarmInstitu an online

Scripture: 1 Peter: 1:10-16Speaker: Rev. Gus Christo-BakerWhat is a Christian? Peter turns to history to understand the present and the future. In the past, God spoke to his people in many ways. For Peter and for us, God speaks through his son, Jesus Christ. “Be holy, because I am holy.”

Today we proclaim the news that Jesus was dead, but rose again. Why is it, then, that this event feels more like legend than a life-changing message? Does this story have anything to do with our waking up on Monday morning? To help us think about this, we are going to look at the very first Christian sermon ever preached—exactly 50 days after Jesus was on the cross. For Peter and the followers of Jesus, Pentecost was a significant and life-changing moment. By stepping into this moment, we can see how the message was life-changing for Peter and 3,000 of his closest friends that day. Yet, there were also people who either rejected the message or just went on with life, and nothing changed. The invitation is to see the Resurrection as more than just an ancient story; rather, to realize that it is an invitation into the story, so that the story of the Resurrection redefines your story.

From a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope⁣ ⁣ The Church of Christ rises on the firm foundation of Peter’s faith⁣ ⁣ Out of the whole world one man, Peter, is chosen to preside at the calling of all nations, and to be set over all the apostles and all the fathers of the Church. Though there are in God’s people many shepherds, Peter is thus appointed to rule in his own person those whom Christ also rules as the original ruler. Beloved, how great and wonderful is this sharing of his power that God in his goodness has given to this man. Whatever Christ has willed to be shared in common by Peter and the other leaders of the Church, it is only through Peter that he has given to others what he has not refused to bestow on them.⁣ ⁣ The Lord now asks the apostles as a whole what men think of him. As long as they are recounting the uncertainty born of human ignorance, their reply is always the same.⁣ ⁣ But when he presses the disciples to say what they think themselves, the first to confess his faith in the Lord is the one who is first in rank among the apostles.⁣ ⁣ Peter says: You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus replies: Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona, for flesh and blood has not revealed it to you, but my Father who is in heaven. You are blessed, he means, because my Father has taught you. You have not been deceived by earthly opinion, but have been enlightened by inspiration from heaven. It was not flesh and blood that pointed me out to you, but the one whose only-begotten Son I am.⁣ He continues: And I say to you. In other words, as my Father has revealed to you my godhead, so I in my turn make known to you your pre-eminence. You are Peter: though I am the inviolable rock, the cornerstone that makes both one, the foundation apart from which no one can lay any other, yet you also are a rock, for you are given solidity by my strength, so that which is my very own because of my power is common between us through your participation.⁣ ⁣ And upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. On this strong foundation, he says, I will build an everlasting temple. The great height of my Church, which is to penetrate the heavens, shall rise on the firm foundation of this faith.⁣ ⁣ The gates of hell shall not silence this confession of faith; the chains of death shall not bind it. Its words are the words of life. As they lift up to heaven those who profess them, so they send down to hell those who contradict them.⁣ ⁣ Blessed Peter is therefore told: To you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth is also bound in heaven. Whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed also in heaven.⁣ ⁣ The authority vested in this power passed also to the other apostles, and the institution established by this decree has been continued in all the leaders of the Church. But it is not without good reason that what is bestowed on all is entrusted to one. For Peter received it separately in trust because he is the prototype set before all the rulers of the Church.

“What Are You Setting Your Mind on?”Matthew 16:21-281/13/19Core Belief: Eternity- I believe there is a heaven and a hell and that Jesus Christ is returning to judge the earth and to establish His eternal kingdom.John 14:1-6:“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. “Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28 21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. 28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”The Message of this Passage: The church is built on the redemptive work of Jesus. The Church is not a cultural, ethnic, political, or moralistic association, but a fellowship of the redeemed a community of the committed. Jesus followed the announcement that He will build His church, with the prediction of His death at Jerusalem and of His Resurrection. This is the first time He has shared this, so you can imagine the shock it had on the disciples. Matthew says emphatically “From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” (v. 21). Peter took Jesus aside and rebuked Him. For Peter this prediction didn’t fit his understanding of Christ. How could God permit such a thing to happen? I am sure that Peter meant well with what he was saying, but those words, caused Jesus to rebuke Peter with the same words that He used when He rebuked Satan in the wilderness. Saying, “Get behind me, for you are an offense,” a rock out of place! Peter was now a stumbling block rather than a rock. Before we once again jump on Peter’s case, there is a lesson for us, for Peter’s words were from human reasoning and not from God.Jesus calls His disciples to be suffering servants among men. The lifestyle of the covenant community, the church, is to be connected with Christ in His suffering. The disciple is called to be a servant, to bear the identity of the cross in living for Christ and His kingdom.Discipleship, in relationship to behavior, means saying no to the sinful ego; it means being prepared to suffer in the company of Christ; it means giving up selfish ambition and, in so doing, finding one’s true self in the fellowship of Christ (vv. 24–25)Rather than to say, “He is happiest who possesses most,” Jesus teaches that “He is happiest who is himself possessed by Christ.”Answering Interpretive Questions:Was Peter wrong for not wanting Jesus to die?When you think about something you are afraid of, how does it control your thoughts and actions?Why did Peter apparently miss Jesus’ prophecy about His resurrection?What does Peter’s rebuke of Jesus reveal about his relationship with Jesus?How was Peter being a stumbling block?What does it mean to deny yourself and take up your cross? You cannot earn your salvation, so why is following Jesus a necessary part of salvation?Why will life apart from God ultimately end up in vanity? What does Jesus mean that those who lose their life for His sake will save find it?What is the difference between denying self and self-denial?Why is this kind of self-denial necessary? (Ro 8:6-8)What is your reaction to the cost of discipleship?For more Bible passages about living for God, see Matthew 4:18–21; 5:14–16; Luke 12:13–21; 12:29–33; John 12:25, 26; 13:5–17.“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter” MLK

It was a privilege to catch up again with Peter Moore who came to the University of Kent in 1971 and taught Religious Studies over the course of the following 40 years. Peter begins by discussing the composition of the department when he arrived where he was only one of three staff in Religious Studies. We discuss the influence of Ninian Smart and how Peter came to discover Religious Studies through literature. For Peter, multi-disciplinarity is important and he explains his pedagogical approach of always engaging with students at the level where they are. Peter was born just outside London at the end of the Second World War and he talks about his passion when young for Latin. We learn that Peter doesn’t have especially vivid memories of the past and we discuss the interpretive nature of nostalgia, the co-relationship between the past and the future, and whether it is possible to be nostalgic about his four decades at the University of Kent. We cover the long hot summer of 1976 and discover what Peter was doing on campus when he learned about the death of John Lennon. Peter discusses his musical influences, which include modern jazz and Indian music and, latterly, classical music and baroque operas, and we learn whether any film can be nostalgia-provoking. Peter tells us why ‘Peggy Sue Got Married’, for example, is such a moving film about coming to terms with one’s past. We chat about whether it is possible to share one’s nostalgia with another person and why, for Peter, nostalgia is a Protean term. We discuss how grief is one of the most extreme contexts for nostalgia and whether nostalgia is cerebral or whether it is an emotion, and why mindfulness and Buddhism might be thought of as being the antithesis of nostalgia. In the final part of the interview we discover whether there are any ‘what ifs’ in Peter’s life and we find out why Peter doesn’t consider himself to be an ambitious person as well as why he feels the past is sometimes best left alone. Please note: Opinions expressed are solely those of Chris Deacy and Peter Moore and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the University of Kent.

It is the single saddest day on the Jewish calendar. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, that statement, purposely given with the present tense “is,” is true today. It was equally true for Peter’s original Jewish readers. One day each year, indelibly imprinted on the collective psyches of our Jewish friends then and now. “It is today as it was then.” A day which reads in English, “the ninth day of the month of Av” (usually around our month of August). In Hebrew it is called, Tisha B’Av. If we don’t understand what this day is all about, we will not understand what the closing verses of 1 Peter 1 are all about. For Peter’s original readers. And for us! Please remember that depending upon your web browser and connection speed, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to begin to play. God bless you richly as you listen.

Watch the video of this podcast here. Introducing Peter Freeman… Again Peter Freeman is no stranger to the WP Elevation podcast. He first made an appearance back in episode 36. He joined Troy in this latest episode - the first one ever filmed live in the Silence Is Golden studio - to talk about his experience as the Director of Digital at an Australia-based tourism marketing agency. (How is that for a niche?) Why Tourism Marketing? Woof Media didn’t initially begin life as a tourism marketing agency. The fact of the matter is, being located in a big tourist area like Port Lincoln is what really set them on that path towards niching down as they attracted more and more tourism clients. Peter (his business partner) and Naomi (the founder of Woof Media) had to make a decision when Peter decided to move to Canada. They met with a business advisor, took a look at their client list at the time (which was about 70% tourism clients), and talked about who it was they really wanted to work for. It ended up being resoundingly in favour of tourism. In addition to knowing the industry very well - having done so much work for it over the years - they found it was actually quite easy to find clients in the space. Tourism conferences alone proved to be a great opportunity to network. The highly specific niche they’ve carved out for themselves has made them the clear choice over other marketing agencies that work as generalists or really haven’t taken the time to understand the unique needs of tourism marketing. As Peter explained: “We know and live the same challenges as our clients. We make it our job to understand what the industry looks like from their perspective.” Tools to Manage a Distributed Team and Clients Peter now works from Canada while his business partner is in Adelaide and their support personnel are located in Port Lincoln. Needless to say, communication tools play a big part in their operational success. Here are some of the ones they can’t live without: Google Apps Adobe Creative Suite Zoom Slack WORK[etc] Not only have these tools proven to be effective in bridging the physical gaps between team members, but they’ve proven useful in terms of client communication too. In fact, these tools have become yet another way in which Woof Media adds value to clients’ lives, introducing yet more solutions that work for the tourism industry. Accept That You’re Not Excellent at Everything The #1 piece of advice Peter would give himself five years ago? “Don’t try to do it all yourself.” When your business is brand new, of course, you’re reluctant to delegate work to others. This is your baby and you want to coddle it for as long as you can. But there comes a point where delegation is no longer optional. For Peter, he knew it was time when things started to break, projects were taking longer, and he was having more “I’m sorry” conversations with clients. Sure, delegating tasks to others costs money… and it can be frustrating and even a little nerve-wracking leaving parts of your business in others’ hands. But the time you spend trying to learn a new skill can be costly and frustrating, too. If your attention is best directed at higher value tasks (as Peter learned once he began to delegate), why wait to do it? Wrap-Up It’s always a pleasure talking to our Elevators about their unique experiences in business. Peter’s perspective from the Australian tourism marketing space is certainly an interesting one to learn about - especially in person. P.S. We've created a 10% discount code for the listeners of the WPE podcast. Simply add the code GOELEVATE upon payment of the Blueprint course. The deal is valid until the 21st September 2018.

Mark 8 | For Peter to escape his double mindedness and fear, he had to be confronted with his faults and follow Jesus in faith. Watch Jesus transform his friend as no else can.

Every time Jesus went out of His way to speak to those who the society deemed less and unworthy he was mirroring for us what the Gospel does in and through us. Who in your life right now would God say as He did to Peter, "Make haste and accompany them without hesitation?" Is there a neighbor you’ve never met or a family you’ve never had for dinner? For Peter this prejudice was a heart issue that only Jesus could cure. What is that place, or person, or family or nation that you see in such a way that it keeps you from them, that you may need to repent of right now?

  Good Morning Onward Nation...I’m Stephen Woessner, CEO of Predictive ROI and your host for Onward Nation. Welcome to Episode 722, which will be a solocast -- where it will be just you and me covering a topic. Before we dive into what I would like to share with you this morning -- I would first like to say thank you and to give you an update. I want to say thank you for you taking the time to be here -- you have a lot of demands on your time -- I know your schedule is compressed -- I know that the life of the business owner means you are pulled in many different directions -- so I greatly appreciate you choosing to be here this morning -- to share some of your invaluable 86,400 seconds that you have today, with me -- I take that very seriously so I wanted to be sure to let you know how much your time means to me. Second...I owe you an update. In January, I shared that one of our 2018 vital priorities at Predictive ROI was for us to launch a YouTube series -- and our original plan was to have it launched by April -- right now. And it isn’t ready. And I am the reason why. We made some excellent progress -- and then I felt the onslaught of the imposter syndrome and the myriad of questions and a flood of presuppositions hit me -- and in full transparency, Onward Nation -- I let the imposter syndrome break my momentum -- and worse yet -- affect the schedule that I had promised you. Well, Katherine Baessler, our director of content marketing and a member of my leadership team here at Predictive ROI, called me on it. During our off-site leadership session last week...she asked me why I had fallen behind. She forced me to recognize what was going on -- and it wasn’t comfortable. And she would not let me off the hook until we had a plan in place that I committed to. So...our first YouTube video will air on Thursday, May 3rd -- it is in our airing schedule -- we are collecting the final footage over the next couple of weeks while my team and I are in Austin, Seattle, and San Diego working on-site with some of our Predictive clients as well as a couple of speaking engagements. All that is to say -- my team kicked me in rear when I needed it because that is what great teammates do, and as a result, I shoved the imposter syndrome to the curb and got my act together. So...I am very excited to share Episode 1 of our YouTube series with you on Thursday, May 3rd -- stay tuned. Okay...so for today -- we are going to talk about quitting because the temptation to quit is something we all face -- when the stress is high -- when the problems pile up -- when the fear seems insurmountable -- the temptations to quit a project, quit the business, or the myriad of other temptations can seem more and more attractive. Our momentum breaks, we start to lose our focus, and then pretty soon, we have drifted out to see and are far from the goal back on the shore. And again in full transparency...had it not been for Katherine on my team stepping in and snapping me back to reality -- we may not have checked the YouTube series off our list of 2018 vital priorities. But -- when Katherine stepped in -- I got mad -- not at her -- but at myself -- because I have never, ever, ever, quit on anything in my life. And I don’t plan to start now. Quitting in life, quitting in business, quitting on family -- quitting in all its shapes and sizes. It breaks my heart when I see it happen. People who possess an abundance of God-given talent -- as we all do -- but then don’t apply it. It’s tragic. So I wanted to share some insights about quitting that I have learned over the last 25 years of my career as a business owner -- owning five companies -- but as the lessons I re-learned again last week -- despite all of the experience someone has, the resolve, the commitment, and the track record -- the temptation to quit can still rise up. So it needs to be counteracted and pushed aside, Onward Nation. My hope for you is that today’s discussion will help you to push aside any temptations to quit that you may be feeling, too. So I’m going to start us off by introducing you to one of the most influential mentors in my life...he is someone you have likely never read about, never heard of, never quoted...in fact...one the surface...most people might think he led a rather ordinary life because his name was never up in lights. He never graced the cover of SUCCESS Magazine...he was never the author of a bestselling book. And he never made the list of top influencers...but...that did not limit his influence or the impact he created in the lives of many. Because the exterior trappings of success are not the true testimony of the quality of someone’s life. The relationships, the love, the personal impact is the really good stuff, Onward Nation. I have met many successful people by the world’s standards...they had everything...they had fame, they had fortune, they possessed every material thing you could imagine, and yet, they were miserable. Their spouse was miserable because he or she never got to see them. Their kids were miserable because the deep emotional connection that should have been there was missing -- a terrible hole was there instead. A hole that can only be filled by a steady stream of love and caring. But, the person I am referring to taught me the true definition of success, as well as the power of persistence, the power of tenacity, the power of grit...the power in moving slowly, consistently, and pursuing something over the long haul. Because when we do these things...great things happen...and all of that was made possible because of his quiet, relentless attitude toward never, ever quitting. He never quit. His name was Peter Maronitis. Peter was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1902. His family was Greek but they lived in Istanbul. And this was a time when it was not awesome to be a Greek male living, working, or trying to raise a family in Turkey. There was ethnic cleansing -- a Greek genocide -- such an awful term -- and so it was common that an Greek adult male wouldn’t make it back to his home at night because he had been whacked behind a shed somewhere or rounded up to fight for the Turkish army against whoever they were fighting at the time. That was the harsh reality of the day -- that Peter’s father had to navigate each day when he left his home for work. And one day, tragedy struck and Peter’s father didn’t come home. Peter was the ripe old age of 8 years old...his father didn’t come home...and now it looked as though Peter was the man of the house. Peter ran out of the house...in pursuit...to find his Dad...he searched the city...he got onto a train...he continued his search...looking...desperately...he didn’t quit...it was Peter’s first taste of a the relentless pursuit for someone -- for something he loved. But still...his father would never return. So, Peter at 8 years old was indeed the man of the house. He dropped out of the third grade in order to make enough money to support his mother and his younger brother and sister. Eight years old, Onward Nation. Peter did it...without complaining...without feeling self-pity...without feeling disadvantaged. He did his duty and he did it with excellence. Every day...for 10 years. And despite the end of his formal education at the 3rd grade...he never stopped learning. He studied and read whatever he could get his hands on...and in doing so...a dream was sparked in his mind. His dream...Peter wanted to make his way to the United States and then own his own restaurant...to build a better life for himself and his family. He promised his mother, sister, and brother that if he made it to America, he would save his money and come back to get them so they could all live together. When Peter was 18 years old -- he received that opportunity! Through some mutual friends...Peter’s dream was set into motion. But isn’t it interesting, Onward Nation...how through determined, unrelenting focus, hard work, and grit -- what we want most in this world finds its way into our circle? And Peter’s focus had definitely been unrelenting. So, Peter made it to the United States with no money and couldn’t speak the language. He followed the mass of Greeks who were headed to Canton, Ohio to work in the steel mills. Peter worked in the mills for a couple of days and realized that was not going to be the path that would get him closer to his dream of owning his restaurant. Instead, he pursued a job in a downtown Canton restaurant where he would cut vegetables and wash dishes on the night shift. As you might imagine, Onward Nation...it was back-breaking work...he bent over a sink and then a cutting board...all night, every night. But he did it...with a happy and grateful heart because he was in the pursuit of his total happiness, Onward Nation. He was working in pursuit of his dream and he would not quit! During those years working in the restaurant, Peter learned English. And then providence set in. One of the cooks on the day shift befriended Peter and gave him his old knife set so that Peter could refine his food preparation skills. That knife set end up being Peter’s ticket to getting off of the night shift and onto the day shift as an apprentice where he could make more money. Within a short period of time...Peter was on the day shift and saving all his money. After just 6 years later, Onward Nation, without knowing English, without any money, without a formal education, without a network of influential contacts, and while gritting it out doing work that many people today would refuse to do -- Peter had saved enough money to open his own restaurant and bring his family from Istanbul to live with him in Canton. The restaurant was called the Ideal, which ended up being the first in a total of three restaurants Peter would go on to own. He delivered on his promise to himself and to his family. How? Not by getting funding from so angel investor. Not through a Kickstarter campaign. Not through loans from family members. Not through an economic development grant. No! He was successful because he refused to quit when his body and mind tried to convince him to do just that. He refused to quit. But...as you may have already guessed...there’s more to this story. Peter opened his restaurant called “The Ideal” in downtown Canton at a time when Canton was often considered “Little Chicago” because of how organized crime running rampant. In fact, if you read Napoleon Hill’s brilliant book, “Outwitting the Devil”, he shares a story about his visit to Canton in July 1926 to meet with local publisher Don Mellet. And how Mellet was gunned down by mobsters while Napoleon was in town for the meeting. And the mobsters who killed Mellet also threatened Hill and forced him out of Canton. Yep, that was Canton, Ohio at the time...the same time Peter was courageously running his brand new restaurant downtown...right in the thick of all the action. Insane, Onward Nation. But even the threat of organized crime didn’t persuade Peter to quit. He pushed forward. And just when he thought he was making progress...the United States and the world entered the Great Depression in 1929 -- just a few short years after opening his restaurant. Here is a photo of Peter standing behind the lunch counter of “The Ideal” during the Great Depression. You will see the humble beginnings of a very humble man. And if you were to have asked Peter about his business plan during the Depression, he would have said, “If you take care of your customers, they will take care of you. Because everyone’s got to eat.” A simple business plan that Peter executed flawlessly every day. In my opinion, Peter was also the creator of the original value meal...he sold homemade soup and sandwich for a nickel. During the Depression, he gave away more soup than he ever sold. And yet, the story of Peter doesn’t end there. Peter married the woman of his dreams in Julia Katsaris -- and together -- they ran the restaurant and raised four wonderful kids along the way. In their kids, they instilled their lessons of Family Comes First...you take care of your customers...and all of the other business lessons they had learned through 42 years in the restaurant business. And when Peter and Julia retired...they shifted their attention toward their 10 grandchildren and instilling all of these powerful lessons into them so they could be well equipped to move ONWARD and become leaders in business, within their communities, and to become great parents. Peter and Julia wanted their grandchildren to understand their family’s history...the risks they took to get here...to stay here...and what it takes to create a meaningful life that revolved around service...around grit, tenacity, and never ever quitting...no matter the odds. And in the end...how important it is to be kind and compassionate...because those are the true keys to success. Some years later -- after Peter’s retirement -- his adult son Bill Maronitis, who also became the owner to two successful restaurants, asked his father, “Pop, why did you give away so much soup during the Depression?” And Peter looked at Bill, and with compassion and kindness in his eyes, said to him, “I gave away the soup because I know Jesus is coming back some day -- I don’t know what Jesus will be wearing -- or what Jesus will look like when he comes -- so I’m going to be kind to everyone.” When Bill Maronitis shared that story with me -- he had tears in his eyes because that lesson from his father was that impactful and had helped shaped who Bill had becomes as a person and how he served his customers as a business owner. Look, Onward Nation...there will be times that will weaken the best of us. But the truly great, those like Peter, they are the ones who got back up...dusted themselves off and got back to their work without feeling sorry for themselves. There was no victim mentality in his spirit -- only a commitment to what he believed was right and why he was put here on this Earth. Don’t let yourself fall into the seductive trap of self-pity -- yes, it can be comforting for a season during a period of loss -- of grief -- and we need to take the time to honor the loss -- but if we are not careful -- the thoughts of self-pity, or telling ourselves that we cannot move past an obstacle, or that we are somehow not worthy to conquer that next challenge -- or saying to ourselves over and over again that we can’t do something -- those thoughts of low quality, of pessimism, will destroy your pursuit of happiness. Your thoughts of fear will cause you to slow down -- ever so slightly -- each day -- and you will begin to move at the pace of the herd. And that is not the pace and tempo you need to run at, Onward Nation. Little by little -- if you are not vigilant -- you will slowly quit, each day. But don’t ever quit, Onward Nation. Ever. Happiness is only achieved by the relentless pursuit of what you love most in this world -- something or someone -- you love more than anything else -- that your love is so intense you cannot breathe without it. For Peter -- his happiness was driven by creating a better life for himself, his family, and taking the steps and necessary risks to make that happen. And he did it. He didn’t wait for someone to make it happen for him. He was generous, he gave, he took care of the people around him -- and they took care of his during his times of need, too. But, and maybe you’re asking yourself… “How does Stephen know all of this to be true about Peter?” Well, Onward Nation...Peter Maronitis was my grandfather. And Bill Maronitis, Peter’s son from the soup story...is my uncle...and my godfather. My Uncle Bill is also one of my first mentors, one of my first employers -- I started washing dishes in his restaurant when I was 11 years old -- and he has always been a strong and dependable father figure in my life -- and still is to this day. I have the honor of being one of the 10 grandchildren who had the privilege of learning these lessons of success directly from Peter. And the four amazing kids Peter and Julia raised...are my Aunt Joy, my Uncle Bill, my mother, and my Aunt Elaine. And Canton, Ohio -- well -- that is my beloved hometown, Onward Nation. Peter was a great man who gave everything for what he believed in. He took great risks coming to a foreign country seeking to create a better future for his family -- to create legacy for all of us grandkids. So the photo of Peter in his restaurant that I mentioned earlier -- it hangs on the wall in my office next to my desk -- and my Uncle Bill has the same photo framed on the wall in his restaurant. It is a visual reminder of our family’s legacy -- where we came from. Our entrepreneurial DNA -- our roots. There has been many a long night when I am working in my office late -- when I would much rather quit and go to bed...and then I look up from my work...and see Pop looking at me from the photo on my wall...and I think to myself...he did all that he did for me so I could live this kind of life...so I could have the opportunity to spend time with you Onward Nation, so I could do all that I do and enjoy today. He did that for me. He worked so hard and took so many risks. So what in the world is my excuse? That I can’t send out that last email...write one more invitation to a rockin’ awesome guest...create the strategy for one more client...that I can’t get that YouTube series launched? His legacy helps keep me laser-focused on my most vital priorities -- and right now -- that is Thursday, May 3rd for Episode 1 on YouTube. And my hope is that Peter’s story has done the same for you, Onward Nation. So don’t ever quit. Never ever give up. You were meant for greatness. You are a child of the most high God. You are instilled with an abundance of talent and gifts. Please don’t let something so small as fear -- or your circumstances -- limit all you were meant to be. As my mentor and great friend Don Yaeger says, “Greatness is available to all of us IF you are willing to do the common things uncommonly well.” So be uncommon, Onward Nation -- and never ever quit. So with that said... I want to again say thank you for taking the time to be here with me today. It is an honor to have you here. And please continue to let me know what you think of Onward Nation...good or bad...I always want your feedback. My direct email address is stephen@predictiveroi.com -- and yes -- that is my actual Inbox. No fancy filters or filing system and I read and reply to every single email. So please let me know how you think we are doing. I look forward to hearing from you. We will be back tomorrow with an incredible interview. Don’t miss it. Until then, onward with gusto!  

Peter White is a perennial favorite at Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest. His Christmas Show has become a tradition for many and whets the audience appetite for more Peter White music during the annual Berks Jazz Fest. Peter says the first music he ever played at the ripe old age of 7 was Christmas music on the piano. His Dad taught him how to play and introduced him to Christmas favorites. Growing up in England in the 60’s it was the Beatles that started him on his guitar journey. A journey that led him to Abbey Road Studio at the age of 20 to record ‘The Year Of The Cat’ with Rod Stewart. That was followed by a tour that brought him to America at age 21 performing with Rod Stewart at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Listening to another English Band, ‘Acoustic Alchemy’, he was inspired to continue writing his own music and pursue a solo career. Peter talks about the power and challenge of collaborative work with other artists and the gratitude he feels when audience members share their own stories of the impact of hearing his music. For Peter playing and writing music is all about listening!

Peter and John have just healed a man born lame. The crowds are amazed and perplexed by what they have just witnessed. They had just seen a miracle and it must have brought back memories of the kinds of things Jesus had done when He was still alive. The people of Israel had been amazed at His capacity to heal the sick and lame, cast out demons, and even raise the dead. In fact, just weeks prior to Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem, news had spread regarding His raising of Lazarus from the dead. It had happened in the nearby town of Bethany, and when Jesus had arrived in Jerusalem, He had been accompanied by Lazarus. But Jesus had died. Lazarus had returned home. But here were the disciples of Jesus performing similar miracles and preaching in the name of Jesus, even claiming that He had risen from the dead. It was too much for the Jews to handle. They are at a loss as to how to explain what they have just witnessed. So, in Acts 3:11-16, Luke records Peter’s response to their questions and concerns. For Peter, this was nothing more than the continuation of the very same works Jesus had done when He was with them. And it should have been more than enough proof that Jesus was risen from the dead. This man walked because Jesus lived. The Spirit had come because Jesus had left. And the disciples were doing the works of God, because they were filled with the Spirit of God.

There is no rock and roll without the radio. As a manager of artists and bands in the 1970s, it was part of Peter Rix's job to help break his artists through to success. To break your band, you needed to get their song on the radio. For Peter, it meant visiting key radio stations such as 2SM in Sydney, 3XY in Melbourne and 4IP in Brisbane: get your songs on these stations and you're on your way to making hits. Through those radio days, one man stood in the middle of that mad world as the leader of the pack. Rod Muir was the brains behind 2SM's ascendency as Sydney's leading music radio station of the 70s (extending that ascendency to 3XY in Melbourne and 4IP in Brisbane), and then of the launch of FM in the 1980s with Triple M. In Part 1 of their conversation, Peter and Rod look back at Rod's start in radio in Tasmania, the 1970s when 2SM and AM radio was king and then the start of FM in the 1980s and a new decade of ruling the airwaves on Triple M. Find PodcastOne Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastoneau Download the PodcastOne app from the Apple and Google Play app stores

In verses 8-11 of 2 Peter 1, Peter continues his discussion of the Christ-like qualities that should be a part of every believer’s life. But they don’t just happen. We have to make every effort, Peter says, that they are added to our faith. And they should be increasing each and every day that we live on this planet. For Peter, this is all about our effectiveness as believers. These character qualities or attributes are not just window-dressing to make our spiritual lives look better on the outside. They are essential ingredients to living lives of spiritual maturity and gospel integrity. In fact, Peter says that if we practice these qualities, we will never fail. That’s quite a promise. But it’s based on the Word of God and the presence of the Spirit of God in the life of each and every believer. We have what we need to see that these qualities are added to our faith and that they increase over time. So, in essence, we become increasingly more like Christ the longer we live on this planet, in spite of an enemy who hates us and is out to destroy us. For Peter, the bottom line was that our belief in Christ should be evident in the way our behavior mirrored that of Christ.  

There’s not a pastor alive, who is in his right mind, who wants to take on the topic of women’s clothing or how they dress. It is a mine field littered with devastatingly dangerous traps that could spell disaster for even the most well-meaning pastor. But in the opening verses of 1 Peter 3, Peter is going to voluntarily run right into mine-infested territory willingly giving advice on women’s hair, clothing and jewelry. And, as if that wasn’t enough, he’s going to call them to submit to their husbands – even if their husband is an unbeliever. Is Peter nuts? Has he lost his mind? Or is he some kind of chauvinistic, gender-biased bigot who has it out for women? We have to keep in mind that Peter has just finished talking to believing slaves, those who had come to faith in Christ, but still found themselves living in the same miserable conditions they were in before salvation. And the women to whom Peter was writing we in a similar situation, many of them having come to faith in Christ, apart from their husbands. This was a cultural taboo in Peter’s day. Women were expected to practice the faith of their husbands. They were not allowed to have their own opinion about religious matters. But Peter is calling these women, who had become believers, to live out their newfound faith in such a way that they would be visible, tangible witnesses to their unbelieving spouses. For Peter, it was about a change in behavior based on a change in their standing before God.   

1 Pt. 3:8-17 | For Peter, Christians are called to seek the good of those around them...even it means suffering themselves. To do so IS the path to "Good Days".

Peter Bromberg is the Director of the Salt Lake City Public Library System. His office resides in a stunning downtown location, with soaring views and spaces that inspire entry into a world of knowledge and exploration. Peter was encouraged by library leaders before him to participate in the 1998 Snowbird Library Leadership Institute in Utah, where he developed a great admiration for the Salt Lake City Public Library as the founding institution. When he was selected to take over the helm, he held deep appreciation for the institutional history of the Salt Lake Library. He leads in a way that gives people influence and the ability to change the world in which they operate. In 2017, Peter eliminated all library fines, based on the core values of the library profession for equitable access. This elimination of barriers-to-service increased the number of borrowers, card registrations, and checkouts – and earned positive feedback from both the staff and public. As an EveryLibrary (http://everylibrary.org/) leader since 2012, he’s been helping libraries across the nation ensure stable funding through campaigns to win bonding and tax referendum. For Peter, strategic planning is really road-mapping that is responsive to rapid change; it takes people out of organizational boxes and puts them into something more like clouds with borders that overlap. He encourages staff to fulfill the needs of ‘customer journeys’ in which a request for a résumé book may be understood as the human desire for security and stability. He gets out of bed every day with an intention to enrich the lives of people and to bring out the potential of all human beings to learn, grow, and create a better world. Find yourself enriched by listening to Peter’s inspiring vision!

Peter Gleeson is an automotive enthusiast whose passion for cars began when he was a child growing up in South London and trips to Brands Hatch to see the races. From his meager beginnings Peter learned hard work, and over working, would get him where he wanted to be. After years of success in business, Peter has put together a unique and eclectic collection of automobiles that he shares through concours events and clubs. He has an incredible array of BMW Motorsport race cars, including the Peter Greg, Frank Stella Art Car, and the memorabilia that fits the era plus a wide variety of other marques and some bikes as well. I found Peter on the Lawn this year at Pebble Beach with his magnificent 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A S. For Peter it’s about the art, the story, the history, and the people behind the cars.

Who among us values prayer so much that we make daily ethical decisions based on how it affects our prayers? This seems to be what the apostle Peter is suggesting—and even instructing us to do. In his discussion of the husband’s attitude toward his wife, he adds, “ . . . so that your prayers may not be hindered” (1 Peter 3:7). In writing about living a blessed life, Peter emphasizes the eyes and the ears of the Lord being open to our prayers as we consider what we say and how we behave (1 Peter 3:10–12). Even later in the letter, he states how our eschatology (concept of last things) affects our prayers (1 Peter 4:7). For Peter, the privilege and power of prayer is so important that it should be considered as a primary goal of life. We are God’s partners on earth, and our part is first of all prayer.

Peter Shankman, author, corporate keynote speaker and founder of Shankminds, joins Host Deirdre Breakenridge on Women Worldwide. Peter is recognized as the perfect example of what happens when you merge the power of pure creativity with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), then add in a dose of adventure, and make it work to your advantage. Peter is regarded as a "worldwide connector” and also known for his radical new ways of thinking about ADHD. On the show, Peter shares his journey, which he describes as “always a fast state of motion" and some of the difficulties he had when he was growing up. Fast forward to today and he is helping people with ADHD to recognize it's a gift and not a curse. Peter shares recent initiatives including the launch of his podcast, Faster Than Normal (FTN), and his new book which will be published in 2017. Peter offers advice on how to stay focused, make the right choices and why you need to spread your energy in all of the right places. For Peter, every day is busy, but the time you carve out for your activities shows their importance. He also shares his thoughts on relationships and what it means to be a true friend. A little more about Peter Shankman … Peter is best known for founding Help A Reporter Out, (HARO) in 2008, which in under a year became the number one website for thousands of journalists on deadline to connect with experts and sources for their stories around the globe. In June of 2010, less than three years after Peter started HARO, it was acquired by Vocus, Inc. You can connect with Peter on LinkedIn, Twitter @PeterShankman and Facebook

Hey hey! Welcome to episode 193 of Life on Fire. You’ve heard the saying: “You’re the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” But what do you do if you want to change who those 5 people are? How do you find positive, support and encouraging people who are up to big things in the world like you are? One place to find people like that is the Life on Fire movement. Rather than talk to you about the benefits, today’s show is a highlight reel direct from our members. You’ll hear from six different people about what they’ve gotten out of being part of the Life on Fire movement. From community to support to actually achieving goals they’ve set, each person has something to share about the contribution this community has made to their lives In this episode you’ll hear:   Why Life on Fire is more than just a cool name! How has this movement helped people be more productive? The power of taking action with the support of others, and why it matters. The larger your network, the larger your what? And so much more! To really find out what’s happening within the Life on Fire movement you’ll hear directly from people like Calvin Wayman. Calvin says Life on Fire has helped him find his gifts and find what he had to share with the world. According to him, the weekly calls are the tangible things that keep him in action. Those calls help him set goals, and keep commitments to himself: the weekly calls keep him accountable and in action! Calvin says life on fire is more than just a cool name, it's a movement! It's people getting together and creating something bigger than themselves. It's a community coming together to create a life on fire and create something bigger than they would ever create on their own. Idris has found the focus on action to be particularly helpful to him. He loves the training Life on Fire provides through calls and videos: “…you can put it into action in your life. If you want to be productive this will get you there!” For Peter, he is grateful to be a part of like-minded people who are connecting, growing, evolving and having fun! He says the group impacts the world around them and as a result, they are able to generate change and wake people up. He is “…grateful to have met Nick and Megan and the Life on Fire team, and to be a part of something bigger than myself." Peter recommends joining the Life on Fire movement If you’re wanting to connect with a community where you will feel support, and you want to grow and evolve as an individual. Carlos joined for similar reasons. He wanted to be a part of like-minded entrepreneurs, but it's the community that keeps him coming back. He says, "The community of Life on Fire is really open and everyone is on that same journey. For me that connection with the people has been amazing." This group has helped him get down to the nitty-gritty of what needs to be done in his business and what he needs to learn in his industry. Ben is another member of the Life on Fire movement who also raves about the connection and the network expansion the group provides. His investment in this group has been 10x by the return he's gotten! For him it's been about the connection, the people as well as the tools and resources he’s received by being a part of the group. And he has been using all of those pieces to build his network because Ben reminds us “…the larger your network the larger your net worth.” Whether you’re looking to grow your network and your net worth like Ben, have more accountability and support like Calvin or simply be a part of a group committed to changing their world like Peter, you’ll get it out of the Life on Fire movement. Check out today’s episode for a few more testimonials, and then pop over to Life on Fire to join us! EPISODE RESOURCES Life on Fire Movement Life on Fire Fest 2016 Subscribe to Life on Fire TV Podcast Write a Review on iTunes

Welcome to the Elmhurst CRC Devotional Experience. It’s Friday, the sixth day of Easter week Our scripture reading today comes from John 21:15-19 We all know Peter, he’s Jesus’ guy. His right hand man during Jesus’s ministry on earth. I love Peter because he gives me so much hope. I see a lot of me in Peter. So in love with Jesus yet so very wild. Think about it he jumped out of boats, cut off a guys ear, and even asked to build tents for the transfiguration. He is a guy that is in love and wants to get stuff done. I think Peter gives me such hope because he is so human! His love and devotion abound for Jesus, but even Peter gets scared. When Jesus was taken captive and was going on trial Peter is presented with a very simple question. “You were one of His disciples you know Him you were one of the ones with Jesus of Galilee?” And Peter, in a very human moment, denies that he knew Jesus. In fact three times he stands by a fire, in the dark, just outside where Jesus was on trial and denies that he ever knew who Jesus was. Jesus told Peter that he would deny ever knowing Him and Peter responded to Jesus that he never could do such a thing. But then as the rooster crowed that night the true realization struck. Could you imagine what it must have felt like? The sound of that rooster’s crow must have been like an air horn. You know that noise in your life, when you realize just how far you have drifted from God and it seems like there is no use. Like its not even worth trying any longer, like you are just no good. For Peter this realization must have made the world seem so dark, so cold, even the fire that burned next to him must have seemed like it gave off very little light. But that’s not where the story ends for Peter and its not the way that Jesus leaves things! In fact, it's just where our scripture reading starts. Jesus had died, and Peter and some of the other disciples go fishing. Jesus was gone and so they go back to what is familiar. But, here is the the beautiful part!!! Jesus found the disciples right where He found them at the beginning of His ministry on earth. He gave them all they could imagine in a catch. And then had a meal with them. And during the meal He asks Peter if Peter loves Him more than those fish. The fish represent the old stink, but also the comfortable safety net, the familiar life; not the crazy life. The life that we thought would make us happy. And so Jesus asked Peter three times, Do you love me? Peter says yes and Jesus responds, Feed my lambs, Do you love me… Take care of my sheep, Do you love me… Feed my sheep. Each time Peter answered yes. The last time he even cried out in frustration “yes Lord you know I love you!” He was at a place where He desired so badly to forget what he had said and done and be forgiven. Thats beautiful thing! Jesus is bringing back light into the darkness. He is undoing the very thing that Peter thought could never be forgotten, what Peter thought could never be forgiven. Jesus does this all around a fire. Just like the fire Peter stood by and denied Christ. One of the most amazing senses we have is our sense of smell. It is one of the most powerful ways to recall memories. Could you imagine that every time you smelled a fire you would remember your denial of Christ? But Jesus love for us goes so deep, that when He redeems Peter, when Jesus redeems us, He does it fully, His light comes bursting into the darkest places of our lives, the parts we wish to never relive, to never remember. the power of the resurrection shines the light of God’s power into our lives to remind us that He forgives all, redeems all, and redirects all! Even down to the very scent of our sin. Find a dark or dim place nearby. As you do so, remember that God has forgiven you and redeemed you. He will go to the farthest stretches to restore you and bring you back into right relationship with Himself! Bring along seven sources of light for the seventh day of our experi

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36, We seek to be on a spiritual mountaintop. It's when our ordinary lives intersect with a God moment. It could be that time when you threw your hands up and told God, "whatever it takes, use me." For Peter, James and John, Luke Chapter 9 describes a spiritual mountaintop moment that would not only change their lives, but would change the world forever.

“Technology doesn’t create new behaviors, what it does is it facilitates and accelerates behaviors people already have.” “Technology changes fast, and people change slowly.” “The only reason we succeeded, is because no one took us seriously.” - Peter Horan About: Peter Horan – Founder of Horan MediaTech Advisors Peter C. Horan is an entrepreneur with a history of building successful media and internet businesses. He has played a role in five major revolutions in media and technology including: home video games; personal computers; cell phones; Windows computing; and the internet. Overview: Throughout this interview, Peter walks us through his entrepreneurial journey and how he became involved in the tech world. He discusses the ups and downs of technology, what is valued today, and how he learned to spot potential even when it seemed dim. Peter Horan   Highlights: History: Back when Peter got involved in technology, it was very risky to do so because of the unknown. In the early days, Peter was selling kit computers and at the time the general population was uninterested in personal computers, but he was determined to see all of these technological innovations through. Peter was never afraid to ask questions. Throughout the interview, Peter walks us through all the changes that he was apart of over the years. He explains how he was able to grow and how the knowledge of technology has become widespread. Definition of Disruptive Technology Changing Environments: Since technology is rapidly evolving, we must learn to adapt and change with it. Peter says that people have a hard time envisioning what a new type of technology is going to do for them. He explains that when something new is coming to the market, that it must be presented in a way that people can relate to. They must show how technology is going to help them accomplish that thing in a much simpler way. What Peter Looks For in Technology: How something is accomplished, from daily tasks, to others finding information with that technology. Peter states that in the last 10 years a lot of value in technology has been created from what used to be the fact section in the newspapers. For example, finding out what’s playing at the movie theaters, looking for a house, buying/selling a car- all of which made a lot of money in the newspapers. There must be value in what each new piece of technology offers. How to Work a Niche Business: Starting a niche business can be tough, there are a lot of ups and downs involved with doing so. Peter uses Starbucks as a good example of starting something niche. Starbucks did more then just sell coffee, they sold an environment where people could sit down, talk, listen to music, and eventually added food to their menus. Every couple of years, they come up with something else to add to their business for their consumers. Peter explains that whenever you’re starting something new, especially niche, you need to know your consumers. You need to know what you can do to add to your business every couple of years to engage those loyal customers. What Peter Does Now: Peter sits on the board of directors of several companies, and also advises tech companies on how to excel. He is also an avid blogger where he shares thoughts and insights, and educational information for his followers. Advice for Tech Entrepreneurs: Let’s not learn all the wrong lessons from the history of Silicon Valley. For Peter, he started in the tech industry because it was fun and interesting, and so he could change the world even though it seemed like a dodgy career at the time. He says often times for tech entrepreneurs, the future is always number 8 on the list of top priorities- be willing to be part of that future even when it’s not obvious. The why, the how, and the what next is what’s valuable to people. Take Away: Peter is an excellent example of believing in something small. He has been apart of the tech world since the 1970’s and has grown immensely with it. He teaches us that as entrepreneurs, the future needs to be top on our priority list. Connect With Peter: Website | @PeterCHoran If you enjoy Outlier On Air, please Subscribe & Review on iTunes or Stitcher Sponsor: Flitch Creative Build your brand identity with Flitch Creative's eXpress Packages. All eXpress Packages include free website and email hosting for 12 months. Use promo code "OUTLIER"

The gospels provide us with an insider's view of the life of Jesus Christ. We see Him as a child in the temple. We see the relationship between Jesus and Mary at the marriange in canah. He left people in amazment as he taught. We see Him as a healer, a miracle worker, and a savior. We have this glimpses, but there were twelve who knew Him in a much closer capacity. The knew him in all these ways, but they also saw Him as a friend. The gospels chronicle the betrayal of Judas, but Peter's betrayal was even greater than that of Judas. Both made the same mistake on the same day, but two very different outcomes. Judas took his life, but Peter went on to preach on t he day of Pentecost. Destiny is not determined by outside influences, but by what happens inside. Roman's tells us that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. This knowledge gives us comfort, because we are not alone in our failure. Our destiny is not decided by anyone other than us. We are each responsible for our own destiny. When it comes to our walk with God, we cannot point fingers at anyone but ourselves. We alone have our destiny in our hands, it is up to us to respond to God. God did not create humanity to live apart from Him. That separation is the result of sin. God is a god of mercy. If any miss heaven, it will because they did not accept the last plea that mercy offered them. It is never too early to respond to God, but there will be a day when it will be too late. Judas came to Jesus after he betrayed Him, and Jesus looked at him and refered to him as friend. Jesus knew why Judas was there. If Judas had ask for forgiveness right there, it would have been granted. Mercy was reaching out to Judas one last time. Mercy is here with us. God is trying to reach each of us. He is trying to stop us from destroying our lives. When it comes to our destiny, the difference maker is the direction taken. Both Judas and Peter betrayed Jesus. The difference in the outcomes, was what happened after. Judas ran away from God. Peter ran toward God. This changed both of their lives. We have two options, we can move toward God and His reaching, or we can move away. When we run toward God, He will do all to protect us. But if we are moving away, that protection will not be there. God will reach for us. We may feel as if we cannot be saved, that there is no hope. Peter denied the Lord three times. He could not have been any lower, but God reached for him. For Peter that was the day the day destiny was decided.

Across the country, historians are discovering the voices of disabled people from the past. In this 10-part series, Peter White draws on the latest research to reveal first-hand accounts of what it was like to live with physical disability in the 18th and 19th centuries. The result is moving, revealing, and sometimes very funny: 'Sirs, I am a dwarf. I have lost my job at the circus and what is a dwarf to do in such a situation? In this Godforsaken place the snow comes so deep that a self-respecting dwarf can't even walk along the street without drowning!' This document is from a huge archive of letters from disabled people in the 19th century, applying to the local authorities for money. They are a rich source of what life was like with a disability. Sources like this are only now being discovered and interpreted by historians across the country - it amounts to a new historical movement. In the first programme, Peter explores what this new history reveals, and challenges our pre-conceptions. For Peter, as a blind man, there is a strong sense of personal discovery. He says, 'I never realised disabled people had a history. History was what happened to everyone else.' For him the series is revelatory. This programme, for instance, includes 18th century jokes about disability and discusses what juicy terms for disability were common in a society where there was no political correctness. With historians David Turner, Chris Mounsey, Stephen King, Judith Hawley, and voices from the past brought vividly to life by actors Gerard McDermott, Ewan Bailey and Emily Bevan. Producer: Elizabeth Burke Academic adviser: David Turner, Swansea University A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4.

4/15/13 Peter Dante. Best known for his various roles in movies with Adam Sandler, e.g, the QB in The Waterboy. Brian and Peter talk about the importance of building your network, how you do it. For Peter, it's a matter of smiling and laughing a lot...people want to be around someone like that.