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In this solo episode, Jesse sets the stage for an upcoming conversation with Tony by diving into one of Jesus' most theologically rich parables — the Parable of the Midnight Friend in Luke 11. Rather than treating this as a simple lesson on prayer technique, Jesse unpacks the passage as a carefully constructed theological argument: a qal wahomer (lesser-to-greater) reasoning that ultimately reveals the character of God the Father. Set within Luke's central travel narrative, the parable is not free-floating wisdom — it is discipleship instruction delivered by the Messiah en route to Jerusalem and the cross. The episode challenges common misreadings that pit persistence against divine sovereignty and instead grounds persevering prayer in confidence in God's willing, lavish character. The culmination — the gift of the Holy Spirit — awaits next week. Key Takeaways The parable's literary structure is intentional and theological — the Lord's Prayer leads to the parable, which leads to a promise (ask, seek, knock), which is grounded in the Father's character and the gift of the Holy Spirit. The sleeping friend is not a type of God — he functions as the lesser pole in a lesser-to-greater argument; identifying him with God is a category error that compromises divine immutability and aseity. Persistence in prayer is grounded in confidence, not desperation — the point is not to wear God down, but to recognize that a God who is not reluctant, not asleep, and not inconvenienced will give all the more freely. The a fortiori (lesser-to-greater) structure is the interpretive key — Jesus deliberately invokes cognitive dissonance through an imperfect analogy so that the contrast reveals something about God's character that a direct statement could not. Ask, seek, knock are present-tense imperatives in Greek — they denote continuous action, matched by divine passives in the promises, meaning God himself is the subject acting behind every answer. The promise is absolute within its covenantal frame — "everyone who asks receives" is not a blank check, but a promise spoken to disciples praying according to God's revealed will, in the name of the Son, by the help of the Spirit. The passage has a redemptive-historical dimension — it sits within Luke's travel narrative where Jesus is forming the disciples' inner life as He moves toward the very cross that makes the Spirit gift of verse 13 possible. Key Concepts The Sleeping Friend Is Not God One of the most persistent misreadings of this parable is the identification of the reluctant, sleeping friend with God — as though Jesus were teaching that dogged repetition in prayer will eventually wear down a half-willing deity. Jesse is careful to reject this firmly on both exegetical and theological grounds. The sleeping friend functions as the lesser pole of a rabbinic a fortiori argument: a flawed, inconvenienced human who still yields to legitimate need. James 1:17 seals the case — the Father is one "with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." An immutable God cannot be represented by a changeable, reluctant figure. The friend's reluctance is not a window into God's character; it is a foil designed to make God's willing generosity shine all the brighter by contrast. Persevering Prayer Is Grounded in Confidence, Not Doubt A common application drawn from this parable is essentially motivational: don't give up, pray harder, keep going. While there is something right about that call to perseverance, Jesse argues it is being drawn from the wrong well. Biblical perseverance in prayer is not rooted in uncertainty about whether God might eventually come around. It is rooted in the certainty that He already has — that He is a Father who delights to give, who is not asleep, not inconvenienced, and not reluctant. This re-centers the entire posture of prayer. We are not beggars hoping against hope that a distant God notices us. We are covenant children running with confidence into the throne room of a Father who has already given us His Son and, supremely, His Spirit. The Covenantal Frame of the Promise The sweeping promise — "everyone who asks receives" — has tripped up many readers who take it as an unconditional divine guarantee for anything sincerely prayed. Jesse is careful to locate the promise within its literary and canonical context. It is spoken to disciples who have just been taught to pray "Your kingdom come... give us... forgive us... lead us not" — prayers shaped by God's revealed will and kingdom priorities. James 4 and John's Gospel reinforce the point: prayer that does not receive has asked wrongly or outside God's will. The Westminster Confession of Faith (Chapter 21) frames acceptable prayer as offered in the name of the Son, by the help of the Spirit, according to His will — a tripod of covenantal orientation that, far from weakening the promise, gives it its full and glorious force. Memorable Quotes We draw that persistence not out of our own willingness, not even because God might encourage us, but we should be drawn to it as a representation of His character — of in fact who He is. Jesus is not commending 'wear God down with nagging' as a technique. He's having established that even flawed human reluctance eventually yields to a legitimate need pressed persistently — and he pivots to make the positive direct application: how much more freely and immediately will the Father, who is not reluctant, not asleep, not inconvenienced, give? Even the seeking, even the knocking, even the opening that will be done for you and unto you and on your behalf is from God the Father himself. Full Transcript [00:01:03] Jesse Schwamb: Welcome to episode 504 of The Reformed Brotherhood. I'm Jesse, and this is the podcast for the persistent prayers Hey, brothers and sisters. We have got something a little bit different for you on this episode. Tony will be back with me next week, and we will be continuing our journey through the parables. [00:01:27] And I thought while we anxiously await for his return, that we would set up the next parable that we're gonna talk about so we can hit all the major points together. So we're gonna be hanging out in Luke chapter 11, and we're talking about the parable of persistent prayer, or as I think Tony described it, the parable of the midnight friend. [00:01:47] You can choose whichever one you like. But before you do that, if in fact you miss Tony, here's a good way to fill that need, and that is you should go to the Reformed Brotherhood website. That's reformedbrotherhood.com. And you will [00:02:00] find all of the other podcast episodes living out there. They're all searchable by topic. [00:02:05] Everything we've recorded is right there for you. These some 10 years of lovely conversations with my brother Tony are all available for you. And while you're there, you might be thinking, "How is it that all this is so freely given?" Well, as you've heard us say before, that's because so many lovely brothers and sisters come alongside with a little bit of financial support to make sure all of the hosting and editing and distribution fees are all covered so that this can all be made available to whoever, whoever is searching for it, whoever finds it, whoever wants to join in the conversation and follow closely along with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. [00:02:41] So I encourage you to go check that out and also listen along. This will be a quick episode just to help us get our bearings on this really amazing teaching that Jesus gives us about the character of God that comes about in really a kind of unexpected story. And in fact, even the message itself, [00:03:00] the context, I think, is going to sound at first like one thing, but Jesus uses it to describe something entirely different. [00:03:07] Even the literary device He's about to use for us invokes some kind of cognitive dissonance that actually draws us deeper into the character of God than I think if He had explained it more directly. I mean, this is what parables do, loved ones. So come hang out with me in Luke chapter 11 for just a couple minutes. [00:03:24] Wherever you are, join me in this. I'm gonna read from the beginning part of that chapter all the way through the parable, though we will get nowhere near the end, because I told you, I'm saving that for Tony. We're gonna get there next week. So join me in Luke chapter 11, beginning in verse one. [00:03:39] Luke 11 Reading and Structure [00:03:39] Jesse Schwamb: "And it happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.' [00:03:51] And He said to them, 'When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread [00:04:00] and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.'" Then he said to them, "Which of you has a friend and will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.' [00:04:21] And from inside he answers and says, 'Do not bother me. The door has already been shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot rise up and give you anything.' I tell you, even though he will not arise and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs. [00:04:40] So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, it will be opened. But what father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of [00:05:00] a fish? [00:05:00] Or if his son asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?" This amazing little pericope, you'll notice it follows upon the disciples' request, which is, "Lord, teach us to pray." [00:05:24] And the giving of this model prayer is the whole instruction, the whole, like outcropping of this entire little parable. And I think what we should look at first, that I wanna really hit on to set us up, is that Luke has this... It seems to me like a structure that's very deliberate. There's a pattern. The Lord's Prayer, which leads to this parable of encouragement. [00:05:45] Here's the friend at midnight. It leads then to a promise, ask, seek, knock, which then of course leads to this ground of confidence. Why? Because the Father's character, sealed in the gift of the Holy Spirit, has been given to His children. This whole thing [00:06:00] occurs within Luke's central, like quote-unquote, "travel narrative." [00:06:04] It's where Jesus is forming the disciples' inner life. He's teaching them in these really final moments of His life. It's prayer, dependence, kingdom priorities, as He literally moves toward Jerusalem and to the cross. And so I think the biblical exegesis here takes this placement really seriously, because this is not like free-floating wisdom teaching, but it's real discipleship. [00:06:28] It's real firm instruction given by the Messiah en route to accomplish the very redemption that makes the Spirit gift of verse 13 possible. All of this is wrapped up in this story. It is not just about what's being said, but I think literally where it's being said, the context in which it's being said, the very interactions that are taking place around the story itself. [00:06:50] And I cannot help but believe that, of course, God in His foreordaining wisdom is placing this all together. It's as if the experience of the disciples, their time with [00:07:00] Jesus, them literally walking en route to the place where He'll be crucified, all this gets distilled down into a single point in history, and the instruction that is on Jesus' lips is this story about the midnight friend I think we've talked about this before, but there's some principles here that I always go back to, and I think they're especially relevant for looking at this particular parable. [00:07:22] First, there's this understanding that this, there's an analogy of scripture. Like, this text should be read alongside its Matthean para- parallel, which we've talked about briefly, and the whole canon's teaching on prayer, on providence, on the Spirit. We can't look at this instance in complete isolation. We shouldn't. [00:07:39] It-- That wouldn't be proper understanding of the whole passage here, including its redemptive historical reading, which I think is important. It's the second piece here. The passage is suited and situated within this unfolding covenant of grace. This Father language is not like generic theism, but it is like the covenantal Trinitarian Christ-mediated, like all the [00:08:00] rich fullness of what God has done in the redemptive arc of salvation. [00:08:04] It's prayer offered in the name of the Son as we are sons or daughters in the Son. And so there's this light then to heavy inference. Like Jesus' argument, which I think we'll talk about with Tony, in verse eight is this kind of like rab- rabbinic like fortiori reasoning. It's, it's from like the lesser to the greater, or the, the lesser reluctant or flawed party that acts in one way, and how much more the greater than will the willing perfect party act. [00:08:36] And so, so many commentators have really flagged this as like the interpretive key to the unit. This is the thing that draws us in. It's actually this juxtaposition, this cognitive dissonance, this seeing one thing and recognizing that God is so much better than that one thing and so much far beyond it, that really draws us into understanding something about His character that would not be made manifest to us without that kind of comparison or [00:09:00] that setup. [00:09:01] And then, of course, we're Reformed, so we have to talk about the element of sola Scriptura here, that we really, we have to read this passage not as teaching either that God is manipulable by human persistence. I mean, that would com- compromise entirely the, the principles of divine aseity and His immutability. [00:09:20] Or B, that there's some kind of like bare Arminian conditionality here, as though prayer creates possibilities God otherwise lacks. Really, the Bible holds, biblical theology holds that prayer is to be a means that God has sovereignly ordained to accomplish His decreed ends. It's never a lever upon which, you know, otherwise an undecided God acts because we pull. [00:09:46] It's not that at all. So let's talk about just a couple of verses that I think will get us in the vibe here, in the jam, in the middle of this whole parable, and this will set us up for a conversation that we're gonna have next week, which is the culmination, the giving of the [00:10:00] Holy Spirit. That's really the end. [00:10:01] So it's interesting that we start with this whole idea of persistence, of a friend coming with, and it's gonna end with God giving to His children this incredible, unparalleled gift of the Holy Spirit. So let's start in verse five. We get this whole setup. "Which of you has a friend and will go to him at midnight?" [00:10:20] So of course, like, you-- we hear this, hear this in English, it's even more profound in the Greek. The construction here is like this rhetorical question. It's expecting, of course, the hearer, which is you and I, to place ourselves imaginatively in the position of the petitioner. And the scenario is, of course, like pregnant with cultural meaning. [00:10:38] Like, it's just loaded down because in Middle Eastern cultures, of course, like hospita- hospitality was a matter of covenantal honor. I say it that way because I think that's what's at play for us in the text. We're gonna get these, like, themes, this, like, little bit of shading or, like, this, this little taste on the back end of your tongue of the covenant, and it's represented [00:11:00] here even in, like, the situation here. [00:11:01] Because failing to feed an arrived guest was a social and religious disgrace, not merely to the host, but, like, to their entire community, to, like, their entire village And the petitioner has no bread, and he's looking for three loaves because that's what he needs to help feed these guests that have arrived at his house. [00:11:19] And so he comes to a friend. Notice it's not a stranger, so the relationship itself is somewhat covenantal. It's emphasized three times in the verses five through eight. And so we're establishing the premise upon which the argument from the lesser, this friendship, which is reluctantly acted upon, to the greater, which is fatherhood, gladly acted upon, will be built up so that it reaches the peak in verse thirteen I think we need to notice here that this is not some kind of isolated moral vignette, but it's like the first rung of a ladder that's being built for us here. [00:11:55] And the first rung on this, I think, is that Christ accommodates himself [00:12:00] to human experience, which is like a mind-boggling statement. I mean, we could spend all of eternity just contemplating what that means. It's certainly a la Philippians 2, but here in, especially we're seeing that there's the use of this imperfect analogy precisely because it's, its imperfection. [00:12:19] Again, a friend who is reluctant will be highlighted against in contrast to the perfection of the true referent, which is God the Father, a father who is not reluctant. And so this doctrine of accommodation is a standard, uh, that you see a lot in Reformed exeg- as a exegetical principle because it's Scripture speaks of God in creaturely terms, not because God is like the creature, but so that the creature may grasp, however inaccurately, the character of God. [00:12:50] That's what's really lovely about this parable. That's what I think kind of sits underneath the, the surface here. And so many of us wanna run to the action of the petitioner [00:13:00] here and try to equate or invoke something about that persistence as if God is saying to us like, "Please don't give up. Please keep on praying. [00:13:07] Please bend my ear." And while there is something important about that, we draw that persistence not out of our own willingness, not even because God might encourage us, but we should be drawn to it as a representation of his character, of in fact who he is. And so the friend who is reluctant responds very forthrightly with a, "Don't bother me." [00:13:28] And I find when I read this, I kind of chuckle a little bit because, loved ones, is that refusal not completely realistic? Like, it's not caricatured malice. In, in like a one-room peasant house, the door being barred and the family being bedded down on a single sleeping mat meant that practically speaking, rising would wake the entire household. [00:13:49] I mean, the friend's refusal is totally understandable, but still a refusal of a friend to a friend for a legitimate n-need. And so this is the negative pole of the entire analogy. [00:14:00] I also find this, like, totally relatable. Like, even in my own life when I'm serving my own needs and purposes, if I am on like the-- If I've descended, let's say, to like the first floor of my house, and I remember that after getting ready for the day, I've totally forgotten something on the second floor, I'm annoyed with myself. [00:14:17] Sometimes I literally have that thought of like, "How badly do I need that thing? I just don't want to go back upstairs again." And so I think this is totally identifiable I mean, how often have we been in a situation where we- we've just sat down and the phone rings, or we've just finished our day and something else pops up that we have to do, or we just shut down our computer and we've-- as we do that, we remember the one thing that we needed to do, and so we have to go back in. [00:14:40] Or you leave your office and realize that you've forgotten your car keys, now you have to walk all the way back in. I mean, I-- this makes total sense to me that in this, the context of this story, even a loving friend would be like, "Are you kidding me? Uh, we're all in bed. Please, can you just figure out another way to do this?" [00:14:59] I know [00:15:00] there's been a lot of commentators, and I think like a lot of popular preaching, that in my estimation here have mistakenly identified the sleeping friend with God, teaching that persistent prayer, like, wears God down. And that, I think, is a category error that the Reformed tradition and biblical theology generally has consistently rejected. [00:15:21] You know, that's why we read in James 1:17 that every good gift comes from the Father with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. The immutable God cannot be the referent or the reluctant changeable human host here, not according to James. The friend in the parable functions as the lesser term, and again, this argument moving from the lesser to the greater, not as a type of God. [00:15:45] I think that's important for us to keep in mind because there is, again, a temptation for us to want to say, "Well, really the person in the story who is represented by God is this other friend, and he just needs to be awoken," so to speak. And even if we don't feel that strongly, th- that's pressing us a little bit too [00:16:00] far, we, we know theologically that that's not accurate. [00:16:02] We still are prone to believe, "I need to pray harder." The point of this is to pick yourself up, pull up your praying socks, and just pray more and pray more consistently and pray harder. Don't stop. Now, there is, again, something about calling on God that is like the special benefit and privilege of the Christian to run confidently into the throne room of God as we read in Hebrews. [00:16:25] And yet at the same time here, we don't want to get this twisted. We have to set this up right so that by the time we get to, again, the pinnacle of this parable in th-- in Jesus giving the crown teaching of the giving of the Holy Spirit, that we understand it's because God is a good Father who delights to give, who is not reluctant at all. [00:16:46] And that if you ask, if you ask for His Holy, Holy, Holy Spirit, that He will in fact give His Holy Spirit to you. So verse eight: "I tell you, though, he will not get up and give him anything because he is his [00:17:00] friend. Yet because of his imprudence, he will rise and give him whatever he needs." Now, the crux of this question is the referent here. [00:17:11] So traditionally rendered, you know, inopportune or inopportunity or persistence. The word literally denotes like shamelessness or refusal to be governed by some kind of social propriety. And I think either way here, the theological payload in verses nine through thirteen is all about the main point of this passage being but a foil. [00:17:31] You know, Jesus is not commending wear God down with nagging as a technique. He's, he's having established that even flawed human reluctance eventually yields to a legitimate need pressed persistently. And so he pivots in this to make the positive direct application, how much more freely and immediately will the Father, who is not reluctant, not asleep, not inconvenienced, give? [00:17:57] And so this verse does [00:18:00] teach persevering in prayer, but it grounds that perseverance not in doubt about God's willingness, but in confidence about it. This to me is very similar to how we would understand evangelism or missional or missionary type works. There is a type of Christianity that is very thin, that is maybe like a, a mile wide and an inch deep, that essentially considers that when we pray for God to work among peoples, in our families, in our communities, across the land, and across the world, that we do so almost with fingers crossed, hoping against hope that God will show up and make a way. [00:18:38] And yet what the scripture says is it emboldens us knowing that God has already done these things, that we might pray ourselves, as it were, into them in faithfulness to what God has already in-- is accomplishing through his great work. And in this way, we pray with a great empowerment. We pray with persevering prayers because we know that God will make it so because he's a God who gives promises, [00:19:00] and he always fulfills those promises. [00:19:03] And that's why we get three of them, which are beautiful in this passage. [00:19:07] Ask Seek Knock Explained [00:19:07] Jesse Schwamb: Ask, seek, knock. Ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you, for everyone who asks, receives. Loved ones, are there more beautiful words than these from God the Father? This is how much he loves us that he says, "Test me on these promises. [00:19:28] In persevering prayer, come before me, ask, seek, and knock." These three present tense imperatives in the Greek, Greek. In other words, keep asking, keep seeking, keep knocking. The present tense is conveying this continuous action. They're matched by the three future passives here, and the passives are almost certainly divine passives. [00:19:51] In other words, like it's a Jer- Jewish circumlocution, avoiding the direct naming of God as subject out of reverence, which of course, is common in Jesus' [00:20:00] teaching. But what's being unstated here is the subject acting within them. It will be given. It will be opened. Who is doing all these things? God himself. [00:20:10] And so behind these beautiful words, this promise to you and to me, is God in filling them all, so that again, God does all the words. It's as if like he's saying to us, "Seek, knock, and open." And yet even the seeking, even the knocking, even the opening that will be done for you and unto you and on your behalf is from God, the Father himself. [00:20:32] And the escalation from asking to seeking to knocking, in my view, it intensifies this effort and this urgency. Like a beggar asks, one who has lost something seeks, one who shuts, is shut out knocks on the door. And it's, I think, denoting not necessarily like three distinct kinds of prayer, though there are certainly lots of people who have talked about that. [00:20:56] The Patristics in particular, uh, Augustine was very fond [00:21:00] of kind of delineating between these as different types of prayer. I think there, there may be some usefulness in that. But I think the dominant grammatical point is this cumulative intensity. It's reinforced in verse 10 by this chiastic restatement in universal terms. [00:21:14] Everyone who asks, the one who seeks, to the one who knocks, all of these things will be given. This is the beautiful setup that's before us. It's an incredible word from God for us, practical for daily living, to give strength for today and a hope for tomorrow, that our God is one who gives us this promise. [00:21:34] And then he says, in perseverance, with the power that the Holy Spirit enables all of us, seek, ask, seek, knock. What lovely verbs for us to participate in by the power of the Holy Spirit Everyone who asks receives. I, I don't think that can be read as an unconditional blank check. And this is, I think, what trips many people up. [00:21:57] And, and certainly you've had conversations, [00:22:00] I'm sure, with others who've said, "Well, this sounds like some kind of just open-ended promise. There's no closed end to this. And so if I pray for something that I want, maybe if I pray for the thing that I feel like I desperately need, if I put all of my effort into it and pray with all the emotion, and I have, and every concentrated effort of my mental being, and God does not give that to me, it, this proves this passage to be wrong or to be ineffective." [00:22:27] And I think this would contradict directly, again, what James tells us in chapter 4, "You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly." Or John in his gospel, "If we ask anything according to His will." And so I think proper hermeneutics here resolves this not by weakening the promise, but by locating it properly within, again, its covenantal frame. [00:22:53] This promise is spoken to disciples who have just been taught to pray, "Your kingdom come, give [00:23:00]us, forgive us, lead us not." That is, it's a prayer conformed to God's revealed, revealed will and kingdom priorities. I think the Westminster Confession of Faith is particularly strong on this in chapter 21. It qualifies acceptable prayer as being offered in the name of the Son, by the help of the Spirit, according to His will. [00:23:22] What again, like lovely things to help shape us even as we go into times of daily worship, that we might seek to pray to God in the name of the Son, by the help of the Spirit, according to His will. I find in my own prayer life, in my own journey of speaking with God, and of trying to listen to Him as well, that I am much better aligned, that start in the better places, that there is more compatibility, so to speak, when I consider, even before I pray literally, that I might do that in the name of the Son, by the help of the Spirit, according to His will. [00:23:56] By the way, I love that in Ruth- Luther's writing on prayer, [00:24:00] he speaks so highly of what it means to pray in the name of the Son. That that isn't something that we just, of course, put as a suffix onto our prayers to signal that they are concluded. For some reason, when I was younger, I remember thinking that when you said at the end of the prayer, "In Jesus' name," it was like you were talking to somebody on the phone, and that's how you hung up. [00:24:20] Because if you forgot to say that, then God might think you were, like, as you went about your life and you were talking to other people, that you were also talking to Him, and that would be confusing. And so of course, like I, since grown out of that and realized that this is not something just out of custom. [00:24:33] It's not even saying like, "Amen, agree with me." This is a way about an, an explicit, standing in the explicit covenantal promise of God that is bound in the work of, the finished work of His Son, Jesus Christ. And that when we invoke His name, we shouldn't do so even flippantly as we end a prayer. But knowing that that's not just like the grand kind of crescendo of everything that we're saying, but we are sealing it as it were, so that we might again pray in the name of the Son, [00:25:00] by the help of the Holy Spirit, according to His will. [00:25:03] And that promise of verse 10 is absolute within that frame. It's not an absolute, like, simplifier. You know, this is not special pleading, but simply reading the verse in its literary context. It's a unit that begins with the Lord's Prayer and ends with the gift of the Spirit. And its canonical context is according with the rest of the New Testament in this idea that this is what prayer really is. [00:25:29] It is praying in such a way that we are invoking God, not so that He would come and condescend to our needs or meet us where we're at. He's already done this very thing, which is why He's a good Father who gives us gifts. Instead, it is that we might l- meet the Lord in His purposes, according to His power, with His perspective. [00:25:49] And so this is the, the ladder that's being built for us. It starts with this idea of saying, you know, there's this universality qualifier, the Reformed [00:26:00] doctrinal caution, as it were, that not-- "You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly." That itself is a challenge that we should all take very, very seriously. [00:26:09] So I'm gonna stop us there, because what I'm really looking forward to speaking to Tony with next week is basically the, the rest of it, really coming into the second rung of this ladder, this human fathers and their children, which sets up a now... We're really transitioning into the setup on this reluctant friend, the lesser, to this great, loving, not reluctant at all, but lovishly la- Man, I just got two words at the same time in one mouth. [00:26:37] This loving Father who lavishes this love upon us, and proof in the pudding in that is the promises which He gives us. And so I wanna save that for next time. So now you've been warned. You yourself can go back and take a look at Luke chapter 11. You can join us there for the culmination and the conclusion of [00:27:00] this little parable. [00:27:01] And again, I encourage you, go check out reformedbrotherhood.com. Go find us on Telegram, which is just a messaging app, and we have a small little corner of the internet where there's a community of listeners who hang out, support one another, are very kind and loving toward one another, and you can be a part of that group too just by going to t.me/reformedbrotherhood. [00:27:21] Slap that bad boy into your browser of choice, t.me/reformedbrotherhood. And until next time, honor everyone and love the brotherhood. [00:28:00]
Paul, Jon, and Liz continue their conversation about the structure of the soul, looking at how the Spirit helps our souls. "If we learn amazing truth at our seminaries but never apply it to our hearts, it's disembodied knowledge. If my will is the steering wheel and my heart is the gas pedal, then it's like never actually putting my foot on the gas or my hand on the wheel. I just aced the written exam but never actually drove." "When you're walking with the Spirit, you are walking with Jesus. So He's there now as my friend, guiding me into love." "Paul says to walk, not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. So my soul is not alone. By the Spirit, because He dwells and lives within us, there is absolute power and absolute hope that the flesh can be defeated, not in our own strength, but in His."
Today we're talking about the tragic death of 30-year-old Mica Miller, which has been officially ruled a suicide. Just two days prior, her estranged husband JP had been served with divorce papers. Myrtle Beach pastor John-Paul "J.P." Miller, faces federal cyberstalking charges, among other things. Mica had contacted law enforcement multiple times, reporting that she was being relentlessly stalked and harassed. Her family and friends maintain that his severe emotional abuse and manipulation drove her to take her own life. Check out Patreon and our other shows!: Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Cryptic Soup w/ Thena & Kylee Strange & Unexplained True Crime Guys YouTube EVERYTHING TRUE CRIME GUYS: https://linktr.ee/Truecrimeguysproductions True Crime Guys Music: True Crime Guys Music on Spotify OhMyGaia.com Code: Crimepine Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Patreon.com/sandupodcast Merch: truecrimeguys.threadless.com Sources: Truth About Pastor's Wife: Mica Miller Case Reignites Pastor Who Allegedly Demanded Sex 4 Times a Day Indicted for Cyberstalking After Wife's Tragic Death John-Paul Miller breaks silence about wife Mica Miller's death | Banfield Full Exclusive Mica Miller's Husband Linked to Friend's Drowning Death: Lawyer The Day After: John-Paul Miller's Infamous Sermon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q13MdfuTZc
As social media increasingly dominates our lives, real life interaction has begun to go the way of the dodo, but what happens when everything you see online is no longer written by a human? Comedian, Former Judge, and Friend of the Show Vince August joins Will and The Crew to debate just how far AI can go in replacing human interaction, and how concerned you should be about the possibility of your wife (or husband) leaving you for a robot in the near future. Plus, they break down the concerning number of individuals cheering the death of a young mother in Times Square earlier this week, simply because of her place of employment. Subscribe to ‘Will Cain Country' on YouTube here: Watch Will Cain Country! Follow ‘Will Cain Country' on X (@willcainshow), Instagram (@willcainshow), TikTok (@willcainshow), and Facebook (@WillCainNews) Follow Will on X: @WillCain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts gather at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre at the end of the fourth day of action at the US Open, which saw Carlos Alcaraz produce the best tennis of the men's tournament so far, and Aryna Sabalenka show signs of tension off the court, while winning serenely on it. Part One - We discuss Carlos Alcaraz's four set win over Jaime Faria. How is it possible that he's playing this well after 5 months on the sidelines with a wrist injury? Will he be able to keep it up when the draw throws tougher challenges his way? Meanwhile, Ben Shelton continues his bumpier progress through the draw and Frances Tiafoe gets a straight setter on the board, but 12th seed Rafael Jodar suffers a shocking defeat. Part Two (29:13) - Aryna Sabalenka was untroubled in her second round match on Arthur Ashe Stadium but she remains in combative mood in the press conference room. Elsewhere Jessica Pegula and Karolina Muchova notched up one sided victories, while Paula Badosa setup an intriguing second round clash with title favourite Coco Gauff. Part Three (47:44) - Hot off the press we dig into Carlos Alcaraz's press conference comments that he plans to take longer breaks in his schedule from now on, since the requirements of the ATP calendar are currently ‘impossible'. Will this finally shock the ATP into action? Plus a breakdown of Thursday's order of play and what to look out for on another jam packed schedule.Thank you to Steve Furgal's International Tennis Tours Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast, the Premium Hospitality and Experience provider for supporting our US Open coverage.They can organise your dream tennis-watching experience at the biggest tournaments in the world, inducing the WTA Finals held this year at Indian Wells, 8th-15th November.Just go to Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast and use the code DEUCE5 at checkout for 5% off.5% off select WTA Finals packages with code DEUCE5 at tours4tennis.com/podcast. Valid 8/24/26 through 9/30/26. New bookings only; applies to base package price; subject to availability. Cannot be combined with other offers. Subject to On Location's Purchase Policy and Terms of Use.For ad-free listening and bonus content, Become a Friend. Check out our new merch shop! Cut The Faff t-shirts coming soon!Talk tennis with Friends on The Barge! Sign up to receive our free Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt's Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more)Follow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The 2026 Vuelta a España rolls out from Monte Carlo, and we're on the ground for the eleventh straight year to bring you all of the action. Join Daniel Friebe, Michele Pelacci, Larry Warbasse and others for a three-week journey unlike any other.Episode sponsorSailyIf you are travelling abroad and want to reduce or even eliminate roaming charges you need an eSim from Saily, brought to you by the creators of NordVPN.⛵Download the SAILY app and use our code cycling at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. Or go to saily.com/cycling for full details.Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastDVine Cellars 2026 Vuelta wine selection As always at the Grand Tours, we've teamed up with DVine Cellars of London to select a case of six wines produced close to the race route, for your enjoyment. UK listeners can buy the case here https://dvinecellars.com/products/cycling-podcast-la-vuelta-2026 . The wines are as follows: Stage 5: (Falset – Roquetes) – La Servera, Garnatxa (No Sulphites Added), Montsant [Red] Stage 9: (La Vila Joiosa – Alto de Aitana) – Casa Balaguer, Vino Blanco, Alicante [White] Stage 10: (Alcaraz – Elche de la Sierra) – Bodegas Parra Jiménez, 'Larutan' Tempranillo, Castilla [Red] Stage 11: (Cartagena – Lorca) – Casa Castillo, Monastrell, Jumilla [Red] Stage 15: (Palma del Río – Córdoba) – Alvear, '3 Miradas' Vino de Pueblo Blanco 2022, Montilla [White] Stage 18: (El Puerto de Santa María – Jerez de la Frontera) – Bodegas Barbadillo, 'Toto' Palomino Brut, Jerez [Sparkling] Friends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am).In Loving Memory of Finlay TarlingFollowing the tragic death of Finlay Tarling in stage 8 of the Volta a Portugal, a fund has been set up, with the blessing of his parents and in Finlay's name, with the goal of providing an opportunity to help future generations of young Welsh riders. You can contribute here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-fin-s2u87 The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.
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(00:00-38:36) Former Cardinal Scott Spiezio joins us on the phone lines. Talking about why he decided to tell his story. Battling addiction was the fight of his life. The documentary, Spiezio, coming out next Thursday September 10th. His dad part of a Cardinals World Series Championship. Working with his father growing up. HIs book, "The Hardest Comeback." Wasn't a big drinker at the start of his career. Escalating to drinking and drugs during games and becoming dependent on it. Teammates noticing his spiral. How the journey affected his father. Making ammends with those that were affected. Finding purpose and identity. Speaking at Drug Church.(38:44-1:04:15) Sheryl Crow. American League Central is like MLB's Group of 5. Is that a balloon party? Gonna be lots of Cardinal red in Denver. Urias is always the answer. We're just free rolling at this point. Bored with Martin's numbers. Friend of the Show, Hunter Brody, is still on one and says he deserves a standing ovation for turning the Phillies around. Dumb sports media quotes.(1:04:35-1:12:33) Robert Thomas named Blues captain. Never cuck the press conference. Will we see a different guy this year? Limping to the break (if Martin allows it).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
I'm sure Tim was on assignment. Walking in on Doug & Chariman talking Cy Young's career. Aces. Redbirds found their hitting shoes. Would you rather have Torres or Ohtani? Who is Leather Daddy? Worst academic school in the SEC. A turbo feminist. Scott Spiezio will join us later on.Sup Kirby? Sup Sark? Timmy Trumpets. Lotta swing games is what I'd say. What are you, Peggy Hill? Mizzou Football or City SC soccer? Doug, this is Josh Pate. Ours is the least important industry in the world. Jackson doesn't listen to Bussin' With The Boys. Adult males who play video games. Trying to figure out what Mizzou is wearing tonight. White helmet, white jersey, black pant. Jersey cuck. Dressing like Tim. Marcus Freeman's hairline.Doug calls it B-Roll. Fight Cardinal, Sweep Dodger. Leo Bernal. Chase Daniel on Bussin' With The Boys. The Cam Schlittler situation beefin' with podcasters.Former Cardinal Scott Spiezio joins us on the phone lines. Talking about why he decided to tell his story. Battling addiction was the fight of his life. The documentary, Spiezio, coming out next Thursday September 10th. His dad part of a Cardinals World Series Championship. Working with his father growing up. HIs book, "The Hardest Comeback." Wasn't a big drinker at the start of his career. Escalating to drinking and drugs during games and becoming dependent on it. Teammates noticing his spiral. How the journey affected his father. Making ammends with those that were affected. Finding purpose and identity. Speaking at Drug Church.Sheryl Crow. American League Central is like MLB's Group of 5. Is that a balloon party? Gonna be lots of Cardinal red in Denver. Urias is always the answer. We're just free rolling at this point. Bored with Martin's numbers. Friend of the Show, Hunter Brody, is still on one and says he deserves a standing ovation for turning the Phillies around. Dumb sports media quotes.Robert Thomas named Blues captain. Never cuck the press conference. Will we see a different guy this year? Limping to the break (if Martin allows it).Little quick hitter before we do day 3 of the EMOTD.Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD.Joined by Cardinal broadcaster, Brad Thompson. Cardinals picking up two straight against the Dodgers. Leo Bernal looking impressive in his first few games with the team. A Jim Dandy some might say. He could be next year's Opening Day catcher. Projecting Gordon Graceffo for next season and beyond. Has Brad heard much postseason talk around the team? Focusing on each individual day. A favorable schedule down the stretch.Remembering Bobby Boots. Split National Titles. Jackson wants censors on the goal posts. Kool Moe Dee. Tim's Wild Wild West makes the ladies swoon. We're happy to be the target of your kinks. What's wrong with Jackson's shirt? I am thinking of Alan Arkin.Winner of the EMOTD coming up next.And the winner of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD is...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode, we're spotlighting the amazing work being done at Delaware Valley Classical School in New Castle, Delaware. Adam Roate, CLT's Senior Director of Partnerships, talks to Anthony Urti, Head of School at DVCS and a board member of the Association of Classical Christian Schools. Anthony shares the significant role that parent partnerships and music play in his school's success.References:– A History of Education in Antiquity by Henri Marrou– "How to Tell a Flatterer From a Friend” in Plutarch's Moralia– The Rector of Justin by Louis Auchincloss– John Senior and the Restoration of Realism by Father Francis Bethel, O.S.B.– Plato's Republic
The Break Room (THURSDAY 9/3/26) 7am Hour 1) Apparently this man heard the Break Room talking about him earlier this week and wanted to call and verify their stories 2) One warning should be enough 3) The Choco Taco returns
Friend of the pod, Dr. Heather Evans returns to discuss the dangers of purity culture.
Welcome to A Friend for the Long Haul - A Long Covid Podcast! This is the last season 4 episode. I'll be taking a break for a few weeks. Season 5 is going to be about friendship, sex, and relationships and I've already lined up a lot of coaches and therapists who have long covid so we can tap their brains and get some insights. I'm so excited about it!For our season finale, I brought together two lovely people who are actively changing how medicine and research treat chronic illness: Dr. Wes Ely and Dr. Julia Moore Vogel. Sadly, we did have some technical issues and I don't have any video for Dr. Julia, and only got 15 of the 30 minutes of Dr. Ely's audio. Nevertheless, we persist. Dr. Ely joined me first to talk about whole-person care, what he learned from decades in the ICU, and his work leading the REVERSE-LC trial. Then, Dr Julia and I dive into what it means to be both a scientist leading research at Scripps, specifically studying repurposed tirzepatide in the Long COVID Treatment Trial-Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) trial, and someone navigating Long COVID in real time. She shared something early in our talk that hit me deeply: as patients with limited energy, we do not have to spend our precious reserves trying to convince the wrong doctor when we could be looking for the right one.We talk about step counts as real data, pacing without shame, the emotional toll of medical appointments, and the quiet joy of being able to crochet and craft again after years of visual and cognitive limits.We also get into what it really means to be a "refined badass" when your body is struggling.Thank you so much for being here with me this season. If this episode brought you comfort or clarity, please share it with a friend who needs to feel seen.Timestamps:00:00 - The "refined badass" shirt reveal & opening02:03 - Introducing Dr. Julia Moore Vogel & Dr. Wes Ely03:33 - Why human stories matter in medicine & Janet Keith's story06:00 - Julia's work on the Lockett trial (repurposed tirzepatide)11:53 - Dr. Ely on what doctors miss about Long COVID & infection-associated illness17:57 - Finding the right doctor vs. convincing the wrong one24:35 - What the tirzepatide trial is trying to answer38:17 - How Julia protects her energy and avoids crashes53:28 - Step counts, pacing, and quiet wins56:21 - Crocheting again after years of limits & closing reflectionsTo support me and my work:I have an Amazon wishlist that's totally unhinged and has items to help me, our neurospicy and disabled home of 6, and the pup.Check out my snarky long covid merch shop. I don't keep this money, I filter it into community care and donations to supportive orgs. Follow me on Instagram, TikTok, or Substack. But the biggest way you can support me listening, sharing, liking, and recommending the podcast. Thank you!
Send us Fan MailWe taste Iron Vault's Stowel Evergreen white corn whiskey and try to decide if a tiny, hyper-local process can justify a young, limited release price. Along the way, we open a decade-old Savinelli tobacco tin, chase an online Sun Bear drop, and argue about mouthfeel, finish, and what “ready” really means for craft bourbon. • setting up our progressive bottle series with returning guest Ryan • scrambling to get a limited Sun Bear pipe tobacco release • cracking open a Savinelli 140th anniversary blend after long aging • unpacking Iron Vault's local Stowel Evergreen white corn story and pillowcase delivery • tasting notes that land like chocolate orange, buttery syrup, dusty barn oak • debating a bold start with a finish that drops off fast • how six-month aging and small barrels change body, texture, and maturity • asking whether mash bill tweaks or blending could help “stick the landing” • talking smoke feel, retrohale, strength, and why the room note stands out • geeking out over a multi-hose table pipe and future pipe show plans Thank you for listening to the podcast. If you want more great content and other perks, be sure to support the show by clicking the link in the show notes. We can be reached on our website, whiskeychasterspumad.com, with any ideas for the show. Thanks again.Support the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!
Lauren Chan came on for a tale about a girl with too many suitors and too many roommates. We are now on YouTube. Be sure to follow us on there at @DefectorMedia where you can watch today's episode.Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets!You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend at supportnormalgossip.com.You can also find all kinds of info about us and how to submit gossip on our Komi page: https://normalgossip.komi.io/Episode transcript here.Follow the show on Instagram @normalgossip, and if you have gossip, email us at normalgossip@defector.com or leave us a voicemail at 26-79-GOSSIP.Normal Gossip is hosted by Rachelle Hampton (@heyydnae) and produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks (@seera_sharae) and Jae Towle Vieira (@jaetowlevieira). Our audio engineer is Samantha Gattsek. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Show art by Tara Jacoby. Theme music composed by Hrishikesh Hirway.Normal Gossip is a proud member of Radiotopia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Friend of the show Bridget Todd joins us to break down all the ways AI has become woven into our dating and intimate lives for better or worse, in ways that are not as new as you might think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts convene to discuss a rain-affected day at the US Open which ended with top seed Alexander Zverev coming within two points of defeat before eventually winning at 1:55am.Part one - Men. We react to Zverev's win over Lorenzo Sonego, including the dazzling tennis played at times by the Italian, the lateness of it all, and whether Zverev has played himself into form or not. Elsewhere, we cover Flavio Cobolli's first ever comeback from two sets down and a win for the incomparable Gael Monfils on his 40th birthday. Part two (28:51) - We discuss Coco Gauff's first round victory over Zeynep Sonmez and how it revealed the tough viewing experience for tennis fans inside the Arthur Ashe stadium at night. Plus, a nervy opening win for Madison Keys, a better-than-expected performance from Elena Rybakina, a strong start for Alexandra Eala, and a big win for Yulia Putintseva over Belinda Bencic in a match where Bencic was fortunate not to be defaulted. Part three (53:54) - A look ahead to Wednesday's order of play which still has some first round matches left to finish, as well as Jessica Pegula and Ben Shelton with potentially tricky matches on Ashe.Thank you to Steve Furgal's International Tennis Tours Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast, the Premium Hospitality and Experience provider for supporting our US Open coverage.They can organise your dream tennis-watching experience at the biggest tournaments in the world, inducing the WTA Finals held this year at Indian Wells, 8th-15th November.Just go to Tours4Tennis.com/Podcast and use the code DEUCE5 at checkout for 5% off.5% off select WTA Finals packages with code DEUCE5 at tours4tennis.com/podcast. Valid 8/24/26 through 9/30/26. New bookings only; applies to base package price; subject to availability. Cannot be combined with other offers. Subject to On Location's Purchase Policy and Terms of Use.For ad-free listening and bonus content, Become a Friend. Check out our new merch shop! Cut The Faff t-shirts coming soon!Talk tennis with Friends on The Barge! Sign up to receive our free Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt's Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more)Follow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The 2026 Vuelta a España rolls out from Monte Carlo, and we're on the ground for the eleventh straight year to bring you all of the action. Join Daniel Friebe, Michele Pelacci, Larry Warbasse and others for a three-week journey unlike any other.Episode sponsorsBikmoThe Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo, cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride.Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel.Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastDVine Cellars 2026 Vuelta wine selection As always at the Grand Tours, we've teamed up with DVine Cellars of London to select a case of six wines produced close to the race route, for your enjoyment. UK listeners can buy the case here https://dvinecellars.com/products/cycling-podcast-la-vuelta-2026 . The wines are as follows: Stage 5: (Falset – Roquetes) – La Servera, Garnatxa (No Sulphites Added), Montsant [Red] Stage 9: (La Vila Joiosa – Alto de Aitana) – Casa Balaguer, Vino Blanco, Alicante [White] Stage 10: (Alcaraz – Elche de la Sierra) – Bodegas Parra Jiménez, 'Larutan' Tempranillo, Castilla [Red] Stage 11: (Cartagena – Lorca) – Casa Castillo, Monastrell, Jumilla [Red] Stage 15: (Palma del Río – Córdoba) – Alvear, '3 Miradas' Vino de Pueblo Blanco 2022, Montilla [White] Stage 18: (El Puerto de Santa María – Jerez de la Frontera) – Bodegas Barbadillo, 'Toto' Palomino Brut, Jerez [Sparkling] Friends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am).In Loving Memory of Finlay TarlingFollowing the tragic death of Finlay Tarling in stage 8 of the Volta a Portugal, a fund has been set up, with the blessing of his parents and in Finlay's name, with the goal of providing an opportunity to help future generations of young Welsh riders. You can contribute here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-fin-s2u87 The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.
7 Signs You're a True Friend of the Holy SpiritChapters:00:00 The Four People Around Jesus03:34 Sign 1: Feel His Grief Before His Glory04:49 Sign 2: Obey the Whisper, Not Just the Wave06:48 Sign 3: Guard Your Thoughts09:05 Sign 4: Choose Him Over a Feeling10:52 Sign 5: The Secret Place Is Enough12:08 Sign 6: Defend Him When Others Mock Him15:08 Sign 7: Miss Him When You Walk AwayFor more information visit Pastorvlad.org
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College football is back! Yes, we know the 2026 season technically started last weekend, but now that we've actually seen some football, it's time to make some predictions. Friend of the show Tom “Goz” Goslowski joins us for our 2026 College Football Season Preview as we break down the biggest contenders for the College Football Playoff and identify some dark-horse programs that could surprise everyone and crash the postseason party. We'll also look at the early Heisman Trophy race and the players who could emerge as the biggest stars in college football this season. Finally, we make our way-too-early predictions for which teams have what it takes to survive the regular season and College Football Playoff and make it all the way to Las Vegas for the National Championship in January. Who's overrated? Who's being overlooked? And which of our predictions will look completely ridiculous by November? It's our 2026 College Football Season Preview with Tom “Goz” Goslowski! No Credentials Required is a part of the Belly Up Sports Media Network. Belly Up Sports: https://www.bellyupsports.com | https://www.youtube.com/@bellyupsports Seat Geek: This episode's affiliate sponsor is Seat Geek: Life's an Event, We Have the Tickets! Save $20 off your order of $50 or more with promo code BELLYUPSPORTS at checkout! | https://www.seatgeek.com Follow No Credentials Required on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Twitch, and subscribe to our YouTube page for live shows and additional content!
Have you ever wondered why you and your husband feel more disconnected... even though you love each other?Maybe intimacy feels harder than it used to. Maybe your sex drive isn't what it once was, and you're wondering how to rebuild the emotional connection, romance, and desire you miss.What if one small communication habit is quietly creating emotional distance in your marriage—and you don't even realize you're doing it?In this episode of Midlife Marriage Makeover, we're uncovering one of the biggest hidden communication mistakes that can slowly erode emotional connection, intimacy, romance, and desire in midlife marriage.You'll discover:Why being "helpful" can sometimes feel like criticism to your husband.How emotional safety rebuilds intimacy and strengthens connection.Five simple ways to communicate with more respect while creating deeper emotional connection.Why encouragement opens the door to greater romance, trust, and desire.How one small mindset shift can completely change the atmosphere of your marriage.If you've ever thought:"We're often in different worlds.""I feel disconnected from my husband.""I want to rebuild intimacy and emotional connection.""I want to feel close sexually again.""I miss the romance we used to have."...this episode is for you.Friend, I don't believe your best years of marriage are behind you. I believe God is still writing your story. Sometimes the breakthrough you've been praying for isn't found in a big change—it's found in one small shift that helps your husband feel seen, respected, and emotionally safe again.
This encore returns as a timeless reminder that caring about someone doesn't mean taking responsibility for their choices. A listener sent in a question about her friend's whopping 40% 'murder interest' - Erin has some opinions about this! Listen in for insightful tips on how to navigate the tricky waters of finance and friendships. Join our online community: www.getthehelloutofdebt.com Thanks to our podcast sponsors! Make your bed your favourite place to be this season with Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or visit Quince.com/SKYE for free shipping and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK. Cut your wireless bill with a new plan for just $15 a month from Mint Mobile. Visit MintMobile.com/SKYE to get started. That's it, there's no catch! Leave us a voicemail message here: www.speakpipe.com/erinskyekelly Purchase Get The Hell Out Of Debt and Naked Money Meetings online or from your favorite bookstore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode we featuring one of our favorite recurring guests: Tory Lanez! She comes on and gives us a life update, her latest trip to Turks and Caicos and what ever happened to her man in Miami?? Plus we play 21 questions and she brings on the Bender Queen Alijah on and tells us about her former OF career. Follow us on social media @AaronScenesAfterParty
This week Ted Danson's getting to know his podcasting colleague Sona Movsesian. The “Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend” cohost and New York Times-bestselling author talks to Ted about how she stumbled into being Conan's assistant, her role on their podcast, her love of Los Angeles, and why she worries her kids are going to Google her someday. Sona's new book “The World's Worst Mom” is out now at bookstores near you. Like watching your podcasts? Visit http://youtube.com/teamcoco to see full episodes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Her friend reached out about helping with her upcoming procedure. Problem is, she can't remember what the procedure is. Is she a jerk?
Scoot has on his brother Miles and friend Skip to talk about their journey getting over their alcoholism.
Lotus buys LotusLotus Tech has bought Lotus Advanced Technologies to become one singular Lotus once again. It's all very complex, but thankfully there's this story from Top Gear for reference.Hyundai and Genesis aim for massive Range ExpansionTha's range of cars, not range of vehicles. The Korean manufacturing giant is planning 41 new cars in Europe by 2030 according to Autocar.EVs and SUVs May Or May Not Be To Blame For Potholes, Say ExpertsA report for the Institute of Civil Engineers says SUVs and EVs are being unfairly blamed for causing more wear and tear to Britain's roads. Other experts disagree. This Autocar article looks at arguments from both sides.New Volvos Can Talk To Each OtherA new software update allows Volvo EX60, EX90 and ES90 to share notifications of large animals and pedestrians on the road among themselves, so they can warn drivers before they can see them. Autocar explains the boundaries and how the system works.Continental e-Cycles TyresContinental is developing a tyre that recycles used tyres into a fresh, low rolling resistance tyre. It's still a concept, and there are hurdles. Electrive explains.NEW NEW CAR NEWS -Vauxhall Corsa GSEVauxhall has launched an electric hot hatch, and despite the electric powertrain the reviews sound like it's a very traditional fast Vauxhall - Quick point-to-point, but not as refined as its rivals. It costs from £32,995 and you can find all the detail in this Evo article.Geely MonjaroGeely is bringing a new, larger PHEV SUV to the UK. The Monjaro is bigger than the Starray and about the size of a Skoda Kidiaq or Peugeot 5008. It has a predicted “engine off” range of 81 miles and is predicted to cost int he low £40ks.BYD Ti7Prices have been announced for BYD's Defender and Land Cruiser-alike. It's an AWD PHEV with a combined range of 441 miles, 74 of which are “engine off”. There are 7 seats, it's available in some attractive, if expensive, colours, and it will cost from £47,995 when orders open in November for January delivery.LUNCHTIME READ: PetrospectAndreas Petros' excellent blog is always worth a read, and this week he's written about the new iteration of The Grand Tour and previous iterations of Top Gear and how the essence of the latter will be very difficult to ever recapture.LIST OF THE WEEK: Classic Cars With Memorable GraphicsIt appeared in my feed just as Friend of The Show Jim Magill sent me a photo of a near-naked Yaris GRMN, so I couldn't not include this Classic & Sports Car list of 25 classic cars with memorable graphics. There's no shortage of awesomeness, and yet I think I may have chosen it…AND FINALLY: Fisker Oceans of New YorkThe Fisker Ocean is dead, long live the Fisker Ocean. Listener Damien Scully (who's behind the excellent Name That Car daily car identification game) sent us this story about the Fisker Ocean taxis in New York. I also mentioned the Ocenas of NYC website and BlueSky account trying to capture a sighting of every one.
Missed your weekly dose of women’s health headlines? Dr Ginni Mansberg and Cath Mahoney are breaking down the biggest health news, from a groundbreaking cancer-hunting virus offering new hope for melanoma, to reassuring research for expectant mothers on antidepressant safety.They also unpack the viral "dopamine menu" trend: can non-screen mood boosters really reset your brain, or is it just another social media gimmick? In Are You Well? Dr Ginni breaks down major upcoming changes to breast cancer screening in Australia, plus the red flags to watch for to protect yourself from fake medical practitioners. And in Asking for a Friend, we tackle your awkward anonymous questions. This week, we're answering whether Friday night wine is driving your restless legs, what’s really behind incomplete bowel movements, and why olive oil might be the ultimate wiping hack. Leave us an 'Asking for a Friend' voice note here. Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok. Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series is here! 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, instant access. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au today. You hot? Same. CREDITS Hosts: Dr Ginni Mansberg & Cath Mahoney Senior Producer: Tina Matolov Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser Audio Producer: Scott Stronach Social Media Producer: Zara Meier Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on. Information discussed in Well. is for educational purposes only and is not intended to provide professional medical advice. Listeners should seek their own medical advice, specific to their circumstances, from their treating doctor or health care professional. Right now, every Mamamia subscriber is automatically entered to win a $5,000 Dreamworld holiday for four; flights, accommodation, express passes and more included. Subscribe here to enter. T&Cs apply. Become a Mamamia subscriber and get an all-access pass to everything we make, including exclusive podcasts and early listening, subscriber-only articles, monthly giveaways and our home workout app, MOVE. Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au today. You hot? Same.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week Dr. Gregg Mays talks about the importance of praying to God as if you are talking to a friend. In Matthew 6:9-15 Jesus teaches us how to pray. Dr. Mays encourages us not be afraid of praying out loud in front of people. He tells us that praying is not a performance so there is no reason to shy away from praying.Foundation Scripture: John 1:43-48How can Agape Leaders serve you? Please find us at: Website: http://www.agapeleaders.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregg-mays/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agapeleaders.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agapeleaders10/ Bible Break With Agape Leaders: http://www.agapeleaders.org/daily-devotionTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greggmays YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCmM7ETR652mLtDSKSjda-pwGet Your Copy of the A Word Wednesday Devotion: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Word+Wednesday+Devotion&ref=nav_bb_sbRead Dr. Mays' book Practical Leadership: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=practical+leadership+lessons+from+an+average+leader&crid=259U5RNS5J5W5&sprefix=Practical+Leadership%2Caps%2C102&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_4_20 Give to ALCFM: http://www.agapeleaders.org/store/p15/Agape_Leaders_Christian_Fellowship_Ministry_Support.html
Aaron has a theory about why his Chevy Impala suddenly has no power, and he's tried a bunch of fixes that haven't helped. Turns out it isn't even his car, so Click and Clack want to know why they should care on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. Car Talk's perks include full archive access, new call-in bonus episodes with Ray, and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy
Friend of the show and comedian Jared Freid plays a lightning round of Guess That Loon with Jen. Pre-order Jennifer's new book Not Today, Fascists, join our Substack, shop our merch, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/ivehaditpodcast. Follow Us: I've Had It Podcast: @Ivehaditpodcast Jennifer Welch: @MizzWelch Angie "Pumps" Sullivan: @pumpspumpspumps Kiley Josey: @kileyjosey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Friend of the pod and comedian Jared Freid is back to make us LOL! His new Netflix special, The Family Plan, is out now and it's all about going on vacation with his hilarious, judgy family. We get into body image, the very specific millennial relationship we have with our parents, family dynamics, and so many more relatable AF moments.This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episodeLearn more and plan your trip at VisitBuffalo.comFor a limited time, save 25% on your first month at ritual.com/NOTSKINNYHead over to superpower.com and use code NOTSKINNY for $20 off your $199 Superpower membershipFind bottled Starbucks Pumpkin Spice drinks wherever you buy your groceriesIf you have an iPhone, head to ladder.fit/NOTSKINNY and take a quick quiz to find your perfect Ladder plan. Use my link and get a free 7-day trial with NO credit card, and $10 off your first month when you join.Find Primal Kitchen dressings, sauces, and condiments at your local rocery store or on primalkitchen.comUse code AMANDA15 for 15% off your order at knix.comProduced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this shocking episode of The Unapologetic Man Podcast, host Mark Sing hands you the exact playbook to flip a "we're just friends" situation into something real, and it starts with doing the opposite of everything your instincts are telling you to do. Most guys try to win her affection through favors and gifts, hoping she'll eventually notice how great they are. Mark explains why that approach guarantees you stay her friend forever, and walks through the five steps that actually work instead, starting with something as simple as telling her outright that you're just friends. Key Takeaways: Why trying to win her over with gifts and favors backfires every time Why telling her "we're just friends" is the move that flips the script and gets her chasing you Why letting her see you dating other women pulls her in even harder When to finally let her know you're interested, and why timing is everything Key Timestamps: [00:00:00] – Episode Intro [00:00:56] – The friend-zone story that kicks it all off [00:02:20] – Step 1: Friend-zoning her first [00:04:08] – Step 2: Cutting off the favors and the chasing [00:10:23] – Step 3: Showing value without showing interest [00:12:29] – Step 4: Dating other women openly [00:14:46] – Client success stories [00:16:50] – Step 5: Letting her know you like her, at the right time [00:21:44] – Episode Outro Connect With Mark: Apply for Mark's 3-Month Coaching Program: https://coachmarksing.com/coaching/ Check Out The Perks Program: https://coachmarksing.com/perks/ Email: CoachMarkSing@Gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachmarksing/ Grab Mark's Free Program: The Approach Formula - https://www.CoachMarkSing.com/The-Approach-Formula About The Unapologetic Man Podcast The Unapologetic Man Podcast is your resource for mastering dating, attraction, and relationships from a confident, masculine perspective. Hosted by Mark Sing, this podcast gives men the tools and mindset shifts needed to succeed in their dating lives and build lasting, high-value relationships. #UnapologeticMan #MensPodcast #TheIck #TryHard #Attraction #DatingAdvice #Confidence #SelfImprovement
The 2026 Vuelta a España rolls out from Monte Carlo, and we're on the ground for the eleventh straight year to bring you all of the action. Join Daniel Friebe, Michele Pelacci, Larry Warbasse and others for a three-week journey unlike any other.Episode sponsorsBikmoThe Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo, cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride.Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel.Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastDVine Cellars 2026 Vuelta wine selection As always at the Grand Tours, we've teamed up with DVine Cellars of London to select a case of six wines produced close to the race route, for your enjoyment. UK listeners can buy the case here https://dvinecellars.com/products/cycling-podcast-la-vuelta-2026 . The wines are as follows: Stage 5: (Falset – Roquetes) – La Servera, Garnatxa (No Sulphites Added), Montsant [Red] Stage 9: (La Vila Joiosa – Alto de Aitana) – Casa Balaguer, Vino Blanco, Alicante [White] Stage 10: (Alcaraz – Elche de la Sierra) – Bodegas Parra Jiménez, 'Larutan' Tempranillo, Castilla [Red] Stage 11: (Cartagena – Lorca) – Casa Castillo, Monastrell, Jumilla [Red] Stage 15: (Palma del Río – Córdoba) – Alvear, '3 Miradas' Vino de Pueblo Blanco 2022, Montilla [White] Stage 18: (El Puerto de Santa María – Jerez de la Frontera) – Bodegas Barbadillo, 'Toto' Palomino Brut, Jerez [Sparkling] Friends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am).In Loving Memory of Finlay TarlingFollowing the tragic death of Finlay Tarling in stage 8 of the Volta a Portugal, a fund has been set up, with the blessing of his parents and in Finlay's name, with the goal of providing an opportunity to help future generations of young Welsh riders. You can contribute here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-fin-s2u87 The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.***************************************
Ballroom icon, house music legend, and the voice behind "Cunty", Kevin Aviance sits down with Yo Aunteas! Kevin just dropped Hippopotamus (Deluxe) and opens up about everything: how Beyoncé sampled "Cunty" on Renaissance's "Pure/Honey" (and how he found out), what it's still like to be "cunty" at 58, laying the groundwork for a generation of Black queer artists, and why ballroom culture IS Black culture, period. We go track-by-track through Hippopotamus — including "Dolls," his protest record for Black trans women, the gospel cut "What a Friend," and "Bloodlines," written from a conversation with the late Father Hector Xtravaganza. Plus: his new era as a DJ, the Fever NYC party scene, growing up in Richmond and coming up in DC nightlife, a tribute to Dolly Parton, and a first look at what's coming for Beyoncé's B'Day 20th anniversary.
Friend, let's talk about AIO!Nicole has been working in the wedding industry marketing for over a decade and specializes in SEO and AIO, helping photographers and event professionals get found by their ideal clients through both traditional and AI search.In this episode, we're talking about what AIO actually means, how AI search is different from Google, and what wedding photographers can be doing now to make sure their businesses show up when couples start asking AI for recommendations.We also talk about websites, blogging, SEO, and the simple things photographers can start doing to improve their visibility.If you've been wondering what AI search means for your photography business, this episode is a great place to startYou can find out more about Nicole here:Her Website: Lattes For LunchHer Instagram
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Cryptoids Updates, Remembering Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, and PowerCon!#dollyparton #toys #podcast
Carly thought she knew what to expect when she agreed to stand in for her friend’s husband while he was away serving in the military. But when a supposed hospital employee calls with a list of things Carly needs to bring—and a few things she may be expected to do—she quickly realizes this is NOT the delivery-room experience she had imagined. From an unexpected hospital request to one instruction that sends Carly scrambling to Google, the situation gets more outrageous by the second. But there’s one thing Carly doesn’t know yet… someone has set her up. Listen to this hilarious Jubal Phone Prank to hear Carly’s reaction as the bizarre instructions keep coming! SEO Keywords: Jubal Phone Prank, funny phone prank, hospital prank, pregnancy prank, childbirth prank, funny prank call, hilarious prank calls, radio prank, friend prank, pregnancy humor, childbirth humor, funny podcast clips, Jubal Show, prank call, unexpected prank, hilarious phone prank, best prank callsSupport the show: https://the-jubal-show.beehiiv.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Have you ever gotten to the end of the day and thought — where did my time go? What did I actually accomplish today? Why does it feel like I ran as fast as I could and still ended up behind? Friend, you are not alone. And today I want to talk about exactly why that happens — because it is not a you problem. It is a systems problem. And systems can be fixed. Today I am breaking down the six biggest reasons busy moms feel like they are constantly falling behind — and more importantly the practical solutions that actually fix them. These are the exact things we work through inside my group coaching program and I am giving you the whole breakdown right here. We are talking about: ✨ Time blindness — why you think you have more time than you do and what to do about it ✨ Digital disorganization — the inbox, the tabs, the seventeen lists, and how to finally get it under control ✨ Physical clutter and why it is stealing your mental energy without you even realizing it ✨ Information overload — why your brain feels full even when you have not done anything yet ✨ Procrastination and distraction — why they always show up together and how to break the cycle ✨ And the truth about multitasking — why it is making you less productive not more This is such a practical episode — and I think you are going to walk away with at least two or three things you can implement this week that will immediately make your days feel lighter and more manageable. So grab your coffee, take a deep breath, and let's dive in Quick Announcement The doors to the fall group coaching program just closed a few weeks ago. If you are bummed that you missed out, we will do another round this spring before summer hits (so mark you calendar). In the meantime … I'm going to be opening up some VIP personal coaching slots for one on one coaching, so keep an eye on your inbox for more information You can always leave a question for me on the website www.byrdmichelle.com and I will answer it right here on the podcast (essentially free coaching) You can grab the productivity planner on the website. It has all my favorite time management tools, and how to map out your week. I use it with all my clients. I pray this episode blesses you! Michelle Grab a coaching call with me at: www.byrdmichelle.com Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Facebook: The Busy Vibrant Mom Instagram: @thebusyvibrantmom Linkedin: The Busy Vibrant Mom Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! www.byrdmichelle.com Come join our Facebook Group: The Busy Vibrant Mom https://www.facebook.com/groups/2315591962144641/
Who is the most loyal person you've ever known? A parent? Spouse? Friend?Truthfully, we all crave loyalty. It gives us a sense of safety. We feel that if there is some loyalty in our world, it's like a warm blanket on a cold night. Life seems less scary.As we discuss the role of Jesus in our personal stories, it is good to remind ourselves often of ultimate loyalty. In turn, it encourages us to be loyal to that One person we can always count on.John 14:6 says, “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'”Jesus gives us loyalty that cannot be broken. Are we willing to stay true to Him, as well? In other words, if life's road gets rough, do we stay on the path He has set for us? Like Peter, we tend to think nothing could pry us from Jesus, but our choices can do that. Then we regret being disloyal to Christ.Resolve to never let that happen to you. Keep His sacrifice for you in your mind and heart. That will help you stay true to Him when life isn't so great.He promised to never leave you. Tell Jesus that you love Him for that, and keep your eyes looking ahead to the eternity He has made for you.Let's pray. Lord, make us strong in our loyalty to our Savior. Then let that light shine for those who see us. In Jesus' name, amen. Change your shirt, and you can change the world! Save 15% Off your entire purchase of faith-based apparel + gifts at Kerusso.com with code KDD15.
Watch Journalist, Lawyer, Substacker, Podcast Host, and Friend, Tony Traina was gracious to host me on his podcast recently. I thought it would only help exposure to also post it through my channels in the event you may have missed it and/or don't already subscribe to Tony/Unpolished. This conversation is a 50/50 chat about fashion & watches. We get into the weeds of product for both subjects, which was a ton of fun. Several people have reached out letting me know they enjoyed the chat when Tony posted it, so I”m excited to share it with you all here! This is an audio-only podcast. Thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit standardh.substack.com/subscribe
Dr. Judy welcomes Dr. Ruth Roberts to the show, examining the health tradeoffs of routine spay and neuter, especially early sterilization, and argue that preserving endocrine function may reduce chronic disease risk in dogs. They link the rise in chronic disease after roughly 2000 to multiple factors, with sterilization presented as one important contributor alongside food quality, vaccines, and environmental toxins. The study results or overwhelming! So, what is Spay-Neuter Syndrome? Early spay/neuter can be linked to obesity, cruciate rupture, hip and elbow degeneration, allergies, IVDD, arthritis, Cushing's disease, thyroid dysfunction, pancreatitis, diabetes, and some cancers including hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma, osteosarcoma, mast cell tumors, and prostate cancer. If I'd like to sterilize my pet, what types of sterilization methods should I consider? What about any hormone replacement therapy for my pet after sterilization? Listen in to learn more! website URL www.drruthroberts.com Social Media URLs or Tags Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.ruthroberts/ Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/dr.ruthroberts/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ruth-roberts-dvm-72473970 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT #1 I've been upset for some time about the growing corporate consolidation of independent veterinary practices. Are you experiencing longer wait times? Are your visits cut shorter? Do you find it to be more expensive? The future is clear. Quality of healthcare is no longer guaranteed for your pet. But there's a new gateway to avoid this difficult path. Dr. Ruth Roberts offers a holistic pet health coach program, where you take control of your pet's health. This is not your typical quickie course to get limited bits of information. This comprehensive program teaches the scientific foundation of your pet's system to understand health issues and how nutrition, natural supplements, and therapies can support intermediate care. This is truly a complete pet healthcare program, so take charge now. You can go to the Holistic Pet Health Coach website for more information, and you can get a special one-time discount of $250 if you use the code DRJUDY when you apply. To learn more. Visit drruthroberts.com/pages/coach or scan the QR code shown here. This discount is valid until December 31st, 2026. This episode is sponsored by Dr. Ruth Roberts Holistic Pet Health Coach Program, where you learn to take control of your pet's healthcare. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT #2 Here's something most dog owners don't know: dogs cannot produce EPA and DHA on their own. These essential omega-3 fatty acids must come from their diet, and without enough of them, the effects show up in ways we often mistake for just getting older: a dull coat, stiff joints, brain fog, low energy-these are not inevitable. They're often signs of a nutritional gap that can be filled. Feel Good Omega was created by Dr. Peter Dobias to do exactly that. Made from pure wild squid oil, sustainably harvested, made in Norway, and Friend of the Sea certified, it delivers the highest quality EPA and DHA in their most bioavailable form, microfiltered, lab tested, protected against rancidity by nitrogen, and bottled in glass. It also comes with a lifetime money back guarantee. Head to peterDobias.com and use code DRJUDY10 for 10% off. Your dog deserves to feel good.
Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.···This episode is the audio version of Chapter Six of Pieces of Purple: Trauma. To listen to all the episodes in this series, find Pondering Purple on your preferred podcast platform. To view the episodes, including the conversations with TCKs that drop two weeks after each chapter, follow this link to the Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/pieces_channel. ...The Amazon page for Piece of Purple is HERE. For bulk order pricing of ten copies or more, please CONTACT me.To access discussion questions for each chapter, click HERE....More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:1. My most-read articles listed on my website. 2. My grand new book--everything I've ever taught about MKs in one place--Pieces of Purple!3. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.4. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.···Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to shellphoenix@gmail.com. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)···Please share this resource in your missionary, MK, and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.···The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.···Helpful definitions:· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.
These are 6 of the top headlines in military news. NOTE: All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Today I cover these 6 headlines: -Justice for Matthew McLaughlin -Justice for Jesse Braswell -Fort Sill Double Murder-Suicide -Far Rockaway Double Murder & Explosion -Remembering Fallen Officer Abdelnabi ⸻ Check out today's sponsor! Skylight: Visit myskylight.com/MMP and get $30 Off a 15 inch Calendar! Shop Comfrt: Visit comfrt.com/margot and get 15% off your order! ———
The Steve Harvey Morning Show for Monday August 31st, 2026: Steve Harvey's Morning Inspiration | Show Open - Cast Intros | Nephew Tommy's Run That Prank Back - "Can I Borrow Your Kidney" | Ask The RTLO & Junior | Trending & Entertainment News | Do You Have a Celebrity Look-alike? | Can You Disagree with a Friend's Lifestyle? | Nephew Tommy's Prank - "Insurance" | Strawberry Letter - "What's Up With my Spoiled Old Man?" Pt. 1-2 | Junior's Sports Talk | Social Media Advice | Back to School Season | Would You Rather | Steve Harvey's Closing RemarksSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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