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On this episode of the podcast, the hosts celebrate the 30th podcast, discuss the upcoming Winter Concert, and preview the musical announcement. They also play Red Cards/Green Cards, Question Everything, and learn a few more true facts. This episode features Emily Meiergerd in the Magic Eight Ball and welcomes surprise special guest Angie Meiergerd.

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We've got another kick butt interview with two of the coolest cats in #SciFi! That's right, we had an interview with David Hensley and JR Handley. Well, he interviewed himself, but the Magic Eight Ball said it totally counts! Anyway, we went long, but in our defense, we had no adult supervision. And we talked a lot about our military service, since it so heavily influenced this story. Then we talked about said story, so check it out! Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy. Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt) Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt) Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd) We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling! Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our Website: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's Sponsor On Deadly Ground by Bayonet Books: https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Ground-Heroic-Bayonet-Anthology-ebook/dp/B09GL5CYY4 Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off Ghostship Derelict by David Hensley & JR Handley: https://www.amazon.com/Ghostship-Derelict-Dagdan-Federation-universe-ebook/dp/B0CZNX7J51 Follow David Hensley on social media David's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dave-Hensley/author/B0BK1FYWZK David's Website: https://davidwhensley.com/ David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhensleywrites David's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Davidhensleywrites/ David's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dhensleywrites/ David's Publisher: https://threeravenspublishing.com/ David's Publisher: https://www.cannonpublishing.us/ Follow JR Handley on social media JR's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-R.-Handley/author/B01N0SEX3A JR's Website: https://jrhandley.com/ JR's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sgt.jr.handley/ JR's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jr_handley/ JR's Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley JR's Podcast: https://linktr.ee/blastersandblades Assault Team Volume 1 (Letter of Marque Short Story): https://www.amazon.com/Assault-Team-J-Handley-Presents-ebook/dp/B0CY7JKN4W/ Contested Landing Volume 1 (Lunar Lions Short Story): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D54WFV7P #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #JRHandley #DavidHensley #DaveHensley #Farscape #Sliders #TheXFiles #Charmed #Buffy #Hercules #XenaWarriorPrincess #CYOA #ChooseYourOwnAdventure #LoneWolfBooks #Tarzan #LucyLawless #CuriosityStream #DanCarlin #DanCarlinsHardcoreHistory #GURPS #SteveJackson #SteveJacksonGames --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades/support

Remember the thrill of shaking a Magic 8 Ball to get answers to your childhood questions? Would we ace that math test? Would we be famous someday? Well, today, we're bringing a bit of that magic back. But instead of asking about pop quizzes and playground crushes, we're turning to the Magic 8 Ball for advice on something much more important: your retirement planning! What would the Magic 8 Ball have to say about these common retirement questions if it had the wisdom of a financial advisor?   Helpful Information: PFG Website: https://www.pfgprivatewealth.com/ Contact: 813-286-7776 Email: info@pfgprivatewealth.com   Disclaimer: Speaker 1: PFG, Private Wealth Management LLC is an SEC registered investment advisor. Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. The topics and information discussed during this podcast are not intended to provide tax or legal advice. Investments involve risk and unless otherwise stated are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial advisor and or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed on this podcast. Past performance is not indicative of future performance insurance. Products and services are offered and sold through individually licensed and appointed insurance agents. Speaker 1: You all remember that thrill of shaking the Magic Eight Ball to get answers to those childhood questions we couldn't wait to find out? Would we ace that math test or be famous someday? All those crazy fun questions we had when we were kids. Well, this week on the podcast, we're going to do the Magic Eight Balls Guide to Retirement Planning with John and Nick here on Retirement Planning Redefined. What's going on everybody? Welcome into the podcast. Thanks for hanging out with John and Nick and myself as we talk investing, finance, and retirement. And we're going back to our childhood with the Magic Eight Ball. Going to have a little fun with these things and shake it up and see what kind of answers we get for retirement. Then of course, let the guys give us some proper answers just in case the Magic Eight Ball gets it wrong. But guys, what's going on this week? Good to talk with you as always. Nick, how are you buddy? Nick: Good, thanks. Just staying busy. Speaker 1: Staying busy, rocking and rolling. Very good. John, my friend, how are you? John: I'm doing all right. Getting ready for this upcoming storm we have, so. Speaker 1: Oh, big fun. Yeah. John: Getting to the grocery store quick, so all the crazies don't run me over. Speaker 1: Nice. Now you got little ones. Do they still sell the Magic Eight Balls in the store? I think they still make them. Don't they? John: They do. I think we had one at one point. Speaker 1: Nice. John: And it didn't work very well, so anytime they asked a question, it would end up on the side and they're like, what does it say? And I don't know. Speaker 1: I can't see it. You got to reshake. John: It was definitely something good that entertained them for a little bit. Speaker 1: Yeah. John: But like any little kid nowadays, it lasted all for about 20 minutes. Speaker 1: Oh, yeah. Yeah. John: Like, all right,- Speaker 1: Well I'm a wee little kid of the 70s, so I thought they were great. That and the Etch A Sketch and the Stretch Armstrong, I was a happy dude, so. But anyway, let's have a little fun with this, this week here and I'll toss you guys out a question. You kind of give us the Magic Eight Ball and your answer to it, or at least what it maybe should be, so to speak. Right. So we'll make it easy to kind of get things started. John, I'll toss this one to you. Should I start saving for retirement now? What's the Magic Eight Ball say? John: Magic Eight Ball is going to say yes, definitely. The sooner you can start the better. And that goes for anybody, whether that's you in your 20s. I have some clients that right out of college started and now they're in their late 30s, and when we do reviews occasionally, it's always like, "Hey, really appreciate you kind of getting on me for starting to save," because as life happens, expenses are going up, they have kids and stuff like that, it's harder to save. But when they didn't have too much going on in their early 20s expense wise, they were definitely built up a nest egg, so. Speaker 1: Yeah. John: If you haven't started at any point, wherever you are, 20, 30, 40, it's good idea to start. Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean 50 as well, right? I mean it doesn't make a difference at this point. Waiting yet another day only causes you more problems, right? So should you start now? Definitely. And I'll give you guys kind of a little primer on the Magic Eight Ball. So we kind of looked through some of the stuff. They have, I guess what you'd call the green, kind of the positive answers, right? Stuff like the one John just got there, yes, definitely, most likely, out look good, that kind of stuff. Then they had that kind of middle of the road, nah, not so sure, right? Reply hazy, ask again later, better not tell you now, that kind of thing. And then of course they had the negatives, which was my reply is, no, very doubtful, don't count on it. So on and so forth. So we'll use those answers to kind of kick things off with each one of these episodes and then let the guys expand on it like John just did. All right Nick, so your turn, give it a go. Is a million dollars enough to retire on? What says the Magic Eight Ball? Nick: That's definitely a reply hazy, try again answer on that one. A consistent conversation that we have with people, whether it's somebody that we've worked with for a while or somebody that has come to us and we're kind of taking them through the planning process is that everybody's situation is different. Speaker 1: Sure. Nick: People love to compare things with each other, whether it's cars, houses, finances, whatever. And we try to make sure that people understand that comparing themselves even to a sibling or a neighbor or friend doesn't necessarily make sense. Some of the most common examples that we'll see are people that maybe they have pension plans because of the sort of job that they have. Speaker 1: Yeah, they saved a million, but they got a pension versus someone who saved a million and doesn't. That's a dramatically different setup, right? Nick: Correct. Speaker 1: Yeah. Nick: Correct. Yeah. And so assets are important obviously, but really the end game for assets in retirement is to generate income. So ideally people will have the combination of both, but having an arbitrary number like a million dollars is something that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. And I know that recently there's been some kind of articles in the news about, I think we just hit the highest percentage of millionaires in the US. Speaker 1: Right. Nick: And even from that perspective, dependent upon the situation, again, a million dollars isn't what it used to be. So it really just all depends. We've had clients that have had five or $6 million going into retirement that when we look at their plan, they're going to burn through that in 15 years because they spend too much. And we've had clients that are retired with five or 600,000, but they have their expenses very much in check, they have no debt and they live within their means and their plan looks great. Speaker 1: Yeah, there you go. I mean there's three of us here on this podcast and it might take a million for one and 500,000 for the other and two and a half million for the other. Right. It all just depends on where you live, how you live, all those sorts of things. So yeah, reply hazy, try again. And really what it comes down to is get a strategy, get a plan, and get the numbers crunched for your specific situation and then you're going to understand exactly what you need to get to. You're going to have a better outline versus just kind of a shaking the Magic Eight Ball. And I think the idea behind some of this too was fun. You know how you guys in the industry know this. There seems like there's always advisors out there that have a little crystal ball on their desk and they like to say, "Let me check the crystal ball," when somebody asks them a question and they're like, "Well it doesn't work today." And that's because it's not a sound way of doing things. So we thought we'd take that kind of analogy and apply it to this week's podcast. So back to you, John. Can I rely on social security for my retirement? John: Say out look not so good. Speaker 1: Right. John: Yeah, definitely not what you want to be banking on. It's a good source to have. Speaker 1: Sure. John: But you do not want it to be your only source. Speaker 1: It's big dollars. I mean it can be big dollars for a lot of people. And I think an interesting question, and I put it this way, is I've got a family member, a loved one who totally survives on social security only, but it's not what she wanted, right? So could you do it? Yes. But is it ideal? No. John: Yeah, no. I think on average social security covers maybe 30, 40% of someone's retirement income. So you have to look at where's the other money coming from. So just planning on social security I would say is not a very good plan. Speaker 1: Very true, very true. Well following that up there, Nick, give us the Magic Eight Ball answer here. Is it wise then to have multiple sources of retirement income? Nick: It is absolutely as imperative as you can get to try to have different sources of income. A conversation that we have with people consistently is that from the perspective of planning, the one thing that we know and that we can absolutely count on every single year, year after year, is that there's going to be change. And so anything that you can do to build in options, build in flexibility, allow yourself to adapt and pivot to what's going on is essential. And part of that is income streams, not only diversifying assets, but diversifying income streams. Speaker 1: Definitely. Right. So you definitely want to have those. Social security is a big piece of it, but it doesn't need to be the only one. You need to have multiple sources of income streams. All right, John, back to you. Can I expect to have fewer expenses in retirement compared to when I'm working? What's the Magic Eight Ball say? John: I'd say don't count on it. Again, I don't know, we've kind of preface this quite a bit and we've even said it today, everyone's different. So we've had some people where expenses have gone up during retirement because they want to vacation more, they want to do more things with the family. So I wouldn't say plan on that necessarily. And the only way to really find out is to do a comprehensive plan, but then there's going to be curveballs that come at you, whether it's health expenses. That tends to not go down as we get older. So maybe something could be dropping off. Speaker 1: Right. Right. John: But you never know what's going to get added. So do your plan as best you can and try to be as accurate as can. But I wouldn't have that be like the bulletproof, like, hey, my expenses are going to drop so I should be good. Speaker 1: Well, that's a great point because a lot of times people say, hey, here's our back of the napkin math. We think if we curtail this a little bit and this a little bit, we can make it work. Right. We can kind of squeak into retirement. But then you get there and you think, I don't want to do that, right? And there's certainly a lot of conversation around regrets that people have when they're talking once they get to retirement and they go, boy, I wish I would've spent more in those early years when my body would've let me go out and do some things that I wanted to. Right. So can I expect fewer expenses? Yeah, probably not, right? Because like you said, things are going to drop off, but other things are going to add and of course don't count on it. I think that was the answer Rhonda Thomas gave me when I asked her to the seventh grade dance, I think she said don't count on it. I think she must have got that from Magic Eight Ball as well. Nick: That's stuck with you. Speaker 1: Yeah, right. Exactly. It stuck with me. I'm still wounded Rhonda, if you're listening. All right, so let's do the next one here. Should I review my retirement plan annually? Nick, what says the Magic Eight Ball? Nick: Without a doubt on that one. Going back to what we talked about earlier, things constantly change. So updating the plan is really important. The most recent example of why that's important has been inflation over the last couple of years. So when we do a plan and we put in an inflation increase every year in expenses, the software still requires us to kind of update those baseline numbers. And so what we found and what we've tried to emphasize to people is that us capturing and updating those baseline numbers every two or three years is really important and gives us a much more accurate projection from the perspective of planning. So,- Speaker 1: Gotcha. Nick: Those annual reviews are important. Speaker 1: Yeah. And that's how you kind of keep track of the expense changes or the income source changes or added a grandchild, want to change this, whatever the case is. So all those annual things are certainly important. Your life's going to change, your plan has to change along with it. All right, John, will my retirement plan be affected by future changes in tax laws? Not to get political, but you have to talk policy and certainly when it comes to taxation, that's going to be part of the conversation. I mean, seems like everything is political these days, but if you're thinking about future changes in tax laws, you're going to have to certainly think along those lines as well. So what says the Magic Eight Ball when it comes to will your plan be affected by it? John: Signs point to yes. Speaker 1: 35 trillion? Maybe. Yeah. John: Yeah. So you definitely want to take that into account. I mean if you look at maybe people that retired in the 70s and then all of a sudden the 80s, your social security is getting taxed, you weren't really anticipating that happening and then,- Speaker 1: Oh yeah, the IRMAA tax, right? That gets a lot of people blindsided. John: Yeah. So you could count on taxes changing. Whether it's going to go up or down, again, we don't have our crystal ball, but we have the Magic Eight Ball here. Something's going to happen and you should be planning for that. One thing you could do when you're running retirement plans is you can have the ability to stress test it, to take a look at it. So definitely plan on it. Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean you figure, look, regardless of where your political bent is, we've got a lot of debt and so taxes are going to have to change. And even if it's not this particular administration change, this current election, right, God willing, you live long enough in retirement. If you last 20, 25, 30 years in retirement, you're going to see multiple administrations come and go. And that's going to mean multiple tax law changes because they do that every so often. Right. So the odds of that happening are pretty great. So signs point to yes, you should consider how taxation is going to affect you because it is one of the biggest pieces of your retirement strategy. What is that old saying? It's not what you make, it's what you keep, right? So make sure you're talking with qualified professionals like John and Nick when it comes to dealing with all this stuff. Let's do one or two more and then we'll wrap it up. Nick, let's toss this over to you. Let's see here. Should I focus on paying off debt before increasing retirement contributions? Nick: So I would say depending upon the debt, most likely. Speaker 1: Okay. Nick: From the perspective of consumer debt like credit cards, all that kind of stuff,- Speaker 1: Bad debt, right? Nick: That can absolutely, it's hard to argue that that's not unimportant. One thing that can be a slippery slope for people is it kind of tends to depend on their behaviors. We've had clients that have been good income earners but have at different times had debt problems. And in certain ways, whenever they pay off the debt, the debt comes back up and then they kind of find themselves not saving at all. So it's oftentimes kind of a balance of both. One of the most common sorts of comparisons from a perspective of debt is mortgage. We found that over, we had a lot of those conversations when interest rates were really low and we kind of emphasized with people to take advantage of those low rates and that's come to be a pretty beneficial sort of decision. So I would say in order, consumer debt for sure, trying to do both consecutively, both at the same time, obviously ideal, and then just kind of working through the plan and prioritizing what makes the most sense and how to deploy the money. Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely, right? I mean, debt's going to be a big component of that as well, and certainly getting rid of that, the higher interest stuff is always a good idea. So the final piece then here guys, and John, we'll let you wrap it up since you started it. Should I consider working with a financial professional as I near retirement? This is kind of a layup for you, but I'll give it to you anyway. What do you think? John: Appreciate that layup. Answer is yes. As you're getting closer to retirement, it becomes even more important to make sure you're working with someone to update the plan or start a plan and take a look at it. I would say you don't have to wait until you're near retirement. I think the answer is yes at any point. Speaker 1: Yeah. John: Even my younger clients, they always appreciate having someone they could talk to and bounce some ideas off of, whether it's not always comprehensive planning, but it's someone you could talk to discuss things. Speaker 1: Exactly. Because there's so many nuances out there and it just continues to grow and get more complex. So certainly not a bad idea at all to get qualified professionals on your side. So if you need some help, reach out to the team at Pfgprivatewealth.com. That's Pfgprivatewealth.com and don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on Apple and Spotify or whatever platform you like using. It's Retirement Planning Redefined with John and Nick from PFG Private Wealth. And we'll see you next time here on the show and enjoy the Magic Eight Ball. We'll catch you later.   Disclaimer: PFG Private Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. The topics and information discussed during this podcast are not intended to provide tax or legal advice. Investments involve risk, and unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial advisor and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed on this podcast. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Insurance products and services are offered and sold through individually licensed and appointed insurance agents.  

Football flexed their offensive muscles on Saturday night down in Nack-a-dish, while the defense pitched a shutout against Northwestern State. We take a look at the game and the signs of promise for the remaining schedule.Then, we'll preview this weekend's blackout home game against McNeese State, the Dub Cats' third Southland opponent in as many weeks led by former Montana Griz QB Clifton McDowell.Afterward, we'll recap last week's in-state VB matches against UVU, BYU, and the heartbreaker against USU before taking a look at the beginning of the conference slate this week against NAU and Idaho.And last, but certainly not least, we'll dust off Waldo's Magic Eight Ball to see how it's feeling about the football offense, defense, and our volleyball prospects for the rest of the season.Episode Timestamps:Northwestern State FB Recap: 5:09McNeese State FB Preview: 16:05UVU, BYU, and USU VB Recap: 34:01NAU & Idaho VB Preview: 43:36Waldo's Magic Eight Ball: 49:17Upcoming Events: 54:59Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

Strap on and strap in because on this episode of Wiki U Kyle and Jheisson head to Cincinnati and get a taste of what makes their chili so unique. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikiuniversity/Music provided by Davey and the Chains

Guest: Trista HarrisTrista Harris joins the team to talk about futurism in philanthropy, how to approach a futurist framework, and discusses upcoming trends for 2024. There's a lot of talk about AI, some rapid fire questions, and a lot of great discussion all around.To learn more about FutureGood, visit wearefuturegood.comTo learn more about Fluxx, visit fluxx.ioTo learn more about Neon One, visit neonone.comEpisodes of Untapped Philanthropy are edited, mixed, and mastered by Rocket Skates Recording.

Here we go with the second episode of Season 3 on the Dirty Side of the Track!Last week we took a look back at the history of F1 but this week we switch our attention to the 2024 season.For the first time on the Dirty Side we will commit to early predictions before a wheel has turned in testing.  Then, later in the year, we can either look back and celebrate our predictions or (more likely) ridicule ourselves!Who will win the F1 Drivers title this year?  Which team will win the 2024 constructors title? These important predictions plus which liveries will we love/hate are put forward along with others as we shake our F1 magic eight ball.Episode running order:News & SocialReview of the latest F1 news that caught our eye on the internet and social media channelsBrians Video VaultDirty Side Delves Down the DecadesBuy me a coffee launchhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/dirtysideofthetrackIf you want to get in touch you can easily via our social channels all of which can be found over at our website https://www.dirtysideofthetrack.comWe would love you to join our Discord server so use this invite link to join us https://discord.gg/XCyemDdzGBIf you would like to sign up for the 100 Seconds of DRS then drop us an email stating your time zone to dirtysideofthetrack@gmail.comAlso please like, follow, and share our content on Threads, X, Facebook, & Instagram, links to which can be found on our website.One last call to arms is that if you do listen along and like  us then first of all thanks, but secondly could we ask that you leave a review and a 5 star rating - please & thanks!If you would like to help the Dirty Side promote the show then we are now on Buy me a coffee where 100% of anything we get will get pumped into advertising the show https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dirtysideofthetrackDirty Side of the Track is hosted on Buzzsprout https://www.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Premieres November 10th!    “Fortune Says: Murder” features Madame Anoushka, a famous psychic who's been hired to predict the futures of Berkshire Bay's elite, including Dorinda Mansfield. Due to a strange twist of fate, the readings are interrupted by a freak electrical outage that leaves a member of the party dead. Madame's surly mother and brawny sister both had beef with the deceased, but so did the town's top hairdresser and Rosemary Berkshire's former chef. It'll take Dorinda and Stacey more than a Magic Eight Ball to foresee this clairvoyant's killer.   Darlings, if you enjoy our show, contribute HERE, s'il vous plait! We'd be so grateful!

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Jeff tells you why the Arizona Cardinals, despite being the favorites to land the 1st and 2nd picks in next year's draft, won't be in the position to draft USC's Caleb Williams. Let's talk some football! Please remember to share this episode with all of the football fans in your life. Connect with the show: Instagram: ⁠@Generally.Managed⁠ Facebook: ⁠Generally Managed with Jeff Adams⁠ Twitter: ⁠@GMJeffAdams⁠ Email: generallymanagedpodcast@gmail.com

We're back talking men's hoops with former Weber State Forward Kham Davis. We'll talk about last week's game against Utah Tech. Then, we'll preview this week's matchups against Cal Baptist and Saint Martin's.And, we're bringing back Waldo's Magic Eight Ball to see what the future might hold.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

Guests, Casper Stockham and Ted Trimpa The political Magic Eight Ball says “all signs point to yes” regarding a red wave. Democrat strategist Ted Trimpa gives his predictions and analysis. Plus Casper Stockham has the latest on GOP Gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl.

The Wildcats pulled out a much-needed win against blue blood program Montana at Stewart Stadium on Saturday. What could it mean for the national playoff bracket?We'll ask The Bluebloods Pod's Zach McKinnell how he sees the national bracket shaking out and where there still might be movement in the final three weeks of the FCS season. You can follow them on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Finally, we're shaking Waldo's Magic Eight Ball to see what might be in store these next three weeks with one more big matchup on the horizon this weekend.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

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Do you ever wish you could get a clear sign of the universe about what you should do in a certain situation? The current obsession I'm sharing with you today helps you do just that. Which is why I'm obsessed with it.  What's your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wildcats pulled out a gritty road win against UC Davis on Saturday night in a #BigSkyAfterDark matchup. We'll break it down and talk about the key performances that helped Weber State to hold on.Then, we're bringing out Waldo's Magic Eight Ball for the first time this football season. Will it be salty or sweet? We'll find out.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

Classes are in full swing on campus so what better guest to get than Sophomore Setter Kate Standifird, nicknamed "The Professor". We'll chat with Kate about taking over Setter duties and leading with a young roster.Then, we'll break down the weekend's matches in southern California against UC Irvine, Gonzaga, and Cal State-Fullerton.And, we're busting out Waldo's Magic Eight Ball for the first time in season 3. What will the eight ball tell us about this team and the upcoming week? Find out!Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K417: Mattel Opens Its Vault to Revitalize Dormant Brands   Barbie is about to reunite with some old friends. Mattel, the maker of the popular fashion doll, is dusting off three dormant lines that have not been on toy shelves in decades: Major Matt Mason, Big Jim and Pulsar. 芭比娃娃即將跟一些老朋友團聚了。廣受歡迎的時尚玩偶製造商美泰兒，正重新推出三款沉寂已久、數十年未出現在玩具貨架上的系列：馬特．梅森少校、大吉姆及Pulsar。 The reappearance of three action heroes is part of a strategy hatched by Ynon Kreiz, Mattel's chief executive, to capitalize on the company's intellectual property by reviving old brands for new generations. 三個動作英雄重現，是美泰兒執行長克雷茲規劃策略的一部分。克雷茲希望利用公司的智慧財產權，為新世代重振老品牌。 Mattel will reintroduce the toy lines under an umbrella label called Back in Action this week at Comic-Con International, the pop-culture fan fest in San Diego. 美泰兒將在本周使用名為「重出江湖」的主題標籤，在聖地牙哥國際動漫節上重新推出這些玩具系列。 “This is our toe in the water,” said PJ Lewis, vice president of global marketing at Mattel. “Back in Action helps us maintain the validity of our IP and decide what's next.” 美泰兒全球行銷副總裁劉易士說：「這是我們的嘗試。『重出江湖』幫我們保持智財權的有效性，然後再決定下一步。」 Kreiz's strategy has helped Mattel turn around its sagging fortunes since he took over in 2018. The company reported a 19% jump in sales in 2021, to $5.5 billion, and despite supply-chain bottlenecks and the rising costs of raw materials, it has forecast growth of 8% to 10% this year. 克雷茲2018年接掌美泰兒以來，他的策略幫美泰兒扭轉每下愈況的命運。據該公司財報，2021年銷售額成長19%至55億美元。儘管供應鏈出現瓶頸，原物料成本不斷上漲，但該公司預測今年成長幅度將達8%至10%。 Part of the toymaker's recent success derives from the expansion of legacy brands. Barbie will feature in a live-action movie starring Margot Robbie, one of a dozen films in the works for various Mattel brands, including a live-action Hot Wheels movie produced by J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot production company and one for Masters of the Universe, in partnership with Netflix. Other brands headed to the big screen include Thomas the Tank Engine, Magic Eight Ball and Polly Pocket. 這家玩具製造商近來的成功，部分源於傳統品牌的擴張。芭比娃娃將成為真人電影主角，由瑪格羅比主演，這是美泰兒各個品牌正在製作的十多部電影之一，其中包括由J.J.亞伯拉罕的「壞機器人」製作公司製作的真人電影「風火輪」，以及跟Netflix合作的「太空超人：啟示錄」。其他被搬上大銀幕的品牌還包括湯瑪士小火車、神奇八號球以及口袋波莉。 But how will Mattel generate interest in brands that have been off toy shelves for decades? 但美泰兒如何讓人們對消失在玩具貨架上數十年的品牌產生興趣呢？ Major Matt Mason, an astronaut action figure, was introduced in 1967 and saw success until children began to lose interest in space exploration. He resurfaced in pop culture in 2019 when Tom Hanks signed on to produce and star in a forthcoming movie about the spaceman. Big Jim arrived in 1971, followed by Pulsar in 1976, but they too have been out of the public eye for decades. 馬特．梅森少校是1967年推出的太空人可動玩偶，在孩子們開始對太空探索失去興趣前取得成功。他2019年於流行文化中再次亮相，當時湯姆漢克簽約製作並演出這部即將上映、關於這位太空人的電影。大吉姆在1971年問世，緊接著是1976年的Pulsar，但它們都已離開公眾視野數十年了。 Mattel's strategy for reviving a dormant brand is to engage hard-core fans first, said Richard Dickson, the company's president and chief operating officer. If they take to it, the next step is to come up with tie-in content and create a toy line for children. 美泰兒總裁兼營運長迪克森說，該公司重振沉寂品牌的策略是先吸引鐵桿粉絲。如果他們接受，下一步就是想出搭配內容，為孩子們創造一個玩具系列。Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/6498720

BlackJack and Pap are back for another episode where they talk Kyler Murray's study habits, Pap's Magic Eight Ball with J.D. Martinez, the future of the Red Sox and David Ortiz's Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Divination tools are items that can be used to predict the future, provide perspective, offer support, or help with decision-making. In this podcast, Julie and Halle discuss various divination tools that they have used throughout the years, including Runes, Tarot Cards, Oracle Cards, Pendulums, and let's not forget the ever-popular Magic Eight Ball! Resources: Healing with the Angels Oracle Cards, Doreen Virtue The Divine Energy Oracle, Sonia Choquette --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/metaphysicalnomads/message

Has anyone asked for any predictions about Save Magnum PI? Well, Liz and Yve bust out the Magic Eight Ball and a pendulum to ask. Let's see what they say. The general chatter about the campaign and other stuff happens, too. One of them is, by the way, very sleep deprived and it shows ;)

Howie takes calls form listeners and asks his Magic Eight Ball the answers to their toughest questions.

A wild weather weekend led to a pair of dubs for the Wildcats over hated conference rival Montana. Our panel takes a look at the performances that garnered a sweep in the Conference Player of the Week awards.Then, we're busting out Waldo's Magic Eight Ball to see what the future holds for the remainder of the season.Special thanks to our sponsor, Studio NINE 8. Check out their selection of custom made rings on their website, StudioNINE8.com. Made by Wildcats, for Wildcats.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

Weber State added another pitcher of the year from the transfer portal, brining the WCC's 2019 award winner in Arissa Henderson. We'll chat with her about her journey up to Weber State from Provo and how things are going in O-Town.The long road trip to California came to an end this weekend in San Diego, with the Wildcats facing San Diego State, Cal State-Northridge and host University of San Diego. We'll talk through highlights from the weekend and what they might mean for the home opening week in Utah.Then, we're rolling out Waldo's Magic Eight Ball. What might the future hold now that the 20-6 Wildcats are finally bringing it home for some conference play? We'll find out.Special thanks to our sponsor, Studio NINE 8. Check out their selection of custom made rings on their website, StudioNINE8.com. Made by Wildcats, for Wildcats.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

Softball is underway and we've already seen some bombs, especially from this week's guest, Senior INF Chloe Camarero. We'll talk to her about her journey from La Mesa, California to Ogden, Utah.Then, we're breaking down the weekend in Phoenix at the Grand Canyon Tournament, with wins over Fordham, Bradley, and Power 5 Kansas.And finally, it's Waldo's Magic Eight Ball! What will this season have in store? We'll find out.Special thanks to our sponsor, Studio NINE 8. Check out their selection of custom made rings on their website, StudioNINE8.com. Maybe by Wildcats, for Wildcats.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

We're calling it a rivalry week with the Wildcats facing both Idaho State and SUU in the same seven day period. We'll talk about what tripped Weber State up against the Bengals and the T-Birds and what we can draw from the two games.Then, we're playing Waldo's Magic Eight Ball. What does our panel want to know up the upcoming Sac State game? Or what's on their mind when it comes to the players? We're going to find out!Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

It was a double feature against the Idaho State Bengals last week, with the Wildcats facing them in Pocatello, then Ogden. Our panel breaks down the two wins.Then, we preview the clash of the Titans: Weber State against SUU.Finally, we're playing Waldo's Magic Eight Ball. Will the Eight Ball be naughty or nice? We'll find out.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

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The Wildcats rolled this weekend in the opening 2 rounds of the National Invitational Volleyball Tournament, beating Cal State-Bakersfield and conference foe Portland State.We break down the two matches and what they tell us about the team, then we're playing Waldo's Magic Eight Ball.Special thanks to our sponsor, WildcatRack.com. Visit their website to check out all their latest Wildcat gear and follow them on Facebook or Instagram.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

Hoops is underway on campus, so we're bringing back Weber State Weekly favorite #DoItAllDJ, Dillon Jones, to chat about his prep during the offseason, the new faces on this year's squad, and the Wildcats' hot 5-0 start.Then, we chat about the last week of games at the Jersey Mike's Classic, where the Wildcats went 3-0 and DJ won tournament MVP.We'll close it out with one of our favorite segments: Waldo's Magic Eight Ball. Let's see what our panel really wants to know about this upcoming hoops season.Special thanks to our sponsor, WildcatRack.com. Visit their website to check out all their latest Wildcat gear and follow them on Facebook or Instagram.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

Weber State Weekly took a road trip with the Wildcats this weekend, checking out Saint George and the 41-3 route of the Dixie State Trailblazers.Plus, Volleyball had a big week with some hardware and banners as they took on UVU in the Swenson before hitting the road to Salt Lake to take on the Utes.And, we're bringing back Waldo's Magic Eight Ball for the first time this season. We'll see what kind of wisdom our panel seeks.Special thanks to our sponsor, WildcatRack.com. Visit their website to check out all their latest Wildcat gear and follow them on Facebook or Instagram.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or join the Wildcat Fans FB group.

Thursday as we end the LIVE STREAM week, SHOWTIME 7-10AM ET, 4-7AM PT!  We finish off with spotlight artists Spanking Charlene, Baby Scream, and @The Greek Theatre.  I'll give you a listen in at the shows end to NEXT week's featured artists @The Real Impossibles A Permanent Shadow, and Battered Suitcases!  The Music Authority LIVE STREAM Show & Podcast...listen, like, comment, download, share, repeat daily on Listen Notes, Google Podcast Manager, Mixcloud, Player FM, Stitcher, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, and Pocket Cast, and APPLE iTunes! AND NOW ON MORNINGS IN CANADA!  https://s1.citrus3.com:2000/public/HCRRadio Hamilton Co-Op Radio! Follow the show on TWITTER JimPrell@TMusicAuthority! Are you listening? How does and can one listen in? Let me list the ways...Listen LIVE here - https://fastcast4u.com/player/jamprell/ Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/   The Music Authority LIVE STREAM Show & Podcast!  Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT, Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks  Also, Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT! April 21, 2021 Wednesday, chapter three…Magic Eight Ball - 07 Tomorrow Can WaitLisa Mychols & SUPER 8 - 12 The Arms Of Water [Lisa Mychols & Super 8]Blake Jones And The Trike Shop - The Ghost Ship Sails On [Make A New Day] (Big Stir Records)@Dawson's Creek - 05 Sarah Sarah [(PB084) Aches and Shakes-2002-2012 A Decade Of Popboomerang!] (Popboomerang Records)Peach Kelli Pop - 03 Rocky Mountains [Which Witch - EP] (Mint Records)Baby Scream - Tell it like it is [Just Covers]Cody Melville - 07 Storm-Cloud Couple [Downtown Angels]@Gleeson - 08 Thinking About the Song [GLEESON II]Brian Wilson - Wind Chimes [Smile]@The Greek Theatre - 05 - Bible Black Mare [When Seasons Change] (koolkatmusik.com)Streetcar Conductors - 13 Time to Let it Go [The Very Best of Streetcar Conductors]Ronnie D'Addario - Falling For Love [Best Of 1976 – 1983] (You Are the Cosmos)@Roy Wood and Wizzard - Are You Ready To Rock [The Best Of & The Rest Of]Spanking Charlene - Liar Liar [Find Me Out] (Rum Bar Records)@The Crush - 05 Disco Puke [Someone For You]Plasticsoul - Beth [IPO Vol 14]Psychotic Youth - Where Eagles DareKeith Klingensmith - 31 I Wanna Thank You [If It Feels Good Do It - A Sloan Tribute] (Futureman Records)

First things first: we're updating our episode structure! We'll now publish two writing-specific episodes each month and two book club episodes each month. In this episode, we talk about abandoning projects and characters. Megan has decided to *gasp* abandon her current project. Which really means she's putting it on her hard drive where it will torment her endlessly until she eventually returns to it. Grace talks about cutting characters out of her book and the ever-popular term, "Murdering your darlings." We both advocate for having too much information, description, characters, and plot holes to deal with and excavate during the editing phase. Here's a link to Megan's favorite Magic Eight Ball: https://eightball.tridelphia.net/ This week's writing prompt: Young adult - listening to music - digital Read Grace's short story here: https://thewritersclimax.com/2021/03/16/fantasy-double-hitter-by-grace-olscamp/ Read Megan's short story here: https://thewritersclimax.com/2021/03/16/the-land-of-skiddlysit-by-megan-walsh/ Purchase your copy of Yolk: https://amzn.to/2MWUFMy (https://amzn.to/2MWUFMy) Purchase Luster by Raven Leilani: https://amzn.to/3rpSIqK **We are part of the Amazon Affiliates program, so every time you make a purchase through our links you help support this podcast!

CTE is on a two week hiatus but in the meantime check out what we were spinning 200 episodes ago. The show includes; THE SUNFLOWERS, The Tattle tales, Searching For Sylvia, Second Saturday, Phenomenal Cat, Orbis Max,Baz Francis, The Hangabouts (feat Molly Felder), Magic Eight Ball and The Gunboat Diplomats to name a few. Enjoy!

8 is great on Air Castles episode 27! Our mate Johanna updates us on the traits of the eighth largest nation state in the world (spoilers: it's not Kuwait) before Olivia relates to us the fate of the sea god from the outdated Hawaiian Kapu system. Air Castles is a cultural anthropology podcast where Semi-Qualified Hosts/World Travelers/Best Friends Olivia Schmitz and Johanna Schöllauf try to understand different cultures one topic at a time. Questions/Comments/Compliments/Corrections? Email us at aircastlespodcast@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @AirCastlesPod. Johanna's Sources: “15 Things You Didn't Know About Bangladesh”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQmFpwQILE “Ganges Delta”: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/10/Ganges_Delta “10 Surprising Facts About Dhaka, Bangladesh”: ww.youtube.com/watch?v=ICqyetqYrgI Olivia's Sources: "Loaloa Heiau": https://www.nps.gov/places/loaloa-heiau.htm "Traditional Hawaiian Religion": https://vagobond.com/traditional-hawaiian-religion/ "The four major Hawaiian gods": https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-four-major-hawaiian-gods

Episode 5: THE MISCHIEVOUS MYSTERY OF THE MAGIC EIGHT BALL Host Kat Klockow and cohorts Jen Koehler and Christina Wald update the stats of the Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities comic anthology Kickstarter. SINCE THE RECORDING, WE HAVE FUNDED! But they still have 11 days to back so now on to the stretch goals... Back it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/christinawald/cincinnati-cabinet-of-curiosities?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=cincinnati%20cabinet%20of They will announce the winner of the Flaming Skull Naming Contest on the next Halloween show! Also, a live Halloween drawing event is being created. They discuss Weird Things They Saw This Week. Finally, they interview Enquirer historian Jeff Suess about the sad fate of the Chamber of Commerce building, the Price Hill medium, and the Magic 8 Ball! https://www.jeffsuess.com/ Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! cincycuriosities@gmail.com Drops every Wednesday at midnight! Follow us on social: Twitter (@cincabinetcurio): https://twitter.com/cincabinetcurio Instagram (@cincycabinetofcuriosities): https://www.instagram.com/cincycabinetofcuriosities/ Facebook: Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities https://www.facebook.com/cincycabinetofcuriosities Kat's Webcomic: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/witches-sorcerers-/list?title_no=417865&fbclid=IwAR0i4SE_H0HZ9i4bObXw5nxZwGR2HbyQGwqIyxQzBYQkEPWpfq2JzqpKWNE Christina's Webcomic: https://embracethecrone.blogspot.com/ Jen's Society 6 Page: https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fbclid=IwAR35QopLhIbwGfAR1awWUfwh-3KAt7BjFhJx1PXM_bR3XAdAijoZfxbhzQo

Let the Almighty answer me! Job 29-31 by William Klock It would be an understatement to say that things have gone from bad to worse for Job.  Job’s troubles started at a far worse point than most of us have probably ever known and then went quickly downhill from there.  He’s lost everything: his prosperity, his children, and finally his health.  And yet for Job that wasn’t all.  Job was a righteous man.  Because of that he was esteemed by his friends and his community.  And now that’s gone too.  He once sat in a place of honour at the city gate, a respected elder of the community, but now he sits on an ash heap in the garbage dump.  Job has lost his reputation. We may miss this because we no longer live in an honour-based culture.  In an honour culture—which is what virtually every culture was before the Twentieth Century—certain choices in life are esteemed over others and the people who choose those things are shown honour by the society, while people who make poor choices are shamed.  This has mostly been lost in our culture in recent decades.  We often hear people talk about it in terms of our having created a “participation trophy” culture.  We still do have some sense of honour, but you can’t have honour without also having shame and we’ve largely done away with the shame.  What little concept we have left of honour won’t last much longer.  But in Job’s world honour was important and Job has lost his.  And this is largely because he and the people around him looked at the world and had a sense of divine justice rooted in what I’ve called the Retribution Principle—this idea that God punishes the wicked and rewards the righteous.  Seeing Job’s loss of everything and sitting in the town dump scraping his sores with a potsherd meant that he was being punished.  He’d seemed like a righteous man, but clearly he’d been hiding some secret sin and was now being punished.  And this has left Job utterly crushed.  As much as he laments the loss of his material blessings, the biggest blow to him is the loss of reputation.  He knows he’s a righteous man, but everyone now thinks otherwise. So far we’ve listened in as Job and his three friends have debated.  Job has maintained his righteousness.  He’s refused to compromise his principles and in doing that, he’s proved the Adversary wrong.  Job has pursued righteousness, not for selfish reasons, but because he values righteousness itself.  But Job is still left, as we saw last week, with the big question: Why?  How can God let this happen to him?  And so the second half of the book was introduced by a hymn, sung by the narrator, about wisdom.  Wisdom is more precious than gold, but human beings will never find it.  It’s not buried in the earth the depths of the sea.  Rather wisdom lies with God and thus, to fear the Lord—to trust in him—is the wisest thing a human being can do.  This gives us something to think about as we dive into the second half of the book.  Today we’ll look at Chapters 29 to 31.  Job now launches into a series of three discourses and here we get a sense of his frustration, not only with his situation, but also with God.  Job continues to pursue righteousness, but in terms of wisdom he goes further and further off the rails.  He’s supposed to be one of the wisest of the wise—and so were his three friends—but none of them truly grasps wisdom. In Chapter 29 Job recalls his former days of blessings from God and honour amongst his people.  Look at verses 2-7: “Oh, that I were as in the months of old,          as in the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shone upon my head,          and by his light I walked through darkness, as I was in my prime,          when the friendship of God was upon my tent, when the Almighty was yet with me,          when my children were all around me, when my steps were washed with butter,          and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! When I went out to the gate of the city,          when I prepared my seat in the square…   Right at the outset Job assumes that because his life is no longer full of blessings that God must be absent—he’s no longer watching over Job.  God once shone his light upon Job and guided his path, but now Job is in darkness.  Once the friendship of God was on Job’s tent, but now, Job senses, God has abandoned him—or worse, has become his enemy. We get a sense here of just how close Job is—or was—to God.  It’s telling that in the divine counsel, when the Adversary challenges God, God immediately thinks of his servant Job.  Now here Job speaks of God’s friendship being upon his tent—his dwelling place.  Now, Job wasn’t a Jew, but the way he phrases this would have, to the Jewish readers of this book, taken on the sense of sacred space.  Because of Job’s friendship, his closeness with God, his very house took on the sense of temple or tabernacle and that casts Job in the role of prophet and priest.  And so the rest of this makes sense when he speaks of the young men deferring to him and the old rising in his presence.  Job held a place of great honour in his community because of his nearness to God.  Even princes and nobles ceased to speak in his presence, he says in verse 9. But Job’s righteousness wasn’t just pious talk; he also walked the walk.  In verse 12 he says: I delivered the poor who cried for help,          and the fatherless who had none to help him.   and continuing at verse 14: I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;          my justice was like a robe and a turban. I was eyes to the blind          and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy,          and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know. I broke the fangs of the unrighteous          and made him drop his prey from his teeth. (Job 29:14-17) Job deserved his reputation.  This is the first time we’ve heard the details and it contrasts very sharply with where he is now.  In Chapter 30 his speech turns into another lament.  In the first verse he says, “But now they laugh at me.”  But who is it that’s laughing?  It’s not just the people who were once his peers.  No, it’s worse than that.  In verses 1-8 he describes men who have no honour: “men whose fathers I would have disdained (v. 1)…A senseless, a nameless brood (v. 8).  The men who lack wisdom and honour and righteousness—who live like animals—disdain Job.  “They abhor me,” he says in verse 10. Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me,          they have cast off restraint in my presence.  (Job 30:11) Job then moves on from his loss of honour to his physical afflictions before crying out again.  His cry is, on the one hand, a cry to God to hear him, while at the same time a cry of hopeless lament.  Job no longer expects God to hear his cry.  Look at verses 19-21: God has cast me into the mire,          and I have become like dust and ashes. I cry to you for help and you do not answer me;          I stand, and you only look at me. You have turned cruel to me;          with the might of your hand you persecute me.   This is the setup for Job’s final appeal in Chapter 31.  Job is convinced that God either isn’t listening or refuses to respond, so he leverages that.  Now, Chapter 31 has some textual difficulties.  Verses 2-4 are the clear introduction to Job’s appeal and the words of verse 1 fit better in the middle of the chapter as he makes his case.  The same goes for verses 38-40, which fit better before what are clearly Job’s closing remarks before that.  These things aren’t that uncommon.  Scribes would sometimes miss a line or two and, rather than recopy the whole thing, they’d make a note of it in the margin.  A later scribe might not be sure where to insert that marginal text and would just put it at the beginning or end of the chapter.  So in verses 2-4 Job begins: What would be my portion from God above          and my heritage from the Almighty on high? Is not calamity for the unrighteous,          and disaster for the workers of iniquity? Does not he see my ways          and number all my steps?   This is the Retribution Principle.  “The unrighteous are punished.  That is justice,” says Job, “So why is God punishing me?  Has he not seen my ways?”  Of course, the question is rhetorical.  God knows Job’s righteousness.  So Job’s now calling God’s justice into question as he goes on to make the case for his own righteousness.  Specifically, here’s what Job’s doing now.  He’s speaking as much to God as to his friends at this point and so he makes two things clear: First, God punishes the wicked and, second, God is watching all of this.  That means that as Job goes on to make his detailed claims to righteousness, if he’s being dishonest, then God is obligated to punish him in some way.  It’s Job’s last-ditch effort to reclaim his honour.  He will insist on his righteousness.  He lists a hosts of sins and calls down curses on himself if he is guilty of any of them.  If God does not act or if God refuses to speak in response—and it’s clear that Job is counting on divine silence—then he will be vindicated.  He may not have his material blessings back, but at least he will have his reputation. Job begins in verse 5 with his honesty: “If I have walked with falsehood          and my foot has hastened to deceit; (Let me be weighed in a just balance,          and let God know my integrity!) if my step has turned aside from the way          and my heart has gone after my eyes,          and if any spot has stuck to my hands, then let me sow, and another eat,          and let what grows for me be rooted out.  (Job 31:5-8) Notice how Job calls down a curse on himself if he has been dishonest in his business: may someone else eat what I have sewn.  Now look at verses 9-12: “If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,          and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door, then let my wife grind for another,          and let others bow down on her. For that would be a heinous crime;          that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon,          and it would burn to the root all my increase.   Again, he calls down another curse: If I have pursued my neighbour’s wife, may my wife “grind grain for another”—a euphemism for his wife bearing another man’s children.  This is a crime that the judges would be sure to punish and that would condemn Job to destruction, surely then, God will not overlook it if Job is guilty. Job continues with this pattern.  In verses 13-15 he calls down a curse on himself if he has “rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant”.  In verses 16-23 Job asserts his care for the poor: “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired,          or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, or have eaten my morsel alone,          and the fatherless has not eaten of it… if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,          or the needy without covering, if his body has not blessed me,          and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep, if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,          because I saw my help in the gate… (Job 31:16-17, 19-21) So far Job has asserted his faithfulness in marriage, his care for his servants, and his generosity with the poor.  Again, Job wasn’t an Israelite, but the things he’s addressing were all core to the ethical system that the Lord had given to Israel.  These are key things that define righteousness, especially as it pertains to externals.  But Job goes on in verse 24: “If I have made gold my trust          or called fine gold my confidence…   Job has been richly blessed with material wealth, but he has not made an idol of it.  Similarly, in verse 26: if I have looked at the sun when it shone,          or the moon moving in splendor…   Job has not turned to other gods either.  He says in verse 28: this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,          for I would have been false to God above.   He has been as faithful in his religious duties to God as he has been faithful in his familial duties to his wife.  He has not trusted in his wealth or worshipped other gods.  Verse 1 seems to fit best with these verses as well.  Job says there: “I have made a covenant with my eyes;          how then could I gaze at a virgin?   The sense isn’t so much about sexual ethics, but in the context, about Job using his wealth and position to build a harem.  Other men would have done that and it would have been culturally acceptable, but Job has lived humbly, not exploiting his position.  He has followed the way of righteousness. Finally, Job wraps up his appeal with a miscellaneous ethical list: “If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me” (v. 29), [If] I have not opened my door to the traveller” (v. 32), “If I have concealed my transgressions as others do” (v. 33), and “If my land has cried out against me…if I have eaten its yield without payment” (vv. 38-39).  Job covers the gamut of sins.  “If I have done any of this,” he cries out, “may God bring these sins back on me in punishment.” He concludes in verses 35-37: Oh, that I had one to hear me!          (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me!)          Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary! Surely I would carry it on my shoulder;          I would bind it on me as a crown; I would give him an account of all my steps;          like a prince I would approach him.   This is Job’s formal claim to innocence.  He has called down curses on himself if he has lied.  He makes his mark.  The “signature” in Hebrew is the letter taw, which in the script used in the days of the Old Testament was actually an “X”.  Job uses legal language here.  He has stated his case and has signed his mark to it.  If this were an earthly court and no one rose to challenge his statement, Job would leave vindicated.  Now, on the one hand, Job is ready should God finally speak.  He will defend his case with confidence.  But, the fact is, since God has refused to answer Job thus far, Job’s expectation is that God will not answer.  And there’s the problem in Job’s thinking. He’s trying to win back his honour through manipulation.  And that, I think, is the point on which we can transition to our application. Again, we see that Job’s righteousness is a disinterested righteousness.  He’s not in it for the blessings; he values righteousness because it’s right.  And this is good.  Job continues to prove that God was not wrong to hold him up as a paragon of righteousness in the beginning.  Job was introduced as upright and blameless and nothing he’s done has shown otherwise.  But.  But, Job has a seriously flawed view of God.  We’ve seen hints of it here and there.  Earlier in the book we got a hint that Job, for all his righteousness, also thought that he could manage God or placate his anger through the observation of petty rituals.  This is how people in the ancient Near East thought.  We call it the Great Symbiosis.  Ancient religion was about figuring out what the gods wanted or needed and then providing it, which then obligated them to provide what the worshippers wanted or needed.  But Israel was to be different.  When the Lord made himself known to Israel, he wasn’t like the pagan gods.  He has no needs.  He cannot be manipulated.  He is worthy of worship because he is God.  But there’s a splinter of that old paganism firmly wedged in Job’s conception of God. Consider, too, that as Job tries to win back his reputation, he does so at God’s expense.  Job assumes the Retribution Principle defines justice and he asserts his own righteousness and, in the process, Job sacrifices God’s righteousness.  Job, in his frustration, has reached the point of accusing God.  He’s trying to make sense of his situation.  He’s looking for an answer to that big question of “Why?”.  But Job’s looking in the wrong place.  He’s trying to answer the question by looking at himself and asserting his own righteousness over everything else, rather than looking to God and giving God the benefit of the doubt.  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, but Job has forgotten this in his despair. In his final claim, Job has called on God to act.  Either I’m guilty or I’m not, Job claims.  And he calls down curses on himself if he is guilty.  To his way of thinking, he wins his case if God remains silent or refuses to act.  But, of course, that’s just what Job expects.  God hasn’t spoken so far, so why would he speak now.  I bet most of us have done something similar in an attempt to manipulate God or to force his hand.  We’re faced with a difficult decision.  Often, I think, it’s a decision to do something we know is sinful.  And so we pray and we ask God to speak.  We ask God to give us a sign.  Maybe we ask the Holy Spirit to convict us if what we’re planning to do is truly sinful.  Once when I was in college I prayed that if I was supposed to ask out a certain girl I like, that God would give me a sign by having her walk past me on my way to class.  Of course, I prayed that just before I left for class, planning to take a route where I had a near 100% chance of passing her.  A friend of mine in those days would put his Bible on his desk and pray that if God didn’t want him to do such-and-such, he would guild him as he blindly opened the Bible at random to a passage that would make it clear what he was supposed to do.  Not only is that second example treating the Bible like a Magic Eight Ball, both of those scenarios reflect a flawed view of God—that we can manipulate him or force him into a corner and demand he act.  But this is not the God who reveals himself in Scripture. Brothers and Sisters, God cannot be manipulated like the pagan gods.  He needs nothing.  But, more importantly here, he cannot be outmanoeuvred.  Job knows that God is not needy, but he still treats God as if he is apathetic or inept.  Job tries to justify himself, but at God’s expense.  Consider that if Job wins his appeal, it means that God is both unjust and unwise. In contrast, we have the closing words of the hymn in Chapter 28.  Wisdom is to fear the Lord—to trust him.  That means, on the one hand, recognising that he needs nothing and that nothing we can offer him can put him in our debt.  And, on the other hand, it means that he cannot be manipulated or outmanoeuvred.  Our attempts to either of those things only serve to demonstrate the splinters of paganism that remain wedged in our faith. The other major flaw revealed in Job’s theology is his perceived need to bring God to account for what has happened.  Again, this is a splinter of paganism wedged into his thinking about God.  The pagan gods were often wicked and capricious.  They had to be held accountable for their actions.  But not so the God of the Bible.  We’ve seen this problem festering in the discourses of Job from the get-go.  Job and his friends have adopted an objective standard of righteousness based on their limited observation of the world and they demand that God must be held to it.  If he does not, as Job implies here, then God himself is unjust.  In the chapters that follow, a fourth friend, Elihu, will step in and challenge this thinking.  But it serves as a reminder that God is not contingent.  He is not just because he conforms to an objective standard of justice.  No, justice flows from God, just as wisdom flowed from him in his creative acts.  He defines justice, not the other way around.  Again, as we saw last week, to fear the Lord is wisdom.  Why?  Because it means submitting to him as the one from whom wisdom—not to mention justice and goodness—flows.  He is the source.  Our duty is not to question, but to trust.  Even if God were to respond to our demands for answers, we could never possibly grasp those answers. Brothers and Sisters, the point made here is to beware.  It’s very easy for us to develop a skewed perspective about God when we’re in the midst of a crisis or a tragedy.  It’s also very easy for us to piece together flawed theology based on our circumstances.  We’re limited creatures.  We were created to trust in God.  He’s the one with infinite wisdom and knowledge.  Couple that with our fallen nature and it doesn’t make for a good combination.  We forget our own short-sightedness.  We’re also selfish.  Put those two things together with difficult situations and our natural inclination is often to blame God and to impugn his character rather than to look for the fault in ourselves or to recognise that it is we rebellious human beings who have made a mess of the world he created good.  Job, here, serves as a warning. But there’s hope here, too.  For all his flawed thinking and bad theology, Job is held up by God himself as righteous.  As Job says here in Chapter 29, he was the friend of God.  Brothers and Sisters, righteousness and friendship with God does not depend on our perfect theology.  Some of the finest and most godly Christians I have ever known have rarely cracked open a theology book.  I know plenty of truly faithful saints who have fallen victim to awful pop-theologies like the Prosperity Gospel.  It’s a false, pagan religion that has stolen much of the language of Christianity, but remains apart from the faith.  It has a heretical view of God and of faith.  I know many saints who have bought into secular philosophies and pagan New Age ideas and the like to one degree or another.  And yet somehow the Spirit seems to keep the worst of these heresies and false theologies at bay.  Like Job, there is a splinter of paganism wedged firmly in their faith, but they remain friends of God and their righteousness is known to everyone around them.  Praise God that he is a God of grace.  We’re reminded here in Job of the dangers of bad theology.  Friends, we have an obligation to root these errors out—to immerse ourselves in the Word and to be diligent to know the truth of God, not from our experiences, but from his Word.  Theology is important.  But we’re also reminded by Job of God’s grace.  This is the God who gave his life at the cross for the sake of sinners.  This is the God who places his own Spirit within us, because our hearts are broken and our desires disordered.  This is the God who knows our fallenness.  This is the God who has given us a redeemer.  This is the God who moment by moment extends to us his grace.  This is the God who draws us out of the darkness and into his light.  This is the God who has bought us from death that we might know his life.

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The Equal Rights Amendment is getting a second life, but a lot is up in the air, including whether or not it could go into effect after missing a ratification deadline decades ago. Meanwhile, some opponents argue that it could increase access to abortion. Also on the show: Roger Stone’s attorneys requested a new trial, alleging the head juror was biased. His defense team knew she had run for office as a Democrat, but did not attempt to remove her from the case.  Plus, an update on white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who YouTube banned last week for hate speech violations.

Special recording with Mansion Harlots and Magic Eight Ball front man Baz joined by Magic Eight Ball bass player Robbie J Holland. This episode includes semi acoustic songs and some chat about all things music. Recorded 5th January 2020 at Vintage Studios, Birkenhead.

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You can hear the exhaustion in our voices as Neighpril wears us down.  But this is actually a good horse related piece of media.  It's a love story about a young girl and a horse called Free Rein.  I think this is the first Neighpril outing that we actually gave a score above 5 for.  Also on this episode Suesie converses with a Magic Eight Ball.  Frank talks about his experiences as an outside boy.  Intro and outro is Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill.  Questions, comments, concerns?  Hit us up at realteengirltalk@gmail.com.  Please rate, review and subscribe to us on iTunes.  

You can hear the exhaustion in our voices as Neighpril wears us down.  But this is actually a good horse related piece of media.  It's a love story about a young girl and a horse called Free Rein.  I think this is the first Neighpril outing that we actually gave a score above 5 for.  Also on this episode Suesie converses with a Magic Eight Ball.  Frank talks about his experiences as an outside boy.  Intro and outro is Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill.  Questions, comments, concerns?  Hit us up at realteengirltalk@gmail.com.  Please rate, review and subscribe to us on iTunes.  

Have you ever wondered if there’s a better way to read the Bible? There are many methods of storing up God’s Word in our hearts, but there are some pitfalls we need to watch out. Today we are learning out to read our Bible better by engaging our minds. Be a She Proves Faithful Teammate for Just $5 a Month! Hey! Are you enjoying the SPF Podcast? I'd love to have you as a SPF Teammate to keep this podcast up and running and keep producing great content. Consider a $5 a month partnership with me at patreon.com/sheprovesfaithful LIFE Hack: Cream of Yum Soup You don't have to use those cream of yuck soups in the store - simply follow this recipe! 2 TBSP Butter 2 TBSP Flour 1 Cup of Milk Favorite seasonings and salt Spinach, mushrooms, cooked chicken, etc Simmer butter and flour together for a few minutes, add milk and spices and stir. Add chopped spinach, or chopped mushrooms, or cooked chicken. Add it to soups, casseroles, etc. Easy Crowd Pleasing Chicken and Rice Casserole This is a great recipe to feed 10 people. Depending on the size of your casserole dish, you may need two. 4 chicken breast cooked in slow cooker with a little water or broth and salt - shred it 2 cups cooked rice Cream of YUM soup recipe above - double it with chopped spinach shredded mozzarella or cheesy blend salt and seasoning to taste Mix shredded crock pot chicken and two cups of cooked white rice in large bowl Pour cream of YUM over chicken and rice and mix with spoon until nice and creamy Add any extra seasoning to taste Pour into casserole dishes and top with cheese If chicken and rice are already warm - bake at 350 for twenty minutes then broil HI until cheese is bubbly. If chicken and rice are cold (from being previous cooked) - bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until warmed through and broil HI until cheese is bubbly. Sola Feels Sometimes we read the Bible with our feelings first, when we need to engage our minds and let our feelings follow. Babylon Bee (a fake satirical "news" site) published an article called Sola Feels to illustrate the Christian culture's bent toward feelings. Read the article here (remember it's fake): http://babylonbee.com/news/progressive-evangelical-leaders-meet-affirm-doctrine-sola-feels/ Facts first - know the Truth of God's Word Faith second - put faith in the Truth Feelings third - let them fall in line with the Truth and be carried to true joy! Some ways we put our feelings first when reading the Bible: When we interpret the truth in a different way because it messes with our feelings Xanax approach - going to isolated Scriptures to make us feel better making the Bible about serving us and making us feel better Pinball approach - good intentions but we miss the wholeness of God's plan and can fail to give us context that engages our mind Magic Eight Ball - the Bible doesn't provide answers our whims and isn't just used to give us personal direction about our decisions Telephone Game - when we know the Word through other people's books instead of gaining Bible literacy through reading the Bible Numbers 2-5 come from Jen Wilkin's book Women of the Word which you can purchase on Amazon or local Christian bookstore. Better Bible Reading When we read the Word with our minds first and let our feelings follow, that is better Bible reading. Luke 10:27  “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” Romans 12:2"Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." Luke 5:1-11 Peter saw Jesus differently when He obeyed Him and one of the first things he saw was his sin. Reading the Bible should convict our hearts of sin and righteousness and the character of God. Tips 1. Read the Bible with our minds to gain understanding, not just to feel something 2. Understand the context and history of the book to gain a better understanding 3. Wrestle with the Scriptures before going to the commentaries 4. Know what the text says first before we decide it's meaning 5. Read the Bible to know the Lord of Glory Resources Read Psalm 39 :) Good Questions to ask for Better Bible Reading: 1. What does this say about God? 2. What is God like? What has God done? 3. Who am I in light of this passage? How do I respond to God? Amazon links are affiliate links: Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds By Jen Wilkin 1 Peter: A Living Hope in Christ - Bible Study Book (Gospel Coalition) By Jen Wilkin            

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner the main topics are the end of the SCOTUS filibuster, the US attack on Syria, a Trump-Russia update, and infighting within the administration. Ahead of that, we do squeeze in a little on the pace of the news these days, healthcare, "the wall", and the latest audiobook Sam finished. A full and busy show!

Luke Andrew & Sean learn about turning problems into blessings and play with a Magic Eight Ball.

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