Podcasts about More Light

This week it's the rose red empire of Hackney famous residents from the 1500s. We discover why Alex didn't watch Wolf Hall. She's a sensitive gal you know. And we go way back to 600bc, before returning, via the world's first coal powered electricity generating station, where? Really!? How Extraordinary! To the bright lights and power hungry pubs of Shoreditch in the late 1800s. Time for some civic minded Victorian engineering, to produce: More Light, More Power. The unassuming brick building on Coronet St hides a powerful past life, disguised now with the glitz, glamour and muscles of steel needed for aerial circus skills. Plus Crossness dates - 5th Apr, get in touch if you want to join us at the pumping station. Important Hat news, Rev and Amazing Grace, and at some point everyone lives near Krapy Rubsnif. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Special Note - Notes from the Aisle Seat will be on hiatus as the 1891 Opera House is closed to install new seats. Our next episode will be on March 5, 2025. Have a safe and happy holiday season!) Welcome to Season 04 Episode 08 - the "Long Night Moon" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia. Guests on this episode include: Mr. Tim Wright, Lake Shore Center for the Arts Songwriters Circle Series; and Ms. Marcy O'Brien, author and columnist Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page. If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening! Time Stamps (Approximate) 02:23 - Tim Wright/LSCFTA Songwriters Circle and Open Mic 19:00 - Arts Calendar 20:20 - Marcy O'Brien/Barker Library Book Talk 35:58 - A Note of Thanks Media "Starlight", composed and performed by Fridrick Karlsson, September 2012 "More Light", from the television series Northern Exposure, Episode 4.18 "Northern Lights." Included is "Ebudae", composed and performed by Enya, from the album Shepard's Moon, Nov. 4, 1991, Reprise Records (US) Artist Links Tim Wright Marcy O'Brien Box Office at SUNY Fredonia Lake Shore Center for the Arts Main Street Studios Ticket Website Darwin R. Barker Library GIVE THE GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP! BECOME AN OPERA HOUSE MEMBER!          

Yesterday, in what for many of us is an utterly depressing turn of events, the American people voted for Donald Trump to become the next President of the United States. It's an historic development, as he becomes the first-ever convicted felon to be elected to office. He is also the first president-elect to have a civil conviction for sexual assault, and the first to have been impeached twice. The Trump campaign has been rife with misogyny, hatred, and racist rhetoric, yet despite it all, he was elected. So, how did this happen, and what does it mean for women in America and around the world? Kathy Sheridan joins Róisín Ingle for a post-election debrief.Later in the podcast, poet Donna Ashworth joins us to talk about her upcoming trip to Dublin. The Scottish poet will be flying over to appear as a special guest at Jan Brierton's Wild Words, an evening of poetry and spoken word at the Ambassador Theatre on November 28th. In this conversation, Ashworth also reacts to yesterday's election result and reads a poem from her latest collection, Growing Brave: Words to Soothe Fear and Let in More Light. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The HoneyCast

“For a Warrior to be a Warrior of Light, dedication to a path of Light that demands greater than what the Ego is willing to give, must be met and walked upon. For this is the way.”TOTAL EXCITMENT!Hello beloved souls It's been awhile since I've done a solo podcast, and I'm excited to get the ball rolling again with weekly episides to share concepts that will be life-giving in the coming months as we transition into the Aquarian age. We're already in the process of leaving the old world behind and understanding ourselves holographically will be so important for how we navigate this time of great change.As the old life starts to fall away, this is where detaching from expectation is crucial. Once we have identified what we truly desire and made space for it to enter our lives, the manner of “how” or, for that matter, “when” our wants come to us is in the hands of the Divine.When we attach ourselves to a specific path or way in which we merge with our desires, we limit all other possibilities, and therefore, limit the ability of the Universe to intervene in our lives with miracles and methods beyond our ability to conjure or comprehendSO TODAY, let's start down the deeper road to SELF EMPOWERMENT so we can hold MORE LIGHT. In this episode, I discuss some terms that will help make these ideas more accessible so we can become fluent in discussing our empowerment and intuitive development. Let me start by asking - what is YOUR truth today? Every morning I wake up and ask my soul this question to bring focus and clarity. We'll explore concepts like vertical and horizontal intuition, how to enhance your perception of the world through these lenses.I'll explain what a hologram is from an energetic perspective and how understanding the seven aspects of our energetic body can illuminate our journey. I'm currently creating an oracle deck to aid in this immersive learning process.Knowledge without action is meaningless, and the world is primed for drastic change. Having tools to support our intuitive awakening will serve as a lifeline. My goal in unpacking these ideas is to empower you to trust your inner guidance and embrace the opportunities for growth coming your way.Let's start with an overview of power - we've lived under structures that seek to control us, but true power lies in personal sovereignty and free will. Government tries to mandate from above while manipulative religions deny choice. An empowered society is one where all people stand as equals. Your internal power is what matters most. As intuitive gifts as our inheritance, it's helpful to understand the difference between vertical and horizontal intuition. Vertical insights come through instantly from a place of knowing, they originate from divine wisdom. Horizontal intuition relates more to empathy, involving the clairs and other psychic senses to perceive information around us. Prioritizing the vertical keeps us connected to our highest guidance.Our energy system can distort intuition in response to past wounds. Shadow archetypes held in the chakras dim our internal light. Through identifying these blockages and outdated beliefs, we release contracts holding us back and embrace the healing light from within and without. This is the heart of intuitive activation work.In upcoming episodes, I'll go deeper into chakra anatomy and how they relate to our evolutionary journey. Each stage of life corresponds to developing a new chakra. Ascending beyond survival worries to trusting our heart centers to follow excitement and fulfill purpose requires diligent clarity work. The external world will always attempt to diminish our power by insisting we need "fixing." But there is nothing wrong with you - you are enough as you are. Cultivating compassion over judgment and following your excitation unapologetically is how we liberate ourselves and elevate consciousness collectively. Know that changes are unfolding rapidly. Staying present and non-attached to outcomes will serve your clarity best. I send you all my love and light as we walk this path together. Let's continue empowering each other to trust our inner wisdom above all else.The Growth Guild is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Growth Guild at thegrowthguild.substack.com/subscribe

Bitboy, once a top crypto influencer, has further defiled himself. We're talking about his recent "karate fight" in Mexico. We get into some of his career highlights and give some background on his challenger, shit coin creator, More Light. We also have a run down of the speakers at CPAC 2024. We learn how Florida Rep Byron Donalds feels about wind turbines and that Hillary Clinton hates your family. Homework: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/business/bitboy-ben-armstrong.html https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/wildest-things-said-cpac-2024-b2500908.html Music: Airglow - Spliff and Wesson (CC-4.0 BY) Gianluca Sgalambro - Prayers (CC-4.0 BY) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Help support Wetwired and get more episodes like this one. For $5 a month, get extra subscriber only episodes every month and get access to all of our past premium episodes. https://patreon.com/wetwired Catch up with us on the Wetwired Discord. https://discord.gg/fr62mpUy5c Follow us: Twitter at https://twitter.com/wetwiredpod Instagram at https://instagram.com/wetwiredpod Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/wetwired.bsky.social

In this episode of Mid Mic Crisis, hosts Bunchu and Chamber embark on a fascinating exploration into the mysterious origins of Bitcoin by delving into newly released documents shedding light on the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto. The episode kicks off with a discussion about the recent revelation of over 120 pages of emails from Satoshi Nakamoto's earliest collaborator, Martti 'Sirius' Malmi. Bunchu and Chamber analyze the implications of this trove of data, considering its potential significance in uncovering the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. The hosts compare various candidates speculated to be Satoshi Nakamoto, including Hal Finney, Dorien Nakamoto, Craig Wright, and Nick Szabo, against the insights gleaned from the newly revealed emails. Through lively debate and critical analysis, Bunchu and Chamber offer listeners a captivating journey into the enigmatic world of Bitcoin's origins and the ongoing quest to unmask its elusive creator.In addition to the exploration of Bitcoin's origins, the episode takes a lighter turn as the hosts delve into the amusing spectacle of the karate match between prominent figures in the crypto community, Ben "BitBoy" Armstrong and More Light. This entertaining crypto bro showdown provides a humorous interlude amid the more serious discussions surrounding Bitcoin's genesis.Lastly, Bunchu provides listeners with an update on the latest developments in the realm of artificial intelligence, offering insights into the recent news surrounding Google Gemini 1.5. The hosts round out the episode with reflections on the evolving landscape of the AI market and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.With a blend of intrigue, humor, and insightful analysis, this episode of Mid Mic Crisis offers listeners an engaging exploration of Bitcoin's origins, the colorful characters within the crypto community, and the ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence.Follow us on X.com: https://twitter.com/MidMicCrisisPowered by @dGenNetworkWebsite: https://dgen.network/Support the show

In this episode of the Tyler's Place podcast, host Maynard Edwards 32nd degree, KCCH talks with author Austin Schifrin, 33rd degree about his new book More Light. Collected Writings, 2017 to 2021. As the title indicates, the book is a collection of writings from Brother Austin, who is a member of the Valley of Pittsburgh. It is a personal and engaging approach to considering Masonic teachigs and ideas.Check out the book here: https://a.co/d/eVowUUAVisit Austin on Facebok at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086089363075

This week, a new contributor, Ian, talks to cartoonist and educator Johnny Damm about his recent releases I'm a cop, featuring dialogue from Police Union speeches and Riot Comics: Tompkins Square Park, which explores the 1988 Tompkins Square Riot in which Police evicted an unhoused encampment in the park on New York's Lower East Side. They discuss the collage technique by which Damm assembles his comics, how his work dovetails with the larger work of abolition, and the role of propaganda in movement-making. Listeners can follow Johnny Damm on twitter @dammjohnny (with two m's) and on IG @johnny.damm. His website is JohnnyDamm.com Also notable, are Damm's influence by Jack Halberstam's ideas that became the book The Queer Art of Failure ala the Failure Biographies book, and Damm's representations of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot, a similar but smaller trans and queer uprising in San Francisco  in 1966, preceding the more famous Stone Wall Riots of 1969 in New York City. . ... . .. Featured Track: More Light by J Mascis and The Fog from More Light

The queens get quick (and dirty), summarizing a poet's oeuvre in one sentence.If you'd like to support Breaking Form, please consider buying Aaron's and James's  books (both 2023):Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.When James says that Aaron makes a "Stuck the Landing" flourish, he means the kind of gesture made over and over in this montage of gymnasts sticking the landing!Watch an Elizabeth Bishop documentary here (including interviews with  Bidart,  Strand, Howard Moss, Mary McCarthy, and James Merrill). ~56 min.Watch John Ashbery accept, in delightfully odd fashion, a lifetime achievement award at the 2011 National Book Award here. (~10 min).Here's a 40-min documentary on Robert Frost that's worth watching. Watch this interview with Gwendolyn Brooks (~30 min), courtesy of Maryland's Howard County Poetry and Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo).Listen to this ~2min recording of Jorie Graham reading her poem "Why" from To 2040 (Copper Canyon Press) here.Watch James Merrill read Bishop's "One Art" and his own "Developers at Crystal River" at the San Francisco Poetry Center in 1980. (~5 min)Watch this interview with Stanley Kunitz, on the occasion of his becoming  Poet Laureate (~20 min).Read Anthony Hecht's poem "More Light! More Light!" which deals centrally with Nazi executions in the Holocaust, or listen to him read the poem (3.5 min) here. We mention two articles about Cummings's anti-Semitism. The review of Susan Cheever's biography is here. The article Aaron mentions is available through J-Stor here. The article (and lost poem) that The Awl published about Cummings can be read here. Eloise Klein Healy's most recent book is A Brilliant Loss, published in 2022 by Red Hen Press and available here. She is the author of 10 books of poetry. Check out her website: https://www.eloisekleinhealy.com. You can read the poem that Celeste Gainey recites on the show, "Asking About You," here. Celese Gainey is the author of The Gaffer, published by Arktoi Books, an imprint of Red Hen Press. You can read more about her and her poetry on her website here.In 1974, Gainey was the first woman to be admitted as a gaffer to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.). In addition to lighting dozens of documentaries, she worked for such programs as 60 Minutes, ABC Close-Up, and 20/20, as well as on feature films like Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, and The Wiz.

Join us for Pastor Charlie Dawes' next message in our "More Light" series, “Your Light Is His Light”! 2023 Bible Reading Plan: shorturl.at/bfqBN Kids Resources: HillCityDC.com/kids Ways to give can be found at: HillCityDC.com/give Need Prayer: HillCityDC.com/Prayer #HillCityDC #HillCityChurchDC

Join us for Pastor Charlie Dawes' next message in our "More Light" series, “Light In A Dark World”! 2023 Bible Reading Plan: shorturl.at/bfqBN Kids Resources: HillCityDC.com/kids Ways to give can be found at: HillCityDC.com/give Need Prayer: HillCityDC.com/Prayer #HillCityDC #HillCityChurchDC

Join us for Pastor Charlie Dawes' message, “More Light Lord, More Light”! 2023 Bible Reading Plan: shorturl.at/bfqBN Kids Resources: HillCityDC.com/kids Ways to give can be found at: HillCityDC.com/give Need Prayer: HillCityDC.com/Prayer #HillCityDC #HillCityChurchDC

A new MP3 sermon from Redeemer United Reformed Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: More Salt, More Light Speaker: Dr. J. Mark Beach Broadcaster: Redeemer United Reformed Church Event: Sunday - PM Date: 12/4/2022 Bible: Matthew 5:1-16 Length: 42 min.

Get bonus episodes by subscribing to the SLEERICKETS Secret Show!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Sarah Silverman on Martin Luther King– Berlin Diary by William Shirer– In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson– Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer– Night by Elie Wiesel– Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi– Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl– A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitzyn– How to Tell a True War Story by Tim O'Brien– More Light! More Light! by Anthony HechtEmail: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comTwitter: @BPlatzerSister Podcast (Alice): Poetry SaysEratosphere (Cameron): W T ClarkMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Polluting the Stage Atmosphere to Maligning Monkeys and Ducks.    Join Stan, David, and Steve, as they pontificate about: A tribute to Pat Pearce; Pancake House memories; Stan's Stanbattical; Tom Munn; The "Female Larry King"; Central City news; Cheap haze effects; A Hot Plate, an Iron Skillet, and Salammoniac; Smoking Oregano; More Light; Getting good light shafts; Stan's physics buddies; Kosher Space Lazers; "The Time to Hang Up Your Hat Ap"; Hanging lights on unconventionally situated pipes; Multi-point rigging; and How often should you meet with the Director.   Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

This week we welcome Illustrious Brother Austin Shifrin from the Valley of Pittsburgh, PA. He's the author of the upcoming book More Light, Collected Masonic Writings from 2017 to 2021. What's the difference between ethics and etiquette? What makes a gentleman? We'll get to these questions and a whole lot more. Stay tuned! Links: The Soustheastern Masonic Symposia https://www.h25smes.org Craftsman+ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftsmanplus/ WCY NFT https://wcypodcast.com/nft Get a Tarot Reading by RJ http://www.wcypodcast.com/tarot Masonic Curators https://www.youtube.com/c/MasonicCurators WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

Hello! On this episode we welcome fellow Pennsylvania Mason and author, Bro. Austin Shifrin. We chat about his journey to become a Mason and his first book hitting the shelves soon, called ‘More Light'. Following our chat, we hear the Masonic News and wrap in the usual way. [00:00:00] Introductions [00:12:55] First break, brought to you by George J. Grove and Son [00:15:15] Segment 1 [00:41:40] Second break, brought to you by Hiram & Solomon Cigars [00:42:40] Segment 2 [01:03:30] The Masonic News & the Wrap-up [01:10:30] Chickens [01:12:20] Outro MASONIC LITE PATREON www.patreon.com/MasonicLitePodcast Sign up to support the show with an automatic, monthly donation of $1, $5, or $13! SPONSORS: George J. Grove and Son: www.georgejgrove.com Historic Smithton Inn: www.historicsmithtoninn.com The Red Serpent: By Larry Merris: www.amazon.com/Red-Serpent-Larry…ris/dp/1466478608 Intermezzo by Stephanie, Locally Handcrafted Chocolate www.facebook.com/IntermezzobyStephanie/ MEDIA ATTRIBUTION: Bye Everybody!

En la recta final, esta semana en Islas de Robinson seguimos con más canciones favoritas de 2021, empezando por el formidable nuevo disco de Sam Evian. Desde esta orilla olvidada del mundo deseamos a todos los náufragos y robinsonas unas felices y reposadas fiestas y un buen comienzo de año. Seguimos en el 22. Suenan: SAM EVIAN - "KNOCK KNOCK" ("TIME TO MELT", 2021) / MILD HIGH CLUB - "DIONISIAN STATE" ("GOING GOING GONE", 2021) / MASTON WITH L'ECLAIR - "DO YOU FEEL IT WORKING?" ("SOUVENIR", 2021) / LIAM KAZAR - "SHOES TOO TIGHT" ("DUE NORTH", 2021) / TEX CRICK - "ALWAYS ON MY MIND" ("LIVE IN.... NEW YORK CITY", 2021) / JOHNNY PAYNE - "SOMEDAY" (SINGLE 2021) / SILVERTWIN - "DOUBTED" ("SILVERTWIN", 2021) / HOLLOW HAND - "ONE LAST SUMMER" (SINGLE 2021) / R.W. HEDGES - "SHE CALLS THROUGH THE NIGHT" ("YEAR AFTER YEAR", 2021) / EVAN CHEADLE - "SOME FOOL" ("FAULT LINE SERENADE", 2021) / LAEL NEALE - "BLUE VEIN" ("ACQUAINTED WITH NIGHT", 2021) / LE REN - "YOUR CUP" ("LEFTOVERS", 2021) / MATTHEW MILIA - "KEEGO HARBOR" ("KEEGO HARBOR", 2021) / DANIEL ROMANO'S OUTFIT - "THE MOTIONS" ("COBRA POEMS", 2021) / MICHAEL CORMIER - "YELLOW SADNESS" ("MORE LIGHT!!!", 2021) / Escuchar audio

Join Ben and Elizabeth as they introduce More Light's new 10 week podcast series called “Day by Day” You will not want to miss out on this series. The series entails a handful of day to day gifts of grace that we so often take advantage of. Gifts such as art, music, nature, dogs, coffee etc…With multiple special guests lined up, this series has serious potential to help us experience more grace in everyday life.

**Dark Indulgence 07.18.21 Industrial | EBM | Dark Techno Mixshow by Scott Durand : this week featuring brand new tracks from Zanias | Cult of Alia | Radical G | Technikult of Flesh | Batavia | Pixel Grip | Adsol | RXmode vs TFHats | Boris Brejcha ft Ginger | Vexillary | Stahlnebel & Black Selket | Circuit 23 | A-Lox & more. Please remember to REPOST and FAVORITE on Hearthis to help spread the new beats!** Cult Of Alia - The Only Angel Circuit 23 - More Light Dark Dreams Project - It's no paradise (single mix) Strapontin & Zillas on Acid - What's Worse X-Alox - Let it flow (Ayarcana remix) Radical G - Chaos and silence The Force Dimension - All Systems Out Seb - Artificio (zpectrum Remix) Technikult of Flesh - Playing With Shadows False Dmitrii - Cold Chain Moderna y Theus Mago - Tecno Misogino (Sebastian Voigt Remix) Batavia - Anthemoessa (Skynet Mix) Biohacker - Oblivion Seeker (Absolution Mix) WeirdWolves - Overdrive Pixel Grip ft Monae - Demon Chaser Visionnaire - The Dirty Drive Adsol - Die Welt RXmode vs TFHats - Pact Violet Poison - Shadowland Louisahhh - Love Is a Punk (Vitalic Remix) SET - N 3 M 3 S 1 S Boris Brejcha ft Ginger - Take A Ride (Original Mix) Zanias - Untethered Piston Damp - Something In Me (Technomancer Remix) StaTiK SeKt ft Dj Liebchen - Regret Your Ocean - Main tower ghstprxy ft Eva X - Pixel Eyes [Static_Logic.rmx] t_error 404 - Flesh Cheater KAS:ST - Hell On Earth (Original Mix) Vexillary ft Warteraum - Scent of Torture Stahlnebel & Black Selket - Control (VNV cover)

Regardless of the level that you're currently at or the Path that you have chosen, you can always choose to advance even higher. More Light and less ego is required to advance. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Romans 8:6 KJV Those who are carnally minded, live within the 5 senses, the ego, the lower self, and Earthly living. Those who are Spiritually Minded, live from the Higher Heart, Higher Mind, the Spiritual Eyes that are given, the Soul and of course the Spirit. Your Light and your ego will be proven prior to each advancement. I hope to receive further guidance and wisdom pertaining to my new Path in order to assist you better in yours. It is new knowledge that I am being granted to experience. Not because I was chosen but because I CHOOSE. You choose by your Heart Consciousness connection. I am of Service to Humanity and provide information only for the purpose of uniting Oneself with the True Source in Christ. It Is So!

Winter is a dark time of the year and the whole world seems darker this year - what is needed is MORE LIGHT! Light helps all see better and clearer, light guides our way, and light sometimes warns of danger…we need to shine our light: Jesus!

My friend and fellow seminarian Sara Babcock graciously agreed to join me on my new podcast For the Love of Pod!! This podcast is designed as a way to chat about faith stuff with people in my life. And each week, my guest teaches me something new that they find meaningful on a spiritual level! Tune in to hear all the cool stuff Sara shares about how an idea from bartending culture relates to faith experiences! OH, and we had a little tech difficulty at first, so if I sound psychic, I'm not...the audio was just a teensy bit out of sync. Ya live and ya learn, huh? Sara's Recommendations: 1. The book Pastrix by Nadia Bolz-Weber and the work of Rachel Held Evans 2. @rev.lizzie on Instagram and TikTok 3. More Light: an affirming PC (USA) organization Our Benedictions: Erin-Find some holiday media that will light up your life this season (Die Hard? Hallmark?) Sara-Say no! Do the things that serve you in this busy season!

Today Amy talks with The Rev. Jess Cook, Program and Communications Manager for More Light Presbyterians (mlp.org). More Light's mission has always been to empower and equip individuals and congregations to live into their welcome for LGBTQIA+ people. A graduate of Union Presbyterian Seminary here in Richmond, Rev. Cook reflects on their call to pastoral ministry. Amy and Jess discuss this coming Sunday's scripture from Numbers, a story of five sisters who dare to ask, "Why?"Join us on Sunday mornings at 10am for worship at youtube.com/fpcrichmondMore Light Virtual Pulpit Supply details can be found here: https://mlp.org/virtual-pulpit-supply/More information about Side by Side can be found here: https://www.sidebysideva.org/Non-Binary Gender Identities Fact Sheet

Read the original posting of this article here – https://www.facebook.com/msgrandlodgepage/photos/a.1646325178926516/3232983860260632/ Submit an Intro Clip here – https://whatisamason.org/featured-mason-title-sequence/ Support What is a Mason here – https://whatisamason.org/support WiaM Pin Explanation – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.org Apparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m Morals & Dogma – http://amzn.to/2eT8tF3 Don’t be a Dummy – http://amzn.to/2evjhWV Freemason T-Shirt – https://amzn.to/2B7D261 […] The post Being a Freemason appeared first on What is a Mason.

This episode of Dangerous Christianity is a live recording from St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, holding "Church in the Cloud" on Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2020, as our facility is closed for the COVID19 pandemic. The sermon is titled "More Light and Truth," based upon Matthew 5:3-12 and Acts 2:1-15. Dangerous Christianity is a podcast featuring the preaching and ministry of Dr. Christopher Rodkey, theologian and author of several books, and pastor of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Dallastown, Pennsylvania. St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Dallastown, is an Open and Affirming, progressive, and welcoming religious community committed to Christ, and by extension, understanding the scriptures, our community, and social justice. To donate to St. Paul's: http://goo.gl/mb1uXJ. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dangerouschristianity/support

Welcome everyone! This week we are going even deeper to find that new new... The show will take a few turns and different journeys but I feel like you can handle it. Other than that we'll discuss togetherness, community and understanding. Alright, let's do this together again. This is the Glitch//IDM Show! 00:00 - DJ Skymall 01:22 - Jupiter 7 - Spoutnik 05:32 - Raven Head - Monster X 09:48 - Color Me (rmx) - Telefon Tel Aviv 14:57 - DJ Skymall 17:36 - Cybernoid - Nullptr 19:50 - (i)regex - Daed 23:08 - Crab Acid - Anothernonagon 27:34 - Sunday 20 - Bot 1500 31:08 - DJ Skymall 33:39 - Imagination Exploration - PBS73 35:10 - More Light (rmx) - EOD 39:28 - Goldene Acht - Dominik Eulberg 48:05 - From Blight To Burke - Arigto 51:01 - Until Either Comes To Pass - Valance Drakes 54:12 - Headwind - Lusine 57:36 - DJ Skymall 58:38 - B Movie - Somatic Responses 60:00 - Finish

Welcome everyone! This week we are going even deeper to find that new new... The show will take a few turns and different journeys but I feel like you can handle it. Other than that we'll discuss togetherness, community and understanding. Alright, let's do this together again. This is the Glitch//IDM Show! 00:00 - DJ Skymall 01:22 - Jupiter 7 - Spoutnik 05:32 - Raven Head - Monster X 09:48 - Color Me (rmx) - Telefon Tel Aviv 14:57 - DJ Skymall 17:36 - Cybernoid - Nullptr 19:50 - (i)regex - Daed 23:08 - Crab Acid - Anothernonagon 27:34 - Sunday 20 - Bot 1500 31:08 - DJ Skymall 33:39 - Imagination Exploration - PBS73 35:10 - More Light (rmx) - EOD 39:28 - Goldene Acht - Dominik Eulberg 48:05 - From Blight To Burke - Arigto 51:01 - Until Either Comes To Pass - Valance Drakes 54:12 - Headwind - Lusine 57:36 - DJ Skymall 58:38 - B Movie - Somatic Responses 60:00 - Finish

READ THE ESSAYS HERE: https://whatisamason.org/grand-secretarys-emblem/ Support What is a Mason here – https://whatisamason.org/support WiaM Pin Explanation – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.org Apparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m Morals & Dogma – http://amzn.to/2eT8tF3 Don’t be a Dummy – http://amzn.to/2evjhWV Freemason T-Shirt – https://amzn.to/2B7D261 — Please Share and Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/user/OneFreemason?sub_confirmation=1 Donate through PayPal or Patreon: […] The post Giveaway Winners appeared first on What is a Mason.

Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Between Here And There by Lonnie Liston Smith 2′30″ Hikari to Mizu by Toshifumi Hinata 6′08″ Ixlandia by Jonn Serrie 10′50″ One Wish by Hiroshima 15′35″ Daisy by Ishq 18′00″ Intellectual Thinking by New World Music 24′05″ I Thought That I Could Get Away with It by Joseph Shabason 28′50″ Synergia (feat. Agata Smedzik) by Bartosz Kruczynski 35′20″ Bumpin’ on Sunset by Leon Lowman 42′00″ Spoken Roses by John Foxx 47′00″ Rainforest by Paul Hardcastle 53′30″ Glow Energy by Megabyte 58′00″ Mowing Machine by Mazzo 62′00″ Fairy Tale by Joel Vandroogenbroeck 64′50″ Aquarius Blue by Mj Lallo 69′05″ Leaving by D.K. 73′25″ La Puerta Del Sol by Sueno Latino 79′50″ Pink Footpath by Loui$ 83′45″ Este Amor by E.V.O.E 87′30″ Il Sole by Q-Base 91′25″ Goldstone by John Serrie 95′30″ Sueno Latino Paradise Mix by Sueno Latino 101′35″ Just Before The Dawn by Aphrodisiac 104′40″ 351 Nation by Giraffi Dog 109′10″ Com ets tu by Dark Vector 112′45″ Aqua Worm Hole by Drexciya 115′00″ More Light by Bochum Welt

ESSAY GIVEAWAY INSTRUCTIONS: https://whatisamason.org/essay-giveaway/ Support What is a Mason here – https://whatisamason.org/support WiaM Pin Explanation – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.org Apparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m Morals & Dogma – http://amzn.to/2eT8tF3 Don’t be a Dummy – http://amzn.to/2evjhWV Freemason T-Shirt – https://amzn.to/2B7D261 — Please Share and Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/user/OneFreemason?sub_confirmation=1 Donate through PayPal or Patreon: https://whatisamason.org/donations/ […] The post Essay Giveaway Announcement appeared first on What is a Mason.

Support What is a Mason here – https://whatisamason.org/support WiaM Pin Explanation – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.orgApparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m Morals & Dogma – http://amzn.to/2eT8tF3Don’t be a Dummy – http://amzn.to/2evjhWVFreemason T-Shirt – https://amzn.to/2B7D261 Please Share and Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/user/OneFreemason?sub_confirmation=1 Donate through PayPal or Patreon: https://whatisamason.org/donations/ Submit an Intro Clip! – https://whatisamason.org/featured-mason-title-sequence/ THE BEE […] The post Master Mason Degree – Third Section – The Bee Hive appeared first on What is a Mason.

The More LIGHT we become, the MORE we RECEIVE as we operate at a higher frequency to be able to be a vibrational match for our greatest joys and that which we desire to be experiencing.  On this episode we dive in with thee “Hug Angel” herself, Stephanie Lodge to bring inner-standing and awareness to Activating, Attuning and Harmonizing ourselves to regain and remember the Angelic Templates and Blueprints we have and how to connect to the angelic frequencies available to align to a higher vibration of light. We share here how we decipher between different energies and gain access to them to utilize them in our life now and integrate it into our everyday life.  As well as how to attune to our true source of power through these different aspects. This show is definitely Dope AF my friends.  Enjoy the new awareness and bridging the gap to bring these new elements to greater joy, peace, freedom, abundance and bliss into your daily experience now. For even more support in creating and living your Best Life, visit marcilock.com to access the FREE gift activation, “The Ultimate Life of Having It All”, as well as coaching programs, meditations, activations and experiences to support you in creating the life you desire, including The Best Life Tribe, where you can access all the trainings, tools and support to get the results you are seeking. Follow Marci Lock for daily inspiration on Facebook or connect on Instagram @MarciLockMentor. You can also get access to Marci's new book, "The Awakened Being, Living in Liberation, Abundance & Bliss Right Now" at the theawakenedbeing.com along with all the extra bonus gifts it comes with.  You are absolutely worthy of living life in Liberation, Abundance and Bliss Right Now! The Power of Choice is Yours, Choose Your Best Life.   https://marcilock.krtra.com/t/LpH6Nxoj5toQ

Episode 10 (2019): Whipped up on an end of the year whim, Muddy Boots brings you - More Light! Come celebrate the winter solstice and we’ll go on roving through the darkness and into the light. A warm and cozy serving of radiant sound, snowy snippets, and glistening song. For info, playlists, and archives: muddybootsradio.org

Support What is a Mason here – https://whatisamason.org/support WiaM Pin Explanation – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.org Apparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m My Brass Censer – https://amzn.to/2PFBUMqThe Heart: its History, its Symbolism, its Iconography – https://amzn.to/2PKCSH8Freemason Heartbeat T-Shirt – https://amzn.to/2N83oJa Please Share and Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/user/OneFreemason?sub_confirmation=1 Donate through PayPal or Patreon: https://whatisamason.org/donations/ Submit an […] The post Master Mason Degree – Third Section – The Pot of Incense appeared first on What is a Mason.

Support What is a Mason here – https://whatisamason.org/support WiaM Pin Explanation – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.orgApparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m Masonic Trials – https://amzn.to/2Nt5X7wJustice Cufflinks – https://amzn.to/2JEBG4BGavel Cufflinks – https://amzn.to/2WuRFHz Please Share and Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/user/OneFreemason?sub_confirmation=1 Donate through PayPal or Patreon: https://whatisamason.org/donations/ Submit an Intro Clip! – https://whatisamason.org/featured-mason-title-sequence/ What is the punishment for […] The post Discovering & Revealing Freemason Secrets appeared first on What is a Mason.

Support What is a Mason here – https://whatisamason.org/support WiaM Pin Explanation – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.org Apparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m Steps of Freemasonry Masonic Poster – https://amzn.to/2pXk90uLevel Steps: 100 Daily Meditations for Freemasons – https://amzn.to/2WolwS3 Masonic Travel Map – https://amzn.to/32WuW9I Please Share and Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/user/OneFreemason?sub_confirmation=1 Donate through PayPal or Patreon: https://whatisamason.org/donations/ […] The post Master Mason Degree – Third Section – The Three Steps appeared first on What is a Mason.

Support What is a Mason here – https://whatisamason.org/support WiaM Pin Explanation – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.org Apparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m Unique Masonic Ring – https://amzn.to/2pYPAas Meditations on Masonic Symbolism – https://amzn.to/2MTs87H My Ring – https://prolinedesigns.com/full-product-line/masonic-rings/past-master/past-master-masonic-ring-style-001/ Please Share and Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/user/OneFreemason?sub_confirmation=1 Donate through PayPal or Patreon: https://whatisamason.org/donations/ What are the do’s and […] The post How to Wear a Masonic Ring appeared first on What is a Mason.

Pastor David McFadden closes out our "Hunger Pains" series with a message titled, "Strangely Dim". Text: Hebrews 12:1-2 1. More Light, Less Darkness. 2. More Focus, Less Distractions. 3. More of God, Less of Me.

Pastor David McFadden closes out our "Hunger Pains" series with a message titled, "Strangely Dim". Text: Hebrews 12:1-2 1. More Light, Less Darkness. 2. More Focus, Less Distractions. 3. More of God, Less of Me.

Support What is a Mason here – https://whatisamason.org/support WiaM Pin Explanation – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.org Apparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m Morals & Dogma – http://amzn.to/2eT8tF3 Don’t be a Dummy – http://amzn.to/2evjhWV Freemason T-Shirt – https://amzn.to/2B7D261 — Please Share and Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/user/OneFreemason?sub_confirmation=1 Donate through PayPal or Patreon: https://whatisamason.org/donations/ — — #freemason #freemasonry […] The post Revealed: Support WiaM! appeared first on What is a Mason.

Get your WiaM Lapel Pin – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.org Apparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m The Three Spirits – https://amzn.to/2YZNoR0 The Upright Stone And Pillar Stone In Symbolic Mythology – https://amzn.to/31P2DZE The Kabbalah Pillars: A Romance of The Ages – https://amzn.to/2KJqLHP — Please Share and Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/user/OneFreemason?sub_confirmation=1 Donate through PayPal or Patreon: […] The post Master Mason Degree – Third Section – Three Symbolic Pillars appeared first on What is a Mason.

Get your WiaM Lapel Pin – https://whatisamason.org/what-is-a-mason-lapel-pin/ More Light – http://www.whatisamason.org Apparel By Masonic Revival – http://www.masonicrevival.com?afmc=1m The Art of the Stonemason – https://amzn.to/31MJozY The Story of the Royal Arch – https://amzn.to/2Z9tm1n The Alchemist – https://amzn.to/2KTx9uH — Please Share and Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/user/OneFreemason?sub_confirmation=1 Donate through PayPal or Patreon: https://whatisamason.org/donations/ — What is an Accepted Mason? […] The post What is an Accepted Mason? appeared first on What is a Mason.

John 12:20-33 Title: Dying to Live Some Greeks were among those who had come up to worship at the festival. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and made a request: “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” Philip told Andrew, and Andrew and Philip told Jesus. Jesus replied, “The time has come for the Human One to be glorified. I assure you that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it can only be a single seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their lives will lose them, and those who hate their lives in this world will keep them forever. Whoever serves me must follow me. Wherever I am, there my servant will also be. My Father will honor whoever serves me. “Now I am deeply troubled. What should I say? ‘Father, save me from this time’? No, for this is the reason I have come to this time. Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard and said, “It’s thunder.” Others said, “An angel spoke to him.” Jesus replied, “This voice wasn’t for my benefit but for yours. Now is the time for judgment of this world. Now this world’s ruler will be thrown out. When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to me.” (He said this to show how he was going to die.) I have to say that this past week Confirmation class was one of my favorites, and this is from someone who has been teaching these kinds of classes for a quite awhile.  This year’s class is a bit smaller in number than we’ve had in the recent past, but they made up for their small ize with a lot of big question – and their unwillingness to let me get away with pat or easy answers to their difficult questions.  I like to think I don’t offer simplistic answers to their questions, but if I do, they certainly don’t let me get away with it, as they shouldn’t, of course. In reality, these young adults reflect the kind of confirmand I think I would have been if I had gone through confirmation myself, someone who would have questioned the answers, and questioned them again, if the answer to my question didn’t make sense.  Maybe it has to do with the size of the class that the questions and skepticism are easier to express – but I’m enjoying it and I hope they are as well.   And that questioning showed up last Thursday, as we talked about one of the central doctrines of the Christian faith, the belief about the incarnation, this idea that Jesus was God, and God was Jesus, though Jesus was as human as you and I are.  I shared a bit about how the church struggled with this belief, and how various Christians through the ages have tried to explain this idea that God could be both human and divine in Jesus.  Eventually, I said, the church stopped trying to explain it rationally, or logically because the various ways Christians of the first three centuries tried to explain the incarnation either diminished Jesus’ divinity or Jesus’ humanity, and the majority of the church would have none of it. In the end, most of the church settled into the uneasy and illogical and absurd belief that Jesus was completely God and completely human, and it was simply a paradox, something not understandable to the sometimes logical human mind.  And it would have been especially difficult for minds of antiquity, where difference between God or the gods and human flesh were understood as starkly difference – how the corruption of the human bear the weight of divinity itself, the protest would have been made?  But it did, most of the church would reply, and we have no idea how it was so.  Well, some of the confirmands would have none of that as well, but we talk about paradox, about how two contradictory things put together can sometimes lead to a greater and more profound truth. I close my eyes so that I can see, goes one paradox, and there is the one from Hamlet that any parent knows when one has had to discipline a child so they can learn a difficult life lesson – I must be cruel only to be kind.  Or for those who celebrated St. Patrick’s Day this weekend, there is the humorous paradox that goes: Nobody goes to Murphy’s Bar anymore — it’s too crowded. I think the confirmands came to understand the power of paradoxes to be a way to come to understand a deeper truth, though the truth, or what I believe to be truth, that Jesus was a human as I was, and was yet God in some mysterious way, is still a paradox that some of us struggle with.  And I would argue that to struggle with it, and even not quite buy it, well, that’s OK – thank goodness that salvation, that wholeness is not about what we believe, but is about what we God believes about us, that we are worthy of God’s love and sacrifice, God’s goodness and mercy.    But it is also paradox that Jesus is putting before us in our text today, this one from the 12th chapter of the Gospel of John. In our passage today, Jesus is visited by some Greeks, or at least they try to visit him—it’s never quite clear whether or not they actually get to talk to him, but what the visit does is to spur on thoughts from Jesus about the meaning of his own life, and, the reality of what he will soon be doing for the sake of others, and what he will be asking his disciples to do with their own lives. Jesus is said to have spoken these words while he is in Jerusalem, days before he will be crucified, before he will be the seed that falls into the ground, but who will produce much fruit. There is a quiet resolve here, but it’s still tinged with the human, with the human feelings of sadness, maybe even worry—the Scriptures say that Jesus was troubled at what was to come, what seemed destined to come, the paradox that his death would bring life to so many others, but he accepted it, he embraced it, even if the embrace of it was half-hearted, and full of sadness – that was beautiful human side of him, mourning all the goodness he will miss when he departs from this world. Surely, he was concerned about himself—yes, as much as some of us tend to make Jesus otherworldly, that we want to focus on his divinity, there is no doubt he would be as scared and disturbed as we would be in such a moment. To be human is to be scared, even if you know that your life and death will mean something, that it would and could change the world.  The time has come for the Human One to be glorified. Jesus says, I assure you that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it can only be a single seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.    That death, of course, that death, is so important for us followers of this Nazarene, because this one death sets us free from prison; it opens up the doors, and shows us a way to live and a way to die.  That image that Jesus uses, the image of a seed being put in the ground in order to grow, that is beautiful to me, and one can see what Jesus is pointing to:  the seed of his life would make no sense if he did not experience the final human journey, the journey of death—he could not be another Elijah, another Melchizedek, those in biblical lore that are said to have never tasted the bitter pill of death.  Living and dying, they are a human pair, maybe even a pair that all creation shares, a truth I’ve been thinking about lately.  Some of you have heard me speak of Clifton Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia, the congregation I attended while I was a student in seminary.  Clifton was a special little congregation that I discovered while searching for a different kind of Christianity, and different it really was.  The church was housed in an old house, in which the church ran a homeless shelter for 36 men 365 nights a year, and on Sunday, the men would roll up their beds in the sanctuary, which would let the church members put out the folding chairs, which then sat the 35 or so who gathered there for worship every Sunday.  Church members, and other folks from other churches would staff the place at night, which was always interesting, at least it was for me.  Clifton was also the first More Light congregation in the Southeast, which is basically the Presbyterian equivalent to Open and Affirming in the United Church of Christ, which added another layer of specialness, at least it did in my heart. It explicitly welcomed the LGBT community well before any other Presbyterian, doing as they did in 1970’s.   My first year in seminary I didn’t do a lot of church going, for a lot of complicated reasons, one of which was a deep disappointment with the church in general, but Clifton and its beautiful uniqueness, it helped me to find my way back home to the church, for which I will remain every thankful.  Some years ago, I found out that Clifton had closed awhile back, and there was no more worshipping community there, which was heartbreaking to me, because of what it meant to me, and the people that I knew there, and what they taught me about God and life together.  When I found out about it, It put me in a funk for a few days.  And then I contacted another former member, and she told me that the homeless ministry was still going on, and that apartment complex for homeless folks that was just getting off the ground when I left is still there, housing people. In many ways, the worshipping community of Clifton Presbyterian Church had to die in order to fully focus on what God had for that ministry with the homeless.  Like Jesus, I was troubled, and profoundly sad about it, for awhile, this seed dying back into the earth, and yet, it’s just part of the rhythm of life, as seen in Christ’s own life—to live you must sometimes die to the old ways of doing things, which is what Christ seems to be saying in our passage today, and, more importantly, we have to be willing to let go of the life we’ve always known so that we can have the life that is being given to us in the present. Paradoxically, Jesus says we ought to hate our lives in this world, which seems so harsh, because I don’t hate mine, imperfect as it is, to be sure. But I don’t think he means hate the same we think of hate – what he does means is that there may be times in our lives may be there moments when sacrifices will be asked of us, stands for justice or kindness or mercy that we will need to make, and it may cost us something, maybe even our life,this willingness to give up our life, hate our life, enough, to let it go for the right and the good and the just.  So many people don’t stand up and stand out, but others do – and, I don’t know if you’ve realized this truth, but sometimes the ones who stand up and stand out get themselves crucified. Clifton Presbyterian Church stood up for and beside the homeless of Atlanta, and they stood up for and beside the gay and lesbian people of Atlanta before the rest of the world was willing to do such a thing, in the 1970’s.  What they got in return for standing up was a slow death, and a profound and good legacy, and they are dead as a community but they are not gone, surely – Clifton has an eternal life, the very eternal life Jesus promises us in this text, those who don’t cling so tightly to that life which sometimes must be given away for the sake of love.  If we love our lives too much, the comfort we have at the moment, how little or big that may be, we many never have the courage to supposedly waste those lives on the doing the right thing, especially if it costs us anything.    This is troubling for some of us, as it for Jesus, this call to die in order to live, even if metaphorically, this invitation to give away what is most precious, our lives for the justice and the realm of love Christ is yet building in this world. And yet, what could it and does it mean for us, today, we who thankfully so rarely get offered the chance to sacrifice our lives to the degree that Christ did for us, or the earliest disciples, women and men who gave up their lives rather than deny they were followers of the Christ, this paradox of humanity and divinity wrapped within mystery itself? I’ve struggled with answering this question, and I think will try to answer it this way: look, we obviously don’t have to die as Jesus did, or die as Clifton did for the sake of its larger ministry with the homeless, and those who sometimes felt homeless in this world, the queer community. Maybe we won’t have to be that seed that dies, that goes into the ground but comes out of the earth in wholeness, in abundance. But hating one’s life, of choosing to sacrifice people’s regard, and sometimes respect, and friendship because we to have to say something and we have to do something, which invites their scorn, their contempt, their mockery because we spoke up for the right and kind and just, that can happen at any moment. When we love our lives too much, when what matters most to us is that we are safe, that we are respected, that we are loved by certain kinds of people, and we will not give any of it up, to let parts of what we want, that safety, that regard, that love, go into the ground to die for the sake of others, then we won’t experience eternal life, which in John’s Gospel always begins on this side of eternity, which begins here and now, in our lived lives on this side of the veil between life and death.   In the year 2005, the United Church of Christ did what it so often does – it became the first to do a thing, to do the right thing – and during that year the delegates of the General Synod of our denomination voted to support the right of same sex people to be legally married, a full decade before it became so in 2015. We had ordained the first woman, we ordained the first openly gay man, we had been the first multi-racial denomination led by an African-American man – those faces are found in our fellowship hall downstairs in a mural painted by our own John Gingrich. And our own John Thomas was the General Minister and President of our denomination and he elegantly led the prayer after the vote, a vote that was not unanimous, and a vote he knew would not come without a cost, a series of deaths.  John knew what many knew as well, that there would be congregations who would not and could not support this particular first, as other congregations hadn’t supported some of the other firsts in our past.  Eventually some 250 congregations left our denomination because of that vote, despite the fact that votes at Synod are not binding, and congregations are free to live out their own values and beliefs in their particular settings. Even in celebration of this historic first, some were troubled because they knew the cost of taking that brave stand, as Jesus was when ruminated over the life he was about to give away to us. I wasn’t at that particular Synod but I remember watching that vote online, and being overwhelmed with emotion, crying at my desk at First Congregational Church in Houston, Texas – that a people stood up and stood out, knowing that there would be a profound cost to them, in terms of size and money. I had spent years trying to do ministry with integrity, and to do it without living a lie, a lie of commission or omission, and most of the time I found people were unwilling to stand up and stand out for people like me – they loved their lives too much, or the life of their church too much, to do the right thing. God will be glorified, Jesus tells his disciples, by the seeming dramatic failure of his life – and that which we let die, the respectability, the admiration of others, even the seeming love of others, that which we let fall into the dirt, into the grave, for the sake of the good, the right, the just, it will bear much fruit, one day, perhaps on a third day, something we will be reminded of again, on Easter morning.  Amen.