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Send us Fan MailWelcome to episode 61 of 'The Dawah Clinic' where we will be addressing your dawah dilemma's. If you have difficulty in answering certain questions or need help in responding to polemics towards Islam and Muslims, fear no more the dawah clinic is here to help empower you. So keep a note of your dawah dilemma's and call into the show or post your questions in the live chat. Please note : waiting lists are very high and clinic places are limited to a maximum of 10 placements at any given time so keep your questions concise, to the point and please be patient. Link to Join The Dawah Clinic: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ijazthetrini Please help Br Ijaz with his monthly medical fees, if you are able to. Jzk khairDownload your free PDF copy of Abraham Fulfilled here:https://sapienceinstitute.org/abraham-fulfilled/Purchase a paperback copy from Amazon here:https://tinyurl.com/2xkv4ynu© 2026 EFDawah All Rights ReservedVoice only nasheed licence provided by vocaltunez.com Title : It's closeWebsite : https://efdawah.com/EFDawah بالعربية (Arabic)https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWDR...EFDawah Bosniahttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcz...EFDawah Indonesiahttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSGJ...Podcast Website (New)https://efdawah.buzzsprout.com/RSS FeedTimestamps:00:00 - Intro01:06 - EF Dawah Panel join: Format of the Stream13:16 - LP (Agnostic) joins14:05 - Understanding God answering prayers19:34 - Free Will vs Predestination in Islam27:18 - Having sincerity for guidance from God 1:02:39 - Somali (Muslim) joins 1:03:16 - Is Reciting adhan to a newborn biddah?1:07:19 - Kaum (Muslim) joins1:08:37 - Discussion on Women in Dawah1:12:14 - Need & nuances of Women giving Dawah1:15:40 - Important reminder for dawah as ibadah1:18:03 - Malaysian Food Talk1:22:40 - Joel (Agnostic) joins: shares his story1:25:22 - Objective morality in Islam explained 1:35:08 - Insights into Apostasy in Islam1:45:05 - Exploring Hudud punishments in Islam 1:52:05 - Inviting Joel to accept Islam1:57:15 - Dawah to Joel 1:59:38 - Discourse on Following the State in Islam2:23:55 - Joel takes his Shahadah2:26:06 - Welcoming Joel as a new muslim 2:32:42 - Adil (Muslim) joins2:34:29 - Responding to Islamophobes as muslims 2:41:08 - Advice to young da'ees today2:44:04 - Reminder to Muslims about Dawah2:59:34 - Courbe (Muslim) joins3:00:11 - Millions of Huffaz in Morocco & Mauritania3:02:09 - Approach for Dawah to Christians3:05:52 - Dawah Podcasts & Islamic Projects 3:09:03 - Closing Remarks & Wrapping UpSupport the show
Send us Fan MailEpisode 108 of 'The Open Forum' where Religious or Non-Religious are invited to join the discussion. Guests will be invited on a first come first serve basis. Please note we can only have a maximum of 10 panelists (including efdawah panelists) at any one time.Link to join the panel: TEARS OF GAZA Donation Link: https://givebrite.com/gazacrisis© 2026 EFDawah All Rights ReservedDonate to Ijaz's medical expenses: https://buymeacoffee.com/ijazthetriniWebsite : https://efdawah.com/https://www.patreon.com/EFDawahhttps://gofund.me/7cb27d17https://www.paypal.me/EFDawahhttps://www.facebook.com/efdawah/Timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:05 - EF Dawah Panel join: Format of the Stream02:50 - Evaluation of the Modern Dawah Scene 05:21 - Advice about giving Dawah08:55 - Reminder to Muslims about Intention12:45 - Dealing with Islamophobes vs Non-Muslims 19:13 - Message to Muslims about Dawah 22:55 - Nonoah (Theist) joins: shares his beliefs24:12 - Obstacles to fully accepting Islam27:38 - Exploring the Unreliability of the Bible38:08 - Examining the beliefs of Nonoah46:40 - Inconsistencies in Nonoah's beliefs52:33 - Uplift (Ex-Muslim) joins: shares his views54:16 - Advice for dealing with faith struggles59:10 - Recognising the Signs of Allah ﷻ 1:02:26 - Understanding the Prophet's character1:05:48 - Importance of Gratitude in Islam1:08:32 - The Prophet's character: free will or destiny 1:16:02 - Free Will vs Predestination in Islam1:18:47 - Kaum (Muslim) joins1:20:46 - Responding to Christian Apologetics 1:22:36 - Refuting claims about the end of times 1:27:16 - Issues with the claims of Islamophobes1:29:12 - Exposing the Hypocrisy of Christians1:34:04 - Age of Marriage in the Abrahamic religions1:39:38 - Problems with the Far Right movements1:46:24 - Uncovering the Corruption in the UK1:49:47 - Insights into the Unreliability of the Bible2:00:10 - Analysing the Bible's errors & corruption2:07:08 - Inconsistencies in Christian theology2:08:52 - Message to Christians2:15:38 - Praying after taking ADHD medication 2:22:36 - Roy (Christian) joins2:23:01 - Arguments for the Bible's reliability 2:26:03 - Debunking Roy's arguments for the Bible 2:35:40 - Debate on the authenticity of the Bible2:54:27 - Who was Jesus pbuh sent for?3:03:11 - 1000 H (Christian) joins3:04:26 - Claim about the Qur'an's preservation3:06:35 - Establishing the Qur'an's preservation3:10:52 - Mechanism of the Qur'an's preservation3:14:56 - Dawah to 1000 H: The Message of Islam3:22:17 - Refutation of the claim of Jesus' divinity3:25:15 - Message to the Viewers3:31:27 - Closing Remarks & Wrapping UpSupport the show
Welcome back to Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. In today's episode, Tom Bilyeu dives deep into one of the most provocative questions facing science and philosophy: Do we really have free will, or are we all just highly sophisticated NPCs—non-player characters—running a program inside a vast, resource-efficient simulation? Drawing on groundbreaking neuroscience experiments, the story of Phineas Gage, quantum mechanics, and the work of leading thinkers like Robert Sapolsky, Tom Bilyeu challenges everything we think we know about choice, consciousness, and the true nature of reality.But this isn't an episode about nihilism. Instead, Tom Bilyeu reveals why embracing the truth of a stochastically deterministic universe can actually make life feel more meaningful, freeing us from the weight of the past and inspiring us to make the most of every moment—programmed or not. Get ready to question your assumptions and see the world from a whole new perspective.Truemed: Check your eligibility and start saving at https://truemed.com/impactIncogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code IMPACT at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/impactPique: 20% off at https://piquelife.com/impactQuince: Free shipping and 365-day returns at https://quince.com/impactpodPlaud: Get 10% off with code TOM10 at https://plaud.ai/tomWhatnot: AT&T Business: Switch to AT&T Business at business.att.comShopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impactWhat's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here:If you want my help...STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER: https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20showSCALING a business: see if you qualify here.: https://tombilyeu.com/callGet my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here.:https://tombilyeu.com/**********************************************************************If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu's Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you.**********************************************************************FOLLOW TOM:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeuSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Philosopher Stefan Molyneux questions if sin is God's design in this 31 May 2026 Sunday call-in, tying theology on temptation and free will to how childhood abuse like spanking kills self-empathy and breeds excuses for harm. He pushes actual virtuous behavior over belief, money as freedom through self-control instead of treating it like a drug, and protecting kids to break the cycle.GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2025
The new pod is all about Whimsy, a storied and chronically-online term that we think best describes our approach to menswear. To us, Whimsy is about Free Will, our agency to make things fun and amusing just for ourselves, a sentiment that we wished people would lean into more. We talk about how Whimsy permeates through our love of details and particular garments as well as to our juxtaposition-heavy and sometimes off-kilter styling. But ultimately, we believe the Whimsical thing you can do is PLAY in your clothes: go to trivia dressed as a cowboy, wear a tux to listen to the Phil, wear a straw hat on a picnic, or wear a suit to sit at home and relax. Whimsy is about dressing with agency! Ethan's Blog: https://alittlebitofrest.com/2026/05/31/the-importance-of-whimsy-and-playing-in-your-clothes/ Support us on Patreon and join the Discord: https://www.patreon.com/styleanddirection/ Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/styleanddirection/ Podcast is produced by MJ
This talk is from an event sponsored by the Hindu Council of Australia in cooperation with the Australian School of Meditation and Yoga.The question was whether there is a distinction between Dharma and Sanatana Dharma? Acharya das explained that while Dharma has conventional definitions including customary religious observance, prescribed conduct, duty, religion, and good works, it has a deeper meaning as an intrinsic characteristic that makes something what it is - something that cannot be removed without changing the fundamental nature of that thing. He provided examples of heat and light being the dharma of fire, sweetness being the dharma of sugar, and liquidity being the dharma of water.Sanatana as meaning eternal, perpetual, permanent, everlasting, and primeval, distinguishing Sanatana Dharma from conventional religion by explaining that it deals with the eternal nature of the living being or spirit soul (atma). Acharya das distinguished Sanatana Dharma as dealing with the eternal nature of the living being or soul (atma), referencing Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's teachings that Sanatana Dharma refers to activities that cannot be changed and represents the eternal function of living entities in relationship with the Supreme Lord. The lecturer addressed the apparent contradiction in the Bhagavad Gita where Krishna instructs Arjuna to abandon all varieties of dharma and surrender unto Him, explaining that this refers to abandoning temporary religious duties to embrace one's eternal spiritual nature. Acharya das proposed that true self-realization requires understanding the three aspects of the self/soul: one's essence (being Brahman while maintaining distinction from Paramatma), one's position (equal to all living beings but subservient to the Supreme Being), and one's natural function (to love and to serve.) He concluded that bhakti - rendering eternal loving service to the Lord - is the natural function of the living being and the true definition of Sanatana Dharma. Quotes used in the talk:Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear. - Bhagavad-gītā 18.66Pure love for Kṛṣṇa is eternally established in the hearts of the living entities. It is not something to be gained from another source. When the heart is purified by hearing and chanting, this love naturally awakens. - Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 22.107 By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one dissolves his entanglement in material activities. After this, one becomes very attracted to Krishna, and thus dormant love for Krishna is awakened. - Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 15.109 Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction to Dharma vs Sanatana Dharma 00:05:50 Deeper Understanding of Dharma 00:06:28 Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's Teachings on Sanatana Dharma 00:08:31 The Bhagavad Gita's Apparent Contradiction 00:12:17 Arjuna's Dilemma and Krishna's First Instruction 00:15:35 The Nature of the Eternal Soul 00:17:48 Varieties of Dharma in the Bhagavad Gita 00:22:06 The Temporary Nature of Vanashram Dharma 00:25:31 Self-Realization and the Three Essential Questions 00:29:46 The Position and Relationship of the Soul 00:31:09 The Natural Function and Characteristics of the Soul 00:35:10 Service as the Soul's Natural Expression 00:38:27 Bhakti as Sanatana Dharma 00:41:10 The Awakening of Dormant Love 00:43:22 Free Will and Universal Brotherhood 00:46:04 Conclusion and the Power of Chanting
Importance of understanding the gospel of Jesus Christ; Herod and Pharisees system of Corban; Making the word of God to none effect; Wages of unrighteousness; "Leaven"; Kidneys?; Misunderstood sacrificing; Abraham's way of gathering/government; Tributes; Democracy?; Protection money; Bound by contracts; Altars; Living stones; Melchizedek; Tithings; Well-organized society; Leviticus - how they organized; "Church"; Golden calf?; Using gold?; Jacob/Israel; Bondage of Egypt; Hebrew bible; Traitorous translators; Exercising authority?; Forcing offerings; Modern Christian minister; Leprosy?; Jesus' healing of leprosy; Taking care of the needy of society; Leviticus 11 food laws; Choosing to eat nutritious food; Facing the dangers of your diet; Feel-good information; Pursuing health; Leviticus 12 circumcision; Lessons from bondage; Baptism?; Sons of Jacob; Things Christ said NOT to do; Popular systems of social welfares; The greatest destroyers of liberty; Fleshpots?; Lev 13:1 Speaking to Moses and Aaron; "like" the plague of leprosy; Something wrong; Spiritual path; Song of Moses and of the Lamb; Delivering YOU into bondage; "Wrath of God"; "Unclean"; "Stoned"; Justin the Martyr; Systems of social welfare; Compelled offerings vs charity; Plague?; "Leprosy" tzedek-resh-ayin-tav; from tzedek-resh-ayin (disease, hornet); Ex 23:28; Locust plague?; Aztecs vs Spaniards; Free assemblies; Freewill offerings; Welfare snares and traps; Addiction to benefits; ayin-vav-resh (skin, naked, ); Hab 3:9 related to "bow/arrow"; Deut 32:9; Setting the captive free; Following Holy Spirit; OR following world governments; Ear-tickling; "Eagle" that stirs?; Abundance; Lacerate?; Removal?; Shearing sheep; Trusting in God; biet-shin-resh (flesh, tidings, published); Ps 68:11; Conscience; Sons of Jacob vs Sons of Israel; Counting people; Electing God?; Coming to the aid of Abraham; Manufactured diseases; Isa 60:6; Isa 61:1 Spiritual anointing - good tidings; Mystery Babylon; Allowing your heart to be changed; Christ's command for organization; "Israel"; Drafting?; Family; Quarantine; Understanding symptoms; Tidings = what's being preaching; The soil of the kingdom; Are YOU human resources?
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Matt and Michael dive deep into the meaning of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. Starting from last week's cliffhanger about whether Jesus had to die, they explore the story of Cain and Abel, the problem of human sin, and why God chose to meet humanity in its darkest place rather than simply forgive from a distance. The conversation weaves through Job, the cross as the ultimate expression of love, and why this story demands a response that other worldviews don't. They discuss Carl Jung's Answer to Job, CS Lewis's analogy of God outside of time, and why Christianity's claim of divine self-sacrifice is unique among world religions. Michael shares his experiential journey through multiple religions and why Jesus was the one that actually changed him. Matt reflects on seeing a Rothko painting at the Met and how biblical stories are interactive in a way art cannot be. The episode grapples with troubling questions: What kind of God commands slaughter? What does it mean that God justifies himself to Job? Why did God choose to die rather than simply forgive? And what does it mean that we are all Cain? Cheers y'all
Boy Golden is my guest on Roadcase this week!! Liam Duncan, the brains at the heart of Boy Golden, is a Winnepeg–based artist whose uniquely insightful and thoroughly thought-provoking new album, Best of Our Possible Lives, has brought him critical acclaim and an Americana Awards nomination in the Best Emerging Artist category. Liam is a genuine and earnest student of the human bonds we all share and he talks to me about his life in terms of acceptance, free-will, empathy, and how these all combine to shape us into what we are and what we have the potential to become. This was a truly enlightening conversation that I can't wait for you to hear.=================================Chapters:00:00 Intro with Host Josh Rosenberg03:50 - Liam's latest tour update06:05 - The dynamics of touring with Kat and band development07:50 - Behind the recording of Best of Our Possible Lives and collaborating with LA-based producers09:27 - Inspiration drawn from philosophy and mythology in songwriting13:13 - Exploring the meaning of "possible lives" and existential reflections15:55 - Acceptance, gratitude, and the human condition17:18 - Empathy, kindness, and understanding others' backgrounds19:17 - The storytelling power of music and narrative art21:43 - Personal growth, recasting the past, and the hero's journey22:57 - Living in the present versus reflecting on history24:14 - Songwriting as a blend of experience, fiction, and emotion26:50 - Sharing stories through music: mythology and cultural myths27:55 - The influence of legendary artists and tenacity30:24 - The universality of storytelling across cultures30:56 - Reading and translating indigenous oral traditions31:28 - The importance of reading aloud and editing33:17 - The impact of spoken word versus written text35:35 - Experimental music, noise, and embracing abstraction37:18 - Listening: lyrics, groove, and the impact of musical delivery38:45 - How music rewards multiple listening levels39:50 - Liam's Winnipeg roots and folk festival experiences41:51 - Returning home during the pandemic and local music scenes42:51 - When Liam knew he wanted to pursue music as a career43:41 - The songwriting floodgate opened post-breakup44:11 - The future of music careers amid touring costs45:29 - Producing music at home and the DIY spirit46:25 - Excitement for Telluride and bluegrass festivals47:43 - The magic of bluegrass and improvisation49:09 - Neil Francis, instrument exploration, and musical growth50:08 - Closing remarks on future plans and upcoming performances=================================For more information on Roadcase:https://linktr.ee/roadcasepod and https://www.roadcasepod.comOr contact Roadcase by email: info@roadcasepod.comRoadcase theme music: "Eugene (Instrumental)" by Waltzer
Welcome to Awakening Aphrodite — the podcast that helps you reconnect with your feminine energy, reclaim your vitality, and live in harmony with your body, mind, and spirit.In each episode, holistic health expert Amy Fournier shares inspiring conversations with expert guests, blending ancient wisdom and modern science to offer practical tools that help you thrive in today's fast-paced world.Featured Guest: Mark BergerMark Berger is a Bitcoin consultant, spiritual seeker, and financial sovereignty advocate. With a background in U.S. Senate policy and front-row experience of the 2008 financial crisis, Mark has dedicated his work to educating people on how Bitcoin can liberate them from a corrupt monetary system — one conversation at a time.In this episode, Amy and Mark break down Bitcoin from the ground up — what it is, what it isn't, and why it matters now more than ever. They cover the misconceptions, the spirituality behind it, the difference between Bitcoin and crypto, how the government can seize your assets, why the money in your bank isn't really yours, and how Bitcoin mirrors the journey toward true sovereignty and freedom.Products Mentioned in This Episode:7K Metals: https://amyfournier.com/financial-freedom/Shop all of Amy's curated favorite products (with discounts!): https://amyfournier.com/recommended-products/If you enjoyed this episode be sure to check out:168. Creating Financial Abundance, Managing a Career Pivot & Embracing Your Intuitive Guidance with Annie Moller 173. Women and Money: Securing Your Masculine Container to Allow Feminine Radiance to Shine with Ann Moller, Part II 246. Money, Medicine, and Media: The Hidden Forces Shaping Our World with Dr. Madhava Setty 158. A Balancing Act: The Pursuit of Financial Bliss, Self-Love and Authentic Leadership with Josh TrentAudio Timestamps:00:00 Intro12:22 Meet Mark15:09 Bitcoin's Origin18:03 Bitcoin vs Crypto22:09 Scarcity & Hard Cap30:09 Self-Custody35:19 Gold Seizure & Government Control50:26 Bitcoin & Spirituality01:01:37 Your Money Isn't Yours01:07:24 Stablecoins01:14:29 Free Will & Sovereignty01:16:26 ClosingStay Connected & Support the ShowIf this episode inspired or helped you, it would mean the world to us if you would leave a 5-star rating and review — it really helps us and thank you!Join Amy's Email List for holistic health tips, updates & exclusive content: https://amyfournier.com/contact/Be the first to hear when Amy's upcoming online course & community, Goddess Rising: Thriving In The 4 Stages of Womanhood is open for applications: https://amyfournier.com/contact/Connect With AmyWebsite: https://amyfournier.comYouTube: Awakening Aphrodite Podcast / FitAmyTVInstagram: @fitamytvFacebook: Amy FournierEmail: amy@amyfournier.com
Grow Your Faith - Here's the Truth about Free Will!Sometimes believers forget that you have free will and that it can get you into trouble if you aren't careful. When you accept Jesus, your free will stays intact. Listen to this episode to learn more about free will.Pastor Carina is a Christian life coach, Keynote Speaker, and Mentor who God has uniquely gifted to activate others in the body of Christ. She carries an anointing to stir dormant callings, awaken spiritual gifts, and ignite Kingdom assignments, empowering believers to step boldly into their God-given identity, walk in divine purpose, and bear lasting fruit for His glory. She's the Founder of Trumpets of Tirzah, an international apostolic center for women that facilitates purpose discovery, Kingdom lifestyle practices, and biblical leadership disciplines so that women can live, and lead, a "new creation" life that reflects Jesus. Her personal coaching, group mentoring, and Tirzah University courses provide keys of radical transformation that launch women into spheres of influence around the world.Hungry for more…Tirzah University, the religious education department of Trumpets of Tirzah, is the only educational institution in the world that focuses on the Apostolic role of women in the body of Christ while educating, equipping and empowering women to walk confidently in their God-given role. Come study with us: www.TirzahUniversity.com DONATE TODAY Your support plants seeds and grows the Kingdom of God! We are a 501c3 - www.trumpetsoftirzah.com/donateDo you live the ANOINTED LIFE?We have many testimonies on the miracles that God does as people use our blessed products.Luxury anointing oils and anointing lotions: https://www.trumpetsoftirzah.com/category/anointingCreative ways of sharing the gospel…And take a look at how we are sharing the gospel through film: https://www.trumpetsoftirzah.com/mastersmedia******************************************************** Awaken. Arise. Advance.https://www.trumpetsoftirzah.comDo you want your Christian product advertised on our podcast? Book your ad on Fiver.https://www.fiverr.com/s/NNLl8pN Get your Amplified Bible: https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&p=1223731&item_no=0446538We host in-person and virtual events. Check out our website events page to join in the fun. We are a community of women leaders with creative hearts desiring to follow the examples of Jesus above all else. We are located in the heart of Temecula, CA.Let's connect and journey through life together! We are a mature community of Kingdom believers standing bolding in God's truth and partnering with the Holy Spirit.Shopping for Christian gifts? Here's a link to discounted quality gifts: https://www.christianbook.com/page/gifts?event=AFF&p=1223731Engage daily with us! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/trumpetsoftirzah/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@trumpetsoftirzahLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/trumpetsoftirzah iHeart Radio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-trumpets-of-tirzah-120477377/ Amazon Music. https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c0203ed1-9b85-426a-85f5-5350e82ab730/trumpets-of-tirzah Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trumpets-of-tirzah/id1551900025 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4DCT4KBVsmzfnqyobR4ZwF Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trumpets-of-tirzah/id1551900025YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TrumpetsofTirzahRumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-5936184spiritual authority, holy spirit #growyourfaith #christianpodcast #weeklychristianpodcast #apostolicfaith #womenoffaith #faithcommunity #lifestylechristianity #kingdomliving #kingdomlifestyle #christianliving #christianlifestyle #walkwithjesus #walkwiththeholyspirit #holyspirit #faith #christianity #womanapostle #womanpastor #biblestudy #journeyoffaith #spiritualgrowth #digitaldiscipleship #spiritualquestions
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.Synergy is what happens when something new is created through coming together.In groups, it has a recognizable structure:A common aim and shared intentionReal opportunities for contributionIndividual purpose remaining intact, and something new is bornJames Hillman called this new thing a daimon — a third being or soul that emerges from the wholeness of two or more parts uniting.It's a result of learning, growing, and being porous to those you unite with.That doesn't mean indiscriminately taking in everything like a democracy, but always aiming to grow and expand knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.There's a creative momentum to synergy. Something can come alive that no one person could generate alone.With Special Guest: Micah EllarsSynergize
The war for human consciousness is not coming. It is already here, and you are living inside it.A classified 1983 report written for the CIA. A missing page they still refuse to release. A truth about your mind, your body, and your power so dangerous it was buried for twenty years and is still being hidden from you today.In this episode of the Radically Genuine Podcast, Dr. Roger McFillin pulls the thread on the hidden war being waged for your mind, your health, and your sovereignty. What he uncovers will change the way you see your diagnosis, your doctor, your phone, and yourself.You are not who they told you you were. You are not what they trained you to believe.Press play.
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"Leprosy"; tzedek-resh-ayin-tav; Modern disease - Hanson's disease?; Destruction of the Temple; Pharisees rejected Jesus; "Religion"; Priests; Spaniard's story; Healing from Priests? Or doctors?; Tree of Knowledge vs Tree of Life; Organizing in Tens, Hundreds and Thousands; Abandoning common purse; Pilgrims; Socialism; Free men under God; "Theos"; Bring ancient scripture into modern time; Degeneration of society; How to use knowledge; Revelation; Bible misinterpretation; Squelching truth; The divine solution; Reserve fund; Gen 2:15; Dress and keep the garden; Dominion; "Eating" of the trees; Organization of knowledge; Caring for others; Loving truth; Two trees; Hiding from God; Substitute solutions; Opened eyes; Treacherous clothing?; Torah vs Torat; Guidance from Tree of Life; Deception; Accepting Jesus?; Mt 7:20 By their fruits; Kingdom of Heaven/God; Foundation on the "rock"; Divine revelation; Foolish men; Not to be that way with you!; Winning back your government?; Becoming merchandise; "We the People"?; Biblical constitutions; Deut 17; Christ's COMMANDS; Voluntaryism; Being doers of the word; Responsibility; Rev 18:11; 1 Cor 16:9; Adversaries; Deut 6:12; Rom 11:9 Welfare snares; 2 Pet 2:3; Covetousness; Sureties for debt; Your relationship to government; Wars and rumors of wars; Debt notes; The rule of force and violence; vs Freewill offerings; Sharing; Charity; US Notes vs Just weights and measures; God of agreements; Allegiance?; Exercising authority; Addiction to benefits; Caring about your neighbor; Usury; License plates?; Use tax; Legal title; Lacking knowledge; Wanting to see the truth; The right way; Government of, for and by the people; "Tens"; Taking back your responsibilities; Love = Charity; Bondage of Egypt; "Israel"; Eating habits; Not wanting to change; Today's "Rome" (image of the beast); Changing of the courts - Equity; The Comforter; Fervent charity; Livestock?; Setting the captive free; "Idolatry"; "Socialism"; Finding God's heart in others; Choose truth!
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The interview with Drew Couver will be rescheduled. Discover deprogramming and archetype courses at www.bethmartens.comApply for a zero-cost, one-on-one chat about working together: https://www.bethmartens.com/awaken-your-journey-archetype-applicationFind out your King Hero Archetype in ten minutes: https://www.bethmartens.com/king-hero-archetype-quiz-sign-upApply to become a House of Free Will Member: https://www.bethmartens.com/house-of-free-will-applicationDo a starter online course: Deprogramming 101 or Find Your Sacred Purposehttps://www.bethmartens.com/deprogramming101https://www.bethmartens.com/find-your-sacred-purpose-online-course ***MORE FROM BETHSign up to take a 5-minute King Hero's Journey archetype quizApply to become a member of the House of Free WillRumbleKing Hero Telegram ChannelTwitter (X)InstagramSign up for a Hero's Journey Archetype ReadingOrder a copy of my book, ‘Journey: A Map of Archetypes to Find Lost Purpose in a Sea of Meaninglessness'Donate by PayPal if you're inspiredFollow the King Hero's Journey Podcast on... Apple Podcasts SpotifyIf we're just meeting...I'm Beth Martens—founder of the House of Free Will, pattern hunter, archetype reader, podcaster, author, coach trainer, and business coach. My calling has truly been a life-or-death matter. After a decade as a corporate VP in my family's firm, eight transformative trips to India, and a three-year battle with cancer nearly 25 years ago, I turned to archetypes and deep deprogramming work to save my life.Despite doing everything wrong based on limited health knowledge, I accessed the hidden inner roots of what was keeping me sick, stuck, and unconscious. Letting those patterns go changed everything. I went from dying to living almost overnight.Today, I help people who love truth more than their beliefs—people who want to serve with their life's work and walk their Hero's Journey—to deprogram the beast system from within and stop unconsciously feeding the forces that harm us.I host the King Hero interview series, where I spotlight leaders, entrepreneurs, movement makers, and lovers of freedom who are carving new paths in a world that desperately needs them. And I also share my own voice, insights, and stories through my new solo podcast, Beth of Fresh Air.
Send us Fan MailThis transcript from Maya Tiwari's podcast, The Great Unlearning, focuses on a pivotal spiritual shift from "3D" fear-based systems to a "5D" frequency of love and unity.Here is a summary of the key themes and takeaways:## The Core Theme: The Great UnlearningTiwari posits that humanity is currently navigating a period of radical change where old histories and understandings are being dismantled. The "Archons" or dark forces are attempting to maintain control through "3D matrix" tactics—specifically fear, misinformation, and threats of chaos—to distract from a profound spiritual awakening.## Key ConceptsThe 3D vs. 5D Shift: The 3D world is described as a "matrix" of lies, addictions, and limitations. Transitioning to 5D requires moving away from the ego and into the heart space.The Galactic Federation of Light: The transcript mentions intergalactic allies (Arcturians, Sirians, etc.) who are reportedly neutralizing nuclear threats and dismantling dark architectures to protect Universal law.Free Will & Responsibility: While cosmic forces are flooding the Earth with high frequencies, they cannot "save" humanity. Individuals must use their free will to choose love and rise to the 5D frequency themselves.Reality as a Mirror: Quoting Commander Vrillon, the text emphasizes that the external world reflects our internal state. If we exude fear, the field returns fear; if we exude steadiness, the field reflects that back.## Practical GuidanceThe episode provides specific instructions for navigating this "spiritual warfare":Prioritize Stillness: Find a "core of easeful pause" within the mind to remain untouched by external chaos.Practice Compassion: Treat every interaction with kindness, operating under the truth that "There is no Other. We are One."The "Snip" Affirmation: To break habituated negative thoughts or "matrix wiring," use the following affirmation: "I snip the wiring of the 3D Matrix from this thought... I snip all matrix wiring from my thoughts and eviscerate them for the benefit of all humanity." ## The Bottom LineThe message is one of empowerment: you chose to be here because you have the internal mechanism to awaken. By choosing love over the "3D lures," you effectively discard the bindings of the old system and help co-create a new reality.Support the showMay Peace Be Your Journey:Maya's approach transcends modern feminism by advocating for a holistic restoration of balance, moving beyond the fight for basic rights to reclaiming the innate power of the divine feminine, which includes procreation, forgiveness, nourishment, and cosmic creativity. She stresses the importance of kindness, inner stillness, and compassionate self- tools for healing individuals and society. www.mayatiwari.comwww.facebook.com/mayatiwariahimsa.Buzzsprout.comMothermaya@gmail.comGet Maya's New Book: I Am Shakti:https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/o-books/our-books/I-am-shaktiAmazon.comBookshop.org
Babylon = Iran area?; Towers = bloodlines?; Nimrod's (mighty provider's) protection; The WAY of Babylon - not the WAY of Moses or Christ; Human resources; Error of Balaam = Deeds of the Nicolaitans; Melchizedek; Tithing; Sons of Jacob; Corban; Government of God; PreparingYou.com; Sin to go to the government for benefits; Bondage of Egypt; Cities of blood; Tens, hundreds and thousands; Aristobulus vs Hyrcanus; Libera res Publica; The Market; Giving of yourself; Doctrine; Providing for parents; Psalms 69:22; Welfare snares; The solution; Same message repeated through the bible; Obligations; Deut 23:4; Rom 11:8-10; Mystery Babylon; Your escape from bondage; Prov 23:1; Repentance; Prov 12:11; Freewill offerings alone; Evidence in works; Seed of Abraham; Ex 23:32; Prov 6:2; Your comforter; "Leaven"; 1 Tim 6:9; Loving your enemy; Walking in forgiveness; Rome v U.S.; Guidance from Holy Spirit; Redemption?; Josea 13:14; 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 1:6; Faith; Eph 2:2; Children of disobedience; Just weights and measures; Eph 4:16; Love = Charity; Christ's WAY; Philemon 1:6; 1 Thess 2:13; Receiving the word of God; Doing the will of the Father; Lk 6:46; Join the Living Network.
You don't need a dramatic breakthrough to become who you're here to be. It's happening right now — in the small, everyday choices most people overlook. Join me LIVE for a soul-activating conversation about the real mechanics of spiritual transformation. We'll explore how your spiritual awakening isn't waiting for some big moment, but rather it's woven into the fabric of your daily decisions, moment to moment, day by day. In this livestream, we'll dive into: Why lasting spiritual growth doesn't come from New Year's resolutions or dramatic life changes How the "boring" everyday choices are actually the most powerful activators of your spiritual journey The truth about how we are constantly becoming, and how to work consciously with that process How to recognize the subtle inner shifts that signal you're stepping into your next level This is your reminder that you are already in the middle of your transformation. Let's talk about how to show up for it with intention. I'll be going live around 9:30 am EDT - join me! Your questions and presence make this conversation more powerful for everyone. Register for Spring Energy Reset with Joanna Draus: https://www.karagoodwin.com/joanna
Free will might be smaller than you hoped, but more useful than you imagined. This conversation with Stephen Porges is about a quiet shift in perspective. We are taught to believe that emotional strength means overriding fear, suppressing anger, and forcing calm. But a different story is available. One where stress is not weakness, pain is not always just pain, and emotions are not commands but signals shaped by physiology, memory, and perceived safety. In that story, awareness becomes agency. The moment you notice your internal state without instantly obeying it, a door opens. Not a dramatic door. A small one. But small doors change lives. This episode explores the psychology of emotional regulation, the biology of threat, and the possibility that resilience is less about control and more about creating the conditions where wiser choices can emerge. See reactions as signals from a system. Create safety before expecting transformation. Practice awareness to widen your range of choice. SPONSORS
Welcome to Awakening Aphrodite — the podcast that helps you reconnect with your feminine energy, reclaim your vitality, and live in harmony with your body, mind, and spirit.In each episode, holistic health expert Amy Fournier shares inspiring conversations with expert guests, blending ancient wisdom and modern science to offer practical tools that help you thrive in today's fast-paced world.Featured Guest: George H. LewisGeorge H. Lewis is an author, artist, astrologer, and sound healer whose work spans the cosmic and the creative. Known for his world-class portraits and landscapes, George brings a unique perspective that weaves together astrology, sound healing, and a deep belief in human potential.In this episode, they explore what the stars have in store for 2026, prophecy, love, authenticity, breathwork, sound healing, AI, non-terrestrial species, and the power of creativity as a gateway to the divine — all wrapped in George's beautifully hopeful and uplifting message.Products Mentioned in This Episode:Listening to Smile: https://amyfournier.com/listening-to-smile/Shop all of Amy's curated favorite products (with discounts!): https://amyfournier.com/recommended-products/If you enjoyed this episode be sure to check out:252. The Year of The Snake: Navigating the Astrological Shifts of 2025 with Letao Wang (Part III)199. Moving into Higher Consciousness and the Golden Age with Astrologer Marilyn Dumont77. The Hopi Prophecy: Navigating Our Times with Confidence, Grace and Community While Stepping Into The 5th Dimensional Reality with Astrologer Marilyn DuMont54. Understanding and Working with Planetary Shifts and Astrology in the New Aquarian Age with Marilyn DuMontAudio Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:10 Meet George04:45 Saturn-Neptune & 202610:30 Astrology as Prophecy16:20 New Atlantis & America22:15 Loosh & Your Energy28:40 Sound Healing35:10 Breathwork & Nature41:00 Free Will & Astrology46:30 Age of Aquarius52:20 Non-Terrestrial Beings58:45 AI & Humanity01:04:30 Creativity & the Divine01:09:15 ClosingStay Connected & Support the ShowIf this episode inspired or helped you, it would mean the world to us if you would leave a 5-star rating and review — it really helps us and thank you!Join Amy's Email List for holistic health tips, updates & exclusive content: https://amyfournier.com/contact/Be the first to hear when Amy's upcoming online course & community, Goddess Rising: Thriving In The 4 Stages of Womanhood is open for applications: https://amyfournier.com/contact/Connect With AmyWebsite: https://amyfournier.comYouTube: Awakening Aphrodite Podcast / FitAmyTVInstagram: @fitamytvFacebook: Amy FournierEmail: amy@amyfournier.comConnect With George H. Lewishttps://www.georgehlewis.com/
Welcome to Awakening Aphrodite — the podcast that helps you reconnect with your feminine energy, reclaim your vitality, and live in harmony with your body, mind, and spirit.In each episode, holistic health expert Amy Fournier shares inspiring conversations with expert guests, blending ancient wisdom and modern science to offer practical tools that help you thrive in today's fast-paced world.Featured Guest: George H. LewisGeorge H. Lewis is an author, artist, astrologer, and sound healer whose work spans the cosmic and the creative. Known for his world-class portraits and landscapes, George brings a unique perspective that weaves together astrology, sound healing, and a deep belief in human potential.In this episode, they explore what the stars have in store for 2026, prophecy, love, authenticity, breathwork, sound healing, AI, non-terrestrial species, and the power of creativity as a gateway to the divine — all wrapped in George's beautifully hopeful and uplifting message.Products Mentioned in This Episode:Listening to Smile: https://amyfournier.com/listening-to-smile/Shop all of Amy's curated favorite products (with discounts!): https://amyfournier.com/recommended-products/If you enjoyed this episode be sure to check out:252. The Year of The Snake: Navigating the Astrological Shifts of 2025 with Letao Wang (Part III)199. Moving into Higher Consciousness and the Golden Age with Astrologer Marilyn Dumont77. The Hopi Prophecy: Navigating Our Times with Confidence, Grace and Community While Stepping Into The 5th Dimensional Reality with Astrologer Marilyn DuMont54. Understanding and Working with Planetary Shifts and Astrology in the New Aquarian Age with Marilyn DuMontAudio Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:10 Meet George04:45 Saturn-Neptune & 202610:30 Astrology as Prophecy16:20 New Atlantis & America22:15 Loosh & Your Energy28:40 Sound Healing35:10 Breathwork & Nature41:00 Free Will & Astrology46:30 Age of Aquarius52:20 Non-Terrestrial Beings58:45 AI & Humanity01:04:30 Creativity & the Divine01:09:15 ClosingStay Connected & Support the ShowIf this episode inspired or helped you, it would mean the world to us if you would leave a 5-star rating and review — it really helps us and thank you!Join Amy's Email List for holistic health tips, updates & exclusive content: https://amyfournier.com/contact/Be the first to hear when Amy's upcoming online course & community, Goddess Rising: Thriving In The 4 Stages of Womanhood is open for applications: https://amyfournier.com/contact/Connect With AmyWebsite: https://amyfournier.comYouTube: Awakening Aphrodite Podcast / FitAmyTVInstagram: @fitamytvFacebook: Amy FournierEmail: amy@amyfournier.comConnect With George H. Lewishttps://www.georgehlewis.com/
Welcome to Awakening Aphrodite — the podcast that helps you reconnect with your feminine energy, reclaim your vitality, and live in harmony with your body, mind, and spirit.In each episode, holistic health expert Amy Fournier shares inspiring conversations with expert guests, blending ancient wisdom and modern science to offer practical tools that help you thrive in today's fast-paced world.Featured Guest: George H. LewisGeorge H. Lewis is an author, artist, astrologer, and sound healer whose work spans the cosmic and the creative. Known for his world-class portraits and landscapes, George brings a unique perspective that weaves together astrology, sound healing, and a deep belief in human potential.In this episode, they explore what the stars have in store for 2026, prophecy, love, authenticity, breathwork, sound healing, AI, non-terrestrial species, and the power of creativity as a gateway to the divine — all wrapped in George's beautifully hopeful and uplifting message.Products Mentioned in This Episode:Listening to Smile: https://amyfournier.com/listening-to-smile/Shop all of Amy's curated favorite products (with discounts!): https://amyfournier.com/recommended-products/If you enjoyed this episode be sure to check out:252. The Year of The Snake: Navigating the Astrological Shifts of 2025 with Letao Wang (Part III)199. Moving into Higher Consciousness and the Golden Age with Astrologer Marilyn Dumont77. The Hopi Prophecy: Navigating Our Times with Confidence, Grace and Community While Stepping Into The 5th Dimensional Reality with Astrologer Marilyn DuMont54. Understanding and Working with Planetary Shifts and Astrology in the New Aquarian Age with Marilyn DuMontAudio Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:10 Meet George04:45 Saturn-Neptune & 202610:30 Astrology as Prophecy16:20 New Atlantis & America22:15 Loosh & Your Energy28:40 Sound Healing35:10 Breathwork & Nature41:00 Free Will & Astrology46:30 Age of Aquarius52:20 Non-Terrestrial Beings58:45 AI & Humanity01:04:30 Creativity & the Divine01:09:15 ClosingStay Connected & Support the ShowIf this episode inspired or helped you, it would mean the world to us if you would leave a 5-star rating and review — it really helps us and thank you!Join Amy's Email List for holistic health tips, updates & exclusive content: https://amyfournier.com/contact/Be the first to hear when Amy's upcoming online course & community, Goddess Rising: Thriving In The 4 Stages of Womanhood is open for applications: https://amyfournier.com/contact/Connect With AmyWebsite: https://amyfournier.comYouTube: Awakening Aphrodite Podcast / FitAmyTVInstagram: @fitamytvFacebook: Amy FournierEmail: amy@amyfournier.comConnect With George H. Lewishttps://www.georgehlewis.com/
Clarance Thomas speech; Comparing to Leviticus 10; Defining "progressivism"; Political and social reform?; Government; Police powers; FORCE; vs Kingdom of God; Equity; Where your rights come from; One purse; "Socialism"; Defining "religion"; Love requires sacrifice; Priests; Freewill offerings; Power in the hands of the people; Waiting for election day?; Commentary on Iran; Babylon?; Nonsense; Rome's progressivism; Stealing from the wealthy; Is poverty a virtue?; Weakening the poor; Equity in outcome; Cursing your children; Not to be like the governments of the gentiles; Anti-Christ; Forceful reform?; Nimrod the "hunter" or provider; Idolatry; Gen 10:9; Human resources; Right to own?; Cities of blood; Abimelech; King as father; Desiring benefits at expense of neighbor; Bismark source of progressivism; Voluntarism; Knowing your neighbors; Breaking commandments; Economy dependent on corruption; Legalizing private religion; Being ready; Moses in the desert; Sacrificing for others; Federal Reserve; The ways of Christ; Strengthening society; Colossians 3:5; Children of disobedience; Speculating on Donald Trump; Abimelech; Legal Charity; Christ's solution; Q from Kat: Is Russia socialist government?; Dangerous doing business in Russia?; Legislating morality?; Treaties; "We The People"; Making everyone successful; Sweden's socialism; Having the heart of Christ; "IOR" - Vatican bank?; What would Christ do?; Q from Kat: Moneychangers collecting taxes?; Porters of the Temple; Saul's forced offering; Turning the world upside-down; Christ's ordination; Q from Kat: "Overthrew"?; Voluntary associations; False messiah?; Understanding Altars; American socialists; Biting your neighbor; The seed of Abraham; Show up for others.
Fresh back from Confluence in Texas, this episode is about returning — coming back with something real.I'll share some highlights and adventures from the experience, and what transformation happens when we step out of our usual environments. Patterns loosen, new clarity appears while you're away, but many people wonder how to hold onto it when they're back in regular life. In addition, I have a wonderful returning guest…With Special Guest: Micah EllarsI'm joined by filmmaker, acting coach, and teacher of George Gurdjieff's work, Micah Ellars, to explore the mechanics of false personality and programs. We hear the word all the time, but…What actually are they, and how do they form?What are the clear signs of them, including indecision, crossroads, and relationship friction?Our self-concept says we're one person, but in reality there are multiple “I's”.When they are clearly seen and release begins:identification loosensreactions and triggers lose their gripspace opens for real choice and authentic connectionMicah will also share some stories, examples, and a glimpse into the process we'll be using in:The End of the False SelfCourse starting May 9th!!!The End of the False Self Course: https://www.bethmartens.com/the-end-of-the-false-selfDiscover other deprogramming and archetype courses at www.bethmartens.comApply for a zero-cost, one-on-one chat about working together: https://www.bethmartens.com/awaken-your-journey-archetype-applicationFind out your King Hero Archetype in ten minutes: https://www.bethmartens.com/king-hero-archetype-quiz-sign-upApply to become a House of Free Will Member: https://www.bethmartens.com/house-of-free-will-applicationDo a starter online course: Deprogramming 101 or Find Your Sacred Purposehttps://www.bethmartens.com/deprogramming101https://www.bethmartens.com/find-your-sacred-purpose-online-course ***MORE FROM BETHSign up to take a 5-minute King Hero's Journey archetype quizApply to become a member of the House of Free WillRumbleKing Hero Telegram ChannelTwitter (X)InstagramSign up for a Hero's Journey Archetype ReadingOrder a copy of my book, ‘Journey: A Map of Archetypes to Find Lost Purpose in a Sea of Meaninglessness'Donate by PayPal if you're inspiredFollow the King Hero's Journey Podcast on... Apple Podcasts SpotifyIf we're just meeting...I'm Beth Martens—founder of the House of Free Will, pattern hunter, archetype reader, podcaster, author, coach trainer, and business coach. My calling has truly been a life-or-death matter. After a decade as a corporate VP in my family's firm, eight transformative trips to India, and a three-year battle with cancer nearly 25 years ago, I turned to archetypes and deep deprogramming work to save my life.Despite doing everything wrong based on limited health knowledge, I accessed the hidden inner roots of what was keeping me sick, stuck, and unconscious. Letting those patterns go changed everything. I went from dying to living almost overnight.Today, I help people who love truth more than their beliefs—people who want to serve with their life's work and walk their Hero's Journey—to deprogram the beast system from within and stop unconsciously feeding the forces that harm us.I host the King Hero interview series, where I spotlight leaders, entrepreneurs, movement makers, and lovers of freedom who are carving new paths in a world that desperately needs them. And I also share my own voice, insights, and stories through my new solo podcast, Beth of Fresh Air.
This is the story of how the nation of Israel got divided into the the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, which was all part of God's perfect plan. In it we discuss what it means for God to fulfill His plans on this earth and how that practically plays out in people's lives. How do we reconcile the tension between God's sovereignty and our freewill.
In this episode of the Outlaw Radio Show, Pastor Zach and the Boys discuss the TV show "Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat", and what it tells us about Free Will.
Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein are back and have Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Charles Liu on the docket. Recently the two colleagues had a friendly discussion concerning the existence of Free Will on the @StarTalk podcast. Tyson doubts the existence of Free Will but Liu tentatively embraces it. However, they BOTH get some important metaphysics wrong. Dr. Tim and Josh take a look and offer their own perspective on the episode. Watch the full clip: https://youtu.be/LXvv6CbGg8A?si=I-m9ZguJr3q0OCZU Join the FTM Team: www.freethinkingministries.com/donate ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Introduction 01:45 Defining Metaphysics 04:50 Defining Free Will 07:11 Stochastic Uncertainty, Chaos and Free Will 13:11 Influences Do Not Equal Causes 16:25 Do I Have the Freedom to Reach True Conclusions about Reality? 22:31 The Ability to Prepare Implies Free Will 32:45 Knowledge Cannot Cause Actions Nor Activate Free Will 39:04 Neil's Position on Free Will is Nonsensical 52:28 Charles' Position Has No Grounding 57:43 Why The Texas Shooter Example Actually Undermines Determinism 1:06:03 The Perimeter Of Ignorance Undermined 1:13:57 Concluding Thoughts ➡️ SOCIALS ⬅️ Website: https://freethinkingministries.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeThinkInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethinkinc X: https://x.com/freethinkmin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freethinkinc #Apologetics #FreeThinking #Christianity #freewillvsdeterminism #freethinking #freewill
So, how do God's promises and prophecies play out in real people's lives. At the end of this lesson, we discuss the tension between God's sovereignty and man's freewill.
Leviticus affecting our lives today; Christ's baptism; Fire?; "Euphrates" (fruitful); Flow of sacrifice; Charity alone; Ordering wood?; Information sources; Unhewn stone?; Metaphors; Burnt offerings; Goat?; Codification?; Strong delusion of modern Christianity; Interpretation of the Old Testament without Holy Spirit; Divine fire; Faith of Abraham; Withered tree; Life in the presence of God; Evolution?; Lev 9:16 Untranslated aleph-tav; Spirit-led decisions; Eighth day?; What was Moses teaching?; Lev 9:24 Day of completion?; Not to be that way with YOU!; Covetous practices; Obedience; No exercising authority; Image of the beast?; Making the word of God to effect; Prospering society; Moses' way; Living altars; Making Israel great; Turtledove goddess?; Lev 10:1 Nadab and Abiju; vav-yod?; Serving the Lord in earnest; Mourning?; Excuses; Tabernacle of the congregation?; Declaration of Independence; Where do rights come from?; Woodrow Wilson; Splitting the vote; Lev 10 what did they do wrong?: Opening the box; Towers of modern religion; Not seeing your covetousness; Drunk on mistaken understanding; Righteousness?; Trees without fruit; Strange/Divine fire - what's the difference?; Obeying the Lord; v9: Do not drink wine nor strong drink; Modern religion; Individual inspiration; Sharing light; Religion without snares; Repenting and seeking His kingdom and righteousness; Statutes? Chet-kuf-hey; Revelation; Freewill offerings alone; Obedience?; Red Heifer?; "Leaven"; Conceived in hell; Church welfare; Wilderness of unrighteousness; v16 Moses seeking the goat; Atonement; Practicing Pure Religion to draw near; Moses' disappointment; Taking back responsibility; Goat = strength; Eating in the holy place?; Sin offering - extra for atonement; Efficient social welfare; Lacking oversight; Focus on doing the right way; Right to use; Widows and orphans; Hospice; Altars; Loving our enemy; Laying down your life; Uniting Israel; Red Heifer?; Putting away your idols; Blind eye to covetousness; Social safety net based on love and charity; "Priests"; Burning incense?; Seek the Way of Christ.
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Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Anselm, 1033-1109; Archbishop of Canterbury; a doctor of the church; subjects of his writings included the existence of God, the Incarnation, the procession of the Holy Spirit, Atonement, and discussions on Free Will and Predestination; German philosophers and English historians referenced Anselm; Anselm is also mentioned in Dante’s Paradiso as, “…among the spirits of light and power in the sphere of the sun…”; he was named a doctor of the church in 1720 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/21/26 Gospel: John 6:30-35
Leviticus to Revelation; Studying Greek; Patterns in Hebrew; Untranslated Hebrew word aleph-tav; Spoken Hebrew; Sophistry; Tabernacle?; Calendars; Burning sheep?; Knowing how things work; Feeding society's needy; Offerings; "Chain of service"; Herding sheep; Society governing itself; Following Torah; Public/private religion; Misinterpreting the Old Testament; Human nature; Progressivism; Aleph-tav; Relationship of God and man + faith; Rulers; Taxation; Cain and Abel; Strange gods; Humility; Inspiration and faith via individuals; Freewill offerings only; Charity; Choice!; Sons of Aaron; Seed of Abraham; No exercising authority; Socialism; Tithing by choice; Minster responsibilities; Strange fire; Burnt offering; Forced offerings?; Abraham's faith; Human resources; Border walls; Returning to The Way of God; Forcing neighbors; Lack of faith that freewill offerings will work; Forgiveness; Cursing your children with debt; Child sacrifice; Abraham's struggles; Are you willing to free your neighbor?; Fasting from government benefits; Welfare snares; String delusion; Leviticus about social welfare system; Believing God is in the process; Covetousness = idolatry; Children of disobedience; Amos 5:23 Noise; Building a stone temple?; Oaths?; Righteousness?; Gathering as Christ commanded; Beware of public religion; Aleph-tav-kuf-mem?; Social welfare by civil powers - spoiled sacrifices; Victim mentality; Allowing you to judge others; Listening to the song of Moses and of the Lamb; Aleph-tav - trust in God; Sophistry of "eighth"; Revelation?; Freewill offerings; National debt = child sacrifice; Creating the table of the Lord; How does God want you to live?; Fat = substance/value; Lev 9:22 in the process of time; Bringing light; Nurturing your "spark"; Love of Christ; "Christ"; Healing our nation?; Not the eighth day - but the time coming to pass; shem-mem-yod-nun-yod; Making America great again; Becoming merchandise; Taking care of neighbor; No exercising authority; Lacking eyes to see; Repentance; Stop being covetous!
The nature of the atonement is a critical point of discussion in Soteriology. Those who believe God predestined reality for His glory claim that the atonement is limited — not in scope but in number. Today we will learn why a synergistic view of the atonement is not only wrong, but highly problematic and unbiblical. * 00:00 - Introduction* 16:26 - Reason #1 - Two Groups of People* 20:14 - Reason #2 - The Atonement is Still Limited* 29:38 - Reason #3 - Inconsistent with Biblical Atonement* 52:28 - Reason #4 - The Intention of the Sacrifice & Intercession* 57:11 - Reason #5 - The Personal Nature of Intercession* 59:07 - Reason #6 - God's Wrath & The Wicked* 1:06:35 - Reason #7 - Mismatch Between God's Promises & Actions * 1:11:52 - Reasons #8 - Disharmony in the Trinity * 1:28:40 - Reason #9 - Robs Glory From God* 1:55:53 - Reason #10 - The Success of the Atonement* 2:00:16 - Reason #11 - The Problem of Evil* 2:04:12 - Reason #12 - Freewill is Incompatible with God's Sovereignty* 2:11:53 - Final Thoughts This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.danceoflife.com/subscribe
Lesley Logan and Brad Crowell dive into the highlights of Lesley's conversation with Billy Lahr, a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher with a background in education and behavior change. They explore his perspective on comfort zones, breaking down the difference between being comfortable and becoming complacent, and why growth doesn't have to come from constant discomfort. From the importance of healthcare directives to the permission gap that keeps women selfless to a fault, this episode challenges you to take a more intentional approach to how you live and show up.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. 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And what he was saying is, like, those are both actual extremes. Yeah, you know, what if we were grounded or self-centered? Or what if we focus about centered self, not like, in a negative way, but like, how do we—Lesley Logan 0:23 I know so—Brad Crowell 0:24 How can we be both of those things instead of like, one or the other? Lesley Logan 0:28 Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started. Brad Crowell 1:10 Take it away there, Lesley.Lesley Logan 1:13 Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life, Brad, and I are going to dig into the thought-provoking convo I had with Billy Lhar in our last episode. Brad Crowell 1:21 Yeah, we are. Lesley Logan 1:22 If you haven't listened to that interview, you should, you could pause this now and hear what I sound like, not with a sinus infection. And then, if you're new, you'll be like, this girl's voice sucks. I can't stand it. And then you'll stick it out. Brad Crowell 1:33 Yeah. Lesley Logan 1:34 You'll stick it out. Brad Crowell 1:34 Stick it out. You will— Lesley Logan 1:35 I promise you—Brad Crowell 1:36 You'll do that we believe in you. Lesley Logan 1:38 I promise you, this is not this, too shall pass. What if someone's like, oh, my God, I loved her voice when she had the science affection, and now, when it's gone, like, ugh. Lesley Logan 1:50 Well, today is April 16, 2026 and it's National Healthcare Decisions Day. Huh? Interesting. Let's see where this goes.Brad Crowell 1:58 (Laughs)Lesley Logan 1:59 This day is observed every year on April 16, the day after tax day interesting as well. Are you aware that there are times you might need to make some decisions about your health care, but be incapacitated to make them? Oh, this is an interesting okay, I thought I felt like the health insurance companies, but this is about us—Brad Crowell 2:13 No. Lesley Logan 2:14 This is—Brad Crowell 2:14 This is about in personal health care decisions that we can make. Lesley Logan 2:17 This day is set aside to help you take care of those potential situations ahead of time is a day for patients or healthcare receivers to make known to health professionals the kind of adequate care they wish to receive and have those wishes respected and met. Well, whether they'll be respected and met, are different stories in the United States healthcare situation, but I do agree we Brad and I are supposed to have sat down his parents are going to annoy us until we do and actually, like, talk about our Do Not Resuscitate stuff and all that. Brad Crowell 2:44 Yeah. It's like, called advanced direction, or something—Lesley Logan 2:47 Directive?Brad Crowell 2:48 Direct, yeah, Advanced Directive. Maybe that's it. Yeah. So we've been on a healthcare tour, and we've been— Lesley Logan 2:53 We are using the insurance we pay for. Brad Crowell 2:57 We absolutely are—Lesley Logan 2:58 We are annoying the hell out of them. We are going to use every benefit they say we pay for. Brad Crowell 3:03 Well, it's also not like a fast, quick decision. We started doing this, like, I don't know, 18 months ago? Lesley Logan 3:09 Oh yeah, it says it's taken you 18 months to get the results you got today. Brad Crowell 3:13 I'm not even kidding, it's insane to me. Lesley Logan 3:15 (Laughs) There's nothing wrong with you. Brad Crowell 3:15 Yeah, they were like, hey, everything's good up there. Your brain. I'm like, well, that makes me feel good, but what the heck it took that long anyway? Yeah, it's been a it's been a whirlwind, and we've been learning a lot of things. Just like you have a last will and testament, you also need to have something called an, I'm looking up now to get the exact phrasing of it. But like, what the last will test—Lesley Logan 3:40 You have to do it when you, like, do surgeries and stuff like that. So you have to, you should talk with your partners and your families about your wishes. Brad Crowell 3:46 Yeah, it's called a living will, or an Advanced Directive. It's a legal document for healthcare that outlines your treatment preferences if you become incapacitated— Lesley Logan 3:56 Oh, I, let me just tell you, you guys want to go on a journey. Because I remember, I remember, oh, my God, what was her name? It's not in my head, because I'm on Dayquil, but when I grew up, I remember she was on the cover of every tabloid magazine, and her husband was made out to be this big villain because he wanted to pull the plug. Brad Crowell 4:14 Oh, in Florida, yeah. Lesley Logan 4:17 Oh, you guys want to, okay, you're listening to a podcast. Go to the You're Wrong About Series. Go all the way back to the beginning. They have what is that woman's Sherry? Sherry. It's coming. Tyvo. Sherry Tyvo. Sherry Livo? Sherry—Brad Crowell 4:33 Tyvan? Lesley Logan 4:33 No, Sherry Tyvo Brad Crowell 4:37 Coma case.Lesley Logan 4:38 In Florida in the 90s.Brad Crowell 4:43 Terry. T Y—Lesley Logan 4:44 Terri Schiavo! Brad Crowell 4:45 Schiavo. Lesley Logan 4:46 Not I had, oh my God!Brad Crowell 4:47 You did. You had it backwards. Lesley Logan 4:48 Woah! I had Sherry Tyvo. Brad Crowell 4:50 (Inaudible)Lesley Logan 4:50 And it's Terri Schiavo. You guys, the more Adderall I am, the more dislikes like I think I am. I think it's just showing that I am okay. So, Terri Schiavo, her, go listen to You're Wrong About. That husband was not the villain that the tabloids made him out to be, and her family made it out to be, and then the Bush Administration got involved, became this whole Supreme Court thing. And let me just tell you, they, people in this country will keep you on life support against your will. It happened to the black woman Atlanta who was forced to stay, this happened in the last year. Her family was forced to keep her on life support because she was six months pregnant. Then they made her stay on life support until the baby was viable, to live without her at the time we're recording this, that baby is still in the NICU cannot survive on its own. So we need laws that protect people, and then we need advanced directives, because what we don't want is the government getting involved. That's what you don't want. I mean that this is not a very uplifting conversation. So go (Laughs)Brad Crowell 5:52 Let's, let's, let's shift back to how we can take care of this for yourself, like today's about making a decision for yourself. So there's a couple different things that you can do. You can, you know, if you have been meaning to make that doctor's appointment, just do it today's the day do it. Set aside a little bit of time today to, like, actually get the ball rolling. Because the problem, like, I know what the problem is. The problem is that it never is fast. You call, it's freaking voicemail. Like, like, nothing seems to flow. And so you have to call back 10 times. I literally had to drive across the street to this doctor's office two times to schedule my fucking appointment. It's insane. So I understand how frustrating that can be, but if you don't start now, it will never happen. Lesley Logan 6:33 Well, you won't have you won't have the team in place when you need them. And I will say, like in our journey of making sure that we have a team of healthcare professionals that are local, I have been able to find doctors that actually give a fuck, like my my gynecologist, who does my my hormone treatment in Vegas. She gives such a fuck that I have a breast doctor. That breast doctor has me on an MRI next week, and then in six months, I'm mammogram, and that's where I'm at until and then she'll and then she's gonna get me to the plastic surgeon to talk about my options. Like they will help advocate for you if you really do advocate for yourself. Like I found, like, it's kind of amazing when you get into it. Now, do I have what I complained when I said, I hate this imaging place. She's like, just drive there and make the appointment. It's faster. And I was like, are you kidding me? But it is. She's like, it's just fast, it's just the way it has to go. I know in the year of our Lord 2026, but it is what it is. And here's another trick for your doctor's office. Call billing, billing. Billing always answers. Brad Crowell 7:32 Billing always answers. Lesley Logan 7:33 So my gynecologist, before I leave. I always say, when you want to see me again, because I'm just gonna book it on my way out, because that's the best thing. And she's like, it is the best thing. I said, oh, you want to what the other hack is, it's just like, is? And she's like, what I said, my assistant calls billing, they always answer. And she goes, oh my God. She's like, you are crazy, but she loves me. So what I highly recommend take the steps it becomes, it's like, part of your adulting life. Pick an hour every week to do adulting, and you'll be glad you did, because things will happen and you're not going to want to be up the creek without a paddle. Brad Crowell 8:02 Yeah, you're not going to be up the Advanced Health Care Directive without a paddle. I was just poking around, and there is a very interesting free service provider that will do Last Will and Testament, Revocable Living Trust, Advanced Health Care Directive, Power of Attorney, and it's called freewill.com. Lesley Logan 8:24 That's crazy. Brad Crowell 8:25 They do not sponsor us, but I think it's pretty amazing. And they actually have, I was just poking around, they actually have, like, a guided for last will and testament. They have a guided will maker that covers all 50 states. Lesley Logan 8:37 You know who I need to interview. I interview a will maker. How do we be it till we see it in this Advanced Directive? Like— Brad Crowell 8:43 That'll be cool. Lesley Logan 8:43 What is that like? What are all the things I need to know? What should be in my will? Who should not be in my will? You know all that stuff.Brad Crowell 8:50 And well. And then FreeWill also has for the advanced directive of healthcare stuff. They have a free one that's also guided through all the all the states. So they, they seem to have their shit together. They're actually funded by— Lesley Logan 9:00 If you're in a different country I have no idea how to help you there, but—Brad Crowell 9:02 They're funded by a nonprofit or a charity, so they're totally free, pretty crazy. Lesley Logan 9:06 Wow. Brad Crowell 9:06 Yeah. Lesley Logan 9:07 Okay. The skeptic in me is like, who is funding this? Brad Crowell 9:10 (Laughs) Lesley Logan 9:10 The Peter Thiel—Brad Crowell 9:11 Yeah, right? Lesley Logan 9:12 (Laughs)Brad Crowell 9:13 About FreeWill, who we are— Lesley Logan 9:15 This is really what they're interested in. They're like, dying to know. Brad Crowell 9:18 Yeah, right? Lesley Logan 9:18 But you have to look up these things, because there is a nonprofit organization that's about, like, like, it sounds like it's about keeping kids from being online too early, but really, it's actually owned by meta, and their whole thing is to get your kids information early, and so they can, I know, so you gotta, you gotta look at these things you don't know. Now, I sound like a tin hat person, but you gotta look. Brad Crowell 9:41 Yeah, so they have nonprofit partners. It doesn't. It's not really that clear, but—Lesley Logan 9:45 Use it your own risk. Brad Crowell 9:46 We'll figure that out. You know.Lesley Logan 9:47 You, you know, be thoughtful. All right. Well, that's that at least gives you an actual step to be it till you see it in your advanced directive. And I know it comes after tax day. And look, no one likes taxes. But the reality is, is, if you vote in your primaries for the people that you think will to put your tax dollars to work the way you want. You have a better chance of getting that in the major part in November. So go vote. Primaries are happening all over the place right now as we speak, and so please go take care of that. Okay. Brad Crowell 10:17 1,000% Lesley Logan 10:18 Yes! Lesley Logan 10:19 So important.Lesley Logan 10:19 I know. Brad Crowell 10:20 All right, let's shift gears here. So coming up next, we got spring training happening in May, May 12 through 17th. So if you want to do Pilates at home, we're going to be going upside down in a bunch of different ways, with some really fun classes led by all the OPC team. And if you want information about that, it's probably already available for you to jump into— Lesley Logan 10:39 Oh yeah, you can sign up right now.Brad Crowell 10:40 But go to opc.me/events, opc.me/events. Also eLevate 2027 we have only a few spots left. I think it's possible that they're already sold out. But if you were really interested in a deep dive of classical Pilates with Lesley, it's a nine month mentorship program for certified Pilates teachers. We're going to be kicking it off in January next year. Learn more about that at lesleylogan.co/elevate. Lesleylogan.co/elevate. And you and I can hop on a call. We'd love to explain more about it with you. And then finally, we have summer tour coming up. Lesley Logan 11:14 I know that's so crazy. It's going it's a fast. Brad Crowell 11:16 it's a bit ahead of schedule here. That's in August. Lesley Logan 11:19 If it's in August, we open the doors in May. Brad Crowell 11:21 So that's exciting. We can't wait. It's gonna be awesome this year. We have a different route. I was just reviewing it with the team. We're going to be going, like, directly across the country, straight across all the way to Tennessee and back. So we're doing, like, a big, long oval in the middle of the country, hitting—Lesley Logan 11:35 We're not going to go up into the Michigan?Brad Crowell 11:37 We're not I was, I was—Lesley Logan 11:39 We lied to everybody. Brad Crowell 11:40 We lied to everyone last week and the week and the week before. Yeah, 100% we are hitting Dallas, though we're gonna catch that on the way back. Lesley Logan 11:46 Okay, I feel like a little sad for our Chicago Michiganders, you know. Brad Crowell 11:52 Yeah, I definitely—Brad Crowell 11:53 All those people. Brad Crowell 11:54 Well, we were just there in September in Chicago.Lesley Logan 11:56 I know, but it's not. We weren't in Minneapolis. Brad Crowell 11:59 We will work it out. We'll work it out. But this tour is going across the country, and, yeah, but, but come join us if you're able to, you know, find out all the information at opc.me/tour. Lesley Logan 12:08 I'm really excited! I realize I didn't sound as excited as I am. I'm just, I like, I had it in my head that we were, like, doing the middle, and we're doing a different middle. Lesley Logan 12:18 We are doing the middle.Lesley Logan 12:19 It wasn't clear. I wasn't clear— Brad Crowell 12:20 Yeah it's a different middle—Lesley Logan 12:21 I manifested the wrong oval. Brad Crowell 12:23 (Laughs)Lesley Logan 12:23 Okay, noted for next time. Well, before we get into the episode, what is the question of the week? Lesley Logan 12:30 Yeah, so, okay, this is from advocate_pilates on Instagram. She asked, Hey, Lesley, what mat do you use? Does it have good grip, and do you use it for Mat Pilates? Yeah, yeah. So I don't I have a mat that's just for Pilates, and I have a mat that's for yoga, and that's intentional. They are two different practices. They require two different needs. So I use a contrology mat for Pilates. It has a firm density, which doesn't mean it's hard as a rock. It's actually quite great for when you roll on it, you don't have to worry about, like, touching the floor or anything like that, but it's firm enough to do plank so your wrists don't have any issues, and shoulders have any issues. And we have an incredible affiliate link that you can use to get a discount on that mat as handles. Brad Crowell 13:11 It's opc.me/foldingmat, foldingmat. Lesley Logan 13:16 And as far as, like, good grip, I'm imagining you mean on the floor. And so what I would say is, like, I you probably would put a pad down if you had hardwood floors, because there is, like, some metal on the bottom that you don't want to scratch your hardwood floors, and that would keep it from sliding around. Pretty much any mat. You should all be mindful of stepping on mats on hardwood floors, because a lot of mats will slip around. So even if they have good grip with your skin. They always have good grip on the hardwood floors. We have tile and we have a rug. So it doesn't slide around on our tile. It doesn't slide around our rugs. It is a heavy duty. Brad Crowell 13:49 I mean, it's, it weighs like, you know, 20 pounds. Brad Crowell 13:52 Oh, yeah. Brad Crowell 13:53 It's not light, yeah. It's not like a, it's not a, this is not a yoga mat.Lesley Logan 13:56 No, no, no. So Dan, so I it is an investment. But to me, your mat practice is something you're going to do forever, and it's something, well, this mat, you'll buy one, and you'll have it forever, and there's that. So that's what's really great. Versus my yoga mat.Brad Crowell 14:09 Buy one get that one forever,Lesley Logan 14:11 Get one forever. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Versus my yoga mats that I inevitably have to replace even every 10 years because they start to just fall apart, Yep, yeah.Brad Crowell 14:21 Well, if you have a question, ping us. Let us know. Send us a text. 310-905-5534, or, you know, and easier is go to be it pod.com/questions we can leave us either a win or a question. We are looking forward to getting those from you so we can celebrate your wins on Fuck Yeah Friday, fuck yeah. Stick around. We'll be right back. We're gonna start chatting about Billy Lhar.Brad Crowell 14:46 All right, let's talk about Billy Lahr. Billy is the creator and host of the Mindful Midlife Crisis podcast and a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher with a background in education and behavior change. He spent over two decades working in education, including Leadership roles before stepping away in 2021 since then, Billy's focused on coaching and consulting while living and working internationally. Definitely describes himself as a nomad. He also facilitates the Jump Start, Jump Start Conversation Series, a free weekly conversation space that's relaxed and collaborative, where coaches often join to connect with peers and share perspectives without the pressure of performing. We're gonna put the link for that in the signup notes below. So if you're interested in that, if that's something that you know you want, like a support group kind of vibe or just a hangout community, sesh, you know, go check that out.Lesley Logan 15:31 Yeah, I think this is really fun. I love that. He said he's not a fan of getting out of your comfort zone to grow. I think that's great. It's like— Brad Crowell 15:40 He said, fuck that. I've been working hard to get into my comfort zone.Lesley Logan 15:42 Yeah, I resonate with that. Because, like, so many of us are, like, trying to figure out who we are. And so, like, it's kind of hard to, like, figure who you are and then get out of your comfort zone if you don't who you are. And but he said to be cautious when we get into the complacency zone. Brad Crowell 15:56 Yeah, I thought that was a cool term—Lesley Logan 15:57 I think that's, I think that that's really, we see that happen all the time with people who teach Pilates, like, sometimes they just get like, they're just like, going through the motions. And, you know, they it's not that they lost their zest for it, but something kind of happened along the way. Maybe they were restricted in too many ways, and they're just like, okay, I'm just gonna do this. But there's no it's okay to be in your comfort zone. Just notice, if you're in your complacency zone, what a great thing. He also suggested, like expanding your life from within, rather than forcing yourself into discomfort from the outside. And I mean, I think, look, here's the deal. We do understand that, like diamonds are made from pressure, and stressing your bones is how you make healthy bones, and stressing your muscles is how you make healthy muscles, like all that stuff is very, very true, but I do think that some people are constant, like, like, they're constantly putting themselves into experiences that maybe is too much, that they're going like, you're doing too much working out, or you're doing too much stress on the bones, and so you're never actually reaping the rewards and the benefits of those things. And so he actually likened it to you you stretch your comfort zone, like pizza dough from the inside. Brad Crowell 17:04 Yeah, I thought that was really interesting. I like the vision, he said. He said, Only heathens pull your pizza dough. You have to press it from the middle. You got to press it from the inside to expand your pizza dough.Lesley Logan 17:14 Yeah, that's why. But I think that just goes—Brad Crowell 17:16 Before we got talking with pizza zone. I want to just define complacency zone, because, you know, comfort zone versus complacency zone, Comfort, he's his argument is that it's okay to be in your comfort zone, but you can get complacent once you get there. And I look, I was just thinking about it, it's like a stagnant place. It's where you're stuck, you know, and you're you're also, it's not just that you're stuck, but you're also, like, unwilling to change. You are resisting change, right? And you're relying on familiar, outdated routines. So, you know, I think that there's definitely a difference between being in the comfort zone and being in a complacency zone. But I do like this the analogy of, like, stretching like a pizza dough, you know?Lesley Logan 17:54 Yeah, I do too. Pilate is all about moving from your center outward. And I also think, like, sometimes people are easy to just go, Well, I'm just gonna change the outside. I'm gonna change from the outside in versus the inside out. Brad Crowell 18:05 Yeah. Yeah.Lesley Logan 18:06 Because a lot of the things you get marketed to are, like, outside, exterior, like, you know, what do you call it? Like external things or physical things? It's not necessarily like getting to know who you are. And so I think that there's something about, you know, it's not, I don't think he's advocating that you just like, sit around in your comfy couch and just like, chill out. But I do think it goes back to like, how we coach studios, like, we want your business to be a little boring, not that you're complacent, but that it's predictable, right? That that it's okay to be in a comfortable place with your business, that it's predictable in its seasons, you'll still have to keep learning. There'll still be new tools to know. There's still going to be things out there that are going to stress you in a different way, but you don't have to find new ways to challenge yourself and get outside your comfort zone all the time. You can. You can actually have some predictability there, as long as you're not complacent. I like it.Brad Crowell 18:53 Yeah. So, you know, when he was talking about pushing back against negative, this idea of being selfish, I was laughing so hard, because we've been talking about this for a long time, that self-care isn't selfish, and I really loved that we're not the only one talking about it. He said, there's not necessarily something wrong with being selfish if you've been overly selfless, right? Like, because I think we get into this, you two are really digging in, you know? And he's saying, you know, we, we think that when we're selfless, we're quote, unquote correct or right, and then when we are selfish, we're wrong, right. And what he was saying is, like, those are both actual extremes. Yeah, you know, what if we were grounded or self centered? Or, what if we focus about centered self, not like, in a negative way, but like, how do we— Lesley Logan 19:49 I know, so—Brad Crowell 19:50 How can we be both of those things instead of like, one or the other?Lesley Logan 19:53 I know, I think, like, because self centered has such a negative connotation, but like, a centered self is, like, whelmed, right? Like—Lesley Logan 19:59 Yeah. Lesley Logan 20:00 So if, like, selfless and self-ish are overwhelmed and underwhelmed, right, then centered self would be whelmed, right?Brad Crowell 20:07 It'd be right in the middle and and that allows you to protect yourself, you know, to put yourself first in some situations and then in others still, of course, you know, serve others, and that's good. But—Lesley Logan 20:20 We have, we have a series coming out about like, giving yourself permission to become whatever it is that you want to be. And there's actually, like, this term called the permission gap that I get into in the episode series that I created. And it's actually all because the way society is is it raises women to feel that they are selfish if they prioritize themselves first, yeah, and so they must care for everyone else's needs ahead of their own, and then they can care for themselves. But there's no time after doing all that—Brad Crowell 20:49 That's, that's just illogical. It's not sustainable. Lesley Logan 20:52 Right. Brad Crowell 20:53 What, what ends up happening is, you're burnt out? Lesley Logan 20:55 Yeah. Brad Crowell 20:55 Yeah. Brad Crowell 20:55 There's a reason why. Like, speaking of Healthcare Advocacy Day, there is a reason why you can actually pay for some way that your health insurance pays someone to take care of you, because it is impossible for someone, or most people, in your life, to take off of work to care for you. There's a reason why we have home health aides, right? Because we—Brad Crowell 21:15 Yeah.Lesley Logan 21:15 We do live in a world where like you can't just like care for other people all the time at the expense of your own self?Brad Crowell 21:22 Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's the that's the key. That's true. Well, you know, anyway, I just thought they were great topics. So stick around. We'll be right back. We got some really fun BE IT action items from Billy Lhar as well. So we'll be right back.Brad Crowell 21:36 Alright, so finally, let's talk about those BE IT action items, what bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your conversation with Billy Lhar. He said he rejects the standard social question of, like, what do you do? And I found this really intriguing, because I love that what do you do is an open ended question, and I'm always interested, I asked that's exactly the question that I ask, what do you do? Because what people how they respond to that question tells me a lot, because when they turn around and say, what do I do? I say, I sleep a lot, or I play video games or, you know, but what they're implying with the question is, what do you do for work? So that's kind of interesting to me, but I loved that he like, he's like, no, screw that. Because people always answer with what do they do for work, which is, is boring. And I thought that was—Lesley Logan 22:22 Not what I do for work, but, you know, but other people are boring. (Laughs)Brad Crowell 22:26 No, but he. here's the thing, effectively, he doesn't want to talk about what he does for work, because he said, he said, I was an English teacher. That's boring, you know. So, you know, what he started doing instead was asking people different questions, and he said they often were like, like shocking or eye opening, or like, whoa, you're we don't even know each other, and you're asking me this kind of question. And he said he the question he likes to leave with is, what are 10 roles that you play in your life, 10 roles that you play in your life, right?Lesley Logan 22:56 Yeah, yeah. I think I would make it three. I feel like I don't want to sit there long enough (inaudible)—Brad Crowell 23:01 First five are always the same. What are your 10 roles? I'm a daughter, I'm a sister, I'm a mom, I'm a wife, I'm a husband. Whatever. He said, It's always that crap. But then once they get through that crap, then they have to tell you something interesting about themselves. What like because they run out of they run out of the obvious things. So then they think about it, and then they have to tell you something. So that's, I think that might be part of why it's 10. He argues that a person's value and interest lie in the various roles that they play outside of those standard things. Like, I'm a paddle boarder. I'm this, I'm a, you know, like, I'm a, I'm a long haul driver for when we go on tour. I'm a I sit behind a booth. I'm a boother. (Laughs)Lesley Logan 23:44 (Laughs)Brad Crowell 23:47 Just making shit up here. He said, he said, also, you know, it helps, because you're not just one thing in your life, and so it like battles complacency when you're when, when you're engaging people on these other things that they're excited about. So—Lesley Logan 24:02 Yeah, I think that's cool, I guess, I guess you're right. You have to go to 10. That's just a big question. If I don't know if I want to talk to that person for that long. Brad Crowell 24:10 Yeah, I feel like that makes sense.Lesley Logan 24:11 He's clearly interested in people, and I'm like, I you know, we can go. Brad Crowell 24:15 What about you? Lesley Logan 24:16 I, okay, so he said, follow your passion is complete and utter nonsense. Brad Crowell 24:21 (Laughs)Lesley Logan 24:21 I think this is so funny. Brad Crowell 24:23 I liked his logic here. I thought this was pretty awesome actually. Lesley Logan 24:26 He said, and I think this is helpful, because, like, people are always like, what am I passionate about? Like, what's my hobby? Like this—Brad Crowell 24:31 Yeah, what should I do? Lesley Logan 24:32 What should I do for like, passion is not a starting point. Passion is a byproduct of this formula. Step one, figure out what you are good at and your strengths. So we have had many a strength finder type coach on here. Oh yeah, so you can go talk to any of them. They are so many. From day one of this podcast, there's been so many. And then he said, jumps he has— Brad Crowell 24:54 He's got a workbook. Lesley Logan 24:54 He's a workhouse, workbook called Jump Start Your Midlife Workbook, and you could take that. So that's part of step one. Got to figure out what you're good at, what are your strengths? Step two, what are you curious about, and how can you leverage those skills and those strengths to learn more? So there's a Venn diagram I'm imagining. This is how I picture it, your skills, your strengths, and what you're curious about. And then dude in the middle, there's like you. And then you take that to find a community. So find people you can connect with, and they'll help you. That will help you identify your purpose. Because even if you don't like them, you'll go, I don't like that. That's not my purpose. And then in then, if you want to turn that purpose into a passion, you just multiply that by consistency, discipline, patience and self-compassion. So then you you put, you know, fuel to that fire.Brad Crowell 25:38 Yeah, and I think that he emphasized the last two and that the patience and self-compassion— Lesley Logan 25:45 Oh yeah. Brad Crowell 25:45 So like when you want to turn something that you're good at into your passion, he said, you need to multiply it by consistency, discipline, patience and self-compassion. And he said, most people, we've all heard you know consistency, persistent and consistent, be persistent and consistent, you know, which, which obviously also means discipline. But he said, we always skip the patience and self-compassion part of it. Lesley Logan 26:10 Yeah.Brad Crowell 26:11 Because you're gonna fail and it's also not gonna happen overnight, whatever it might be. Lesley Logan 26:15 Yep.Brad Crowell 26:15 You know.Lesley Logan 26:16 Yep. I agree. I think radical self-compassion is important.Brad Crowell 26:21 Radical self-compassion.Lesley Logan 26:22 Yes. Brad Crowell 26:23 I dig it.Lesley Logan 26:23 Yes. Just like radical responsibility. That's my right, my favorite phrase right now, I want more people to take it. Um, you guys, I'm Lesley Logan and I'm Brad Crowell. This sinus infection will pass and, but not on next week's episode. So just a heads up. We got one more and, but we're working on it. You know we are, and I appreciate your patience and the self-compassion I'm having for myself and the compassion you're having for me. Send his episode, or this one to a friend who needs to hear it. Send your be it pod wins and and your questions into beitpod.com What does it beitpod.com/questions Yeah. Send them there. And until next time, be it till you see it. Brad Crowell 26:56 Bye for now. Lesley Logan 26:58 That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. 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Most people think astrology is a personality quiz. This conversation will make you reconsider that entirely. Naomi Nama Bracha is one of the most sought-after birth chart readers working today. In this episode, she sits down with me for a live, cold read of my chart pulling from the exact position of the sky at the time of my birth to reveal things I've never had explained to me before. Not in therapy. Not in any other conversation. We break down what a birth chart actually is, why it's more mathematical than mystical, and what the planets, signs, and houses each represent. We go into the Saturn-Neptune conjunction that just occurred an event that happens once every 320 years and what it means for the collective and for your chart right now. I also bring the science: a 2015 Columbia University study of 1.7 million patients found birth month correlates with risk for nine types of heart disease, and a 2023 meta-analysis confirmed that being born in winter or spring carries a 5 to 8% higher risk of developing schizophrenia. We also cover what astrology can do that therapy cannot, how synastry charts reveal the truth about your relationships, and how to access your own birth chart for free. Reduce your risk of Alzheimer's with my science-backed protocol for women 30+: https://go.neuroathletics.com.au/brain-code Subscribe to The Neuro Experience for evidence-based conversations at the intersection of brain science, longevity, and performance. _____ TOPICS DISCUSSED 00:00 Naomi Reads Louisa's Birth Chart Live 01:28 Planets, Signs, and Houses Explained 07:25 What Is a Birth Chart 13:48 Saturn on the Sun and the 10th House of Work 16:06 Why People Seek Astrologers and Saturn Returns 18:19 Pisces Rising: The Most Sensitive Sign 22:12 Your Rising Sign as Your Entry Point Into the World 23:36 The Science Linking Birth Month to Disease Risk 27:11 The Saturn-Neptune Conjunction and Current World Events 30:05 Pisces Season and What It Means Personally 33:55 How the Conjunction Is Rewriting Louisa's Identity 37:46 Can Your Chart Predict the Next 5 to 10 Years 39:32 Louisa's 2026 Reading and the Zodiac Life Cycle 42:11 The Shadow of Pisces: Over Giving and Numbing 45:11 Spiritual Practices, Solitude, and the Gym as Ritual 47:40 Freewill vs. Fate in Astrology 50:03 The New Generation and the New Collective Dream 51:56 What Astrology Does That Therapy Cannot 55:19 Synastry Charts and Relationship Patterns _______ Thank you to our sponsors Just Thrive: https://justthrivehealth.com/NEURO for 20% off Warby Parker: https://WarbyParker.com/NEURO Jones Road Beauty: https://www.jonesroadbeauty.com and use Code NEURO _______ I'm Louisa Nicola - clinical neurophysiologist - Alzheimer's prevention specialist - founder of Neuro Athletics. My mission is to translate cutting-edge neuroscience into actionable strategies for cognitive longevity, peak performance, and brain disease prevention. If you're committed to optimizing your brain- reducing Alzheimer's risk and staying mentally sharp for life, you're in the right place. Stay sharp. Stay informed. Join thousands who subscribe to the Neuro Athletics Newsletter → https://bit.ly/3ewI5P0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louisanicola_/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/louisanicola_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Philosopher Stefan Molyneux unpacks listener questions on matchmaking, vaccine deceptions, true listening, UPB's ironclad morality and virtue-forged love to arm you against societal lies for ethical sovereignty.Questions:"How would you go about making introductions between two individuals that you believe would both massively benefit from knowing one another (whether in a business, romantic, or other scenario)?""Hey Stef, maybe a bit of a personal question but I would appreciate hearing what your thoughts are on vaccines now. Pre-COVID I was convinced about vaccines being good, but now since witnessing the COVID jab and even just how terrible the batch controls were with contaminants, I haven't been able to bring myself to vaccinate my children. I don't trust vaccines made by companies who participated, but even if I could find some available that weren't, I read a book called Vax Unvax by Del Bigtree and Robert Kennedy, and it made a compelling argument for vaccine injuries being much higher than reported. Also, there is so much corruption in the industry. Yet with all of this, I still worry it's not the right choice due to non-herd-immunity related risks, such as tetenus. Thanks if you take the time to touch on this!""Why do you think that it is so difficult for people to listen?"Stefan, you are an excellent listener, backed by countless examples. What are your top 3 to 5 tips on how to become a great listener?""Hi stef. In regard to UPB and the Coma Test; If someone in a coma is unconscious, they also have no choice. As a result they do not have the ability to prefer anything. Should someone in a coma not be excluded from any assessment for UPB? Thanks.""Hi Stef, This is a follow on from my previous question. Do you think that people resist UPB, in part because it leads to the realisation of how unloved most of us are?"If there is a secular explanation for morality, and that love and morality aren't seperate from each other, then we also end up with an understanding of love centered around voluntarism, a respect for property rights (peaceful parenting), and the mutual exchange of value (freetrade)."In many social relationships where people claim to love and be loved, there is no voluntarism (only social obligation), no peaceful parenting (negotiation), but instead manipulation and violence, and no mutual exchange of value (consistent positive behavior that is reciprocated), but instead exploitation. This is particularly true for parent child relationships."Is a rejection of UPB therefore a desire to hold on to the illusion of parental love being real? Even if it is centered around social obligations, emotional and physical coercion and as well as exploitation. E.g. parents expecting children to take care of them even when the parents failed to protect and nurture their own children."Is so much of the resistance to secular ethics (atleast from the masses who wield no true political power), simply a desire to escape grief?""Hi Stef, if love is our involuntary response to virtue, and virtue is caused by free will, how do we discuss free will in the psychological sense without undermining it philosophically through introducing deterministic explanations for human behaviour?"Free will is defined as our ability to compared proposed actions to ideal standards, and if we can do this consistently through moral action guided by UPB, then we can be loved. This is the philosophical explanation. But psychologically, we need to put an emphasis on peaceful parenting, because 'loving' parents make it more likely for a child to develop a conscience, which then allows them to exercise free will, be moral and thus be loved. I use the term 'loving' here in reference to familial love which doesn't appear to be an involuntary response to virtue since children are still developing a capacity for free will."Therefore, psychologically, familial love creates a conscience, which then creates free will, which then creates moral action, which then creates love (both familial and romantic). The psychological chain thus begins with love, and ends with love. But the philosophical chain begins with free will and ends with love, since a bad childhood isn't an excuse for immoral behavior."How do we reconcile these two seeming contradictions, especially since peaceful parenting is emphasized as one of the most important levers for helping people be more open to free trade, property rights and UPB. 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“Be kind, because everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Crrow777“Do you see Republicans and Democrats, or do you see human beings that have been granted the Divine Spark of Life and Freewill – needing to break free?” We are finally here. One need only look around and examine the Skyclock and its cycles (more...)
Tait Duryea and Ryan Gibson sit down with Jenny Spradling, co-founder of FreeWill, to explore how estate planning can be simpler, faster, and even free. Jenny explains why millions of Americans still lack basic estate documents and how that creates major complications for families. The conversation breaks down probate, wills vs. trusts, and why both are often needed. They also uncover powerful strategies around charitable giving, including how donating appreciated assets like stock or crypto can dramatically increase tax efficiency while maximizing impact. This episode offers practical insights for pilots and high-income professionals thinking about legacy, taxes, and protecting their wealth.Jenny Spradling is the co-founder and co-CEO of FreeWill, a platform that provides free estate planning tools to individuals across all 50 U.S. states. A serial entrepreneur focused on financial access, Jenny previously founded Paribus, a consumer fintech startup. Through FreeWill, she has helped over 1.4 million people create estate plans and facilitated nearly $14 billion in charitable bequests. Her work focuses on making estate planning simple, accessible, and integrated with modern giving strategies.Show notes:(0:00) Intro(3:22) Jenny Spradling's entrepreneurial background(6:56) Why people include charity in estate plans(11:34) Understanding probate and why it matters(13:30) State differences in estate planning laws(16:44) What happens when you die intestate(20:22) Why trusts still need a will(24:24) When to use online estate planning vs attorneys(31:10) How to start thinking about charitable giving(44:15) Major tax advantages of donating stock(47:55) OutroConnect with Jenny:Website: https://www.freewill.com/ Email: Jenny@freewill.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenxia/ Related Episodes: #114 - Trusts, Taxes & Transfers: What Every Investor Should Know with Amanda Wynalda#127 - LLCs, Trusts, and K-1s: Smarter Asset Protection with Adam Kintigh#137 - Revocable Vs. Irrevocable Trusts: What Pilots Must Know with Adam KintighIf you're interested in participating, the latest institutional-quality self-storage portfolio is available for investment now at: https://turbinecap.investnext.com/portal/offerings/8449/houston-storage/ — You've found the number one resource for financial education for aviators! Please consider leaving a rating and sharing this podcast with your colleagues in the aviation community, as it can serve as a valuable resource for all those involved in the industry.Remember to subscribe for more insights at PassiveIncomePilots.com! https://passiveincomepilots.com/ Join our growing community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/passivepilotsCheck us out on Instagram @PassiveIncomePilots: https://www.instagram.com/passiveincomepilots/Follow us on X @IncomePilots: https://twitter.com/IncomePilotsGet our updates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/passive-income-pilots/Do you have questions or want to discuss this episode? Contact us at ask@passiveincomepilots.com See you at the next one!*Legal Disclaimer*The content of this podcast is provided solely for educational and informational purposes. The views and opinions expressed are those of the hosts, Tait Duryea and Ryan Gibson, and do not reflect those of any organization they are associated with, including Turbine Capital or Spartan Investment Group. The opinions of our guests are their own and should not be construed as financial advice. This podcast does not offer tax, legal, or investment advice. Listeners are advised to consult with their own legal or financial counsel and to conduct their own due diligence before making any financial decisions.
Welcome to Day 2831 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom – Theology Thursday – J R R Tolkien's Theological Imagination: Rebellion, Redemption, and the Divine Pattern Wisdom-Trek Podcast Script - Day 2831 Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! I am Guthrie Chamberlain, and we are on Day 2831 of our Trek. The Purpose of Wisdom-Trek is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Our current series of Theology Thursday lessons is written by theologian and teacher John Daniels. I have found that his lessons are short, easy to understand, doctrinally sound, and applicable to all who desire to learn more of God's Word. John's lessons can be found on his website theologyinfive.com. Today's lesson is titled: J R R Tolkien's Theological Imagination: Rebellion, Redemption, and the Divine Pattern. J R R Tolkien believed storytelling was a sacred act. As a devout Catholic, his fiction was shaped not by overt allegory but by deep theological truths. Through the concept of subcreation, Tolkien affirmed that humans, made in the image of the Creator, have the capacity to craft secondary worlds that echo divine realities. While The Lord of the Rings is not an allegory, its themes align powerfully with Christian theology and the Divine Council Worldview (DCWV), a framework in Scripture that speaks of God ruling among other spiritual beings and assigning nations to them after Babel. The first segment is: The Powers and Principalities of Arda. Tolkien's legendarium includes a clear divine hierarchy. At the top is Eru Ilúvatar, the One, creator of all. He is the source of the Ainulindalë-the- the Music of the Ainur-through which the world is first imagined. Even when Melkor introduces discord into the harmony, seeking to dominate the music with his own themes, Eru responds not with destruction but with deeper orchestration. He tells Melkor that all the discord he weaves will only serve to make the final symphony more profound. Nothing, not even rebellion, lies outside Eru's ultimate sovereignty. This reflects a vision of God's authority that is both supreme and redemptive, where even the schemes of the wicked are ultimately turned to the fulfillment of divine purpose. Below Ilúvatar are the Ainur, powerful spiritual beings created before the shaping of the world. Among them, the Valar function as guardian spirits of Arda, similar in structure to the Divine Council of Psalm 82. The Maiar, lesser but still mighty beings, assist the Valar. Gandalf and Sauron both belong to this order. Just as in Divine Council Worldview, where God delegates spiritual authority to lesser elohim, Tolkien's mythos reflects a structure where divine beings are given spheres of responsibility. Yet, like in Scripture, rebellion corrupts this order, setting the stage for cosmic conflict. In the end, those spirits who persist in rebellion are not merely restrained but ultimately removed forever from the renewed creation. Their fate reflects the biblical destiny of the fallen sons of God, whose judgment ensures that the restored order will no longer be corrupted by their presence. The second segment is: Melkor, Sauron, and the Corruption of Divine Authority Melkor, later known as Morgoth, the mightiest of the Ainur, mirrors the rebel gods in biblical theology. His pride leads him to seek domination rather than stewardship. Morgoth's rebellion reflects the cosmic insurrection of Psalm 82 and Isaiah 14, spiritual beings grasping for power they were never meant to wield. Sauron, his chief lieutenant, becomes a second-tier deceiver who continues Morgoth's dark legacy. Like the sons of God in Genesis 6 and Deuteronomy 32, Sauron imposes false worship and enslaves others, manipulating through fear and domination. The rings of power function almost like tokens of delegated but twisted authority, tools meant for order, turned toward control. The third segment is: Sacred Geography and Territorial Spirits Middle-earth is shaped by geography charged with meaning. From the spiritual corruption of Mordor to the divine echoes of Lothlórien and the exile of Númenor, Tolkien paints a world where places are more than political. They are spiritual battlegrounds. This resonates with the DCWV understanding of cosmic geography, the biblical idea that certain regions are under the influence of rebellious divine beings. Tolkien's world shows that the land itself can groan under the weight of spiritual oppression or be hallowed by divine presence. The Fourth Segment is: Free Will, Providence, and the Role of Mortals Tolkien's theology insists that free will matters, even in a world shaped by fate. This mirrors the DCWV framework in which God's imagers, both divine and human, are granted real choice. The fall of Melkor and Sauron is not deterministic, nor is Frodo's endurance guaranteed. Instead, history is a tapestry of choices woven into divine purposes. Even Gollum, an unlikely figure, plays a providential role through his disobedience. As Elrond says, “Even the very wise cannot see all ends.” God remains sovereign in Tolkien's world, but human (and hobbit) agency is honored. At the same time, Tolkien also shows that Ilúvatar does not remain distant. When free will threatens to unravel the entire order of creation-such as with the rebellion of Númenor-Eru steps in directly. That rebellion was not born in a vacuum. It was Sauron, functioning as a kind of Satan figure, who seduced the Númenóreans with promises of godhood, twisting their fear of death into a desire for domination. Under his influence, they turned against the Valar and Ilúvatar himself. In response, Ilúvatar reshapes the world, removes Valinor from its physical reach, and ensures the continuation of his plan. Divine intervention is rare, but never absent, reflecting a theology where human freedom is real, yet ultimately guided by a higher will. The fifth segment is: Christ Figures and Divine Reversal Tolkien avoids a single Christ figure, but the roles of prophet, priest, and king are reflected across characters. Gandalf, as a Maia, is sent back as a resurrected figure who guides and speaks truth. Frodo, the suffering servant, bears the burden of evil though it scars him permanently. Aragorn, the hidden king, returns to heal and rule with justice. Their combined roles reflect a mosaic of messianic themes, aligned with DCWV's understanding that God's rule is ultimately restored through His chosen representative. The sixth Segment is: The Redemption of the Noldor One of the most profound theological arcs in Tolkien's legendarium is the redemption of the Noldor. These High Elves, once dwellers in the light of Valinor, chose rebellion. Under Fëanor, they defied the Valar, left the Blessed Realm without permission, and pursued Morgoth in pride and vengeance. Their exile into Middle-earth was a direct consequence of their disobedience, and their long suffering across the First, Second, and Third Ages reflects the cost of that choice. And yet, by the time of The Lord of the Rings, the story shifts. Elrond, Galadriel, and others of Noldorin descent are no longer defined by rebellion but by wisdom, sacrifice, and faithful stewardship. Galadriel, who once sought dominion and glory, now resists the temptation of the One Ring. Elrond becomes a healer, counselor, and protector. Their final return to Valinor is not a defeat or escape, but a homecoming long delayed. It is the restoration of exiles whose hearts have been refined by ages of sorrow and service. This echoes the biblical pattern of return from exile, of forgiveness extended to those who wandered far but endured. Their story is not one of perfection, but of transformation. In the end, the Noldor who return do so not in pride, but in humility. And Valinor, far from rejecting them, welcomes them home. In Conclusion Tolkien didn't write sermons, but he did what theology often fails to do. He made us feel the weight of glory, the darkness of evil, and the staggering grace of redemption. His myth tells the same cosmic story as Scripture: creation, rebellion, judgment, mercy, and restoration. By embedding DCWV themes into his secondary world, Tolkien baptized the imagination and helped countless readers glimpse the true story beneath all stories. For further study, consider these Discussion Questions How does Tolkien's portrayal of Eru Ilúvatar compare to the biblical view of God's sovereignty, especially in response to rebellion? In what ways does the story of the Noldor reflect biblical themes of exile, refinement, and return? How does Tolkien depict the relationship between free will and divine providence across different characters and events? What parallels can be drawn between Sauron's temptation of Númenor and the biblical role of Satan in stirring rebellion? How does Tolkien's treatment of spiritual rebellion and ultimate judgment align with the destiny of fallen divine beings in Scripture? Join us next Theology Thursday to learn Fencing the Torah: When Guardrails Become a Cage If you found this podcast insightful, please subscribe and leave us a review, then...
Jesus Christ's entire life was an offering to God the Father, and he freely embraced God's will and his plan for salvation. We learn that the Eucharist memorializes Jesus' free offering of himself. In the garden, the night before his Passion and death, Jesus suffered real agony as he contemplated his death, yet he accepted his death as redemptive. Fr. Mike invites us to participate in this redemption by attending Mass and receiving the Eucharist. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 606-612. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
In this episode of Don't Miss This, Dave Butler and Grace Freeman study Exodus 7–13 and reveal how the story of the plagues and the Passover is ultimately an Easter story about Jesus Christ. What begins with Moses standing before Pharaoh unfolds into a powerful reminder of who God is — a God who patiently reaches, teaches, and invites. Even through the plagues, the Lord is not just delivering Israel, but continually giving opportunities for hearts to soften and recognize Him. At the center of it all is the Passover. A lamb without blemish, blood on the doorposts, and a people being saved from death — all pointing directly to Jesus Christ. This moment becomes more than a historical rescue; it becomes a pattern of redemption. The same way the Israelites were delivered, we are reminded that Christ is the Lamb who saves, whose sacrifice allows death to pass over us and gives us a new beginning. This episode invites us to see Easter more clearly — not just as a single event, but as a story written throughout scripture. A story of a God who sees, hears, and remembers, and who is always working to rescue His people. Because Easter is the promise that through Jesus Christ, deliverance is real, redemption is possible, and a new life can begin. Chapters: 00:00 INTRO 04:02 "Lessons from Egypt's Plagues" 07:38 "Exploring Perspectives in Exodus" 11:35 "Pharaoh's Indifference to Plagues" 14:02 "The Intensity of Frog Plague" 17:59 "God's Patience and Free Will" 21:52 "Repent, Prepare, and God's Protection" 26:10 "God's Warnings and Protection" 27:19 "Not Quite Grown Up" 30:54 The Lord's Relentless Pursuit 33:44 "God of Endless Second Chances" 39:51 "Lamb Set Apart for Passover" 42:51 "Lamb's Sacrifice and Redemption" 45:57 "Passover: Remembering Freedom Forever" 47:14 "Passover, Jesus, and New Symbols" 50:29 "Why I Follow God" 55:23 Elevate Holy Week at Home 56:53 "Next Week's Meeting" Sign up for the Don't Miss This newsletter at www.dontmissthisstudy.com #dontmissthis #comefollowme NEWSLETTER LINK: The Don't Miss This video, the prayer poster, and tip-ins for kids, teens, couples and individuals can all be found in this week's newsletter. Sign-up link in bio if you haven't had a chance yet!! www.dontmissthisstudy.com Instagram: @dontmissthisstudy Podcast: Don't Miss This Study Facebook: Don't Miss This Study Follow Grace Instagram @thisweeksgrace Follow David Instagram: @mrdavebutler Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrdavebutler/ Subscribe to the Don't Miss This App https://www.dontmissthisstudy.com/app