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A morning full of love for Hoda to celebrate her last day. Surprise guests, heartfelt moments, and a final farewell from Hoda herself. 

On this episode, Adam and Drew have comedian David Alan Grier stop by and he was on fire! The one and only Kathy Lee Gifford also came on the show as well!

Send us a textGary Wicks is an in-demand bassist, composer, educator and clinician in Los Angeles whose versatility has enabled him to perform with world class artists in many different venues around the world. Originally from Albany, NY, this second generation bassist has been a part of the vibrant music scenes of Los Angeles, CA; London, UK; Albany, NY; and Boston, MA where he earned a BM in Double Bass Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. He also holds an MM in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern California which he earned with full time studies and a Teaching Assistant appointment all while touring internationally with the Grammy award winning vocal quartet the Manhattan Transfer.Gary has performed and recorded at many prestigious recording studios, music festivals, concert halls and clubs around the world for such varied artists as Quincy Jones, Matthew Morrison, The Manhattan Transfer, Stevie Wonder, Take 6, John Williams, Melissa Manchester, John Lloyd Young, Andre Comeau, The New York Voices, John Hendricks, Kevin Mahogany, Monica Mancini, The HawtThorns, Bob Newhart, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Regis Philbin, Kathy Lee Gifford, Andre Watts, Jake Armerding, Liam Bailey, Peter Prince, Billy Martin, Fitz & The Tantrums, Stefon Harris, Christopher Young, Will Bates, Lizzy & the Triggermen, The Percy Faith Orchestra, Western Standard Time Ska Big Band, The Albany Symphony Orchestra, The Berkshire Symphony, various productions of musical theater and many more.Gary Wicks WebsiteInstagramTikTokIs That You StreamingLemur MusicThe Career MusicianInternational Society of Bassists EventsOskar Cartaya - Latin Bass WorkshopBarry Green - The Inner Game of Music WorkshopBarry Green- Four ElementsFeatured SupportersLawrence HaberLawrence Haber InstagramLawrence Haber WebsiteClaudia Arroyave Claudia Arroyave InstagramMike's Bass CornerMike's Bass Corner on InstagramGet FeaturedSupport the showInstagram / Twitter / Youtube / Website / BSA / View More Episodes

Sean “Diddy” Combs now facing 120 new allegations. New fears from the stars that partied with him. Then, new information on the Matthew Perry death investigation. The doctor who prescribed the drugs that killed him back in court. Plus, Kathy Lee Gifford on her former co-host Koda Kotb leaving “The Today Show”. Why she said her decision was just a matter of time. And, Carrie Underwood's “American Idol” return. Our first look at Carrie as a judge. Then, why it pays to be a WWE star. ET's tour of The Miz's mansion he's selling for $12 million. Plus, “Love Is Blind” is back. Meet the DC area daters ready to say ‘I do'. And, details on the sibling twist added for this season. Then, Erin Foster the creator of “Nobody Wants This” and her sister Sarah tell all. What you never knew about Erin's history with Adam Brody. Plus, Nicole Kidman's daughter makes her runway debut and the internet is losing it over her accent. And, more behind-the-scenes of Paris Fashion Week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In this classic episode, we pulled some classic material from David Alan Grier, Kathy Lee Gifford and Doug Benson. All very entertaining and all for your listening pleasure!

Myles sits down with old friend and Messianic leader Rabbi Jason Sobel. Jason is the NY Times bestselling author of "The Rock, the Road and the Rabbi” [with Kathy Lee Gifford] and several other books. He serves as spiritual consultant for the popular TV series, “The Chosen”. Rabbi Jason is a wonderful teacher of the Word from a Hebraic perspective. If you are in the SF Bay Area, he will be speaking at tfh.org the weekend of December 10th.You can obtain all his resources at https://www.fusionglobal.org/Support the show

Welcome to another episode of Behind the Headlines, where we feature experts and journalists discussing a variety of topics. In this latest episode, Hayleigh Colombo, a reporter for Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team, talks about her story on logo apparel for colleges and the labor that is being used to produce the clothing. Read the story Broken threads: College clothing made in factories rife with labor violations, poverty wages About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is a senior producer for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, he produces the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, co-hosts Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the producer of Across the Sky weather and climate podcast. Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn more here. Episode transcript Note: The following transcript was created by Adobe Premiere and may contain misspellings and other inaccuracies as it was generated automatically: Terry Lipshetz: Welcome to another episode of behind the Headlines, where we feature experts and journalists discussing a variety of topics. I'm Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises and your host in this latest episode, Haley Colombo, reporter for Lee Enterprise's public service journalism team, talks about her story on logo apparel for colleges and the labor that is being used to produce the clothing. Haley, welcome to the program. Hayleigh Colombo: Thanks so much for having me. Terry Lipshetz: Hayleigh, can you provide just an overall synopsis of what this story is about? Because it felt like there was a lot of pieces in it. Hayleigh Colombo: I think it's important for people to know when they go to the university bookstore on football Saturday and they're buying a new T shirt or whatever to represent their favorite team, I think we make a lot of those buying decisions and don't necessarily think about what all went into it. What all went into making that shirt that is now on, the rack at my favorite university and being sold for $30 or whatever. $25. And what all went into it is this incredibly it takes an incredibly complex global labor supply chain to make those clothes, to bring them to consumers. And the reality is that the people who had the hardest job in making that shirt were compensated leap. And often those workers are getting poverty level wages that are hard for them to subsist on in their home countries making the US equivalent of a dollar 2 /hour which is even in countries where it costs less. To live or the expenses are less. It's still not enough for them to have a good life, to have the even calories that they need to subsist on. And there's lots of abuses that take place in these apparel factories, whether it's people not having the right to form a union or, when they try to form a union being retaliative against for that, sexual harassment, wage theft. And our universities, which are some of our most well known brands and most important institutions in this country, they themselves are, profiting off of this system because they earn millions of dollars of royalties from the sale of this gear. So we wanted to kind of delve into the conditions that this year is being made under and delve into what, if anything, universities have done, are doing to ensure that the people who actually make the garments with their logos on it are being treated fairly. Terry Lipshetz: You had an interesting anecdote early in the story about a factory worker from Honduras. Can you talk a little bit about that example that you used about the working conditions and his wages? Hayleigh Colombo: Yeah, absolutely. So I spoke with famous demas Michael Cardona Bar, and he is a worker in a factory that makes Nike gear. so he had recently worked on a University of Arizona alumni t shirt that Nike is selling for or that the university bookstores or retailers are selling for $35. He has to make upwards of works on upwards of, like, 750 to 1000 of those shirts a day, and he makes the equivalent of $97 a week. essentially that shirt, college football fans who are buying that shirt are paying more for it than he makes in a single day. And I think it's important to understand that that wage is not adequate for him to have a middle class lifestyle. He struggles to make ends meet, even though his wife is working. He has two young kids. One of his kids is a little bit younger than one of mine. So we were talking about, you know, he said it's not enough money to maintain his, you know, brands like Nike are profiting handsomely off of the sale of this gear. brands and retailers like the markup on the shirt is about 70%. Meanwhile, workers earn 1% or less of the final cost of the shirt in workers like him. And advocates in this industry, advocates fighting for fair wages, have pointed out that brands and retailers could ensure that workers are being paid fairly. They're profiting handsomely off of it. Terry Lipshetz: Did you get any feedback from apparel companies? Hayleigh Colombo: They largely didn't want to talk about this issue. Nike didn't respond to multiple requests for comment, even, about specific issues that had come up in their other brands that we reached out to. Kind of sent back statements, I would say, about, oh, we care about their treatment of worker. And I don't want to say that they don't, but I think that they don't feel a lot of impetus, apparently, to change the situation. And there are a lot of people suffering under this system. Experts that I talked with, who study the global apparel industry have noted that, in order to pay workers a fair living wage for them, it would really not drastically impact the cost of a t shirt. Even if they pass 100% of the cost on to consumers. It would add, like a dollar or something like that. Obviously, you could debate whether consumers should pay the full cost of doing something like that, or brands and retailers should eat into their profit a little bit to cover that. But it wouldn't be a drastic investment that they would have to make in order to write the ship. Terry Lipshetz: And, there's not really a lot of pressure, it seems, right now, to write that ship. Hayleigh Colombo: There's been kind of waxing and waning pressure over the last several decades. There was in the early 2000s, when after US. Manufacturing of clothing declined, and more and more clothing started being manufactured overseas in these low wage countries, there was a big outcry about how apparel was being made. I don't know if people remember, like, Kathy Lee Gifford got into a lot of hot water back in the day for her clothing brand. And there have been various disasters have happened. Horrible disasters have happened over the years. In 2013, a Bangladesh building collapsed, it's kind of known as the Rana Plaza disaster. And more than 1000 people died, largely garment workers. And it's the worst disaster that the industry has ever known. So when situations like that happen, yes, there's a large outcry, but by and large, obviously there's really not. Consumers are kind of going about their day, consumers are cash strapped as well. I'm in the same way, I'm not trying to pay as much as possible to buy a t shirt. You try to get the best thing you can for the least amount of money to fit in your budget. And I've talked with folks who have said it really shouldn't be on consumers, it should be on the brands and retailers, as well as the large institutional buyers like universities, or like professional sports teams who put that pressure on the brands and retailers to change their practices. Terry Lipshetz: The fact that this story is about universities is interesting because obviously division, one level universities are big money makers with football programs and basketball programs, and it's not professional sports, but there's a lot of money in it, like professional sports, and you get crowds of 60,000, 70,000, 80,000 or more going to football games. So it's a huge industry. But at the same time, many of these large schools are also research universities. They study things like labor practices. And it's kind of an interesting situation. So what kind of responsibility do universities bear here? Hayleigh Colombo: It's so interesting. And one of the reasons why we focused on university gear when this problem exists across all apparel, every time you buy a shirt that insert retailer of your choice, the same issues are at play. The difference with the university apparel is that they are public facing, publicly funded, most of the time, obviously, there's private universities, but publicly funded by taxpayers, institutions of higher learning, where, like you're saying, some of the same institutions that have apparel that's being produced under unfair conditions, those same institutions have professors, there who are studying this issue. Experts have said that, universities do play a big role in trying to correct this. And to their credit, to the extent that anyone has tried to improve this, universities have. And so I talked to university officials too, who are kind of begrudging the fact that people are asking us to do more, but we're really the only folks who are doing anything right. What else can we do? What we discovered is the investment of time. The people who are really engaged in this, it's really not uniform across universities. There's a core group of universities who are really engaged in this work and really seem to care about it, and are trying to, use the leverage that they have. But there's a lot of universities, I would venture to say most based on our research, who don't appear to be engaged in this and are large, but themselves could play a role. Could be another voice asking brand of choice to ensure that workers are paid fairly. Terry Lipshetz: Do sponsorships complicate the issue? Because you have like Nike and Adidas and all these brands will be the official shoe sponsor of such and such college football team or the basketball team or whatever. Are these relationships complicating the issue as well? Hayleigh Colombo: Absolutely they are, because Nike, these other companies, depending on the school, they're paying a million dollars, multiple million dollars every year, in the form of these deals. And that really, I mean they're important business partners of the university. So it's tricky because it's this symbiotic relationship. What's worth more to the university, the deal being in good standing with Nike or appeasing, some students who know activists regarding sweatshop apparel. Terry Lipshetz: Right. You had the interview with the worker from Honduras. You referenced the building collapse in Bangladesh. I know your story references a case in Bangkok, Thailand. Also, you have these factories in so many different countries. Is this complicating the situation as well? Because it's not like everybody is working in the same country and they're all making apparel in one place. So how is that complicating the situation? Hayleigh Colombo: It's incredibly complicated. Honestly, researching this subject, my mind was truly blown about how complex the global supply chain is. I mean thousands of factories are involved. Schools have hundreds of licensees, who each have their own set of factories that they use. So it's really hard to track because it is very hard to know. I spent a lot of time trying to kind of track a specific shirt and find out which factory that shirt was made in. It is so hard to know. It's almost impossible to know. I was going through these importing logs, trying to find these shipments that would give any sort of clue about, okay, this factory had an order that came to the US with Adidas or Nike as the customer and what was in that order? And it'll just say like men's knit tops or something. And it's like, it's very hard to track. Or obviously any shirt that you're buying, it'll say, or piece of apparel that you're buying on the physical tag, it will know made in Honduras, made in Thailand, made in Bangladesh. But it doesn't give any more details, than there's, you know, hundreds, if not more factories in all these countries. So it's just really hard for folks to monitor. It's really hard for universities. I mean universities are not in the business of monitoring factories in Thailand. They're just not. So it's hard to know. And what makes it even more complicated is that brands themselves don't really own their own factories. That's not really a thing. They're all subcontractors. So it's like, okay, these are the hundreds of facilities. That where Nike gear is made. But it's not like these people are employees of Nike or employees of Adidas or Under Armour or whoever. So it makes it really hard to track, and it also makes it really hard for anyone to really, truly accept accountability for what happens in these places. Because the university can say, like, well, this was the brand that we worked with. And the brand can say, well, this is the Subcontractor that we use. and sometimes those subcontractors are their subcontracting out to other factories. So in the case of the Rana Plaza disaster, for instance, some brands were surprised that their gear was being made there. There was like, tags in the rubble and just some horrifying images where you would see this gear, this shirt was made there. And the brands themselves didn't even know because that was a, Subcontractor. Subcontractor was sewing the sleeves or something. And there's just tremendous, with an industry that fragmented, there's tremendous pressure on the factories themselves to have labor costs as low as possible. Terry Lipshetz: I mean, you don't want to provide excuses for businesses, but in some ways, it's also difficult for them. They can claim like, well, we hired the Subcontractor and they say, we're operating on the up and up. But if they're not doing it because they're not employees of these manufacturers, then it is tougher for them to monitor too. Hayleigh Colombo: Right? Absolutely, it absolutely is. I think that, advocates would say, well, yeah, it is tough, but it's also brands and retailers who have chosen to organize themselves this way, to chosen to use Subcontractors that they don't track very well. All of this is a choice, and it's a choice that's being made in search of higher and higher profits. Terry Lipshetz: So what's next? Are you going to continue looking at this story? Are there other angles that you're pursuing? Hayleigh Colombo: I hope so. Honestly, it's been so fascinating. It's really been so fascinating. I definitely want to keep reporting on it. I think that it's fascinating to see what, if any, solutions people have come up with. So one really fascinating past solution was that there was a fair trade university logo factory. It's called alta gracias in the Dominican Republic. And universities, for a time being, when Alta Gracia was up and running, they would have displays in the store like, okay, all these people are, earning fair wages. They were like, on average, three times the minimum wage or something like that. They had union collective bargaining rights, they were working in good conditions. And that factory unfortunately, closed after COVID. And so what other that was obviously such a creative solution that it was kind of a private sector solution. And it did appear to make a difference, or at least show that this model could work. it successfully worked for many years, but the COVID pandemic was kind of the nail in the coffin there. In the past, there was an effort to have something called a designated suppliers program where it would really clamp down on the number of factories that did produce university logo gear so that the universities could have a really strong oversight of those factories and what went on there. And that was the solution that a lot of the really involved universities were really hoping for, but that ran into some US. Antitrust issues and never came to fruition. So what's the next, private sector creative solution? Is there government is there ever going to be government intervention to solve this problem, or is this just a problem that we've accepted as a society as kind of the cost of doing business? I hope not, because in the reporting, it became very clear to me people are really suffering for something, as simple as us being like, oh, yeah, I'll pick up a new t shirt, like a new alma mater T shirt. Like, there's really like, there's people who are behind that who are not living good lives, and that doesn't have to be true. Terry Lipshetz: Well, on that note, Haley, appreciate you coming on today to talk about this and certainly going to think a little bit differently the next time I pick up local apparel from either a, pro or college team. And it does give me something to think about. Hayleigh Colombo: Absolutely. Thanks so much, Terry. Terry Lipshetz: We hope you enjoyed this latest episode of behind the Headlines. You can find us on every podcast platform, and we'd love it if you could take a moment to subscribe and leave a review. Finally, if you appreciate what we're doing with this program, we encourage you to invest in local journalism by supporting the newspaper in your community. I'm Terry Lipshetz. Thanking you so much for listening to behind the Headlines from Lee Enterprise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you are writing, producing, and performing a weekly satirical sketch-comedy show, you run the risk of offending people, especially the celebrities who are the targets of that satire. In this episode, Nick gives examples of sketches, impressions, and parodies that did not sit well with their celebrity targets, and, in some cases, the public in general. Targets like Barbara Walters, Jennifer Lawrence, Kathy Lee Gifford, Anderson Cooper, and more, did not keep their displeasure of the comedy to themselves. They made statements about just how bad they thought the impressions/sketches/satirical jabs were. In the case of one featured example in particular, the target (Congressman Dan Crenshaw) appeared on SNL to voice a rebuttal. You will hear the sketches and impressions, and learn about the backlash and reactions. You can judge for yourselves: Is it funny, or is it insulting? Are the celebrities right to be angry, or should they just lighten up and laugh? Sometimes comedy isn't pretty, and sometimes it makes people mad. [EP23]

If you've ever had that sick feeling in your stomach, it might be God trying to get your attention. That's what happens for the “Wandering Prophet” Hubie Synn. His wandering has led him on a journey crossing paths with many fascinating people like, Jonathan Cahn, Brad Paisley, Kathy Lee Gifford, and Super Bowl hero David Tyree! CPA by day and prophet when his stomach gets sick, Hubie's journey is a story of faith and learning to trust God to speak through him.Hubie Synnhttp://www.pursuehimministries.com/AlongTheWay LinksJoin My Email ListJohnAlongTheWay@gmail.comBecome a Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AlongTheWayMore episodes and Social links for AlongTheWayWatch episodes of My TV show RealLife & HopeTodayCharisma Podcast Network cpnshows.com Support the showAlongTheWay Links Join My Email List JohnAlongTheWay@gmail.com Become a Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AlongTheWay More episodes and Social links for AlongTheWay Watch episodes of My TV show RealLife & HopeToday

Along with reviewing "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Plugged In's Adam Holz talks about Kathy Lee Gifford's heart to reach Hollywood for the Gospel.  Ruth Chou Simons, author of "Emmanuel," talks about putting aside false expectations and urgencies, and receiving the gift of Jesus this Christmas season. Click here for Today's show notes.

Lisa is getting all riled up about maple bugs, the Jays lost season and major makeup angst. There is anger in her heart and it's boiling over! There is a glimmer of happiness, they got mentioned in an article in Reader's Digest about the 10 funny podcasts! Sweet!! Foot under the covers or outside the covers when you get hot? Are you a problem solver or a seeker of problems? Could the butter board craze be encouraging us to eat like cavemen? Is the Extra chewing gum commercial suggesting human interaction and did Lisa cause Angela Landsbury's demise? Lisa has found the key to dieting, just don't put food in your mouth and is it important to be a badass? Is it time for SNL to call it and will Jo Koy redeem himself the second time round? Are the divorce rumours true for Tom Brady and Kathy Lee Gifford needs to stay in her lane! Lighten your day with a bit of ridiculousness! If you love what you hear you can support the podcast by following the links below! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/ishakemyhead You can also find us on: Twitter www.twitter.com/i_shakemyhead  Instagram www.instagram.com/ishakemyhead Facebook I shake my head with Lisa and Sam Tik Tok i_shakemyhead Buy our merchandise at www.ishakemyhead.threadless.com  

On today's episode, Matt and Laurie Crouch host Actress, Speaker and Author, Kathy Lee Gifford, to share her personal testimony. Listen in as Kathie reveals the impact God's love has had in her life; throughout success in the world, God's love and trusting in His path was all that mattered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Kathy Lee Gifford is the four-time Emmy award–winning former cohost of the fourth hour of Today alongside Hoda Kotb. Prior to her time at NBC News, Gifford served as the co-host of Live with Regis and Kathie Lee for fifteen years. A playwright, screenwriter, producer, singer, songwriter, and actress, Gifford has starred in numerous television programs and movies in her forty-five-year career. Kathie Lee Gifford joins Mike to discuss her new film “The Way” and her new book, “The God of The Way” at a time where we need our faith more than ever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest episode of ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST, Gus welcomes another good friend of his that made his way to the Great White Way, Allen Kendall!   Allen made his Broadway debut in 2015 in Amazing Grace, a musical adaptation of the 2007 film telling the story of William Wilberforce, who led the struggle to abolish the slave trade in the British Empire, spurred on by his mentor the pastor John Newton, a former slave trader that wrote the iconic spiritual song.   Allen also toured with Phantom of the Opera for 8 years and toured with Annie for 3 years.... a production that ended at Madison Square Garden with Kathy Lee Gifford in the cast! Allen's Regional credits include 33 Variations, Les Miserables, and The Full Monty. He also appeared on the web series Rules of Cool.   Join this incredible conversation not only about Allen's incredible career on the stage but also about how theatre can inspire and help anyone find their true self and place in the world. Welcome to the show Allen!

On this week's episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review season 11 episode 13 of SVU - P.C.!  Matt gets Kathy Lee Gifford mixed up with Kathy Griffith, something that happens quite often in this episode!  Matt hates this episode because he is forced to take the side of the show, and he talks about his experience going to his first Pride event.  All this and more! Give us an rate and review wherever fine podcasts are sold, tweet at us @svupodcast (which we cannot stress enough is the official Twitter handle of Law and Order SVU, and you can take that to the bank, the blood bank senator!) and for longer or weirder stuff send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

Kathy Lee Gifford is thrilled that her new grandson is named after his grandfather and Kathy's late husband Frank.  What late legendary personality did Kathy Lee co-host a morning talk show with for 15 years?

Maritime Law is NOW. Come aboard the cruise ship! Kathy Lee Gifford is here to show you the way! Sneak on some alcohol and buy their expensive alcohol too! Become a goblin! Celebrate the purge! Drink in a Frog Bar… Thing? We don’t know what that is or what you do on a cruise ship… Read more S6:E7 – Carnival Cruises Commercial 1990 with Kathy Lee Gifford

Matty Mullins returns to the Talk Toomey podcast to discuss all things "Remade in Misery". Matty and Joshua talk about releasing multiple singles prior to the album release. Matty lets us know about writing with not only the headphone listener in mind but also the large festival crowd. He talks about some of the topics of the album such as depression and more. The guys discuss Head from Korn praising his BBQing skills and how he met Head with Kathy Lee Gifford. Touring plans and their last-minute addition to last year's Louder Than Life are discussed. Joshua and Chris start the show with hypothetical Primer 55 tour talk. Joshua gives his thoughts on the passing of The Amazing Jonathan. The guys also discuss the Chris Barnes vs The Entire Death Metal Community nonsense and Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown doing joint interviews about the 30th Anniversary of Vulgar.

Today's guest is Brent Scarpo from Palm Springs, CA. Brent has been raised in a single parent household in the 60s. Life was way different back then for a kid of divorced parents. Brent shares his experiences, challenges he faced, intuitive approach to living and many inspirational stories. Brent is an Intuitive Life Coach, Former Hollywood Casting Director, Award Winning Speaker for Corporations, Colleges, High Schools and Middle Schools. In 2010, Brent won The Today Show's writing contest, EVERYONE HAS A STORY where his story, THE RED BALLOON was chosen out of 100,000 entries. It was one of The Today's Shows top stories. Kathy Lee Gifford said, "This was our favorite story and we saved the best for last." Brent's newest book, is THE RED BALLOON AND OTHER INSPIRATIONAL STORIES is getting released on Mother's Day 2022. Brent's advice for single parents: Don't stay alone, find a support group. There are people out there compared to the time when Brent was growing up. There are multitude of groups. Another thing, is discover who you are, do something that brings you joy. Connect with Brent: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-scarpo-593b682/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brent.scarpo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brentandsophia/ Today's Show episode, winning the contest "Everyone Has A Story": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3-6QwUu9p4&t=53s Email: Brent@brentscarpo.com Text: 760-835-3327 Connect with Irina: Website: https://www.irinashehovsov.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkJCe0MIFwK63EiKqZG03mA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/irina.shehovsov Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irina089/ Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/slaythelimits Free Call: https://calendly.com/coachirina/strategy-call Email: irina@irinashehovsov.com LEAVE A REVIEW + help single parents you know by sharing this episode. https://apple.co/2SKWzis --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/irina-shehovsov/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/irina-shehovsov/support

This week Rori is joined by Emmy Award-winning producer Amy Rosenblum. They talk about how the television business has changed over the years, finding a partner that you can evolve with and what it means to have the "it" factor.⭐️What did you think of today's podcast episode? Let us know in the comments!!⭐️ Check out Storic Media for more: http://storicmedia.com/shows/

For the last 25 years, a veteran songwriter's album has been sitting on a shelf, waiting to see the light of day. Throughout Terry Sampson's career in the music industry, the songs he's written have been performed by Al Jarreau, Kenny Rogers, Carl Anderson, Nicolette Larson, Cece Winans, Vanessa Williams, and Kathy Lee Gifford, to name a few - not to mention an extensive collection of songs he's written for children's movies and television shows. Yet, his first solo album project titled “E, Just E” recorded 25 years ago sat dormant - until now - when Jörgen Johanson and Mikael Engström helped Terry breathe life into the album by getting a record deal to release it in Japan on P-Vine Records. Here to talk more about this incredible story, as well as the rest of his music career is Terry Sampson.

Donna D's got your Celebrity Scoop weekday mornings! Today's Scoop: Lori Loughlin and Massimo Giannulli are moving, Kathy Lee Gifford in a new relationship, and a new Flintstones sequel on Fox! #CelebrityScoop #Celebritynews #entertainment #stars

As an actor, Bobby has shared the stage with Lauren Bacall, Linda Eder, BeBe Neuwirth, Marge Champion, Cady Huffman, Nell Carter, Eileen Fulton, Kathy Lee Gifford, Kirstie Alley, and many more. Theatrical credits include the national tours of "A Wonderful Life" and "Cabaret". Regional credits include "42nd Street", "Singing in the Rain" "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and "A Chorus Line". A very proud member of Actors Equity Association and American Federation of TV and Radio Artists. TV Credits include 6 reality shows including- MARRIAGE REF, WIFE SWAP, FASHION EMERGENCY, MATCHED IN MANHATTAN, WHAT NOT TO WEAR, LALAS COURT LIFE, and he's also appeared on INSIDE EDITION, NY1, WNBC NEWS, WPIX NEWS, as well as Japanese and Brazillian TV as an aerial professional/artist.⁠ ⁠ As a professional actor he often utilizes his aerial and circus skills when performing in musicals and shows that use aerial acrobatics. For the past 14 years he's worked as an aerial sequence choreographer. Staging 22 productions of the musical BARNUM, as well as training and sequencing for shows like AIDA, TARZAN (TOTS National Tour), CARNIVAL, THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE-CIRCUS ON SODOR, MADAGASCAR LIVE! and ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. He has former students performing all over the world. Including Ringling Brothers, Cirque Du Soleil, Disney, Sea World, Hershey Park, Busch Gardens, The Pickle Family Circus, Big Apple Circus, Cruise ships and Broadway. Bobby usually coaches privately, training circus professionals in aerial arts such as Spanish web, static and swing trapeze, cloud swing, aerial fabric ("Silks or Tissu" ), hammock, dance trapeze, Cord de Lisse, tight rope, and juggling. "I enjoy all aspects of height, flight and aerial dynamics. My philosophy is simple "Why Walk when you can fly?"⁠ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/p3-theatre-company/support

Who is the real Gokey (or Gocke)? On this episode, Ted Gocke talks with Danny Gokey about his Obsessive Cleaning Disorder, his weird dreams about Joel Osteen, and his quarantine jams. Plus, find out who the most famous person Danny Gokey made take off their shoes to come into his house.

This is the Babylon Bee Interview Show. In this episode of The Babylon Bee Podcast, Kyle and Ethan talk to Kerri Pomarolli, comedian, actress, author of 6 books, and “out-of-the-closet Christian in Hollywood.” Kerri has worked with Jay Leno on the Tonight Show, performing in numerous sketches. She has hosted the Gospel Music Awards and has a Dry Bar Comedy special coming up. Her book Confessions Of A Proverbs 32 Woman has been featured on The Babylon Bee. Topics include Mormon heaven, comedy in the Trump era, and keeping her ex-husband in her garage.  Be sure to check out The Babylon Bee YouTube Channel for more podcasts, podcast shorts, animation, and more. To watch or listen to the full podcast, become a subscriber at https://babylonbee.com/plans  Topics Discussed Mormons and heaven  Jim Bakker story Earthquake kits Asian babies  Ancestry  Being outside of the Liberal bubble Confessions about Proverbs 32 Essential oils Married people  Value of ex-husbands Homeschooling   Healing through prayer Honor students Organizing moms on Facebook Being asked out by a 22 year old dentist 80s entertainment  Henry Winkler TikTok Parler Instagram Linkedin  Cobra Kai  Trump voting Mike Lindell having secret information Soap opera acting Working with Jay Leno  Being openly conservative in Hollywood Having to say no to films  Wikifeet Touring with your ex-husband Divorce Subscriber Portion  Roaming the isles of Homegoods Steven Wright High energy Kyle Jonas Brothers Casting Crowns  Amy Grant  Meeting Kirk Cameron  Dukes of Hazzard  Kathy Lee Gifford  Sean Astin Hosting red carpets Behind the scenes of  The Tonight Show  Jim Carrey  Losing the edge in comedy Eminem  Mormonism  EHarmony Future of stand up comedy Censorship  Subtle racism of entertainment  Hallmark movies  Smiling under a mask  10 questions 

What is being a celebrity really like? We asked Kathy Lee Gifford and we talk about other celebrities and what they have to say about their celebrity life's.

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Grant, Cody, and Lil (kind of?) discuss the Kathy Lee Gifford-penned Broadway musical "Scandalous," which closed after only 29 performances due to Hurricane Sandy (sure, Jan). The group goes on tangents regarding their own religious upbringing, evangelicalism, Lady Gaga, Hoda Kotb, and more while also sort of discussing this "uninspiring" musical. Wait until you find out who produced this trash...Our pain is your pleasure. Subscribe to the pod and rate/review us on Apple Podcasts!Connect with us on IG! @yphtpod

We remember our favorite Kathy Lee Gifford segment on the Today show. 

Broadway Workshop's Marc Tumminelli catches up with Broadway's Marissa O'Donnell in the latest episode of the Little Me Podcast. Marissa shares her story of being the star of the 30th Anniversary Tour and MSG production of ANNIE and originating the role of Teen Fiona in Shrek: The Musical on Broadway. Marissa talks about getting cast in these musicals, out of town try out's, working with Sutton Foster, Kathy Lee Gifford, Bob Klein, Martin Charnin, Mackenzie Phillips and many other stars. Marissa tells her auditions stories, getting her start the Random Farms Kids Theater, working on TV, and doing press at 11, Marc and Marissa chat about the shows they have worked on together and share their some of their favorite things and do the Broadway Workshop quick fire questions! Produced by The Broadway Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The “Today” show’s Kathie Lee Gifford visited Museum of the Bible to share her transformative experience of visiting the land of the Bible as expressed in her book, “The Rock, The Road, and The Rabbi”.

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series!The villainous Jadeite goes full steam ahead this week as he targets the energy of young people's love. Rei and Ami win a pair of tickets for a romantic evening cruise, but they'll need a jealous Usagi's help if they're going to defeat the desperate schemes of the Dark Kingdom!In this episode, we discuss cruises, Chinese "bakugai" tourists, "Western" dinner, the legal drinking age, secret identities, and nereids. We also talk about Carnival cruises, Kathy Lee Gifford, having a 666 capacity, "DIC moves", being a beautiful camerawoman, sweary armblades, Dark Kingdon politics, and Wisconsin gas station cheese.If you could see us now!We're now on iTunes and your listening platform of choice! Please subscribe and give us a rating and a review! Arigato gozaimasu!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sailor-noob/id1486204787Sailor Noob is a part of the Just Enough Trope podcast network. Check out our other shows about your favorite pop culture topics and join our Discord!http://www.twitter.com/noob_sailorhttp://www.justenoughtrope.comhttps://discord.gg/HkCxvAp

This time on the show the guys discuss Johnny Carson and how even though he was insanely popular, he wasn't really that funny. Cline talks about his memory of a show called Swans Crossing starring the great Sarah Michelle Gellar. Plus, getting cable TV, Kathy Lee Gifford, dying husbands while you sleep and more! The post Johnny Carson Was Not Funny-The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Episode 729 first appeared on The Hotshot Whiz Kids Podcast Network.

Today we discuss the wilderness of being a Christian. This idea is inspired by My Epic’s song, Of Wilderness and by Kathy Lee Gifford’s YouTube video, The God Who Sees” check both out.

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Gary has performed and recorded at many prestigious recording studios, music festivals, concert halls and jazz clubs around the world for artists such as Quincy Jones, Matthew Morrison, The Manhattan Transfer, The New York Voices, John Hendricks, Monica Mancini, Bob Newhart, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Regis Philbin, Kathy Lee Gifford, Andre Watts, Jake Armerding, Liam Bailey, Peter Prince, Billy Martin, Fitz & The Tantrums, Stefon Harris, Jay Leach, The Sunshine Collective, The Percy Faith Orchestra, Western Standard Time Ska Big Band, Theodicy Jazz Collective, The Los Angeles Symphony, The Albany Symphony Orchestra, The Berkshire Symphony, various productions of musical theater and many more. Gary and I had a great talk about preparing for auditions, recordings, transcriptions and education.

Gary has performed and recorded at many prestigious recording studios, music festivals, concert halls and jazz clubs around the world for artists such as Quincy Jones, Matthew Morrison, The Manhattan Transfer, The New York Voices, John Hendricks, Monica Mancini, Bob Newhart, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Regis Philbin, Kathy Lee Gifford, Andre Watts, Jake Armerding, Liam Bailey, Peter Prince, Billy Martin, Fitz & The Tantrums, Stefon Harris, Jay Leach, The Sunshine Collective, The Percy Faith Orchestra, Western Standard Time Ska Big Band, Theodicy Jazz Collective, The Los Angeles Symphony, The Albany Symphony Orchestra, The Berkshire Symphony, various productions of musical theater and many more. Gary and I had a great talk about preparing for auditions, recordings, transcriptions and education.

  “The answer to life is in service to others.”   These are not just words spoken by Sara O'Meara, Co-Founder of Childhelp, it's the way she's spent the past 60 years. O'Meara and fellow Childhelp Co-Founder, Yvonne Fedderson, founded the organization in 1959. At the time, they were young Hollywood starlets. By chance they both landed roles on a project that would take them overseas. That assignment would change the course of their lives. Together they began rescuing so-called “throwaway children” in Japan and VIetnam. “We never dreamed it would be our whole life. We were actresses at the time,“ O'Meara says. . They went on to build 9 orphanages, a hospital and a school in Japan and Vietnam. The young actresses were quickly recognized as child advocates in the United States and they were personally asked by Nancy Reagan to lead the fight against child abuse here at home. So they did. “The Ladies” as they are famously known went on to build the very first residential treatment center for child abuse in our nation and defied all of their naysayers along the way. “Anytime you try to do anything good, you are going to have the other side that is not always as complimentary, and other people may find fault,” Sara O'Meara explains. “The main ingredient is perseverance. If you know something is the right thing to do you cannot let anyone discourage you.” Fedderson adds that every step has been guided by faith. “We pray about everything. God is the CEO of our organization … that's for sure.” Led by Sara and Yvonne, Childhelp built advocacy centers and group homes for children already affected by child abuse, created prevention programs like Speak Up Be Safe, which they hope to see implemented in schools nationwide, and established a National Child Abuse Hotline where trained professionals answer the phones in over 150 languages. And recently they added text messaging. Children in crisis can text 1-800-4-A-CHILD and receive immediate help. Now ages 85 and 84 (Yvonne points out she's younger), The Ladies show no signs of slowing down. On February 2, 2019, Childhelp officially kicks off its 60th Anniversary year with the “Drive The Dream Gala”, Chaired by international philanthropists Richard and Dr. Stacie Stephenson. The Gala, which is held in Phoenix, Arizona, draws a celebrity crowd, including longtime Childhelp supporters John Stamos, Kathy Lee Gifford and Cheryl Ladd, among many others. The Ladies left the world of Hollywood long ago. And while they still enjoy the glitz and glamour that comes with their fundraising Galas and events nationwide, what matters most is finishing the job they started in 1959. “As long as there is one hurting child out there, we are going to keep going.” On this 22 minute episode of Carey Pena Reports, The Ladies, in a rare sit down interview, talk about the power of positive change and what others can learn from their story of perseverance. For more information about Childhelp visit https://www.childhelp.org Transcript Carey: Hey everyone, this is a special edition of Carey Pena Reports. Today we are with two trailblazers who founded an organization that to date has saved and changed the lives of more than 10 million children. We sit down with them for a rare interview at their home in Paradise Valley, Arizona to talk about leadership and how you can't let anyone deter you from your dreams. Here's that interview. Carey: We are on location today talking about the power of positive change, and I am here with two very well-known change makers, Yvonne Fedderson and Sara O'Meara, the founders of Child Help. Thank you both so much for joining us today. Sara: Thank you for having us. Yvonne: We love joining you. Carey: Thank you for inviting us into your home and there is so much to talk about. You are celebrating 60 years of Child Help and we will talk about all of the incredible accomplishments, but first, I want to talk to you about the leadership lessons that you've learned over the years. Yvonne: Oh my gosh. Carey: Because you ladies were really change makers before it was en vogue to be so. Where did you find your courage in the late 1950s, early 1960s to stand up and say “we see a problem and we want to change”? Sara: Well, I think it was because we felt so deeply about what was happening to these children. We began taking care of the half American child that were known as throwaway children in Japan and Vietnam and so when we saw their suffering and the fact that these were God's precious children and they were not being taken care of, it was something we just had to do. That gave us the courage to speak out because remember those wars were not exactly popular wars, so to speak. Carey: The opposite. Yvonne: Yeah. Sara: Very much the opposite. Yvonne: Also, we were very young. Sara: Yes. Yvonne: And we just did it, you know? Carey: You saw something. Yvonne: We saw a need and we said we've got to do it and that was it. Sara: We're going to kill it. Carey: You jumped into action. Sara: But we never dreamed it would be our whole life. Yvonne: No. Sara: I mean, we were actresses at the time and so that's what we thought we would be doing, but it ended up that this became our life's mission, and then after we built the orphanages, we built nine orphanages, a hospital for orphans and a school … Yvonne: In Japan and Vietnam. Sara: In Japan and Vietnam. WE thought that that was it, and what happened is when we were speaking as keynote speakers about the Operation Baby Lift, because it was our organization that brought the babies over after the war ended, then Governor Reagan and Mrs. Reagan, Nancy and Ronnie, were there on the dais with us, and Nancy stopped Yvonne and me and said, “You're just the two to do this. You need to do something about child abuse in our country.” Well, no one had ever heard about child abuse. It was never, ever mentioned. All the laws protected… Yvonne: That was way back in '75. Carey: Yeah. Sara: Yes, and the laws protected the perpetrator, not the child. So, we did jump in to do that and state by state we had to help change laws so that we had safety for these children, and then we built villages for abused children, advocacy centers, the national child abuse hotline … Carey: It continued to grow and grow. Sara: It continued to grow. Carey: So Nancy Reagan encouraged you ladies. Yvonne: Oh, they supported us. Carey: She knew that you were the two to do it. So, you had a lot of famous friends, but that's not enough to make an entire organization as big and powerful as yours. What was it, do you think, Yvonne, inside you that made you believe that you could do it, because you have helped change and save the lives of millions of children? Yvonne: Well, we felt this was a calling for both of us because we were selected out of 500 actresses to go on this trip. So even at the time when were selected, we looked at each other and we said, “God must have a plan for this trip, for the two of us to be selected.” They didn't even know we knew each other. So for us to be selected was really something, and then when we found these children, we thought, “That's why we're here. We're supposed to help these children.” Well, one thing led to another. Then when we were asked to do this, we felt within our heart, and of course we pray about everything and we've always dedicated our organization to God. He's really the CEO of our organization. Sara: That's for sure. Yvonne: But we also were blessed to have many fabulous people to support us. Not only the stars, but we have volunteers who have been with us 30 and 40 and 50 years. Now, think about that. So it's become their mission also. Carey: A lifetime. Sara: A lifetime. Carey: A lifetime. Sara: Yeah. Yvonne: A lifetime. Carey: Now, they have so many great star stories. Can't even get into the whole Elvis Presley and all of this, because then I'd just become a fan girl, but I am interested in that passion, and just the concept that you saw when you started to make change that it was possible. Yvonne: Absolutely. Carey: And when you start to see that, because I think a lot of people who are watching and listening to this show, and this show is about the power of positive change, and sometimes we don't know our own power. You ladies were young. Yvonne: Everyone has it. Carey: Everyone has it. Talk to me about that. Yvonne: But they have to use it. Carey: And when you realized that you had it. Sara: We realized we had it when frankly we depended on God, because we always asked to be guided. We don't want our plan because that's a meager plan compared to what God has planned for each one of us. Yvonne: That's right. Sara: He has a plan for every single individual, and we can make changes. Everyone that is on this earth can make a change. They have to choose to want to make a change. That's the difference. They have to know that the answers to life is in service to others, and once you get that, then your life lives outside of yourself. It's not all about me, me, me. Instead you want to reach out. You want to make a difference in people's lives, and you can. There isn't anybody listening, anybody out there that cannot make a change, a difference in someone's life, but in a lot of lives if you so choose. Yvonne: We've been very blessed to attract people that have hearts like that, that want to serve. They have a servant's heart and they're very, very dedicated, and we really love and appreciate them, and all the people … Maybe they can't be a volunteer but they support us in other ways. Whatever way they help, it's wonderful and God will bless them for that. Carey: Because I want to point out that, I mean, you ladies are obviously beautiful to this very day, but when you went on this mission, you were young, hot Hollywood starlets, and you didn't have to put your sort of glamour aside to start rescuing children, but you felt that was your calling. Yvonne: But you see, everything kind of comes together. As you get older, you look back and you realize that being an actress was part of our life and it opened up many, many doors for us to … Of course, I married a Hollywood producer too, which helped, but all those doors opened up different things that help the organization. For instance, the stars. They were a great asset to our organization, but like I say, the volunteers then were great, so it's wonderful how God opens up doors when we open up our heart to serve him. Carey: Were there people along the way who tried to discourage you as Child Help continued to grow? Sara: Oh yes. Yvonne: Oh my goodness, big time. Sara: Every time you do anything good, you're going to have the other side. Yvonne: That's right, of course. Sara: That not always is very complimentary. Other people may find fault with anything that you do. The main ingredient is perseverance. If you know something is right to do, you cannot let anyone discourage you, and when we built the very first residential treatment center for child abuse in our nation, people were saying to us, particularly in social service, “Well, you can't do that. Nobody's been able to do that and you don't have a degree in social service and it will never be a success.” Well, from the day we've opened, it's been successful. That was 40 years ago and we've built other villages for abused children across the nation. So, you cannot let others define who you are and who you want to be. Yvonne: You know what Sara said when she said “when you know something is right,” it's so true because we knew the villages were right. We knew the centers were right. Every time we've opened a program or started a program, it's been a challenge, but when we know something or anyone knows something within your heart that's right to do, just like Sarah said, don't let other people discourage you. Keep your eye on what you're supposed to do. Keep your eye on the gold and you will make it through because it's right for you to do. Carey: Is there any sort of … and I know that you draw so much inspiration from your faith- Yvonne: Absolutely. Carey: Which is so deep and guiding in your life, but where else … I mean, are there sort of affirmations or is it the friendship between the two of you where when one is down, the other one says, “We can continue”? Sara: Well, we realize that it's so much easier when you have a partner, when you have someone that thinks like you do, they're mission driven, and yes, we help each other through our dark times. Everybody has problems. Everybody has obstacles in their families, in their personal life, in their business life. Yvonne: And we've been through it all together. Everything. Sara: Yeah, and so we do help each other through those times and that's been very helpful, but also, you never get through life as a success unless others reach out and help you, and so we have had many wonderful mentors in our life, to whom we could look up and see what made their lives successful and how they react to things, and so we learn from each other. Yvonne: And you also learn through everything that you go through. You think at the time, “Oh, this is terrible. We're never gonna make it through this problem,” but you do, and when you get through it, you use it on something great. It's a great lesson for us to grow. Carey: Let's talk a little bit more about Child Help for those listening and watching who aren't familiar with the organization. Child Help is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse. According to your website, over 10 million children have been impacted. I want to go through a few of the wins. You have built advocacy centers and group homes for children who have already unfortunately been affected by child abuse. You have created prevention programs like the Child Help Speak Up, Be Safe program which is spreading to more schools. Sara: All across the nation. Carey: In Arizona and across the country. Yvonne: We'd like to be in every school, especially here in Arizona. Carey: Yes, your goals are always lofty, and this one I think is … All of them are important but I love that you established this national child abuse hotline, which, by the way, I want to give out that number, is 1-800-4-A-CHILD, and this is done in multiple languages because I think in my mind about the moment when a child is scared and hiding and doesn't know what to do, and where do you turn? So you ladies have tried to think through those problems. Sara: Yes, and it's the only hotline that has degreed professionals answering the phones, not volunteers, so it's more than a hotline. They're therapists that can talk the child through it, and not just give out a number, even though we do that as well. For the first time in history we're having texting, and that's something else that is new. Carey: Thank you for reminding me about that because that's huge. Sara: It's very huge. Yvonne: It is huge because the children are kind of afraid naturally to talk about what's going on, but they're so used to texting that they go for like 45 minutes and tell you everything, so that's wonderful. Carey: How much does it matter to you that these children have the opportunity to see that life can be beautiful? Child abuse as a news anchor and reporter, I know that it is an uncomfortable conversation. Sara: There's no question about it. Carey: And a lot of people don't like to talk about it, but what is going on in a lot of homes is very, very tragic. How important is it for you ladies to give a resource to children who are suffering? Sara: It means everything because it means the change of their life. It also means they don't have to go through so much suffering. So many, many times we have had survivors come back and say, “Oh, if I'd only known about that 1-800, the number 4, A-CHILD, I could've gotten help, but they didn't know where to go, and they didn't even know they were being abused sometimes because it started so young, they thought everybody was abused like that. So, it means everything because what you're doing is giving safety to a child. You're giving them their life, because child abuse can rob you of your youth, of your young life, and it sticks with you a long time. It takes a lot to overcome that, and one of the first things we do when the children come into our villages is give them a sense of self-worth because they just feel that they're nobody. Sara: We had a child that came in with “bad kid” burned into his back with cigarette burns- Carey: Bad kid. Yvonne: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Sara: When you would ask him what his name was, he'd say “bad kid” because he was called that, and that's what he thought his name was. So, you have to really work with these children to let them know how precious they really are and that there's only one set of fingerprints and that's theirs, and they can make a big difference in their life. Once they know that and they understand how precious they truly are as a human being, the healing can start then, and so, yes, it means everything to see a life change. Carey: So, I'm thinking about all the people out there who are inspired by you and what you've been able to accomplish, and we cannot all be a Sara and Yvonne. You guys have created something truly special, but each in our own way we have the ability. Sara: Absolutely. Carey: Over the years as you've seen one child's life change and another child's life. Yvonne: Many child's … Carey: And then thousands and millions, it truly is a story about all things are possible when we really care. Yvonne: Absolutely, absolutely. Sara: There's no question about it. Caring is a beautiful thing. If you have a caring heart, it takes you down a pathway, a beautiful journey of life because when you truly care about people, you truly care about feelings, you truly care to make that child whole again, then what this does to you on the inside, it develops you as a person and it gives you the strength really from within. You may not know from which it cometh, but that's what gives us the strength, is in order to give back to another. Carey: Has there ever been, and I imagine I know the answer to this, but has there ever been a time where you think, “Okay, we're ready to retire” and- Yvonne: No. Carey: Because when I've been around you ladies, you have to-do lists that puts mine to shame, but you have already accomplished so much, but yet- Yvonne: But there's more to accomplish. There's always more to accomplish. Sara: There's more left to do. Yvonne: Yep. Sara: And we have great plans for developing other programs that have never been developed. We're kind of known as the trailblazers to get out there and start programs that have never been done before. We opened the first advocacy center with everything under one roof … police, the social services, the hospital … Carey: An integrative approach, right. Sara: That's correct. Yvonne: And this new one's going to be like that. Everyone involved. Sara: And then the villages, we were the first ones to open that. We're the first ones for the hotline. We're the first ones to have prevention in our schools, and so we're kind of the trailblazers in that respect. We're not afraid to take risks, but you have to in life. Carey: So let's talk a little bit about that, because I think that's a really important point. Sometimes it can be very scary to be the person- Sara: Yes, of course. Carey: Who says, “Well, we can do it a little differently.” Sara: And there are a lot of naysayers along the way. Carey: And there's a lot of naysayers. Yvonne: We might get scared within ourselves and talk to each other, but we don't let anyone else know. Carey: But how do you fight through that and see that, okay, I have this vision and I know that vision is something that we should try to test out? Sara: Yes, we're working on a vision right now that has never been done before that will integrate all of our programs. It will be literally a city, and so we're working on that now and we hope to see that come to pass. Carey: So you ladies, and I know it's not appropriate to ask age, but you're- Sara: We don't mind that you're asking our age. Carey: Do you care saying how … Sara: No. I'll be 85 in September. Carey: And Yvonne? Yvonne: I'll be 84 in April. Carey: So you're the younger … Yvonne: I'm the young one. Sara: … Your elder. Carey: I appreciate you saying that, because I think as a woman, I look at you ladies and truly you inspire me so much. Yvonne: Well thank you. Carey: To keep going and to keep building. Yvonne: Well as long as we have our health, we're going to continue right on, and we work every day. Carey: And you still see how much you can contribute to your vision. Yvonne: Yes. Sara: Yes, we hope so. Yvonne: But there are a lot of people that help us. Sara: Yes. Yvonne: We have a great staff, we have great volunteers as we mentioned. I mean, they're wonderful. We haven't done this alone. Sara: And look, you're helping us right now. You're getting the word out. Yvonne: That's right. Carey: It really is remarkable, though, to see that 60 years later, you are as enthusiastic, if not more, than when you were those young starlets who got sent on that movie assignment all those years ago. What does it mean to you to be celebrating the 60th year, to know that you've had this kind of impact? Sara: It's a wonderful feeling because we don't think … You know when you start something, you don't think, “Oh, well, in 60 years …” You have no idea. It's just one step at a time, but when we look back over these six decades and the children that have been helped through our organization, we realize that anything is possible. You have to set your goals, as Yvonne said. You have to continue on that pathway. Yvonne: Keep your eyes on the goal. Sara: And not let anyone deter you if you know it's the right way, regardless of what is said, what seems to be a lack at the time, whether it's monetarily or whatever. You'll have to know that it's going to be provided because … We talk about God a lot but we have to because it's the way that it's done. If we didn't depend on God, we wouldn't be here to celebrate the 60th anniversary and have helped 10 and a half million children. Yvonne: And we're just grateful that both of us are here and both of us have our health and be able to celebrate our 60th. Carey: What an incredible journey you've had together. Sara: Yes. Carey: I mean, really, your friendship is something for the ages. Yvonne: And our husbands were best friends. They had to be. Carey: I mean, it just defies what sometimes people think about women not being able to truly be in lockstep with one another, because I see it a whole different way. Sara: A lot of people said that. In fact, a lot of our celebrities that have been with us through the years, you know, Jane Seymour and Cheryl Ladd … Yvonne: Kathie Lee. Sara: Kathie Lee Gifford. Yvonne: The list goes on and on. They've been fabulous. Sara: They will say to us, “The greatest miracle is your friendship, because it's lasted so long and you can work together so harmoniously.” Carey: Yes, it's such a partnership, and on the subject, just as we close things out here, on the subject of celebrities, you ladies have some of the biggest and most extravagant, beautiful galas including the Drive The Dream, which draws a lot of celebrities. It's held in Phoenix, but you also do beautiful galas in California, but … Sara: And back in East in Washington and Tennessee and… Carey: All over, which are beautiful, extravagant affairs, but I do want to point out for the audience who may have heard about these galas, as I've been … and disclaimer here, I'm a volunteer on the Drive the Dream committee, but as I've gotten to know you, yes, the dressing up is fun and yes, the … That's all fun, but what matters to you is what's getting done with the money. Yvonne: That's right. Sara: That's right. Yvonne: That's right. Carey: That's what matters to you because you have big goals and dreams. Even at 84 and 85 years old, you still have a lot to accomplish. Sara: We do, and as long as there's one hurting child out there, we're going to keep going. Carey: Yvonne, what's your final message? Yvonne: We really hope that you young people will carry on when we cross over. We really pray that every night, because… Carey: I only feel like I could be a small portion of filling your shoes but I am so privileged to be a part of it because learning from women like you is really a blessing for me. Thank you both. Yvonne: That's very kind of you to say. Sara: Thank you, you're a blessing to us too. Yvonne: Thank you, and thank all those who are listening to this program today who support Child Help. We really appreciate it and we know the children certainly appreciate it. Their lives would be totally different without their help. Carey: For more information on Child Help, we would love for you to go to the website, ChildHelp.org. Thank you so much for watching and for listening to Carey Pena Reports, and you can find out more information on our website, InspiredMedia360.com. Take care, everyone. The post The Founders of Childhelp Succeed With Perseverance and Prayer appeared first on Inspired Media 360 TV - Inform | Inspire | Engage.

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Kathy Lee Gifford leaving the Today Show. Trump and China tariffs. “ Baby it’s cold outside” song still a controversy with #metoo

On today's show: Impeachment Talk Rocks the EconomyChuck and Nancy meet with Trump. Talk about wall and government shutdown.Impeachment talk is already causing chaos. Are they going to indict Trump or can they even do that? Nobody seems to know the correct answer. Chief of Staff John Kelly is leaving end of the year. Possibly over fight with Melania during Africa trip. Google's Pichai says to congressional committee that they do not target conservatives nor are they censoring in China. All seem to be lies and sources say Google's number one concern is leaks from employees. Macron still dealing with Paris protesters. Same yellow vest protests seem to be forming here in Canada due to Trudeau's carbon tax and handing over control of our borders to the UN. The View's has hired a coach for republican Abby Huntsman. Maybe Megyn Kelly is actually going to be on the view in her place? Kathy Lee Gifford is leaving The Today show. Warning to listeners: Be careful of DNA tests until it's legislated.For a list of source links, visit http://therightleftchronicles.com/podcasts/1418/impeachment-talk-rocks-the-boat-dueling-dialogues-ep-140/

On today's show: Impeachment Talk Rocks the Boat Chuck and Nancy meet with Trump. Talk about wall and government shutdown. Impeachment talk is already causing chaos. Are they going to indict Trump or can they even do that? Nobody seems to know the correct answer. Chief of Staff John Kelly is leaving end of the year. Possibly over fight with Melania during Africa trip. Google's Pichai says to congressional committee that they do not target conservatives nor are they censoring in China. All seem to be lies and sources say Google's number one concern is leaks from employees. Macron still dealing with Paris protesters. Same yellow vest protests seem to be forming here in Canada due to Trudeau's carbon tax and handing over control of our borders to the UN. The View's has hired a coach for white republican Abby Huntsman. Maybe Megyn Kelly is actually going to be on the view in her place? Kathy Lee Gifford is leaving The Today show. Warning to listeners: Be careful of DNA tests until it's legislated. For a list of source links, visit http://therightleftchronicles.com/podcasts/1418/impeachment-talk-rocks-the-boat-dueling-dialogues-ep-140/

Tune in from October-December, Sundays at 7pm ET to our Christmas MuVies Spotlight show where Pam and Dawn talk about the upcoming holiday movies from Hallmark, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, IONtv, Lifetime tv, etc. and holiday music from various artists. We will chat with some of your favorite actors, have giveaways, and other surprises! We'll also have special edition episodes with interviews from your favorite actors & more! Visit take2radio.com for upcoming episodes. You can listen live or to the replay with the links provided.  ***Monday, Nov. 12th, 7pm eastern*** - Join Christmas MuVies Spotlight with Pam & Dawn as we speak with the dynamic duo SQuire Rushnell and his wife Louise Duart, authors of the book series "Godwink" and their upcoming Christmas movie, "A Godwink Christmas" starring Kimberley Sustad, Paul Campbell, and Kathy Lee Gifford on the Hallmark Channel, Sunday, Nov. 18th at 9pm ET/8pm CT! Follow on social media: Twitter @take2radio @xmasmuvies Instagram & Facebook @take2radio @christmasmuviesspotlight Websites: take2radio.com christmasmuviesspotlight.com

Coming Up ON With Mario Lopez - Today Show host Kathy Lee Gifford joins us with the scoop on her new children's book & Mario tries to figure out her Halloween costume, plus Ariana Grande clapping back in the Hollywood Buzz, we try to diagnose Courtney's eye problem, and someone just became a Mega Millions billionaire overnight! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

3 @ 12:03 - Paula Abdul has some trouble keeping it "straight up!" Donna Valentine provides all the Dirt in today's Dirt Alert; :30 Pop Culture Challenge; Donna Valentine returns for Blind Items; and Colleen tells us about her wild night out at the Phil Collins concert!

What do you watch for background TV? Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Lord & Lady Douchbags inducts a Duchess this week; All of our favorite things about Kitchen accessories.

Beware of the ticks! Woody went all "using the force" throwing the first pitch at the Sounds game. Gender Wars. The Preds helped Jim clean his garage. Woody and Jim will be at Walker Stalker Con hosting a panel with the Walking Dead's Abraham (Michael Cudlitz). Fancy weddings lead to divorce.

Find out the real Kathy Lee Gifford on this weeks episode of Let Me Tell You. Joan has a one on one interview with Kathy and cover more than just her talent. She has the gift of survival and the ability to do more than meets the eye.

Join us this week as we welcome the country music band, 2Steel Girls. In exciting news for the summer of 2018, 2Steel Girls will be releasing their new 10 song full album. On 2/23/2018 they released two new singles from the forthcoming album, "In My Head" & "Queen Bee". The singles are available now at digital outlets. 2Steel Girls from NBC’s, The Voice, are the only mother-daughter duo to appear on the show to date. And yes, you read that right, they’re mother and daughter. Personally mentored by country music superstar, Blake Shelton, in front of over 14 MILLION viewers, Allison and Krystal appeared on three episodes of the show before breaking another major barrier: They became the first music artists to ever launch a debut, independent single with a live performance in front of millions of viewers on the Today Show, with Hoda Kotb and Kathy Lee Gifford, all because of a fan initiated campaign. 2Steel Girls have opened for some awesome music artists and headlined quite a few shows as well. One of their favorite shows was having the rare honor of opening for celebrity comedian, Larry the Cable Guy at Pensacola Bay Center. As Lydia Picknell (Keepin’ It Country) says, “Get to know the duo before they make it big - because they will.  2Steel Girls are rising stars!” We will talk to Allison and Krystal (2Steel Girls) about their upcoming schedule, get a behind the scenes look at their music, feature their latest songs, and ask them to share their message for the troops. Please be sure to visit 2Steel Girls at http://www.2steelgirls.com and spread the word. And as always we will give shout outs to our deployed military listeners. Our message to the troops: WE do what we do, because YOU do what you do.

Kathy Lee Gifford ruffles some feathers; Traffic Signs and Weed; Crazy Stupid Idiots; Snap Judgement: Orange or Lemon?

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This week: Liam is turning seven, we don't want our kids buying guns and we think maybe young kids shouldn't walk out of schools when high schoolers protest. Meanwhile, Kathy Lee Gifford thinks "the F word" maybe is "fart." Lex likes HotelTonight for $80 hotels in New York City. Queer Eye on Netflix is wonderful. Lex's wife Lauren was once made over on Queer Eye For the Straight Girl. Armstrong loves the Triple Jump. Our thanks to CanvasPeople.com, a really easy to use Photo-to-Canvas service that takes your favorite photo memories and turns them into beautiful artwork for you to enjoy every day. Use promo code "TTCA" to get a FREE 11x14 canvas, you just pay shipping! Our thanks as well to Perfume.com for sponsoring this episode. Get free shipping, free returns AND an extra 25% OFF with the code TTCA25 at Perfume.com! And our thanks to the new podcast, Life on the Fast Track. Cheer on three girl scouts as they design, build and race wooden cars in the Ford Girls Fast Track Races. Download and subscribe to Life on the Fast Track wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

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Marry, Moan, Murder - Out of Kathy Lee Gifford, Katie Couric and Megyn Kelly; you have to pick one disgraced male news anchor to marry, one to moan and one to murder. (It's just a game... JOE!)

Popular television host Kathy Lee Gifford shares all about her trips to Israel and what changed the way she read her Bible.

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There is a difference between the absence of fear and being "fearless". Kelly Balarie talks to The Open Door Sisterhood Podcast about what it means to fear just a little bit less with each decision and step, how worry and anxiety are rooted in fear, and how fear prevents us from loving others well. We hear about Kelly's journey to overcoming fear and about that one time her husband took her out to dinner and asked her what she was doing with her life. Kelly's book Fear Fighting was featured on The Today Show when Kathy Lee Gifford chose it as one of her favorite things of 2016! (Let's give a sisterhood cheer for that!) Kelly says if God is love, Satan is fear. We must fight fear because it prevents us from living in God's freedom. We spend our time worrying about what we can't control instead of living in God's immediate grace. In this episode we cover the difference between saying "I'm sorry" and "Will you forgive me?", the importance of teaching our children forgiveness, and how living in grace can help us fight fear in our own heads. We also cover asking restaurants for their recipes, how a sunset top's off any moment and the ways different translations of the Bible speak to us in fresh language. Please join us for this interview that is in true Open Door Sisterhood spirit, part inspirational, part practical, as we tackle the topic of fear and how it can manifest itself in different ways. And you don't want to miss the creamed corn discussion. Because who doesn't love some creamed corn goodness?

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Come on down to Nerdy Thursday, gunna have ourselves a time. Shaun and Mitch would like to thank you for taking this episode by episode journey through South Park with them. Seeing how it’s going to take about 7 years to catch up, once a week sounds about right. This week, on Season 1 Episode 3, Kathy Lee Gifford comes to town, and Cartman gets Beefcake. What are your thoughts?? Tell us! "The Invention of Nerdy Thursday" written and performed by Cowabunga Breakfast. Logo by Bryan Betz. Find Nerdy Thursday on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/NerdyThursday And Facebook at: facebook.com/NerdyThursday

Starbucks releases an anti-Christmas coffee cup, Tim Kaine’s positive demeanor gets on Mike’s nerves, Scott passes on the office of POTUS, Sarma Melngailis becomes a runaway fugitive, and the guys consider expensive skeleton art exhibitions as an alternative to burial or cremation. SHOW NOTES   Introduction MindThunder Radio’s almost entirely inactive Twitter account  Follow-up Fact checking Trump’s voter fraud claims BYU does the right thing with amnesty Trumped up “Watch” the polls Levi Quackenboss and Trump Trump crashes child HIV event without donating Trump and Kathy Lee Gifford War on Christmas Starbucks loves terrorism and hates Christmas Stupid Shit It appears that hating Tim Kaine is a thing Wait What? How the Queen of vegan cuisine became a runaway fugitive Eye Candy Graphite skeleton that draws itself into nothingness Special Guest: Scott Hofmeister.

Introduction Amen. Well this morning as I came to First Baptist Church, 414 Cleveland Street, I came to this place of worship, the sanctuary, which has been such a big part of my life. I was thinking as I walked in here about places of worship that I've been at around the world, and I've had the privilege of being in sacred spaces all over the world, and I've seen a lot of them in Japan, I've seen them in the Orient in India. I've seen them in Kathmandu and Nepal, I've seen them in New England, where I grew up. Probably the most awesome sacred space I've ever seen was Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague, which was started in 1344, it took 600 years to complete. And I'll just never forget just being in there, and just the soaring sense of grandeur, the greatness of the place, and just how much effort went in over the years to make that sacred space the amazing place that it was. I've been in a Shinto shrine in Osaka that was almost a thousand years old. I remember thinking of the antiquity of the place and all of the wood and wondered if it had ever been replaced or if it was original. They had a big iron bell that the priest would clang with this big log. I remember being amazed by that because the priest would clap to get the attention of the gods, and I was thinking about Elijah and the prophets of Baal and "Shout louder, maybe he'll hear," something like that, but we serve the living God, but that's a sacred space for those people in Japan. In Boston, the oldest church I ever worshipped at was Park Street Church right on the Boston Commons. It's the oldest place of worship I've ever actively worshipped in. I've also walked through the Old North Church in Boston. That's the "one if by land, two if by sea" church for the night of Paul Revere's ride. I've stood in the church where John Calvin preached in Geneva and saw that, and it was just an amazing thing for me to be there. Last summer, Calvin and I were at the Wittenberg church where Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses. It was under massive construction, it was a bit of a let-down. I remember seeing the cement mixers, and the chain link fence and all that and I wasn't feeling like it was much of a sacred space, but it's the oldest and I would say probably, the most famous Lutheran Church in the world. All of these sacred sites have moved me in different ways. The only biblical place I've ever been to was Mars Hill. I got to climb up that little rocky outcropping there where the Apostle Paul preached his famous message in Acts 17, it's there printed in Greek in a plaque at the bottom. I remember being especially amazed at the top, because the tips of the rocks were all polished like glass. They were shiny like glass. No intention had gone into that, but just the feet of pilgrims over hundreds and hundreds of years, just polished it smooth. The oldest place, sacred space, I've ever been though was right near that. That was the Acropolis which was a shrine to the goddess Athena, the goddess of wisdom for which the city of Athens was named. It was built around the time of the Babylonian exile. It's the oldest place of worship that I've ever been to. Now all of these sacred spaces, all of these places of worship, are as nothing compared to the heavenly shrine that we're going to be worshipping God at in all eternity. And the significance of the move in the new covenant from a sacred space where you go and where you worship, that one location where the temple was in Jerusalem, where all Israel would come three times a year and make that pilgrimage and go to that sacred space and worship there, that has been fulfilled, that imagery has all been fulfilled in Christ. We don't need to make those kinds of pilgrimages anymore. As Jesus said to the Samaritan woman, "Woman, believe me, the time is coming where neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem shall you worship the Father. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." That unfolds the truth that we learned about God in the Old Testament, the words of the prophet, Jeremiah. Jeremiah 23:23-24, "‘Am I only a God nearby, declares the Lord, and not a God far away. Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?’, declares the Lord. ‘Do I not fill heaven and earth?”, declares the Lord." We worship an omnipresent God. We worship an immense God who fills Heaven and Earth, and there is no space that can contain God. Stephen picked up on this theme, when he was proclaiming, effectively, the end of the animal sacrificial system, the end of the significance of the temple there in Jerusalem, he saw it clearly. They killed him for it. But he saw it clearly, and he said this in Acts 7:48-50, "The Most High does not live in houses made by men. As the prophet says, ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? Or where will my resting place be? Has my hand made all these things?’ And so they came into being." And as Paul said in that very spot that I mentioned earlier, in Acts 17, "The God who made the world and everything in it is Lord of heaven and earth, and he does not live in temples built by hands, and he is not served by human hands as if he needed anything, for he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else." So we Christians in the New Covenant, we've come to understand the omnipresent God can and should be served everywhere at all times. Every square inch of the universe belongs to God, Almighty God. Every moment of time is his. Abraham Kuyper put it this way, "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence, over which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry, ‘Mine! Mine!’" And yet, for all of that, there is such a thing as holy ground in some mysterious way. God was every bit as omnipresent back in the old covenant as now, and yet he did say to Moses, "Take off your sandals, for the ground on which you're standing is holy ground." So what is holy ground? What is a sacred space? It's a place where we can encounter the living God, where he's choosing to reveal himself. And we can have a relationship with him, and we can encounter him. So this morning what I want to do is I want to set apart the Christian workplace as a sacred space. A place where we can, indeed, where we must encounter the living God. I want to ennoble your work, I want you to see the value of your labor every moment, and to see that it's an act of worship if you do it by the power of the Spirit in obedience to the Word of God. You are able to offer up a living sacrifice, every moment in the workplace. Not only able but you must. So what that means is sacred space could be for you an office building, it could be a cubicle. It's hard to believe, isn't it? I've worked in cubicles multiple times. I had three different engineering jobs, after I graduated from MIT. I worked for a company that made ion implanters. If you want to know what that is, I'd be happy to tell you. Come after, say, "What's an implanter?" I'll tell you all about it. But I worked in a cubicle there, vertical carpet and all that, that was my sacred space. I also worked for a company that made eye surgical equipment and I worked for a company that made hot chocolate machines, so all different kinds of jobs. And it was my desire as a Christian to be filled with the Spirit every day as I went to the workplace. I wanted that place to be the focus of my ministry, I wanted it to be an evangelistic place, I wanted it to be a place where I could offer up to God my engineering work as a sacrifice. I didn't do it well every day, but that was my goal. So that could be your sacred space. It could be a surgical operating room, it could be a board room. Maybe you're an executive. It could be a counter at Chick-fil-A or McDonalds, if you can believe it. How could a place like that be sacred space? But it's all in the attitude you bring to the work you do. Holy ground. Now here I'm trying to sweep away centuries of false teaching that we see in the Medieval Roman Catholic Church. They established a kind of a hierarchy of value, the holiness of work. And it was captured by fourth century Catholic historian, Eusebius. This is what this man said, "Two ways of life were given by the Law of Christ to his Church. The one is above nature and beyond common human living, holy and permanently separate from the common customary life of mankind. It, that pattern of life, devotes itself to the service of God alone." So, there you have the retreat from the world, the asceticism, the monks, the nuns, the clerics. They're separate from normal life, they're fasting, they're praying. It's a higher way of living. Such then is the perfect form of the Christian life. “And the other more humble, more human permits men to have minds for farming for trade, the other secular interests as well as for religion. And a kind of secondary grade of piety is attributed to them.” We're sweeping all of that away today, that is completely false. Medieval Catholicism there had that hierarchy, there was the sacred and the profane, or secular. That's what profane meant, it's secular. So the sacred would be popes and cardinals and priests and monks and nuns and all that, and they lived a separate kind of life. And then profane, secular, would be everybody else, and they would do work as peasants, as farmers, as tradesmen, different work like that. Now Protestantism came along under Luther and the other reformers and it established what was there plainly in scripture, the priesthood of all believers. And Luther and others took that to the degree of looking again at work, at the work that we do. Martin Luther said this, "When a maid cooks and cleans and does other housework, because God's command is there, even such a small work must be praised as a service of God, far surpassing the holiness and asceticism of all monks and nuns.” Far surpassing, the work of a maid in cooking and cleaning. He also said this, "Seemingly secular works are a worship of God and an obedience well pleasing to God." And again Luther said, "Your work is a very sacred matter, God delights in it. And through it, he wants to bestow his blessing on you." Subsequent generations of Protestants, of teachers of the Word of God, wholeheartedly agreed. The Puritans came along and established this kind of teaching as well. William Tyndale said this, "If we look externally, there is a difference betwixt washing of dishes and preaching the Word of God. Externally, yes. But as touching to please God, no difference at all." William Perkins, another Puritan, said this, "The actions of a shepherd in keeping sheep is as good a work before God as is the action of a judge in giving a sentence or a magistrate in ruling or a minister in preaching." So this morning, I just want to sweep away the idea of ‘secular work.’ By that, I mean secular, and we're seeing that in our increasingly atheistic culture. The word secular means religion-free, God-free, so that your work zone is a God-free zone. We're not bringing God into that. It's secular, it's a secular thing. Well, we Christians should never do that. There should never be secular work or that kind of worldly work, for the Christian view of work is that everything done by faith in Christ by the power of the Spirit for the Glory of God is sacred, no matter what your employment. So I want you to see your workplace as a place of worship where you must encounter the living God, where every action of your employment can be a living sacrifice offered to God. Now look again at the text, if you would, and I want to make some comments about it. Ephesians 6:5-9, reading this time from the NIV, "Slaves obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them, not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly as if you are serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. And masters treat your slaves in the same way, do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their master and yours is in Heaven, and there is no favoritism with him." Now, I want to just make an aside about where we're going in the preaching ministry in Ephesians. I'm well aware that in talking about employer-employee relationships from Ephesians 6:5-9 is making a bit of a leap of interpretation. The text doesn't say employer or employee, it says masters and slaves. So what I want to do this morning is I want to talk about work. If I could just sum up this sermon, it's about work. Next week. I want to talk about slavery, and the following week I want to talk about racism. So those are the next three sermons. This morning, work, then slavery, then racism. I feel that these are helpful topics for us, and it will be increasingly helpful. Like next week's sermon, what I want to do is face square on the question, why isn't the New Testament clearly abolitionist? Why does Paul seek to manage slavery here rather than just abolish it? So I'm going to try to give the best answer I can. That being able to defend the Bible as a timeless and living document is going to be increasingly needed in our age. People will bring up slavery and talk about it, especially related to things like LGBT things. It's going to come up and they're going to say, "Look the Bible is clearly obsolete. Look at the topic of slavery." So, hopefully next week I'm going to give you a way to answer any accusations against the Bible, and talk about why Paul doesn't clearly sweep aside slavery. And then the following week, I want to zero in on the phrase, "There is no favoritism," and just address some of the incredibly controversial and hot topics that have been going on this summer and just some of the heritage, the history, and how the Bible answers the issues of racism and where we can go from here. So those are the next three weeks, God willing. I. Understanding Work Biblically Greek’s Faulty View: Work as Punishment Now, let's look at this morning at work and employment. And let's begin by just trying to understand work biblically. The Greeks, into which the culture Paul was writing, looked on work as a punishment. How many of you have ever done that? I look on work as a punishment. I've heard it, I've heard it said by those near and dear to me, people I cherish have looked at work as a punishment. Maybe it doesn't help that we sometimes use work as a punishment, maybe that's not helpful, I don't know, maybe not good parenting. But at any rate, the Greeks did see that. They looked at it this way, that work was a curse, the gods hated mankind and so they cursed us to work while they lay around and eat heavenly grapes and eat ambrosia and drink nectar all day long, whatever that is for them. That was their view. Work is a curse. Even within that, they had a kind of a similar two-tier view of work that I described earlier. There it's not sacred and profane, but it was more intellectual and menial. They would divide it in that way. So Plato and Aristotle, and other philosophers promoted a two story concept of work, that the majority of men should do the heavy lifting, menial labor, that the minority like themselves might engage in higher intellectual pursuits like art and philosophy and politics. So that's the way the Greeks tended to divide up work. God a Worker, Not an Idler Now for us as Christians, we know right from the beginning of the Bible, our God is a worker, not an idler. And so, from the very first verse of the Bible, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth," and Genesis 1 pictures a very active creative God who creates the heavenly realms and separates the waters above from the waters below, and separates the sea from the dry land, and creates vegetation and creates the animals, and the birds of the air, and ultimately creates man in his image. So God is a hard working creative God and he delights in his labor, enjoys it, finds pleasure, and he looks over all that he's made and behold it's very good. So there's just a beautiful pleasure of God and work, and on the seventh day he rested from his work. So that's how the Bible begins. Then Christ as he comes in, he teaches us some things about God's work that maybe we could have figured out, but that Christ told us in John 5:17 when they're accusing him of working on the Sabbath. Jesus said, "Actually, My Father's always working, to this very day, and I too am working." We come to realize theologically that if God ever stopped working, the universe would stop existing. God created a dependent universe that needs his energy and his work. It's not an independent thing, it needs God to work on it to keep it alive, keep it existing. So, he's always working. Work in Eden: The Gift Given And then God gave to Adam and Eve, to the human race, creative work to do. Genesis 1:26-28, "God blessed them, male and female, and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number, fill the earth, subdue it, rule over it. Rule over the fish of the sea, and the birds of the air, and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’" So here's this beautiful fresh perfect world waiting to be explored, waiting to be filled and subdued, whatever that means, but there's going to be this creative labor. And there are certain types of plants that could not spring up apart from human cultivation. And so, God gave us work to do and that was before the fall, dear friends. Genesis 2:15, "The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to serve it and protect it, to work it and take care of it." And so work is a good gift from God. Our work is not a curse, rather our work has been cursed, and there's a world of difference between those two. Our work is not a curse, but our work has been cursed. Work After the Fall: The Gift Cursed And so in Genesis 3, we know what happened with Adam when he fell into sin, God cursed the ground because of him. And he said, "Through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life, it will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field, and by the sweat of your brow, you will eat your food until you return to the ground since from it you were taken, for dust you are and to dust you will return." So we are now laboring and struggling in futility, in cursed labor, to just scrap out an existence because of Adam's sin. And so the greatest curse of all on work is ultimately futility, emptiness, working on something that doesn't come to fruition, that in the end comes to nothing, that sinks back down into the dust. Ecclesiastes 2:22-23 says, "What does a man get for all that toil and anxious striving with which he labors under the sun, what do we get for all that? All of his days, his work, his pain and grief. Even at night his mind does not rest. This too is meaningless," and this repeated phrase, "a striving after wind," that's the curse on work, you're laboring on something that comes to nothing, dust in the wind. Now as the Bible unfolded after Adam's fall, there would continue to be inventiveness, creativity, people developed metallurgy, they developed different technologies, and the human race has advanced since then. But the work has always been a labor under Adam's curse. Now, in the history of Israel, we know that they fell into bondage, into slavery, and how the Egyptians made their lives bitter with hard bondage and toil, and with the whip of the slave driver, and they worked them ruthlessly, Exodus 1:14. After the exodus, God regulated work in the Ten Commandments, he said, "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, do all your work in six days and rest on the seventh, for God created the heavens and the earth in six days and rested on the seventh." So here work is commanded, labor for six days, but it's also limited. Rest on the seventh day as God did. Christ’s Example: Glorifying the Father by Labor Now Christ is the end of the world, he glorified labor. No one has ever been a better example of what I'm commending to you today than Jesus, namely finding joy and delight and relationship with God through your work. Nobody did that better than Jesus. Jesus said, as I already quoted, "My Father is always working and I too am working." In effect, Jesus plainly said "The only work that I do is the work the Father is doing." So, what the Father is doing, the Son joins the Father in it, and they work together. What a beautiful picture of work that is. He actually said at the time in John 4, the Samaritan woman, he said, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and finish his work." This is My food, it gives me energy, it gives me pleasure to do God's works. And he said at the end of his life, praying to the Father, "I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work You gave me to do." Jesus is our role model for work. Work in the New Heaven and New Earth Now as we go on, as we look ahead, you may wonder where are we heading, pastor? Where are we going with this work thing? Are we going to work in Heaven? What about the New Heaven and the New Earth? Will there be work there? Friends, I believe with all my heart there will be work in Heaven, but it won't be cursed. Think about all of the redeemed from every tribe and language and people and nation, remember what God said at the time of the Tower of Babel. If, as one people, speaking one language they've begun to do this, then nothing they propose to do will be restrained from them, they can achieve anything. Imagine though, instead of doing it to serve our own glory, like they did at the Tower of Babel. We would build and construct things in the New Heaven and New Earth for the glory of God to show our capabilities for his glory. And we will be like as one people speaking one language, building for the glory of God. Now I'm going to talk more about this verse next week. But Revelation 22:3 supports what I'm saying, I think. It says in Revelation 22, the last chapter of the Bible, "No longer will there be any curse," amen. "The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and... " Listen, "his servants will serve him." So I'm going to talk more about that verse next week. We're going to work. No failed projects, no deadlines. How cool is that? We are going to labor and it's going to, it's going to work out, it's going to be successful. And what feeling of joy we'll have, not pride, but worship to God that he gave us these hands and these minds to be able to create things. That's what I think we're heading toward. II. Paul’s Commands to Slaves: Serve Christ in Your Work Basic Command: Obey Your Earthly Masters Now, let's look more specifically at what Paul commands to slaves and then to masters. First, the basic command is, “obey your earthly masters.” What we're looking at today is a special category of work which is work done in submission to God-ordained authority. That's not all of the work. There's just some things we do on our own, the work we do around the house or whatever, but here we're talking about work done at the command of another person. So he gives commands to the one receiving the command, the slaves, and then he turns around and gives command to the one that gives the command by God-ordained authority, the masters. So we're looking at commands to the slaves, those in submission to God-ordained authority, and he's commanding obedience, "Slaves obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them, not only to win their favor, when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart, serve wholeheartedly as if you are serving the Lord, not men." So fundamental to Paul's doctrine here is the God-given right to command, that God delegates authority to creative beings, to people, and they have the right to give commands to others. That's foundational to human society. The Workplace: Adding Context to the Command So in the American workplace, in our workplace, it comes down to the boss' right to give work to the employees and the requirement for the Christian employee to do what they're told to do, that we see God in all of that. It is the boss' right to command within the boundaries of the work, and it is the employee's responsibility to obey. Now, obviously, we need to limit this as we've said before. The boss' right to command is not universal. The boss isn't God. Peter said, "We must obey God rather than you." he said that to an authority figure. As I said in a recent sermon in terms of submission to God-ordained authority, God-given authority can never command God forbidden activity. God-given authority can never command God-forbidden activity. So we are going to evaluate the commands given to us and be sure that that's not happening. But in every other respect, when an employee willingly and skillfully and cheerfully does everything commanded by the employer, it is glorifying to God. It's glorifying to God. Now he says, obey your earthly masters, in the Greek it's “masters according to the flesh,” so he's kind of limiting. The implication is, they have a limited scope over you. They don't own your soul. So there's a limit there. And it also implies their authority over you is temporary, it's limited. There'll come a time, it'll be over. But in all of that, we should obey as if we were obeying Christ himself. Look at the text again, "Slaves obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ." Verse 6, "Obey them not only to win their favor, when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart." Verse 7, "Serve whole-heartedly as if you were serving the Lord. Not men.” He says it three times, "Just as you would obey Christ,” “slaves of Christ,” “as if you are serving the Lord." It's very plain. So the idea is to look beyond your earthly boss and see Jesus behind him or her. Treat Your Employer/Employee as You Would Jesus I think about this in the Hall of Faith in that great Hebrews 11 chapter, Hebrews 11:27, it says, "By faith Moses persevered... " listen, "as seeing him who is invisible." Hard to do sometimes. I've had some bosses that cast a looming shadow in front of Jesus, and you had to kind of look around and it was hard to see Jesus behind them. It was hard. But we have to do it, we have to do it. So when your boss tells you to do something, eminently reasonable and not immoral, within the job, but it crosses your flesh, annoys you in some way, that's a key moment for you, isn't it? That's a key moment. You should see it as something Christ himself were giving you to do. For example, let's say you serve tables. And the owner tells you to bus someone else's table or do something else. It's not even in your area of the restaurant. And you're probably not going to get a tip from it, and you're probably not going to be thanked for it, but just do it. Key moment! Key moment in your walk with Christ. There's nothing immoral about the command, well within the purview. Well within the rights. Just do it, do it cheerfully, do it by faith, do it for the glory of God, don't expect any earthly reward, expect a heavenly reward. Suppose you're a nurse and your supervisor tells you to take care of... And there are some of these I guess particularly irritable patients who only find fault with the nursing staff. God forbid, that any one of us should be one of those. Say, "Oh God, give me grace to be a good patient." I don't know what kind of patient I'll be. I think there are days I think I'm going to be one of those, I hope not though, I don't want to be an irritable patient. But you're the nurse, and you have to go take care of this. This is a thankless task. And the tendency is going to be to complain, not only about the patient but about the supervisor who constantly gives you the harder patients and all that kind of thing. It is endemic to the American workplace to complain against the boss. Don’t Work Half-Heartedly So we need a faith-filled demeanor, we need to do it, it says with respect and fear and sincerity of heart. Paul literally says with fear and trembling, there's a sense of God in all of this. I want to do this as unto “God the immortal, the invisible, the only wise God, I want to serve him who dwells in unapproachable light.” That's what I want to do, so I'm going to do it wholeheartedly too, every fiber of my being. I want to give to the Lord the best effort I can for his pleasure and his glory. It is so easy to be half-hearted in work to just get by, to cut corners, to skirt. I've seen it done, I've done it myself sadly from time to time. It's easy to mail it in 8:00-5:00, and then the clock turns 5:00, I'm gone. 5 o'clock and zero seconds. Look, I mean, I know the work day needs to end at some point, I'm not saying you gotta put the holy extra five minutes in. Pastor said I had to add five minutes, so I'm not leaving before 5:05. Look, that's legalism. That's not what I'm talking about, I'm saying, But look at your attitude. Is your attitude a minimalist, whatever it takes to check the box and get by attitude? That's what this text removes. No, because that affects the way you do everything you do throughout the day. It also removes shoddy workmanship, shabby workmanship. You know what I'm talking about? Just cutting corners, doing the cheap thing. It's almost as though American workers these days are living for the weekend, they're living for recreation and entertainment and free time and hobbies, and work is some kind of an unwelcome interruption for the true purpose for which we were put here, and that's eat, drink and be merry. I think we've all experienced the frustration of shoddy workmanship in the home. In appliances, Christy and I have some stories to tell about a dishwasher. She'll tell you, she worked hard to replace our remarkably faulty dishwasher. I used to come, and I'd come down in the morning and it had this little error code on it, and I was like, "Oh God, give me strength." The one good thing about that appliance, it's the one you can kind of muddle through without. The washer and dryer, not so much. Kind of hard. But at any rate, just the frustration of the shoddy workmanship, the planned obsolescence. And the text says, "Not as eye service or man pleasers." It's like only when their eye is on you, you're going to behave at a much better level when they're watching you. When they go away, it's like this kind of thing, as soon as they turn, sticking out the tongue or something like that. I've seen it happen. Maybe not that childish but it's like the face. Oh, what was that? And they turn back. No, no, yes sir, no sir, I'll do it right away, sir. But smarmy and deceptive. I remember years ago, I had a computer-based chess program that I used to play, it had a hotkey that immediately went over to spreadsheet, a fake spreadsheet. It was unbelievable, it was pathetic. And so you're like, you're playing chess at work, and then if your boss comes by, bang, there's this fake spreadsheet. Well, I hope your work has something to do with spreadsheets, because if not, you're fried. And if they take a close look at it, and it's doing nothing, it's just sitting there, it's like, oh man, that's a bad moment. Maybe I shouldn't talk about the bracket challenge and March Madness, but really productivity goes down at least in the state of North Carolina. The kinds of things that happen around that time and I guess it's all excusable, I suppose. Now the life of faith is living as seeing him who is invisible, not eye service, not man pleasers, saying, “I'm trying to offer my work to God.” “Whatever you do, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” So what does this mean? Well, it means work fully, give 60 minutes of diligent labor for every hour of work, work honestly, don't steal from your employer. I said in the sermon on stealing, for Walmart and other retailers employee theft is a multi-billion dollar problem. Work, thirdly, skillfully. Develop your craft, get better and better at what you do. Work at it. Study it. How can I be better at X, a year from now than I am now? I'm not talking about making your job an idol and living for it. But I'm just saying be skillful. Fourthly, work wisely, use a high level of craftsmanship appropriate to every level. I remember there was a guy I worked with named Pete, he was a draftsman, a very good draftsman. Very immature, good comedian, did a great Elvis impression. I remember that. Boss came in seeing him do it. That was an awkward moment for Pete. But Pete made this elaborate drawing, that was back before we used computers, before we did CAD, this elaborate pencil drawing of an electronic connector, took him two and a half hours to draw it. It was like Michaelangelo had drawn it. It was spectacularly beautiful. The boss was rightly angry at the waste of time. That thing, there's a certain drafting protocol that it could have been drawn in 10 minutes. So, just work wisely, work energetically, full energy. And I mean even an hour after lunch, I know it's hard. 2:30 in the afternoon, everyone's sleepy, but just say, "Lord give me strength. I want to work as unto You, I want to give a full day for You." Work respectfully, don't gossip or demean the boss. Don't talk behind his or her back. Don't tell jokes or demeaning stories. If other employees do, don't join in with it. Work thankfully, be obviously, clearly thankful you have a job. I mean just be thankful you live in this country, and that you have a job where your needs can be met like this. Be thankful. Thankful for every task you have to do, and work spiritually. Do it with a sense that your work is an act of worship to God. Work to Make the Gospel Attractive Now, in all of this, we want to make the Gospel attractive. Put the Gospel on display. I think the workplace can be one of the greatest places of evangelism there is in America. It's hard to know strangers in America these days. If you just start talking at the gas pump or the convenience store or whatever, if you're funny and interesting and don't ask for anything, they'll talk to you. But at the workplace now you can develop relationships, long-term relationships with non-Christians. I had a list of all of the people in the engineering department and I prayed for opportunities to share the Gospel with all of them, and God was faithful. I think I actually had good full Gospel opportunities with three-quarters of the engineers and the technicians that worked in that department. I went after it, I prayed for it, I was patient, I looked for opportunities. But the workplace can be a great place to make the Gospel attractive. Remember the Day of Judgment Well, all of this, we should be doing with an eye to Judgment Day, we should know, as it says in Verse 8, "The Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free." he's going to return to you by saying, "Well done, good and faithful servant." he's going to give you rewards. You don't need to be noticed by your boss. You don't need to do it so you can get a raise or get ahead. If that comes, that's a sidebar. What really matters is God was pleased with you today, he will reward you. And you're storing up treasure in Heaven every day by that kind of labor. Masters Will Be Judged Now let's talk to the masters. Verse 9, "Masters, treat your slaves in the same way, do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their master and yours is in Heaven, and there is no favoritism with him." So Paul connects the commands to the master, is what he just said, in the same way. In other words, "by faith, as seeing Jesus, as seeing the invisible one, please treat your slaves that way, knowing that Jesus is behind them, just like he's behind you." See Jesus, see Christ in those that report to you. Understand you have a master in Heaven named Christ, he sees everything you do, he will evaluate everything that you do. And he says, “do not threaten them,” or perhaps even literally give up threatening them. I just use a how much more argument. We're going to talk about slavery next week, but all the excesses of the chattel slavery system, how do they miss this command? Don't threaten them, but you can beat them. I could easily go into that whole topic now, I'll wait 'til next week. But clearly, the command here is don't deal with them having forgotten they're human and having forgotten perhaps they're redeemed by the blood of Christ. He's giving commands to Christian masters here. They are your brothers and sisters in Christ, equal to you in redemption and in reward in Heaven. Remember that. These are temporary roles we're playing here. So, keep looking at them by faith. In 1853, Harriet Beecher Stowe published the second edition of her novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. And that was obviously a very clear depiction of the abuses of African people in American slave system. Well, that addition, the deluxe edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin was published with artistic renditions of many of the most poignant scenes in the book. In one of the drawings, the wicked master Simon Legree is beating Tom savagely, while Tom is praying and crying aloud to Jesus. And in the rendition Jesus is behind watching the beating though unseen by Simon Legree. So that's the idea, it's like you're being watched all the time. Everything you do is being seen by Jesus and he is the true King, the true master. And some day you're going to have to give him an account. You're going to stand before your Judge, and give him an account for everything you've done. There is No Favoritism With God And it says in Isaiah 11:3-5, speaking of Jesus, "he will not judge by what he sees with his eyes or decide by what he hears with his ears, but with justice and righteousness he will judge the needy and with justice, he will give decisions for the poor of the Earth. He will strike the Earth with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his lips, he will slay the wicked. Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist." We are going to be called before the Judgment Seat of Christ. We're going to give an account for everything done in the body, whether good or bad. Masters need to keep that in mind. And so, practically, bosses should carry themselves humbly toward their employees, they should not think of themselves in any way superior to them. I've meditated on "There is no favoritism with God." It's not an easy phrase to understand biblically. But I think it at least means this: They are every bit as human as you are, every bit as accountable to the judgment seat of God as you are, every bit as rewardable as you are for your works, every bit as redeemable by faith in the blood of Christ. In that way there's no favoritism, everybody gets treated the same way. So keep that in mind, supervisors should make sure the workplace is fair and equitable, in which employees have a chance to excel and grow and be developed and be rewarded for their labors. Supervisors should evaluate the performance of their workers with justice and equity and reward it. I was reading an article about Asian sweatshops in a region in the world where there's a surplus of unskilled labor, those unskilled laborers can be greatly taken advantage of, because they're immediately replaceable. And they are often greatly taken advantage of, unhealthy, unsafe working and conditions. Limited bathroom breaks. Some of these sweatshops eliminate all talking between employees during the work day. Companies like GAP, Liz Claiborn, a clothing line for which Kathy Lee Gifford was the spokeswoman. Nike, Walmart. All of these have come under criticism for using goods that were put together in these kinds of sweatshops. Do Not Withhold Wages The greatest injustice an employer can do toward an employee is to withhold appropriate compensation for the work. Wages, appropriate wages. So James 5:4 says, "Look, the wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty and he will judge." So the chance of injustice in wages is greater in an age of or an area of undocumented aliens. We were at a meeting yesterday, concerning ministry to refugees, undocumented aliens, and all that, same issue, same problem. The employer can know that the undocumented aliens are undocumented and therefore vulnerable and fragile and can be taken advantage of. That's wickedness, and God will call people to account if anyone does that. The implication is you should treat your slaves the way you want to be treated, and the way you will wish you had treated them on Judgment Day. Treat your employees that way. So it says in Colossians 4:1, "Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a master in Heaven." What is right and fair? Wages for their labor. Respect and commendation for a job well done. And some day you're going to give an account to your master, and there's no favoritism with him. And we're going to talk more about that going forward. Application Application, we just start by saying trust in Christ, trust in Christ, the ultimate worker for us is Jesus. His works and not yours, save your soul. We are justified by faith and not by our works, not by our career, not by our skills, not by our labor, we are justified by simple faith in Christ's work on the cross. His perfect obedience to his Father, his works save us, not ours. So, I prayed at the beginning if God might have brought someone here who's unregenerate, you know that you're outside of Christ, trust in Christ, put your trust in him, and then having done that, you'll have a whole lifetime of good works that you can do for the glory of God, but not for the forgiveness of your sins, but to glorify him. And then, for all of you who are Christians, just offer up your work to him, offer up your works, the rest of your day, the rest of your week, offer up your labor to him as a fragrant offering, a sacrifice. If you're in a particularly challenging work environment, I've been in some, I had a boss that hated me and I think it was because I was a Christian. I came back from my honeymoon and we had a Bible study going, we had a bunch of things. This guy was an aggressive non-Christian, shut all that down, was a very difficult person to deal with. I've had those kinds of bosses. I'm not saying it's easy. But if you're able to imbibe the teaching here, God will give you grace to offer up a sacrifice that's pleasing. And get a big picture of your work, your career, all of that and see how God can use it for the building of Christ's kingdom. Let's close in prayer. Prayer Father, we thank you for the time we've had to look at Ephesians 6:5-9, through the lens of the employer-employee relationship, Father. Help us to take the timeless principles that are here. They're still relevant, even though chattel slavery is now illegal all over the world, but yet these verses are not thereby obsolete, but that we can draw principles whereby we can work and give you glory. And Lord if you give us time next week to look at slavery and beyond that, at racism, give us grace to hear what you would say to us so that we can live beautiful fragrant lives here in this culture in an age that just so deeply clearly needs the teaching of the Word of God. In your name, Lord Jesus, we pray. Amen.

Time to recap Thanksgiving! Ross talks about his Kathy Lee Gifford style weight loss, time at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, sleeping Muppets, coming home to a Martha Stewart style dinner prepared by Sal, and a pocketful of scabies...or shingles. Although Tater Tot is busy on assignment in the field, Blark calls in from Miami for a special Canadian addition of Are You Smarter Than Mark. Plus Nikki B. trending, Free Willie, and Ross' impression of minute Mark.

To tell Tom Madden to stop spinning and inventing is like telling the Federal Government to stop spending. He is the quintessential â??Spin Man,â?? the title of his engaging memoir recounting his rise from a harrowing career as a newspaper reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer to the pinnacle of the PR world. One of his latest inventions, The Knife and Forkliftâ?¢, is making the media rounds and gobbling up air time almost as fast as his drag racer client Alexis Dejoria drives her Alcohol Funny Car. Kathy Lee Gifford was among the first to try his eating exercise combining dumbbells and utensils on The TODAY Show on NBC, the network where Madden was a programming whiz and VP under then CEO Fred Silverman. More recently, Ellen DeGeneres tried her hand at eating with his weighty invention behind a car steering wheel. â??Anything wrong officer?â?? As an inventor, while living in Boca Raton, Florida, Tomâ??s wife Angela mentioned that he ate too much too fast and he should put some weights on those utensils. He did! The Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel, Floridaâ??s papers covered Tomâ??s invention as well as the Today Show. Tomâ??s invention and sure enough they wound up on the show and with that, orders flooded in. First as a novelty, then as a tool for over eaters. Then we started to receive emails from people that were using the Knife and Forklift as a necessity in steadying tremors. This Florida born invention has helped many that used to actually tape sand bags onto the utensils to help steady tremors. Tomâ??s patent was filed here in Florida To introduce a new anti-cellulite cream from client Rexall Sundown, he once persisted until store clerks at Duane Reade Drugstores in New York wore â??Donâ??t Panicâ?? buttons to assure female customers there would be enough of this fabulous substance to go around. Then a piece he arranged on NBC Dateline ran nearly eight minutes, setting off $50 million in media exposure and a retail stampede resulting in $54 million in sales. When Rexall Sundownâ??s founder Carl DeSantis sold the company in 2000 for $1.8 billion he credited Maddenâ??s publicity for much of the companyâ??s successes, including making OsteoBi-Flex the $100 million-a-year arthritis champ. Madden has reinvented himself several times. Starting as a newspaper reporter, he spun himself up to the top executive ranks in network television. As a reporter heâ??d do anything to get the story. Once he disguised himself as a waiter so he could interview quarantined passengers of a hijacked airliner. Next he tried his hand at speech writing and corporate titans like the Chairman of Kelloggâ??s Company sought out his talent as a wordsmith. So impressed to see one of the speeches Madden wrote for him reprinted in The New York Times, he flew in from Battle Creek, MI to treat Madden to a sumptuous breakfast at The Plaza Hotel starting with bowls of Raisin Bran. Nothing short of media meteoric have been Maddenâ??s many reincarnations from reporter, to speech writer, to head of PR at ABC and to the #2-ranked executive at NBC before launching his own firm and writing best sellers like King of the Condo, a satiric novel based on his experiences as president of a Florida condo. When he launched TransMedia Group in 1981, the boutique firm landed the largest company in America at the time, AT&T, as its first client. Madden helped Ma Bell through its tumultuous divestiture, guiding the then-besieged chairman Charley Brown through the media underbrush up to a safe clearing where the company reinvented itself. The City of New York also was quick to tap Maddenâ??s magic with media and he was assigned to promote fair housing in the city. The brilliant PSA campaign he created earned Madden not only Mayor Kochâ??s gratitude, but a Bronze Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America. Recently Maddenâ??s illustrious PR firm in one year promoted the calorie-burning soft drink Celsius from a penny stock selling for three cents a share to a NASDAQ-listed company, where its stock soared to over $5 a share after TransMedia booked Celsius spokespersons and weight-loss testimonials on over 100 TV stations nationwide.

Eric just returned from a sailing aboard Royal Princess and shares his trip with us. Eric leaves no stone unturned in this review, covering his pre-cruise thoughts, embarkation, stateroom, dining, entertainment and how the ship was during sea days.    Theresa Norton-Masek from TravelPulse has Cruise News:   Costa Cruises orders two massive cruise ships Norwegian Cruise Lines parts ways with Celebrity Chef  Princess Cruises gets new specialty venue  Carnival Corporation reaches agreement on ADA lawsuit Kathy Lee Gifford debuts new wine on Carnival Splendor in NYC  Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net    Find in-depth cruise news and ship reviews at https://cruiseradio.net

We have a Happy Valley Speak Easy official Theme Song - and Spencer flubs the announcement (really?), we talk Taco Bell and their "meat", Missions suck..., Fiat takes over Dodge, The Muppets, Steven Segal, Shame stick has problems with this shame stick (microphone), bus humping, politics game, Christmas at the in-laws is weird, Hyrum's twisted Beatles relationship, Drunk Country Converts, I-15 Los Angeles to Las Vegas and back - the wall of cars, missing comedy tours, News bender, Las Vegas, Utah, Texas or Nevada, Denton, TX, defriend your family on FB when coming out of the closet, Hyrum loves to suck on sausages, Going to Las Vegas shows - NOT CARROT TOP!!!, Kathy Lee Gifford fail.

Premio Paulo Coelho: 1. Sheikh Saleh al-Lohaidan por decir que a las mujeres se les afectan los ovarios al conducir autos. (Noticia aquí) 2. El predicador de Reformation Church en Castle Rock, CO Kevin Swanson, por decir que comprar galletas de las niñas escuchas promueven el lesbianismo y el aborto. (Noticia aquí) 3. El jeque Ali al Hekmi, miembro del Consejo de Grandes Ulemas saudíes por proclamar una fatwa prohibiendo los viajes a Marte. (Noticia aquí) 4. Kathy Lee Gifford, Dr. Drew y a Adam Carolla por comentarios hechos en el Adam and Drew Podcast. (Podcast aquí ) “I just know that people that truly love god and seek his will in their lives never blow up people. It's funny, the people that truly have that relationship, one on one relationship with the living god, are the last people on earth that are comfortable doing damage to other human beings.” 5. Herman Cain el ex candidato a las primarias presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 2012 por decir que las alegaciones de acoso sexual en su contra durante la campaña fueron orquestadas por el diablo. (Noticia aquí) Antimoron: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30/atheists-banned-soup-kitchen_n_4178443.html Participan en la discusión: @bandarrita, @angelarnal, @ateismo_ws y @ManoloMatos. Puedes bajar el podcast o subscribirte en iVoox, iTunes y RSS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ateorizar/message

This week on the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast we present Jordan Crook, John Biggs, and Matt Burns talking about curvy screens, the Kindle HDX, and Kathy Lee Gifford. This is, friends, the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast.

Kathy Lee Gifford wants to be a rabbi, “dot” BIBLE domain, Ratzinger: “God told me to” step down, black magic outlawed in Indian state, surprise for Louisiana lawmaker, “missionary” criminals, and the sad, sad story of Iosepa, Utah.

W.C. Fields once said: "I cook with wine and sometimes I even add it to the food." Wine: that delicious, mysterious, mystifying fruit of the gods is the subject of The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Wednesday, January 16, 3 pm ET when our guests will be the delicious Executive Wine Editor for Food and Wine magazine, Ray Isle; the Wine Wise Guy wine expert Anthony Giglio; Laura Werlin, the cheese maven because does anything go better with wine than cheese? And Food and Wine Editor Kristin Donnelly who will offer tips on cooking with wine. Food and Wine's Ray Isle was previously the managing editor of Wine & Spirits. He is a frequent guest on the Today show with his pals Hoda Kotbe and Kathy Lee Gifford. Anthony Giglio is one of the most entertaining wine and spirits authorities on the planet. He is a journalist, sommelier, educator, author and raconteur who has written many books. Lauren Werlin is a James Beard award-winning author and one of America's foremost authorities on cheese. She is the award-winning author of six cheese-centric books including her latest Mac & Cheese. Food & Wine magazine associate editor Kristin Donnelly completed the professional program at The Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan. She loves to cook with wine. The Halli Casser-Jayne Show is Talk Radio for Fine Minds and Lovers of Fine Wine and Cheese.

Lukes co-worker has a run-in with Kathy Lee Gifford at the airport and hilarity ensues. Plus, Jen tries to decide whos more adorable, child goat-thieves in Minnesota, or adult looters in Tripoli.

Vol. 1 Issue 2 of Le FashionCast. This week, we answer questions from the PlanetCast Forum thread and e-mails. Are white sunglasses and belts okay? Can I wear guys' jeans? Is camo okay, ever? And what was Kathy Lee Gifford thinking when she employed all those children in her clothing factories? As usual, Stacey makes inhuman noises and for some reason we discuss break-up music. Remember to subscribe to us on iTunes!

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