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Relationships are the back story to the Christmas story. The cast of characters interacting with each other gives us role models to follow in our relationships this Christmas season. Follow along as we learn how to do it right from a key supporting actor in this most important story. The problem with Christmas Here we are on the first of December, and I've got Christmas on my mind. I bet some of you do, too. One of my Christmas memories that resurfaced recently is the time years ago when the pastor of the church we were attending didn't preach anything at all about the Christmas story, until the last Sunday before Christmas. And even then it was just a tip of the hat with some cursory acknowledgment of the event. We didn't even sing any of the beautiful Christmas carols people have sung for centuries. I was disappointed. Something was missing. Yet in some ways I could understand the pastor. For several years I facilitated a mastermind group for pastors and they talked about how challenging it was to preach sermons about Christmas. It was hard to come up with something new, something creative, something they and others have not already said.I spoke about this in episode 80, A Christmas Gift of Silence. Imagine you're 50 years old and have been preaching since you were 25, that's 25 Christmas sermons. And not just Christmas Day, or the Sunday before, but all of December. 4 times 25 is 100 Christmas sermons. A good math problem for a 3rd-grade homeschooler. I can see why pastors might find it hard to preach about Christmas if they feel they have to come up with something fresh and creative. Relationships are the back story to the Christmas story In my view though, Christmas is not something to be creative about. Hip-hop, rap, or bluegrass Christmas carols just ruin it for me. Be creative about Lent, but please, not Christmas. If I were a pastor, I would preach about the relationships we see in the back story to Christmas story. They are the backstory to the main story of Christmas, Jesus entering the human race to reconcile all of us to himself. That's what I would do if were a pastor. Maybe that's why the offers to be one have not exactly poured in (or maybe they don't have my address or phone number). You could make a case that the back story to Christmas starts in the Garden of Eden, where the coming of Jesus is foretold in Genesis 3:15. But for our purposes, we'll jump in where the apostle Luke picks things up closer to the actual birth of Christ. In leading up to the main story of Jesus' birth, there is an interesting cast of characters who illustrate relationship principles we can all benefit from. Things that could get us through the holidays in good spirits. Lessons about relating to each other, relating to our own self, and most importantly, relating to God. So that's what we'll be doing today, and for the rest of the weeks leading up to Christmas. Stay tuned to give a listen. The cast of characters in the Christmas story From Luke's gospel, where we find the most detail of the Christmas story, we see references to 7 individual people, 2 separate angels, a large group of townspeople, a small group of shepherds, an army of angels, and of course, Jesus as a baby. Quite a cast of characters. No wonder the Christmas story was the subject of so many grade school plays in years gone by; the whole school could have a part. Zechariah For today though, Let's just focus on one character. I'm going to go with Zechariah. From the first chapter of Luke's gospel, we know that Zechariah is A Jewish priest Righteous in God's eyes, “careful to obey all the Lord's commandments and regulations” Old, married to an old wife, with no children He was the subject of episode 80 that I mentioned before, and I'll have a link to it at the bottom of the show notes. I have a few more thoughts about him today, specifically to see what we can learn from watching how he relates to other people, himself, and God. It's the Observe skill we've been talking about this year. Zechariah's relational moments In observing Zechariah's relational moments in the back story to the Christmas story, we first see him becoming fearful when he encounters an angel in the sanctuary of the temple in Jerusalem. The angel is Gabriel and he tells him his elderly wife is going to get pregnant and give birth to a son after all these years of no children. He tells Zechariah the wonderful plans God has for his son, who is to be called “John.” Gabriel shares the very significant role his son will have in carrying out God's plan. In spite of this wonderful news, Zechariah doubts the angel and God who sent him. He wants certainty about the words from God. “How can I be sure this will happen?”, he says (Luke 1:18). We're like this sometimes when we doubt God. It's another way of saying “I don't know if I can trust God.” That's what we're really doubting, our trust in God. Our need for certainty exposes our lack of trust. Later in the Christmas story, we see Mary in a similar situation as Zechariah when Gabriel tells her she is going to give birth to Jesus the Messiah. Mary asks, ” But how can this happen? I am a virgin.” (Luke 1:34) Unlike Zechariah, her response isn't doubt or lack of trust; it's wanting to understand the process, the next step. She's not looking for “how can I be sure” like Zechariah is. When we don't trust God there can be negative consequences, as there was for Zechariah. Gabriel tells him that because he doesn't believe him, he won't be able to talk until his son is born. Nine months of silence from Zechariah's lips. Fortunately for Zechariah, and for us, God's discipline isn't a death sentence. It doesn't last forever. God doesn't give up on Zechariah, and he doesn't give up on you and me either. Visit from a relative The next relational interaction we observe with Zechariah occurs when he receives Mary, the soon-to-be mother of Jesus, into his home with his wife Elizabeth for a three-month visit. This is after Gabriel tells Mary she is to give birth to Jesus and at the same time, he says that her relative Elizabeth is also pregnant. Some scholars think Elizabeth is Mary's aunt [pronounced “ant'], other scholars think she is Mary's aunt [pronounced “Auh-nt”]. And still other theologians speculate that Mary is Elizabeth's niece. We'll let the scholars and theologians battle that out. It keeps them employed and off the dole. I find it interesting that the text says Mary went to where Zechariah lived, not where Elizabeth lived. (Luke 1:39 and 56). What a kind gesture for Zechariah to have his routine interrupted with a visit from a relative who stays three months. He and Mary must have had a good relationship for this to occur. Zechariah may have had a sense that Mary's visit would be good for his elderly pregnant wife, Elizabeth. Have you ever had people outside of your family move in to live with you for any length of time? Janet and I have done this a number of times. It's an interruption to be sure. And some guests are more high maintenance than others. But in all the instances I can remember, we gained more than we gave up. You might want to try it sometime. What will the neighbors think? Another relational lesson we learn from Zechariah comes up when his son is born. Neighbors and relatives want the baby to be named after his father, but very forcefully Zechariah communicates in writing, “His name is John,” which at that point his speech finally returns, just as Gabriel said it would (Luke 1:63). It takes strength of character to go against the preferences of neighbors, friends, and relatives. And against tradition. But Zechariah did. He obeyed God, rather than man. And sometimes that's difficult. It was for Zechariah back then, and it's true for us now. Sometimes when we obey God, we may disappoint important people in our life. But doing what God wants us to do always trumps pleasing people. God is not a fan of people pleasers. This is a great lesson in relating to God and other people. It's an important part of the back story to the Christmas story. Zechariah's first words after nine months of silence We also learn some relational lessons from Zechariah when his speech returns after his son John is born. Zechariah could have complained about his punishment of silence. Instead, he took his discipline from God like a man. He realized he was wrong for doubting God, and accepted the consequences. When Zechariah's speech finally returns he puts his past doubts about God to rest. He moves forward praising God with a prophecy as his very first words: "Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people. He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David, just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago. “Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us. He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant-- the covenant he swore with an oath to our ancestor Abraham. “We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear, in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live.” (Luke 1:67-75) You and I have the same opportunity as Zechariah. We can either use God's discipline to push us away from Him or to draw us closer to Him. The choice is ours. A Father casts a vision for his son Besides this lesson, there's that moment when Zechariah looks down at his new-born son and says to him: "And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord. You will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins. “Because of God's tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.” Luke 1:76-79 I love how tender Zechariah is with his baby, when he turns his attention from praising God, to casting a vision for his little boy. There's no reason men can't be tender with their babies. Don't leave the nurturing to just mothers. Bless your children and give them a vision for what they can become, Just like Zechariah did. A place in history Besides Zechariah's relationship with people and with God, I so appreciate how he recognizes his place in history and his role in advancing God's story of redemption. Like millions before him, he has been waiting for the Messiah. But now, as crazy as it seemed to him, Zechariah has been given a supporting role in the birth and parenting of a boy who one day will become John the Baptist. And John himself will play a major supporting role in preparing the way for Jesus in bringing the good news of the Gospel to the world. These important relationships are the back story to the Christmas story. You know, we all have the opportunity to play a role in advancing God's kingdom. Jesus is the lead actor in God's great drama; that's his role. He's the star. But he wants us on stage with him as supporting actors. What a great privilege. I wonder what your role is? If you're not sure how to answer this, I bet if you were to ask Jesus he would show you the supporting part he wants you to play. And one final thing about Zechariah and his relationship with his son. His boy, who grows to be John the Baptist, becomes more of an influencer than he does. John impacts more people in telling them about Jesus than the role God called his father to play. And from what we know of Zechariah, I'm sure he's perfectly fine with that. May the same be true of all of us who have children. May we rejoice with them when their influence on God's kingdom exceeds ours. Here's the big takeaway I hope you remember from today's episode Relationships are the back story to the Christmas story The cast of characters interacting with each other gives us role models we can follow. They teach us how to relate with each other, with ourselves, and with God. Let's pay attention to them. I'd love to hear any thoughts you have about today's episode. Just send them to me in an email to john [at] caringforothers [dot] org. Or you can share your thoughts in the “Leave a Comment” box at the bottom of the show notes. Closing I hope your thinking was stimulated by today's show, to reflect on the supporting role God is calling you to play in his grand design for the human race. And then to play it out the best you can, for as you know, You Were Made for This. Lastly, one thing you could do to help us out is to leave a review and rating wherever you listen to this podcast. It helps others to find us on the Internet. Well, that's all for today. I look forward to connecting with you again next week when we look at another relationship interaction in the back story to the Christmas story. Goodbye for now. A related episode you may want to listen to 080: A Christmas Gift of Silence You Were Made for This is sponsored by Caring for Others, a missionary care ministry. We depend upon the generosity of donors to pay our bills.  If you'd like to support what we do with a secure tax-deductible donation, please click here. We'd be so grateful if you did.

Welcome back for another episode of Nick's Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz! Friends and political allies for most of their lives, Madison was the Constitution's principal author, Monroe one of its leading opponents, go toe to toe in Founding Rivals. Monroe thought the Constitution gave the federal government too much power and failed to guarantee fundamental rights. Madison believed that without the Constitution, the United States would not survive. It was the most important congressional races in American history and yet it is one that historians have virtually ignored. Debates between these two future presidents forever altered their friendship and the trajectory of American history. Subscribe, Share, Mobile Links and Time-stamps below! 0:00 Introduction 6:05 About the Author 8:30 Ch1: Final Colonial Days 16:55 Ch2: In-between Days 26:55 Ch3/4: The Tedious Sessions 50:55 Ch5: Great Expectations 56:45 Ch6: The Race for 9th 1:09:10 Next Time & Goodbye! YouTube: https://youtu.be/8qx_nZi7pI8 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44297973

The entrepreneurial journey is a crazy one. In fact, it can feel like riding a roller coaster ride in the dark! It can feel lonely, scary and you never know what to expect and what you're going to have to deal with.  There's no special secret to help you avoid this crazy ride - even the most successful people in the world are on the roller coaster with you. We're all human, which means that no one gets to escape the fact that we are emotional beings and that we go through all sorts of ups and downs.  It's easy to feel like you're the only person in the world who struggles like this and that everyone else has everything figured out - but no one is just plain sailing through this life.  As an entrepreneur coming up with exciting ideas and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, it's normal to feel inspired and fired up one day and completely stuck in the “Valley of Despair” the next day.  The most important thing to do is to be intentional about managing that roller coaster ride.  Which is why in today's episode I want to share with you 5 things that really help me to get through the ups and downs, to stay consistent and to enjoy the ride! If you would love more support as you go through this journey, we've got an amazing challenge coming up soon called Ideas To Income, which is going to get you inspired and fired up to make 2022 your most successful year ever. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know when it's open for you to register your free spot! Click here to join the waitlist >> In the meantime, check out our “Goodbye 2021” workbook, which is going to help you to reflect over the past year and set your goals and intentions for the year ahead. Click here to download your free copy >>

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On our entertainment-themed Round 2 this week: Since we've professed interested in both musical theatre and anything Lin-Manuel Miranda does, we had to watch tick, tick ... BOOM! on Netflix. It's a movie adaption of Jonathan Larson's autobiographical show of the same name, and Andrew Garfield is captivating as Larson. Get out your Broadway bingo cards when you watch, because the cameos come fast and furious. Next week: Ted Lasso, season 2, episodes 1 ("Goodbye, Earl") and 2 ("Lavender").

The Christian Nerd Podcast is back and ready to hope. Scott starts the show by talking about Thanksgiving and getting ready for a busy week. Nerd News has stories about Quantumania, aMass Effect TV show and Disney spending $33 billion on content. This episode is all about hope, so Scott has a List of some nerdy hopes. And in Jesus Time, Scott shares some ways and reasons to have hope this season. Show Notes Intro - 0:00 "Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.” Vaclav Havel Nerd News - 5:10 Principal photography has finished on Quantumania Amazon nearing a deal to produce a Mass Effect series Disney planning on spending $33 billion on content in its next fiscal year The List - 9:54 Jesus Time - 16:04 Luke 1:67-79 Goodbye - 26:55 Be sure to check out The Christian Nerd Like The Christian Nerd on Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and leave a comment Or use our RSS Feed to subscribe: http://thechristiannerd.libsyn.com/rss Follow The Christian Nerd on Twitter Follow Scott on Twitter Support The Christian Nerd on Patreon Email Scott at Scott@TheChristianNerd.com to get added to The Octagon. Thanks to Nick for The Christian Nerd theme music.

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life! This week my guest is Kate from the Sober School About 7 years ago when I was casting about for help with my own drinking problem I stumbled upon a blog by Kate who had already been sober for a couple of years.  She was the first person I ever heard suggesting that sobriety could be fun – rather than the grey and miserable place many drinkers imagine it to be.  I now know that she was absolutely right of course so it was a real pleasure to chat to Kate about her own drinking story and the work she is doing these days.   In this Episode When Kate looks back she realises that at University she used to drink alone in her room – even though there were numerous bars and opportunities to drink with other students! If you enjoy drinking alone then that's a bit of a red flag because it means that you are not using it to “socialise” – you are using it to relax or perhaps to try to calm your anxiety. As you heard Kate cleverly gave up drinking at the tender age of 30 but for many of us the pattern seems to be that we DO use alcohol to socialise in our 20's and 30's and then as we get into our 40's and 50's it often turns more into self medication and that when we enjoy drinking alone. Kate had been worrying about her drinking for years before she actually did anything which is not at all unusual – A recent study highlighted the fact that it takes an average of 11 years between realising that you have a bit of a “problem” and actually doing something about it. This is a shame because for many of use our dependence and our unhappiness worsen during this period.  I think it takes such a long time to tackle our drinking for two reasons:-  1. As Kate said society tells us that we are either a “normal” drinker or we are a raging alcoholic –if we are a raging alcoholic we must to go AA – if not then we are fine.  We do see articles about “cutting down” which make it sound simple but of course once we've crossed a line with our drinking that becomes impossible.  Personally I spent my 11 years of procrastination trying to “cut down” so that I wouldn't have to quit completely! 2. Second reason we resist reaching out for help is that we don't know where to find it. Many of us don't want to go to AA or we try it and it doesn't work – then we just get stuck.  But times are changing and the modern recovery movement means there are many online solutions these days.  Solutions which work for the millions of people who are not “raging alcoholics” but they are not “normal drinkers” either.  Kate had been sober for 8 years and back then there was very little help around. However she discovered a blog – (the blog was Unpickled by Jean McCarthy) and it resonated with her.  For the first time she felt that there was someone out there “just like her” – which is exactly how I felt when I discovered Kate's blog.  So it's all about “finding your people” – that's the first step in the journey. Her own journey to sobriety began with a blog where she connected with others on the same path and did a 100 day challenge – she felt a “shift” after those 100 days and found herself reflecting on whether she could make sobriety enjoyable – rather than something to be “endured”. We both agreed that doing a Dry January is too short to experience any benefits of sobriety so by gritting our teeth and getting through all we teach ourselves is that sobriety is a miserable place to be! We discussed the value of of writing a Goodbye to Alcohol letter - you can check some out here I loved Kate's Breakthrough story when she was organising her 30th birthday party in early sobriety. Rather than organising a big party she decided to do it completely differently.  Accepting the fact that she actually didn't like socialising in big groups she organised several small gatherings – and loved them.  She realised that she'd been using alcohol to squeeze herself into what society expected her to be! This happens to SO many of us and in fact a whole book has been written about the subject! Do get hold of a copy of the book Quiet by Susan Cain which explains that roughly 50% of society are introverts but society favours extravert behaviour which leaves many of us using alcohol as a coping mechanism – fascinating!  The subtitle of Susans book is:- The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking and she argues that:  modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people, leading to "a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness". So if you ARE an introvert and use alcohol to help you cope then please read this book – it will help you understand yourself – and your power – so much better! Kate explained that the impact of quitting alcohol is deep – we lose our shame, guilt, worry which is SO freeing. We also free up our mental space and start keeping our promises. We agreed that another advantage of dealing with our drinking problem is that we get to know ourselves so much better than people who have never had to deal with addiction issues. Sobriety also means we start reflecting on what we really want out of life:- If we are an introvert and have been using alcohol to cope we may decide to embrace our introvert side and make some lifestyle changes Kate completely changed her lifestyle – she swopped her life in the city as a tv producer for a life in the country running the Sober School which helps other women to stop drinking. You can find Kate's blog and more info about the Sober School on her website which is thesoberschool.com More info Subscription membership for Tribe Sober is just R85 (£4/$6/$8AUS) a month - you can join up HERE To access our website click HERE If you would like a free copy of our "Annual Tracker" or our e-book "66 Days to Sobriety" please email janet@tribesober.com If you would like to come to our Saturday afternoon Zoom Cafe as a guest and meet our community just email janet@tribesober.com Episode Sponsor           This episode is sponsored by the Tribe Sober Membership Program.  If you want to change your relationship with alcohol then                 sign up today           Read more about our 7-step program and subscribe HERE           Book a Discovery Call with me to find out if our membership would help you            Help us to spread the word! We made this podcast so that we can reach more people who need our help.  Please subscribe and share. 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The Christian Nerd Podcast is back and feeling thankful. Scott starts the show by talking about Black Friday and what he wants for Christmas. This episode is all about thankfulness, so he shares a post about a Star Wars Thanksgiving in From the Blog. He has a Countdown of the things he's thankful for from this past year. Scott finds out what other people are thankful for in @Me. And in Jesus Time, Scott discusses the secret to being more thankful. Show Notes Intro - 0:00 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.” From the Blog - 6:37 “Star Wars Thanksgiving” Countdown - 11:17 @ Me - 15:51 Jesus Time - 18:47 Psalm 136:1 Goodbye - 22:53 Be sure to check out The Christian Nerd Like The Christian Nerd on Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and leave a comment Or use our RSS Feed to subscribe: http://thechristiannerd.libsyn.com/rss Follow The Christian Nerd on Twitter Follow Scott on Twitter Support The Christian Nerd on Patreon Email Scott at Scott@TheChristianNerd.com to get added to The Octagon. Thanks to Nick for The Christian Nerd theme music.

All things competitive in the world of Warhammer 40,000. This week Robert & Eric say Goodbye to a beloved member of our community. Then they dig deep into he last of the GW run events for this year, the US Open in Austin, plus many other tournaments from around the globe.

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We enrich our lives when we pause to observe and reflect upon our experiences. We'll then more easily notice the blessings to be thankful for. Even blessings that we rarely consider. That's what today's episode is all about. Many of us here in the US will sit down tomorrow for Thanksgiving dinner. It's custom in many homes to go around the table with each person expressing something they've been thankful for in the past year. One year when our kids were very little one of them blurted out “I'm thankful that when I say the number 7 I don't explode.” Giggles would follow. It's hard being thankful in the midst of giggling. A more common response to what are you thankful for invokes family, friends, and good health. Not to minimize these blessings of gratitude, for today, though, I want to consider other blessings we can be thankful for that we rarely consider. Black Friday and commerce A few years ago a missionary serving overseas posted on Facebook her disgust with Black Friday and commercialism of life back in the US. She went on for several paragraphs chastising Americans for our materialism in no uncertain terms. Black Friday appalled her. I'm no fan of materialism, but I'm a big fan of Black Friday. The term “Black Friday” came about to describe businesses that finally get out of the red for the year. It's isn't until shopping picks up after thanksgiving that they finally turn a profit and get into the black, where income (the black)starts to exceed expenses (the red). It's sort of an accounting term. If it weren't for commerce, where would missionary support come from? Black Friday indirectly supports missionaries and the spread of the Gospel. It enables businesses to provide jobs for people that in turn provides income for people to support their families and support local and global ministries, like missions. So I say three cheers for Black Friday! One Sunday several years ago Janet and I went to the church our executive producer Carol and her husband Terry attend. As part of the church service, they prayed for a local business. That it would be successful in serving its customers and providing jobs for people. What a wonderful outreach to the community, I thought. Without Black Friday A single friend of ours living on social security we spoke to just recently would not have a seasonal job to supplement her meager government income Two of our grandsons would not be able to pick up additional hours at their part-time jobs to help pay for their college expenses People would have fewer opportunities to express one of the five love languages Gary Chapman writes about: Gifts. While some people undoubtedly shop for themselves on Black Friday, most shop for Christmas gifts for others. It's about the love. Don't you feel it? Bethany Fellowship in Minneapolis I wonder if the missionary I mentioned who blasted the consumer mentality of Americans knows the story of Bethany Fellowship in Minneapolis. It was founded by five businessmen in 1945 with the vision of sending and fully supporting 100 missionaries. The families of these five businesspeople sold their homes and pooled their resources to acquire a common residence, a large, 30-room home in Minneapolis called “Bethany House.” They did this to reduce unnecessary work and expenses so more time and money would be available for working together to support sending missionaries to the mission field. To fully support these missionaries they started several businesses, the most successful of which were Bethany camping trailers and Bethany House Publishers. Bethany Global University is another of their initiatives. It prepares future missionaries to take the Gospel to the far corners of the world. All of this was started over 70 years ago by five businessmen. It is a great story of using the world of commerce for Kingdom purposes. It's certainly out of the mainstream of what we normally give thanks for on Thanksgiving, but Black Friday and the world of commerce are certainly blessings to be thankful for. Humor In 1993 a great book came out that never really took off with readers. It should have. The Resilient Self: How Survivors of Troubled Families Rise Above Adversity by Steven and Sybil Wolin. It raises, then answers the question, “Why do people who grow up with difficult childhoods often turn out so differently as adults?” Some become dysfunctional adults, while others thrive. In their research, they found that those who later thrive as adults do so because they develop one or more of seven resiliences. One of which is humor. Humor got me through adolescence. I wasn't a class clown; I didn't entertain people with jokes. But I did find comfort in noticing incongruities in life, in puns, and satire. My wife Janet and I went to high school together, and she was the co-editor of our high school newspaper. We weren't dating at the time, but she saw my humor come out in the few classes we were in together. So she asked if I would write a column for the school paper, which I did for two years. “Off the Beaten Path” is what it was called. It was supposed to be funny. And sometimes it was. I loved writing it and found it got my eyes off all the tension and dysfunction going on at home with my parents. Humor is a tricky thing, though. It can connect us with one another, or it can separate us. Humor that comes out as silliness, sarcasm, or making fun of others pushes people away. And even good humor, when used too often, can draw undue attention to self, which bores people and distances us from each other. You need humor in Africa I learned about humor from a missionary's perspective a number of years ago. It was on my first missions trip, which was to Mali in West Africa. Mali is where Timbuktu is located. One of the Missionaries there talked about the importance of language learning. If you don't learn the native language well, he said, you'll miss out on the humor of the culture. You'll miss the puns. You'll miss the jokes, he said. And you won't fit into the culture. When done well, humor is a blessing we can be thankful for. It brings us together when we laugh about shared experiences. A while back we were leaving church and while walking past cars in the parking lot saw a friend in her car who rolled down the window and began chatting with us. She started by saying, “Did you hear the news this morning? The CEO of Ikea was just elected president of Sweden? “Really? No, I hadn't heard that,” I said. “Yes, and he's assembling his cabinet now.” She responded. If I were to explain why that joke is funny it would take away from the humor. But in the days afterward, I re-told it to friends and family, and we shared a good laugh each time. It connected us. So when I think about that particular Thanksgiving many years ago when our young son blurted out “I'm thankful that when I say the number 7 I don't explode,” it reminds me of how parents can bless their children by helping to nurture in them a sense of humor. So humor is the second blessing I'm thankful for. Here's the third one. Gracious and thankful people Two months ago in September 2021, the Art Institute of Chicago fired all 82 of its docents because they were not diverse enough in the eyes of the museum's leadership. They were mostly older white women who volunteered their time to give guided tours of the Institute's extensive art collection. They averaged 15 years of experience. This prompted a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal by Lauren Arnold of Mountain View, CA. I'll read part of her October 20th letter. She writes: “The foolish and shortsighted firings of volunteer docents at the Art Institute of Chicago will destroy decades of enlightened outreach to the public-school children of this major city [i.e., Chicago]. I know this because I owe my entire career as an art historian to the docents of the Art Institute of Chicago. “My parents never took us to art museums - ‘those are for rich people' - so my first introduction to Chicago's art treasures was on a 7th-grade public-school field trip, when our rowdy busload of racially diverse, working-class kids was met by a brave young docent who took us through the institute's awe-inspiring galleries. I've never forgotten that day. It was akin to Harry Potter's first visit to Hogwarts. We floated up the marble staircases gazing at the enormous paintings of Greek myths, and walked through galleries of Impressionist works beyond compare. When it looks like no one listened “Our docent told us: ‘You live in Chicago, so this is your art. This building and everything in it belongs to you. Like your library, you can come here anytime you want. All of this beauty belongs to you.' At the end of our tour, she got us on our bus to the South Side and waved us a rueful goodbye. Her face showed that she already knew that not a single one of us had listened to her, that none of these kids cared. “But she was wrong: My 12-year-old self was listening and her words set me on a path that shaped my professional life. I credit the docent program of the Art Institute of Chicago, with its highly educated women volunteers, for providing this invaluable outreach to city kids, who never would have known it without them. “…that day this volunteer was an intellectual wizard, pointing me toward a life beyond my childhood schooling in Chicago's slums. She took us into one aspect of our civilizational past and made us heirs of the beauty of humanist culture.” What a beautiful piece of writing that comes from the heart to express the writer's deep gratitude for the passion a docent imparted to her 12-year-old self. So what does all this mean for YOU? I wonder what are the unusual blessings you can be thankful for? What are the unremarkable things in your life, that if you reflect upon, will evoke gratitude? I wonder how you might use humor to help you connect with people, and perhaps ease tension in a relationship. And then there are the grateful people we are sometimes blessed to have in our life. People we just like to be around because they so appreciate the little and simple things of life. Maybe we could try to follow their example so that others are drawn to us as we become a blessing they can be thankful for. If we ask Him, I bet God would show us how to do this. Here's the main point I hope you remember from today's episode We enrich our lives when we take time to observe and reflect upon our experiences. When we do so we'll more easily notice the blessings to be thankful for. I'd love to hear any thoughts you have about today's episode. Just send them to me in an email to john [at] caringforothers [dot] org. Or you can share your thoughts in the “Leave a Comment” box at the bottom of the show notes. Closing I hope your thinking was stimulated by today's show, to both reflect and to act by considering the blessings in your life to be thankful for. In doing so you will find the joy God intends for you through your relationships. Because after all, You Were Made for This. One thing you could do to help us out is to leave a review and a rating wherever you listen to this podcast. It helps others to find us on the Internet. Well, that's all for today. Happy Thanksgiving to all our American listeners. See you next week at the very beginning of December. Goodbye for now. A related episode you may want to listen to 004: The Gift of Even Though You Were Made for This is sponsored by Caring for Others, a missionary care ministry. We depend upon the generosity of donors to pay our bills.  If you'd like to support what we do with a secure tax-deductible donation, please click here. We'd be so grateful if you did.

Welcome back for another episode of Nick's Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz! Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. Award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to a climactic race in the Copper Canyons that pits America's best ultra-runners against the tribe. McDougall's incredible story will not only engage your mind but inspire your body with the realization that all of us were born to run. Subscribe, Share, Mobile Links and Time-stamps below! 0:00 Introduction 4:20 About the Author 7:05 Ch1: My Feet Hurt 18:50 Ch2: El Caballo Blanco 32:05 Ch3: Leadville 46:15 Ch4: Stoned Age 58:50 Ch5: Second Wind 1:06:50 Ch6: Runners Take Your Mark 1:14:40 Ch7: Get Set, Go 1:20:05 Next Time & Goodbye! YouTube: https://youtu.be/S_wjY-dTUjI Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44297973

We are FINALLY reviewing Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined for the first time! Yes, this book came out in 2015, but (shamefully) we hadn't read it until now. It's a gender-swapped version of Twilight, written by Stephenie Meyer. Goodbye to Edward and Bella, and hello Edythe and Beau…   Need more Twilight vibes in your life? You can find bonus episodes of our Twilight podcast on Patreon here.

Welcome to another All Sports Now episode! Today, Cory Sparks and Chris Smith tear into the Vikings' playoff chances, who the best team in the East is, and much more! Here's the topic outline: - Intro - NFL fantasy 'drag and drop - Are the Vikings playoff bound? - Can the Patriots grab the 1 seed? - Goodbye, Matt Nagy - Best NBA team in the East - NBA team that will turn it around - Outro Follow Cory and the show! Follow the podcast on Instagram! - https://instagram.com/all.sportsnow/ Follow the podcast on Twitter! - https://twitter.com/allsportsnowpod Subscribe on YouTube! - https://bit.ly/AllSportsNowYT Listen to the podcast on the go! - https://solo.to/AllSportsNow --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What a weekend! Adam and Thomas are back to the discuss the Yankees' 40-man roster moves from Friday, which continued when they traded Tyler Wade to the LA Angels on Monday. Goodbye to Rougned Odor and Clint Frazier as well. As for the free agency buzz, we have more discouraging updates on the Yankees' involvement in the shortstop market as well as the offer they made to Justin Verlander before he opted to stay with the Astros.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a follow up to our Goodbye episodes looking back at the sets that will be rotating out when Winds of Exchange drops, we say hello to sets that are still here and look at where they came from and where they could go. The Saurian Republic is up first! // If you wish to donate to HFFS here is our Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/hffspodcast • Please subscribe if you enjoyed this episode, leave a review on Apple with your thoughts, and share it on your social channels. We appreciate any and all support. // If you wish to connect with us through social media @HFFSpodcast on Twitter & hffspodcast@gmail.com. Connect with Sydnie on Discord: SCSteele#9355 // Alex on IG & Twitter: @ScuzzyGruen // Blake on Twitter: @blvdblake & YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSgDdfWvcRbCC3l7CnvOJhg

No new episode this week! But enjoy this really great throwback from last Thanksgiving episode! We'll see you next week (: ------- We're kicking off your Thanksgiving week with some timely talk about the all-time best Thanksgiving foods. Please feel free to come roast us for all of our weird, terrible food choices, but the heart wants what it wants! Before we get into the book talk, we're announcing some really exciting new merch, and listening to the most heartwarming voicemail that made Emily's husk of a heart grow three times its size. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our listeners, we are THE MOST thankful for you, today and everyday. This episode was brought to you by Simpson & Vail Tea; you can shop their delicious literary teas at https://www.svtea.com/. Get your merch (including TOTES!) here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Join our fan club at https://www.patreon.com/booksandthecitypod. Shop all the books we've discussed on this episode and past episodes at bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Make sure you're subscribed to our newsletter on our website, and drop us a line anytime at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com-------------> Emily just read: Memorial by Bryan Washington (21:47-32:30) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/621176/memorial-by-bryan-washington/ Up next for Emily: The Changeling by Victor LaValle Becky just read: Rebel Spy by Veronica Rossi (32:45-47:44) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562423/rebel-spy-by-veronica-rossi/ Up next for Becky: The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin Libby just read: Goodbye, Things by Fumio Sasaki (47:45-1:02:02) https://wwnorton.com/books/Goodbye-Things/ Up next for Libby: All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson Kayla just read: One To Watch by Kate Stayman-London (1:02:03-1:11:48) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567329/one-to-watch-by-kate-stayman-london/ Up next for Kayla: Normal People by Sally Rooney Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.

The Christian Nerd Podcast is back and feeling like a dancing queen. Scott starts the show by talking about his weekend, which had some highs and lows. Nerd News has stories about Wakanda Forever going on hiatus, casting for Blade and Lucasfilm finding its live-action Sabine Wren. Inspire by a trip to IKEA, Scott has a Countdown of his favorite Swedish things. And in Jesus Time, Scott discusses why we are so ready to serve others, but don't want them to serve us. Show Notes Intro - 0:00 “We do not measure a culture by its output of undisguised trivialities but by what it claims as significant.” - Neil Postman Nerd News - 3:27 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever officially begins hiatus Delroy Lindo has joined the cast of Blade Natasha Liu Bordizzo joins Ahsoka as Sabine Wren Countdown - 6:53 Jesus Time - 14:28 Galatians 6:2 Goodbye - 22:11 Be sure to check out The Christian Nerd Like The Christian Nerd on Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and leave a comment Or use our RSS Feed to subscribe: http://thechristiannerd.libsyn.com/rss Follow The Christian Nerd on Twitter Follow Scott on Twitter Support The Christian Nerd on Patreon Email Scott at Scott@TheChristianNerd.com to get added to The Octagon. Thanks to Nick for The Christian Nerd theme music.

So long, goodbyeI'll see you when I see youYou can pick the streetI'll meet you on the other side

Apple's self-repair program, space debris, Constitution NFT, Xbox 20 years old Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena. Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin Outbid a Group of Crypto Investors for Copy of U.S. Constitution. Someone Made a Pirate Bay for NFTs. 13 dumb arena names inspired by the Staples Center becoming 'Crypto.com Arena'. El Salvador to Create 'Bitcoin City,' Use $500M of Planned $1B Bond Offering to Buy More Crypto. Apple Will Tell You How to Fix iPhones, Sell Parts to the General Public. Apple's Pointless Self-Repair Program. Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout, demand CEO step down. Xbox Chief Says He's Evaluating Relationship With Activision. Microsoft Pressures Activision Blizzard. Apple Accelerates Work on Car Project, Aiming for Fully Autonomous Vehicle. Google Cloud encourages more conversational AI with Bot-in-a-Box. Visualizations show the extensive cloud of debris Russia's anti-satellite test created. Chris Hadfield says more regulations are needed to protect astronauts from space debris. Jurors Got to Hear Elizabeth Holmes' Lies For Themselves. Tesla ranks almost dead-last on a Consumer Reports reliability list. We Are the Wirecutter Union. We're Prepared to Walk Out. How Xbox outgrew the console: inside Phil Spencer's multi-billion dollar gamble. Forza Horizon 5. Facebook's race-blind policies around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show. Meta's sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets. FlyFin offers an AI-based tax app aimed at freelancers, gig workers. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Wil Harris, and Chris J. Preimesberger Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: noom.com/twit privacy.com/twit podium.com/twit www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT

Apple's self-repair program, space debris, Constitution NFT, Xbox 20 years old Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena. Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin Outbid a Group of Crypto Investors for Copy of U.S. Constitution. Someone Made a Pirate Bay for NFTs. 13 dumb arena names inspired by the Staples Center becoming 'Crypto.com Arena'. El Salvador to Create 'Bitcoin City,' Use $500M of Planned $1B Bond Offering to Buy More Crypto. Apple Will Tell You How to Fix iPhones, Sell Parts to the General Public. Apple's Pointless Self-Repair Program. Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout, demand CEO step down. Xbox Chief Says He's Evaluating Relationship With Activision. Microsoft Pressures Activision Blizzard. Apple Accelerates Work on Car Project, Aiming for Fully Autonomous Vehicle. Google Cloud encourages more conversational AI with Bot-in-a-Box. Visualizations show the extensive cloud of debris Russia's anti-satellite test created. Chris Hadfield says more regulations are needed to protect astronauts from space debris. Jurors Got to Hear Elizabeth Holmes' Lies For Themselves. Tesla ranks almost dead-last on a Consumer Reports reliability list. We Are the Wirecutter Union. We're Prepared to Walk Out. How Xbox outgrew the console: inside Phil Spencer's multi-billion dollar gamble. Forza Horizon 5. Facebook's race-blind policies around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show. Meta's sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets. FlyFin offers an AI-based tax app aimed at freelancers, gig workers. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Wil Harris, and Chris J. Preimesberger Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: noom.com/twit privacy.com/twit podium.com/twit www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT

Apple's self-repair program, space debris, Constitution NFT, Xbox 20 years old Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena. Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin Outbid a Group of Crypto Investors for Copy of U.S. Constitution. Someone Made a Pirate Bay for NFTs. 13 dumb arena names inspired by the Staples Center becoming 'Crypto.com Arena'. El Salvador to Create 'Bitcoin City,' Use $500M of Planned $1B Bond Offering to Buy More Crypto. Apple Will Tell You How to Fix iPhones, Sell Parts to the General Public. Apple's Pointless Self-Repair Program. Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout, demand CEO step down. Xbox Chief Says He's Evaluating Relationship With Activision. Microsoft Pressures Activision Blizzard. Apple Accelerates Work on Car Project, Aiming for Fully Autonomous Vehicle. Google Cloud encourages more conversational AI with Bot-in-a-Box. Visualizations show the extensive cloud of debris Russia's anti-satellite test created. Chris Hadfield says more regulations are needed to protect astronauts from space debris. Jurors Got to Hear Elizabeth Holmes' Lies For Themselves. Tesla ranks almost dead-last on a Consumer Reports reliability list. We Are the Wirecutter Union. We're Prepared to Walk Out. How Xbox outgrew the console: inside Phil Spencer's multi-billion dollar gamble. Forza Horizon 5. Facebook's race-blind policies around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show. Meta's sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets. FlyFin offers an AI-based tax app aimed at freelancers, gig workers. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Wil Harris, and Chris J. Preimesberger Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: noom.com/twit privacy.com/twit podium.com/twit www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT

Apple's self-repair program, space debris, Constitution NFT, Xbox 20 years old Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena. Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin Outbid a Group of Crypto Investors for Copy of U.S. Constitution. Someone Made a Pirate Bay for NFTs. 13 dumb arena names inspired by the Staples Center becoming 'Crypto.com Arena'. El Salvador to Create 'Bitcoin City,' Use $500M of Planned $1B Bond Offering to Buy More Crypto. Apple Will Tell You How to Fix iPhones, Sell Parts to the General Public. Apple's Pointless Self-Repair Program. Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout, demand CEO step down. Xbox Chief Says He's Evaluating Relationship With Activision. Microsoft Pressures Activision Blizzard. Apple Accelerates Work on Car Project, Aiming for Fully Autonomous Vehicle. Google Cloud encourages more conversational AI with Bot-in-a-Box. Visualizations show the extensive cloud of debris Russia's anti-satellite test created. Chris Hadfield says more regulations are needed to protect astronauts from space debris. Jurors Got to Hear Elizabeth Holmes' Lies For Themselves. Tesla ranks almost dead-last on a Consumer Reports reliability list. We Are the Wirecutter Union. We're Prepared to Walk Out. How Xbox outgrew the console: inside Phil Spencer's multi-billion dollar gamble. Forza Horizon 5. Facebook's race-blind policies around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show. Meta's sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets. FlyFin offers an AI-based tax app aimed at freelancers, gig workers. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Wil Harris, and Chris J. Preimesberger Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: noom.com/twit privacy.com/twit podium.com/twit www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT

Apple's self-repair program, space debris, Constitution NFT, Xbox 20 years old Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena. Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin Outbid a Group of Crypto Investors for Copy of U.S. Constitution. Someone Made a Pirate Bay for NFTs. 13 dumb arena names inspired by the Staples Center becoming 'Crypto.com Arena'. El Salvador to Create 'Bitcoin City,' Use $500M of Planned $1B Bond Offering to Buy More Crypto. Apple Will Tell You How to Fix iPhones, Sell Parts to the General Public. Apple's Pointless Self-Repair Program. Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout, demand CEO step down. Xbox Chief Says He's Evaluating Relationship With Activision. Microsoft Pressures Activision Blizzard. Apple Accelerates Work on Car Project, Aiming for Fully Autonomous Vehicle. Google Cloud encourages more conversational AI with Bot-in-a-Box. Visualizations show the extensive cloud of debris Russia's anti-satellite test created. Chris Hadfield says more regulations are needed to protect astronauts from space debris. Jurors Got to Hear Elizabeth Holmes' Lies For Themselves. Tesla ranks almost dead-last on a Consumer Reports reliability list. We Are the Wirecutter Union. We're Prepared to Walk Out. How Xbox outgrew the console: inside Phil Spencer's multi-billion dollar gamble. Forza Horizon 5. Facebook's race-blind policies around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show. Meta's sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets. FlyFin offers an AI-based tax app aimed at freelancers, gig workers. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Wil Harris, and Chris J. Preimesberger Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: noom.com/twit privacy.com/twit podium.com/twit www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT

Here are all the segments: 00:00 – Chief Concerns Opener 00:43 – BetOnline.AG 01:36 – The fellas wish Jason Dunn a happy birthday, the crew talks about Marcus Dash's 5-team parlay 03:30 – Chief Concerns + - E gives us his PPV pick on the Terrence Crawford Versus Shawn Porter fight 05:05 – Chief Concern 1 – The crew talks about the takeaways from the 41-14 win in Las Vegas, Melvin Ingram's presence, the TE crew doing work, Mahomes beating the Cover-2 shell, and Daniel Sorenson's interception 17:05 – Chief Concern 2 – The crew talks about what the team needs to do against the 7-2 Dallas Cowboys, could Dallas try to establish the run to get their play action game going, could we see Josh Gordon finally emerge 33:57 – Chief Concern 3 - Game Picks: Kansas City Chiefs are a 2.5-point favorite at home against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at 4:25 EST on FOX for America's Game of the Week 36:25 – Goodbye!

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The Christian Nerd Podcast is back and feeling overwhelmed by his entertainment options. Scott starts the show by talking about a relatively relaxing week. He talks about Disney Plus Day in Disney Plussed. And Jesus Time, Scott wonders how we can make the most out of our free time. Show Notes Intro - 0:00 “We do not measure a culture by its output of undisguised trivialities but by what it claims as significant.” - Neil Postman Disney Plussed - 3:58 Willow Jesus Time - 18:15 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 Goodbye - 25:18 Be sure to check out The Christian Nerd Like The Christian Nerd on Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and leave a comment Or use our RSS Feed to subscribe: http://thechristiannerd.libsyn.com/rss Follow The Christian Nerd on Twitter Follow Scott on Twitter Support The Christian Nerd on Patreon Email Scott at Scott@TheChristianNerd.com to get added to The Octagon. Thanks to Nick for The Christian Nerd theme music.

Join Sophia, Bri, and Kira on their last Social Work in Progress episode. Join them in conversation on their favorite moments of the pod, memorable episodes, why they started this project, and what their next moves are. It is a bittersweet moment to close their chapter on SWIP, but remember no matter how much we … Continue reading Not a Goodbye, But a Talk to You Later! →

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Goodbye sunshine - more than a billion dollars worth of sunlight and views could be lost under housing intensification law changes We speak to Ashley Bloomfield about the spread of Covid when Aucklanders travel out of their city this summer and there's anger from principals that there's been no attempt to keep unvaccinated parents off school grounds And get ready for the blood micro moon.

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Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena. US detains crypto-exchange exec for helping Ryuk ransomware gang launder profits. Stacey hates her Pixel 6! Be your own genius: Apple to Launch Self-Service Repair Program in Early 2022. Google allegedly won't release a new Pixelbook in 2022. A Former Facebook VP Thinks Investing in Humans Is the Future of VC. Introducing the Icelandverse. Mark Zuckerberg's Response To Iceland Tourism Ad Mocking Meta. Paperless office back again as print hardware supplies jam. Why you should consider using vFlat for book scanning. Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro are infectious in all the wrong ways. Miramax Sues Quentin Tarantino Over 'Pulp Fiction' NFT Auction. Google says it's improving fingerprint scanner performance with a Pixel 6 update. Google's latest Maps features help you avoid the holiday shopping crowds. Google Meet calls hosted by premium Workspace tiers now support up to 500 participants. Android TV apps can be remotely installed from your phone via new Play Store feature. Google Camera 8.4 brings Timer light, disabling Exposure controls, & more to older Pixel phones. Twitter acquires Threader. We Read Twitter for Entertainment, Trust It for News (Unless We Vote Republican) Twitter Makes Big Changes For Devs As It Eyes Decentralized Future. Crypto believers bid on U.S. Constitution. WEB2 VS WEB3. Say goodbye to disappearing tweets. Substack says it has more than 1 million paid subscriptions. Big media strikes back at Substack. JPMorgan sues Tesla for $162m after Musk tweets soured share deal. PICKS: Stacey - Mozilla *privacy not included List Stacey - The writing of the gods Jeff - Logitech POP Keys Wireless Keyboard Ant - Follow David Lei on Instagram. Ant - Lensrentals Keeper Program Announced Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: nureva.com/twit Command Line Heroes - TWIG stripe.com

Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena. US detains crypto-exchange exec for helping Ryuk ransomware gang launder profits. Stacey hates her Pixel 6! Be your own genius: Apple to Launch Self-Service Repair Program in Early 2022. Google allegedly won't release a new Pixelbook in 2022. A Former Facebook VP Thinks Investing in Humans Is the Future of VC. Introducing the Icelandverse. Mark Zuckerberg's Response To Iceland Tourism Ad Mocking Meta. Paperless office back again as print hardware supplies jam. Why you should consider using vFlat for book scanning. Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro are infectious in all the wrong ways. Miramax Sues Quentin Tarantino Over 'Pulp Fiction' NFT Auction. Google says it's improving fingerprint scanner performance with a Pixel 6 update. Google's latest Maps features help you avoid the holiday shopping crowds. Google Meet calls hosted by premium Workspace tiers now support up to 500 participants. Android TV apps can be remotely installed from your phone via new Play Store feature. Google Camera 8.4 brings Timer light, disabling Exposure controls, & more to older Pixel phones. Twitter acquires Threader. We Read Twitter for Entertainment, Trust It for News (Unless We Vote Republican) Twitter Makes Big Changes For Devs As It Eyes Decentralized Future. Crypto believers bid on U.S. Constitution. WEB2 VS WEB3. Say goodbye to disappearing tweets. Substack says it has more than 1 million paid subscriptions. Big media strikes back at Substack. JPMorgan sues Tesla for $162m after Musk tweets soured share deal. PICKS: Stacey - Mozilla *privacy not included List Stacey - The writing of the gods Jeff - Logitech POP Keys Wireless Keyboard Ant - Follow David Lei on Instagram. Ant - Lensrentals Keeper Program Announced Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: nureva.com/twit Command Line Heroes - TWIG stripe.com

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Today's episode is about being thankful we can be the person God created us to be, in whatever form that may take. It's the third in our Thankfulness series, leading up to Thanksgiving Day next week here in the US. Our Canadian friends beat us to the punch with their own Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October. We started our series with episode 129, Thankful We Don't Always Have to be Right, followed by Thankful We Can Make Memories in Episode 130. I'll have links to each of these at the bottom of the show notes. The story of one strong woman Today we're going to consider a story from the Bible that illustrates an important relational concept we can be thankful for. It's found in the Gospel of Mark, chapter 14, verses 3-9. 3Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head. 4Some of those at the table [i.e, disciples of Jesus, mostly men, including Judas Iscariot] were indignant. "Why waste such expensive perfume?" they asked.5"It could have been sold for a year's wages and the money given to the poor!" So they scolded her harshly. 6But Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me? 7You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.8She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time. 9I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman's deed will be remembered and discussed." What caught my eye in this passage was the last line, 9… this woman's deed will be remembered and discussed. I remembered this story, as I've read it a number of times, but don't ever recall discussing it. Two sisters, different from each other “Who's talking about this story?” I wondered. I then looked at parallel accounts in the other gospels and found the same story in John 12: 1-8 and Matthew 26: 6-13. These two accounts mention the woman in the story is named Mary. She happens to be the sister of Martha, both of whom are sisters of Lazarus. And this is how I found out who's talking about this woman's story. It's other women who are talking. Countless women's bible studies talk about Mary and her sister, Martha. We learn in other places in the gospels that Martha is the practical, task-oriented one, while Mary is the relational more feelings oriented sensitive sister. They both are poster children for being the person God created them to be. There have been a gazillion sermons preached about their relationship, about the priority Mary placed on worshiping Jesus and relating with others, while her sister is slaving away in the kitchen. These sermons always elevate Mary's values over Martha, which really is the main point of this particular story: that our worship and relationship with Jesus are far more far important than our to-do list and completing tasks. I get that. But there is a secondary part of this story that focuses on the character and personality of Mary that I find both interesting and encouraging. In Mary, we see someone who has learned that we can be thankful to be the person God created us to be. Created to be different God created Mary to be different from her practical, task-oriented sister, Martha, and to be different from the mostly male disciples who were equally pragmatic and practical as Martha when it came to how they spent their money. In relating with Jesus, Mary was being the person God created her to be. That doesn't mean she didn't have things to work on in her life. But she was reflecting the character of God well. She was reflecting the hierarchy of God's values in the story I read from the Gospel of Mark. God certainly values feeding the poor and being wise with our finances. But He values worshiping and honoring His son more. Mary was comfortable enough in her own skin to be the person God created her to be in the face of criticism from others. It's one thing to face opposition from outsiders, it's another thing to get it from within your own tribe. From people whose worldview and mission in life is the same as yours, as in Mary's case with her fellow Jesus followers, the disciples. Mary was not a people pleaser, she had to stand up to her sister, and also to the crowd of men who were in the same room as she was in this story. They were all on the same team, yet they had differing values. She must have beena sensitive, yet strong woman to stand up to the peer pressure from these male disciples. When we're not the person God created us to be In reflecting upon this story, it occurred to me that the cost of not being who God created you to be is high. There's a loss when you try to be someone else because who you really are is lost to the world. The contribution God intends for you to make to the world doesn't happen when you're busy trying to be someone you're not. People who could have been blessed when you be the person God created you to be, miss out on that blessing. We create a fertile field of relational dysfunction when we choose not to be the person God created us to be. One way we do this is by selling ourselves short with self-limiting attitudes and behaviors. We impose restrictions on ourselves that God never intended. We say “no” more than “yes” to opportunities to stretch ourselves in becoming the person God created us to be. Another way we create relational dysfunction for ourselves is when we don't respect the limits God placed within us. It's when we think we can do it all, where we say “yes” more than we say “no” to choices that come our way. We ignore the relational principle of every time we say “yes” to something we are saying “no” to something else. It's when we become a people pleaser, thinking our job is to make people happy, even if it's beyond the limits God has set for us to do so. All this happens when we choose not to be the person God created us to be. It is a choice. So what does all this mean for YOU? How can you use what you've heard today to improve the relationships in YOUR life? I would start with the great quote from Oscar Wilde who said, “Be yourself; everyone else is taken.” There's too much pressure to live under when we feel we have to be someone we're not. There's great freedom and joy that comes from resting in the fact we can be the person God created us to be. Like Mary in the story we read, we can be thankful we don't have to be like other people. Even like those close to us like family members or people we work with. The only person we need to please is Jesus. And He will show us how to do so, which may be completely different than the way he shows other people. As long as we're all on the same page with Jesus, We don't have to be like others. And others don't have to be like us. Oh, and one last thought. Let's not be like the disciples in the story I read in the beginning. Don't make it difficult for others to be the person God created them to be. Be their cheerleader instead. Here's the main point I hope you remember from today's episode God created us in his image to reflect his character well, so be thankful we can be the person God created us to be, in whatever form that is. I'd love to hear any thoughts you have about today's episode. Just send them to me in an email to john [at] caringforothers [dot] org. Or you can share your thoughts in the “Leave a Comment” box at the bottom of the show notes. Closing I hope your thinking was stimulated by today's show, to reflect on how you can be thankful to be the person God created you to be. And also to consider how you can help others be the person God created them to be. In doing so, you will find the joy God intends for you through your relationships. Because after all, You Were Made for This. Well, that's all for today. I look forward to connecting with you again next week. Goodbye for now. Related episodes you may want to listen to 129: Thankful We Don't Always Have to be Right 130: Be Thankful We Can Make Memories You Were Made for This is sponsored by Caring for Others, a missionary care ministry. We depend upon the generosity of donors to pay our bills.  If you'd like to support what we do with a secure tax-deductible donation, please click here. We'd be so grateful if you did.

Welcome back for another episode of Nick's Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz! Fear, honed by millions of years of natural selection, kept our ancestors alive. Whether by slithering away, curling up in a ball, or standing still in the presence of a predator, humans and other animals have evolved complex behaviors in order to survive the hazards the world presents. Despite our evolutionary endurance, we still have much to learn about how to manage our response to danger. For more than thirty years, Daniel Blumstein has been studying animals' fear responses. His observations lead to a firm conclusion: fear preserves security, but at great cost. Delving into the evolutionary origins and ecological contexts of fear across species, The Nature of Fear considers what we can learn from our fellow animals Subscribe, Share, Mobile Links and Time-stamps below! 0:00 Introduction 3:40 About the Author 6:15 Ch1: A Sophisticated Neurochemical Cocktail 14:10 Ch2: Beware of Looming Objects 19:40 Ch3: Noise Matters 25:25 Ch4: Smells Risky to Me 31:05 Ch5: Be Very Aware 39:25 Ch6: Listening to Signalers 44:30 Ch7: Our Inner Marmot 50:30 Next Time & Goodbye! YouTube: https://youtu.be/pf_YIqy_vEY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44297973

This week on Don't Take Bullsh*t From F*ckers, Greg Behrendt and Kane Holloway welcome Leanna Joan from the Hello & Goodbye podcast to the show, Kane gets flustered when there's a guest, Leanna and Kane want to know what Greg thinks of soaking, Greg's popsicle thirst trap is out, Leanna is the original popsicle thirst trapper, and a listener wants to know if she's being naive in her relationship with a twenty one year old guy. Also, What Does This Meme?, Greg is an old robot, our Discorders have some hilarious new date ideas, Leanna also has a new date idea, Pat weighs in on his favorite of Kane's many dates, Greg will flip you out of a hot air balloon, and a listener has a suggestion for the cruise ship date. Leanna talks about the Hello & Goodbye podcast and how she started it, a listener loves her boyfriend but just can't seem to trust him and needs advice, Greg brings a story about a brutal mis-sent text, and Pat surprises the guys with some new DTBFF merch.  Listen to Hello & Goodbye Follow Leanna on Instagram at _leannajoan Follow Hello & Goodbye on Instagram at helloandgoodbyepodcast Get the invite link to our free live Zoom podcast taping on Saturday, December 18th at noon PST here Join the DTBFF Discord here You can find video versions of the podcast, bonus episodes, and much more at our Patreon!  Get your DTBFF and Always Be Blocking shirts, notebooks, masks, pillows, stickers, magnets, and Greg Behrendt's Kane Holloway pins on RedBubble  Leave a voicemail for the show at 323-379-5544 Email the show with your questions and comments at dtbffpodcast@gmail.com Follow the show, Greg, Kane, and Pat on Instagram at dtbffpodcast, itsgreggers, kaneholloway and dtbffproducerpat Get a free meditation and info on coaching from Greg at Gregorybehrendt.com Find this podcast and many amazing others at allthingscomedy.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Am I adding value with this podcast?  It is a great question…  Perhaps I'm helping people and I don't even know.  Sometimes it's up to you to listen and to pull out what is to be learned.  Worst case I'm giving reminders to myself for consistence, fortitude, resilience, all these things. Administrative: (See episode transcript below)Check out the Tools For A Good Life Summit here: Virtually and FOR FREE https://bit.ly/ToolsForAGoodLifeSummitStart podcasting!  These are the best mobile mic's for IOS and Android phones.  You can literally take them anywhere on the fly.Get the Shure MV88 mobile mic for IOS,  https://amzn.to/3z2NrIJGet the Shure MV88+ for  mobile mic for Android  https://amzn.to/3ly8SNjGet A Course In Miracles Here! https://amzn.to/3hoE7sAAccess my “Insiders Guide to Finding Peace” here: https://belove.media/peaceSee more resources at https://belove.media/resourcesEmail me: contact@belove.mediaFor social Media:      https://www.instagram.com/mrmischaz/https://www.facebook.com/MischaZvegintzovSubscribe and share to help spread the love for a better world!As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Transcript:Mischa Zvegintzov  00:00 It's funny, I was just thinking how? Maybe it's not funny. I was just thinking, how am I adding value? I've been thinking about this? am I adding value with this podcast? Because it's a great question, is it? Is it an exercise in ego gratification and narcissism? On the very left? Or on the very right, is it? You know, helping be of service to the world, that community? To people who need to hear it? or what have you, however, you want to say, you know, that's something very right. And or is it somewhere in between, and I'm sure on any given day, it's somewhere in between leaning a little off center to the left or a little off center to the right. But hopefully on balance, it's mostly to the right of the curve and, and being, being of value.Mischa Zvegintzov  01:08And, you know, one way to be a value is to specifically say the point. So, you know, the last episode that I recorded, I was talking about, you know, being very focused at work, so focused at work that I'd gone to work with different shoes on. But that also the Wells Fargo sales conference, and the Funnel Hacking Live convention. Or what do you call that? Gathering convention on an off convention? Yeah. But it cost I think, on average, $1,000, if you bought early, maybe it was $700. If you bought it right at the last minute, the ticket, if there were any available, it was it. You know, I think $1,500 or something like that, but the event did sell out. So the Funnel Hacking Live sold out. But I had an opportunity there, like I did it, the sales conferences that I went to at Wells Fargo for being a top producer for a while. You know, it's an opportunity to network to learn to get inspired, find new ideas, as well as bring ideas to the table. So I might have left that out on the previous episode.Mischa Zvegintzov  02:41But, you know, there's always somebody coming up behind you that you can share your experience strength and hope with and inspire, and, and encourage, etc. But I'm talking about this stuff on that last episode. And I realized that on many episodes, I don't suss out the point. I don't necessarily say, "Okay, here's what you can learn from this". So for example, Funnel Hacking live, pay to go to a convention or a gathering that's in your industry, or in what you're doing, and go learn and go be of service, bring what you can to the table.  Go network.  Honestly, authentically, have cool conversations with people that are ahead of you on the track. And, and, as I'm saying this, I realize a lot of you probably already do that. So God bless you and I love that. But some of you don't, some of you might be thinking thrifty wise, should I spend the money on something like that? Or? Or is it worthwhile or the contempt of "I won't learn anything" or "I don't have anything to bring" or perhaps one of the speakers is somebody that you don't like, and so you throw the baby out with the bathwater.   Like Tony Robbins is speaking there. I don't like Tony Robbins, therefore, I won't go at all. And I will just say that Tony crushed it. But I just had this thought as I hit record on this episode, that sometimes it's it's, perhaps it's up to you to listen to what you're listening to, to pull out what is to be learned.Mischa Zvegintzov  04:46I think it's an interesting thought, right? Like, is it my responsibility to tell you what you need to glean from the story that I told about having my shorts on backwards?  And being focused and being committed to my craft and learning from my craft and I had a lot of success as a 15 year loan officer.  And was in sales of, you know, high tech and, and financial services for the five years before that. So there's nuggets in there, or reminders in there for any of you that are listening.  Perhaps I don't say, "work on your focus "or "be committed", or "go with an open mind" or, or "put your contempt aside, throw caution to the wind and spend the money that you don't want to spend and go to a convention". And learn and add, see what you can bring, see what you can learn, see how you can add to the inspirations, how you can be inspired. Like, I think all that's so powerful, and I may not have specifically pointed it out. But all that information was embedded in that episode for you to hear.Mischa Zvegintzov  06:19And I will say this too. It's super fun for me to read, listen to my episodes, as I go to edit them and get them published. Because there is great reminders in there for me. Great  reminders in there for me to I need to be reminded all the time of the basics. Be consistent. Show up one day at a time.  Get there early, leave late. See what you can bring to the table, Mischa.  Like I needed to be reminded of that set of basics, but there's so many other basics to be reminded of. So this is just a gentle reminder to myself, maybe a gift from the universe to me that hey, Meesh, I know you have insecurities that can that can drive you or that can make it hard to be creative. Or in the moment, you know, not trust what's happening. And it was just a great reminder of like, hey, trust, keep at it. Like perhaps you're helping people how you don't even know.  And worst case, you're giving reminders to yourself for consistency, consistency, fortitude, resilience, all these things.Mischa Zvegintzov  07:57I will say as well. I think this was a great tangent. I would actually honestly like a little bit of a standing ovation, a little bit of applause perhaps. Now, that might be a little narcissistic. But anyway, I am super glad to be in the game of life. Tackling new entrepreneurial opportunities.  Trying new things going for it. And I'm done. Peace out love to all. So I think a good way to button up this episode is to say, hey, perhaps Perhaps a great reminder for Misha, myself, Hey, I am being of service. And perhaps the listener can take some accountability and not that you're not. But can suss out, hear the story and pull out the key nuggets of information as I am trying to learn better how to structure an episode and say, here's the point. Tell you the point and then tell you the point that I told you. All right, I'm done now. Goodbye.

Welcome back to the Dogtrack, Greyhounds! We are so excited to be back and to share our thoughts about the Ted Lasso season 2 premiere with y'all! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett discuss Season 2, Episode 1 ("Goodbye Earl") and bring back most of your favorite segments (RIP BBQ Sightings).We talk about how it felt to watch the season 2 premiere for the first time. We chat about the two new characters introduced in this episode - Jan Maas and Dr. Sharon Fieldstone. We start to keep tabs on the first of many books that Coach Beard will be spotted reading in season 2.We also wonder about what happens when one of your core truths is shaken, discuss the current state of superstition and mental health in sports, and take a close look at Rebecca as she begins a new journey toward self-discovery.Find full show notes and a episode transcripts at www.tedlassopod.comRichmond Til We Die is a conversation about the Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso, where we explore the characters, their relationships to each other, and how they're able to make us laugh until we can hardly breathe one moment and then feel with the deepest parts of our hearts the next. When you're here, you're a Greyhound!

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On today's episode of Welcome To The Horse House: Craig once again calls in, the boys looks at BMI, Tristan floats and alternate reality 9/11 conspiracy theory, Stephen performs faith healing at a bookstore, Rudy is compared to an American Idol superstar in a McDonalds drive thru and we are so far from The Lord's light! All of that gay bullshit and so much more on this week's episode of Welcome To The Horse House! Outro song: Goodbye by Limp Bizkit

In today's episode, I give you a behind the scenes, unfiltered & raw couples counseling session. Find my books here: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B091D9VD2 Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexpositivepodcast/ Personal page @laurenmcolletti I've been loving Obvi Hello/Goodbye products! Hello improves mental clarity, works as a mood enhancer, and provides all day energy. Goodbye helps hormonal balance, reduce hormonal acne, balances mood, and reduces anxiety and stress. Both come as a set and work the best when paired together! Make the obvious choice and use discount code “LAURENCOLLETTI” to get 15% off your purchase at myobvi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lauren-colletti/message

Sawa Season #5  Goodbye forever, Devon. No Seriously... Jackie called in.  Big Day 

Ryan talks with Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains in this week's episode. Jerry has a fantastic new solo record out called Brighten. Hear the stories behind several of the songs on the new album like "Atone" and "Goodbye," as well as memories he has of writing the classic Alice in Chains songs "Rooster" and "Would?"Sign up for an exclusive Songs of Note episode and playlist here: https://mailchi.mp/5a4c0459fa02/songsofnotenewsletterFollow Songs of Note: http://instagram.com/songsofnotehttps://www.facebook.com/songsofnotehttps://twitter.com/thesongsofnoteMusic  provided by Tyler Ramsey.  Find Tyler on Spotify, Apple Music, and his website. 

On this episode Haley and Emily say their goodbyes as they end their podcast journey! With their time split between the US and Sweden it's become difficult to juggle the podcast, planning a wedding, and preparing for their new life journey! Thanks for listening to this podcast! Love the fergie twins. Get 20% off at https://shop.analuisa.com/twinning More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Today is our final episode for season 3 of the Boutique Chat podcast, and I cannot express how much gratitude I have for all of you. Throughout this season, we have spoken with amazing guests, heard incredible stories, and learned valuable lessons. So, in this episode, I wanted to share an awesome milestone we recently hit and explain an exciting giveaway we will be hosting. Resources: Learn More About the Boutique Hub Here: https://theboutiquehub.com/join/boutique/

Yiyun Li reads her story “Hello, Goodbye,” from the November 15, 2021, issue of the magazine. Li is the author of two story collections and four novels, including “Where Reasons End” and “Must I Go,” which was published last year. She won the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize in 2020. 

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