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O último semestre de 2025 trouxe a São Tomé e Príncipe a qualificação de todo o seu território como reserva da Biosfera e ainda a classificação da representação teatral Tchiloli como Património Cultural Imaterial da Humanidade. No entanto, o país continua a enfrentar desafios entre a vaga de emigração e o mistério à volta do desaparecimento do processo do 25 de Novembro de 2022.   São Tomé e Príncipe celebrou este ano os 50 anos da sua independência. A RFI esteve em São Tomé e Príncipe para falar com os são-tomenses sobre este meio século de autonomia, as conquistas, mas também o que ficou por realizar.  Em Julho de 2025 emitimos nas nossas antenas, e pode também ainda ouvir na internet, um especial sobre os 500 anos da história deste arquipélago, assim como o domínio colonial e a passagem à constituição de um Estado são-tomense. Alguns meses depois destas emissões, vamos revisitar alguns dos temas desse especial e dar conta do que se passou entretanto. O primeiro país reserva da biosfera da UNESCO Entre florestas verdejantes, rotas de nidificação de tartarugas e paraíso dos ornitólogos, a beleza e riqueza natural de São Tomé e Príncipe não é nenhum segredo, mas até agora só uma parte - a ilha do Príncipe - era reconhecida pela UNESCO como reserva da biosfera. Em Setembro, e após uma candidatura de vários anos, também a ilha de São Tomé, especialmente a grande floresta chamada Ôbo, foi reconhecida como reserva da biosfera, transformando o país no primeiro Estado no Mundo a ser completamente abrangido por esta denominação. Algo inédito, mas impulsionado pelo "trabalho exemplar" feito no Príncipe, como explicou António Abreu, director da Divisão de Ciências Ecológicas e da Terra na UNESCO, disse em entrevista à RFI no mês de Setembro. "É algo inédito, mas muito interessante. Durante 12, 13 anos, era apenas a ilha do Príncipe, que é de facto uma reserva da biosfera exemplar e onde, apesar dos problemas estruturais e de ser uma região ultraperiférica marítima num país em vias de desenvolvimento. Há um sucesso não só ao nível da conservação da natureza, mas também o impacto que teve na promoção do crescimento económico, da demonstração de que há alternativas viáveis em relação à exploração e utilização sustentável dos recursos naturais fez com que a ilha maior, São Tomé, também encarasse essa perspectiva. Teremos o primeiro país, mesmo sendo pequeno, integralmente reserva da Biosfera. O que demonstra que o modelo das reservas da biosfera não tem limites exclusivamente nas reservas da biosfera", disse o alto funcionário da UNESCO. Este alargamento da reserva da biosfera a São Tomé vem estabelecer uma escolha estratégica do país para o seu desenvolvimento futuro, preferindo a conservação do património natural à destruição da floresta. No Sul da ilha de São Tomé instalaram-se há alguns anos plantações de palmeiras tendo como intuito a extração do óleo de palma, uma tendência que deve agora parar de forma a honrar esta distinção da UNESCO. "Em 2008, 2009, a opção do povo do Príncipe, do Governo Regional do Príncipe, em concertação com o Governo nacional, foi optar por uma via alternativa à da monocultura do óleo de palma. Porque a monocultura do óleo de palma tem uma dimensão inicial que pode proporcionar algum rendimento, mas ao fim de alguns anos o ciclo produtivo esgota se. Entretanto, a monocultura ajudou a destruir o potencial, a diversidade ecológica e, portanto, os serviços dos ecossistemas que proporcionam água, que proporcionam abrigo, proporcionam cultura e identidade ao território, acabam por destruir. E, portanto, neste caso, na ilha de São Tomé, o que se espera que possa haver então? Aquilo que nós chamamos uma restauração ecológica, que é uma das funções que as reservas da biosfera também promovem em alguns sítios, tem promovido com muito sucesso e que permitem recuperar alguns erros e algumas decisões que não foram bem apoiadas do ponto técnico e de sustentabilidade", disse António Abreu. O país espera agora a classificação das roças São João, Água-Izé, Monte Café e Diogo Vaz na Ilha de São Tomé e Belo Monte e Sundy, na Ilha do Príncipe, como Património Mundial da UNESCO. A historiadora Nazaré Ceita, que participa neste processo de classificação, considera que mais do que o património, está a salvaguardar-se a memória de todos os são-tomenses. “Quer dizer que há qualquer coisa que se está a passar que é uma valorização da memória? Na verdade, a memória colectiva sobre as roças, que é tão grande que não será apenas para São Tomé e Príncipe, será uma memória coletiva de Cabo Verde, de Moçambique, de Angola e quiçá de outros espaços que nós falamos menos. E a valorização da memória colectiva é muito necessária para a perpetuação da história. E eu acredito que o monumento mais visível que temos para esse efeito é precisamente o conjunto das roças. Será uma forma de criar uma exceção para São Tomé e Príncipe em termos históricos. Hoje é como na UNESCO se diz, quando nós falamos da questão da autenticidade, da exclusividade, do valor universal excepcional, vários países podem ter tudo, mas para São Tomé e Príncipe eu acredito que o valor universal excepcional está precisamente nas roças que nós temos que na candidatura. Aliás, já temos a candidatura preliminar, mas é preciso agora todo um trabalho para a classificação que leva às vezes um tempo. Estamos esperançados. Apesar dos meus 60 anos, eu acredito que eu ainda consiga ver esta classificação mundial” Já no final do ano, também o Tchiloli, uma encenação teatral e musical representada há centenas de anos nas ilhas foi oficialmente inscrita no Património Cultural Imaterial da Humanidade. Emir Boa Morte, director-geral da Cultura e secretário da comissão nacional da UNESCO, lembra que “mais importante que o prémio, é a preservação do Tchiloli” e prometeu uma estratégia de salvaguarda desta tradição. "Nós recebemos este prémio, mas, no entanto, o que é mais importante agora é nós preservarmos. Vai haver aqui uma estratégia para a preservação desse mesmo património cultural imaterial", garantiram as autoridades. Impasse no sector do turismo Com o reconhecimento internacional na conservação da natureza e do património histórico, São Tomé e Príncipe tem todas as potencialidades para uma aposta no turismo que respeite e ajude a conservar o ambiente, mas também seja fonte de rendimento para o país como explicou António Abreu, director da Divisão de Ciências Ecológicas e da Terra na UNESCO. "Outra área também que é demonstrativa é, digamos, o investimento na área do turismo sustentável, em que o modelo que se pratica nas reservas da biosfera é o exemplo e o Príncipe é um exemplo disso. É um modelo de qualidade que oferece uma experiência única e, portanto, oferecendo uma experiência única, baseada nos valores naturais e culturais, o visitante não vai apenas pelo sol e pela praia, mas vai porque vai vivenciar e vai ter a oportunidade de ter uma experiência que é única. E isso em termos de competitividade no mercado do turismo, naquilo que é o mercado global, dá uma vantagem comparativa a estes sítios", explicou António Abreu. No entanto, para ter um turismo sustentável e de qualidade, não aderindo à moda do turismo de massas, são necessários operadores turísticos por um lado capazes de proporcionar estadias e experiências extraordinárias aos turistas e, por outro, que respeitem e preservem a natureza das ilhas. Até agora, o maior operador no país era o grupo HBD, do multimilionário Mark Shuttleworth, sendo também o maior empregador da ilha Príncipe.  Este grupo que gere actualmente a Roça Sundy, a Roça Paciência e os resorts Sundy Praia e Bombom, entre outros investimentos também em São Tomé, instalou-se no país no início dos anos 2010 e desde lá promove também acções a nível social. Entretanto, em Outubro deste ano, após disputas com o governo regional do Príncipe e desacordos com o Governo central, especialmente porque o HBD queria cobrar o acesso dos habitantes locais a praias dos seus resorts, o grupo anunciou que iria abandonar as ilhas. Mark Shuttleworth disse numa carta dirigida ao governo regional do Príncipe que se uma parte das lideranças políticas da ilha pensa que o trabalho do seu grupo é, e passo a citar, “feito de má-fé, com intenções neocoloniais”, o grupo iria retirar-se do país. Em entrevista à RFI, em Julho de 2025, o presidente da região autónoma do Príncipe, Filipe Nascimento, reconheceu o perigo de um possível monopólio e disse, já nessa altura, querer aposta na diversificação de investidores. "Como tudo na vida, temos sempre que lidar com os temas, com todos os cuidados, as cautelas, mas considerar que devemos trabalhar com confiança. E é isso que trabalhamos diariamente para estabelecer a confiança em toda a sociedade ou em todo o mercado, que é na relação, os poderes democráticos e os investimentos, nomeadamente dos empresários estrangeiros, mas também com uma componente muito importante que é a população. Criar as condições políticas para o ambiente de negócio, isto é, o sucesso dos investimentos e, ao mesmo tempo, que haja este benefício para todas as partes, sobretudo para a população, para as metas que as autoridades pretendem almejar. Em que é importante as receitas, a população, o emprego, mas também criar um quadro jurídico legal que regule de forma harmoniosa e equilibrada todas estas relações, que dê, por um lado, garantia de proteção dos investimentos, mas, por outro lado, respeito para não só as regras do mercado funcionarem, como também o respeito da cultura, o ambiente, as pessoas de um modo geral existe, embora no dia a dia aspectos que vão surgindo que é preciso gerir na base de um diálogo que temos feito com muita responsabilidade e continuaremos a fazer. Os riscos há em qualquer mercado, mas sim, no caso do Príncipe, uma economia pequena numa ilha. Há, portanto, necessidade de continuarmos a trabalhar para a diversificação dos subsectores da economia, mas também dos intervenientes. Isto é, mais empresários, mais investidores", disse Filipe Nascimento. Após um mês de impasse e negociações, o desfecho deste imbróglio ainda não é conhecido, com as autoridades a assegurar que querem que o grupo permaneça e manifestações da sociedade civil a favor do HBD. A imigração são-tomense face às novas regras sem Portugal Este é um grupo que se tornou essencial nas ilhas, já que emprega quase mil pessoas, num território onde é difícil encontrar trabalho qualificado, o que nos últimos anos tem levado muitos jovens e menos jovens a procurar emprego fora do país, especialmente desde 2023, altura em que a CPLP abriu portas à mobilidade dos seus cidadãos. Assim, São Tomé terá perdido nos últimos três anos cerca de 10% da sua população, com grande incidência na faixa etária dos 18 aos 35 anos. Mais de metade escolhe Portugal para viver e partem à procura de melhores condições económicas. Este é um movimento que a historiadora e professora universitária Nazaré Ceita identificou nas salas de aula do ensino superior no país e que tem já fortes impactos no dia a dia de quem vive nas ilhas. Esta académica espera que também venha a haver impactos positivos. "Hoje, quando eu procuro um canalizador que não encontro, eu procuro um eletricista que não encontro. E muitos deles são levados por empresas portuguesas organizadas. Quer dizer que há qualquer coisa que está a escapar. Então eu vejo isto com preocupação, mas a minha preocupação ao mesmo tempo é levada para o outro lado, porque há muitos países em que são as remessas dos emigrantes é que desenvolvem o país. Pode ser que as pessoas que estejam fora estejam a criar condições para ajudarem a desenvolver São Tomé e Príncipe. Uns podem continuar lá, mas pode ser que outros regressem. Só me preocupa o facto de muitos deles, caso dos alunos daqui da faculdade, que às vezes não terminam a sua monografia e vão para lá fazer trabalhos completamente humildes. Quando eu acho que houve um investimento bastante grande e nós estamos com salas vazias, às vezes de alunos que dizem eu vou me embora. Quer dizer que há qualquer coisa que se está a passar", declarou a docente universitária. O primeiro-ministro de São Tomé e Príncipe, Américo Ramos, deplorou em Agosto a saída dos jovens o estrangeiro e disse querer implementar uma “emigração consciente”, que permita aos são-tomenses terem boas condições de vida nos países de destino. A gestão dos fluxos migratórios é uma das prioridades do seu Governo, segundo afirmou em Agosto. "Enquanto não atingimos o nível de desenvolvimento desejado, devemos saber gerir os fenómenos migratórios com responsabilidade. A migração está, por isso, na agenda política deste Governo, através do programa de envolvimento da diáspora no desenvolvimento nacional. Foram já definidas políticas públicas com acções concretas, algumas das quais já em curso desde o início do ano de 2025. Entre estas acções destacam-se a criação do Gabinete das Comunidades, com o objectivo de acompanhar e implementar políticas públicas direccionadas à nossa diáspora. O reforço da protecção consular através da CPLP, sobretudo em países sem representação diplomática directa. A ampliação da rede diplomática. A facilitação do acesso a documentos oficiais essenciais para legalização e integração. A criação de incentivos fiscais e aduaneiros, nomeadamente através de regime simplificado de pequenas remessas e do Regime Especial para bens Essenciais", detalhou o líder do Governo. Desde lá, as regras da imigração para Portugal mudaram, com os portugueses a endurecerem os critérios para quem se pode instalar no seu território. Tendo em conta este acordo, os fluxos migratórios dos países lusófonos não foram completamente travados, mas quem se quiser estabelecer em Portugal vindo de um país da CPLP terá agora de passar pelo crivo da unidade de coordenação de fronteiras do sistema de segurança interno, isto é, da verificação dos sistemas de segurança. É este órgão que atribui depois um parecer para obter o visto de residência, deixando assim de ser possível pedir em Portugal autorizações de residência CPLP apenas com vistos de turismo ou com isenção de visto. Assim, com a nova lei de estrangeiros quem queira imigrar para Portugal terá primeiro de obter um visto consular e depois pedir uma autorização de residência. Nas ilhas, pouco a pouco, verifica-se também o fenómeno inverso, com alguns jovens, desiludidos com o projecto de se mudarem para a Europa, regressam e reinstalam-se nas suas comunidades, como relatou Filipe Nascimento, presidente da região autónoma do Príncipe, tendo ele próprio vivido e estudado em Portugal antes de ter regressado às suas origens, assumindo o comando do governo regional a partir de 2020.  “Estamos a perder os nossos jovens e isso preocupa sempre, tratando-se particularmente de quadros e talentos. Temos pessoas a sair, seja professores, enfermeiros, pessoas empregadas no sector do turismo que está em crescimento e sentimos dos empregadores esse desafio de continuidade, de formação, capacitação, de novos quadros. Mas, como tudo na vida, devemos olhar por um lado, com preocupação, mas não com drama. Temos que continuar a fazer o nosso trabalho e interessa ver que mesmo se olharmos para os dois últimos anos em que saiu um maior número de jovens como nunca saiu, fruto desta evolução da legislação de migração de Portugal enquanto parte do Tratado da CPLP para a mobilidade das pessoas, mas respeitar porque subscrevemos esse tratado. Mas, por outro lado, dizer que muitos jovens que saíram reconheceram que afinal não é tão mau estar no Príncipe. Eu sei de quatro jovens que já estavam lá há alguns meses e já regressaram e mais que lá estão, estão a preparar o seu regresso. E sei de muitos que também vão em jeito de férias para explorar, chegam lá e respeitam o tempo de férias de um mês ou 15 dias e regressam ao perceberem que é um bom país. O Príncipe oferece tudo para se ser feliz, constituir família, realizar sonhos cá com o que temos. Então isto também nos orgulha, mas é um desafio para nós. Criar um ambiente melhor, dar mais terrenos aos jovens para a construção de casa, oferecer e já temos feito também uma trajetória interessante. Fizemos parceria com universidades e temos centenas de pessoas hoje a frequentar o ensino superior à distância. Continuamos a trabalhar para baixar o custo de vida, continuarmos a oferecer uma saúde de mais qualidade” O roubo do processo do 25 de Novembro Se a imigração tem contribuído para desgastar o capital social do país, o caso do 25 de Novembro de 2022 tem assombrado a política são-tomense. Este ataque ao quartel fez quatro mortos e foi qualificado pelas autoridades nessa altura como uma tentativa de golpe de Estado, com a Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Central (CEEAC) a ter dito em 2025 que “não existem provas sérias e convincentes” de que o grupo quisesse tomar o poder. Foi o próprio Presidente, Carlos Vilas Novas, a pedir no dia 12 de Julho deste ano que a situação real daquele dia fosse esclarecida o mais rapidamente possível. "Aproveito a ocasião para exortar as autoridades competentes e de uma vez por todas, a darem o respetivo seguimento à conclusão do processo da morte de quatro cidadãos, na sequência da invasão do quartel das Forças Armadas, em 25 de Novembro de 2022. As autoridades devem o desfecho deste caso as vítimas aos seus familiares e à sociedade. A vida é o bem jurídico supremo e é a todos os títulos inadmissível que os que contra ela atentam fora das causas de justificação previstas na lei, saiam impunes. É necessário que a verdade seja conhecida e a justiça seja feita em conformidade com as leis em vigor na nossa República", declarou o chefe de Estado. No entanto, o processo do julgamento da alegada tentativa de golpe de Estado de 25 de Novembro de 2022 que resultou na morte de quatro homens no quartel militar de São Tomé, desapareceu das instalações do Estado-Maior das Forças Armadas no final de Outubro.  Mais de vinte militares, nomeadamente altas patentes, foram acusados pelo Ministério Público de estarem envolvidos na morte e tortura dos quatro homens, mas até ao momento não foram julgados porque o Tribunal Civil se declarou incompetente e remeteu o processo para o Tribunal Militar que, por sua vez, refere não dispor de meios para este julgamento. No terceiro aniversário deste acontecimento, a ministra da Justiça são-tomense, Vera Cravid, considerou que este acontecimento permanece "na memória colectiva como um dos momentos mais sombrios da história recente” do país. Já para Filinto Costa Alegre, membro da Associação Cívica e que lutou pela independência do país, o esclarecimento do que se passou naquele dia é essencial para que os jovens voltem a acreditar no país e para construir um futuro colectivo. “Há que fazer um trabalho que leve as pessoas a paulatinamente irem Acreditando que há vida para além da emigração. Há vida para além da emigração? Há futuro para além da emigração? Então, mas é preciso demonstrar isso? Isso não é com discursos, é na prática. E então, do meu ponto de vista, há matérias que podem servir como rampa de lançamento para essa nova fase para os próximos 50 anos. Mobilizar as pessoas, as pessoas de boa vontade, as pessoas que ainda acreditam que querem regenerar.  Então vamos construir grupos de trabalho para diversos assuntos. Mas os mais prioritários são o combate ao 25 de novembro. Esta, esta política, essa estratégia de intentonas, inventonas para para resolver problemas. Por isso tem que acabar” Se, como o Presidente Carlos Vila Nova expressou no seu discurso dos 50 anos de independência do país, o país não está onde gostaria de estar, há também motivos de regozijo e de esperança de um futuro melhor para São Tomé e Príncipe. "Mas se nem tudo são rosas, nem tudo são espinhos, não podemos ignorar as conquistas alcançadas ao longo destes 50 anos, apesar das dificuldades económicas. Os sucessivos governos de São Tomé e Príncipe fizeram importantes avanços no campo da educação, da saúde e dos direitos humanos. A escolarização foi uma prioridade nas primeiras décadas da independência. O governo procurou formar uma nova geração de líderes e técnicos que pudessem colaborar na edificação de uma sociedade mais justa e igualitária. A inclusão social também foi um ponto chave das políticas públicas, com ênfase na redução das desigualdades, na garantia do acesso à saúde e à educação para todos os cidadãos, especialmente em áreas rurais e isoladas. As políticas de educação foram conduzidas no sentido de promover maior equidade e um maior acesso à formação profissional essencial para o desenvolvimento do país no cenário global. As universidades e centros de formação técnica. Entretanto, surgidos a desempenhar um papel cada vez mais importante na capacitação da população e no desenvolvimento do capital humano, As dificuldades com que nos temos debatido não podem desbotar ganhos como o aumento da taxa de escolarização e a consequente redução da analfabetização a níveis residuais. A construção de um grande número de jardins de infância, de escolas primárias e secundárias em todos os distritos do país e na região Autónoma não podem desbotar ganhos como a construção de vários liceus que visam juntar se ao antigo e único. A data da independência, integrado na antiga Escola Técnica Silva Cunha, não podem desbotar ganhos como o surgimento de instituições de ensino superior privadas no país e a criação da Universidade de São Tomé e Príncipe e dos seus diversos pólos, traduzida na possibilidade de formar mais homens e mulheres que melhor sirvam o país e o mundo. hoje convertido em aldeia global. As dificuldades com que nos debatemos não podem anular ganhos, como a redução significativa das taxas da mortalidade materna e infantil, o aumento da cobertura vacinal, o aumento da esperança média de vida ou a erradicação do paludismo não podem anular ganhos como o aumento exponencial da construção de novos centros de tratamento de água potável, bem como o aumento da cobertura do fornecimento de água potável e da eletricidade a quase toda a população do país", concluiu o Presidente são-tomense.

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In episode 471 of The Reformed Brotherhood, hosts Jesse Schwamb and Tony Arsenal begin a multi-part series on Jesus's parables of lost things in Luke 15. This first installment focuses on the Parable of the Lost Sheep, exploring how Jesus uses this story to reveal God's disposition toward sinners. The hosts examine the contextual significance of this teaching as Jesus's response to the Pharisees' criticism of his fellowship with tax collectors and sinners. Through careful analysis of the text, they unpack how this parable not only rebukes religious self-righteousness but also reveals the active, seeking love of Christ for His own. The discussion highlights the profound theological truth that God's joy is made complete in the restoration of His lost children. Key Takeaways The Parable of the Lost Sheep demonstrates Christ's heart for sinners, showing that seeking the lost is not exceptional behavior but the expected norm for those who understand God's character. Jesus positions this parable as a direct response to the Pharisees' criticism, turning their accusation ("he eats with sinners") into an affirmation of His mission and identity. The lost sheep represents those who belong to Christ but have gone astray; the shepherd's pursuit illustrates Christ's commitment to recover all whom the Father has given Him. God's rejoicing over one repentant sinner reveals a profound theological truth: divine joy increases in the act of showing mercy and restoring the lost. The shepherd's willingness to leave the 99 to find the one reflects not recklessness but the infinite value God places on each of His children. Regular worship practices, including family worship and congregational singing, reflect the same disposition of praise that heaven displays when sinners return to God. The parable serves not only as a comfort to sinners but as a challenge to believers to adopt God's heart toward the lost rather than the judgmental attitude of the Pharisees. Understanding the Shepherd's Heart The central focus of the Parable of the Lost Sheep is not simply God's willingness to receive sinners, but His active pursuit of them. As Tony Arsenal points out, Jesus presents the shepherd's search not as an extraordinary act of sacrifice, but as the obvious and expected response: "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the one that is lost?" Jesus frames this as the normal behavior that any shepherd would exhibit, making the Pharisees' lack of concern for "lost sheep" appear not just uncompassionate but utterly irrational. This reveals a profound truth about God's character: He is not passively waiting for sinners to find their way back to Him; He is actively seeking them out. As Jesse Schwamb emphasizes, "Christ's love is an active, working love." The shepherd does not merely hope the sheep will return; he goes after it until he finds it. This reflects God's covenant commitment to His people—those whom He has chosen before the foundation of the world. The parable thus powerfully illustrates the doctrines of divine election and effectual calling within a deeply personal and relational framework. The Divine Joy in Restoration Perhaps the most striking element of this parable is the emphasis on the shepherd's joy upon finding his lost sheep. This isn't merely relief at recovering lost property, but profound celebration that calls for community participation: "Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost." Jesse highlights Thomas Goodwin's profound insight that "Christ's own joy, comfort, happiness, and glory are increased and enlarged by his showing grace and mercy." This suggests something remarkable about God's relationship with His people—that in some mysterious way, God's joy is made more complete in the act of showing mercy and restoring sinners. The hosts point out that this doesn't imply any deficiency in God, but rather reveals the relational nature of His love. When Jesus states that "there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance," He's indicating that divine celebration isn't prompted merely by moral perfection but by restoration and reconciliation. This understanding transforms how we approach God when we've strayed. As Jesse notes, "Jesus is never tired, flustered, or frustrated when we come to him for fresh forgiveness or renewed pardon." Our repentance doesn't merely avoid punishment; it actually brings joy to the heart of God. This is a profound comfort for believers struggling with sin and failure, assuring us that our return is met not with divine disappointment but with heavenly celebration. Memorable Quotes "This parable of the lost sheep gives us the beating heart of God, his normative disposition toward his children. It's really an exceptional and special window into God's design, his loving compassion for us, his heart of ministry and seeking for us, for his children who are lost." - Jesse Schwamb "He wants us to draw on his grace and mercy because it is inherently who he is. And he drew near to us in this incarnation so that his joy and ours could rise and fall together, which is insane that God would come and condescend to that degree that in his giving mercy and in ours receiving it, Christ gets more joy and comfort than we do when we come to him for help and mercy." - Jesse Schwamb "Christ's love is an active working love. Just as the shepherd did not sit still, wailing for his lost sheep, so our blessed Lord did not sit still in heaven pitying sinners. He comes to us, he came to us, and he continues to draw to himself those who are sheep, who hear his voice." - Jesse Schwamb Host Information Jesse Schwamb and Tony Arsenal are the hosts of The Reformed Brotherhood, a podcast that explores Reformed theology and its application to the Christian life. With a blend of theological depth and practical insight, they examine Scripture through the lens of historic Reformed doctrine, offering accessible teaching for believers seeking to grow in their understanding of the faith. Resources Mentioned Scripture: Luke 15:1-7, Matthew 18, John 10 Worship Resource: Sing The Worship Initiative (sing.theworshipinitiative.com) Theological Reference: Thomas Goodwin's writings on Christ's joy in redemption Brad Kafer and Michael Lewis, The Theocast Tragedy, episode 75, with guest Jeremy Marshall, November 16, 2025, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-reclamation-podcast/id1747221237?i=1000736883898. Joshua Lewis and Michael Rowntree, The Theocast Split: Examining Christian Unity and Theological Differences, November 11, 2025, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-remnant-radios-podcast/id1392545186?i=1000736293538. Daniel Vincent, Fallout of Theocast, November 15, 2025, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-particular-baptist-podcast/id1512601040?i=1000736872315. Tony Arsenal, "A Refutation of Reformed Fringe," Reformed Arsenal, November 2025, https://reformedarsenal.com/category/a-refutation-of-reformed-fringe/. Tony Arsenal, "The Quest For Illegitimate Religious Gnosis: How 'Fringe' Theology Deforms Christology," Heidelblog, November 24, 2025, https://heidelblog.net/2025/11/the-quest-for-illegitimate-religious-gnosis-how-fringe-theology-deforms-christology/. Full Transcript [00:00:08] Jesse Schwamb: And what's special about the series? Parables that we're about to look at is it gives us the beating heart of God, his normative disposition toward his children, which is not like, we haven't seen some of that already, but this is, I think, really an exceptional and special window into God's design. His loving can compare for us, his heart of ministry and seeking for us for his children who are lost. It's really unequal in all the parables and probably among some of the most famous, Welcome to episode 471 of the Reformed Brotherhood. I'm Jesse. [00:00:56] Tony Arsenal: And I'm Tony. And this is the podcast with ears to hear. Hey brother. [00:01:01] Jesse Schwamb: Hey brother. You know, it seems like sometimes we could just summarize the teaching of Jesus like this. You get a parable and you get a parable, and you get a parable, and we've already, by looking at some of these parables, gotten to see what the kingdom of God means. The kingdom of God is Jesus coming in His power. It's here, but also not yet. The kingdom of God is the judgment of God. The kingdom of God is a blessing of God. The kingdom of God is the treasure of God. And what's special about the series? Parables that we're about to look at is it gives us the beating heart of God, his normative disposition toward his children, which is not like, we haven't seen some of that already, but this is, I think, really an exceptional and special window into God's design. His loving can compare for us, his heart of ministry and seeking for us for his children who are lost. It's really unequal in all the parables and probably among some of the most famous, and I think we'll probably have some maybe like semi hot takes, maybe some like mid hot takes as the young kids say. [00:02:07] Tony Arsenal: Mid hot takes. [00:02:08] Jesse Schwamb: Yeah. [00:02:08] Tony Arsenal: So like [00:02:09] Jesse Schwamb: lukewarm takes, well my thought is like, what is a hot take that's not heretical? Do you know what I mean? So it's gotta be, yeah, [00:02:16] Tony Arsenal: there you go. [00:02:16] Jesse Schwamb: Yeah. That's what I'm saying. It's like, listen, we want to be orthodox in our approach here, but I think we gotta, we gotta chew these up a little bit. Like we gotta digest them, we gotta move them around in our gut and really take everything that we've, we thought we knew about these, we just heard and they've been written on cards or postcards or crocheted into, I guess you're not crocheting bible verses, but like cross stitching Bible verses on pillows and really go deep because I think there's so much here for us, and if this were like for, for everybody that wants to say that, sometimes we take a little bit too long with our series. Again, I do have a question, simple question for all of those people. And that question is how dare you? And the second thing I would say is, you're lucky that you're not listening to a Puritan podcast. Maybe you never would, like at the Puritans in a podcast, the series would never end. They'd start with like a single verse and be like, we're gonna do two episodes on this. And then they'd be getting to the like, you know, 4 71 and they still wouldn't have left like the, the first five words. [00:03:11] Tony Arsenal: It's true, it's true. We move a little bit faster than that. Pace. Not much. Yeah. Way, [00:03:15] Jesse Schwamb: listen, way faster. By like Puritan standards, we are cruising. Like we're, we're just like NASCAR going through these parables. And to that end, I'll try to keep us moving though. I've already delayed us already because we're, we're late for affirmations. [00:03:30] Affirmations and Denials [00:03:30] Jesse Schwamb: Denials. The time is ripe. It is Now. The fields are gleaning with affirmations and denials. So let's, let's bring them in. Tony, are you denying against, are you affirming with something? [00:03:40] Tony Arsenal: It's a little bit of both, I guess. Um, do it. [00:03:44] Controversial Theology Discussion [00:03:44] Tony Arsenal: A little while ago, uh, it was maybe back in September, I did an episode on, uh, some theology that was being propagated by a podcast called Reformed Fringe. Um, it was a solo episode, so if you haven't listened to it, go back and listen to it. The affirmation here comes in, in, uh, the form of a show called, I think it's called The Reclamation Cast. Um, there are a series of podcasts that have addressed some of the same issues. For those who haven't been following it, which I would assume is probably most of you, the issue is kind of blown up online. Um, Theo Cast, which was a pretty big a, a really big podcast in the, uh, sort of reformed ish, particular Baptist world. Um, they actually split because of this. And so John Moffitt was one of the hosts. Justin Perdue was the other. And then John was also on this show called Reform Fringe with Doug Van Dorn. So I'm affirming some of these other podcasts that have covered the same issue, and I would encourage you to seek them out and listen to them. I can can pull some links together for the show notes today. Um, more or less the, the issue that I identified, um, is beyond just sort of what's known as Divine Counsel Theology, which was made, made, really made popular by, um, Michael Heiser. I don't know that he would, we could say that he was necessarily like the. Architect or inventor of that. I'm sure there are people who've had similar thoughts before that, but he's really the main name. Um, he's passed on now, but, um, Doug Van Dorn was a, uh, he's a Baptist pastor outta Col, uh, Colorado, who took his views and actually sort of like cranked him up and particularly. Uh, troubling is the way he handles, um, the angel of the Lord in the Old Testament. Um, I won't go into all of the details, but he wants to argue and he has argued in writing actually, and he, he published the paper first in 2015, and then again in 2024, he published it again, uh, with very minimal changes and nothing substantial. It was really kind of contextual stuff. Um, he actually argues that in the Old Testament, when we see the angel of the Lord, it's not just, not just God appearing as an angel, it's God actually becoming an angel. And in his paper, at least, he argues, um, more or less that this is a sort of hypostatic union. It's not just a temporary taking on of some sort of like outward appearance. Um, it's an actual, uh, uh, assumption of properties into the person of the sun. And the whole reason he makes this argument, which is why it's a little disingenuine, that now he's saying that's not what his argument was. He makes this argument in order to make it so the angel of the Lord can genuinely suffer, experience passions, change his mind, um, enter into covenant, come to know new knowledge, like there's all sorts of things that he wants the angel of the Lord to be able to actually do, not just accommodated, but actually. Experience. Um, and he does that by having the angel of the Lord be an appropriation of angelic properties into the person of the sun, what we would call a hypostatic union. And in his paper, he actually says like, I would want to use all of the same language of, uh, of this union as I do of the incarnation. He intentionally uses the words image and form kind of drawing from Philippians two. So the, the affirmation comes in and there are other podcasts that have identified this. So it's not just me. I would encourage people to go find them. Where the denial comes in is, um, there have been many people, including myself, who have attempted to engage with Doug Van Dorn, like publicly, directly, um, through private messaging. There are many people who've tried to reach out to him, and he has just sort of waved all of them away. Which is one thing, if like you just say like, I don't really care to interact with you. I don't really care to have this discussion. But then he is also presenting the situation as though he, he is totally open to having these conversations and nobody is trying to reach out to him. So I would encourage everyone, you're all reasonable people, search the scriptures, read what he has to say. The paper that he wrote is called Passing the Impassable pa or impassable Impasse, which is hard to say, but it's a very clever title. Um, and it was, it actually was written, I don't know a lot about this controversy and maybe I need to do a little bit more research. It was actually written during a time where, um, the particular Baptist conventions that were out out west where experiencing a lot of internal controversy regarding impassability, and this was his proposal for how, how biblically you can still maintain the divine attributes of changeness and impassability all these things, uh, without compromising the real, the real passable, um, appearance that we see of the, of God in the Bible. So. I don't wanna belabor the point. This is not the point of the show. We, I already did a whole episode on this. I've published, I wrote many blog articles. There's a lot that I've, I've put out on this. Um, so check it out, look at it. Wait for yourself. Um, the only reason I've been, this has come up in our telegram chat. People have encountered this theology. Um, one, one guy was asking about it, 'cause I think like his mom or his aunt or someone close to him had, has been sort of reading Michael Heider's work. Michael Heiser was very instrumental at logos. He was on staff at Logos for quite a while. So a lot of their, um, more speculative theological articles that you might find on their website are written by him. Um, he was a, one of the main people behind the sort of proprietary translation that, um, Laro uses the Lham, um, English Bible. So. It's not a neutral point. Pretty significant theological consequences if, uh, if our reading of what Doug is saying is correct. Um, and there doesn't seem to be any real openness to discussing that. He has to be fair, he has published a series of affirmations and denials, um, affirming his a his orthodoxy saying he affirms the change changeness of the son. He denies that there was a hypothetic union. So that's encouraging. It's great to see that when it comes down to it. He's willing to make affirmations, uh, of orthodox things and to deny unorthodox things, but it doesn't really help the situation when those things and those affirmations, denials are still at very least difficult to reconcile with what he wrote. I think in point of fact, they're actually contradictory to what he wrote. So the, the proper course of action would be for him to say, well, no, that's not what I meant. Or, or, yes, I wrote that, but that's not what I believe. Um, rather than to just try say, trying to say like, well, you all got it wrong. There's a lot of people reading these papers looking at it going, Ooh, it sure seems like the sun took on an angelic nature, even if that was temporary. That's, that's got some pretty weird consequences for your theology. And one of the shows I was listening to made this point that I thought was interesting and a little scary is this is like an utterly new theology. Um, no one that I've talked to who is aware of this, who studied these issues. Is aware of anyone ever saying anywhere that the angel of the Lord in the Old Testament was some sort of like assumption of actual angelic properties into the person of the sun. Almost everywhere that you read. It's either a manifestation view where the sun is kind of appearing as an angel, um, but it's not actually becoming an angel. It's, it's sort of taking on created medium, uh, in order to reveal himself or an instrumental view, which would be something like there's an angel that is used instrumentally by the Lord, and so we can say that it the angel of the Lord is the Lord in an instrumental sense, kind of like saying like if I pick up a hammer. Use that hammer for as long as I'm using that hammer. The hammer is actually sort of an extension of me. I'm moving it, I'm motivating it, I'm controlling it, it's connected to me, and then I put it down when I'm finished. Those are kind of the two main views that people, people would argue in the Old Testament, if they want to even say that the angel of the Lord is a Christoph, it would either be this manifestation view or this instrumental view, this sort of weird novel assumption of properties view. I'm, I've never encountered anything like that and I've studied this, this, this particular issue at some length. So check out the other episodes, I'll pull together some links, uh, of ones that have done it, both that have been, uh, critical of Doug's position. And also there was one, um, on remnant radio, which I never heard of, but, um, that was acknowledging that there are some question marks, but sort of saying like, this really is an overblown controversy. Um, and then I'll link to Doug's podcast too, so you can listen to his own words and, and sort of think through it yourself. [00:11:51] Jesse Schwamb: Some point I have this volition, you know, places, organizations, groups might have like FAQs, frequently asked questions. I have this idea to put together for us, like a frequently discussed topic. This would be one of them. We've talked, or we co we've come back to this idea of like the molecule way, the messenger of the Lord many times. Yeah. In part because I think there's a good and natural curiosity among many when you're reading the scriptures and you see that's the angel of the Lord and you're trying to discern, is it Christoph? And in some cases it seems more clear than others. For instance, the Maia appearing to, you know, Joshua, or, you know, there's, there's all kinds of instances in the scripture that draw us into this sense of like, well, who is it that is being represented here? And the funny thing about this though, and I agree with you, that like makes it. Puts it in like, I would say contradistinction to like just kind of innocently wanting to understand is that there's a lot of theological gymnastics happening here, like a lot and two, it seems to me that he's kind of trying to create a problem to find a solution on this one. Yeah. And so it should give everybody that sense that we always talk about where like the red light goes off, the flags get thrown up, that when you hear that, you're just like, well, something is not right about that. And the thing that's not right about it is one, it doesn't subscribe to, like you're saying, any kind of historical orthodoxy. And two, it's just funky for funky sake. It's, there's really a lot that's happening there to get to some kind of end, and it's better to know what that end is. I'm glad you brought that up. So I think you can, everybody who's listening can weigh, like, if you. Don't wanna weigh into that, or you don't really need to solve the problem that's being created here, then don't bother with it altogether. Yeah. Uh, it's just not worth your time. But people, this is the hide thing. Like when, when we are challenged to be discerning people, when we are challenged to take scriptures at face value, there is always a tendency for us sometimes to go too deep, to get too wild with it, to try to turn around and bend it to, to answer all in every single question. And even the reform tradition doesn't attempt to do that. So here, there is something that's beautiful about these certain mysteries of God and to take him at his face, to trust him in his word, we should seek, seek out many things. Some things are just not worth seeking out. So, you know, the Internet's gonna internet and people are gonna, people and theologians are gonna theologize. And sometimes that's good and sometimes it's not that productive. [00:14:08] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I, I think to be as charitable as I possibly can be, I think, um, Doug is, has identified a legitimate. Question about the Old Testament, right? Right. The, the Bible appears when we read about God in the Old Testament. He appears to do things like change his mind, suffer yes. Grieve experience passions. Right. Um, and, and so that's a real, um, question that needs to be answered as you read the Old Testament. Um, and the two options of course, or the two primary options of course, are either that God actually suffers, he actually experiences those things, in which case he wouldn't be a changeless God. Um, he wouldn't be a perfect God because there's these, these modes of change within God. The other option would be that there's some sort of appearance of suffering or appearance of, of change or passions that is not actual, it's not real in the sense that he's not God's lying. It's not that God's lying to us, of course not. But that these are appearances for our sake. We would say that's, we call that the doctrine of accommodation. Right. Um. What Doug tries to do is actually exactly what the church did in trying to understand how it could be that the second person of the Trinity suffered. Uh, why, why we can genuinely say that God suffered. Um, we can say that and that the answer was the hypothetic union, and this is where it really kind of like jumped into full relief for me is Doug has the same answer for the Old Testament, but instead of an incarnation of humanity, I don't know what you would call it, an, an evangelization or a, something like that, um, he would probably call like a, some somatization. Um, he uses the difference between Soma and sars as though that somehow answers the question. He says it's not a, an incarnation into sarks. It's a, an assumption of properties in da Soma. But in either case, like his answer is the same answer. That the way that the angel of the Lord suffers in the Old Testament is not according to his divine nature. It's according to these angelic properties that are assumed into his person well. Okay, so like you get the same conclusion. There needs to be some explanation now of like, well, why is it a hypostatic union when it's the human nature, but it's not a hypostatic union when it's the angelic nature or angelic properties. Um, and I think the, the real answer is that when Doug wrote those papers, he just didn't realize those implications. Um, Doug is a sharp guy, like, don't get me wrong, he's a smart guy. Um, I think he's got a pretty good grip on Hebrew and, and a lot of this too is, um. Not to make this more of an episode than it is, but, um, this Divine Council worldview at first feels like not that big of a deal when you, when you read about it the first time. Um, or when you read sort of like popular treatments of it. Um, the real problem is that this divine council worldview, um, which I'm not gonna define again, you can look, I'll pull the radio episode or the other podcast episodes, but this divine council worldview becomes like the controlling meta narrative for the entire scripture for these guys. And so if, if the son is to be the sort of lead Elohim on this divine council besides Yahweh himself, then he has to become an angel. He has to become a one of the sons of God in order to do this. Sort of almost ignoring the fact that like he already was the son of God. Like, it, it just becomes, um, this controlling meta-narrative. And if all that this, all that this divine council worldview is saying is like, yes, there's a class of creatures. Um, that are spiritual in nature and the Bible uses the word Elohim to describe them and also uses the word Elohim to describe the one true God who's in an entirely different class. And it just happens to use the same, the same word to describe those two classes. Okay. Like I would find a different way to say that that's maybe not as risky and confusing, but that would be fine. But this goes so much farther than than that. And now it has all these weird implications. He actually did a five, five-part sermon series at his church where his argument is essentially that like this. This overarching narrative of the Sons of God and, and the 70 sons of God. Um, that that's actually the story that explains how salvation functions and what we're being saved to is we're not being swept into the life of the Trinity, which is kind of the classic Christian view, the classic orthodox view that because, because of who the son is by nature, in reference to the father, when we're adopted, we gain that same relationship with the father and the son and the spirit. Um, he's, he's wanting to say, it's actually more like, no, we, we we're sort of brought onto this divine council as, as creator representatives of the cosmos. So it's, it, there's a lot to, it's, um, again, I, I don't want people just to take my word for it. I'm gonna provide as many receipts as I can, um, in the, the, um, show notes. Um, but yeah, it's, it's weird and it, it's unnecessary and [00:18:57] Jesse Schwamb: that's right. [00:18:58] Tony Arsenal: It made a lot of sense to me when Michael Heiser went down these routes, because his whole program was, he had a, a podcast called The Naked Bible, and the whole idea was like he interprets the Bible apart from any prior interpretations, which of course we know is not possible. But that was sort of his plan was he's. It wasn't necessarily anti cre, anti-real or anticon confessional. He just thought you needed to and could come to the Bible without any sort of pre interpretive, uh, positions. Um, so it made a lot of sense to me when he was like, well, yeah, this isn't the way that the historic tradition isn't understood this, but that doesn't matter. But then you have someone like Doug Van Dorn come around who claims to be a 1689 Confessional Baptist. This is like radically foreign to that system of doctrine. So it's just a weird situation. It's kind of an abandonment of the pattern of sound words that handed down to us, the ages. Um, and it does have all these weird implications, and I'm not hearing loud and clear. I am not saying Doug Van Dorn is not a Christian. Um, I do think that the implications of what he's teaching are heretical. Um, but we've made the distinction before that like, just because you teach something heretical doesn't mean you're a heretic. Um, that's a, that's a formal proclamation that the church officially makes not some dude on the internet with a podcast. But the, the implications of his teaching are quite dangerous. So. Check it out. Read it with caution and with discernment, um, and with, you know, a good systematic theology that can help kind of correct you in your hands. And the creeds and the confessions. But dude, check it out. You, you're reasonable people. Look at the scriptures yourself and make your own decisions. I don't expect anybody to ever just take my word for any of this stuff. [00:20:25] Jesse Schwamb: Yeah, that's right. Or like you said, don't bother with. Yeah. Or don't bother. Just read the confessions. Unaware of it. Yeah. That's also, okay. Stick to the, the, hopefully the good local preaching and teaching that you're receiving and just hang out there. Yeah. And that's also okay. The internet is a super strange and weird place. Yeah. And that includes even among well intentions. Theology, sometimes it just gets weird. And this is one of those examples. [00:20:51] Tony Arsenal: It's true, it's true. I often tell people that my, my goal in any sort of public teaching or podcasting or blogging or when I'm preaching, uh, my goal is to be as like vanilla reformed as I possibly can. Like that's what I'm saying. There, there are times where like some of the stuff that I be, like, I, I'm not like straight down the middle on every single thing. There are things that I would, you know, like my view on, um, state relations with church like that, that's not exactly run of the mill vanilla presbyterianism. Um, so there are definitely things where I'm, I'm sort of a little off center on, um, but I try to be like right down the middle of the vanilla, vanilla aisle here with maybe a little bit of chocolate sauce here and there. But it's, it's pretty, uh, my reform theology is pretty boring and I'm fine with that. I love [00:21:35] Jesse Schwamb: it. I love it. It's okay to be boring, isn't it? Like boring? It's is for the most part, right. On the money. Because often when we do take our views and we polarize them to some degree, we know that there's a greater probability propensity for the errors to lie there if you're always hanging out there. Yeah. But especially in this, again, you've said all the right things it, it's just one of those things. But it's a good mark for all of us to understand that when we move so far away from orthodoxy that we're just kind of out on the pier by ourselves and you're looking around, you ought to ask what happened that you're out there so far. [00:22:05] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. Well, Jesse, save us from this train of thought. What are you affirming or denying today? [00:22:10] Jesse Schwamb: I hope I have something that's exactly the opposite. As you know, Tony, not all affirmations especially are created equal because sometimes we throw one out there and it's, it's good. We think it's great. Maybe not for everybody. It doesn't resonate. It doesn't hit. This is not one of those, this is for everybody. [00:22:24] The Importance of Daily Worship [00:22:24] Jesse Schwamb: I'm coming in with a hot, strong affirmation, and that is one of the things you and I have promulgated for so long is the beauty, the necessity, the responsibility, and the joy of regular daily worship, and that can look. Lots of ways, but I think you and I have tried in our own lives and we've spoken a lot about the high conviction that we have that that kinda worship should be participatory and it can involve reading the scriptures, praying, singing this spills over into convictions about family worship, leading our families, and that kinda experience, even if it's just a little bit every day and even if it's, we give it our best efforts, this is not like a kind of legalistic approach. And so I just came across something that I think I've been testing for a while that I think is faab fabulous for everybody, could be helpful to you in daily worship. And I'm just gonna give you the website first and explain what it is. Secondly, so the website is sing the worship initiative.com. That's sing dot the worship initiative.com. You can find it if it's easier. Just search the Worship initiative. What this is, is it is. Once you sign up for this, you'll actually get a text. It's a daily text, and that text will be a link in a browser every day. So it's not a podcast, but it comes through a browser every day. It is a time of, I would say, I'll use the word colloquially, it's a time of devotional with singing led by Shane and Shane and some of their other musicians and their friends. And this is glorious. It's no more than 15 minutes, and it's purposely orchestrated to lead you or whoever's listening with you in singing, including in the app or rather in the browser. They will give you the words for the songs that they're gonna sing that day. And one, Shannon and Shane are fantastic musicians. You wanna listen to this with a good speaker or set of, uh, earbuds because, uh, the music is great and it's very stripped down. It's just, it's just piano and a little bit guitar generally. Uh, but the speaking of the theological pieces of what's in these songs is fantastic. And this just past week, they've done songs like Crown Hit with Many Crowns. Um, in Christ Alone, he will hold me fast, he will hold me fast, is an incredible piece of music and a piece of worship. So I'm just enjoying, they are using rich deeply theological songs to speak rich, deep theological truths, and then to invite you into a time of singing, like along with them. It's as if like they were just in your living room or in their kitchen and said, Hey, you got 15 minutes, especially start the day. Why don't we gather around this table and why don't we worship together? So I haven't found something quite like this where it's like an invitation to participate, both by being active listeners into what they're saying, but by also singing together. So I. Can only come at this with a really hot affirmation because I'm being blessed by it. And this rhythm of somebody like leading you daily into song, I'm finding to be so incredibly valuable. Of course, like we can find song in lots of places. We may lead ourselves, we may rely on the radio or a playlist to do that, but this kind of unique blend of a time that's being set apart, that's organized around a theme and then brings music into that as a form of meditation and worship is pretty singular. So check out, sing the worship edition of.com and especially if you're a fan of Shane and Shane, you're gonna slide right into this and feel very blessed because they're talented musicians and what they're bringing, I think is a, is a rich theological practice of actual worship, not just devotionals of some kind, but like actual participatory worship of, of in spirit and truth. [00:25:53] Tony Arsenal: Yeah, I just signed up for this while you're talking. It took about a minute. It's super easy. So, um, and I'm sure that they have a way to opt out. If you start it and you hate it and you want to just stop getting text messages, I'm sure you can just respond, stop. Um, so there's really nothing to lose. There's no gimmick. They don't ask for a credit card, anything like that. Um, and I, I'm with you, like I love me some Shane and Shane music, and I do like some Shane and Shane music, um, that, that like takes me way back. Those, there are a lot of singers who've been at this for a long time. Yes, Shane and Shane was like. A really like popular band when I was in like, like upper high school. Oh yeah. So like, we're talking about a multi-decade career, long career doing mostly worship music, like they're performers, but they have entire, they have entire, many entire, um, albums that are psalms, um, entire albums that are worship choruses or what you might think of as chorus singing. Um, so yeah, I think this is great. And I'm always looking for new ways to integrate worship into my life. So this could be something as simple as like, maybe you're not gonna be able to sing out loud, but you could listen to this on the bus on the way home. Or you could put in your air, your ear pods, uh, when you're, you know, doing the dishes and instead of just listening to another podcast. I recognize the irony of saying that on a podcast that you may be listening to while you're doing the dishes, but instead of just listening to another podcast, you spend a little bit of time thinking about meditating on God's word. So that's great. I think that's an awesome, awesome information. A little [00:27:20] Jesse Schwamb: bit like very casual liturgy, but you're right, they've been around for a while and this, the content that they're producing here strikes me as like very mature. Yeah, both like in, of course, like the music they're doing and how they're singing, they're singing parts, but also just what they're speaking into. It's not just like kind of a, let's let tell you how this song impacted my life. They're, they're pulling from the scriptures and they're praying through. They're giving you a moment to stop and pause and pray yourself. There's a lot that's, that's built in there. And can I give like one other challenge? [00:27:47] Encouragement for Family Worship [00:27:47] Jesse Schwamb: This, this came to me as well this week and I know we've had some conversation in the telegram chat about like family worship, leading our families in worship about somehow how do we model that? How do we bring that together? And music often being a part of that. And I think that it's especially important for families to hear their. Their fathers and their husbands sing, no matter what your voice sounds like. Can I give a, a challenge? I think might sound crazy. This might be a hot, hot take. And so you can bring me back down instead of a mid hot take. If it, yeah, if it's a little bit too hot. But I was reading an article, and this is really from that article, and it, it did challenge me. And the article basically challenged this and said, listen, most people are actually far more musical than they understand themselves to be. And that might just not be in the instrumentation of the voice, but in other ways. And so the challenge was if you're a, a husband, a father, maybe you have some proclivity of music, maybe you have none. The challenge was basically, why don't you consider. Learning a musical instrument to lead your family in worship. And, and the challenge was basically like, pick up a guitar and, uh, see if you can eke out a couple of chords. Work through that just for the sole purpose of if nothing else, but saying like, I want to participate in something differently in my home. And maybe that's getting a keyboard and just, just trying it there. If I can play the guitar, anybody truly I think can play the guitar. It's, it's not really that difficult. I just found this captivating that this guy laid down the gauntlet and said, maybe you ought to consider doing that if only to be a model of worship in your own home throughout, throughout the week. And I just thought, you know what? That's something we're thinking about. I think all of us have something there. And that might be for some, like, maybe it means strengthening your personal prayer closet. So like your example in time of, of corporate worship of your family is stronger. Maybe it means your study of the scriptures, not just of course for like pure devotional life, but to instruct or to practice that scripture for your family. So I, I take this point of, it's not just about the music, but it could be if you're, if you're looking and saying like, man, I wish that we had some music. Um, you, you possibly could be the music. And it's just something to think about. [00:29:47] Tony Arsenal: Yeah, I'll say this. Uh, it's not that hard to play guitar, but Jesse is actually quite a talented guitar player, so even though he's right, it's not that difficult. Uh, Jesse is, uh, is much better than he's letting on. But yeah, I mean, most modern worship songs, um, you can get by, you might have to like find a version online of it in this key, and you might not be able to sing it in this key, but like GC, D and E Minor. Yeah, that's right. We'll get you, we will get you basically every major worship song that you're used to singing. And those are all very easy chords to play. Yes. Um, there are difficult chords and some, some worship songs are more difficult or the, the tone is more difficult. Um, but even, even something like that, or get a keyboard and just do, you know, you can just pluck out notes, right? You can write on the notes what the, what the name of the notes are and just pluck out notes so people can sing with it. Um, there are lots of ways you can do, get a kazoo. You could lead music, you could lead your, that's your family in worship with a kazoo, um, or get the Trinity Salter hymnal app. Like, it's, yes, there are many ways that you could incorporate music in your family devotions and your personal devotions that, um, are not that challenging and, uh, really do add a lot. Now, I know there are some, there are probably a few people in our, our listening audience that are acapella only people. And I respect that perspective and, and I understand where it comes from. But, um, even then, like this might also be a little bit of a hot take. I'm not an excellent singer. I'm not a terrible singer, but, um, I could be a better singer if I practiced a little bit. And with the, with the ease of finding things like YouTube vocal coaches and right, just like vocal lessons and techniques and practice. Cool. Like, you could very easily improve your ability to sing and your confidence to sing, right? And that's only gonna help you to lead your family. I'll even throw this in there. Um. I'm in a congregation with lots and lots and lots of young families. There are five pregnant couples in our church right now. Wow. And our church, our church is probably only about 70 people on an average Sunday. So five pregnant, uh, couples is a pretty high percentage. Um, what I will tell you is that when the congregation is singing, we have lots of men who sing and they sing loud. But when the children are looking around at who is singing, they're not looking at the women, they're looking at the men. Right. Um, and you know, we're not, we are not like a hyper-masculinity podcast. We're not, you know, this isn't Michael Foster's show, this isn't the Art of Manhood. Um, but we've been pretty consistent. Like, men lead the way. That's the way the Bible has, that's way God's created it. And that's the way the Bible teaches it. And if you're in the church. You are commanded to sing. It's not an option. [00:32:28] The Importance of Singing in Church [00:32:28] Tony Arsenal: But what I will tell you is that, um, singing loud and singing confidently and singing clearly and helping the congregation to sing by being able to project your voice and sing competently, uh, it does a lot for your church. Yes. So it's never gonna be the wrong decision to improve your ability to sing and your confidence to sing. So I think that's great. I think the whole thing is great. You can learn to sing by listening to Shane and Shane and singing with them, and you can Yes. Invest a little bit of time and maybe a little bit of money in, in like an online vocal. I mean, you can get something like Musician or something like that that has guitar, but also you can do vocal training through that. There's lots of resources out there to do that. So yes, I guess that's the challenge this week. Like, let's all get out there and improve our singing voices a little bit and, and see if we can, can do this together. [00:33:14] Jesse Schwamb: I love it. I, I don't wanna belabor the points. [00:33:16] Encouragement to Learn Musical Instruments [00:33:16] Jesse Schwamb: I only bring it up because there might be somebody out there that's thinking, you know, I'd like to do more of that. And I say to you, well, why not you? It's okay. Like you could just go and explore and try get or borrow a relatively inexpensive guitar. And like you said, you don't need to learn to read music to do that. You're just kind of learning some shapes and they correspond to certain letters in the alphabet. And in no time at all, you could be the person that's strumming out, eking out some chords and you're doing that at home. And that might be a great blessing. It might change your life. It might change the trajectory of how you serve in the church. And you might find that God has equipped you to do those things. Yeah. And wouldn't it be lovely just to try some of those things out? So whatever, whatever they are, it's certainly worth trying and, and music is a big part of, I know like your life. Mine and it is someday. Tony, we have to do the sing episode. I don't know that we've actually done that one, right? We just talk about what it like, is it a command that we sing and why I think we've [00:34:08] Tony Arsenal: done that. I think we did have, we, it's early on in the episode on our views. Might have changed a little bit. So we maybe should um, we should loop back to, I'm sure we talked about 'em when we were going through Colossians as well. [00:34:17] Jesse Schwamb: Yeah, I think we did. I just dunno if we did, like, we're, we're just gonna set a whole hour aside and for us, that's definitely not an hour, but, and just talk about this in particular and like what, why do we sing and what, why does guy command this? And then why our voice is different and why do some people feel this, you know, sense of like why don't have a good voice and you know, we, you always hear people say like, well make a joyful noise. And I think sometimes that falls flax. You're kinda like, yeah, but you don't know the noise I'm making you. That's kind of the response you hear. So some someday we'll come back to it, but I'm gonna make a prophetic announcement that there is no way we're going get through this one parable. No already. So. [00:34:55] Introduction to the Parable of the Lost Sheep [00:34:55] Jesse Schwamb: Everybody strap in because we'll do probably a part one. And if you're curious about where we're going, we're moving just away from Matthew for now, we're gonna be hanging out in Luke 15. We've got a trio of parables about lost things. And again, I think this is gonna be very common to many people. So I encourage you as best you can, as we read these to always start our conversation, try to strip away what you've heard before and let's just listen to the scripture. [00:35:20] Reading and Analyzing the Parable [00:35:20] Jesse Schwamb: So we're gonna start in Luke chapter 15 in verse one. I'm not even gonna give you the name of the parable because you will quickly discern which one it is. So this is the Luke chapter 15, beginning of verse one. Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Jesus to listen to him, and both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling saying, this man receives sinners and eats with them. So he told them this parable saying. What man among you, if he has 100 sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it. And when he is found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors saying to them, rejoice with me for I found my lost sheep. I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repentance than over 99 righteous persons who need no repentance. [00:36:19] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. And yeah, this, this will definitely be a multi-part episode. And, and part of that is we just spent a half an hour talking about affirmations and denials. I think we probably should have a podcast called Belaboring The Point, which is just us talking about other random stuff. Fair. [00:36:33] Comparing the Parable in Luke and Matthew [00:36:33] Tony Arsenal: But, um, the other part is that this parable is, um, slightly different in Luke as it is in Matthew. [00:36:41] Jesse Schwamb: Yes. [00:36:41] Tony Arsenal: Um, and also it's positioning in the narrative and what comes immediately following it is different. And I think that's worth unpacking a little bit as we talk about it this week, next week and, and probably maybe even into a third week. Um, but the, the parable here on, on one level, like most parables is super, super straightforward, right? Like right. This is God's di, this is God's demeanor, and his disposition is that he seeks that which is lost, um, which is good news for us because all of us are lost. There's only lost people until God finds them. Right. Um, and find again, of course, is an accommodated way of saying it's not like God has to go out searching for us. He knows where we are and he knows how to find us. Um. But this is also a different format for a parable, right? He's, he's not saying the kingdom of heaven is like this. The parable is what man of you having a hundred sheep? Like the parable is a question Yes. Posed to the audience, and it, it is in the context here, and this is where, this is where looking at the parallels between different, different gospels and how it's presented and even the different variations here shows you, on one level it shows you that Jesus taught these parables in multiple different contexts and different occasions. Right? In this occasion, it's he's sitting down, he's with the tax collectors and the sinners. They're grumbling. They're saying, this man eats with sinners. And receives them in, um, in Matthew, it's slightly different, right? He's in a different context and sit in a different teaching context. So the way that we understand that is that Christ taught these parables multiple places. And so we should pay attention to the variation, not just because there's variation for variation's sake, but the way that they're positioned tells us something. So when he's telling the account in Luke, it's told as a corrective to the tax collectors and the um. Right on the Pharisees, um, who are, sorry. It's a, it's a corrective to the Pharisees and the scribes who are grumbling about the tax collectors and the sinners drawing near to Christ. And so he speaks to the Pharisees and to the scribes and is like, well, which one of you wouldn't go seek out their lost sheep? Like, it's this question that just lays bare. They're really sinful. Ridiculous Jonah. I just invented that. Like Jonah I perspective that like, oh, exactly how dare God go after how dare Christ eat with sinners and tax collectors? And he says, well, if you love something. If you love your sheep, you're going to go after your sheep. [00:39:03] The Deeper Meaning of the Parable [00:39:03] Tony Arsenal: You're not going to just abandon, uh, this sheep to its own devices, even though there is, and again, this is a, a comedy way of talking about like, even though there's some risk associated with going after the one sheep, because you do have to leave the 99, he still is saying like, this is the character. This is my character speaking as grace. This is my character. This is the character of my father. And there's this implication of like, and it's obviously not the character of you. So I think this is a, this is a really great parable to sort of highlight that feature of parables when they're repeated across different, um, gospels. We have to pay attention, not just to the words of the parables themselves, but what the teaching is in response to what the teaching like proceeds. We'll see when we look at Matthew, there's a very, there's a, a different. Flavor to the parable because of what he's going to be leading into in the teaching. So I love this stuff. This has been such a great series to sort of like work through this because you, you really start to get these fine details. [00:39:59] Jesse Schwamb: Yeah. This parable of the lost sheep is I think on the face straightforward, like you said. But it is actually complex. It's complex in the argumentation and the posturing Jesus takes here, like you said, he's binding the pharisee. This is condemning question of like which one of you, like you said. So there's that, which is slightly different element than we've seen or covered so far. There's also the context, like you said, in which it happens and I think we need to think specifically about. Who is this lost? Who are the 99? Who are the ones that Jesus is really trying to draw in with conviction, but also, again, what is he saying about himself? And it's way more, of course, like we're gonna say, well, this is again, that default, that heart posture. Even those things are more cliche than we mean them to be. Yeah. And we need to spend some time, I think, on all of these elements. And it starts with, at least in Luke, we get this really lovely context about when the teaching unfolds. And even that is worth just setting down some roots for for just a second. Because what I find interesting here is I think there's a principle at play that we see where. Everything that everything gives. Jesus glory, all the things give him glory, even when his enemies come before him and seek to label him. It's not as if Jesus appropriates that label, repurposes, it turns it for good. The very label, the things that they try to do to discredit him, to essentially disparage him, are the very things that make him who he is and show his loving and kindness to his people. And I think we'll come back to this like this, this sheep this, these are his children. So these words that it starts with, that were evidently spoken with surprise and scorn, certainly not with pleasure and admiration. These ignorant guides of the Jews could not understand a religious preacher having anything to do with what they perceive to be wicked people. Yeah. And yet their words worked for good. I mean, this is exactly like the theology of the cross. The very saying, which was meant for reproach, was adopted by Jesus as a true description of his ministry. It is true. He's the one who comes and sits and subs and communes and touches the sinners, the ugly, the unclean, the pariahs. It led to his speaking three of these particular parables in Luke in rapid succession. For him to emphasize that he's taken all of what was literally true that the scribes of Pharisees said, and to emphasize that he is indeed the one who received sinners. It's not like he's just like saying, well, lemme put that on and wear that as a badge. He's saying. You do not understand God if you think that God does not receive sinners, to pardon them, to sanctify them, to make them fit for heaven. It's his special office to do so. And this, I think therein lies this really dip deep and rich beauty of the gospel, that that's the end that he truly came into the world. [00:42:47] Christ's Joy in Finding the Lost [00:42:47] Jesse Schwamb: He came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. He came to the world to safe sinners, what he was upon Earth. He's now at the right hand of God and will be for all eternity. And he's emphatically the sinner's friend. And without this reproach from the Pharisees, like we don't get this particular teaching and what they intended again, to be used to really discredit God, to say, look, how can this be the son of God? What we get then for all of eternity is some understanding of Christ. And even here now with his word, we have this sense like, listen, do we feel bad? Do we feel wicked and guilty and deserving of God's wrath? Is there some remembrance of our past lives, the bitterness of sin to us? Is there some kind of recollection of our conduct for which we're ashamed? Then we are the very people who ought to apply to Christ. And Christ demonstrates that here, that his love is an act of love. Just as we are pleading nothing good of our own and making no useless delay, we come because of this teaching to Christ and will receive graciously his part in freely. He gives us eternal life. He's the one who sinners. I'm so thankful for this parable because it sets up very clearly who Jesus is, and this is where we can say he is for us. So let us not be lost for lack of applying to him that we may be saved. This text gives us the direct inroad to apply for that kind of healing and favor of God. [00:44:08] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. And, and I love, um, there is such a, um, subtle sort of SmackDown that Jesus does. Like, yeah. I, I think, um, just speaking on a purely human level for a second, like Jesus is such a master re tion. Like he is so handy and capable to just dismantle and smack down people who, and I obviously, I don't mean that in like a sinful way. Like he just puts down the argument. He just gets it done with, and even the way this is phrased, right, they come, they're grumbling, this man receives sinners and meets with them. So he told them this par ball, what, what man of you having a hundred sheep, if he lost one of them, doesn't leave the 99 in the open country and go after the one that is lost, right? So he's saying like, he jumps in right away, like. This is just the obvious answer. This is just the obvious state, like who would not go after their sheep. I think we hear this, and again, I'm not an expert on like first century sheep herding practices, right? But like we think of it, I look at it, I'm like, actually, like that seems like a really bad investment. Like it would be really bad idea to go after the one sheep and leave your 99 in the open country. That seems like a silly answer. That's my error. That's me being wrong because he's saying that as the obvious answer. Right? I think we sometimes, um, I've heard, I've heard sermons that preach this, that make it almost like this is a super reckless. You know, abandonment. Like he's so enamored with us that he leaves the 99 and he goes after the one, and he's taking such a huge risk. But the way that this is presented, this is the obvious thing that anyone in their right mind would do if they lost a sheet. Right? For sure. Right? It's not an unusual response. Yes. There's an element of risk to that, and I think that's, that's part of the parable, right? There's a, there's a riskiness that he's adding to it because, um. Again, we wanna be careful how we say this. Um, God's love is not reckless in the sense that we would normally think about reckless, but it's reckless in the sense that it, it es assumes sort of ordinary conventions of safety. Right? Right. That's not really what's at play here. Like the, the fact is Christ presents the scenario where you, you go after one lost sheep and leave your 99 in the open country or in Matthew, it's on the mountains. Like that's the normal expected course here, such that if you are the person who won't do that, then you are the one that's out of the ordinary. But then he goes on to say, and this is where, where I think he's just such a master, he's such a master at setting a logical trap. Here he says, um. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors saying to them, rejoice with me for I have found my sheep that was lost. And again, this is the expected answer. This is not some unusual situation where like people are like, oh man, he like, he had a party 'cause he found a sheep. That's strange. This is what, what would be expected, right? This would be the normal response. But then he says, just so I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous persons who need no repentance. He is able, in the course of like. 30 words, like this is a short, short response. He's able to show them that their response to, to sinners is totally out of the ordinary. Like it's a, it's sort of an insane response. Um, he positions going after the one sheep and leaving the 99 as the sane response and leaving the, you know, leaving the one to be lost, leaving the sinners and tax collectors to be lost. That's the insane response. Right. That's the one that like, nobody would do that though. Why would anybody do that? But then he goes to show like, but that's exactly what you're doing. [00:47:55] Jesse Schwamb: Yeah. Right. And he [00:47:56] Tony Arsenal: says, what you should be doing is rejoicing with me for, I found my lost, she. Right. He shifts. He shifts. He's now the man in the parable saying, um, not just, uh, not just rejoice or not just I'm rejoicing, but he's summoning them to rejoice with him over the salvation of these lost sinners. And that is the normal expected response. And then he, he shows like there will be this rejoicing in heaven when a sinner repents more so than if there was a, but, and we should address this too. He's not saying that there is a such thing as a righteous person who needs no repentance. Right? He's saying like, even if there were 99 righteous people who need to know repentance, even if that was somehow the case, there would be more joy. There is more joy, there will be more joy over the sinner who repents than over a hun 99 people who didn't need to be saved. Right? He makes the sin, the, the, um, Pharisees and the scribes look like total chumps and totally like. Totally self-absorbed and turned inwards on themselves in this tiny little master stroke that you wouldn't even, you wouldn't even think that that was part of the point. If it wasn't for the fact that it was positioned right after verse 15, one and two. You just wouldn't get that from this parable. That there is this sort of like rhetorical SmackDown going on that I think is, is important for us to, to latch onto a little bit here. [00:49:18] Jesse Schwamb: Uh, why is our podcast not three hours? Because there's so much I want to say, so. I'm totally with you. I like what you brought up about this recklessness of God, and I'm with you. We shouldn't define that in the same way. Maybe we can modify it. I might say like His love is recklessly spend thrift. That is, we see when Paul says like God has lavished his love on us, like these big verbs that they are real. Yeah. It's not just hyper rip hyperbole or just like flowery language. And I think as you're speaking, what really occurred to me, what really kind of came through with what you're saying is, okay, what is this cost? Why is he so particular to go after this one? And I think it's because it's, he's looking for his sheep. So these are his children. Yes. It's not just, I think Christ is out in the world because he will find his children. He will find the one who is. His own. So he is looking for his own sheep. One of his, one of his fold. So like the sheep I might find in the world is the one that God has been seeking to save, even one of whom knows his name. That's like John 10, right? So one of, I think our problem is understanding this parable has to do with the when of our salvation. You know, we generally think it's at the time that, you know, we believe. The people are those given to God before the foundation of the world. And God sees us as his people before we were ever born, even before the world began. And when we believe it is just our Lord finding us as his last sheep and we're returned to the fold. So he always goes after that one. So we'll learn more. Like you said, when we look at Matthew's account about who are those other 90 nines. So we can set that aside, I suppose, for now. But it really is a matter of our status before Adam, before the fall, and then after Adam, after the fall, while all men fell with Adam. So also did God's people, which he had chosen before time began. And so this idea of going after the one is bringing back into the fold that who is his child though, who he has made a promise, a covenantal promise to bring into the kingdom of heaven. I was thinking as well of this amazing quote and like, what that all means about God's love for us, which again, is just more than like, isn't it nice that when you are out in

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L'émission 28 minutes du 26/11/2025 Impasse au Parlement : la France risque-t-elle de se retrouver sans budget en 2026 ?La semaine dernière, le volet “recettes” du projet de loi de finances (PLF) a été rejeté par l'ensemble des députés, à l'exception d'une seule voix. Ce fait est inédit sous la Ve République. Le texte initial a donc été renvoyé le 24 novembre au Sénat.  Contrairement à l'Assemblée nationale, il y a une majorité claire au Sénat, ce qui devrait faciliter le vote prévu le 15 décembre sur le PLF. Ensuite, un compromis devra être trouvé en commission mixte paritaire pour soumettre à nouveau le texte aux deux chambres, une ultime fois, et cela avant le 23 décembre, date butoir. Le PLFSS (projet de loi de financement de la Sécurité sociale) est, quant à lui, voté ce mercredi 26 novembre par le Sénat, et devrait atterrir en commission mixte paritaire dès ce soir. Pour comprendre ce blocage politique, nous recevons le constitutionnaliste Benjamin Morel. Retour du service militaire : les Français prêts à faire face à la menace de guerre ?Le service militaire pourrait-il faire son retour en France ? Emmanuel Macron se rendra jeudi 27 novembre sur le site de l'armée de terre à Varces, en Isère, où il devrait prononcer un discours réaffirmant “l'importance de la préparation de la Nation, et de ses forces morales, face aux menaces croissantes”, selon l'Elysée. La semaine dernière, le chef d'état-major des armées, Fabien Mandon, avait déclaré, lors du congrès des maires de France, que notre pays devait être prêt à “accepter de perdre ses enfants” face à la menace russe. Ce renouveau du service militaire pourrait prendre la forme d'un service national volontaire. 2 000 à 3 000 personnes seraient concernées dans un premier temps pour une durée d'engagement de 10 mois, d'après plusieurs sources. On en débat avec Général Dominique Trinquand, ancien chef de la mission militaire française auprès de l'ONU, Alexandra Saviana, reporter à “L'Express” et Nicolas Offenstadt, historien, professeur à l'Université Paris 1.Xavier Mauduit revient sur la grève nationale de trois jours en Belgique contre la “casse sociale” du gouvernement pour nous raconter la première grève générale belge qui date de 1893. Marie Bonnisseau nous raconte une nouvelle diplomatie, celle du sushi, sur fond de tensions entre le Japon et la Chine. 28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 26 novembre 2025 Présentation Élisabeth Quin Production KM, ARTE Radio

Regional associations representing hundreds of principals have penned open letters to Education Minister Erica Stanford urging her to slow down curriculum changes, reinstate school boards' obligations to honour the Treaty of Waitangi, and halt what they say is a ministerial takeover of teacher registration body the Teaching Council. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.

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Philadelphia faces yet more commuter strains as SEPTA cancels a dozen Regional Rail trains this week. Holiday costs are also rising; the average Thanksgiving dinner for 10 now totals $83.65, a 19% increase .State lawmakers plan to vote on a state budget ending the 135-day standoff. The former CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is suing the institution, alleging wrongful termination after raising mismanagement and discrimination concerns. Meanwhile, Netflix will open one of its first U.S."Netflix House" entertainment venues at the King of Prussia Mall this week. Listen to The Week in Philly on KYW Newsradio every Saturday at 5am and 3pm, and Sunday at 3pm. 00:00- Intro 02:08- SEPTA struggles 07:22- State budget passes 13:34- Mendez trail 18:48- Philadelphia Art Museum drama unfolds 24:51- The cost of Thanksgiving rises 30:44 Netflix House To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(00:00:00) More than 15 hundred people have died as the result of domestic violence in Pennsylvania over the past ten years. Many more people are living in abusive relationships or homes. Domestic violence is more than physical violence against someone. Often it can be emotional or financial abuse directed at someone. Domestic violence is a scourge that just that leaves lasting scars. And now a state budget impasse is affecting services can domestic violence survivors rely on. Joining us on The Spark today is Susan Higginbotham, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (00:22:26) Also on the program, the state budget impasse has been going on now for more than four months. Pennsylvania’s public schools are not getting the funding they’re due and are feeling the brunt of it. Some schools are having to take drastic measures like taking out loans that will have to be paid back with interest. How are schools coping? To answer that questions on the program will be Sherri Smith, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

COP30: O que esperar da Conferência do Clima que começa hoje em Belém? Impasse nas negociações sobre as alterações ao apoio destinado a crianças com autismo. Sete pessoas morreram e centenas estão desaparecidas após um barco com cerca de 300 passageiros ter naufragado perto da fronteira entre a Tailândia e a Malásia. John Laws, locutor controverso da rádio australiana, morreu este domingo, aos 90 anos.

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What the U.S. offshore wind power crisis says about energy megaprojects, risk, and political resilience. --- After a surge of optimism, the U.S. offshore wind industry faces its most serious challenges yet. Just a year ago, the sector seemed poised for rapid growth, with East Coast states making offshore wind a centerpiece of their clean-energy and reliability strategies. Today, that progress has been sharply interrupted. The reversal has been swift. Since returning to office, the Trump administration has halted new federal leases and permits and ordered work stopped on projects already under construction, moves that put billions of dollars in investment at risk. By September, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum declared that, under current policy, there is no future for offshore wind in the United States. Yet the industry’s troubles, despite strong progress, began well before this political turn. Inflation, high interest rates, and supply-chain disruptions sharply increased project costs, forcing developers to cancel or renegotiate contracts. Earlier, states had made strategic missteps in their race to capture offshore wind jobs and supply-chain investment, leaving the industry more exposed to shifting economic and policy winds. Elizabeth Wilson of Dartmouth College, founding director of the Irving Institute for Energy and Society, discusses how these experiences have shaped an emerging body of “institutional learning” across the states—lessons in risk sharing, coordination, and governance that may help buttress the industry for the long term. As the future of U.S. offshore wind hangs in the balance, Wilson offers perspective on how those lessons could form the foundation for progress in a political and economic environment that remains volatile and uncertain. Elizabeth Wilson is a professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College and founding director of the Irving Institute for Energy and Society. Related Content Communicating Climate Policy: Raising Public Awareness through Trusted Sources https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/publications/communicating-climate-policy-raising-public-awareness-through-trusted-sources/ Bringing Fusion Energy to the Grid: Challenges and Pathways. https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/publications/bringing-fusion-energy-to-the-grid-challenges-and-pathways/ Energy Policy Now is produced by The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. For all things energy policy, visit kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Plus, Philly's "First Selfie" plan, and a KYW staffer's "Abbott Elementary" debut A candlelight vigil honored Kada Scott, a 23 year-old killed last month, remembered by family and friends as bright and kind. Philadelphia City Council is considering a bag fee and a report revealed the true cost of elections. In Harrisburg, the state budget impasse continues, and a constitutional amendment for reproductive rights advanced. Philadelphia's 250th anniversary in 2026 will feature "52 Weeks of Firsts," celebrating local historical milestones. KYW writer Elizabeth Crawley made her TV acting debut on "Abbott Elementary," and shared a scene with star Quinta Brunso. 00:00- Intro 02:07- Kada Scott update 08:44- Kada Scott vigil 13:19 - Philadelphia bag fee 18:45-State budget impasse and constitutional reproductive rights 24:15- 52 weeks of firsts 28:40- KYW in “Abbott Elementary” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The government shutdown in America is now the second-longest on record. Yet there is no apparent urgency to end it, either from Republicans or Democrats. Why Ghana has escaped the jihadist violence of its neighbours in the Sahel. And bottled water is going upmarket. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Today we'll be talking about a Thai doctor's sexual health warning regarding lewd online content consumption, the massive infrastructure project connecting Thailand's major airports hitting an impasse, and a little later we'll introduce you to some fun and funk museums to check out.

TransLink's Rapid Transit Program faces major funding hurdles as plans for nine new Bus Rapid Transit lines continue to stall.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/translink-bus-rapid-transit-expansion-at-impasse-despite-approvals   PODCAST INFO:

Larry talks with Senator Lindsey Williams about the state budget impasse and the effects it is having on the community

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In our news wrap Sunday, Republicans and Democrats are at a stalemate on the 12th day of a government shutdown, Russia attacked Ukraine's power grid overnight as part of its ongoing campaign to cripple the energy infrastructure before winter, four people are dead and at least 20 injured after a mass shooting in South Carolina and strong nor'easter churns its way up the East Coast. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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the chaos of SEPTA's emergency rail inspections, the local impact of the federal government shutdown, and the passing of South Philly bakery legend SEPTA riders faced chaos as emergency fire inspections sidelined two-thirds of the regional rail fleet, leading to severe, weeks-long disruptions. The ongoing federal government shutdown continued to impact local federal workers, who are either furloughed or working without pay. On a more positive note, the city received encouraging news of a significant drop in homicides and shootings, potentially reaching a historic low. The Phillies' heartbreaking playoff elimination, and the passing of South Philly bakery legend Vincent Termini Sr. 00:00 Intro 02:08 SEPTA delays 08:40 Federal workers impacted 14:41 Fewer homicides 20:35 State budget impasse 26:25 Phillies exit 30:37 South Philly legend passes To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The federal government shutdown entered its sixth day as partisan divisions over health care and spending deepened. Jennifer Shutt of the Washington State Standard reports on President Trump's shifting stance, the stalled Senate votes, and how the impasse is affecting workers, air travel, and key programs nationwide. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/government-shutdown-entered-day-six-with-talks-over-health-care-at-an-impasse/ #GovernmentShutdown #Healthcare #WashingtonStateStandard #DonaldTrump #Congress #BudgetCrisis #USPolitics #ACAMarketplace #FederalFunding #HealthPolicy

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Critical service providers are still not receiving funding from the state, as lawmakers and Governor Josh Shapiro enter their fourth month without a state budget. These organizations warn that layoffs, service cuts and even closures are looming over their work. In Pennsylvania, a growing number of grandparents are raising grandchildren after the loss of their adult children. Now the state has set up a helpline for older residents to better help navigate custody issues, court proceedings and supportive resources. ... This summer, state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle introduced legislation to ban smartphones from K-to-12 classrooms across Pennsylvania. But a new survey shows school leaders feel mixed about a “one size fits all” approach. The 20-26 Pennsylvania Farm Show theme was unveiled late last week. "Growing a Nation" is the theme, tying into events marking America's 250th Birthday. Officials in South Heidelberg Township, Berks County will be learning more about a proposal for two warehouses totaling 1.3 million square feet. Faculty at HACC - Harrisburg Area Community College - voted Thursday to give their union leadership the authority to call a strike at any time without notice. 93 percent of the 750 HACC Education Association members representing five campuses voted yes to a strike. The University of Pennsylvania is one of nine colleges and universities the White House is asking to commit to Donald Trump's political priorities in exchange for greater access to federal funding. Pennsylvania has joined a coalition of states launching an investigation into allegations of false business practices by major tech companies. If you have a favorite trail in Pennsylvania, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wants to hear from you. Nominations are now open for the Commonwealth’s 2026 Trail of the Year. Federal funding for public media has been rescinded. Your monthly gift to WITF can help fill the gap as we navigate this new reality. Become a monthly sustaining member today at www.witf.org/givenow.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports on day six of the federal government shutdown.

HEADLINE: US Fiscal Crisis and the Politics of Debt GUEST NAME: Veronique de Rugy SUMMARY: John Batchelor speaks with Veronique de Rugy about the federal budget impasse and America's escalating debt crisis. The government has been operating solely on borrowed money since September 21, adding $2 trillion annually to the debt. Both parties avoid addressing fundamental fiscal problems through continuing resolutions that extend previous spending levels. Republicans claim fiscal responsibility while adding to the debt, and Democrats leverage shutdown threats to expand Obamacare subsidies. De Rugy argues that only entitlement reform of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security can solve the crisis, along with ending private sector subsidies and reducing federal involvement in state affairs

HEADLINE: US Fiscal Crisis and the Politics of Debt GUEST NAME: Veronique de Rugy SUMMARY: John Batchelor speaks with Veronique de Rugy about the federal budget impasse and America's escalating debt crisis. The government has been operating solely on borrowed money since September 21, adding $2 trillion annually to the debt. Both parties avoid addressing fundamental fiscal problems through continuing resolutions that extend previous spending levels. Republicans claim fiscal responsibility while adding to the debt, and Democrats leverage shutdown threats to expand Obamacare subsidies. De Rugy argues that only entitlement reform of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security can solve the crisis, along with ending private sector subsidies and reducing federal involvement in state affairs. 1870 NEW ORLEANS

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As Pennsylvania enters its fourth month without a state budget, at least six counties are exploring lines of credit to cover essential services, according to Spotlight PA reporters Katie Meyer and Stephen Caruso.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We start with where negotiations sit on the second day of the government shutdown. Israel's interception of a Gaza aid flotilla is sparking international outcry. The DOJ has fired a prosecutor over a false social media post. A judge has ruled on the Trump administration's attempt to cut anti-terror funding in New York. Plus, there's been collision between two planes at a US airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump is targeting Democratic priorities during the shutdown - Israel intercepts 39 aid boats headed for Gaza - Two dead in Manchester synagogue attack

As Congress missed the deadline to pass a federal budget, more than 100,000 government workers in the commonwealth are now affected by the federal government shutdown. Today marks three entire months without a state budget. Pennsylvania’s counties, school districts and social service agencies are warning of mounting layoffs, borrowing costs and damage to the safety net, as the politically divided state government enters its fourth month of a budget stalemate. October 1st was also a milestone for WITF. For the first time in more than 50 years, public media is now operating without federal funding. For WITF, this moment is about our responsibility to YOU the public, across a 19-county area of central Pennsylvania. Planned Parenthood agencies nationwide can no longer bill Medicaid for providing basic medical care due to Congressional Republicans’ tax and spending law. Central Pennsylvania’s clinics say they will keep their doors open even as the cuts are reducing access to care around the country. In a 4-3 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that voters who cast their ballot by mail must be notified if a ballot is rejected due to an incorrect date missing signature or similar issue. A federal judge has ruled that Pennsylvania will be shielded -- at least for now-- from losing millions of dollars in food-stamp benefits. In uncertain times, our community counts on facts, not noise. Support the journalism and programming that keep you informed. Donate now at www.witf.org/givenow. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

But not 'Incompetence'! We didn't use the word 'Incompetence' in the title of the episode! We have to admit, it was tempting. But of all of the examples of incompetence that spring to mind from the last thirty-five years the Inflation Guy has been watching markets and politics and economists, the current examples just don't rank in the top tier. Now, the COVID years...that was some good incompetence there! Not that we are nostalgic for those years. Anywho, in this episode the Inflation Guy tackles three mostly-unconnected topics. The government shutdown, the question of whether rising GDP growth is inconsistent with weaker employment growth, and the uniqueness (or lack thereof) of current 'attacks' on the 'independence' of the Federal Reserve. Enjoy.   NOTES Blog for this month's CPI: “Inflation Guy's CPI Summary (August 2025)” (https://inflationguy.blog/2025/09/11/inflation-guys-cpi-summary-august-2025/ ) Blog about “What Happens if CPI Isn't Released?” (https://inflationguy.blog/2023/09/27/what-happens-if-cpi-isnt-released/ ) To Subscribe to Quarterly Inflation Outlook: https://inflationguy.blog/shop/    To Subscribe for free to the blog: https://inflationguy.blog/ Interested in becoming a customer of Inflation Guy? https://www.EnduringInvestments.com/ An inflation-indexed currency you can now mint from our website: https://usdicoin.com/

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We begin with key takeaways from President Donald Trump's meeting with the Israeli PM on a Gaza ceasefire. High-stakes talks with congressional leaders to avoid a shutdown yielded little progress. Authorities gave an update on an attack at a Michigan church. We have details on an acquisition deal that's now the largest buyout in history. Plus, McDonald's is bringing back a fan-favorite - with a high-tech twist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the Friday News Roundup! We're talking about why our schools are losing millions due to a lack of a state budget – and why Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania treasurer (and gubernatorial candidate), is offering low-interest loans due to the budget impasse. Plus, we chat about the end of AIDS Walk Philly, new historical markers, and a bike lane coming smack in the center of town. Host Trenae Nuri and executive producer Matt Katz break down these stories and more.  Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism:  Josh Shapiro's GOP opponent Stacy Garrity steps in to offer counties $500 million in loans as Pa. budget remains at an impasse Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Approves 45 New Historical Markers to Celebrate State History Action Wellness Announces End Of AIDS Walk Philly, Plans Legacy Tribute Event To Honor Walk's 38 Years Of Service Temple marching band celebrates 100 years of legacy, life lessons and fun Philly schools will borrow up to $1.5 billion to pay for a new teacher contract and other costs Pennsylvania's state budget is nearly 3 months late. Leaders still can't agree on the basics. Construction begins on new bike lane around City Hall Philly to get 14 new state historical markers, including for Bellevue hotel, Kensington riots Get Philly news & events in your inbox with our newsletter: Hey Philly Call or text us: 215-259-8170 We're also on Instagram: @citycastphilly And don't forget—you can support this show and get great perks by becoming a City Cast Philly Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Babbel - Get up to 55% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST  Advertise on the podcast or in the newsletter: citycast.fm/advertise

A deluxe edition of The Sprina Sessions live for your listening pleasure. Join Keila and Jasmine as they discuss all things Beyond The Gates and Trina Robinson on General Hospital. The Rundown Includes: Leslie and Ted have a one night stand, Bill sees through Hayley's BS, but still folds like a tent, Shanice clocks Derek for lying to Ashley about his "paralysis", Doug drops the dime on Joey Numbers Armstrong, Kat tells Tomas he can't get the angle right,  Kai and Trina move closer to a reconciliation, and Monica passes away. The show wraps with Trina Speculations for the week ahead and the Song Picks of the Week. Enjoy!Sprina Sessions Playlist Song SelectionsThe Beautiful Ones - PrinceSpecial - GarbageCall Me When You're Sober - Evanescence Don't Hurt Yourself - Beyonce w/ Jack White Follow Keila on X and Blue Sky: https://x.com/LadyWrestlingXhttps://bsky.app/profile/ladywrestlingx.bsky.socialFollow Jasmine on X and Blue Sky: https://x.com/twin_fangirlhttps://bsky.app/profile/twinfangirl.bsky.socialCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

Some 60,000 Israeli reservists began mobilizing on Tuesday as Israel intensifies its offensive in Gaza City. Former Middle East hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin explains whether peace is even an option anymore.And, Congress must pass a spending bill by the end of the month to avoid a government shutdown. The Washington Post's Kadia Goba talks about where negotiations stand as lawmakers return from their summer recess.Then, actor Graham Greene rose to stardom alongside Kevin Costner in the 1990 movie “Dances with Wolves.” Greene died on Monday at age 73, and Levi Rickert, editor and publisher of Native News Online, joins us to remember Greene's legacy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Roy Scranton returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress, recently published by Stanford University Press. Scranton describes our moment as an impasse. We struggle to narrativize and imagine our path through. The vision of our collective horizons is muddied by the sheer unknowability of what the near and distant future holds. Narratives of progress have brought us to this confluence of crises as complex global systems collapse and shift under the weight of material limits on a hotter, more chaotic world. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/roy-scranton-2 // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast

Students are heading back to class - but school districts haven’t seen a cent from the state in two months. That drove the state's largest teachers' union to the state Capitol. Pennsylvania’s state budget delay and uncertainty are starting to cause a strain for some of the state’s nonprofits as well. A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on at least a dozen college campuses around the U.S. has spread fear among students as the school year begins. A judge in Lebanon County has upheld the conviction and sentence of a woman for her part in the death of a young boy. A federal appeals court says it's unconstitutional for Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn’t write an accurate date on the return envelope. Lancaster County is at an increased risk for outbreaks of preventable diseases this fall. That's according to a doctor of pediatric infectious diseases with Penn State Health Children's Hospital. Geisinger Lewistown Hospital is announcing a 5-million-dollar renovation is complete. In uncertain times, our community counts on facts, not noise. Support the journalism and programming that keep you informed. Donate now at www.witf.org/givenow.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About Last Night: Arch Manning the hunter, not the hunted + YouTube TV-FOX impasse affecting college football? full 657 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:55:13 +0000 VxAM6lWuBM0Ubh2MF7cbajYGARRW9e9J about last night,sports The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima about last night,sports About Last Night: Arch Manning the hunter, not the hunted + YouTube TV-FOX impasse affecting college football? The only place to talk about the Cleveland sports scene is with Ken Carman and Anthony Lima. The two guide listeners through the ups and downs of being a fan of the Browns, Cavaliers, Guardians and Ohio State Buckeyes in Northeast Ohio. They'll help you stay informed with breaking news, game coverage, and interviews with top personalities.Catch The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima live Monday through Friday (6 a.m. - 10 a.m ET) on 92.3 The Fan, the exclusive audio home of the Browns, or on the Audacy app. For more, follow the show on X @KenCarmanShow. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False

Roy Scranton returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress, recently published by Stanford University Press. // Support the work + listen to the full interview: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness

Texas Democrats are making a desperate bid to prevent the GOP's aggressive redrawing of the state's congressional map. We'll tell you what stalled ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas could mean for the war in Gaza. We explain what's on tap for the most active stretch of the Atlantic hurricane season. United Airlines tells CNN about an incident that took place on a flight shortly after takeoff. Plus, the Trump administration is touting another win on the health front, but experts aren't buying the hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices