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Over/Under 1.5 Cardinals joining the show today on their way down to the ol' ballyard. Gifts for dignitaries. Hey fella, got any nudes? Ghosted by McGreevy. Jackson might be the best fan in baseball. Suite Life for Papers. Bryce Jordan. Not expecting Joshua Baez to get the call up any time soon. Nine games over .500. Stanek looked good last night.Big stars had some big days in the World Cup. Spanish language call of one of Messi's goals for Argentina yesterday. Portugal putting their feet in the sand to get acclimated. Audio of Oli Marmol talking about the starting pitching the last couple nights and Pallante's performance. A problem with communication, not simple addition. Jelly Roll and Bunnie. Papers XO. Not touching today's Busman's Special. Are the Padres using an opener today? Love Island. Four homeruns for Joshua Baez last night.Happy Birthday, Kendrick. How many of the Top 100 Players To Be Traded Can Doug Name? It's called a pop quiz dude. Condescending Papers out in full force today. Pieces that the Cardinals have with some value. Blaze Jordan hasn't familiarized himself with TMA yet. How will a potential work stoppage affect this year's deadline?Still trying to get McGreevy to get us Dustin May and Martin still efforting Lars Nootbar. Audio of Zlatan giving it to Alexis Lalas during their post-match analysis. Landon Donovan's new piece. Chairman is going to try and get Tim some prosthetic artificial longer legs. Jameis Winston, surprise guest? Self-admitted hole sniffer.When we hear this song 50 years from now we'll remember the summer of 2026. Michael McGreevy will be calling in at 9. Landon Donovan's new hair is to blame. Call in ProdJoe. Interesting take from Sharon. We've booked Sweet Sweet Ky for the 29th.McGreevy needs a couple minutes but will be joining us shortly. Big numbers for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Peaking at 33M viewers. Audio of Vincent Goodwill calling the Larry O'Brien Trophy a participation trophy. Friend of the show and 2026 NL Cy Young winner Michael McGreevy checking in on the phones. Talking D-May's phenomenal start on Monday. Pitching with confidence in front of a great defense. Not talking to other pitchers during starts. Loving playing for this team. The buzz around Papers getting the invite to McGreevy's wedding.Audio of Nevin Shapiro taking to the streets to rank his four most hated programs. Armageddon or Deep Impact? Mt. Rushmore of timeless faces. Mount Rushmore of Ralph Macchio films.Doug doesn't wanna play 36 holes in one day. The super is texting in pulling rank. Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTDHave the Padres announced a starter yet or we got some more opener nonsense? Prime Ministers dropping Joshua Baez? Tatis plays a shaky right field. The Tarps Off demographic. Get drunk and come out and hang with the topless boys. Sounds like a guy that would call you bud on Twitter. Max Velocity.Dueling YouTube weathermen. Max Velocity vs. Ryan Hall Yall. Chicken wings on a first date. The beehive haircut. Audio of Scottie Scheffler talking about the Grand Slam not being a motivating factor. Scheffler the favorite at +550. Cardinal lineup out for today. Night and day difference at the bottom of the lineup.Did we mess up the lineup game? This has always been the people's show, we're just conduits. Screened in porches. TMA garden gnomes. Buncha rich guys talking young boys.And the winner of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD is...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-23:38) Still trying to get McGreevy to get us Dustin May and Martin still efforting Lars Nootbar. Audio of Zlatan giving it to Alexis Lalas during their post-match analysis. Landon Donovan's new piece. Chairman is going to try and get Tim some prosthetic artificial longer legs. Jameis Winston, surprise guest? Self-admitted hole sniffer.(23:45-36:56) When we hear this song 50 years from now we'll remember the summer of 2026. Michael McGreevy will be calling in at 9. Landon Donovan's new hair is to blame. Call in ProdJoe. Interesting take from Sharon. We've booked Sweet Sweet Ky for the 29th.(37:06-1:03:09) McGreevy needs a couple minutes but will be joining us shortly. Big numbers for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Peaking at 33M viewers. Audio of Vincent Goodwill calling the Larry O'Brien Trophy a participation trophy. Friend of the show and 2026 NL Cy Young winner Michael McGreevy checking in on the phones. Talking D-May's phenomenal start on Monday. Pitching with confidence in front of a great defense. Not talking to other pitchers during starts. Loving playing for this team. The buzz around Papers getting the invite to McGreevy's wedding.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Before there were relationships, there was adaptation. Before there were marriages, there was adaptation. Before there were families, civilizations, languages, philosophies, religions, identities, cultures, nations, and histories, there was adaptation. Existence itself rests upon a single uncompromising principle: Everything that lives must continuously adjust to what is. Nothing receives exemption. Stars adapt to gravitational forces. Forests adapt to seasons. Species adapt to environments. Consciousness adapts to experience. Life itself survives through perpetual negotiation with reality. Only the human ego attempts a different strategy. It attempts permanence. It attempts certainty. It attempts preservation. It attempts to freeze living things into familiar forms and then calls that stability. This may explain one of the greatest tragedies in intimate relationships. Many people do not fall in love with a person. They fall in love with a version. A snapshot. A moment. A psychological photograph taken during a particular season of someone's evolution. Years later they discover the photograph has changed. The ambitions changed. The fears changed. The values changed. The body changed. The dreams changed. The identity changed. And suddenly what should have been expected feels like betrayal. Not because transformation occurred. Because transformation was never included in the original agreement. The relationship begins suffering from a silent disease. Not incompatibility. Not conflict. Not communication problems. The disease is the expectation that life should stop moving. Yet life never agreed to such a contract. Every intimate relationship eventually becomes a confrontation with the most fundamental law of existence: Nothing living remains the same. The deepest form of love may therefore have very little to do with possession, agreement, compatibility, romance, chemistry, or even commitment. It may involve something far more difficult. Participation. The willingness to remain present while another human being becomes. Not who you expected. Not who you prefer. Not who you originally chose. But who life is continuously revealing. This is where rigidity enters the story. Most people misunderstand rigidity. Rigidity is not strength. Rigidity is fear attempting to negotiate with impermanence. A boundary protects what is essential. Rigidity protects what is familiar. A boundary serves growth. Rigidity resists growth. A boundary preserves integrity. Rigidity preserves certainty. One creates intimacy. The other slowly suffocates it. The irony feels almost unbearable. Many people spend years defending what they call standards, principles, values, self-respect, masculinity, femininity, tradition, or boundaries. Underneath the language often sits something much older. Fear. The fear that adaptation will require grief. Because adaptation always demands the death of something. A belief. An expectation. A certainty. An identity. A story. A version of ourselves. A version of our partner. Love therefore asks for a sacrifice few people anticipate. Not the sacrifice of self. The sacrifice of illusion. The illusion that the person beside you can remain unchanged while everything else in existence continues evolving. This becomes even more complicated when childhood wounds enter the relationship. An abandoned child becomes an adult demanding certainty. A neglected child becomes an adult demanding emotional guarantees. A rejected child becomes an adult demanding constant validation. The wound incurs the debt. The partner receives the invoice. What began as pain becomes expectation. Expectation becomes entitlement. Entitlement becomes rigidity. Rigidity becomes relational gravity. The relationship slowly bends around old injuries rather than present reality. Two people stop meeting each other. They begin negotiating with ghosts. One partner speaks from today. The other responds from twenty years ago. One partner changes. The other interprets the change as abandonment. One partner evolves. The other experiences evolution as betrayal. Neither understands the actual conflict. The argument appears relational. The conflict is ontological. Reality keeps moving. Someone is trying to stop it. Daoist philosophy recognized this thousands of years ago. Water never argues with the riverbed. Water never demands permanence. Water never mistakes form for essence. It changes continuously while remaining completely itself. Rain. Mist. Ice. River. Ocean. Different expressions. Same nature. Healthy love functions the same way. Its essence remains while its expression evolves. The couples who survive decades together may not possess superior communication skills. They may not possess superior compatibility. They may simply understand a truth that many never discover: Love is not measured by how tightly you hold on. Love is measured by how truthfully you participate in another person's becoming. Can you update your understanding as quickly as life updates the person you love? Can you release outdated versions of them before resentment builds a shrine around them? Can you remain curious where others become certain? Can you remain present where others become controlling? Can you bless evolution where others call it betrayal? Because eventually every intimate relationship arrives at the same doorway. On one side stands certainty. On the other stands life. You cannot hold both. The person who chooses certainty eventually loses intimacy. The person who chooses life discovers that adaptation was never the enemy. Adaptation was love's highest form of intelligence. And perhaps its most sacred expression.

Get those ripped fishnet tights ON queens. We have the one and only Taylor Momsen joining us today on the pod! Taylor talks about never watching back Gossip Girl, auditioning for Hannah Montana & Joey Essex being REEM? PLUS all things Grinch and whether she actually likes Christmas?? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A tragic and inexplicable shooting in Los Angeles has a dog owner and several organizations demanding answers. While responding to a report of a woman screaming, officers knocked on the door of Knick’s fan, 45-year-old Marie Marseille who’d been screaming following her team’s historic victory. Her 2-year-old St. Bernard, Golden Retriever, Poodle mix dog named Jameson ran out of the apartment and according to police, charged the officer. Now people want the body cam footage to see what really happened. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailOn today's PoM podcast I am once again joined by Mike Novotny, author of "Newlywed: A Christian Guide for Loving Year One." This book is the guide the Novotnys wish they'd had, so Pastor Mike wrote it with you in mind. From mismatched assumptions about chores and money to navigating in-laws, intimacy, and the mysterious way your spouse loads the dishwasher, this book helps you bridge the gaps, build connection, and enjoy being married.Whether you're a young couple or someone who loves them, this is the how-to guide every newlywed needs to survive—and genuinely love—year one.To purchase this book: https://www.amazon.com/Newlywed-Christian-Guide-Loving-Year/dp/1965694500/ref=monarch_sidesheet_titleLearn more about The Pursuit of Manliness: https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/ Join The Herd:  https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/join-the-herdRegister for our 2026 Fall Men's Retreat: https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/gear/p/2026-mens-retreatSupport the show

If you've been struggling with OCD or anxiety for a long time and feel like nothing is working, this episode may reveal why. Matt Codde, LCSW explains why self-rejection is one of the most overlooked barriers to healing, and how learning to be more loving toward yourself is not a self-help cliche, but a clinical cornerstone of lasting OCD recovery.This episode applies to anyone dealing with OCD, anxiety, chronic pain, or any pattern of internal resistance. Whether you are in active ERP therapy or just beginning to understand your OCD cycle, the message here is one that most people have never heard in quite this way.If you have spent years trying to eliminate thoughts, manage anxiety, or "get better" before giving yourself permission to rest, recover, or even feel okay, this one is for you. Matt walks through the specific ways people with OCD are unloving to themselves without realizing it, and what the path toward integration and true healing actually looks like

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3043: Dr. Timothy Loving takes a closer look at research on cohabitation and argues that the data are more nuanced than they first appear. By examining the role of relationship length, children, and other important factors, he suggests that living together is not inherently harmful and that intentional commitment may matter more than cohabitation itself. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.luvze.com/twos-company-but-is-it-necessarily-bad-company/ Quotes to ponder: “If you're asking because you're worried about compatibility issues, then you might want to hold off.” “Put another way, couples that live together engage in more negative communication tactics slightly more than do those that do not live together.” “Why do we care about analyses with control variables that account for other factors? Well, because relationships are complex, a lot of factors (all working together) influence any particular outcome.” Episode references: Sliding vs. Deciding Blog: https://www.slidingvsdeciding.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this episode of The Wild Will Throwdown we discuss the topic of the week regarding modern technology vs the old school way. We also talk to the Michigan driver in the outlaw figure 8 ranks, Race Loving. We also preview the upcoming schedule. This and more! Don't miss it. 

Tim delivers a passionate message focused on John 13:34–35. He begins by introducing the biblical context of the passage, noting that it takes place within the "Upper Room Discourse," where Jesus delivers His farewell address to His closest followers right before finishing His earthly ministry in Jerusalem. Within this critical final charge, Jesus issues what He calls a "new command": “Love one another as I have loved you so you must love one another.” Tim explains that the command to love is not historically "new" to the disciples, as they were deeply familiar with the Old Testament laws to love God and love their neighbors. What makes it revolutionary is the person giving the command—Jesus—and the fact that He places Himself at the very center as the ultimate definition and source of this love. Tim emphasizes that a person cannot truly understand or define biblical love unless they intimately know Jesus, warning against letting the secular world dictate the definition of love. To show how biblical love departs from the world's transactional version, Tim unpacks the profound terminology used across Scripture. In the Old Testament, the primary word is hesed—a complex, multi-dimensional concept combining loyalty, kindness, promise-keeping, and mercy. It represents a covenant commitment where God consistently leans His blessing toward humanity despite their unfaithfulness. In the New Testament, the Greek word is agape, which refers to a sacrificial, deliberate laying down of one's own conveniences for the sake of others. Merging these concepts, Tim defines biblical love as a holy, self-giving commitment that expresses itself in tangible actions to benefit others, remaining entirely independent of feelings or the recipient's behavior. The challenge of this command becomes evident when looking at the intense diversity of the disciples Jesus gathered. The group included competing brothers, rough fishermen, a corrupt tax collector, a politically radical zealot, and women delivered from evil spirits. Tim notes that the modern church mirrors this exact same messy, diverse family dynamic. Believers are called to love people from vastly different backgrounds, including those whose political or social views might normally frustrate them, and even those who become outright enemies. Ultimately, Tim declares that this supernatural, unconditional love is intended to be the primary distinguishing mark of a Christian. While human nature relies on transactional relationships—cutting people off when they are no longer beneficial—spirit-filled love sticks with people sacrificially, which acts as the ultimate verification to the world that someone truly belongs to Christ. Grounding the congregation in the reassuring truth that God's anchor-like love never changes based on our performance, he challenges believers to look at the sacrifice of Christ and be daily compelled to extend that same sacrificial grace to the difficult people in their own lives. Discussion Questions for Practical Application Defining Love on God's Terms: Tim explicitly noted that we cannot let the world define love for us, defining biblical love instead as a commitment expressed in tangible actions independent of feelings. In what ways does the world's definition of love (e.g., based on emotional connection, compatibility, or transaction) creep into your own relationships? How can you consciously shift your mindset to view love as a deliberate agape commitment this week? Loving the "Diverse Disciples" in Your Circle: The original disciples included people with massive political and social divides, much like the modern church family. Think of someone in your immediate faith community, workplace, or family whose behavior, opinions, or background genuinely test your patience. Based on Jesus' command, what is one practical, tangible action you can take to show them biblical love, regardless of how you feel? The Trap of Transactional Relationships: Tim observed that it is natural human behavior to cut people off the moment they stop benefiting us or making us happy. Is there a relationship in your life right now that you have emotionally "cut off" or distanced yourself from because it became inconvenient or difficult? How does remembering Christ's unwavering hesed toward you alter your perspective on that person? Living as a Visible Replica: According to John 13:35, supernatural love is supposed to be our defining mark that proves to the world we are disciples. If an outside observer looked strictly at how you treat a difficult spouse, a tough neighbor, or a demanding boss, would they see a distinct reflection of Jesus? What is one specific area where you need to pray for the Holy Spirit to implant the power to love sacrificially?

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The gang is back together. A dangerous take. Hello, Blaze Jordan. Sittin' pretty on Flag Day. The bullpen....woof. Loving some of these roster transactions. Scholarship season is over. Jackson wants John King back.If the Cardinals are the lede, what's in the two-hole, Doug? Knicks win the NBA Finals? Canes win The Cup? World Cup? Doug forgot the NBA FInals were on. Rick was out on Saturday night. The Blue Train. Who's Rick? The history of the yellow diaper. An exclusive rooster. Light C's. Doug says Stanley Cup should be next. Martin says Knicks. Tim says World Cup. Audio of Taylor Twellman talking about the USA's 4-1 win over Paraguay. Bolstering masculinity. Chris in Des Moines left his mark. Throbbing Sugarfoot.Three teams ahead of the Knicks to win next year's NBA title. Audio of Victor Wembanyama talking about the Spurs “dominating” most of the series but still coming up short. Knick fans wilin', B. People coming to check out the sinkhole.Joined by voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber talking about the Stanley Cup and Carolina finally getting to the mountain top. Kerbs also talks about some offseason Blues topics including the upcoming draft. How far off are The Blues? Lots of draft talk.Might have another Coors Field situation on our hands in Vegas. Jackson has decided he WILL sign at his appearance this coming Friday. Fox Sports breaks down the record-breaking viewership for USA – Paraguay and Zlatan comments it's due to his presence. Waxing your own car. Doug wants American accents and coaches. World Cup, US Open, Cards vs. Royals, and Friday with Papers, how do you do? The TLR video game. The Texas Tech/Brendan Sorsby situation. The FIFA Kansas City World Cup shirts has the St. Louis arch on it. The Tradesman's Entrance.You'll be hearing Free Bird tonight around 9:20 in St. Louis. Updated odds on the World Series. Bullpen concerns starting to show themselves a little bit. Jon Jay said without saying that we shouldn't have Nevin Shapiro on the show during Spring Training. Nevin's adamant that 2019 LSU isn't as good as 2001 Miami. Hanky Panky, Hide The Salami.Friend of the show and future Cy Young winner, Michael McGreevy checks in with us on the phone lines. This should be inetersting after Doug blamed him for yesterday's loss. Still can't quite go 7 innings. Ball flying out of the yard all weekend in Minnesota. Blaze Jordan's arrival. Bittersweet when teammates get sent down and other guys get the call up. Going on MLB Network in New York. The offense different with Nootbar back. Would McGreevy want to hit? Heading to a World Cup game in KC. His interest level in the various things going on in the world of sport.Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTDLook Doug, it's James Carlton. The TMA sponsor ecosystem. Us wearing TMA hats outside of the studio is kinda "Dig Me." The passing of former Mizzou Tiger great, Aldon Smith. Doug's barnhof. Bungee jumping accident in Brazil. We're AI Proof on this show. Doug loves pudding.Jackson spends his day drinking just to pass the time. Places to just stop off for one. Stop Off places being sent in fast and furious.Cheers. Ever been to the Cheers bar? Didn't notice any sapphos at the wedding. Didn't go home with anyone, Carl or otherwise. Tim's upset with Mizzou start times. Who's The Boss.And the winner of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD is...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-24:00) The gang is back together. A dangerous take. Hello, Blaze Jordan. Sittin' pretty on Flag Day. The bullpen....woof. Loving some of these roster transactions. Scholarship season is over. Jackson wants John King back.(24:08-52:44) If the Cardinals are the lede, what's in the two-hole, Doug? Knicks win the NBA Finals? Canes win The Cup? World Cup? Doug forgot the NBA FInals were on. Rick was out on Saturday night. The Blue Train. Who's Rick? The history of the yellow diaper. An exclusive rooster. Light C's. Doug says Stanley Cup should be next. Martin says Knicks. Tim says World Cup. Audio of Taylor Twellman talking about the USA's 4-1 win over Paraguay. Bolstering masculinity. Chris in Des Moines left his mark. Throbbing Sugarfoot.(52:54-1:05:28) Three teams ahead of the Knicks to win next year's NBA title. Audio of Victor Wembanyama talking about the Spurs “dominating” most of the series but still coming up short. Knick fans wilin', B. People coming to check out the sinkhole.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Imagine the intense pleasure you could be enjoying right now by grabbing your copy of the Sensual Awakening App on the Apple Store.In the bustling city, Suzanne and Natasha were thriving business partners and the proud owners of a charming bookshop. Their store, once a sanctuary of imagination and creativity, was now a whirlwind of stress and spreadsheets, thanks to their new investors. The joy they once found in their work had been overshadowed by the mounting pressure to succeed.One evening, after a particularly grueling day, Natasha came up with a plan to rekindle their spirits. "We need a break," she said, her eyes lighting up with a mischievous glint. "Let's treat ourselves to a massage. It'll help us unwind and forget about the stress, even if just for a little while."Natasha invites her friend to a spa she knows well that promised much sensual pleasure.As Suzanne relaxes and sinks into her private fantasies what desires might surface?Dive into the world of "Sensual Dreams" and discover the art of relaxation and erotic fantasy. Experience the magic of an orgasmic massage, the bliss of yoni pleasure, and the allure of sensual touch. Ready to explore?

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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Morphometric Neuroimaging in Meditation Practitioners.” Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 43 (2014): 48–73.Hölzel, Britta K., James Carmody, Mark Vangel, Christina Congleton, Sita M. Yerramsetti, Tim Gard, and Sara W. Lazar. “Mindfulness Practice Leads to Increases in Regional Brain Gray Matter Density.” Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging 191, no. 1 (2011): 36–43.Kozhevnikov, Maria, Olesya Louchakova, Zoran Josipovic, and Michael A. Motes. “The Enhancement of Visuospatial Processing Efficiency Through Buddhist Deity Meditation.” Psychological Science 20, no. 5 (2009): 645–653.Kozhevnikov, Maria, John A. Elliott, Jennifer Shephard, and Klaus Gramann. “Neurocognitive and Somatic Components of Temperature Increases During g-Tummo Meditation: Legend and Reality.” PLOS ONE 8, no. 3 (2013): e58244.Laukkonen, Ruben E., and Heleen A. 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Davidson. “Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise.” PLoS ONE 3, no. 3 (2008): e1897.Matko, Karin, Peter Sedlmeier, and colleagues. “Adverse Effects of Meditation and Mindfulness in Clinical Practice.” 2025.Patanjali. Yoga Sutras. Especially Book III, traditionally describing dharana, dhyana, and samadhi.Riegner, Gretchen, Fadel Zeidan, and colleagues. “Disentangling Self from Pain: Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Pain Relief Is Driven by Thalamic-Default Mode Network Decoupling.” Pain 164, no. 2 (2023): 280–291.Tang, Yi-Yuan, Britta K. Hölzel, and Michael I. Posner. “The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation.” Nature Reviews Neuroscience 16 (2015): 213–225.Vago, David R., and David A. Silbersweig. “Self-awareness, Self-regulation, and Self-transcendence: A Framework for Understanding the Neurobiological Mechanisms of Mindfulness.” Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 6 (2012): 296.Zeidan, Fadel, and colleagues. Research on mindfulness meditation, pain modulation, attention, and the neural mechanisms of pain relief.Slagter, Heleen A., Antoine Lutz, Lawrence L. Greischar, Andrew D. Francis, Sander Nieuwenhuis, James M. Davis, and Richard J. Davidson. “Mental Training Affects Distribution of Limited Brain Resources.” PLOS Biology 5, no. 6 (2007): e138. Use for: Attentional blink, limited attention, and meditation changing how the brain allocates resources.Hölzel, Britta K., James Carmody, Mark Vangel, Christina Congleton, Sita M. Yerramsetti, Tim Gard, and Sara W. Lazar. “Mindfulness Practice Leads to Increases in Regional Brain Gray Matter Density.” Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging 191, no. 1 (2011): 36–43. Use for: Neuroplasticity, repeated practice leaving measurable marks on the brain, and the “practice writes itself into the practitioner” idea.Laukkonen, Ruben E., and Heleen A. Slagter. “From Many to (N)one: Meditation and the Plasticity of the Predictive Mind.” Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 128 (2021): 199–217. Use for: Predictive processing, the brain as a prediction machine, meditation loosening automatic models, and the “veil” argument.Lutz, Antoine, Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, Tom Johnstone, and Richard J. Davidson. “Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise.” PLOS ONE 3, no. 3 (2008): e1897. Use for: Compassion meditation, loving-kindness, emotional circuitry, and training compassion as a repeatable state rather than just a moral idea.Kok, Bethany E., Kimberly A. Coffey, Michael A. Cohn, Lahnna I. Catalino, Tanya Vacharkulksemsuk, Sara B. Algoe, Marc A. Brantley, and Barbara L. Fredrickson. “How Positive Emotions Build Physical Health: Perceived Positive Social Connections Account for the Upward Spiral Between Positive Emotions and Vagal Tone.” Psychological Science 24, no. 7 (2013): 1123–1132. Use for: Loving-kindness, social connection, vagal tone, and the cautious “social nervous system” bridge.Black, David S., and George M. Slavich. “Mindfulness Meditation and the Immune System: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1373, no. 1 (2016): 13–24. Use for: Immune-system caution, inflammation markers, cell-mediated immunity, biological aging, and why this material should be framed as tentative rather than miracle healing.Burić, Ivana, Miguel Farias, Jonathan Jong, Christopher Mee, and Inti A. Brazil. “What Is the Molecular Signature of Mind–Body Interventions? A Systematic Review of Gene Expression Changes Induced by Meditation and Related Practices.” Frontiers in Immunology 8 (2017): 670. Use for: Stress biology, inflammatory gene expression, NF-kB-related language, and the cautious claim that mind-body practices may affect biology below ordinary mood.Also want to remind people about the website, if you're into reading we have tons of information by multiple contributors, and we got t-shirts up on the site if you're interested. Fun fact, the art is all based on the eyeball. A

Elizabeth Berget is the author of the beautiful new book Love Like a Mother: How the Sacred Work of Motherhood Reveals the Maternal Heart of God. If you are a mom, work with moms, are married to a mom, or have a mom (is that everyone? I think it's everyone), this book will be a wonderful encouragement to you.From pregnancy to birth to adoption, from trauma to delight, from compassion to strength, Berget walks us through the ways mothers show, work out, and experience God's deep love through the work of carrying, caring for, and raising children.Friends, there are so many books written about Christian motherhood that are reductionistic, anemic, or even just silly. This one is deep. It's rich. It's theologically meaty. Elizabeth Berget is a student of Scripture and a fantastic writer. I truly can't recommend it enough.Plus—this cover! Be still, my heart!Check out Elizabeth's other work at her SubStack or Instagram. Get full access to Keep Looking Up at courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe

Not too many actors can say they've appeared on screen with John Belushi and Jason Vorhees, and also in over 3,000 episodes of a soap opera. But Lauren-Marie Taylor has done just that.For more information and to find out where she's be appearing next, check out her website.

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In this episode, Robyn Harris, well-being mentor and founder of WILD Wellbeing, joins us to talk about redefining safety, breaking free from burnout, and learning to listen to our bodies. Reflecting on her childhood in Belfast during the height of the Troubles and living with a volatile father, Robyn shares how she spent decades wearing a mask and trying to remain invisible—a pattern that eventually manifested physically, culminating in an ME diagnosis that left her temporarily in a wheelchair. She introduces her signature WILD acronym framework: Wonder, Intuition, Loving ourselves, and Dance. Robyn discusses the concept of being "response-able" to reclaim personal agency, digs into what psychological safety actually feels like in our everyday environments, and shares insights from her book, Take a Walk on the Wild Side, offering listeners a compassionate, step-by-step companion guide to shifting from a survival mindset to a life of fluid harmony. LEARN MORE AND CONNECT WITH ROBYN HARRIS Website: https://w-i-l-d.uk Email: robyn@w-i-l-d.uk Substack: https://wildrobyn.substack.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynharris-wildwellbeing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robyn.harris.wild.wellbeing/ YouTube (W-I-L-D-TV): https://www.youtube.com/@W-I-L-D-TV YouTube (VIG-Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@VIG-Podcast

In light of the movie "Disclosure Day," film producer and writer Derrick Warfel, author of the upcoming book "UFOs and God," talks about the biased assumption that alien creatures are kind and not a threat.  But Derrick looks at Scripture and accounts from abductees who claim how they suffered at the hands of "aliens."  Help4Families' founder Denise Shick, author of "Grace and Truth," offers helpful ideas for helping to lovingly and truthly engaging youth around the confusing world of gender ideology, pointing to God's good design for human sexuality.  The Reconnect with Carmen and all Faith Radio are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here

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Using AI to track symptoms, weigh medication options, and advocate. Not a cure, a toolkit. An honest, careful path without handing over the wheel. Summary Health Hats reviewed Melissa Reynolds' book on pregnancy in 2019, and they bonded over the fact that a man had blurbed it. Now she's on to something new: she’s been figuring out how to use AI to manage a body that’s been hard to live in for two decades. The turning point came in a diagnostic unit, alone in the dark with no idea what would happen next. She opened Claude and asked what the odds were. The answer was enough to let her breathe. What follows is one of the more grounded conversations you’ll hear about patients and AI. She tracks her symptoms in a spreadsheet and asks AI to surface what she’s missing, which is how she learned that her fatigue flares two days before her gut does. She brings research to her GP, who welcomes it and smiles. She nods at the gastroenterologist, who warns her off “that ChatGPT thing.” She’s careful about the politics, careful about the safeguards, and clear that this is for driving your own care, not replacing your clinicians. Her advice for anyone curious is refreshingly un-hyped: know what state you’re in, get a buddy if you’re vulnerable, and tell the tool what you actually need. She calls it a powerful toy, used well. Click here to view the printable newsletter. More readable than a transcript. Contents Podcast episode on YouTube Episode Proem Melissa Reynolds and I bonded when she invited me to review her book on pregnancy, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome in 2019. That still makes us both laugh: a man had written one of the blurbs on the back cover. I thought it was a riot. Melissa thought it made perfect sense because the people who most need to understand what a pregnant body is going through are often the ones standing next to it, trying to help but not quite getting there. Although we follow each other and frequently comment on each other’s posts, our last real conversation was in 2020 about a yoga program she was starting. A few small things from that conversation are still part of my every-other-day stretching and balance routine. I’m drawn to Melissa because she accepts what is, including that hard-to-live-with body, and creates and shares tools for those of us with the same or different diagnoses but similar lived experiences. All for best health. Our friendship has grown virtually, so we can pick up where we left off. This time, I reached out to Melissa after seeing her posts about her exploration of AI. Alone in the dark with a question Health Hats: What lessons are you learning as you use AI? Melissa: It’s funny to say you use AI because it’s hard not to use it now. But I’ve started exploring how AI can support me on my health journey. For a while, I was using it for bits and pieces. Then this gut issue came up. I don’t know if you’ve seen much of the journey, but I suddenly developed severe gut issues. They sent me for stool tests, which I’d never done before, and the results came back abnormally, astronomically high, so they sent me to the hospital. Melissa: They ran all sorts of tests. They rushed me through a colonoscopy, and then I was sitting there on my own in the dark in this hospital room. It’s an ADU unit, so it’s for diagnostic purposes. It’s not a ward. There was no TV, hardly anyone around, and I was quite alone, with no idea what could happen next. Melissa: So, I went into Claude and explained what had happened, and I said I needed to know, statistically, what was likely going on. It talked me through what it could be. That was enough for me to relax and go, okay, that’s cool. Health Hats: Where does it stand now? Melissa: Until a week ago, it looked very likely it was going to be one of those irritable bowel diseases. But right now, we’re completely unclear. I’ve got more specialists to see. But I realized the applications, so I started researching. Deciding to use every tool Melissa: Look, I’ve been sick for 20 years. I’ve been mistreated more than I’ve been well treated, and I’ve lost half my life. A lot of the doctors I saw were, meh. In the last 10 years, I’ve improved my life dramatically, but what upsets me is that I’m still nowhere near normal. That means I was very sick, and most of the doctors I saw were like, meh, even though there were concrete things to treat. They were misdiagnosing me. They were not treating me. Melissa: So I thought I was going to use every tool I had available. I actually told Claude, “Okay, you know my history. We’ve been chatting for a while. Tell me how I can use what you can do better.” The fatigue was signaling two days early Melissa: I do a lot of data analysis in my part-time job, so I thought, let’s get serious about my data analysis. I moved my symptom tracking from a physical book to a spreadsheet. Then I created a prompt where I upload it once a month and say, “Here’s my data. Tell me what you’re noticing that I’m not.” It notices things I don’t. Health Hats: Like what? Melissa: It was the post-exertion malaise flares that I wasn’t quite understanding. Health Hats: Post-exertion malaise. That’s the blowback from overdoing it, the hallmark of ME/CFS and other energy-limiting conditions? Melissa: Yes. It also picked up that when I was having my gut flares, my fatigue would signal a couple of days beforehand. Every time I had a gut flare, my fatigue would worsen beforehand. So, it’s now pretty clear that whatever’s going on with my gut is systemic. It’s part of a larger situation, not just related to my gut. Melissa: The data analysis and the research have been so helpful. I say, do some deep research, and I want you to talk to me about this topic, and it does. But you have to be very clear about what you want it to do. There’s a lot to learn about prompting. It’s very nuanced. Smiling, nodding, and using it anyway Health Hats: How do the clinicians you’re partnering with respond? Are they curious or suspicious? There must be a range of responses. Melissa: It depends. My gastroenterologist keeps saying, “Oh, I hope you’re not using that,” and they always say ChatGPT when they mean AI. So I’m smiling and nodding, but obviously I was. My GP, though, is fantastic. She loves it when I bring her research. She’s engaged. If you’re comfortable with people googling, then AI is just the next step. It’s more efficient than googling. Melissa: And I never go to her and say, “I’ve self-diagnosed myself with this.” It’s more like, “I’ve done some research.” Here’s a practical example. The gastroenterologist suggested a medication, and I don’t feel comfortable taking it. Even though they downplay the interaction with another medication I’m on, I don’t feel comfortable with the overall risk, especially when you’re playing with heart rate and blood pressure. I have low blood pressure and heart rate issues. Melissa: The wonderful thing about AI, compared to what I can do on a hard day, is that it can pull things together. We were talking about this medicine, and it found an alternative, a lower-risk medicine that also supports this other thing. The one thing I don’t want is to end up on loads of medicines and not be sure what’s working. A doctor is surely happy to have me as an informed participant in my care, especially when chronic conditions require patient buy-in. Where the records actually live Health Hats: You’re in New Zealand. I always wonder how the culture and politics around medicine and these tools differ from those here, where it’s a bit of a free-for-all and the guardrails are thin. Melissa: We’re in a very different situation. For a start, we’re a public system, but it’s crumbling. You have the people reliant on it, the people failed by it, and the few who can afford private insurance, which mostly just means you see the same people without being gatekept. We’re very segregated. Each specialty focuses on a single organ. As far as I know, we have one multidisciplinary clinic for long COVID, and it’s in the South Island, so I have no access to it, even though my ME/CFS came on after a viral illness and I’d benefit from exactly that. Melissa: What we do have is one public record that’s stayed with me, and a recent change that allows patients to request any information an organization holds about them. That’s actually how a lot of things changed for me. I got access to my patient portal at 32, and that’s how I found out I’d been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. No one had told me. They’d just written it in there. Health Hats: As opposed to all the times you were misdiagnosed, with both false positives and false negatives. And pulling it all together is the trick. I have a four-pound box of paper from one office, 500 pages, and 291 pages of PDF from another for three months of visits, all out of order and wildly redundant. So much of it is wrong. You start to realize that, at best, it’s grade-D information, and what I put in my journals and spreadsheets is probably the most accurate, which a doctor would never agree to. Melissa: It’s the same here. The onus is still on the patient to gather it all and then use it. That’s a whole other thing, and it’s something I’ve always struggled with. A very powerful toy Health Hats: What words of wisdom do you have for people who are using these tools? Do you want to encourage them or caution them? Melissa: First, think about what state you’re in. If you’re a bit vulnerable, don’t feel confident with technology, or are unsure about any of it, then seek guidance. Have a buddy or a mentor to do it with. Melissa: If you’re like me, data-oriented and logical, deep research is great. But if you’re someone who needs minimal information and more would fry your nervous system, then either don’t do it, ask someone to do it for you, or tell the AI, “I don’t need lots of detail; give me the three key points I can take away.” You can always guide it. Many people use it like they’re talking to someone, which can be useful when you’re working through things. But if you can prompt it well, you’ll get what you need. Melissa: That’s why I’m writing a series of articles. I want to guide people so they can focus on one thing, like how to use their data to get good analysis, because it’s a lot. First, you’ve got to learn how to prompt, then what to put in, then how it works. My articles are trying to make it more accessible. It’s always us, the people who are chronically ill, who are least able to jump on opportunities and make the most of them, and we’re the ones who need it most. But if you’re worried about it or opposed to it, leave it. Health Hats: I’m not a black-and-white person; I’m more nuanced. It helps with some things but not others. One thing I’m struggling with is that it gives me too much to share, and I want to share all that depth. Maybe it’s useful for me, but not for other people. So, I’m learning to set limits. My audience has three minutes or 500 words. Then I can ask more questions. It’s amazing. It’s a toy, in a way. A very powerful toy. Melissa: Thank you so much. I can’t believe it’s been so long. Health Hats: I know. Do we need to make an appointment for another four years? Melissa: No, let’s do six months. Health Hats: Sounds good. See you around the block. Reflection Neither of us is going to be cured, whatever that word even means. But I am living a good life. I am playing music, traveling, and in love. My grandson just turned eighteen and is graduating from high school. Life is good. That is the whole point, really. The point was never the technology. I know my enthusiasm for using Claude turns some people off. A number of you seriously distrust anything with AI in it, and I don’t dismiss that. I’m uneasy too, less about the tool in my hands than about the AI-industrial complex behind it, the money, power, and momentum, something like splitting the atom: enormous force, no guarantee of where it gets pointed. And yet here I am, using Claude and Claude Cowork to cut the forty to sixty hours I spend on each episode down to about twenty. I’ll share how in future episodes. I hold the worry and use the tools anyway. The point is deciding to drive our own train and being glad to have one more tool in the cab. A tool, a toy used best by someone who knows their own mind and keeps both hands on the wheel. Referenced in episode Melissa’s Substack Melissa’s book on pregnancy, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome Melissa’s yoga program Melissa’s book: Fibromyalgia Won’t Win: Learning, Loving and Living with Chronic Pain and Fatigue (Melissa vs Fibromyalgia The Collection), New Zealand’s Right to Records. Please comment and ask questions: at the comment section at the bottom of the show notes on LinkedIn  via email YouTube channel  DM on Instagram, TikTok to @healthhats Substack Patreon Production Team Kayla Nelson: Web and Social Media Coach, Dissemination, Help Desk  Leon van Leeuwen: editing and site management Oscar van Leeuwen: video editing Julia Higgins: Digit marketing therapy Steve Heatherington: Help Desk and podcast production counseling Joey van Leeuwen, Drummer, Composer, and Arranger, provided the music for the intro, outro, proem, and reflection Claude, Perplexity, Auphonic, Descript, Grammarly, DaVinci Inspired by and Grateful to:  Photo Credits  Related episodes from Health Hats https://health-hats.com/fibromyalgia-managing-pain-doing-the-work/ https://health-hats.com/fibro-mama-book-review/ https://health-hats.com/accessible-yoga-honor-your-body/ Artificial Intelligence in Podcast Production Health Hats, the Podcast, utilizes AI tools for production tasks such as editing, transcription, and content suggestions. 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Dating isn't dying.  It's already dead — and most men are still swiping like it's 2019.  The rules have changed. Women are building emotional intimacy in community, AI is about to disrupt matchmaking entirely, and a whole generation of men are sleepwalking into relational extinction. If you're still leading with your job title and hoping chemistry does the heavy lifting, you're already behind. In this solo episode, I break down the 5 predictions that are reshaping how men and women connect — and more importantly, the 3 skills that separate the men who'll thrive from the ones who'll get left behind. This isn't red-pill panic or blue-pill wishful thinking. It's an honest look at where we're headed and what you need to do about it. If you've ever felt like the ground is shifting beneath your feet — like the old playbook doesn't work anymore — this episode is your wake-up call. Tags:   relationship advice, emotional intelligence, relationship psychology, dating advice for men, men emotional intelligence, modern masculinity, relationship podcast, the authentic man podcast, why men are single, emotional mastery, men relationship skills, relational bravery, dating advice, relationships, personal growth, emotionally immature, self improvement, dating predictions, relationship future, relationship apocalypse, AI relationships men, men dating future, david chambers, inner child work, shadow work, mother wound, men emotional development, modern dating crisis, masculine growth, 30s men, 40s men   RELATE:   

New Testament Sermons / Speaker:Berry Kercheville Strong Christians Have Close Relationships Introduction: In our men's weekend with Jacob Hudgins, he asked a very important question about Samson. The question was this: “Who were Samson's close friends?” It was a question that most, if not all of us had never considered. Samson not only did not have close friends, there is no evidence that he had anyone that could be considered a friend. Samson doesn't believe he needs anyone. He is a one man wrecking crew. From the very first, “Get her for me, she pleases me well,” to “…strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged on the Philistines for my two eyes,” Samson lived life his way.  Does that sound familiar? Do we really need anyone else to be very close to us? Oh sure, we can use some help from time to time, but we just take care of our responsibilities. Let's be honest, most of us have a very independent nature and can easily live independent lives. But that is far from what God has asked of us. When we read the book of Acts, we should suddenly be struck with three major messages, the growth of the kingdom of God, the persecution of Christians in the midst of a dark and idolatrous world, and the fact that everywhere the gospel is preached a church came into being—a group of Christians dedicated to working together and helping each other attain an eternal goal. And they weren't just a “group” holding “services” together, they were deeply interconnected.  In fact, when we consider the 27 writings of the NT, every single letter stresses the love and concern that is to be evident among brethren in each church. The letter that says it more than any other is 1 John. John's letter will be our primary text. Overall Context At the end of the first century, Christians were dealing with individuals in the churches that had turned aside from the teachings of the apostles and instead believed they received inspired messages from spiritual beings. Their claim of super knowledge led them to exalt themselves above other Christians, cause divisions by establishing new churches, and cause doubt among Christians who had not received these same “revelations.”  John defeated these teachings with the emphasis on three primary truths: Those who truly know God keep his commandments by following the teaching of the apostles.  Practicing sin is not living righteously, and one who practices sin is not of God. Those who exalted themselves above the brethren and “went out from us” based on their own teachings, do not love the brethren, nor do they love God.  Our concern will be the emphasis John puts on this last point. We might look at these three messages of John and give our attention more to “keeping the commandments of God” and refusing to “practice sin” than we do to “loving the brethren.” But you may be surprised that is not how John presents his message.  Before we read these verses, a reminder: You may be thinking, “We all know that we are to love each other, and we do love each other. Why this sermon?” Two reasons: We all have difficulty thinking of love much beyond how we feel about each other and our ability to be friendly with each other. What we are missing is that the slightest offense instantly destroys those kind, friendly feelings. That is obviously not the kind of love the Lord is talking about. Because we struggle to obtain and maintain the love defined by John in his letter, we easily retain a suspicion about each other: “Can I really trust you to be gentle, kind, and patient, and that my welfare is a top priority for you?” If you are honest, you know you cannot say that about just anyone, even those you say you love!  Highlighting John's Message of Love (1 John) 2:6-11 An old commandment that has now become new. 3:9-23  9-10: Loving one another is on the same plane as “practicing righteousness.” 14: “We have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers.” 16: “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.” Jesus defined love by lying down his life, which defines for us whether or not we are loving one another.  18-19: “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him…” Our assurance of salvation has to do with whether or love goes beyond “word and talk.”  21-23: “Whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing to him. And this is the commandment that…we love one another…”  4:7-8 Whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.  4:10-12 God's love is perfected in us when we love one another. It is the way the God who has not been seen, can now be seen.  4:17 “By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for he day of judgment…” 4:20-21 “…he who does not love is brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.”  5:1-2 “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.”  Throughout these texts we have seen time and again the absolute necessity of loving one another in the same way Jesus has love us if we expect to be saved. Serious historical problem among churches: stressing doctrinal correctness to the point that how we behave and whether we love each other as John has defined does not even enter the picture of our own salvation. That is a perfect description of the Pharisees!  Beyond “Feeling” Love: Deepening Our Connections We mentioned at the beginning of the lesson that a good test of love between one another is when suspicion is removed and trust is the foundation of the relationship. Consider Proverbs 17:17, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Therefore, instead of asking, “Do you love the brethren,” ask, “Who do you know that will love at all times regardless of the challenges and difficulties? Who do you trust that will always “be there?”  Here's another challenge: “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working” (James 5:16). Who could you confess your sins to? It is a matter of love and trust, isn't it? Hebrews 3:12-13 “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” Exhorting one another every day is the key to avoiding the deceitfulness of sin and an evil heart.  Hebrews 10:24-26 “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. For if we go on sinning deliberately…” Our assembling together is a matter of loving and protecting each other from slipping and falling in our faith. If we do not have love that trusts and lacks suspicion, we cannot obey this command.  The critical use of time to build trusting love: (Story of the El Cajon men who met once on Wednesday night after class) The love God expects of us that sacrifices self, protects and encourages, stirs up to more love and good works, is not attained simply by potlucks. There must be intentionality and purpose in the togetherness.  Examples: One couple together with another couple discussing marital and spiritual challenges in marriage and raising a family. A group of men discussing how we can enhance our love for our wives and our children. Mixed groups of singles and married discussing the spiritual needs of each and how we can help one another and make deeper connections. How can this happen? What are possible objections? “No one invites me.” — Do you respond to the invitations give to the whole church? Take advantage to what is already in place so that you are more visible and accepting. Create your own connection. Invite others.  Start small with a “safe” small group, or even just one person. Add to that and build on it. Step up to the plate as a shepherd/leader. All of us can find people we can mentor, show concern for, and be vulnerable with. Conclusion: The goal is deepening our love for someone else and their love for us. We need to be more than a family, we need to be God's family. You will be surprised that within a short time you can establish and trusting love with your brother and sister in Christ. Don't be a “Samson!” That's victory over the devil! Berry Kercheville The post 1 John: Strong Christians Have Close Relationships appeared first on Woodland Hills Church of Christ.

At the end of the Olivet Discourse, Jesus warned His disciples about the universal judgment of mankind that would follow the Son of Man's return at the end of the age. In Part 1, we focused on the reality of that coming judgment. Here in Part two, we looked at the evidence that will be used to make that judgment. We see that Jesus taught that the way we show that we love Him is by loving and serving one another within the body of Christ, the church. A sermon preached by Caleb Stomberg on 6-14-26 at Legacy Reformed Baptist Church in East Grand Forks, MN

This week we take your calls, so get in touch if you've got a question about EVs or want to talk about something you're curious about in the world of Electric Cars. One man owned two Tesla Model 3's then went back to petrol - but you won't beleive what he owns now, let alone how old it is! Choosing a car can be hard, how important is the possible resale value of a car and does that sway your choice? Owning a BYD with a faulty wireless phone charger, how long would you expect that part to take to be fitted? This caller's experience will worry you. And needing a six or seven seater, really narrows the choice of cars - and this dad deserves the best!

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This week, Maine's Graham Platner won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate despite having a Nazi tattoo on his chest and recent relationship scandals surface from his past. As well, Texas's Ken Paxton won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, while having allegations of infidelity and securities fraud. How did these people gain popularity with voters and within their parties? This week on The Bulletin's summer programming we look at segments that have to do with how tribalism has become ingrained in how we navigate the world, including our church, and what happens when someone steps outside of the lines of their group. The episode includes conversations with New York Times journalist Frank Bruni about his book The Age of Grievance, Mockingcast's David Zahl about an incident in which David French was cancelled from a polarization panel, and Sharon McMahon about how to view others you disagree with.   REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: The Age of Grievance by Frank Bruni GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN:  Join the conversation at our Substack.  Find us on YouTube.  Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice.  ABOUT THE GUESTS: Frank Bruni has been a journalist at The New York Times for over 25 years, in roles as diverse as op-ed columnist, White House correspondent, Rome bureau chief, and chief restaurant critic. He is the author of four New York Times bestsellers. In July 2021, he became a full professor at Duke University, teaching in the school of public policy. His latest book is The Age of Grievance. David Zahl is the founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries, editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website, and co-host of both The Mockingcast and The Brothers Zahl podcasts. His latest book is, The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World. His writing has been featured in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, and The Guardian, among others.  Sharon McMahon is a former government teacher who took her passion for education to Instagram, where more than a million people rely on her for non-partisan, fact-based information as "America's Government Teacher." Sharon is also the host of the podcast, Here's Where It Gets Interesting, where, each week, she provides entertaining yet factual accounts of America's most fascinating moments and people. She is the author of The Small and Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement. ABOUT THE BULLETIN:  The Bulletin is a twice-weekly news analysis podcast from Christianity Today, with editor-at-large Russell Moore. Each episode offers commentary on current events and headlining news with a roundtable of premier guests, and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world   The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more.    “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Host: Alexa Copeland Associate Producers: Alexa Copeland Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps  Executive Producer: Erik Petrik  Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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#953. Fresh off her wedding and the release of her comedy special Here Comes the Bride, Ashley Hesseltine joins Kaitlyn for a full girl-chat deep dive on wedding hot takes, marriage after 40, and the unexpected way she met her husband at a Girls Gotta Eat live show.The two unpack the viral moment from Ashley's vows where she said her husband is not her best friend, why she's chosen not to have children, and how getting married at 42 gave her a completely different perspective on relationships. They also debate relationship comfort levels: Is a little toot toot in front of your partner acceptable? Should some things stay a mystery? And does your husband really need to be your BFF?Plus, Ashley opens up about turning her real life into comedy material, moving to Los Angeles at 40, starting over in a new city, and why making a big life change might be a lot less scary than people think!If you're LOVING this podcast, please follow and leave a rating and review below! PLUS, FOLLOW OUR PODCAST INSTAGRAM HERE!Thank you to our Sponsors! Check out these AMAZING deals!Macy's: Shop in stores or online only at Macys.com!Fabletics: Shop now at Fabletics.com/otv to get 70- 80% off everything when you sign up as a new VIP.Nanit: If you're expecting, or want to give it to Dad as a Father's Day gift, don't wait — Nanit has two big sales happening this month. Head to NANIT.com.Progressive: Visit Progressive.com and see if you can enjoy a little extra cash back.Apartments.com: The place to find a place!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What does it look like to boldly follow Jesus in a culture that prefers comfort? Ellen Krause sits down with Christian country singer Anne Wilson to talk about what it really looks like to follow Jesus—even when it costs something. Together, they explore: what it means to live for Jesus instead of peoplehow to handle rejection for your faithchoosing obedience over comfortAnne also opens up about burnout, the importance of rest, and staying grounded in a personal relationship with Christ.This episode will encourage you to boldly follow Jesus in every season.Check out Anne Wilson's new book, Rebel: Following Jesus When the World Walks the Other WayScripture referenced:John 15:18-25 | Exodus 20:8-11 | John 14:6

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