Podcasts about Heavens

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Some of us may have been impacted by spiritual abuse or church hurt. Many of us have hit a wall spiritually and experienced prolonged desert seasons. This doesn't have to be the ending of our story—there is hope for healing, restoration, and freedom as we discover the hidden treasure of the Kingdom of the Heavens!Join us for this episode of Soul Talks where Bill and Kristi interview pastor Brian Steele unpacking his experiences in an abusive cult, and his journey with Jesus that ultimately led to true freedom, sabbath rest, and overflowing delight. Your heart will be encouraged to learn how you too can experience these gracious gifts from the Lord, regardless of the past seasons you've walked through. Resources for this Episode:Free PDF Resource from Brian Steele: Five Tools to Establish a “Kingdom-First Culture”Soul Shepherding InstituteSpiritual Direction CertificateJourney of the SoulWellspring Retreat Center for Cult VictimsYou can read the transcript here. 

On this weeks episode Jay, Andy and Other Matt are talking Heavens Gate. What a strange and sad story. We try and figure out how people end up in cults like these. Also Think that Jay is trying to be a cult leader??? All this and more on this weeks episode of Project SkepticEmail: Projectskepticpod@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/projectskeptic/Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/project_skeptic_podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/project_skeptic_podcast/Voicemail: 814 299 6919www.projectskeptic.com

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Alfredo Jaar illuminates truths that often escape popular consciousness. Through his work, the artist and filmmaker raises awareness about sociopolitical issues that have been forgotten, suppressed, or ignored, including genocide and the displacement of refugees. Simultaneously, he informs and engages viewers, urging them to be present for those who need their attention most. With all that he makes, Jaar maintains a heightened sensitivity to the limits and ethics of representation. His aim? To provide viewers with a different perspective on the world and reveal their connections to its many crises—and to be moved to act.Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1956, during a time of intense media censorship, Jaar early on developed an understanding of how to discuss injustices through a different kind of language. He immerses himself deeply in the subjects he documents, which have included Brazil's Serra Pelada gold mine and the 1994 Rwandan genocide. While Jaar's work focuses on specific events, there's a haunting sense of timelessness to it. Take his landmark “A Logo for America” project, which points out that when we say “America” and mean “the U.S.,” we're claiming a region that is only partially our own. Shown around the world, it has gained multiple new meanings since its 1987 debut. Currently on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art as part of its 2022 Biennial (through Sept. 5) is a video by Jaar, amplified with special effects, of the 2020 police attacks on demonstrators in Washington, D.C.On this episode, Jaar speaks with Andrew about how tragedies reveal inequities, gathering multiple perspectives to understand global issues, and slowing people down so that they can see. Special thanks to our Season 5 sponsor, L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.Show notes:Full transcriptalfredojaar.net[03:43] “Manu”[06:36] “Between the Heavens and Me”[23:56] “Lament of the Images”[54:54] Nicolás Jaar[01:01:09] “Rushes”[01:03:32] “Cries and Whispers”[01:11:22] “A Logo for America”[01:18:25] “The Rwanda Project”[01:20:40] “Six Seconds”

The luminaries (stars) and wandering luminaries (known to most as planets) are akin to a complex mega clockwork mechanism, one that allows different soul types with maybe different karma to incarnate.  A celestial mirror, - as above, so below.  The signs and wandering stars are inner-world archetypes, internal forces that influence the psyche. Luminaries are a soul clock and feeding us down energy at all times, birth cycles & death cycles and feeding down information into this reality. Live Stream / Q&A / Hangout    ✅Mastermind Group - https://ascendbodymind.com/new-page-5 Support This Channel ✅Paypal Donate: https://www.paypal.me/ascendpodcast ✅Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Ascend ✅Cryptocurrency (Contact Me) dan@ascendbodymind.com ✅Telegram Group (Censorship Free) https://t.me/ascendpodcast?ltclid= ✅Bitchute https://www.bitchute.com/channel/3fLi... ✅ 1 to 1 Coaching - http://ascendbodymind.com/new-page-3 ✅ Mastermind Group https://ascendbodymind.com/new-page-5 Private Youtube Page (Extra Content) ✅ Join Youtube Members only Inner Circle https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnxT... LISTEN to the Ascend Podcast on the GO - Available on Spotify, iTunes & all other platforms ✅ CONNECT WITH DAN Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/ascendpodcast Website - http://ascendbodymind.com My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iamdanharrison

A new MP3 sermon from Harmony Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: 69 The Story of the Heavens Subtitle: A Study of Bible Doctrine Speaker: Jeff Short Broadcaster: Harmony Baptist Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 5/15/2022 Bible: Genesis 1:14-19 Length: 37 min.

May 15th, 2022 Sunday morning sermon from Glenn Meldrum at Lighthouse on the Rock Fellowship in Dry Ridge, KY. Website: www.lighthouseontherockky.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/lotrchurch

Many of us have either personally experienced mental health issues like addiction, or we know and love people who have. These struggles are a normal part of our humanity, and there is no shame in these experiences. We have access to God's healing power in the Kingdom of the Heavens right now!Join us for this episode of Soul Talks, where Bill and Kristi unpack valuable tools and techniques for addressing and overcoming addictive behavior. Be encouraged with practical strategies that you can learn and integrate with your discipleship to Jesus. Resources for this Episode:The V.I.M. Plan StrategyThe Soul Shepherding NetworkThe Soul Shepherding InstituteSoul Shepherding CoachesSoul Shepherding Spiritual DirectorsYou can read the transcript here. 

I had the priviledge to join my friend Dr. Steve Greene on the Charisma podcast. "In this discussion with returning guest and researcher David Rives, you will hear how the stars, sky, planets, and matter prove God's existence. The farther astronomers go into space, the more it reveals God is greater than you can imagine."

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Resurrection Sunday Scriptures from Luke 22 - Luke 24 CCLI License # 245596; CCLI Streaming License # 20258149 “Even the Heavens are Weeping,” words & music by Joseph M. Martin; 1996 Malcolm Music “He is Risen” words & music by Paul Baloche & Graham Kendrick; arranged by Marty Hamby; 2013, Thank You Music

As we get initiated into Shabd Naam by a Living Satguru, the purpose of our life is fulfilled. Reuniting with God is our reason to be here: "It was for the sake of the God-conscious beings that our True Lord created this earth, and began this play of death and birth". (Sikh Scriptures, Guru Granth -- Adi Granth)   During this human existence we have an opportunity to experience God. As we experience communing with God's love during meditation -- Surat Shabd Yoga -- we can rise above body-consciousness and explore Inner Space, the Kingdom of the Heavens that are within us. The drop of soul merges back into the Ocean of Love. Swami Santsevi Ji Maharaj: "We travel back from the realm of Darkness to the realm of Light, from the Light to Divine Sound, and from the realm of Sound to the Soundless State."   The Mind is Filled with the Divine Music of the Spheres   "The Lord placed the soul in the body's cave, And the breath held the Music of Life. He made each body with nine gates, (1) With the Tenth Gate (2); remaining well hid. And the Tenth Door was opened to him Who truly loved the Guru's wisdom. And there lives the Lord in His myriad forms, as well as the nine treasures of the Name. His limit cannot be found.   "Says Nanak, the Lord placed the soul in the body's cave and the breath held the Music of Life.   "Listen to this Song of Bliss, you blessed ones, And all your heart's longings shall be fulfilled. You will reach the Transcendent Lord, and your sorrows will depart. All afflictions and sorrows are destroyed at the Sound of the True Word, And my friends, the saints were in ecstasy when the perfect Guru revealed it. Those who speak and those who listen are pure, And they see the All-pervading Lord everywhere. Nanak prays: Attaching to the feet of the Guru, The mind is filled with the Divine Music of the Spheres."   -- Guru Amar Das, from Anand Sahib _____ Notes:   (1) "nine gates": The nine visible orifices of the body.   (2) "The Tenth Gate": The Tenth, or Hidden, Gate of the body: The Third Eye, in essence, is the Portal to inner realms. The Upanishads describe a human being as a city with ten gates. Nine gates (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus) lead to the outside world. The Tenth Gate, the Third Eye, opens onto inner worlds: the whole spectrum of levels of consciousness.   God is the Ocean of Love.   Jai Sat Naam, Jai Guru, Radhasoami, Satya Raam, In Divine Love, Light and Sound, Peace Be to You, James Bean Spiritual Awakening Radio Sant Mat Satsang Podcasts https://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com    

In this discussion with returning guest and researcher David Rives, you will hear how the stars, sky, planets, and matter prove God's existence. The farther astronomers go into space, the more it reveals God is greater than you can imagine. Connect with David Rives at https://davidrivesministries.org/.

The pasuk says in Shir HaShirim, לסוסתי ברכבי פרעה דמיתיך רעיתי – we, Hashem's beloved, are being compared in some way to the horses that Hashem used to drive the Egyptian riders of Pharaoh's army into the Yam Suf . Rav Chaim Volozhiner explained the comparison as follows, just like at that time, instead of the normal way of a rider controlling the horse, it was the horses who controlled the riders, as Chazal teach us, Hashem made the waves of the Yam Suf appear to be female horses and the male horses, with the riders upon them, charged forward, against the rider's will. So too it says about Hashem. He is the רוכב שמים , he is called the Rider of Heaven. Yet, He gives us, His beloved People, the ability kavayachol to be in control of how He acts. How do we exercise this control? Through our good deeds and prayers. We have the ability to shorten the length of a decree, to change a certain destiny, or to bring down an abundance of undeserved blessing. And this is the explanation of the pasuk רוכב שמים בעזרך– Hashem rides the Heavens, but He does it with our help. We help Him determine how He is going to act. This is also the meaning of the pasuk תנו עוז לאלוקים – we give Hashem strength, through our tefilot and good deeds, to overturn decrees and bring blessings upon us. Our deeds are so precious and Hashem uses them as the catalysts to give us beracha. A man told me that he has a daughter who has been dating for several years and still has not found the zivug that Hashem has in store for her. A couple of months ago, a friend of his lost a child who was not well and they did not have a place to sit shiva , as their apartment was way too small. They didn't have any immediate relatives either with bigger homes available to them. It was a very sad situation and this man was discussing it with his wife. His wife suggested that they open their home to host the shiva there. The man was very happy to call his friend and tell him that he would be able to use his house. The friend and his wife were overcome with gratitude for this very heartwarming gesture, willing to open their home for an entire week, around the clock, to have total strangers walk in and out at all hours of the day. During the shiva , the bereaved parents made a point of telling every visitor of how much hakarat hatov they have to their hosts who opened their home to them. The mother who was sitting knew how hard her hosts were trying to find a shidduch for their daughter, and so she also made a point to tell the visitors about how special a girl she was and what an outstanding family she came from. One of the days, a woman from another city about an hour and a half drive from them came to visit and she was told about this wonderful girl looking for a shidduch . She was very pleased with the report she was hearing about her and she was also impressed seeing her in action at the shiva home. This woman has a son of marriageable age and after some investigating on both sides, a meeting was set up between the two. About a week ago, this couple became engaged. The parents of the girl had no idea this boy even existed. How were they going to find him? We don't know the plans of Hashem and when He was going to allow them to discover him, but it is clear that through their great act of chesed , they gave strength kavayachol to Hahsem to bring them their salvation immediately. Our deeds are so powerful and the harder they are to perform, the more valuable they become. Hashem gives us the ability kavayachol to control what He does. The more tefilot and ma'asim tovim that we do, the more strength we give Hashem to help us.

Good vibrations, Heavens vibrations. It is reported that our body maintains its life and health by vibrations in every part. Each part of our body has a different rate of vibration tuned by our heavenly father so that it would function perfectly.  The entirety of who we are, body, soul, and spirit, depends on the consistent vibration that heaven-sent is out. With any member of our body, soul, or spirit getting out of harmony with the vibrations that God is sending, we become depressed or sick in our bodies. The basic meaning for sin is simply out of sync or in step with God. In other words, your spirit man is not grooving with God's vibrations. In the 1960s, they had a hit song called "good vibrations." If you turned up the volume loud enough, your whole body got involved in the sound waves that came out of the song and the music, and when you left, you were feeling its results. The vibrations of heaven originate from the word of God coming from the mouth of our father. When those words are received into our body, soul, and spirit, it retunes us and readjusts us to the will and destiny that God has for us. When you and I repeat the word of God by confessing and rejoicing in it, our whole person is readjusted to his plan. So turn up the volume and let those good vibrations work on you. YOU CAN GIVE HERE=http://www.georgewatkinsministries.com/help-us.html WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.com/home-page.html FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProducerstv/ Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/

El día de hoy continuamos y cerramos (De momento) este par de episodios dónde hablamos de sectas que realmente hicieron mucho daño a sus miembros.Esta vez le toca al Heaven's Gate y también a NXIVM, 2 sectas que dieron mucho de que hablar hace no mucho tiempo.Síguenos en redes sociales:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/nochesdeterrormxFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nochesdeterrormx Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nochesdeterrormx Twitter: https://twitter.com/ndt_mxErick: https://www.instagram.com/itzdarklain/Alex: https://www.instagram.com/nosoyalex.g/Gabo: https://www.instagram.com/gabs_tz/Si te gusta este podcast y deseas apoyarnos a mejorar nuestro equipo o invitarnos unos tacos puedes apoyarnos en https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nochesdeterrorhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ndtmx

Join Snaxton and Goose for their between season Loosey! Today we discuss what's going on in our lives along with talking about the Heavens Gate books we ordered from the two surviving cult members. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe!

Episode #58: 3 Tzadikim That Fought The War Of 2 Countries In the Heavens

When we are leading conversations, preaching, or speaking to others, it can be tempting to rely solely on our own strength — on our own preparation, experiences, and knowledge. But the Lord has given us his Spirit that dwells in us and intercedes on our behalf in the Kingdom of the Heavens! As such, the greatest blessings and biggest impacts of our words come when we are guided by the Holy Spirit.Join us for this episode of Soul Talks, where Bill and Kristi share their speaking experiences and continue teaching about how you can live a Spirit-led life. You'll be equipped with practices and habits that engage your heart and turn your focus to Jesus, allowing your speaking to be reliant on the Spirit, and abounding in God's will. Resources for this episode: Soul Shepherding InstituteJourney of the SoulSoul Shepherding EventsYou can read the transcript here. 

You may have heard something about NASA and hiring 24 priests and theologians to prepare humans for possible alien encounters.  Join Host David Denault who will share this amazing story.

Like many LitRPG authors, TJ turned to the genre as a way to feed his gaming addiction while pretending to be an adult. His latest projects are: First Fist: Seventh Bridge to the Heavens. Available on ebook. Audio released end of March 2022. The Guild Core: Dragon Bourne (Complete Trilogy). Available on ebook and audio. Eternal Online: The Shattered Sword (Complete Trilogy). Available on ebook and audio. Published by Aethon Books

Come journey with me to the Cosmos of The Heavens of Yahweh and Allow His Ministering Angels Touch your life

For many of us, prayer raises more questions than answers. Does it even work? Am I doing it right? Am I using the right words? How can I know God is even listening?   Jesus' early followers had similar questions about prayer, but they saw something different in Jesus. Jesus prayed with a confidence, closeness, and comfort that His disciples found mesmerizing. So, they asked Jesus to teach them to pray like He prayed. They wanted to know what He knew.   And so in Luke 11 and here in Matthew 6, Jesus gave his disciples what we now call The Lord's Prayer. It is a prayer that turns the world upside down, and it might turn our lives upside down too…if only we will let it.   In this sermon, we're focusing on the first sentence which contains three key phrases: Our Father… in heaven… hallowed be your name.   Our Father: In this phrase, Jesus is saying that you can come to God in the same way that He does, as a beloved son or daughter. You can come to God like a little child, running into her daddy's arm. Because in Jesus, orphans become children of God. In the Heavens: This phrase It speaks to both God's transcendence (high and exalted) and immanence (pervasive and close). The Heavens are where God resides, where Angels serve, and where Saints adore. But earthly, unclean, sinners – we belong here, and dare not venture into the heavenlies. And yet Jesus is saying we have access to “Our Father in the Heavens,” because in Jesus, sinners become saints. Here's the Gospel reality: if Jesus is your Savior and Lord, your great high priest who has passed through the heavens, then you are raised up with him and are seated with Him in the heavenly places, and you now have the same access Jesus has to the throne room of heaven! Jesus is teaching us: “In me… in my Kingdom… you are Saints seated in the heavenlies.” Hallowed be Your Name: To hallow, means to sanctify, to treat as holy, sacred, and set apart. To hallow a name is to esteem a person's honor, upholding the credit that is due their name. So, when we pray “Hallowed be Your Name” we are praying that God would be believed, obeyed, feared, and glorified by everyone everywhere as He rightfully deserves. In Jewish tradition, the priests were the ones responsible for ensuring that God's name was hallowed; they were the stewards of the holiness of God. But in Jesus, commoners like us become priests. Here's the Gospel reality: If Jesus is your Lamb that was slain, you are priest in the Kingdom of God. You are sanctified, holy, and set apart for the purpose to hallow the name of God.   Takeaways: Your Father delights in hearing your voice.   Has it ever occurred to you that God actually wants to hear from you?   Matthew 6:9-13   Questions about the sermon can be emailed to livingthemessage@moodychurch.org.

I say goodbye to feminist media organization Bitch Media which closed down after 26 years of bad ass takes on pop culture. Where are the alternative feminist media outlets these days? Let's look at some feminist manifestos and zines over the past few decades to find out! --------------------SourcesBitch Media  Bitch ManifestoTobi Vail "Jigsaw" Courtney Love "Bad Like Me" --------------------Music"Terrorist" by Heavens to Betsy Provided to YouTube by Kill Rock StarsCalculated℗ Kill Rock StarsReleased on: 2012-10-19Auto-generated by YouTube.https://youtu.be/vjso84Fwpos --------------------Find Kinda Kyle on:InstagramTikTok--------------------Subscribe to the Saddergay newsletter here! 

On this Earth Day we celebrate the Heavens and the Earth and how our Creator made all that surrounds us.

Today our exploration of the Mandaean Gnostic Scriptures consists of three readings from the Great Treasure, also known as the Ginza Rabba, the primary holy book of Eastern Gnosticism. We begin with the story of a soul that finds itself dwelling in a rather anxiety-inducing dark realm and seeks to be liberated from this place before it gets absorbed into that darkness and the soul loses it's Luminescence or Radiance like the other souls that reside here. Then a Light appears in the darkness and communicates a peaceful Divine Message from Above to the soul about it's life-to-come in the world and it's eventual ascension back to it's True Home, the Place of the Light and Life. Our soul is instructed to: "Endure in the world and dwell therein until We are longing for you. When We are longing for you We will reach out and come here to you. We will reach out and come here to you, and We will bring you out and raise you to your Treasure-House (Heavenly Realm)." In the next reading, "The Soul Within Me Yearns For Hayyi (Great Life, Great Spirit, Supreme Being)", we marvel at an all-too-familiar Gnostic cosmology of Heavenly Regions. There is the Earth-realm or material plane followed by Seven Inner Levels or Heavens, and the Plane of Truth that is beyond. The true yearning soul must not be fooled into assuming any of those illusory middle regions to be the Highest of Heavens and True Destination, and thus deceived, detained and prevented from ascending all the way up to The Eighth, the Goal, Ultimate Reality, the Real Home of The Great Life, Hayyi Rabbi, a Mandaic Aramaic sacred name for the True God. The Path of the Masters (Living Gnosis Now, Sant Mat) also has a cosmology of eight Inner Regions with The Eighth, Anami Radhasoami ("Ra-dha-swam-i"), representing the Ultimate Reality where the Beloved Lord of Love resides. This Gnostic Satsang or spiritual gathering online (Spiritual Awakening Radio podcast) concludes with some thoughts about "Sant Mat and Cousin Schools of Mysticism of the Ages": Neoplatonism, Pythagoreanism, Jewish Mysticism or Kabbalah, Hermetic Philosophy, Christian Mysticism, Gnosticism, Sufism, and how Sufism, perhaps with some influence of Manichaeanism, likely served as the major West-East conduit for this otherworldly approach to spirituality to reach India. "From the day when I came to love the Life [God], from the day when my heart came to love the Truth, I no longer have trust in anything in the world… After my soul alone I go searching about, which to me is worth generations and worlds. I went and found my soul  --  What are to me all the worlds? I went and found Truth, as she stands at the outer rim of the worlds." (Ginza Rabba, Mandaean Gnostic Scriptures) All for the Love of Wisdom and Radio, In Divine Love, Light and Sound, Peace Be To You, James Bean Spiritual Awakening Radio https://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com/sant-mat

Series: The Kingdom of the Heavens Program: BibleStudy.net Aired: June 2003

When we think of the Heavens we envision a vast universe full of galaxies and planets.  When we think of Earth we think of a globe that is floating in space.  Both of these happen to be true, however is this how Genesis talks about the Heavens and the Earth?  Have we misunderstood Genesis by assuming our definitions of Heaven and Earth into the text?  If we are going to understand what Genesis 1 is truly saying then we need to understand what the biblical authors thought of when it comes to the Heavens and the Earth. To find more "Uncensored Christian" content including Video versions of the podcast, Social Media links, and more use the Link down below!https://lnk.bio/dantewIf you would like to support this podcast financially you can give online by clicking here https://paypal.me/uchristianpod?locale.x=en_US . Your gift helps this podcast reach more people around the world!If you have questions or would like to reach out, email uchristianpod@gmail.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/dantebwill/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UChristianPodcast 

Do you believe in astrology or are you skeptical about the insights these practices offer?Noted Vedic astrologer Ernst Wilhelm describes his first experience with astrology — a promised chart that never happened — that led him on a lifelong journey of discovery and explains how to get the most out of a reading in this Living 4D conversation.To purchase a customized report about your relationships, compatibility or finances from Ernst, visit his Vault of Heavens website. Find any of his books (including the free Energies of the 27 Nakshatras), software and audio work at his Vedic Astrology website.Learn more about Ernst's work on his YouTube channel, his Cards of Truth website and Astrology Videos website.Show Notes“Astrology is never at fault. It's always the astrologer who makes the mistakes.” (13:55)Astrology cured Ernst's love problems. (26:16)Big differences between Western and Eastern astrology. (35:19)“Energy is intelligence in an astronomical world.” (44:12)The completely different schools of astrology. (49:58)Currently, we're living in the age of psychology where women are more important to the health of society than men. (57:10)“By the time we get done with this age, all this stuff we call technology won't exist.” (1:03:50)Connecting your chakra system with energy, the sun and the Zodiac. (1:10:53)The Sun: The soul of the universe in astrology. (1:22:58)Our minds are processing old news and wounded information passed on from others. (1:38:17)The best approach for getting the most out of astrology: Show up with no intention. (1:44:46)Listening to the inner voice of your soul: The only good habit you must follow and the only chance we have for happiness. (1:50:28)I Ching: Our energy potential. (2:00:46)Archetypes, relationships and astrology. (2:11:23)Is reading your horoscope in the newspaper really a good thing? (2:28:29)ResourcesVault of the Heavens, Classical Muhurta, Graha Sutras, Core Yogas and Jaimini Suitras Raw, Vol. 1 by Ernst WilhelmMore show notes and resources for this episode are available on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors: BiOptimizers (save an extra 10 percent on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout) and Airestech (save 15 percent on any purchase you make by using the code CHEK15 at checkout).We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

Demonstrating Dr. Barnhouse's acute understanding of Romans and his heart for effective preaching, these messages skillfully and reverently expound even the most difficult passages in a clear way. Dr. Barnhouse's concern for a universal appreciation of the epistle fuels this series and invites all listeners into a deeper understanding of the life-changing message of Romans. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/791/29

Death is an inevitable reality of life – even prophets, messengers, imams, saints need to die. As much as it is a reality and we ‘prepare' for losing our loved ones, the shock is always powerful when it happens. It was in the year which Prophet Muhammad would term, The Year of Grief, that he lost his two strongest pillars, his beloved uncle and the faithful believer, Abu Ṭālib and also his wife, the Mother of the Believers, Khadijah the daughter of Khuwaylid. Join us in this episode as we review how Prophet Muhammad dealt with this major loss and more importantly, how Allāh consoled His final prophet by giving him the greatest experience – The Night Journey to Jerusalem and then the Ascent into the Heavens.

Chaos erupted in the Emperor's audience chamber. No one in attendance could believe the news they had just heard. Bayushi Kachiko and Doji Hoturi had been having a secret love affair— and she was pregnant with his child. Hantei 38th had heard all he could stomach. The order which he and his forebears had carefully crafted in this city of peace had slowly descended into pandemonium. The Forbidden Palace, the epicenter of prosperity within the Empire, had been made a mockery of. His heavenly rule reduced to a joke. And Kachiko, the Imperial Advisor, one of his closest friends: a traitor. The Son of Heaven could no longer deny what was happening. The evidence was overwhelming and Kachiko's reputation was destroyed, as well as the reputation of her staunchest defender. The Scorpion were planning a coup, and Kachiko was orchestrating it. But how deep did the treachery go? Was Hoturi in on the scheme? Was the Lion-Crane war just another smokescreen by the Scorpion? The emperor's head began to pound as he thought of all the possibilities, his body sweating profusely as the weight of duty took its toll on his body.For their treachery, their infidelity, their abandonment of Bushido, the shame they've brought to their families, and the embarrassment they've brought to the imperial court, Kachiko and Hoturi were ordered to commit seppuku. Kachiko, normally so eloquent and clever, was speechless. Wanting redemption, Buro appealed to the emperor, asking his permission to deliver Kachiko's final blow when she conducted her ritual. An unorthodox request, but Hantei granted him permission.As Kachiko's trial came to a close, the imperial court had to avert their focus onto an even bigger issue. Shoju was camped outside Otosan Uchi with an army and had sent an open invitation to the emperor and his court to parlay outside the city walls. The court deliberated on who to send and how to handle the situation. Representatives from the great clans as well as members of the imperial families volunteered to meet with Shoju alongside the emperor. As preparations were being made, a messenger from the Wasp clan delivered Tomo a small dose of poison. “A gift from Tsuruchi,” he called it. Tomo applied the poison to three arrows, wondering if he'd need to use them.The emperor's envoy traveled through the scared and confused streets of Otosan Uchi, passed beneath its crumbling exterior walls, and out onto the plain where Shoju and his advisors were waiting. The situation weighed heavily on Hantei 38th. His skin had become milk-white and clammy, and his robes were soaked through with sweat. Hantei, 38th of his name, the Son of Heaven, emperor of Rokugan—brought low by one of his own loyal subjects. How could he have been so naive? The situation was dire, and he knew it.As the sun was setting over the bay and a cold winter wind blew through the air, the emperor's envoy sat face to face with The Lord of Whispers and his retinue. “What is the meaning of this? What are you doing here?” The emperor asked.“I'm here to kill you, take your city, claim your throne, and take your court hostage,” Shoju said.He explained that he'd been having horrible nightmares, strange visions which he could not explain. He decided to investigate the caves beneath Kyuden Bayushi, believing this was the source of his dreams. There, he found something. Shoju then produced a scroll. “This is the last prophecy of Uikku,” he said.Uikku was a revered prophet from the first century. His writings are considered sacred by the religious leaders of Rokugan. Shoju explained that the scroll he had found foretold the Hantei line bringing about the end of Rokugan. At first, Shoju could not believe what he had discovered. How could it be possible?After deep meditation, the answers dawned on him. The imperial family keeps Rokugan weak, afraid, and ignorant of the outside world. Their order keeps the empire embroiled in endless petty squabbles between the clans while vast empires grow beyond their borders. Rokugan will be consumed by its own pride and traditions if it cannot adapt and be allowed to grow. The empire will forever be stuck looking to a detached, feeble old man who can't even keep order in his own court.Shoju knew he couldn't just share this revelation with the great clans of Rokugan. He would be ostracized for his heresy and no one would take him seriously. It was on him and his clan alone to do what was needed. He also knew that simply killing the emperor would not be good enough. All that would do would create a power vacuum. He needed to end the Hantei line, appoint himself emperor, and convince the clans of Rokugan to accept his wisdom.Shoju explained that the throne means nothing. The title means nothing. What matters is the faith people put into them. He implored the leaders of the clans to put their faith in him now. He promised to start a new age for Rokugan. An age of unity and expansion. No longer fated to be the hermit kingdom,  Rokugan will grow beyond its borders and claim wealth and power beyond their comprehension. “And if I can't unite you under my banner,” he said, “I can at least unite you against my banner.” The Lord of Whispers admitted that if they were to unite, they could defeat him, but at what cost? As winter approaches, countless lives will be lost to the elements alone. While they are forced to make their encampments in the snow, he will be shoring up his provisions in the city. Accept his rule now, and they will be spared the needless suffering. “Even if I am defeated, I will at least unite the clans of Rokugan against a common enemy, and that's more than our useless emperor could ever do,” he added. “Surrender Kachiko, the city, and accept me as your ruler, and you will prevent needless bloodshed,” Shoju commanded.“We will not stand for your treachery,” Akodo Toturi said, “Rokugan will never accept you as our ruler. We will defend the emperor until the bitter end.”“That's because you're too blind to see that he's already dead,” Shoju retorted.At that moment all eyes turned to the emperor. His skin had turned white and his robes had become drenched in sweat as he shivered and choked on the words in his throat. Delirious, the emperor slouched over in his camp chair and fell to the ground. Hantei, 38th of his name, the Son of Heaven, emperor of Rokugan—dead before he even left his palace.CreditsArt by Dylon MunozMusic"Rokugan Theme" by Brandon Spain"Sake House" by Podcast of the Five Rings"Gives You Anxiety" by Podcast of the Five Rings"Kachiko's Waltz" by Podcast of the Five Rings"The Staredown" by Podcast of the Five Rings"After the Court" by Podcast of the Five Rings"Veiled Contempt" by Podcast of the Five Rings"The Royal Baths" by Podcast of the Five Rings

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“I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth” (Psalm 57:9-11).

-Jeff Durbin- March 21, 2021

We are back in our series on the Gospel According to Matthew. Pastor Jeff Durbin is finishing up the Olivet Discourse/the Great Tribulation passage. He wanted to spend time emphasizing how important it is to understand God's previous Revelation and the language used in order to properly interpret this important section of Scripture. Did you know that the Old Testament refers to God's bringing Israel into a covenant with Him and making them His people as establishing heaven and earth? Did you know that the Book of Revelation refers to the New Jerusalem/New Heavens and Earth as the Bride of Christ? -March 14, 2021-

Do you pray to the Lord of the Heavens up above or to Jesus who now lives in the depths of your heart? This prayer will help you find the presence of God in your inmost being.

“I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth” (Psalm 57:9-11).

When Christians talk about evangelization, they do so along the lines of the historical King Herod, who twisted biblical circumcision into a trademark of the temple cult, a stigma with which to brand people living outside of Judea as Jews, in order to extract wealth from them in the name of scripture—you guessed it—to build his temple. But Matthew ends outside of Jerusalem in the green pastures of Galilee, with the destruction of Herod's enterprise, under the blue skies of the heavens. In Matthew's proposition, the families of the earth roam together, guided by the Shepherd's voice in the wilderness, under the broad and generous expense of the heavens.And “[Jesus] opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.'” (Matthew 5:2-3)Richard and Fr. Marc discuss Matthew 28:16-20. Episode 427 Matthew 28:16-20; Music:To the Ends by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4532-to-the-endsLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you find darkness in your heart after you've sinned, know that in your heart there is light, and only because of this light you felt the darkness. Ramadan Kareem everyone, subhanallah, what a beautiful gift we have received from Allah to witness another Ramadan. Take a moment to soak this in. May this month soften our hearts to allow the blessings of Allah to make their way in. May we find the ease we have been desperately seeking and the guidance we have been praying for. May every one of our tears and every one of our prayers reach the Heavens and in return we reap the rewards of trying our best to spiritually connect to our Creator. May we be overwhelmed by the infinite love of Allah, the time spent with our loved ones over Iftar and may Allah protect those who are oppressed. May we truly come together as an Ummah, to hold compassion for one another and truly welcome each other with no judgment, may our hardships allow us to extend our mercy onto others, knowing that they too have faced their own battles. May this Ramadan truly change us, Ameen. Recently I came across a question that I would like to share with you all:What use is armour anyway, when the worst critic is in your own head?I want you to take a moment to reflect upon this question, put pause on this episode if needed. In Ramadan, we are reminded of how the Shaytaan is locked up and so we realize it is our responsibility to try our best to work on our nafs and take accountability of our actions.I dont want to share this reminder to overwhelm you with the feeling of  you are not a good Muslim if you've experienced anger or any sort of shortcoming for the past few days of Ramadan. Instead I want you to realize that the shame you are still carrying, the shame that is preventing you from performing various acts of worship may be coming from our own limiting beliefs. In my own personal experience,  a few months ago, I felt an immense amount of shame dusting off my Quran, physically dusting it off. And in that moment I could have chosen to drown in that shame and have the Quran continue to collect dust or I could thank  Allah for planting this desire in my heart to connect to His words.And so in this episode I sit down with Dr. Saadia Mian, author of The Crowning Venture, to discuss her own personal journey of connecting with the Quran. How she had gone from initially wanting to learn Arabic to instead memorizing the Quran, mashallah. It was honestly meant to be for me to cross paths with her book and it's truly what pushed me to find my own way to connect with the Quran.In this conversation we speak of our own personal experiences of how we opened our hearts to the Quran, our bouts with imposter syndrome when it comes to our faith and how the Quran can truly transform us. This episode is tailored to anyone who wants to start their journey of connecting to the Quran, to anyone who is struggling with shame or guilt, and to those who are looking for a space where they are not overwhelmed with the notion that they are not good enough for Allah's mercy or guidance. Enjoy and follow the pod on Instagram:@unsweetenedandunfilteredFollow Dr. Saadia Mian on Instagram:@saadiamianmdPurchase 'The Crowing Venture" here:Click HereCheck out Dr. Saadia's website and courses:Click HereHuge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/

Photo:  Milky Way #MilkyWay: The Thick Disk, the Thin Disk, and the Halo. Ken Croswell, ScienceNews.com https://www.sciencenews.org/article/milky-way-galaxy-history-timeline-evolution-disk Ken Croswell, Scientific American; astronomer and author: The Alchemy of the Heavens, Planet Quest, Magnificent Universe, See the Stars, The Universe at Midnight, and Magnificent Mars.

Gary answers a listener question regarding Matthew 24:29-31. Did stars fall from the sky and did the angels gather the elect in AD 70? If so, how? When interpreting Scripture, we must not let the events change the time. If a particular event doesn't meet our expectations, we need to ask why according to the rest of the Bible, not our assumptions. The time texts constrain the events to a particular timeframe. "This generation," "immediately," "right at the door," and other phrases indicate the time all of the events mentioned in Matthew 24 will happen.

March 26th: Heaven's Gate (1997) Having a strong  belief system, for some, can help bring peace to a person's life. But, sometimes, having a strong belief system can place you in a state of vulnerability that can easily turn dangerous. On March 26th 1997 the bodies of 39 people were found in a rituatlistic suicide that saw vulnerable people, people who believed their leader with all their hearts, lose their life in the quest for ascention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group), https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/heavens-gate-20-years-later-10-things-you-didnt-know-114563/, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavens-gate-cult-members-found-dead

Nick Kostos joins Chelsa and Jenks on the Daily Tip. A day after Jenks got a sign showing things will soon turn in his favor, the crew debates whether omens are real. Nick helps preview the remaining Sweet 16 games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Photo:  Dwarf Starburst Galaxy, from Hubble 2/2:  #Astronomy: Measuring stars. Ken Croswell. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences LA https://www.pnas.org/content/119/3/e2122586119 Ken Croswell, Scientific American; astronomer and author: The Alchemy of the Heavens, Planet Quest, Magnificent Universe, See the Stars, The Universe at Midnight, and Magnificent Mars.

Photo:  Diagram showing how a smaller object (such as an extrasolar planet) orbiting a larger object (such as a star) could produce changes in position and velocity of the latter as they orbit their common center of mass (red cross).              Moving images:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrometry#/media/File:Orbit3.gif Astrometry is a branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies. 1/2:  #Astronomy: Measuring stars. Ken Croswell. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://www.pnas.org/content/119/3/e2122586119 Ken Croswell, Scientific American; astronomer and author: The Alchemy of the Heavens, Planet Quest, Magnificent Universe, See the Stars, The Universe at Midnight, and Magnificent Mars.Photo: 1/2:  #Astronomy: Measuring stars. Ken Croswell. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: LA. https://www.pnas.org/content/119/3/e2122586119 Ken Croswell, Scientific American; astronomer and author: The Alchemy of the Heavens, Planet Quest, Magnificent Universe, See the Stars, The Universe at Midnight, and Magnificent Mars.