Podcasts about Jean Valjean

Thénardier tente de soutirer de l'argent à Marius, désormais marié à Cosette, contre la confession d'un secret compromettant. L'ancien aubergiste accuse Jean Valjean d'être un ancien forçat, coupable de vol et de meurtre, des faits que Marius connait déjà. Mais au fil de la conversation, le jeune homme découvre que Valjean est en réalité Monsieur Madeleine, ancien responsable de la manufacture de Montreuil-sur-Mer. Il apprend également que Valjean n'a pas tué Javert et qu'il est l'homme qui lui a sauvé la vie pendant l'insurrection de juin 1832, en le portant à travers les égouts de Paris. Bouleversés par ces révélations, Marius et Cosette se précipitent chez Jean Valjean.Fiction radiophonique d'après des morceaux choisis des Misérables de Victor Hugo (Cinquième partie : Suprême ombre, suprême aurore) - Réalisation : Henri Soubeyran - Adaptation : Roger Pillaudin - Première diffusion : 23/03/1962 sur France III National - Avec : Henri Rollan, Jean Vilar, Georges Wilson, Henri Nassiet, Roger Karl, Bruno Balp, Raymone, Geneviève Morel, Georges Chamarat, Jacques Dasque et Edith Loria - Un podcast INA. ***Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

From the stages of Broadway to school classrooms and men's ministries, J. Mark McVey's journey is one of persistence, transformation, and service. Best known for his role as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, J. Mark brings not only vocal talent but also deep wisdom on living a life with purpose and impact. In this episode, J. Mark shares how his upbringing in Huntington, West Virginia, shaped his love of music and gratitude. He reflects on the grind of New York theater life, how faith transformed his approach to performance, and why leading from a place of humility—not ego—is his guiding principle. You'll hear about the unexpected audition that changed his career, a powerful 22-year collaboration with legendary composer Marvin Hamlisch, and how he's now channeling his talents into helping the next generation discover their gifts. Through music, mentorship, and ministry, J. Mark shows what it means to perform for an audience of one—and how living with intention creates lasting ripple effects far beyond the spotlight. “You're either going to step on people on the way up—or you're going to help them climb.” – J. Mark McVey “At the end of my life, I want to hear ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.' That's the only audience I'm focused on.” – J. Mark McVey “A great leader doesn't end up on the mountaintop alone. That's not a leader—that's a hiker.” – J. Mark McVey This Week on The Wow Factor: How a childhood filled with song and gratitude shaped J. Mark's artistic identity The six-year college journey that led to a bold move to New York City What it's really like to perform on Broadway under constant pressure Why storytelling at a 12-year-old's level is J. Mark's secret to audience connection The pivotal moment that transformed his faith and redirected his career Behind-the-scenes stories from Les Misérables and singing for presidents The unlikely invitation that led to decades of collaboration with Marvin Hamlisch How J. Mark uses performance and prayer to lead with love backstage His new mission: helping students identify their gifts and find confidence early in life J. Mark McVey's Word of Wisdom: A great leader is always in a supportive role. Leadership isn't about being at the front—it's about listening well, serving others, and keeping your hand out to help the next person up the ladder. You don't climb alone, and you don't perform alone. The best impact comes from giving, not taking. Connect with J. Mark McVey:Visit jmarkmcvey.com to learn more about upcoming concerts, speaking events, and his work with schools and ministries. Connect with The Wow Factor:  WOW Factor Website  Brad Formsma on LinkedIn   Brad Formsma on Instagram   Brad Formsma on Facebook   X (formerly Twitter)  

16 février 1833. Marius et Cosette viennent de se marier : ils sont désormais heureux et riches. Mais une ombre vient assombrir cette joie : Jean Valjean, rongé par sa conscience, décide de révéler à Marius son passé de forçat. Il lui avoue qu'il n'est pas le père de Cosette et qu'il a vécu sous un faux nom. Par souci d'honnêteté, Jean Valjean choisit de s'effacer de la vie du couple, refusant de ternir leur avenir avec son passé. Cosette, ignorante de cette révélation, ne comprend pas le changement de comportement de ce père qu'elle chérit tant. Fiction radiophonique d'après des morceaux choisis des Misérables de Victor Hugo (Cinquième partie : La Dernière gorgée du calice) - Réalisation : Henri Soubeyran - Adaptation : Roger Pillaudin - Première diffusion : 22/03/1962 sur France III National - Avec : Henri Rollan, Jean Vilar, Georges Wilson, Henri Nassiet, Bruno Balp, Raymone, Geneviève Morel, Georges Chamarat, Jacques Dasque, Claude Arlay, Marcel Lestan, Laurence Badie, Edith Loria et Roger Karl - Un podcast INA.***Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Sur la barricade, rue de la Chanvrerie, les insurgés épuisés livrent une résistance héroïque contre les forces de l'ordre. La barricade devient un enfer incandescent où les derniers défenseurs tombent un à un. Marius, grièvement blessé, est sauvé par Jean Valjean, qui le transporte à travers les égouts de Paris. Victor Hugo compare ce monde souterrain à l'intestin de la ville qui devient le symbole d'un Paris à la fois monstrueux et vital. Dans cette obscurité fétide, Valjean avance, porté par l'espoir et la lumière au bout du tunnel. Fiction radiophonique d'après des morceaux choisis des Misérables de Victor Hugo (Quatrième partie : Le 5 juin 1832) - Réalisation : Henri Soubeyran - Adaptation : Roger Pillaudin - Première diffusion : 21/03/1962 sur France III National - Avec : Jean Vilar, Henri Rollan, Georges Wilson, Henri Nassiet, Bruno Balp, Raymone, Geneviève Morel, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Jean Rochefort, Pierre Bertin, Georges Chamarat, Robert Chandeau, René Farabet, Rodolphe Marcilly, Marcel Lestan, Roger Karl, Michel Puterflamn Claude Arlay et Patrick Lemaitre - Un podcast INA.***Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Le 6 juin 1832, à Paris, Marius Pontmercy rejoint ses amis révolutionnaires du groupe de l'ABC sur la barricade de la rue de la Chanvrerie, déterminé à mourir pour ses idéaux. La veille, il a erré dans les rues, accablé par le départ soudain de Cosette, la jeune femme qu'il aime passionnément. Arrivé sur place, Marius sauve ses compagnons d'un assaut en menaçant de faire exploser un baril de poudre, affirmant ainsi son courage. Mais la lutte est violente, et plusieurs insurgés perdent la vie. Parmi eux se trouve Éponine Thénardier, déguisée en garçon pour rejoindre Marius, dont elle est secrètement amoureuse. Touchée par une balle, elle remet à Marius une lettre que Cosette lui avait confiée, avant de mourir dans les bras du jeune homme.Fiction radiophonique d'après des morceaux choisis des Misérables de Victor Hugo (Quatrième partie : Le 5 juin 1832) - Réalisation : Henri Soubeyran - Adaptation : Roger Pillaudin - Première diffusion : 20/03/1962 sur France III National - Avec : Jean Vilar, Georges Wilson, Jacques Dasque, Patrick Lemaitre, Christiane Lasquin, René Farabet, Robert Party, Philippe Laudenbach, Claude Arlay, Jean Péméja et Jean Jacques Lagarde - Un podcast INA.***Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

June 16-22Many years ago, I read Les Misérables, by Victor Hugo: the unabridged version which is 1,463 pages long. Next to the scriptures, it was the greatest reading experience of any book I have ever had. I became so close to the characters, Jean Valjean, Monsieur Charles-François-Bienvenu Myriel—the Bishop of Digne (‘deen'), Fantine, Cosette, Gavroche, Marius, Javert and many others that I wept for a long time after I finished the book because I was so sad, I would not be able to meet them in the Spirit World! Maurine reminded me they were fictional characters. I was completely transported into their hearts, their world, their times, their pain, their burdens. Maurine and I even went to Victor Hugo's home in Guernsey Island off the coast of Normandy in the English Channel to get a sense of where he wrote this classic novel. Do you want to know my very favorite moment from the entire 1,463 pages? It has to do with our lesson in this episode.

Le 5 juin 1832, Paris est en ébullition après la mort du général Lamarque, opposant à la monarchie de Juillet. Son cortège funèbre attire une foule immense et la tension monte rapidement entre les forces gouvernementales et le peuple venu assister aux obsèques. La situation dégénère lorsque les dragons font feu sur les manifestants. L'insurrection éclate ! Le jeune Gavroche, un gamin des rues, vif et railleur, laisse éclater sa joie. Rue de la Chanvrerie, les amis de l'ABC, étudiants républicains révolutionnaires avec à sa tête Enjolras, élèvent une barricade adossée à leur quartier général, la Maison Corinthe. Fiction radiophonique d'après des morceaux choisis des Misérables de Victor Hugo (Quatrième partie : Le 5 juin 1832) - Réalisation : Henri Soubeyran - Adaptation : Roger Pillaudin - Première diffusion : 19/03/1962 sur France III National - Avec : Jean Vilar, Michel Bouquet, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Robert Party, Marcel André, Patrick Lemaitre, Roger Pelletier, Patrice Galbeau, Roger Bret, Philippe Laudenbach, Louis Perdoux, Claude Arlay, Georges Boda, Geneviève Morel, Suzanne Stanley et Nelly Delmas - Un podcast INA.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

‘The Brick' is finally finished! Kate and Sheila discuss Les Miserables in its entirety… (spoiler alerts galore-avoid if  surprises you adore) …it has taken us a bit, but so totally worth it!Victor Hugo shows readers that, “Heroes come in all shapes” from the unbelievable bravery of young Gavroche to the mysterious motives of the misunderstood Jean Valjean. Hugo can bloviate like no other author, from Waterloo to the sewers of France! He can also pack quite a punch in  few words:“One cannot goad people into moving faster than they are prepared to go. Woe to him who tries to force their hands.” People will rise to the level of expectations but we must let them rise (like bread in the making) we cannot force anyone's progress! Victor nailed it!“What is Progress? We have just said it. It is the permanent life of all people. But it sometimes happens that the momentary life of individuals is opposed to the eternal life of the human race.”Do we oft times put the pebbles in first? Do we worry and fret over the trivial? Eternal life is one that is lived in harmony with God❤️He is our Rock He must come first!“But a civilizing race must be a masculine race…Those who become effeminate bastardize themselves.” In our society young men are committing suicide 4 times the regular population! The war against toxic masculinity has wreaked havoc by giving young men false  identities, leaving our society with boys.Readers are taken on a journey starting with injustice and evil and falsity and darkness toward justice and goodness and truth and light! What an emotional roller coaster ride for determined readers! Warning: Not for the faint of heart! Let's put on SCUBA gear before embarking on this deeper than deep dive! Thanks for joining us on our quest to read the best! May you have a day that is blessed with a book, a cuppa, and  friends! 

1827, Marius Pontmercy, âgé de 17 ans, arrive trop tard au chevet de son père le colonel Pontmercy qui vient de rendre l'âme. Le jeune homme a été élevé à Paris par son grand-père, Gilles Normand, un royaliste sévère qui avait toujours tenu à l'écart son gendre, un officier bonapartiste qu'il considérait comme un traitre. Un jour, alors que Marius se recueille dans l'église Saint-Sulpice, il rencontre par hasard un homme qui lui dévoile l'amour que lui portait son père disparu. Suite à cette révélation, le jeune homme se prend d'adoration pour cet homme qu'il a peu connu. Fiction radiophonique d'après des morceaux choisis des Misérables de Victor Hugo (Troisième partie : Marius) - Réalisation : Henri Soubeyran - Adaptation : Roger Pillaudin - Première diffusion : 16/03/1962 sur France III National - Avec : Jean Vilar, Pierre Bertin, Jacques Dasque, Marcel André, Jean Rochefort, Roger Pelletier et Michel Bouquet- Un podcast INA.***Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

1823, Jean Valjean, alias Monsieur Madeleine, est présumé mort après être tombé à la mer. À Montfermeil, Cosette, la fille de Fantine désormais âgée de 8 ans, loge toujours chez les Thénardier, un couple d'aubergistes qui l'exploitent. En cette veille de Noël, Madame Thénardier envoie Cosette chercher de l'eau dans la forêt. Sur le chemin du retour, la fillette rencontre un homme qui lui propose de porter son seau. L'enfant accepte et conduit cet homme bienveillant à l'auberge des Thénardier.Fiction radiophonique d'après des morceaux choisis des Misérables de Victor Hugo (Deuxième partie : Accomplissement de la promesse faite à la morte) - Réalisation : Henri Soubeyran - Adaptation : Roger Pillaudin - Première diffusion : 14/03/1962 sur France III National - Avec : Jean Vilar, Georges Wilson, Georges Chamarat, Margo Lion, Laurence Morisot, Rodolphe Marcilly, Jean Péméja, Marcel Lestan, Patricia Renaud et Elisabeth Boda - Un podcast INA.***Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

L'inspecteur Javert sollicite un entretien avec Monsieur Madeleine. Le maire de Montreuil-sur-Mer avait déjà rencontré le policier après l'arrestation de la pauvre Fantine dont il avait exigé la libération. À la grande surprise de Monsieur Madeleine, Javert demande à être destitué de ses fonctions pour avoir dénoncé à tort celui qu'il avait pris pour l'ancien forçat, Jean Valjean. Car le vrai Jean Valjean a été trouvé et arrêté sous le nom de Champ Mathieu. Monsieur Madeleine, qui s'avère être réellement Jean Valjean, est alors plongé dans un dilemme moral profond : se dénoncer pour sauver l'innocent Champ Mathieu ou préserver sa nouvelle vie d'honnête homme. Fiction radiophonique d'après des morceaux choisis des Misérables de Victor Hugo (Première partie : Une tempête dans un crâne) - Réalisation : Henri Soubeyran - Adaptation : Roger Pillaudin - Première diffusion : 13/03/1962 sur France III National - Avec : Jean Vilar, Georges Wilson, Jean-Roger Caussimon et Roger Bret - Un podcast INA.***Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

durée : 00:58:58 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann, Nassim El Kabli - Comment Hugo dépeint-il la conscience humaine, tiraillée entre le bien et le mal, à travers des personnages aussi différents que Jean Valjean, Thénardier ou Torquemada ? - réalisation : Nicolas Berger - invités : Franck Laurent Professeur à l'Université du Maine.; Michel Guérin Philosophe.

Life isn't fair; this is a simple lesson that we learn in childhood. However, knowing that life isn't fair doesn't necessarily make responding to life's unfairness any easier. How we respond to life's unfairness shapes us in more ways than we often realize. We invite you to join us this Sunday as we explore how the biblical story of Joseph and the story of Jean Valjean from the musical Les Misérables show us how we can experience grace and redemption even when life has dealt us an unfair hand. www.TheLoftLA.org

Chaque vendredi, Nicolas Carreau vous présente le livre audio de la semaine. Ce vendredi, "Les misérables" de Victor Hugo.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

1815 dans la petite ville de Digne. Suite à sa rencontre avec un ancien révolutionnaire vivant en ermite, l'évêque Myriel éprouve encore plus de compassion envers les pauvres et les souffrants. Un soir, un ancien forçat, Jean Valjean, frappe à la porte de l'homme d'église pour lui demander l'hospitalité. Il a purgé une peine de 19 ans pour le vol d'un morceau de pain. Au grand étonnement de l'ancien prisonnier, l'évêque l'accueille avec humanité. Ce premier épisode permet une immersion dans la célèbre verve poétique et idéologique de Victor Hugo.***Fiction radiophonique d'après des morceaux choisis des Misérables de Victor Hugo (Première partie : Un Juste, La Chute) - Réalisation : Henri Soubeyran - Adaptation : Roger Pillaudin - Première diffusion : 12/03/1962 sur France III National - Avec : Henri Rollan, Jean Vilar, Georges Wilson, Henri Nassiet, Roger Karl, Bruno Balp, Raymone et Geneviève Morel - Un podcast INA.***Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

1817 à Paris. Fantine, une jeune femme belle et pauvre sort avec Félix Tholomyès, un étudiant riche mais sans-coeur. Après une soirée de plaisir, Tholomyès et ses amis abandonnent leurs amantes, dont Fantine, qui attend un enfant. Alors que sa fille Cosette n'a pas encore trois ans, Fantine décide de retourner à Montreuil-sur-Mer, sa ville natale, pour chercher du travail. En chemin, elle confie la petite Cosette aux Thénardier, des aubergistes cupides et méchants. À Montreuil-sur-Mer, Fantine trouve un emploi dans l'usine que dirige Monsieur Madeleine mais elle est renvoyée lorsque l'on apprend qu'elle a un enfant illégitime. ***Fiction radiophonique d'après des morceaux choisis des Misérables de Victor Hugo (Première partie : En l'année 1817, Confier c'est quelquefois livrer, La descente, Javert)- Réalisation : Henri Soubeyran - Adaptation : Roger Pillaudin - Première diffusion : 13/03/1962 sur France III National - Avec : Jean Vilar, Georges Wilson, Bruno Balp, Catherine Le Couey, Dominique Page, Charlotte Clasis, Claudine Delmas, Inès Nazaris, Margo Lion, Dominique Paturel, Georges Chamarat, Roger Pelletier, Jacques Fonson, Jean Roger Caussimon, Sacha Briquet et Robert Chandeau - Un podcast INA.***Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

“Les Misérables”, l'adaptation du chef-d'œuvre de Victor Hugo en version restaurée.Cette adaptation de l'œuvre phare de Victor Hugo, propose une sélection des moments les plus marquants du roman, admirablement mis en valeur par une troupe de comédiens hors pairs. Jean Rochefort, Jean Vilar, Jean-Roger Caussimon et bien d'autres grandes voix, incarnent les personnages mythiques de Jean Valjean, Fantine, Gavroche, Cosette et Marius à travers lesquels Hugo illustre les mœurs, la misère et l'injustice sociale de la première moitié du XIXe siècle.Fidèle au texte original, cette adaptation permet une véritable immersion sonore au cœur du chef-d'œuvre de Victor Hugo avec ses péripéties, ses passions, mais aussi ses réflexions philosophiques. Elle parvient à mettre en lumière la tonalité poétique de cette fresque sociale et historique.Un podcast de 10 épisodes de la collection Grands Classiques. Un nouvel épisode à retrouver chaque vendredi à 18h, jusqu'au 11 juillet.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Join Nathan Oliver as he delves into John chapter 4the story of Jesus and the woman at the wellto explore a faith that truly impacts our daily lives. Discover how faith is thinking, deeply personal, and actively lived out. If you're seeking a faith that goes beyond Sunday and meets you where you are, this message offers refreshing insights. To catch up on the latest sermons from Deep Creek, go to iTunes, Spotify ordeepcreekanglican.comand check out the website for more info about whats happening. We are a welcoming and growing multigenerational church in Doncaster East in Melbourne with refreshing faith in Jesus Christ. We think that looks like being life-giving to the believer, surprising to the world, and strengthening to the weary and doubting. Transcription Bible Reading: John 4:4-45 This morning's reading is taken from the Gospel of John, beginning at verse chapter four, verse four. Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Saco, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there. And Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon when a Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus said to her, Will you give me a drink? His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, you are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink? For Jews do not associate with Samaritans. Jesus answered her, if you knew the gift of God and who it is that asked you for a drink, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water. Sir, the woman said, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock? Jesus answered, everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. The woman said to him, sir, give me this water, so that I won't get thirsty, and have to keep coming here to draw water. He told her, go call your husband and come back. I have no husband, she replied. Jesus said to her, you are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true. Sir, the woman said, I can see you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain. But the Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem. Woman Jesus replied, believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the father in the spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the spirit and in truth. The woman said, I know that the Messiah called Christ is coming. When he comes, we will explain everything to us. Then Jesus said, I, the one speaking to you, I am he. Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, what do you want? Or why are you talking with her? When leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, come see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah? They came out of the town and made their way toward him. Meanwhile, his disciples urged him, Rabbi, eat something. But he said to them, I have food to eat that you know nothing about. Then his disciples said to each other, could someone have brought him food? My food, said Jesus, is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Don't you have a saying? It's still four months until harvest, I tell you. Open your eyes and look at the fields. They are ripe for the harvest. Even now, the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life. So that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. Thus the saying one sows and another reaps is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work and you have reaped the benefits of their labor. Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony. He told me everything I ever did. So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them. And he stayed two days. And because of this words, many more became believers. They said to the woman, we no longer believe just because of what you said. Now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world. This is the Word of God. Opening Remarks Happy Mother's Day, I suppose. I don't know if that's a good introduction. It's too much of me. That's the first thing. But, And I'm here again. You know, Amy said a quiet life, not on a stage. I'm sorry about that. Thank you. That was. Pedram, you made us look way better than we are. That was good. I'm proud of Amy. and I love hearing her share her heart, too. So it's good. And, you know, before I begin, I'm going to pray. Father, thank you for your Grace. And free love. I love that line. That, you are greater. then, then our failures. So, God, I pray now that we would see your goodness this morning by your Holy Spirit. Would you make that clear to us? In your name we pray. Amen. So, Yeah. Like, I don't know how many people, would have known us before the video on the screen just now. we have been part of Deep Creek for about 12 months or so. you might know us. You might know us as, the family with the noisiest baby. Or you might know us as the family that's always late. which is fair. I didn't know there was music at the start until today. So this is the earliest we've turned up on a Sunday, so it was a good habit for us to begin. It's good. it's really good to be here and a good opportunity. Thank you for having me share with you this morning. My background is in church leadership, and, but it's been a couple of years since I've preached the until 8:00 this morning, and it was okay. so, you know, appreciate you, Grace and me having lots of nerves. I'm more nervous after the video than I was before. but I'm also nervous just just through the week. Thinking about this passage. I appreciate the Bible reading this morning. That was a long one. I'm sorry. and we're not going to go through it verse by verse if you wanted, though. open a Bible or have it in front of you. The text is going to jump around a little bit. but I'm nervous because, thinking about this passage and just actually applying it to my own heart. It's a big thing. there's a lot. There's a lot for us to think about. We're talking about everyday faith and how our faith makes a difference for us on the daily. Right. That's a big thing. And I think in my reflections this week, I'm feeling that very personally. And there's a there's a bunch that we can take out from this interaction that Jesus has, with the woman at the well. And so, what I want to look at, are three things about, I think, what this lady learned and definitely what we can learn about faith in everyday life. I want to look at how, our faith is a thinking faith, a personal faith and an act of faith. Just also want to clarify that when I. When I say faith, I mean faith in God. We're going to shorthand that today. we often in today's day and age, we talk about faith quite broad and quite generally, faith can mean that I just have general hope. have faith in myself. I have faith that we can get through. But definitely what we're talking about this morning is faith in everyday life is faith in God. The difference that he makes when we put our hope and trust in him? Okay, so thinking faith, personal faith and living faith. Faith in God is a Thinking Faith So the first one. Faith in God is a thinking faith. Okay, now, we read the passage, and one of the things that you'll notice at the start, or maybe I'll give words to you for that is there's six verses of context, six, six verses, just to set the story up. Now, the reason that's interesting to me is because you don't get that in every passage. I wish we did, but we don't. Often you'll get maybe one line, maybe one word, maybe just a really brief intro to what's happening. Maybe sometimes there's none. But here we get six whole verses on context, and so we need to learn from that and take well, the setting actually must be quite important. And it is. We need to know that the setting is significant to the people of Samaria. This is a Samaritan woman at the well. The setting where they are in Samaria is important. I like the way that the the passage was read this morning for us. It said Jesus had to go through this place, and it's sort of like, well, why else would he if he didn't have to? He probably wouldn't. And that's the case. Jews and Samaritans were not the best of friends. This was a time where where you came from determined significantly. What you believed today might not be that different, but it was very much the case in this time. Judea and sorry, Judea and Samaria were at this stage politically the same. They were both under the same Roman rule, technically within the same sort of like, country, I suppose. But historically, Samaria stood out. If you go back to one Kings, you'll see that there was a point in Israel's history where Samaria was made the capital of the northern Kingdom. Why that's significant is because when the Assyrian empire came in and took over Israel, they went for Samaria. They went for that city. It was strategically the smartest thing to do. And one of the ways that they defeated that city was to take all of the prominent Israelites out of it and put their own people in. Right. And so the people who influenced culture the most were now gone, and it was mixed in with the new Assyrian flavor. It became this sort of dual culture. And they changed. They mingled everything. They, they, they, they shared each other. They learned new recipes from each other and their background and their cultures. They they whatever. They watched each other's movies. I don't know how you learn someone else's culture, but they they sort of mixed everything up, including intermarrying and including borrowing from each other's religious perspective. So much so that Samaria kind of adapted this alt alt alternative version of the Hebrew faith. It's it's alt Jew Judaism, that's what it is. And, They sort of during this phase, they sort of like only focused in on the first five books of the Bible of the law. That's how they interpreted everything in Samaria. And so, the Jews actually had a further breadth to draw from, to understand God's Word, but it was just reduced. And because it was reduced to those five chapters or, sorry, five books of the Bible, the literal implications of that meant that they thought that the place where you worshiped God was in this specific setting on Mount Gerizim. And it was so important to them that they actually built a rival temple there. And that's. Does that make sense? Now, as you think about the conversation Jesus was having with this woman. And and he's saying, you believe this. And she's saying, well, we believe this. And you. And what about where you worship, right? That's why it's because of this, this background. And it was such a rivalry that was built between the two 200 years after that temple was built. There was an uprising by certain, Jewish people, and they destroyed their temple, the Samaritan temple. And that was 200 years before this story took place. This is a rivalry that is both historical and religious, and it's centered at the location where we're reading this story. Add something to the text. It adds something. Jacob's well was there, and Jesus finds himself there, and there's no one else there except this one lady, the Samaritan woman. And here we have a Jew and a Samaritan, and they begin to talk. If you need further confirmation of the rivalry, just look at verse nine where it says, the Samaritan woman said to him, You're a Jew. I'm a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink? And here it is, just there for you. For Jews do not associate with Samaritans. Clear as day. And yet they did associate. And it doesn't seem heated either. There is a reasonable exchange. And in the end, the woman Jesus is speaking with seemingly expresses faith in God the way that Jesus was talking about it. And by the end of the passage, we see she's a believer. Through this conversation. This is a powerful conversation. A reasonable exchange of thoughts and ideas took place, and it led to something very significant happening. It's not a normal conversation because Jesus uses all sorts of vivid imagery about water and, you know, water that doesn't run out. It's very metaphorical, right? I don't know. I don't know if you would if you would find that frustrating or not. Talking with someone who's speaking in metaphors and hey, the wind is a bit of, I don't know, I don't even want to pretend like I can do that. But she doesn't know what Jesus means. But that's kind of the point. He says something, she clarifies. Jesus doubles down on his claims. She questions, how does that fit with my beliefs? Even the part Jesus miraculously knows her family history. She changes the topic and Jesus lets her, doesn't pull it back and say no, no, no, no. It's a very even conversation. Jesus gives room for the penny to drop. Because, you know, she needs to think this through. Even when the location question is brought up in verse 20, she says, but what about where you worship and where we worship? It's different. Jesus says, believe me. A time is coming when you will worship the father, neither on this mountain or in Jerusalem. A time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the father in spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the spirit and in truth. In other words, Jesus says to her, where? Think about it. Think about it. Think about who God is and what he's like. Maybe think about how big he is, how great he is. Do you really think he cares which side of the hill you worship on? There is a coming time where none of that will matter. Not from your side or from my side. No, no, no. He cares about your heart. And you might say, well, why bother with all of that, right? We saw in the passage there was a moment he pulled the husband trick out, and he. And like, that was pretty impressive. Like like he pulled out the thing. He had no knowledge of that beforehand. He just says it like, why bother with all the interaction? Just do that again. She was on the ropes. Get her over the line now. Right. You could even say, why are we even reading this at all? If Jesus is like this, that people like do the the miracle trick on me, you know, and I'll believe 100% no gaps at all. Right? And the reason why he doesn't just zap us into faith is because faith requires thinking. I don't think you can have faith without thinking. Is that good news for you this morning? You can't have faith without thinking. Which I think that's good news, because I think there is a perception out there that Christians are people who have switched their brains off, and the people who think would never believe what we believe or what a Christian believes. But I don't think it can work like that to have faith in God who we can't see. We have to acknowledge that you can't prove God's existence, and at the same time, you can't disprove his existence either. So that puts the whole thing in a bit of a dilemma. Either side of that equation, you are going to have to stand on faith one way or the other. I do believe it or I don't believe it. Both are faith standpoints. You can't prove it either way. So the question becomes you have to what? What can you live with from that position of faith that you take? Whichever one is what has the least issues for you? And so you have to think about that. What am I content to live with? One person says God can't be real because there's so much pain and suffering. Another person says the pain and suffering led me to God. Do you see what I'm saying? This week, as I was hanging out with a friend at the pub, we were talking about politics because I'm a boring person now and have grown up conversations. We were talking about politics and everything that's wrong in the world. And he got really agitated about one specific thing. I'm not going to say it's too divisive. Don't even ask me about it. but, it was. Are you Team Naga or Brookie? Which one? And we said, I'm not going to go into it. No no, no. Three people are on social media. Okay, okay. No no, no, it was something else more global than that. And, and he he was super agitated. Right. And I was thinking to myself, how do I even help my friend? What's my role here? And so I had this strange idea to ask him a question. Okay, that's fair enough. I agree with you. It's bad. But where do you get peace from now? But what will bring you peace? How are you going to live with that? And what I really want to say was, because if you intellectualize issues and push them aside because they're too much, then you have to acknowledge that the only way to do that by is by faith that nothing matters ultimately. If if you intellectualize it and then say, well, I can't deal with it, I just have to push it aside. Well, then the only way to do that, really is the faith that nothing really matters in the end. But it does matter to my friend. It does, obviously it does. See, faith comes from thinking, and thinking leads to faith. Don't just leave it there. Think. Be a thoughtful person. Think. Think about what? Why is it that when you see a beautiful sunset, it does something in you? But why? Why so much art based on the things around the world that we would describe as beautiful? Why do photographers take pictures of things that's done? Why? Why do we like it when we see it? Think about these things. What is it? And then what's the next question after that? You got to think. Remember Jesus on the road to Emmaus talking with the disciples. And he said, guys, remember, this is what the Bible said, this and this and this. Put it together. Think about it. Remember Jesus when he taught on worry and he's lying to the people he was speaking to. He was you of little faith. Why? Because. Just think about it. Look at the lilies of the field. Look at the sparrows. They eat their feel right. Don't worry. Think about that. Think this faith is a thinking faith. Faith in God requires thinking. Faith in God is also Personal Faith in God is also personal. We need to accept faith in God, which means we need to let it in. Sometimes that's hard because the personal stuff we feel can run pretty deep and it's real stuff. And actually, that's what I want to talk about, the real stuff, where it is personal. It was very personal for this lady, at least in three ways. She had three. She she had she had hurdles to get over. Firstly, she was a Samaritan. Secondly, she was female. And thirdly, she had a personal history that was difficult. The fact that she's a Samaritan, I've already covered a bunch of that. It wasn't just a racial division, it was a religious division. Certain associations with the Samaritan would have made a Jew ritually unclean. In fact, the verse is in so verse nine where it says, For Jews don't associate with Samaritans. The Greek is a bit dubious there, and is often used to sort of like translate a different way, which would say for Jews and Samaritans don't share, don't share the same dish. Right. And yet Jesus pursues her. He jumps that hurdle. Secondly, she's female. Everything of note in regard to a Samaritan background of the woman would be intensified by the fact of her being female. There's a bit of a pause in the story when the disciples catch up with Jesus and see him chatting with a woman, right? Remember that bit at the end? And I think it says they were surprised. Huh? What are you doing? Jesus is you at a lady? And it says. But no one said anything. The implication being, normally they might write. She wasn't supposed to be chatting with him. In fact, there was a traditional law created in the oral tradition that declared all Samaritan women were unclean from birth. It just really shouldn't have been doing this. And yet, if you flick back just one chapter to John three, you know, for God so loved the world that he gave. Right? That and this chapter are eerily similar. It's Jesus speaking with one person, having a deep and meaningful about all the big things of life. Except in that instance, it was a man, a powerful, educated, religious Jewish man. And he treats what's what. What is so stark about the two passages is he treats them both identically. Jesus shows this lady the same dignity and respect as anyone else. He jumps that hurdle. And then it's the private life that Jesus is talking about needs. Using water as a metaphor, anyone who would drink the water that I could offer them, they'll never be thirsty again. And she hasn't really got it right. And so Jesus changes the topic and addresses something in her life. Go tell your husband. Go tell your husband. Which she says, well, I don't have a husband. Jesus knew that. But what she said wasn't entirely true. Jesus clarifies that he knew that too. Now, it's not the whole picture. You've had five husbands. The man you're with now currently is not your husband. And yet, here's the key. Jesus doesn't rub it in her face. He commends her honest answer. And then he reveals the full story. There's no doubt this woman would have experienced stigma in her day. And at no point does Jesus embarrass her. Tease her. Mock her. Look down on her. And neither does he condone her situation. But he doesn't treat her unfairly. Instead, the offer to her is the same to you. And I have faith in God from exactly where you are, exactly where you are. I don't know about you, but like, so often I think I'm like, in order to even have faith in God, I'm supposed to be at a certain standard, even when I pray. I'm not honest all the time because I'm. And I pretend like like God. Like I could schmooze him over to think that I'm actually worthy. You know what I'm saying? Do you relate to that at all? But it's it's the gaps in our life that are that show us where we need God. It's personal, it's deep, it's real. But it has to come from those gaps. I've been getting into, becoming cultured in the last couple of years and learning about art history. I'm grown up now, and I can have conversations with other grown ups, too. And so I'm just I just want to impress people that I know stuff about art. That's all it really is. No, but I find it fascinating. I've loved this guy's writing called Russ Ramsey. he tells the most beautiful stories about famous, art, events throughout history. Right. And as I was reading the passage this week, it made me think of one particular story about Van Gogh. van Gogh. here he is. Vincent van Gogh. People would know him mainly for two things. The starry night painting. And let me test the second thing. How else? What's famous about Van Gogh? It's not. He cut his ear off. All right. There you go. It's exactly what I thought. So that's true, except the lead up to the event where he cut his ear off. Lots of people don't know that. And it's pretty, pretty powerful, actually. maybe you be the judge. Anyway. so the reason that came to be. Let me tell you the story. Right? It's a true story. Van Gogh was desperate as an artist to be in community with other people. he was he was a very, passionate guy, I suppose is a good way of saying it. And he was desperate to be in a community of artists and, always wanted to, like, do art and better himself, become the greatest artist he could ever be. Right? never really had it. Never really found that community. his brother was an art dealer. And so through the work that he did, he connected with some other artists, including, Paul Gauguin, who was like someone that Van Gogh looked up to. Right. And so, through that connection with his brother, they actually got to know each other a little bit, and he slipped the invitation and say, would you ever consider coming and living in France with me? Go again? After some deliberation, said I will on a trial period. Right. But we won't know each other. We don't know each other. How are we going to get to know each other? We can't find each other on Facebook yet, so I don't even know what you look like, right? So through their letter exchanges, they said, well, let's paint a self-portrait of ourselves as a way of introduction and mail it in the mail. I like this better than social media. And and then they said, how about we also attach like, like a literary thing, like a, like expression to it so that we can get each other where we're at. Right? And so they did. and so can we have the next slide up. This is Gauguin painted a picture of himself. He painted himself in the image like he presented himself as Jean Valjean from, Les Mis. Which I think is pretty bold. so he's a hero. He's what he's saying, right? And this is what he wrote in the letter. It is the face of an outlaw, ill clad and powerful, like Jean Valjean. That's fun to say. With an inner nobility and gentleness. The faces flush, the eyes accented, and the surrounding colors of a furnace fire. This is to represent the volcanic flames that animate the soul of the artist. The girlish background, with its childlike flowers, is there to attest to our artistic purity. As for this Jean Valjean, whom society has oppressed, cast out, is he not equally the symbol of contemporary Impressionist painters and endowing him with my features? I offer you as well an image of myself, a portrait of all the wretched victims of society. So he writes and says, I'm a hero. I'm representing all the all the outcasts out there and. And that's that's why I do what I do. Van Gogh presented himself in the sort of like nature of a Japanese monk. Right. He was really influenced by Japanese culture. He loved that. You'veseen some of his famous paintings. You can see that. and, so he got his idea from the, you know, the book that became Madame Butterfly, right? The opera, which is about French soldiers stationed off the coast of Japan. He was, you know, sort of like that. He was into that. And this is what he wrote in his letter. If we study Japanese art, we see a man who's undoubtedly wise, philosophic and intelligent, who spends his time doing what he studies a single blade of grass, but the blade of grass leads him to draw every plant. And then the seasons, the wide aspects of the countryside, then animals, then the human figure. Come now. Isn't it almost a true religion which these simple Japanese people teach us, who live in nature as though they themselves were flowers? Now, here's the thing. Like, he's he's like none of these. Neither of the guys were like, what? They said they were right. They weren't. Came from a super broken. He'd just been kicked out by his family. He couldn't make any money. He was a failed stockbroker, and he really just needed a place to live. And he cast himself as his hero. And then, like, sorry, it's troubling history of Van Gogh, but he was he was a troubled man. He was deeply anxious. Deeply. He struggled with self-doubt significantly. And yet they present each other as like, hey, this is this. It sounds like it's going to be a great community. And they did produce some good work, but they could only stick it out for 63 days. They argued bitterly every day. They were so like they had such different views. And so. And it actually ended in one boozy beef up one night when they were drinking in a cafe, discussing where art should come from in the artist's eyes. Right. And it says, the cafe owner said, like Van Gogh threw his absinthe across the room, and then he went up to his apartment. He got a razor to come back, and his intention was to kill Gauguin. He got a few steps away from him and then freaked out when Gauguin turned around and he just ran off and he ran up to his apartment, which is where the next thing he did was cut his ear off. What a tragic tale. What? What a tragic story. And the thing is about that Russ Ramsey, who I mentioned before, who writes about these things, what he says in this particular section is that to truly know someone. To truly know someone is to know their pain, is to know the gaps in their life, to know their area of need. That's how you know someone, not by their aspirational self, but by their actual self, when maybe even no one's looking. And then he points out that when you look at Jesus's ministry, that's in fact how you know anyone that Jesus related to. Think about all the people that Jesus ministered to. That we know them by their deficit. That's how we know them. Blind Bartimaeus. We know that the woman who was bleeding, we know the child who, like, was only sleeping like, you know what I'm saying? Like everyone that Jesus ministered to. It was at the point of need. It was the gaps in their life that actually made Jesus good news for them. And look at what Jesus is saying in this passage, verse 13 and 14. It says, everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I given will be coming them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. The gaps in your life, in other words, the things you ache for, the things that have hurt you, the things that make you broken, the things that put you at a distance from God do not preclude you from faith in God. In fact, it's the opposite. The prerequisite for faith is thirst. Jesus isn't saying it's bad to want things, or to desire things, or to to be broken or anything like that. He's saying that if you put your faith in those things, though, that if only my job was better, if only I had more money, if only I had if whatever. Your if only statement is that if you put your faith in those things, you will be left wanting. There is nothing big enough to contain the dreams of your heart, the daily lives that you live. There is nothing big enough to contain it other than the one who made you. That's what he's saying. Because he knows he's the only one he can hold us. Our hopes and dreams, our hearts hurts and our fears. He's the only one big enough who can handle that. He's the only one. Therefore, he's the only one who we could really, truly have faith in that can meet us where we're at. Do you see Jesus at the cross and what he's doing? He he goes to the cross for our sin, right? And he pays the penalty. He gets rid of the gap between us and God. The things that cause the hurt, the things that cause the act. He he deals with that. But do you notice what happens that kind of like the climactic moment, the moment where Jesus breathed his last, everything goes black. And then what happened in the temple? The holy place, the place where God resided. The place where he dwelt, the place that was the most special dwelling of him in earth at all, was protected by a thick curtain. And at the moment Jesus died and passed cross that thorn for us. It tore into, because nothing could keep his holiness away from our own holiness. Nothing could keep his love away from us. And so he says, no, it's not. You show me how good you are and then you earn it. I'm coming to you in love so that you can respond to me in faith. It's your thirst for all things is the prerequisite for faith in Jesus. And in doing these things, Jesus validates those aches. He validates the hurts. He validates the gaps in your life and says, yes, it was intended to be different. And one day all those things will be realized in him. If faith is not personal, I don't think it's worth it. So, friends, I ask you in love today. Where are the gaps in your life? These are the spaces where God wants to have wants us to have hope and trust and faith in him. This is what this is the conversation he's having at the well with this woman. And he is the very gift himself that he offers for it to happen. It's good news. So where are the gaps in your life? These are the spaces where our faith comes from, needs to come from, not the bits where you got to work out. Faith in God is a Living Faith The third thing leads from that, and it's that faith in God is a living faith. Once we have faith in God, then what? I'm going to be short here, so don't worry. So it's going along well. Let's look at the woman at the well. Can we read verse 28 to 30? It's like she hears and then she goes. She receives that. She leaves her jar there. People like talk symbolically like that. She's she's given up her mechanism to keep drawing from the physical water because she's received from Jesus. I don't know if that's what is actually going on or not. She just might have forgotten a jar, I don't know, but either way, like, she's gone and she's like, she's acting. She's like and telling people, guys, you'll never believe I just spoke to this. Man. He knew everything. He's. He's got to be the one. He's got to be. She did something. She acted. I love it, I love it how it says at the end. We no longer believe just because of what you said. Now we have heard for ourselves. You see, they're going through the process. We're thinking. We're applying it to ourselves. And now we believe. And so now we are in response. Yeah. There's two ways you need to respond to God in faith. If you believe it's true. Faith. I've been thinking about what faith is and you can sum it up as belief. You can sum it up as just what you think. I don't know, but one thing I think the Bible describes faith as is responding to what you know is true about who God is. Right. Which then helps us identify how we need to have faith in him. What do you know is true about God? Do you know that God is the most generous being in all the universe? Well, then, what does that say about how you use your resources, your finances, your time, your energy, keeping to yourself? Like, how could you if you know what God's like? What about how God welcomes strangers? Well, then who gets to eat at your table? How many times? This is for me too. How many times do people get to sit at your table who don't share the same surname as you? What does it mean to make new friends? Isn't that what God's like? I'm not saying you have to do it that way. But what do you know about God to be true? And then how do you live? What about that? That he will return one day to judge the living and the dead? Okay, so where do you cut corners? What are the small gaps in your life that you can offer to him in faith and trust him in those spaces? The second thing that we can see here is that faith is for ourselves to to live out. But then it's for the benefit of others, too. That's what happened. A whole community of people came to faith in Jesus because one woman responded. In my role, I raised money for churches during the week. That's what I do. and it means I get to go and speak with lots of wonderful people. And I had a meeting not long ago with, with a big, foundation that is not from a Christian or any sort of religious background, and they'd never worked with an organization that was a faith organization. And I didn't know that until we met. And but I just approached it the same way I normally would. and so we just met for coffee and had a really good time, and it was just lovely. It was so, so much fun. And we kind of got carried away and just having a good time having coffee together. That's sort of my life. But, And then she sort of caught herself unnoticed. She caught herself and went, oh yeah, I've got to ask that question. And she, I could tell, like her face dropped a bit and she said it was like she had this important question that she needed to check before we passed the test, you know, and she said, but what do you say about the fact that, churches already have loads of money, that churches are rich? I said, you should see my church. No, I said, that joke worked better this morning. and I said, well, yeah, institutionally, I can see that's true. But the reality is, every church that I know, they're in it because they believe it and nothing else, that they're writing off their own steam. They're pushing as hard as they can with every resource that they've got. And I just had happened to have come from a meeting where I met with someone who was leading a church, and in their congregation, they told me that there's a number of instances, serious instances, and one of them was domestic violence. And so he had actually invited a woman to come live with his family. And that's what had happened. And so I relayed that to this person. I said he's not doing it because he has to. This is out of hours work. He believes this is what to do. This is how to live by faith, because this is the way that God has treated him. And then it looks like that. And she said, I need to figure out how I can tell this to the people at my work, because we need to figure out how to make that more common. And then she indicated that she wanted to just to talk more about how this was real. Do you see? Do you see how it works? Faith that you think through then becomes real for you personally and you live out is compelling. It's beautiful. It's just like the good news that Jesus shared with us. Would you consider what it might look like to be a person of faith in God? And what that would look like for your life? Think it through. Personalize it. Let it get in the gaps and then live it. Concluding Prayer Let me pray. Father God, thank you for your grace. May we live humbly in response to it. Amen.

El gobierno de España otorgó esta semana a Mario Vargas Llosa, en forma póstuma, la mayor condecoración que confiere a personalidades destacadas en la cultura, la educación y la ciencia: la Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio. Ese fue el último galardón para el gran escritor peruano, que falleció el domingo pasado en Lima a los 89 años. Ya había recibido en 2010 el Premio Nobel, que marcó la culminación de una vasta sumatoria de reconocimientos, entre ellos el Premio Cervantes y el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras. Vargas Llosa nació en Arequipa, Perú, en 1936. Trabajó como periodista, estudió Humanidades, escribió relatos, pero su verdadera carrera comenzó en 1963, con la publicación de la novela La ciudad y los perros, considerada uno de los disparadores del Boom latinoamericano de literatura. Editó luego otras novelas, como La casa verde, Conversación en la Catedral, Pantaleón y las visitadoras, La guerra del fin del mundo, El sueño del celta y, más recientemente, Tiempos recios. También escribió ensayos, muchos sobre otros escritores (Onetti, Víctor Hugo, Flaubert, Borges) yy otros sociopolíticos, como La civilización del espectáculo y una recopilación de sus influencias liberales en La llamada de la tribu. El Comité del Premio Nobel recordó este lunes que distinguió a Vargas Llosa en 2010 "por su cartografía de las estructuras de poder y sus imágenes mordaces de la resistencia, la revuelta y la derrota del individuo". En el acto en que recibió el Nobel, Vargas Llosa realizó una de sus conferencias memorables: "Aprendí a leer a los cinco años en la clase del hermano Justiniano en el colegio de La Salle en Cochabamba, Bolivia. Es la cosa más importante que me ha pasado en la vida. Casi 70 años después, recuerdo con nitidez cómo esa magia, traducir las palabras de los libros en imágenes, enriqueció mi vida, rompiendo las barreras del tiempo y del espacio, y permitiéndome viajar con el capitán Nemo, 20.000 Leguas de Viaje Submarino, luchar junto a D'Artagnan, Atos, Portos y Aramis contra las intrigas que amenazan a la reina en los tiempos del sinuoso Richelieu, y arrastrarme por las entrañas de París convertido en Jean Valjean con el cuerpo inerte de Marius a cuestas". Los tertulianos, ¿qué libros destacan de Vargas Llosa? ¿Qué recomiendan a los oyentes? La Tertulia de los Viernes con Víctor Ganón, Juan Grompone, Carolina Porley y Ana Ribeiro.

Un livre, Un lecteur. Emission présentée par Florence Berthout Elle reçoit François Lalliard qui parlera du livre « Les Misérables » de Victor Hugo À propos du livre : « Les Misérables » de Victor Hugo LES GRANDS TEXTES DU XIXe SIÈCLE Peut-on imaginer un monde sans Jean Valjean, Cosette, Gavroche, Javert ou Fantine, à jamais vivants au Panthéon de l'esprit humain ? En 1862 paraissent Les Misérables, qui désignent toutes les vicitmes d'un ordre social dont Victor Hugo condamne les injustices. Immense épopée populaire, le roman est emporté dans l'air de Paris et de ses bas-fonds, chargé de l'odeur des barricades et de la Révolution. Il deviendra l'une des oeuvres les plus lues dans le monde. On dit que lorsque les premières épreuves sortirent des presses, les correcteurs et les imprimeurs pleuraient.

This episode takes its name from the infamous scene in Peter Pan where Tinkerbell's survival depends entirely on the audience's applause. Here, Chris and Ununice unpack “Tinkerbell Politics” — a metaphor for the existential dependency of marginalized movements on the belief, goodwill, and clapping of the majority. It's spicy, slippery, and sacrilegious — in the best possible way.Chris Abraham and co-host Ununice (aka Karen, Co-Pilot, Baby Doll, Sweet Pea) jump headfirst into the deep end with “Tinkerbell Tactics” — an unsparing critique of modern identity politics, performative wokeness, and the fragile alliances between marginalized movements and mainstream society. From Beltway insights to Les Misérables anthems, this one ricochets from high theory to hot takes with unapologetic energy.If you don't clap, she dies. Tinkerbell becomes a stand-in for social justice causes that rely on mainstream applause — votes, funding, and attention.The 70% cis-het normie majority are seen as necessary but resented lifelines: “Bite the hand that feeds you” becomes not just a phrase, but a pattern.Chris compares Beltway NGO competition to baby birds in a nest — vying for “mommy's” attention (i.e., federal funds, public support).Movements like BLM, Trans Rights, and DEI initiatives are framed as “TV shows” subject to cancellation when interest wanes.“Let them rebel — they'll burn out.” Mainstream culture, like a bored parent, knows it can wait out revolutions.Unconventional fashion and identity expressions (tattoos, blue hair, emo, etc.) once shocking, now banal. What was once rebellion becomes Target merch.Exposure therapy works, but doesn't guarantee respect. The freak next door is tolerated — not necessarily valued.Aesthetic rebellion leads to “tattoo regret centers.” Social rebellion follows similar cycles.Alienating the majority by labeling them “fascist,” “transphobe,” etc. leads to backlash.The desacralization of protected groups — when holy cows become hamburger.The irony of using federal grants to label your funders Nazis.Right-wing strategists reframing wokeness as “theft” from taxpayers — and rolling back DEI budgets state by state.“Never burn a bridge.” DC wisdom comes in hot as Chris warns that dependency requires diplomacy.Identity movements should balance autonomy with realism about funding and social capital.Even progressive institutions are vulnerable to the same critical tools they use.Everything can become a target — even the church, even pride parades, even the flag — when the cultural pendulum swings.Chris argues the Les Mis anthem can be used by any insurgent group — socialist or nationalist — because the narrative of “freedom vs oppression” is elastic.Jean Valjean as Trump? A stretch or just postmodern poetry?Ununice dials the tone from earnest to acerbic midway through. Satire, cringe, riz (charisma), and “Criz” (a proposed Gen Z term) all make appearances.“If you don't clap for Tinkerbell, Tinkerbell dies, right?”“The paradox of f*** you normies — but also, please clap so I can keep breathing.”“Tattoo regret centers are the canaries in the co-opted identity coal mine.”“You can't ask people for money while calling them fascists.”“Every one of those Les Mis lyrics could be sung by the AFD in Germany.”“Jean Valjean is just Trump with more abs.”“Deconstruction is indiscriminate — even your saints are fair game.”Tinkerbell Politics: The idea that marginalized movements often rely on the belief, attention, and funding of the mainstream majority.Federal Funding Firewalls: Budget line items immune to election cycles — until they're not.Q: Is this episode satirical or serious?A: Both. Think South Park meets Jacques Derrida — with better microphones.Q: Is “Tinkerbell Tactics” just about queer politics?A: Nope. It's about all movements that rely on external applause — and what happens when the crowd stops clapping.

Nous sommes le 27 juillet 1867, à l'issue du procès des grévistes et des émeutiers du Moulin de Marchienne. Le procès s'est tenu à la cour d'assises du Hainaut. Un procès pour l'exemple : il faut éviter que de tels événements ne se reproduisent. Le « meneur » écope d'une peine de cinq ans de prison et d'une très grosse amende. D'autres peines de huit à vingt-quatre mois d'incarcération sont encore prononcées. Il y a dix acquittements. La plupart des accusés ne savent pas signer leur nom. Le lendemain, le journal bruxellois « La liberté » écrit : « Cette grève est le fait de gens qui ont indiscutablement faim. Voilà le procès de Jean Valjean ! On ne vole pas un peu de farine dans son tablier ou dans un sac quand on n'a pas faim ! » Ces émeutes de 1867 constituent un épisode fondateur de l'histoire sociale de Charleroi. Une région, comme d'autres, fragilisée par les pénuries alimentaires et le prix exorbitant des denrées. Comment les pouvoirs publics ont-ils réagi à ces mouvements de mécontentement, à ces révoltes ? En quoi ces émeutes et ces grèves ont-elles été utiles dans l'organisation d'une solidarité des travailleurs ? Quel est le rôle des femmes ? Invitée : Francine Bolle, historienne et membre du comité de pilotage du projet « Création » qui rassemble des partenaires issus des mondes de la recherche, des archives et de l'éducation permanente, et entend mobiliser l'histoire comme outil pour éclairer les évolutions contemporaines du travail, de l'insertion et de la reconversion professionnelle et territoriale. Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Please join Kate and Sheila as they discuss parts 2 & 3 of Victor Hugo's unforgettable tale of woe, Les Misérables. Today we meet the young girl, Cosette, who was left with the cruel innkeepers. The Thenardiers have taken money from Cosette's young mother under false pretenses. They make Cosette work tirelessly, and use money sent from her mother for themselves. Jean Valjean is at last free to rescue Fantine's daughter as he promised. Cosette was a “fly trembling in a spider's web”. The Bible tells us in Exodus 22:23, “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. If you do, they will cry out to Me, I will certainly hear their cry.” Cosette does just that, after her prayer the paths of Jean Valjean and Cosette meet and the poor waif is removed from the sinister selfish family at last!“The bishop had taught him (Jean Valjean) the meaning of virtue; Cosette had now taught him the meaning of love.” Life was briefly sweet for the pair, as a devoted grandfather with his grateful granddaughter, until the detective, Javert, relentlessly tracked them down. Danger popped their new found joy like a pin in a balloon. How will they escape this unmerciful fame-seeking man? Next, we meet Marius, whose grandfather raised him until he disinherited him. “The rigors of his present life gratified and pleased him.” Time has passed and the despicable Thenardiers end up as Marius' next door neighbors. The showdown between the grafters along with their thugs-for-hire, kind-hearted Jean Valjean, and the unstoppable detective is viewed by an anything but calm Marius through a peephole in the wall connecting the rooms! Hugo challenges his readers, of yesterday and today, by addressing topics that many would   rather sweep under the rug than be exposed for all to see. Are you ready to jump into the fray? 

durée : 00:58:35 - Le Souffle de la pensée - par : Géraldine Mosna-Savoye - La politologue Réjane Sénac vient nous parler d'un monument de la littérature, un classique lu, au moins par passages, dès l'école, et dont les thèmes - la misère, la justice, la fraternité - sont aussi connus que ses héros - Jean Valjean, Cosette ou Fantine - : "Les Misérables" de Victor Hugo. - réalisation : Nicolas Berger - invités : Réjane Sénac Politiste et chercheuse française

LA PETITE HISTOIRE DE VIDOCQ : le bagnard, évadé et flic le plus connu Quand on évoque le nom de Vidocq, quelques images nous viennent automatiquement ! Vidocq c'est dans l'imaginaire collectif : un bagnard, un roi de l'évasion, un flic, un séducteur, un érudit, un bagarreur, un indic, un détective privé, un côté sombre, un côté clair ! Bref Vidocq c'est beaucoup de choses à la fois, et beaucoup de personnalités! Et c'est une personnalité qui a évidemment inspiré beaucoup de personnages de fiction! Il y a du Vidocq chez Arsène Lupin de Maurice Leblanc, ou bien encore chez Jean Valjean de Victor Hugo, ou Vautrin alias Jacques Collin, pour Balzac, un personnage que Balzac fait apparaître dans plusieurs romans de La Comédie humaine. Bref on a toutes et tous forcément croisé la route d'un Vidocq dans nos lectures ou nos visionnages de films et séries. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Les Miserables is a film adaptation of the period musical of the same name. Released in 2012, it followed the exploits of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict going to great lengths to find personal redemption at the height of the French Revolution. The film version, directed by Tom Hooper, sought to emulate the epic scope of the stage musical, and featured grandiloquent and verbose set pieces and crowded chorus numbers, with an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, and numerous others. The film was a major box office hit, won many Academy Awards (Including a noteworthy Supporting Actress win for Hathaway), and set a new standard for movie musicals featuring live performances by the actors as opposed to backing tracks...in spite of largely receiving middling reviews upon its release.On a new episode of Hell Is A Musical, Lilz and Scott welcome back Maggie Noel (Friend of the pod and late of the Rock Candy podcast) to help them through a viewing of Les Miserables. Join them as they slog their way through an obscene amount of extreme close-ups, marvel at just how British 19th century France is in the action, and make a lot of the same jokes everyone's already made about Russell Crowe's singing voice.(It's not good.)...with Lilz and Scott!

Kate and Sheila introduce part 1 of  Les Misérables a.k.a. ‘The Brick' by Victor Hugo.These episodes are dedicated to our dear friend, Matt Green, who passed from this life in 2024. His love for this story inspired us to tackle the Brick, thank you Matt!The Bishop is the first character we meet. He inspired us greatly with words such as…“I was not put in this world to protect lives but to save souls.”“We must never fear robbers and murderers. They are dangers from outside, small dangers. It is ourselves we have to fear. Prejudice is the real robber and vice the real murderer.”His message to Jean Valjean touched his heart and changed the trajectory of his life!“...my brother, you no longer belong to what is evil but to what is good. I have bought your soul to save it from black thoughts and the spirit of perdition, and I give it to God.”Jean Valjean was imprisoned for breaking a shop window in his attempt to steal bread to feed his sister's family. He was sentenced to serve 5 years, however after 4 escape attempts his sentence was increased by 14 years!Are you ready to challenge yourself far beyond your life as a reader to the depth of your compassion as a  person? Published in 1862, this classic helps us to discover what is true! 

What is the most significant truth revealed since the Annunciation? Dr. Casey Griffith discusses the Church's organization and the joyful Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC211ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC211FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC211DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC211PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC211ESYOUTUBEhttps://youtu.be/lUZC5IlW4yYALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIMpodcast.comFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookWEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletterSOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE00:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Casey Griffiths02:23 The Restoration Proclamation03:19 The Come, Follow Me Manual04:30 D&C 20: Church Constitution06:15 The influence of Moroni 6 11:03 Dr. Griffith's bio14:15 Moroni's Guide to Surviving Turbulent Times15:56 The big picture18:47 April 6, 183024:22 What it means to be a member of the Church26:41 D&C 20:6-11 Power from on high and holy work28:59 Why was 6 afraid of 7?30:56 A second witness of Jesus Christ33:03 The Book of Mormon is a witness of the Restoration37:33 D&C 20:37 - Why we do what we do41:43 D&C 20:17-36 - A positive view of the Fall49:49 The great finale and Jesus Christ's mission54:52 In part how the Atonement works57:52 A missionary story about grace01:03:05 Choosing the Celestial Kingdom01:06:17 Elder Christofferson and Jean Valjean 1:12:51 End of Part 1 -  Dr. Casey GriffithsThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesJamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic DesignWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika : Portuguese Transcripts"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

Les Misérables | The Final Episode (Finale) || September 3, 1937Orson Welles adapted the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean.01:20 || The Final Episode -- William Johnstone (Marius Pontmercy, Prosecutor), Orson Welles (Jean Valjean, Prisoner accused of being Jean Valjean), Ray Collins (Judge who sentences Valjean, Judge at Arras), Hiram Sherman ("Guilty!", Police Officer, Third Judge), Frank Readick (Bishop of Digne)#victorhugo #orsonwelles #lesmiserables #duaneoldtimeradio: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:::: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Les Misérables || The Grave | The Barricade || Broadcast: August 20, 1937; August 27, 193701:30 || The Grave -- William Johnstone (Police Officer, Marius Pontmercy), Everett Sloane(Police Lieutenant, Gyribier the Gravedigger), Ray Collins (Fauchelevent), Orson Welles (Jean Valjean), Estelle Levy (Cosette at age eight), Peggy Allenby (Prioress), Hiram Sherman (Priest at the Grave), Virginia Nicolson (Older Cosette), Martin Gabel (Inspector Javert)28:45 || The Barricade -- Martin Gabel (Inspector Javert), Orson Welles (Jean Valjean), Virginia Nicolson (Cosette), Ray Collins (Police Officer, First Policeman), William Johnstone (Marius Pontmercy), Hiram Sherman (First Revolutionary, Second Policeman), othersOrson Welles adapted the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean. #victorhugo #orsonwelles #lesmiserables #duaneoldtimeradio: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:::: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

In this sermon, Pastor Nathan delves into Ephesians chapter 2, urging the congregation to comprehend the profound difference between grace and love. He emphasizes that grace and love aren't synonymous and that true grace involves humility, submission, and a life-changing transformation. Using metaphors and analogies, including the story of Jean Valjean from 'Les Miserables,' he explains how grace is a costly, surprising, and sometimes traumatic gift that requires believers to lay down their old identities and embrace a new spiritual life in Christ. He encourages the church to actively seek and share God's grace, moving beyond mere religion and morality to a deeply personal and transformative relationship with God.For more on LifePoint Church go to lifepointaz.com Find all our links in one easy spot https://linktr.ee/lifepointaz Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lifepointaz Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifepointchurchaz/

Les Misérables || The Trial | Cosette || Broadcast: August 6, 1937; August 13, 193701:20 || The Trial -- William Johnstone (Bishop of Digne, Prosecutor), Hiram Sherman (Man who announces Javert, Judicial Clerk), Orson Welles (Jean Valjean [Monsieur Madeleine], Champmathieu), Martin Gabel (Inspector Javert), Alice Frost (Fantine), Adelaide Klein (Nun), Ray Collins (Judge), others; Milton Katims, musical director30:41 || Cosette -- William Johnstone (Judge, Second Inn Customer), Orson Welles (Jean Valjean), Martin Gabel (Inspector Javert), Ray Collins (Thenardier), Agnes Moorehead (Madame Thenardier) Hiram Sherman (First Inn Customer), Estelle Levy (Cosette)Orson Welles adapted Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean. Marking the radio debut of the Mercury Theatre, Welles's Les Misérables was described by biographer Simon Callow as "one of his earliest, finest and most serious achievements on radio".Orson Welles adapted the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean. #victorhugo #orsonwelles #lesmiserables #duaneoldtimeradio: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:::: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

In Les Misérables, the themes of liberation, redemption, and divine intervention resonate deeply with the story of the Israelites in the Torah portion Beshalach. As the Israelites escape Egypt, they are freed from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, mirroring the struggles of the characters in Hugo's novel who seek freedom from various forms of societal and personal bondage. The dramatic parting of the Red Sea can be seen as a divine act of mercy, reminiscent of moments in Les Misérables where grace transcends justice, such as Jean Valjean's transformation after the bishop's forgiveness. The song of the Israelites after their crossing, expressing gratitude for God's deliverance, echoes the redemptive songs of the novel's characters who rise above their suffering through acts of compassion and self-sacrifice. Both the Torah portion and the novel remind us that, even in the darkest times, there is a path to freedom, and it is paved through mercy, faith, and unwavering hope in the face of adversity.

In Les Misérables, the themes of liberation, redemption, and divine intervention resonate deeply with the story of the Israelites in the Torah portion Beshallach. As the Israelites escape Egypt, they are freed from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, mirroring the struggles of the characters in Hugo's novel who seek freedom from various forms of societal and personal bondage. The dramatic parting of the Red Sea can be seen as a divine act of mercy, reminiscent of moments in Les Misérables where grace transcends justice, such as Jean Valjean's transformation after the bishop's forgiveness. The song of the Israelites after their crossing, expressing gratitude for God's deliverance, echoes the redemptive songs of the novel's characters who rise above their suffering through acts of compassion and self-sacrifice. Both the Torah portion and the novel remind us that, even in the darkest times, there is a path to freedom, and it is paved through mercy, faith, and unwavering hope in the face of adversity.

Les Misérables | The Bishop; Javert || Broadcast: July 23, 1937; July 30, 193701:20 || The Bishop -- Orson Welles (Jean Valjean), Alan Devitt (Judge), Agnes Moorehead (Old Woman, Madame Magloire), Frank Readick (Bishop of Digne), others31:40 || Javert -- Hiram Sherman (Letter Deliverer, Factory Official, Idler who torments Fantine), Betty Garde (Favourite), Alice Frost (Fantine), Agnes Moorehead (Marguerite), Ray Collins (Traveling Dentist, Fauchelevent), Martin Gabel(Inspector Javert), Orson Welles (Jean Valjean [Monsieur Madeleine])Les Misérables is a seven-part radio series broadcast July 23 – September 3, 1937 (Fridays at 10 p.m. ET), on the Mutual Network. Orson Welles adapted Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean. The 22-year-old Welles developed the idea of telling stories with first-person narration on the series, which was his first job as a writer-director for radio.#victorhugo #orsonwelles #lesmiserables #duaneoldtimeradio: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:::: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

It's the start of a new year, which means it's time for a new round of Movie ReFlicktions, as Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl are back to ReFlickt'd all the movies they've seen in the last several weeks!   A double dose of Liam Neeson kicks off the reviews, with Producer Tommy's offspring in a Lifetime Movie, The Don' biopic, a cartoon Hobbit, Jerry Buts is back with his thievery den, and Dr. Earl goes old school with some Javert and Jean Valjean. Also, d$ continues his love for his Hollywood beloved, but fears for the choices being made. A slate of documentaries cover everything from Superman to Kermit to The Beach Boys to Michael McDonald's sound in Yacht Rock music. Plus a random chat about young Hollywood and much more. Here are the movies reviewed, and where to find them at the time of recording:   In the Land of Saints and Sinners You Better Watch Out (Lifetime Movie Network) A Complete Unknown (theaters) The Apprentice (rental) Nightbitch (Hulu) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (MAX) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (theaters) Jim Henson: Idea Man (Disney+) NR24 (Netflix) The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Paramount+) Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix) Music by John Williams (Disney+) Challengers (Amazon Prime; MGM+) Thelma (Hulu) Wolfs (AppleTV) The Substance (rental) I Used to be Funny (Netflix) A Different Man (MAX) Les Miserables (The Criterion Channel) Kill ‘Em All 2 (Netflix) Darkness of Man (Hulu) Marlowe (Amazon Prime) Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (in theaters) Kneecap (Netflix) The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix) Brats (Hulu) Yacht Rock (MAX) The Beach Boys (Disney+) Moana 2 (in theaters) The Brutalist (in theaters) Unfrosted (Netflix) A Real Pain (Hulu) Wicked (in theaters) Through a Glass Darkly (MAX; The Criterion Channel) Flow (for rental) Wolfman (in theaters) Back in Action (Netflix) Nickel Boys (in theaters) Maria (Netflix) Lee (Hulu)

Description: Join us as we dive into John 8:21-30, where Jesus challenges His audience to move from spiritual blindness to belief. In this passage, we explore three transformative themes: 1️⃣ Blindness: Living "below" and being consumed by worldly distractions. 2️⃣ Revelation: The Cross as the ultimate turning point where grace meets our sin. 3️⃣ Transformation: Seeing Christ in our neighbors and embracing a cruciform life shaped by humility, love, and sacrifice.Through real-life examples like Jean Valjean's story in Les Misérables, practical steps for reflection, and prayer, we uncover how to live out Jesus' call to faith and selfless love.Reflect with us:How can we reorient our hearts toward God amidst worldly distractions?What does it mean to embrace a life shaped by the cross in our daily actions?Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your walk with Christ and embrace His presence in your life and others.

La Royal Navy ha infatti individuato il passaggio di una nave spia russa nelle acque britanniche, come annunciato dal ministro della Difesa di Londra, John Healey, alla Camera dei comuni. «Voglio essere chiaro, si tratta di una nave spia russa usata per la raccolta d'informazioni e la mappatura d'infrastrutture sottomarine sensibili» ha spiegato, aggiungendo che trattasi della seconda nave spia individuata negli ultimi mesi.

Jean Valjean, personnage sorti tout droit de l'imagination de Victor Hugo il y a plus de 160 ans, sera dans quelques mois la star de deux films. Dans le Sud de la France, le réalisateur Eric Besnard a lancé le tournage d'un long métrage qui racontera l'enfance et l'origine de Jean Valjean... Ecoutez La star du jour avec Anthony Martin du 15 janvier 2025.

Welcome back to the 197th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 197th episode we bring you a Duet Review of of Roberto Zucco, written by Bernard-Marie Koltès (translated from the French by Martin Crimp), directed by ted witzel, and presented by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Join Mackenzie Horner and Ryan Borochovitz, as they discuss the purgatorial state of true crime, sticky images, and a vision of Jean Valjean if he never met the Bishop. Roberto Zucco is playing at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (12 Alexander Street, Toronto, ON) until October 5th, 2024. Tickets can be purchased from the following link: https://buddiesinbadtimes.com/show/roberto-zucco/ CONTENT WARNING: Roberto Zucco contains themes, discussions, and depictions of serial murder, suicide, sex work, and sex trafficking (including the involvement of minors); this review, likewise, speaks directly to these topics. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. Less importantly, this review contains many SPOILERS for Roberto Zucco, as well as the historical Italian crimes that inspired it. It will begin with a general non-spoiler review until the [18:56] mark, followed by a more in-depth/anything goes/spoiler-rich discussion. If you intend to see the production, we recommend you stop watching after that point, or at least proceed at your own risk. Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre If you'd like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Send us a textThis week on Broadway Besties, we're joined by the incredible Nate Hackman, currently starring as Biff Cannon in Broadway's Back to the Future. We dive into his iconic roles as Jean Valjean, Gaston, Quasimodo, and more! Plus, the ultimate question—after this chat, who does Nate love more, Amy or Mark? Tune in for an episode full of laughs, Broadway tales, and a little friendly competition!

Join Rev. Tim as he has a fireside chat with J. Mark McVey - broadway actor and singer! Mark made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in 'Les Miserables' after having won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor while in DC. He is the first American to perform Valjean in London's West End, reprising the role with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and once again in the 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Miserables where he won the Ovation Award and the Broadway.com Award on his way to eclipsing more than 3,200 performances in the worlds favorite musical Les Miserables. But with all of this comes a fierce devotion and love for God and using his gifts to bring glory and honor to Jesus Christ! Listen to this powerful episode about a dark past, a bright future, and the God in the middle of it all! Join J. Mark McVey and Rev. Timothy J. Mercaldo for "Broadway for the Narrow Way" - limited tickets now available! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/broadway-for-the-narrow-way-tickets-1003082134667?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

David Harris is an Australian actor who somehow found himself moving from architecture school to the bright lights of Broadway. He shares his early passion for architecture and how he pivoted to a career in performing arts just three days into his studies. He looks back on his journey, including participating in talent quests at RSL clubs in Australia and having friendly competitions with Broadway performer Ricky Rojas. Being in the workshop and eventually being cast in "The Boy From Oz" marked a significant turning point in his career and what he considers his claim to fame. He reminisces about his experience working with Hugh Jackman in the show, and a memorable commercial shoot with him just before New York shut down for COVID (click here to watch). David reflects on the differences in how musical theatre is perceived in Australia, the UK, and the US, his personal experiences with it, and his frustrations with the lack of recognition for musical theatre actors in Australia compared to Broadway performers in the US. He emphasizes the critical importance of swings and understudies in theatre, and his gratitude for them in keeping the show running smoothly. While he's already managed to prove naysayers wrong, David has no plans on stopping when it comes to the pursuit of growth and constant learning. David Harris is a native of Australia, where he's one of the most acclaimed leading men of his generation. In the US, he has received critical praise for his performance of Dan in TheatreWorks' “Next to Normal”. He starred as Jean Valjean in the Connecticut Repertory Theatre production of “Les Misérables”, which was co-starred and directed by Tony Award winner Terrence Mann. He starred as Billy Crocker in Goodspeed's production of “Anything Goes” and as Father in Barrington Stage Company's “Ragtime” in 2017. He originated the role of Max Bronfman in Stephen Schwartz's new production of “Rags” at Goodspeed Opera House. After playing the role of the Duke on the first national tour of “Moulin Rouge” in 2022, he can now be seen playing the same role in “Moulin Rouge” on Broadway. Connect with Brian: Website: www.davidharrisofficial.com Instagram: @davidharrisoz Watch David with Hugh Jackman Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support the podcast on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTheatrePodcast Threads, Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com My personal Instagram: @alanseales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone's favourite Phantom (of the Opera) and Jean Valjean (from Les Miserables) is back, and this time Josh and I talk about life beyond the stage, performance and spotlight, and the ever-present challenge of being a good human, doing good things and putting some 'goodness' (in all its forms) out into the world. Also... Josh does a little impromptu singing (he goes okay) and the lovely, but microphone shy, Melissa is back for a rare TYP cameo. This was fun.  joshpiterman.com.au@joshpitermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God is merciful in His character. He supremely demonstrated His mercy in what His Son did for humanity on the cross. As a result, we should show mercy to others. Still, we need wisdom to know when to show mercy and when not to. Exo 34:6 God is merciful and gracious in His character. These attributes often occur together throughout the Old Testament. See 2 Chron 30:9; Neh 9:17, 31; Psalms 86:15; 103:8; 111:4; 112:4; 116:5; 145:8; Joel 2:13; Jon 4:2. Rom 5:8; Eph 2:3-5 The cross supremely demonstrates God's mercy through Christ's example. Luke 6:31-38; Mat 7:1-2 Jesus teaches us that we should show mercy to others rather than judgement. By the strictness with which we judge and condemn others, we will be judged as well. 1 Sam 2:12-17, 22-25, 28-35; 3:11-14 Showing mercy isn't always the right course of action. When Eli found out his sons were committing terrible acts, he confronted them but did not ensure they stopped their deplorable behavior. In this case, Eli's mercy resulted in catastrophe for his family and Israel. James 2:13 Mercy triumphs over judgment. Victor Hugo illustrated the redemptive power of mercy in his novel, Les Misérables, in the bishop's mercy shown to Jean Valjean. The post Mercy first appeared on Living Hope.

2 Kings 25:27-30; Mt. 1:6b-17 // Caleb JenkinsThis video explores the story of King Jehoiachin of Judah and how it connects to the coming of Jesus. You'll see how God's faithfulness shines through even in times of judgment, and how the promise of a Davidic king finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus.SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/49291105PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2553/responses/new24.07.28

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Redemption is the process by which a man regains or acquires virtue in an effort to better his life. Whether it comes about as an atonement for wrongdoing or a realization that a life of sin will never bring fulfillment, redemption is the path toward a life of virtue. One of world literature's most profound examples of redemption is the hardened convict Jean Valjean, the principal character in French author Victor Hugo's legendary 1862 novel Les Misérables. At the heart of the story is Jean Valjean, a man who only knew hate before he learned to love. Hosted by Scott Einig.

Apart from playing the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera on the West End and in Australia, Tony in the West Side Story (Australia), Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (West End), being one of the world-renowned 'Ten Tenors', and starring in 'Cats' and 'Beautiful' (Australia) and Hairspray (UK), Josh Piterman is also a podcaster, mediocre dancer and deep-thinker, who's annoyingly handsome, funny and charming. Other than that, he's a dud. Enjoy. Also, if you heard BetterHelp on the show today, you can get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com.au/TYPSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Casey Elliott is from Riverside, California, grew up in Bountiful, Utah, and resides with his wife and four children in Layton, Utah. Growing up in a musical family, Casey's love for music started at a young age as he watched and learned from his parents, accomplished musicians themselves. Vocal influences include: Kenny Loggins, Michael Bolton, Steve Perry, Peter Cetera, Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Vittorio Grigolo, Harry Connick Jr., David Phelps, Michael Buble, and Josh Groban. Casey is known for his powerful vocal and acting ability. He has toured the world as a performer, including his role as Radames in the U.S. National and International Tours of Aida. Other theatrical credits include: Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Sydney Carton in the regional premier of A Tale of Two Cities, Zorro in the regional premiere of Zorro the Musical, and Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Film credits include: An Hour Behind (Adam), Joseph Smith: American Prophet (John Taylor), Tim Timmerman (Mr. Hadley), Prepare (Jesus Christ), Out of Liberty (Hyrum Smith…post production), and Green Flake (Joseph Smith…pre-preduction), and Daniel and the Lions (Daniel). Casey loves mountain biking, golf, and pretending to know what he's doing when doing DIY projects around the house.