Podcast appearances and mentions of joe bailey

Joe Bailey, Youth Leader​Sunday a.m.Mothers Day 2025_Joe Bailey.mp3File Size:42732 kbFile Type:mp3Download File [...]

In the 41st episode of Tea with Kings and Queens I was lucky enough to sit down with Tom McConnell, Liverpool-based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mastermind behind the surrealist pop project Novelty Island. Tom first caught my attention with the incredible DIY visuals he makes for his music videos and we chat today quite a bit about his processes around claymation, animation and papier-mâché. We also talk about his latest EP, ‘Taped Over', the place for nostalgia in song writing, video & cassette culture plus the hazards of going to a print shop and printing off hundreds of copies of your own face. Enjoy!Novelty Island WebsiteNovelty Island Youtube ChannelNovelty Island on InstagramThanks to Joe Bailey for the intro/outro music, Sam Murphy for the cover art and you for listening!Podcast by Carly Deering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Bailey, Wednesday p.m.Jeremiah 24-25 Joe Bailey 2024.mp3File Size:46635 kbFile Type:mp3Download File [...]

In the 40th episode of Tea with Kings and Queens (gasp!) I was delighted to spend some time getting to know the gender bending public menace Don Binary, a London based host and performer who has been causing chaos on stages since January of this year. As a new drag artist but a seasoned performer as a writer, actor and singer, we had a wonderful chat about how Don is thoughtfully exploring his drag voice and expression and ultimately, finding joy. This chat is a real celebration of all that is weird, subversive and rebellious about drag. Enjoy!Don on InstagramBrighton King NightThanks to Joe Bailey for the intro/outro music, Sam Murphy for the cover art and you for listening!Podcast by Carly Deering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Larry Hagner hosts members of the Dad Edge Mastermind in this behind-the-scenes episode. This is an opportunity for members to ask Larry and the community their most pressing questions and get tailored insights from experienced dads. From work-life balance to dealing with tough emotions and building stronger relationships with our kids, this episode is packed with actionable insights and practical strategies to help you become the best dad you can be.  Sit back, listen in and get ready to level up your fatherhood game. www.thedadedge.com/summit2024 www.thedadedge.com/alliance

This episode is scene five in The Suburbs, the first play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. It's spring 1956. Stanley has a new job selling wholesale beauty supplies for his uncles, Abe & Joe Bailey, owners of Bailey's Beauty Supplies in Chicago. Abe Bailey is married to Sara Belle's sister, Rose. The Silverfields, excited about dad's new job, share their joy in the kitchen as Stanley delivers special beauty products to Shirley, Michael & Cindy. So begins the longest and most successful sales saga of Stanley's role with another family business.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

Greg Davis welcomes Pastor Joe Bailey (Danville Baptist Church) onto the show to talk about his recent trip to Washington D.C. with a group of other pastors and his meeting with Senator Tommy Tuberville.

In this podcast for Functional Ecology, Assistant Editor, Frank Harris, sits down with Fernanda Santos, Joe Bailey, and Jen Schweitzer who guest edited the recently published Functional Ecology special feature titled "Fire as a dynamic ecological and evolutionary force." This collection of studies provide recommendations on how to: engage in developing ecological and evolutionary databases for fire ecology; integrate hierarchical genetic structure or phylogenetic structure; develop new experimental frameworks that limit context dependent outcomes,; increase sample size and availability of curated datasets; increase functional trait knowledge; and increase representation of ecological communities in the literature and context-dependency.

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Joe Bailey, founder and owner of Indigenous tour company North Star Adventures, a Yellowknife based company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I was delighted to talk to ‘The Cheeks of the Peaks' herself: burlesque performer Temptress la Tease. I was lucky enough to see Temptress live at back in February this year at Glorified; the plus size cabaret show which we celebrate at length in our chat. We also discuss audience interaction, getting star struck, how Temptress puts together a routine around her fibromyalgia, her love of the band Diversity, our mutual adoration of Rik Mayall and lots more. This episode is also guest starring Temptress' lovely dog, Cyril. Enjoy! Temptress on Instagram Glorified Cabaret InstagramThanks to Joe Bailey for the intro/outro music, Sam Murphy for the cover art and you for listening!Podcast by Carly Deering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still basking in the glow of Eurovision here in Liverpool, so today is a special Eurovision episode with Liverpool-based Franz Genau, a German Drag King, international cabaret comedian, and clown daddy of the Liverpool alternative scene. Franz is a host and producer, including Quiz with the Queers (a camp blend of pub quiz and Queer ridiculousness) and SPEW, the scratch night for young Queer performers. Every first Wednesday he also fills the airways with his own radio show DRAG DINGS, together with his partner in crime, Dan Chan.Franz performed all through the Eurovision celebrations here in the city and like me is a bit of a super fan. So as well as re-living all things Eurovision that have consumed the city over the last two weeks (including Sophie Ellis-Bextor playing a set in John Lewis), we chat about the German and UK cabaret scene, Franz's very particular brand of drag: subverting masculine stereotypes with effeminate performances, and we also discuss the importance of scratch nights to encourage a new, diverse range of performers gain confidence. Enjoy!Thanks to Joe Bailey for the intro/outro music, Sam Murphy for the cover art and you for listening!Podcast by Carly Deering.Franz (AKA Severus) on InstagramSPEW Scratch Nights in LiverpoolQuiz with the QueersDrag Dings Radio Show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I catch up with a true gem of the cabaret world: variety artist, juggler, comedian, the extraordinary gentleman, Mat Ricardo. A key figure in the international cabaret scene, Mat started out as a street performer in Covent garden, where he honed his craft, blending astonishing feats, with quick wit and sharp suits.Mat is multi-award-winning, taking his act all over the world, where he's had had residencies in legendary venues, been on numerous tv shows and recently had a role in a Hollywood film. When we chatted had just finished touring his new show which he'd taken to the Edinburgh fringe.Alongside performing, Mat is a writer, speaker and photographer, and I really enjoyed his YouTube channel during lockdown and his podcast, Imagination and Junk, all about the creative process.It was an honour to spend time talking to Mat as I've been such a fan for many years, and this episode of full of his incredible stories, wit, humour. Enjoy! Thanks to Joe Bailey for the intro/outro music, Sam Murphy for the cover art and you for listening!Mat's WebsiteMat on InstagramMat's YouTubeImagination & Junk Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this 15 minute podcast extract, Psychologist Joe Bailey talks about his story, and the importance of a support group after clients have had a transformational experience. He further describes how he met his wife with love at first sight 4 hours before meeting Syd and then he describes the impact Syd had on THE NEW JOE BAILEY. Joe shares the vision of his new book coming in his dream to complete the mystical time together.   Full 1.2 hour Video at https://youtu.be/Ow63A8jtCJE

The original hosts have been given the boot and the Local Runners Podcast Ambassadors have taken over. Hayley Simpson, Michael Harris, Emilia Platt, Fraser MacDonald Oulds, Martha Tibbot, and Joe Bailey take over and do the usual announcements along with race reviews. The ambassadors introduce themselves and let us know what they are training for. They then discuss their why for running, how obsessed they are with racing, a review of Altra Lone Peak 7, as well as their sporting inspirations and the best things about their clubs. Lets see how they all get on and if they can read the names of runners in their race reviews

S For the last 5 months I have been challenged through the RealMen300 group I'm a part of to have a consistent quiet time with God I wanted to share a few things I have learned and offer some ideas for why you should consider adding or increasing your quiet time and some ways to go about doing it. Specifically, I'd like to talk about they Why, the What, and the How of Quiet times. Let's start with the Why. As Christians, I think we can all agree our most important relationship should be with our Creator. The question is, how do we actually make it our most important relationship.  As with any relationship, it's not enough just to say it's important or that it's our most important relationship. What are we actually DOING to show that. As with any relationship, an important measure of the value we place on our relationship with God is how much time do we devote with HIm and to what degree to we do what pleases Him.  I'll save the discussion of what it mean to do what please Him for another episode, but how do we measure both the quality and quantity of time we spend with Him. One measure is how much we talk with Him in prayer, both in terms of quantity, i.e. total time spent in prayer, frequency i.e. how often we pray, and quality, i.e. how genuine and heartfelt is our prayer vs. just being a check-the-box repetition. So to summarize, the Why we should want to do a Quiet time is because God is our most important relationship and spending time with Him is an important way to demonstrate it's our most important relationship. Now let's talk about the WHAT. What a quiet time means to me is devoting a specific time every day to do 3 things, pray to God, read the Bible, and journal which is basically asking God questions and writing down what You believe He is saying to you in response, i.e. having a 2-way conversation. Let's talk about each of those points. First, devoting a specific time.  With most habits, I've found if you're going to be consistent, you have to schedule it rather than just hoping it happens.  If you can get to bed early enough, I suggest you schedule your quiet time for the first thing in the morning.  For me, it's kind of like tithing.  If you prioritize tithing, then it's the first line item in your monthly budget and everything else comes after it.  In the same way, you make sure the most important activitiy of your day is done first so you make sure it happens. So the first step in devoting a specific time is schedule it, and if you decide to do it first thing in the morning, then the next step is to plan your evening so that you get to bed early enough so you get a good night's rest and still get up early enough for a quiet time. Now let's talk about the 3 parts to a quiet time.  The first part, prayer, is actually 2 parts.  I suggest you pray when you begin your quiet time as well as when you end your quiet time.  You're kind of sandwiching your bible reading and journaling with prayer. We could multiple episodes just talking about prayer but I'll just briefly suggest here that you be real with God.  Be honest with Him about where you are and what you're thinking and feeling at that time.  I've heard a couple acronyms you might find useful.  One is the word WAR, W-A-R, where you first worship God, then ask him for forgiveness, then make requests.  Another acronym is ACTS, like the books of ACTS, A-C-T-S.  The A is for adoration or worship, the C is for confesion, the T is for thanksgiving, and the S is for supplication which is a fancy word for making requests.  And of course you can use what we call the Lord's prayer as a guide for your prayer as well. So the second part is to read the Bible.  I suggest you read  one chapter.  You may have a Bible reading plan, for example a schedule for reading the Bible in a year.  I would suggest your quiet time should be different and separate from your Bible reading plan.  One suggestion for what chapter is to "read for the need" and use a topical bible search on a topic yo'ure dealing with like https://www.openbible.info/topics/, or just Google "Bible verse for blank". If you read a chapter and don't feel God is speaking to you, I suggest you pick another chapter or read the next chatpter. The third part is the journaling.  One decision is whether to go old school and paper and pen or digital.  I use the Evernote app to journaling and just about everything else but whatever works for you. The technique I've learned from the REalMen300 and applied is the SPACE method.   The S stands for SIN, what sin is God telling you that you need to confess. The P is Promise, what promise is God giving you. A is for attitud or application.  what change in you attitude is God asking you to make or how do feel God is asking you to apply the reading to your life. THe C is command. WHat is God commanding you to do? The E is for Example  What example is being offered for you to follow.  Of course Jesus or Yeshua is our perfect example. but there ar emany men and women in the Bible that we can look to as both positive and negative examples, or perhaps the reading makes you think of someone in your life that God wants to use as an example for you. I use the Bible Gateway app for reading which makes it very easy to copy and paste into Evernote the specfiic verse that is jumping out at me for each of the letters in SPACE. So those are the highlights of what I've learned so far. The last thing I would add is the importance of finding a way to be accountable for doing this.  I'm in an accountability group with RealMen300 where we report out to our group how many days in the previous week we read the Bible and journaled.  This can be very motivating.    E Encouragement Prayer using Amen Awake Mid-day Evening Night   L Laughter "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." - Proverbs 17:22   A For  whom the  Lord  loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.” If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:6-8,11 - NKJV Listen to ReMan podcast by Joe Bailey, about Sonship https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-re-man-initiative/id1616739991?i=1000596042335 H See Proverbs for business by Steve Marr                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Week 25 Day 2  

Larry Hagner along with co-host Joe Bailey are joined by members of the Dad Edge Mastermind. This is an opportunity for members to ask Larry and the community their most pressing questions and get tailored insights from experienced dads. From work-life balance to dealing with tough emotions and building stronger relationships with our kids, this episode is packed with actionable insights and practical strategies to help you become the best dad you can be. Sit back, listen in and get ready to level up your fatherhood game. Join future Dad Edge Mastermind calls here: https://thedadedge.com/mastermind/

In today's episode am talking to a titan of the influencer world, UK based J-fashion & lifestyle creator, Addy Harajuku. With a following of over 100,000 Instagram followers and more than half a million on Tiktok, Addy's content has earned her the title of one of the top UK based content creators within her field. She has modelled for key J-fashion brands and most recently has collaborated with koi footwear on her own range.Addy's personal fashion is based in the Yamikawaii and Menhera subcultures. For those unfamiliar with J-fashion, Yamikawaii is a Japanese aesthetic that has an emphasis on dark themes and colors and Menhera fashion uses medical imagery like pills, plasters, and syringes. Its considered a ‘vent art' style, regarded as form of art therapy that helps the wearer. In addition, vent art is now seen an important way to challenge social stigmas and encourage conversations around mental health.Addy's content is a brilliant combination of Yamikawaii fashion and style, alongside informative and interesting videos about key cultural issues, including art theft, Asian fishing, cringe culture, AI art trends, and various issues around mental health and neurodiversity.Addy's trademark honest, open and uncompromising style has made her one of my favourite creators, and in today's chat we talk about her explosion online and all that comes with it, her journey in fashion and how it links to her own self-expression and mental health. Just a quick warning: There are swears in out chat plus discussion of self-harm and suicide, so listener discretion advised. Enjoy the episode!Thanks to Joe Bailey for the intro/outro music, Sam Murphy for the cover art and you for listening!Podcast by Carly Deering.Addy on InstragramAddy on TikTokAddy's collab with Koi FootwearAddy's interview in Vice Magazine on Menhera fashion opening up discussions on mental health Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Bailey is the Founder of the Re/Man Initiative and the host of the Re/Man Podcast. And he currently serves in our ministry as the Executive Director of Men's Training and Mentorship. Joe describes himself, and I would have to agree with him, as a mission-focused lover and follower of Jesus Christ.  He's married to his beautiful bride, Ivy, and he's the father of 5 and a grandfather of 2. To contact Joe, you can either visit his website at https://experiencereman.com or email him at joe@experiencereman.com ----------------   If you want to help us transform the lives of even MORE MEN for God's glory, please take a minute to leave us a helpful REVIEW on iTunes: http://www.rmcpodcast.com and SHARE this podcast with any young man (or men) you're mentoring or discipling. And make sure you don't miss an interview episode by signing up for our Man-to-Man eNewsletter at http://www.RealMenConnect.com, and grab your FREE copy of the Real Men Victory Tracker.  Are you stuck? Want to go to the next level in your marriage, career, business, or ministry?  Then maybe it's time you got a coach. ALL CHAMPIONS have one. Let me coach you to help you strengthen your faith, improve your marriage, spiritually lead your family, achieve more, balance your time, grow your ministry, or even stop an addiction. Click here for details: http://www.RMCfree.com   Also join us on: Join the Real Men 300: http://www.RealMen300.com Facebook Group: http://www.realmenuniversity.com/ YouTube: http://www.RealMenTraining.com Facebook: @realdrjoemartin Instagram: @realdrjoemartin Twitter: @professormartin

Listener Beware: Kevin is on his own again… Happy New Year! 2022 has been an amazing year for new music from legacy artists, current artists, and new artists; in fact, this is the third celebration of 2022 music. It was an unprecedented year for rock n' punk n' metal, and we want to shed as much light on these killer cuts as possible. Some of these groups and albums we've talked about before, but we thought it was worth the time to recognize all of the amazing recorded output of 2022!What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection; an artist, album, or grouping of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. This week we look back on another tumultuous year that had its ups and downs, but mostly ups for the world of rock n' punk n' metal. In celebration of the New Year, we wanted to find some nuggets of joy from the last 12 months. We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays, and that you are able to take some time to kick back and rock with us! Happy New Year everyone!Songs this week include:Guernica Mancini - “Inception” from Inception - Single (2022)The Hellacopters - “Reap A Hurricane” from Eyes Of Oblivion (2022)Foxy Shazam - “Heart” from The Heart Behead You (2022)Dead City Ruins - “This Side Of The Dirt” from Shockwave (2022)Hundred Watt Heart - “Over The Ocean” from New Unknown (2022)…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - “No Confidence” from XI: Bleed Here Now (2022)Haunt - “Father Time” from Windows Of Your Heart (2022)Red City Radio - “Rebels” from Live At The Gothic Theatre (2022)Projekt Gemineye - “The Holy Shield” from In The Year 3073 - Book III (2022)Moon Tooth - “I Revere” from Phototroph (2022)Grave Digger - “The Last Crusade” from Symbol Of Eternity (2022)Please subscribe everywhere that you listen to podcasts!Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/https://www.facebook.com/InObscuriahttps://twitter.com/inobscuriahttps://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/Buy cool stuff with our logo on it!: https://www.redbubble.com/people/InObscuria?asc=uIf you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/If you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/Check out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/

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Today's guest is the incredible Alabama Whirley: pole dancer, burlesque performer and producer of the North West's first plus size cabaret show Glorified. Well known for her horror and gore themed routines, Alabama has also fast become a key voice for the plus size performer community, and in our chat today we talk about creating safe spaces and get very critical of the BBC…enjoy! Alabama on InstagramGlorified Cabaret ShowLiverpool Horror ClubAlabama's article in Polyester Zine ‘Making Space for Glorifying Obesity'Thanks to Joe Bailey for the music, Sam Murphy for the cover art and you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A conversation with two long-time multifamily industry veterans, and wonderful supplier partners to the multifamily industry, Kara Rice, the Chief Communications Officer at Swift Bunny, and Joe Bailey, the CEO and Founder of Swift Bunny…discussing the importance and challenges of putting the individuals on your teams first to drive better performance. Show Guests: Kara Rice – Chief Communications Officer of Swift Bunny Joe Bailey – CEO and Founder of Swift Bunny Host and Producer: Paul Marks, CAS Tape Date November 15, 2022 Air Date: November 20, 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Management of new information technology: It's always been a challenge in the federal government. Now a new course at the University of Maryland's business school aims to fix that. Many federal career mangers have voiced a need for such a course. Joining me with more about it, professor and assistant dean Joe Bailey.

Management of new information technology: It's always been a challenge in the federal government. Now a new course at the University of Maryland's business school aims to fix that. Many federal career mangers have voiced a need for such a course. Joining me with more about it, professor and assistant dean Joe Bailey.

The floodgates that was the pandemic has been completely opened this year, and we have been submerged in tons of new Rock n' Punk n' Metal. Typically, I recognize all of the amazing recorded output of the current year as a solo episode between Christmas and New Years. However, there are just too many great releases this year to wait until December. This week all of these tunes have come from or been influenced by our brethren in the rock n' roll podcast community! What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection; an artist, album, or grouping of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. This week we look at an amazing year of releases for the world of rock n' punk n' metal. We specifically went to the deep well of all the amazing podcasts that we listen to and promote every week for the content of this show! Go listen to all of the shows we mention (after you finish ours)!Songs this week include:Audrey Horne - “Devil's Bell” from Devil's Bell (2022)The Warning - “ERROR” from ERROR (2022)Märvel - “Sound Of Life Slipping Away” from Graces Came With Malice (2022)Kill Shelter - “Time Will Come” from Asylum (2022)Shannon's Theorem - “All These Years” from All These Years - single (2022)Joe Bailey - “Origin” from Devil In The White City (2022)Flickertail - “Evidence Of Life” from Evidence Of Life - single (2022)Please subscribe everywhere that you listen to podcasts!Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/https://www.facebook.com/InObscuriahttps://twitter.com/inobscuriahttps://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/Buy cool stuff with our logo on it!: https://www.redbubble.com/people/InObscuria?asc=uIf you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/Check out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/

Bridgestone Americas Veterans Organization, or BRAVO for short, is an Employee Resource Group that not only plays a major role in helping the company recruit and retain teammates with military service, but it also invites both veterans and non-veterans to unite in a fellowship of service. In this episode of THRIVE, the group's President and Vice President, Joe Bailey and Marty Morrison, offer listeners an overview of BRAVO's journey, it's objectives, and its ongoing activities at Bridgestone.

We all have the capacity for resilience, the ability to tap into our personal GPS system that can help guide us through the challenges of life and turbulent times. This innate quality can help us restore our mental health and thrive no matter what's going on and psychologist, coach, and author of thriving in the Eye of the Hurricane: Unlocking Resilience in Turbulent Times tells us how to do it. PollyCampbell.substack.com PollyCampell.com Joseph Bailey: Joe Bailey and Associates Thriving in the Eye of the Hurricane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 123rd VFW National Convention just concluded at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City Missouri. It was the first time the convention has been back in full swing since 2019. One of the new things was an exhibit sound stage in the exhibit hall where #StillServing Podcast Host Rob Couture had the pleasure of interviewing sponsors, exhibitors, comrades, and special guests. Ryan Gallucci, Director of the VFW's National Veteran Service   Ryan describes all of the available services at the convention including the Claims Clinic and Health Fair provided by the NVS. [2:29]   How the NVS and VFW help veterans understand the full breadth of benefits available to them. [5:33]   The delegates function as the governing body but each VFW member has a voice in how decisions are made. [7:55]   Joe Bailey, President of Bridgestone's BRAVO Employee Research Group Joe shares his military background and his civilian career history. [11:21]   The BRAVO initiative supports veterans with career-based transition services and more. [12:19]   Firestone Direct is a new program that offers on-site mobile services directly from mobile specialists. [15:48] Clayton Smith, Senior Director for Sales at Twisted X     Clayton spoke at the convention in place of Twisted X's President, Prasad Reddy. [20:50]   In 2005, Twisted X morphed from cowboy gear to lifestyle and casual styles. [23:17]   To be more sustainable, Twisted X developed a fabric made from discarded plastic water bottles. [24:54]   Twisted X is a proud sponsor of the voice of democracy scholarship program and the Tough Enough to Wear Pink program. [28:43]   Honorable Denis McDonough, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs   During the convention, Denis discussed the partnership VA has with the VFW organization. [31:35]   Denis shares what VFW can expect for the next year regarding the PACT act. [33:47] Kelly McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)   Kelly vehemently thanks the VFW for the time and effort they put forth finding, identifying, and recovering POW/MIA military members. [37:28]   Raising the nation's consciousness about National POW/MIA Recognition Day. [40:47]   Kelly describes the various methods that connect families to the remains of their beloved service members. [43:01]   Johnny Webb was awarded a gold medal for his well-established dedication to the DPAA. [44:36] Aaron McCoy, Regional Veteran Executive for Humana   Aaron is a life member of the VFW Post #3345 and served in the Army and National Guard. [48:36]   Humana donated $25,000 to the VFW's Unmet Needs Program and helps educate veterans about their medical benefits. [49:52]   At the convention, Humana sponsors two booths to show their gratitude to the VFW organization. [53:16]   Humana also partners with the service officers of the NVS to enhance their veterans' service offerings. [55:40]   To address food insecurity, Humana joins forces with the VFW for the Uniting to Combat Hunger campaign [57:15]   Chris Ward, Public Affairs Manager for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)   Chris describes the changes and new benefits available to veterans as part of the AAFES. [1:00:06]   The AAFES currently has a robust hiring program for veterans and military spouses. [1:02:56]   Teddy Robb, country music recording artist   Teddy describes his experience at the VFW National Convention [1:07:13]   Leaving football behind in Akron, Ohio, Teddy got his recording career started in Nashville, Tennessee. [1:10:15]   In his song, “Heaven on Dirt,” Teddy reached out to the VFW to promote the Unmet Needs program. [1:14:12]   For more information or to continue the conversation, please visit: Veterans of Foreign Wars Website VFW Podcast Page @VFWHQ on Twitter VFW on Facebook @RobCoutureVFW on Facebook VFW Unmet Needs Program Call 1-888-JOIN-VFW Text “NEEDS” to 20222 to donate to the Unmet Needs Program Today's VFW — Share Your #StillServing Story National Veterans Services — Claims Help Firestone Direct Apply My Exchange Website Find out more about the VFW National Convention    

This week I'm super chuffed to be chatting to Barbara, AKA brothers Henry and John, a Brighton based band who grabbed my attention when I saw them on tour with The Divine Comedy a few months ago; their 70's sound coupled with witty lyrics, energetic performance and a few excellent tank tops was irresistible and I've been listening to their new EP 'Mildly Entertaining' ever since. I caught up with the fellas via zoom and have a lovely rambly chat about that incredible tour, but also how Barbara is much more than a band, as we talk about various influences, comedy, cult films, books and even a bit of wrestling. Huge thanks to Barbara for the use of their music throughout the pod. Enjoy!Barbara Website: buy tour tickets and EP here!Barbara on YouTubeBarbara on InstaThanks to Joe Bailey for the intro/outro music, Sam Murphy for the cover art and you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Bailey was a student of the late Syndey Banks. Joe has authored five books on innate health and resilience — his books have been translated into 26 languages. His latest book is "Thriving In the Eye of the Hurricane — Unlocking Resilience in Turbulent Times". Here he speaks to Dr Rani Bora (holistic psychiatrist, Mental Wealth Coach) on this subject. SUBSCRIBE NOW - https://bit.ly/mwmchanne SPOTIFY - https://spoti.fi/3MnWVW2 INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/drs.raniandsuraj/

#DreamItDareItDoIt #LiveTheLifeYouWant #MakeitHappen #EpisodeDropped QUOTE OF THE DAY: There is something in us that we can trust. - Joe Bailey In this episode of “Dream it! Dare it! Do it! Live the Life You Want!” I am speaking with clinical psychologist, author, and coach Joe Bailey. Joe addresses the psychological, physical, and spiritual facets of human beings that have pulled him into a deeper understanding of the whole person. Joseph Bailey, M.A., L.P. is a licensed psychologist, author, seminar leader, consultant to organizations, public speaker, and psychotherapist. His work has included co-founding The Minneapolis Institute of Mental Health, developing programs for health care provider wellness at the University of Minnesota Inner Life of Healers Program, and numerous hospitals including North Memorial Hospital, Minneapolis, East Lansing Health System and Mayo Clinic Arizona(The Resilient Physician Program). He has also worked extensively in treatment centers for addictions—Gulf Breeze Recovery, Meridian Systems and Farnum Center, and numerous social service agencies. Joseph is the author of six books with over a half-million in print in 26 languages and 65 countries, including the best seller, Slowing Down to the Speed of Life with Dr. Richard Carlson, The Serenity Principle, The Speed Trap, Slowing Down to the Speed of Love, Fearproof Your Life: How to Thrive in a World Addicted to Fear, and his latest book that he contributed to, Creating a Marriage You'll Love (2010). His newest book is called Thriving in the Eye of the Hurricane: Unlocking Your Resilience in Our Turbulent Times. You can learn more about Joe and his work at www.joebaileyandassociates.com. For more information on Joe Bailey please visit:  www.JoeBaileyandAssociates.com -- It's time for you to shine! I've worked with solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, business owners, and high-performers for over two decades. Let me show you how simple things really are, with these 4 steps. As I like to say: let's get COGI with it! It means: Get CLEAR. Get ORGANIZED. Get GOING. Get INSPIRED. I offer a rare combination of coaching & business talk, technical & artistic experience, and practical & creative skills. Please don't sweat the technical stuff. I've got your back. If this speaks to you, let's chat, no strings: https://go.jasmyne.coach/chat --- #theinspiress #solopreneurinspiration #livethelifeyouwant❤️ #liveinthenow #liveinthemoment #bepresentnow #happiness #wisdom #inspirationalquotes #solopreneur #entrepreneurinspiration #solopreneurs #solopreneurlife #solopreneurcoaching #coachjasmynesays #transformativecoachjasmyne #BringYourBusinesstoLife #GetInspiredNow

In today's episode I am talking to the international burlesque sensation Perle Noire. Among her many accolades, Perle has been named one of the world's top burlesque performers by 21st Century Burlesque Magazine for ten years in a row. After spending several years as a cast member in Dita Von Teese's stage show ‘Strip, Strip Hooray', Perle went on to complete a stint in Velvet – a musical starring Australian disco diva and superstar Marcia Hines at The Sydney Opera House.Perle continually challenges herself with new ventures, including performances with her award-winning dance company, The House of Noire and her new transformative Healing Through Seduction series. In 2020, she presented the world with The Noire Pageant, the only burlesque pageant dedicated to uplifting the BIPOC community through healing events.It was a true pleasure to talk to Perle as I caught up with her via zoom to hear more about her philosophy around healing through seduction and how she continues to push boundaries in her artform. Enjoy!Healing Through Seduction: Perle NoireJoin Perle's Self Love Club- NewsletterPerle on InstagramThanks to Joe Bailey for the music, Sam Murphy for the cover art and you for listening!Podcast by Carly Deering See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A conversation with two longtime multifamily industry veterans, who are very important supplier partners to the industry, Kara Rice, the Chief Communications Officer at Swift Bunny, and Joe Bailey, the Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Swift Bunny.…discussing what multifamily owners and operators should understand about the factors that drive employee decisions regarding the future with their employers. Show Guests: Kara Rice – Chief Communications Officer at Swift Bunny Joe Bailey – Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Swift Bunny Host and Producer: Paul Marks, CAS Tape Date April 5, 2022 Air Date: April 9, 2022 Rebroadcast Date: May14, 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In my 30th episode of the pod, I chat to brand new London-based Italian drag King, Papa Parmigiano. Despite being a brand new King, Papa has been dazzling audiences during the Man Up competition at the Glory in London recently. Today we talk about drag beginnings, inspirations and that now iconic performance at Man Up featuring a LOT of cooked pasta....Enjoy!Papa on Instagram (where you can see THAT performance at The Glory!)Man Up Drag King Contest Soho Theatre Cabaret & Drag Lab Thanks to Sam Murphy for the cover art, Joe Bailey for the music and you for listening!Podcast by Carly Deering. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's episode is my very first in-person interview for the pod and its with a true theatrical great of the UK stage: writer, director, actor and grand Panto Dame Mark Two. Mark has been starring in panto since the mid 1970s, and most recently has been bringing his warmth, comedy and fabulous frocks to the production of Jack in the Beanstalk currently on at the Epstein Theatre in Liverpool. I was fortunate to catch up with Mark between shows to hear about his life as a panto Dame and extraordinary career so far. Enjoy!Jack and the Beanstalk At the Epstein TheatreMark Two Character ProductionsThanks to Sam Murphy for the cover art, Joe Bailey for the music and you for listening!Podcast by Carly Deering. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A conversation with two longtime multifamily industry veterans, who are very important supplier partners to the industry, Kara Rice, the Chief Communications Officer at Swift Bunny, and Joe Bailey, the Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Swift Bunny.…discussing what multifamily owners and operators should understand about the factors that drive employee decisions regarding the future with their employers. Show Guests: Kara Rice – Chief Communications Officer at Swift Bunny Joe Bailey – Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Swift Bunny Host and Producer: Paul Marks, CAS Tape Date April 5, 2022 Air Date: April 9, 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special Episode – Interview with Joe Bailey, Feb 2022 The Palaver welcomes back Joe Bailey to talk about his new record Devil in the White City. Joe provides us a full tour through the thoughts and inspirations behind the songs in this new concept album about American serial killer H. H. Holmes. An album over a decade in the making, Devil in the White City addresses most of the major story arcs of Holmes in a way that only Joe Bailey could provide. His method of songwriting may have changed but he is still able to deliver interesting and engaging music that is able to take the listener places. Enjoy this palaver about a truly engaging record. Twitter: @progpala Email: progpala@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3D8wbv-AcJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Dave DeWhitt

This is the 2nd Episode of the CHASE SHEARON SUBCAST! Where Chase Shearon, interviews long time friend and agency owner Joe Bailey of Bailey Insurance and Arkansas First Choice Insurance. These two have a fun conversation and we get a "glimpse" into the Life of Joe Bailey. 

Dave, Cal, Sean and Katie catch up with a life long member of Salford Harriers. Joe Bailey talks about training at Heaton Park with Andi Jones and his Parkrun record there as well as talking about his impressive shorts. Joe also discusses the marathon attempt and how he thinks Nigel Martin has influenced everyone to slow their runs down. They also discuss training and racing over Christmas, but did Dave eat sprouts? Did Cal have Christmas Pudding? Did Sean survive putting the banner away? And did Katie just agree to a Park Road 5k TT?

This episode I'm talking to the wonderful Drag King Don One. London based Don has been thrilling audiences all over the country with their slick singing, hilarious chat and inclusive shows. Today we talk about mental health, the emotional impact of covid, their West End debut in the hit musical Death Drop and their most recent performance in panto alongside Divina de Campo. Enjoy! Don on InstagramDon One Chats PodcastThanks to Sam Murphy for the cover art, Joe Bailey for the music and you for listening!Podcast by Carly Deering. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Bailey is back on the podcast! Joe's new book, Thriving in the Eye of the Hurricane: Unlocking Resilience in Turbulent Times, is all about resilience.  After this conversation with Joe, resilience felt even truer and deeper and simpler than ever. It's not that “you” are resilient, or “I” am resilient (whoever “you” and “I” The post EP180: Your Nature is to Thrive with Joe Bailey appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

Joe Bailey is a passionate engineer, musician, husband, and father. Most importantly, he would say, is his mission to guide men into a relationship with God.Joe's Challenge:Take time each morning to contemplate the simplicity of the Gospel. The simplicity of the Good News of Jesus. We talk about:The simplicity of the GospelWisdomBe salt and light wherever you goAim for the heartConnect with Joe:InstagramThanks for tuning in!Thanks for joining us on today's episode of the Anthem of the Adventurer podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and leave us a rate and review to help us reach even more adventurous souls. Don't forget to check out our website, visit us on Facebook, or hang out with us on Instagram to stay up-to-date on the adventures we're having! Make sure to subscribe to our email list, so you can follow along with Anthem of the Adventurer as we transition into the adventure of writing a book!

Jeff Wingo talks about other historic sites on post tied to Battalion History, its military leadership, and gives some encouragement to those who want to be prepared to help celebrate the 200th anniversary. 12-10-2021 AN UPDATE TO OUR FT LEAVENWORTH PODCAST! The Fort Leavenworth Historian, Dr. Joe Bailey, came over to Jeff Wingo's office with an answer to Kevin's question about Army accommodations for women during the era of the Mormon Battalion. His reference is a book entitled, The Old Army, A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898, by Edward M. Coffman. Chapter 3, "Companions of Our Exile, Women and Children, 1815-1860, delves into Kevin's question. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/denny-watts-henson/message

This is the VIP Tour you'd get if you visited Ft. Leavenworth and asked about Mormon Battalion history. You'll want to close your eyes and imagine the scene as Jeff Wingo paints a picture of what the Battalion experienced at historic Fort Leavenworth. We think you'll also enjoy the other tidbits of history he shares in these two episodes. 12-10-21 AN UPDATE TO OUR FT LEAVENWORTH PODCAST! The Fort Leavenworth Historian, Dr. Joe Bailey, came over to Jeff Wingo's office with an answer to Kevin's question about Army accommodations for women during the era of the Mormon Battalion. His reference is a book entitled, The Old Army, A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898, by Edward M. Coffman. Chapter 3, "Companions of Our Exile, Women and Children, 1815-1860, delves into Kevin's question. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/denny-watts-henson/message

Audio Transcript: This media has been made available by Mosaic Boston Church. If you'd like to check out more resources, learn about Mosaic Boston in our neighborhood churches, or donate to this ministry, please visit mosaicboston.com.Good morning. Welcome to Mosaic Church. My name is Jan, I'm one of the pastors here at Mosaic along Pastor Shane and Pastor Andy. If you're new or visiting, we'd love to connect with you. We do that through the connection card you can get in the back of the worship center, if you fill it out, and then just leave it there on the way out, we'll get in touch with you over the course of the week. With that said, would you please pray with me over the preaching of God's Holy Word?Heavenly Father, we thank you for the start of a new sermon series through this incredible book of 2 Corinthians. We thank you, Lord, that you called your servant, Paul, to yourself. Is by your will that he became an Apostle, and you're the one who inspired him with the Holy Spirit to write these holy words. We pray right now Holy Spirit, come take these words and apply them to us individually as Christians, apply them to us as a church. St. Paul wasn't just writing to the church in Corinth, he was writing to the church in Boston. He knew the same problems that they had there, we will encounter and do encounter. And it's only by your spirit that we can make our way through.I pray Holy Spirit, focus our attention on Jesus Christ, who truly unites us. We're in Christ, we're one body in Christ, and we have one mission from Christ, to go and make disciples of all nations and all nations are here. They're all around us. They are our neighbors. And I pray during the sermon series, that you ignite our hearts for sharing the gospel, proclaiming the gospel, speaking it, each one of us to get a vision of each one of us speaking to our friends and our neighbors. There is only one hope, There is only one way to be saved, to be reconciled with God, to be forgiven of sin. I pray Lord during the series, save many, draw them to yourself. I pray that you send awakening, a great awaken, use George Whitfield right here in the Boston Common, he preached to 30,000 people. Lord why not? Why not? Why not now and why not us? I pray that you bless our time with the Holy Scriptures and I pray all this in Jesus name. Amen.We today are beginning a sermon series through 2 Corinthians, we're calling it prodigal church season two, we did season one a few years ago. It's online if you want to listen. And season two, we're going through 2 Corinthians. Why are we calling it prodigal church? Because the church has always been in a sense prodigal, because the church is full of saints who are still sinners. You're saved, but you're still in the flesh. There's still temptation of the flesh of the world of Satan all around us. So it's a tug of war for each one of us and it's a tug of war for the faithfulness of the church.I remember a few years back, I was taking my daughters to school, and right here off of Babcock Street on the sidewalk, I saw a little plant growing through a crack, just from a crack, a little plant. And I just kept watching it every day as I'm taking my girls to school and little by little by little, I realized there was a tomato plant. And then finally I'm walking to school and there's a little tiny tomato hanging off the plant. For me, that was a sign from God, an illustration, an image of what it means to be a Christian in Boston, Massachusetts, and what it means to be a church in Boston, Massachusetts. And we've been at this for ... we're going to be celebrating a decade come October, and it's just a decade of God's faithfulness.I was at a convenience store in Austin this week, and the owner of the store's a guy named Pete. And I met Pete when he just opened the store right before the pandemic. And anytime I go in there and I asked him how he's doing, he says the same thing. I'm still here. And he asked me how I'm doing and I'm like, I'm still here. We're still here. We're still at it. And he told me, he said, I'm from India. I'm from India. And we have a saying in India that if you start something, you need to know that you are not quitting that thing for three years. Whatever it is that you start, do not quit that thing for three years. And I said, why three years? He said, 1,000 days. And I don't know why, but that just connected. 1,000 days.I bring that in to say this is how St. Paul viewed his church planting work. He started a church in Corinth. He spent 18 months, a year and a half in Corinthians, he started the church with his disciples Timothy and Silas and the godly couple Aquila and Priscilla, and they went to Corinth because Corinth was strategic. It was the number three city in the Roman Empire after Alexandria and Rome. It was situated in the Isthmus of Greece. So it was a master of harbors, they call, it was the crossroads of the Roman Empire. They call that passage of all mankind. It was economically bustling.So people would go to Corinth to make a new life for themselves, a name for themselves, to create wealth for themselves and their family. It was a city filled with materialism and pride and self-confidence. There was sports, entertainment, the isthmian games were held there, they had a theater for 18,000 people, a concert hall for 3,000 people. People went there to make a life for themselves and people went there to sin. Those are their goals. I'm going to get away from my family and get away from my traditions, I'm going to go where no one knows me and I can be whoever I want to be. I'm going to recreate an identity. I'm going to indulge. And St. Paul knew that if we plant a church here in this strategic place where people are coming and going, very transient, very expensive, we plant the church here. We're going to reach the Roman Empire. He spends 18 months there, then he leaves and then he starts hearing about problems. He sends a first letter to the Corinthian church by the hand of Titus. We learned about this the 1 Corinthians. That letter preceded 1 Corinthians.So there's actually three letters that St. Paul sent this church, the first one we don't have, it didn't enter the canon. The second one we do have in 1 Corinthians. And in 1 Corinthians, we see St. Paul writing a letter as a father to his children who are in sin, and he understands if they continue in sin, they are going to die eternally. It's a very difficult letter, 1 Corinthians, he dealt with a number of serious problems, divisions that marred the Brotherhood, a toleration of scandalous behavior, even incest. There were certain men consorting with prostitutes and they were asserting a Christian right to do so, they're free in the Lord, brothers taking one another court, lovelessness of relationships express in the practice of the Lord's Supper where people weren't waiting for the poor people who worked all day. This agreement about eating of meat offered to idols participation and banquets, held in pagan temples. They misuse the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit, confusion about the resurrection of the dead. It must have been a hard letter to write, it must have been even harder for them to read and to apply.No one likes being rebuked, not even by your dad. No one likes being rebuked. No one likes being taken to the woodshed. And that's what 1 Corinthians was. And Paul must have wondered, what do they think? How do they feel about him, and 1 Corinthians makes it clear that someone in the Corinthian church already had a negative opinion about him. So what we learn in this letter in 2 Corinthians that Paul planned to meet Titus to get an update, how's it going in Corinth, and he finally meets Titus, after missing him in Troas, meets him in Philippi, and Titus reports and he says, look, the people who were insane, they are repenting furiously, things are on the mend, the church is doing better, in many ways, but it wasn't all good news. There were still a group of people in the church that refused to submit to St. Paul's authority. There are also false teachers that arrived seeking to advance their own claims, doing their best to discredit Paul, impugn, malign his character, which explains why Paul shares so much of his personal character and story in 2 Corinthians.So with that context, Paul writes another letter. He relentlessly loves this church. He realized my 1,000 days are not up yet. I'm going to keep pursuing, and that's what 2 Corinthians is all about. Today we're in 2 Corinthians 1, 1 through 11. Would you please look at the text with me? Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God and Timothy, our brother, to the Church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia, grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our afflictions, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ, we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted it's for your comfort and salvation, if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken. For we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.We do not want you to be ignorant brothers, the affliction we experienced in Asia, for we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength and weak that we despaired of life itself, indeed we felt that we had received a sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril and He will deliver us. On Him we have set our hope that He will deliver us again. You also must help us by prayer so that many will give thanks in our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many. This is the reading of God's holy infallible, authoritative word, may you write these eternal truths upon our hearts.Three points to frame up our time. First, love like a sibling, parent the children. Second love like a sinner saint. And third, love number one, anxious less about the rest, and I'll explain what that means. First, love like a sibling, parent the children. Paul begins the letter by explaining that he is a fellow sibling in the church, with the brothers and sisters, the Adelphi, with the other Christians, we are a family. Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy, our brother. So Paul here at the same time that he is pointing to his authority saying, I'm a brother just like you, we are siblings, God is our father, Timothy, our brother, Timothy is with Paul as he writes. Paul calls him a brother later on the text. He addresses the Corinthian church as Adelphi, as brothers and sisters.On the one hand, St. Paul views Timothy as a brother, but if you read first and second Timothy, what does he call Timothy? My precious child. My child. And now this is getting trippy. How are you brothers and your brother's your child? Well, he's talking about spiritual family, and as spiritual family, yes, we are siblings. But my friends, as you grow in the faith, you cannot always remain a sibling, especially as your parents age. In your family, in your family, I have four siblings, and in my family, I am the older brother, and then I have three sisters and a younger brother. And as my parents age, I see just a deeper desire to care for my own siblings in a way that my dad does. My dad has his own relationship with my siblings, with each one of them just like I have my own relationship with each one of the siblings. I have a group chat with each single one of them, and then we have group chat where there's three of us, excluding the other two. And then we did a group chat of the four of us excluding one. And then there's a group chat of the five of us, but my dad can't do that. My dad's got a group chat of the whole family because he cares for the whole family.This is St. Paul group chat letter to the whole family. I'm your brother, but I'm also your dad. And he calls himself an Apostle, an Apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, he's an Apostle. He's an Apostle ... a capital A, I don't know why in the ESV they may have small A, is capital A, he's one of the 12. He's one of the 12 called by Jesus Christ and you had to see the resurrected Christ I witnessed and Jesus called you and Jesus allowed you to see the resurrected of Christ. St. Paul wasn't initially part of the 12, he became the 12th after Judas betrayed Jesus, and Jesus shows up and meets Paul on the road to Damascus. Why does St. Paul start with this? By the will of God. He didn't choose this. God chose me to do this by the will of God. And he's bringing his apostolic credentials because they were under attack. And the opening salvo here in the beginning is a defense of his divine authority as a messenger of the Lord Jesus Christ. The resurrected Christ himself called Paul to follow him and to reject the authority of Paul the Apostle is to reject the authority of Christ. God chose Paul, God filled him with a spirit, and to reject the writings of Paul is to reject God.I say that because this is still relevant. This is all relevant. So many in the church today say I love the writings of Jesus. I don't like the writings of Paul. Well, here's something, is like fun fact Bible trivia. Jesus never wrote anything. The only time Jesus wrote anything was with his finger when the woman caught in adultery was brought to Him, the Pharisees are like, alright, what are we going to do? And Jesus is writing on the ground. I don't know what He wrote. No one knows what he wrote. That was the only thing Jesus Christ ever wrote. So every single book that we have in the New Testament is a book written by either an Apostle, or someone who had a close relation with the Apostle, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. So we do not have the right as Christians to pick and choose. This isn't a buffet. You take it or leave it. And that's why St. Paul starts with this.And also, he says, Paul, by the will of God, Paul belongs to Christ, the authority that God gives to Paul belongs to Christ. And Paul doesn't own the church. In the same way that Paul belongs to Christ, and Paul's authority belongs to Christ. The church belongs to Christ. Who does the right to? To the church of Paul, although Paul started the church. No, he says to the Church of God, it's not my church. This church isn't my church. It's not your church. This is God's church, and we are God's people assembled under God's word, to worship God, and we're filled with the Holy Spirit of God. He says, grace to you and peace from God, our Father, in the Lord Jesus Christ, we're all under God's grace, and the only way to peace is with God.2 Corinthians is the most personal of all Paul's letters. He shares details, autobiographical details that he doesn't share in other places. The book is full of references to people, places, events, only shared here in the New Testament. Why? Because Paul is defending himself against the attacks of people who are vying for authority. So Paul rises to his own defense, because his character and credentials as an Apostle are under attack. And he knows if you attack my credentials as an Apostle, you are actually questioning the authority of the Holy Spirit. The false teachers accused Paul of being ... and I find this hilarious because they couldn't find anything wrong with this guy's character. So the only thing they could find was the fact that he didn't keep his appointments.So later on in this book, this is what they talk about, is Paul, you promised that you are going to come visit us as a church and you did not. And Paul couldn't make it. And then they said, because he couldn't make it, he couldn't be trusted. Paul originally had planned two visits to Corinth, and that changed in Acts 20, he changed to one longer visit. But they didn't understand that they were unforeseen circumstances and reasonable people understand the plans change. But not all people are reasonable. And these false teachers seize on innocent harmless things and they make issues of them. And on the basis of this change [inaudible] of his likeness, of his flip flopping, and this is 2 Corinthians 1:7. He says," was I vacillating when I wanted to do this", meaning come visit? "Do I make my plans according to the flesh ready to say yes, yes, and no, no at the same time?"And this is what's challenging, I don't even remotely come close to St. Paul. But there is this challenge of when you are called by God to proclaim God's [inaudible] mouthpiece for God that's absolutely flawless. And St. Paul's like, I'm not God. I'm not Jesus. Yes, I wanted to come visit you guys, but I was caught in a shipwreck, I was beaten, I was stoned ... and not the Austin kind of stone, like literally stoned 40 lashes, this happened five times. I'm not God. And this is balance of like, yes, this person is called by God and filled with the Spirit, but I'm not God. Yes, sometimes I wake up and I'm in a bad mood and I don't even know why, and then I realize is because I haven't had coffee. I know. And I say that because I'm just a dude. That's what Paul's saying, I'm the Apostle, but I'm just a dude. I'm just a guy. I'm just trying to love Jesus as much as I possibly can, fight sin with everything I got. Love my wife, love my girls, but I'm just a dude.Every once in a while I just want to sit back and watch the Sox, watch the Pats, every once in a while I just want to talk about ... whatever, whatever. You know what saying. You know what I'm saying. I have people in my life who I just hang out with, because they don't expect anything out of me. You're a dude, I'm a dude, you know what I'm saying. So that's part of what Paul is doing here, is your expectations of me are unrealistic. I'm just a dude. That's his response. And this is what these people are saying, the false teachers are claiming that Paul isn't to be trusted.Later on they say, hey, Paul, where's your letters of recommendation? So they accuse him of not having the credentials that he himself had given to Timothy. He had sent letters of recommendation about Timothy to the Corinthians, and then Corinthians are like, where's your letters of recommendation? And St. Paul's like, letters of recommendation? I'm the guy that writes the letters of recommendation. I'm the Apostle. What are you talking about? And then they begin to question his authority. And he's like, you're questioning my authority? You're only Christians because of me. You exist the church in Corinth, you want to authenticate my authority, the fact that you are a Christian. It would be like my daughter Milana who looks the most like me. I take that as a compliment, because she's very beautiful. She looks the most like me. That would be like her coming up to me, would be like, Dad, show me a DNA test that you're my dad. Look in the mirror. Look in the mirror. That's exactly what's going on, is Paul's spiritual children are coming to him and they're like you're not our dad. He's like, what are you talking about?And this group of false teachers also undermine Paul's authority. Why? To increase their own authority. That's what's happening. So Paul writes this letter and he addresses the issues one after another, in the final four chapters, what he does is he exposes the false teachers, answers insinuations that they spread about his character. Here's what I've been wrestling with this whole week. Paul poured his life into this church, into these people, and then he sees it just unravel a little here, he's going to write a letter and then it unravels again, he's going to write 1 Corinthians, unravels again, he's going to write 2 Corinthians, and after 2 Corinthians, he goes, he spends three more months with them. But what he sees is it just unravels, it's one thing after another, bad theology, bad morale, turf wars, petty jealousies, empire building. I'm sure he he was wounded, injured, emotionally, because these people whom he loved so much quickly go from loving him to deep suspicion, from seeing the best in him to believing the worst about this man that God used to save them. And he could have just thrown up his hands and said, you know what, fine, fine. Good luck. Have a nice life. I am done. I'm doneski. I'm going to a different church. I'm going to a different city. I am out of here. You want to follow false teachers, go ahead. But he doesn't.And this is really ... for some of you, this might be hard to understand, why doesn't he? Why doesn't he just quit? And I'll tell you why. Because dads, good dads do not disown their kids. Good dads do not give up on their kids. You keep loving, you keep pursuing. And this St. Paul, he viewed himself as a spiritual father. He took responsibility for this church. It's not my church, it's God's Church. Ultimately, I want them to know God, that's the best thing for my kids, for them to know God. So here's the practical application, dear friends. Do you view yourself only as a brother or a sister, as a sibling in the church? If so, I want to give you a vision for being a spiritual father or mother, where you come into this church and you're like, oh, we need older people, and I hear this all the time, we need older people and I'm only like 20, I'm only like 25.Let me tell you something. When Jesus called his disciples, how old were they? How old were the other Apostles when Jesus called them to himself? Only one of them was over the age of 19. And that was Peter. Because Peter and Jesus were the only ones who had to pay the temple tax. And the temple tax was, if you're 19, now you are responsible for the finances of this temple. All of the other guys were teenagers. In the Hebrew culture in Israel, you become a man at 13. So Jesus Christ, He picked up these guys who were 14, 15, 16, 17, they were all under 19, except for one, and then Jesus gets resurrected and then He sends in the Holy Spirit. Now Peter gets up, he's probably in his early 20s, preaches a sermon, and 3,000 people get saved. Now, these young people, early 20s, are spiritual fathers and mothers in the church. Do you view yourself as a spiritual father or mother? And here's what I mean. You take responsibility for the health of everyone else.For some of you, that's hard to understand, Because the only human life that you are responsible for is your own and you might have another life that you care for, that's your pet. For some of you, your only fatherhood or motherhood is being a dog mom or a dog dad. That's the only ... So this concept is ... This is weird. But this is a true reality that yes, you become a child of God. When you regenerate, you become a child of God. Now you're an infant, now you're a toddler, now you're growing, you're a sibling in the family, but you got to get to a point where you are actually responsible for the church. And this is my prayer that over the course of this series, that you catch this vision that I am responsible. So in your community, I'm responsible for the spiritual health of these people. So I got to care for them. I got to love them. I got to know them. And if we get a vision for that, it's going to change everything. And that explains why St. Paul is willing to deal with the suffering. A lot of people think the Christian life is like a marathon. You just keep running and keep running and keep ... and it's not a marathon, it's not a ... I don't like that analogy.The Christian life is like a 12 round boxing match, where every single round for three minutes you're going full tilt and then you get a water break and a breather for 30 seconds, 45 seconds as you sit on the stool and coach Jesus massaging your traps, and then you get back in. It's a slugfest. Here's the thing about fighting and I love fighting movies, I love combat sports in general. Here's the thing. The best guys always have something to fight for. And those are the stories that really capture our imagination, that captivate us. You have something to fight for, and that something can't just be money. It's always the family. It's Adrian, that's who it is. It's the boxers who are like, I just had a baby. Now I'm going to go kill a man in a ring. It's that. But it's like, even if I'm not good, I'm going to get pummeled and whatever, I'm going to get check at the end of this whole ... that's what I'm ... So St. Paul is that. He deals with that suffering because he's doing what's best for the family. He's willing to suffer because he wants the best for the family. So that's point one.Point two is love like a sinner saint. So these people have caused him a lot of pain. They've injured him emotionally, and then Paul writes and he's like, yes, I'm an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy, our brother to the Church of God, that is in Corinth of God has a church. And the universal church is localized. It's in Corinth, all the saints were in the whole of Achaia, what does he call them? What does he call them? He calls them saints. You're saints. They've sinned. One guy was sleeping with his mother in law, or step mom or something, that's 1 Corinthians 5, just scandalous. And he writes, some guys were sleeping with prostitutes, and they're like, we're doing evangelism, and St. Paul, what? Are you nuts? And he writes, he calls them saints, he addresses them as saints, no matter all the trouble they had cause them, he calls them saints, you're set apart, you're the holy people of God.And what St. Paul understands is that even the saints, the holy ones can behave badly from time to time, and they weren't saints because of their behavior. They weren't saints because they were perfect. They weren't saints because of their righteous. There's a lot of people who aren't familiar with the teachings of Christianity, they don't understand this and they come in, they're like, a lot of Christians are hypocrites. A lot of Christians are hypocrites. Some of you have unbelieving friends, who would be better Christians than you are. I've got friends like that. The reason why we're saints isn't because of our behavior, the reason why we're saints is because we're in Christ. It's our position in Christ. The way you become a Christian is you repent of your sin and you trust in Jesus Christ, was saved by grace through faith. Not because of any works, nothing, nothing, nothing. Nothing that you do makes you a Christian. The only thing that you add to your justification is your sin. That's the only thing that you added. You're only a Christian because Jesus, you're only a Christian because Jesus chose you and set you apart.1 Corinthians 1:30 through 31. And because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that as it is written, let the one who boasts boast in the Lord, grace to you and peace ... No, not grace, but yes, grace to you, that only comes from Jesus. The point is, the sanctification from Jesus, the righteous ... everything is from Jesus. So St. Paul was so effective as a minister in the church because he understood that he himself was a sinner saint. No matter what sin he saw in the church, he never lost sight of the fact that I used to murder Christians and God saved me. So when I see sin in the church ... This is a life hack. This is a life hack. Let me just share this with you. You want to learn to love people well? Never lose sight of the fact that you're a sinner. And then when they sin against you, you're not shocked. I know. I'm whatever, the same.So in the church, when the saints are sinning against him, he's never lost sight of the fact that he's a sinner as well. And he's reminding them that, hey, you're not just sinners, you're also saints. So you need to grow into your full potential of being as a saint. So with Christians, this is why he was so tenacious and relentless in his love. And with unbelievers, understanding the fact that they're sinners and you're a sinner just like them, the only difference between them and you is the fact that Jesus saved you, then you can relate to them. When you look at them and you see their sin, you're like, man, I understand. I'd be living just like you if Jesus didn't save me. So now I can speak your language. I can understand ... We relate, we can connect. Some Christians forget, but still don't forget that you're a saint, even when evangelizing, don't forget you're a saint and don't forget that you're a sinner within the church and St. Paul never forgot even when he was wounded.With evangelism, this is how I view with evangelism, when I see an unbeliever, man, I just look at them like ayah, not only do I relate, but you have so much potential to be a saint. If you Go saved, oh my, we live in a city of St. Paul's. Imagine if the people around us is God saved, we live in the city of CS Lewis's. We live in a city of like, man, if you've God saved, this is how I view every single unbeliever. If you God saved, we would have some crazy awakening. I got a roommate from college that I grew up with, we were roommates for three years. This is how I view. I've told him. I'm like bro ... and he's Jewish. I'm like, you'd be just like Paul. If he's just like Jesus, you need to get saved. If that mind and those talents that you have now get filled with the Holy ... Oh my. So that's with unbelievers.And then with believers, I never lose sight of the fact that you're a sinner and I look at you and when I see you sin, I'm like, you had so much potential to be a sinner. You had tremendous potential. You will be so bad. I can't believe God saved you. So this right here, the sinner saint paradox when it becomes real to you, it changes the way you do ministry in the church and changes the way you do ministry with unbelievers. And that's why St. Paul, he calls them saints and those are sinners. And what does he do? This is incredible. In verse 10, he asked them for help. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us, on him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. You also must help us by prayer. Pray for me. Could you pray for me? So that many will give thanks in our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many. St. Paul, he's like, could you pray for me? And this is really sneaky. He's asking his spiritual kids to pray for him. This is incredibly sneaky. He's asking the people who are fighting him. Don't trust him, pray for him.It's sneaky because I do this with my kids. Every single Sunday, I walk with one of my daughters to church and today I'm walking with my daughter Ekaterina. She's my third one. She is six and she's going to be seven in December and she wants a pet. She wants a pet so bad. She started off with a dog, I went to fish and now we met at parakeet. I asked her, could you pray for me? Could you pray for me? And she's praying for me. It's just natural. Well, what does that ... all of a sudden, that's becoming part of our life. I'm going to pray. I'm going to pray for ... dad needs prayer. I'm going to help Dad out. That's part of the growth process and this is what it means to grow spiritually. It means to grow from just being a sibling to a spiritual father or a mother, and it's growing from being just a saint, a sinner just barely a saint, to growing as a saint. It's through nutritious food, it's through the Scriptures.Hebrews 5:12-14. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again, the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. The most practical way that you become a spiritual parent, is you begin to feed children. You feed them. Well, what do you feed them with? You feed them with scriptures, the Holy Word of God. Well, in order to feed them, you got to learn how to feed yourself first. And then you have to learn how to take the word and create a meal, and now you're cooking for your children and then you're feeding your kids. This is how you grow into a spiritual parent. A lot of you go to church to get fed. This is what you do, I go to church to ... Oh, I didn't like that church. It didn't feed me. I'm going to a different church to be fed. You need to start cooking. And to start cooking, you got to know your ingredients and you got to know the cookbook, you got to know the Holy Scriptures.And then point three is love number one, and anxious less about the rest. Here's what I mean. St. Paul was a man who was willing to suffer and he was willing to experience physical and spiritual pain. And the reason why he was doing it is because he cared about the primary thing. He cared about God, he cared about God's mission, he cared about God's church, he cared about the Holy Scriptures. Jesus said, seek first the kingdom of God, and everything else shall be added on to you. In that text, he says, don't worry. Don't worry about money. Don't worry about food. Don't worry about clothing. Seek first the kingdom of God. So he's saying, the problem is a lot of you are riddled with anxiety about things that don't really matter. And when you start caring about the thing that really matters, and you begin to endure pain, even despite the fact that there is pain, your pain tolerance goes up. And then when you deal with these problems that actually are eternally consequential, problems of other people's souls, problems in the church, then you go back to the real world, and those problems kind of don't really feel like problems.When you care about a friend's soul and eternal soul, you care about sharing the gospel, and you're fighting, vying with God in prayer, God save this person, you get up and you don't ... you're not really that worried about how you look or your weight, or your bank account, or what you're going to eat that day, you got more important issues. And I get this principle and the reason why I focus on this principle now is because we see this principle all throughout 2 Corinthians, but look at Philippians 4: 4-7, Paul wrote, rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I will say rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Don't be anxious about anything. And a lot of people are like, well, how do I do that? And they're missing the other piece.Do not be anxious about anything, does not mean do not be anxious about anything. Do not be anxious about anything means don't be anxious about secondary stuff. And I get this because Saint Paul was a man who had anxiety, but he had anxiety, but the most important thing ... in 2 Corinthians 11, he gives us a whole list of resume of his suffering, and you can read it on your own. But then at the end, this is the punchline of the resume. He says apart from other things, that's the physical suffering, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for whom, for all the churches, who was weakened, and I'm not weak, who was made to fall and I'm not indignant, because I had anxiety for the churches.I had anxiety for the things that really matter, anxiety for eternal souls. And when you start caring about eternal souls like this, and you're willing to overcome whatever suffering comes in the way of proclaiming the gospel and sharing the gospel to your friends and caring for the church. Well, you go back to your job and you get an inbox of 300 emails. You're not that worried about it because your friend got saved. You know what I'm saying? Eternity of change. So this right here ... and then you can do your work without anxiety. And this is like a life hack. And then you do ... like this isn't the thing. It's like we'll take his stuff, it's just money, it's materialism, and when you care about the primary thing, you're less anxious about everything else. So St. Paul does start with, the God who is blessed, blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.2 Corinthians 1:3, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. He starts with the fact that we worship a God that allows his children to be afflicted. We worship a father, a Heavenly Father, allows his children to suffer. We worship a God, who like a good general allows his soldiers to suffer. And he does this so that we are now better equipped to comfort others. He grows us as ministers to make us more useful. He allows us to go through suffering to increase our pain tolerance. This is what St. Paul is saying. He's saying, God allowed this, the word comfort here is in the noun and verb appears 10 times verses three through seven. St. Paul is saying, look, you are worried that in keeping appointment, and he does later on in the book. He's like, let me tell you what I've been through. I almost died time and time and time again. I'm sorry that I didn't come to the appointment.As I said, I suffered, and he says we suffered and we do this to share abundantly, verse five, for as we share abundantly in Christ's suffering, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. In Philippians St. Paul says that he aspires to have a fellowship in Christ sufferings. If you really want to know Christ, you need to know his suffering. And when you know his suffering, when you experience his suffering, you realize that he is closer to you than ever, and he comforts you. And what you realize is that there is true, true comfort, and we have access to true comfort. He's not just talking about physical suffering, he's not just talking about sickness. Christians aren't the only ones who experience sickness. Christians aren't the only ones who suffer loss. Christians aren't the only ones who are persecuted. In general, he's saying for the faith, for the faith.Jesus Christ said in John 5:18 through 20, if the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own, but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, a servant is not greater than his master, if they persecuted me, they will persecute you. If they kept my word, they will always keep yours. I used to read texts like this, and I thought that's not in our lifetime. I no longer read texts like that. I do believe we're going to see persecution, Christians will see persecution in our lifetimes, in this country, just for being Christians, just for proclaiming the Word of God and dear Christian, are you ready? Are you ready to stand up and are you ready to say, yes, I am a Christian and yes, I'm not budging, I'm not recanting. Kill me. Kill me. I know exactly where I'm going. Do me a favor. No, don't. But you know what saying? I'm going to heaven. I'm going to heaven. And I'm going to proclaim the gospel until the very last second that my heart is beating. Are you ready?It starts like you before the battle, you need to prepare yourself. And St. Paul says, God does allow the suffering, and you need to know we have an enemy and Satan does attack Christians and he does attack the church. And obviously, the followers of Satan will attack us and will attack the church. But God allows us to suffer and suffer a lot so that after suffering, we begin to be more sympathetic and tender hearted and more helpful and hopeful. When trials mount, the coffee mug that you have at home with like a trite little Christian, saying platitude, it's not helpful, it's not helpful. When trials come, what you need is to sit down with a sage, who's been through it and you sit down with a Gandalf, who's been through it, white beard, I've been through the suffering, I know how much it hurts, but also I know how much stronger you get. And I know that there is access to true deep waters of comfort that God sends. And the more useful you want to be in the church, like if you want to grow as a spiritual a father or a mother, that means you're going to be in positions of leadership where you're leading other people.Well, if you are in a position of leadership, you're calling shots. And you need to know that if you want to be the one calling the shots, you will take shots, is pain tolerance. That's it. It's a key to growth in the Christian faith, it's the key to effectiveness and fruitful ministry. 2 Corinthians 1:6, if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. St. Paul says, you know why I'm willing to deal with this, I'm willing to suffer as much as I do, because I know it's for your good.Last week, my wife was visiting her family in Philadelphia, and she texts me pictures of just their life, and I'm sitting in my basement, I work in my basement, just concrete all around and just Ah back electricity. I have an air quality thing down there just to make sure I'm not going to die of lung cancer anytime soon. So that's where I work. It's kind of like a dungeon. I call it the dungeon and I do it and I write my sermons there and I feel like I read more spiritual sermons because St. Paul was in the dungeon etc., etc.And then I'm sitting in the dungeon and my wife sends me a picture of my youngest daughter at a hibachi place in Philadelphia, like a swanky spot, for some reason, it's half off. And she's sitting in front of this whole massive thing of food with the biggest smile. And I hearted, and I'm like, she's living her best life now. And I was thinking about that. I'm like, if I were there and I had that food, I would not experience nearly the amount of joy of getting that picture and seeing my daughter living and enjoying life. I'm willing to do the suffering. And I learned this from my dad. He's an immigrant dad. He was willing to go through suffering for the betterment of his children. And this spiritually speaking is the principle of usefulness. A. W. Tozer said is doubtful that God can bless a man greatly unless he is hurt him deeply. Because when God does allow pain, a great pain, he also provides a great cure.Verse 7, our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:8, for we do not want you to be unaware, brothers of the affliction we experience in Asia, for we were so utterly burning beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Is he referring to persecution and suffering Ephesus? We don't know. Is he referring to the thorn in the flesh here? We don't know. Was it some deadly illness? We don't know the nature, but we know the fact that he was at the brink of death. Other places, he said, I've suffered the loss of many things. His suffering didn't weaken his faith.A lot of people as soon as they begin to experience a modicum of suffering, there is no God, God doesn't love me. God is love. God is good. And God is all powerful. God doesn't love me. St. Paul suffered. Probably after Christ, He was number two in terms of suffering, and his suffering actually deepen his faith. Why? Because as he's in the depth of his pain, he knows he's with Christ. He knows that God is with him. He didn't turn his back on God and that suffering, because he understands if God allowed the suffering, then this is for my good and if this is for my good, then I can rejoice because God is with me.Verse 9, indeed, he says, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead. And this is why suffering is so important. This is why God allows suffering. Because suffering teaches us the greatest lesson that there is. That we are not to rely on ourselves. We are to rely on our God. And when you're in suffering, when you're in pain, and you know you can't save yourself from that moment, there's only one whom you can cry out to and that's God. And this is why St. Paul, he's focused on the number one, and in suffering, the number one is clears. He's in the depth of this well, and the deeper he goes, the brighter number one is the North Star above him and he cries out to God, a God who, present tense, raises the dead.It's a lesson that it takes a long time to learn to rely on God every single day. It takes a long time to learn and takes a second to forget. Because there's so many other things we can rely on. My question here towards the end is, upon whom or what do you rely? Is it money or treasures? Is it other people? Is it your accomplishments, your resume, your job, your boss, your real estate? What are you relying on? St. Paul says, I learned to rely on God. I learned to rely on Jesus Christ. And Jesus Christ, He was in the same ... To participate in the sufferings of Christ is to remember Christ when He was in the depth of his suffering that began in Gethsemane, and he says, God, if there's any other way, if there's any other way, then he prays the most powerful prayer that anyone can pray, not my will, but yours be done.And then Jesus Christ goes to the cross. Yes he was flogged and yes he carried the cross, he experienced immense physical suffering, but the greatest suffering he experienced was the spiritual suffering, when he went through hell on the cross. God's wrath poured out on him. Jesus went through hell, so that you wouldn't have to. And St. Paul knows because Jesus Christ did that and because Jesus Christ died, because Jesus Christ rose from the dead, because Jesus Christ's gospel, his death, his burial, his resurrection, his ascension, that gospel when you trust in him, that that right there saves you and St. Paul was saved. He knows that Jesus Christ made all the difference. He completely powerfully alters the meaning and the purpose of our lives, therefore he imbues even the darkest, hardest moments of our lives with hope.St. Paul says, I suffered but I suffered for you. He suffered a lot. But he took his troubles lightly. He's like yes, I did this thing, yes, I was flogged five times, 40 lashes five times, I was shipwreck, I was stoned, yes, I did that thing. Because that stuff doesn't really matter. My life doesn't really matter. I did this because I see the great need for the greatest work and I see great fruit from the Gospel. He couldn't doubt that he led a wholly happy life after this, obviously, in heaven, but he didn't allow all those troubles to outweigh and lose sight of what's most important.He talks about the cycle of comfort, the cycle of comfort. I will suffer so that I can comfort others. I suffer, Jesus comforts me, I comfort those who suffer. And I'll conclude with this. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the handful of German theologians to stand up to the Nazification of the German church. And one of his prominent writings was the Barmen Declaration in which he rejected the infamous Aryan clauses imposed by Nazi theology. He tried to fight the Nazi ideology within the church in the German church, he couldn't, and then he went and start his own seminary, his own church. He founded an underground Seminary in Bavaria, which then was closed by the Gestapo Chief, Himmler himself. And after that, Bonhoeffer was like, you're not going to let me preach the gospel. I'm going to fight the Nazis. And he joined the resistance movement and he was imprisoned by the Gestapo in April 1943.Now he knows he's going to die. And he was engaged to Maria von Wedemeyer, and he knows he's going to die, and before he dies, he writes her a poem about ... she doesn't know he's going to die. He already knows how the story ends. And he wrote her a poem, and stanza three is the famous. The poem was called New Year 1945. And he says, this should it be ours to drain the cup of grieving, even to the dregs of pain. At that command, we will not falter thankfully receiving all that is given by the loving hand. He knows God allowed this suffering, is going to bear the weight of suffering, is going to drink it down until it dries. He wrote this poem, and it comforted his fiancée. Just as the war was ending, Bonhoeffer was hung in prison three months later.18 years later, across the Atlantic in America, another bride to be was grieving the death of her fiancé. Her fiancé died in a freak accident, but he was the son of the author of Joseph Bailey and his wife, Mary Lou. Joseph Bailey, he read this poem, his son's fiancée found it and she read it and then she sent it to Joseph Bailey, the author, and he read it and they found comfort both Joseph Bailey and his wife, Mary Lou. So Joseph Bailey, he is author, he wrote a book of poems, compiled a book of poems called Heaven, and then 12 years after this, so this is 30 years after Bonhoeffer's his death, Joe Bailey receives a letter from a pastor friend in Massachusetts, relating that he was just in a hospital in Boston and he was visiting a terminally ill woman, and he knew that she was at the brink of death. He gave her Joe Bailey's book of poetry called heaven to comfort her soul. And the pastor said that the dying woman had stayed up awake late the previous night, read it and told him the comfort that she had received, a few hours later she died.That woman, the pastor wrote, was Maria von Wedemeyer. Bonhoeffer's fiancée. So Bonhoeffer's words comforted his fiancée twice. And you see that the cycle, God's comfort circulates among his children. Sometimes it comes full circle as in this true story, from Bonhoeffer to Maria von Wedemeyer, in her grief, the Joseph Bailey Junior's grieving fiancée and to Joe and Mary Bailey, they write the book and then back to Bonhoeffer's fiancée to comfort her in her dying hours. The astounding cyclical nature of comfort, and it all starts with Jesus Christ. But let's thank him now.Lord Jesus, we thank you for enduring the greatest suffering that anyone endured, and we thank you that you did that in order to comfort us. To comfort our souls, to forgive us of our sins so that we can have eternal comfort. In the meantime, you send us the great comfort of the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, you're with us and we thank you for that. And I pray Holy Spirit that even when we do enter dark times of persecution, that you give us a steel strength to keep proclaiming the gospel, to remain faithful to you. Even if we endure suffering, so what? We know that there's nothing more important than the work of the gospel. And make us a people who like St. Paul, are just focused on what's most important, with our words, with our thoughts, with our time, our talent and treasure. We pray this in Christ's name, amen.

The gospel is a mystery to many. Some men make it overly complex, but it doesn't need to be. The gospel message can be quite simple. Other men find no daily application from the gospel, but that's missing the point in a big way. In our show today, you'll hear a great discussion about the gospel, walking in the simplicity of the gospel, and how the gospel message changes our daily walk as Christian men.My guest for this episode is Joe Bailey. Joe is a follower of Jesus, he is married and the father of five kids. He has a BA in Theology from Life Seminary and is the leader of the Paladin Project. He also is a working musician and a two-time IBO World Champion in Recurve and Longbow. He has tons of wisdom and I'm grateful to be sharing this conversation with you. Questions Answered:What is, and what isn't, the gospel?How should the gospel change how we live our lives?How does a regular guy, with no theology degree, share the gospel?What does it mean that our power is in our story?Can I gain or lose God's love based on my own performance?What does it mean that the American church isn't yet spiritually well developed?Is there a neutral ground in a spiritual battle?Where has the gospel message been devalued for men?What is one small step for a man in a dark place to start walking out of that darkness?Do men today know how to suffer well?What's the difference between a cultural belief and a saving belief? Important Links:Connect with Joe on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joe.bailey.52206Find Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKENU_SK2dE56hrA-N8qkyg THE FELLOWSHIP BROTHERHOODAn exclusive community of like-minded Christian men, who meet each week to learn, laugh, hold each other accountable, and walk through life together.Join this exclusive brotherhood: https://significantman.com/the-fellowship/ THE BASECAMP EXPERIENCEFour days and three nights of life-changing and intense training for Christian men in the glorious mountains of Colorado.Apply for this Adventure: https://significantman.com/basecamp-is-for-me/ Join the free Significant Man RECHARGE men's FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/significantmanrechargeSubscribe to the Significant Man YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SignificantManConnect directly with Warren https://www.facebook.com/4warrenPurchase Warren's books https://www.amazon.com/Warren-Peterson/e/B0097BEK8G

So many people struggle with addictions with todays fast paced lifestyle. I have dealt with addictions often in my practise and find that it is something still very much misunderstood. For those people in a relationship with someone who has an addiction or if you are the person in the throws of one it can really scary to navigate and extremely taxing on our lives and relationships. What many people don't understand is that addiction really is an innocent attempt to find wholeness. In todays episode with guest Joseph Bailey who works in and has specialised in the field of addictions for many years we look at another way of relating to and understanding addiction in our lives and the lives of our loved ones.

Join us as we talk with Joe Bailey, a 2012 Materials Joining and Mechanical Engineering graduate. Bailey is currently a Welding Engineer with Vermeer Corporation, a leading manufacturer in agricultural and industrial equipment. Resources: Learn more about LeTourneau's Welding/Materials Joining Engineering Program - www.letu.edu/engineering