Podcast appearances and mentions of liz armstrong

Nick is at Cheltenham ahead of St Patrick's Thursday... today's runaround, in the company of Rishi Persad, features contributions from Barry Geraghty, Ruby Walsh, Patrick Mullins, Neil Phillips, Niall Hannity, David Yates, plus artist-in-residence Liz Armstrong.

Nick is at Cheltenham ahead of St Patrick's Thursday... today's runaround, in the company of Rishi Persad, features contributions from Barry Geraghty, Ruby Walsh, Patrick Mullins, Neil Phillips, Niall Hannity, David Yates, plus artist-in-residence Liz Armstrong.

Nick brings you the podcast from the opening day of the Festival in the company of Jane Mangan, Racing Tv and RTE analyst. In the wake of unexpected overnight rain, Nick talks to clerk Jon Pullin about the ground and the contingency plans surrounding the cross country race. Also today, jockey Daryl Jacob and trainer Gavin Cromwell, plus resident artist Liz Armstrong, wine expert Neil Phillips, and Fitzdares bookie Bobby Burns. Walter Connors is this week's Weatherbys Bloodstock Guest.

Nick is joined by both Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead and ITV presenter Rishi Persad to discuss the latest news and events from Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival. With Britain's leading Festival trainer Nicky Henderson withdrawing his stable stars amid an evolving health situation in the yard, the team discuss the impact on the meeting as a whole, while senior vet Piet Ramzan explains why horses can run poorly with viral issues when nothing has shown up on tests. After yesterday's famous win, Kim Bailey reflects on Chianti Classico and looks to the future, while we look ahead to Friday's Hunter Chase with Ben Atkins. The usual crew join - Liz Armstrong is back as resident artist, and Neil Phillips provides the refreshment courtesy of Glenfarclas.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan from the Fitzdares/ROA lounge on the third morning of the Festival. With news of further Seven Barrows withdrawals on the fourth day - including Sir Gino - Nick finds Nicky Henderson in sanguine mood as he comes top terms with his fate this week. He pays a handsome tribute to the record-busting juggernaut that is Willie Mullins. Also on today's show, Nick talks at length to Jockey Club Director of Partnerships Matt Powell about the group's overarching sponsorship and commercial strategy, its relationship with betting companies and the importance of regional vs centralised deal making. The Festival regulars are in - Liz Armstrong in sparkling form this morning, plus Neil Phillips with some non-alcoholic refreshment from House of Clarity.

Nick is joined by Lydia Hislop to discuss the latest news on the fourth and final day of the Cheltenham Festival. They review the action from the week and pick out the key talking points to have emerged from a dramatic few days, including a bizarre controversy surrounding the Triumph Hurdle. Latecomer Neil Phillips provides a decent Burgundy, while the inimitable Liz Armstrong - a cult hero of the pod - shares her inspiration once again. Dave Ord of SportingLife.com provides something for the weekend.

Nick is joined by Lydia Hislop to discuss the latest news on the fourth and final day of the Cheltenham Festival. They review the action from the week and pick out the key talking points to have emerged from a dramatic few days, including a bizarre controversy surrounding the Triumph Hurdle. Latecomer Neil Phillips provides a decent Burgundy, while the inimitable Liz Armstrong - a cult hero of the pod - shares her inspiration once again. Dave Ord of SportingLife.com provides something for the weekend.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan from the Fitzdares/ROA lounge on the third morning of the Festival. With news of further Seven Barrows withdrawals on the fourth day - including Sir Gino - Nick finds Nicky Henderson in sanguine mood as he comes top terms with his fate this week. He pays a handsome tribute to the record-busting juggernaut that is Willie Mullins. Also on today's show, Nick talks at length to Jockey Club Director of Partnerships Matt Powell about the group's overarching sponsorship and commercial strategy, its relationship with betting companies and the importance of regional vs centralised deal making. The Festival regulars are in - Liz Armstrong in sparkling form this morning, plus Neil Phillips with some non-alcoholic refreshment from House of Clarity.

Nick is joined by both Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead and ITV presenter Rishi Persad to discuss the latest news and events from Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festival. With Britain's leading Festival trainer Nicky Henderson withdrawing his stable stars amid an evolving health situation in the yard, the team discuss the impact on the meeting as a whole, while senior vet Piet Ramzan explains why horses can run poorly with viral issues when nothing has shown up on tests. After yesterday's famous win, Kim Bailey reflects on Chianti Classico and looks to the future, while we look ahead to Friday's Hunter Chase with Ben Atkins. The usual crew join - Liz Armstrong is back as resident artist, and Neil Phillips provides the refreshment courtesy of Glenfarclas.

Nick brings you the podcast from the opening day of the Festival in the company of Jane Mangan, Racing Tv and RTE analyst. In the wake of unexpected overnight rain, Nick talks to clerk Jon Pullin about the ground and the contingency plans surrounding the cross country race. Also today, jockey Daryl Jacob and trainer Gavin Cromwell, plus resident artist Liz Armstrong, wine expert Neil Phillips, and Fitzdares bookie Bobby Burns. Walter Connors is this week's Weatherbys Bloodstock Guest.

Enjoy a windy walk with Clare Savory along the northern path of Torside Reservoir; taking time to notice the colours, the patterns, shapes and lines through an artists' lens.Local painter Liz Armstrong from Glossop Art Society offers tips to get started sketching when out on your walks. Plus, they share the story behind the idea of open air painting, also known by the Italians as ‘pro loco' (of and on location).Visit https://hadfieldhall.wordpress.com/art-show/ for information about Hadfield Open Art Show and contact Glossop Art Society via their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/glossopartsociety/ This pilot project was supported by Glossop Creates as part of their Pairings programme, matched with Matt Ross at the Peak District National Park's Longdendale Environmental Centre in Tintwistle.Visit LongdendaleTales.co.uk to see our digital interactive map. Special thanks to Holly Close (assistant producer), Harry Heart (series theme music ‘Begging'), Owain Paciuszko (videos and visuals), Lauren Riley (logos and artwork) and Kate Raine (Glossop Heritage Trust research library).

Nick is joined by Lydia Hislop for the 700th episode of the popular daily podcast, coming from the Fitzdares club at Cheltenham racecourse on Gold Cup day. Among today's guests are Shark Hanlon, Richard Thompson, Lawire Jeffries from the Jockey Club, Wine Tipster Neil Phillips and artist-in-residence Liz Armstrong.

Nick is joined by Lydia Hislop for the 700th episode of the popular daily podcast, coming from the Fitzdares club at Cheltenham racecourse on Gold Cup day. Among today's guests are Shark Hanlon, Richard Thompson, Lawire Jeffries from the Jockey Club, Wine Tipster Neil Phillips and artist-in-residence Liz Armstrong.

Nick is joined by ITV Racing's Rishi Persad for a high spirited canter through day One of the Festival, brought you from the Fitzdares Club on the racecourse in the company of Fitzdares Bobby Burns, Wine Tipster Neil Phillips and Ellie Rix from Country and Town House Magazine. Guests today include Kim Bailey, trainer of Happygolucky, jockey-turned-syndicate supremo Noel Fehily (Tahmuras and Love Envoi) and Nunstainton Stud's Chris Dawson. Artist-in-residence Liz Armstrong rejoins the show.

Nick is joined in the Fitzdares Club at Cheltenham to reflect on a truly special first day of the Festival and to look ahead to the rest of the week. Henry de Bromhead talks at length to Nick about one of the great moments in the sport - and for his family - as Honeysuckle bowed out with a win here yesterday. Nick also catches up with Paul Nolan, while resident artist Liz Armstrong is back, JA McGrath brings us his update from Hong Kong, and Neil Phillips delivers his usual spectacular food and beverage offering, with assistance from Peter Donnelly from Glenfarclas and Megan Loveridge from Pol Roger. Fitzdares' Bobby Burns and Country and Townhouse Magazine's Ellie Rix also join the party.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan on Day Three of the Cheltenham Festival in an episode brought to you from the Fitzdares Club in the Orchard. They reflect on all the action from Champion Chase today, and look ahead to what promises to be a good day for returning rider Davy Russell, who kicked off the day firing back at comments made by Michael O'Leary on ITV. Joining the show today are Brian Gleeson, following yesterday's extraordinary triumph with A Dream to Share, Martin Kelly with international news, Boodles CEO and owner of Ga Law Michael Wainwright, Neil Phillips with food and wine and our artist in residence Liz Armstrong.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan on Day Three of the Cheltenham Festival in an episode brought to you from the Fitzdares Club in the Orchard. They reflect on all the action from Champion Chase today, and look ahead to what promises to be a good day for returning rider Davy Russell, who kicked off the day firing back at comments made by Michael O'Leary on ITV. Joining the show today are Brian Gleeson, following yesterday's extraordinary triumph with A Dream to Share, Martin Kelly with international news, Boodles CEO and owner of Ga Law Michael Wainwright, Neil Phillips with food and wine and our artist in residence Liz Armstrong.

Nick is joined in the Fitzdares Club at Cheltenham to reflect on a truly special first day of the Festival and to look ahead to the rest of the week. Henry de Bromhead talks at length to Nick about one of the great moments in the sport - and for his family - as Honeysuckle bowed out with a win here yesterday. Nick also catches up with Paul Nolan, while resident artist Liz Armstrong is back, JA McGrath brings us his update from Hong Kong, and Neil Phillips delivers his usual spectacular food and beverage offering, with assistance from Peter Donnelly from Glenfarclas and Megan Loveridge from Pol Roger. Fitzdares' Bobby Burns and Country and Townhouse Magazine's Ellie Rix also join the party.

Nick is joined by ITV Racing's Rishi Persad for a high spirited canter through day One of the Festival, brought you from the Fitzdares Club on the racecourse in the company of Fitzdares Bobby Burns, Wine Tipster Neil Phillips and Ellie Rix from Country and Town House Magazine. Guests today include Kim Bailey, trainer of Happygolucky, jockey-turned-syndicate supremo Noel Fehily (Tahmuras and Love Envoi) and Nunstainton Stud's Chris Dawson. Artist-in-residence Liz Armstrong rejoins the show.

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost The Collect: Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Old Testament: Amos 8:1-12 1This is what the Lord God showed me—a basket of summer fruit. 2He said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass them by. 3The songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day,” says the Lord God; “the dead bodies shall be many, cast out in every place. Be silent!” 4Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, 5saying, “When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale? We will make the ephah small and the shekel great, and practice deceit with false balances, 6buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat.” 7The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget any of their deeds. 8Shall not the land tremble on this account, and everyone mourn who lives in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt? 9On that day, says the Lord God, I will make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in broad daylight. 10I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head; I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and the end of it like a bitter day. 11The time is surely coming, says the Lord God, when I will send a famine on the land; not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. 12They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord, but they shall not find it. Psalm: Psalm 52 1 You tyrant, why do you boast of wickedness against the godly all day long? 2 You plot ruin; your tongue is like a sharpened razor, O worker of deception. 3 You love evil more than good and lying more than speaking the truth. 4 You love all words that hurt, O you deceitful tongue. 5 Oh, that God would demolish you utterly, topple you, and snatch you from your dwelling, and root you out of the land of the living! 6 The righteous shall see and tremble, and they shall laugh at him, saying, 7 “This is the one who did not take God for a refuge, but trusted in great wealth and relied upon wickedness.” 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. 9 I will give you thanks for what you have done and declare the goodness of your Name in the presence of the godly. Epistle: Colossians 1:15-28 15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. 17He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. 21And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him— 23provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, became a servant of this gospel. 24I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. 25I became its servant according to God's commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints. 27To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 38Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he was saying. 40But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.” 41But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things;42there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”

Third Sunday of Easter The Collect: O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. First Lesson: Acts 9:1-6, (7-20) 1Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” 5He asked, “Who are you, Lord?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.6But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” [7The men who were traveling with him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw no one. 8Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. 9For three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank. 10Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” He answered, “Here I am, Lord.” 11The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. At this moment he is praying, 12and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” 13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem; 14and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who invoke your name.” 15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel; 16I myself will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”17So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized, 19and after taking some food, he regained his strength. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus, 20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.”] Psalm: Psalm 30 1 I will exalt you, O Lord,   because you have lifted me up *         and have not let my enemies triumph over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried out to you, *        and you restored me to health. 3 You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; *        you restored my life as I was going down to the grave. 4 Sing to the Lord, you servants of his; *         give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness. 5 For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, *         his favor for a lifetime. 6 Weeping may spend the night, *         but joy comes in the morning. 7 While I felt secure, I said,   “I shall never be disturbed. *         You, Lord, with your favor, made me as strong as                            the mountains.” 8 Then you hid your face, *         and I was filled with fear. 9 I cried to you, O Lord; *         I pleaded with the Lord, saying, 10 “What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the Pit? *         will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness? 11 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; *         O Lord, be my helper.” 12 You have turned my wailing into dancing; *         you have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me with joy. 13 Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; *         O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever. Epistle: Revelation 5:11-14 11Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12singing with full voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” 13Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, singing, “To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”14And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped. Gospel: John 21:1-19 1After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. 2Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.3Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?” They answered him, “No.” 6He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. 7That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. 8But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off. 9When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. 10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. 12Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. 14This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. 15When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16A second time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. 18Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.” 19(He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, “Follow me.”

Why would a medical school work with a business school to create a program for Leading Innovations in Health Care & Education? In this episode of the podcast we preview the upcoming program, and speak with program co-directors Liz Armstrong, Josh Nagler and Derek van Bever. We discuss the history and conceptual underpinning, and then take a more granular look at the activities for the week and how scholars can best prepare. We hear from Sarah Dawit, program alumnus from 2021 about her reflections on the program and on joining the HMI community.

Nick is joined by Lydia Hislop for a Cheltenham Gold Cup day special. As well as analysing this year's race, Nick and Lydia look back on their highlights of the week. Among today's guests are Evan Williams, trainer of Thursday winner Coole Cody, Frank Berry, who rode Glencarraig Lady to win the Gold Cup 50 years ago today, and ROA Owner of the Day Olly Harris, whose Porticello is running in today's Triumph Hurdle. Sam Hockenhull brings us the market moves from Fitzdares, Neil Phillips supplies the wine, and we get the final instalment of the week from resident artist Liz Armstrong.

Nick is joined by Lydia Hislop for a Cheltenham Gold Cup day special. As well as analysing this year's race, Nick and Lydia look back on their highlights of the week. Among today's guests are Evan Williams, trainer of Thursday winner Coole Cody, Frank Berry, who rode Glencarraig Lady to win the Gold Cup 50 years ago today, and ROA Owner of the Day Olly Harris, whose Porticello is running in today's Triumph Hurdle. Sam Hockenhull brings us the market moves from Fitzdares, Neil Phillips supplies the wine, and we get the final instalment of the week from resident artist Liz Armstrong.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead on St Patrick's Day ahead of another day of top quality sport at the Cheltenham Festival. They ask some key questions that emerged from a soggy Day 2: Should the Clerk have watered the course the previous night? Should Tiger Roll's connections have spoiled their own party with Delta Work? Was it just the ground that beat Shishkin? Nick talks to delighted winning connections: Global Citizen's trainer Ben Pauling and owner of L'Homme Presse Andy Edwards, while Wine Tipster Neil Phillips revels in the second place finish of his Funambule Sivola and resident artist Liz Armstrong talks about painting Tiger Roll. Sam Hockenhull from Fitzdares provides the betting news.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead on St Patrick's Day ahead of another day of top quality sport at the Cheltenham Festival. They ask some key questions that emerged from a soggy Day 2: Should the Clerk have watered the course the previous night? Should Tiger Roll's connections have spoiled their own party with Delta Work? Was it just the ground that beat Shishkin? Nick talks to delighted winning connections: Global Citizen's trainer Ben Pauling and owner of L'Homme Presse Andy Edwards, while Wine Tipster Neil Phillips revels in the second place finish of his Funambule Sivola and resident artist Liz Armstrong talks about painting Tiger Roll. Sam Hockenhull from Fitzdares provides the betting news.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan on Day 2 of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. Reflecting on Honeysuckle's ruthless efficiency and Constitution Hill's breathtaking brilliance, Nick and Jane consider the potential match up at Punchestown as well as looking ahead to Shishkin/Energumene round 2 and so much more. On a better than expected day for British Racing and Breeding, Edwardstone's co-owner/breeder Robert Abrey revels in the joy of yesterday's Arkle, while Lucinda Russell talks Corach Rambler and today's Brown Advisory fancy Ahoy Senor. JA McGrath takes time out from Cheltenham to take us to Hong Kong, while resident artist Liz Armstrong joins the party again.

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan on Day 2 of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. Reflecting on Honeysuckle's ruthless efficiency and Constitution Hill's breathtaking brilliance, Nick and Jane consider the potential match up at Punchestown as well as looking ahead to Shishkin/Energumene round 2 and so much more. On a better than expected day for British Racing and Breeding, Edwardstone's co-owner/breeder Robert Abrey revels in the joy of yesterday's Arkle, while Lucinda Russell talks Corach Rambler and today's Brown Advisory fancy Ahoy Senor. JA McGrath takes time out from Cheltenham to take us to Hong Kong, while resident artist Liz Armstrong joins the party again.

Nick is joined by David Yates, Newsboy from the Daily Mirror, to look ahead to the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. Broadcasting from the Fitzdares Club, Nick is also joined by trainer Paul Webber, whose 2020 winner Indefatigable is back for more in the Mares' Hurdle, and by Joe Chambers, racing manager to Rich Ricci, on the talking horse Gaelic Warrior. Fitzdares' Sam Hockenhull brings us the latest news from the trading room, while NLD resident artist Liz Armstrong talks about what inspires her equine work, Wine Tipster Neil Phillips revels in part ownership of Champion Chase winner Funambule Sivola, and Roisin Close of Chapel Stud is hopeful of one day breeding Festival winners as we go around the bloodstock world with Weatherbys.

Nick is joined by David Yates, Newsboy from the Daily Mirror, to look ahead to the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. Broadcasting from the Fitzdares Club, Nick is also joined by trainer Paul Webber, whose 2020 winner Indefatigable is back for more in the Mares' Hurdle, and by Joe Chambers, racing manager to Rich Ricci, on the talking horse Gaelic Warrior. Fitzdares' Sam Hockenhull brings us the latest news from the trading room, while NLD resident artist Liz Armstrong talks about what inspires her equine work, Wine Tipster Neil Phillips revels in part ownership of Champion Chase winner Funambule Sivola, and Roisin Close of Chapel Stud is hopeful of one day breeding Festival winners as we go around the bloodstock world with Weatherbys.

Fourth Sunday of Advent The Collect: Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Old Testament: Micah 5:2-5a 2But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. 3Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has brought forth; then the rest of his kindred shall return to the people of Israel. 4And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth; 5and he shall be the one of peace. Psalm: Canticle 15 — The Song of Mary (Luke 1:46-55) or Psalm 80:1-7 My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *      for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: *     the Almighty has done great things for me,     and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him *     in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, *     he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *     and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, *     and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *     for he has remembered his promise of mercy, The promise he made to our fathers, *     to Abraham and his children for ever. or 1 Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock; *       shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim. 2 In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, *      stir up your strength and come to help us. 3 Restore us, O God of hosts; *      show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. 4 O Lord God of hosts, *      how long will you be angered      despite the prayers of your people? 5 You have fed them with the bread of tears; *      you have given them bowls of tears to drink. 6 You have made us the derision of our neighbors, *      and our enemies laugh us to scorn. 7 Restore us, O God of hosts; *      show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. Epistle: Hebrews 10:5-10 5Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me; 6in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. 7Then I said, ‘See, God, I have come to do your will, O God' (in the scroll of the book it is written of me).” 8When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), 9then he added, “See, I have come to do your will.” He abolishes the first in order to establish the second. 10And it is by God's will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Gospel: Luke 1:39-45, (46-55) 39In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. 43And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? 44For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. 45And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” [46And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. 51He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 52He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; 53he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. 54He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, 55according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”]

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Old Testament: Job 42:1-6, 10-17 1 Then Job answered the Lord: 2 ‘I know that you can do all things,    and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 “Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?” Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,    things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. 4 “Hear, and I will speak;    I will question you, and you declare to me.” 5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,    but now my eye sees you; 6 therefore I despise myself,    and repent in dust and ashes.' 10 And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends; and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11Then there came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they ate bread with him in his house; they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him; and each of them gave him a piece of money and a gold ring. 12The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys. 13He also had seven sons and three daughters. 14He named the first Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. 15In all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters; and their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers. 16After this Job lived for one hundred and forty years, and saw his children, and his children's children, four generations. 17And Job died, old and full of days. Psalm: Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) 1 I will bless the Lord at all times; *         his praise shall ever be in my mouth. 2 I will glory in the Lord; *         let the humble hear and rejoice. 3 Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord; *         let us exalt his Name together. 4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me *         and delivered me out of all my terror. 5 Look upon him and be radiant, *         and let not your faces be ashamed. 6 I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me *         and saved me from all my troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him, *         and he will deliver them. 8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; *         happy are they who trust in him! 19 [Many are the troubles of the righteous, *         but the Lord will deliver him out of them all. 20 He will keep safe all his bones; *         not one of them shall be broken. 21 Evil shall slay the wicked, *         and those who hate the righteous will be punished. 22 The Lord ransoms the life of his servants, *         and none will be punished who trust in him.] Epistle: Hebrews 7:23-28 23 Furthermore, the former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office; 24but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues for ever. 25Consequently he is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. 26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27Unlike the other high priests, he has no need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people; this he did once for all when he offered himself. 28For the law appoints as high priests those who are subject to weakness, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Gospel: Mark 10:46-52 46 They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!' 48Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!' 49Jesus stood still and said, ‘Call him here.' And they called the blind man, saying to him, ‘Take heart; get up, he is calling you.' 50So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51Then Jesus said to him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?' The blind man said to him, ‘My teacher, let me see again.' 52Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.' Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.

The Harvard Macy Institute Podcast is hosted by our Program for Educators in the Health Professions course faculty Victoria Brazil. This episode features a conversation with Program for Educators course directors Liz Armstrong and Holly Gooding and program manager Todd Fowler, in a discussion welcoming new course scholars into our worldwide community of practice. Why did Liz Armstrong create the Harvard Macy Program for Educators in the Health Professions? What should new scholars expect from this immersive experience? How can scholars and faculty best prepare for the week? And why does Todd Fowler have so many bow ties? New scholars, returning faculty scholars, and alumni alike will enjoy this chat with HMI founder Liz Armstrong, Program for Educators course co-director Holly Gooding, and the man who keeps it all running, Todd Fowler. Take a listen to learn more about the history of the Harvard Macy Institute, the types of groups scholars will experience as they join our community of practice, and “tips from Todd” for getting the most out of the week.

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost The Collect: O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Old Testament: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 1David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2David and all the people with him set out and went from Baale-judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord of hosts who is enthroned on the cherubim. 3They carried the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart 4with the ark of God; and Ahio went in front of the ark. 5David and all the house of Israel were dancing before the Lord with all their might, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. 12 So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing; 13and when those who bore the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. 14David danced before the Lord with all his might; David was girded with a linen ephod. 15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 16 As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal daughter of Saul looked out of the window, and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. 17 They brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place, inside the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and offerings of well-being before the Lord. 18When David had finished offering the burnt-offerings and the offerings of well-being, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts, 19and distributed food among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to each a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. Then all the people went back to their homes. Psalm: Psalm 24 1 The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, *        the world and all who dwell therein. 2 For it is he who founded it upon the seas *        and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep. 3 “Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? ” *        and who can stand in his holy place?” 4 “Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, *        who have not pledged themselves to falsehood,        nor sworn by what is a fraud. 5 They shall receive a blessing from the Lord *        and a just reward from the God of their salvation.” 6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, *        of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads, O gates;    lift them high, O everlasting doors; *        and the King of glory shall come in. 8 “Who is this King of glory?” *       “The Lord, strong and mighty,        the Lord, mighty in battle.” 9 Lift up your heads, O gates;    lift them high, O everlasting doors; *        and the King of glory shall come in. 10 “Who is he, this King of glory?”       “The Lord of hosts,        he is the King of glory.” Epistle: Ephesians 1:3-14 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. 5He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace 8that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight 9he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, 10as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. 11In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, 12so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. 13In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; 14this is the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God's own people, to the praise of his glory. Gospel: Mark 6:14-29 14 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become known. Some were saying, ‘John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.' 15But others said, ‘It is Elijah.' And others said, ‘It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.' 16But when Herod heard of it, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.' 17 For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her. 18For John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.' 19And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not, 20for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed; and yet he liked to listen to him. 21But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and for the leaders of Galilee. 22When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl, ‘Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it.' 23And he solemnly swore to her, ‘Whatever you ask me, I will give you, even half of my kingdom.' 24She went out and said to her mother, ‘What should I ask for?' She replied, ‘The head of John the baptizer.' 25Immediately she rushed back to the king and requested, ‘I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.' 26The king was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard with orders to bring John's head. He went and beheaded him in the prison, 28brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl gave it to her mother. 29When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.

The Harvard Macy Institute Podcast aims to connect our Harvard Macy Institute community and to develop our interest in health professions education topics and literature. Our podcast is hosted by our Program for Educators in the Health Professions course faculty Victoria Brazil, and will feature interviews with health professions education authors and their research papers. Season 2, Episode 4 features Harvard Macy Institute Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education course directors Liz Armstrong, Derek van Bever and Josh Nagler, together with 2020 scholars Tanya Holt and Tanya Horsley, reflection on the why, what and how of developing leaders for 21st century education and healthcare.            We are experiencing rapid and fundamental change in the ways healthcare and health professions education are delivered, and in the social, political, and financial environment in which they exist. In this podcast, Victoria Brazil speaks with Josh Nagler about the need for leadership during times of change, and the ways we can develop leaders from across the career spectrum. We draw on the wisdom of HMI Leading Innovations in Healthcare and Education co-directors Derek van Bever and Liz Armstrong in reflecting on the critical need for innovation and change in healthcare, the translational of leadership theory to practice, and the use of case studies in leadership development. They emphasize the importance of creating a psychologically safe environment where learners can take risks as critical leadership development steps, and describe how the theory of disruptive innovation continues to shape their approach to guiding others to lead change. The podcast also features the voices of two scholars from the 2020 Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education program – Tanya Horsley and Tanya Holt – who describe this developmental process from a scholars viewpoint, and their experience of becoming part of a community of practice within the Harvard Macy Institute. Watch out for new episodes this year which will be announced on our blog and our Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook social media channels.   Author BIO Victoria Brazil, MD (Educators, '05, Leaders '07, Assessment ‘10) is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of Simulation at Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine. Her research interests include podcasting and simulation, and she is co-producer of Simulcast - a podcast about healthcare simulation. Victoria can be followed on Twitter.

Seventh Sunday of Easter The Collect: O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. First Lesson: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred and twenty people) and said, 16‘Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus— 17for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.' 21So one of the men who have accompanied us throughout the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection.' 23So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. 24Then they prayed and said, ‘Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen 25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.' 26And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles. Psalm: Psalm 1 1 Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, *        nor lingered in the way of sinners,        nor sat in the seats of the scornful! 2 Their delight is in the law of the Lord, *        and they meditate on his law day and night. 3 They are like trees planted by streams of water,    bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither; *        everything they do shall prosper. 4 It is not so with the wicked; *        they are like chaff which the wind blows away. 5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgment comes, *        nor the sinner in the council of the righteous. 6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, *        but the way of the wicked is doomed. Epistle: 1 John 5:9-13 9If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. 10Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. 11And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. Gospel: John 17:6-19 6 ‘I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; 8for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. 10All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. 12While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. 13But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. 14I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 15I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. 16They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 17Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. 18As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth.

Fifth Sunday of Easter The Collect: Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. First Lesson: Acts 8:26-40 26 Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go towards the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.' (This is a wilderness road.) 27So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship 28and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.29Then the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go over to this chariot and join it.' 30So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?' 31He replied, ‘How can I, unless someone guides me?' And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. 32Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this: ‘Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter,    and like a lamb silent before its shearer,      so he does not open his mouth.  33 In his humiliation justice was denied him.    Who can describe his generation?      For his life is taken away from the earth.'  34The eunuch asked Philip, ‘About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?' 35Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus. 36As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, ‘Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?' 38He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. 39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he was passing through the region, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.  Psalm: Psalm 22:24-30 24 My praise is of him in the great assembly; *        I will perform my vows in the presence of those who worship him. 25 The poor shall eat and be satisfied,    and those who seek the Lord shall praise him: *       “May your heart live for ever!” 26 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, *        and all the families of the nations shall bow before him. 27 For kingship belongs to the Lord; *        he rules over the nations. 28 To him alone all who sleep in the earth bow down in worship; *        all who go down to the dust fall before him. 29 My soul shall live for him;    my descendants shall serve him; *        they shall be known as the Lord'S for ever. 30 They shall come and make known to a people yet unborn *        the saving deeds that he has done. Epistle: 1 John 4:7-21 7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9God's love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. 10In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. 12No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Saviour of the world. 15God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. 16So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. 17Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgement, because as he is, so are we in this world. 18There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. 19We love because he first loved us. 20Those who say, ‘I love God', and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. 21The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also. Gospel: John 15:1-8 ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. 2He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. 3You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. 4Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. 5I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. 6Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.

Good Friday The Collect: Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Old Testament: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 13 See, my servant shall prosper;    he shall be exalted and lifted up,    and shall be very high.  14 Just as there were many who were astonished at him    —so marred was his appearance, beyond human semblance,    and his form beyond that of mortals—  15 so he shall startle many nations;    kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which had not been told them they shall see,    and that which they had not heard they shall contemplate. 1 Who has believed what we have heard?    And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?  2 For he grew up before him like a young plant,    and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,    nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.  3 He was despised and rejected by others;    a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; and as one from whom others hide their faces    he was despised, and we held him of no account. 4 Surely he has borne our infirmities    and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken,    struck down by God, and afflicted.  5 But he was wounded for our transgressions,    crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole,    and by his bruises we are healed.  6 All we like sheep have gone astray;    we have all turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him    the iniquity of us all.  7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,    yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,    and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,    so he did not open his mouth.  8 By a perversion of justice he was taken away.    Who could have imagined his future? For he was cut off from the land of the living,    stricken for the transgression of my people.  9 They made his grave with the wicked    and his tomb with the rich, although he had done no violence,    and there was no deceit in his mouth.  10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him with pain. When you make his life an offering for sin,    he shall see his offspring, and shall prolong his days; through him the will of the Lord shall prosper.  11   Out of his anguish he shall see light; he shall find satisfaction through his knowledge.    The righteous one, my servant, shall make many righteous,    and he shall bear their iniquities.  12 Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great,    and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out himself to death,    and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many,    and made intercession for the transgressors.  Psalm: Psalm 22 1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? *        and are so far from my cry        and from the words of my distress? 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you do not answer; *        by night as well, but I find no rest. 3 Yet you are the Holy One, *        enthroned upon the praises of Israel. 4 Our forefathers put their trust in you; *        they trusted, and you delivered them. 5 They cried out to you and were delivered; *        they trusted in you and were not put to shame. 6 But as for me, I am a worm and no man, *        scorned by all and despised by the people. 7 All who see me laugh me to scorn; *        they curl their lips and wag their heads, saying, 8 “He trusted in the Lord; let him deliver him; *        let him rescue him, if he delights in him.” 9 Yet you are he who took me out of the womb, *        and kept me safe upon my mother's breast. 10 I have been entrusted to you ever since I was born; *        you were my God when I was still in my mother's womb. 11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near, *        and there is none to help. 12 Many young bulls encircle me; *        strong bulls of Bashan surround me. 13 They open wide their jaws at me, *        like a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water;    all my bones are out of joint; *        my heart within my breast is melting wax. 15 My mouth is dried out like a pot-sherd;    my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; *        and you have laid me in the dust of the grave. 16 Packs of dogs close me in,    and gangs of evildoers circle around me; *        they pierce my hands and my feet;        I can count all my bones. 17 They stare and gloat over me; *        they divide my garments among them;        they cast lots for my clothing. 18 Be not far away, O Lord; *        you are my strength; hasten to help me. 19 Save me from the sword, *        my life from the power of the dog. 20 Save me from the lion's mouth, *        my wretched body from the horns of wild bulls. 21 I will declare your Name to my brethren; *        in the midst of the congregation I will praise you. 22 Praise the Lord, you that fear him; *        stand in awe of him, O offspring of Israel;        all you of Jacob's line, give glory. 23 For he does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty;    neither does he hide his face from them; *        but when they cry to him he hears them. 24 My praise is of him in the great assembly; *        I will perform my vows in the presence of those who worship him. 25 The poor shall eat and be satisfied,    and those who seek the Lord shall praise him: *       “May your heart live for ever!” 26 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, *        and all the families of the nations shall bow before him. 27 For kingship belongs to the Lord; *        he rules over the nations. 28 To him alone all who sleep in the earth bow down in worship; *        all who go down to the dust fall before him. 29 My soul shall live for him;    my descendants shall serve him; *        they shall be known as the Lord's for ever. 30 They shall come and make known to a people yet unborn *        the saving deeds that he has done. Epistle: Hebrews 10:16-25 or 4:14-16; 5:7-9 16 ‘This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts,    and I will write them on their minds',  17he also adds, ‘I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.'  18Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. 19 Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, 25not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. or 14 Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. 16Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. 7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. 8Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; 9and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. Gospel: John 18:1-19:42 After Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3So Judas brought a detachment of soldiers together with police from the chief priests and the Pharisees, and they came there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4Then Jesus, knowing all that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, ‘For whom are you looking?' 5They answered, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.' Jesus replied, ‘I am he.' Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6When Jesus said to them, ‘I am he', they stepped back and fell to the ground. 7Again he asked them, ‘For whom are you looking?' And they said, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.' 8Jesus answered, ‘I told you that I am he. So if you are looking for me, let these men go.'9This was to fulfil the word that he had spoken, ‘I did not lose a single one of those whom you gave me.' 10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest's slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave's name was Malchus. 11Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword back into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?' 12 So the soldiers, their officer, and the Jewish police arrested Jesus and bound him. 13First they took him to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. 14Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it was better to have one person die for the people. 15 Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, 16but Peter was standing outside at the gate. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out, spoke to the woman who guarded the gate, and brought Peter in. 17The woman said to Peter, ‘You are not also one of this man's disciples, are you?' He said, ‘I am not.' 18Now the slaves and the police had made a charcoal fire because it was cold, and they were standing round it and warming themselves. Peter also was standing with them and warming himself. 19 Then the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching. 20Jesus answered, ‘I have spoken openly to the world; I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. 21Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said to them; they know what I said.' 22When he had said this, one of the police standing nearby struck Jesus on the face, saying, ‘Is that how you answer the high priest?' 23Jesus answered, ‘If I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong. But if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?' 24Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They asked him, ‘You are not also one of his disciples, are you?' He denied it and said, ‘I am not.' 26One of the slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, ‘Did I not see you in the garden with him?' 27Again Peter denied it, and at that moment the cock crowed. 28 Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate's headquarters. It was early in the morning. They themselves did not enter the headquarters, so as to avoid ritual defilement and to be able to eat the Passover. 29So Pilate went out to them and said, ‘What accusation do you bring against this man?' 30They answered, ‘If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.' 31Pilate said to them, ‘Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.' The Jews replied, ‘We are not permitted to put anyone to death.' 32(This was to fulfil what Jesus had said when he indicated the kind of death he was to die.) 33 Then Pilate entered the headquartersagain, summoned Jesus, and asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?' 34Jesus answered, ‘Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?' 35Pilate replied, ‘I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?' 36Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.' 37Pilate asked him, ‘So you are a king?' Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.' 38Pilate asked him, ‘What is truth?' After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, ‘I find no case against him. 39But you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover. Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?' 40They shouted in reply, ‘Not this man, but Barabbas!' Now Barabbas was a bandit. 1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they dressed him in a purple robe. 3They kept coming up to him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!' and striking him on the face. 4Pilate went out again and said to them, ‘Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no case against him.' 5So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, ‘Here is the man!' 6When the chief priests and the police saw him, they shouted, ‘Crucify him! Crucify him!' Pilate said to them, ‘Take him yourselves and crucify him; I find no case against him.' 7The Jews answered him, ‘We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has claimed to be the Son of God.' 8 Now when Pilate heard this, he was more afraid than ever. 9He entered his headquarters again and asked Jesus, ‘Where are you from?' But Jesus gave him no answer. 10Pilate therefore said to him, ‘Do you refuse to speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and power to crucify you?' 11Jesus answered him, ‘You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above; therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.' 12From then on Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews cried out, ‘If you release this man, you are no friend of the emperor. Everyone who claims to be a king sets himself against the emperor.' 13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside and sat on the judge's bench at a place called The Stone Pavement, or in Hebrew Gabbatha. 14Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover; and it was about noon. He said to the Jews, ‘Here is your King!' 15They cried out, ‘Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!' Pilate asked them, ‘Shall I crucify your King?' The chief priests answered, ‘We have no king but the emperor.' 16Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus; 17and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.18There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them. 19Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, ‘Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.' 20Many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. 21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, ‘Do not write, “The King of the Jews”, but, “This man said, I am King of the Jews.” '22Pilate answered, ‘What I have written I have written.' 23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. They also took his tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. 24So they said to one another, ‘Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see who will get it.' This was to fulfil what the scripture says, ‘They divided my clothes among themselves,    and for my clothing they cast lots.'  25And that is what the soldiers did. Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.' 27Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.' And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home. 28 After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfil the scripture), ‘I am thirsty.' 29A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth. 30When Jesus had received the wine, he said, ‘It is finished.' Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. 31 Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the sabbath, especially because that sabbath was a day of great solemnity. So they asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and the bodies removed. 32Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him. 33But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once blood and water came out. 35(He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth.) 36These things occurred so that the scripture might be fulfilled, ‘None of his bones shall be broken.' 37And again another passage of scripture says, ‘They will look on the one whom they have pierced.' 38 After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and removed his body. 39Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing about a hundred pounds. 40They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom of the Jews. 41Now there was a garden in the place where he was crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. 42And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation, and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Fifth Sunday in Lent The Collect: Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:31-34 31 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 32It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. 33But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, ‘Know the Lord', for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.  Psalm: Psalm 51:1-13 or Psalm 119:9-16 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness; *        in your great compassion blot out my offenses. 2 Wash me through and through from my wickedness *        and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, *        and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you only have I sinned *        and done what is evil in your sight. 5 And so you are justified when you speak *        and upright in your judgment. 6 Indeed, I have been wicked from my birth, *        a sinner from my mother's womb. 7 For behold, you look for truth deep within me, *        and will make me understand wisdom secretly. 8 Purge me from my sin, and I shall be pure; *        wash me, and I shall be clean indeed. 9 Make me hear of joy and gladness, *        that the body you have broken may rejoice. 10 Hide your face from my sins *        and blot out all my iniquities. 11 Create in me a clean heart, O God, *        and renew a right spirit within me. 12 Cast me not away from your presence *        and take not your holy Spirit from me. 13 Give me the joy of your saving help again *        and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. or 9 How shall a young man cleanse his way? *        By keeping to your words. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; *        let me not stray from your commandments. 11 I treasure your promise in my heart, *        that I may not sin against you. 12 Blessed are you, O Lord; *        instruct me in your statutes. 13 With my lips will I recite *        all the judgments of your mouth. 14 I have taken greater delight in the way of your decrees *        than in all manner of riches. 15 I will meditate on your commandments *        and give attention to your ways. 16 My delight is in your statutes; *        I will not forget your word. Epistle: Hebrews 5:5-10 5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, ‘You are my Son,    today I have begotten you';  6as he says also in another place, ‘You are a priest for ever,    according to the order of Melchizedek.' 7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. 8Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; 9and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, 10having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. Gospel: John 12:20-33 20 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus.' 22Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23Jesus answered them, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honour. 27 ‘Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—“Father, save me from this hour”? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour.28Father, glorify your name.' Then a voice came from heaven, ‘I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.' 29The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, ‘An angel has spoken to him.'30Jesus answered, ‘This voice has come for your sake, not for mine.31Now is the judgement of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. 32And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.' 33He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost Occasion: Proper 27 Sunday, November 08, 2020 Year (cycle): A   The Collect: O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. First Lesson:  Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 [Alternate: Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 or Amos 5:18-24] 1Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God. 2And Joshua said to all the people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Long ago your ancestors—Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor—lived beyond the Euphrates and served other gods. 3Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan and made his offspring many. 14 ‘Now therefore revere the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.' 16 Then the people answered, ‘Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods; 17for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight. He protected us along all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed; 18and the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.' 19 But Joshua said to the people, ‘You cannot serve the Lord, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm, and consume you, after having done you good.' 21And the people said to Joshua, ‘No, we will serve the Lord!' 22Then Joshua said to the people, ‘You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord, to serve him.' And they said, ‘We are witnesses.' 23He said, ‘Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.' 24The people said to Joshua, ‘The Lord our God we will serve, and him we will obey.' 25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem. Alternate: 12 Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her, and is found by those who seek her. 13 She hastens to make herself known to those who desire her. 14 One who rises early to seek her will have no difficulty, for she will be found sitting at the gate. 15 To fix one's thought on her is perfect understanding, and one who is vigilant on her account will soon be free from care, 16 because she goes about seeking those worthy of her, and she graciously appears to them in their paths, and meets them in every thought. or 18 Alas for you who desire the day of the Lord!    Why do you want the day of the Lord? It is darkness, not light; 19   as if someone fled from a lion,    and was met by a bear; or went into the house and rested a hand against the wall,    and was bitten by a snake. 20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, not light,    and gloom with no brightness in it? 21 I hate, I despise your festivals,    and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. 22 Even though you offer me your burnt-offerings and grain-offerings,    I will not accept them; and the offerings of well-being of your fatted animals    I will not look upon. 23 Take away from me the noise of your songs;    I will not listen to the melody of your harps. 24 But let justice roll down like waters,    and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Psalm:  Psalm 78:1-7 [Alternate: Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20 or Psalm 70] 1 Hear my teaching, O my people; *        incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; *        I will declare the mysteries of ancient times. 3 That which we have heard and known,   and what our forefathers have told us, *        we will not hide from their children. 4 We will recount to generations to come   the praiseworthy deeds and the power of the Lord, *        and the wonderful works he has done. 5 He gave his decrees to Jacob   and established a law for Israel, *        which he commanded them to teach their children; 6 That the generations to come might know,   and the children yet unborn; *        that they in their turn might tell it to their children; 7 So that they might put their trust in God, *        and not forget the deeds of God,        but keep his commandments; Alternate: 17 The beginning of wisdom is the most sincere desire for instruction, and concern for instruction is love of her, 18 and love of her is the keeping of her laws, and giving heed to her laws is assurance of immortality, 19 and immortality brings one near to God; 20 so the desire for wisdom leads to a kingdom. or 1 Be pleased, O God, to deliver me; *        O Lord, make haste to help me. 2 Let those who seek my life be ashamed   and altogether dismayed; *        let those who take pleasure in my misfortune        draw back and be disgraced. 3 Let those who say to me "Aha!" and gloat over me turn back, *        because they are ashamed. 4 Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; *        let those who love your salvation say for ever,       "Great is the Lord!" 5 But as for me, I am poor and needy; *        come to me speedily, O God. 6 You are my helper and my deliverer; *        O Lord, do not tarry. Epistle:  1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died. 15For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died. 16For the Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel's call and with the sound of God's trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be with the Lord for ever. 18Therefore encourage one another with these words. Gospel:  Matthew 25:1-13 1‘Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; 4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. 6But at midnight there was a shout, “Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.” 7Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. 8The foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.” 9But the wise replied, “No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.” 10And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. 11Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, “Lord, lord, open to us.” 12But he replied, “Truly I tell you, I do not know you.” 13Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

Happy New Year from the Harvard Macy InstituteWelcome to the Harvard Macy Institute podcast. Liz Armstrong extends New Year's greetings to our community, and outlines highlights and innovations in the Institute's work for 2020. Kristina Dzara gives us updates on the HMI blog, social media activities, and ways to stay in touch this year. Podcast host Vic Brazil gives us a taste of what's to come with the HMI podcast. 

The Cogill’s agree that “Mission Impossible: Fallout” is exhilarating fun as Tom Cruise travels the world to save it from destruction.   Wine expert, Hayley Hamilton Cogill, pairs happily with French “sticky” Sauternes as an homage to Cruise running a full sprint across the rooftops of Paris. Gary & Hayley also recall recent movies they have been watching while traveling on the airlines, some of them epic, and the perfect pairing continues with Epoch Wines from Bill & Liz Armstrong in Paso Robles.

In this episode (18:50) In this podcast, we chat with Liz Armstrong about theNew Beginnings Agility Trial which will be held September 16-18, 2016 in Rancho Murieta, California. Sarah and Liz talk about how this trial makes the first-time novice competitor comfortable and excited about their future in the sport of dog agility. You’ll Learn How Liz went from a newcomer to an experienced competitor that is helping to organize this trial. Why it’s important that novice handlers have a good experience at their first trial. How organizers plan to help novice handlers at this event. How the trial appeals to experienced competitors with a Sweepstakes Premier biathlon. Who the judges for this AKC trial will be and why they were asked to judge. Mentioned New Beginnings Facebook Page New Beginnings Agility Trial Premium – CLOSES August 31st, 2016

Australia's first-ever ‘Connecting Paws' event raised much-needed funds to battle mental health issues, but even more importantly, prompted people to start talking opening about the veterinary industry's hidden crisis – the rise in suicides.The event was held in Wollongong and attracted a large number of vets, nurses and specialists who very generously bid on numerous prestigious hampers donated by Industry supporters Hosts for the evening were the stars of TV's ‘Village Vets', Anthony and James, and while they're best known for their larrikin good humour, the duo didn't hold back in detailing the issues which affect everyone dealing with animals and clients in highly emotional ways and why it's imperative to openly discuss things – before they reach breaking point. Event organisers Sarah Curtis and Liz Armstrong joined us to discuss the evening's take-home messages, in particular James view of over-the-top clients.

Australia’s first-ever ‘Connecting Paws’ event raised much-needed funds to battle mental health issues, but even more importantly, prompted people to start talking opening about the veterinary industry’s hidden crisis – the rise in suicides. The event was held in Wollongong and attracted a large number of vets, nurses and specialists who very generously bid on numerous prestigious hampers donated by Industry supporters Hosts for the evening were the stars of TV’s ‘Village Vets’, Anthony and James, and while they’re best known for their larrikin good humour, the duo didn’t hold back in detailing the issues which affect everyone dealing with animals and clients in highly emotional ways and why it’s imperative to openly discuss things – before they reach breaking point. Event organisers Sarah Curtis and Liz Armstrong joined us to discuss the evening’s take-home messages, in particular James view of over-the-top clients.

Ever wondered what emotional challenges vets and vet nurses REALLY go through on a daily basis? We had a very candid chat with two amazing ladies who created an event called 'Connecting Paws' aimed at educating veterinary professionals as well as pet owners about what it's really like to work in the profession - You might be surprised!

Ever wondered what emotional challenges vets and vet nurses REALLY go through on a daily basis? We had a very candid chat with two amazing ladies who created an event called 'Connecting Paws' aimed at educating veterinary professionals as well as pet owners about what it's really like to work in the profession - You might be surprised!

Reviews galore! We go to 92 shows in Pilsen with Liz Armstrong, we appear live without a net at the Steppenwold Theater for the Third Coast Festival and Chicago Public Radio, Brian Andrews reviews Scott Reader and other stuff, Amanda and Duncan review more stuff, and Amanda talks about going to NYC and what she saww at the Armoury.Three WallsLiz ArmstrongPRXCatalog of ShipsNPRCPRWhitney MuseumBlindspotLove and RadioGapers BlockDavid ElfingsBack to the Lab/Radio LabJulie ShapiroSkylarkJager!PilsenDubhe Carreno GalleryDenis Lee MitchellMichael Goro4 ArtsMatthew Thomas GrimaldiMoka GalleryChicago Art DepartmentGo Go VideoJhonmar RadamesScott ReederTyson ReederJack HanleyMeg DuguidLaugh InGoldie HawnAndrea CohenRyan SwansonMichael AndrewsNathan RedwoodLoul SamaterClinton KingThe Armory ShowDiva Art FairPulse Art FairScope Art FairNova Art FairMichael WorkmanTony FitzpatrickJoan LivingstonAnne WilsonBarry McGeeDietch ProjectsRhona HoffmanKavi Gupta

We interview Alison Ruttan and talk about her show at Monique Meloche and lots and lots of talk about bonobos and why a bonobo is *not* a monkey. Brian Andrews turns off his mind relaxes and floats down stream at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Ecstasy: In and About Altered States show. Jeff Ward talks about The CORE program at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. NEXT WEEK: We talk about talking to a sell out crowd at the Steppenwolf Garage Theater, We review some stuff. We talk about partying like a rock star with Liz Armstrong while checking out 52 shows in Pilsen. LINKSsorry this took so long! Alison RuttanMonique MelocheBonobosBaldingBrian AndrewsJeff WardNature vs. NurtureScarlett JohanssonFranz de WaalYerkes National Primate Research CenterSciencePant GruntHair DoHyde Park Art CenterTo Kill a Mocking BirdRwandaJumanjiLos AngelesMOCAThe Geffen Contemporary at MOCAEcstasyGeorge Braque

An interview that goes off the rails, reviews, our San Francisco branch checks in! Wow! Check out our new NEWS FLASH section below. THIS WEEK: Liz Armstrong, author of the Chicago Anti-social column in the Reader. From her Wikipedia entry: Liz Armstrong lives in Chicago, Illinois. She has performed solo and with the bands To Live and Shave in L.A. and To Live and Shave in L.A. 2 under the stage name "Misty Martinez." Since 2004, she has written first-person party journalism for the Chicago Reader in her "Chicago Antisocial" column. But that doesn't begin to cover our knife wielding interview. Liz is the first guest to show up "heavy" to an interview. She was none-the-less delightful and wacky to talk to. Amanda and Liz have a battle royalle and end up pals! This interview is a non-stop action fest loaded withconfessional jaw dropping moments. You'll laugh, you'll cry, it will become a part of you. You'll listen again and again. It's downright worthy of Chicago Anti-Social. If that wasn't enough, Amanda, Duncan and Richard review the new shows at Giola, Gescheidle, Aron Packer and the Beverly Art Center. Names dropped:Fred Stonehouse, Michael Noland, James Rosenquist, Barbara Weisen, The Gahlberg Gallery at the College of DuPage, NASCAR, Arturo Herrera, Martin O'Conner, Jeremy Black, Jason Ruhl, Marcel Dzama, Michael Dumontier, Neil Farber, The Royal Art Lodge, Shelley Spector, Instant Coffee, Kiki Smith, Kota Ezawa, Cornelia Parker, Wang Du, Wangechi Mutu, The Beverly Art Center, Jenny O'Conner, Stephen Warde Anderson, Hank Feeley, and there are about a zillion artists in the Tattoo show that you need to go and check out on your own as I left the list at work, sorry. NEWS FLASH: New City answered all of our Gallery 400 related questions. Check it out The Rest of the Story!!! While you're at it check out Amanda's review! Amanda's Review VOTE FOR US PLEASE! We are listed as the second best art podcast, how dare they! Help us be #1!!! VOTE NOW!!! NEXT WEEK: Reviews from London, our San Francisco correspondent interviews internationally famous rapper and performance artist Jelly-Doughnut at the Doughnut shop featured in the Maximum Wage video, and so much more! The following week we are interviewing rock star curator James Rondeau. Free up some time to listen, these will be great shows.

This show has at least 3 shows worth of material. THIS WEEK: Michelle Maynard and Teena McClelland the ladies of Death by Design Co. talk about gore, guts, and their show at Gallery 400! Duncan, Richard and Amanda, rise above the fray and avoid saying snotty things about people related to a certain gallery space, once again, basking the entire time in the soft, warm glow of our moral superiority. Cassie Thornton checks in from NYC! We review Daniel Blanco's show at Flatfile. AND the year end wrap up. Duncan apologizes to the OODA group for being a jerk. We throw down the gauntlet to Liz Armstrong who is writing the Chicago Anti-Social column in the Reader. Duncan hates Anne Goldstein. More singing by all. People name dropped: Daniel Blanco, Michael Asher, Michael Workman, Philip von Zweck, Paul Klein, David Coyle, Mark Booth, Naughty Candy, Bruce Campbell, Jim Faulkner, Jasper Johns, The Booms, David Robbins (WHO IS NOT connected to Death by Design, honest, really, seriously, no foolin'), Readymade Magazine, Stan Shellabarger, Dan Flavin, Scott Speh, Brittney Spears, and Richard offers free legal assistance to Kevin Federline, as he will need it and so so much more. NEXT WEEK: The always controversial and busy Michael Workman, New City art critic, NOVA front man, Art Fair impresario, freelance writer and 92 other things talks about the art biz, pissing people off, the state of the Chicago art scene, and what the future holds, not to be missed! Duncan, Richard and Amanda talk about Maximum Wage! We might even have a piece by a second NYC contributor despite the fact they are too damn rude to spend 1 second and figure out what my name is before they write to us. Links may follow eventually, Duncan has gone back to the motherland.