Podcasts about Forerunner

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Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2026 31:40

Join us on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10, 2026, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. The men are preaching today on Forerunner: We honor our mothers! We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

RUTH FORERUNNER OF MESSIAH

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Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 56:29

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“My Bride” | CHURCH UNBRANDED - Week 3 | May 3rd, 2026

Bethlehem Church

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2026 40:46

In the third week of the Church Unbranded series, Lead Pastor Jason Britt explores one of the most intimate and enduring metaphors for the church found in Scripture: The Bride of Christ. In a culture defined by noise, division, and "hollow philosophies," the church is called to be a people who are deeply united. This message pushes us past our Western consumer mindset—where we "go to" or "attend" church like a gym or a grocery store—and invites us into a love story where we are the beloved people Jesus gave His life for.

Praise and Worship Service - 5/03

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Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2026 87:27

Join us on Sunday, May 3, 2026, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Kellie is preaching, "Forerunner." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Praise and Worship Service - 2026/05/03 (2)

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Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2026 88:56

Join us on Sunday, May 3, 2026, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Kellie is preaching, "Forerunner." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Praise and Worship Service - 4/26

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2026 82:35

Join us on Sunday, April 26, 2026, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching, "Forerunner." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Praise and Worship Service - 4/19

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 89:06

Join us on Sunday, April 19, 2026, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Kellie is preaching, "Forerunner." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

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Praise and Worship Service - 2026/04/19

Immanuel Church Sermon Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 114:49

Join us on Sunday, April 19, 2026, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Kellie is preaching, "Forerunner." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

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Christ Our Forerunner

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026

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Christ as Forerunner in Hebrews 6:19–20 | The Theology of Heaven in Hebrews (Lesson 12)

Reformed Forum

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 24:55

This is the twelfth lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton's Reformed Academy course, The Theology of Heaven in the Book of Hebrews. This lesson covers the following topics: 00:00 Firstfruits and Forerunner 7:16 Resurrection Life Serves Ascension Life 9:53 Christ's Entrance into the Eschatological Fullness of His High Priestly Ministry 14:42 The New and Living Way 18:38 The Application of Redemption in Hebrews Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/th... Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #heaven #hebrews #reformedtheology #biblestudy

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“The Resurrection: God's Gamechanger!” April 5, 2026 1 Peter 1:3-5; Romans 15:13; John 11:25, 26

Sfmin

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 27:06

“The Resurrection: God's Gamechanger!” April 5, 2026 1 Peter 1:3-5; Romans 15:13; John 11:25, 26 The Resurrection: The Basis of Our HOPE! Hope: the energy in the Spirit to Reach! Our Hope may be redefined, but never ultimately defeated! Hope is the “Forerunner” of Faith, without which we cannot please God. (Hebrews 11:6) Ephesians 1:15-23: A God-Given Prayer For You on “Resurrection Day” The spirit of wisdom and revelation in knowing Him (intimately, personally) “Eyes of our heart”; “get it”; deep knowing! Hope of His calling: Out of and into! Riches re: to His Inheritance! (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) death life; darkness/light; disease/health; anger, bitterness/forgiveness; fear, shame/perfect Love; rejection/acceptance; pride/humility; lack/provision; despair/Hope; chaos/order! The exceeding (more than enough) power/authority to those who believe, in line and in partnership with, in connection to …. The Resurrection and Seating (positioning) of Christ! Above: greater than, superior to, FAR ABOVE …. Every spiritual enemy! …. NOW AND FOREVER! The Resurrection Connection is the Birthright of His Church, His Body! (Ephesians 1:22, 23) ✸ HOPE vs. DISAPPOINTMENT HOPE is ESSENTIAL to Spiritual Function (Hebrews 11:1) and is centered in the Spirit! DISAPPOINTMENT is CIRCUMSTANTIALLY motivated and centered in the emotions/mind. Its nature is temporary. Hope functions even with disappointment manifested.

291. Why the Best Mentoring Doesn't Happen Indoors with Stephen Murray of Forerunner Mentoring

You Can Mentor

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 50:27 Transcription Available

On this episode of the You Can Mentor Podcast, host Zach Garza is joined by Steven Murray from Forerunner Mentoring to discuss the power of outdoor adventures in mentoring. They explore how experiences like camping, hiking, and fishing create powerful opportunities for mentees to safely fail, process big emotions, and learn what it means to bear one another's burdens. Through stories from real mentoring trips, they highlight how stepping outside normal routines helps build resilience, deepen relationships, and create lasting memories. If this podcast has encouraged or equipped you, would you take 30 seconds to leave a 5-star rating? On Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom of the You Can Mentor page and click “Write a Review.” On Spotify, go to our page, click the three dots next to the settings wheel, and hit “Rate Show.” It helps us reach more mentors like you.Want to go deeper?• Join our Learning Lab for mentoring resources and community• Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop• Come to our annual You Can Mentor GatheringYou can find everything at www.youcanmentor.com or follow us on instagram @youcanmentor

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The Forerunner of the King

Grace Pulpit Sermon Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 54:23

Nathan Busenitz • Mark 9:11–9:13

Grace Church Ministries Sermon Podcast

The Forerunner of the King

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 54:23

Nathan Busenitz • Mark 9:11–9:13 • Sermon Notes (Video) • Grace Pulpit

Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel - March 26

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026

Each of the Great Feasts of the Church is followed by a commemoration of some holy one who figures in the events of the Feast. So, today we commemorate the Holy Archangel Gabriel, who brought the glad news of the conception of Christ to Mary, the Theotokos. The Prologue gives the following teaching: "The herald of the incarnation of the Son of God, he is one of the seven great angels who stand before the throne of God. He revealed to Zacharias the birth of the Forerunner, and said of himself: 'I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God' (Lk. 1:19). His name, Gabriel, signifies 'man of God'. Speaking about the Annunciation, the holy Fathers comment that an angel with such a name was sent to signify who He was, and of what nature He was, who would be born of the most pure Virgin. He would be the Man of God, the Man-God, the strong and mighty God. Others have found that it was this same Gabriel who announced the conception of the Virgin Mary to Joachim and Anna, and that it was he who taught Moses in the wilderness to write the Book of Genesis. The holy Fathers consider that Gabriel belongs to the foremost and highest order of the heavenly powers, the seraphim, since the seraphim stand closest to God. And so he is one of the seven seraphim closest to God. The names of these seven are: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selathiel, Jegudiel and Barachiel. Some would add Jeremiel to this number. Each has his own particular service, but all are equal in honour. Why did God not send Michael? For the reason that Michael's service is the suppression of the enemies of God's truth, while Gabriel's is the annunciation of the salvation of the human race."

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The Ministry of the Forerunner Commences

Plainfield Bible Church

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2026 45:18

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Ep. 7 - Chenin blanc - World Tour - Stellenbosch, Loire og Californien

Vin for begyndere

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2026 64:10

Vinene i afsnittet er skænket af Husted Vin https://hustedvin.dk/ Smagekasse med de tre vine fra afsnittet https://hustedvin.dk/vin/smagekasse-3-flasker-chenin-blanc Smagekasse med seks vine inkl. de tre fra afsnittet https://hustedvin.dk/vin/smagekasse-6-flasker-chenin-blanc-smk1126 Billetter til Husted Vinfestival d. 1. og 2. maj 2026. Mød mere end 20 producenter og smag på vin fra hele verden https://hustedvin.dk/hustedvinfestival ………………… Hvad er chenin blanc, hvordan smager druen og hvordan udtrykker den sig forskellige steder i verden? Tag med på en smage-rundtur, hvor vi går i dybden med druen, dens historie og den egenskaber på smag, lugt og struktur. Hvad er chenins blancs historie, hvor stammer den fra og hvor hører den hjemme? Og hvordan er den kommet rundt i verden? Kan man lægge chenin blanc i kælderen til lagring og hvordan smager den, når den har fået alder? Er chenin blanc den hvidvins-druesort, der spænder videst ift. stilart og produktionsmetoder - altså hvad den evner som druesort? Her tænkes der på alkoholprocent, fad eller stål, tør eller sød, botrytis samt mousserende eller stille. Og så det helt store spørgsmål; er chenin blanc fremtidens hvide druesort? Til slut skal vi høre en lille historie fra en lytter, der har været på tur i Polen. Vi smager på 1) Forerunner, Hitching Post, Chenin blanc, 2023 https://hustedvin.dk/vin/hitching-post-forerunner-chenin-blanc 2) Casta Diva, Domaine de la Palanie, 2022 https://hustedvin.dk/vin/la-paleine-casta-diva-1 3) The FMC, Ken Forrester, 2024 https://hustedvin.dk/vin/ken-forrester-the-fmc-chenin-blanc

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Is Trump the Forerunner of the Antichrist? Questions and Answers with the Pearls

The Door

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 78:53

Mike, Debi, Nathan and Ashley Pearl answer questions sent in from viewers00:00 Start01:11 Help with blended families14:51 Why are so many pastors overweight?24:35 Is the Tree of Life on Earth during the Millennium?31:25 What does it mean to pour coals of fire on your enemies head?38:30 Is Trump the forerunner of the Antichrist?50:01 Do unsaved children go up in the rapture?56:30 Can we trust that the Bible has not been changed?1:13:08 What questions should I put on a Gospel tract?

Episode 293: Interconnected Series, Pros & Cons

The Pulp Writer Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 19:31

In this week we look at the advantages and disadvantages of writing interconnected series. This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Blade of the Elves, Book #3 in the Dragonskull series, (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) at my Payhip store: ELVES50 The coupon code is valid through March 16, 2026. So if you need a new audiobook this winter, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 293 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is March 6th, 2026. Today we are looking at interconnected series/whether they're a good idea or a bad idea for a writer to pursue. We also have Coupon of the Week and a progress update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Blade of the Elves, Book #3 in the Dragonskull series (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) at my Payhip store. That coupon code is ELVES50. And as always, the coupon code and the link to my Payhip store will be available in the show notes. The coupon code is valid through March the 16th, 2026. So if you need a new audiobook as we head into spring, we have got you covered. Now for an update on my current writing and publishing and audiobook projects. Cloak of Summoning is done and it is out. You can get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google Play, Apple Books, Bookshop.org, Smashwords, and my own Payhip store. It has done quite well and actually got to number one in its category on Amazon US as of this recording, which is all the more impressive because on March 5th, the day my newsletter went out, Amazon US was down for a significant chunk of the afternoon. Despite that, that doesn't seem to have slowed down Cloak of Summoning any, and it is still going strong. So thank you all very much for that. And as I said, you can now get the book at all the ebook stores. Now that Cloak of Summoning is out and published, my main project is Blade of Wraiths, the fourth book in my Blades of Ruin epic fantasy series. I'm currently 28,000 words into it. So I'm hoping if all goes well and nothing comes up, I can have that out sometime in April. My secondary project is Dragon-Mage, which will be the sixth book in the Half-Elven Thief series and I am 1,000 words into that. That will take over as my main project once Blade of Wraiths is done, and hopefully that will be out in May, if all goes well and nothing crazy happens. In audiobook news, Cloak of Titans, as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy, is now available at almost all the audiobook stores, including Audible, Apple, Amazon, Google Play, Kobo, and the other major ones. So you can get that and listen to it at your audiobook store of choice. Brad Wills is currently recording Blade of Storms, which was the third book in the Blades of Ruin epic fantasy series, and he is about halfway through recording that. So hopefully we should have that out in April sometime, if all goes well. So that is where I'm at on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. With that, let's move on to our main topic. 00:02:51 Main Topic of the Week: Interconnected Series Our main topic is today we're going to talk about whether interconnected series are a good thing or a bad thing. First of all, what are interconnected series? Interconnected series have different standalone stories, but share at least some characters and locations from previous series. Many of the ideas and themes carry over as well, but not always. Romance writers use interconnected series. A couple or couples featured in previous series make an appearance in a new place or with a new group of people. Author Abby Jimenez has characters in her romances occupy the same social orbit in Minnesota across multiple series (and of course, they all share a love of the author's real life Minnesota bakery, Nadia Cakes). There's something of a joke among romance writers that your series can be as long as you want it to be, just make sure that the heroine has a large number of single/unattached sisters so that after the heroine has their happily ever after, you can go one by one down through the sisters and make sure they find their love interests and that they too can have their happily ever afters and extend the series for as long as you want. One example of a non-romance interconnected series from books I've written would be Sevenfold Sword, which is a direct follow up to Frostborn. The new series involves Ridmark, Calliande, and the other characters from the Frostborn series, but they are in a new location with new allies, new adventures, and new adversaries. A reader could (and has) read the Sevenfold series without having read Frostborn, but Frostborn fans get more time with characters they like and there are nods to the previous series. I fully intended Sevenfold Sword to be a standalone series, but what I found is that people tend to start Sevenfold Sword and then go back and start Frostborn and read all of Frostborn and then proceed on to Sevenfold Sword. So in that sense, the interconnected series was successful because that led to sales of Frostborn that might not have happened otherwise. So with all that in mind and that introduction, here are four reasons interconnected series can help you as a writer. #1: Readers are already invested. Readers have already spent a substantial amount of time with these characters and places. They have formed a bond with them across the entire previous series and are excited to spend more time with them and find out more about them. Even a brief appearance from returning characters feels exciting to readers. A very recent example of this from pop culture is how the TV show The Paper used a character from the US version of The Office. Because audiences are familiar with the character of Oscar in Accounting (who is the only returning character thus far), they are interested in seeing what he's doing and why he's in Toledo instead of Scranton. Also, his reaction to seeing a documentary crew at work again is exactly what you expect that it would be and is a great moment of humor that perfectly fits the character's personality. The show does mention some small things from the previous series, like a quote from Michael Scott, but it's certainly not a classic spinoff and is very much its own creation, reflecting how both office culture and humor have changed a great deal in the over 20 years since the US Office first began airing. #2: You already are invested as the writer, if you are the one writing the interconnected series. Writers as well as readers can get invested in a set of characters in the world building in a certain series and they're excited to continue. This is especially true if you haven't yet concluded the character's external and internal conflict arcs, because I have found after 171 books that it is generally easier to write a character that has an ongoing conflict instead of one that has all of his or her conflicts resolved. It's also a bit easier to write in a series over the long term because in a certain sense it's less work because you don't have to create everything from scratch. Cloak of Summoning was the 14th Cloak Mage book, but counting Cloak Games, it is the 26th overall book with Nadia as the main protagonist. By now, I'm very familiar with how Nadia thinks and acts and what she would do in any given situation and the rules of her world and setting are very well established. And so in some sense that makes it easier to write because I don't have to create everything from scratch again in terms of the worldbuilding. It's also in some ways easier to generate the sort of enthusiastic energy to write the book because people are very frequently asking when the next Nadia book is going to come out. So that is heartening for morale, so to speak, as one is writing the book, the knowledge that people are actively waiting to read it once it is finally published. #3: You can use ideas you weren't able to in the previous series or expand on existing characters. It's often said that there are more ideas than time for a writer. Interconnected series lets you use some of the ideas that didn't make sense to use in a previous series and lets you build on the world you have already created. It's exciting to watch characters grow and see how familiar places evolve as time has passed. For example, my Blades of Ruin series returns to the world of Sevenfold Sword in the Kingdom of Owyllain, but a century has passed and the humans from the previous series have died of old age. How did the culture of Owyllain evolve and change in that length of time? How did changes in the monarchy create new problems and enable new enemies and how else did the world change? For example, Sevenfold Sword did not have goblins when I wrote it, but in the century since, the goblins that appeared in the Dragontiarna series have migrated to Owyllain and set up their own new kingdom on the borders. This also is something I explicitly did in Cloak of Summoning. In one of the previous books, I mentioned that $34 million was stolen from one of the organizations aligned with the protagonist, so that is the major plot hook for this book, trying to figure out who stole that money and why. In addition, I'm able to expand on several ideas from the previous books, such as the Forerunner, Grayhold, and some of the other characters and expand on them and use them in the book in a way I wasn't really able to in previous books. So being able to do that as a writer is very enjoyable. #4: A series is often easier to market. New series are famously much harder to market than a continuation or interconnected series. It's easier to hook people when there is some amount of familiarity involved. After all, after 171 books, I've started a few new series from scratch and it is definitely harder to get those off the ground than it is to do say, book seven in an ongoing series. Returning to the previous example of the show The Paper, there's a reason that Oscar was featured heavily in the trailers and the promotional materials for the news series, despite being really a secondary character in the show instead of a lead character. Featuring Oscar in the promotions for the new show was a great shorthand for what type and style of show The Paper was going to be, and it made people more interested in the new series than they might have been otherwise. Given that The Paper was apparently renewed for a second season and did well enough to merit a second season, I think that strategy paid off. However, having an interconnected series may be a disadvantage and it may cause you problems. So here are five potential pitfalls and problems to be managed. #1: Managing reader expectations. One thing that can make interconnected series difficult is when your new series diverges from the expectations that readers have based on the previous series. They might feel frustrated when a character has changed significantly and acts differently than they might have before, or if there was a conflict that does not meet the way that something might have happened in a previous series. This can be potentially tricky because for the series to work, for the stories to be interesting, the characters have to evolve and change and grow and experience setbacks, but at the same time, you don't want to drift too far from what drew readers to the series in the first place. I've had a couple of times in my own series when people were not happy about specific plot points in Frostborn or Sevenfold Sword or Silent Order or The Ghosts or Cloak Mage. I think there are two ways to look at that. The first way is what you don't want to do, and this would be an example of what you should avoid. There's a story I read about a Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master who had been running a campaign with his players for two years and it all had the same characters and all the characters had leveled up together, but one of the players was moving away to a new part of the country. So at the last session, the player character in question decided to murder all the other players as he left (their characters rather, not real life murder, of course). Just because he could, just because he felt like being a jerk. That would be the very extreme end of what you do not want to do. It's best to never act out of spite. The better version of that is if you are writing a long series and you have a clear artistic vision about what you want to happen with it, in terms of character development or major plot events or even major characters who get killed, it's best to stick to that and not waffle. Yes, you are going to tick off some people. That is essentially inevitable. If you are going to write something, no matter what you write, it's going to annoy somebody, but it's best to have a clear artistic vision and stick to it. And if you do have dramatic plot developments, it's best to establish them well in advance and then to deal with the consequences as well, because you want to avoid as much "handwavium" as possible. So I think the key to managing reader expectations is to be as transparent as possible. I've had people asking me for the next Cloak Mage book already, even though the new one's only been out for like two days and I've said repeatedly that I'll probably start working on it in May once Dragon-Mage becomes my main project and to also be as reasonable as possible in the writing in terms of making sure everything makes sense as you write it. #2: A second disadvantage is that you may need to help the reader in terms of glossaries, summaries, character lists, et cetera. If a series continues characters, plots, and locations from a previous series, it can be helpful to provide glossaries, plot summaries, or character lists to help refresh their memories or to explain something to a reader who has not read the previous series. Although an interconnected series should largely stand on its own as much as possible, people still feel slighted if there's a reference to something they don't remember or know. In my own books, I have often included a footnote if a reference contains a plot point from a previous book. I've done this in Ghost Armor, Shield War, and Cloak Mage a couple of times, though I haven't done it in Blades of Ruin because it's set a century after the other books. People have responded favorably to those, though I have to admit Cloak of Summoning doesn't have any just because I simply forgot to do them. So I may need to remind myself to do that once we get to Cloak of Frost. But people have responded well to that. I've also done glossaries of characters and glossaries of locations at the end of, let's see, Frostborn, Sevenfold Sword, Dragontiarna, The Shield War, and Ghost Armor and people found those helpful. I may do that for other series if they get long enough to require it. I have seen some authors include summaries of previous books at the start of their new books. I've even seen some traditionally published books that do that as well. I've never done that. I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not. I'm not saying it's a bad idea. I feel like the book should stand as much on its own as possible. If you need to include the summary at the beginning, there might be something wrong, but on the other hand, some people do like those and do find them helpful. So I think that may come to a "your mileage may vary" experience. #3: The potential disadvantage number three would be adding new characters and evolving old ones. The danger of an interconnected series with a new cast of characters is that readers may not like the new ones as much or they feel cheated that their favorite characters are not there. Having at least one character return gives the reader an audience and anchor while they meet the new characters. It's important to evolve returning characters, but it's also a fine balance to make sure they don't change in a way that's forced or artificial. The famously bad examples of this are the legacy characters in the Star Wars sequel trilogy where the filmmakers made Luke and Han into Sad Old Losers just to make the new characters look better by comparison and that did not work out so well in terms of the movie's reception. The personality needs to reflect what is happening in the new series without sacrificing what readers like best about them from the previous series, which seems to be what happened in the Star Wars sequels. Returning again to The Paper, if Oscar had suddenly become a cheery and high energy middle manager instead of remaining true to his original personality of a slightly prickly and judgmental accountant, it wouldn't have felt true to viewers of The Office who spent nearly a decade with that character. Instead, he remains pretty close to what viewers remember, cautious based on his previous experience with the documentary film crew at work and as the first season goes on, philosophical about the passage of time and his relationship with the documentary crew who have been part of his life for so long, which is a good example of character evolution. I actually think the recent Ghostbusters movies are also a good example of that where the focus is on the new characters, but the legacy characters from the original Ghostbusters movies return and they act as sort of a mentors and sort of guiding authority figures for the new characters. #4: A fourth potential difficulty is gaining new readers with an interconnected series. Many readers have been burned by interconnected series that claim to be standalone, but as they are reading it, they feel lost in allusions to prior events or feel like they're missing information. It's important that even interconnected series stands on its own for readers and that references to the past book actively serve the plot of the current one. Many readers are also completionists and will want to start interconnected series from the first possible starting point. And I've already talked about that with Frostborn and Sevenfold Sword, which makes them less likely to start an interconnected series since they're possibly committing to a huge multiple series at once. #5: And that leads to the fifth and possibly the most serious disadvantage of a long interconnected series like that, what I've called before Marvel Continuity Lockout Syndrome. I've done a previous podcast episode on what I call Marvel Continuity Lockout Syndrome, which refers to the MCU movies. Essentially, a series of interconnected series can go on for so long and reference so many things that it feels daunting for someone to start. The idea of having to catch up or doing homework on dozens of items in order to watch or read something is unbearable for a lot of busy people and most people's memories can't sustain a few decades of content like the Marvel Cinematic Universe now has. This is one reason, in fact, it's probably the main reason that I started the Half Elven Thief series because of Marvel Continuity Lockout Syndrome. I had written Frostborn, Sevenfold Sword, Dragontiarna, Dragonskull and The Shield War. This is this long interconnected series, but I was worried that Marvel Continuity Lockout was affecting its ability to draw in new readers. So I started Half-Elven Thief, which is completely separate and new, and it's done quite well, and I think partly because it doesn't have the sheer daunting scale of someone looking at over 50 connected books set in Andomhaim and Owyllain. To mitigate this as much as possible, I think it's best to make absolutely sure that references to the past series are only necessary for driving the plot of the current one, and that they don't make the story unnecessarily complicated. You can avoid this by following the good rules of story structure. Make sure the protagonist of the book has an interesting conflict that they have to struggle to overcome, and that the central point of the conflict isn't references to past books. So to sum up, interconnected series are a great way to build loyal readers and create more complex characters in worlds. It's becoming more popular in the publishing world in works like Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, which proves that readers are willing to read long and sometimes only loosely interconnected series to keep experiencing a world they enjoy. Just be aware of the potential pitfalls and guard against them as best you can, which fortunately can be done with a proper story structure and a little foresight. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

Following the Forerunner to Death

Providence Church of Texas ~ Audio Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2026

Scripture: Matthew 17:9-13

289. 5 Reasons You Should Bless Your Mentee with Stephen Murray of Forerunner Mentoring

You Can Mentor

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 38:03 Transcription Available

On this episode of You Can Mentor, Zach Garza and Stephen Murray dive into the power of “blessing” your mentee, which means speaking life, identity, and encouragement over kids from hard places in the name of Jesus. Through personal stories and biblical truth, they explain how intentional words can break insecurity, build generational faith, and remind young people who God created them to be. This episode challenges mentors to consistently use their voices to call out the gold and become a steady source of hope and belonging. Don't forget about the Mentoring Leadership Summit, April 21-24th in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We'd love to see you there! Find out more at www.youcanmentor.com/summit--www.forerunnermentoring.com --If this podcast has encouraged or equipped you, would you take 30 seconds to leave a 5-star rating? On Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom of the You Can Mentor page and click “Write a Review.” On Spotify, go to our page, click the three dots next to the settings wheel, and hit “Rate Show.” It helps us reach more mentors like you.---Want to go deeper?• Join our Learning Lab for mentoring resources and community• Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop• Come to our annual You Can Mentor GatheringYou can find everything at www.youcanmentor.com or follow us on instagram @youcanmentor

John, the Forerunner

Oratio from KFUO Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 1:50

Rev. Kenneth Bomberger gives today's prayerful thought based on the day's Scripture readings. Begin your morning in word and prayer with Rev. Kenneth Bomberger, who shares scripture, hymns, prayers, and texts for the day, and also gives a short meditation on the day's scripture lessons. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org

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2026 LDB 1 : The Forerunner

Forest Community Church Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 16:33

P. Paul KimThe Forerunner Mark 1:1-8

Living Grace Church Audio Podcast

Anchored by The Forerunner

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 80:06

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Fr. Bryan Kassa - "Do I Believe Jesus is My Forerunner?" 5th Sunday of Epiphany 2026

St. Thomas Chaldean Diocese

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 9:48

Fr. Bryan Kassa - "Do I Believe Jesus is My Forerunner?" 5th Sunday of Epiphany 2026 by Chaldean Diocese

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February 7th Evening

Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 3:20

“And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither.” — Revelation 11:12 Without considering these words in their prophetical connection, let us regard them D as the invitation of our great Forerunner to His sanctified people. In due time there shall be heard “a great voice from heaven” to every […]

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The Birth of Messiah's Forerunner

Plainfield Bible Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2026 41:58

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2026-01-18 "The Mission of the Forerunner" - English

Saint Mary Houston, TX

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2026 27:09

"And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins…" Luke 3:3

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How Masterpiece Theatre was a forerunner of TV miniseries

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 10:16

TVC 720.1: From January 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember of the premiere of Masterpiece Theater (PBS, 1971-…) and the first NBC broadcast of Kukla, Fran and Ollie as part of This Week in TV History.

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Forerunner Messengers- Session 1: Intro to the Forerunner Calling

TPR DFW - The Prayer Room - Dallas Fort Worth - Missions Base

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 50:37

Contact and Visit Us:www.tprdfw.comYoutube Live Stream link: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TPRLiveStream/streams⁠1503 Nora DrivePantego, TX 76013info@tprdfw.com817-299-8305Building Night and Day Prayer in Dallas - Fort WorthDoors are Open at 3am and Close at 1am, 7 days a week

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01-11-26 Sun AM "The Forerunner” Pastor Nathaniel Urshan

First Pentecostal Church of Durham

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 53:55

01-11-26 Sun AM "The Forerunner”Pastor Nathaniel Urshan Hebrews 6:19-20You can contact us at https://fpcdurham.org

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Becoming Living Epiphanies

Eastern Christian Insights

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026

Today Fr. Philip reflects on the feast of Theophany and the message of St. John the Forerunner. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com

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The Holy Theophany of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ - January 6th

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026

'About the beginning of our Lord's thirtieth year, John the Forerunner, who was some six months older than our Saviour according to the flesh, and had lived in the wilderness since his childhood, received a command from God and came into the parts of the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto the remission of sins. Then our Saviour also came from Galilee to the Jordan, and sought and received baptism though He was the Master and John was but a servant. Whereupon, there came to pass those marvellous deeds, great and beyond nature: the Heavens were opened, the Spirit descended in the form of a dove upon Him that was being baptized, and the voice was heard from the Heavens bearing witness that this was the beloved Son of God, now baptized as a man (Matt. 3:13 17; Mark 1:9 11; Luke 3:1 22). From these events the Divinity of the Lord Jesus Chist and the great mystery of the Trinity were demonstrated. It is also from this that the present feast is called "Theophany," that is, the divine manifestation, God's appearance among men. On this venerable day the sacred mystery of Christian baptism was inaugurated; henceforth also began the saving preaching of the Kingdom of Heaven.' (Great Horologion)

The Forerunner - Ps. Sean Burroughs

C3 Church San Diego // AUDIO

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025 41:40

Your miracle is a forerunner to others being introduced to Jesus.

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John, The Forerunner to the Salvation of God (Audio)

Sacred City Davenport Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025

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John 3: The Greatest Miracle, the Greatest Gift, and the Humble Forerunner /// Steve Fish

Convergence Church

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025 47:41

There is no greater miracle than the miracle of the new birth–where in a split second a person is delivered from the grip of Satan and made a completely new child of God. This is all possible because of God's gift, the greatest gift, the gift of His only Son. This Son was announced by a humble forerunner who gladly stepped aside and rejoiced as Jesus' following increased.

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Rejoice – Zechariah's Song (Luke 1)

Hope Alliance Bethlehem

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025 42:22

Zechariah can finally speak again and what does he do? He proclaims God's faithfulness. True worship transforms our entire lives into a powerful signpost pointing others toward Jesus. Listen now and be inspired to live as a forerunner who reflects redemption in every moment.

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Luke 1:57–80 (The Nativity of John)

Thy Strong Word from KFUO Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 55:50

"His name is John." With this written declaration, Zechariah's silence ends and his speech is restored. In part 6 of a special 12-part series connecting Old Testament prophecy to New Testament fulfillment, we witness the birth of the Forerunner. Filled with the Holy Spirit, Zechariah prophesies the Benedictus, proclaiming that God has visited and redeemed His people. He declares that this child will go before the Lord to prepare His ways and give knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of sins. The Rev. David Boisclair, senior pastor at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Overland, MO, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Luke 1:57–80. To learn more about Our Redeemer, visit ourredeemerstl.org. This Advent series begins by covering the last Old Testament prophet, Malachi, and then spends twelve episodes alternating between Old Testament prophecy and New Testament fulfillment, tracing God's promises from Isaiah to the birth of Christ. The series explores Emmanuel's promise, the Davidic King, John the Baptist as forerunner, and reaches its climax with the Nativity. The final episodes examine the Suffering Servant, the shadow of the cross in Christ's infancy, Isaiah's Messianic mission statement, and John's declaration that "the Word became flesh." Thy Strong Word, hosted by Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Luverne, MN, reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God's Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations. Submit comments or questions to: thystrongword@kfuo.org.

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Luke 1:67-79 - Part 2 Fullfillment and Forerunner

Cross Creek Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2025 29:44

Advent Prayers: Luke 1-2

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Luke 1:67-79 - Part 2 Fullfillment and Forerunner - Audio

Cross Creek Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2025 29:44

Advent Prayers: Luke 1-2

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Forerunner

Trinity Christian Center

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2025 40:33

Join Pastor David Remedios as he shares this message of Forerunner.

Forerunner

Trinity Christian Center

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2025 40:33

Join Pastor David Remedios as he shares this message of Forerunner.

Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Apostle Andrew the First-Called

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2025

He was the brother of the Apostle Peter, from Bethsaida on the shore of Lake Gennesaret. Andrew left his fisherman's trade to become a disciple of St John the Baptist. Soon after the Forerunner had baptized Jesus, he said to Andrew and his other disciple John the Theologian, "Behold the Lamb of God!" At this, both disciples followed after Jesus. After conversing with Christ, Andrew hurried home and told his brother Simon Peter, "We have found the Messiah." For being the first to recognize Jesus as the Christ, St Andrew is called the First-Called. After Pentecost, Andrew was appointed to preach the Gospel around the Black Sea and in Thrace and Macedonia, traveling as far as Lazica in the Caucasus. According to Slavic tradition his travels took him even further, into the land that was later to be called Russia. In later travels the Apostle preached throughout Asia Minor with St John the Theologian, then traveled to Mesopotamia, then back to Sinope on the Black Sea, and finally to Patras in the Peloponnese, where he soon established a large community of Christians. One of his converts was Maximilla, the wife of Aegeates, the Proconsul of that region. Aegeates was so angered by his wife's conversion that he had the Apostle arrested and crucified head downwards on a cross in the shape of an "X." The holy Apostle rejoiced to be allowed to suffer the same death as his Master. The holy relics of St Andrew, after various travels, were returned to Patras in 1964, where they are now venerated. In the West, St Andrew is venerated as the patron of Scotland: in the Middle Ages, more than eight hundred churches in Scotland were dedicated to him.

Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Apostle Andrew the First-Called