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Reality might be talking to you more often than you think. We dig into the Akashic field as a living, interconnected web of spirit and universal consciousness, and we share how it shows up in everyday life through intuition, synchronicity, deja vu, dreams, and those moments when someone calls right after you think of them. I also explain why logical minds struggle with this at first, and how to shift from “prove it” into “practice it” without losing discernment. We explore different ways people already access the Akash: empaths feeling the emotional imprint of others, creatives pulling stories and images from beyond personal experience, and the “clairs” like clairvoyance as clear seeing on an internal screen. I clarify the difference between the Akashic field and the Akashic records, described like a vast library of memories, motives, and soul-level context. That naturally leads into karma and dharma, and why your intentions matter as much as your actions when you're working with spiritual guidance. Then we get practical with a quantum jumping approach: visualize a future version of you, observe what they do differently, and implement one small change for seven days to create a real domino effect in your life. We also talk about asking the universe for signs, staying quiet enough to receive them, and preparing for next week's intuitive art practice so you can channel downloads through writing, painting, drawing, or any medium you love. If this resonates, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.Send us Fan MailSupport the show✨ You're listening to Rainbows Rising — where awareness expands, truth is explored, and new levels of reality begin to unfold. This #1 ranked spiritual education podcast guides you through transformation, energetic mastery, and conscious evolution.This podcast exists to make transformation accessible — offering grounded teachings, energetic awareness, and real-world tools to help you navigate your path and expand your consciousness.If you feel called to go deeper, you're invited into the next layer of the work:
Every enterprise leader has heard the numbers by now as billions poured into licences, seats and tokens, with productivity gains still trailing well behind the promise. On a recent episode of Tech Transformed, host Christina Stathopoulos sat down with Jay Richman, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Multiverse, to unpack why so many organisations remain stuck in what he calls "tinker mode" and what it actually takes to move past it.Richman's view is shaped by a career spent at the sharp end of three separate technology shifts. A decade at Spotify saw him build out the company's advertising business and early subscription platform from scratch. Roughly four years at Amazon followed, working on agentic AI systems within the advertising division, effectively rebuilding the old-fashioned creative agency model using specialised generative media tools. Four months ago, he relocated from New York to London to join Multiverse, drawn by a mission he sees as almost the reverse of his previous work. Rather than using people to make machines smarter, the task now is training machines to make people smarter. That framing sits at the centre of this conversation.The AI Adoption GapRichman suggests that the widely reported gap between AI spend and AI-driven output isn't really a technology failure; it's a human one. Tools sit unused, licences go unopened, and organisations struggle to move employees from curious onlookers to confident, habitual users. Multiverse's answer is what it calls the "adoption layer", which is a diagnostic approach that pinpoints where skill gaps actually sit across a workforce, builds tailored learning paths around them, then embeds coaching directly inside the tools people already use, whether that's Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT.Crucially, Richman distinguishes between what he wryly terms "token maxing" and value creation. Blunt incentives, leaderboards, usage dashboards and mandates to switch from manual coding to AI-assisted development. All this can help people over that first hurdle, and he admits to having used some of these tactics himself. But the real measure of success has to be defined customer by customer, tied to a specific business outcome, not simply how many prompts someone fired off in a week. As he puts it, the value of any given AI initiative can only be judged against what that particular organisation set out to solve in the first place.Human Skills AI Can't ReplaceOne of the most interesting parts of the discussion explores how generative and agentic AI are reshaping team structures. Richman describes a flattening of traditional boundaries: product managers writing code, designers contributing to technical documents, and engineers drafting strategy papers. Functions that were once tightly specialised, such as a dedicated user-research team and a standalone copywriting role, are increasingly being absorbed as skills within more generalist, multi-hatted employees. At the same time, he notes, the opposite is happening at the model layer, with AI agents becoming ever more specialised. The result, in his telling, is smaller teams working with far greater autonomy and considerably less coordination overhead than in years past.Asked what he prioritises when hiring now, Richman is candid that mastery of a single discipline matters to him less than certain behavioural traits: curiosity, high agency, sound judgment. He shares an interview technique he relies on, asking candidates how they spent their time during the pandemic lockdowns, as a rough proxy for whether someone tends to seize initiative or simply wait for circumstances to dictate their next move.Moving Fast Without Cutting CornersOn responsible deployment, Richman insists culture has to start at the top. Leaders, he argues, need to be visibly hands-on and honest about their own gaps in knowledge rather than issuing mandates from a distance. At Multiverse, that meant lifting caps on AI coding tools, resetting the expectation that new work should be AI-generated by default, and investing heavily in quality assurance and evaluation frameworks so that human reviewers still hold a meaningful checkpoint before anything reaches customers. He contrasts this with the slower, more cautious approach he sees at many other organisations — one he believes is not only less efficient but also less likely to stick once the initial push fades.Measuring What Actually MattersTying this back to the earlier point about value over volume, Richman suggests the real test of an AI initiative is how closely it maps to a business's own stated objective, not adoption figures in isolation. That means starting with what a customer or team is actually trying to achieve, building learning around the specific gaps standing in the way, and only then judging success by whether the resulting behaviour change shows up in the metrics that organisation already cares about.The conversation closes on a personal note, with Richman sharing the advice he'd give his own children as they weigh careers in a fast-shifting landscape: run towards disruption rather than away from it. Having entered the workforce at the tail end of the dot-com boom, he sees clear parallels with the present moment, a period, in his words, where nobody can credibly claim expertise, which makes it as good a time as any to jump in. For organisations still puzzling over why their AI investment hasn't translated into measurable returns, Richman's message is simple: the technology was never really the difficult part. If you would like to find out more, please visit multiverse.io or connect with Richman on LinkedIn.TakeawaysSuccessful AI adoption hinges on people, not just technology.The AI adoption layer helps bridge the gap between investment and productivity.High agency and curiosity are key traits of successful AI practitioners.Leadership must lead by example and foster a culture of experimentation.Rapid technological change requires teams to be flexible and multi-skilled.Chapters00:00 Introduction to AI transformation and people-centred approach00:54 Jay Richman's background at Spotify, Amazon, and Multiverse03:47 The challenge of AI adoption and pilot mode07:04 The concept of the AI adoption layer and its purpose12:54 Distinguishing token maxing from value maxing16:03 Impact of generative AI on product and engineering teams19:09 Building teams in the AI era: blurring roles and skills21:49 Qualities and skills for future AI teams25:49 Leading responsibly with AI and fostering a culture of experimentation
It seems to me that, for every loss function that we use to train LLMs, we get a very distinct flavor of LLM misalignment. Here's the summary table, and then we'll go through the rows separately. Training stage Loss function Flavor of misalignment Famous examples Pretraining & SFT Imitative learning (next-token prediction) “Seven deadly sins” misalignment Bing-Sydney, “Emergent misalignment” RLHF & DPO Human approval “Glazing” misalignment GPT-4o RLVR Automatic verifier “Literal genie” misalignment HuggingFace hacking RLAIF Approval from another LLM “Trickster” misalignment “Current AIs seem pretty misaligned to me” Warning: I'm not an LLM power-user myself, but rather relying on reports I've read. Also, I don't consider LLM alignment to be my primary area of expertise. I'm open to feedback! 1. Imitative learning → “seven deadly sins” misalignment Training stage Loss function Misaligned behavior Pretraining, SFT Imitative learning (next-token prediction) Any and all of the vices of humanity In imitative learning, the LLM tries to predict what the next token of text will be. Then those predictions magically turn into its outputs. See my earlier discussion: “LLM pretraining magically transmutes observations into behavior, in a way that is profoundly disanalogous to how brains work”. This leads to LLM behavior [...] ---Outline:(00:55) 1. Imitative learning → "seven deadly sins" misalignment(04:24) 2. Human approval → "glazing" misalignment(06:35) 3. Automatic verifiers → "literal genie" misalignment(08:05) 4. LLM judges → "trickster" misalignment(12:06) Afterword The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: August 10th, 2026 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/GRmvZsHXH4vaijPMv/four-llm-loss-functions-four-flavors-of-llm-misalignment --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
Relationships are meant to be a place of love, trust, and mutual care—but they can quickly become something else. Instead of bringing life, they can become marked by manipulation, competition, and emotional distance. Our word for this today is to call it “toxic” In Genesis 29, Jacob enters a family system shaped by deception and control under his uncle Laban. What follows is a web of unhealthy relationships—where Leah longs to be loved, Rachel competes for affection, and love itself becomes something to earn rather than receive. These dynamics aren't as distant as they seem. We can manipulate to get our way, avoid hard conversations, or compete for attention and affirmation. Over time, relationships that were meant to bring life can become sources of pain. In Matthew 18, Jesus calls us to something different—not avoidance or control, but honest, humble confrontation that seeks restoration. What would it look like to step out of unhealthy patterns, and pursue relationships marked not by control or competition, but by truth, grace, and reconciliation?
Relationships are meant to be a place of love, trust, and mutual care—but they can quickly become something else. Instead of bringing life, they can become marked by manipulation, competition, and emotional distance. Our word for this today is to call it “toxic” In Genesis 29, Jacob enters a family system shaped by deception and control under his uncle Laban. What follows is a web of unhealthy relationships—where Leah longs to be loved, Rachel competes for affection, and love itself becomes something to earn rather than receive. These dynamics aren't as distant as they seem. We can manipulate to get our way, avoid hard conversations, or compete for attention and affirmation. Over time, relationships that were meant to bring life can become sources of pain. In Matthew 18, Jesus calls us to something different—not avoidance or control, but honest, humble confrontation that seeks restoration. What would it look like to step out of unhealthy patterns, and pursue relationships marked not by control or competition, but by truth, grace, and reconciliation?
We often think sibling rivalry is about personality clashes or family tension—but beneath it lies something deeper. As C.S. Lewis once wrote, “Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more than the next person.” In Genesis 27, Jacob and Esau are set against each other in a battle not just for a blessing, but for superiority. Shaped by the favoritism of Isaac and Rebekah, their relationship becomes defined by comparison—who is greater, who is chosen, who comes out on top. But this struggle isn't limited to ancient families. We measure ourselves against siblings, friends, and peers—quietly competing for status, recognition, or worth. Yet comparison can quickly turn into resentment, and resentment into hatred. What would it look like to confront the pride that drives comparison, and instead learn to love others not as rivals, but as neighbors?
We often think sibling rivalry is about personality clashes or family tension—but beneath it lies something deeper. As C.S. Lewis once wrote, “Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more than the next person.” In Genesis 27, Jacob and Esau are set against each other in a battle not just for a blessing, but for superiority. Shaped by the favoritism of Isaac and Rebekah, their relationship becomes defined by comparison—who is greater, who is chosen, who comes out on top. But this struggle isn't limited to ancient families. We measure ourselves against siblings, friends, and peers—quietly competing for status, recognition, or worth. Yet comparison can quickly turn into resentment, and resentment into hatred. What would it look like to confront the pride that drives comparison, and instead learn to love others not as rivals, but as neighbors?
Group Guide Use this guide to help your group discussion as you meet this week. Acts 1:1-5 Spencer Carey Download TranscriptGood morning. My name is Spencer. I am one of the pastors here. We did it you guys. We made it through 2 Samuel. 1 and 2 Samuel.And now we're in the book of Acts. So if you're new to our church, we typically, not exclusively, but the majority of what we do is we walk through books of the Bible. And we're gonna go verse by verse, passage by passage. And we're in Acts chapter 1 today. As we begin the book of Acts, we'll be in this for the next season. We're in the first five verses of the book of Acts.That is on page 1053, 1053 in your black Bibles. The main text will be coming from the Bible. So we will hold a Bible and read that with this. There'll be other texts. They'll be on the screen. But we're gonna introduce the book of Acts because it is wise when you jump into a book to have some context for what you're actually studying.So I want to point out three things as we begin to introduce us, I think, well to understanding the book of Acts. If you grab a study Bible, like the ESV study Bible, you open it up before we start reading a book. If you're gonna study it, you're gonna see different introductory elements. And I'm gonna give you three that kind of help us frame our time together in the book of Acts. Genre, author, and purpose. So let me hit those very quickly.It's important to first know the genre because not all scripture is the same. You don't read Proverbs like you read the Psalms, like you read Genesis, like you read the Gospels, like you read the epistles, the letters in the New Testament. They are all, they come from different genres. So it's important to understand what you're reading before you jump in. The book of Acts is historical narrative. Functions like the Gospels in that way.It's historical narrative. It's a bunch of stories that tell the story of how the church began starting in the first three decades of the church is what the book of Acts and 28 chapters covers. So from around 33 AD to around 60 to 65 AD, we're gonna read a bunch of stories and teachings that shaped the church early on and that we get to be shaped by as well. So it's one of the longest books in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke is the only book that's longer and we'll be in it for a bit. So the second thing that is helpful to know is the author.And the author is Luke. So Luke was inspired by God to write this. So let's introduce ourselves to Luke. We don't know a ton. Here's what we do know. Luke was likely Greek.Okay. He may have been Jewish, it's debated, but if he's Jewish, he's very what you would call Hellenistic, meaning he's very Greek influenced. So he's Greek. What we also can see from the letters of the New Testament is he's likely a doctor. So likely a physician like Mike Goble who was just standing here leading us in prayer.He's a doctor. It's also clear that he's an historian. He was tasked with the job of both telling an orderly account of the Gospel in Luke of Jesus Christ and his life, his ministry, his death, his resurrection and the book of Acts, which tells the story of the early church. So some will say that Paul wrote most of the New Testament. It's actually not true. When you go by word count, Luke actually was inspired to write most of the New Testament because Luke and Acts is longer than all Paul's 13 letters combined.Fun fact. Three, purpose. Okay. Why is the book of Acts and our Bibles? Why did God inspire it? Why was it so important that it became an essential part of what's called the New Testament canon?What is the official books of the New Testament? Why do we have this? That's what we get to look at today. One of the things that's clear when you read the book of Luke is that there's this foreshadowing of the inclusion of the Gentiles. So that's basically, I would assume everybody in this room that comes from a non-Jewish background.There's this foreshadowing that the Gospel is going to go to the nations and that we're going to be included. And the book of Acts is going to show us how. How we are brought into the household of faith. So we're going to see this. We're going to look at the values and the witness and the Gospel that spread all that comes out of this. We're going to look at key figures like Philip and Peter and James, the brother of Jesus Christ, and Paul.We're going to look at all of this. And when you actually, if you look at a Bible and you go to Acts, oftentimes they're going to have the subscript that we have from the earliest manuscripts that says Acts of the Apostles. And if you read that, it may lead you to believe that this book is primarily about the work of the apostles. But what we're going to see is this book is primarily about a God rescuing his people and his rescue plan for the nations. And then even more of the point, one of the things that makes Acts so unique and so essential is it gives us the most comprehensive window into the third member of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit.We're going to read a lot about the Holy Spirit. No book in the Bible mentions the Holy Spirit more than the book of Acts. It would be wrong to say that this book is only about the work of the Holy Spirit, because God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son are both present and loom large in this book. But there's no other book in the Bible that gives us a more upfront window to the work of the Holy Spirit than the book of Acts, which makes this very helpful for us as we want to be a Spirit empowered people and the season that we're in trying to be missional and planting a church. So we're very excited to be able to walk this book together.And what we're going to see today and these first few verses and what we're going to see throughout this series can be summarized in this sentence, the Holy Spirit in God's church taking Jesus to the world. That what we're going to see is the Holy Spirit in God's church taking Jesus to the world. So let me pray and then we'll walk through this introduction together. Heavenly Father, we thank you for the good news of the gospel that we just sang about, that we just prayed for, that we just recited from the Scriptures. God, I pray that you would help us be, have open eyes to see how you started your church and what it's built upon.And we ask this in Jesus' name. Amen. All right, go to verse one. In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach. So let's pause there.Out the gate, there should be some questions that jump off the page. Who's Theophilus? When did you do all this, where you dealt with all the things that Jesus began and taught? And that is why understanding Acts, it's very helpful to have a working general knowledge of the book of Luke. The gospel of Luke helps us understand the book of Acts. Luke functions very much like a part one and Acts functions very much like a part two.So what I want to do a little bit today is to go to the book of Luke and to help us see a little bit of how this helps us understand Acts. I want to go to Luke chapter one. This will be on the screen. You can look up here and hold that place in Acts because we'll come back to it. Luke chapter one says, many have undertaken to draw up an account of these things that have been fulfilled among us just as they were handed down to us by those who were, who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the Word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you most excellent Theophilus so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.So this is very similar to the introduction to the book of Acts. Who is Theophilus? We don't know for sure. We know that his name means lover of God. Theo and Phyllis, those are two different Greek words to come together, lover of God. It is very likely that he was a wealthy Christian who put the money forward for Luke to do the work of gathering all these reports.It takes time and energy and effort and money to go and travel throughout all of the New Testament world and to put together what is the gospel of Luke? What is these stories that tell us about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ? And we should be familiar with that concept because we know today they are investigative reporters, that they make their living, they get paid to go out and do investigative work and put together reports from Bob Woodward and his work all the way to reporters like Christopher Rufo today. They are all types of different people that get paid to put together reports.And that is what Luke was. He was an historian who got paid and traveled to go and put together this gospel of Luke that tells us about Jesus Christ. And what I appreciate about Luke is that he's not only just giving us a bunch of facts about Jesus, he does the work of organizing it into a story. So when you read it, like the other gospels, it has story arc. So most stories, the gospels, stories in the Bible and stories that you go and you watch in the movie theaters, most stories have a general story arc.There's an introduction, there's rising tension, so there's going to be some different plot things that happen. There's rising tension, there's a climax, and then there's resolution. That's the majority of stories. And when you read the gospel of Luke, there's an introduction to who Jesus Christ is. He was born. And then all of a sudden, very early, you see the rising tension as he's ministering and establishing and teaching the kingdom of God.He's got the tension with the Pharisees and the religious leaders. And there's this tension that builds all the way towards Jerusalem where Jesus Christ is crucified, where he is resurrected. And then there's this resulting action, which is the commissioning of the church. And I appreciate that because it makes reading the gospels a lot of fun. It helps us see that he's a good storyteller in pulling all these stories together for us to see. But buried in the end of the gospel of Luke, in what we just read a few minutes ago, is a bit of a cliffhanger.And I also appreciate the art of a cliffhanger. My oldest recently has gotten really into books. She loves reading. And what happens sometimes is that she'll come down tired. And she's like, I'm so frustrated because I just want to go to sleep. But every chapter, there's just this cliffhanger.And I just have to keep reading. And it's like, I love that you love reading. We're going to have to learn to live with a cliffhanger for a bit because you actually need to go to sleep. But cliffhangers do that. They kind of leave something lingering that draw you into the next part. And that's what's the genius of the end of the gospel of Luke.And I want to go back to what we read just a few minutes ago so that we can see that. You get the very end of Luke, chapter 24, verses 44 through 49. This is how the gospel of Luke ends. Then he said to them, this is on the screen, these are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled. Okay. That's what we call biblical theology.That's the reality that the entire Old Testament, all of it points to Jesus Christ. And he sang it. Listen, law, the prophets, Psalms, all of it points to me. Verse 45. Then he opened their minds to the scriptures, which is Jesus Christ, opening their minds to understand.46, And said to them, thus it is written that the Christ should suffer, and on the third day rise from the dead. 47, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed and is named to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things, and behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you, but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. So Jesus points to the climactic work, his death, his resurrection. And then he tells them in verse 47, really a preview of what is ahead. He nods to, you're going to go and preach.It's going to be the message of this gospel of his life, death, and resurrection. You go preach that there's going to be a call for repentance of sins. They're going to experience forgiveness that washes and covers us. This is what you're going to proclaim, and that message is going to the nations. You are going to be witnesses of this. But first, you're going to go to Jerusalem, and you're going to wait, because power is going to come from on high.Wait for the promise of the Father. It's coming, but you go into Jerusalem first, and that's like the cliff thing. Oh, wait, what? And it's like, oh, I want to know more about that. And here's the good news. You don't have to wait a year for part two of the movie to come out.You can just flip over the book of Acts, which is what we're in. So go back to verse one. Now, we have a good working knowledge of what Luke is doing in the gospel of Luke. Pick up in verse one, the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, verse two, until the day when he was taken up after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. Which just for a moment, I appreciate that what is clear is that when Jesus is teaching his disciples throughout his ministry, the Holy Spirit is present with him, teaching his followers.Verse three, he presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during 40 days and speaking about the kingdom of God. Okay, so there's a period of time between Christ's resurrection and his ascension, which is what we're going to look at next week is when he ascended to the right hand of God the Father. That period of time is 40 days. So in that 40 days, when you look and read the end of the gospels and you pick up in this part of the book of Acts, we don't get all likely of what Jesus did during that period. We can tell that he appears to them at various times.He's not with them every second, but he appears to them and what he's doing is he's preparing them. He's teaching them the kingdom of God and he's preparing them for what awaits them. He appears to them in Jerusalem. He appears to them on a mountain in Galilee. He appears to them on a lake in Galilee and he's doing the work of preparing them for what's next for the unfolding plan to reach the nation. So he's preparing them, but also what I like in this passage is it points out that he's also establishing that he is alive, that there are witnesses who have seen Christ.That's why Paul in 1 Corinthians, he points out that there are 500 people at one point that saw Jesus in the flesh. So Jesus is both preparing his church for what is ahead and establishing I am alive through all types of eyewitness accounts that we read in the scriptures. So he's in the period of preparation preparing them for what's next over that 40 days and now he's here verse 4. And while staying with them, he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which he said, you heard from me for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.So Jesus is getting ready to ascend, but he tells them you're going to wait. You're going to wait in Jerusalem. You're gonna wait for the promise of the Father and that's foreshadowing what we're going to see the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the church. You're gonna wait for the Holy Spirit to come upon you. Now at this point, it's very likely Jesus has taught them all about water baptism from the moment that he's baptized until now.And they should have the understanding at this point that baptism is the new covenant sign that you belong to God. But what they're going to learn is that faith does not begin with water baptism. It doesn't begin with water that faith begins with fire. That faith begins with fire that comes upon you when the Holy Spirit changes you into a new creation in Christ Jesus. When you believe the gospel of Jesus Christ, the baptism of the Holy Spirit overtakes you and changes you into someone who is new that you belong to Jesus Christ. And then you enter the waters of baptism to declare that you belong to him, which is why we as good Baptists baptize after someone is converted to Jesus Christ.That's what he's giving a nod to here at the end of this verse five. So he's telling them they need to wait. You're gonna go to Jerusalem and you're gonna wait for the Spirit to come upon you. And then you're going to begin to see this wonderful redemption plan that's going to unfold. And the rest of the book of Acts is how that plan unfolds. God in his people with them, bringing them into his mission to reach the nations.And I personally am very thankful that God brings us out of the stands and into the game so that we get to participate with our God in doing the most important eternal work there is. Around this time every year, I get excited because football is not far away. Okay. I love football. It's my favorite sport. I like other sports.Football is my favorite. I like how in August as the first game approaches, how delusional I get into thinking I will convince myself by the end of August that Lenora Sellers may be a Heisman candidate for the University of South Carolina. It's going to happen. I can convince myself of that delusion while also know I can't wait for the disappointment. It's going to be so exciting. I hold those two intention simultaneously and I get excited because I love watching the Gamecocks.I love watching us take on like blue blooded SEC programs like Kentucky and Mississippi State on the SEC Plus Network where we usually play. I just I look forward to it. I like pro football. I like watching. I'm a huge Indianapolis Colts fan. I love watching every season.I was like one time we won the Super Bowl in my entire life and I enjoy doing it. I love watching it. But let me tell you something. When I play football, I had way more fun. When I got to play football growing up, I mean Friday nights were way better than Saturday mornings in the stands. Friday nights in the field were far superior to ever watching something on TV or being there in person to watch it.No, it was a lot more rewarding, a lot more fun to be in the game playing. And what I appreciate about our God is that this wonderful redemption plan that He has given us, that He's unfolding for us, we get to participate in. That we get to wait for the power of God to come upon us and we get to be obedient to where He calls us to go. We get to see the spirit change people's lives. Guys, there's nothing more wonderful in this world than declaring the good news of Jesus Christ to someone who does not believe. And then God goes to work in their heart, brings them to faith in Jesus Christ.And then 10,000 years from now, you are standing in the presence of Christ with that brother's sister because you leveraged your life now for eternity. There is nothing more important. There's nothing more glorious. There's nothing more wonderful. And none of that happens unless the Holy Spirit is present. None of that happens unless the Spirit goes to work.We're like little kids that just want to get in the game and we're like three feet tall and we want to dunk a basketball and we can jump two inches off the ground and we're dreaming up just I want to dunk it and then we get picked up and we get to participate. And that's what the spirit does in us. He works in us in a way where we get to be a part of this, the Holy Spirit in God's church taking Jesus to the world. That's what all of this is about. And that's what we're gonna see throughout the book of Acts. The Holy Spirit in God's church taking Jesus to the world.I just want to give you a preview of what's ahead. I want us to see how this this theme of the Holy Spirit and God's church taking Jesus to the world, how it shows up all over the place. Because we'll work through Acts 1, then we'll get to Acts 2. And in Acts 2 we're gonna see at the festival of Pentecost where all the Jews are coming in to celebrate that at the right time the Holy Spirit will descend upon the church. And then Peter who, think about this, just six weeks before that was denying Jesus Christ repeatedly, stands up what we'll see at Pentecost and preaches a sermon where 3,000 plus people, their eternity has changed and the church begins.And then we're gonna watch from Acts 3 to Acts 6 as the church explodes in Jerusalem. The Spirit working in profoundly wonderful ways as people are being changed. And with that comes what Jesus promised. That if you declare the good news of Jesus Christ, you will be persecuted. You will suffer and they do. And as the church begins to declare the good news of Jesus Christ and powerful, wonderful things begin to happen, the church begins to be persecuted.And that comes to the head in Acts 7 when Stephen, a servant of Jesus Christ, is declaring the gospel and he's murdered and martyred for his faith. And then we'll see how the Spirit uses that. Because the Spirit uses that to expand the church further. When we get to Acts 8 we'll see how this plan is unfolding because they're gonna spread when they're being persecuted into Samaria, into Syria. And now the gospel is spreading. And then we'll follow this as Acts 10 to Acts 12 we'll see the finally how the Gentiles are included and how God works in that.We'll see in Acts 13 at Antioch when the church is commissioned and Paul and Barnabas are sent to go and take the gospel to Asia Minor into Europe and the gospel begins to spread from Acts 13 to Acts 20 all over from Turkey to Greece. The gospel begins to go everywhere. And then as we finish the book of Acts we're gonna see in Acts 21 to 26 when Paul is giving a defense for the gospel as being persecuted, being imprisoned, and that he uses his imprisonment for the gospel to go forward. He uses imprisonment to get the gospel to Rome. He's like I want to get to Rome. So I'm gonna be in prison and that's where I'm going.And then Acts 27 there's a shipwreck and then Acts 28 he finally gets there. And what I love about Acts 28 is when he gets there guess what there are any Christians there. That's what God does. He keeps working in lots of different people. But you keep reading this the Holy Spirit and God's church taking Jesus to the world.You keep following chapter after chapter after chapter and then all of a sudden you get to 28 you get done reading it and it just ends. It's like Luke just dropped the pen and said I'm done. It's the wildest thing. Go read through the book of Acts. I encourage you guys as we start this series go read through the whole book. And you get to the end and it's just like this isn't complete.And we know that Luke knows how to write a story because you can read the gospel of Luke and you can see such compelling story arc and how it and it just that's not we just have this rising tension and it just stops. He just quits writing and it's clearly so incomplete. It's not like any other book in the Bible just stops. And the question that should linger is why. Why? Why is it just that?And the answer is because the story isn't finished. Acts continues. The story isn't finished. The gospel is still trying. We're still taking the gospel to every tribe nation and tongue. The story isn't over.The church keeps going. Years ago there were some clever Christians that came up with a church network name called Acts 29. Which was brilliant. But it was a statement on it keeps going. That we are living and Acts continues. That the story continues.And it does. It continued in the first century as the gospel spread from North Africa to as far as Spain over to India and to Asia. The gospel spread as of the next few centuries as the church began to be further established as they were once a persecuted minority. Faith becomes a majority faith in the Roman empire. And the church begins to grow and to expand and that eventually you follow the centuries and centuries later that there were some Christians who were being persecuted for their faith by the established church of England. And they say we want to go to this new place called America.And they travel to America and that kind of starts a big wave of Christians moving and pastors moving and missionaries moving to America. And eventually you saw land in this state where they start churches from the coast up to the upstate. And eventually at around the early 1900s people came to this part of the river and they began a new church. First Baptist Church of Casey. And this church ministered for a century and then all of a sudden another church started up in the area of Mill City Church. And then a few years later we merged together as one church, Mill City Church.And the spirit is still at work taking Jesus to the world. And what I love is that if you've ever read a book, you ever watched a movie that leaves the ending ambiguous? That leaves a cliffhanger? Instead of getting frustrated, what I like to do is I like to dream a bit. I like to imagine what actually is going on and what could be. Like if you watch the movie Inception, you get to imagine does the top fall or does it keep spinning?And you get to dream a bit about what that can be. If you read a book like The Giver, you get to imagine does he make it? Did he die in the snow or did he make it to experience reality? Whatever story has this ambiguous ending that is unclear, you get to dream a little bit about what that gets to be. And when you read the book of Acts, what I want us to do is I want us to dream a little bit. When we walk through this series, I want to dream about what can be.That if the Holy Spirit is at work in the church to take Jesus to the world, then let's dream a little bit. Because I'll tell you something, we dreamed for years about doing what we just prayed about earlier. For years we dreamed about planting a church. We want to multiply this church. We want to expand to a different part of the city. And then finally God put the pieces together.And if you've been here the last six months, you remember to hear this story. And I'm excited about sending out Oak Ridge. I'm excited about our little small version of Acts continued that we get to do. I'm excited that Mike who is just standing up here and that Isaac get to head out with right now it seems like 60 of y'all counting to go and take the gospel to a very strategic place on exit 51 to reach that part of Lexington that expands all the way into Gilbert and as far as Leesville. Like I'm pumped about that. But if we do that and we go, yes, we did it.We nailed it. We accomplished it. Then we missed it. If we think we've arrived at this, if we think that Jesus Christ's blood was poured out and wrath came upon him, that he conquered death at the resurrection, that he ascended to the right hand of God the Father to be king over all of creation, that the Holy Spirit descended upon the church for just Mill City in Oak Ridge. We missed it. So we need to dream a little bit.We need to dream about what can be. Dream about how God can continue to work because we got work to do. I'm gonna put up a timeline that'll hopefully help visualize this. You can go to that slide. Christ ascended almost 2,000 years ago. Like literally we're getting close to almost literally 2,000 years ago.Okay. At some point he's promised he's going to come back. He's going to return. Now you go to the next slide. I don't know where we are in this timeline. Don't get hung up on this.If you were in the book of Revelation, it's clear that you know we don't know where we are in this timeline, but we're somewhere in the middle of this. Now this expands for thousands of years. We've got a small place in that timeline where we have work to do until he comes back. And we should dream about what that gets to be. Because here's the deal. We've talked about this and we'll keep saying this, that once we set out Oak Ridge, everyone has work to do.There's no neutrality in how this is going down in January. Oak Ridge is going out and they've got work to do. And everyone who's staying here, we have work to do. So I want you to dream. How are we going to be obedient to the call to go and make disciples? How are we going to do that in our version of the Acts-continued story?What are we going to do? I want to give you some considerations for how you should think of this. Some of you need to start taking your faith more seriously. Some of you come on Sundays and you go to a group and or hopefully both. But what it has largely been is a time for you to be filled up.And don't miss something. We want we want you to be filled up. We want you to grow in maturity. But maturity in Christ is not just consuming and being filled up. It's pouring out. That God fills us so that we might multiply ourselves into others.That we might make disciples. The great commission is to make disciples. And some of you need to press into maturity. You get the wonderful opportunity to do that. You get to go deeper into the Bible, deeper into the discipline of prayer. You get to help you have a zeal for evangelizing, for sharing the gospel with your friends, your neighbors, your co-workers.And then I hope you get people that are coming around that don't know Jesus or just new to Jesus and you get to sit with them and point them to who Jesus Christ is and say, come follow me as I follow Christ. There's no better way to use your life than for the sake of helping others know Christ. And you get to. And this next season, you get to be a disciple maker. Some of you will have the opportunity to become a leader in training in your group. And you should take it and you should want this because community groups are the means by which we advance the mission in our city.Okay. Our groups are how we reach our city and our group leaders, you can talk to them. Leading a group is wonderful, but it's also quite difficult at times because the good work that God calls us to do is difficult. That's told to us. And what you get to be as a leader in training is not only grow in knowing more of Christ and maturity, but you get to be a helpful and healthy part of your group. You get to breathe life into your group that when everyone just opts out last minute and the person who was supposed to bring the meat just says, I got the sniffles and I'm out.But you're just like, I'm okay. Well, I'm jumping in. What do you need? That you're going to be a helpful part of your group. And some of you should aspire to them. You should want that.You should want to be a leader. You should want to say, hey, come follow me as I follow Christ. And I want to follow you as you're following Christ. We should want that. There's another thing I want to point out. And when I say this, this is autobiographical.When I led a group, it's reality in my group. Now, I already told my group leader, I'm like, this isn't, this is, this is not just us. This is widespread, but I want to put up group content for a moment. All right. This is last week's group content. This is second Samuel.We have five different versions of group content that show up. It's typically this format. If you're not in a group, you should be in a group and you'll see this and it's pretty great, but there's a gospel centered section. There's a community section. There's on mission section. Something that I've noticed that happens in not just my group, but in a lot of groups is that we will love discussing the Bible.We will love getting deep. We'll get the community and everyone has updates and we'll share and we'll talk. And then all of a sudden it's like time to leave and kids are going crazy and someone hurt themselves. And, and, and, you know, because they ran into the wall or something downstairs, not a, not an adult, but a child. And then it's on mission and it's like, ah, we should do it, right? Yeah.Cool. All right. Let's go home. I'm not going to ask you to show your hands, but how many times does that get buried? That's an afterthought. And it's like that, that needs to come to the foreground.There might be weeks where it's just like, ah, you know what? I love, but let's, we're eating a meal. Let's, let's, let's share some life updates. Let's, let's have some time for this. Let's not miss this because we have friends and neighbors and coworkers who we need to understand the eternal situation that right now they are journeying towards an eternity under the wrath of God because of their sin.And the church is plan a for advancing. You are the person that God has put in their life to tell them Jesus is better, that, that eternity is real and God wants you and is for you and desires you. And it's you. And we need to remember that because what could happen when you get to a church of our size is that you can get comfortable and you can think there isn't a need, but there is. And we can't miss that for a moment. So some of you, some of us need to regain our missional hustle in this season as we dream about what we could be in this Acts continued story.Some of us, some of you need to step up and serve. We've run some Numbers that are out of retreat. We kind of looked at all this stuff. There are 58 members of our church who currently do not serve in any capacity. Now there are some folks who have very, very real legitimate excuses, members of our church who have legitimate excuses for why that cannot happen.But there's a lot that don't. And here's the problem. There's 58 members of our church right now who've set in their commitment. They're committed to serving the church, but they're not serving in any capacity. When we send out Oak Ridge, there's going to be that number drops to 54. Now that tells us a couple things.First Oak Ridge is about to go out with a bunch of people who've served for years. And what Mike and Isaac are going to tell you is guess what? There's more where that came from. You got more work to do there. But what that means for us is that we're losing a big part of our church that has served for years.Like if I put up a chart right now, which I don't have, but if I put up a chart of all the different areas that people serve in our church and I just put in bright colors all the different people who've committed to go to the Oak Ridge church plan and the next slide, after they're gone, it just gets real dark. And it's because we will have opportunities for everyone to pick up a shovel and go. And I'm excited about that. I think you should be too excited about the opportunity to step into Kid City and breathe life into it, to our kids excited to step into hospitality and into groups and a bunch of different ways and to serve and to hustle and to grind because Jesus Christ is worth it.He's worthy of our worship and our service that is worthy of the gospel going forward. We're going to have a variety of ways that we get to dream. And I want you to dream. I want you to have personal dreams where you pray about this. I hope the series of Acts opens that up for you. I've got some.I want to share one of just one that's personal to me. That I feel called to this land and in this area. All right. That wasn't always the case. At one point when I went to seminary, I was like, I'm never coming back. I said it out loud.I'm never coming back. And I came back. Let me tell you something. I love this people. I love this place. Okay.My family history, they came over like 300 years ago to Pelion and they like never left. Like Pillion, West Columbia, Casey Lexington, you draw a triangle and my people have posted up in that area for 300 years. And I personally, I want this part of the Midlands, I want the Midlands to see scores and hundreds and thousands of people come to Christ. Because there's so, I know you think there's, there's lots of people that are, there's lots of churches that there are thousands of people in and around you that do not know and are not following Jesus Christ. And what I'm also seeing is that there are a lot of churches in our area that are dying as a statistical fact.There are a lot of churches in our area that are running in the red financially, that if they lose a few members, they're losing a big part of their church. They're physically dying. They are like a roof replacement away from just, it just have to shut the doors. My personal dream right now is that I want to see men in this church aspire to the office of overseer elder pastor. I want to see men in this church who want to step up and become pastors and pastor churches in this area over the next 10 years that need to be replanted, that need to be revitalized, that need life again. And right now there's a massive pastor shortage across the country.There's a massive pastor shortage. There's a bunch of boomers who are retiring, who are dying, and it's not being filled with younger generations. So what I want to see is men in this church. I want you to pray some dangerous prayers and I want you to ask, do I need to be the kind of man of character that says, follow me as I follow Christ as I shepherd the people of God here or somewhere else? And that's my personal part of the dream. And for the next 10 years, I want to see that happen all over the city.I want 50 years from now the Midlands to look dramatically different in churches because for the next 10 years, we leveraged our time, our energy, our money, and our people to send out pastors and teams of people to go and make more disciples in this city. And I want it to go further because it's been a few years since we have sent a missionary to the foreign mission field. It's been a few years and there are unreached peoples that get the smallest amount of resources and people. And some of you need to go and you don't need to be here in five years. And some of you need to have a conversation with Ben Johnson at 1040 Hub with Tim.Where's he at? Tim Rice over there, who works with IMB. We got missions, opportunities, good Lord. I'd love to see someone go to the nations, but we're going to have to pray and we're going to have to dream and we're going to have to own our part of the Acts-continued story. So in this next season, let's dream a little bit.Let's pray some dangerous prayers. Let's let the Holy Spirit work in a way that gets us in the game. Let's be obedient even when it feels risky, even when it feels uncomfortable. Let's own our part of our very small part, but important part of the story of the Holy Spirit and His Church taking Jesus to this city and the world. Let's pray.Heavenly Father, I pray that You might work in us in this season to stir us towards faith and trusting You. And the fruit of that would show up in beautiful, eternal ways. God, that first means that in this season there are people that do not know You that need to. There are people in this room who do not know You, have not surrendered their life to You, do not see You as Lord, and they need to. And I pray that You open their eyes to who You are and a baptism of the Holy Spirit would take over their lives. God, there are folks in this room that are going, that are going with Oak Ridge, and I am so thankful for their obedience to go, to be uncomfortable, to take risks.Lord, may You bless their labor, and may there be people in the kingdom of God a thousand years from now because they were obedient to go. And God, may You stir in us. May You give us a hustle. May You empower us for the good work that You have right here and beyond for years to come. In Jesus' name, amen.Transcript
The Institute of Internal Auditors Presents: All Things Internal Audit In this episode, we're moving past the hype and getting into how internal audit functions are using GenAI now -- not in theory, not in three years, but today. Doris Myles sits down with Neil White to talk through where the biggest efficiency gains are happening, how to pick the right use cases when everything feels urgent, and why most functions aren't failing at GenAI: They're just stuck. White shares the framework he uses to prioritize AI investments, why building a prompt library is the most underrated action any function can take immediately, and what he believes internal audit will look like in 10 years. HOST: Doris Myles, CIA, CPADirector of Internal Audit, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital GUEST: Neil White Audit and Assurance Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP KEY POINTS: Introduction [00:00:00-00:00:43] Where GenAI Creates the Biggest Lift [00:00:43-00:02:34] From Automation to Agentic Reporting [00:02:34-00:04:31] Current Adoption and Internal Audit's Dual Role [00:04:31-00:06:51] Prioritizing Use Cases and Building a Prompt Library [00:06:51-00:10:58] Why GenAI Initiatives Stall [00:10:58-00:14:21] Gaining Enterprise and Leadership Alignment [00:14:21-00:16:38] Building Trust and Preserving Professional Skepticism [00:16:38-00:18:46] Explainability, Traceability, and Reliable Outputs [00:18:46-00:20:54] Balancing Speed, Human Review, and Model Validation [00:20:54-00:23:45] Scaling GenAI Across the Audit Function [00:23:45-00:25:41] First Steps for Internal Audit Leaders [00:25:41-00:27:35] IIA RELATED CONTENT: Interested in this topic? Visit the links below for more resources: Global Internal Audit Standards Vision 2035 Cybersecurity Topical Requirement Knowledge Center: Artificial Intelligence All Things Internal Audit Tech: Leadership Lessons from Scaling AI-Driven Companies Visit The IIA's website or YouTube channel for related topics and more. Follow All Things Internal Audit: Apple Podcasts Spotify Libsyn Deezer
Warum suchen manche Menschen ständig den nächsten Kick, während andere vor allem in emotionalen Momenten Entscheidungen treffen, die sie später bereuen? In dieser Folge von Betreutes Fühlen schauen Leon und Atze auf die vielen Gesichter der Impulsivität: Sensation Seeking, emotionale Impulse und die Frage, warum manche Menschen besser innehalten können als andere. Eine Folge über die Kunst, sich manchmal treiben zu lassen – und manchmal besser nicht. Fühlt euch gut betreut Leon & Atze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonwindscheid/ https://www.instagram.com/atzeschroeder_offiziell/ Mehr zu unseren Werbepartnern findet ihr hier: https://linktr.ee/betreutesfuehlen Tickets: Atze: https://www.atzeschroeder.de/#termine Leon: https://leonwindscheid.de/tour/ Quellen Berg, J. M., Latzman, R. D., Bliwise, N. G., & Lilienfeld, S. O. (2015). Parsing the heterogeneity of impulsivity: A meta-analytic review of the behavioral implications of the UPPS for psychopathology. Psychological Assessment, 27(4), 1129–1146. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000111 Chase, H. W., & Ghane, M. (2023). Seeking pleasure, finding trouble: Functions and dysfunctions of trait sensation seeking. Current Addiction Reports, 10(2), 140–148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-023-00484-5 Fisher-Fox, L., Prestigiacomo, C. J., & Cyders, M. A. (2024). Urgency theory in the context of broader emotion theories: A conceptual review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, Article 1403639. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1403639 Mallard, T. T., Tubbs, J. D., Jennings, M., Zhang, Y., Gustavson, D. E., Grotzinger, A. D., … Sanchez-Roige, S. (2026). Characterizing the pleiotropic architecture of impulsivity and its links to psychopathology and neurodevelopment. American Journal of Psychiatry, 183(1), 31–47. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20240382 Maples-Keller, J. L., Berke, D. S., Few, L. R., & Miller, J. D. (2016). A review of sensation seeking and its empirical correlates: Dark, bright, and neutral hues. https://doi.org/10.1037/14854-008 McCabe, C. J., Louie, K. A., & King, K. M. (2015). Premeditation moderates the relation between sensation seeking and risky substance use among young adults. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 29(3), 753–761. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000075 Psychology Today. (2000, November). Are you a risk taker? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200011/are-you-a-risk-taker Reuters. (2026, July 1). Two people unfurl peace banner from New York's Empire State Building spire. https://www.reuters.com/world/two-people-unfurl-peace-banner-new-yorks-empire-state-building-spire-2026-07-01 Sperry, S. H., Lynam, D. R., Walsh, M. A., Horton, L. E., & Kwapil, T. R. (2016). Examining the multidimensional structure of impulsivity in daily life. Personality and Individual Differences, 94, 153–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.01.018 The Guardian. (2024, July 16). Skywalkers: A Love Story review. https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jul/16/skywalkers-a-love-story-review Verma, A. K., & Chivukula, U. (2023). The effect of affect, sensation seeking, and premeditation on risky decision-making: Conditional process analysis. PLOS ONE, 18(2), e0281324. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281324 Wormington, B., Imms, P., & Derks, E. M. (2026). To lump or not to lump: Evidence for impulsivity as a multidimensional construct. American Journal of Psychiatry, 183(1), 4–6. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20240382 Wüllhorst, V., Lützkendorf, J., & Endrass, T. (2024). Validation of the German long and short versions of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 80(10), 2099–2116. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23724 Reaktion: Julia Ditzer Produktion: Murmel Productions
Identifying various types of functions is an important concept in Mathematics. Students often feel overwhelmed by the way it's explained. Here we are trying to simplify this special topic to make it student friendly Let's keep learning mathematics in the fun way
It's easy to judge people in power based on headlines…“What a corrupt leader”...“What an egomaniac”...“I would never act like that.” Comparison can be deceptive. It blinds us to the quieter ways we misuse power in our own lives. In Genesis 16, we see a time when Abraham's wife, Sarah, dealt with her disappointments by using Hagar as a means to an end. Instead of seeing her as a person to be loved, she became a problem to solve—and then someone to cast aside. We may not see ourselves as powerful, but we do the same in subtle ways: using anger to control our children, dismissing coworkers as lazy, or elevating ourselves by diminishing others. What would it look like to confront the quiet ways we misuse power and begin restoring our view of every person through the humble, self-giving love of Jesus' cross?
It's easy to judge people in power based on headlines…“What a corrupt leader”...“What an egomaniac”...“I would never act like that.” Comparison can be deceptive. It blinds us to the quieter ways we misuse power in our own lives. In Genesis 16, we see a time when Abraham's wife, Sarah, dealt with her disappointments by using Hagar as a means to an end. Instead of seeing her as a person to be loved, she became a problem to solve—and then someone to cast aside. We may not see ourselves as powerful, but we do the same in subtle ways: using anger to control our children, dismissing coworkers as lazy, or elevating ourselves by diminishing others. What would it look like to confront the quiet ways we misuse power and begin restoring our view of every person through the humble, self-giving love of Jesus' cross?
In this episode of Communicable, Nav Narayanan and Thomas Tängdén kick off the first 'Ask me anything' episode, inviting EUCAST and CLSI leadership Sören Gatermann, Christian Giske and Amy Mathers to answer questions from our listeners. Together, they discuss the roles and operations of both organisations, similarities and differences between EUCAST and CLSI, how breakpoints and guidance documents are developed, set the record straight about the 'I' category, explain which data inform breakpoint decisions, and much more.This episode was edited by Communicable's executive producer, Angela Huttner. Further readingDocuments/resources:CLSI MicroFree, https://em100.edaptivedocs.net/Login.aspx?ru=1EUCAST: When there are no antifungal breakpointsEUCAST: When there are no breakpoints?Use_of_fosfomycin_iv_breakpoints_General_advice_20240528.pdfEUCAST: Definition of S, I and REUCAST Guidance Document, “When there are no breakpoints”, https://www.eucast.org/bacteria/guidance-documents/EUCAST Guidance Document for “Rare Yeasts”, https://www.eucast.org/fungi-afst/guidance-documents/Articles (alphabetical): Bixby ML, et al. Fosfomycin Disk Diffusion Testing among Klebsiella pneumoniae Results in Frequent Inner Colonies and Categorical Disagreement Based on Conflicting Breakpoint Organization Recommendations. Microbiol Spectr 2023. DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03363-22DeMarco MG, et al. Impact of media brand on cefiderocol disk diffusion results. J Clin Microbiol 2025. DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01648-24Giske CG, et al. Aminoglycoside breakpoints-the EUCAST approach and what this means for the clinician. CMI 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.08.015Mouton JW, et al. MIC-based dose adjustment: facts and fables. J Antimicrob Chemother 2018. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx427Narayanan N, et al. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Breakpoints Against Enterobacterales: Rationale for Revision by the CLSI. Clin Infect Dis 2024. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae201Narayanan N, et al. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Breakpoints Against Enterobacterales: Rationale for Revision by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Clin Infect Dis 2024. DOI: Pham Thanh D, et al. A novel ciprofloxacin-resistant subclade of H58 Salmonella Typhi is associated with fluoroquinolone treatment failure. eLife 2016. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.14003.001 Smekal A. Swedish multicentre study of target attainments with β-lactams in the ICU: which MIC parameter should be used? J Antimicrob Chemother 2023. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkad327Turnidge J, et al. How to: the application and analysis of categorical agreement in antimicrobial susceptibility testing using EUCAST breakpoints. CMI 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.12.018Turnidge J, et al. Rationale for contemporary antimicrobial treatment of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: a narrative review. CMI Comms 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmicom.2025.105082Weinstein M, et al. The CLSI Subcommittee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: Background, Organization, Functions, and Processes. J Clin Microbiol 2020. DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01864-19
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God's design for marriage is stated in wedding ceremonies like this: “The union of husband and wife is intended by God for their mutual joy, for the help and comfort given one another in prosperity and adversity.” While God's purpose is wonderful, the reality can be painful. In Genesis 12, fear drives Abraham to protect himself at the expense of Sarah. The result is a marriage, not marked by trust, but by self-preservation. We see the same painful patterns today—spouses can too easily choose spats, too spitefully use silence, or too defensively build up walls instead of serving with a compassionate heart. Relationships can't thrive when fear drives our focus, so how can we open our hearts to fight for love?
God's design for marriage is stated in wedding ceremonies like this: “The union of husband and wife is intended by God for their mutual joy, for the help and comfort given one another in prosperity and adversity.” While God's purpose is wonderful, the reality can be painful. In Genesis 12, fear drives Abraham to protect himself at the expense of Sarah. The result is a marriage, not marked by trust, but by self-preservation. We see the same painful patterns today—spouses can too easily choose spats, too spitefully use silence, or too defensively build up walls instead of serving with a compassionate heart. Relationships can't thrive when fear drives our focus, so how can we open our hearts to fight for love?
Tension-first. Functions as a trailer. The listener must hear the episode to get the answers. Jess Loseke spent 16 hours last weekend on her employee handbook. With AI. Your first question is probably the same as ours: why would that take 16 hours with AI? That is the wrong question. The right one is harder to sit with. "What is a pain to me are the things that are not getting done in my business because I cannot afford to hire for them. Those are the things that are killing the growth of my business right now." Jess Loseke, Co-founder, Midwest Barrel Company Jess co-founded Midwest Barrel Company, the first company to put a barrel (think Bourbon or Whiskey) on the internet. She runs lean, she's tech-forward, and she's ignoring the most common piece of AI advice right now. She's not starting with her most repetitive tasks. She's starting somewhere that, on the surface, sounds like the wrong place. Her business partner has a PhD. He's the best salesperson she's ever met. He sat down in a meeting and said, "I'm failing to see how I'm going to use this in sales." If a co-founder at an AI-forward company is saying that, what does it mean for the rest of us? Jess has an answer. It starts with a number: 75%. And it changes the math on what "good enough" means when the alternative is zero. This conversation with host Erik Martinez goes somewhere most AI conversations don't.
The Context of White Supremacy hosts the Counter-Racist Weekly Review 07/11/26. This broadcast examines current events from across the globe to learn what's happening in all areas of people activity. We cultivate Counter-Racist Media Literacy by scrutinizing journalists' word choices and using logic to deconstruct what is reported as "news." We'll use these sessions to hone our use of terms as tools to reveal truth and neutralize Racists/White people. #ANTIBLACKNESS This week, we analyze the global enforcement of institutional deception, judicial manipulation, and targeted state terror: 1. **The Nolan Wells Horn Island Tragedy:** We dissect the horrific case of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, found dead on Mississippi's Gulf Coast after an outing where he was the only Black individual present. We deconstruct the deceptive media framing and law enforcement tactics attempting to label the death an accidental drowning, analyzing how the system coordinates to insulate surviving white peers from accountability. #WhiteFriends 2. **The Sabotage of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA):** Marking the 60th anniversary of this landmark transparency law, we look at the federal government's aggressive campaign to block document disclosure. We link this structural obstruction directly to Gus T's recent, stalled FOIA requests regarding the surveillance and tracking of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing and Neely Fuller Jr., revealing how the state systematically hides records to suppress counter-racist intelligence. 3. **Exoneration Hypocrisy and Judicial Realities:** We analyze Kansas City and NPR reports detailing the extreme structural hurdles wrongfully convicted inmates face when trying to access basic post-conviction resources. We contrast this systemic stagnation with the legacy of privileged black male Philando Castile a decade after his murder, demonstrating how the legal apparatus protects its agents while actively denying restoration to victims of judicial warfare. 4. **Chemical Contamination and Narrative Warfare:** We decode global reports—from the suppression of "super" cannabis imports entering England to the rolling back of firearms regulations and weaponized accusations of "extreme political activism" targeting the Smithsonian. We apply counter-racist logic to show how legislative rollbacks, chemical distribution, and cultural propaganda are managed concurrently to maintain structural dominance over non-white populations. #EndStageWhiteSupremacy #CounterRacism #MediaLiteracy #NolanWells #TheCOWS INVEST in The COWS: - PayPal: [http://paypal.me/TheCOWS](http://paypal.me/TheCOWS) - Cash App: [https://cash.app/$TheCOWS](https://cash.app/$TheCOWS) #SurviveYourShift #SafetyFirst #TheCOWS17Years #CounterRacism Call-In Number: 720.716.7300 Code: 564943#
Mike Matthews investigates the fascinating news from the week and Mike answers what is happening in the odd world of beef products. Join Mike as he podcasts live from Café Anyway in podCastro Valley with Chely Shoehart, Floyd the Floorman, and John Deer the Engineer. Next show Mike Talks to Benita, the Disgruntled Fiddle Player, and the Brewmaster.
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The Misfit Behaviorists - Practical Strategies for Special Education and ABA Professionals
Welcome back to ABA Without the Jargon, the mini-series where we take common ABA and special education terms and translate them into everyday language.In this episode, we're breaking down one of the most important concepts in behavior analysis: the ABCs of Behavior.We'll explain:✔️ What an antecedent really is✔️ What counts as behavior (and what doesn't)✔️ Why consequences are more than punishments✔️ How the ABCs help us understand patterns in behavior✔️ Why understanding behavior leads to better supportWhether you're a teacher, paraeducator, RBT, BCBA, parent, or caregiver, this episode will help you make sense of behavior without the jargon.
June 28, 2026
Preview for Later Today: Richard Epstein. Richard Epstein critiques a Supreme Court ruling regarding the President's authority to fire the FTC chairman. He argues against merging prosecutorial and judicial functions, calling such arrangements a "monstrous" threat to due process.1976
Your environment elevates your performance in two critical ways: It sets the path of least resistance and prompts you to take action.Was this helpful? If so then you need to check out the 7 Fundamentals Of Self Improvement which features short summaries of the most popular and impactful episodes from the past 7 years.Takes only 5 minutes to read through them today but it'll help you avoid years of making things so much harder than they need to be. Plus, I bet you'll be surprised to learn what they are...
On today's episode of The Last Days Podcast Pastors Todd & Katie discuss the purpose of faith in the life of a Christian and how our faith has to constantly go to new levels. The faith that you have as a believer is something that must be grown as you grow in your relationship with God. Like a muscle, if it is not maintained it can grow weak and flabby. You aren't supposed to have flabby faith, but FUNCTIONAL faith that moves you towards God and the plans He has for your life! Make sure you are subscribed and keep up with us on social media.NEW EPISODES every Monday & Friday @ Noon.https://www.facebook.com/TheRiverOfTriCities/https://www.youtube.com/@TheRiverofTriCitiesChurchhttps://www.instagram.com/rivertcchurch/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/thelastdayspodcast/?hl=en
Join Achyuta Ghosh and Arvind Vaishnav for a conversation on how a healthcare GCC creates real impact for patients and clinicians, and what it takes for a center to move from running functions to shaping enterprise outcomes. They discuss how the Philips Innovation Campus is building AI-led solutions that cut MRI scan times in half, the talent shifts behind end-to-end value creation, and how partnerships with clinicians, academia, and startups are reshaping healthcare innovation from Bangalore. What you'll hear: Why the Philips Innovation Campus, with around 4,000 people and more than 30 years in Bangalore, is one of the largest healthcare innovation hubs in India, and what makes its work different from a traditional GCC. Arvind walks through real examples of how the campus delivers functional, economic, and social value, including SmartSpeed MRI, a homegrown AI capability that cuts scan time by 50 percent. Key takeaways: How a healthcare GCC measures impact through three lenses: functional value, economic value, and social value. A real example of bringing MRI scan time down from an hour to thirty minutes, and what that means for patients, clinicians, and access to care. Why end-to-end ownership of the clinician and patient journey is the new bar for healthcare GCCs. The talent shifts driving this change: clinical and product roles, quality and safety expertise, and digital skills like AI and cloud.The role of ecosystem partnerships with clinicians, academia, and startups in accelerating healthcare innovation. How AI is helping clinicians spend more time with patients, and less time with the technology. What is changing in how healthcare GCCs are expected to deliver, from supporting functions to shaping outcomes.To know more about HFS on Global Capability Centers (GCCs), visit us here: https://www.hfsresearch.com/global-capability-centers-gccs/
On today's episode of The Last Days Podcast Pastors Todd & Katie discuss the purpose of faith in the life of a Christian and how our faith has to constantly go to new levels. The faith that you have as a believer is something that must be grown as you grow in your relationship with God. Like a muscle, if it is not maintained it can grow weak and flabby. You aren't supposed to have flabby faith, but FUNCTIONAL faith that moves you towards God and the plans He has for your life! Make sure you are subscribed and keep up with us on social media.NEW EPISODES every Monday & Friday @ Noon.https://www.facebook.com/TheRiverOfTriCities/https://www.youtube.com/@TheRiverofTriCitiesChurchhttps://www.instagram.com/rivertcchurch/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/thelastdayspodcast/?hl=en
For years, "the four functions of behavior" has been the go-to framework for understanding why kids do what they do: attention, escape, access to tangibles, sensory. It's not wrong, but it's not the whole story either. In this episode, we dig into where this model actually came from, what it leaves out, and what's underneath it once we go looking with a relational neuroscience lens.In this episode, you'll learn: Where the four functions of behavior actually came from, and why this is relevantWhy naming a behavior's "function" and saying it started in the nervous system aren't competing ideas — they're just two different layers of the same truth What's actually underneath attention-seeking, escape, tangible-seeking, and sensory behavior - and how to start identifying the missing skill that can be scaffoldedResources Mentioned on the PodcastAll Behavior Makes Sense ep. 198When it's not Working ep 261The Club (membership community + troubleshooting worksheet)Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/behaviorfunctionPresence in Practice: An Experiential Workshop into the Neurobiology of How Change HappensRobynGobbel.com/MIPIP26Early Bird rate expires June 15!::: Immersion Program for Professionals!The Baffling Behavior Training Institute's Immersion Program for Professionals is NOW accepting applications for our 2027 cohorts. You MUST be on the waiting list to be eligible to apply so head to RobynGobbel.com/Immersion and put your name on the waiting list! Grab a copy of USA Today Best Selling book Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors robyngobbel.com/bookJoin us in The Club for more support! robyngobbel.com/TheClubSign up on the waiting list for the 2027 Cohorts of the Baffling Behavior Training Institute's Immersion Program for Professionals robyngobbel.com/ImmersionFollow Me On:FacebookInstagramOver on my website you can find:Webinar and eBook on Focus on the Nervous System to Change Behavior (FREE)eBook on The Brilliance of Attachment (FREE)LOTS & LOTS of FREE ResourcesOngoing support, connection, and co-regulation for struggling parents: The ClubYear-Long Immersive & Holistic Training Program for Parenting Professionals: The Baffling Behavior Training Institute's (BBTI) Professional Immersion Program (formerly Being With)
Show Notes: The conversation opens with an overview of the consulting market, mentioning the impact of interest rates, private equity, and AI on the industry. Chad shares his background, including his career at Deloitte Consulting, Bain, and Charles Aris, and the focus of his strategy recruiting practice. Chad explains the shift in Charles Aris's business from Fortune 500 strategy placements to private equity and portfolio companies. He details the types of roles his team places, including general strategy, chief of staff, transformation, and integration roles. Four Phases in the Consulting Industry Chad highlights the growth of private equity and its impact on the consulting market, including the increase in demand for consulting services. Chad outlines the four phases the consulting market has gone through over the past 24 months: downturn, rebound, downturn, and growth. Chad explains the impact of higher interest rates and tariffs on the consulting market, leading to reduced investments and consulting services. AI Growth Phase Chad discusses the rebound in 2025 due to lower interest rates and private equity adapting to the new normal. He highlights the current growth phase driven by AI and the understaffing of consulting firms due to previous downsizing. Chad emphasizes the candidate-driven market and the increased demand for consulting services, particularly in AI and go-to-market initiatives. Private Equity Chad identifies private equity and services firms (white and blue collar) as the two primary industries with high demand for consulting services. Chad explains the growth of private equity and its focus on due diligence and value creation initiatives. Chad discusses the impact of AI on due diligence, including commercial, operational, and technology due diligence. He highlights the demand for consulting services in white and blue collar services firms, driven by private equity investments. Areas of High Demand Chad transitions to discussing functional areas with high demand, starting with AI. Chad identifies AI as the number one functional area with high demand, focusing on increasing productivity and refocusing employees on high-value interactions. Chad explains the two types of AI consultants: AI strategists and AI implementers, and their roles in AI enablement. Chad discusses the importance of AI in various consulting projects and the need for consultants to embrace AI. Chad highlights the demand for go-to-market consulting initiatives, including CRM redesign, sales process redesign, and AI-powered territory optimization. Chad emphasizes the importance of understanding AI from a go-to-market perspective and the increasing demand for AI expertise. The Role of Transformation Consultants in PE Chad shares two AI use cases: an AI tool for a large international bank to automate research tasks and an AI sales planning platform for a pharmaceutical organization. Chad explains how AI automates repetitive tasks, allowing humans to focus on high-value interactions. Chad discusses the role of transformation consultants in private equity, emphasizing the need for a track record of getting things done, strong EQ, and analytical skills. Chad highlights the importance of influencing without direct authority and the analytical competencies required for transformation roles. Maximizing Opportunities Chad provides tips for client development with private equity firms, recommending reaching out to portfolio operations teams and deal partners. Chad identifies supply chain optimization and manufacturing footprint optimization as areas with declining demand due to the shift towards growth initiatives. Chad emphasizes that while some areas may have softened, there is still demand in most specialties. Chad discusses the relatively easy process of filling board roles and the limited demand for board searches. Chad advises independent consultants on positioning themselves to transition back to global firms, recommending reaching out to former colleagues and partners. Chad concludes by encouraging consultants to embrace AI and stay updated with market trends to maximize their opportunities. Timestamps: 03:48: Chad Oakley's Introduction 23:14: Market Overview 31:08: Consulting Market Phases and Current Trends 39:47: Industries and Functions with High Demand 47:19: AI and Go-to-Market Consulting Demand 55:24: AI Use Cases and Transformation Roles 1:03:43: Declining Demand Areas and Board Roles This episode on Umbrex: https://umbrex.com/unleashed/651-current-state-of-the-consulting-market-in-2026/ Unleashed is produced by Umbrex, which has a mission of connecting independent management consultants with one another, creating opportunities for members to meet, build relationships, and share lessons learned. Learn more at www.umbrex.com. *AI generated timestamps and show notes.
We all have different abilities, gifts and talents. Within corporate church systems, some members of the body are recruited or convinced they are 'called' to function in a part of the ministry they are not comfortable with. Others have chastised those who believe or function in a gift they themselves do not operate in and will teach that certain spiritual gifts have become obsolete. This can be the result of misunderstanding or misinterpreting Bible verses ... or can be the product of leftover theology someone shared with them that gets blended into various teaching—whether it is rooted in legalism or grace. Let's encourage one another in love without forcing people to become Christian robots or some type of duplicated cookie cutter from the 'assembly' line. The best way to approach this is to allow God to teach us about love. --Available on Amazon - "Clash of The Covenants: Escaping Religious Bondage Through the Grace Guarantee" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713ZSKY7
In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of Kidney Endocrine Functions from the Renal section.Follow Medbullets on social media:Facebook: www.facebook.com/medbulletsInstagram: www.instagram.com/medbulletsofficialTwitter: www.twitter.com/medbullets
Professor John Yoo applies the Thucydides Trap to the current conflict between the US and Iran's "concert of autocracies." He notes that while some view Iran as a rising power, it functions more like a small, oppressive elite. Yooemphasizes that the US fears autocracy rather than rising power alone. (4)
When Jesse Waldron describes Thyme Care's work, he begins with the patient experience. Cancer patients, he explains, are often thrust into a healthcare system that can feel overwhelming both financially and emotionally.That reality sits at the center of Thyme Care's mission. As an oncology care navigation company, Thyme Care helps patients move through their cancer journey while also partnering with health plans and oncology providers. The company works at the intersection of those relationships, helping coordinate care and improve outcomes.Waldron tells us that Thyme Care partners first with health plans, which identify members undergoing active cancer treatment. From there, the company works directly with patients and collaborates with oncology practices and health systems delivering care. The goal is to help patients navigate treatment while helping health plans manage rising oncology costs.A key part of that model is Thyme Care's virtual care team. The organization employs approximately 550 nurses, social workers, and health navigators, Waldron tells us. Those professionals support patients between appointments, helping ensure they stay on track with medications, receive timely care, and have access to guidance when questions arise.The company's virtual approach also expands its reach beyond major population centers. Thyme Care serves patients across the United States, including rural communities where access to large academic medical centers may be limited, Waldron tells us. He points to community oncology practices in places such as rural Tennessee as examples of where the model can make a meaningful difference.Today, Thyme Care serves more than 120,000 members actively undergoing their cancer journey, Waldron tells us.
Zach sits down with Joey Price - Empowering Organizations Through HR Innovation | Author of 'The Power of HR' | Dynamic HR Speaker & TEDx Presenter | Helping Leaders Solve People Challenges | Host of 'While We Were Working' with Jumpstart HR . About Living Corporate: Check out our merch! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about Living Corporate's offerings and services. https://work.living-corporate.com/ Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate About Joey Price : https://jumpstart-hr.com/
While Generative AI is already reshaping customer service and claims, the real opportunity lies deeper in pricing, reserving, and portfolio management. Yet for most insurers, the full potential of Agentic AI remains largely untapped. In this episode, Charlie Samolcyzk, Technology Sales Lead speaks with Duncan Anderson, Global Leader, Technology to explore how Agentic AI is set to redefine the technical core of insurance, shifting not just how work gets done, but who owns decisions and how expertise is applied. Having witnessed every major technological shift in the industry, Duncan believes we are now at a genuinely unprecedented inflection point. Together, they discuss the distinction between Generative and Agentic AI and what it means for performance, capital management and competitive advantage.
Today on this edition of the Zone 103 Math Shorts that is Vertex Quadratic FunctionsRecorded 4/11/2026
Let's have fun with this Math Shorts with Logs and Functions in Arrow Diagram with Technology Prices and do a simple log problem using the same formulaRecorded 2/14/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has dredged the lower Columbia River since the 1860s to create a deeper shipping channel between Portland and the Pacific Ocean. The agency says the practice is necessary to support international commerce, but very few studies have been conducted on its ecological impact. Tribal leaders say dredging has contributed to the decline of lamprey, steelhead and other culturally significant species that rely on the Columbia estuary. Meanwhile, hydropower dams have caused a pileup of sediment in the mid-Columbia, slowing the river’s flow and raising water temperatures to dangerous levels.
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Social media strategist Scott Kleinberg joins Bob Sirott to talk about how to use the built-in functions on your phone to make your life easier, including adjusting the text size, muting unwanted notifications, and setting reminders. He also shares details about the upcoming upgrades coming to Siri and answers this week’s genius bar question.
Do the hauntings match the history? Let's find out!This Sunday join Liv as she explores the history and huantings of Loretto PA's oldest building, The Doss House. After conducting a paranormal investigation without any prior knowledge of the haunted location, listen along as she uncovers the historical roots for what could be a major haunted attraction. From a Russian prince turned priest to an alleged undertaker who sold fruit trees on the weekends, this tiny home has a rich history for a small town in the Alleghenies. SEND IN YOUR PARANORMAL STORIES HERE: https://www.metapsyckicks.com/extrasFOR MORE CHECK OUT THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@MetaPsycKicksDoss House Part 1 - https://youtu.be/dnOkiykc26s?si=bA9QE6sUpF_ulVtiDoss House Part 2 - https://youtu.be/HWdlgiHSUGU?si=dhXcuDKSmP9uGp3aOR READ THE BLOG: https://www.metapsyckicks.com/journalOR JOIN PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/metapsyckicks——-BOOK A PRIVATE PSYCHIC MEDIUM OR PET PSYCHIC READING:Olivia the Medium: https://www.metapsyckicks.com/liv-readings-----CHAPTERS:0:00 - Intro2:37 - Life Update6:34 - Russian Prince Turned Priest17:15 - Functions and Family History34:11 - Hauntings49:57 - Check out YouTube for More!-----DISCLAIMER: This description might contain affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is in NO WAY obligated to use these links. Thank you for your support!-----WHAT ARE YOUR PSYCHIC ABILITIES QUIZ: https://www.metapsyckicks.com/extrasSEND IN YOUR PARANORMAL STORIES HERE: https://www.metapsyckicks.com/extrasWEBSITE AND BLOG:www.metapsyckicks.comEMAIL: metapsyckicks@gmail.com——-SAY HI ON SOCIAL:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Np1K0QH8e-EDHhIxX-FaAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/metapsyckicksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@metapsyckicks?lang=enOlivia The Medium:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oliviathemedium/Threads -https://www.threads.net/@oliviathemedium?invite=4Email - oliviathemedium@gmail.com——-Sources:Google AI Overviewhttps://www.thedosshouse-pa.com/about-the-doss-househttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrius_Augustine_Gallitzinhttps://lorettocarmel.org/from-prince-to-priest/https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pfoff-3https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/results?firstName=michael&lastName=pfoffhttps://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L61M-4YQ/adolph-michael-stich-1907-1983https://www.myheritage.com/names/adolph_stichAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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On this day, Pentecost, we read in John chapter 15 three distinctive functions of the Holy Spirit in the world, and in our lives. If you prefer to listen, stream, and/or watch, join us and subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kingwoodmethodist
The kids in school and outside are a direct result of people having kids and not properly parenting. It's not anything that just happened it is a habit of not caring enough to change an everyday issue. Avoiding the habits of your children is a no no.Press playThis one right here will close out the season, thank you so much for listening.Choose to be a better parent.Daily.Follow us on Chan & Pods channelSubscribe to the show on YT and on your podcast apphttps://www.bonfire.com/store/the-chanbepoddin-spot/Instagram @TheczywmbpodcastX @theczywmbpod#parentinginabetterway #cozywomb #thekids https://www.youtube.com/@chanpods Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
By Nathan Ekama - The role of the priesthood was widely varied in the OT. When we consider what their past role was and what their future role will be, we see that it is far more than just sacrificing animals. The main functions of the priesthood are: A - First and foremost to preserve life. B - Turn many away from
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Points don't really have a number, they have a name. They are not just a function, they embody characteristics and relationships.In this episode I get to sit for a conversation with Arnie Lade. He's the author of a book I spent a lot of time with in the library when I was in acupuncture school. Acupuncture Points: Images and Functions wasn't a book I read to pass exams, it was one I read to get a feeling for points.We explore how the work of Moshe Feldenkrais has influenced his work. And how both learning and healing often enough requires an element of unlearning. How ‘not-knowing' is the beginning of fruitful inquiry. That even good diagnostic models can become a box if you cling too tightly.One of the things we touch on that is not often discussed in our trade is the later years of a career and what it's like to step away from a lifetime of practice. I used to hold a romantic notion of practicing until the end of my days. I'm glad there are people like Arnie a few steps ahead to point out the landscape that I've imagined, but not accurately mapped.Finally, we touch on his latest book Zen and the Mystic Impulse, it's a reflection on the time spent with his teacher, his own experience of practice, and the intimacy of not-knowing. Which, curiously enough, is the polar opposite of this first book I read all those years ago on the intimacy of ‘knowing' a point, instead of relying on memorized function.
On this episode, Josh and Sam discuss some critical functions of their work as pastors that are not included in the typical church job description. The post The Critical Functions of a Pastor Rarely Found in a Church Job Description appeared first on Church Answers.