Podcasts about Imitation

And, we're off! Thanks, everybody, for giving our renewed Lectionary.pro format a try. Please continue to offer your comments and suggestions. Just like the original Lectionary Lab, we want to be helpful to working preachers. (“Jesus and Nicodemus”, from the Seventh-Day Adventist Bible Discussion page)RCL Readings: • Genesis 12:1–4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1–5, 13–17; John 3:1–17Text Summaries• Genesis 12: 1-4aGod calls Abram to leave home, security, and everything familiar, and to trust a promise he cannot yet see fulfilled. The promise is bigger than Abram's private future: through him, God intends blessing for all families of the earth. Abram's obedience is strikingly simple — “So Abram went” — and that trustful response becomes the model of covenant faith. In Lent, this text frames discipleship as movement: leaving old certainties, walking by promise, and trusting God's future over present control.• Psalm 121This psalm is a confession of trust for travelers, pilgrims, and anyone feeling exposed. Help does not come from the hills themselves, but from the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth. The psalm repeats God's “keeping” care: God watches over going out and coming in, by day and by night, now and forever. Rather than denying danger, it places vulnerability inside God's faithful attention. In a Lenten key, it teaches believers to pray honestly about risk while resting in the God who does not slumber.• Romans 4:1–5, 13–17Paul presents Abraham as the prototype of faith: righteousness comes through trusting God's promise, not through human achievement or law-keeping. If inheritance depended on performance, promise would collapse; instead, it rests on grace so that it can include all who share Abraham's faith. God is described as the One “who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist,” grounding Christian hope in God's creative power. During Lent, this text shifts the center from religious scorekeeping to grace-shaped trust and hope.• John 3:1–17Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night, sincere yet confused, and Jesus tells him that entry into God's kingdom requires birth “from above” — a Spirit-given new beginning, not mere religious competence. Jesus draws on Israel's wilderness story (the lifted serpent) to show that healing and life come through looking in faith to what God provides. The passage climaxes in God's love for the world: the Son is given not to condemn but to save. For Lent, this gospel invites people out of spiritual nighttime into rebirth, faith, and the light of God's saving mercy.Major Themes1. Faith before sight, or perhaps through sight (looking) when our focus is on God2. Promise grounded in grace3. New birth, new life in Christ4. God's keeping care in uncertain journeys5. Salvation as gift, not achievementPreaching ArcThe Call → The Keeper → The Promise → The New Birth1. The Call (Genesis 12): God calls us forward before we have full clarity.2. The Keeper (Psalm 121): We are sustained on the road by God's watchful care.3. The Promise (Romans 4): Righteousness and the future are received by faith, not earned by performance.4. The New Birth (John 3): God doesn't just improve us; God makes us new in Christ.From uncertain beginnings to Spirit-born life, faith walks forward on promise, kept by grace.A Sermon Outline“Called Before We're Ready”Core Claim: God calls us forward by grace, keeps us on the road, and gives new life through Christ.1. Opening: the discomfort of being called into the unknown2. Genesis 12: Abram's yes before clarity3. Psalm 121: God keeps us while we travel4. Romans 4: promise by grace, received by faith5. John 3: new birth is God's work, not self-improvementApplication: one step of trust this weekClosing: we go because God is faithfulOne-sentence takeaway: In Christ, we are called, kept, and made new — so we can take the next faithful step even without full certainty.An Illustration: Does anybody remember the Dunkin' Donuts commercial that featured a bleary-eyed baker rising early every morning, saying, “Time to make the donuts?” Believe it or not, that's a basic illustration of faith in something intangible. A baker starts work at 2:00 a.m. There is no smell of fresh bread yet, no customers, no visible result — just measured ingredients, kneading, waiting, and trust in the process. Hours later, what was unseen becomes nourishment (of a sort) for many.Preaching Bridge: “Faith is often bakery work: done in the dark, trusted before dawn.” (Image from the Upper Room, Discipleship Study Guide)Narrative Lectionary Text: John 13:1-17Text SummaryAt the supper before his passion, Jesus rises, takes a towel, and washes the disciples' feet. Peter resists, then overcorrects, and Jesus teaches that receiving him means accepting this upside-down pattern of love. Jesus, their Lord and Teacher, performs a servant's task and commands them to do likewise. Greatness in his kingdom is expressed through humble, embodied service.Themes Present1. Servant leadership — authority in Jesus is expressed through self-giving care.2. Love made concrete — love is not sentiment; it takes the form of action.3. Receiving before doing — discipleship starts with letting Christ minister to us.4. Humility over status — the gospel dismantles rank-driven identity.5. Imitation of Christ — “as I have done for you” is the shape of Christian community.Preaching ArcIdentity → Humility → Command → Community1. Identity: Jesus knows who he is and where he is going.2. Humility: Secure in that identity, he kneels to wash feet.3. Command: “As I have done for you, you also should do.”4. Community: The church becomes recognizable by practical, mutual, humble love.Because Christ stoops to serve us, we are formed into a people who serve one another.A Sermon Outline“The Towel and the Basin”Core ClaimJesus redefines greatness through humble service, and discipleship means receiving his love and then embodying it toward others.Big MovementStatus → Surrender → Service → WitnessOutline (7–8 min)1. Opening: Our instinct for rank• We naturally measure importance by visibility and control.• Jesus gives a different picture at the table.2. John 13: The shock of the scene• Jesus knows who he is and where he is going.• Precisely from that security, he kneels and washes feet.• True authority is not threatened by service.3. Peter's resistance: Why this feels hard• Peter resists being served.• Discipleship begins with receiving grace, not performing for God.• We cannot give what we refuse to receive.4. “As I have done for you”• Jesus moves from act to command.• Foot washing as pattern: embodied, practical, inconvenient love.5. What this means for a small (or any) congregation• Hidden service is central ministry, not secondary work.• Church health is measured by how we treat one another in ordinary moments.• The towel may look like meals, rides, prayer, repair, listening, forgiveness.Application for the week• Receive: where do I need to let Christ serve and cleanse me?• Serve: one concrete act of humble care.• Repair: one relationship step that lowers pride and raises love.Closing• Jesus is most recognizable when kneeling with a towel.• The church is most faithful when it does the same.One-Sentence TakeawayIn Christ's kingdom, greatness looks like a towel and basin: we receive his love, then kneel to serve.An Illustration: “The CEO with a Mop”A story gets told in leadership circles about a company after a major event: everyone leaves, trash is everywhere, and the cleaning crew is short-handed. One employee comes in early and sees the CEO quietly pushing a mop and picking up cups. No announcement. No photo. No speech. Just service.That moment reshaped the office culture more than any memo did. People said, “If he can do that, none of us are above serving.”John 13 is deeper than leadership technique, but the point lands: Jesus, knowing exactly who he is, takes the towel. Real authority is not threatened by humility.Preaching bridge: In Christ's kingdom, the towel is not beneath us. The towel is how love becomes visible. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lectionarypro.substack.com

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FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text MessageLent doesn't open with a pep talk; it starts with ashes and the hard grace of honesty. We map a clear, three-step journey that trades vague resolutions for substance: Dante's Inferno to see sin in sharp relief, Father John Burns' Lift Up Your Heart to walk into repentance with trust, and Thomas à Kempis' The Imitation of Christ to practice quiet, durable holiness. Along the way, we sit with unforgettable Dante scenes that act like moral X-rays, explore why indifference is never neutral, and learn how a holy hatred of sin grows from mercy, not pride.Then we shift from diagnosis to accompaniment. Drawing on St. Francis de Sales, Fr. Burns offers a ten-day retreat you can repeat or stretch across the season. We talk about how to handle dryness, shame, and the stumbles that usually derail good intentions, reframing repentance as a steady return rather than a flawless run. Each day ends with one small response—an honest prayer, a concrete work of mercy, a needed apology—so transformation becomes practical and repeatable.Finally, we anchor life in the hidden path of The Imitation of Christ. Humility over spectacle. Detachment over approval. Union with Jesus, especially in the Eucharist, over restless striving. You'll leave with a simple plan: a few cantos of Inferno each week with an examen, a short retreat reading with one action, and a one-page chapter from à Kempis with three focused questions for your next 24 hours. Start with all three, or just begin with one. Ashes clear our sight; grace carries us forward; daily fidelity makes it stick.If this path helps you begin again, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help others find the show. What's the first small step you'll take today?Key Points from the Episode:• Lent beginning with ashes and clarity about sin• Dante's Inferno as moral X-ray of disordered love• Practical weekly reading and examen prompts• Father John Burns' 10-day retreat as trusted guide• Repentance as trusting return after failure• Daily small responses: prayer, mercy, confession• The Imitation of Christ on humility and detachment• One chapter a day with three reflective questions• Integrating diagnosis, accompaniment, imitation• Start small, begin where you are, keep returningBe sure to check out our show page at teammojocademy.com, where we have everything we discussed in this podcast as well as other great resourcesOther resources: Want to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much!

In this episode of Business Brain, we tackle what happens when the market needs a Yarbo competitor—and imitation shows up at our door. When someone we trained becomes a competitor, it can feel personal. But we don't let our thoughts run the business. We remember we are observers of our thoughts, not prisoners to them. Instead of reacting, we lean into coopetition. Imitation becomes validation. Competition becomes proof we're building something that matters. That mindset keeps us focused on creating our own Charmed Life. We also redefine what fail fast really means. We don't glorify failure—we design quick experiments that give us real data, fast. Small bets. Rapid feedback. Clear decisions. Then we move. In this episode of Business Brain, we turn imitation into strategy and failure into fuel, building smarter, faster, and with more intention every step of the way. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs' Podcast #728 for Wednesday Casual FridAI, February 18th, 2026 February 18th: National Drink Wine Day 00:01:33 The market needs a Yarbo competitor! 00:04:06 Unflattering Imitation When you train people and then they decide to start competing with you Coopetition is the answer We are not our thoughts, we are observers of our thoughts Sponsors 00:13:30 SPONSOR: Fundera from NerdWallet – A free, easy-to-use platform that lets you compare real financing offers from trusted lenders — all in one place. Visit NerdWallet.com/BRAIN to learn more and talk to a real person! 00:15:14 SPONSOR: Shopify – For anyone to sell anywhere, sign up for a one-dollar-per month trial period at Shopify.com/BusinessBrain and upgrade your selling today! 00:16:46 “Fail Fast” means create quick experiments that give you data quickly and then you can make a decision and move forward 00:22:18 Business Brain 728 Outtro Tell Your Friends! Review Business Brain Subscribe to the show feedback@businessbrain.show Call/Text: (567) 274-6977 X/Twitter: @ShannonJean & @DaveHamilton, & @BizBrainShow LinkedIn: Shannon Jean, Dave Hamilton, & Business Brain Facebook: Dave Hamilton, Shannon Jean, & Business Brain The post Coopetition and Failing Fast – Business Brain 728 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

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In this episode I explore the economic and political consequences of two passages in Mark 10. I explain how modern progressive and conservative Christians implicitly assume the nineteenth-century nation state model of political authoritarianism while undervaluing the role of the New Testament for ethical transformation. The church is supposed to be shaped by the teachings of Jesus, and we cannot explain them away. I return to the story of the Rich Young Ruler in Mark 10:17-27, showing how Jesus allows the man to walk away with his possessions. Jesus doesn't follow after him or attempt to confiscate his property through political coercion but prophetically announces eschatological judgement. Modern Christians who want to follow Jesus should reject economic arrangements based  Media Referenced:Jesus and the Rich Young Ruler: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-105-jesus-and-the-rich-young-ruler/Helen Bond on Gospels as Biography: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-167-the-gospels-as-biography-with-helen-bond/Cornelis Bennema on Imitation: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-206-imitation-in-early-christianity-with-cornelis-bennema/ The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

Imitation is a crucial early skill for language, play and social development. Delays in imitation are common in toddlers with autism or signs of autism. Dr. Mary Barbera breaks down the 4 key steps to building imitation skills: assessment, planning, teaching, and simple data collection. She shares practical tips, real examples, and tools from her Turn Autism Around book and course to help parents and professionals teach this pivotal skill in a fun, gentle, and effective way. Early intervention matters, and building imitation can create powerful learning momentum for young children.

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Most of us think discipleship is mainly about learning—getting more information, attending more classes, knowing more Bible. But Jesus defines discipleship differently in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” That word observe isn’t just “know it”—it’s watch it, practice it, live it. Discipleship is imitation: people learning to follow Jesus by stepping into the footprints of someone who’s already walking with Him.  In this message, Pastor Joel Hastings closes our Formed & Sent series by showing what it looks like to make disciples in real life: not a one-time moment, but ongoing teaching, shared life, and obedience over time. We’re called to be a church that is equipped (knowing), in community (living it together), and on mission (doing)—because we’re formed by obedience, not just information. And when the calling feels intimidating, Jesus gives the anchor we can’t miss: “Behold, I am with you always.”  Here’s a couple key takeaways • Discipleship happens when someone can see obedience—people learn Jesus’ way by watching your life.  • We’re formed by obedience, not just information—knowing the commands isn’t the same as observing them.  • The mission should feel bigger than you… and that’s the point—because Jesus doesn’t just give a command; He gives His presence: “I am with you always.” 

What does the advice, "Just be yourself," mean when you are still figuring out who you are as an artist? In this episode photographer, Martine Severin, shares her "prickly" journey to discovering her creative voice and why the path from imitation to authenticity is rarely a straight line. We discuss the "gap" between our taste and our abilities, the pressure artists of color face to be original yet palatable, and why a simple concept changed how she approaches her work. If you are tired of performing for applause and ready to find a voice that feels like home, this episode is for you. Chapters 00:13 The Taste Gap  02:29 The Portfolio Review 04:40 Imitation vs. Authenticity 07:02 The Trap of Originality 09:20 The Burden of Representation 11:38 Voice as a Garden Support the Show Website: http://www.martineseverin.comFollow on Instagram: @martine.severin | @thisishowwecreate_ Subscribe to the Newsletter: http://www.martineseverin.substack.com This is How We Create is produced by Martine Severin. This episode was edited by Daniel Espinosa. Podcast show art is designed by Violetta Encarnación. Music by Timothy Infinite.   Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Leave a review Follow us on social media Share with fellow creatives  

A sermon from Philippians 3:17-21.

In this episode of the Wedpreneur Podcast, host Leigh Rivero interrupts the regularly scheduled programming to have a more personal, honest conversation about success, comparison, and sustainability in the wedding industry.January is often filled with talk of scaling, pricing, and “leveling up,” but Lee challenges listeners to pause before planning and ask a deeper question: Are you building toward goals you actually want, or goals you feel pressured to aspire toward?Drawing from her own experience entering the wedding industry at 19, building businesses in both Trinidad and Barbados, navigating pricing, comparison, motherhood, and industry pressure, Leigh unpacks the realities that don't show up on Instagram — and why success must be defined on your own terms.This episode is a reminder that there is more than one way to build a profitable, ethical, and fulfilling wedding business — and that protecting your energy, dignity, and peace is part of the work.Join our community!Instagram: @thewedpreneur_official Facebook Group: The Wedpreneur HQWebsite: www.thewedpreneur.com

Disciple är en ny predikoserie från SOS Church Stockholm.Under de kommande veckorna utforskar vi vad det verkligen betyder att följa Jesus som lärjunge.I det andra budskapet fokuserar vi på I för imitation — en sann lärjunge lever sitt liv som sin mästare.Lyssna till denna starka och vackra predikan av Sir Walter Zuniga.

Disciple is a new sermon series from SOS Church Stockholm. Over the coming weeks, we will explore what it truly means to be a disciple of Jesus.In this second message, we focus on I for Imitation — a true disciple lives as his teacher.Listen to this beautiful sermon by Whitney Andelius.

Disciple är en ny predikoserie från SOS Church Stockholm.Under de kommande veckorna kommer vi att utforska vad det verkligen innebär att vara en Jesu lärjunge.I detta andra budskap fokuserar vi på I för Imitation — en sann lärjunge lever som sin lärare.Lyssna på denna vackra predikan av Sir Walter Zuniga.

In this episode of the Good Leadership Podcast, host Charles Good engages with Scott H. Young, a bestselling author and expert in learning strategies, to explore the intricacies of effective learning and improvement. They delve into the concept of 'ultra learning' and how structured practice, feedback, and observation can significantly enhance one's ability to master new skills. Scott shares insights from his latest book, 'Get Better at Anything,' emphasizing that improvement is not merely about effort but about designing effective learning systems that incorporate examples, practice, and feedback loops. The conversation also touches on the impact of technology and AI on learning, suggesting that while these tools can automate tasks, they also necessitate a deeper understanding of the skills that remain relevant in a rapidly changing environment.Throughout the discussion, Scott highlights the importance of understanding cognitive load and how managing it can lead to more effective learning experiences. He argues that many traditional learning methods fail to account for the complexities of real-world problem-solving, advocating for a more nuanced approach that includes observing experts and applying strong methods rather than relying solely on intuition. The episode concludes with practical advice for listeners on how to implement these strategies in their own learning journeys, reinforcing the idea that learning is a continuous process that requires adaptation and intentionality.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Leadership and Learning01:35 Scott Young's Journey into Learning02:44 The Tetris Example: Learning and Improvement Factors06:11 The Relevance of Learning in an AI World08:45 The Importance of Structured Learning11:10 Lessons from Ultra Learning14:37 Expert Problem Solving: The Case of Andrew Wiles18:09 Weak vs. Strong Methods in Problem Solving25:04 Creativity: The Role of Imitation in Originality25:26 The Evolution of Learning Methods29:54 Understanding Cognitive Load Theory33:35 Strategies for Effective Learning35:53 Key Insights and Takeaways

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With developments in generative AI progressing at such a furious pace, how can investors cut through the noise to identify the companies that will really matter? Baillie Gifford's Kyle McEnery shares his approach to meeting the entrepreneurs building the future – including his encounters with AppLovin, Anthropic, NVIDIA, Roblox and Reddit. Background:Kyle McEnery is an investment manager in our Long Term Global Growth Team (LTGG) and previously led Baillie Gifford's Artificial Intelligence Research Project. In this conversation, he tells host Leo Kelion why AI's ever-increasing capabilities make this one of the most exciting times to be a growth investor, and how leadership and culture act as signals in the noise to help identify companies with the greatest long-term growth potential. In addition to discussing which of the firms enabling and using today's language-based ‘frontier' AI models are leading the pack, he explains how efforts to understand and simulate real-world physics could unlock further progress. Portfolio companies discussed include:Anthropic – developer of the Claude AI models, which excel at coding, among other tasks.NVIDIA – the semiconductors firm whose accelerator chips are powering many of the advances in generative AI.Roblox – the video games platform whose Cube 3D technology allows creators to build objects and environments out of text-based descriptions.AppLovin – the ad-tech company whose AI-first strategy keeps the business lean and nimble.Reddit – the online discussion forum, whose authentic human conversations are gaining in value as a counterpoint to AI-generated output. Resources:AI and the future of everything: a long-term perspectiveAnthropic: why we are backing the AI frontrunnerLong Term Global Growth Strategy (institutional investors only)LTGG philosophy and process (institutional investors only)Private companies: from Anthropic to ZetwerkShort Briefings on Long Term Thinking hub Companies mentioned include:Alphabet/GoogleAmazonAnthropicAppLovinHorizon RoboticsNVIDIARedditRobloxTesla  Timecodes:00:00  Introduction – Dartmouth College's artificial intelligence workshop01:50   From quantum to AI via asset management02:50  Creating and then culling a machine-learning initiative08:05  ChatGPT's wake-up call10:35   Exceptional companies at the dawn of generative AI12:10   Anthropic's appeal to business customers14:55   A winner-takes-all opportunity?17:05   Dario Amodei and the scaling laws19:10   NVIDIA's foundational role in neural networks22:55  Making video game items in Roblox with AI25:00  AppLovin – a company built for the next era26:55  Reddit's valuable conversational communities29:35  World models, spatial AI and the physical world32:35  Staying open-minded and humble33:35  Book choice  Glossary of terms (in order of mention): Generative AI: AI systems that create new content such as text, images or code rather than just analysing data.Machine learning: AI techniques where systems learn patterns from data rather than being explicitly programmed.End-to-end, systematic (investment strategy): Fully automated, with decisions made by predefined rules rather than human judgement.Agentic AI: AI systems that can plan and carry out tasks autonomously rather than just responding to prompts.R&D: Research and development.GPT: OpenAI's models, which power its ChatGPT chatbot.Natural language processing: AI that enables computers to understand and generate human language.Token: A chunk of text, such as a word or part of a word, used by language models.Foundation models: Large AI models that can handle a wide variety of tasks.Know your customer (KYC): Financial checks used by banks to verify customers' identities and risks.Scaling laws: The idea that AI performance improves predictably as models, data and computing power increase.Compute: The processing power required to train and run AI models.Jevons' paradox: The counterintuitive idea that efficiency gains can increase, rather than reduce, overall usage.CUDA: NVIDIA's software platform for programming its chips for high-performance computing.Jensen: Jensen Huang, NVIDIA's co-founder and chief executive.Metaverse: Shared virtual worlds where people interact, create and play online.Large language models (LLMs): AI systems trained on vast amounts of text to understand and generate language.Multimodal models: AI systems that can process multiple types of data, such as text, images and video.World models: AI systems that learn how the physical world works in order to predict and simulate it.Embodied AI: AI that learns through physical interaction with the real world, such as robots or vehicles.Imitation learning: Training AI by having it copy actions demonstrated by humans.

TJH 905: Public Imitation Today on episode 905 of the Jamhole, our heroes discuss some life stuff, the recent ICE shootings, AI writing prescriptions, people lying, the Tehran blackout, and a bunch of other stuff! The Jamhole - Stay hungry, stay foolish.

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I'm bringing back one of my mini episodes that continues to spark great conversations around verbal imitation. This reprise dives into how we think about echoics and verbal imitation in a way that is thoughtful, ethical, and grounded in collaboration. I share why this can be such a tricky area, especially when speech-language pathologists and BCBAs are working together, and why context always matters more than a checklist.In this episode, I walk through how I approach verbal imitation on a team, why assessment and collaboration are essential, and how we can support learners without turning them off to verbal communication. This is a practical listen that encourages all of us to slow down, zoom out, and make sure our targets are truly functional for the child in front of us.#autism #speechtherapyWhat's Inside:Why verbal imitation and echoics require careful, collaborative decision-makingThe role of assessments and context when choosing verbal targetsHow SLP and BCBA collaboration supports ethical and effective programmingA high-level look at maintaining and generalizing verbal imitation skillsMentioned In This Episode:Verbal Imitation Guide (Hack #19) Join our ethics course Join the aba speech connection  ABA Speech: Home

In this Gene Keys exclusive, humanity has officially crossed what Richard Rudd calls a global “crisis point” — a collective threshold that signals the beginning of a massive evolutionary shift. In this powerful new conversation, Richard reveals how the rising tension on the planet, the amplification of the collective shadow, and the acceleration of world events are all part of a deeper 2026–27 mutation cycle described in the Gene Keys. We explore how this crisis is igniting a profound spiritual awakening, a restructuring of human consciousness, and the emergence of what Richard names a Phoenix Era — a phase of breakdown, purification, and rebirth that has been prophesied in many spiritual traditions. If you've been following global ascension timelines, 2026 predictions, prophecy updates, or the growing discussion around a coming collective awakening, this episode is a must-watch.✦ Starting January 6th, 2026 – Join Richard in his LAST ever online retreat: The Golden Path

 Dear listeners, I am evolving The Rise and Play Podcast. Time has come.Over the past four years, your support, feedback, and presence have meant very much to me and through this work, we've explored the leadership lessons of more than 150 founders, CEOs and leaders in the gaming industry, and the podcast reflected the journey.I was living myself as a gaming executive and leader, learning alongside my peers, and now I am evolving, and so is this podcast. Last year, if you have followed my journey, I fully crossed a threshold in my own life and identity, and I stepped away from the role and the structure of gaming leadership and into my full path as an entrepreneur and conscious leadership guide where I support leaders as we cross their own threshold from confinement, old scripts, duty identity into self-mastery, freedom, and truth.From this work. I have also founded ORIN, a sisterhood of conscious women leaders who are crossing the threshold and are doing this in group and in beautiful awareness. And I also now accompany many CEOs and leaders in one-on-one through that deep transformation. So the podcast will now become a reflection of this path and of the evolution I am witnessing in the leaders I work with.To reflect this transition, the podcast is shifting into a new format. And let me be clear here. I wanna respect your time and mine and offer something that is meaningful, grounded, and truly valuable of this time. There's already so much content competing for our attention. And I don't wanna add more noise, distraction, or information to consumer.And instead, this podcast will become a practice, a weekly discipline. A pause, a moment to step back, reconnect, and ask yourself the right questions. The same questions I work , with the founders and leaders I coach. And each episode will be between 10 and 15 minutes, what I call a “human prompt”, where I share what is alive in my work with leaders, the patterns I'm observing, because they are repeating over and over again across hundreds of leaders I've worked with.In the end, it is about being human and its human patterns, and you will get the wisdom that emerges from real journey of transformation. Maybe you are in yourself and need support, so this content will not be preplanned. And it's definitely not an AI prompt. It is a human to human conversation and drawn from everything that I'm learning with my clients and with my own experience as an entrepreneur.It's an invitation to cross your own bridge. From a legacy expectation, maybe a legacy of company or your story to more agency and your inner freedom and truth. And the first series I will open next week is about self-sabotage, patterns in leadership. The patterns I've identified across more than 200 leaders I've worked with. It's so funny because they appear again and again, and I thought it is time that I actually reveal them because it's going to make my work easier as we can start from the same basis, and you can also benefit from them without having to go through this yourself, which will help develop your self-awareness, which is the first step of transformation.So the first pattern. We will explore in my first episode is a disconnection from intuition because many leaders are externalizing the wisdom, living primarily in the intellectual mind and losing more and more of a connection to their inner voice. I hear every week. I would say even every day, people who are outsourcing the authority to chat GPT, they can't even think for themselves.They don't even know how to listen to themselves. And they're, I would say, letting that muscle die by outsourcing it more and more to a machine or to others. And when intuition is discarded, distrusted businesses and the leaders as one with in them become flat. And we see businesses that are built from trends comparison.Imitation instead of authenticity. Conviction, something that is true and original. And this is what is going to emerge in an era where everything is mostly likely produced by an ai.And in this era, people will not seek for more information, but they will seek for what is real. They'll seek truth. So in each episode, I will share concrete experiences from my work with clients from my own journey and other reflections and practices you can use to transform your patterns at your own pace into self-mastery.The main thing I'm asking from you is discipline. You don't need more knowledge. You need commitment and discipline, and that's the work I do in my coaching. This is my invitation. So if you feel you're standing at the edge of a threshold, something needs to change. You are entering a new chapter of your life, asking yourself whether the way you are living, leading, and spending your time still true to you.The space is for you and you are not alone. If you here to continue to consume content, , without accountability, this podcast is evolving to a place that, it's not going to be aligned. It is for leaders who are willing to do the work. This is my 15-minute coaching practice for free if you really wanna do the work, but maybe are not in a place yet to work with a coach.So I'm very excited to introduce this new evolution, this next chapter of this podcast. This is: A Spark of Awareness.I look forward to being with you there. See you next week. SophieThanks for tuning in to a Spark of Awareness. Subscribe for free to receive your weekly dose of consciousness. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit riseandplay.substack.com

Send us a textGEORGE (to mic, playful):All right. Confession Some people hear the phrase “rhetorical devices” and immediately reach for the nearest exit sign.But over the years I have learned that rhetorical devices are not decorations. They're not lace on the edge of language.They're engines.They're how a speaker makes an audience feel the truth—even when the truth is… being negotiated.And Shakespeare? Shakespeare wasn't born with a quill in his hand.He was trained.Today we walk into the rhetoric gym.GEORGE:And we're going to meet the young Shakespeare as he learns the craft of making words do things.But firstGEORGE:This is Celebrate Creativity. I'm George Bartley.This series blends historical research with fiction and imagined conversations. Not a documentary, not advice.Today: the schooling that made Shakespeare's language possible—and how those rhetorical “moves” show up in the plays like fingerprints.Now Picture it: a grammar school. from at least six o'clock in the morning to 6 o'clock at night Monday through Saturday. Repetition that drills itself into the mind.Latin. Translation. Memorization. Imitation.Not because the world is kind, but because the world is competitive.A boy learns to hold language in his mouth like a tool—and to sharpen it.GEORGE:Master Shakespeare—be honest. Was Learning about rhetoric miserable?SHAKESPEARE (pleasant, sardonic):It was character-building.GEORGE:That's what people say when it was miserable.Support the showThank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.

As the year comes to a close, Immigrantly host Saadia Khan reflects on belonging, faith, and identity without assimilation. In this solo year-end episode, Saadia shares why she doesn't celebrate Christmas, having grown up in Pakistan surrounded by nearly three million Christians who do, and how witnessing joy across difference has shaped her understanding of respect, pluralism, and belonging. She reflects on holding on to her Muslim identity on her own terms, without turning it into an assimilation exercise. Saadia also looks back on an unexpected but transformative 2025 for Immigrantly Media: launching the Love-ly relationships podcast with Mehak, producing over 200 episodes across the network, and building an app that emerged organically from her own immigrant experience of self-censorship and identity editing. Looking ahead to 2026 with cautious optimism, she previews what's next, including Bitefully, a new food podcast with MasterChef winner Claudia Sandoval, and Borderly, a four-part Immigrantly series centered on human stories from the U.S.–Mexico border. This episode is both a reflection and a thank-you to the community that makes Immigrantly possible—and an invitation to end the year by holding on to the parts of ourselves we were once told to edit. Join us in creating new intellectual engagement for our audience. You can find more information at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please share the love and leave us a review on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help more people find us!  You can connect with Saadia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssaadiak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email:saadia@immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host & Producer: Saadia Khan I Content Writer: Saadia Khan I Editorial review: Shei Yu I Sound Designer & Editor: Lou Raskin I Immigrantly Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson | Other Music: Epidemic Sound The episode also highlights music by the famous Kashmiri Musician Ghulam Nabi Sheikh and other Kashmiri musicians Immigrantly Podcast is an Immigrantly Media Production. For advertising inquiries, contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to go deeper into your own identity? Download Belong on Your Own Terms, the app helping first-gen, second-gen, and third-culture kids reclaim belonging on their own terms. link below http://studio.com/saadia Don't forget to subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Immigrantly Uninterrupted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for insightful podcasts. Follow us on social media for updates and behind-the-scenes content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1. The Content of It 2. The Idea of It 3. The Imitation of It

I had another episode planned for today, but at the last minute I decided to rerun this Christmas episode for you. I think this will become our traditional Christmas episode here at Gnostic Insights. And, if you are new to this podcast, welcome! Next week’s episode will be controversial, so I thought it best to wait until after Christmas for its release. Today, we're going to look at the nature of the Christ—the who, what, why of Christ. Most people are familiar with seeing the baby Jesus in the manger and that's what we celebrate at Christmas time, the birth of the Christ on Earth in the form of a human. But the Christ is an ethereal creature that predates the birth of Jesus. Jesus and the Christ aren't exactly the same, although Jesus was fully Christ. The Christ predates the birth of the human known as Jesus. So, let's learn more about the Christ and why the Christ figure is so essential to us Second Order Powers.  Gnosticism is the forerunner of the modern Christian faith. As such, a better understanding of the figure of the Christ is essential to understanding both Gnosticism and Christianity. The cosmology that I talk about here on the podcast was well known to Jesus and his original followers, but it was cut out of Christianity about 1700 years ago by the Nicene Council, at the urging of the Pope and the Roman Emperor. Because this theology was subtracted from orthodox Christianity, many of the ideas of gnostic cosmology sound odd and unfamiliar to modern churchgoers. Some of the ideas may even sound heretical at first glance due to their unfamiliarity. Yet the theology contained in these early scriptures makes sense of so many puzzling aspects of Christian faith that they must be reexamined. That's why I call the Substack The Gnostic Reformation. I'm confident that once you understand gnostic Christianity, you will better understand your relationship with God. According to gnostic cosmology as laid out in the Nag Hammadi, we humans and all other forms of life on Earth, from bacteria and eukaryotes on up, are the fruit of the Pleroma and Logos. We Second Order Powers find ourselves locked in a never-ending battle for dominion over the Earth with forces that were generated as a result of the Fall. Due to the law of mutual combat, we have forgotten our origin in the Fullness and our mission to bring love and harmony to creation and have instead taken on many of the characteristics of the shadows of the Deficiency. The Second Order Powers are locked in a never-ending war with the Deficiency. Here below, we constantly battle the physical forces of death and entropy, as well as the spiritual forces of vice, sin, delusion and despair. In order to restore memory and reason to the Second Order Powers, the Aeons of the Fullness, every one of them individually and all of them collectively, gave glory in unison to their Father while praying for a helper to bring peace to the Deficiency and forgiveness to Logos. Out of this focused prayer, a unique fruit emerged, one that contained all of the capabilities and powers of the Fullness, along with all of the love and eternal qualities of the Father. The singular fruit of the Fullness and the Father is known by various names: the Christ, the Savior and the Redeemer, the Advocate, the Light, and the Beloved. In Simple Explanation terms, the Christ is a perfect and full fractal of the Father and the Son, all rolled-up into one perfect form. Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth was both perfect man and perfect God incarnate. Christian Gnostics believed the same. Here is a more complete explanation of who Jesus was. It's said that Jesus was conceived without sin because he carried within his body the perfection of man and God. This would mean that Jesus was perfect and true to the original DNA formula for humanity. Hence the importance of the virgin birth that then imparted that perfect DNA to the baby. Jesus was also without negative karma attached to his soul, as his soul was the soul of God. The components of Jesus's body were also without sin, as the cells and flesh that became Jesus were in fact the Aeons of the Fullness incarnate. As Colossians 1:19 says, “For God was pleased to have all his Fullness dwell in him and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on Earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood shed on the cross.” This one sentence from Colossians contains the entire Christian Gnostic Gospel. Because Jesus brought along the entire Fullness of the Pleroma when he incarnated, every aspect of the Father and Son came to material instantiation on Earth. In this manner, the eternal God experienced the finite life of us Second Order Powers and all of the struggle between birth and death that plague us all. Here is how the Tripartite Tractate of the Nag Hammadi scriptures describes this process: “As for those of the shadow, Logos separated himself from them in every way, since they fight against him and are not at all humble before him. The stumbling which happened to the Aeons of the Father was brought to them as if it were their own, in a careful and non-malicious and immensely sweet way. It was brought to the Fullnesses so that they might be instructed about the Deficiency by the single One, from whom alone they all received strength to eliminate the defects. They gathered together, asking the Father, with beneficent intent, that there be aid from above from the Father for his glory, since the defective one could not become perfect in any other way unless it was the will of the Pleroma of the Father, which he had drawn to himself, revealed, and given to the defective one. Then, from the harmony, in a joyous willingness which had come into being, they brought forth the fruit which was a begetting from the harmony, a unity, a possession of the Fullnesses, revealing the countenance of the Father of whom the Aeons thought as they gave glory and prayed for help for their brother with a wish in which the Father counted himself with them. Thus it was willingly and gladly that they brought forth the fruit. And he made manifest the agreement of the revelation of his union with them, which was his beloved Son, but the Son in whom the Fullnesses are pleased to put himself on them as a garment through which he gave perfection to the defective one and gave confirmation to those who are perfect, the One who is properly called Savior and the Redeemer and the Well-pleasing One, and the Beloved, the One to whom prayers have been offered, and the Christ and the light of those appointed in accordance with the ones from whom he was brought forth, since he has become the names of the positions which were given to him. Yet what other name may be applied to him except the Son, as we have previously said, since he is the knowledge of the Father whom he wanted them to know? Not only did the Aeons generate the countenance of the Father to whom they gave praise, but also they generated their own, for the Aeons who give glory, generated their countenance and their face. They came forth in a multifaceted form in order that the one to whom help was to be given might see those to whom he had prayed for help. He also sees the One who gave it to him.” (That is from the Tripartite Tractate sections 85 through 87.) So you see, the mission of the Christ, as stated in Colossians, was to redeem all of creation, including the fallen Aeon who had founded our material universe. Because the Christ came to redeem everyone, the body of Jesus came to Earth with every one of the Fullnesses on board. For every fallen spirit, the Christ brought forth their own personal and recognizable Savior. Redemption has already taken place. It is up to the Second Order Powers and the one who fell to recognize and accept that redemption in order to complete the mission of the Christ. In Simple Explanation terms, the Christ brought the correcting formula for all of our spirits and souls, each unique and personally formulated to meet our individual needs. The baptism of the Christ washes away the mental and spiritual confusion brought on by the endless war with shadows of the Fall. Gnostics are apocalyptic, as are Christians. Gnostics believe that some day every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus, the Christ, is Lord. Repentance and redemption comes harder for some than for others. Some souls take more time to recognize and remember. Ultimately, though, there comes a day of reckoning, for the Father will not be denied forever. There will soon come a day when the Deficiency ends. On that day, a new economy will unite Heaven and Earth, and all souls will find their joyful place in Paradise. The only forms banished to the outer darkness will be the shadows and phantoms of the Fall, which did not exist within the Father's consciousness from the beginning. These shadows are not real and they will have no home with us in Paradise. The hierarchy of the Fullness of God dreams of Paradise. Logos crowns the hierarchy and contains fractals of all the other Aeons. Now here's a gnostic perspective of Jesus on the cross. One of the central themes of the Christian faith is the death of Jesus on the cross. Christians the world over focus on the body of Jesus hanging on the cross, and I've often wondered, why this fixation of Jesus on the cross? Why is the crucifix the focal point of every church and altar? Why do people wear the cross as jewelry or hang a crucifix in their bedroom? The obvious answer Christians give is that without the cross, Jesus could not have saved humanity from sin, for he bore our sins into the grave with his death and they were washed away with his resurrection from the dead. Praise be to God, but why the cross? If Jesus had been stoned to death or drowned or beaten or thrown from a high tower, would we still feel such affinity for the stone, a lake, a club or a roof? I don't think so. I think there is something very special about the shape of the cross itself. I ask this question because Jesus never said, I'm soon to pass on from this world, and I want you to focus on my body hanging on the cross as I take on the sins of the world. And yet, that's what people do, as if that were the entire point of the Gospel. As far as I can tell, Jesus did not ask for his death and resurrection to be the focal point of worship. What Jesus actually said was: “I and my Father are one” (John 10:30), and, “Whoever welcomes me welcomes the Father that sent me” (Luke 9:48). In other words, Jesus acknowledged himself in reference to his Father and he deflected glory to his Father. Yet Jesus is worshipped by modern Christians to the extent that the Father almost goes unmentioned. Thank goodness for the Lord's prayer, which is directed to the Father and not to the Son. Jesus taught it to be said to the Father; he did not teach it to be recited to himself. No slight to the Son, of course, we're merely emphasizing the importance of the God Above All Gods. During the last supper, Jesus instructed his followers to think of his broken body as they break and eat bread and to consider his blood as the fulfillment of a contract with humanity as they drink wine. This is what Jesus left the church as instruction regarding his death. He did not instruct them to erect images of crosses and to worship him hanging on a cross, as if he were stuck up there forever. Yes, Protestants have allowed Jesus to come down off the cross and therefore their crosses are unoccupied to remind us that Jesus resurrected, but still the focus is on the cross. Again—why the cross in particular? Here is the symbolism of the cross as I understand it. We who dwell on Earth are engaged in endless warfare with the Imitation that always seeks to lure us away from our Father in Heaven. Oftentimes we don't even realize we're engaged in warfare with the Imitation, because it can appear disguised as goodness. This is what is meant by the Devil being a liar. Things are proposed “for our own good,” but they're not; they're proposed for power and control. We Second Order of Powers are engaged in this endless warfare and, although we come from a good disposition of the Father and the Fullness, we have forgotten our heavenly nature and become deluded because of rage and other passions and addictions. The Christ came to Earth in the form of a Son of Man to bring the Third Order of Powers to Earth as the solution to overcoming the phantoms of the Imitation that have mired the Second Order Powers in error and ignorance. Those who have eyes to see the Christ are able to remember their Father in Heaven. Those who remember their Father in Heaven and repent from the Imitation are redeemed. Jesus Christ was the fulfillment of the promise to redeem the fallen. Jesus as the Son of God and the Son of Man brought salvation to the Deficiency and restored it to the Kingdom of Heaven. The reason the cross looks as it does and occupies such a central role in worship is that the cross represents human beings. The Cross is shaped like a human, a Son of Man. It is no accident that Jesus was crucified on a cross because Jesus is a Son of Man, the Son of Man. The Cross should remind us that humankind has been redeemed by the body and blood of Christ in an even more profound way than acknowledging the indignity and suffering of Christ on the cross. It should remind us that the Son of God—the Christ—bridged with the form of his human body spirit-to-matter, which is top-to-bottom, and neighbor-to-neighbor, which is side-to-side, just as the shape of the cross. In the Gnostic Gospel, redemption comes to all of creation through the incarnation of the Son of God into the body of the Son of Man. The manner of the Savior's birth, death, and resurrection will come to every soul as they realize their Father is in Heaven and to Heaven they will return. For, as it says, “every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.” That affirmation comes from the New Testament (Philippians 2:10). It just takes time. We aren't there yet because of the common delusion of presumptuous thought, which causes people to behave selfishly. Ego must first make way for the love of Christ to take over the throne of the Self. Only then may you rise above the egoic imitation, for then you will have a champion and a king. The very public way that Jesus was crucified and the very public way that he resurrected gives us all hope of the same: Jesus demonstrates proof of resurrection and his life, death, and resurrection is about all of us, not only about the Christ. Jesus is the exemplar of our resurrection. And, by the way, in a Gnostic sense, which could be considered heretical by many Christians, the story of Jesus and the Christ and the Father don't even have to be believed as historical fact, which many nay-sayers make the cornerstone of their argument against Christ and God. The very concepts themselves—the very thoughts, the mind—is what carries this. We are consciousness and this Christ story is in our consciousness for our salvation. Think on that… I acknowledge that this is a very different version of Christianity than has been traditionally presented to us. This is gnosis that was originally contained in the sacred scriptures that formed the New Testament prior to the Pope and Emperor of Rome getting their hands on it and stripping it out. It's nice to know. I hope you get it. It doesn't really matter, because all you need to know is that we come from the Father and to the Father we will return. That is the bottom line. We are emanations directly of the Father and the Father has promised to save us all and bring us all home. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father except through me.” This has been taken to mean that one must acknowledge the power of the Christ before the Christ can redeem you. But, you see, this would put all of the power of redemption in your hands rather than Christ's. The Christ will redeem all Second Order Powers by the end of time, with or without your prior acknowledgment. All redemption comes to the Father through the Christ, and that is in Christ's hands. What accepting the Christ now does for you is open the door for the Third Order Powers to enter your egoic soul. This power makes it possible to live a joyous and virtuous life. It allows the love of the Father to flow through you and out into the world. And it eases your transition after the physical death of your body, so you may enter the afterlife without fear, knowing that you rest in the Pleroma of the Christ. The Final Economy is our foretaste of Paradise. No more shadows, no more sorrow. I hope that this information is helpful to you and will help you remember your gnosis. Merry Christmas. God bless us all. And onward and upward. If you are getting any gnosis from this information, please consider supporting Gnostic Insights with a generous donation. It helps keep me motivated. I’m a one-person enterprise with full responsibility for every aspect of this podcast, from writing to recording to editing to artwork to paying for the hosting services that bring this gnosis to you. I could really use some more support! Please do what you can. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Stripe Credit Card *Choose your item *Item A - $10.00Item B - $25.00Item C - $50.00Total$0.00Submit

In life, in competition you will inevitably copy someone as you grow, and possibly not even consciously. I think this is a normal part of development, and as you grow you become more you……however you will see people who don't emulate, assimilate, or ''facsimilate'' others…..they just plain steal. You see this in China, with questionable manufacturing practices, even in politics with speeches, in writing it's called plagiarism.  In fact it even happens in the martial arts. I purposely don't look at what other schools do in my area….one because it takes focus off what I'm doing, two because I don't want to be influenced by it, and honestly three because I just don't care. My Wife brought something to my attention the other day, another school owner copied pretty much, word for word a video I did, and btw their website is mysteriously similar, they have a logo of an award we won on some of their ads….I'm sure the list goes on. This particular person actually came to my school and took notes before they opened their own school. It's not a secret, it's not hard to see that's not being influenced….its a copy (and not a great one). She was hot, not happy, and I get it….ironically She also gave me the best advice about this type of situation years ago. She said “it doesn't matter how much they copy you….they can't be you.” Truer words have never been spoken, it took me 48 years to become this version of me, it took triumphs, tragedies, and a mountain of effort. It took sweat, stitches, surgery, broken bones, and late nights. It took mistakes, and shortfalls, broken relationships, and misunderstandings. It took, getting back up, trying to be better, to be more, and doing it all over again, and again to find out who I am and what impact I want to have on the world. Becoming me is more than copying my words, its waking up at 5am, its going to the gym every week, going to yoga every week, reading and studying every week, putting on the blackbelt and not just talking about martial arts but training martial arts, getting kicked and punched, by amazing fighters I trained, to grappling with smart, strong grapplers I trained. Its being transparent about my fight and recovery with Anorexia so other people can start, continue, or win their fight with it, or any fight they find themselves in, its investing in my staff every day, giving 100 percent of me to my students when I'm on the mat whether I'm happy, sad, broken, motivated, injured, hurting, hobbling, or feeling like im in my prime. Its impossible to be me, one because I am just simply committed or crazy enough to dedicate my life to what I do, and more so because even a perfect copy is just a shadow of who I was yesterday….and today Im better, evolving, and improving. My superpower, your superpower, our superpower is finding out, and living into who we are. Of the astronomical and unknown number of people who have lived, or are alive now, and even who will be born long after we are gone….there will only be one you. Only one person with your set of skills, abilities, talents and blessings. It's up to you to find out who that person is, to share that uniqueness with the world, because no one else can. We need you to be you…..almost as much as you need you to be you. 

Colin Gäbel grüßt euch großartige Grazien am Empfangsgerät gütlich mit MOINMOIN! Ja, zugegeben das ist nur eine absolut armselige Imitation der umfangreichen literarischen Stilmittel, mit denen der zweifellos beste aus dem Gäbel-Clan heute eure Ohren umschmeichelt, aber genau deswegen ergötzt ihr euch ja auch an seiner audiovisuellen Form des MOINMOIN statt an seiner umschriebenen. Se es,wie es sei, audiovisuell ist ein schönes Stichwort für das ausgesuchte Thema des heutigen gäbelschen Wortschwalls - Werbung. Gemeinsam mit euch geht Trash-Connoisseur Colin nämlich auf Reisen durch die anpreisenden Advertisment-Erzeugnisse der mitteljungen TV-Vergangenheit. Welcher der Werbespots der 80er/90er/frühen 200e0r für z.B. Pommersche, Kinder Pingui, Deutschländer und und und ist der beste? Eingeordnet werden sie - auf Basis eurer demokratischen Entscheidungen - in eine Tierlist, die - nett gesagt - das Internet eher irritieren wird. Toll, viel Spaß mit MOINMOIN!

When temperatures plummet and bass go lethargic, most anglers struggle—but jig fishermen thrive! Discover why a methodical jig presentation dominates winter bass fishing and how to unlock its full potential in rocky, deep, clear water. Learn the critical cadence adjustments that trigger strikes, why thinning your weed guard increases hookups, and how football jigs paired with craw-style trailers perfectly imitate winter forage. Master the long-cast approach that keeps spooky bass comfortable, optimize your line choice for deep water sensitivity, and understand why slower presentations consistently outperform everything else when the water turns frigid.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bass-cast-radio--1838782/support.Become a Patreon memebet now for less then a pack of worms you can support Bass Cast Radio as well as get each epsiode a day early & commercial free. Just click the link below. PATREON 

Do you feel discouraged or hopeless about the state of your country or the world? In this episode, Fr Columba unpacks why placing our hope in politicians or institutions always leads to disappointment—and how easily we turn people into idols by expecting from them what only God can give. Drawing on The Imitation of Christ, he shows that people are channels, not sources, and that real hope returns when we place our trust in God's power, not human ability.

Hillary Weiss, brand strategist and positioning coach, reflects on growing up in suburban South Florida where attending the same school for 14 years meant everyone remembered who peed their pants in pre-K yet created lifelong friendships that watched her evolve from emo to punk rock to professional white woman. Weiss challenges the dangerous mindset mantra in entrepreneurship, arguing that privilege and circumstance—like having a home to return to if everything went belly up—allow some people to take risks that others cannot afford. She introduces the elevator framework: going one floor down beneath surface-level statements like I help clients find their voice to uncover the golden thread that makes someone exceptional. Weiss explains why imitation is a reasonable starting point but becomes a trap when entrepreneurs copy successful people's maps without understanding why they do things a certain way, resulting in indistinguishable businesses wearing outfits not made for them. She warns against the Protestant work ethic that led her to six figures by 25 but also total burnout from working seven days a week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He was hundreds of miles from home when his girlfriend Erin called during a blackout in her old Iowa rental house. The storm outside was deafening, but the silence inside was worse. Then came the whisper—a voice behind her that sounded exactly like his voice. Moments later, Erin saw her five-year-old daughter standing in the hallway… smiling, unblinking, and wrong. Over the phone, Mark listened helplessly as static filled the line and Erin screamed. When she finally called back, she was shaking—Ava was asleep upstairs the whole time. Whatever she'd seen wasn't her daughter. It wasn't him either. Days later, after they fled the house, Mark returned—and heard his own name whispered back at him, this time in Erin's voice. A child's toy appeared from nowhere. The air turned heavy, silent. Something in that house wasn't finished. #RealGhostStories #Doppelganger #HauntedHouse #ParanormalEncounter #VoiceFromTheDark #TrueHaunting #SupernaturalStory #StormHaunting #CreepyVoices Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Today’s Topics: 1) Gospel – LK 21:1-4 – When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, “I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.” Memorial of The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Blessed Mother, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2, 3) Father Matthew Kauth interview on his new book, The Imitation of Saint Joseph, from TAN BOOKS https://tanbooks.com/products/books/saints/saint-joseph/the-imitation-of-st-joseph/ 4) Catholic 101: Part of showing proper reverence at Mass is showing up prepared for Mass. Here are six simple things every Catholic should do to get ready for the Holy Sacrifice https://ucatholic.com/blog/6-things-you-should-do-before-mass/

Speaker: Rob BerrethScripture: Hebrews 13:7-19Episode Overview:In this sermon from Hebrews 13:7–19, we explore how God calls His people to relate to spiritual authority within the local church. Scripture paints a vision of leadership rooted in faithful teaching, Christlike character, and vigilant care for souls. At the same time, believers are invited to remember, imitate, obey, and pray for those who shepherd them. This passage offers a deeply biblical, countercultural picture of joyful leadership and joyful followership—one that flows from the grace and supremacy of Christ. Join us as we walk through three movements in the text: remembering and imitating godly pastors, obeying and yielding to spiritual leadership, and praying earnestly for those entrusted with watching over the church.Key Highlights:1. Remember and Imitate Your Pastors (Heb 13:7)• Godly leaders are marked first by speaking the Word of God faithfully.• Their way of life confirms the truth they teach as they strive to model mature Christian character.• Believers are called to consider and continually reflect on the outcome of their leaders' lives and to imitate their faith—not because leaders are perfect, but because they point to Christ.• Imitation is not blind allegiance; Christ alone is the One we follow.2. Obey and Submit to Your Leaders (Heb 13:17)• The command to obey is tied to being persuaded by biblical teaching, not to unquestioning compliance.• Submission describes a posture of willing cooperation rather than stubborn resistance.• Scripture provides limits to pastoral authority; leaders may only require what God Himself commands.• Healthy church life happens when pastors joyfully lead and believers joyfully respond.3. Pray Earnestly for Your Leaders (Heb 13:18–19)• Pastors “keep watch over souls” and will “give an account”—a weighty and joyful responsibility.• The church's prayers safeguard leaders from drifting into false teaching, strengthen their character, and support them in the demanding work of shepherding.• A praying church becomes a spiritually powerful church.Call to Action:This week, intentionally pray for the leaders God has placed in your life—that they would remain faithful to Scripture, walk with integrity, and lead with joy. At the same time, examine your own posture toward authority: ask the Lord to cultivate a heart that is humble, teachable, and eager to follow Him through the shepherds He has provided. Seek ways to encourage your spiritual leaders, and allow their example to spur you toward deeper faithfulness in your own walk with Christ.Redeemer Church211 Northshore Dr. Bellingham, WA 98226www.redeemernw.org

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – With all the focus on “Artificial Intelligence” and its impact on our lives, there's one fundamental fact that keeps getting lost. These systems, like Grok, ChatGPT, and Gemini, aren't really “artificial intelligence,” they're imitation intelligence. By that, I mean these systems don't artificially create intelligence; they are designed to mimic or imitate human intelligence...

Fr. Mattingly preaches on St. Paul's words about the important role of imitation in the Christian life.

For more than 150 years, Italy has been home to a resilient and evolving resistance against the pervasive influence of mafias. While these criminal organizations are renowned for their vast international business enterprises, the collective actions taken to oppose them are less known. In Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia Activism (U Minnesota Press, 2025), Dr. Christina Jerne explores anti-mafia activism, revealing how ordinary people resist, counter, and prevent criminal economies from proliferating. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among anti-mafia alliances in Campania, Sicily, and other parts of Italy, Dr. Jerne details a particular aspect of mafia activities: providing cash relief and other forms of patronage to individuals and groups. Her research shows how activism has evolved to imitate this sustaining role. Activists are increasingly challenging mafia control both by creating alternative economies—from producing food that interrupts mafia labor practices to organizing tourism that supports anti-mafia hospitality—and by subversively adopting business tactics similar to the mafia's to compete with their social influence and legitimacy. Exposing the political implications of this mimetic opposition, Dr. Jerne points to its potential impact on crime prevention and criminalization, both in Italy and globally. Opposition by Imitation shows how these modern-day Robin Hoods are redefining collective action, taking what was controlled by the mafias and returning it to the collective. This contentious economic turn, against the backdrop of broader social movements, reveals significant political possibilities afforded by imitative opposition. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Moses Moody scored a career-high 32 points in the Golden State Warriors' 124-106 win over the Pelicans in New Orleans. Bonta Hill and Monte Poole break down the Warriors' three-game win streak on "Dubs Talk" before being joined by University of Florida basketball coach Todd Golden to discuss his former player Will Richard. (02:30) - Steph Curry had a historic trip to San Antonio and the Pelicans did everything they could to slow him down(05:00) - Warriors role players stepped up in New Orleans(07:30) - Warriors get first three-game win streak of season behind Moses Moody's big first quarter(09:30) - Jimmy Butler has been perfect compliment to Steph over these last three games(11:30) - Draymond Green is back to playing all world defense(14:00) - Warriors role players are starting to figure out their places(15:15) - New Orleans Pelicans are in a tough place, but these are the wins Warriors need to stack(19:00) - Will Richard picks up his 4th NBA start(22:00) - Florida coach Todd Golden joins to talk Will Ricahard(28:00) - Will Richard already is making starts, but what does he need to improve on?(33:00) - How did being a four-year college player help easy him into the NBA  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

He was hundreds of miles from home when his girlfriend Erin called during a blackout in her old Iowa rental house. The storm outside was deafening, but the silence inside was worse. Then came the whisper—a voice behind her that sounded exactly like his voice. Moments later, Erin saw her five-year-old daughter standing in the hallway… smiling, unblinking, and wrong. Over the phone, Mark listened helplessly as static filled the line and Erin screamed. When she finally called back, she was shaking—Ava was asleep upstairs the whole time. Whatever she'd seen wasn't her daughter. It wasn't him either. Days later, after they fled the house, Mark returned—and heard his own name whispered back at him, this time in Erin's voice. A child's toy appeared from nowhere. The air turned heavy, silent. Something in that house wasn't finished. #RealGhostStories #Doppelganger #HauntedHouse #ParanormalEncounter #VoiceFromTheDark #TrueHaunting #SupernaturalStory #StormHaunting #CreepyVoices Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

The 696th of a series of weekly radio programmes created by :zoviet*france: First broadcast 8 November 2025 by Resonance 104.4 FM and CJMP 90.1 FM Thanks to the artists and sound recordists included here for their fine work. track list 00 [anonymous] - Intro 01 Vessitt - Fallen Dusk 02 Totaleee - La trota 03 Melophobia - 11-v 04 Conrad Schnitzler - DronosWalze / Dron – 2:00 05 Jack Finlay, Douglas Grindstaff, Joseph Sorokin - Viewing Screen Magnification 06 Zane Trow - 909 07 Jeremy Hegge - (Autumn) Deeply Quiet Night in the Outback (Mungo National Park, NSW, Australia) 08 Bryan Lewis Saunders - Super Hero 09 Henna-Riikka Halonen - 100228_22 10 [unknown sound recordist / BBC] - Trains – Midland Electric (Class 317, Built 1983) Interior, Sliding Doors Close, Run, Stop in Station 11 Sound Awakener - The Call Is Fading 12 [unknown sound recordist / Hanna-Barbera] - Bat Screams and Churps 13 Eheim 1000.220 - Imitation_04 14 Megatone - Fourth State 15 Julie Berry / SE Trains - stb_etc 16 Freetousesounds - Ambience, Lighthouse, Ocean, Coast, Birds, Seagulls, Arctic Terns, Calm Wind, Iceland, 19232, 03 17 Rick Sanders - Lethe ++ [anonymous] - Outro